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Effect of seeding dates at a hilly pasture establishment on its growth characteristics and productivity

  • Jung, Jeong Sung;Choi, Ki Choon;Kim, Hyeon shup;Choi, Gi Jun;Kim, Won Ho
    • 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국작물학회 2017년도 9th Asian Crop Science Association conference
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    • pp.325-325
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    • 2017
  • In the 20th century, the average temperature of Korea has risen by $1.5^{\circ}C$, whereas it has risen by $0.6^{\circ}C$ globally. Few studies have investigated the effect of seeding date in hilly pastures on their growth characteristics and productivity. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the effect of seeding dates at a hilly pasture establishment on its growth characteristics and productivity caused by increasing temperatures in Korea. The experiments were conducted from 2014 to 2016 at Pyeongchang, South Korea, at an altitude 600-700 m above sea level. The composition of grass mixture was tall fescue, orchard grass, perennial ryegrass, Kentucky bluegrass, timothy, and white clover. Treatments comprised four seeding dates (August 13 and 27, and September 10 and 24). The establishment rate was lowest on September 24, resulting in only 20% establishment over the winter, and the proportion of weeds was highest on September 24 (58%). Early seedling growth before overwintering is a critical approach to ensure successful establishment of grassland. The main components were orchard grass and tall fescue on the early seeding date (August 13), and Kentucky bluegrass on the late seeding date (September 24). Late seeding increased the proportion of bare lands invaded by weed species, especially during second and third cutting periods. Early seeding date resulted in a progressive increase in biomass. Total annual production was significantly affected by the seeding date; lowest dry matter production was on September 24 ($2,441kg\;ha^{-1}$), whereas maximum dry matter yield was on August 27 ($6,608kg\;ha^{-1}$). The results of the study indicate that growth condition and productivity could be increased by early seeding, and seeding of grass in the Pyeongchang area should be completed before August 27. However, further studies are needed to determine the ideal seeding date at the hilly pasture establishment in Pyeongchang.

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Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Treatment and Survival: the Experience of Major Public Hospitals in South Australia Over Three Decades

  • Roder, David;Karapetis, Christos S;Wattchow, David;Moore, James;Singhal, Nimit;Joshi, Rohit;Keefe, Dorothy;Fusco, Kellie;Buranyi-Trevarton, Dianne;Sharplin, Greg;Price, Timothy J
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제16권14호
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    • pp.5923-5931
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    • 2015
  • Background: Registry data from four major public hospitals indicate trends over three decades from 1980 to 2010 in treatment and survival from colorectal cancer with distant metastases at diagnosis (TNM stage IV). Materials and Methods: Kaplan-Meier product-limit estimates and Cox proportional hazards models for investigating disease-specific survival and multiple logistic regression analyses for indicating first-round treatment trends. Results: Two-year survivals increased from 10% for 1980-84 to 35% for 2005-10 diagnoses. Corresponding increases in five-year survivals were from 3% to 16%. Time-to-event risk of colorectal cancer death approximately halved (hazards ratio: 0.48 (0.40, 0.59) after adjusting for demographic factors, tumour differentiation, and primary sub-site. Survivals were not found to differ by place of residence, suggesting reasonable equity in service provision. About 74% of cases were treated surgically and this proportion increased over time. Proportions having systemic therapy and/or radiotherapy increased from 12% in 1980-84 to 61% for 2005-10. Radiotherapy was more common for rectal than colonic cases (39% vs 7% in 2005-10). Of the cases diagnosed in 2005-10 when less than 70 years of age, the percentage having radiotherapy and/or systemic therapy was 79% for colorectal, 74% for colon and 86% for rectum (&RS)) cancers. Corresponding proportions having: systemic therapies were 75%, 71% and 81% respectively; radiotherapy were 24%, 10% and 46% respectively; and surgery were 75%, 78% and 71% respectively. Based on survey data on uptake of offered therapies, it is likely that of these younger cases, 85% would have been offered systemic treatment and among rectum (&RS) cases, about 63% would have been offered radiotherapy. Conclusions: Pronounced increases in survivals from metastatic colorectal cancer have occurred, in keeping with improved systemic therapies and surgical interventions. Use of radiotherapy and/or systemic therapy has increased markedly and patterns of change accord with clinical guideline recommendations.

