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Monitoring the Bacterial Community Dynamics in a Petroleum Refinery Wastewater Membrane Bioreactor Fed with a High Phenolic Load

  • Silva, Cynthia C.;Viero, Aline F.;Dias, Ana Carolina F.;Andreote, Fernando D.;Jesus, Ederson C.;De Paula, Sergio O.;Torres, Ana Paula R.;Santiago, Vania M.J.;Oliveira, Valeria M.
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.21-29
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    • 2010
  • The phenolic compounds are a major contaminant class often found in industrial wastewaters and the biological treatment is an alternative tool commonly employed for their removal. In this sense, monitoring microbial community dynamics is crucial for a successful wastewater treatment. This work aimed to monitor the structure and activity of the bacterial community during the operation of a laboratory-scale continuous submerged membrane bioreactor (SMBR), using PCR and RT-PCR followed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and 16S rRNA libraries. Multivariate analyses carried out using DGGE profiles showed significant changes in the total and metabolically active dominant community members during the 4-week treatment period, explained mainly by phenol and ammonium input. Gene libraries were assembled using 16S rDNA and 16S rRNA PCR products from the fourth week of treatment. Sequencing and phylogenetic analyses of clones from the 16S rDNA library revealed a high diversity of taxa for the total bacterial community, with predominance of Thauera genus (ca. 50%). On the other hand, a lower diversity was found for metabolically active bacteria, which were mostly represented by members of Betaproteobacteria (Thauera and Comamonas), suggesting that these groups have a relevant role in the phenol degradation during the final phase of the SMBR operation.

A Study on the Ecological Life Style in the Home and Preservation of the Earth Environment (지구환경보전과 가정에서의 생태적인 생활양식)

  • 최남숙
    • Hwankyungkyoyuk
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.88-105
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    • 1994
  • Since the Rio Convention of 1992, the international community has displayed a heightened consciousness concerning the Earth environment and domestic attention on the said subject has also rapidly increased. An Ecological life style signifies the conscious efforts to preserve the environment interpreted into quotidien action. For the realization of conservation in action, an understanding of the specific details of environmental preservation must precede. The environmental conservation action in the homes was systematically approached in this study as an input-process-output and feedback cycle. The input phage is the consumer oriented buying stage, the while the process is the actual use of the products and the output stage consists of categorizing and producing wales, the feodbach being recycling of resources. At each stage the attitude which is devoted to environmental consciousness plays a big ride in the actual preservation of the Earth environment. in order to effectively conserve the environment, efforts displayed by the business sector is as important as implementation of environmentally conscious action at home. During the process of producing and distributing products, and attitude and action in preservation efforts are crncial and the responsibility ageat. For the business sector to effectively initiate environmental preservation into action, institutional support from the government and cooperation from the homes is of essence. Consolidated efforts to atter the superfrony life style into ecological life styles and ralues is essential to solve the most important socio-economic issue of the 90's of preserving the earth.

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The Two Window-Based Marking Algorithm For Enhancing Fairness of Assured Services in a Differentiated Services Network (차별서비스 네트워크에서 보장형 서비스의 공평성 향상을 위한 이중 윈도우 기반 마킹 알고리즘)

  • Cho, Byeong-Kyu;Lee, Sung-Keun;Kang, Eui-Sung
    • The KIPS Transactions:PartC
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    • v.9C no.5
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    • pp.743-748
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    • 2002
  • In recent research for the Internet, many studies have investigated the Diffserv AS architecture that can provide Quality of Service. However, this architecture still lacks the qualification to provide full use of the bandwidth to the customer In this paper, we propose the TS2W3C (Time Sliding Two Window Three Color) marking algorithm to improve the fair share of bandwidth by enhancing the TSW (Time Sliding Window) marking algorithm. Our proposed mechanism provides the bandwidth relatively more fairly than the TSW mechanism.

Severe Weather Events over Northeastern Brasil:The January 2004 Event (브라질 북동부 해안의 악기상: 2004년 1월 사례)

  • Tenorio Ricardo Sarmento;Kwon Byung-Hyuk;Molion Luiz Caries Baldicero;Calheiros Alan James Peixoto
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.10 no.5
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    • pp.897-904
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    • 2006
  • The eastern coast of northeastern Brazil (NEB), a coastal land-strip up to 300 km wide and stretching out from Rio Grande do Norte $(5^{\circ}S)$ State down to the south of Bahia State $(17^{\circ}S)$, experiences different rain producing systems, such as distrubances in the south-east trade winds, frontal systems penetration, land-sea breeze circulation and local convection associated with the topography and moisture flux convergence. The annual total rainfall ranges from 600 inland to 3000 mm on the coast. Rainfall totals 5 to 12 times the focal climatic means were recorded in various regions of Alagoas state in January 2004. It was estimated that 46,000 people were homeless, with material damages exceeding US$10 million as a consequence of the ensuing floods. GOES infrared images analysis showed that the main weather system responsible for this anomalously high rainfall totals was an Upper Troposphere Cyclonic Vortex (UTCV), which formed at about a $27^{\underline{\circ}}W\;e\;12^{\underline{\circ}}S$ and remained active for the entire month of January over NEB.

