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Chemical Water Quality of Lake Eui-Am

  • Choe, Sang;Kwak, Hi-Sang
    • 한국해양학회지
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.63-77
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    • 1971
  • An year-long survey of chemical water quality for Lake Eui-am in Kang-won Province, Korea, was conducted from June 1970 to May 1971 to study the water quality and seasonal variations of productivities in relation to selected physical and chemical environmental factors. A monthly series of water samples were taken at the deepest basin of 18m depth of the lake. Water quality parameters determined were water temperature, Secchi disc reading(transparency), pH, O$\_$2/, CO$\_$2/, alkalinity, acidity, Cl, hardness, Ca, Mg, total residue, total ignitious residue, COD, BOD$\_$5/, nutrients, total-Fe, soluble Fe, Mn and Cu. On the whole, the results indicate that the chemical water quality of Lake Eui-am is high, and vary with season. The lake water is characterized that higher levels of dissolved oxygen(8.6 ml/L in mean of whole water) or percent saturation of dissolved oxygen(114%), and of nitrate nitrogen (523 $\mu\textrm{g}$/L). On the other hand, CO$\_$2/(9.6ppm), chlorides(3.5ppm), Ca(7.7ppm) Mg(2.2ppm), hardness(28.5ppm), silica(2.4ppm) and BOD$\_$5/(1.08ppm) are quite low. In terms of nutrient levels, the lake water exhibit slight signs of eutrophication. The high values for nitrate nitrogen, soluble iron and Cu of the lake water suggest that there are some imputs such as domestic and industrial discharges to the lake.

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An Investigation into the Effects of the Work Environment / Occupation on Hiv Related Stigma: A Case of Service Staff in Grahamstown: Eastern Cape, South Africa

  • Mazorodze, Tasara
    • Journal of Distribution Science
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    • v.12 no.5
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    • pp.41-47
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    • 2014
  • Purpose - This paper investigates whether one's occupation influences one's attitude toward people with HIV/AIDS and suggests ways to counter HIV-related stigma in different work settings. Two samples comprising workers in different environments and occupations with contrasting personalities were chosen. Thus, security guards (authoritarian types) and catering workers (social types) were included. Research design, data, and methodology - The sample comprised246 service staff from the Rhodes University Catering Division and the Hi-Tec Security company, both in Grahamstown, South Africa, a small Eastern Cape province town. All employees at these organizations during the survey were eligible to participate. Results -The security sample displays significantly higher personal stigma scores than the catering sample, according to the Visser personal stigma scale (mean scores of 4.01 and 1.37, respectively; t=10.30, df=244, p=0.00). Similar results were found using Visser subscales. Conclusions - This study shows that occupation is a strong predictor of HIV-related stigma in the workplace, suggesting that workplace settings, by attracting particular personalities and influencing workers, may shape attitudes towards those who are HIV positive.

Effect of Gas Concentration During the Storage of Persimmon (감의 저장(貯藏)에 있어서 가스농도(濃度)의 영향(影響))

  • Park, Won-Ki;Yoo, Yung-Hi
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.11-17
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    • 1976
  • Put four different kinds of Jangdongsi, Pasi, Gamsi, and Taebongsi etc. into glass bottle(Fig. 1) of 1150ml and after modulated constitution of air girding this, by means of $CO_2$ the keep in cold storage on $0{\sim}5^{\circ}C$. The results are as follows : 1. $CO_2$ non-addition group was not changed it's own color to four months regardless of kind of persimmons 2. $CO_2$ added test group by double quantity of container was not more rapidly discoloration. 3. One - half quantity of test group added double, same, one-half and one of fifth quantity of container was the most effect, $CO_2$ as the same kind in S. T. P. 4. Taebongsi of test group of four different kinds added one-half quantity of $CO_2$ was maintained effectually possible it's natural color till seven months. 5. In taste, non-addition of $CO_2$ existed astringency taste but addition of $CO_2$ showed sweet taste like a Gamsi since two months of storage.

