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Genetic Variation of Taenia Pisiformis Collected from Sichuan, China, Based on the Mitochondrial Cytochrome b gene

  • Yang, Deying;Ren, Yongjun;Fu, Yan;Xie, Yue;Nie, Huaming;Nong, Xiang;Gu, Xiaobin;Wang, Shuxian;Peng, Xuerong;Yang, Guangyou
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.51 no.4
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    • pp.449-452
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    • 2013
  • Taenia pisiformis is one of the most important parasites of canines and rabbits. T. pisiformis cysticercus (the larval stage) causes severe damage to rabbit breeding, which results in huge economic losses. In this study, the genetic variation of T. pisiformis was determined in Sichuan Province, China. Fragments of the mitochondrial cytochrome b (cytb) (922 bp) gene were amplified in 53 isolates from 8 regions of T. pisiformis. Overall, 12 haplotypes were found in these 53 cytb sequences. Molecular genetic variations showed 98.4% genetic variation derived from intra-region. $F_{ST}$ and Nm values suggested that 53 isolates were not genetically differentiated and had low levels of genetic diversity. Neutrality indices of the cytb sequences showed the evolution of T. pisiformis followed a neutral mode. Phylogenetic analysis revealed no correlation between phylogeny and geographic distribution. These findings indicate that 53 isolates of T. pisiformis keep a low genetic variation, which provide useful knowledge for monitoring changes in parasite populations for future control strategies.

Characteristics of Acoustic Scattering according to Pulsation of the Large Jellyfish Nemopilema nomurai (노무라입깃해파리의 박동에 따른 음향산란 특성)

  • Yoon, Eun-A;Hwang, Doo-Jin;Hirose, Miyuki;Kim, Eun-Ho;Mukal, Tohru;Park, Byung-Soo
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.43 no.5
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    • pp.551-556
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    • 2010
  • The large jellyfish Nemopilema nomurai causes serious damage to fisheries, particularly around the seas of Korea and Japan. Decreasing this damage requires knowledge of the distribution and abundance of jellyfish. Acoustic technology using quantitative echosounders is one method of studying the distribution and abundance of jellyfish. Such methods are commonly used worldwide because they have the advantage of providing substantial information about all water layers in a wide area in a short time. However, in order to conduct an acoustic survey, the acoustic characteristics of the target organism must be known. These can be altered by a number of factors, including pulsation, swimming angle, frequency and size. Accordingly, this study determined the variation in target strength according to pulsation of N. nomurai. Data were analyzed for two jellyfish with bell diameters in air of (a) was 32.0 and (b) 25.0 cm. The pulsation cycle of jellyfish (a) was 1.5~2.0 sec and the target strength (TS) cycle was 1.0~2.5 sec, while jellyfish (b) had a pulsation cycle of 1.0~1.5 sec and TS cycle of 1.0~3.0 sec. The variation width of the TS with the change in pulsation was 7.8 dB (-72.4~-64.6 dB) for jellyfish (a) and 10.3 dB (-71.6~-61.3 dB) for jellyfish (b). The variation in bell diameter was about 0.28 and 0.35, respectively. These results confirmed that the variation in bell diameter caused by pulsation is closely related to the variation in TS.

Study on the Characteristics of Water Table and Quality of Groundwater in Western-Muan Area Using GIS (GIS를 이용한 무안군 서부지역 지하수의 수위 및 수질분포 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Suh Goo Won;Jung Chan Duck;Park Bae Young
    • KCID journal
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.15-27
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    • 2005
  • Variation of groundwater level and groundwater quality are an important parameter in the basin analysis. The study of groundwater level and groundwater quality require a knowledge of the geology and the regions surface. We analyzed characteristics of chan

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Design of fuzzy algorithms for DC motor speed control (DC 모터 속도제어를 위한 퍼지 알고리즘 설계)

  • 최종수;김성중;최한수
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1991.10a
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    • pp.676-680
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    • 1991
  • This paper proposes fuzzy control algorithms for a DC moter speed control. The proposed algorithms are constructed by the fuzzy controller and the fuzzy compensator. The fuzzy compensator used to overcome rapidly the effects caused by the disturbance and is mounted outside of the closed loop of the fuzzy controller. The fuzzy control rules are established from human operator experience and basic engineering knowledge about the process dynamics. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithms compensate for parameter variation and disturbance.

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Robust nonlinear control of robotic manipulators (로보트 매니플레이터의 비선형 강건 제어)

  • 박현우;배준경;박종국
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1988.10a
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    • pp.32-36
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    • 1988
  • Generally, for nonlinear control of robotic system, the method of computed torque or inverse dynamics is frequently used. In this case, exact knowledge of the system parameters is required, however. This paper addresses the problem of nonlinear control when the parameter of system is varied. The approach is based upon decoupled model following. As an example, control of a three degree of freedom manipulator arm under mass variation is simulated.

