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Feeding Habits of Yellow Goose Fish Lophius litulon and John Dory Zeus faber in the South Sea of Korea

  • Choi, Jung-Hwa;Sung, Bong-Jun;Lee, Dong-Woo;Kim, Jong-Bin;Oh, Taeck-Yun;Kim, Jung-Nyun
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.435-441
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    • 2011
  • The feeding habits of yellow goosefish Lophius litulon and John Dory Zeus faber were studied by analyzing the stomach contents of specimens collected in the South Sea of Korea. In total, 132 hauls were taken during six experimental trawl survey (Tamgu 1) cruises conducted on a seasonal basis (March 2005-October 2007). The main prey items of the two species were similar. Fishes and crustaceans were the most important prey, with neither species showing ontogenetic changes in preferred species. Specifically, Pennahia argentata was the preferred prey item of L. litulon, whereas Trichiurus lepturus and Engraulis japonicus were preferred by Z. faber. Larger Z. faber (>24 cm) preferred bigger prey such as T. lepturus and Larimichthys polyactis, while smaller Z. faber preferred E. japonicus and Acropoma japonicum.

Phylogenetic Placement and Morphological Characterization of Sclerotium rolfsii (Teleomorph: Athelia rolfsii) Associated with Blight Disease of Ipomoea batatas in Korea

  • Paul, Narayan Chandra;Hwang, Eom-Ji;Nam, Sang-Sik;Lee, Hyeong-Un;Lee, Joon-Seol;Yu, Gyeong-Dan;Kang, Yong-Gu;Lee, Kyeong-Bo;Go, San;Yang, Jung-Wook
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.45 no.3
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    • pp.129-138
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    • 2017
  • In this study, we aimed to characterize fungal samples from necrotic lesions on collar regions observed in different sweetpotato growing regions during 2015 and 2016 in Korea. Sclerotia appeared on the root zone soil surface, and white dense mycelia were observed. At the later stages of infection, mother roots quickly rotted, and large areas of the plants were destroyed. The disease occurrence was monitored at 45 and 84 farms, and 11.8% and 6.8% of the land areas were found to be infected in 2015 and 2016, respectively. Fungi were isolated from disease samples, and 36 strains were preserved. Based on the cultural and morphological characteristics of colonies, the isolates resembled the reference strain of Sclerotium rolfsii. Representative strains were identified as S. rolfsii (teleomorph: Athelia rolfsii) based on phylogenetic analysis of the internal transcribed spacer and large subunit genes along with morphological observations. To test the pathogenicity, sweetpotato storage roots were inoculated with different S. rolfsii strains. 'Yulmi' variety displayed the highest disease incidence, whereas 'Pungwonmi' resulted in the least. These findings suggested that morphological characteristics and molecular phylogenetic analysis were useful for identification of S. rolfsii.

Development and characterization of microsatellite markers for an endangered species, $Epinephelus$ $bruneus$, to establish a conservation program

  • An, Hye-Suck;Kim, Jae-Woo;Lee, Jang-Wook;Kim, Shin-Kwon;Lee, Bae-Ik;Kim, Dae-Jung;Kim, Yi-Cheong
    • Animal cells and systems
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.50-56
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    • 2012
  • Kelp grouper ($Epinephelus$ $bruneus$ Bloch 1793) is a commercially important fish in Korea. In recent years, the catch of kelp grouper in the coastal waters of Korea has significantly declined. Despite its importance, little is known about its genetic diversity and conservation efforts are hampered. In this study, we isolated and characterized 12 microsatellite loci using an enrichment method based on magnetic/biotin capture of microsatellite sequences from a size-selected genomic library. All loci were readily amplified and contained TG/CA denucleotide repeats. To characterize each locus, 30 individuals from a natural E. bruneus population in the coastal waters of Jeju Island, Korea, were genotyped. All loci except three, KEm118, KEm154, and KEm219, were polymorphic, with an average of 8.1 alleles per locus (range 2-18). The mean observed and expected heterozygosities were 0.47 (range 0.19-1.00) and 0.61 (range 0.29-0.92), respectively. A significant deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium was observed at three loci (KEm134, KEm184, and KEm283). These findings will be useful for effective monitoring and management of genetic variation of kelp grouper as well as for the implementation of a fisheries conservation program.

