• 통합자연과학논문집
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.13-31
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• 2023

The sesarmid crab Muradium tetragonum, inhabiting the mangrove, are considered as a key consumer of litter and thereby play an important role in the detritus food chain and energy flow in the mangrove ecosystem. The present investigation was carried out with objectives to enlighten the reproductive system of Muradium tetragonum through histological and histochemical studies. Histological organization of the testis of M. tetragonum revealed that each testis has a lobular structure consisting of several testicular lobules arranged around the collecting duct. Histology of the deferens of M. tetragonum revealed it to be composed of three-layer of tissues along the entire length:the outer connective tissue, the middle muscular and the inner epithelial layer. Based on the histological architecture these three regions are recognized as proximal vas deferens (PVD), middle vas deferens (MVD) and distal vas deferens (DVD). Histological characteristics of the ovary of M. tetragonum during different phases of ovarian development were studied. Based on the colour changes of the ovary and diameter of the oocytes five stages of ovarian development can be pronounced. Histochemical analysis of the male reproductive tissues of M. tetragonum signifies the secretion of a different biomolecule by specifying their origin in the reproductive tissue and their possible transformation into spermatophores. In the female reproductive tissues, histochemical evaluation envisaged the secretory products during different stages of ovarian development The secretory substances of the spermatheca expound on the significance of its secretion in dehiscing the spermatophore wall and in nourishing as well as protecting the spermatozoa.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.161-170
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 제주도에서 자생하는 준맹그로브인 황근 (Hibiscus hamabo)과 갯대추나무 (Paliurus ramosissimus)의 탄소 저장량을 원격탐사로 추정하고 기후요인에 의하여 공간변이를 예측하는 인공지능 모델을 구축하고자 하였다. 준맹그로브의 지상부 탄소 축적량은 Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) 라이다에 의하여 제공되는 지상부 생물량 밀도(aboveground biomass density, AGBD)를 Sentinel-2 영상으로부터 추출한 normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI)으로 해상도를 상향하여 추정하였다. 제주도에서 단위면적당 탄소 축적량은 황근이 16.6 t C/ha, 갯대추나무가 21.1 t C/ha이었다. 제주도 전 해안에서 준맹그로브의 탄소 축적량은 11.5 t C로 추정되었다. 환경요인에 따른 준맹그로브의 탄소 축적량을 예측하기 위하여 랜덤 포레스트 기술을 적용하였다. 제주도 준맹그로브림의 분포면적 대비 지상부 생물량의 잔차를 계산하였다. 이 잔차에 영향을 미치는 주요 환경요인으로는 가장 습한 달의 강수량, 가장 더운 달의 최고온도, 등온성 및 가장 습한 달의 평균 온도가 선정되었다. 제주도에서 랜덤 포레스트 분석으로 예측된 준맹그로브의 탄소 축적량은 12.0 t C/ha - 27.6 t C/ha 범위의 공간적 변이를 나타내었다. 본 연구에서 개발된 탄소 축적량의 원격탐사 추정법과 환경요인에 따른 인공지능 예측법은 한반도에서 탄소흡수원으로서 맹그로브의 보전과 조성에 필요한 기초자료로 활용할 수 있을 것이다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.1833-1840
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• 2013

Metastasis is one of the hallmarks of malignant neoplasms and is the leading cause of death in many cancer patients. A major challenge in cancer treatment is to find better ways to specifically target tumor metastasis. In this study, the anti-metastatic potential of the methanolic extract of Rhizophora apiculata (R.apiculata) was evaluated using the B16F-10 melanoma induced lung metastasis model in C57BL/6 mice. Metastasis was induced in C57BL/6 mice by injecting highly metastatic B16F-10 melanoma cells through the lateral tail vein. Simultaneous treatment with R.apiculata extract (10 mg/kg b.wt (intraperitoneal) significantly (p<0.01) inhibited pulmonary tumor nodule formation (41.1 %) and also increased the life span (survival rate) 107.3 % of metastatic tumor bearing animals. The administration of R.apiculata extract significantly (p<0.01) reduced biochemical parameters such as lung collagen hydroxyproline, hexosamine, uronic acid content, serum nitric oxide (NO), ${\gamma}$-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) and sialic acid levels when compared to metastasis controls. These results correlated with lung histopathology analysis of R.apiculata extract treated mice showing reduction in lung metastasis and tumor masses. Taken together, our findings support that R.apiculata extract could be used as a potential anti-metastasis agent against lung cancer.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.191-196
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• 2007

The ethanol extract of leaves of the mangrove Aegiceras corniculatum Blanco (Myrsinaceae) was screened for its antinociceptive, antidiarrhoeal and cytotoxic activities. The extract produced significant writhing inhibition in acetic acid-induced writhing in mice at the oral dose of 250 and 500 mg/kg body weight (P < 0.001), which was comparable to the standard drug diclofenac sodium at the dose of 25 mg/kg of body weight. When tested for its antidiarrhoeal effects on castor oil induced diarrhoea in mice, it increased mean latent period and decreased the frequency of defecation significantly at the oral dose of 500 mg/kg body weight (P<0.05; P<0.01) comparable to the standard drug loperamide at the dose of 50 mg/kg of body weight. Moreover, when tested for toxicity using brine shrimp, the extract showed potent activity against the brine shrimp Artemia salina ($LC_{50}$ 10 mg/ml). The overall results tend to suggest the antinociceptive, antidiarrhoeal and cytotoxic activities of the extract.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.386-394
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• 2008

