• Journal of Naturopathy
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.63-69
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• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Bacillus fermentation broth (ENM) on the human NK cell activity, and bone matrix density, matrix content and area of hamsters fed ENM. Methods: NK cell activity was tested, and bone mineral density were measured by x-ray. Results: NK cell activity was significantly higher in the control group (644.71 pg/ml) and in the test group (1796.37 pg/ml) (p<.004). Test groups were significantly increased by 1110.37 pg/ml in the pre-test and 1796.37 pg/ml in the post-test(p<.001). Behavioral observations after feeding ENM to hamsters showed normal behavior with no difference between control and test groups. The hamster body weight of the control was 106 g at the initial and final 27 days. In the test group, the initial weight was 96.6 g and the final 27 days was 114 g. No morphological changes were observed in the X-ray photographs of the hamster hind legs. The bone matrix density was 0.059 g/cm³ in control and 0.062 g/cm³ in the test, which was increased by 0.003 g/cm³. The bone matrix content was 0.175 g in the control and 0.196 g in the test. The bone area was 2.95 cm² in the control and 3.19 cm² in the test, which was increased by 0.19 cm². In the autopsy, neither the control nor the test group showed any remarkable abnormality, and each organ was normal. Conclusions: It is thought that ingestion of ENM is useful for immunity enhancement.

• Asian Journal of Turfgrass Science
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.185-191
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• 1997

Biological control of turfgrass insect pest Blitopertha orientalis, forest insect pests, Agelastica coerulea, Meganola melancholia, and Glyphodes perspectalis,vegetable insect pests, Plutella xylostella and Agrotis segetum were conducted with entonopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae J-22 isolated from black pine forest soil in Cheju province. Mortality of B. orientalis larvae was 53.3% at the rate of 3.4 $\times$ 1O 7 conidia /ml. A. coerulea and M melancholia larvae showed 100% mortalities at 9.6 $\times$ 106 conidia /ml and 2.7 $\times$ 10 7 conidia /ml as well. However, G. perspectalis larvae were not dead even at 4$\times$ 1O 7 conidia /ml. On the other hand, M anisopliae J-22 was effective against P. xylostella larvae showing 100% mortality at 4 $\times$ 10 7 conidia /ml. KEy words:Entomopathogenic fungi, Biological control, Metarhizium anisopliae, Pathogenicity,Blitopertha orientalis, Agelastica coerulea, Meganola melancholia, Glyphodes perspectalis,Plutella xylostella, Agrotis segetum.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.13-22
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• 1990

Nangmyun-broth was collected as samples from 25 common restaurants in Bucheon to examine it's sanitary condition. The main course of bacterial contamination was persuited for it's sanitary improvement. Bacterial count in summer sample was not greatly different from that in winter, resulting in total count 1.7$\times$10i1m1, lactic acid bacteria 8.7$\times$106/ml, coliform group 1 2$\times$105/ml, Staphylococcus aureus 6.5$\times$102/ml. Bacterial contamination occurred remarkably with the use of storage barrel in which remnent Nangmyun-broth was still resting, because the remnant Nangmyun-broth contained high level of bacteria Good santary condition in Nangmyun-broth was obtained by the use of clean barrel which had been washed with tap water or sterilizied with steam before filling fresh Nangmyun -broth for cold storage. The growth of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus was inhibited in the presence of acetic acid(0.01~0.05%) or mustart(0.1~0.5%)

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.38 no.6
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• pp.95-106
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• 2023

As artificial intelligence has become commonplace in various fields, the transparency of AI in its development and implementation has become an important issue. In safety-critical areas, the eXplainable and/or understandable of artificial intelligence is being actively studied. On the other hand, machine learning have been applied to the intelligence of self-organizing network (SON), but transparency in this application has been neglected, despite the critical decision-makings in the operation of mobile communication systems. We describes concepts of eXplainable machine learning (ML), along with research trends, major issues, and research directions. After summarizing the ML research on SON, research directions are analyzed for explainable ML required in intelligent SON of beyond 5G and 6G communication.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.27 no.9
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• pp.986-993
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• 2017

