• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.528-534
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• 2009

국제적 멸종위기종이며, 동아시아에 국한하여 분포하는 섬개개비(Locustella pleskei)는 한국의 추자도, 마라도, 칠발도, 홍도 등에서 번식하는 것으로 알려져 왔으나, 구체적인 번식 정보는 아직 알려져 있지 않다. 본 연구는 마라도(N $33^{\circ}$ 06', E $126^{\circ}$ 16')에 번식하는 섬개개비의 번식 현황과 번식지 특성을 파악하기 위하여 실시되었다. 2008년 5월부터 9월까지 섬개개비 총 11쌍이 번식하는 것을 확인하였고, 번식하는 둥지는 곰솔숲의 관목층에 주로 분포하였다. 둥지는 곰솔숲의 관목층에 주로 분포하였으며, 동백나무(Camellia japonica)와 돈나무(Pittosporum tobira) 등 관목성 나무를 둥지목으로 선호하는 것으로 나타났다. 둥지목의 수고는 $2.77{\pm}1.10m$, 지면으로부터 둥지의 높이는 $1.75{\pm}0.56m$였으며, 둥지목의 수고는 다른 주변의 나무보다 낮은 것으로 나타나 마라도의 강한 해풍을 피하는데 유리한 것으로 판단되었다. 주로 억새잎이나 사초과 식물의 잎을 이용하여 밥그릇 형태의 둥지를 만들었으며, 둥지의 지름은 $11.9{\pm}0.5cm$, 높이는 $11.1{\pm}1.1cm$, 깊이는 $5.8{\pm}0.4cm$로 나타났으며, 산좌지름은 6.0cm였다. 마라도에서 섬개개비는 다른 섬지역보다 번식시기가 다소 늦었으며, 한배산란수는 3개로서 보통 다른 번식지의 4-5개보다 작았다. 이는 번식시기가 늦어질수록 한배산란수가 적어지는 일반적인 경향을 따르는 것으로 보인다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때, 마라도 곰솔숲의 솎아베기와 관목층 제거는 밀집된 관목층을 둥지로 선호하는 섬개개비의 번식에 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 따라서 섬개개비 번식 생태 및 서식지에 지속적이고 체계적인 조사가 요구되며, 숲가꾸기 수행에 있어서도 섬개개비의 보전을 위한 세심한 배려가 필요하다.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.195-205
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• 2017

Zubovskya morii (Bey-Bienko, 1931) was rediscovered from its type locality, Mount Baekdusan, from materials collected by Bulgarian zoological expeditions to North Korea in the 1970s. This grasshopper species is endemic to North Korea and for the past 85 years was known only from a single holotype male. In the present study we describe the female Z. morii for the first time. A revised checklist of Orthoptera at Mount Baekdusan (also known as Changbaishan in China) is also provided. A new synonymy, Zubovskya longifurcula (Jin et al., 2011), syn. nov. for Zubovskya koreana Mistshenko, 1952 is proposed here.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2011년도 정기 학술대회
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• pp.504-507
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• 2011

3D graphic softwares have brought design spaces beyond the limitations of Euclidean space. Moreover, as computational geometry has been considered together with algorithms, generative algorithms are being evolved. Recently 3D graphic softwares with the embedded generative algorithms allow designers to design free form curves and surfaces in a systematic way. While architectural design has been greatly affected by the advancement of 3D graphic technology, such attention has not given in the realm of structural design. Grasshopper is a platform in Rhino to deal with these Generative Algorithms and Associative modelling techniques. This study has tried to develop a module for preliminary structural configuration using Rhino with Grasshopper. To verify the proposed concept in this study, a module for designing a basic type of suspension structure is introduced.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제24권8호
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• pp.72-84
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• 2024

Plant leaf classification is an imperative task when their use in real world is considered either for medicinal purposes or in agricultural sector. Accurate identification of plants is, therefore, quite important, since there are numerous poisonous plants which if by mistake consumed or used by humans can prove fatal to their lives. Furthermore, in agriculture, detection of certain kinds of weeds can prove to be quite significant for saving crops against such unwanted plants. In general, Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) are a suitable candidate for classification of images when small datasets are available. However, these suffer from local minima problems which can be effectively resolved using some global optimization techniques. Considering this issue, the present research paper presents an automated plant leaf classification system using optimized soft computing models in which ANNs are optimized using Grasshopper Optimization algorithm (GOA). In addition, the proposed model outperformed the state-of-the-art techniques when compared with simple ANN and particle swarm optimization based ANN. Results show that proposed GOA-ANN based plant leaf classification system is a promising technique for small image datasets.

