• 대한한의학원전학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.133-143
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• 2019

Objectives : In this study, we analyze the medical significance of feces symptoms so that the daily records of the feces of individuals can be not only used as a measure of individual health monitoring in daily life, but also more actively connected to the medical treatment of the Korean Medicine (KM). Methods : Categories and clinically significant attributes for symptoms of Urination and defecation in the KM ontology DB are determined, and connected to KM related dialectical indicators by experts' common criteria including Viscera and Bowels [臟腑], eight principles [八綱], Qi Blood fluid and humor phlegm-retained fluid static blood [氣血津液痰飮瘀血], six excesses [六淫]. Results : The analysis of the symptoms of feces in the Korea Medicine ontology shows that the symptoms of stool in categories of 'stool stiffness', 'blood swelling', 'discomfort' are highly ranked among the overall clinical symptom categories. In the case of urine symptoms, symptoms corresponding to 'urine color,' 'urine discomfort,' and 'urine volume' are the top rankers among other total clinical symptoms. In the case of stool, the relationship between the symptom of stool and the categories of spleen, stomach, and colon is increased as the weighted symptom is considered. The relationship between the symptom of urine and the categories of the small intestine and the bladder is increased in the same way. Conclusions : This study could help better utilize the personal generated health records of feces in clinical practice of Korean Medicine.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.695-703
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• 2018

북한의 텃밭에서는 비료사용이 매우 제한적이므로 남북한 농업분야 협력사업의 하나로 텃밭 부산물을 이용한 퇴비 제조방법의 제안은 실용적 가치가 있다. 본 연구는 북한의 실정을 고려하여 토끼 분변과 옥수수 부산물이 가장 얻기 쉬운 원재료 물질로 판단하고 이를 이용한 퇴비 제조 방법을 제안하고자 하였다. 북한의 시료를 구하기는 불가능한 일이기 때문에 남한의 여러 지역에서 옥수수 부산물 시료를 구하여 이들의 이화학적 성질을 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 주요 비료 성분인 질소의 경우 남한 정도의 공간 규모에서 유의한 차이가 없었으므로 경기도 지역의 옥수수 부산물을 퇴비화 재료로 활용하였다. 토끼 분변도 여러 지역에서 수집 분석하였는데 이를 풀만을 급이한 중국 단동의 분변 시료와 비교하였다. 이 결과 사료를 먹은 토끼 분변의 질소 함량은 풀을 먹인 토끼 분변에 비해 유의하게 낮았다. 북한 상황을 고려할 때 텃밭에서 키우는 토끼는 사료가 아닌 풀을 급이할 확률이 크지만 재료의 가용성으로 인해 경기도 연천에서 토끼의 분변을 확보하여 퇴비화 재료로 활용하였다. 퇴비화 과정은 토끼 분변과 옥수수 부산물의 혼합비를 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 로 각각 처리하여 60일 동안 진행하였다. 그 결과 1:1 혼합비를 통해 제조된 퇴비는 부숙 완료 후 총 질소 함량은 1.98%이었고 유기물/질소 비도 31.7에 달하여 시판되고 있는 상업용 퇴비와 질적으로 차이가 없음을 확인하였다.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.287-298
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• 2022

본 연구는 산화제인 이산화염소 처리가 계분의 악취 저감에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위해 수행되었다. 실험 1과 2 모두 대조구(증류수 첨가), PC(potassium monopersulfate triple salt, 상업용 살균제 첨가), T2000(2,000 ppm ClO₂ 첨가), T3000(3,000 ppm ClO₂ 첨가)로 총 4개의 처리구로 구성되었다. 실험 1과 2 모두 계분을 함유한 가스백을 밀봉하여 수행되었으며 첨가수준은 동일하나 실험 1에서는 배양 10일 동안의 첨가량을 실험 시작 시 한 번에 투여하여 10일 동안 배양하였고, 실험 2에서는 배양 동안 매일 1 mL씩 투여하여 총 14일 동안 배양하였다. 배양 기간 중 가스를 포집하여 총 가스발생량과 악취를 유발하는 NH₃와 H₂S 가스를 측정하였다. 배양 종료 후에는 가스백을 개봉하여 DM, pH, ammonia-N, VFA, 계분 내 미생물(총 미생물 수, 유산균, 효모, 곰팡이, 대장균군)을 분석하였다. 계분 내 미생물 수는 실험 1에서는 대조구와 비교하여 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았으나, 실험 2의 T3000 처리구에서 대장균군의 수가 대조구보다 낮게 검출되었으며(P<0.05) 그 외 미생물 수는 대조구와 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 그러나 실험 1과 2에서 이산화염소 처리구가 대조구보다 pH, ammonia-N, VFA, 총 가스발생량, NH₃와 H₂S 가스의 농도 및 발생량이 유의적으로 낮게 나타났다(P<0.05). 이러한 결과는 이산화염소 처리 시 대장균군의 수는 감소하지 않았으나 대장균군의 비활성화 (실험 1) 또는 대장균군의 감소(실험 2)를 통한 악취 물질 생성 감소 및 산화로 인해 악취가 저감된 것으로 판단된다. 추가적으로, 실험 1과 실험 2의 결과를 종합하였을 때 ammonia-N, VFA, 총 가스발생량, NH₃와 H₂S 가스는 T2000에서 대조구보다 낮게 검출되었으며 T3000과는 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않은 점으로 판단하건대 T2000의 첨가수준도 악취저감에 효과적이라고 사료된다. 또한, 첨가제를 한번에 투여한 실험 1과 매일 투여한 실험 2는 배양 기간이 다르므로 직접 비교할 수는 없으나 투여방법에 따른 차이는 없는 것으로 추정된다.

