• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.139-155
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• 2009

For the last few decades, many studies have tried to explore and unveil venture companies' success factors and unique features in order to identify the sources of such companies' competitive advantages over their rivals. Such venture companies have shown tendency to give high returns for investors generally making the best use of information technology. For this reason, many venture companies are keen on attracting avid investors' attention. Investors generally make their investment decisions by carefully examining the evaluation criteria of the alternatives. To them, credit rating information provided by international rating agencies, such as Standard and Poor's, Moody's and Fitch is crucial source as to such pivotal concerns as companies stability, growth, and risk status. But these types of information are generated only for the companies issuing corporate bonds, not venture companies. Therefore, this study proposes a method for evaluating venture businesses by presenting our recent empirical results using financial data of Korean venture companies listed on KOSDAQ in Korea exchange. In addition, this paper used multi-class SVM for the prediction of DEA-based efficiency rating for venture businesses, which was derived from our proposed method. Our approach sheds light on ways to locate efficient companies generating high level of profits. Above all, in determining effective ways to evaluate a venture firm's efficiency, it is important to understand the major contributing factors of such efficiency. Therefore, this paper is constructed on the basis of following two ideas to classify which companies are more efficient venture companies: i) making DEA based multi-class rating for sample companies and ii) developing multi-class SVM-based efficiency prediction model for classifying all companies. First, the Data Envelopment Analysis(DEA) is a non-parametric multiple input-output efficiency technique that measures the relative efficiency of decision making units(DMUs) using a linear programming based model. It is non-parametric because it requires no assumption on the shape or parameters of the underlying production function. DEA has been already widely applied for evaluating the relative efficiency of DMUs. Recently, a number of DEA based studies have evaluated the efficiency of various types of companies, such as internet companies and venture companies. It has been also applied to corporate credit ratings. In this study we utilized DEA for sorting venture companies by efficiency based ratings. The Support Vector Machine(SVM), on the other hand, is a popular technique for solving data classification problems. In this paper, we employed SVM to classify the efficiency ratings in IT venture companies according to the results of DEA. The SVM method was first developed by Vapnik (1995). As one of many machine learning techniques, SVM is based on a statistical theory. Thus far, the method has shown good performances especially in generalizing capacity in classification tasks, resulting in numerous applications in many areas of business, SVM is basically the algorithm that finds the maximum margin hyperplane, which is the maximum separation between classes. According to this method, support vectors are the closest to the maximum margin hyperplane. If it is impossible to