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Study on the development of preventive agent of dental caries from biological active materials Development of disc PAHA for an artificial tooth and preventive effect on dental caries from plant extracts (생물학적 활성물질에서 치아우식 예방제 개발에 관한 연구 I. 인조치아 disc PAHA의 제조 및 식물추출물들의 치아우식 예방효과)

  • 이기용;조효상윤정원허태련
    • KSBB Journal
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.126-132
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    • 1993
  • The objective of this study was to develop an artificial dentin for easy handle and accurate observation of the mechanism on dental caries and to screen biologically active materials from the extracts of traditional plants and fruits for prevention of early dental cares. In order to produce disc PAHA (artificial dentin), the powdered hydroxylapatite was immobilized in a 20% polyacrylamide gel. The characteristics of disc PAHA was very similar to the surface, figure and lattice of human enamel. After decalcification in 0.1M citric acid based on observation with SEM. The critical point of decalcification of disc PAHA by acids was found to be pH 5.0-5.5, which was hi agreement with human enamel. The degree of decalcification from disc PAHA in 0.1M citric acid solution was sixfold higher than that of human enamel. This result suggested that disc PAHA would be useful as a substitute of human enamel for in vitro experiment. The extracts of garlic and Flower Apple A, B seemed to inhibit growth of S. mutans. Especially, when the 300$\mu\ell$ of its extracts added to the medium to incubate S. mutans, F. apple B showed strongly an inhibitory effect in both the growth of S. mutans and the synthesis of insoluble glucan.

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Exposure Monitoring of Nonylphenol in Preterm Breast milk in Seoulers (서울 거주 산모의 초유 중 노닐페놀 분석을 통한 인체노출평가)

  • Yi, Bit-Na;Kim, Chang-Sung;Park, Mi-Jung;Han, Yu-Sok;Lee, So-Jung;Yan, Mi-Hi
    • Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.113-117
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    • 2008
  • Biomonitoring of nonylphenol (NP), an endocrine disrupting chemical, is required in Korea to perform its proper regulation. Thus, we analyzed exposure levels of nonlyphenol (NP) in breast milk from the mothers who delivered babies within 10 days (N=325). We analyzed free and total forms of NP in breast milk with LC/MS/MS (LOD, 0.5 ppb). In addition, we obtained questionnaires concerning lifestyle from the subject. As results, ranges of total NP were ${\mu}g/L$ (median, $3.51{\pm}4.98{\mu}g/L$ vs. normal, N=281, $2.07{\pm}3.76{\mu}g/L$; p<0.05). In conclusion, we suggest that exposure monitoring of NP should be continuously performed, even though the risks of NP are not clear, yet.

Imaging Characteristics of Plastic Scintillating Fiber Screens for Digital Mammography

  • Choi, Won-Young;Walker, James K.;Jing, Zhenxue
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.165-172
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    • 1996
  • A scanning slot digital mammography system Luing a plastic scintillating fiber screen (SFS) is currently being developed To improve the x-ray interaction efficiency and absorption efficiency of an SFS, high Z elements can be added into the scintillating fiber core. In this paper, we investigated theoretically the zero spatial frequency detective quantum efficiency, DQE(0), and modulation transfer function, MTF(f), of three 2 cm thick SFSs made of polystyrene, polystyrene loaded with 5% by weight of lead, and polystyrene Loaded with 10% by weight of tin scintillating fibers. X-ray interaction efficiency, scintillating light intensity distributions and line spread functions were generated using Monte Carlo simulation. DQE(0) and MTF(f) were computed for x-ray energies ranging from 15 to 50 keV. Loading high Z elements into the SFS markedly increased the DQE(0). For x-ray energies used for mammovaphy, DQE(0) values of both high Z element loaded SFSs are about a factor of three higher than the DQE(0) of an Min-R screen. At mammographic x-ray energies, MTF(f) values of all three SFSs are Venter than 50% at 25 Ip/mm spatial frequency, and were found to be dominated by the 20 um individual scintillating fiber diameter used The results show that both hiP DQE(0) and spatial resolution can be achieved with the high Z element loaded SFSs, which make these SFSs attractive for use in a scanning slot detector for digital mammography.

