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Dietary Effect of Puer Tea Extract on the Body Weight in Rats

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    • 대한의생명과학회지
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.68-70
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    • 2010
  • Puer tea is a traditional beverage originating from Yunnam area of China. It supplies basic nutrients such as vitamin C. It has been well reported that daily drinking of Puer tea can help the digestion and ease the stomachache after food intake. Puer tea also contains various polyphenols which may exert antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes. Because of these functional effects on digestive system we suspected if Puer tea can display any dietary effect or decrease the obesity after long-term drinking. We employed 6-week old SD rats as experimental animal and treated them with extract of Puer tea in relation to the body weights. Rats were divided into 5 groups (NC, PC, E, E+P, E+P5). NC group was experimental control and rest of them are as follows: water only (PC), water with exercise (E), water with exercise and Puer tea extract (E+P), water with exercise and 5X extract of Puer tea (E+P5). Feeding was carried out every day for 5 weeks by oral administration. Reduction rate of body weights was highest in E group. Relative ratio of losing weight was as follows: PC group (100.78%), E group (95.57%), E+P group (94.53%) and E+P5 group (74.22%), respectively. Exercise was more helpful to control the body weight. The result strongly suggests that Puer tea is highly effective to control the body weight and could be used for pharmaceutical purpose to treat obesity without side effects.

Serum Mineral and Haematobiochemical Profile of Microfilariae Infected Cattle in India: Its Effects on Production and Therapy

  • Sharma, M.C.;Joshi, Chinmay
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제15권3호
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    • pp.357-365
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    • 2002
  • A survey was under taken of six district of Northern India viz. Bareilly, Pilibhit, Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital, Almora and Rampur. The age, breed, sex and physiological status recorded. A total number of 854 cattle examined out of which lactating (274 cases), non lactating (302 cases) heifers (128 cases), calves (82 cases) and adult male (68 cases) were examined. An incidence of 4.92 percent (42) of microfilarisis was recorded. The highest prevalence was observed in Rudrapur District of Udham Singh Nagar (33.33%, 4/12), followed by Lalkaun in Nanital District (21.74%, 10/46), Rampur (12.50%, 2/16), Bareilly (8.16%, 8/98) and Pilibhit (1.22%, 1/82). No infection was observed in Almora region. Amongst 854 cattle of different group incidence was highest in adult male (12.20%, 10/82), followed by non lactating (3.82%, 12/314) and lactating (2.70%, 2/74), (7.64%, 12/157) was found in Heifers. For haemeto-biochemical, serum minerals estimations and therapeutic study 32 animals suffering from filariasis and 18 healthy animals were taken. 16 animals were treated with ivermectin $@200{\mu}g/kg $ body weight. Effect of this disease on production has also been estimated for which body weight and milk production was observed. The main clinical manifestations observed were anaemia, loss of appetite, debility, oedematous swelling especially in the abdominal region, increased heart rate, and respiration rate. Haematological changes indicated decrease in hemoglobin, total erythrocyte count, packed cell volume, erthrocyte fragility and neutrophil, whereas there was significant increase in erythrocytes sedimentation rate (ESR), total leukocyte count (TLC), lymphocyte and eosinophils. Biochemical changes showed significant reduction in the values of serum albumin, A : G ratio, where as there was significant increase in blood glucose, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), globulin, total lipid, total cholesterol, phospholipids, serum bilirubin. Serum mineral profile also altered markedly, which indicate a significant decrease in Ca, Cu, Fe, Zn, and Mn with increase value of Na and Cl. There was no significant change in P and K values. Enzyme pattern in micro filaria infected animal indicated increased level of AST, ALT, alkaline phosphatase, ornithine carbamyl transferase, sorbitol dehydrogenase, glutamate dehydrogenase, isocitric dehydrogenase and lactate dehydrogenase. In blood gas values and acid/base balance, there was an increase in $PVCo_2$ and $PVo_2$. It has been observed that microfilaria infected cattle showed decrease in body weight and milk production. Animal treated with ivermectin showed the return of these above values toward normalcy.

