• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.1881-1889
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• 2018

Objective: In dryland areas of China, alfalfa hay (AH) is a possible substitute for concentrate feed for beef cattle. To evaluate the potential benefits of this substitution, we studied the effect of the ratio of AH intake to total dry matter (DM) intake on average daily body-weight gain (ADG), dietary energy utilization status, and economic benefit in Gansu province. Methods: In each of two feeding trials in 2016 (trial 1 [T1], July 3 to 17; trial 2 [T2], August 15 to September 23), crossbred male Simmental calves were allocated to low AH (LA), medium AH (MA), and high AH (HA) feeding groups (n = 4 per group). The target ADG was set as 1 kg for both trials. In a one-way-layout design based on conventional feeding practices in the province, calves received diets containing the different AH amounts, with a constant ratio of corn stover:total DM and decreasing rations of concentrate feed proportional to the increase in AH. Calves in T1 received AH at 15% (T1-LA), 23% (T1-MA), or 31% (T1-HA) of their dietary DM allowances; those in T2 received 9% (T2-LA), 24% (T2-MA), or 34% (T2-HA) AH. Results: Among the T1 groups, both ADG and economic benefit were highest in T1-LA; whereas in T2, they were higher in the T2-LA and T2-MA groups than in T2-HA. Energy digestibility did not significantly differ among the groups in either trial. The dietary AH inclusion ratios of 14% in the warm season and 8% to 21% in the cool season appeared to yield optimal ADG, metabolizable energy intake, and economic benefit. Conclusion: Low-level inclusion of AH, ranging from 8% to 21%, is a practical approach for beef cattle feeding. This modified feeding regimen likely will promote increased growth performance during the fattening stage of beef steers in dryland areas of Gansu province, China.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.1930-1938
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• 2018

Objective: The present study attempted to determine safe and sufficient growth promoters in poultry feeding. Methods: A total of 520 seven-day-old quail chicks were randomly allotted to eight treatment groups in a $4{\times}2$ factorial design experiment to evaluate the effect of different levels of humic acid (HA) and black cumin (BC) seed and their interactions on growth, carcass traits, gut microbes, and blood chemistry of growing quails. Quails were randomly distributed into 8 groups in a $4{\times}2$ factorial design, included 4 HA levels (0, 0.75, 1.5, and 2.25 g/kg diet) and 2 BC levels (0 or 5 g/ kg diet). Results: Increasing HA level associated with a gradual increase in final weight, feed intake and body weight gain along with an improvement in feed conversion ratio. Dietary addition of 5 g BC powder/kg diet gave similar results. The highest level of HA (2.25 g/kg diet) recorded the best values of carcass weight, breast yield, intestinal length, and intestinal weight comparing with the control and other HA levels. Total viable microbial counts decreased (p<0.05) with increasing levels of HA except the intermediate level (1.5 g/kg diet). The concentration of serum cholesterol and low density lipoprotein (excluding that 0.75 g HA) decreased (p<0.05) and high density lipoprotein increased (p = 0.034) along with increasing HA level. The interaction between the $2.25g\;HA{\times}5g$ gave the best results regarding most studied parameters. Conclusion: These findings indicated that HA combined with BC could be used as effective growth promoters, with the recommended level being 2.25 g HA+5 g BC/kg of quail diet.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.53-60
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• 2019

Objective : GRIT is a non-cognitive trait which is defined as perseverance and passion for long-term goals. It predicts success, performance and thedifference from other traits. The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the GRIT scale. Methods : A total of 92 patients were enrolled in the study. All patients received psychiatric assessment including Clinical Useful Depression Outcome Scale (CUDOS), Clinical Useful Anxiety Outcome Scale (CUXOS), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-15), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CDRS), Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), and GRIT as well as demographic assessment. Cronbach's alpha coefficient of total GRIT score and the split-half reliability of each item was calculated to assess test reliability. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed to select the best fitting model and assess construct validity. Finally, a correlation analysis was performed to check convergent and discriminant validity. Results : Cronbach's alpha coefficient for GRIT was found to be 0.85 and all Cronbach's alpha were more than 0.8 even in cases where all items were deleted. We found 3 appropriate factor models in exploratory factor analysis, compared them with 3 models and chose the 2-factor model as the most suitable based on the best fit test. Finally, correlation of the GRIT with CUDOS, CUXOS, PHQ-15, CDRS and BRS were statistically significant (all p<0.01), with relatively low correlation coefficient. Conclusion : This study indicates that the Korean version of GRIT is a reliable and valid instrument for investigating individual power of passion and perseverance.

