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Fruit and vegetable discards preserved with sodium metabisulfite as a high-moisture ingredient in total mixed ration for ruminants: effect on in vitro ruminal fermentation and in vivo metabolism

  • Ahmadi, Farhad;Lee, Won Hee;Oh, Young-Kyoon;Park, Keunkyu;Kwak, Wan Sup
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.446-455
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    • 2020
  • Objective: Our recent series of laboratory- and large-scale experiments confirmed that under aerobic and anaerobic conditions, sodium metabisulfite (SMB) was effective in preserving nutrients and antioxidant capacity of highly perishable fruit and vegetable discards (FVD). Hence, the purpose of this study was to examine how partial inclusion of SMB-treated FVD in total mixed ration (TMR) influences in vitro ruminal fermentation, whole-tract digestibility, nitrogen metabolism, blood metabolites, and voluntary feed intake of sheep. Methods: The FVD were mixed thoroughly with 6 g SMB/kg wet biomass and kept outdoors under aerobic conditions for 7 days. Four TMRs including four levels of SMB-treated FVD (as-fed basis) at 0%, 10%, 20%, and 30% (equaling to 0%, 1.9%, 3.8%, and 5.7% on dry matter basis, respectively), were prepared as replacement for corn grain. The ruminal fermentation metabolites were studied using an in vitro gas production test. Four mature male Corriedale sheep were assigned at random to the 4 diets for two separate sub-experiments; i) digestibility trial with four 21-d periods, and ii) voluntary feed intake trial with four 28-d periods. Results: Inclusion of SMB-treated FVD in the TMR tended to quadratically increase partitioning factor. No effect was seen on total-tract digestibility of organic matter, ether extract, crude protein, and acid detergent fiber, except for neutral detergent fiber digestibility that tended to linearly increase with increasing SMB-treated FVD in the TMR. The progressive increase of FVD preserved with SMB in the diet had no effect on nitrogen metabolism. Treatment had no effect on serum antioxidant capacity and blood metabolites assayed. Voluntary feed intake was not impaired by inclusion of SMB-treated FVD in the TMR. Conclusion: It appears that FVD preserved with SMB can be safely incorporated into TMR as replacement of corn grain without impairment of nutrient metabolism and feed intake.

The Green Cement for 3D Printing in the Construction Industry

  • Park, Joochan;Jung, Euntae;Jang, Changsun;Oh, Chaewoon;Shin, Kyung Nam
    • Journal of Energy Engineering
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.50-56
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    • 2020
  • Currently, 3D printing technology is a new revolutionary additive manufacturing process that can be used for making three dimensional solid objects from digital films. In 2019, this 3D printing technology spreading vigorously in production parts (57%), bridge production (39%), tooling, fixtures, jigs (37%), repair, and maintenance (38%). The applications of 3D printing are expanding to the defense, aerospace, medical field, and automobile industry. The raw materials are playing a key role in 3D printing. Various additive materials such as plastics, polymers, resins, steel, and metals are used for 3D printing to create a variety of designs. The main advantage of the green cement for 3D printing is to enhance the mechanical properties, and durability to meet the high-quality material using in construction. There are several advantages with 3D printing is a limited waste generation, eco-friendly process, economy, 20 times faster, and less time-consuming. This research article reveals that the role of green cement as an additive material for 3D printing.

Study on the clinical application of the remedy of the synchronus combination of cupping boil and moxibustion (BUDDEUMI) (부항과 쑥뜸의 겸용치료기(부뜸이)의 임상 활용 방안에 대한 기초 연구)

  • Kim, Gyeong Cheol;Lee, Jeong Won;Kim, Yi Soon;Ryang, Han Cho
    • The Journal of the Society of Korean Medicine Diagnostics
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.111-120
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    • 2014
  • Objectives In order to extend the bounds of korean medical instruments, we studied on the clinical application of BUDDEUM (the remedy of the synchronus combination of cupping boil and moxibustion) by the industry-academic cooperation. Methods The korean clinic, enterprise and university participated in jointly an educational-industrial complex. We studied on the clinical application of BUDDEUMI according to the structural character, functional efficiency and clinical case. And therefore we confirmed clinically the application of BUDDEUMI. Results The results was as follows. 1. The effects of BUDDEUMI are observed on the detoxification of blood waste material, & the form and appearance of effete matter are various. 2. The BUDDEUMI massage treatment operated in the abdominal and the back in order to recover energy and increase immunity. 3. The heating treatment by BUDDEUMI operated in sickly region, in order to pour into heat of moxibustion. Conclusion According to the results, by the set up the exclusive therapy room and the arrange of the exclusive human agency of BUDDEUMI, the newly and various therapies of korean medicine are possible to develop.

