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A Comparison between Two Viewpoints of Agricultural Extension;A comparison between economic and non-economic method (농촌지도의 두 가지 관점의 비교;계량적 방법과 비(非)계량적 방법의 비교)

  • Lim, Hyung-Baek;Yoon, Jun-Sang
    • Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.105-118
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    • 1999
  • There are two viewpoints in agricultural extension. One is economics(econometrics) the is non-econometric social sciences. In Korea economic means mainstream economics. Most mainstream economists have tried to solve the social and economic problems of Korea using their basic principles and econometrics. This mainstream economics have been supported by the Korean government and many people due to its convenience, effectiveness, and clearness. However, Agriculture and agricultural extension should be studied through multidisciplinary approaches after considering their specific social structures. Especially, Korean agriculture and agricultural extension have many aspects that can not be easily explained by main stream economics. In this study, the researchers will; 1)identify the origin, growth, and limitation of mainstream economics, i.e. econometrics 2)identify the paradigm and the view of social sciences and out-of-mainstream economics to make up for the limitation of main stream economics in explain the agriculture and agricultural extension in Korea, and 3)suggest to use multidisciplinary approaches to solve the agriculture and agricultural extension in Korea.

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Comparison of Muscle Activity of Vastus Lateralis and Medialis Oblique among Knee Extension Angles at 90°, 135°, 180° in Sitting Position

  • Jeon, InCheol
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.52-57
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    • 2020
  • Purpose: This study compared the muscle activities of the Vastus medialis oblique (VMO) and the Vastus lateralis (VL) at three different knee extension angles: 90°, 135°, and 180° in the sitting position. Methods: Twenty subjects between 20 and 30 years of age participated in the study. A mobile phone application called the Clinometer was used to measure the knee joint angle. Electromyography (EMG) was performed to measure the muscle activities of the VMO and VL muscles during knee isometric extension exercises. The pulling sensor was used to maintain 70% of the maximum strength of the knee extensor continuously in the sitting position. After attaching the EMG sensor, the subjects were asked to perform isometric knee extension exercises randomly among three knee extension angles (90°, 135°, or 180°) in the sitting position. One-way repeated measures analysis of the variance and a Bonferroni post hoc test was used to identify the VMO and VL muscle activity during knee extension angles among 90°, 135°, and 180°. Results: The VMO and VL muscle activities increased with increasing knee extension angle in the sitting position (p<0.01). Conclusions: Knee extension exercise at a 180° angle in the sitting position can be recommended to increase the muscle activity of the VMO and VL muscle activities efficiently.

A Study on the University Agricultural Extension Education in Korea (대학 확장교육의 현황과 개선방안;농학계 대학 최고농업경영자과정을 중심으로)

  • Kim, Jin-Hwa;Kim, Sung-Soo;Kwon, Il-Nam
    • Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.371-384
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    • 1997
  • The objectives of this study were to investigate the present of agricultural extension education implemented in agricultural colleges since 1993 and to explore the development directions for strengthening the agricultural extension education in Korea. The Advanced Agricultural Management Program (AAMP), College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Seoul National University is a rural adult education program for selected young farmers as a part of university extension education. The AAMP offers classes to farmers to improve their managerial skills in farming including high-technology agriculture, farm management, communication and information, and also offers various classes in the area of social, economic, and cultural affairs to improve leadership. Since the innovative AAMP started in March 1993 at the Seoul National University, 18 local national and private universities have adopted this model within six months to a year period. The AAMPs are integration of formal education with extension education, and expected develop understanding of the problems of rural areas and a strategic model for rural development. The programs are expected to contribute to develop human resources in agriculture and rural society, activate university extension, and lead the balanced development between urban and rural sectors in Korea.

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Caloric Restriction-Induced Extension of Chronological Lifespan Requires Intact Respiration in Budding Yeast

  • Kwon, Young-Yon;Lee, Sung-Keun;Lee, Cheol-Koo
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • v.40 no.4
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    • pp.307-313
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    • 2017
  • Caloric restriction (CR) has been shown to extend lifespan and prevent cellular senescence in various species ranging from yeast to humans. Many effects of CR may contribute to extend lifespan. Specifically, CR prevents oxidative damage from reactive oxygen species (ROS) by enhancing mitochondrial function. In this study, we characterized 33 single electron transport chain (ETC) gene-deletion strains to identify CR-induced chronological lifespan (CLS) extension mechanisms. Interestingly, defects in 17 of these 33 ETC gene-deleted strains showed loss of both respiratory function and CR-induced CLS extension. On the contrary, the other 16 respiration-capable mutants showed increased CLS upon CR along with increased mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and intracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels, with decreased mitochondrial superoxide generation. We measured the same parameters in the 17 non-respiratory mutants upon CR. CR simultaneously increased MMP and mitochondrial superoxide generation without altering intracellular ATP levels. In conclusion, respiration is essential for CLS extension by CR and is important for balancing MMP, ROS, and ATP levels.

