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Acclimation of maximum quantum yield of PSII and photosynthetic pigments of Panax quinquefolius L. to understory light

  • Fournier, Anick R.;T.A., John;Khanizadeh, Shahrokh;Gosselin, Andre;Dorais, Martine
    • Journal of Ginseng Research
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.347-356
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    • 2008
  • Forest-grown American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) is exposed to daily and seasonal light variations. Our goal was to determine the effect of understory light changes on the maximum quantum yield of photosystem II, expressed as $F_v/F_m$, and photosynthetic pigment composition of two-year-old plants. Understory light photon flux density and sunfleck durations were characterized using hemispherical canopy photography. Our results showed that understory light significantly affected the $F_v/F_m$ of American ginseng, especially during the initial development of the plants when light levels were the highest, averaging 28 mol $m^{-2}d^{-1}$. Associated with low $F_v/F_m$ during its initial development, American ginseng had the lowest levels of epoxidation state of the xanthophyll cycle of the season, suggesting an active dissipation of excess light energy absorbed by the chlorophyll pigments. As photon flux density decreased after the deployment of the forest canopy to less than 10 mol $m^{-2}d^{-1}$, chlorophyll a/b decreased suggesting a greater investment in light harvesting pigments to reaction centers in order to absorb the fleeting light energy.

Characteristics of Photosynthetic Pigments during the Outbreak of Harmful Algal Bloom at the South Coastal Area in the Korean Sea Waters

  • Kim, Sook-Yang;Lim, Woel-Ae;Kang, Young-Sil
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.20-29
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    • 2010
  • Cochlodinium polykrikoides has occurs regularly during the summer in the South Sea of Korea. To investigate photosynthetic pigments concerned with phytoplankton community structure as bloom of Cochlodinium polykrikoides, the experiment was sampled at 20 stations three times between July and September 2002 in the Southern Sea of Korea. The distribution of peridinin, the biomarker of dinoflagellate, was higher at the blooming time than it was before and it disappeared after bloom. The correlative coefficients between Chl. a and peridinin at the blooming time and out of bloom were 0.9253 and 0.1613, respectively. This result indicated that the bloom was caused by dinoflagellate. The correlative coefficients between Chl. a and fucoxanthin were 0.3282 and 0.9759, respectively, and the correlative coefficients showed the succession from dinoflagellate to diatom. This result means that the bloom of Cochlodinium polykrikoides can be detected by Chl. a information from satellite remote sensing. Therefore, if the algorithm to detect peridinin in addition to Chl. a were to be developed, dinoflagellate red tide could be monitored more effectively.

A Study on the NiO-doped Willemite Pigments (Ni-doped Willemite계 청색안료에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Chi-Youn;Lee, Hyun-Soo;Lee, Byung-Ha
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.48 no.2
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    • pp.134-140
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    • 2011
  • To study the effect of color development of Ni-doped willemite blue pigments, five batches of compositions were prepared and fired at $1350^{\circ}C$/hold for 1 h. When Ni was substituted for ZnO by 0.03 mole the optimum result were obtained. Then they were fired at $1300^{\circ}C$ and held for 1, 2, 4 and 6 h respectively for the purpose sake. XRD, Raman spectroscopy, FT-IR, UV-vis were used to analyze the results of experiment. The substitution of 0.03mole Ni for Zn was most optimum and which produced good willemite at the temperature of $1300^{\circ}C$, holding for 6 h. In ceramic arts, cobalt has been used for blue coloring, in most cases, despite of its high cost. If the low cost Ni-doped willemite blue pigments supplies for them with stable and multiple shades of blue pigment, using NiO at high temperature, it would provide various blues for ceramic wares.