• 한국보육학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.123-143
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 포커스 집단 인터뷰를 통하여 어린이집 원장의 남자교사 채용에 관한 인식과 개선방안을 탐색해 보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 보육현장에서 남자교사를 채용하였거나 실습을 지도한 경험이 있는 어린이집 원장 8명을 연구대상으로 선정하였다. 자료수집방법으로는 포커스 집단 인터뷰 방법을 적용하였고 매회 2시간~2시간 30분 정도, 총 4회의 면담이 진행되었다. 본 연구에서 수집된 자료를 통하여 분석해 본 결과 어린이집 원장의 남자교사 채용에 관한 인식은 (1) 다가올 어려움에 대한 막연한 두려움 (2) 보육현장 조직문화에서의 남자교사의 명과 암 등의 2가지 주제와 6개의 하위주제로 나타났다. 도출된 결과를 구체적으로 살펴보면, 다가올 어려움에 대한 막연한 두려움 주제에서는 '행정적인 불이익', '성과 관련된 사회적 분위기', '역할 수행에 대한 불확실성' 등의 하위주제를 도출하고, 보육현장에서의 남자교사의 명과 암 주제에서는 '여성중심의 조직 문화와 적응', '보육현장의 비전', '보육현장에서의 남자교사의 역할' 등의 하위 주제가 도출되었다. 다음으로 보육현장에서 남자교사의 채용을 위한 개선방안에 관해서는 보육현장으로 진입하기 위한 남자교사의 길의 주제가 도출되었는데, 이 주제에서는 '영유아 보육 경험 및 실습 기회 확대', '남자가 아닌 개인의 문제라는 인식으로의 전환', '남자로서의 장점 극대화', '시스템의 변화' 등의 4가지 하위주제가 도출되었다. 이는 무엇보다도 남자교사 채용을 위해서는 보육현장에서 교사 성불균형 문제를 해결해야 함을 시사하고 있다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.500-506
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 arPLS(asymmetrically reweighted penalized least squares) 방법에서 분광신호의 길이와 차수를 이용한 최적의 평활화 매개변수를 위한 결정함수를 제안한다. 분광신호의 기준선 보정은 분석 시스템의 성능을 좌우하는 매우 중요한 과정으로 많은 경우에 육안 검사로 매개변수를 선택하여 추정한다. 이 과정은 매우 주관적이고 특히 대량의 데이터인 경우 지루한 작업을 동반하므로 좋은 분석 결과를 보장하기 어렵다. 이러한 이유로 기준선 보정에서 최적의 매개변수를 결정하기 위한 객관적인 방법이 필요하다. 제안한 결정함수는 기준선 보정에 사용 가능한 매개변수 범위의 중앙값이 신호의 길이가 길어질수록 증가하고, 신호의 차수가 작아질수록 감소하는 관계를 정리하여 모델링하였다. 모의실험 데이터는 신호의 길이 7가지에 대해 조합한 분석신호 4가지와 선형 기준선과 2차, 3차, 4차 곡선 기준선을 각각 더하여 모두 112개를 생성하였다. 모의실험 데이터와 실제 라만 분광신호를 이용한 실험에서 제안한 결정함수의 평활화 매개변수가 기준선 보정에 효과적으로 적용될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.1161-1171
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• 2018