감비환과 가르시니아 캄보지아 병용 투여의 체중감량 효과와 안전성: 후향적 관찰연구 (Effect and Safety of Combined Treatment of Gambihwan and Garcinia Cambogia on Weight Loss: A Retrospective Observational Study)

  • 윤상훈;이은지;조현정;한예지;김현호;윤영희;최예용;박종승;임정태
    • 한방비만학회지
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    • 제20권1호
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    • pp.31-39
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    • 2020
  • Objectives: Obesity is becoming more popular disease worldwide. Because of the side effects of conventional obesity treatment modality, herbal medicine treatment is becoming more preferred. Gambihwan which including Ephedra sinica Staph is widely used in traditional Korean Medicine practice for obesity treatment. Garcinia cambogia is a kind of health functional food that has body fat reducing effect. Nowadays, ephedra and Garcinia cambogia are often used simultaneously in clinical practice of Korean Medicine. However, the effectiveness and safety of combination therapy in obesity treatment is not well established. Methods: We conducted retrospective observational study to explore effectiveness and safety of combination therapy. We evaluated effect of combined treatment of Gambihwan and Garcinia cambogia on body weight, body mass index, body fat mass, and waist hip ratio reduction. We also assessed safety via liver function test and adverse event. Results: Finally, 23 patients were included. In paired t-test, body weight significantly decreased from 64.50±14.50 kg to 62.94±13.85 kg (P<0.001) and body mass index were also significantly decreased from 24.43±3.79 kg/㎡ to 23.83±3.59 kg/㎡ (P<0.001). Body fat mass was also reduced. Aspartate transaminase and alanine aminotransferase were not significantly increased. There were no drug-induced liver injury and no severe adverse event. Conclusions: In our retrospective review, we found combination therapy of Gambihwan and Garcinia cambogia reduce body weight, body mass index and body fat mass. There were no severe adverse event and drug induced liver injury which indicated safety of combination therapy in obesity treatment.

복합소재를 활용한 B필러 강화재의 구조해석 및 설계 (Structural Analysis and Design of B-pillar Reinforcement using Composite Materials)

  • 강지헌;김건우;장진석;김지욱;양민석;구윤식;안태민;권순덕;이재욱
    • Composites Research
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    • 제34권1호
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    • pp.35-46
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    • 2021
  • 본 논문은 차량에 사용되는 B필러의 강화재를 기존의 스틸 소재에서 CFRP(Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics)와 GFRP(Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics)로 대체하여 경량화하는 것이 목표다. 이를 위해서는 무게는 감소시키면서 기존 B필러를 대체할 수 있는 구조안정성을 확보해야 한다. 기존 B필러는 스틸 아우터(outer)를 포함하여 다양한 형상의 스틸 강화재로 구성되며, 이와 같은 스틸 강화재 중 2가지의 스틸 강화재를 복합재로 대체하고자 한다. 이와 같은 스틸 강화재는 강화재 각각을 따로 제작하여 용접을 통해 결합되지만, 복합재 강화재는 패치(patch) 형태의 CFRP와 리브(rib) 구조의 GFRP를 활용하여 압축과 사출 공정을 통해 한번에 제작된다. CFRP는 B필러의 고강도부에 부착되어 측면 하중에 저항하도록 하였으며, GFRP 리브는 위상 최적화(Topology optimization) 기법을 통해 비틀림과 측면 하중을 저항하도록 설계하였다. 구조해석을 통해 기존 스틸 강화재와 비교 분석을 수행하였고, 경량화율을 산출하였다.

Effects of Phytase Supplementation on the Performance of Broiler Chickens Fed Maize and Wheat Based Diets with Different Levels of Non-phytate Phosphorus

