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Biotechnological Approaches in Sericultural Science and Technology of Uzbekistan

  • Madyarov Shukhrat R.
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.13-19
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    • 2005
  • Biotechnological researches in Central Asian Research Institute of Sericulture were developed since 1981 when laboratory of artificial diets for mulberry silk­worm was created. The researches were directed not only to creation of accessible artificial diets (AD) for off-season mass rearing of economical beneficial insect and for industrialization of sericulture but also to obtaining of easy reproducible source of animal proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, enzymes, enzymes inhibitors and other metabolites - bioresource for manufacture of oriental medicine preparations. Space experiments with silkworms became possible with use of AD. These experiments used mulberry silkworm as high effective board test organism with outstanding developmental, reproductive and transgenic properties having impor­tant significance in future of cosmonautics. Introduction to practice of bioprotective and ecologically pure method of drying and sterilizing of green cocoons and by-products of silk manufacture allows to increase efficiency of cocoons reeling technology as well as to preserve nativity of biological active substances in mulberry silkworm pupae that is unachievable by traditional methods of raw material processing. New spheres of application of two important silk proteins - fibroin and sericin in medicine, cosmetics, for bio- and nanotechnology are opening with use of biotechnological approaches. At present the achievements and experience of R & D in these fields are used in creation of modern pests biocontrol agents. Schemes of efficient processing of cocoon raw material, by-products and wastes of sericulture and cocoon processing are devel- Institute of Physiology and Biophysics, Uzbek Academy of Sciences, I, Niyazov street, 700095, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. oped for obtaining of traditional and new consumer products.

Development of Patients Environmental Sustainability Performance in Healthcare Sector: A Conceptual Framework and Further Research Directions

  • KIM, Eunsung
    • Journal of Distribution Science
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    • v.17 no.7
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    • pp.99-109
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    • 2019
  • Purpose - The purpose of this development the business model of the healthcare sector in order to promote patents satisfaction towards medical sector services improvement for the medical business model innovation to possess a competitive advantage in the medical and pharmaceutical industry. Research design, data, and methodology - Safety standard protocol from existing multidisciplinary literature is a process of theorization, which uses grounded theory methodology rather than a description of the data and the targeted phenomenon by using Jabareen (2009). The first task is to map the spectrum of food safety literature regarding the phenomenon in safety management. This process includes developing the implementation factors and other sources such as existing business models and practices into the protocol design. Results - The study suggests the conceptual framework to improve the safety management for patients' environmental sustainability performance. Conclusion - The business model may support the beneficial aspect to healthcare government's policymakers, hospital employees, and medical specialist who can apply the practical perspective of its value regarding an educational protocol. Originality/value - This study contributes to and extends our understanding of environmental sustainability performance, identifying the rationale for safety standards performance in the healthcare industry with suggested hybrid safety standards market consumer interconnector.

Consumption Aspects of Health Supplements or Health Foods by Adult Male and Female in Daejon (대전지역 성인 남.녀의 건강보조제 및 건강식품 섭취실태)

  • Koo, Nan-Sook;Park, Ji-Yeun
    • Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.205-213
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    • 2001
  • A survey was conducted to investigate the intake pattern of health supplements and health foods by using questionnaire. The data were collected from 395 adults over middle age and analyzed with SAS program. The natural foods were most frequently taken among health supplements and health foods for health. There was no difference in pattern of health supplements or health foods intake between male and female. The item taken over 20% of subjects was health drinks, green tea, ginseng product, dietary fiber drink, honey, general tea, tonic medicine from natural foods, vitamin B, vitamin C from nutrition supplements, and Lactobacillus product from health supplements. As the main reason for taking health supplements or health foods, the male indicated recovery of fatigue and improvement of health, but the female indicated recovery of fatigue and protection or treatment on disease(p<0.001). The frequency of taking health supplements or health foods was once a day. About the effect of health foods 70.1%, of subjects answered not bad and 25% responded very helpful for their health. Twenty percent of subjects experienced side effects such as diarrhea. The results showed that the proper education program should be developed for consumer to choose suitable health supplements or health foods according to their dietary life and health condition.

