This study was conducted at the National Institute of Animal Science (NIAS) from 2010 to 2017 to develop a late-maturing variety with high productivity for cultivation in the southern region of South Korea. The new variety of Italian ryegrass, ‘IR901’, was a late-maturing variety, and its heading date was 22 May, 17 days later than that of the control variety ‘Kowinearly’. ‘IR901’ had a flag leaf width of 11.2 mm, flag leaf length of 31.8 cm, and plant length of 103 cm on its heading date. The combined average dry matter yield of ‘IR901’ in all three adaptability evaluation regions (Cheonan, Pyeongchang and Haenam) was 7,747 kg/ha, which was similar to that of the ‘Kowinearly’ variety (7,734 kg/ ha). However, the average dry matter yield over three years in Cheonan and Pyeongchang was 82% and 96%, respectively, compared to that of the control, which was most likely because of the poor cold tolerance of ‘IR901’. By contrast, in Haenam, in the southern region, the average dry matter yield of ‘IR901’ was 19% higher than that of the ‘Kowinearly’ variety. The proportions of crude protein (CP), total digestible nutrients (TDN), acid detergent fiber (ADF), and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) in ‘IR901’ were 8.6%, 59.7%, 36.9%, and 54.8%, respectively; the proportions were 0.2% lower, the same, the same, and 2.5% lower than those in the ‘Kowinearly’ variety. The determined in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) of ‘IR901’ was 72.2% higher than that of ‘Kowinearly’ (67.2). In general, of the two varieties, the forage quality of ‘IR901’ was marginally superior to that of ‘Kowinearly’.

Colorectal cancer causes the most cancer-associated death worldwide, having a high cancer incidence. Pectin is a complex polysaccharide present in various fruits, emerging as an anti-carcinogenic candidate. Although pectin has a suppressive capacity for colon carcinogenesis, the effect of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and colonic aberrant foci formation in the colon carcinogenesis mouse model remains unclear. Therefore, this study investigates the regulatory effect of pectin supplementation on colon carcinogenesis induced by azoxymethane (AOM) and dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) in mice. In an animal experiment, thirty male institute for cancer research (ICR) mice were divided into two experimental groups; AOM/DSS (control group) and AOM/DSS + pectin (5% in drinking water). Furthermore, the number of aberrant crypt foci (ACF) and aberrant crypt (AC) on colonic mucosa were counted, and thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) assay was performed to estimate lipid peroxidation in feces. Pectin treatment significantly decreased the number of ACF and AC per colon compared with the control. Additionally, fecal TBARS level in the pectin group was significantly lower than those in the control group. Conclusively, these findings indicate that pectin-inhibited hyperplastic alteration and oxidative stress suppress colitis-associated colon carcinogenesis.

Trading card game은 사용자들이 카드를 수집하고 교환하면서 게임을 진행한다. 사용자는 카드별로 존재하 는 특수 능력과 필요 비용 등을 고려하여 카드를 수집한다. 한정판 카드는 카드에 희소가치를 부여하여 사용 자들의 수집욕을 자극하여 구매를 유도할 수 있다. 기존 Trading card game인 Slay the Spire나 Hearths Sto ne는 초기 덱 빌딩할 때, 사용자의 능력보다는 운이 영향을 끼친다. 카드 구성을 변경하는 것이 쉽지 않으므 로, 초기 덱 빌딩 결과가 게임의 승패에 결정적인 영향을 주기도 한다. 반면에, Legends of Runeterra는 게임 의 규칙이 너무 복잡해서, 초보자들이 게임을 어렵다고 느낀다. 이러한 점을 고려하여, 제안하는 게임 매직 파이트는 다음과 같은 특징이 있다. 초보자들도 쉽게 게임을 플레이할 수 있도록, 제안하는 게임은 덱 빌딩 방법을 단순하게 구성한다. 사용자들이 다양한 전략을 시도해 볼 수 있도록, 매 판마다 덱 구성을 변경할 수 있다. 실험결과 덱 빌딩시 카드의 종류를 일부 제한하면 상대적으로 카드 구성이 단순해서, 사용자가 카드의 효과와 이미지를 쉽기 이해하는 경향을 보인다. 반면에, 모든 종류의 카드를 대상으로 덱 빌딩을 하면, 사용 할 수 있는 카드의 수가 상대적으로 많으므로, 사용자가 다양한 전략을 시도해 볼 수 있어서 더 재미있었다 고 응답하였다.

In weapon assignment studies to defend against threats such as ballistic missiles and long range artillery, threat assessment was partially lacking in analysis of various threat attributes, and considering the threat characteristics of warheads, which are difficult to judge in the early flight stages, it is very important to apply more reliable optimal solutions than approximate solution using LP model, Meta heuristics Genetic Algorithm, Tabu search and Particle swarm optimization etc. Our studies suggest Generic Rule based threat evaluation and weapon assignment algorithm in the basis of various attributes of threats. First job of studies analyzes information on Various attributes such as the type of target, Flight trajectory and flight time, range and intercept altitude of the intercept system, etc. Second job of studies propose Rule based threat evaluation and weapon assignment algorithm were applied to obtain a more reliable solution by reflection the importance of the interception system. It analyzes ballistic missiles and long-range artillery was assigned to multiple intercept system by real time threat assessment reflecting various threat information. The results of this study are provided reliable solution for Weapon Assignment problem as well as considered to be applicable to establishing a missile and long range artillery defense system.

