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Geology and Stromatolite Fossil Localities of Socheong Island, Korea: An Introductory Review (소청도의 지질과 스트로마톨라이트 화석 산지)

  • Kim, Jeong-Yul;Han, Sung-Hee
    • 한국지구과학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2010.04a
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    • pp.107-107
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    • 2010
  • Geology and stromatolite fossil localities of Socheong Island are reviewed on the basis of previous studies and recent field survey. A new fossil locality of stromatolites which are very well preserved is recognized in Bunam area, northeast of Socheong Island. An outcrop composed of sandstone and shale alternations which exhibit well-developed laminations and folds is also found in the east of the Socheong harbor, and it is regarded as one of the symbolic features of the geology in Socheong Island. Stromatolite fossil localities of Socheong Island contains diverse and well-preserved Late Proterozoic stromatolites which are correlated with those from the Mukchon and Myoraksan series of the Sangwon System and diverse sedimentary structures such as ripple marks, desiccation cracks, and raindrop imprints. Stromatolites of Socheong Island, the oldest fossil Natural Monument of Korea, should be preserved at the national level, and continued intensive research must be conducted.

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Preservation of Mushroom Cultures in Sterile Distilled Water (멸균 증류수를 사용한 담자균류 버섯 균주의 보존)

  • Lee, Dong-Hoon;Kim, Chang-Jin;Shin, Kwang-Soo
    • The Korean Journal of Mycology
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    • v.26 no.1 s.84
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    • pp.91-96
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    • 1998
  • Optimal conditions for the preservation of mushroom cultures in sterile distilled water were investigated. Mycelial disks from 12 mushroom cultures were preserved at room temperature, $5^{\circ}C,\;-20^{\circ}C$ and $-75^{\circ}C$ using sterile water and 6 cryoprotectants for 12 months. The maximal viability of mycelial disks was observed at room temperature and $5^{\circ}C$ with the value of 91.7%. At $-75^{\circ}C$, the viability was highest in polyethylene glycol (PEG) and lowest in 10% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). The average mycelial growth was highest for disks preserved at $-75^{\circ}C$ in PEG. PEG was the most suitable for the preservation at $-75^{\circ}C$, although this chemical has rarely been used as a cryoprotectant in fungal culture preservation. The laccase isozyme patterns of the preserved isolate of H. ferrugineum were not changed during preservation at $5^{\circ}C$ in sterile distilled water as compared to that of slant culture.

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Color Change and Resistance to Subterranean Termite Attack of Mangium (Acacia mangium) and Sengon (Falcataria moluccana) Smoked Wood

  • HADI, Yusuf Sudo;MASSIJAYA, Muh Yusram;ABDILLAH, Imam Busyra;PARI, Gustan;ARSYAD, Wa Ode Muliastuty
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • v.48 no.1
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 2020
  • Indonesian log production is dominated by young trees harvested from plantation forests. The timber contains of sapwood and juvenile wood, which are not resistant to termite attack. Smoking treatment can enhance wood resistance to termite attack, but it also changes the color. Specimens of mangium (Acacia mangium) and sengon (Falcataria moluccana) wood were exposed for 1, 2, and 3 weeks to smoke produced from the pyrolysis of salam (Syzygium polyanthum) wood. The color change of the wood was measured using the CIELab method. In addition, wood specimens were exposed to subterranean termites (Coptotermes curvignathus Holmgren) under laboratory conditions. Untreated and imidacloprid-preserved wood samples were also prepared for comparison purposes. The results showed that the color of smoked wood differed from that of untreated wood, and the color change for sengon was greater than for mangium. In addition, the 1-week smoking period changed the wood color less than the 2- and 3-week periods, which did not differ. Imidacloprid-preserved wood had distinctive color changes compared to untreated wood. Untreated mangium wood had moderate resistance to subterranean termite attack (resistance class III), while sengon had very poor resistance (resistance class V). Salam wood smoke enhanced wood resistance to termite attack, and smoke treatment of 1 week for mangium and 2 weeks for sengon resulted in the wood becoming very resistant (resistance class I). Both types of smoked wood were more resistant to subterranean termite attack than imidacloprid-preserved wood (average class II resistance).