Effect of V-doping on Colour and Crystallization of Malayaite Pigments (V의 고용이 Malayaite의 결정 및 발색에 미치는 영향)

  • Joo, In-Don;Lee, Byung-Ha
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.47 no.4
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    • pp.302-307
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    • 2010
  • This study aims to synthesize emerald-green malayaite pigments using $CaCO_3$, $SiO_2$, $SnO_2$ and $V_2O_5$. For this purpose, the optimum composition is $CaV_{0.25}Sn_{0.687}SiO_5$ and heating condition is at $1250^{\circ}C$ for 6 h of soaking time. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), the Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometers(FT-IR), the Raman Spectrometer, Scanning Electron Microscope(SEM) and the UV/Vis spectroscopy. The substituted V ion for Sn was observed to be quadrivalence. The analytical results of the synthesized pigment showed the tetragonal crystal, a typical form of Malayaite, and the particle size to be approximately $5{\sim}10\;{\mu}m$. The color in lime glaze added 12 wt% pigment was emerald green, and CIE Lab parameters are $L^*=67.73$, $a^*=-12.39$ and $b^*=9.28$.

Development and Efficiency-Stabilization of UV Blocking Agents Used to Skincare (피부 미용에 있어서 자외선 차단제의 개발 및 유효 안전성)

  • Kim, S.C.;Nam, K.D.;Lee, H.W.
    • Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.157-163
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    • 1995
  • The ultraviolet blocking agents used to skincare are largely classified ultraviolet scattering agent and ultraviolet absorbent agents. There are UVC, UVB, and UBA in ultraviolet ray(UV) showing shorter wavelength than visible light. Both visible light and UVA give rise to 1st dark-skinned phenomena. On exposure of the skin to UV, phenomena of skin variation are termed sunburn or suntan. There are chronic and acute adverse reactions in skin response to UV. The latter is caused by UVB, which has mainly effects on the skin. But lately due to destruction of ozone layer, UVA has more serious irritation on the skin than UVB. In this paper spectrometric properties of UV absorbent agents such as PABA, octyl-PABA, Urocanic acid, and 2-hydroxy-4-methoxy benzophenone in vitro have been investigate. As results, it was found that the three fomer were more suitable than the last. UV scattering measurements on the sample used inorganic pigments showed that pigments containing titanium dioxide had a better scattering effects than the inorganic pigments such as $Fe_2O_3$, $Al_2O_3$, etc.

Manufacture of Colored Hanji for Interior Materials from Natural Pigments (Part 3) - Functional Properties of Super Eight Colors Hanji Wallpaper - (천연색소를 이용한 건축내장용 색한지 제조 (제3보) - Super Eight Color 벽지의 기능성 연구 -)

  • Lee, Sang-Hyun;Shin, Yoo-Su;Choi, Tae-Ho
    • Journal of Korea Technical Association of The Pulp and Paper Industry
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    • v.47 no.5
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    • pp.120-126
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    • 2015
  • In this study, we used various dyes from natural pigments such as tumeric, goldthread, indigo, pagoda tree flower, sappanwood, and safflower to make the Hanji wallpaper with super eight colors of yellow, orange, green, turquoise, violet, red, blue, and magenta. As a result of measuring the lightfastness, magenta dyed with sappanwood showed the worst effect, but blue dyed with only indigo showed the best effect. In terms of the spot test by water, red wallpaper dyed with safflower showed the clear spot, but blue, turquoise, and green dyed with indigo resulted in a little spot. The orange, violet, and magenta dyed with goldthread and sappanwood showed antibacterial activity, and the turquoise, green, and blue also has a little antibacterial activity. However, yellow and red didn't show the some result as expected. In the experiment for efficiency of formaldehyde removal, all Hanji wallpapers dyed with natural pigments showed the significant removal effect of formaldehyde, especially turquoise and red were the highest.