Colon cancer has been considered a leading cause of cancer-associated death. Folic acid is a vitamin necessary for cellular physiological functions and cell viability. However, the association between folic acid intake and colon cancer has been examined in several prospective cohort studies are controversial. This study investigated the effects of folate intake on colon carcinogenesis and oxidative stress in an azoxymethane (AOM)/dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) institute for cancer research (ICR) mouse model. Thirty male ICR mice (5 weeks old) were divided into the control group and the experimental group supplied 0.03% folic acid via drinking water (50 mL/week/mouse) for 6 weeks. To induce colonic pre-neoplastic lesions, the animals were subcutaneously injected three times weekly with AOM (10 mg/kg body weight), followed by 2% DSS in drinking water for a week. Folic acid supplementation significantly suppressed the total number of aberrant crypt foci and aberrant crypts. Histological image data showed that folic acid supplementation attenuated neoplastic change. In addition, we measured the thiobarbituric acid reactive substances concentration of dry feces samples to identify the effect of folic acid on reactive oxygen accumulation. The folic acid supplementation group had reduced reactive oxygen species levels in dry feces compared to the control group. In conclusion, these findings indicate that folic acid suppresses colon carcinogenesis and oxidative stress in an AOM/DSS mouse model.

2D 퍼즐은 인기있는 보드게임이다. 2D 퍼즐을 완성하는 기술은 많이 연구되었다. 하지만 2D만으로는 대상 을 효과적으로 표현하기 어렵다는 한계가 있다. 본 연구에서는 영상으로부터 높이를 가진 2D+ 레고 퍼즐을 생성하는 방법을 제안한다. 이를 위해서 본 연구에서는 영상의 높이 맵과 분할 맵의 정보를 활용한다. 우리 는 2D+ 퍼즐에 적용하기위해 다양한 대상의 높이 및 영역 정보를 적절하게 처리해야한다. 이러한 이유로, 우리는 깊이 맵과 분할영역 맵을 추출하기 위해 모델에 심층 학습 모델을 적용한다. 높이 맵을 추출하기 위 해 우리는 CelebAMask-HQ dataset으로 학습한 BiseNet을 채택했다. 그리고 분할 맵을 얻기 위해 NYU Depth V2 dataset으로 학습한 DenseDepth를 사용했다. 입력 영상에 대해서 저해상도 영상 및 높이 맵과 분할 맵을 추출하고, 저해상도 영상을 레고 브릭의 색 팔레트를 적용한 영상에 대해서 높이 맵과 분할 맵 정보를 적용해서 높이를 가진 2D+ 픽셀 아트 영상을 생성한다. 그리고, 이 픽셀 아트 영상에 대해서 같은 높이와 같은 색을 가진 픽셀들에 대해서 최대한 큰 브릭을 적용하는 그리디 알고리즘을 적용해서 2D+ 레 고 퍼즐을 완성한다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 초상화를 대상으로 2D+ 레고 퍼즐을 완성하는 예를 제시하였으 며, 그 중 하나를 직접 제작하여 그 결과를 제시한다.

Recently, the demand for atypical structures with functions and sculptural beauty is increasing in the construction industry. Existing mold-based structure production methods have many advantages, but building complex atypical structures represents limitations due to the cost and technical characteristics. Production methods using molding are suitable for mass production systems, but production cost, construction period, construction cost, and environmental pollution can occur in small quantity batch production. The recent trend in the construction industry calls for new construction methods of customized small quantity batch production methods that can produce various types of sophisticated structures. In addition to the economic effects of developing related technologies of 3D Concrete Printers (3DCP), it can enhance national image through the image of future technology, the international status of the construction civil engineering industry, self-reliance, and technology export. Until now, 3DCP technology has been carried out in producing and utilizing residential houses, structures, etc., on land or manufacturing on land and installing them underwater. The final purpose of this research project is to produce marine structures by directly printing various marine structures underwater with 3DCP equipment. Compared to current underwater structure construction techniques, constructing structures directly underwater using 3DCP equipment has the following advantages: 1) cost reduction effects: 2) reduction of construct time, 3) ease of manufacturing amorphous underwater structures, 4) disaster prevention effects. The core element technology of the 3DCP equipment is to extrude the transferred composite materials at a constant quantitative speed and control the printing flow of the materials smoothly while printing the output. In this study, the extruding module of the 3DCP equipment operates underwater while developing an extruding module that can control the printing flow of the material while extruding it at a constant quantitative speed and minimizing the external force that can occur during underwater printing. The research on the development of 3DCP equipment for printing concrete structures underwater and the preliminary experiment of printing concrete structures using high viscosity low-flow concrete composite materials is explained.

In this study, graphene was rapidly grown by chemical vapor deposition using a liquid cell for supplying methanol as a carbon source of graphene. To realize the rapid growth, methanol which is carbon-contained organic solvent was used instead of methane gas, a widely used carbon source for graphene growth. The graphene grown with the growth time as a variable was transferred to a SiO2/ Si substrate with an oxide thickness of 300 nm to confirm whether it was grown with full coverage with an optical microscope. The results confirmed a full coverage in 0.5 min of growth. The Raman spectra also confirmed the G-peak position at 1585.0 cm−1 and an intensity ratio of 2D/G at 2.3 or higher. Concerning electrical transport characteristics, at an induced carrier density of 1 × 1012 cm−2, the hole (μh) and electron (μe) mobilities were 1524 cm2 V−1 s−1 and 1528 cm2 V−1 s−1, respectively. Thus, our study confirmed that high-quality, large-area graphene can be grown within 0.5 min.