• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.459-466
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• 2010

In this study, we suggest an objective standard in selection of candidate horse mates. Korea Racing Authority provided racing records and pedigree information of 44 sires and 954 dams. The datasets were used to predict Racing Indices represented by the averages of earnings earned by offspring for each dam and sire that indicate the racing performance of its domestic progeny. Proportion of wins and second places to the number of taken races and the mean of distances for the won races of a sire were significant factors in linear model with minimum prediction errors. For dam, those factors were the average of earned money per race, number of outstanding broodmares in pedigree, and the comparable index which indicates the relative affinity with its mate. We can use the resultant model for a horse mate by choosing one of the candidates with the largest predicted value for hypothetical offspring.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.473-475
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• 2007

A 11-year-old gelding Thoroughbred horse was presented with a history of unilateral nasal discharge of right side. The horse was diagnosed as maxillary sinusitis based on blood examination and radiography. The horse was treated with bone flap of right maxillary sinuses. Abscess of maxillary sinus was drained and irrigated with antibiotic-saline and povidone iodine solution. After surgical procedure, nebulization and medication applied by the result of antibiotic sensitivity test. After treatment for two weeks, the patient was recovered completely.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.256-261
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to propose practicable configurations against Rapid Load Down like propeller racing of ships which have been using SOFC/GT hybrid system on board. This paper suggests four kinds of countermeasures against propeller racing. The types A and B keep a fixed load of SOFC and save a surplus electric power to a storage system. In types of C and D, the load of SOFC is changed with the propeller racing. The best desirable countermeasure for Rapid Load Down depends upon the size of the ship, the propulsion power, and the characteristics of the engine system.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.861-866
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• 2013

This paper presents the development of a racing game by controlling multiple smartphones based on ad hoc communication. The proposed racing game by the smartphone-based control interface does not require any specific game console or remote controller. Thus, any multiple users who have smartphones are able to play the game in a monitor at the same time. In addition, the developed game is applicable to actual mobile robots in cases where the positions of all robots are measured, since its game unit is a mobile robot model with a differential drive. An experimental result shows that the racing game in a PC can be realized by the proposed communication interface through four iPhones based on acceleration sensors.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.217-222
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• 2010

Since 1980's, optimum design techniques for ship structural design have been developed to the preliminary design which aims at minimum weight or minimum cost design of mid-ship section based on analytic structural analysis. But the optimum structural design researches about the application for the detail design of local structure based on FEA have been still insufficient. This paper presents optimization technique for the detail design of a racing motor boat. To improve the performance and reduce the damage of a real existing racing boat, direct structural analyses; static and non-linear transient dynamic analyses, were carried out to check the constraints of minimum weight design. As a result, it is shown that the optimum structural design of a racing boat has to be focused on reducing impulse response from pitching motion than static response because the dynamic effect is more dominant. Optimum design algorithm based on nonlinear finite element analysis for a racing motor boat was developed and coded to ANSYS, and its applicability for actual structural design was verifed.

• 한국게임학회 논문지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.113-122
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 효과적인 레이싱 드론 조종 훈련을 위한 VR 콘텐츠의 기획 및 제작에 대해 다루고자 한다. 실제 환경에서의 직접적인 레이싱 드론 조종 훈련은 공간적, 경제적 한계점이 분명한데, 이러한 한계점에 대한 해결책으로 VR 기반 드론 잠입액션 게임 의 제작을 통해 제시하고, 효과적인 드론 조종 능력 증진을 강구하고자 한다. 특히 FPV 고글과 HMD 기반 VR의 유사성을 활용하여 실제와 유사한 환경에서의 가상현실 콘텐츠를 기획하였으며, 레이싱 드론과 드론 레이싱에서 사용되는 구조물의 특징을 고려하여 가상 드론과 맵 및 장애물을 디자인하였다. 또한 점진적으로 증가하는 장애물의 난이도를 통해 사용자의 몰입도와 현존감을 높이고자 하였다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.130-139
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• 2018

