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Herbs and Botanicals as Feed Additives in Monogastric Animals

  • Wenk, Caspar
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.282-289
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    • 2003
  • Animal feed additives are used worldwide for many different reasons. Some help to cover the needs of essential nutrients and others to increase growth performance, feed intake and therefore optimize feed utilization. The health status of animals with a high growth performance is a predominant argument in the choice of feed additives. The use of feed additives is more and more questioned by the consumers. Therefore, the feed industry is highly interested in valuable alternatives which could be accepted by the consumers. Probiotics, prebiotics, enzymes and highly available minerals as well as herbs can be seen as alternatives. Herbs, spices and their extracts (botanicals) have a wide range of activities. They can stimulate feed intake and endogenous secretions or have antimicrobial, coccidiostatic or anthelmintic activity. A major field of application of herbs is the protection of animals and their products against oxidation.

Studies on Alumina Cement from Alunite (II) (Physical Properties of Alumina Cement) (명반석을 이용한 알루미나 시멘트의 제조 (II) (알루미나 시멘트의 특성))

  • 한기성;최상욱;송태웅
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.164-168
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    • 1979
  • In the previous paper, it was reported that formation of desirable calcium alunimate(CA) in clinker was considerably affected by sulfur-contaminated alumina which was prone to form a disadvantageous mineral, $C_4A_3S$. In this study, however, sulphate-free alumina cement was made from sulfur-free alumina refined from alunite and corresponding materials. The major minerals in the clinker were identified by X-ray diffraction patterns as calcium aluminate (CA), calcium dialuminate $(CA_2)$ and dicalcium alumino silicate $(C_2AS)$. The formation of CA was more effective with decreasing contents of silica to 2 per cent or less and sulfur in the refined alumina. Physical properties of prepared alumina cement such as setting time, stability and compressive strength were measured. The values were similar to those of commercial alumina cements.

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Geochemical Relationship Between Shore Sediments and Land Geology in Keum River Area, West Coast of Korea (한반도 서해안 금강하구 연안퇴적물과 육상지질과의 지화학적 상관관계)

  • 지정만;장윤호;오재경;이연희
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.33 no.6
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    • pp.447-467
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    • 2000
  • This study was carried out geochemically and mineralogically to define how Kunsan shore sediments are related to their terrestrial source rocks in the region of Keum River Basin, western Korea. As a whole the chemical composition for major elements, trace elements and rare earth elements analysis from shore sediments and river bed sediments doesn't show the big difference, and especially rare earth elements chondrite normalized patterns are almost same. Heavy minerals of shore sediments are identified as hornblende, epidote, ilmenite, garnet, hematite, magnetite, sphene and rutile. Compared with Taean Area of Seo et al. (1998) and Byeonsan Area of Kwon et al. (1999), Kunsan shore sediments of this study area were origined mostly from Keum River Basin.

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Variation of Chemical Elements due to Hydrothermal Alteration of Kyungju Pyrophyllite Deposits (경주납석광상의 열수변질작용에 따른 원소함량의 변화)

  • Lee, Jae Yeong;Choi, Wook Jin;Kim, Jong Gun;Kim, Sang Wook
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 1994
  • The Kyungju pyrophyllite deposits were formed by the hydrothermal alteration of andesitic rocks, which were intruded by Cretaceous granite mass. The major minerals are pyrophyllite, kaolinite and chlorite. The deposits may be zoned outward into pyrophyllite zone, silicified pyrophyllite zone and weakly altered zone (propyrilite zone) according to mineral assemblages. Chemical compositions vary in close relation with the mineralogical assemblages: $Al_2O_3$ content is high due to pyrophyllitization at the deposits and altered zones in comparison to andesitic country rocks, while the contents of $Na_2O$, CaO and MgO are generally low due to leaching during the alteration. This variation of chemical elements may be applicable in the geochemical exploration of pyrophyllite deposits.

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A review of wind-turbine structural stability, failure and alleviation

  • Rehman, Shafiqur;Alam, Md. Mahbub;Alhems, Luai M.
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.30 no.5
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    • pp.511-524
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    • 2020
  • Advancements in materialistic life styles and increasing awareness about adverse climatic changes and its negative effects on human life have been the driving force of finding new and clean sources of energy. Wind power has become technologically mature and commercially acceptable on global scale. However, fossil fuels have been the major sources of energy in most countries, renewable energy (particularly wind) is now booming worldwide. To cope with this wind energy technology, various related aspects have to be understood by the scientific, engineering, utility, and contracting communities. This study is an effort towards the understanding of the (i) wind turbine blade and tower structural stability issues, (ii) turbine blade and tower failures and remedial measures, (iii) weather and seismic effects on turbine blade and tower failures, (iv) gear box failures, and (v) turbine blade and tower failure analysis tools.