  • Singh, P.K.;Khatta, V.K.;Thakur, R.S.;Dey, S.;Sangwan, M.L.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제16권11호
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    • pp.1642-1649
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    • 2003
  • An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of phytase supplementation on the growth performance, nutrients utilization and bone mineralization in broiler chickens. Day-old broiler chicks (n=480) were equally devided into eight treatment groups and fed maize or wheat based isocaloric, isonitrogenous and isocalcium diets having two non phytate phosphorus (NPP) concentrations (0.50% and 0.30%) and two phytase levels (0 and 500 phytase units/kg diet) in a 42 days growth trial. Maize based dietary treatments were MC (NPP 0.50%, MN (NPP 0.30%), MNP (MN+500 units of phytase) and MCP (MC+500 units of phytase), whereas wheat based experimental diets were WC (NPP 0.50%), WN (NPP 0.30%), WNP (WN+500 units of phytase) and WCP (WC+500 units of phytase). The NPP levels were maintained by dicalcium phosphate. Reduction in dietary NPP depressed live weight gain and feed intake and increased feed conversion ratio (FCR). Phytase supplementation to low NPP (0.30%) diets significantly (p<0.05) improved the growth performances of broilers. The supplementation to low NPP diets allowed complete, safe and economic replacement of dietary inorganic P (dicalcium phosphate) to reduce feed cost per kg live weight gain of broilers. Reduction in dietary NPP did not affect retention of nutrients except phosphorus (P) but had a significant (p<0.05) depression in tibia ash and minerals (Ca, P) concentration in serum and tibia ash. Phytase supplementation at low NPP level was effective (p<0.05) in improving the retention of dry matter, Ca and P and Ca and P concentration in serum and tibia ash. However, the supplementation was not effective at high level of NPP (0.50%). There were no significant (p>0.05) differences in carcass quality among dietary treatments. The response of phytase was greater in low NPP and maize based diets as compared with high NPP and wheat based diets, respectively. The results show that phytase supplementation to low NPP (0.30%) diets improved the growth performance, relative retention of nutrients (N, Ca and P) and minerals (Ca, P) status of blood and bone in broiler chickens, with a better efficacy in maize based diets.

콩 생식생장단계별 톱다리개미허리노린재(Riptortus clavatus)흡즙에 의한 콩 종실 피해 (Soybean Seed Injury by the Bean Bug, Riptortus clavatus (Thunberg) (Hemiptera: Alydidae) at Reproductive Stage of Soybean (Glycine max Linnaeus))

  • 정진교;윤종탁;임대준;박종호;김욱한
    • 한국응용곤충학회지
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    • 제44권4호
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    • pp.299-306
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    • 2005
  • 콩 생식생장 단계별로 톱다리개미허리노린재를 접종하거나, 침으로 꼬투리를 치르는 인위적 가해를 통해 콩 종자 피해를 조사하였다. 착협기에 톱다리개미허리노리재 성충을 섭식시켰을 때, 빈 꼬투리와 종자로 전혀 발육하지 못한 판형종자의 생성비율이 종실비대성기에서의 가해보다 높은 것이 관찰되었다. 종실비대성기에 섭식시켰을 때는 종자모양은 거의 정상적이나 종피에 피해흔적이 뚜렷한 종자 수가 유의적으로 증가하였다. 종자모양이 많이 변형되거나 불완전하게 성숙한 기형종자의 비율은 처리 사이에 차이가 없었고 다른 종자형태들에 비해 상대적으로 낮은 비율을 차지하였다 착협시 피해에서 생성된 판 종자의 83%, 종실비대성기에 생성된 피해흔적이 있는 종자의 91%에서 종자 표면 위에 실험곤충의 빨대피막이 관찰되었다. 개화기 섭식은 피해종자 생성에 거의 영향을 주지않았다. 종실비대성기와 성숙기에 침을 이용하여 콩 꼬투리를 찔러 물리적인 가해를 하였을 때, 수확기에 건전한 종자들을 발견할 수 없었고, 피해gms적이 있는 종자의 비율이 기형종자 보다 많았다. 종실비대성기에 침으로 찌른 회수가 많은 경우 판형종자와 기형종자의 비율이 증가하였고, 피해흔적 종자 비율은 상대적으로 감소하였는데 무게감소 비율은 적게 찌른 경우 보다 상대적으로 켰다. 그러나 성숙기 인위적 가해에서는 수확종자의 무게감소가 나타나지 않았다.