classify, we can use the kernel function. In the case of nonlinear class boundaries, we can transform the inputs into a high-dimensional feature space, This is the original input space and is mapped into a high-dimensional dot-product space. Many studies applied SVM to the prediction of bankruptcy, the forecast a financial time series, and the problem of estimating credit rating, In this study we employed SVM for developing data mining-based efficiency prediction model. We used the Gaussian radial function as a kernel function of SVM. In multi-class SVM, we adopted one-against-one approach between binary classification method and two all-together methods, proposed by Weston and Watkins(1999) and Crammer and Singer(2000), respectively. In this research, we used corporate information of 154 companies listed on KOSDAQ market in Korea exchange. We obtained companies' financial information of 2005 from the KIS(Korea Information Service, Inc.). Using this data, we made multi-class rating with DEA efficiency and built multi-class prediction model based data mining. Among three manners of multi-classification, the hit ratio of the Weston and Watkins method is the best in the test data set. In multi classification problems as efficiency ratings of venture business, it is very useful for investors to know the class with errors, one class difference, when it is difficult to find out the accurate class in the actual market. So we presented accuracy results within 1-class errors, and the Weston and Watkins method showed 85.7% accuracy in our test samples. We conclude that the DEA based multi-class approach in venture business generates more information than the binary classification problem, notwithstanding its efficiency level. We believe this model can help investors in decision making as it provides a reliably tool to evaluate venture companies in the financial domain. For the future research, we perceive the need to enhance such areas as the variable selection process, the parameter selection of kernel function, the generalization, and the sample size of multi-class.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.31-38
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• 2018

양송이 수확후 배지에서 분리한 Pantoea rodasill LH-1와 Burkholderia stabilis HS-7간의 단일 접종 및 동시접종에 따른 인산가용화능과 상추생육효과를 조사하였다. NBRIP액체 배지에 분리균을 접종하고 배지에 함유된 인산칼슘으로부터 해리된 가용인산(soluble phosphorus)함량을 측정한 결과, P. rodasill LH-1는 $736.59{\mu}g\;mL^{-1}$, B. stabilis HS-7은 $743.90{\mu}g\;mL^{-1}$, 그리고 B. stabilis HS-7와 P. rodasill LH-1을 동시 접종한 배지는 $783.41{\mu}g\;mL^{-1}$로 가장 높았지만 유의수준의 시너지 효과는 나타나지 않았다. 배지 내pH는 초기 pH 7.0에서 배양 3일 후 모든 접종구에서 pH 4.3수준으로 감소하였으며, 또한 배지 내 잔류 당 감소율은 P. rodasill LH-1 31.7%, B. stabilis HS-7은 53.7%, 동시 접종한 배지에서는 87.1%로 가장 높은 감소율을 나타냈다. 분리균에 의해 생성한 배지 내유기산을 분석한 결과, gluconic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, acetic acid, citric acid 이 검출되었으며, 이 중 citric acid가 주요 유기산으로 동시 접종한 배지에서 $0.96mg\;mL^{-1}$로 가장 높은 함량을 나타내었다. 상추 재배 실험결과 동시 접종구가 대조구에 비해 잎의 길이는 7.7%, 뿌리길이는 15.5% 생육증진효과를 보였다. 이 결과들을 바탕으로 B. stabilis HS-7 와 Pantoea rodasill LH-1이 동시접종에 의해 유의수준의 인산가용화 시너지 효과는 관찰되지 않았지만, 무 접종구에 비하여 배지 내 인산가용화능과 작물의 생장이 크게 촉진되는 결과를 보임으로서 인산가용화균을 이용한 미생물 비료의 공급으로 염류집적토양의 인산가용화능과 작물의 생육을 향상시킬 수 있다고 생각된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.107-119
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• 2008

