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Expressed Sequence Tag Analysis of Antarctic Hairgrass Deschampsia antarctica from King George Island, Antarctica

  • Lee, Hyoungseok;Cho, Hyun Hee;Kim, Il-Chan;Yim, Joung Han;Lee, Hong Kum;Lee, Yoo Kyung
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.258-264
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    • 2008
  • Deschampsia antarctica is the only monocot that thrives in the tough conditions of the Antarctic region. It is an invaluable resource for the identification of genes associated with tolerance to various environmental pressures. In order to identify genes that are differentially regulated between greenhouse-grown and Antarctic field-grown plants, we initiated a detailed gene expression analysis. Antarctic plants were collected and greenhouse plants served as controls. Two different cDNA libraries were constructed with these plants. A total of 2,112 cDNA clones was sequenced and grouped into 1,199 unigene clusters consisting of 243 consensus and 956 singleton sequences. Using similarity searches against several public databases, we constructed a functional classification of the ESTs into categories such as genes related to responses to stimuli, as well as photosynthesis and metabolism. Real-time PCR analysis of various stress responsive genes revealed different patterns of regulation in the different environments, suggesting that these genes are involved in responses to specific environmental factors.

Reliability Analysis of Suction Bucket Foundation for Offshore Wind Turbine in Silty Sand (실트질 모래지반에 설치된 해상풍력 석션버켓기초의 신뢰성 해석)

  • Yoon, Gil Lim;Yi, Jin Hak;Bae, Kyung Tae;Kim, Sun Bin
    • Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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    • v.20 no.12
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    • pp.41-47
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    • 2019
  • This paper deals with the reliability analysis of foundation for an offshore wind turbine system. Reliability analyses were carried out for suction bucket foundation considering the uncertainties in soil and structural parameters. In reliability analysis, the vertical and lateral resistances are defined as base limit states. The case studies were carried out using the preliminarily designed foundations at western-south mainland sea of Korea. From reliability analyses, vertical resistance for free-slip condition has overall lower reliability index, and submerged unit weight and internal friction angle of seabed soil are governing factors in vertical and lateral resistance in this case.

Pattern Analysis for the Ocean environment evaluation based on an Object oriented methodology (객체지향 방법론 기반 해양 환경 평가를 위한 유형적 분석)

  • Shin, Un-Seok;Lee, Jae-Bong;Kim, Hyung-Moo;Lee, Hhong-Ro
    • Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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    • 2004.11a
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    • pp.257-262
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    • 2004
  • This paper will develope an ocean environmental evaluation system. The system analysis by means of introducing the object oriented pattern analysis methodology. We will test water quality according to 40 sea water measurement points and evaluate the ocean environment by means of spatial statistical method. By analyzing the object oriented pattern ocean environmental system, we will contribute on enhancing the efficient development and maintenance other geographic information system.

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An Empirical Study on the Blue Ocean New Product Development Strategy (블루오션 신제품개발 전략에 관한 실증연구)

  • Kim, Ji-Dae
    • Proceedings of the Korean Operations and Management Science Society Conference
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.40-54
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    • 2006
  • Recently, Kim and Mauborgne [40] has introduced the concept of blue ocean strategy that provides quantum leap in value innovation, thus creating new market space. This study, based on the blue ocean strategy concept, suggests blue ocean new product development strategy (BONPDS), and attempts to examine how much this BONPDS has impact on new product peformance, compared to existing new Product development strategy Perspectives (i.e., competitive strategy-based new product development strategy and resource-based new product development strategy) in an empirical way. The research result shows that the BONPDS has greater impact on new product performance than existing new product development strategies. In addition, it is revealed that such contingency variables as firm size and environmental dynamism have moderating effect on the relationship between the BONPDS and new product performance. The BONPDS is more effective in the small-sized firms than the large-sized ones, and its effect on new product performance is different according to environmental dynamism.

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Integrated Phytoplankton Data of the west Pacific Sector of the Southern Ocean: $140-148 ^{\circ}E$ transect

  • Hak Young Lee;In
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.21-28
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    • 1993
  • A total of 94 taxa were identified from the Southern Ocean, 140-148 。E and 40-53。S, as an early austral summer phytoplankton. They were 53 diatoms, 37 dinoflagellates, 2 silicoflagellates, 1 prymnesiophyte, and 1 coccolithophorid. Integrated cell numbers of nanoplankton dominated microphytoplankton from 8 stations, especially from Subantarctic zone, but integrated biomass was lower than microphytoplankton. Integrated cell numbers of diatoms dominated dinoflagellates, coccolithophorids, and pnrnnesiophyte, but integrated biomass of microphytoplankton were dependent to the biomass of dinoflagellates except north of the Subtropical convergence zone and south of the Antractic convergence sone. Phytoplankton community changed across the fronts and 3 different communities were observed. Fronts seem to influence on the phytoplankton community from the west Pacific Sector of the Southern Ocean.

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Implementation of FNMS(Fishing Net Management System) based on RFID and GPS (RFID와 GPS 기반 그물관리 시스템 구현)

  • Jang, Doc-Sung
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.304-310
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    • 2008
  • Our ocean where three sides are the seas is the state that the environmental pollution damage is serious because of all kinds of wastes. Therefore, environmental pollution will be considerably decreased if we leans forward in the saddle to manage net which is conquering a section equivalent among wastes and will be helpful to marine ecosystem. This study is to develop a fishing net management system identifying nets cast and withdrawn from the vessel The purpose of FNMS is to manage sailing vessels arrival and departure details in order to manage a net abandoned in the ocean, and restrain the occurrence of the wasted net abandoned without permission in the ocean, and prevent environmental pollution and sailing vessels sank in and around the ocean.

