The objective of this study was to develop software to predict the kinetic behavior and the probability of foodborne bacterial growth on processed meat products. It is designed for rapid application by non-specialists in predictive microbiology. The software, named Foodborne bacteria Animal product Modeling Equipment (FAME), was developed using Javascript and HTML. FAME consists of a kinetic model and a probabilistic model, and it can be used to predict bacterial growth pattern and probability. In addition, validation and editing of model equation are available in FAME. The data used by the software were constructed with 5,400 frankfurter samples for the kinetic model and 345,600 samples for the probabilistic model using a variety of combinations including atmospheric conditions, temperature, NaCl concentrations and NaNO2 concentrations. Using FAME, users can select the concentrations of NaCl and NaNO2 meat products as well as storage conditions (atmosphere and temperature). The software displays bacterial growth patterns and growth probabilities, which facilitate the determination of optimal safety conditions for meat products. FAME is useful in predicting bacterial kinetic behavior and growth probability, especially for quick application, and is designed for use by non-specialists in predictive microbiology.

The objectives of this study was to evaluate the degradability and digestibility of crude protein (CP), rumen undegradable protein (RUP), and individual amino acids (AA) on six by-product feedstuffs (BPF) (rice bran, RB; wheat bran, WB; corn gluten feed, CGF; tofu residue, TR; spent mushroom substrate from Pleurotus ostreatus, SMSP; brewers grain, BG) as ruminants feed. Three Hanwoo steers (40 months old, 520 ± 20.20 kg of body weight) fitted with a permanent rumen cannula and T-shaped duodenal cannula were used to examine of the BPF using in situ nylon bag and mobile bag technique. The bran CGF (19.2%) and food-processing residue BG (19.7%) had the highest CP contents than other feeds. The RUP value of bran RB (39.7%) and food-processing residues SMSP (81.1%) were higher than other feeds. The intestinal digestion of CP was higher in bran RB (44.2%) and food-processing residues BG (40.5%) than other feeds. In addition, intestinal digestion of Met was higher in bran RB (55.7%) and food-processing residues BG (44.0%) than other feeds. Overall, these results suggest that RB and BG might be useful as main raw ingredients in feed for ruminants. Our results can be used as baseline data for ruminant ration formulation.

국가 사이의 문화거리가 다국적 기업의 성과에 영향을 미친다는 기존 연구에 기초 하여 본 연구에서는 문화거리로 야기되는 기업의 어려움이 최고경영진의 현지 대응 역량에 의해서 어떻게 완화되는지에 대한 연구 주제에 대해서 탐구하였다. 본 연구에서는 중국 시장에서의 현지 대응 역량은 1) 귀환자 여부 2) 교육 배경 3) 정치적인 연관성과 관련이 있음을 밝혔으며 이를 102개의 다국적 기업 데이터를 활용하여 실증적으로 분석하였다. 즉 이 연구는 다국적 기업 최고 경영진의 해외경험, 교육 수준, 그리고 정부 접근성이 중국이라는 시장에서 문화거리로 야기되는 단점을 상쇄하는 요소라는 사실을 검증하였다. 본 연구는 중국 시장을 넘어 다른 개발도상국에 진출한 외국계 기업의 현지 전략에도 실무적인 함의를 가질 것으로 기대한다.

In this study, we are developing next-generation traffic signal control system, SMART SIGNAL, which is operated using a traffic big-data. To improve urban’s chronic recurrent congestion, SMART SIGNAL conducts real-time traffic signal control based on travel time data of traffic information systems. This research project started in 2015 and is scheduled to end in 2019. This research project consists of three sub-tasks, which are traffic big-data bank system, signal operation algorithm, and field test for SMART SIGNAL. The traffic big-data bank system includes the travel time and traffic volume data from public and private sector’s traffic information systems. Additionally, this system contains taxi trajectory data, CCTV image and smartphone based traffic data. This big-data system predicts the travel time and traffic volume by intersection movement for real-time signal control. The smart signal operation algorithm of SMART SIGNAL consists three sub-algorithm of PRE-CON, CAERUS, and NIMOS. PRE-CON makes today’s signal timing plan using historical traffic data. CAERUS is traffic responsive signal control algorithm based on predicted travel time. NIMOS is spillback control algorithm for oversaturated condition. In this project, field experiment is planned in 2019 in Seoul.

