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Effects of Microbial Inoculants on the Fermentation, Nutrient Retention, and Aerobic Stability of Barley Silage

  • Zahiroddini, H.;Baah, J.;McAllister, T.A.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.19 no.10
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    • pp.1429-1436
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    • 2006
  • Fermentation characteristics, nutrient retention and aerobic stability of barley silages prepared using 6 commercial inoculants were evaluated using 126 mini-silos (3-L) in a completely randomized design. Whole barley forage was chopped, wilted to 39% DM and treated with water (control, S) or one of six inoculants: A (containing Lactobacillus plantarum); B (L. plantarum and Enterococcus faecium); C (L. plantarum and Pediococcus cerevisiae); D (L. plantarum, Pediococcus pentosaceus and Propionibacterium freudenreichii, plus hydrolytic enzymes); E (Lactobacillus buchneri plus hydrolytic enzymes); F (L. buchneri and P. pentosaceus plus hydrolytic enzymes). Samples of treated forage were collected for analysis at the time of ensiling, and then 18 silos of each treatment were filled, capped and weighed. Triplicate silos were weighed and opened after 1, 3, 5, 7, 33, and 61 d. On d 61, $400{\pm}5g$ of material from each silo was placed in 1-L styrofoam containers, covered with cheesecloth and held at room temperature. Silage temperature was recorded hourly for 14 d via implanted thermocouple probes. Chemical composition of the forage at ensiling was consistent with previously reported values. At d 61, pH was lowest (p<0.01) in silage S. Ammonia-N was lower (p<0.05) in silage A than in silages S, B, E, or F. Compared to pre-ensiling values, water soluble carbohydrate concentrations were elevated in silages S, A, B, C and D, and decreased in E and F. Lactic acid concentrations were similar (p>0.10) across treatments. Acetic acid levels were highest (p<0.01) in silage E and lowest (p<0.01) in silage D. Recovery of DM was lower (p<0.01) in silage F than in silages S, A, B, C, or D. On d 61, yeasts were most numerous (p<0.01) in silage D, which was the only silage in which temperature rose more than $2^{\circ}C$ above ambient during aerobic exposure. Silage D also had the highest (p<0.01) pH and ADIN content after aerobic exposure. Lactic acid and WSC content of silage D decreased dramatically during the 14-d aerobic exposure period. Yeast counts (at d 14 of exposure) were lowest (p<0.01) in silages E and F. In general, the commercial inoculants did not appear to enhance the fermentation of barley silage to any appreciable extent in laboratory silos.

A Study on the Directional Dependence of Scatter Ray in Radiography (X선 촬영시 산란선 방향 의존성에 관한 연구)

  • Oh, Hyun-Joo;Kim, Sung-Soo;Kim, Young-Il;Lim, Han-Young;Kim, Heung-Tae;Lee, Who-Min;Kim, Hak-Sung;Lee, Sang-Suk
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.63-70
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    • 1995
  • In this pauper, the back, forward, side and $45^{\circ}$ oblique scatter dose were measured the X-ray exposure conditions 60, 80, 100, 120kV, FFD 100cm, FS $20\times20cm$, toward the $25\times25cm\times10\sim20cm$ of solid water, paraffin and MiX-DP phantom, and Pb, Cu, Al, and styrofoam meterials, by the electrometer and 5.3 cc ionization chamber. The obtained results are summarized as following. 1. The percentage depth dose(PDD) at the range of the diagnostic x-ray energy were appeared 50 % depth dose at the 2 cm depth with 60 kV, and 5 cm depth with 120 kV X-ray, 10 % depth dose at the 10 cm depth with 60 kV and 14 cm depth with 120 kV X-ray, 5 % below depth dose at the 20 cm depth. 2. The back scatter dose which were generated the surface of Pb, Cu and Al metal plates were 10 % below, and than the back scatter dose at the Pb plate were a most amount of these which were about 10 %, and were appeared the order of Cu and Al. 3. The percentage forward scatter were appeared from 50 % to 65 %, and the more phantom thicknees become, the more forward scatter were increased with the ratio of 5 % per 5 cm thickness. 4. The percentage back scatter which were generated the tissue equivalence meterials solid water, paraffin and MiX-DP were from 20 % to 40 %, and than the back scatter dose at the solid water were a mest amount of those, and paraffin and MiX-DP were appeared with the next values. 5. The percentage $90^{\circ}$ lateral and $45^{\circ}$ oblique side scatter dose were measured from 4 % to 12 %. a most amount of scatter dose which were generated from the patient in radiography were the forward scatter, the next values were the back scatter, the third values were the $90^{\circ}$ lateral scatter.