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate diffusion tensor (DT) imaging-derived properties of benign oligemia, true "at risk" penumbra (TP), and the infarct core (IC) during the first 3 hours of stroke onset. Materials and Methods: The study was approved by the local animal care and use committee. DT imaging data were obtained from 14 rats after permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (pMCAO) using a 7T magnetic resonance scanner (Bruker) in room air. Relative cerebral blood flow and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps were generated to define oligemia, TP, IC, and normal tissue (NT) every 30 minutes up to 3 hours. Relative fractional anisotropy (rFA), pure anisotropy (rq), diffusion magnitude (rL), ADC (rADC), axial diffusivity (rAD), and radial diffusivity (rRD) values were derived by comparison with the contralateral normal brain. Results: The mean volume of oligemia was $24.7{\pm}14.1mm^3$, that of TP was $81.3{\pm}62.6mm^3$, and that of IC was $123.0{\pm}85.2mm^3$ at 30 minutes after pMCAO. rFA showed an initial paradoxical 10% increase in IC and TP, and declined afterward. The rq, rL, rADC, rAD, and rRD showed an initial discrepant decrease in IC (from -24% to -36%) as compared with TP (from -7% to -13%). Significant differences (p < 0.05) in metrics, except rFA, were found between tissue subtypes in the first 2.5 hours. The rq demonstrated the best overall performance in discriminating TP from IC (accuracy = 92.6%, area under curve = 0.93) and the optimal cutoff value was -33.90%. The metric values for oligemia and NT remained similar at all time points. Conclusion: Benign oligemia is small and remains microstructurally normal under pMCAO. TP and IC show a distinct evolution of DT-derived properties within the first 3 hours of stroke onset, and are thus potentially useful in predicting the fate of ischemic brain.

• 직업교육연구
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.1-23
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• 2018

이 연구의 목적은 CIPP 평가모형의 상황, 투입, 과정, 산출적 국면에 따라 특성화고 취업역량강화 프로그램의 질 관리 및 개선을 위한 의사결정에 도움이 되는 평가지표를 개발하는 데 있다. 이를 위해 문헌고찰과 전문가 의견조사를 통하여 특성화고 취업역량강화 프로그램 평가지표를 설계하였다. 또한, 이를 타당화하기 위하여 특성화고 취업담당 교사 및 교육관련 전문가 15명을 대상으로 델파이 조사를 실시하였다. 수집된 델파이 설문 자료 결과를 통해 내용타당도인 CVR 값과 합의도, 수렴도를 통해 의견 일치 정도를 분석하였고, 수정 보완의 과정을 거쳐 최종 평가준거 및 평가지표를 확정하였다. 그 결과 개발된 평가준거는 총 7개로 요구분석, 목표설정, 실행계획, 수행내용, 프로그램 활동, 프로그램 관리 및 평가, 프로그램 성과이고, 평가준거 별 평가지표는 총 41개로 구성되었다. 최종 확정된 평가지표는 특성화고 현장에서 취업역량강화 프로그램 관련 이해관계자에게 활용됨으로써 특성화고의 취업역량강화 활동의 질적 향상과 나아가야 할 방향을 제시하는데 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 분석과학
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.7-16
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 닥나무 인피섬유와 이를 이용하여 제조한 한지의 FT-NIR및 FT-MIR 스펙트럼 데이터를 각각PLS-DA에 적용하여 닥나무 인피섬유 및 한지의 원산지 판별 모델을 개발하고자 하였다. 본 연구를 위하여 서로 다른 원산지의 국내산 닥나무 인피섬유 10점을 채취하여 한지로 제조하였다. 상기시료의 FT-NIR 및 FT-IR 스펙트럼 데이터는 데이터 전처리 과정을 거쳐 PLS-DA를 수행하였다. 모델링 결과, 닥나무 인피섬유와 한지의 NIR 스펙트럼 데이터가 판별모델의 교차 검증결과 및 성능평가(정확도, 민감도, 특이도)에서 모두 100 %로 MIR 스펙트럼 데이터보다 우수한 판별 성능을 나타냈다. 또한 지역별로 4 개의 그룹을 형성하는 것을 확인 할 수 있었으며, 닥나무 인피섬유와 한지의 원산지 판별 모델 간 score 형태가 유사하게 나타내는 것을 확인하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.257-264
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• 2019