A Study on Characteristics of Geomorphic Landscape and Its Usage of 'Oreurn' on Jeju-Island (제주 '오름'의 지형경관 특성과 활용방안)

  • Suh, Joo-Hwan;Rho, Jae-Hyun;Kim, Sang-Beom
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.57-70
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    • 2007
  • As a basic element of Jeju landscape, Oreum offers a beautiful and aesthetic view. Considering topographical and geological research achievements, however, an effort to discover implicit value in terms of landscape characteristics and value has been ignored. This paper has investigated the characteristics and value of landscape by Oreum focusing on Jeju landscape characteristics and eco-touristic value and discussed a scheme to maximize the values. Under a theme of 'Sustainable Development' of the RIO Declaration, tour industry has recently changed its focus from eco-tourism to gee-tourism. Fortunately, Jeju Oreum has very distinctive and unique landscape with depressed crater at a crest. Nevertheless, it's very difficult to see a true aspect of Oreum from the street or over the car window. Therefore, it's urgent to begin a research on how to make advantage of and preserve Oreum landscape in order to maximize its landscape values and improve its potential as a tourist attraction. Through diverse programs such as sky leisure sports(ex: light airplane and helicopter riding, paragliding), sky watching, and mountain hiking, in particular, a possibility that Oreum can succeed as LBD(Learning by Doing)-based tour program with volcanic features needs to be examined. Besides, it's also a good idea to develop Oreum tour program or Oreum Museum as an alternative plan. Above all, however, it's most urgent to protect the existing Oreum and restore ecological and landscape beauty of Oreum through proper land use.

Genetic Parameters for Milk Yield and Lactation Persistency Using Random Regression Models in Girolando Cattle

  • Canaza-Cayo, Ali William;Lopes, Paulo Savio;da Silva, Marcos Vinicius Gualberto Barbosa;de Almeida Torres, Robledo;Martins, Marta Fonseca;Arbex, Wagner Antonio;Cobuci, Jaime Araujo
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.28 no.10
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    • pp.1407-1418
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    • 2015
  • A total of 32,817 test-day milk yield (TDMY) records of the first lactation of 4,056 Girolando cows daughters of 276 sires, collected from 118 herds between 2000 and 2011 were utilized to estimate the genetic parameters for TDMY via random regression models (RRM) using Legendre's polynomial functions whose orders varied from 3 to 5. In addition, nine measures of persistency in milk yield ($PS_i$) and the genetic trend of 305-day milk yield (305MY) were evaluated. The fit quality criteria used indicated RRM employing the Legendre's polynomial of orders 3 and 5 for fitting the genetic additive and permanent environment effects, respectively, as the best model. The heritability and genetic correlation for TDMY throughout the lactation, obtained with the best model, varied from 0.18 to 0.23 and from -0.03 to 1.00, respectively. The heritability and genetic correlation for persistency and 305MY varied from 0.10 to 0.33 and from -0.98 to 1.00, respectively. The use of $PS_7$ would be the most suitable option for the evaluation of Girolando cattle. The estimated breeding values for 305MY of sires and cows showed significant and positive genetic trends. Thus, the use of selection indices would be indicated in the genetic evaluation of Girolando cattle for both traits.

A Study on Homogeneous Clothing Culture surrounding Bering Strait -Between Northwestern Alaska and Northeastern Siberia - (베링(Bering) 해협 연안 지역의 복식의 동질성에 관한 연구 -Alaska 서북 지역과 Siberia 동북지역을 중심으로-)

  • 김문숙
    • The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.32-43
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    • 1997
  • Deprivation of means to study the cultures and history of the natives of Bering Strait in their own lands, gives us and especially U. S. A. and Russia-where the objective regions of this study is pertained to-the great suffering of intellectual and aesthetic losses. Throughout 20th century, as political and economic forces prevailed, it became increasingly difficult for both Natives and outsiders to see this region as having common past. In such difficult circumstances, United Nations Council for Environmental Development held at Rio de Janeiro, Brasil in June, 1992 started out to give obligations to present environmental future. With such trend getting stronger and being in demand, this study is also focussed on coincides with such environmental matters and differs from man centered western civilization which ruled th environment rather than to harmonize with it. Through the studies of fashions and cultural materials of this region, it was able to identify the great similarities between Northwestern Alaska and Northeastern Siberia. Especially in the clothing materials of this region\`s toy dolls, it was possible to confirm that both side of Bering Strait possessed similar culture. Although both side had similar environment, in the past its peoples began to be seen as separated and alienated aligned only with their current political state-Russia and U. S. A. Through this study, it was able to see diversity of the peoples and thir languages but also close cultural and historical ties that link them very closely together. This study verified such similarities and common characteristics through close examination of Native clothing and decorations and other traditions of Siberian Natives such as Yupik, Chukchi, Koryak, Even, Amur River peoples and Nivkh; and Alaskan Natives such as Inupiag, Yupik, Alutiig, Aleut, Athapaskan, and Tlingit.