Internet-based Information System for Agricultural Weather and Disease and Insect fast management for rice growers in Gyeonggi-do, Korea

  • S.D. Hong;W.S. Kang;S.I. Cho;Kim, J.Y.;Park, K.Y;Y.K. Han;Park, E.W.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Plant Pathology Conference
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.108.2-109
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    • 2003
  • The Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services has developed a web-site (www.epilove.com) in collaboration with EPINET to provide information on agricultural weather and rice disease and insect pest management in Gyeonggi-do. Weather information includes near real-time weather data monitored by automated weather stations (AWS) installed at rice paddy fields of 11 Agricultural Technology Centers (ATC) in Gyeonggi-do, and weekly weather forecast by Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). Map images of hourly air temperature and rainfall are also generated at 309m x 309m resolution using hourly data obtained from AWS installed at 191 locations by KMA. Based on near real-time weather data from 11 ATC, hourly infection risks of rice blast, sheath blight, and bacterial grain rot for individual districts are estimated by disease forecasting models, BLAST, SHBLIGHT, and GRAINROT. Users can diagnose various diseases and insects of rice and find their information in detail by browsing thumbnail images of them. A database on agrochemicals is linked to the system for disease and insect diagnosis to help users search for appropriate agrochemicals to control diseases and insect pests.

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Effects of Continuously Cropped Soil Extracts on Cell Viability and Seedling Growth of Peony(Paeonia lactiflora) (작약 연작지토양 추출물이 작약 배양세포와 배양묘의 생육에 미치는 영향)

  • Park, Jun-Hong;Choi, Seong-Yong;Park, So-Deuk;Kim, Tae-Hwa;Park, Man;Kim, Jang-Eok
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.7-11
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    • 2010
  • This experiment was conducted to investigate the growth inhibition effects caused by continuous cropping soil in peony(Paeonia lactiflora Pallas). The effect of extracts from continuous cropping soil of peony was tested with bio-assay method using callus cells induced from peony filament tissues and seedlings derived from peony zygotic embryos. The cell viability and seedling growth were significantly inhibited by methanol extract in continuous cropping soil. Methanol extract from continuous cropping soil was successively fractionated with solvents such as n-hexane, ethyl acetate, n-butanol and water. The seedling growth was inhibited by ethyl acetate fraction obtained in methanol extract.

A Study on the Environment-Friendly Design Expressed in Fashion -Focused on the Korean Designer′s Work since 1990- (패션에 표현된 환경친화적 디자인의 특성 -1990년대 이후의 국내 디자이너 작품을 중심으로-)

  • 김문숙;최나영
    • The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.163-180
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    • 1998
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the main characteristics of the environment-friendly design expressed in Koran fashion. Environment-friendly design can be categorized into choice of material, extension of products life cycle, and recycling design. In this study, Korean fashion designers can be found having the conciousness of environment for fashion design since 1990. First, in choice of material, the designers used Natural fibers which are cotton, linen, wool, and etc, and used natural dyes. Some of the designers have moved from using real fur to using fake fur for animal welfare. But fake furs produced from synthetic or regenerated fibers have the environmental problems during textile production processes. Some of the designers used fake leather made from the skins of an edible fish which are otherwise going to waste. Secondly, Design for extension of products life cycle can economize the resources and energy. Design for extension of products life cycle are classified into reversible clothing, many function clothing, modular style, patina clothing, simple style, and layered look. Finally, recycling design are classified into recycling of daily necessaries and expression techniques of recycling design which are designer's works used patchwork, mash techniques, and handmade of knits or buttonhole stitch.

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Characterization of a Korean Isolate of Dasheen mosaic virus Isolated from Taro (Colocasia esculenta Schott) in Korea

  • Kim, Min-Kyu;Kwon, Soon-Bae;Yoon, Ju-Yeon;Ryu, Ki-Hyun;Heo, Su-Jeong;Hong, Jeong-Ki;Kim, Kyung-Hee;Park, Jang-Kyung
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.135-141
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    • 2004
  • A filamentous virus was isolated from taro (Colocasia esculenta Schott) showing mosaic and chlorotic feather-ing symptoms in Chuncheon, Gangwon province in 2002. Based on ELISA, its appearance in electron microscope, serological relationships, and RT-PCR using specific primer and nucleotide sequence analysis of the CP gene, the isolated virus was identified as Dasheen mosaic virus (DsMV) and designated as Korean isolated (DsMV-Kr). DsMV was not serologically related to Zantedeschia mosaic virus (ZaMV), which has been reported to infect an Araceae plants. Since the coat protein revealed electrophoretic heterogeneity, about 42 kDa, 39 kDa and 31 kDa by SDS-PAGE, an improved purification method was established for the production of antisera against DsMV-Kr. The purification method used in this study may be effectively applied to the purification of other filamentous viruses.