To determine the true digestible phosphorus (TDP) requirement of growing pigs, two experiments were designed with the experimental diets containing five true digestible P levels (0.16%, 0.20%, 0.23%, 0.26% and 0.39%) and the ratio of total calcium to true digestible P (TDP) kept at 2:1. In Experiment 1, five barrows (Duroc${\times}$Landrace${\times}$Yorkshire) with an average initial body weight of 27.9 kg were used in a $5{\times}5$ Latin-square design to evaluate the effect of different dietary P levels on the digestibility and output of P and nitrogen. In Experiment 2, sixty healthy growing pigs (Duroc${\times}$Landrace${\times}$Yorkshire) with an average body weight (BW) of 21.4 kg were assigned randomly to one of the five dietary treatments (12 pigs/diet), and were used to determine the true digestible phosphorus (TDP) requirement of growing pigs on the basis of growth performance and serum biochemical indices. The results indicated that the true digestibility of P increased (p<0.05) linearly with increasing dietary TDP level below 0.26%. The true P digestibility was highest (56.6%) when dietary TDP was 0.34%. Expressed as g/kg dry matter intake (DMI), fecal P output increased (p<0.05) linearly with increasing P input. On the basis of g/kg fecal dry matter (DM), fecal P output was lowest for Diet 4 and highest (p<0.05) for Diet 5. The apparent digestibility of crude protein (CP) did not differ (p>0.05) among the five diets, with the average nitrogen output of 12.14 g/d and nitrogen retention of 66% to 74% (p>0.05), which suggested that there was no interaction between dietary P and CP protein levels. During the 28-d experimental period of Experiment 2, the average daily gain (ADG) of pigs was affected by dietary TDP levels as described by Eq. (1): $y=-809,532x^4+788,079x^3-276,250x^2+42,114x-1,759$; ($R^2=0.99$; p<0.01; y = ADG, g/d; x = dietary TDP, %), F/G for pigs by Eq. (2): $y=3,651.1x^4-3,480.4x^3+1,183.8x^2-172.5x+10.9$ ($R^2=0.99$; p<0.01; y = F/G; x = dietary TDP, %), and Total P concentrations in serum by Eq. (3): $y=-3,311.7x^4+3,342.7x^3-1,224.6x^2+195.6x-8.7$ (R2 = 0.99; p<0.01; y = total serum P concentration and x = dietary TDP, %). The highest ADG (782 g/d), the lowest F/G (1.07) and the highest total serum P concentration (3.1 mmol/L) were obtained when dietary TDP level was 0.34%. Collectively, these results indicate that the optimal TDP requirement of growing pigs is 0.34% of the diet at a total Ca to TDP ratio of 2:1.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.79-110
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• 1976

In Korea fermented fish and shellfish have traditionally been favored and consumed as seasonings or further processed for fish sauce. Three major items in production quantity among more than thirty kinds which are presently available in the market are fermented anchovy, oyster and small shrimp. They are usually used as a seasoning mixture of Kimchi in order to provide a distinctive flavor. Fermented small shrimp, Acetes chinensis is most widely and largely used ana occupies an important position in food industry of this country. But no study on its taste compounds has been reported. This study was attempted to establish the basic data for evaluating taste compounds of fermented small shrimp. The changes of such compounds during fermentation as free amino acids, nucleotides and their related compounds, TMAO, TMA, and betaine were analysed. In addition, change in microflora during the fermentation under the halophilic circumstance