Effects of water stress on chemical composition of rice grains (수분 스트레스가 벼의 성분에 미치는 영향)

  • Nam, Kyong-Hee;Kim, Chang-Gi
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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    • v.42 no.1
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    • pp.1-5
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    • 2015
  • Drought is one of the major abiotic constraints limiting quantity and quality of rice grain. In order to elucidate the effects of drought on chemical compositions of rice grain, seedlings were cultivated in a rainout shelter controlled with well-watered or water-deficit conditions. After harvesting, the key components including proximates, amino acids, fatty acids, minerals, and vitamins of rice grains were analyzed. Drought stress increased the amounts of methionine, phenylalanine, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, calcium, potassium, vitamin B1, and vitamin E in rice grains, whereas it decreased the contents of lignoceric acid. Particularly, drought stress caused a marked increase in vitamin E content. These results indicate drought significantly influence the chemical compositions of rice grains.

Synthesis of NiZn-Ferrite from Waste Iron Oxide Catalyst (산화철 페촉매를 애용한 NiZn-페라이트의 합성)

  • Hwang, Yeon;Lee, Hyo-Sook;Lee, Woo-Chul
    • Korean Journal of Crystallography
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.20-24
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    • 2001
  • NiZn-ferrite was synthesized usign waste iron oxide catalysts which were produced from styrene monomer process and buried underground as an industrial wastes. The spinel type ferrite was obtained by calcination and sintering of the mixture of finely ground waste catalysts, nickel oxide and zinc oxide powders. The sintered body of Ni/sub 0.5/Zn/sub 0.5/Fe₂O₄ composition at 1230℃ for 5 hours showed the density of 5.38g/㎤, and initial permeability of 59 at 1 kHz. Not only cerium oxide, which existed as a major component in the catalyst, but also unicorporated NiO and ZnO into spinel structure remained as second phases after sintering.

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Comparison of Mineral Content and External Structure of Various Salts (소금의 종류별 미네랄 함량과 외형구조 비교연구)

  • 박건영;하정옥
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.27 no.3
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    • pp.413-418
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    • 1998
  • There are several types of salts that classifed into raw salts(Chunil salt, Saeng salt), purified salts (NaCl reagent grade, Hanju salt) and processed salts(Gueun salt, Saeng kum, Bamboo salt) in Korea. Their major element is NaCl but raw salt from sea water contains other minerals such as K, Mg and S. Mineral contents of the various kinds of salt analyzed with ICP-AES and AAS were different, especially on the contents of K, Mg and Ca. Chunil salt was abundant in Ca(1,037ppm), K(3,707ppm), Mg(10,266ppm) and S(7,459ppm), and salt water from the Chunil salt contained small amounts of Pb, Al, Cr and Hg. Processed salts contained high levels of Ca, K, Mg and Fe. Especially, high levels of K, P, Fe and Ge were detected in bamboo salt. Purified salts showed regular crystal form and raw salts exhibited irregular crystal form under the SEM. The processed salts were not crystal form, but fused and irregular round form.

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A Study on the Hydrothermal Synthesis of Clay Mineral(I) Hydrothermal Treatment of the Weathered Two-Mica Granite in Kang Wha district of Korea (수열반응에 의한 인공점토의 합성연구(I) 강화도산 백운모질 풍화 화강암의 수열처리)

  • 이응상;이상훈
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.71-82
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    • 1995
  • The weathered two-mica granite is widely distributed in Korea and called a kind of ground rock for kaolin. The major minerla compositions are consist of this quartz, feldspar, mica and clay mineral. At present, only a small portion of this granite is used as the material for the low-grade tile industry due to the low S.K. value and the high contents of impurities such as Fe2O3 and FeO. The low S.K. value is caused by feldspars not weathered to clay minerals. The refinement of this thus has been required for the recent shortage of the resources of high-grade one. This paper concerns an optimum hydrothermal treatment condition to refine the low-grade weathered two-mica granite of which impurities are feldspar mineral and Fe2O3. FeO components in using for the main material of ceramic industry. And then, from this result, we tried to fine out the basic formation mechanism of clay mineral from feldspar etc and develope the effectual utilization method of this.

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Identification of Aquatic Plants in the Muncheon Water Reservoir Using Drone-based Information (드론원격정보를 활용한 저수지 수생식물 분포 파악: 경북 문천저수지에서의 적용 예)

  • Lee, Geun-Sang;Kim, Sung-Wook;Lee, Khil-Ha
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.26 no.5
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    • pp.685-689
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    • 2017
  • Aquatic plants serve the crucial function of helping to balance water reservoir ecosystem, as they filter and remove major minerals required for algal growth such as nitrogen, ammonia, and nitrates. Aquatic plants provide food, shade, and protection for the aquatic biome in and around the reservoir. Thus, it is important to accurately determine the existence and areal extent of the aquatic plants. In the present study drone-based facilities were used for this purpose. In the Muncheon water reservoir, Gyeongbuk, the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Surface Algal Bloom Index (SABI) were used to determine the existence status of the aquatic plants. The data so obtained exhibited reasonable accuracy; drone-based facilities can be used in future to identify the areal extent of aquatic plants.