• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.274-279
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• 2016

Purpose: Adolescents who experienced the alcohol consumption have gradually increased. Adolescence is a critical period of the neural plasticity in the brain. Neural plasticity is mediated by neurotrophins and has an impact on cognitive function. Environmental enrichment ameliorates the cognitive function and increases neurotrophins. Thus, we investigated the neuroprotective effect of environmental enrichment on ethanol induced cognitive impairment in adolescent rats. Methods: The ethanol groups and the controls groups were injected with ethanol (0.5g/kg) and phosphate buffered saline, respectively, through intraperitoneal from 28th day of birth for 11 days. The environmental enrichment groups were provided larger cages containing toys than the standard cage. Passive avoidance test and Y-maze test were performed to evaluate the spatial memory. Results: Environmental enrichment+ethanol group showed higher alterations than the standard environment+ethanol group in Y-maze test (p<.05). In hippocampus, The environmental enrichment+ethanol group showed significantly higher level of the number of c-fos positive celsl and density of tropomyosin receptors kinase B receptor than the standard environment+ethanol group (p<.05). Conclusion: So, we suggested that the environmental enrichment played a role as a prophylaxis for prevention of memory impairment induced by ethanol exposure in adolescence.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.289-299
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• 2024

The current study aimed to investigate the impact of CO₂ enrichment on the width of annual tree rings, earlywood and latewood, and the area of annual growth of Pinus densiflora Siebold & Zucc. grown in open-top chamber (OTC). To this end, two CO₂ enrichment cases were considered, namely 1.4 × increment (560 ppm in OTC-II) and 1.8 × (720 ppm in OTC-III) were compared with the current atmosphere (400 ppm in OTC-I). The CO₂ enrichment conditions for a period of 12 years (2010-2021) were considered, and all measurements were done through image analysis. The study showed that the increment in CO₂ concentrations positively affected the tree growth. The measurement data from the trees in OTC-III were considerably higher than those from OTC-I, whereas those from OTC-II were slightly higher than those from OTC-I. Decreasing patterns of the measured widths and area in 6-7 years after the beginning of CO₂ enrichment was found for all the OTCs. These patterns were possibly due to changes in the physiological features, such as aging. The findings of the present study can have potential uses as fundamental data for forest management considering CO₂ concentrations.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.154-160
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• 2021

Objective: The effect of environmental enrichment on the behaviour of piglets in the nursery phase was evaluated. Methods: A total of 450 hybrid pigs (21 day old), including both females and uncastrated males, weighing approximately 6 kg, were distributed in a completely randomised design with 3 treatments and 3 replicates of 50 animals each. The treatments were: i) pen without environmental enrichment (control), ii) treatment consisting of continuous environmental enrichment (CEE) with rubber balls throughout the experimental period, and iii) treatment consisting of environmental enrichment with washed balls (EEWB) during the whole experimental period which were removed daily for washing. For the behavioural evaluation, 10 animals were randomly selected per replicate. The behavioural assessments were performed once a week, from 8 am to 6 pm, using images captured with a video camera. The data were submitted to non-parametric analyses, the means were compared using the Bonferroni test, and Person's correlations were also calculated. Results: A statistical difference (p = 0.001) was observed in the B5 (playful) behaviour; the animals in the EEWB treatment group had a higher frequency of this behaviour than animals in the control treatment group. The animals in the control group showed a higher frequency of B7 behaviour (lying down) (p = 0.026) than those in the EEWB and CEE treatment groups. The animals in the control group had a higher frequency of the B9 (belly nosing) behaviour than those in the EEWB group (p = 0.015). There was a tendency towards a higher frequency of behaviour B3 (walking in the pen) (p = 0.067) when the animals received the control treatment than treatments EEWB or CEE. Conclusion: The use of an enriching object improved the animal welfare and altered the correlation between the evaluated behaviours compared to the animals that did not have environmental enrichment.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.42-48
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 단일반응조에서 포기/비포기 시간에 따른 하수 내 유기물질 및 질소화합물을 변화양상을 살펴보고자 하였다. 실험 결과 C/N비 3 : 1, 포기/비포기 20/40 min 구간에서부터 90% 이상의 안정적인 유기물 및 질소 제거가 이루어짐을 알 수 있었다. 포기/비포기 구간의 비율을 길게 유지하는 것이 탈질에 더욱 효과적이었으며 이는 비포기 구간을 유지하는 동안 반응조 내 미생물의 군집변화에 기인하는 것으로 판단하였다. PCR-DGGE를 한 결과, 유기물 및 질소화합물의 산화에 관여하는 미생물로 Dysgonomonas mossii strain Melo40, Eubacterium sp. oral clone JN088, Uncultured bacterium clone SPESB2_718과 Bacterium enrichment culture clone LE이 관찰되었고 탈질에 관여하는 미생물은 Uncultured Acidobacteria bacterium clone AKYG487, Lactobacillus harbinensis strain FQ003, Erythrobacter litoralis strain Gi-3, Phytobacter diazotrophicus strain Ls8, Mycobacterium sp. enrichment culture clone GE10037biofNNA로 나타났다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.110-115
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• 2007

