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Antioxidant Activity of Ethyl Acetate Fraction of the Guzeunggupo-procossed Platycodon grandiflorum A. De Candolle Roots in Caenorhabditis elegans (구증구포 도라지 Ethyl Acetate 분획물의 예쁜 꼬마선충 내의 항산화 효과)

  • Kwon, Kang Mu;Kim, Jun Hyeong;Yang, Jae Heon;Ki, Byeolhui;Hwang, In Hyun;Kim, Dae Keun
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.51 no.4
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    • pp.325-331
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    • 2020
  • Through Caenorhabditis elegans model system, the antioxidant activity of methanol extract of the guzeunggupo-processed Platycodon grandiflorum A. De Candolle (Campanulaceae) roots was calculated. Between the methanol extracts of guzeunggupo-processed and non-processed P. grandiflorum roots, the processed P. grandiflorum root showed higher DPPH radical scavenging effect than the non-processed one. The ethyl acetate soluble fraction of the methanol extract of the guzeunggupo-processed P. grandiflorum showed the best DPPH radical scavenging activity. The ethyl acetate fraction of the processed sample was measured for the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, and oxidative stress tolerance by using C. elegans along with reactive oxygen species level. In addition, to confirm the regulation of the stress response gene is responsible for the increased stress tolerance of C. elegans treated by the ethyl acetate fraction of the processed sample, SOD-3 expression was measured using a transgenic strain (CF1553). Consequently, the ethyl acetate fraction of the processed sample, increased SOD and catalase activities, and decreased ROS accumulation in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, the ethyl acetate fraction of the processed sample-treated CF1553 worm showed higher SOD-3::GFP intensity than the control worm.

Organ-specific Toxocara canis larvae migration and host immune response in experimentally infected mice

  • Min Seok Kim;Yan Jin;Se Joon Woo
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.62 no.2
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    • pp.243-250
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    • 2024
  • We investigated organ specific Toxocara canis larval migration in mice infected with T. canis larvae. We observed the worm burden and systemic immune responses. Three groups of BALB/c mice (n=5 each) were orally administered 1,000 T. canis 2nd stage larvae to induce larva migrans. Mice were sacrificed at 1, 3, and 5 weeks post-infection. Liver, lung, brain, and eye tissues were collected. Tissue from 2 mice per group was digested for larval count, while the remaining 3 mice underwent histological analysis. Blood hematology and serology were evaluated and compared to that in a control uninfected group (n=5) to assess the immune response. Cytokine levels in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid were also analyzed. We found that, 1 week post-infection, the mean parasite load in the liver (72±7.1), brain (31±4.2), lungs (20±5.7), and eyes (2±0) peaked and stayed constant until the 3 weeks. By 5-week post-infection, the worm burden in the liver and lungs significantly decreased to 10±4.2 and 9±5.7, respectively, while they remained relatively stable in the brain and eyes (18±4.2 and 1±0, respectively). Interestingly, ocular larvae resided in all retinal layers, without notable inflammation in outer retina. Mice infected with T. canis exhibited elevated levels of neutrophils, monocytes, eosinophils, and immunoglobulin E. At 5 weeks post-infection, interleukin (IL)-5 and IL-13 levels were elevated in BAL fluid. Whereas IL-4, IL-10, IL-17, and interferon-γ levels in BAL fluid were similar to that in controls. Our findings demonstrate that a small portion of T. canis larvae migrate to the eyes and brain within the first week of infection. Minimal tissue inflammation was observed, probably due to increase of anti-inflammatory cytokines. This study contributes to our understanding of the histological and immunological responses to T. canis infection in mice, which may have implications to further understand human toxocariasis.

ICS Security Risk Analysis Using Attack Tree (공격 트리를 이용한 산업 제어 시스템 보안 위험 분석)

  • Kim, Kyung-Ah;Lee, Dae-Sung;Kim, Kui-Nam
    • Convergence Security Journal
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    • v.11 no.6
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    • pp.53-58
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    • 2011
  • There is increasing use of common commercial operation system and standard PCs to control industrial production systems, and cyber security threat for industrial facilities have emerged as a serious problem. Now these network connected ICS(Industrial Control Systems) stand vulnerable to the same threats that the enterprise information systems have faced and they are exposed to malicious attacks. In particular Stuxnet is a computer worm targeting a specific industrial control system, such as a gas pipeline or power plant and in theory, being able to cause physical damage. In this paper we present an overview of the general configuration and cyber security threats of a SCADA and investigate the attack tree analysis to identify and assess security vulnerabilities in SCADA for the purpose of response to cyber attacks in advance.

