• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.140-148
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• 2007

Diabetic nephropathy has been increasing, although blood glucose and blood pressure can be controlled by angiotensin converting enzyme(ACE) or advanced glycosylation end products(AGE) inhibitors in the diabetic patients. We investigated the effect of dietary supplementation of sea tangle on the blood glucose, and pathological scoring of diabetic kidneys in the streptozotocin(STZ) induced diabetic rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into normal rats fed control diet and diabetic rats fed control diet or control diet supplemented with powder or oater extract of sea tangle. Diabetes was induced by a single injection of STZ(60mg/kg, ip) in citrate buffer. The animals were fed the experimental diet and water for 13 weeks. Dietary supplementation of sea tangle decreased blood glucose in the diabetic rats. However, dietary supplementation of sea tangle did not affect the antioxidant enzyme activities, MDA content and pathology of diabetic kidneys. These results indicate that decreased blood glucose by sea tangle could not delay the progression of diabetic kidney disease.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.590-598
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• 2015

소나무재선충병에 대한 다양한 방제방법에도 고사목은 해마다 급격히 증가하고 있다. 그러나 현 방제방법 문제에 대한 연구는 매우 미흡한 실정이다. 재선충 확산 방지를 위해 가장 널리 쓰이는 방법은 병의 매개충인 솔수염하늘소 유충 폐사를 위한 감염목 훈증처리방법이다. 본 연구는 산림 내 소나무재선충 감염목 훈증처리지역에서 훼손 정도를 확인하고자 경상남도 밀양시 일대에 $100m^2$의 조사구 32개소를 설치하여 근원단면적과 수관단면적을 분석하였다. 훼손되지 않은 수목에서 도출한 근원단면적과 수관단면적의 회귀식(침엽수: $R^2=57.4$, 낙엽활엽수: $R^2=63.8$)을 바탕으로 훼손된 수목의 수관단면적을 유추하였다. 분석결과 수관단면적을 기준으로 재선충감염목은 18.7%이었으며 재선충과 무관하게 베어진 수목은 35.5%에 달했다. 소나무류의 경우 8.4%가 재선충과 관계없이 훼손되었으나 참나무류를 포함한 낙엽활엽수류는 훼손비율이 62%에 달했다. 소나무재선충 방재를 위한 훈증처리작업에 따른 아교목층 낙엽활엽수의 무분별한 제거는 산림의 온도저감, 습도조절 등 공익적 기능을 저하할 우려가 높았다.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.289-303
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• 1992

Investigation of the environmental impact of widespread pesticide use has revealed a virtue/vice relationship. Although many pesticides perform their function and disappear without harm to the environment, others persist beyond their useful purpose and cause direct of indirect hazard to man, domestic animals and wildlife. Concurrently, many pests have rapidly adjusted to chemical control practices through changes in behavior that avoid exposure to pesticides of throuth genetic selection for populations resistant to the toxicants. The prospect of losing control over insect herbivores and desease vectors and returning to the days of global hunger and disease is unthinkable. Fortunately, from basic studies of insect and plant biology many opportunities for the development of safe, selective and environmentally pacific strategies for insect pest management are being realized.

• Mycobiology
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.304-312
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• 2020

Over the past 15 years, downy mildew became the most destructive foliar disease in cultivated Impatiens species (Balsaminaceae) worldwide. A previous study had revealed that the causal agent was not Plasmopara obducens (Oomycota, Peronosporales) but Plasmopara destructor on Impatiens walleriana, and Plasmopara velutina on Impatiens balsamina. This hints to a relatively high degree of specialization of Plasmopara on Balsaminaceae. Therefore, it was the aim of the present study to perform multigene phylogenetic analysis and detailed morphological investigation for several Korean downy mildew samples parasitic to cultivated I. walleriana, and I. balsamina, but also to a northeast Asian wild plant, Impatiens textori. It was revealed that I. textori harbors a new species, which is introduced and described here as Plasmopara elegantissima.

• Mycobiology
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.330-334
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• 2016

In 2010, disease symptoms, including necrotic lesions on stems and leaves with circular yellow-brown or irregular brown color patches, were observed on cool-season turfgrass at golf courses (OHCC) and the Daegu University research farm in Gyeongbuk, Korea. We isolated the causal agent and identified it as Waitea circinata var. zeae by morphological characterization and molecular analysis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of brown patch caused by W. circinata var. zeae on cool-season turfgrass in Korea.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.309-314
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• 2016

Objective: There are no guidelines for choosing appropriate gait assistive devices. The aim of this study was to evaluate gait assistive devices in patients with Parkinson's disease. Method: We evaluated 15 individuals with Parkinson's disease who did or did not use one of two different devices including canes and two-wheeled walkers. Data were collected using the GAITRite system. Results: Participants in the group using canes and two-wheeled walkers had significantly increased double support time and decreased gait velocity, normalized gait velocity, and stride length compared with those who did not. Participants who used a two-wheeled walker had significantly decreased gait velocity, normalized gait velocity, and stride length compared with those who used a cane. Furthermore, participants who used a two-wheeled walker had significantly decreased coefficients of variation for step time, stride length, and swing time compared with those who used a cane. Conclusion: Our results indicated that the two-wheeled walker offered the most consistent advantages for decreasing the risk of falling.