음성 향상에서 강인한 새로운 선행 SNR 추정 기법에 관한 연구 (A Novel Approach to a Robust A Priori SNR Estimator in Speech Enhancement)

  • 박윤식;장준혁
    • 한국음향학회지
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    • 제25권8호
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    • pp.383-388
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    • 2006
  • 본 논문에서는 잡음 환경에서 단일 마이크로폰의 음성 향상에 대한 새로운 기법을 제시했다. 일반적으로 널리 알려진 스펙트럼 차감법에 근거한 음성 향상 기술은 신호 대 잡음비에 따른 스펙트럼 이득으로 표현된다. 대표적인 Ephraim과 Malah의 decision-directed (DD) 추정치는 잡음 구간에서 효율적으로 뮤지컬 잡음을 제거하지만 음성 구간에서는 이전 프레임의 음성 스펙트럼 성분에 더 큰 비중을 두기 때문에 a priori SNR의 프레임 지연이 발생한다. 따라서 DD에 의해 추정된 a priori SNR이 적용된 잡음 제거 이득은 현재 프레임보다 이전 프레임에 영향을 받으므로 음성 전이 구간에서 잡음 제거 성능을 저하시킨다. 본 논문은 DD의 가중치 파라미터에 Sigmoid Type의 함수를 적용하여 계산적으로는 간단하지만 효과적인 음성 향상 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안된 접근 방식은 DD의 주요 파라미터인 a priori SNR 지연의 문제점을 해결하면서 뮤지컬 잡음 제거에 우수한 DD의 이점은 유지한다. 제안된 알고리즘의 성능은 다양한 잡음 환경에서 ITU-T P.862 Perceptual Evaluation of Speech Quality (PESQ) 와 Mean Opinion Score (MOS). 그리고 음성 스펙트로그램 (Spectrogram)에 의해 평가했고 기존의 DD의 고정된 가중치 파라미터를 사용했을 때 보다 향상된 결과를 나타내었다.

전침이 복부비만 성인의 비만관련 지표에 미치는 영향-무작위배정 단일 맹검 예비연구- (Effects of Electroacupuncture on Parameters Related to Obesity in Adults with Abdominal Obesity:Three arm Randomized Single Blind Pilot Study)

  • 정지윤;김종인;이상훈;강성길
    • Journal of Acupuncture Research
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    • 제27권6호
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    • pp.43-57
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    • 2010
  • Objectives : To investigate the effects of electroacupuncture on parameters related to obesity in adults with abdominal obesity. Methods : A three arm randomized single blind pilot study was conducted from Jan 4 to March 25, 2010 in Kyung Hee Oriental Medical Hospital. The subjects were 39 adults with abdominal obesity and were randomly divided by computer generated random table into 3 groups; EA(electroacupuncture), sham EA(sham electroacupuncture) and waitlist groups. Acupuncture points located at abdomen($CV_{12}$, $CV_6$, $ST_{25}$, $SP_{15}$, $SP_{14}$) and extremities($LI_4$, $LI_{11}$, $ST_{36}$, $ST_{44}$) were inserted by disposable stainless steel needles and were stimulated 30 minutes with 24Hz, 0.27~1.3mA(tolerable strength), asymmetric biphasic continuous pulse wave form by STN-111 Stratek device in EA group. Two treatment sessions per week for 5 weeks(10 sessions in total) were done in EA and sham EA groups. The primary outcome measurement was WC(waist circumference), and the secondary outcome measurements included WHR(waist hip ratio), ASF(thickness of abdominal subcutaneous fat), and inbody measurements of BW(body weight), BMI(body mass index), BFR(body fat ratio) and VFA(visceral fat area), and also scores of BULIT-R(bulimia test revised), KoQoL(Korean obesity of QoL) and BSQ(body shape questionnaire). Results : All of 39 subjects were included in ITT(intention-to-treat) analysis. There were significant reductions in WC, WHR and ASF after 5-week electroacupuncture treatments and the percentage reductions were significantly greater than sham EA or waitlist group. There were no significant differences between groups in percentage reductions of other parameters(BW, BMI, BFR, VFA, BULIT-R, KoQoL and BSQ). But, there were continuous reductions in BW, BMI, BFR and VFA at 3 weeks after the end of treatment and there was significant reduction in BW compared with the baseline value in EA group. No seriously adverse effects were reported during the period. Conclusions : Electroacupuncture was more effective than sham electroacupuncture or no intervention on the reduction of WC, WHR and ASF in adults with abdominal obesity.