The tissue extract (TTE) of a marine snail Telescopium telescopium, collected from the coastal regions of West Bengal, India, was extensively screened for pharmacological and biochemical properties. Telescopium telescopium (TTE) produced significant lysis of washed rat erythrocytes (both direct and indirect), produced haemorrhagic lesions in the skin and also released haemoglobin (in vitro tissue damage) from different tissue samples. TTE was found to produce pro-inflammatory effects when injected into the rat hind paw and also increased peritoneal vascular permeability. Furthermore, intravenous administration of TTE produced a decrease in blood pressure (hypotensive effect) in anaesthetized rats. The extract produced potent esterase activity, as was evident from the breakdown of FDA with subsequent release of fluorescein (in vitro). TTE also demonstrated prominent cholinesterase, phospholipase, phosphatase and protease activities.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.58-64
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• 2006

The crude alcoholic extracts of various parts of five different Bangladeshi mangrove plants (Amoora cucullata, Caesalpinia bonducella, Cerbera odollam, Derris uliginosa and Sonneratia caseolaris) were screened in-vitro for anti-oxidant activity using the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryldydrazyl-hydrate (DPPH) free radical scavenging assay. Of all of them, the ethanolic extracts of the leaves of Derris uliginosa and Sonneratia caseolaris showed potential antioxidant activity ($IC_{50}$: 94.406 and 26.30 mg/ml respectively) whereas the ethanolic extracts of aerial parts of Derris uliginosa, barks of Cerbera odollam and leaves and stems of Caesalpinia bonducella showed moderate activity ($IC_{50}$: 125.89, 211.35 and 301.99 mg/ml respectively). Mild anti-oxidant activity was observed with the methanolic extract of leaves of Amoora cucullata and ethanolic extracts of fruits of Cerbera odollam.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제11권7호
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• pp.67-74
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• 2013

이 논문의 목적은 개발도상국에서 이미 검증된 성공적인 생태관광지들의 성공 요인을 확인하고 이를 근거로 방글라데시 순다르반스의 성공적인 생태관광을 위한 전략을 개발하는데 있다. 연구목적을 위하여 기존의 성공적인 생태관광지들의 성공요인을 통하여 방글라데시의 성공적이고 수익성이 있는 생태관광 명소로 부각시키기 위한 효과적인 전략 대안인 순다르반스의 경제적 잠재력을 분석하였다. 또한 방글라데시의 경제 성장을 위한 수익성 향상방법으로 방글라데시의 관광 명소의 개발방법과 순다르반스의 경제적 잠재력도 함께 분석하였다. 마지막으로 순다르반스의 성공적인 생태관광을 위하여 열 가지의 제안을 하였다.

• ALGAE
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.161-171
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• 2013

A morphologically distinct lineage within the Bostrychia moritziana-B. radicans species complex is described as a new species. Bostrychia anomala has thalli with branched monosiphonous filaments with apical cell divisions. The species has terminal tetrasporangial stichidia, each subtending cell bearing tetrasporangia with 2 cover cells. Discharged spores divide transversely, the lower cell first forming a narrow rhizoid and the upper cell forming a monosiphonous shoot. Females have subterminal procarps and males have terminal spermatangial stichidia. Carposporophytes are spherical. Isolates in culture show a pattern of cell death not associated with injury, reminiscent of programmed cell death. Bostrychia anomola shows cell death at intervals along the filaments resulting in division of adjacent cells on either side of the dead cell re-joining the filament; cell division of only one adjacent cell resulting in branching at that site; or filaments fragmenting at the cell death point with adjacent cells forming new apical cells, a means of thallus propagation. The cell death pattern could be a method of filament propagation in the mangrove environment where sexual reproduction is rare.

• ALGAE
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.193-208
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• 2006

Porphyra pulchella sp. nov. Ackland, West, Scott and Zuccarello was obtained at Mimosa Rock National Park, New South Wales; Westgate Bridge, Victoria, Australia; and Waihau Bay, North Island, New Zealand. It occurs mainly in mangrove habitats and is very small (± 1 mm) in field collections. In laboratory culture at 21 ± 2°C tiny blades (0.5-3.0 mm) reproduced exclusively by archeospores liberated from vegetative cells of the upper sector of the blades. The archeospores displayed amoeboid and gliding motility once discharged. At 14 ± 2°C the blades grew to 25 mm and produced longitudinal spermatangial streaks mixed with ‘phyllosporangial’ streaks. The discharged ‘phyllospores’ showed amoeboid motility and germinated forming asexual blades. A conchocelis phase with typical bangiophycidean pit connections was observed in blade cultures after 8-10 weeks at 14 ± 2°C. Conchocelis filaments produced conchosporangia and these released amoeboid conchospores that developed into archeosporangiate blades. Molecular data indicate that all 3 isolates are genetically identical.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.351-361
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• 2003

As the launches of a series of remote sensing satellites, there are various multiresolution and multi-spectral images available nowadays. This diversity in remotely sensed image data has created a need to be able to integrate data from different sources. The C-band imaging radar of ERS-2 due to its high sensitivity to coastal wetlands holds tremendous potential in mapping and monitoring coastal wetland features. This paper investigates the advantages of using ERS-2 SAR data combined with IRS-ID LISS-3 data for mapping complex coastal wetland features of Tamil Nadu, southern India. We present a methodology in this paper that highlights the mapping potential of different combinations of filtering and integration techniques. The methodology adopted here consists of three major steps as following: (i) speckle noise reduction by comparative performance of different filtering algorithms, (ii) geometric rectification and coregistration, and (iii) application of different integration techniques. The results obtained from the analysis of optical and microwave image data have proved their potential use in improving interpretability of different coastal wetland features of southern India. Based visual and statistical analyzes, this study suggests that brovey transform will perform well in terms of preserving spatial and spectral content of the original image data. It was also realized that speckle filtering is very important before fusing optical and microwave data for mapping coastal mangrove wetland ecosystem.