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Short-term grazing behavior of cattle under indoor housing for a new-bred tetraploid ruzigrass (Brachiaria ruziziensis Germain et Everard)

  • Ishigaki, Genki;Nitthaisong, Pattama;Prasojo, Yogi Sidik;Kobayashi, Ikuo;Fukuyama, Kiichi;Rahman, Mohammad Mijanur;Akashi, Ryo
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.31 no.5
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    • pp.748-754
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    • 2018
  • Objective: The preference evaluation of cattle is an important factor for estimation and improvement of the grazing amounts of newly introduced or bred grasses or cultivars in barn. This study was performed to assess the grazing behavior (the amount of grazing and/or the grazing speed) of cattle as indirect method using newly bred Brachiaria ruziziensis tetraploid strain 'OKI-1'(BR) hay as treatment group and Cloris gayana 'Callide' (CG) hay as control group. It also compared the feasibility of using behavioral differences between two groups as one criteria for evaluating preference by Japanese black cattle in barn. Methods: Three experiments were carried out using 12 growing Japanese Black cattle including 6 males and 6 females. In each experiment, the four Japanese Black cattle (2 males and 2 females) were placed in separated stall and allowed to graze BR and CG in manger that was separated into two portions for about 30 min. The position and behavior of the cattle were recorded, and weighed the residual of each gay at 15 and 30 minutes after experiment start. Results: The BR was superior to CG in chemical composition such as protein, fibers and non-fibrous carbohydrate. The cattle, over all, tended to prefer BR over CG in the first half 15 minutes in terms of the time spent and amount of grazing. Additionally, growing cattle exhibited neophilia for BR bred newly. Conclusion: These findings indicated the current approach could be applied for one of criteria to evaluate the preference of hay by Japanese black cattle under indoor housing environment.

Remote Sensing Research Opportunities on the International Space Station - Preparing to Participate in the ISS Program -

  • Lee, Joo-Hee;Choi, Gi-Hyuk;Paik, Hong-Yul
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.243-248
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    • 2002
  • The International Space Station (ISS) offers research opportunities for researchers in the field of remote sensing to conduct world-class activities in Low Earth Orbit. ISS provides the facilities to place and operate research experiments in a variety of fields, providing investigators opportunities to perform research and Earth observation. This paper is intended to give the reader an introduction to the ISS utilization and the capabilities for remote sensing research that are being implemented through the development of research facilities. We hope that reader will consider what kind of payloads could be developed to take advantage of facilities, and will consider proposing remote sensing research on the ISS.

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NUMERICAL STUDY WITH VENT SHAFT POSITION IN UNDERGROUND STATION (대심도 지하정거장에서 수직구 위치에 따른 수치적 연구)

  • Oh, Hyun-Joo;Shin, Dea-Yong;Lee, Sang-Gun;Kim, Dong-Hyun;Kim, Charn-Jung
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.36-43
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    • 2012
  • When a high-speed train passes an underground station, large pressure waves are generated due to the piston effect. These pressure waves can cause the problems of vibration and noise as well as the ear discomfort of passengers at the underground station. This work numerically analyzed the pressure wave generation and propagation in an high-speed railway underground station, and the optimal location for vent shafts was studied to improve the passenger comfort by reducing the magnitude of the pressure wave and its rate of change. The evolution of pressure field in the underground station was calculated using a CFD(Computational Fluid Dynamics) software(Fluent), where the axis-symmetric two-dimensional model verified by Wu was used. And this study is applied to modelling of the underground station and the tunnel from Daegok station A-line of GTX(Great Train Express). From the result, we can have a conclusion that the role of vent shafts respectively were different according to the position in and out the underground station. Also Vent shaft in the underground station widely reduced pressure magnitude. And vent shaft out underground station reduced initial pressure peak value. Double vent shafts installed at tunnel toward station entrance and inside of the tunnel are the most efficient to reduce pressure. and pressure reduction increases according to the number of vent shaft.