말을 활용한 경주는 고대 유럽의 여러 국가들에서 마차 경주 혹은 산악 경주 등의 형태로 이루어졌으며, 고대 그리스 올림픽에서 마차 경주가 정식 종목으로 채택되었다. 서러브레드종은 17세기부터 속도, 체력, 그리고 경주 능력을 위해 선택적으로 교배되었다. 그 결과, 18세기부터 귀족들이 향유하는 스포츠로서 서러브레드종을 활용한 경주가 시행되었다. 이후 여러 국가에서 각기 다양한 형태로 발달하여 현재 크게 평지 경주, 장애물 경주, 마차 경주 등으로 발달하였다. 서러브레드 경주마는 300여 년 동안 강력한 선발 육종 전략에 의하여 선택되어 왔기에, 현재 우수한 경주 능력을 갖추고 있다. 말산업은 번식, 조련, 경마 등을 통하여 막대한 경제적 효과를 유발하기에, 말의 경주 능력을 유지하고 극대화하는 것이 필요하다. 최근에 많은 양의 게놈 데이터를 처리하기 위해 차세대 시퀀싱(Next Generation Sequencing; NGS)이 개발되었으며, 이 분석 기술의 현저한 발전을 토대로 우수한 형질을 가진 동물 육종 전략을 쉽게 수행 할 수 있게 되었다. 따라서 뛰어난 경주 능력을 가진 경주마를 선발 육종하기 위해서는 최신 유전체 분석 기술을 활용하는 전략이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 경주마의 경주 능력을 향상시키기 의한 유전체 분석의 현재의 노력을 알아보고, 마지막으로 경주마와 제주마에서 유전체 분석을 활용하는 전략을 제안할 것이며, 대한민국의 생명자원인 제주마의 선발 육종 전략을 제안할 것이다. 말 산업은 기술, 사회 및 경제 분야에서 인간에게 강력한 파급 효과를 주는 동물 중 하나이다. 우리는 국내 고부가가치 말의 원천적인 유전 정보를 확보하고 선발 육종 할 수 있는 체계적인 기술을 확립하여 생산, 연구 업무 등에 대한 일자리 확보에 기여할 수 있기를 기대한다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.771-781
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• 2015

Thoroughbred, a relatively recent horse breed, is best known for its use in horse racing. Although myostatin (MSTN) variants have been reported to be highly associated with horse racing performance, the trait is more likely to be polygenic in nature. The purpose of this study was to identify genetic variants strongly associated with racing performance by using estimated breeding value (EBV) for race time as a phenotype. We conducted a two-stage genome-wide association study to search for genetic variants associated with the EBV. In the first stage of genome-wide association study, a relatively large number of markers (~54,000 single-nucleotide polymorphisms, SNPs) were evaluated in a small number of samples (240 horses). In the second stage, a relatively small number of markers identified to have large effects (170 SNPs) were evaluated in a much larger number of samples (1,156 horses). We also validated the SNPs related to MSTN known to have large effects on racing performance and found significant associations in the stage two analysis, but not in stage one. We identified 28 significant SNPs related to 17 genes. Among these, six genes have a function related to myogenesis and five genes are involved in muscle maintenance. To our knowledge, these genes are newly reported for the genetic association with racing performance of Thoroughbreds. It complements a recent horse genome-wide association studies of racing performance that identified other SNPs and genes as the most significant variants. These results will help to expand our knowledge of the polygenic nature of racing performance in Thoroughbreds.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.190-194
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• 2018

Recently, the horse racing industry in Korea has developed rapidly with good betting turnover. One of the most important factors in enhancing the performance of racehorses is the study of equine exercise physiology. This study was performed to analyze the results of pre-race blood test on race day and evaluate its correlation with the race performance in Thoroughbred racehorses. Twenty-one, healthy 3- to 6-year-old Thoroughbred horses were used to collect blood samples and hematological and biochemical measurements were performed. Results were analyzed to identify its correlation with racing performance. Analysis of hematological profile of pre-race blood of the racehorses revealed that red blood cell indices including RBC, Hb, and PCV levels were elevated. Additionally, levels of AP, AST, and GGT were also elevated in pre-race blood of horses on race day. RBC, Hb, and PCV levels of high performance racehorses were significantly lower than those of low class racehorses. Moreover, the analysis of correlation between blood test results and racing ability-related categories have shown negative correlations for rating, placing strike rate, prize money per race, RBC, Hb, and PCV and positive correlations for G3F and PCV. Additionally, AST value was positively correlated to prize money per race. Thus, the results of this study show that red blood cell indices and AST are good parameters for evaluating racing performance of horses before the race.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.973-979
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• 2004

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the digestible energy intake and energy expenditure in yearling horses on different training protocols (uphill- and level-track exercise training protocols). Twenty-four thoroughbred yearlings (12 males and 12 females, aged 27.0$\pm$0.9 months) were divided into two groups based on their training on two different tracks: the uphill (with a gradient of about 3%) training group (uphill training) and the level training group (level training). The digestible energy (DE) intake and energy expenditure (EE) during exercise were measured in both the groups. It was found that the DE intake in the uphill training and the level training groups was 5.1$\pm$3.1 and 36.9$\pm$4.8 Mcal/day, respectively. The EE during exercise in the two groups was 3.05$\pm$0.51 and 2.07 $\pm$0.56 Mcal, respectively. Thus, there was a significant difference in the EE (p<0.05), but not in the DE intake between the animals of the two training groups. The EE for a given intensity of exercise was greater in the uphill training group than in the level training group, but the DE intake was not affected by the exercise intensity. The DE intake was not generally affected by the intensity of exercise in this study, but a daily negative gain of body weight was observed in the uphill training group, particularly in the females. Thus, the energy requirement may be higher in yearlings undergoing uphill training than in those undergoing level training.