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Assessment on Thermal Transmission Property of Wall Through a Scaled Model Test (축소모형 실험을 통한 벽체의 열관류 측정)

  • Chang, Yoon-Seong;Kim, Sejong;Shim, Kug-Bo;Lee, Sang-Joon;Han, Yeonjung;Park, Yonggun;Yeo, Hwanmyeong
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • v.43 no.6
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    • pp.884-889
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    • 2015
  • Appropriate evaluation of thermal insulation property of structural member and valid control of cooling/heating energy are important for improving building's energy efficiency. The typical heating system of house in Korea is the floor heating one. The radiation heating system is not only appropriate to climate and geographic conditions of Korea, but also advantageous to provide emotional comfort by the warm feeling of floor. Based on living conditions in Korea, scaled models of the wooden house and concrete house were designed. The ceiling was made of styrofoam insulation and the four sided walls and bottom were made of plywood and concrete, respectively. The floor was heated by heating film. Indoor vertical temperature distributions by floor heating system were measured by thermocouple, and surface temperatures on walls were measured by infrared thermography. Also, thermal insulation property of wooden wall was evaluated to build database for improving energy efficiency of wooden building. It is expected that collected data during tests of various types of floor and wall composition could be referenced for evaluating thermal environment of actual conditions of houses.

An Automatic Operating System for Manless Multipurpose in Greenhouse (시설원예의 생력화를 위한 다목적 자동작업장치 개발)

  • 민병로;김웅;이범선;이대원
    • Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.143-148
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    • 2004
  • The automatic operating system was designed and built to work manless multipurpose in greenhouse. The system proved to be a reliable system for performing multipurpose functions. Its development involved the integration of moving part, height control part, watering part, ventilation part and inhalation part. The moving part was able to be moved it on the rail installed in greenhouse, the height control part controled it up and down by height of the crops, the watering part sprinkled a agricultural medicines on the crops and the ventilation and the inhalation part ventilated and inhaled different thing and vermin which were attached on crops. Based on the results of this study the following conclusions were made: The moving velocity was changed 0.047 - 0.027 m/s by the dial transfer. The velocity within 50 cm from center of the entrance was 0.2 m/s. The watering volume of spray increased as the pressure of spray was high. The difference of spray pressure between 10 kg/$\textrm{cm}^2$ and 15 kg/$\textrm{cm}^2$ was 60 ml, but that of spray pressure between 15 kg/$\textrm{cm}^2$ and 20 kg/$\textrm{cm}^2$ was 20 ml. The average speed of a current of inhalation was 3.64 m/s and the inhalation flux of inhalation was measured 0.044 ㎥/s by using glues seed and styrofoam.

A Study on the Forming Technology of Multi-stage Aircell Filling Valves (다단 에어셀 충진 밸브성형기술에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Mi-Suk;Park, Dong-Sam
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.18 no.12
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    • pp.57-64
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    • 2017
  • Today, due to the environmental regulations regarding air pollution in the EU, the use of EPS (Styrofoam) as the cushioning material in the packaging industry is decreasing. In effect, air cushioning based cushioning materials are rapidly expanding into the market and replacing EPS, due to their excellent buffering ability and environmental friendliness. This is a new selective filling type air filling material manufacturing technology that affords improvements in the amount of raw materials required, its processing and its aesthetic appearance compared to the conventional air filling cushioning materials. In this study, a multi-stage air cell filling valve molding technology is developed based on selective filling technology, which allows packages to be selectively filled in various forms by applying valve forming structure technology. This multi-stage air cell filling valve molding technology is a technique in which a plurality of injection ports are formed by laminating three layers of films, viz. a first injection film, a valve film, and a second injection film having valve ends. In the conventional technology, a separate external air injection path for injecting air into a plurality of connected air bags is needed. However, in the proposed system, an external air injection path is formed inside the air bag, Due to the lack of need for an injection furnace, the raw material and process are reduced and air is injected and then discharged, while the air bag is reduced in length to 63 ~ 66% of its normal value. The outer surface of the outer air injection path is integrated inside by maintaining the original length of the cross section, while the unnecessary folded air is injected into the interior of the air bag, This smart air filling type cushioning material manufacturing technology constitutes a big improvement over the existing technologies.