V&V of Integrated Interoperability System for LVC Simulation on Aircraft Weapon System (항공무기체계 LVC 시뮬레이션을 위한 통합연동시스템 V&V)

  • Oh, Jihyun;Jang, Young Chan;Kim, Cheon Young;Jee, Cheol Kyu;Hong, Young Seok
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.326-334
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    • 2015
  • This paper describes the verification and the validation about the development of the integrated interoperability system for live, virtual, and constructive simulations on the aircraft weapon system. The proposed integrated interoperability system provides the framework and application softwares for implementing a synthetic environment emulating real-world environment among distributed simulation models, which are a mission model and an air combat model of a constructive level, an tactical simulator of a virtual level, and simulated ACMI of a live level. In this paper, we verify requested functions through an developmental test and evaluation, and validate operability and usability through conducing integrated LVC scenarios on the integrated interoperability system.

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.

The Change of Arabinoxylan, Phytic Acid and Vitamin E Contents Whole Wheat Flour depends on the Millig Rate Milling Rate in the Korean Wheat Cultivar 'Saekuemkang'

  • Go Eun Lee;Kyeong-Hoon Kim;Jinhee Park;Kyeong-Min Kim;Chang-Hyun Choi;Mina Kim ;Myoung Hui Lee;Chon-Sik Kang;Jiyoung Shon;Jong-Min Ko
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Crop Science Conference
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    • 2022.10a
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    • pp.299-299
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    • 2022
  • Whole wheat is rich in dietary fiber and contains various biological activity substances such as arabinoxylan, phytic acid and phenolic compounds. However, excessive fiber contents of whole wheat has a negative effect on dough formation, making it difficult to process. In this study, we tried to improve the usability of whole wheat by suggesting an appropriate degree of purification of whole wheat from 'Saekeumkang', a domestic wheat cultivar containing protein and gluten suitable for noodle production. The contents of arabinoxylan, phytic acid, and vitamin E were measured in the polishing rate range of 5-20% of whole wheat flour. As the milling ratio increased, the flour properties improved. The arabinoxylan and phytic acid content of whole wheat were 67.95 mg/g and 0.87 mg/g, but when milled at 20%, arabinoxylan and phytic acid were 60% and 80% of whole wheat, respectively. And as the milling ratio increased, the vitamin E content tended to decrease (whole wheat: 4.063 mg/100 g, 20% milled: 2.96 mg/100 g), However, the vitamin E composition ratio did not change. On the other hand, α-tocopherol showed the greatest than other vitamin E isomers. Therefore, further studies needed to optimize milling rate to improve the final product while maintaining the approximate nutritional and functional value of the whole wheat.

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FLIGHT SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE KODSAT

  • Choi Eun-Jung;Park Suk-June;Kang Suk-Joo;Seo Min-Suk;Chae Jang-Soo;Oh Tae-Sik
    • Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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    • 2004.10b
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    • pp.364-367
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    • 2004
  • This paper presents the flight software of KoDSat (KSLV-l Demonstration Satellite) which performs demonstrating the KSLV-l (Korea Space Launch Vehicle-l)'s satellite launch capability. The KoDSat Flight Software executes in a single-processor, multi-function flight computer on the spacecraft, the OBC (On Board Computer). The flight software running on the single processor is responsible for all real-time processing associated with: processor startup and hardware initialization, task scheduling, RS422 handling function, command and data handling including uplink command and down-link telemetry, attitude determination and control, battery state of charge monitoring and control, thermal control processing.

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Isolation, characterization and inheritance of polymorphic microsatellite loci in the olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)

  • Kim, Woo-Jin;Kim, Kyung-Kil;Lee, Jeong-Ho;Park, Doo-Won;Park, Jung-Youn;Lee, Jong-Yun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Aquaculture Society Conference
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.20-20
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    • 2003
  • We described the isolation, characterization and inheritance of twenty-seven microsatellite loci from olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus. All loci were found to be polymorphic, and had between five and 22 alleles with observed heterozygosity ranging from 0.161 to 1.0 in 31 individuals examined. Allele segregation patterns of all loci in controlled crosses of flounder were studied to assess the inheritability. Allele of all but 3 loci were segregated according to Mendelian transmission. However, 3 loci had a possibility of scoring errors of heterozygous individuals caused by unreproducible PCR amplification of a particular allele. 24 microsatellite loci are likely to be useful for studies of genome mapping, mating systems and population genetics in this species.

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First Record of the Melon-headed Whale (Peponocephala electra) in Korean Waters

  • Kim, Hyun-Woo;Moon, Dae-Yeon;Choi, Seok-Gwan;An, Yong-Rock;Kim, Zang-Geun
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.59-62
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    • 2010
  • First record of a stranded Melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra) on the south-east coast of Korea was described. Full body and skull measurements were taken from the specimen. It was identified as P. electra by unique pointed flipper tips. Skull measurements of the specimen corresponded to condylobasal length proportions given in the previous descriptions of the holotype.