CT 영상을 이용한 감쇠 보정 시 조영제가 PET 영상에 미치는 영향 (Impact of Contrast Agent for PET Images with CT-based Attenuation Correction)

  • 손혜경;;권윤영;정해조;김희중
    • 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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    • 제16권4호
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    • pp.192-201
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    • 2005
  • 본 연구에서는 PET/CT 시스템에서 CT 영상을 이용한 감쇠 보정 시 조영제가 PET 영상에 미치는 영향을 관찰하기 위해 팬텀실험과 모의실험을 수행하였다. 다양한 농도로 희석한 조영제를 채운 플라스틱 병을 스티로폼을 이용하여 전신 팬텀 내에 고정시킨 후 투과 영상을 획득하였다 모의실험을 위해 인체 기관 중간을 가진 수학적 방출 맵과 투과 맵을 각각 생성하였다. 조영제의 비균일 증강, 조영제의 다양한 농도 및 분포 크기, 잡음 정도, 영상의 해상도, 재구성 알고리듬, 조영제의 저-감쇠, 그리고 각각 다른 시간상에 대한 조영제의 분포의 차이와 같은 다양한 인자들에 대하여 평가하였다. 팬텀실험으로부터 CT의 Hounsfield 값이 조영제의 농도 및 전압 값에 의존함을 확인할 수 있었다. 모의실험으로부터 조영제가 감쇠 보정한 PET 영상에서 인공산물을 생성하고 영상의 질을 떨어뜨리는 것을 관찰할 수 있었다. 조영제의 영향은 조영제의 농도 및 분포 크기, 잡음 정도, 영상의 해상도 등에 의해 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과들은 임상적 PET/CT 영상에서 조영제로 인해 발생할 수 있는 잠재적 문제를 충분히 이해하고 이를 고려해야 함을 보여 주었다.

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한국 영화에 나타난 아버지 캐릭터의 부성성에 대한 기호학적 연구 (Research on the Semiotic Analysis of Father Characters' Paternity in Korean Films)

  • 이윤석;김슬기
    • 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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    • 제11권2호
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    • pp.215-228
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    • 2011
  • 수천년을 거쳐 온 역사 속에서 '아버지'라는 인물은 가족의 건강과 마음을 챙겨주는 대상 이외에도 사회적으로 가족을 대표하고 부양하는 능력을 가진 존재로 그려지고 있다. 19세기에 편중된 서구의 가부장적 전통과 더불어 한국 사회에서의 아버지 역시 한국 전통의 유교문화를 바탕으로 가부장적 부성성을 띠고 있다. 1960년대부터 산업화를 이루어 결국 21세기에는 가족중심주의 대신 개인중심주의로, 서열화 대신 평등성을 강조하며 상호존중과 자율성을 바탕으로 하는 근대적 가치에 중심을 두게 되었다. (2005, 한국가족문화원, 21세기 한국 가족) 하지만 짧은 기간 동안 이루어진 급작스런 근대화로 인해 실제로는 아직 한국사회에 전통적 가족문화 현상이 남아있는 것이 사실이다. 결국 이러한 한국 특유의 가족문화를 바탕으로 가족 내에서 한국의 아버지는 가부장적 남성중심적 사고를 가지고 가족의 생계와 안전을 책임지며 감정보다는 이성에, 부드러움 보다는 무뚝뚝함에 더 중심을 두는 것이 남자, 그리고 아버지로서의 역할이라고 여기게 된다. 이러한 아버지의 모습에 대한 사회적 이데올로기는 미디어를 통해 표현되는데, TV나 영화에서 보여지는 가부장적 아버지의 이미지가 그 예이다. 본고는 그러한 한국의 아버지가 묘사된 영화 분석을 위해 선정한 영화 두 편을 통해 한국 영화 속에서 표현되는 아버지의 역할이 어떠한지를 메츠의 통합체, 계열체분석과 그레마스 분석 방법을 이용하여 기호학적 의미에서 살펴보도록 하겠다. 사례분석을 위해 선정된 영화로는, 한국형 가장으로서의 아버지가 표현된 영화 '플라이 대디'와 한국형 기러기 아빠가 등장하는 '우아한 세계'가 있다. 위의 영화들은 영화 속의 가부장적 부성성과 그 배경이 된 한국 전통의 이데올로기가 미디어를 통해 투영된다는 것을 보여주는 좋은 예이다.

