• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.245-251
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• 2010

We evaluated the interaction between Cd and Zn in the bioaccumulation of seven clones of Salix caprea, which were exposed both to Cd and Zn alone and to a combination of Cd and Zn. Cadmium (Cd) and Zn concentration in the four treatments were administered in the following order: root > leaf > stem, and obvious differences were noted among the treatments and clones. The leaf Cd concentration of clone BH2 and stem Cd concentration of clone BH5 in the combined Cd and Zn treatment group was increased by 62% and 110%, respectively, relative of that of the Cd alone treatment group. On the other hand, the leaf and stem Zn concentration of clone BH8 in the combined Cd and Zn treatment group was reduced by 66% and 61%, respectively, relative to that of the Zn alone treatment group. Translocation of Cd and Zn from the root was higher in the leaf than in the stem, and the combined Cd and Zn treatment stimulated the translocation of Cd from the root to the leaf and stem, whereas it suppressed the translocation of Zn from the root to the leaf and stem. Therefore, the interaction effects were considered strongly synergistic with Cd in the presence of Zn, but proved antagonistic to Zn in the presence of Cd in the combined Cd and Zn treatment group. The phytoremediation potentials of the seven clones, which were estimated from standard indices of Cd and Zn concentration in Cd and Zn alone and the combined Cd and Zn treatment groups, were highest in clone BH3, and lowest in clone BH5. Therefore, we recognize S. caprea as an appropriate material for phytoremediation, and this is particularly the case with clone BH3. However, further research will be required to evaluate the effects of Cd and Zn on the physiological changes as well as tolerance mechanisms against metal toxicity in S. caprea clones.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.266-271
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• 2011

Physicochemical characteristics and heavy metal content of soils located along the drainage way of an abandoned mine at Busan, Korea ($35^{\circ}31'N$, $129^{\circ}22'E$) (contaminated soil; CS) and uncontaminated soils (50-70 m apart from the drainage way) (NS) were examined. Growth of tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicom cv. Rutgers) in CS and NS, development of the root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) as root-knot gall formation on tomato plants, and non-parasitic nematode populations in soil were also examined. Growth of tomato plants, root-knot gall formation, and non-parasitic nematode populations were significantly reduced in CS with higher As content, lower pH, higher electrical conductivity (EC), and lower available phosphate (av. $P_2O_5$) than in NS. None of the other physicochemical characters examined differed significantly between CS and NS (low and no significance) and were above or below the critical levels detrimental to plant growth and nematode development, suggesting that As may be the primary hazardous heavy metal in CS. The toxicity of As might be enhanced at low pH in CS because exchangeable forms of some heavy metals increase with the decrease of soil pH. The heavy metals, especially As, may have contributed to increasing EC and decreasing av. $P_2O_5$. Therefore, the effects of mine drainage contamination from the abandoned mine were derived primarily from contamination by heavy metals such as As. These may have been enhanced in toxicity (solubility) by the lowered pH, increased soil salinity (EC) and decreased av. $P_2O_5$. Our results suggest synergistic adverse effects on the plant and the nematode by decreasing osmotic potential and nutrient availability.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.93-104
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• 2021

In recent years, there has been a substantial theoretical and empirical study on the role that financial market development has significantly played in promoting economic growth and development in the world. The development of an economy requires the financial industry to be developed. In the context of rapid economic development, global warming has become a serious problem with issues such as rising average temperatures, climate change, rising sea level, and increasing carbon dioxide emissions. This study aims to examine the influence of economic growth, financial development, transportation capacity, and environmental degradation. Using time-series data from 1986 to 2019 and environmental degradation being measured by CO2 emissions, the study employs a quantity of ample unit root tests, the structural break unit root tests, Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL), and cointegration bounds test. The results show that there is a significant long-term cointegration among study variables. Empirical findings also indicate that an increase in per capita GDP and financial development worsens environmental quality whereas transportation capacity and foreign investment can improve environmental quality.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.135-141
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• 2011