• 생태와환경
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.374-380
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• 2017

Pine wilt disease (PWD) is one of the hazardous pine tree diseases in whole world. In Korea, PWD has been spreading since it was first observed in Busan in 1988. Dispersion of PWD is mainly mediated by its vectors such as Japanese pine sawyer. In this study, we characterized environmental condition including meteorological factors, geographical factors, and land use factors influencing on the occurrence of PWD. The occurrence data of PWD were collected at 153 sites where were the initial occurrence sites of PWD in local government regions such as city, Gun, or Gu scale. We used Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) to evaluate the relative importance of environmental variables on the discrimination of occurrence or absence of PWD. The results showed that altitude, slope, and distance to road were the most influential factors on the occurrence of PWD, followed by distance to building. Finally, our study presented that human activities highly influenced on the long term dispersal of PWD.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.35-53
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• 2021

A field survey was carried out targeting 59 pine wilt disease control areas distributed in Andong, and the ecological characteristics of the areas affected by pine wilt disease were analyzed using vegetation information, ecological information, and land use information. Vegetation characteristics of Pine wilt disease affected forest area showed a 3-layer vegetation structure, high percentage of accidental occurrence species (37%) and secondary vegetation species (59.6%), appearing 12 taxa naturalized plants and 3 taxa ecosystem disturbance organisms designated by the Ministry of Environment. Ecological information of Pine wilt affected area showed frequent occurrence of water stress in south and west slopes, low lying grounds in mountains, and in well-drained soils. Also, surrounding the area has been used as roads, tombs, and cultivation where intensive human activities were the cause of disturbance and stress to the pine forest. It was analyzed that the pine forest in Andong city suffered extensive damage due to the onset of pine wilt disease while the pine trees were weakened due to continuous human activities. Conclusively, the spread and onset of pine wilt disease are worsened by artificial factors than natural environmental conditions.

• 식물병연구
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.338-348
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• 2012

감자역병은 감자재배에서 가장 중요한 병 중의 하나다. 감자역병의 친환경방제를 위하여 SH-1와 SH-2을 이용하여 감자역병균의 균사생장, 예방효과, 잎을 이용한 생물검정 및 포장시험을 통해 평가하였다. 실내에서 유묘를 이용한 시험에서 SH-1와 SH-2 제형을 살포 후 역병균을 접종 후 예방효과를 조사한 결과 95% 이상 발병을 억제하는 효과가 있었다. SH-1과 SH-2의 균사생장 억제 효과는 $300{\mu}g/ml$의 농도에서 균총의 크기를 74% 이상을 억제하였다. 잎을 이용한 생물검정에서 1% SH-1와 SH-2을 살포 후 1시간 뒤에 병원균을 접종한 결과 병의 발달을 줄였다. 감자 줄기에 총 폴리페놀 함량도 SH-1와 SH-2을 살포한 구에서 증가하였다. 포장에서 역병방제효과 시험에서 1% SH-1와 SH-2을 7일 간격 4회 살포한 처리구에서 각각 72%와 53%의 역병 방제 효과가 있었으며, 14일간 3회 살포한 구에도 유사한 병 방제효과를 보였다. 감자비대기에 1% SH-1와 SH-2 살포는 감자 생체 중을 증가시켰으며, 상품의 비율도 높았다. 이 결과에 의하면 SH-1와 SH-2의 살포는 친환경 유기농업에서 천연살균제로서 역병 방제에 사용 할 수 있으며, 감자 수확량도 증가시킬 수 있다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권3_spc호
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• pp.417-426
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• 2021

Objective: Effects of inulin supplementation in diet of Haidong chicks under hypoxic conditions on production performance, intestinal morphologic change, microflora contents and the incidence of ascites were studied. Methods: Commercial male chicks (360) were randomly divided into 6 groups and were fed diets supplemented with 0, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1, 0.125, and 0.15 g/kg of inulin, respectively. Results: The body weight gain and feed intake were improved in chicks fed the diets supplemented with 0.1 and 0.125 g/kg of inulin, from d 1 to d 42 (p<0.05); moreover, blood parameters were positively affected when inulin was included in the diets and the thickness of the intestinal wall and muscle tissue in duodenum, jejunum, and ileum tended to increase (p<0.05), and the villi height and crypt depth in duodenum, jejunum, and ileum (p<0.05). Regarding the number of goblet cells in duodenum, jejunum and ileum tended to increase when chicks were fed the diets supplemented with 0.075, 0.1, 0.125, and 0.15 g/kg (p<0.05) of inulin. When chicks were fed diets supplemented with 0.75 or 0.1 g/kg of inulin, a significant reduction of Escherichia coli counts in the cecum was observed; for a contrary, a significant increment of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus was observed in cecum and ileum. Finally, supplementing the feed with inulin determined an overall reduction of ascites incidences in comparison to the control group. Conclusion: Thus, the results observed in the present study clearly suggest that the diet supplementation with a quantity of inulin ranging between 0.1 and 0.125 g/kg, can improve growth performances, intestinal morphology, internal microbial balance and ascites incidence, in broiler chicks raised at high altitude area. Even though these findings may be of interest for the poultry industry, they may particularly be relevant in those areas characterized by high altitude such as Northwest China regions.