Diurnal Variations in Milk and Blood Urea Nitrogen and Whole Blood Ammonia Nitrogen in Dairy Cows

  • Hwang, Sen-Yuan;Lee, Mei-Ju;Peh, Huo-Cheng
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제14권12호
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    • pp.1683-1689
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    • 2001
  • The levels of urea nitrogen both in blood (BUN) and milk (MUN), and milk protein (MP) reflect protein and energy intake in dairy herd feeding. Blood and milk constituents may be changes rhythmically and influence by different sampling time within a day and after feeding. Trials were conducted using five dietary treatments in both lactating and dry cows to study the effects of sampling time on concentrations of BUN, MUN and whole blood ammonia nitrogen (BAN) in practical dairy cow feeding in Taiwan. The conventional feed ingredients and forages including corn silage, alfalfa hay, timothy or pangola hay and corn grain were used as major source of the diet to follow practical dairy cow feeding. Five different diets were varying in amounts (low=L; standard=S; high=H) of crude protein (P) and energy (E) according to the NRC (1989). The energy to protein ratios in kcal/kg for the PSES, PLES, PHES, PSEH and PSEL were 10.82, 12.54, 9.41, 12.53 and 9.13 in lactating cows, and 11.38, 13.33, 9.78, 13.28 and 9.74 in dry cows, respectively. Results showed that after feeding at 9:30, BUN reached peak at 13:30 and was significantly higher than those to that sampled at 14:30 to 18:30 (p<0.05) in dry cows. Therefore the best blood sampling time for urea nitrogen assay in dry cows is 4 hours after morning feeding. In lactating cows, BUN of 13:30 was significantly higher than those of 8:30 to 11:30 (p<0.05), but there were no significant difference between the BUN values of other sampling time. Hence the suitable blood sampling time for BUN value in lactating cows was located on 3 to 8 hours after morning feeding, but the best time was 4 hours after morning feeding. MUN content is significantly higher in the afternoon collected bulk milk than the fore-strip morning milk (p<0.05), therefore the best sampling time for MUN is from afternoon collected bulk milk. Diurnal BAN changed without traceable rhythmic pattern and was negatively correlated to the BUN (r = -0.78). It is suggested that BAN may not be a good indicator for monitoring dairy cow feeding.

Influence of Temperature and pH on Fermentation Pattern and Methane Production in the Rumen Simulating Fermenter (RUSITEC)

  • Bhatta, R.;Tajima, K.;Kurihara, M.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제19권3호
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    • pp.376-380
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    • 2006
  • An experiment was conducted to study the effect of temperature and pH on in vitro nutrient degradability, volatile fatty acid profile and methane production. The fermenter used was the semi-continuous system, known as the rumen simulation technique (RUSITEC). Sixteen cylinders were used at one time with a volume of 800 ml, the dilution rate was set at 3.5%/hour, the infused buffer being McDougall's artificial saliva. Basal diet (9.6 g DM) used in RUSITEC consisted of (DM) 6.40 g Timothy hay, 1.86 g crushed corn and 1.34 g soybean meal. The food for the fermentation vessel was provided in nylon bags, which were gently agitated in the liquid phase. The experiment lasted for 17 d with all the samples taken during the last 5 d. Treatments were allocated at random to four vessels each and were (1) two temperature levels of $39^{\circ}C$ and $41^{\circ}C$ (2) two pH levels of 6.0 and 7.0. The total diet contained ($g\;kg^{-1}$ DM) 957 OM, 115 CP and $167MJ\;kg^{-1}$ (DM) GE. Although increase in temperature from $39^{\circ}C$ to $41^{\circ}C$ reduced degradation of major nutrients in vitro, it was non-significant. Interaction effect of temperature with pH also reflected a similar trend. However, pH showed a significant (p<0.05) negative effect on the degradability of all the nutrients in vitro. Altering the in vitro pH from 7 to 6 caused marked reduction in DMD from 60.2 to 41.8, CPD from 76.3 to 55.3 and GED from 55.3 to 35.1, respectively. Low pH (6) depressed total VFA production (61.9 vs. 34.9 mM) as well as acetate to propionate ratio in vitro (from 2.0 to 1.5) when compared to pH 7. Compared to pH 7, total gas production decreased from 1,841 ml to 1,148 ml at pH 6, $CO_2$ and $CH_4$ production also reduced from 639 to 260 ml and 138 to 45 ml, respectively. This study supported the premise that pH is one of the principal factors affecting the microbial production of volatile fatty acids and gas. Regulating the ruminal pH to increase bacterial activity may be one of the methods to optimize VFA production, reduce methane and, possibly, improve animal performance.