Factors Affecting the Extent of Graft Tendon Synovialization after Double-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Based on Second-Look Arthroscopic Findings

  • Ahn, Gil Yeong;Nam, Il Hyun;Lee, Yeong Hyeon;Lee, Yong Sik;Choi, Young Duk;Lee, Hee Hyung;Hwang, Sung Hyun
    • Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.413-419
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    • 2018
  • Background: We aimed to examine the factors that influence synovialization of the grafted tendon after double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction based on second-look arthroscopic findings. Methods: Out of 205 knees that were treated between August 2008 and May 2016 with double-bundle ACL reconstruction using bio-absorbable cross-pins and Endobuttons for femoral tunnel fixation, we enrolled 65 knees (64 patients) that underwent second-look arthroscopy with hardware removal at 1 year postoperatively. Measured clinical outcomes included the Lysholm score and Tegner activity score that were evaluated preoperatively and during the final follow-up. We analyzed the relationship between synovial coverage and patient age, length of the preserved remnant tissue on the tibial side, type of bundle (anteromedial or posterolateral), type of graft (autograft or allograft), and time from injury to surgery. Results: The area of synovial coverage showed a significant statistical correlation with patient age and the length of the preserved remnant tissue on the tibial side. The average synovial coverage was significantly better for the anteromedial bundle than for the posterolateral bundle, better for the autograft than for the allograft reconstruction, and better when treated in the acute stage than in the chronic stage. However, synovialization of grafted tendon did not correlate to clinical outcomes. Conclusions: While we were able to identify several factors influencing synovialization of the grafted tendon after double-bundle ACL reconstruction, including patient age, length of preserved remnant tissue of the torn ACL, type of bundle, type of graft, and time from injury to surgery, we found no evidence that increased synovialization improves clinical outcomes at 1 year postoperatively.

Production Process and Physiochemical Characterization of Low-sugar Yuzu Syrup (대체 감미료를 활용한 저당 유자 시럽 제조 및 이화학적 특성 조사)

  • Yunha Bak;Bo-Bae Lee;Ae Eun Im;Jeong-Yong Cho;Seung-Hee Nam
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.37 no.2
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    • pp.67-79
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    • 2024
  • Yuzu (Citrus junos) undergoes traditional processing to create preserved yuzu with a sugar content of 50%. This study aimed to produce low-sugar yuzu syrup using artificial or natural sweeteners instead of sugar. Among artificial sweeteners, maltitol showed minimal browning and lack of deposition at high temperatures. The addition of xanthan gum (0.2%) and carboxymethyl cellulose (0.2%) resolved the issue of layer separation and viscosity decrease of yuzu syrup. Alternatively, grain syrup, a natural sweetener, improved viscosity and homogeneity without the additives. Yuzu syrups were developed using yuzu juice and preserved yuzu, with maltitol (20~40%) or grain syrup (50~70%) as the sweetener. Yuzu syrups containing 35% maltitol (M35) or 55% grain syrup (G55) had less than 5% and 10% free sugar, respectively. These syrups exhibited taste patterns similar to commercial yuzu syrup in analysis using an electronic tongue. Furthermore, M35 and G55 contained yuzu flavonoids at concentrations of 19.82 mg/g and 24.09 mg/g, respectively. Antioxidant activity (DPPH, ABTS radical scavenging) of M35 and G55 was equivalent to 10.55, 17.59 mg/100 g of Vitamin C and 97.39, 33.92 mg/100 g of Vitamin C, respectively. Consequently, M35 and G55 offer promising alternatives to preserved yuzu, providing low-sugar yuzu syrups enriched with functional ingredients.

The effect of atrophied pancreas as shown in the preoperative imaging on the leakage rate after pancreaticoduodenectomy

  • Ashraf Imam;Harbi Khalayleh;Meni Brakha;Ariel A. Benson;Naama Lev-Cohain;Gidon Zamir;Abed Khalaileh
    • Annals of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.184-189
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    • 2022
  • Backgrounds/Aims: The soft texture of the pancreas parenchyma may influence the incidence of pancreatic leakage after pancreaticcoduodenectomy (PD). One possible method to assess pancreatic texture and atrophy, is via computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the relation between the preoperative CT scan and the incidence of pancreatic fistula after PD. Methods: A retrospective single-center study including patients who underwent PD for a benign and malignant tumor of the periampullary region between the years 2000 and 2016. Demographic and imaging data were analysed and a correlation with the post-operative leak was evaluated. Results: Pancreatic leak was documented in 34 out of 154 (22.1%) patients. All the leakage cases occurred in the preserved pancreas group (33.1% of the total preserved pancreas group alone). No leak was documented in the atrophic pancreas group. This difference between the two groups was found to be statistically significant (p ≤ 0.00001). Conclusions: Atrophic pancreas in the preoperative CT scan may be protective against leakage after PD. These findings may help the surgeon to risk stratify patients accordingly. In addition, the findings suggest that patients with a preserved pancreas may require more protective methods to prevent leakage.