A Study for PKI Based Home Network System Authentication and Access Control Protocol (PKI 기반 홈 네트워크 시스템 인증 및 접근제어 프로토콜에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Young-Gu;Kim, Jung-Jae;Kim, Hyun-Chul;Jun, Moon-Seog
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.35 no.4B
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    • pp.592-598
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    • 2010
  • A home network system is made up of subject of cyber attack from a variety factors of threatening, but also have security weakness in cases of hacking, vicious code, worm virus, DoS attack, tapping of communication network, and more. So, the necessity for a security protocol to protect user asset and personal information within a home network is gradually increasing. Thus, this paper designs and suggests a home network security protocol using user authentication and approach-control technology to prevent the threat by unauthorized users towards personal information and user asset in advance by providing the gradual authority to corresponding devices based on authorized information, after authorizing the users with a Public Key Certificate.

Design and Implementation of Network Access Control for Security of Company Network (사내 네트워크 보안을 위한 네트워크 접근제어시스템 설계 및 구현)

  • Paik, Seung-Hyun;Kim, Sung-Kwang;Park, Hong-Bae
    • Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TC
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    • v.47 no.12
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    • pp.90-96
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    • 2010
  • IT environment is rapidly changed, thus security threats such as worms and viruses have increased. Especially company's internal network requires to be inherently protected against these threats. In this respect, NAC(Network Access Control) has attracted attention as new network security techniques. The NAC implements the endpoint access decision based on the collected endpoint security status information and platform measurement information. In this paper, we describe the design and implementation of unauthorized NAC which protect against such as a worm, virus, malware-infected PC, and mobile device to connect to company's internal networks.

The Comparative Studies on Hatched Silkworm Dominance Seperation against Sex Seperation to meet Silk Promotion (잠견생산성 개선을 위한 의잠우열분리와 자웅분리의 비교연구)

  • Choe, Byong-Hee
    • Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.21-28
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    • 1973
  • This report is prepared to promote cocoon natures for the use of silk reeling material. It is easily understandable that there must be disuniformity composed with superior group and inferior group in commercial silkworms. If such different groups be seperated by some method, it would be a great contribution for the cocoon production. For a comparative purpose, silkworm sex seperation carried out because male silkworms produce more silk than female worms. The author has developed a new chemical reagent available for the seperation of superior group and inferior group from commercial silkworms, which he has named it as Better Hybrid Controller (BHC). The obtained comparative results are summarized as followings. 1. Basic investigation of BHC application a) In case BHC applied with hybrid worms and pure line, the former one starts to adapt mulberry leaves earlyer than pure line variety. b) The mulberry adapting interval distribution of pure line worms after BHC application showed U type distribution, but hybrid worms showed L type or Poisson's distribution. c) In case of BHC application with silkworms, the longer period application is, the duller distribution was formed. d) When silkworms are seperated in two groups by use of BHC application, the earlyer mulberry adapted group is seemed as stronger than the other part and the group ratio is 2 : 1. 2. Comparation between sex seperation result and better hydrid control (BHC) seperation result. a) The cocoon shell per cent of male worm group showed betweer result than the female group but only 0.4% difference between sexes. b) The cocoon shell per cent of superior group, seperated by BHC, showed 0.7% more than the inferior group. c) The average cocoon shell per cent of BHC treated cocoons showed much more than the Control group as 1.6∼2.4% increase. Enven the inferior group showed better result than the Control. d) Such unexpected result is considered to be the result that BHC application is activating some thing with silkworm physiology. e) On the ether hand, the result of sexes seperated groups or male worm group did not show desirable conclusion as far as cocoon shell per cent is concerned. f) However, when the male group was reeled as silk, it showed much better silk yield or silk per cent of cocoon than the female group as much as one per cent difference between by sexes. Such result was brought by superior silk yield from cocoon shell as much as 87.4%. g) On the other hand, the male group showed lowest non breaking reelable ratio (63%) among all group comparation. h) When we compare cocoon qualities by sex seperation and BHC seperation against the Control, there is no qualitative change, but BHC group showed quantitative promotion with cocoon bave length as much as about hundred meters. i) In case of calculation for productive income of cocoon production, BHC applied group showed about ten per cent income promotion more than the Control. The sexes seperated group, however, showed rather negative result because the male cocoon produced poor weight per box eggs which could not cover it by the inclose of silk yield of it. j) So, the BHC application with the fetched worm stage brought about big promotion for cocoon production. k) BHC method may be used either for seperation purpose or quantitative promotion with whole silk-worms. 3. Only male silkworms rearing did not show desirable productivity, so there is no reason to work out it in the fetching stage of worm.