was also investigated. The samples were prepared with three different salt contents of 20, 30 and $40\%$ to obtain the proper degree of fermentation at a controlled tempeature of $20{\pm}2^{\circ}C$. The results are summarized as follows: Volatile basic nitrogen increased rapidly until 108 days of fermentation and afterwards it tended to increase slowly. Amino nitrogen also increased rapidly until 43 days of fermentation and then increased slowly. Extract nitrogen increased and marked the maximum value at 72 day fermentation and then decreased slowly. ADP, AMP and IMP tended to degrade rapidly while hypoxanthine increased remarkably at 27 day fermentation but slightly decreased at 72 day fermentation. It is presumed that the characteristic flavor of fermented small shrimp might be attributed to the relatively higher content of hypoxanthine. In the free amino acid composition of fresh small shrimp abundant amino acids were proline, arginine, alanine, glycine, lysine, glutamic acid, leucine, valine and threonine in order. Such amino acids like serine, methionine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, aspartic acid, tyrosine and histidine were poor. In small shrimp extract, proline, arginine, alanine, glycine, lysine and glutamic acid were dominant holding $18.5\%,\;14.6\%,\;10.8\%,\;8.7\%,\;8.1\%\;and\;7.7\%$ of total free amino acids respectively. The total free amino acid nitrogen in fresh small shrimp was $63.9\%$ of its extract nitrogen. The change of free amino acid composition in the extract of small shrimp during fermentation was not observed. Lysine, alanine glutamic acid, proline, glycine and leucine were abundant in both fresh sample and fermented products. The increase of total free amino acids during 72 day fermentation reached approximately more than 2 times as compared with that of fresh sample and then decreased slowly. Fermented small shrimp with $40\%$ of salt was too salty to be commercial quality as the results of organoleptic test showed. It is found that 72 day fermentation with $20\%\;and\;30\%$ of salt gave the most favorable flavor. It is convinced that the characteristic flavor of fermented small shrimp was also attributed to such amino acids as lysine, proline, alanine, glycine and serine known as sweet compounds, as glutamic acid with meaty taste, and as leucine known as bitter taste. The amount of betaine increased during fermentation and reached the maximum at 72 day fermentation and then decreased slowly TMA increased while TMAO decreased during fermentation. The amount of TMAO nitrogen in fermented small shrimp was $200mg\%$ on moisture and salt free base. Betaine and TMAO known as sweet compounds were abundant in fermented small shrimp. It is supposed that these compounds could also play a role as important taste compounds of fermented small shrimp. At the initial stage of fermentation, Achromobacter, Pseudomonas, Micrococcus denitrificans which belong to marine bacteria were isolated. After 40 day fermentation, they disappeared rapidly while Halabacterium, Pediococcus, Sarcian, Micrococcus morrhuae and the yeasts such as Saccharomyces sp. and Torulopsis sp. dominated. It is concluded that the most important taste compounds of fermented small shrimp were amino acids such as lysine, proline, alanine, glycine, serine, glutamic acid, and leucine, betaine, TMAO and hypoxanthine.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.819-827