A Study on the Manufacture of the Artificial Cardiac Tissue Valve (생체판의 제작 및 실험)

  • Kim, Hyoung-Mook;Song, Yo-Jun;Sohn, Kwang-Hyun
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.383-394
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    • 1979
  • Treatment of valvular heart disease with valve replacement has been one of the most popular procedures in cardiac surgery recently. Although, first effort was directed toward the prosthetic valve, it soon became popular that bioprosthesis, the valvular xenograft, was prefered in the majority cases. Valvular xenograft has some superiority to the artificial prosthetic valve in some points of thromboembolism and hemolytic anemia, and it also has some inferiority of durability, immunologic reaction and resistance to Infection. Tremendous efforts were made to cover the inferiority with several methods of collection, preservation, and valve mounting of the porcine valve or pericardium of the calf, and also with surgical technique of the valvular xenograft replacement. Auther has collected 320 porcine aortic valves immediately after slaughter, and aortic cusps were coapted with cotton balls in the Valsalva sinuses to protect valve deformity after immersion in the Hanks' solution, and oxidation, cross-linking and reduction procedures were completed after the proposal of Carpentier in 1972. Well preserved aortic valves were suture mounted in the hand-made tissue valve frame of 19, 21, and 23 mm J.d., and also in the prosthetic vascular segment of 19 mm Ld. with 4-0 nylon sutures after careful trimming of the aortic valves. Completed valves were evaluated with bacteriologic culture, pressure tolerance test with tolerane gauge, valve durability test in the saline glycerine mixed solution with tolerance test machine in the speed of 300 rpm, and again with pathologic changes to obtain following results: 1. Bacteriologic culture of the valve tissue in five different preservation method for two weeks revealed excellent and satisfactory result in view of sterilization including 0.65% glutaraldehyde preservation group for one week bacteriologic culture except one tissue with Citobacter freundii in 75% ethanol preserved group. 2. Pressure tolerance test was done with an apparatus composed of V-connected manometer and pressure applicator. Tolerable limit of pressure was recorded when central leaking jet of saline was observed. Average pressure tolerated in each group was 168 mmHg in glutaraldehyde, 128 mmHg in formaldehyde, 92 mmHg in Dakin's solution, 48 mmHg in ethylene oxide gas, and 26 mmHg in ethanol preserved group in relation to the control group of Ringer's 90 mmHg respectively. 3. Prolonged durability test was performed in the group of frame mounted xenograft tissue valve with 300 up-and-down motion tolerance test machine/min. There were no specific valve deformity or wearing in both 19, 21, and 23 mm valves at the end of 3 months (actually 15 months), and another 3 months durability test revealed minimal valve leakage during pressure tolerance test due to contraction deformity of the non-coronary cusp at the end of 6 months (actually 30 months) in the largest 23 mm group. 4. Histopathologic observation was focussed in three view points, endothelial cell lining, collagen and elastic fiber destructions in each preservation methods and long durable valvular tolerance test group. Endothel ial cell lining and collagen fiber were well preserved in the glutaraldehyde and formaldehyde treated group with minimal destruction of elastic fiber. In long durable tolerance test group revealed complete destruction of the endothelial cell lining with minimal destruction of the collagen and elastic fiber in 3 month and 6 month group in relation to the time and severity. In conclusion, porcine xenograft treated after the proposal of Carpentier in 1972 and preserved in the glutaraldehyde solution was the best method of collection, preservation and valve mounting. Pressure tolerance and valve motion tolerance test, also, revealed most satisfactory results in the glutaraldehyde preserved group.

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Phylogenetic relationships of genera Grifola on the basis of ITS region sequences (rDNA의 ITS 부위 염기서열 분석에 의한 잎새버섯(Grifola)속 균주의 유전적인 유연관계 분석)