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Formation of Fungal Protoplast by the Reaction of Cell Wall Lytic Enzymes (섬유소 가수분해효소와 Chitinase 처리에 의한 균류 원형질체 생성에 관한 연구)

  • Oh, Sung-Hi;Chang, Myung-Ho
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.101-106
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    • 1981
  • Osmotically sensitive fungal protoplasts were liberated from the mycelium of several kinds of molds by mixed enzyme system of cellulase from Trichoderma viride $TO_4$ and chitinase from the culture filtrate of Streptomyces sp. 115-5. Relatively higher number of protoplast were released from young mycelium of Zygomycetes strains than Ascomycetes strains by using 10 mM phosphate buffer (pH 6.0) and 0.6 M NaCl as osmotic stabilizer. Protoplasts were released through ruptures in the wall, initially at the apices, but later also from old party of the hyphae.

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Growth Effect of Levanoligosaccharide(Levanoctaose) on Intestinal Microflora (Levanoligosaccharide(levanoctaose)의 장내미생물에 대한 생육효과)

  • 강수경;박나희;이태호
    • Korean Journal of Microbiology
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.153-157
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    • 1999
  • The effececl of levanoclaose produced by levanase Croni Pseuc/olol~~o!!n.s sp. K-52 on pnnciple inlesimal microflorawas investigated. The reaction product, levanoctaose, was used as a carbon source for various intestinalmicroflora. Especially. Bijidobacteriulolr~ adolescentis and Lnctohaciilrrs ocidophilus grew effectively in vitroexpeiiments, whereas Clostridiunz per.frilol~gerzs, Bactetvid,~ngilis, Eschericlzin. coli, and Stnplzylococcus nureirsdid not. Therefore, levanoctdose seemed to proinole selectively the growth ol" B. ndo1escenti.r and L. acidol~hi-/us. In Lhe in viva experiments, the effects of levanoctaose on inlestinal nucroflora were examined on heirgrowth. $\beta$-fri~ctosidase acliviiy. and butyrate concenuation in rats. Appuently, die number of fecal Bifidobacteria.the amount of bulyrate, and $\beta$-hctosidase activity were increased, whereas total aerobes 'and pH werereduced in rals Eed leviu~octaose diets, cornpxed with hose of the control diets. We concluded hat those effecismay be beneficial in improving gastrointestinal health.astrointestinal health.

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Antidiabetic Coumarin and Cyclitol Compounds from Peucedanum japonicum

  • Lee, Sung-Ok;Choi, Sang-Zin;Lee, Jong-Hwa;Chung, Sung-Hyun;Park, Sang-Hyun;Kang, Hee-Chol;Yang, Eun-Young;Cho, Hi-Jae;Lee , Kang-Ro
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • v.27 no.12
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    • pp.1207-1210
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    • 2004
  • The antidiabetic activity-guided fractionation and isolation of the 80% EtOH extracts from Peucedani Radix (Peucedanum japonicum, Umbelliferae) led to the isolation and characterization of a coumarin and a cyclitol as active principles, that is, peucedanol 7-O-${\beta}$ -D-glucopyranoside (1) and myo-inositol (2). Their structures were identified by spectroscopic methods. Compound 1 showed 39% inhibition of postprandial hyperglycemia at 5.8 mg/kg dose, and compound 2 also significantly inhibited postprandial hyperglycemia by 34% (P<0.05).

Ab initio Studies on Acene Tetramers: Herringbone Structure

  • Park, Young-Hee;Yang, Ki-Yull;Kim, Yun-Hi;Kwon, Soon-Ki
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.28 no.8
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    • pp.1358-1362
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    • 2007
  • The structures, energetics and transfer integrals of the acene tetramers up to pentacene are investigated with the ab initio molecular orbital method at the level of second-order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory (MP2). Calculated geometries for the herringbone-style structures found in the crystal structure were characterized as local minima, however the geometrical discrepancy between crystal and MP2 theoretical structure is reasonably small. The binding energy of pentacene tetramer was calculated up to 40 kcal/mol (MP2/6-31G(d)) and about 90 kcal/mol (MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ), and the latter seems to be too much overestimated. The tendency of the hole transfer integrals computed with ab initio MP2/3-21G(d) geometry is well agreement with those estimated with crystal structure with some discrepancy, and the gradual increment of the transfer integrals at the crystal geometry is attributed to mainly packing structure rather than the intrinsic property of acene such as a size of acene.