The Effect of Blue and Red LEDs Irradiation on The Growth Characteristics and Ginsenoside Content of Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer (청색과 적색의 혼합LED광 처리가 인삼의 생육 및 진세노사이드 함량에 미치는 영향)

  • Seong, Bong-Jae;Kim, Hyun-Ho;Cho, Jin-Woong
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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    • v.60 no.1
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    • pp.70-74
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    • 2015
  • An LED plant factory farm is an alternative way to grow crops regardless of weather, season, and blight in such times of climate change. In recent years, it is a currently active and vibrant research field. The industry, which ranges from leaf vegetables to high value products, is expanding. This study was conducted to test tthe response of LED (Light-emitting diode) irradiation on the growth characteristics and ginsenoside levels indoors, in order to find out suitable light conditions. Ginseng seedling was transplanted from a styrofoam pot ($L{\times}W{\times}D$:$495{\times}315{\times}215mm$, inside diameter) into a closed plant production system in four blue LED (BL) and red LED (RL) different ratios of 1:1, 1;2, 1:3, 1:4 in a temperature range of $20{\sim}25^{\circ}C$, relative humidity of between 55 and 65%, and a 12-hour photoperiod. The LED irradiation shows the highest levels were found at 1:1 of BL and RL ratio at $61.21{\mu}mol\;s^{-l}m^{-2}$, 1:2 ratio $68.55{\mu}mol\;s^{-l}m^{-2}$, 1:3 ratio $63.85{\mu}mol\;s^{-l}m^{-2}$ and 1:4 ratio $62.41{\mu}mol\;s^{-l}m^{-2}$ from highest to lowest respectively. After analyzing from shoot and root 2 yers old ginseng plant which were cultivated under 1:3 irradiation of BL and RL ratio, it generally showed a positive effect under a 1:3 ratio of BL and RL.

Seminal Attributes and Semen Cryo-banking of Nepalese Indigenous Achhami (Bos indicus) Bull under Ex-situ Conservation

  • Jha, Pankaj Kumar;Sapkota, Saroj;Gorkhali, Neena Amatya;Pokharel, Bhoj Raj;Jha, Ajeet Kumar;Bhandari, Shishir;Shrestha, Bhola Shankar
    • Journal of Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.272-279
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    • 2019
  • The study was conducted to evaluate the seminal attributes and cryobanking of Achhami (Bos indicus) bull semen. Of two Achhami bulls, 8 ejaculates from each bull were evaluated for seminal attributes. For semen freezing and cryo-banking, 4 ejaculates (having ≥2 mL semen volume, ≥75% of sperm motility and ≥1,000 × 106 cells/mL of sperm concentration) from each bull were used. Semen samples were diluted in egg-yolk-tris-citrate extender using a two-step dilution protocol, and were frozen in liquid nitrogen (LN2) vapour in a styrofoam box. The mean semen volume, colour, sperm mass activity, motility, viability, concentration, abnormal acrosome, midpiece and tail and, abnormal head of two Achhami bulls were 4.4 ± 0.5 mL vs. 2.5 ± 0.2 mL, 2.5 ± 0.1 vs. 2.4 ± 0.1, 3.5 ± 0.1 vs. 3.5 ± 0.1, 77.0 ± 1.1% vs. 78.3 ± 1.3%, 94.4 ± 0.5% vs. 91.0 ± 0.6%, 1137.7 ± 73.7 × 106 cells/mL vs. 1060.0 ± 44.3 × 106 cells/mL, 10.2 ± 0.5% vs. 10.3 ± 0.5% and 6.7 ± 0.5% vs. 8.2 ± 0.3%, respectively. The post-thawed sperm motility and viability were 53.0 ± 2.0% vs. 50.0 ± 0.0% and 80.2 ± 0.4% vs. 73.2 ± 0.7%, while evaluating by computer-assisted sperm analysis (CASA) system, the percentage of the progressive motility, fast motility, slow motility, local motility and immotile sperm were 75%, 68%, 7.4%, 16.6% and 8.6%, respectively. A total number of 620 doses semen straw were cryo-banked. Due to the acceptable post-thawed sperm motility and viability recorded, cryopreservation of Achhami semen is hereby recommended so as to preserve the Achhami breed. For further validation, the fertility will be observed from the produced frozen semen.

