화석 연료의 사용 증가로 인한 이산화탄소 배출의 증가로 급속한 지구의 온난화가 초래되었으며, 전 세 계적으로 기후변화에 따른 피해는 앞으로 더욱 심각해질 것으로 전망하고 있다. 국제에너지기구 (International Energy Ageny, IEA)는 전 세계가 신재생에너지를 주 에너지원으로 사용한다고 가정해도 2050년 이후 대기 중 이산화탄소 농도가 우려할 만한 수준으로 높아진다고 보고하고 있다. 이처럼 지구 온난화와 기후변화는 인류의 미래에 지대한 영향을 미칠 것이며 이에 대한 대비책으로 대기 중 이산화탄소 농도를 혁신적으로 저감할 수 있는 기술 개발이 시급히 요구되고 있다. 현재 지구상 평균 CO2 농도는 390ppm 로 매년 2ppm씩 증가하는 추세이며, 특히, 비점오염원에서 배출되는 CO2가 전체 50%에 육박하는 실정이다. 발전소와 같이 대규모의 점오염원에서 배출되는 고농도 CO2 포집기술은 많은 연구자들에 의해 연구가 진행되어 왔으나 비점오염원에서 배출되는 저농도의 CO2를 제거하는 기술은 미비한 실정으로 대기 중 CO2를 효율적으로 제거하는 기술(Direct Air Capture technology; DAC)이 미국, 캐나다에서 제안되었으며 이에 대한 경제성 및 타당성 평가를 미국 물리학회에서 2년간 수행하였다. 이에 본 연구에서는 알카놀아민 계열의 흡수제와 흡착제를 이용하여 도로변 대기 중 저농도 CO2 저감 을 위한 적용 가능성을 도출하고자 실험실 규모에서 저농도 CO2 저감 성능을 평가하였다. 그 결과, 단일흡수제의 경우 MEA 농도 1, 2, 3 wt%에서 CO2 흡수량은 0.34 mol-CO2/mol-absorbent, 0.32 mol-CO2/mol-absorbent 그리고 0.3 mol-CO2/mol-absorbent로 나타났고, AMP의 농도 1, 2, 3 wt% 에서는 0.32 mol-CO2/mol-absorbent, 0.30 mol-CO2/mol-absorbent, 0.28 mol-CO2/mol-absorbent로 나타나 MEA가 DEA, MDEA, AMP보다 흡수성능이 우수하였다. 혼합흡수제의 경우 MEA 0.5wt%에 AMP 0.5wt%를 혼합한 흡수제가 0.52mol-CO2/mol-absorbent로 흡수 성능이 가장 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 흡착제를 이용한 흡착과 열재생을 반복하는 실험을 수행한 결과 제올라이트 5A, 13X, 활성탄소섬유(ACF) 그리 고 활성탄의 CO2 흡착량은 21 mg-CO2/g-adsorbent, 12 mg-CO2/g-adsorbent, 18 mg-CO2/g-adsorbent 그리고 6 mg-CO2/g-adsorbent으로 나타났으며, 열재생 반복실험 결과에서 제올라이트 5A가 가장 우수한 흡착 성능을 보여주었다.

The aim of this study is to investigate the genetic interrelationships between economic or meat quality traits (birth weight, weaning weight, average daily gain, market weight, carcass weight, backfat thickness, water, ash, fat, protein, water holding capacity and pH) and 6 SNPs located on six selected candidate genes (MC4R, PGK2, TNNI1, TNNI2, PIK3C3, and CTSK) in Korean native pigs. The genotypes were identified in the 6 SNPs by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) procedure, and association of the genotype on economically important traits was analyzed by general liner model. According to the analyzed results, the MC4R c.1426A>G was correlated with birth weight (p=0.032) and the PGK2 g.122T>G was associated with pH (p=0.026). These findings obtained in the present revealed that the each SNPs of MC4R and PGK2 could be useful as potential genetic markers for birth weight and pH in Korean native pigs, respectively.

Stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD1) gene plays important role in fatty acid composition. In order to find marker-assisted selection (MAS) for improving the economic trait, this study was performed to identify the 878T>C single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) on SCD1 gene. Three genotypes (CC, CT, and TT) were detected in 878T>C SNP of SCD1 gene from 103 Hanwoo population by polymorphism chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and economic traits were analyzed by general linear model. The frequency of allele C and T was 0.534 and 0.466, also the genotype frequency of CC, CT and TT was 0.252, 0.563, and 0.184, respectively in the Hanwoo population. The TT genotype of SCD1 gene showed a significantly higher measures (p<0.05) of carcass weight (CW) than CT, CC genotype. No significant association was detected between genotype and other economic trait (marbling, backfat thickness, and longissimus muscle area) in this study. The results revealed that SCD1 gene 878T>C SNP could be useful for effective MAS to increase the economic quality in Hanwoo population.

This study was carried out to investigate artificial insemination (AI) failure status and frozen semen characteristics in Korean proven bulls‘ number (KPN) semen used for AI of Hanwoo cows in Gangwon East region (Gangneung, Donghae, Taebaek, Samcheok, Sokcho, Yangyang, Goseong). Among semen used for AI, AI failure rate showed lowest at KPN506 (27.6%), whereas highest at KPN593 (77.2%). Correlations of AI failure in between Korean proven bulls semen and cows was 0.2941, which means that AI failure rate of Korean proven bulls semen may have respectable effect on reproduction of Hanwoo cow. In addition, present study was conducted to investigate spermatozoal viability rate, ruptured acrosome rate and active mitochondria in frozen Korean proven bulls semen with flow cytometry. The semen of KPN593 showed significantly (p<0.05) higher viability rate in KPN593 (30.49%) than that in KPN637 (37.34%). Furthermore, percentage of ruptured acrosome was lower in KPN637 as 21.37% than in KPN637 (21.37%), but it was not statistically significant. In conclusion, these results indicate that choice of Korean proven bulls semen may correlate positively with conception rate in Hanwoo cow. Therefore, KPN with high AI failure rate might be avoid to increase conception rate and characteristics of frozen semen might be evaluated before its use for AI.

Myopalladin (MYPN) is an important expression gene associated with regulation of Z-line structure in muscle and maintains sarcomeric integrity. In this study, we investigated the association between MYPN A1795G SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) and carcass traits (LMA, longissimus muscle area; CW, carcass weight; BF, backfat thickness; MS, marbling score) in Korean cattle. The MYPN A1795G SNP was genotyped in 212 steers and analyzed the associations with carcass traits by PCR-RFLP (Restriction fragment length polymorphism) method. The allele frequencies were 0.566 for G allele and 0.434 for A allele. And the genotype frequencies of GG, GA, and AA genotype were 32.1%, 49%, and 18.9%, respectively. Association analysis indicated that the A1795G SNP of MYPN gene showed a significant association with LMA (p<0.05). The steers with GG genotype had higher LMA than those with the genotypes AA. But no significant associations were observed in other carcass traits (CW, BF, MS). The steers with the GG genotype showed higher CW and BF than those with the genotypes AA and GA. These results suggest that the A1795G SNP of the MYPN gene is associated with LMA and may be useful for candidate marker-assisted selection to increase the levels of LMA in Korean cattle.

This paper contrasts different of usages of honorifics in Korean and Japanese based on the actual use of honorifics Japanese and Korean high school students. Based upon such contrast this paper elucidates the following points: First, in case of direct honorifics, the differences of ages or statuses become the first standard to determine the usage of honorifics in Korean. However, in Japanese, in addition to differences of ages or statuses, the degree of closeness/ familiarity between the speaker and the listener is an important determinant. Therefore, Korean children use honorific to their parents in Korea, while Japanese children don't. Second, in case of indirect honorifics, it is widely believed that Koreans use honorific by the rule of unconditional honorific and Japaneses use it by the rule of conditional honorific. However, various factors such as the degree of familiarity or closeness between the speaker and the listener, etc. influence the usage of indirect honorifics in Korean. Therefore, the rule of honorifics for Korean and Japaneses languages is quite ambiguous. Third, in Korean honorifics, we can find conditional honorific which is also called as restrained honorific. However, it is generally not used except for in a hierarchical society such as the military.