A Brief Overview of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Its Plasmid O157

  • Lim, Ji-Youn;Yoon, Jang-W.;Hovde, Carolyn J.
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.5-14
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    • 2010
  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 is a major foodborne pathogen causing severe disease in humans worldwide. Healthy cattle are a reservoir of E. coli O157:H7, and bovine food products and fresh produce contaminated with bovine waste are the most common sources for disease outbreaks in the United States. E. coli O157:H7 also survives well in the environment. The abilities to cause human disease, colonize the bovine gastrointestinal tract, and survive in the environment require that E. coli O157:H7 adapt to a wide variety of conditions. Three major virulence factors of E. coli O157:H7 have been identified including Shiga toxins, products of the pathogenicity island called the locus of enterocyte effacement, and products of the F-like plasmid pO157. Among these virulence factors, the role of pO157 is least understood. This review provides a board overview of E. coli O157:H7 with an emphasis on pO157.

Use of Chitosan-TPP microsphere as a matrix for the encapsulation of somatic embryos of Capsicum annum var. grossum

  • Senarath, Wtpsk;Stevens, W.F.;Lee, Kui-Jae;Rehman, S.;Lee, Wang-Hyu
    • Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2002.11b
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    • pp.52-52
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    • 2002
  • Chitosan is a key compound of shrimp waste. It is a biopolymer, which is widely used in the field of medical Sciences. Chitosan-TPP (Tripolyphosphate) complex has more or less similar physical properties as Ca-alginate which can be used for the production of synthetic seeds. Possibility of the use of Chitosan-TPP complex as a matrix for encapsulation of somatic embryos was tested against the Ca-alginate complex (2.5w/v Na-alginate, 100mM CaCl2 at pH 5.5). Somatic embryos grown in the induction medium (IM) were drawn into the viscous chitosan solution (1%) and mixed well by inverting the tube carefully. Then the mixture was dropped at regular intervals into the tripolyphosphate (TPP) solution kept on a magnetic stirrer for bead formation. Synthetic seeds formed were washed and transferred into the incubation medium, then allowed either to air-dry or freeze-dry.(중략)

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Analysis of the Implication of Accessibility to Community Facilities for Land Price in Rural Areas using a Hedonic Land Price Model (헤도닉모형을 이용한 농촌지역 생활편익시설의 접근성이 지가에 미치는 영향 분석)

  • Kim, Solhee;Kim, Taegon;Suh, Kyo
    • Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.93-100
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    • 2016
  • Land price can be affected by convenience or psychological repulsion like PIMFY (Please In My Front Yard) or NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) for various facilities. Services related to public establishment, welfare, medical attention, and amenities in rural areas are comparatively poorer than those in urban areas. The purpose of this study is to estimate the implications of the accessibility to community facilities in rural areas for land prices using a hedonic price model. The accessibility to facilities is estimated by real road distances and the land prices are applied for four types of land usages: field, rice paddy, building lots, and village halls. Community facilities are classified from public and community services view: education, safety, culture, transport, environment, health care, and finance. The results show that the accessibility to health care and transport can positively affect land prices and the accessibility to environment (waste facilities and junkyard) and unpleasant services (funeral hall and charnel house) can negatively affect land prices. Especially, the accessibility to hospital is the most positive influential factor for all types of land usages.

Effect of Supervising Infectious Medical Waste and Eco-Friendly Health Care Service Orientation as Perception of the Environment Problem of Hospital Nurse (병원간호사의 환경문제인식이 감염성폐기물 관리 실천 및 친환경의료서비스 지향성에 미치는 영향)

  • Yoo, Meong-Sook;Seo, Young-Sook;Son, Yu-Lim
    • Journal of Korean Clinical Health Science
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.39-47
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    • 2013
  • Purpose. To examine the orientation of the eco-friendly Health care service on korean Hospital nurses Methods. Between October 2012 and November 2012, two hundred eighty five nurses (mean age, $25{\pm}17$ years; age range, 22~42yrears) were enrolled in this study. They performed a questionnaire which related to environmental problem, hospital infectious wastes manage and eco-friendly care service orientation. Results. Within the results, There were statistically significant correlation between "Hospital infectious wastes management" and "environmental problem awareness"(r=0.45, p<.001), "eco-friendly care service orientation"and "environmental problem awareness" (r=0.48, p<.001), and "eco-friendly Health care service orientaton" and "Hospital infectious wastes management"(r=0.50, p<.001). Conclusions. In current study, these results express that it is necessary to promote environmental problem awareness and hospital infectious wastes management practice for the "orientation of the eco-friendly Health care service on korean hospital nuurses.