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Control Thresholds (CTs) of Imported Cabbage Worm (Artogeia rapae L.) for Chinese Cabbage in Korea (배추에 대한 배추흰나비(Artogeia rapae L.)의 요방제수준)

  • Kwon, Min;Kim, Ju-Il;Yoon, Young-Nam;Choi, June-Yeol
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.47 no.4
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    • pp.401-405
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    • 2008
  • This study was conducted to estimate the control thresholds (CTs) of imported cabbage worm, Artogeia rapae L., injuring Chinese cabbage. The second instar larvae of A. rapae were inoculated with five density levels on each Chinese cabbages transplanted three weeks earlier under greenhouse condition, and checked injury rates after allowing their feeding for one week and two weeks, respectively. The average leaf area consumed by single larvae was 657.7 $mm^2$ in plots inoculated at three weeks after transplanting (WAT) and 2495.8 $mm^2$ in plots at 6-WAT, respectively. In the field experiment, different numbers of A. rapae ranged from one to seven larvae were inoculated on 20 plants. The percent yield reduction (Y) of Chinese cabbage infested by different densities of A. rapae (X) for a three-week period was estimated by the following equation; (1) Y=1.764X-0.3049 ($R^2$=0.9901) in plots inoculated at 3-WAT; and (2) Y=1.0305X-0.2976 ($R^2$=0.9398) in plots inoculated at 6-WAT. Based on the relationships between the densities of A. rapae larvae and the yield index of Chinese cabbage, the number of second instar larvae which caused 5% loss of yield (gain threshold proposed by Japan), was estimated as 3.0 per 20 plants for the 3-WAT and 5.1 for the 6-WAT.

Evaluation and Identification of Promising Bivoltine Hybrids of Silk-worm, Bombyx mori L., for Tropics

  • Rao, P.Sudhakara;Singh, Ravindra;Kalpana, G.V.;Naik, V.Nishitha;Basavaraja, H.K.;Swamy, G.N.Rama;Datta, R.K.
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.31-35
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    • 2001
  • Ten newly evolved bivoltine hybrids of silkworm (Bombyx mori L) were evaluated with control hybrid KA${\pm}$NB4D2 during three seasons of a year for their seasonal performance. Analysis of variance and other statistical methods were employed and the performance was observed in respect of 10 quantitative traits. The results showed significant genotype${\pm}$environment interaction with respect to four quantitative characters viz. fecundity, yield/10,000 larvae, filament length and raw silk (%). Environmental effects were significant for nine characters out of ten characters evaluated. A 105${\pm}$J2 and B${\pm}$NB4D2 were considered as highly adaptable hybrids to local conditions with high mean for maximum characters studied and found suitable to rear in all seasons.

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Improving Cooling System for Energy Saving in Composite Plant

  • Promwong, Pissanu;Chaikla, Amphawan;Masuchun, Ruedee;Chansangsuk, Dumri;Julsereewong, Prasit
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.08a
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    • pp.730-735
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    • 2004
  • This paper describes an improving cooling system in the composite plant. In order to save the energy, a plate-and-frame heat exchanger has been used to replace the traditional worm cooler. The composite plant in Thailand was studied as an illustrative case study. The experimental results demonstrating the saving in energy costs and some economic benefits of the proposed technique are obtained.

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Effect of electron donor for reductive dechlorination of PCE using biobarrier (Biobarrier를 이용한 PCE의 환원적 탈염소화시 전자공여체의 영향)

  • 황보현욱;신원식;김영훈;송동익
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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    • 2003.09a
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    • pp.391-394
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    • 2003
  • The applicability of in situ microbial filter or biobarrier technology for the remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with chlorinated solvents was investigated. The efficiency and rates of reductive dechlorination of chlorinated solvents are known to be highly dependent on hydrogen concentration. In this study, the effect of electron donors on the reductive dechlorination of PCE was investigated using vermicompost (worm casting) and peat as permeable reactive barrier medium The effect of organic acids (lactate, butyrate and benzoate), yeast extract and vitamin $B_{l2}$ on the reductive dechlorination was investigated. Compared to the control (no electron donor added), addition of electron donors stimulated the dechlorinated rate. Among the electron donor treatments, lactate/benzoate amendment exhibited the highest dechlorination rate. Since vermicompost and peat are inexpensive and biodegradable and have high sorption capacity, they could be successfully used as biobarrier media, especially when electron donors (for example, lactate/benzoate) are added.d.

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