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Effects of Seed Size and Several Factors on Ultra-drying and Germination of Ultra-dried Seeds in Soybean

  • Lee, Yeong-Ho;Chang, Ching-huan
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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    • v.45 no.5
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    • pp.305-309
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    • 2000
  • Ultra-drying [<5.0% seed moisture content (SMC)] storage technique is a cost-effective storage method for oily seeds. To decide proper ultra-drying condition for soybean seeds, drying rate was compared three silica gel to seed ratios, two seed sizes with varietal difference, two kinds of container, and three seed amounts per container under :t 23$\pm$1$^{\circ}C$. When the relative humidity (RH) was reduced at the rate of less than 0.1 % a day, silica gel was replaced with dry one by 47 days. Higher silica gel to seed ratios (3:1 and 2:1) dried faster than lower ratio (1:1) until 28 days, but not after 43 days of drying. Also, large seeded variety was dried faster than small seeded variety. Kinds of container and seed amounts per container didn't show differences in drying of soybean seeds. After completion of ultra-drying, percentage germination by standard germination test (SGT) was not different among silica gel to seed ratios, kinds of container, and seed amounts per container, except among seed sizes (varieties). Before SGT, soybean seeds were premoistened using saturated ${CaCl}_2$ for 48 hours and ${NH}_4$Cl for 24 hours in desiccators. To compare germinability between ordinary-dried seeds and ultra-dried seeds, the seeds of seven soybean varieties, which were varying in size from 8.1 to 34.9 g per 100 seeds, were dried using same amount of silica gel under 23$\pm$1$^{\circ}C$. After completion of 76 days of drying, SMCs were reduced to 3.13-3.45% from 7.86-8.82%. SMC after completion of drying was not correlated with 100-seed weight (r=0.556). Before germination tests, soybean seeds were premoistened using saturated salt solutions. Percentage germination was higher with ultra-dried seeds than ordinary-dried seeds in SGT and higher with ordinary-dried seeds than ultra-dried seeds in AAT at the beginning of storage and after 6 months storage, but general trend of percentage germination was not observed among varieties classified by 100-seed weight. From these results, we concluded that further studies are needed to improve ultra-drying storage method for soybean seeds.

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A Study on Categorization of Concept Albums According to Features of Media (매체의 특징에 따른 컨셉 앨범의 분류)

  • Son, Dongwook;Lee, Seungyon-Seny
    • Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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    • 2018.05a
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    • pp.151-152
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    • 2018
  • 컨셉 앨범(Concept Album)은 "The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", "The Who - Tommy" 등이 발매된 1960년대 이후로 계속해서 발전하고 있다. 장르적 발전과 형식적 발전을 거듭하고 있는데, 그에 비해 학술적 연구는 부족한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 컨셉 앨범의 발전 경향을 알아보기 위해 컨셉 앨범의 시대적 구분 기준을 마련한다. 또한 이러한 시대적 구분에 따라 각 시대의 컨셉 앨범이 어떤 특징을 보이는지 살펴봄으로써, 2000년대 이후 다양해지는 컨셉 앨범에 대한 분석 기틀을 마련한다.

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Overexpression of sprA and sprB Genes is Tightly Regulated in Streptomyces griseus