Hertwig's epithelial root sheath (HERS) consists of bi-layered cells derived from the inner and outer dental epithelia and plays important roles in tooth root formation as well as in the maintenance and regeneration of periodontal tissues. With regards to the fate of HERS, and although previous reports have suggested that this entails the formation of epithelial rests of Malassez, apoptosis or an epithelial-mesenchymal transformation (EMT), it is unclear what changes occur in the epithelial cells in this structure. This study examined whether HERS cells undergo EMT using a keratin-14 (K14) cre:ROSA 26 transgenic reporter mouse. The K14 transgene is expressed by many epithelial tissues, including the oral epithelium and the enamel organ. A distinct K14 expression pattern was found in the continuous HERS bi-layer and the epithelial diaphragm were visualized by detecting the ${\beta}$-galactosidase (lacZ) activity in 1 week postnatal mice. The 2 and 4 week old mice showed a fragmented HERS with cell aggregation along the root surface. However, some of the lacZ-positive dissociated cells along the root surface were not positive for pan-cytokeratin. These results suggest that the K14 transgene is a valuable marker of HERS. In addition, the current data suggest that some of the HERS cells may lose their epithelial properties after fragmentation and subsequently undergo EMT.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제85권2호
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• pp.300-308
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• 1996

낙엽송(Larix leptolepis Gordon)의 삽목발근에 관련된 제(諸) 요인(要因)을 구명하기 위하여 녹지삽목 시기인 7월 10일을 전후해서 6월 24일부터 7월 25일까지 일주일 간격으로 5주간 삽수를 채취하여 삽수내 수분함량, 탄수화물함량, 무기물함량을 조사하고, IAA 함량은 2주일 간격으로 3회 조사하였으며, 십목 후 매주 삽수를 굴취하여 뿌리 발달과정을 조사하였다. 클론 별 IAA 함량에서는 발근이 잘되는 클론이 발근 어려운 클론의 삽수 생중량 g당 평균 $1.26{\mu}g$에 비하여 $1.31{\mu}g$으로 다소 많은 경향을 나타내었다. 녹지삽목의 적절한 시기로 판단되는 7월 8일에서 15일 사이 삽수의 수분 함량은 발근 잘되는 클론이나 그렇지 안은 클론 각각의 수분함량은 76%, 75%로 조사되었다. 갱생기(更生枝)(hedged branch) 삽수(揷穗)의 탄수화물, 인산, 질소 함량은 각각 19.8%, 0.61%, 1.87%로 처리하지 않은 비교목(比較木) 삽수(揷穗)의 13.8%, 0.41%, 1.42%에 비하여 함량이 많았다. 탄수화물의 함량과 C/N율도 갱생지의 삽수가 비교목의 삽수보다 높았다. 클론간 탄수화물의 함량은 삽목 시기인 7월 8일 과 15일에 발근이 우수한 클론은 16.2%와 12.6%인데 비하여 발근 불량한 클론은 10.2%와 7.8%로 우수클론이 비교적 많은 경향을 보였다. C/N율도 삽목 시기부터 발근이 우수한 클론에서 높은 값을 보였다. 무기성분의 경우 $Mg^{{+}{+}}$, $K^+$, $Ca^{{+}{+}}$은 발근 불량클론이 많았으나 인산은 발근 우수클론이 많았다. 낙엽송 삽목(揷木) 발근(發根)에 관여(關與)하는 물질(物質)은 특정한 한가지 물질에 의하여 좌우하는 것이 아니라 탄수화물, 질소, C/N율, K/C율, 인산 등의 여러 가지 물질이 복합적으로 관여하는 것으로 판단된다. 원근기(原根基)가 나타나는 시기는 삽목 1주일 후부터이며 그 위치는 대부분의 사부조직 이지만 극히 일부는 캘러스 조직에서도 관찰되었다. 근기(根基)는 대개 2주 후부터 관찰되었고 새로운 뿌리로의 발달은 빠르면 3주 후에 삽수의 표피 외부로 나타나고 대개 삽목 5주 후부터 뿌리로 발달되었다.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.111-118
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• 2008

산림 훼손지 비탈면 녹화에 주로 사용되는 관목류 7종에 대한 인발저항실험을 실시하였다. 조사수종의 평균인발력은 두릅나무 37.26 kgf, 버드나무 34.56 kgf, 국수나무 26.00kgf의 순으로 측정되었으며, 뿌리의 근원경 및 뿌리체적이 크면 클수록 인발력은 높게 산출되었다. 뿌리 근원경과 뿌리 체적에 대한 인발력은 산딸기나무가 가장 상관관계가 높았으며, 산초나무가 가장 낮았다. 그리고 뿌리의 근원경에 따른 인발력은 대부분 유의적인 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 뿌리체적에 따른 인발력은 뿌리체적이 20 ml미만에서만 수종간의 인발력 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.365-374
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• 2017

Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the eruption pattern and root resorption of the bovine anterior dentition in relation to growth-related parameters based on dental maturity. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 110 bovine anterior mandibles by using standard radiography, cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), and actual measurements. We determined the relationships between the stages of dental maturity by using a modification of Demirjian's method and various growth-related parameters, such as the activity of the root-resorbing tissue and mobility of the deciduous teeth. The correlation of growth-related parameters with interdental spacing and distal unusual root resorption (DRR) of the deciduous fourth incisor was assessed. The cause of mesial unusual root resorption (MRR) of the deciduous fourth incisor was determined on the basis of the arrangement of the permanent third incisor. Results: An independent t-test and chi-square test indicated significant differences in growth-related parameters associated with dental arch length discrepancy and factors related to the shedding of deciduous teeth between the low and high dental maturity groups. The samples with interdental spacing and DRR showed a larger sum of mesiodistal permanent crown widths and higher dental maturity than did the respective controls. Samples with MRR tended to show a lingually rotated distal tip of the adjacent tooth crown. Conclusions: Dental maturity has relevance to the interdental spaces and unusual root resorption of mixed dentition. The position of the adjacent tooth crown on CBCT may be correlated with the occurrence of unusual root resorption of the incisor.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.427-435
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• 2019

최근 경남 산청, 함양의 딸기 재배지역의 육묘하우스에서 딸기 묘목의 뿌리와 관부를 썩게 하고 지상부의 생육을 저해하며 최종적으로 식물체를 시들게 하는 뿌리썩음병(가칭)증상이 발생하였다. 이러한 병반을 나타내는 딸기 식물체 뿌리와 관부로부터 병원균을 분리하고 균학적 특성을 조사하였으며, 유전자 염기서열 분석과 계통학적 분석을 수행하였다. 그 결과, 딸기 육묘과정에서 발생한 뿌리썩음병(가칭)의 병원균은 Neopestalotiopsis clavispora로 확인되었으며, 건전한 딸기 식물체를 대상으로 접종실험을 수행한 결과 딸기에 대한 병원성을 확인하였다. 지금까지 국내에서 N. clavispora에 의한 딸기 뿌리썩음병이 보고되지 않았으므로 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 이병을 딸기뿌리썩음병으로 국내 최초로 보고한다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.413-416
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 연근의 추출물에서 기능성화장품 소재를 개발하고자 하였다. 용매는 70~100%의 에탄올을 이용하였으며, 연근의 유효성분으로 nuciferine을 확인하였다. 연근 추출물의 화장품소재로서의 응용가능성을 보기 위해 안전성시험(MTT assay), 주름개선 효과시험(Elastase 활성저해 시험) 및 항산화효과시험(DPPH free radical scavenging assay)을 실시하였다. 100% 에탄올로 연근을 추출할 경우 $100{\mu}g/ml$의 농도에서 세포생존율이 80% 이상이어서 연근 추출물은 화장품소재로서 비교적 안전함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 연근 추출물은 $100{\mu}g/ml$의 농도에서 elastase 활성억제가 40~50%를 보여주어서 비교적 우수한 주름개선 효과를 나타내었다. 50% 항산화 저해능을 보이는 농도($FSC_{50}$)는 $5.0{\sim}38{\mu}g/ml$로 연근 추출물의 항산화효과가 매우 우수하였다. 따라서 연근 에탄올추출물은 주름개선 기능성화장품 소재로서 그 가능성이 높음을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.227-233
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• 2017

Purpose: Morphological properties of soybean roots are important indicators of the vigor of the seed, which determines the survival rate of the seedlings grown. The current vigor test for soybean seeds is manual measurement with the human eye. This study describes an application of a machine vision technique for rapid measurement of soybean seed vigor to replace the time-consuming and labor-intensive conventional method. Methods: A CCD camera was used to obtain color images of seeds during germination. Image processing techniques were used to obtain root segmentation. The various morphological parameters, such as primary root length, total root length, total surface area, average diameter, and branching points of roots were calculated from a root skeleton image using a customized pixel-based image processing algorithm. Results: The measurement accuracy of the machine vision system ranged from 92.6% to 98.8%, with accuracies of 96.2% for primary root length and 96.4% for total root length, compared to manual measurement. The correlation coefficient for each measurement was 0.999 with a standard error of prediction of 1.16 mm for primary root length and 0.97 mm for total root length. Conclusions: The developed machine vision system showed good performance for the morphological measurement of soybean roots. This image analysis algorithm, combined with a simple color camera, can be used as an alternative to the conventional seed vigor test method.