  • Lee, Chan-Jung;Jhune, Chang-Sung;Cheong, Jong-Chun;Kong, Won-Sik;Suh, Jang-Sun
    • Journal of Mushroom
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.93-99
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    • 2012
  • This study was carried to identify a correct species and asses genetic diversity within the same species of Grifola spp. preserved in Division of applied Microbiology. Contaminated isolates showed different growth rates, morphology and color of hyphae. We have reconstructed the phylogenetic tree of a select group of Grifola spp. using nucleotide sequences of the internal transcribed spacer region(ITS) region. The phylogenetic tree was constructed by using the neighbor-joining method. PELF primers of 20-mer were used to assess genetic diversity of preserved isolates. Sequence analysis showed that four strains were identified completely different nomenclature. According to the analysis of ITS sequences, the genus Grifola clustered into one group, most of which correlated with species-groups identified by RAPD method. Eight isolates included strain GM01 showed high similarity with Grifola frondosa. All isolates were collected in the Japan(GM01, GM02, GM03) was identified as Grifola frondosa and isolates of the China(GM05, GM06, GM08) was identified as Bjerkandera fumosa, Grifola frondosa and Dichomitus squalens, respectively. RAPD analysis of genetic polymorphisms of genus Grifola showed a very different band patterns on the isolat. As the result of RAPD and ITS region sequences analysis for preserved isolates, it seems likely that 4 isolates of Grifola spp. may be need to reclassify or eliminate from preserved catalogue.

Phylogenetic relationships of genera Polyporus on the basis of ITS region sequences (rDNA의 ITS 부위 염기서열 분석에 의한 겨울우산버섯(Polyporus)속 균주의 유전적인 유연관계 분석)

  • Lee, Chan-Jung;Jhune, Chang-Sung;Cheong, Jong-Chun;Kong, Won S.
    • Journal of Mushroom
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.37-43
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    • 2012
  • This study was carried to identify a correct species and asses genetic diversity within the same species of Polyporus spp. preserved in Division of applied Microbiology. Contaminated isolates showed different growth rates, morphology and color of hyphae. We have reconstructed the phylogenetic tree of a select group of Polyporus spp. using nucleotide sequences of the internal transcribed spacer region(ITS) region. The phylogenetic tree was constructed by using the neighbor-joining method. PELF primers of 20-mer were used to assess genetic diversity of preserved isolates. Sequence analysis showed that three strains were different species and four strains were identified completely different nomenclature. According to the analysis of ITS sequences, the genus Polyporus clustered into five distinct group, most of which correlated with species-groups identified by RAPD method. Four isolates included strain PM02 showed high similarity with P. arcularius, four isolates included strain PM03 high similarity with P. alveolaris, three isolates included strain PM01 high similarity with P. tuberaster, and PM 06 and PM04 high similarity with P. brumalis and P. squamossus. Isolates were collected in the United States(PM10, PM11) was identified as P. alveolarius and P. arcularius. RAPD analysis of genetic polymorphisms of genus Polyporus showed a very different band patterns. As the result of RAPD and ITS region sequences analysis for preserved isolates, it seems likely that 6 isolates of Polyporus spp. may be need to reclassify or eliminate from preserved catalogue.

A Study on the Preparation of Boogags by Traditional Methods and Improvement of Preservation (전통적 방법에 의한 부각의 제조 및 저장성 향상에 관한 연구)

  • 박재익;정계환;김봉섭;허종화
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.23 no.6
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    • pp.986-993
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    • 1994
  • As a part of development of traditional foods, mugwort boogag and dry laver boogag were fried insoybean oil, and BHA or tocopherol-added soybean oil. They were wrapped up in opp vinyl film, and preserved at $4^{\circ}C(RH{\;}40{\pm}5%){\;}and{\;}25^{\circ}C(RH{\;}80{\pm}5%)$. During the storage of bobogags, acid value, peroxide value, and TBA value were investigated. Changes of sensory evaluation and texture profile were also examined. Boogags were manufactured by washing the raw materials. drying in the shade, mixing them with glutinous rice flour, and hot-air drying up it to 13 % of moisture contents after dryed it up to 80% of moisture contents on dry table for 23days, in order. These boogags were packaged to manufacture goods with dryed state or fried at $160^{\circ}C$ for 10 sec. Acid value, peroxide value, and TBA value of boogags which preserved at $4^{\circ}C$ generally appeared lower than at $25^{\circ}C$. As storage time goes by, moisture contents of bobogagas preserved at $25^{\circ}C$ increased and its quality were gradually deteriorated. When the boogags were fried in BHA(0.01%) and tocopherol (0.01%) added soybean oil, changes of acid value, peroxide value, TBA value were generally low. During the storage of bobogagas antioxidant effect of BHA was higher than that of tocopherol. Texture was inclined to decrease as storage time goes, by that of boogags preserved at $4^{\circ}C$ was a little more satisfactory. Hardness was also high.

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