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Dry Matter Accumulation and Leaf Mineral Contents as Affected by Excessive Soil Water in Soybean

  • Seong, Rak-Chun;Kim, Jeong-Gyu;Nelson, C. Jeny
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.129-133
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    • 1999
  • Excessive soil water at vegetative growth stages during the rainy season induces yield losses in soybeans. Our objectives were to obtain basic information about the cultivar differences and to understand the stress-tolerance process for due to excessive soil water. Previous experiments revealed soybean genotypic differences in tolerance to excessive soil water. A field experiment was conducted at the Research Farm of Korea University near Seoul on 21 May 1998. Soybean[Glycine max (L.) Merrill] cultivars, 'Hannamkong' (sensitive) and 'Taekwan-gkong'(tolerant) were planted in vinyl-lined plots(1.2 x 4.2 x 0.3 m deep) and control plots. Drip irrigation began at VI growth stage to submerge the soil surface. Three weeks of excessive soil water treatment reduced all growth parameters measured to soybean plants. Excessive soil water stress resulted in decreases of N, P, K, Ca, Mg and Cu, and increases of Fe and Mn contents in soybean leaves. The stress index of tolerant cultivars under excessive soil water showed no large difference in soybean growth characteristics measured at three growth stages. However, K, Ca, Mg, Fe and Mn contents in soybean leaves appeared to differ between sensitive and tolerant cultivars. From the above results, stress and tolerance indices are proposed for a method to test cultivar differences in plant responses within a species under adverse growth environments.

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Development and Application of Village Extinction Index in Rural Areas - A Case Study on Chungcheongnam-do - (농촌의 마을소멸지수 개발 및 적용 - 충청남도를 대상으로 -)

  • Yun, Jeong-mi;Cho, Young-jae;Kim, Jin-young
    • Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.15-24
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    • 2023
  • The sense of crisis regarding regional extinction due to low birth rates and an aging population is expanding. Generally, the local extinction index is used to analyze local extinction. However, it is challenging to diagnose the actual situation of village extinction risk in rural areas, even though the regional extinction index can be analyzed in units such as Si-Gun-Gu and Eup-Myeon-Dong. This difficulty arises because the regional extinction index solely relies on natural population growth indicators (elderly population and female population aged 20-39). Therefore, the purpose of this study is to develop a village extinction index that can identify the disappearance of rural villages. Additionally, the aim is to apply the developed indicators to the village (administrative ri) spatial unit. The existing regional extinction index used only mortality-related indicators as factors for natural population decline and fertility-related indicators as factors for natural population growth. However, the developed village extinction index included not only the factors of natural population change but also incorporated social population growth factors and factors related to the pace of village extinction. This is the key difference between the developed village extinction index and the existing regional extinction index. In this study, the indicators of "total population," "number of young women aged 20-44," "number of elderly population aged 70 or older," and "number of incoming population" were selected to develop a village extinction index. The village extinction index was developed by incorporating both natural population growth indicators and social population growth indicators. The developed village extinction index was applied to administrative villages. This research is expected to provide a more accurate understanding of the current state of rural villages facing extinction.

Antimicrobial Effect of Ethanol Extract of Smilax China Leaf (청미래덩굴(망개)잎 에탄올 추출물의 항균효과)

  • Choi Han-Young
    • Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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    • v.19 no.3 s.53
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    • pp.22-30
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    • 2004
  • The extract with the dilution of $50\%$ ethanol and treatment of $121^{\circ}C$ for 15min were inhibited highly the growth of staph aureus, Ent. cloacae, Sh. sonnei, A. hydrophila, b. subtilis, St. faecalis and L. casei. of food samples, red-bean dregs with addition of extact of smilax china. leaves or sorbic acid took the similar inhibition effect to microorganisms for the early storage days(1-3days). There was inhibited the growth of microorganisms in strawberry Juice added to 20m1 of $1\%$ extract solution for one storage day in comparison with no addition of smilax china L. Over all with growth inhibition capability to microorganisms and foods, it was believed that the effect and value as the natural food preservatives and the extracts like as this natural plant material took the food safety and it was capable to develop the natural food preservation.

The changes of plasma prostaglandin E2 level and natural killer cell activity in EL-4 leukemia cells bearing mice (EL-4 암세포주(癌細胞株) 이식(移植)마우스에서의 혈중(血中) prostaglandin E2 농도(濃度) 및 자연살해세포(自然殺害細胞) 활성도(活性度)의 변화(變化))

  • Kim, Sung-ho
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.469-474
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    • 1989
  • The changes of plasma prostaglandin $E_2$ level, natural killer cell activity and tumor cell growth were assayed after transplantation of EL-4 leukemia cells in C57BL/6 mice. The results were summarized as follows; 1. Plasma prostaglandin $E_2$ level was increased in EL-4 bearing mice, but indomethacin treated mice group showed low level. 2. The tumor-derived prostaglandin $E_2$ inhibited the post-target binding cytolytic process of natural killer activity. 3. Indomethacin inhibited the growth of prostaglandin secreting EL-4 solid tumor.

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A General Coverage-Based NHPP SRGM Framework

  • Park, Joong-Yang;Lee, Gye-Min;Park, Jae-Heung
    • Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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    • v.15 no.6
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    • pp.875-881
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    • 2008
  • This paper first discusses the existing non-homogeneous Poisson process(NHPP) software reliability growth model(SRGM) frameworks with respect to capability of representing software reliability growth phenomenon. As an enhancement of representational capability a new general coverage-based NHPP SRGM framework is developed. Issues associated with application of the new framework are then considered.