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Morphological Identification of Alexandrium tamarense and A. catenella (Dinophyceae) from Korean Coastal Waters

  • Kim, Keunyong;Kim, Chang-Hoon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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    • 2001.05a
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    • pp.271-272
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    • 2001
  • Taxonomic studies of HAB species have been hindered by paucity of informative morphology, phenotypic variation under different environmental ifluences, lack of knowledge on their sexual reproduction. In Korea, two PSP incidents resulting in human deaths after eating contaminated mussels broke out in 1985 (Chang et al.1987 and 1996 (Lee et al, 1997). (omitted)

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Improvement in Safety Evaluation of Structures using the Bayesian Updating Approach (베이스 경신법을 활용한 구조물 안전성평가 개선)

  • Park, Kidong;Lee, Sangbok;Kim, Junki;Rha, Changsoon
    • Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.115-122
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    • 2016
  • The classical statistical approach using test data samples to estimate true value of Random Variables by calculating mean and variation (standard deviation or coefficient of variation) of samples is very useful to understand the existing condition of the structure. But with this classical approach, our prior knowledge through educational background and professional experience cannot provide any benefit to make decisions by the structural engineers. This paper shows the role of Bayesian methodology by providing chance of using valuable prior knowledge to come up with more accurate estimation of structural condition. This paper also shows how important it is to have a proper prior estimate of Random Variables and corresponding confidence level through gathering and studying more relevant information.

Determination and Variation of Core Bacterial Community in a Two-Stage Full-Scale Anaerobic Reactor Treating High-Strength Pharmaceutical Wastewater

  • Ma, Haijun;Ye, Lin;Hu, Haidong;Zhang, Lulu;Ding, Lili;Ren, Hongqiang
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.27 no.10
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    • pp.1808-1819
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    • 2017
  • Knowledge on the functional characteristics and temporal variation of anaerobic bacterial populations is important for better understanding of the microbial process of two-stage anaerobic reactors. However, owing to the high diversity of anaerobic bacteria, close attention should be prioritized to the frequently abundant bacteria that were defined as core bacteria and putatively functionally important. In this study, using MiSeq sequencing technology, the core bacterial community of 98 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) was determined in a two-stage upflow blanket filter reactor treating pharmaceutical wastewater. The core bacterial community accounted for 61.66% of the total sequences and accurately predicted the sample location in the principal coordinates analysis scatter plot as the total bacterial OTUs did. The core bacterial community in the first-stage (FS) and second-stage (SS) reactors were generally distinct, in that the FS core bacterial community was indicated to be more related to a higher-level fermentation process, and the SS core bacterial community contained more microbes in syntrophic cooperation with methanogens. Moreover, the different responses of the FS and SS core bacterial communities to the temperature shock and influent disturbance caused by solid contamination were fully investigated. Co-occurring analysis at the Order level implied that Bacteroidales, Selenomonadales, Anaerolineales, Syneristales, and Thermotogales might play key roles in anaerobic digestion due to their high abundance and tight correlation with other microbes. These findings advance our knowledge about the core bacterial community and its temporal variability for future comparative research and improvement of the two-stage anaerobic system operation.

A Novel OFDM Integer Frequency Offset Estimation Scheme Using Differential Combining (차동 결합을 이용한 새로운 OFDM 정수 주차수 옵셋 추정 기법)

  • Ahn, Sang-Ho;Chong, Da-Hae;Han, Tae-Hee;Kim, Sang-Hyo;Yoon, Seok-Ho
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.33 no.8C
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    • pp.627-632
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    • 2008
  • The timing offset is one of the main error sources in estimating the frequency offset in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems. Although some works have been done to mitigate the influence of the timing offset on the frequency offset estimation, most of the investigations require the knowledge of the timing offset range, which is not generally available in practical systems. In this paper, we propose a new frequency offset estimation scheme using differential combining between two successive correlation samples, which does not require the knowledge of the timing offset range, and thus, is robust to the timing offset variation. The simulation results show that the proposed scheme is not only robust to the timing offset variation, but also generally performs better than the conventional scheme on the average, in the case of the timing offset range being not known exactly.

Research on the Effect of Creative Fashion Consumer Efficacy on Innovative Fashion Product Acceptance (창의적 패션소비 효능감이 혁신적 패션 제품 수용에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Ha Kyung;Choo, Ho Jung
    • Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.149-157
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    • 2020
  • The current study tests the effect of fashion product knowledge and confidence in fashion coordination on innovative fashion product acceptance, mediated by creative fashion consumer efficacy. Creative fashion consumer efficacy refers to a consumers' belief in the ability to consume fashion products in a creative way. The survey was conducted on 474 people between 20 and 40 years of age in a panel of online survey firms. Data was analyzed using reliability analysis and frequency analysis by SPSS 20.0 along with confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling done by AMOS 20.0. The results reveal that creative fashion consumer efficacy consists of original thinking efficacy, usage expansion efficacy, problem solving efficacy, and method variation efficacy that is consistent with the original structure of creative consumption efficacy. In addition, fashion product knowledge and confidence in fashion coordination do not affect innovative fashion product acceptance. The effects of fashion product knowledge and confidence in fashion coordination on innovative fashion product acceptance are fully mediated through creative fashion consumer efficacy. The results of this study demonstrate that people who are knowledgeable, confident and associated with fashion product consumption can have a high level of creative fashion consumer efficacy that increases innovative fashion product acceptance.