Ground depression/cave-ins due to subsurface cavities have been occasionally occurred in urban area. To prevent the ground cave-ins, a ground penetrating radar (GPR) method was applied and more than 2,000 subsurface cavities were found in Seoul. For each cavity, excavation was carried out to investigate main cause of the cavity and then the site was restored permanently. It was found that this excavation-and-restoration method was not efficient to repair small size cavities. Instead, grouting methods was used to repair the small cavities temporarily. This study evaluated the field applicability of grouting methods on restoring small cavities. Three types of grouting materials were applied on 12 sections and two non-destructive tests were conducted in field. A falling weight deflectometer(FWD) test was conducted to assess the bearing capacity of the site before and after grouting. Ground penetrating radar (GPR) was used to evaluate the extent of the grouting materials to a cavity. From the FWD test results, the bearing capacity of the Section A and B was enhanced by 7.5% and 13.5% while the bearing capacity of the section C was reduced by 11.5%. It was found from the GPR tests that the grouting materials used in the Section B and C could fill the cavity well and also extended to surrounded area due to injection pressure or selfexpansion. In common, the small cavities could be restored quickly, less than 30 minutes per a cavity by the grouting methods. Hence it can be concluded that the grouting methods can be applicable to restore small cavities. However, it needs to consider the application of grouting methods carefully because the grouting methods can be lost through a pipe link to a cavity. Also, excavations can be conducted occasionally in urban roads so that the stiffness of grouting materials needs to soft enough to be excavated and strong enough to support traffic loads.

This study was performed to analyze a saltiness enhancement at the same salt content through multiple emulsion. We compared the samples with different conditions to determine the optimum stability conditions of water-in-oil through layer separation rate, microscopic observation and size analysis. Four electrolytes such as NaCl, KCl, MgCl2, and CaCl2 were used and agar contents ranged from 0 to 1% were experimented at different volume ratios including 5:5, 4:6, 3:7, 2:8, and 1:9 of water and oil. As a result of this study, the droplet size according to the electrolyte type did not show significant differences (p<0.05). Therefore, KCl was used to facilitate in-body excretion of NaCl in the outer water phase, and corn oil containing 8%(w/w) polyglycerol polyricinoleate was used as oil phase. When the volume ratio of water and oil was 3:7, 2:8, and 1:9, the layer separation rate was relatively slow and droplet size was also small. It reveals that the particle size becomes smaller as the water volume ratio decreases. However, considering the amount of water to be stored and eluted on the inner water, appropriate volume ratio of water and oil should be adopted to 3: 7. At Microscopic observation depending on agar concentrations, small particle size appeared at 0.2% and 0.4% agars. When the water and oil ratio was fixed at 3:7, the particle size was measured at 0.2% and 0.4% agar using a zeta sizer. In conclusion, the droplet size of 0.2% agar was smaller than 0.4%. Therefore, the most stable water-in-oil emulsion was obtained with 0.2% agar, when water to oil ratio was 3:7.

Probiotics are defined as advantageous microorganisms to human when they are ingested. However, without any protection, the viability of microbes and their adhesive ability to surface of colon decreases through acidic condition such as stomach and intestines. Therefore, many studies have been conducted to figure out to enhance not only the viability of probiotics, but also its adhesion for increasing effect of probiotics. In this study, extrusion method was conducted to encapsulate Enterococcus faecium. E. faecium-alginate solution was injected to CaCl2 solution with regular side air injection. To prevent coagulation of beads, stirring was conducted in CaCl2 solution and encapsulated alginate-Ca2+ microspheres were produced. For optimal encapsulation condition, air pressure was 100 mbar, flow rate of E. faecium solution was 0.02 ml/h and stirring rate was 200 rpm. For mucoadhesive ability, Monolayer of HT-29 cells used as a colon cell and encapsulated cells were inoculated and incubated in 37℃, 5% CO2/95% air atmosphere for 1 h. Encapsulation efficiency of the encapsulation method used in this study was 98.2%. For mucoadhesive test, the concentration of inoculated E. faecium was 9.9×108 CFU/ml and the concentration of adhered E. faecium was 1.6×106 CFU/ml. In conclusion, encapsulation efficiency of extrusion method was high enough to be accepted for this study, however, alginate-Ca2+ microspheres revealed lower adhesive ability compared to expectation. Therefore, it needs further studies to increase adhesive ability with other polymers.