The evaluation of usefulness of the newly manufactured immobilization device (치료보조기구의 제작 및 유용성 평가)

  • Seo Seok Jin;Kim Chan Yoeng;Lee Je Hee;Park Heung Deuk
    • The Journal of Korean Society for Radiation Therapy
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.45-55
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    • 2005
  • Purpose : To evaluate the usefulness of the handmade patient immobilization device and to report the clinical results of it. Materials and methods : We made two fusion images and analyzed those images. One image is made with diagnostic MR image and CT image, the other with therapeutic planning MR image and CT image. With open head holder, we measured the skin dose and attenuation dose. Also, we made the planning CT couch plate with acrylic plate and styrofoam and compared artifact. Results : We could get more accurate fusion image when we use MR head holder(within 2mm error). The skin dose was reduced 2 times and the attenuation dose was reduced more than $20\%$ when open head holder used. The planning CT couch plate was more convenient than conventional board and reduced artifact remarkably. Conclusion : We could verify the localization point in the MR image which is taken with MR head holder. So we could fuse the image more accurately. The same method could be applied to PET and US image, if the alike immobilization device used. With open head holder, the skin dose and the attenuation dose was reduced. And those above devices could substitute for expensive foreign device, if those are manufactured adequately.

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Basic seed production using aeroponic system in double cropping (가을감자 기본종생산을 위한 분무경 재배시 적품종 선발)

  • Cho, Il-Chan;Chang, Dong-Chil;Kim, Hyun-Jun;Cho, Hyun-Mook
    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • v.38 no.1
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    • pp.49-53
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    • 2011
  • The present study was performed to select suitable potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) varieties for double cropping in seed production using aeroponic system, the nutrient solution was sprayed for 20 seconds in every 3 minutes, and potatoes were planted into styrofoam at a distance of 25 cm between plants. Transplantation was completed in September 9 and potatoes were harvested in November 12. The 10 trial cultivars, 'Atlantic', 'Dejima', 'Haryong', 'Hongyoung', 'Jayoung', 'Jopung', 'Jowon', 'Namsuh', 'Seohong', 'Superior' were examined for growth and yield. The shoot growth of all cultivars at the early stage was better than 'Superior', however, no difference was observed at the late stage of plant growth. In addition, 'Superior' showed a excellent root growth during the early plant growth stage, however, increased root growth was only found in 'Jayoung', 'Seohong', during the late plant growth stage. The stolon weight was greater in the order of 'Seohong'>'Superior'>'Jayoung'>'Hongyoung'. Particularly, the number of tuber in 'Jowon' was 22.4/plant that was over twice than 'Superior'(11.3/plant). As results of the current study, therefore, we concluded that four cultivars 'Seohong', 'Jayoung', 'Hongyoung', 'Jowon'were the most suitable cultivars for basic seed production using aeroponic system in Autumn potato.

Algorithm for the design of a Virtual Compensator Using the Multileaf Collimator and 3D RTP System (다엽콜리메터와 삼차원 방사선치료계획장치를 이용한 가상 선량보상체 설계 알고리듬)

  • 송주영;이병용;최태진
    • Progress in Medical Physics
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.185-191
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    • 2001
  • The virtual compensator which are realized using a multileaf collimator(MLC) and three-dimensional radiation therapy Planning(3D RTP) system was designed. And the feasibility study of the virtual compensator was done to verify that it can do the function of the conventional compensator properly. As a model for the design of compensator, styrofoam phantom and mini water phantom were prepared to simulate the missing tissue area and the calculated dose distribution was produced through the 3D RTP system. The fluence maps which are basic materials for the design of virtual compensator were produced based on the dose distribution and the MLC leaf sequence file was made for the realization of the produced fluence map. Ma's algorithm were applied to design the MLC leaf sequence and all the design tools were programmed with IDL5.4. To verify the feasibility of the designed virtual compensator, the results of irradiation with or without a virtual compensator were analyzed by comparing the irradiated films inserted into the mini water phantom. The higher dose area produced due to the missing tissue was removed and intended regular dose distribution was achieved when the virtual compensator was applied.

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