Effects of purified lignin on in vitro rumen metabolism and growth performance of feedlot cattle

  • Wang, Yuxi;McAllister, Tim A.;Lora, Jairo H.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제30권3호
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    • pp.392-399
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    • 2017
  • Objective: The objectives were to assess the effects of purified lignin from wheat straw (sodium hydroxide dehydrated lignin; SHDL) on in vitro ruminal fermentation and on the growth performance of feedlot cattle. Methods: In vitro experiments were conducted by incubating a timothy-alfalfa (50:50) forage mixture (48 h) and barley grain (24 h) with 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 mg/mL of rumen fluid (equivalent to 0, 2, 4, 8, and 16 g SHDL/kg diet). Productions of $CH_4$ and total gas, volatile fatty acids, ammonia, dry matter (DM) disappearance (DMD) and digestion of neutral detergent fiber (NDF) or starch were measured. Sixty Hereford-Angus cross weaned steer calves were individually fed a typical barley silage-barley grain based total mixed ration and supplemented with SHDL at 0, 4, 8, and 16 g/kg DM for 70 (growing), 28 (transition), and 121 d (finishing) period. Cattle were slaughtered at the end of the experiment and carcass traits were assessed. Results: With forage, SHDL linearly (p<0.001) reduced 48-h in vitro DMD from 54.9% to 39.2%, NDF disappearance from 34.1% to 18.6% and the acetate: propionate ratio from 2.56 to 2.41, but linearly (p<0.001) increased $CH_4$ production from 9.5 to 12.4 mL/100 mg DMD. With barley grain, SHDL linearly increased (p<0.001) 24-h DMD from74.6% to 84.5%, but linearly (p<0.001) reduced $CH_4$ production from 5.6 to 4.2 mL/100 mg DMD and $NH_3$ accumulation from 9.15 to $4.49{\mu}mol/mL$. Supplementation of SHDL did not affect growth, but tended (p = 0.10) to linearly reduce feed intake, and quadratically increased (p = 0.059) feed efficiency during the finishing period. Addition of SHDL also tended (p = 0.098) to linearly increase the saleable meat yield of the carcass from 52.5% to 55.7%. Conclusion: Purified lignin used as feed additive has potential to improve feed efficiency for finishing feedlot cattle and carcass quality.

Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources: Waimea Plains, New Zealand Case Example

  • Zemansky, Gil;Hong, Yoon-Seeok Timothy;Rose, Jennifer;Song, Sung-Ho;Thomas, Joseph
    • 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국수자원학회 2011년도 학술발표회
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    • pp.18-18
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    • 2011
  • Climate change is impacting and will increasingly impact both the quantity and quality of the world's water resources in a variety of ways. In some areas warming climate results in increased rainfall, surface runoff, and groundwater recharge while in others there may be declines in all of these. Water quality is described by a number of variables. Some are directly impacted by climate change. Temperature is an obvious example. Notably, increased atmospheric concentrations of $CO_2$ triggering climate change increase the $CO_2$ dissolving into water. This has manifold consequences including decreased pH and increased alkalinity, with resultant increases in dissolved concentrations of the minerals in geologic materials contacted by such water. Climate change is also expected to increase the number and intensity of extreme climate events, with related hydrologic changes. A simple framework has been developed in New Zealand for assessing and predicting climate change impacts on water resources. Assessment is largely based on trend analysis of historic data using the non-parametric Mann-Kendall method. Trend analysis requires long-term, regular monitoring data for both climate and hydrologic variables. Data quality is of primary importance and data gaps must be avoided. Quantitative prediction of climate change impacts on the quantity of water resources can be accomplished by computer modelling. This requires the serial coupling of various models. For example, regional downscaling of results from a world-wide general circulation model (GCM) can be used to forecast temperatures and precipitation for various emissions scenarios in specific catchments. Mechanistic or artificial intelligence modelling can then be used with these inputs to simulate climate change impacts over time, such as changes in streamflow, groundwater-surface water interactions, and changes in groundwater levels. The Waimea Plains catchment in New Zealand was selected for a test application of these assessment and prediction methods. This catchment is predicted to undergo relatively minor impacts due to climate change. All available climate and hydrologic databases were obtained and analyzed. These included climate (temperature, precipitation, solar radiation and sunshine hours, evapotranspiration, humidity, and cloud cover) and hydrologic (streamflow and quality and groundwater levels and quality) records. Results varied but there were indications of atmospheric temperature increasing, rainfall decreasing, streamflow decreasing, and groundwater level decreasing trends. Artificial intelligence modelling was applied to predict water usage, rainfall recharge of groundwater, and upstream flow for two regionally downscaled climate change scenarios (A1B and A2). The AI methods used were multi-layer perceptron (MLP) with extended Kalman filtering (EKF), genetic programming (GP), and a dynamic neuro-fuzzy local modelling system (DNFLMS), respectively. These were then used as inputs to a mechanistic groundwater flow-surface water interaction model (MODFLOW). A DNFLMS was also used to simulate downstream flow and groundwater levels for comparison with MODFLOW outputs. MODFLOW and DNFLMS outputs were consistent. They indicated declines in streamflow on the order of 21 to 23% for MODFLOW and DNFLMS (A1B scenario), respectively, and 27% in both cases for the A2 scenario under severe drought conditions by 2058-2059, with little if any change in groundwater levels.

