• 제목/요약/키워드: Hainan Island

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Taxonomic notes on five species of Gracilariaceae from Hainan, China

  • Yang, Mi-Yeon;Dong, Jun-De;Kim, Myung-Sook
    • ALGAE
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    • 제27권3호
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    • pp.175-187
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    • 2012
  • Hainan is the second largest and southernmost island of China, and it harbors many species of the family Gracilariaceae. In this study, we conducted molecular and morphological analyses of gracilarian specimens collected from Hainan Island, to clarify their taxonomic identity and phylogenetic relationships. Five species of Gracilariaceae in Hainan were determined through maximum likelihood and Bayesian analysis of rbcL sequence data. Based on the phylogenetic trees and morphology, Hainan specimens were identified as three species of Gracilaria, one species of Gracilariopsis, and one species of Hydropuntia, namely, G. salicornia, G. tenuistipitata, Gracilaria sp., Gp. bailiniae and H. edulis. This is the first report of the molecular phylogeny of Gracilariaceae on Hainan Island, and it helps to clarify the taxonomy and distribution of gracilarian species in the Asia-Pacific region.

중국 하이난섬(海南島)의 미기록 Hymenophyllaceae (New Materials of the Hymenophyllaceae from Hainan Island, China)

  • ;김철환;;문명옥;선병윤
    • 식물분류학회지
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    • 제35권3호
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    • pp.187-192
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    • 2005
  • 최근 중국 하이난섬을 방문하여 양치식물상을 조사한 결과 중국의 하이난섬의 남동쪽에 위치하는 디아오류오산에서 채집한 처녀이끼과 두 종 중 한 종인 Trichomanes subclathratum은 하이난섬 미기록으로 밝혀졌으며 다른 한 종인 Mecodium riukiuense은 중국 미기록을 밝혀져서 여기에 보고한다.

Sensitivity of Plasmodium falciparum to Antimalarial Drugs in Hainan Island, China

  • Wang, Shan-Qing;Wang, Guang-Ze;Li, Yu-Chun;Meng, Feng;Lin, Shi-Gan;Zhu, Zhen-Hu;Sun, Ding-Wei;He, Chang-Hua;Hu, Xi-Min;Du, Jian-Wei
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • 제53권1호
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    • pp.35-41
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    • 2015
  • Pyronaridine and artesunate have been shown to be effective in falciparum malaria treatment. However, pyronaridine is rarely used in Hainan Island clinically, and artesunate is not widely used as a therapeutic agent. Instead, conventional antimalarial drugs, chloroquine and piperaquine, are used, explaining the emergence of chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum. In this article, we investigated the sensitivity of P. falciparum to antimalarial drugs used in Hainan Island for rational drug therapy. We performed in vivo (28 days) and in vitro tests to determine the sensitivity of P. falciparum to antimalarial drugs. Total 46 patients with falciparum malaria were treated with dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine phosphate (DUO-COTECXIN) and followed up for 28 day. The cure rate was 97.8%. The mean fever clearance time ($22.5{\pm}10.6hr$) and the mean parasite clearance time ($27.3{\pm}12.2hr$) showed no statistical significance with different genders, ages, temperatures, or parasite density (P>0.05). The resistance rates of chloroquine, piperaquine, pyronarididine, and artesunate detected in vitro were 71.9%, 40.6%, 12.5%, and 0%, respectively (P<0.0001). The resistance intensities decreased as follows: chloroquine>piperaquine>pyronarididine>artesunate. The inhibitory dose 50 ($IC_{50}$) was $3.77{\times}10^{-6}mol/L$, $2.09{\times}10^{-6}mol/L$, $0.09{\times}10^{-6}mol/L$, and $0.05{\times}10^{-6}mol/L$, and the mean concentrations for complete inhibition (CIMC) of schizont formation were $5.60{\times}10^{-6}mol/L$, $9.26{\times}10^{-6}mol/L$, $0.55{\times}10^{-6}mol/L$, and $0.07{\times}10^{-6}mol/L$, respectively. Dihydroartemisinin showed a strong therapeutic effect against falciparum malaria with a low toxicity.

Evaluation of Ecological Function of Mangrove Soil on Absorbing Heavy Metals: A Case Study from the Dongzhaigang Mangrove in China