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Molecular Diversity of Bacterial Communities from Subseafloor Rock Samples in a Deep-Water Production Basin in Brazil

  • Von Der Weid, Irene;Korenblum, Elisa;Jurelevicius, Diogo;Rosado, Alexandre Soares;Dino, Rodolfo;Sebastian, Gina Vasquez;Seldin, Lucy
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.5-14
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    • 2008
  • The deep subseafloor rock in oil reservoirs represents a unique environment in which a high oil contamination and a very low biomass can be observed. Sampling this environment has been a challenge owing to the techniques used for drilling and coring. In this study, the facilities developed by the Brazilian oil company PETROBRAS for accessing deep subsurface oil reservoirs were used to obtain rock samples at 2,822-2,828 m below the ocean floor surface from a virgin field located in the Atlantic Ocean, Rio de Janeiro. To address the bacterial diversity of these rock samples, PCR amplicons were obtained using the DNA from four core sections and universal primers for 16S rRNA and for APS reductase (aps) genes. Clone libraries were generated from these PCR fragments and 87 clones were sequenced. The phylogenetic analyses of the 16S rDNA clone libraries showed a wide distribution of types in the domain bacteria in the four core samples, and the majority of the clones were identified as belonging to Betaproteobacteria. The sulfate-reducing bacteria community could only be amplified by PCR in one sample, and all clones were identified as belonging to Gammaproteobacteria. For the first time, the bacterial community was assessed in such a deep subsurface environment.

A Study on Women's Field Hockey Centrality Analysis using Social Network Theory (사회연결망 이론을 통한 여자필드하키 중심성분석)

  • Kim, JI-Eung;LEE, So-Mi;Park, Jong-Chul;Lee, Hee-Hwa
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.16 no.9
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    • pp.437-442
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    • 2018
  • The study aims to identify key players through the last five passes when entering shooting circles in Korea and top four countries participated in the Rio Olympics. First, the analysis code was created using the Sports code to analyze the 29 games including Korea and the top 4 countries among 33 games. Second, Ucinet 6 has been used to analyze the Closeness Centrality of each country. The results of the study show that Korea is a key player in No.13 FW, New Zealand in No.1 MF, Germany in No.5 DF, Netherlands in No.9 MF and U.K in No.8 MF. In particular, the two teams that advanced to the finals saw their proximity center index average over 60. Based on these results, it is expected that the analysis of women's field hockey matches will serve as a tool to identify key players.

Chemical Modification of Botryosphaeran: Structural Characterization and Anticoagulant Activity of a Water-Soluble Sulfonated ($1{\rightarrow}3$)($1{\rightarrow}6$)-${\beta}$-D-Glucan

  • Brandi, Jamile;Oliveira, Eder C.;Monteiro, Nilson K.;Vasconcelos, Ana Flora D.;Dekker, Robert F.H.;Barbosa, Aneli M.;Silveira, Joana L.M.;Mourao, Paulo A.S.;Silva, Maria De Lourdes Corradi Da
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.21 no.10
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    • pp.1036-1042
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    • 2011
  • The exopolysaccharide botryosphaeran ($EPS_{GLC}$; a ($1{\rightarrow}3$)($1{\rightarrow}6$)-${\beta}$-D-glucan from Botryosphaeria rhodina MAMB-05) was sulfonated to produce a water-soluble fraction ($EPS_{GLC}$-S) using pyridine and chlorosulfonic acid in formamid. This procedure was then repeated twice to produce another fraction ($EPS_{GLC}$-RS) with a higher degree of substitution (DS, 1.64). The purity of each botryosphaeran sample (unsulfonated and sulfonated) was assessed by gel filtration chromatography (Sepharose CL-4B), where each polysaccharide was eluted as a single symmetrical peak. The structures of the sulfonated and re-sulfonated botryosphaerans were investigated using ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis), Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR), and $^{13}C$ nuclear magnetic resonance ($^{13}C$ NMR) spectroscopies. $EPS_{GLC}$ and $EPS_{GLC}$-RS were also assayed for anticoagulation activity, and $EPS_{GLC}$-RS was identified as an anticoagulant.