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Tracking System for Optimum Solar Power System of Widely Separated Cave (고립원격지 동굴 전원용 태양광발전 광 추적 시스템)

  • Suh, Oh-Ji;Soh, Dea-Wha
    • Journal of the Speleological Society of Korea
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    • no.89
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    • pp.27-33
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    • 2008
  • Solar energy is most green and clean, unlimited and sustainable energy source on the earth. It is almost 97% of imported consumer energy in Korea. Because of resource poor nation, it is necessary to do their best to make alternative energy to allot their deficiency of the matter in hand of energy resources of petroleum. In a point of view of this problems, the natural solar energy should be improved by any methods as much, possible as we need. Photovoltaic generation with solar tracking system for obtaining optimal power is one of most benefit equipment to improve power of solar-cell panel producing clean electric power efficiently. Solar tracker is a device for orienting a solar photovoltaic panel toward the sun perpendicularly to sunlight, especially in widely separated place. For this reason, we are very interested in developing the equipment system of tracker, specially in solar cell applications, obtaining a high degree of accuracy to ensure that the optimal sunlight could be directed precisely against to the powered device. As a result, it was obtained of 12.46 volts at 90$^\circ$toward solar panel and 9.44 volts at 45$^\circ$, furthermore, improved efficiency more than 30% of average output voltage between tracker system (12.41V) and fixed system (8.55V), respectively. It is also very useful for optimum power system of widely separated cave.

LTCC and LTCC-M Technologies for Multichip Module (Multichip module 개발을 위한 LTCC 밀 LTCC-M 기술)

  • 박성대;강현규;박윤휘;문제도
    • Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.25-35
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    • 1999
  • LTCC (Low Temperature Cofired Ceramic) or LTCC-M (Low Temperature Cofired ceramic on Metal) technology is one of MCM-C (Multichip Module on Ceramic) technologies and becomes to be widely used in consumer, RF and automotive electronics. As green sheets for LTCC are cofired below $1000^{\circ}C$ in comparison with those for HTCC (High Temperature Cofired Ceramic), high conductivity metal traces such as gold, silver and copper can be used. The dimensional stability in LTCC-M technology enables embedded passives to be integrated inside modules, which enhances the electrical performance and increases the reliability of the modules. Coefficient of thermal expansion and dielectric constant can be controlled by changing composition and heating profile for cofiring. In this technical review, LTCC and LTCC-M technologies are introduced and advantages of those technologies are explained.

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A Study on the Korean Dress Design Trends and Patterns in used the Korean Dresses in 2001 (2001년도 한복의 디자인 경향과 문양에 관한 연구)

  • Kwon, Soon-Jung;Song, Gyeong-Ja
    • Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.128-136
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    • 2002
  • This research was designed to study the Korean dress design trends and different kinds of ancient patterns applied to the Korean dresses in 2001. The trend sources were collected by the HANBOK monthly journal and the symbolism of patterns associated with these patterns being used the prevalent Korean dress collection in markets. The results of the research can be summarized as following; The most of Korean dress image was elegant of ancient mode. Main colors of the traditional Korean jacket were white, yellowish white and green. However, main color of the traditional Korean skirt was represented as red. A plant pattern was the most popular pattern in a practical purpose. It looks beautiful and it is also easily manufactured with open space. Copying other patterns definitely damage the elegance of the Korean dress. It is time for us to not only keep our own traditions but also study and develop new patterns. Designers must study to develop the image and patterns which are agreed with consumer's taste.

Corporate Social Responsibility and Activities through Eco-friendly Packaging (친환경 포장을 통한 기업의 사회적 책임과 활동)

  • Kim, Minjeong;Lee, Kangdae
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF PACKAGING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.51-57
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    • 2014
  • Due to increasing consume market, corporate social responsibility and activity have been required to increase also. Corporate social responsibility is defined self-regulation for public profit such as dignity of human and eco-friendly contrary to it focus on making profit first before. In this study, promoting awareness the need for eco-friendly packaging by divided corporate and consumer and introducing the concept of corporate social responsibility. In addition investigated case analysis of domestic and foreign companies's activities of eco-friendly packaging currently. Based on this, proposed the reason that companies should do eco-friendly packaging for fulfill companies do their social responsibility.