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Molecular Parameters for Assessing Marine Biotoxicity: Gene Expressions of Rockfish (Sebastes schlegeli) Exposed to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

  • Woo, Seon-Ock;Yum, Seung-Shic;Park, Hong-Seog;Jung, Jee-Hyun;Lee, Suk-Chan;Kim, So-Jung;Lee, Taek-Kyun
    • Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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    • v.3 no.4
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    • pp.267-272
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    • 2007
  • Environmental and anthropogenic changes affect the health and stability of marine ecosystem. In this study we aimed to identify molecular biomarkers for ecotoxicological pollutants risk assessment in the rockfish (Sebastes schlegeli). We designed primers based on conserved sequences by multiple alignments of target genes from related species, and cloned the partial cDNAs of cytochrome P450 (CYP1A1), glutathione S-transferase (GST), metallothionein (MT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), ubiquitin (UB), vitellogenin (VTG) and $\beta$-actin by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) from S. schlegeli. Northern blot results indicated that these six genes expressions were significantly induced by benzo[a]pyrene (BaP, 1 ${\mu}M$) and that the level of each of their transcripts increased in BaP-exposed rockfish in a time-dependent manner. This study suggests that transcriptional changes in these six genes may be used for monitoring environmental exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

Environmental Characteristics of Nutrients and Fluorescent Organic Hatters in the Northeast Pacific Ocean(KODOS) (북동태평양(KODOS 해역)의 영양염 및 형광 유기물에 관한 환경특성 연구)

  • 손승규;박용철
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.6 no.6
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    • pp.595-604
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    • 1997
  • To investigate characteristics of biogeochemical environment of the Korea Deep Ocean Study(KODOSI area in the northeast Pacific Ocean, we preferentially measured Inorganic nutrients and fluorescent organic matters. Typically. the permanent thermocline was well developed at the depth of 200~1000m In the study area. Nitrate. phosphate and silicate were low In the surface mixed layer and Increased with depth. N/P and N/Si showed 15 and 0.2 respectively In the deeper layer. Two fluorophores, biomacromolecule(protein-like) and geomacromolecule (humid-like) , were observed by three dimensional fluorescence excltatlon/ emission spectra matrix. Biomacromolecule(maximum fluorescence at $Ex_{280m}/Em_{330nm}$) ranged from 41.9 to 147.0 TU with its maximum In the surface mixed layer and minimum in deeper water, This is a same trend that has been reported for DOC in the equatorial Pacific. This suggests that biomacromolecule might be labile and converted to refractory humic substance after bacterial degradation In the deeper layer. On the contrary, geomacromolecule(maximum fluorescence at $Ex_{330m}/Em_{430m}$), ranged from 7.6 to 46.5 QSU, showed minimum in the surface nixed layer(euphotic zone) Implying photodegradation and then increased with depth at all stations. In the characteristics of vertical profiles, the relationship between biomacromolecule and geomacromolecule showed negative correlation. Such trend can be attributed to biochemical regeneration or formation of fluorescent materials accompanying oxidation and rennnerallzation of settling organic matter.

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The Study on the Value of Restoration Technology for the Marine Environmental Damage Caused by Oil Spill Using CVM (CVM에 의한 유류유출 해양환경 복원기술 가치측정에 관한 연구)

  • Hong, Sung-Pyo;Cho, Sang-Sup;Kwon, Suk-Jae;Baek, Min-Hee
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.77-83
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    • 2011
  • In this study we examined the economic value of restoration technology for oil spill using contingent value methods. One and one half approach to questionnaires can be taken when analyzing tax payer situations as well as single bound approach. The results of the empirical analysis suggest three conclusions. First, the economic value of the restoration technology considered are estimated to be between 8,439 won to 11,867 won per month. Second, the WTP is estimated differently depending on the approaches, OOHB and SB, and the degrees of difference are very sensitive to the model specifications. This empirical result supports the argument for using interval for the economic value when using CVM. Third, the empirical results may provide useful input to policy authorities attempting to estimate the economic justification of the R&D investment for developing an ocean environmental restoration technology.

A Parametric Study on Seismic Performance of Internally Confined Hollow RC Columns (내부 구속 중공 RC 기둥의 내진성능에 관한 매개 변수 연구)

  • Won, Deok-Hee;Han, Taek-Hee;Kim, Jung-Hun;Choi, Jun-Ho;Kang, Young-Jong
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Advanced Composite Structures
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.28-35
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    • 2012
  • Recently, there is to increase interest in seismic performance of piers. Hollow section is applied to increasing the seismic performance of piers. However, hollow RC pier becomes the biaixial confining state because hollow part is not confined. The pier is developed brittle failure from inner face in hollow part. A tube is inserted in hollow part to become the weakness. This is ICH RC(Internally Confined Hollow RC) pier. This pier is enhanced stiffness, strength, and ductility by core concrete has triaxial confining stress. In this paper is researched about parameters effect the seismic performance. Parameters are hollow ratio, transverse reinforcement, longitudinal reinforcement, and concrete strength.