Eco-printing Using Chitosan and Natural Colorants(1) (키토산과 천연색소를 이용한 Eco-Printing(제1보))

  • Kim, Chae-Yeon;Shin, Youn-Sook
    • Textile Coloration and Finishing
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.90-99
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    • 2011
  • The aim of this study is to develope eco-printing method using natural pigments and chitosan as a natural binder. Three chitosans with different molecular weights were employed to find appropriate conditions including chitosan concentration and pigment/binder ratio. Dye uptake, color and fastnesses of the printed fabrics were evaluated to find optimum conditions within the range of experiments carried out in this study. The effectiveness of chitosan as a printing binder was examined in comparison with color, dye uptake, and fastnesses of conventional synthetic binder and guar gum. It was found that chitosans with low or medium molecular weight were appropriate. Using low molecular weight chitosan, optimum concentrations were 1.7% for charcoal, madder and chlorophyll, whereas 2.2% for ocher, yellow soil, indigo and cochineal. Regardless of molecular weight and concentration of chitosan, the color fastnesess of fabrics printed with mineral pigments were superior to those of the fabrics printed with plant and animal pigments. As pigment/chitosan ratio became higher, rubbing fastness was decreased by 1-3 grade. The colorfastness of printed fabric with chitosan binder was similar to that with synthetic binder, which was higher than that with guar gum.

Effects of Cosmetic Pigments on the Bactericidal Activities of Parabens (파라벤류의 방부력에 대한 화장품용 안료의 영향)

  • Cho, Wan-Goo;Lee, Young-Hwa;Hwang, Seong-Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.501-507
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    • 2010
  • In this study, we evaluate the anti-microbiological activity of paraben in eye shadows that are composed of pigments and oil binders using various analytical methods and microbiological tests. Paraben does not show the microbiological activity properly when it was used with Nylon SP$^{(R)}$ 10, Talc RF SSA$^{(R)}$, OMC Talc AS$^{(R)}$ and $BaSO_4$. In the test of fungi, Nylon SP$^{(R)}$ 10 causes the decrease of microbiological activity regardless of the type of oil binders. The pigment of Mango violet also causes the decrease of microbiological activity when ester oil binder was used. Regardless of the type of oil binder, samples containing nylon SP 10, 0.15% of methyl paraben and 0.05% of propyl paraben had not been able to maintain microbiological activity only if the concentration of parabens were increased. Trace amounts of metal ions present in pigments reduced the activity of preservatives by inactivation of hydroxyl group of paraben. It is thought that swollen nylon SP 10 in ester oil increase the absorption or interaction of parabens and swollen nylon powder causes the inactivation of paraben.

Larval Morphology of Gnathagnus elongatus (Uranoscopidae) (푸렁통구멍 Gnathagnus elongatus 자치어의 형태 발달)

  • Kim, Sung;Yoo, Jae-Myung
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.124-128
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    • 2000
  • A total of 46 Gnathagnus elongatus larvae, 2.7~8.7 mm BL (Body length), were collected by bongo net and trawl-shaped fish larvae net in the coastal area of Cheju Island during 1997~1999. This species was found in the coastal area of Cheju Island and the Korea Strait. This paper describes morphological features of these specimens throughout their development. 1) The soft ray of fin appeared at about 5 mm BL and attained to a fixed number at about 8.7 mm BL. 2) Pigments pattern changed suddenly about 3 mm BL. 3) A series of pigments in the upper and the lower part of the urostyle were found less than 4.3 mm BL. 4) The pigments of caudal peduncle were found more than 6 mm BL.

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A Study on the Gem Design of Dan-cheong Natural Stone Inorganic Pigments Using CAD/CAM (CAD/CAM을 활용한 단청 천연석채 보석 디자인에 관한 연구)

  • Yoon, Jae-Won
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.18 no.8
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    • pp.427-433
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    • 2020
  • Based on the natural colors and techniques of Korean traditional Dancheong, the image from splendor and magnificence is used as a jewel in making ornaments by subjective interpretation of the researcher. The purpose of this paper is to propose the possibility of using as a jewelry design by combining the possibilities of various color expressions, the combination of solidity and luster synthetic resin by utilizing natural pigments and mono images used in Korean traditional monophonic. In this study, this study presented the possibility of accessing in the life of a modern person pursuing a lifestyle by introducing a mono image into jewelry design, and at the same time, approaching ornaments by using traditional materials of the past, modern materials, and digital production methods. We are looking for a wide variety of jewelry designs to be utilized.