The p-type semiconductor thermoelectric materials were fabricated by melting, milling and sintering process and their thermoelectric properties were characterized. The compound materials were ball-milled with milling time and the powders were sintered by spark plasma sintering process. The ball milled powders had equiaxial shape and approedmately in size. The figure of meritz of sintered thermoelectric materials decreased with milling time because of lowered electrical resistivity. The thermoelectric properties of materials have been discussed in terms of electrical property with ball mill process.

We examined the effects of the vibration stress on cortisol secretion and hematological characteristics in soft-shelled turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis. For the stressed group vibration of from electric vibrator applied for 30 min with 2-h intervals during daytime () up to 28 days. Using the blood samples collected from ten turtles held once a week after vibration stress, we measured hematocrit, hemoglobin, red blood cells, cortisol, glucose, lactic acid, osmolality, , aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and alanine aminotransferase (ALT). The results have showed that P. sinensis received vibration stress exhibit the 'typical' stress-induced physiological responses (cortisol, glucose, lactic acid, osmolality, ions, hematocrit and hemoglobin) induced by vibration stress. Our data suggested that chronic vibration stress caused substantial stress in the animal, and in particular, the persisting elevated levels of AST and ALT would be highly correlated with the adverse effects of the stress. The high hematological characteristics during entire experimental period showed that the P. sinensis could not adapt to chronic stimuli provoked by vibration stress.

냉동보존이 진주조개(Pincata fucata martensii) 유생의 형태 및 구조에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 냉동전후 D형 및 각정기 유생을 광학 및 전자현미경으로 조사하였다. 동해방지제는 0.2 M sucrose를 첨가한 2.0 M 를 사용하였다. 냉동후 유생은 일부 패각이 손상되긴 했지만 hinge와 prodissoconch가 뚜렷하게 나타났으며, 소포체, 지질 과립, 미토콘드리아, 핵 등을 포함한 세포내 소기관들이 고르게 분포되어 있었다