  • KIM , YOON-HEE;CHOI, SI-SUN;KANG, DAE-KYUNG;KANG, SANG-SOON;JEONG, BYEONG-CHUL;HONG, SOON-KWANG
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.1350-1355
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    • 2004
  • The sprA and sprB genes, encoding the chymotrypsin-like proteases Streptomyces griseus protease A (SGPA) and Streptomyces griseus protease B (SGPB), and the sprT gene that encodes Streptomyces griseus trypsin (SGT) were cloned from S. griseus and were overexpressed in various strains of S. griseus. When the sprT gene was introduced into S. griseus, trypsin activity increased 2-fold in the A-factor deficient mutant strain, S. griseus HH1, and increased 4-fold in the wild strain, S. grise us IFO 13350. However, there was no detectable increase of chymotrypsin activity in the transformants of S. griseus with either sprA or sprB, in contrast to the results obtained from S. lividans as a heterologous host. To solve the negative gene dosage effects in S. griseus, either the sprA or the sprB genes with their own ribosome binding sites were linked to the downstream of the entire sprT gene, and the coexpression efficiency was examined in S. lividans and S. griseus. The transformants of S. lividans with either pWHM3-TA (sprT+sprA) or pWHM3­TB (sprT+sprB) showed 3-fold increase of trypsin activity over that of the control, however, only the transformant of pWHM3-TB demonstrated 7-fold increase in chymotrypsin activity, indicating that the pWHM3-TB has a successful construction for the overexpression of chymotrypsin in Streptomyces. When the coexpression vectors were introduced into S. griseus IFO 13350, the trypsin level sharply increased by more than 4-fold, however, the chymotrypsin level did not increase. These results strongly suggest that the overexpression of the sprA and sprB genes is tightly regulated in S. griseus.

Heterologous Production of Streptokinase in Secretory Form in Streptomyces lividans and in Nonsecretory Form in Escherichia coli

  • Kim,, Mi-Ran;Choeng, Yong-Hoon;Chi, Won-Jae;Kang, Dae-Kyung;Hong, Soon-Kwang
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.132-137
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    • 2010
  • The skc gene encoding streptokinase (SK) with a molecular mass of approximately 47.4 kDa was cloned from Streptococcus equisimilis ATCC 9542 and heterologously overexpressed in Streptomyces lividans TK24 and E. coli using various strong promoters. When the promoter for sprT [Streptomyces griseus trypsin (SGT)] was used in the host S. lividans TK24, a 47.4-kDa protein was detected along with a smaller hydrolyzed protein (44 kDa), suggesting that posttranslational hydrolysis had occurred as has been reported in other expression systems. The casein/plasminogen plate assay revealed that the plasmid construct containing the SGT signal peptide was superior to that containing the SK signal peptide in terms of SK production. Maximal production of SK was calculated to be about 0.25 unit/ml of culture broth, a value that was five times higher than that obtained with other expression systems using ermE and tipA promoters in the same host. When the skc gene was expressed in E. coli BL21(${\Delta}DE3$)pLys under the control of the T7 promoter, a relatively large amount of SK was expressed in soluble form without hydrolysis. SK activity in E. coli/pET28a-$T7_pSK_m$ was more than 2 units/ml of culture broth, even though about half of the expressed protein formed an inactive inclusion body.

Studies on the Effects of Several Oriental Herbal Medicines on mucin secretion from Primary Cultured Respiratory (가미신기탕(加味腎氣湯) 등 수종(數種) 방제(方劑)가 일차배양 호흡기 상피세포에서의 점액 분비에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Yun-Hee;Kim, Jeong-Sook
    • The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.109-135
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    • 2006
  • Objective : In the present study, the author tried to investigate whether six oriental medical prescriptions named gamisingitang (SGT), gamijungtang (IJT), gamicheongpyetang (CPT), galhwengchihyosan (CHS), chwiyeontong (CYT), sigyoungcheongpyetang (SCPT) significantly affect mucin release from cultured hamster tracheal surface epithelial (HTSE) cells. Methode : Confluent HTSE cells were inetabolically radiolabeled with $^{3}H-glucosamine$ for 24 hrs and chased for 30 min in the presence of drugs aforementioned, respectively, to assess the effect of each drug on $^{3}H-mucin$ release. Possible cytotoxicities of effective drugs were assessed by measuring lactate dehydrogenase(LDH) release. Additionally, total elution profiles of control spent media and treatment sample (CPT, CHS, SCPT and CYT) through Sepharose CL-4B column were analysed and effect of CPT, CHS and CYT on MUC5AC mRNA expression in cultured HTSE cells were invsetigated. Results : (1) SGT and IJT did not affect mucin release without cytotoxicity; (2) CPT, SCPT and CHS significantly stimulated mucin release from cultured HTSE cells, with significant cytotoxicity; (4) CPT, CHS, SCPT and CYT chiefly affected the 'mucin' release and did not affect significantly the release of the releasable glycoproteins with less molecular weight than mucin. This result suggests that the four herbal prescriptions specifically affect the release of mucin ; (5) CTP and CHS did not significantly affect the expression levels of MUC 5AC mRNA, however, CYT significantly inhibit the expression levels of MUC 5AC mRNA. Conclusion : CYT can decrease the synthesis of mucin at gene level in cultured HTSE cells.