  • Xin, Kun;Huang, Xing;Zhou, Qingqing;Chen, Zhili
    • Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • 제33권1호
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    • pp.15-18
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    • 2010
  • Mangroves are special plant communities that live along intertidal zones in tropical and subtropical areas. They are regarded as one of the most important types of natural ecosystem in the world because of the many ecosystem functions that they perform, of which water purification is the most complex. Mangrove ecosystems are conducive to the deposition and retention of heavy metals. So it is important to understand the impact of heavy metals on mangrove ecosystems, and especially on soil subsystems. We examined the levels of heavy metals in the soil of mangroves in the Dongzhaigang Mangrove National Nature Reserve. Dongzhaigang, the first mangrove nature reserve established in China, is located south of Haikou in Hainan Island and encompasses $33.37\;km^2$, of which mangroves comprise $20.56\;km^2$. To assess the impact of human activities, we collected a large number of soil samples in four sampling areas (the protection station, the harbor, a tour area, and Yeboluo island) in the study area. We measured the concentrations of Cu, Pb, Zn and Cd in the soil samples using the spectra of polyatomic molecules. The average concentrations of Cu, Pb, Zn and Cd were $5.04\;{\mu}g/g$, $10.36\;{\mu}g/g$, $20.06\;{\mu}g/g$ and $0.06\;{\mu}g/g$, respectively, and the heavy metal concentrations were lowest in the protected area, highest in the harbor, and intermediate in Yeboluo Island and the tour area. The heavy metal concentrations in the soil collected from different sample plots are related not only to the physical and chemical properties of the soil, but also to the heavy metal emitted by nearby pollution sources. Our analysis indicates that tourist boats are the main pollution sources in the study area.

Sciaphila secundiflora Thwaites ex Benth. (Triuridaceae): An unrecorded species from Korean flora

  • Yim, Eun-Young;Hyun, Hwa-Ja;Kim, Chang-Uk;Kim, Chan-Soo
    • 식물분류학회지
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    • 제47권3호
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    • pp.196-198
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    • 2017
  • Sciaphila secundiflora occurs on Jeju Island as a second species of the genus Sciaphila in Korea. This is an important finding in relation to the flora of Korea, as species of the genus Sciaphila are concentrated mainly in Indonesia and Malaysia. Few species are found on the mainland of Asia, in Japan, Taiwan, China (Hainan), tropical Africa, Australia, and on the Pacific islands. In this paper, the species S. secundiflora is described and illustrated as a new record from Korea. In addition, we suggest that the species of the genus Sciaphila should be protected with regard to its habitat characteristics and for its phytogeographic and climatic significance.

중국의 동굴 자원과 동굴 연구 (China's Cave Resources Distribution and Cave Research)

  • 김석주
    • 동굴
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    • 제95호
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    • pp.23-33
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    • 2009
  • 본 연구는 중국의 동굴 자원과 동굴에 관한 연구에 대해 요약해 보았다. 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 중국의 석회암동굴은 주로 카르스트지형이 집중된 열대와 아열대를 아우르는 서남지역에 집중되었다. 최근에는 북부 지역에서도 상당한 규모의 석회암동굴이 발견되고 있다. 둘째, 중국은 화산지형이 넓게 분되었지만 대부분 사화산으로서 용암동굴이 상대적으로 적다. 주로 해남도(海南島)에 분포되어 있다. 셋째, 중국에서는 최근에 와서 주로 동굴의 발육과 진화, 동굴 석순의 고환경기록, 동굴생물, 관광개발, 동굴환경 등에 대한 다양한 연구가 활발하다.

태평양전쟁 말기의 수인(囚人) 동원 연구(1943~1945) -형무소 보국대를 중심으로- (A Study on the Mobilization of Prisoners in the Late Wartime Period (1943~1945) -with a focus on the National Protection Corps of Prisoners-)

  • 이종민
    • 한일민족문제연구
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    • 제33호
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    • pp.67-111
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    • 2017
  • This article aims to shed light on the wartime labor mobilization of prisoners on a large scale in/across colonial Korea and beyond during the late wartime period. More specifically, this article reveals the logic and mode of mobilization, and sorts out nationwide mobilization cases in colonial Korea. To this end, this article draws on documents and magazines published by the criminal administration of the Japanese Government-General of Korea, as well as the memoirs of prisoners and prison staff including prison administrators and prison chaplains. With the onset of the wartime system, the labor work in prisons centered on the production of military supplies. In 1943, the labor mobilization began to organize the National Protection Corps and dispatch them to remote workplaces. For example, at the requests of the military, prisoners were selected and sent to Hainan Island, while others were sent to military factories and mining fields in the northern part of the country. The authorities specified and adjusted the criteria for imprisonment based on education, physical strength, and other physical and mental conditions. Unconverted ideological offenders were excluded from the mobilization, and instead put under separate control. In preparation for mobilization, the prisoners trained in military drills, received Japanese language education, and underwent assimilation as imperial subjects through the preaching in prison. In order to induce prisoners to volunteer, a legislation system based on the shortening of the prison terms, including the parole system, was also promoted under the wartime system. As a result, prisoners were forced to work harder and faster even under the lowest of wages, poor food and poor housing conditions, and they also filled vacancies in managerial positions by serving as supervisory assistants. The reward system for them, however, did not function properly towards the end of the war, and the number of escapes and infectious outbreaks, as well as mortality rates rapidly increased under the harsh conditions.