The understanding of water vapor sorption and equilibrium in food samples is crucial in the formulation of foods and in their storage stability. In this study, the moisture sorption isotherms of yacon powder was measured by using gravimetric method at 25℃, 35℃, and 45℃ under the relative humidity ranging from 11% to 75%, and nine different isotherm models were used to fit the experimental data and to analyze water vapor sorption on yacon powder. The experimental results showed that water vapor sorption for yacon powder followed a type III shape over the humidity range. The BET monolayer moisture contents values were slightly higher than the values predicted by the GAB model. The monolayer moisture content increased slightly as temperature increased. The surface areas for monolayer moisture sorption decreased with increasing temperature and blanching reduced these values. Through quantifying the relative percentage error (E), coefficient of determination (R2), standard error (SE), and root mean square (RMS) of the isotherm models relative to data, Halsey model was identified to be the best-fitting isotherm to describe the water sorption process in yacon powder.

Calcium is widely used for calcium supplement, additives. In the case of oyster shell which is intaked for calcium supplement have caused serious problems including environmental pollution because almost of it is thrown out so that is demanded expanding of using. However, there is no examples that develop a high value product available for food industry from oyster shell. In advanced research, It is confirmed that fired oyster shell has Anti-microbial effect and therefore, this study apply the anti-microbial effect of fired oyster shell to rice cake. Control is made by rice flour 300g, water 150mL. Experimental group are made by rice flour 300g, water150mL and Sample A (fired oyster shell), Sample B (fibrous calcium carbonate), Sample C (calcium + citric acid) and Sample D (coral calcium) 0.5wt% respectively. Texture properties are measured by texture analyzer (TA-XT, MHK corp. Korea) 5kg load cell. Rice cake added sample A, B, C had anti-microbial effect and rice cake added sample D had not anti-microbial effect.

본 연구는 서양종꿀벌 여왕벌을 택배나 차량 등으로 이동 시킬 때, 여왕벌의 폐사, 훼손 등을 줄이고 농가의 벌통에 잘 유입하여 여왕벌이 정상적으로 산란할 수 있는 최적의 방법을 찾고자, 2013년 5월 25일부터 8월 2일까지 경북 예천군 소재 2개 양봉농가에서 여왕벌 60마리를 대상으로 총 3회에 걸쳐 수행되었다. 여왕벌 이동기구는 양봉농가 및 국외 연구소에서 주로 사용하고 있는 소형왕롱과 소형벌통 2종류를 대상으로 시험 하였다. 시험 결과, 1~2일 정도의 짧은 기간에는 이동왕롱의 종류에 따라 여왕벌의 생존율 및 산란일에서 차이가 없었다. 유입 성공율을 보면, 소형왕롱으로 이동시킨 여왕벌은 30% 정도의 유입에 실패 하였으나, 소형벌통은 유입실패율이 10% 이하로 나타났다. 산란능력 검사를 위한 봉개된 육아방수 조사에서는, 소형벌통을 이용한 여왕벌 유입군이 소형왕롱을 이용한 여왕벌 유입군 보다 봉개된 육아방수가 4~75%까지 많게 나타났다. 한편 소형벌통은 소비 1매를 그대로 무왕군에 합봉하여 모두 여왕벌 유입이 잘 되었으나, 소형왕롱을 이용한 여왕벌의 직접 소문유입의 경우 여왕벌이 일벌의 공격을 여러 마리가 죽었다. 따라서 소형왕롱을 저밀소비에 하루 정도 부착하여 두어다가 여왕벌을 풀어주는 간접유입이 더 효과적이며, 유밀기, 봉충소비의 발췌, 먹이의 풍부, 무왕군의 벌세력 등이 유입 성공율에 영향을 미쳤다.

우리나라는 1996년 WTO/SPS(동식물검역협정)에 따라 검역병해충제도를 정비하였으며, 해외병해충의 위험으로부 터 자국내 생물자원과 자연환경을 보호하기 위하여 다양한 노력을 하고 있다. 현재까지의 수입식물 검역과정에서 검출된 병해충을 분석한 결과 병해충 검출건수는 수입량이 늘어나면서 증가하는 추세이다(00년 6,233건 → 17년 12,749건). 하지만 식물의 수입 유형에 따라 곡류, 사료류 등 비재식용 식물의 경우 병해충 검출률은 07년 이후 감소하고 있으며(07년 9.8% → 17년 3.3%), 묘목류, 종자류 등 재식용 식물의 경우 11년 이후로 지속적으로 증가하고 있어(11년 7.9% → 17년 22.0%) 재식용 식물을 통한 해외 병해충의 유입 위험도가 가증되고 있는 상황이다. 따라서 우리는 검역본부에서 운영하고 있는 자체 전산시스템인 병해충정보시스템(PIS)을 이용하여 2000년 이후 식물검역과 정에서 발견된 병해충 검출동향과 수입 유형에 따른 검출동향을 비교분석하고, 2016년 대비 2017년 병해충 검출동향을 파악하였다.