Preliminary Results of Marine Traffic Monitoring Field Campaigns for the Jurisdictional Sea Area of South Korea: Monitoring on the Ieodo Ocean Research Station (관할해역 해상교통 모니터링을 위한 기초 연구: 이어도해양과학기지 실험 중심으로)

  • Yang, Chan-Su
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • 2014.06a
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    • pp.68-69
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    • 2014
  • At the present, ship traffic monitoring and management are focused on the harbor area and the specified coastal zone in South Korea. It, however, is required that the Jurisdictional Sea Area of South Korea is monitored from two viewpoints: Safety and Security. Through a safe sea line (transport route) over the world, it is possible to expand our ocean economical territory. As a first step, we have been in field campaigns for integrated ship monitoring on the Ieodo Ocean Research Station in November 2013 after the first test in Gyunggi Bay.

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Establishment of Mass Propagation System of Virus-Free Sweetpotato Plants and Conservation

  • Lee, Joon-Seol;Chung, Mi-Nam;Jeong, Byeong-Choon;Ahn, Young-Sup;Kim, Hag-Sin;Park, Jong-Suk;Bang, Jin-Ki
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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    • v.52 no.2
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    • pp.220-227
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    • 2007
  • Sweetpotato fields in Korea are highly infected with virus and virus like diseases that greatly diminish both yield and quality as indicated by field observations and laboratory tests. In order to solve this problem, there is an urgent need to produce and mass propagate virus-free planting materials for distribution to the farmers. These experiments were conducted, firstly, to determine the most appropriate culture media, nutrient solution, and cutting intervals to maintain growth and vigor of tissue cultured plantleta as mother plants for propagation in insect-proof greenhouse. And as a labor saving method, the production efficiency of plug trays for rapid propagation of stem cuttings as a source of planting materials was likewise evaluated. Results showed that plants grown in medium B supplied with 0.5 and 1.0 strength of MS nutrients had high growth rate, and 20-day cutting interval was the best. 72-plug tray was better than 128-plug. Secondly, it was to develop a technique for the production of first-generation seed roots using hydroponics cultivation system. The yield of virus-free plants propagated in the non-insect proof and open-field cultivation was 2,402 kg/10a, 6% higher than those in the insect-proof cultivation, and the rate of virus re-infection was 18% higher compared to 3.3% with insect-proof cultivation. Lastly, it was to investigate the growth performance of virus free plants in farmers' field. Differences were existed in the yield depending on the variety used, but virus free plants showed an increase of $6{\sim}24%$ over virus infected plants.

Ground-based Observations of the Polar Region Space Environment at the Jang Bogo Station, Antarctica

  • Kwon, Hyuck-Jin;Lee, Changsup;Jee, Geonhwa;Ham, Young-Bae;Kim, Jeong-Han;Kim, Yong Ha;Kim, Khan-Hyuk;Wu, Qian;Bullett, Terence;Oh, Suyeon;Kwak, Young-Sil
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.35 no.3
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    • pp.185-193
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    • 2018
  • Jang Bogo Station (JBS), the second Korean Antarctic research station, was established in Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica ($74.62^{\circ}S$ $164.22^{\circ}E$) in February 2014 in order to expand the Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) research capabilities. One of the main research areas at JBS is space environmental research. The goal of the research is to better understand the general characteristics of the polar region ionosphere and thermosphere and their responses to solar wind and the magnetosphere. Ground-based observations at JBS for upper atmospheric wind and temperature measurements using the Fabry-Perot Interferometer (FPI) began in March 2014. Ionospheric radar (VIPIR) measurements have been collected since 2015 to monitor the state of the polar ionosphere for electron density height profiles, horizontal density gradients, and ion drifts. To investigate the magnetosphere and geomagnetic field variations, a search-coil magnetometer and vector magnetometer were installed in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Since JBS is positioned in an ideal location for auroral observations, we installed an auroral all-sky imager with a color sensor in January 2018 to study substorms as well as auroras. In addition to these observations, we are also operating a proton auroral imager, airglow imager, global positioning system total electron content (GPS TEC)/scintillation monitor, and neutron monitor in collaboration with other institutes. In this article, we briefly introduce the observational activities performed at JBS and the preliminary results of these observations.