Lemon myrtle (Backhousia citriodora) has been identified as one of the plants that are likely to undergo important commercial exploitation. This study was carried out to investigate the anti-inflammatory activities and nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression of hot water (LMW) and 80% ethanol (LME) extracts from lemon myrtle leaf in lipopolysaccharide-induced (LPS) RAW 264.7 cells. The total phenol content of LMW and LME was 207.44 and $331.54{\mu}g$ tannic acid equivalents (TAE)/mg, respectively (p<0.01). DPPH radical scavenging activities of LMW and LME were remarkably increased in a dose-dependent manner, and were about 90.69% and 92.50% at 0.5 mg/ml, respectively. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities of LMW and LME were 106.22% and 103.58% at 1 mg/ml, respectively. The highest activity (91.03%) of nitrite-scavenging was observed for LME at 1 mg/ml at pH 1.2, while the activity for LMW was about 81.03% under the same conditions (p<0.05). Anti-inflammatory effect was examined in LPS stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Nitric oxide (NO) production were reduced to 35.41% and 78.39% by addition of LMW and LME at 0.5 mg/ml, respectively (p<0.05). LMW and LME reduced protein expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in a dose-dependent manner (p<0.05). These results, we conclude that lemon myrtle may be a highly valuable natural product owing to its high-quality functional components as well as its anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.124-132
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• 1999

Juice of Dongchimi a Korean traditional vegetable food fermented with lactic acid bacteria has been traditionary used as broth for Naengmyon a Korean cold noodles with broth, This study was carried out to demonstrate the growth inhibition of two food poisoning bacteria Salmonella typhimurium and Staphylo-coccus aureus in Naengmyon-broth containing Dongchimi-juice fermented with high antibacterial lactic acid bacteria Lactobacillus homohiochii B21 and Leuconostoc mesenteroides C16. Naengmyon-broths were made with beef broth and Dongchimi-juice femented with lactiv acid bacteria and the changes in viable cell counts of the inoculated food poisoning bacteria in Naengmyon-broths were investigated during stor-age at 2$0^{\circ}C$ and 1$0^{\circ}C$. In Naengmyon-broth of 100% Dongchimi-juice stored at 2$0^{\circ}C$ the numbers of Sal-monella typhimurium and Staphylococcus aureus were rapidly decreased from 106CFU/ml to 106CFU/ml in 16 hours and 32 hours repectively. In Naengmyon-broth containing 10% Donchimi-juice the growths of the two food pois-oning bacteria were markedly inhibited compared with those in 100% beef broth though some growths were occurred in early phase. But in Naengmyon-broth of 100% beef broth their growths were very fast from early. Antibacterial activity of the Dongchimi-juice was more distinct at 2$0^{\circ}C$ that at 1$0^{\circ}C$ and was more active against Salmonella typhimurium than against Staphylococcus aureus.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.19-28
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• 1998

For cultivation on sawdust-bed of oak-mushroom until present time, inoculation of spawn on sawdust bed has been performed by sawdust spawn. But, liquid spawn may have advantages for rapid mass production of spawn, and now, sawdust-cultivation by liquid spawn inoculation should be applied instead of sawdust spawn. Therefore, investigations were performed to evaluate the effect of sawdust-cultivation by liquid spawn inoculation. The results were as follows: 1. When 11 kinds of liquid media were applied, the oak-mushroom culture medium was the most excellent in growth. Most suitable temperature at PDA was $25^{\circ}C$, and $22.5\sim27.5^{\circ}C$ in range were optimal for liquid culture. In liquid culture, amount of mycelial growth increases rapidly up to 40 days of cultivation. Incubation at fermentor brought yield of 106mg dry mycelia per 40ml media after 17 days. 2. In 1l-spawn bottle, growth of mycelium by inoculation of 20ml-liquid spawns were faster than 6g-sawdust spawn in spread of mycelia. On 2kg-bag culture, inoculations of 10ml-, 20ml- and 30ml-liquid spawns were all slower than 20g-sawdust spawn in mycelial spread. So, amount increasement in ampunt of liquid spawn should be discussed. Yields of mushrooms until third sproutings of 2kg-bag culture were 580g in 30ml-liquid spawn inoculation, but 510g, 486g and 470g from 20g-sawdust spawn, 20ml-liquid spawn and 10ml-liquid spawn, respectively. Thus, 30ml-liquid spawn inoculation was highest in yield.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.59 no.6
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• pp.656-663
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• 2005