Electrochemically active bacteria were successfully enriched in an electrochemical cell using a positively poised working electrode. The positively poised working electrode (+0.7 V vs. Ag/AgCl) was used as an electron acceptor for enrichment and growth of electrochemically active bacteria. When activated sludge and synthetic wastewater were fed to the electrochemical cell, a gradual increase in amperometric current was observed. After a period of time in which the amperometric current was stabilized (generally 8 days), linear correlations between the amperometric signals from the electrochemical cell and added BOD (biochemical oxygen demand) concentrations were established. Cyclic voltammetry of the enriched electrode also showed prominent electrochemical activity. When the enriched electrodes were examined with electron microscopy and confocal scanning laser microscopy, a biofilm on the enriched electrode surface and bacterium-like particles were observed. These experimental results indicate that the electrochemical system in this study is a useful tool for the enrichment of an electrochemically active bacterial consortium and could be used as a novel microbial biosensor.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.16-19
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• 2001

Soybean plants(Glycine max [L.] merr.) inoculated with Bradyrhizobium japonicum MN110 were grown in growth chambers under 400 or $800{\mu}l{\cdot}l^{-1}$ atmospheric $CO_2$ and harvested at 25, 28, 32, and 35 DAT to examine the effect of $CO_2$ enrichment on phosphorus accumulation, uptake, and utilization efficiency during vegetative growth. Phosphorus concentration in leaf was lower in high $CO_2$ plant by 47% at 25 DAT and 34% at 35 DAT than those in the control plant but phosphorus concentrations in stem, root and nodule were not affected by $CO_2$ enrichment. Total phosphorus accumulation increased 3.9-fold in high $CO_2$ plant and 3.2-fold in the control plant between 25 and 35 DAT. Elevated $CO_2$ caused a decrease in the whole plant phosphorus concentration by 35%, which was due almost entirely to a decrease in the phosphorus concentration of leaves. $CO_2$ enrichment increased phosphorus utilization efficiency in the whole plant by 70% during the experimental period. Plants exposed to high $CO_2$ had larger root systems than under ambient $CO_2$, but high $CO_2$ plants had lower P-uptake efficiency. Averaged over four harvests, plants at high $CO_2$ had 38% larger root mass that was more than offset the 20% lower efficiency of P-uptake and accounted for increased phosphorus accumulation by high $CO_2$ plant. These results suggest that the reduced phosphorus concentration in soybean plant under $CO_2$ enrichment may be an acclimation response to high $CO_2$ concentration or enhanced starch accumulation, resulting in the plants to have a lower phosphorus requirement on a unit dry weight basis or a high phosphorus utilization efficiency under these conditions.

• 천문학회보
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.39.1-39.1
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• 2014

We present the results of our analysis of the RR Lyrae (RRL) variable stars detected in two transition-type dwarf galaxies (dTrans), ESO294-G010 and ESO410-G005 in the Sculptor group, which is known to be one of the closest neighboring galaxy groups to our Local Group. Using deep archival images from the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) onboard the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), we have identified a sample of RR Lyrae candidates in both dTrans galaxies [219 RRab (RR0) and 13 RRc (RR1) variables in ESO294-G010; 225 RRab and 44 RRc stars in ESO410-G005]. The metallicities of the individual RRab stars are calculated via the period-amplitude-[Fe/H] relation derived by Alcock et al. This yields mean metallicities of <[Fe/H]>_{ESO294} = -1.77 +/- 0.03 and <[Fe/H]>_{ESO410} = -1.64+/- 0.03. The RRL metallicity distribution functions (MDFs) are investigated further via simple chemical evolution models; these reveal the relics of the early chemical enrichment processes for these two dTrans galaxies. In the case of both galaxies, the shapes of the RRL MDFs are well-described by pre-enrichment models. This suggests two possible channels for the early chemical evolution for these Sculptor group dTrans galaxies: 1) The ancient stellar populations of our target dwarf galaxies might have formed from the star forming gas which was already enriched through "prompt initial enrichment" or an "initial nucleosynthetic spike" from the very first massive stars, or 2) this pre-enrichment state might have been achieved by the end products from more evolved systems of their nearest neighbor, NGC 55.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.616-622
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• 2008