L-Cysteine Metabolism and the Effects on Mycelium growth of Streptomyces albidoflavus SMF301 in Submerged Culture

  • Lee, Kye-Joon;Kim, Jong-Woong;Kang, Sung-Kyun
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.4 no.3
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    • pp.159-164
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    • 1994
  • Myceliuml growth and spore formation of Streptomyces albidoflavus SMF301 in submerged culture were compared with the metabolism of cysteine. Cysteine added to the culture was metabolized by cysteine desulfhydrase (EC 4.4.1.1.) to produce ammonium ions, hydrogen sulfide, and pyruvate. The redox potential of the culture broth was lowered immediately as the result of the metabolism of cysteine, which caused a lag period of mycelium growth. However enhanced activities of pyruvate dehydrogenase and a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase were confirmed in the culture containing cysteine, indicating that pyruvate was utilized to support further mycelium growth.

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General Pharmacology of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone Expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (효모에서 발현된 유전자 재조합 인간 성장호르몬의 일반 약리작용)

  • Lee, Eun-Bang;Shin, Kuk-Hyun;Chung, Myung-Sook;Kim, Oon-Ja;Yoon, Ki-Young;Kim, Jung-Keun
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.34 no.6
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    • pp.439-446
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    • 1990
  • The general pharmacological actions of recombinant human growth hormone (rHGH) were investigated. It had hypothermic action but neither sedative nor analgesic action. No pharmacological effects were observed in isolated guinea pig ileum and tracheal muscle and rat fundus and uterus. Slight hypotensive action with no effect on respiration was revealed at a dose of 20 IU/kg i.v. of rHGH in rabbits. The rHGH exhibited a weak inhibitory action of glucose tolerance in normal rats, significantly lowered the blood glucose contents in adrenalectomized rats 20 min after i.v. administration (80IU/kg), and produced a significant inhibitory effect on in vitro glycerol release in epinephrine-stimulated epididymal fat pad segments of rats.

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Growth, reproduction and recruitment of Silvetia siliquosa (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) transplants using polyethylene rope and natural rock methods

  • Gao, Xu;Choi, Han Gil;Park, Seo Kyoung;Lee, Jung Rok;Kim, Jeong Ha;Hu, Zi-Min;Nam, Ki Wan
    • ALGAE
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.337-347
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    • 2017
  • Silvetia siliquosa is an ecologically and commercially important brown alga that is harvested from its natural habitats, but its population has recently been diminishing along the Korean coast. To develop new techniques for algal population restoration, we tested two newly developed transplantation methods (using polyethylene ropes and natural rock pieces) at two study sites, Gwanmaedo and Yeongsando, on the southwest coast of Korea, from May to November 2014. The transplants on polyethylene ropes showed significantly greater survival, maturity, and growth than those on natural rocks at both study sites. Newly recruited juveniles (<3 cm) of S. siliquosa increased remarkably from May to December near the transplants on polyethylene ropes and natural rocks.Therefore, we suggest that transplantation using polyethylene ropes is more effective than using natural rocks to restore the population of S. siliquosa in Korea.

Comparative analysis of yeast cell viability at exponential and stationary growth phases

  • An, Yejin;Jo, Nayoon;Kim, Hyeji;Nam, Dahye;Son, Woorim;Park, Jinkyu
    • Analytical Science and Technology
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.181-188
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    • 2022
  • This paper describes a comparative analysis of yeast cell viability at exponential and stationary growth phases using multiple conventional techniques and statistical tools. Overall, cellular responses to various viability assays were asynchronous. Results of optical density measurement and direct cell counting were asynchronous both at exponential and stationary phases. Proliferative capacity measurement using SP-SDS indicated that cells at the end of the stationary phase were proliferative as much as exponentially growing cells. Metabolic activity assays using two different dyes concluded that the inside of cells at stationary phase is slightly less reducing compared to that of exponentially growing cells, implying that the metabolic activity imperceptibly declined as cells were aged. These results will be helpful to understand the details of yeast cell viability at exponential and stationary growth phases.

A Study on Complementarity of Green Growth (녹색성장의 상보성에 관한 연구)

  • PARK, Seong-Kwae
    • Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.306-324
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    • 2009
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze green growth issues such as employment, education and training, social capital and nature's standing right from the complementary perspective between natural environment conservation and economic growth. Green growth can be defined as a growth which lowers an increasing rate of entropy and at the same time improves our living standard. Green growth paradigm requires a quite amount of understanding the laws of thermodynamics and the uncertainty principle as the highest orders which regulate our overall socio-economic behaviors. They suggest that socio-economic growth is a mere transformation process of natural energy from one form to another and they increases natural manmade entropy over time. The most important issue of green growth policy may be a problem concerning employment and/or unemployment since green growth may induce inevitable movement of resources from the existing industries to the green sector. In particular, green industries will demand more highly specialized manpower than the existing ones. Without a well-designed new training education system and social capital accumulation toward environmental concerns, green growth may accompany a substantial amount of structural involuntary frictional unemployment. This may increase not only wealth-distribution disparity but also political instability. In order to achieve harmonious green growth, we should recognize that there are important complementary relationships between green and growth. Our society should also be able to innovate the existing educational system to accumulate social capital, to create a new sharing system, and to admit nature's standing right. Although the 2003 lawsuit case of Korean Salamander in Cheonseong Mountain went against plaintiff, it would provide apparently our society with a way of green development ahead.