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 비타민과 단백질이 풍부하여 높은 영양가를 가지고 있으며, 콜레스테롤 제거 및 간 손상 방지와 염증, 심장병 등의 치료 효과가 있는 것으로 알려진 모링가 잎 추출물의 새로운 소재로서의 가능성을 검토하고자 항산화 활성과 항당뇨, 항염증 및 알코올분해능을 탐색하였다. 모링가 열수 및 에탄올 추출물의 총페놀 함량은 각각 45.49와 63.06 mg TAE/g으로 나타났다. 1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical 소거능은 1 mg/mL 농도의 열수 및 에탄올 추출물에서 각각 60.81%와 71.29%로 에탄올 추출물의 소거능이 높게 나타났다. 모링가 열수 및 에탄올 추출물의 superoxide dismutase 유사 활성은 농도 의존적으로 증가하였으며, 5 mg/mL 농도의 열수 및 에탄올 추출물에서 각각 2.82%와 7.40%로 에탄올 추출물의 활성이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 모링가 추출물의 혈당 강하 효과를 확인하기 위해 실시한 ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ 활성 억제 효과는 5 mg/mL 농도의 열수 및 에탄올 추출물에서 45.19%와 88.14%로 에탄올 추출물의 저해 활성이 유의적으로 높게 나타났다. 숙취 해소능을 알아보기 위해 alcohol dehydrogenase 및 acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 활성을 측정한 결과 두 효소 모두 모링가 열수 및 에탄올 추출물의 농도에 의존적으로 증가하였다. Lipopolysaccharide(LPS)에 의하여 유도된 NO 합성은 열수 및 에탄올 추출물 1 mg/mL 농도에서 28.50%와 7.90%로 LPS 처리군(41.96%)보다 각각 32.1%와 81.2% 현저히 감소하였으며, 모링가 열수 및 에탄올 추출물이 tacrine으로 유도된 Hep3B 간암 세포주에 대하여 유의적인 보호 활성을 나타냈다. 이상의 결과에서와 같이 모링가 잎 열수 및 에탄올 추출물은 우수한 항당뇨, 항염증, 숙취 해소 효과 및 간세포 보호 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났기에 기능성 소재로서의 활용도가 높을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제87권3호
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• pp.358-365
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• 1998

장래(將來) 삼임자원(森林資源)의 지속가능(持續可能)한 이용(利用)과 지구(地球) 환경보전(環境保全)을 위한 기초(基礎) 정보(情報)를 제공(提供)하기 위해, 대기중(大氣中)의 이산화탄소 농도(濃度)의 배증(倍增)($2{\times}CO_2$)에 따른 기후변화(氣候變化)가 잠재삼림면적(潛在森林面積)에 미치는 영향(影響)을 K${\ddot{o}}$ppen의 기후(氣候)/식생구분법(植生區分法)에 근거(根據)한 식생도제작(植生圖製作) 시스템에 의해 추정(推定)했다. 식생도제작 시스템은 점(点)들의 기상자료(氣象資料)를 각각(各各)의 격자점(格子点)에 구면보간(球面補間)하며, 보간된 기상자료를 정(定)해진 식생구분법에 따라 식생형으로 변환(變換)하고, 지구(地球) 전체(全體) 및 대륙별(大陸別)의 식생도와 식생면적을 산출(産出)한다. 기상자료로서는 약 2,000지점(地點)의 측후소(測候所)로부터 관측(觀測)된 AD 1958년까지의 측정치(測定値)인 현재의 기후(氣候)와, 일본기상청(日本氣象廳)의 예측치(豫測値)인 $CO_2$배증시(培增時)의 기후를 사용하였다. 기후변화에 의해 세계의 잠재 식생대는 주로 적도지역에서 극방향으로 이동될 것이며, 잠재식생면적의 변화(變化)는 지구(地球) 육상면적(陸上面積)(150.4 억(憶)ha)의 약(約) 1/3에 해당(該當)하는 49.0억(憶)ha에 이를 것으로 예상된다. 현재의 기후와 예상(豫想)되는 기후에 대응(對應)하는 지구 전체의 식생분포형태(植生分布形態) 간(間)의 일치정도(一致程度)를 Kappa통계(統計) 분석(分析)한 결과(結果)그 값은 Good(0.63)으로 나타났으며, 기후변화에 크게 영향을 받지 않은 지역은 사막과 빙설지대로 나타난다. 세계의 잠재산림면적은 $2{\times}CO_2$ 기후하(氣候下)에서 총 68.2억ha로 추정된다. 기후변화에 의한 대륙별 잠재삼림면적에 있어서, 유럽은 거의 변화가 없을 것으로 사료되나, 북미와 아시아 대륙은 기후변화와 함께 잠재삼림면적이 증가할 것이며, 남미, 아프리카, 오세아니아에서는 잠재삼림면적이 크게 감소할 것으로 추정된다. 특히, 오세아니아에서는 기후변화에 의한 사막화 현상이 가속화될 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제41권8호
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• pp.1094-1099
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• 2012

본 연구는 실험쥐 20마리를 사용하여 5주간의 고지방식이를 섭취시킨 후 CON군과 HF군으로 구분하여 식이조성에 따른 체중과 체구성 그리고 24시간 동안의 에너지 대사를 분석하였다. 그 결과 고지방식이로 인한 체중의 유의한 차이는 없었다. 5주간의 식이섭취량은 두 군간 유의한 차이가 있었고, 섭취열량은 약 6% 정도의 유의한 차이가 있었다. 산소섭취량(에너지소비량)은 두 군 간의 유의한 차이가 없었으나, 이산화탄소배출량은 유의한 차이를 보였다. 고지방식이군은 24시간 동안 유의하게 높은 지방산화량을 보였고 일반식이군은 탄수화물산화량이 유의하게 더 높은 것으로 나타났다. 특히 활동기에 두 군의 에너지 이용 기질에 많은 변화가 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 두 군간 소비에너지는 유의한 차이가 없었으나 섭취에너지에 비해 HF군의 복강 내 지방이 약 33% 이상 유의하게 높게 나타났다. 이상의 연구결과를 종합하여 볼 때 식이구성에 의하여 에너지이용기질이 달라지는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 5주간 섭취한 열량과 소비된 에너지 비를 비교하였을 때 고지방식이군에서 복강내 지방이 유의하게 증가한 것은 체내에서의 지방의 식이효율이 그동안 알려진 Atwater의 값(9 kcal/g)보다 더 높은 것으로 사료되어진다. 이는 탄수화물과 고지방식이섭취에서 체내에너지 저장량을 분석하였을 때 탄수화물의 열량은 4 kcal/g인데 비해 지방은 약 11.1 kcal/g으로 보고한 기존의 연구보고(21)를 지지하는 결과로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 일반인 및 비만환자와 대사증후군 환자의 체중조절과 개선에 있어서 식이구성과 일일영양권장량의 재검토의 필요성을 시사하고 있으며 또한 전문운동선수들의 체급별 체중조절에 필요한 식단의 재구성 등 스포츠현장의 기초자료가 될 것으로 판단되어진다. 그러나 본 연구는 대사과정에 관여하는 여러 호르몬과 단백질 등의 분석이 이뤄지지 않았고, 에너지대사량과 조직의 중량만을 검토한 결과이므로 추후 체내에서의 지방산화와 관련된 호르몬 및 단백질 등의 측정과 전체 피하조직 및 근육 등에 저장된 지방의 분석을 포함한 추가연구가 필요한 것으로 보인다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.1734-1740