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BCB 수지로 본딩한 웨이퍼의 본딩 결합력에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Bond Strength of BCB-bonded Wafers)

  • 권용재;석종원
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • 제45권5호
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    • pp.479-486
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    • 2007
  • BCB 수지를 이용하여 본딩한 웨이퍼의 BCB 두께, 본딩 촉진제의 사용여부 및 이웃하는 적층 물질의 종류에 따른 본딩 결합력에 대한 영향을 4-점 굽힘방법을 이용하여 규명한다. 실험결과 본딩 결합력은 BCB 두께에 선형 비례하는데, 이는 BCB의 소성 변형의 정도가 두께에 비례하는 반면에 BCB의 항복 강도에는 영향을 미치지 않기 때문이다. 본딩한 BCB의 두께가 각각 $2.6{\mu}m$$0.4{\mu}m$인 경우에 대하여 본딩 촉진제를 사용 했을 때, 본딩 촉진제와 본딩된 물질의 표면에서는 공유 결합이 형성되기 때문에 본딩 결합력이 증가한다. 산화 규소막이 증착된 실리콘 웨이퍼와 BCB 사이 계면에서의 본딩 결합력은 글래스 웨이퍼와 BCB 사이의 계면에서 보다 약 3배 정도 높다. 이러한 본딩 결합력의 차이는 각 계면에서 Si-O 본드의 본딩 밀도 및 본드 파단 에너지의 차이에 기인한다. PECVD 산화 규소막을 증착한 실리콘 웨이퍼와 BCB 사이 계면의 경우, 기 측정된 $18J/m^2$$22J/m^2$의 본드 파단 에너지를 얻기 위해 각각 약 $12{\sim}13bonds/nm^2$$15{\sim}16bonds/nm^2$의 Si-O 본드 밀도가 필요하다. 반면에, 글래스 웨이퍼와 BCB 사이 계면의 경우에는 기 측정된 $5J/m^2$의 본드 파단 에너지를 얻기 위해 약 $7{\sim}8bonds/nm^2$의 Si-O 본드 밀도가 필요하다.

옥수수 일차뿌리에서 Ascorbic acid가 굴중성 반응에 미치는 효과 (Effect of Ascorbic Acid on the Gravitropic Response of Primary Roots in Maize)

  • 김충수;;김순영
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제24권12호
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    • pp.1364-1370
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    • 2014
  • Ascorbic acid (AA)는 식물 발달과 생장에 필수적인 다기능성 대사산물이다. 본 연구에서는 항산화제인 AA가 옥수수 일차 뿌리에서 굴중성 반응에 미치는 효과를 조사하였다. $10^{-3}$ M AA를 신장대에 처리하면 뿌리 굴중성 반응은 영향을 받지 않고 뿌리 생장은 약간 억제되었다. 그러나 $10^{-5}$ M과 $10^{-3}$ M AA를 뿌리 끝에 처리하였을 때, 뿌리 굴중성 반응은 촉진된 반면, 뿌리 생장은 억제되었다. 수평으로 놓인 뿌리의 윗면과 아랫면에서 IAA함량의 차이는 차등 생장을 유발한다. 뿌리는 IAA에 대하여 매우 민감하여 아랫면에 증가된 IAA는 뿌리 생장을 억제한다. 그러므로 본 연구에서 AA가 존재할 때 IAA의 효과를 조사하였다. AA는 IAA와 함께 처리하면 굴중성 반응을 더욱 억제시켰다. 뿌리 생장과 굴중성 반응의 조절에 관여하는 AA의 작용을 알아보기 위하여, AA를 처리한 후 에틸렌 생성을 측정하였다. AA는 ACC가 에틸렌으로 전환되는 단계를 조절하는 ACC oxidase gene을 활성화시켜 에틸렌 생성을 촉진하였다. 이 결과는 AA가 에틸렌 작용의 조절을 통하여 옥수수 뿌리에서 굴중성 반응에 영향을 준다는 것을 제시한다.