Asaphinae Ashmead, 1904 are the smallest subfamily in Pteromalidae and currently include 27 extant species of 6 genera. Up to date, only 2 species, Asaphes suspensus (Nees) and A. vulgaris Walker, have been recorded from South Korea. Among them A. vulgaris Walker is suspected of misidentified due to several reasons. Hyperimerus Girault, a small genus of the subfamily Asaphinae, consists of two world-wide species. It is close to Asaphes Walker but is separated by the following characteristics: antenna with one anelliform segment; scutellar frenum not distinct; petiole transverse. In this study, we report genus Hyperimerus based on Hyperimerus pusillus (Walker) for the first time from South Korea and Eastern Palearctic region. Also, a key to the genera of Asaphinae from South Korea, diagnosis, photographs of each species and taxonomic note of A. vulgaris Walker are provided.

‘Crown Bell’ 품종은 생육이 왕성하고 엽소 및 잎마름병에 강하며 꽃이 큰 백합 신품종을 육성하기 위하여 2008년 충남농업 기술원 태안백합시험장에서 교배한 OT(Oriental hybrid × Trumpet hybrid)계통의 종간교잡종이다. 모본으로는 노란색의 OT계통 ‘Yelloween’ 품종을, 부본으로는 분홍색의 Oriental계통 ‘Carmina’품종을 화주절단수분법에 의해 교배한 후 2009년부터 2011년까지 기내 종자배양 및 증식 육묘하여 2012년 우수계통(OT12-8)을 1차 선발하였다. 2012년부터 2014년도에 걸쳐 ‘Nymph’ 품종을 대조구로 하여 보통재배를 통한 특성검정을 실시하였으며, 2013년 화훼연구소에서 개최한 신품종 평가회에서 기호성이 우수한 개체를 2차 선발하여 ‘Chungnam OT-2’로 명명한 후 농촌진흥청 농작물직무육성 신품종선정위원회 심의를 거쳐 국립종자원에 ‘Crown Bell’로 품종보호 출원하였다. ‘Crown Bell’ 품종의 중부지역 자연 개화는 6월 26일로 ‘Nymph’ 품종보다 약간 빨랐으며, 초장은 136.1cm이고, 반점없는 복색(크림색+적색)의 화색을 가진 상향개화성을 나타내었다. 재배에 있어서는 잎마름병과 진딧물 등의 병충해 방제를 주기적으로 실시하고, 양수분 관리 등 일반적인 재배관리를 통해 고품질 절화 백합 및 구근 생산이 가능하다.

The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of incentive spirometry and Ujjayi breathing technique on the pulmonary function of smokers. Subjects were individuals who had a smoking habit of at least a year. Subjects were randomly divided into 3 groups: the incentive spirometry group (n=8), Ujjayi breathing technique (n=9), and a group applying both incentive spirometry as well as Ujjayi breathing technique (n=8). Each intervention was performed twice a day, 5 times a week, for a total of 8 weeks whereupon the change in pulmonary function was evaluated. A spirometer was used to measure FVC, FEV1, and FEV1/FVC. The survey used for this study included the Fagerström Test of Nicotine Dependence (FTND) and the Shortness of Breath Questionnaire (SOBQ). Study results for the comparison within groups showed that in the group that performed both the incentive spirometry and Ujjayi breathing technique, FEV1 improved with statistical significance (p<.05). Furthermore, within this comparison the FEV1/FVC improved with statistical significance. Comparison amongst the groups showed no statistically significant differences in all areas. Following, to effectively increase pulmonary function in young adult smokers, both incentive spirometry and Ujjayi breathing technique should be employed together.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the thoracic spine manipulation on spinal alignment (Cobb angle), pain, and trunk range of motion (ROM) in a patient with mild thoracic scoliosis. The Cobb angle was 11.0° and there was a right deviation of the thoracic spine. The subject had thoracic and lumbar pain, and had felt stiffness during turning of the trunk for about 3 years. Thoracic manipulation was applied at the upper thoracic spine as a therapeutic intervention three times per week for 5 weeks. After intervention, the Cobb angle decreased from 11.0° to 5.5° and the pain score decreased from 4.0 to 1.5, and the trunk left rotation ROM increased from 30.0° to 41.5°, and trunk right rotation ROM increased from 26.0° to 39.0°. These results suggest that the thrust thoracic manipulation technique had a positive effect on the spinal alignment, pain and trunk rotation ROM in patients with mild scoliosis.