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• 2001

Feeding trials using weanling pigs and broiler chicks were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of different metal-amino acid chelates and complexes at various levels of copper and zinc on the performance and fecal excretions. A total of 200 weanling pigs (Large White ${\times}$ Yorkshire ${\times}$ Duroc, $11.20{\pm}0.81kg$) were randomly assigned to 5 dietary treatments following a randomized complete block design. Each treatment was replicated 4 times with 10 pigs per pen. The dietary treatments were designated as : A-diet containing 170 ppm Cu from $CuSO_4$ and 120 ppm Zn from $ZnSO_4$, B-diet containing 85 ppm Cu from Cu-amino acid chelate (CAC) and 60 ppm Zn from Zn-amino acid chelate (ZAC), C-diet containing 170 ppm Cu from CAC and 120 ppm Zn from ZAC, D-diet containing 85 ppm Cu from Cu-lysine complex (CL) and 60 ppm Zn from Zn-methionine complex (ZM), and E-diet containing 170 ppm Cu from CL and 120 ppm Zn from ZM. On the other trial, 144 of one day old broiler chicks were randomly distributed to 6 dietary treatments following a completely randomized design. Each treatment was replicated 3 times with 8 chicks per replicate. The dietary treatments were as follows: 1-diet with 60 ppm Cu from $CuSO_4$ and 40 ppm Zn from $ZnSO_4$, 2-diet with 120 ppm Cu from $CuSO_4$ and 80 ppm Zn from $ZnSO_4$, 3-diet with 60 ppm Cu from CAC and 40 ppm Zn from ZAC, 4-diet with 120 ppm Cu from CAC and 80 ppm Zn from ZAC, 5-diet with 60 ppm Cu from CL and 40 ppm Zn from ZM, and 6-diet with 120 ppm Cu from CL and 80 ppm Zn from ZM. In Exp. 1 with pigs, there was no difference on average daily gain and average daily feed intake observed among treatments. There was improvement (p<0.05) on the overall feed conversion ratio (FCR) of pigs fed diet containing 120 ppm Zn and 170 ppm Cu from metal-amino acid chelates relative to those fed diet containing inorganic sources of Cu and Zn but equally efficient as those fed diet containing metal-amino acid complexes. Pigs fed diet containing either metal-amino acid chelates or complexes as sources of Cu and Zn had higher (p<0.05) Cu and Zn concentration in serum and lower (p<0.05) in feces than those receiving diet with inorganic sources. In Exp. 2 with broiler chicks, the overall FCR was not different among treatments. Higher (p<0.05) Cu and Zn concentration in serum was obtained from birds fed diet with 60 ppm Cu and 40 ppm Zn from metal-amino acid chelates compared to those fed diet with inorganic sources of Cu and Zn. Also, the feces collected from birds fed diet with either metal-amino acid chelates or complexes contained generally lower Cu and Zn than those birds fed diet with inorganic sources. The higher the dietary level of Cu and Zn the higher the Cu and Zn concentration in the feces. Based on the results, both metal-amino acid chelates and complexes of Cu and Zn at low levels (Zn 60 ppm, Cu 85 ppm for weanling pigs and Zn 40 ppm, Cu 60 ppm for broiler chicks) are not different from that of high levels of inorganic sources in maintaining growth performance and serum concentration. The fecal excretions for Cu and Zn were greatly reduced when organic sources were used.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.548-555