Objective: Dairy cattle nutrient requirement systems acknowledge amino acid (AAs) requirements in aggregate as metabolizable protein (MP) and assume fixed efficiencies of MP used for milk protein. Regulation of mammary protein synthesis may be associated with AA input and milk protein output. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of nanoemulsified methionine and cysteine on the in-vitro expression of milk protein (casein) in bovine mammary epithelial cells (MAC-T cells). Methods: Methionine and cysteine were nonionized using Lipoid S 75 by high-speed homogenizer. The nanoemulsified AA particle size and polydispersity index were determined by dynamic light scattering correlation spectroscopy using a high-performance particle sizer instrument. 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay was performed to determine the cytotoxicity effect of AAs with and without nanoionization at various concentrations (100 to $500{\mu}g/mL$) in mammary epithelial cells. MAC-T cells were subjected to 100% of free AA and nanoemulsified AA concentration in Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium/nutrient mixture F-12 (DMEM/F12) for the analysis of milk protein (casein) expression by the quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction method. Results: The AA-treated cells showed that cell viability tended to decrease (80%) in proportion to the concentration before nanogenesis, but cell viability increased as much as 90% after nanogenesis. The analysis of the expression of genetic markers related to milk protein indicated that; ${\alpha}_{s2}$-casein increased 2-fold, ${\kappa}$-casein increased 5-fold, and the amount of unchanged ${\beta}$-casein expression was nearly doubled in the nanoemulsified methionine-treated group when compared with the free-nanoemulsified methionine-supplemented group. On the contrary, the non-emulsified cysteine-administered group showed higher expression of genetic markers related to milk protein ${\alpha}_{s2}$-casein, ${\kappa}$-casein, and ${\beta}$-casein, but all the genetic markers related to milk protein decreased significantly after nanoemulsification. Conclusion: Detailed knowledge of factors, such nanogenesis of methionine, associated with increasing cysteine and decreasing production of genetic markers related to milk protein (casein) will help guide future recommendations to producers for maximizing milk yield with a high level of milk protein casein.

• 농촌계획
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.135-146
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• 2018

A Visual landscape planning and management system has been introduced and implemented by each ministry so as to solve the problems of visual landscape destruction due to recognition on the value of natural landscape of beautiful territory and various development projects. At present, this system emphasizes the importance of the visual and perceptual aspect of the landscape however, there is a lack of techniques required for comprehensively predicting, evaluating, and managing it. Furthermore, sustainable landscape management after the completion of development projects has been inadequately carried out, as the focus has been only on consultation in the planning process of the development project in institutional performance. To this end, we presented objective and standardized criteria to predict and judge the effects of development projects on landscapes before project implementation. During the implementation of the development project, the influence of the visual landscape becomes accumulated in the construction progress stage. There is a need to identify the main viewpoints and to examine the continuous changes in the landscape-influencing factors, owing to the remarkable influences on the landscape, such as the change in the topography and the change caused by the artificial structure. During the stage of managing the influence on the visual landscape after the completion of the project, the influence on landscape should be monitored by measuring the change in the continuous landscape-influencing factors and determining the extent to which the actual reduction plan has been implemented. These processes should be performed continuously to maintain the quality of the visual landscape. The change in the landscape caused by the development project is shown to cause relatively greater visual damage than other factors composing the landscape owing to the influence of the artificial factors including the structure or the building. This shows that not only detailed examination of the visual impact before the development project but also continuous management is required during and after the development project. For this purpose, we derived eight landscape-influencing factors including form/shape, line, color, texture, scale/volume, height, skyline, and landscape control point. The proposed considering to be of high utilization in that it has a clear target of the landscape influencing factors.