This study investigated on the nutritional components and physiological activity of four wild vegetables namely Salvia plebeia R. Br., Angelica acutiloba, Gynura procumbens and Saururus chinensis Baill for the development of representative wild vegetables in Chungbuk. Salvia plebeia possessed the highest radical scavenging activity and beta-carotene, but exhibited the lowest α-glucosidase inhibitory activity compared to the other three vegetables. Angelica acutiloba showed high crude protein content and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity, but contained low total polyphenol content, radical scavenging ability and beta-carotene compared to the other three vegetables. Gynura procumbens showed high mineral content, beta-carotene, vitamin K1 content and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity, but showed the lowest total polyphenol content and radical scavenging ability compared to the other three vegetables. Saururus chinensis showed high crude fiber content and total polyphenol content, but contained the lowest mineral and vitamin K1 content. To conclude, it is suggested to use Salvia plebeia or Saururus chinensis as antioxidant food materials and Angelica acutiloba and Gynura procumbens as food materials and sources of α-glucosidase inhibitors. In particular, it is believed that Saururus chinensis, which possessed high content of crude fiber, is suitable for low-calorie food materials such as diet products.

The objective of this study was to evaluate effects of feeding methods on in vitro ruminal fermentation, total gas and methane production in Hanwoo steers. Six Hanwoo steers fitted with rumen cannula (430 ± 21 kg of body weight) were randomly assigned to one of three feeding systems: 1) feeding forage 1 hour after concentrate, 2) feeding concentrate 1 hour after forage, 3) feeding mixed ration. Rumen fluid sampled from each animals was incubated 24 hours with maize or timothy substrates in in vitro. Ruminal pH was increased in feeding method 2 or maize substrate than that of other methods or timothy substrate (P < 0.001). The production of total volatile fatty acid, acetate, propionate, butyrate, and valerate were increased when steers fed diets using feeding method 1 or rumen fluid was incubated with maize substrate (P < 0.001). Increased production of total gas and methane was observed in feeding method 1 and maize substrate compared to those of other methods or timothy substrate (P < 0.001). Due to the inconsistent results between ruminal fermentation and gas production in this study, further research is required to estimate effects of feeding method on enteric fermentation and gas production in in vivo.

In this study, the seismic safety of nuclear power plant structures is evaluated and verified by performing a vibration test on a relatively simple shear wall structure. The shear walls are the prominent members of nuclear power plants and resist the seismic load. The shear wall structure is designed and manufactured to perform shaking table tests and is used to increase the accuracy of the analytical method by comparing them with the numerical analysis results. Different results will be checked and more efficient application methods will be studied depending on the method of designing reinforced concrete structures.

고분자 전해질 막 연료전지(polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, PEMFC)는 환경오염물질 배출이 없는 친환경 에너지 변환 장치로 주목을 받고 있다. PEMFC의 구성요소 중 고분자 전해질 막(polymer electrolyte membrane, PEM)은 음 극에서 발생되는 수소이온을 양극으로 전달하는 역할과 동시에 분리막으로써 연료의 투과를 차단하는 역할을 수행하는 핵심 소재이다. 대표적으로 NafionⓇ과 같은 과불소화계 고분자 전해질 막이 상용화 되어있지만 높은 단가 및 분해 시 환경오염물 질이 배출되는 단점이 존재하여, 이를 대체할 탄화수소계 고분자를 활용한 전해질 막 개발에 관한 연구들이 수행되고 있다. 높은 수소이온 전도도를 가지며 동시에 우수한 물리⋅화학적 안정성을 갖는 탄화수소계 고분자 기반 전해질 막을 개발하기 위해 가교 구조가 도입된 전해질 막을 개발하는 연구들이 보고되고 있다. 본 총설은 가교 전해질 막을 제조하기 위해 이온교 환 작용기가 도입된 탄화수소계 고분자를 활용하여 다양한 종류의 가교 전해질 막을 제조하는 방법에 대해 논하였다.