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• 2018

Objective: This experiment was conducted to investigate whether asparagine (Asn) could improve liver energy status in weaning pigs when challenged with lipopolysaccharide. Methods: Forty-eight weaned pigs ($Duroc{\times}Large\;White{\times}Landrace$, $8.12{\pm}0.56kg$) were assigned to four treatments: i) CTRL, piglets received a control diet and injected with sterile 0.9% NaCl solution; ii) lipopolysaccharide challenged control (LPSCC), piglets received the same control diet and injected with Escherichia coli LPS; iii) lipopolysaccharide (LPS)+0.5% Asn, piglets received a 0.5% Asn diet and injected with LPS; and iv) LPS+1.0% Asn, piglets received a 1.0% Asn diet and injected with LPS. All piglets were fed the experimental diets for 19 d. On d 20, the pigs were injected intraperitoneally with Escherichia coli LPS at $100{\mu}g/kg$ body weights or the same volume of 0.9% NaCl solution based on the assigned treatments. Then the pigs were slaughtered at 4 h and 24 h after LPS or saline injection, and the liver samples were collected. Results: At 24 h after LPS challenge, dietary supplementation with 0.5% Asn increased ATP concentration (quadratic, p<0.05), and had a tendency to increase adenylate energy charges and reduce AMP/ATP ratio (quadratic, p<0.1) in liver. In addition, Asn increased the liver mRNA expression of pyruvate kinase, pyruvate dehydrogenase, citrate synthase, and isocitrate dehydrogenase ${\beta}$ (linear, p<0.05; quadratic, p<0.05), and had a tendency to increase the mRNA expression of hexokinase 2 (linear, p<0.1). Moreover, Asn increased liver phosphorylated AMP-activated protein kinase (pAMPK)/total AMP-activated protein kinase (tAMPK) ratio (linear, p<0.05; quadratic, p<0.05). However, at 4 h after LPS challenge, Asn supplementation had no effect on these parameters. Conclusion: The present study indicated that Asn could improve the energy metabolism in injured liver at the late stage of LPS challenge.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.33-45
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• 2009

인력 중심의 산업적 성격이 강한 조경업은 실질적 생산 활동의 주체라고 할 수 있는 기술인력의 관리가 매우 중요하다. 그러나 조경업은 경기에 민감한 산업적 특성으로 인하여 최근과 같은 국내외 경제여건과 정책의 변화 등에 따라 매우 민감하게 반응하게 되고 이러한 특성은, 곧 조경현장의 인력수급에 많은 영향을 미치게 된다. 결과적으로 인력에 대한 올바른 수급 균형이 깨지게 되어, 산업체에서는 조경기술인력의 부족에 허덕이게 되고, 새로 사회에 진출하는 신규 인력은 마땅한 일자리를 찾지 못하는 상황으로 악순환을 계속하게 된다. 따라서 본 연구는 현 조경산업의 올바른 기술인력 수급현황을 파악하고 이를 통해 향후 요구되는 인력수요와 공급상황을 분석함으로써, 기존 기술인력과 신진 기술인력의 적절한 수급균형을 맞추고, 이를 통해 미래 조경산업의 안정화를 꾀하고자 진행되었다. 본 연구에서 도출된 결과에 따르면, 초급기술자에 해당하는 조경산업기사 이상의 기술인력은 매년 10% 수준의 인력공급 증가가 예상된다. 이를 2008년 기술인력 공급현황인 1,137명을 기준으로 추정하면 1,251명의 인력공급이 가능할 것으로 예상된다. 이에 비하여 조경업체의 수요 기술인력은 현재 조경산업에 종사하는 기술인력을 14,783명으로 추정하였을 경우, 매년 540여명 정도의 증가가 예상된다. 결과적으로 1,251명의 공급 기술인력은 현재 조경산업체에서 필요로하는 540여명의 기술인력에 비하여 약 2.3배 정도에 해당하는 수치이다. 즉 조경분야에서는 공급인력의 초과를 충분히 예상할 수 있으며, 적절한 통제를 통하여 수요에 대응할 수 있는 인력공급계획이 필요할 것으로 사료된다. 따라서 올바른 인력수급체계가 갖춰지지 못한다면, 앞으로도 기술인력에 대한 공급과 업체에서의 수요 불균형으로, 조경 인력에 대한 경쟁력이 저하될 수밖에 없을 것이다. 또한 학 경력 인정기술자 제도의 폐지로 자격증에 대한 수요가 더욱 가속화될 것으로 예상되는 시점에서 각 교육기관에서는 해당 인력에 대한 자격요건을 충분히 갖춘 후에 졸업시킬 수 있는 경쟁력 있는 인재양성 방안을 좀 더 적극적으로 강구하여야 할 것이다.