• 에너지공학
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.34-41
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• 2020

Used disposable diapers have been considered for a long time as a type of waste difficult to recycle and valorize due to their composite nature including plastic, cellulose pulp, a super absorbent polymer and either urine, feces or both. Therefore, the fate of disposed diapers often is either incineration or landfill burial which both have various adverse environmental impacts. However, used disposable diapers contain nutrients: cellulose is an organic matter while urine and feces contain non negligible amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium which are primary nutrients included in most chemical fertilizers used in agriculture. In a scope of waste recycling and valorization, this study focuses on developing a method to achieve nutrient solution extraction from used disposable diapers. The experiment essentially consists in shredding the diapers and letting them macerate in solutions of sodium hydroxide with various concentrations to allow breaking down of the cellulose and super absorbent polymer and release of urine and feces before sterilizing the solutions in an autoclave to remove potential coliform bacteria. At the end of the experiment, a set of parameters is measured for the final solution to identify concentrations of nutrients as well as presence or absence of harmful substances. Results are discussed and directions for future studies are suggested, which include mechanization of the diapers shredding process or added aeration to enhance nitrification and absorption of extracted nutrients from plants.

• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.157-165
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• 2019

This study was conducted to analyze the diversity census of fecal microbiome in horses using meta-analysis of equine 16S rRNA gene sequences that are available in the Ribosomal Database Project (RDP; Release 11, Update 5). The search terms used were "horse feces (or faeces)" and "equine feces (or faeces)". A total of 842 sequences of equine feces origin were retrieved from the RDP database, where 744 sequences were assigned to 10 phyla placed within Domain Bacteria. Firmicutes (n = 391) and Bacteroidetes (n = 203) were the first and the second dominant phyla, respectively, followed by Verrucomicrobia (n = 58), Proteobacteria (n = 30) and Fibrobacteres (n = 24). Clostridia (n = 319) was the first dominant class placed within Bacteroidetes while Bacteroidia (n = 174) was the second dominant class placed within Bacteroidetes. The remaining 98 sequences were assigned to phylum Euryarchaeota placed within Domain Archaea, where 74 sequences were assigned to class Methanomicrobia. The current results will improve understanding of the diversity of fecal microbiome in horses and may be used to further analyze equine fecal microbiome in future studies.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.58-68
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• 1996

This study was performed to evaluate the effect of aeration rate on cornposting of mixture of swine feces and newspaper. This study was accomplished by operating 4 experimental cornposting reactors of bench scale for 3 weeks. The followings are the conclusions that were derived from this study. 1. As the aeration rate increased from 200 to 500 ml/min$\cdot$kg_vs, the efficiency of composting was increased. But the aeration rate more than 500 ml/min$\cdot$kg_vs did not influence effectively. 2. The range of the highest temperatures of reactors was 51.8~55$\circ$C. Those were not significantly different one another. 3. Increasing rates of ash content namely, reaction rates of composting were proportionally increased by increasing aeration rate from 200 to 1500 ml/min$\cdot$kg_vs. 4. Contents of heavy metal in the final compost were. lower than those of Korean and European standards. 5. Concentration range of T-N in the final composts was 1.7~2.18 mg/kg, and that of T-P was 1.57~7.49 mg/kg.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.271-278
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• 1998