L. monocytogenes는 최근 전 세계적으로 주목받고 있는 식중독의 원인체 중 하나로서 면역력이 약한 사람에게서 심각한 리스테리아증을 유발한다. 이 때문에 안전한 식품제공과 공중보건 증진 측면에서 L. monocytogenes균을 검출하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 본 연구의 목적은 현재 사용되고 있는 배지법에서 배양시간에 따른 검출능력을 비교해보고, 상용화된 L. monocytogenes 신속검출 키트의 유효성을 검증하는 것이다. 다양한 식품 샘플(훈제연어, 생식용 두부, 우유, 샐러드)에 총 20개의 샘플에서 일부분의 양성 결과가 나오도록 L. monocytogenes를 접종하였다. 이를 예비 증균과 배지에서의 배양을 거쳐 마지막으로 $Microgen^{TM}$ Listeria-ID를 이용하여 균을 확인하였다. 신속검출 키트인 $VIDAS^{(R)}$ Listeria monocytogenes II(LMO2)와 $REVEAL^{(R)}$ for Listeria 도 시행하여 배지법과 검출능력을 비교하였다. 배지법에서 배양시간을 24시간에서 48시간으로 늘리면 훈제연어는 0개에서 9개,두부는 0개에서 10개로, 우유는 2개에서 17개로, 샐러드는 4개에서 16개로 모든 식품 샘플에서 양성결과가 눈에 띄게 증가하였다. 따라서 24시간을 채택하고 있는 배지법에서의 예비증균 시간을 48시간으로 늘리는 것이 필요하다 할 수 있겠다. 신속검출키트와 배지법 사이에는 통계학적 유의차가 없는 것으로 나타나 배지법을 시행하기에 앞서 예비양성시험(presumptive screening)으로 활용하기에 알맞다고 사료된다.

• 대한감각통합치료학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2021

목적 : 환경 강화 치료 프로그램이 발달지연 아동의 과제수행 및 감각처리에 미치는 효과를 알아보고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 본 연구는 발달지연 소견을 보이는 아동 2명을 대상으로 단일대상연구 ABA 설계로, 진행하였으며, 중재는 주 7회씩 4주간 시행되었다. 두 아동 모두 중재 후 과제 수행도와 감각처리 변화를 확인하였다. 결과 : 중재 후 과제 수행도는 기초선 기간에 비해 평균 200%에서 최대 354%까지 향상되었으며, 감각처리영역에서도 촉각처리, 감정반응, 활동수준에 영향을 미치는 시각입력 조절영역의 점수가 정상범주로 향상되었다. 결론 : 본 연구를 통해 환경 강화 치료 프로그램이 발달지연 아동의 과제 수행 및 감각처리에 효과적이라는 점을 확인하였으며, 가정에서도 시행할 수 있는 프로그램으로 그 유용성을 확인하였다.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.411-422
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• 2016

최근 국내 원전의 경수로 사용후핵연료 습식 저장시설의 포화시점이 다가옴에 따라 운반 및 저장용기를 이용한 건식저장시스템 개발이 활발하게 수행되고 있다. 일반적으로 사용후핵연료 운반 및 저장용기 설계를 위한 차폐해석 시 장전 가능 연료 중 가장 보수적인 연료를 설계기준연료로 선정하여 해석을 수행한다. 그러나 실제 금속 운반용기에 장전되는 사용후핵연료는 해석평가에 적용된 설계기준연료에 한정되지 않고 다양하기 때문에 초기농축도, 연소도, 최소냉각기간의 특성을 고려한 차폐평가를 통하여 장전가능 여부가 결정된다. 이에 본 연구에서는 금속 겸용용기에 장전 가능한 연료를 대상으로 국내 운반기준을 만족하는 최소냉각기간의 결정을 위한 차폐해석 방법을 기술하였다. 특히 발생량이 많은 초기농축도 3.0~4.5wt%의 사용후핵연료는 차폐해석 구간을 세분화하여 평가하여 연구결과의 활용에 효율성을 높이고자 하였다. 차폐평가를 통해 2008년까지 국내 원전에서 발생한 장전대상연료 중 약 81%의 사용후 핵연료를 금속겸용용기로 운반할 수 있는것으로 평가되었다. 본 연구결과를 통해 금속 겸용용기의 운반조건에 장전 가능한 연료의 특성을 제시함으로써 운반 시 운영절차의 개발을 위한 기술적 근거 수립에 도움이 되고자 한다.