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Binary regression model using skewed generalized t distributions (기운 일반화 t 분포를 이용한 이진 데이터 회귀 분석)

  • Kim, Mijeong
    • The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics
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    • v.30 no.5
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    • pp.775-791
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    • 2017
  • We frequently encounter binary data in real life. Logistic, Probit, Cauchit, Complementary log-log models are often used for binary data analysis. In order to analyze binary data, Liu (2004) proposed a Robit model, in which the inverse of cdf of the Student's t distribution is used as a link function. Kim et al. (2008) also proposed a generalized t-link model to make the binary regression model more flexible. The more flexible skewed distributions allow more flexible link functions in generalized linear models. In the sense, we propose a binary data regression model using skewed generalized t distributions introduced in Theodossiou (1998). We implement R code of the proposed models using the glm function included in R base and R sgt package. We also analyze Pima Indian data using the proposed model in R.

Tempeh Fermentation from a Mixture of Soybean and Sorghum Grain (대두-수수 혼합곡물의 템페발효)

  • Kim, Chong-Tai;Kim, Chul-Jin;Kim, Dong-Chul;Kwon, Tae-Won
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.668-674
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    • 1990
  • Tempeh-type fermented products were prepared from soybean, sorghum or mixture of soybean and sorghum(1 : 1) with the traditional Indonesian inoculum(LARU : mixed cultures of Rhizopus oligosporus). Fermentation increased protein and fiber contents in the soybean tempeh(ST) and tempeh of soybean-sorghum mixture(SSM). Fat content was slightly higher in sorghum tempeh(SGT) and SSM than that of control. During the fermentation, pH, soluble solid and soluble nitrogen were increased, while no significant change was found in the total solids. The trypsin inhibitor activity(TIA) and phytic acid content decreased after 32 hrs fermentation. It is suggested that Rhizopus oligosporus is capable of hydrolyzing trypsin inhibitor and phytic acid of the substrate. Thiamine and niacin contents increased in all samples as compared with the unfermented control. In amino acid level, there were some decreased in total amino acids after 32 hrs fermentation in three types of tempeh. While the concentrations of lysine, valine. tyrosine and alanine in ST, SGT and SSM were increased those of serine and glutamic acid were decreased in compare to the unfermented control.

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Rpi-blb2 Gene-Mediated Late Blight Resistance in Plants