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Oxidative Stress and Skin Diseases: Possible Role of Physical Activity

  • Kruk, Joanna;Duchnik, Ewa
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.561-568
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    • 2014
  • Background: The skin is the largest body organ that regulates excretion of metabolic waste products, temperature, and plays an important role in body protection against environmental physical and chemical, as well as biological factors. These include agents that may act as oxidants or catalysts of reactions producing reactive oxygen species (ROS), reactive nitrogen species (RNS), and other oxidants in skin cells. An increased amount of the oxidants, exceeding the antioxidant defense system capacity is called oxidative stress, leading to chronic inflammation, which, in turn, can cause collagen fragmentation and disorganization of collagen fibers and skin cell functions, and thus contribute to skin diseases including cancer. Moreover, research suggests that oxidative stress participates in all stages of carcinogenesis. We report here a summary of the present state of knowledge on the role of oxidative stress in pathogenesis of dermatologic diseases, defensive systems against ROS/RNS, and discuss how physical activity may modulate skin diseases through effects on oxidative stress. The data show duality of physical activity actions: regular moderate activity protects against ROS/RNS damage, and endurance exercise with a lack of training mediates oxidative stress. These findings indicate that the redox balance should be considered in the development of new antioxidant strategies linked to the prevention and therapy of skin diseases.

A Study on the Radioactive Products of Components in Proton Accelerator on Short Term Usage Using Computed Simulation (몬테칼로 시뮬레이션을 활용한 양성자가속기 단기사용 시 구성품의 방사화 평가)

  • Bae, Sang-Il;Kim, Jung-Hoon
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.43 no.5
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    • pp.389-395
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    • 2020
  • The evaluation of radioactivated components of heavy-ion accelerator facilities affects the safety of radiation management and the exposure dose for workers. and this is an important issue when predicting the disposal cost of waste during maintenance and dismantling of accelerator facilities. In this study, the FLUKA code was used to simulate the proton treatment device nozzle and classify the radio-nuclides and total radioactivity generated by each component over a short period of time. The source term was evaluated using NIST reference beam data, and the neutron flux generated for each component was calculated using the evaluated beam data. Radioactive isotopes caused by generated neutrons were compared and evaluated using nuclide information from the International Radiation Protection Association and the Korea Radioisotope association. Most of the nuclides produced form of beta rays and electron capture, and short-lived nuclides dominated. However, In the case of 54Mn, which is a radioactive product of iron, the effect of gamma rays should be considered. In the case of tritium generated from a material with a low atomic number, it is considered that handling care should be taken due to its long half-life.

Observation and Characteristics of Ozonizer using Injection Needle Electrode (주사바늘 전극형 오존발생기 특성 연구)

  • Park, Hyun-Mi;Kwon, Young-Hak;Park, Won-Zoo
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.29 no.12
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    • pp.77-82
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    • 2015
  • Ozone is a powerful disinfectant and oxidizing agent, and it is used in a wide range of applications, such as waste water treatment, food processing, etc.. There is also a great potential of using ozone in new emerging medical applications, such as ozone dentistry and ozone oxygen therapy. For these purposes, simple, small, compact and efficient sources of ozone are needed. In this study, in order to increase the current-voltage range of the discharge and to avoid the overheating of the gas in the ozonizer we suggested ozonizer of injection needle and plate electrode type(INP Type) with the gas through the needle. A ozonizer of INP type have been investigated by focusing on ozone concentration and yield according to flow rates and Gap of two electrodes. The results of studies of ozone production for DC corona discharge in oxygen at atmospheric pressure about the ozonizer of INP type. The ozone concentration and the generation yield increased as the gap of two electrodes and gas flow were decreased. Also, when the gap of two electrodes and gas flow with no change, the ozone concentration and generation yield each have variation of direct proportion and inverse proportion with discharge voltage.