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A Study on Effectiveness of Safety Education for Laboratory Staff in Public Institution (공공기관 실험실 근로자의 안전교육 실효성 향상에 관한 연구)

  • Yeseul Baek;Jai-young Lee
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.10 no.5
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    • pp.485-489
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    • 2024
  • Since laboratory Staff in public institution work in facilities that handle chemicals, they have high access to chemicals and a high probability of direct exposure, so they have a risk of safety accidents. At the laboratory scale, the amount of chemicals handled is small, but the importance of safety is very high because the types of chemicals handled are diverse. Therefore, in this study, through a survey, the safety status and level of safety awareness of laboratory workers in public institutions were investigated and studied. The composition of the survey was a survey on the actual condition of safety education, awareness of safety accidents, and measures to improve the effectiveness of safety education, and suggest ways to improve the effectiveness of safety education based on this.

Myogenic Satellite Cells and Its Application in Animals - A Review

  • Singh, N.K.;Lee, H.J.;Jeong, D.K.;Arun, H.S.;Sharma, L.;Hwang, I.H.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.22 no.10
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    • pp.1447-1460
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    • 2009
  • Myogenic satellite cells have been isolated and identified by several recently elucidated molecular markers. Furthermore, knowledge about the precise function of these markers has provided insight into the early and terminal events of satellite cells during proliferation, differentiation, transdifferentiation, specification and activation. Recently, quiescent myogenic satellite cells have been associated with possession of Pax 3 and 7 that represent pluripotent stem cells capable of differentiating into other lineages. However, the mechanism by which myogenic satellite cells attain pluripotent potential remain elusive. Later, transdifferentiating ability of these cells to another lineage in the absence or presence of certain growth factor/ or agents has revolutionized the scope of these pluripotent myogenic satellite cells for manipulation of animal production (in terms of quality and quantity of muscle protein) and health (in terms of repair of skeletal muscle, cartilage or bone).

Neural Stem Cell Differentiation Using Microfluidic Device-Generated Growth Factor Gradient

  • Kim, Ji Hyeon;Sim, Jiyeon;Kim, Hyun-Jung
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.380-388
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    • 2018
  • Neural stem cells (NSCs) have the ability to self-renew and differentiate into multiple nervous system cell types. During embryonic development, the concentrations of soluble biological molecules have a critical role in controlling cell proliferation, migration, differentiation and apoptosis. In an effort to find optimal culture conditions for the generation of desired cell types in vitro, we used a microfluidic chip-generated growth factor gradient system. In the current study, NSCs in the microfluidic device remained healthy during the entire period of cell culture, and proliferated and differentiated in response to the concentration gradient of growth factors (epithermal growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor). We also showed that overexpression of ASCL1 in NSCs increased neuronal differentiation depending on the concentration gradient of growth factors generated in the microfluidic gradient chip. The microfluidic system allowed us to study concentration-dependent effects of growth factors within a single device, while a traditional system requires multiple independent cultures using fixed growth factor concentrations. Our study suggests that the microfluidic gradient-generating chip is a powerful tool for determining the optimal culture conditions.

Meiotic Competence of Caprine Oocytes During IVM on Granulosa Cell Monolayers Developed from Small and Large Follicles in Comparison to the Granulosa Cell Coculture

  • Sharma, G. Taru;Teotia, Alok;Majumdar, A.C.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.777-784
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    • 2001
  • Evaluation of the granulosa cell (GC) monolayers developed from small (<5 mm) and large (>5 mm) follicles on the meiotic competence of caprine oocytes during in vitro maturation was done in this study in comparison to the granulosa cell coculture. Ovaries were collected from the local abattoir and follicular contents were aspirated for the monolayer culture. For IVM the oocytes were collected by puncturing the nonatretic follicles (>4 mm). Results revealed that at the same seeding rate, small follicular granulosa cell monolayer achieved confluence 24-48 h earlier than large follicular granulosa cell monolayer. GC monolayers significantly p (<0.05) improved the rate of meiotic resumption and nuclear maturation (84.76% vs 74.74%) after 27 h of culture in comparison to GC coculture. Statistically there was no significant difference in the maturation rate between the caprine oocytes matured over small or large follicular GC monolayers. It is concluded from the present study that GC monolayers support better nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation of growing caprine oocytes which is evident by better maturation rate over GC monolayer as compared to the oocytes matured with GC coculture. Granulosa cells from small and large follicles can be used for IVM with more or less in the same efficiency after conditioning them with maturation media in 18-24 h before the onset of culture.

Laboratory Culture Media-Dependent Biocontrol Ability of Burkholderia gladioli strain B543

  • Bae, Yeoung-Seuk;Park, Kyung-Seok;Choi, Ok-Hee
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.161-165
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    • 2007
  • Cultivation of a biocontrol agent on a certain medium often results in reduced biocontrol efficacy and alters physiological state. In our previous study, Burkholderia gladioli strain B543 with long-term subculture on tryptic soy agar resulted in significantly reduced biocontrol ability against cucumber damping-off caused by P. ultimum. Therefore, we investigated the influence of laboratory culturing media on biocontrol activity and physiological state of Burkholderia gladioli strain B543 by using long-term repeated culture on a certain medium. When isolate B543 were successionally cultured on King's B agar (KBA), tryptic soy agar, nutrient agar (NA), or soil extract agar more than 20 times, the isolate cultured on KBA or NA showed a significantly enhanced biocontrol efficacy and higher population density in the rhizosphere of cucumber compared to that of the others. However, the isolates cultured on KBA more than 20 times showed the lowest production of protease, siderophore, or antifungal substance(s), measured by skim milk agar, Chrome-Azurol-S agar, and potato dextrose agar amended with 10% of the culture filtrate, respectively. Our results suggest that adaptation to proper culturing medium can alter biocontrol ability and physiological state, and we must consider laboratory media in optimizing the use of biocontrol agents.

Studies on the Optimum Models of the Dairy Product Kou Woan Lao Using Response Surface Methodology

  • Weng, Wei-Lien;Liu, Vi-Chung;Lin, Chin-Wen
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.14 no.10
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    • pp.1470-1476
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    • 2001
  • Kou Woan Lao is an oriental-style dairy product, which is coagulated by milk-clotting enzyme from the culture filtrate of lao-chao. The product appears smooth, sweet, slightly wine flavour, and the flavour differs from yogurt. The aim of this study was to search for the optimum model to shorten the period of manufacture, and to improve the quality of Kou Woan Lao. A response surface design was used for studying the effects of addition of carrageenan, locust bean gum, and culture filtrate from lao-chao on the curd firmness, viscosity, and syneresis. Results indicated that the best rheological property, preservative quality and acceptability of Kou Woan Lao could be obtained by the combination of 0.22% carrageenan, 0.21 % locust bean gum and 12% culture filtrate from lao-chao. The curd firmness, viscosity and syneresis of resultant product were 29.3 g, 21,347.7 cps, and 8.92%, respectively and the microstructure of the curd revealed a relatively complete three-dimensional spider web-like structure.