  • Oh, Sang-Keun
    • 한국균학회소식:학술대회논문집
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    • 2015.11a
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    • pp.26-26
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    • 2015
  • Phytophthora infestans is the causal agent of potato and tomato late blight, one of the most devastating plant diseases. P. infestans secretes effector proteins that are both modulators and targets of host plant immunity. Among these are the so-called RXLR effectors that function inside plant cells and are characterized by a conserved motif following the N-terminal signal peptide. In contrast, the effector activity is encoded by the C terminal region that follows the RXLR domain. Recently, I performed in planta functional profiling of different RXLR effector alleles. These genes were amplified from a variety of P. infestans isolates and cloned into a Potato virus X (PVX) vector for transient in planta expression. I assayed for R-gene specific induction of hypersensitive cell death. The findings included the discovery of new effector with avirulence activity towards the Solanum bulbocastanum Rpi-blb2 resistance gene. The Rpi-blb2 encodes a protein with a putative CC-NBS-LRR (a coiled-coil-nucleotide binding site and leucine-rich repeat) motif that confers Phytophthora late blight disease resistance. We examined the components required for Rpi-blb2-mediated resistance to P. infestans in Nicotiana benthamiana. Virus-induced gene silencing was used to repress candidate genes in N. benthamiana and to assay against P. infestans infections. NbSGT1 was required for disease resistance to P. infestans and hypersensitive responses (HRs) triggered by co-expression of AVRblb2 and Rpi-blb2 in N. benthamiana. RAR1 and HSP90 did not affect disease resistance or HRs in Rpi-blb2-transgenic plants. To elucidate the role of salicylic acid (SA) in Rpi-blb2-mediated resistance, we analyzed the response of NahG-transgenic plants following P. infestans infection. The increased susceptibility of Rpi-blb2-transgenic plants in the NahG background correlated with reduced SA and SA glucoside levels. Furthermore, Rpi-blb2-mediated HR cell death was associated with $H_2O_2$, but not SA, accumulation. SA affects basal defense and Rpi-blb2-mediated resistance against P. infestans. These findings provide evidence about the roles of SGT1 and SA signaling in Rpi-blb2-mediated resistance against P. infestans.

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Trench Power MOSFET using Separate Gate Technique for Reducing Gate Charge (Gate 전하를 감소시키기 위해 Separate Gate Technique을 이용한 Trench Power MOSFET)

  • Cho, Doohyung;Kim, Kwangsoo
    • Journal of IKEEE
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.283-289
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    • 2012
  • In this paper, We proposed Separate Gate Technique(SGT) to improve the switching characteristics of Trench power MOSFET. Low gate-to-drain 전하 (Miller 전하 : Qgd) has to be achieved to improve the switching characteristics of Trench power MOSFET. A thin poly-silicon deposition is processed to form side wall which is used as gate and thus, it has thinner gate compared to the gate of conventional Trench MOSFET. The reduction of the overlapped area between the gate and the drain decreases the overlapped charge, and the performance of the proposed device is compared to the conventional Trench MOSFET using Silvaco T-CAD. Ciss(input capacitance : Cgs+Cgd), Coss(output capacitance : Cgd+Cds) and Crss(reverse recovery capacitance : Cgd) are reduced to 14.3%, 23% and 30% respectively. To confirm the reduction effect of capacitance, the characteristics of inverter circuit is comprised. Consequently, the reverse recovery time is reduced by 28%. The proposed device can be fabricated with convetional processes without any electrical property degradation compare to conventional device.

Reduction in post extraction waiting period for dental implant patients using plasma rich in growth factors: an in vivo study using cone-beam computed tomography

  • Arya, Varun;Malhotra, Vijay Laxmy;Rao, JK Dayashankara;Kirti, Shruti;Malhotra, Siddharth;Sharma, Radhey Shyam
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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    • v.45 no.5
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    • pp.285-293
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    • 2019
  • Objectives: This study examined the effects of plasma-rich growth factors (PRGF) on accelerating bone regeneration/repair in fresh extraction sockets, and determined the quality and quantity of bone by assessing the bone density using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Materials and Methods: Twenty patients, who had undergone bilateral extractions, were included in this study. In one extraction socket, PRGF was used and covered with an autologous fibrin plug. Nothing was used in the opposite side extraction socket. Thirteen weeks post extraction, the level of bone regeneration was evaluated on both sides with CBCT. Results: At the end of the study, the mean bone density according to the Hounsfield units (HU) in the control group and PRGF group was 500.05 HU (type III bone type) and 647.95 HU (type II bone type), respectively. Conclusion: This study recommends the use of PRGF in post extraction sites to accelerate the rate of bone regeneration and improve the quality of regenerated bone. The technique to process PRGF was simple compared to previously mentioned techniques used for platelet-rich plasma (PRP) preparation. PRP preparation requires a two-cycle centrifugation procedure, leading to a longer processing time.