Crew`s Remote Sensing Researches on the International Space Station

  • Lee Joo-Hee;Choi Gi-Hyuk;Kim Yeon-Kyu;Kim Jong-Woo
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2004.10a
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    • pp.386-388
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    • 2004
  • The International Space Station (ISS) offers research opportunities to researchers through crew's space mission in the field of remote sensing. ISS provides the facilities to place and operate experiment equipments in a variety of fields, especially, microgravity experiments and Earth observations. This paper is intended to give readers a brief introduction to the ISS utilization and the capabilities for remote sensing researches. We investigate what kind of crew missions and payloads should be developed for remote sensing researches on the ISS.

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Suppression Effect of Clubroot Disease by Reduced Irrigation Times after Planting in Chinese Cabbage (정식 후 초기 관수횟수 감소에 따른 배추 뿌리혹병 발생 억제효과)

  • Chang, Seog-Won;Kim, Hee-Dong;Kim, Sung-Kee;Yi, Eun-Seob;Rho, Yong-Taek
    • Research in Plant Disease
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.85-89
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    • 2008
  • Clubroot of Chinese cabbage, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, is one of the most serious plant diseases in the world. The objectives of this study were to investigate the effect of the irrigation times on the development of club root after planting and to evaluate the effect of clubroot disease on yield of chinese cabbage in pot and field. The clubroot disease gradually increased with increasing irrigation frequency after planting. The growth characters and yield of chinese cabbage by irrigation times varied according to soil moisture and clubroot disease severity. Based on marketable yield and control value, an ideal irrigation point was at the soil matric potential of 0.06 MPa. These results suggest that the suppression on clubroot disease development could be achieved by initially reduced irrigation times after planting. Future studies on irrigation times using fungicide treatment and resistant cultivar under natural field conditions are required to improve the control effect of clubroot.

Development and Characterization of Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counter for Radiation Monitoring in International Space Station

  • Nam, Uk-Won;Lim, Chang Hwy;Lee, Jae Jin;Pyo, Jeonghyun;Moon, Bong-Kon;Lee, Dae-Hee;Park, Youngsik;Kim, Hyun Ok;Moon, Myungkook;Kim, Sunghwan
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.107-112
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    • 2013
  • Tissue equivalent proportional counter (TEPC) can measure the Linear Energy Transfer (LET) spectrum and calculate the equivalent dose for the complicated radiation field in space. In this paper, we developed and characterized a TEPC for radiation monitoring in International Space Station (ISS). The prototype TEPC which can simulate a 2 ${\mu}m$ of the site diameter for micro-dosimetry has been tested with a standard alpha source ($^{241}Am$, 5.5 MeV). Also, the calibration of the TEPC was performed by the $^{252}Cf$ neutron standard source in Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS). The determined calibration factor was $k_f=3.59{\times}10^{-7}$ mSv/R.

Development of CINEMA Mission Uplink Communication System

  • Yoon, Na-Young;Yoon, Se-Young;Kim, Yong-Ho;Yoon, Ji-Won;Jin, Ho;Seon, Jong-Ho;Chae, Kyu-Sung;Lee, Dong-Hun;Lin, Robert P.
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.33-40
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    • 2012
  • Triplet Ionospheric Observatory (TRIO) CubeSatforIon, Neutral, Electron MAgneticfields (CINEMA) is a CubeSat with the weight 3 kg that will be operated in the orbit conditions of about 800 km altitude and $90^{\circ}$ inclination angle, using the S-band and ultra-high frequency (UHF)-band communication frequencies. Regarding the communication antenna loaded on the satellite, the two patch antennas has the downlink function in the S-band, whereas the two whip antennas has the function to receive the command sent by the ground station to the satellite in the UHF-band. The uplink ground station that communicates through the UHF-band with the CINEMA satellite was established at Kyung Hee University. The system is mainly composed of a terminal node controller, a transceiver, and a helical antenna. The gain of the helical antenna established at the Kyung Hee University ground station was 9.8 dBi. The output of the transceiver was set to be 5 W (6.9 dB) for the communication test. Through the far-field test of the established system, it was verified that the Roman characters, figures and symbols were converted into packets and transmitted to the satellite receiver in the communication speed of 9,600 bps.