Folate coenzymes are involved in one-carbon transfer reactions needed for the synthesis of nucleic acids, amino acids, and proteins which are very important for cell proliferation and differentiation. To investigate the effects of dietary folate content on plasma and tissue folate concentrations and on folate excretions in urine and feces, male Sprague-Dawley rats were raised for 4-10 weeks on semi-purified experimental diets containing 0mg, 2 mg, 8mg folate/kg diet. Folate concentrations were determined microbiologically using Lactobacillius casei (ATCC 7469). When compared to the folate adequate diet, the folate deficient diet decreased folate levels in plasma, liver and kidney , and the values were further decreased with experimental period. In rats reviving folate supplemented diets, plasma , liver and kidney folate adequate or supplemented diets, folate concentrations weer increased compared to animals on the folate adequate diet. In the folate adequate or supplemented diets, folate concentrations in the plasma and kidney were maintained at essentially the same level for 10 weeks . Folate concentrations in the liver, however, continued to increase with experimental period. Dietary folate intake seems to influence plasma and liver folate concentrations more than kidney folate concentrations. Folate excretions unrine and feces were significantly increased with dietary foalte intakes and experimental period. Folate excreted via urine was consideerably greater than that via feces. These resutls indicated that the foate supplemented diet improved plasma and tissue foalte status. Whether folate supplmentation improves foalte-dependent reactions remains to be researched.

• Nutritional Sciences
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.17-22
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• 2004

This study was undertaken to determine the bioavailability of isoflavones in weanling Sprague-Dawley rats by providing diets containing different levels of soy isoflavones for 6 weeks: 0.025% (low isoflavone intake; LI), 0.125% (medium isoflavone intake; MI), and 0.25% (high isoflavone intake; HI). The subsequent fecal and urinary excretion of daidzein and genistein was then measured. As the levels of dietary isoflavones increased, the amount of food intakes significantly decreased, and weight gain was slower in female rats. In male rats, there was no significant difference in weight gains related to dietary intakes. Urinary excretion of daidzein and genistein was significantly higher in the MI and HI groups in both male and female rats than the control and LI groups. The recovery % of daidzein and genistein in the urine was significantly lower in the MI and HI groups. Fecal daidzein increased as dietary isoflavone intakes increased in female rats; however, in male rats the increase was significant only in the HI group. The recovery % of daidzein and genistein in the feces of female rats was not significantly different among the four groups. When dietary isoflavones were increased from 0.025% to 0.25%, the amounts of daidzein and genistein excreted in the urine and feces increased; however, the low recovery rate of both daidzein and genistein in the urine implies an increased bioavailability of isoflavones. We also observed sex-related differences in the urinary and fecal recovery of isoflavone intakes.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.153-159
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to investigate the probiotic properties of lactic acid bacterial strains isolated from human feces. The properties were tested on the basis of guideline for probiotic selection protocol such as tolerance for acid or bile salt, autoaggregation, antibiotic resistance, and antimicrobial activity. Total 25 lactic acid bacteria were isolated from human feces, and their antibacterial activity was tested against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, E. coli O157:H7, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, V. alginolyticus using an agar diffusion assay. Among them, 4 selected strains were identified by analysis of their 16S rRNA, as Lactobacillus rhamnosus MG316, L. acidophilus MG501, L. reuteri MG505, and L. gasseri MG570. Results show that resistance to low pH and bile salts. Also, the selected strains were resistant to bile acid up to 3% and their autoaggregation rates were as high as 60%. All strains tested were resistance to nalidixic acid and kanamycin.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.330-336
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• 2008

We investigated the effect of a green seaweed Capsosiphon fulvescens extract (CFE) on the serum, liver tissue, and fecal cholesterol levels in rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats (four weeks old) were given on of three diets for four weeks: basal, high cholesterol, and CFE, The total serum and liver tissue cholesterol levels in the CFE group were significantly decreased compared to those in the cholesterol group. The CFE group showed increased amounts of feces, total fecal bile acid and dietary fiber as compared to basal and cholesterol group. Hematoxylin and eosin staining revealed fat droplets in the livers of the rats in the cholesterol group; however, a decreased number of droplets was observed in the rats fed the CFE diet. Our results suggest that CFE supplementation may improve lipid metabolism, by controling serum and liver tissue cholesterol levels, and by increasing the total amounts of bile acid, dietary fiber and cholesterol excretion in feces.