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Factors Affecting Customer Brand Preference toward Electric Vehicle in Bangkok, Thailand

  • VONGURAI, Rawin
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.7 no.8
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    • pp.383-393
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this research is to identify factors affecting consumer's brand preference toward environment-friendly products like electric vehicles in Bangkok, Thailand. The researcher conducted the study based on a quantitative approach and adapted a nonprobability sampling as a convenience sampling method. The data were collected from 400 respondents living in Bangkok, who are 18 years old and above, with significant knowledge of electric vehicles. This study adapted the Structural Equation Model (SEM) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) to examine the model accuracy, reliability and verification influence of various variables. The results revealed that social influence has significant effect on environment concern as well as a positive effect on attitude. The initial significance of environment concern leads to a positive effect on fuel efficiency, followed by brand preference. Lastly, attitude has a significant effect on brand preference as attitude of consumers toward environment-friendly products affects the encouragement of brand preference, which largely depends on individual opinion. From an environmental concern, the researchers identified fuel efficiency and attitude having a positive and significant effect on brand preference toward environment-friendly products for electric vehicles. The authors also found that environmental concern and social influences on green purchasing behavior were significantly interrelated.

Determinants Influencing Consumers Purchasing Intention for Sustainable Fashion: Evidence from Ho Chi Minh City

  • HO, Thuy Thi Hai;VU, Trinh Ngoc Phuong;VU, Hieu Minh
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.7 no.11
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    • pp.977-986
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    • 2020
  • This paper investigates factors impacting on sustainable fashion buying intention of consumers by reviewing studies about the topic and conducting a survey with consumers in Ho Chi Minh City. In detail, firstly, an interview with 15 respondents was conducted to check the understanding of concepts and questions and, secondly, the study used the convenient sampling method, with 172 samples collected and analyzed, of which young respondents accounted for the majority of the sample. The respondents tend to go shopping many times in a year, with the number of people buying fashion products from every week to every two months accounting for 65.2% totally. The findings suggest that the firms should prioritize strategies that can improve customer attitude toward sustainable fashion, making them feel good, pleasant, satisfied and favorable when engaging in sustainable fashion consumption. This study concludes that consumers need more information to enable them to make better ethical decisions. This study proposes that the major channels that consumers use to seek sustainable product information include public education, peer influence, and corporate marketing information about the products. This study concludes that public education and corporate marketing information on green consumption education is effective for improving consumer sustainable buying intention.

Effects of Ozone and Light Illumination on the Enzymation Activity of Malt (오존 및 광선의 처리가 맥아 효소활성에 미치는 영향)

  • 오만진;김혜정;이정호;최성현;권병구
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.67-73
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    • 1999
  • In order to increase the enzymatic activity of malt used as a source of traditional processing foods, the enzymatic activities of various barley were examined and the effects of ozone and light illumination treatment on the enzymatic activities of amylase, amylase, and glucanase in malt during man ufacture were also examined. Barley didn't show amylase activity prior to soaking, but the activity of barley increased quickly after soaking. Glutinous barley showed the highest amylase activity among Duru barley, Ol barley, two rowed barley and naked barley. Naked barley showed the lowest activity. The amylase activity was the highest in Duru barley and decreased in the order of in glutinous barley, naked barley and two rowed barley. It was showed that the enzymatic activity of malt was higher than that of control when malt was soaked for 24hr at the concentration of 0.3ppm of ozone. The enzymatic activity of malt treated with light illumination was higher than that of control. The bud and root of light illuminated malt was much stronger than that of control. The root of light illuminated malt was much shorter than that of control. In addition, light illuminated malt showed a little green color which matches the demand of consumer. These studies demonstrated that both ozone and light illumination treatment increased the enzymatic activity of malt to result in high quality of malt manufacture.

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