L 및 LH-모멘트법과 지역빈도분석에 의한 가뭄우량의 추정 (II)- LH-모멘트법을 중심으로 - (Estimation of Drought Rainfall by Regional Frequency Analysis Using L and LH-Moments (II) - On the method of LH-moments -)

  • 이순혁;윤성수;맹승진;류경식;주호길;박진선
    • 한국농공학회논문집
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    • 제46권5호
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    • pp.27-39
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    • 2004
  • In the first part of this study, five homogeneous regions in view of topographical and geographically homogeneous aspects except Jeju and Ulreung islands in Korea were accomplished by K-means clustering method. A total of 57 rain gauges were used for the regional frequency analysis with minimum rainfall series for the consecutive durations. Generalized Extreme Value distribution was confirmed as an optimal one among applied distributions. Drought rainfalls following the return periods were estimated by at-site and regional frequency analysis using L-moments method. It was confirmed that the design drought rainfalls estimated by the regional frequency analysis were shown to be more appropriate than those by the at-site frequency analysis. In the second part of this study, LH-moment ratio diagram and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test on the Gumbel (GUM), Generalized Extreme Value (GEV), Generalized Logistic (GLO) and Generalized Pareto (GPA) distributions were accomplished to get optimal probability distribution. Design drought rainfalls were estimated by both at-site and regional frequency analysis using LH-moments and GEV distribution, which was confirmed as an optimal one among applied distributions. Design rainfalls were estimated by at-site and regional frequency analysis using LH-moments, the observed and simulated data resulted from Monte Carlotechniques. Design drought rainfalls derived by regional frequency analysis using L1, L2, L3 and L4-moments (LH-moments) method have shown higher reliability than those of at-site frequency analysis in view of RRMSE (Relative Root-Mean-Square Error), RBIAS (Relative Bias) and RR (Relative Reduction) for the estimated design drought rainfalls. Relative efficiency were calculated for the judgment of relative merits and demerits for the design drought rainfalls derived by regional frequency analysis using L-moments and L1, L2, L3 and L4-moments applied in the first report and second report of this study, respectively. Consequently, design drought rainfalls derived by regional frequency analysis using L-moments were shown as more reliable than those using LH-moments. Finally, design drought rainfalls for the classified five homogeneous regions following the various consecutive durations were derived by regional frequency analysis using L-moments, which was confirmed as a more reliable method through this study. Maps for the design drought rainfalls for the classified five homogeneous regions following the various consecutive durations were accomplished by the method of inverse distance weight and Arc-View, which is one of GIS techniques.

시설내 고온에 대한 소나무 유묘의 생장반응 (Growth Responses of Pinus densiflora Seedlings to High Temperature in Container Culture)

  • 김종진;홍성각;윤택승
    • 생물환경조절학회지
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    • 제12권4호
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    • pp.217-220
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    • 2003
  • 본 연구는 여름철 시설양묘시 생장 장해 요인으로 작용하고 있는 시설내 고온에 대한 수목 유묘의 생장 반응을 탐구하고자 임업시설양묘를 통하여 현재 우리나라에서 가장 많은 양의 묘목이 생산되고 있는 소나무(Pinus drnsiflora S. et Z.)를 대상으로 PE house 내에 일일최고온도가 각각 30~35$^{\circ}C$, 35~40$^{\circ}C$ 및 40$^{\circ}C$ 이상 등 세 수준의 온도로 설계된 장소에서 실시되엇다. 생육 6주 후부터 상대적으로 온도가 높은 생육장소의 소나무 수고생장의 감소가 관측되었으며, 특히 40$^{\circ}C$ 이상의 생육장소에서 자란 묘목의 생장감소가 시험 전 기간을 토하여 뚜렷하게 나타났다. 근원 경생장의 경우에도 상대적인 고온에서 자란 묘목의 생장이 낮아 40$^{\circ}C$ 이상의 경우 30~35$^{\circ}C$에서 보다 17.3%의 생장감소가 관찰되었다. 건중량의 경우 생육 10주 후의 지상부와 지하부 건중량은 30~35$^{\circ}C$에서 자란 묘목에서 가장 높은 건중량을 나타내었으나 다른 두 처리 사이에서와 유의성은 나타나지 않은 반면 생육 16주 후의 건중량에서는 지상부, 지하부 모두 고온에 따른 차이가 나타났다. 한편 T/R율은 고온에서 자란 묘목일수록 높았다. 본 실험에서의 결과와 같이 여름철 고온에 의한 생장 감소는 건전 유량묘목 생산에 크게 영향을 끼치므로 PE 온실에서 양묘를 수행할 때애는 고온 조절에 보다 유의해야 할 것이다.