• 한국동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물학회 1997년도 한국생물과학협회 학술발표대회
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• pp.184.2-184
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• 1997

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• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권11호
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• pp.1863-1870
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• 2016

Antimicrobial peptides/proteins (AMPs) are present in all types of organisms, from microbes and plants to vertebrates and invertebrates such as insects. The grasshopper Oxya chinensis sinuosa is an insect species that is widely consumed around the world for its broad medicinal value. However, the lack of available genetic information for this species is an obstacle to understanding the full potential of its AMPs. Analysis of the O. chinensis sinuosa transcriptome and expression profile is essential for extending the available genetic information resources. In this study, we determined the whole-body transcriptome of O. chinensis sinuosa and analyzed the potential AMPs induced by bacterial immunization. A high-throughput RNA-Seq approach generated 94,348 contigs and 66,555 unigenes. Of these unigenes, 36,032 (54.14%) matched known proteins in the NCBI database in a BLAST search. Functional analysis demonstrated that 38,219 unigenes were clustered into 5,499 gene ontology terms. In addition, 26 cDNAs encoding novel AMPs were identified by an in silico approach using public databases. Our transcriptome dataset and AMP profile greatly improve our understanding of O. chinensis sinuosa genetics and provide a huge number of gene sequences for further study, including genes of known importance and genes of unknown function.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.820-826
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• 2019

This study evaluated the anti-inflammatory potential of a grasshopper ketone (GK) isolated from the brown alga Sargassum fulvellum on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW 264.7 murine macrophage cell line. GK was isolated and purified from the n-hexane fraction and its structure was verified on the basis of NMR spectroscopic data. GK up to $100{\mu}g/ml$ is not cytotoxic to RAW 264.7, and is an effective inhibitor of LPS-induced NO production in RAW 264.7 cells. The production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6, $IL-1{\beta}$, and $TNF-{\alpha}$ was found significantly reduced in $0.1-100{\mu}g/ml$ dose ranges of GK treatment (p < 0.05). We confirmed the dose-dependent and significant inhibition of iNOS and COX-2 proteins expression. In addition, it has been shown that GK induces anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting MAPKs (ERK, JNK, and p38) and $NF-{\kappa}B$ p65 phosphorylation. Our results show that the anti-inflammatory properties of GK may be due to the inhibition of the $NF-{\kappa}B$ and MAPKs pathways, which are associated with the attenuation of cytokine secretion.

• 한국BIM학회 논문집
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2023

Since the 1960s, the Korean Peninsula, which consists of 77.4 of the country's land and mountains, has seen a surge in demand for buildings due to population concentration due to urbanization and industrialization. Since then, the development of slopes has been inevitable due to the concentration and expansion of the city's population. When building a building on a slope, it is important to set the height of the surface. In this case, the means of regulating buildings in construction-related laws, such as the building closure ratio, floor area ratio, number of floors and total floor area of buildings, have an overall effect on buildings through the height of the surface. In the Korean Building Act, the setting of the height of the ground affects the calculation of the building height limit standard and the calculation of the underground floor, and it takes a long time to calculate. Therefore, the time required for attempts to change various design plans of buildings increases. The purpose of this study is to speed up the time required to calculate the weighted average of the surface when constructing buildings on slopes. In addition, the existing calculation process allows various design attempts compared to the same time given.

• 한국응용곤충학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용곤충학회 2002년도 합동 춘계 학술발표회
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• pp.104-104
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• 2002

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.12-22
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• 1990

The morphological characteristics and changes of the foregut in the grasshopper (Oxya sinuosa Mistshenko) have been studied with the special reference to the developmental stage. In light microscope level, the epithelia are seen the cuboidal shape in the 5th instar nymph and the adult. A number of pigment granules are appeared in the cuboidal epithelium of the 5th instar nymph, however the pigment granules were a few in the adult. Indistinct or undifferentiated folds of the epithelial layer were appeared in the 5th instar nymph, whereas the well-developed folds were in the adult. The well-developed muscular layers are seen in the 5th instar nymph, however in the adult the muscular layers are appeared thin or a few layer except the crop. In electron microscope level, in the foregut epithelium, a few round or oval shaped mitochondria, well-developed rER, Golgi complex, lysosome and a number of vacuoles were appeared in the cytoplasm. Two types of pigment granules, electron dense or homogenous and low electron dense or lamellar profiles, are seen in the esophageal epithelium. The crystalline profiles and plasma membrane infoldings were also appeared. In the foregut epithelium of the 5th instar nymph, however the cell organelles were generally undifferentiated and in the crop two types of pigment granules as the adult esophageal epithelium were also found.