Background : The B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a cardiac neurohormone that is specifically secreted from the ventricles in response to volume expansion and a pressure overload. Differentiating congestive heart failure from the pulmonary causes of dyspnea is very important for patients presenting with acute dyspnea. Methods : A retrospective study was carried out on 261 patients who were admitted to the emergency department of Hanyang University Hospital due to acute dyspnea from March to July 2004. The serum BNP levels of the patients were measured using the ELISA method. Results : The BNP levels were 382, 111-1140 pg/ml (median, interquartile range) in the heart failure group (n=119) and 29, 7-81 pg/ml in the non-heart failure group (n=142). The BNP levels according to the subgroups of heart failure were 820, 354-1620 pg/ml, 1650, 239-1990 pg/ml, and 378, 106-1120 pg/ml for the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with combined left heart failure (n=5), cor pulmonale (n=3), and left heart failure groups (n=111), respectively. The BNP levels according to the subgroups of non-heart failure were 39, 21-101 pg/ml, 59, 10-129 pg/ml, and 15, 6-47 pg/ml for the COPD (n=20), other pulmonary diseases (n=56), and other causes groups (n=66), respectively. The BNP levels were significantly different according to the underlying etiology (p<0.001), and were significantly higher in the COPD patients with left heart failure than in those without (p=0.002). When the patients with no cardiovascular risk factor such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, smoking or renal failure were analyzed, the BNP levels were also significantly higher in the patients with heart failure than in those without(p<0.001). When 133 pg/ml was designated as the BNP cut-off level the sensitivity for predicting heart failure was 73 percent and the specificity was 87 percent. Conclusion : BNP measurements are useful for determining the presence of heart failure in the patients presenting with acute dyspnea. The possibility of heart failure must be seriously considered in patients with high BNP levels even when they have a pre-existing pulmonary disease such as COPD or no risk factors for heart failure.

• Korean Journal of Animal Reproduction
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.273-280
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• 1990

This study was conducted to find out the changes of progesterone and 20$\alpha$-dihydroprogesterone(OHP) levels in the serum of female rats by progesterone-tube implantation during late pregnancy. One hundred and twenty rats, 10-13 weeks old, were offered for this experiment. Blood samples were taken from the rats on 18, 20, 21 and 22days of pregnancy. The rats were implanted with silicon tubes filled with pregesterone on day 15 of pregnancy. The progesterone and 20$\alpha$-OHP in serum were assayed by radioimmunoassay. The results obtained are summarized as follows : 1. The progesterone levels in rats of control group showed 126.36$\pm$20.19ng/ml on 18days and gradually decreased to 69.3$\pm$11.9, 29.2$\pm$1.8ng/ml 20 and 21 days. 2. The progesterone levels after progesterone-tube implantation showed 120.1$\pm$8.5, 59.01$\pm$3.1, 85.33$\pm$17.9 and 62.9$\pm$6.1ng/ml on 18, 20, 21 and 22days of pregnancy, respectively. 3. The 20$\alpha$-OHP levels in rats of control group showed 68.5$\pm$8.0ng/ml on 18 days and gradually increased to 139.9$\pm$3.7 and 141.4$\pm$6.7ng/ml on 21 and 22days. 4. The 20$\alpha$-OHP levles after progesterone-tube implantation showed 108.5$\pm$32.7 and 106.4$\pm$10.6ng/ml on 18 and 20days and increased to reach the peak level at 21days(225.01$\pm$9.9ng/ml) and rapidly decreased on 22days(85.9$\pm$10.7ng/ml).

• Korean Journal of Animal Reproduction
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.23-30
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• 1990

These studies were carried out to investigate the effects of fetal calf serum(FCS), estrous porcine serum(EPS), porcine follicular fluid(PFF), hormone and matured cumulus cell(MCC) on in vitro maturation and fertilization of porcine follicular oocytes. The ovaries and testes were obtianed from slaughtered Landrace sow and boars, respectively. The follicular oocytes surrounded with cumulus cells were recovered by aspirating follicular fluid from the visible follicles of diameter 3~5 mm and the semen were prepared from boar's epididymal cauda. The follicular oocytes were cultured in TCM-199 medium containing hormones, FCS, EPS, PFF and MCC for 48hrs. in a incubator with 5% CO2 in air at 36$^{\circ}C$ and then matured oocytes were again cultured for 18~20 hrs. with $1.5\times$106/ml motile capacitated sperm in the modified Tyroide solution containing 100$\mu\textrm{g}$/ml of heparin. The results obtained in these experiments were summarized as follows : 1. The maturation and fertilization rate of the follicular oocytes, cultured in the TCM-199 medium supplemented with 10% FCS and PMSG＋HCG were 55.6~64.5% and 33.3~37.1%, respectively. 2. The maturation and fertilization rate of the follicular oocytes cultured in the TCM-199 medium supplemented with 20% EPS and PMSG＋HCG were 50.0~55.0% and 30.3~33.3%, respectively. 3. The maturation rate(59.0~64.2%) and fertilization rate(34.8~39.3%) of follicular oocytes cultured in TCM-199 medium supplemented 20% FCS and 50% PFF were higher than those of follicular oocytes cultured in TCM-199 medium supplemented with 5%, 10% and 15% FCS and 10% and 50% PFF. 4. The maturation rate(60.0%) and fertilization rate(40.0%) of follicular oocytes cultured in TCM-199 medium supplemented with 20% FCS and granulosa cell (1$\times$106/ml) were significantly higher than those of fiollicular oocytes cultured in TCM-199 medium supplemented with 5%, 10% and 15% FCS and granulosa cell.