Enforcement of the beef traceability system can block the sale of imported beef disguised Hanwoo and help customers to know detailed information of the Hanwoo beef while purchase. This study was carried out to investigate the possibilities of identifying DNA upon various ripening and roasting methods (soy sauce, gochujang sauce, 10% vinegar, 10% coke, 10% Cheongha, 10% Soju, completely burned out, raw, normal roasted, dried, and boiled) employed for beef traceability system. Completely burned out meat could not yied useful DNA in the sample, hence wa not analysed. The amplified peaks in most of the samples appeared equally barring completely burned out meat. However, roasted beef after ripened in soy sauce showed new peaks or deletion of a peaks with two markers. The DNA allele height and the amount of extracted DNA in roasted beef after ripening in 10% Cheongha was found to be higher than those in the raw beef. No significant correlations between DNA allele height and the amount of extracted DNA within the samples was noticed. Also, these results suggest that beef traceability using microsatellite (MS) markers is possible in various roasting beef because of bovine specific MS markers. Therefore, beef traceability system by DNA identify test would give the confidence in food safety and beef distribution system to customers.

Analysis of meat quality grade based on the DNA identity test samples were done on 320 Hanwoo (Korean cattle) raised in Gyeonggi region of Korea. 62.29% of cows and 91.35% of steers showed high quality which was above 1st beef grade. However, differences were observed between Gyeonggi Hanwoo and total slaughtered Hanwoo in Gyeonggi in the year 2009, though the sampling was entirely based high quality meat. Meat samples of pedigree registered cattle showed high rate of above 1st meat grade compared to advanced and fundamentally registered cattle. Pedigree registry is associated with quality grade of beef like the sex of cattle. Appearance rate of above 1st beef grade in offsprings of the top 9 Korean Proven Bulls produced through mating to Gyeonggi Hanwoo was 43.27% which was found to be higher than the average grade in cows (47.3%) and was 13.08% higher than the average grade in steers (77.49%). Our results showed superior genetic characters of Korean Proven Bulls which favors and influence the meat quality grade of their offsprings. Furthermore, our results claim that sex of Hanwoo irrespective of pedigreed or Korean Proven Bulls affects and/or influence the meat quality. Conclusively, the results could therefore be used as a basic data for the improvement of beef quality. However, paternity test by DNA typing and huge sample needs to be analysed to authenticate the findings.

Beef traceability, a system that provides all the records of beef production, helps customers purchase that they get to know detailed information of the Hanwoo beef. This study was carried out to investigate the DNA identity possibility in various cooking methods to ripen meat (soy sauce, gochujang sauce, 10% vinegar, 10% coke, 10% Cheongha, 10% Soju, raw, dried, and decayed) for beef traceability. The DNA content of decayed beef was higher than those of other cooking methods. It is thought that result of mixed pollutant, it did not affect amplified DNA allele height because of bovine specific microsatellite (MS) markers. The ripened sample in 10% vinegar 3 days was lowest a mount of extracted DNA (156 ng) and amplified DNA allele height (based on the raw samples to 38%) by MS markers compared with the other cooking methods. There are no significant correlation between amplified DNA allele height and the amount of extracted DNA. Therefore, beef DNA identity test in various cooking methods to ripen meat can used by bovine specific MS markers. Beef traceability system by DNA identify test will give more confidence in food safety to customers

In this study, the analysis of meat quality grade was carried out on the DNA identity test samples of 452 Hanwoo (Korean cattle) raised in Gyeongnam region in the year 2009. Appearance rate of above 1st grade from cow (70%) and steer (93.16%) showed high quality grade. On the other hand, there were the difference between this study and slaughtered Hanwoo in Gyeongnam in the year 2009 - appearance rate of above 1st grade from cow (58.77%) and steer (82.99%). It expect considered influence of the samples for beef DNA identity test that collected mainly high quality meat. Quality grade by registry classification about collected samples showed correlation between pedigree classification and quality grade that appearance rate of above 1st grade highly observed pedigree registry more than advanced registry, advanced registry than fundamental registry. Although limited to DNA identity test samples, KPN (Korean Proven Bull's Number) 452 and KPN 407 was preferred for breeding in Gyeongnam. Also average appearance rate of above 1st grade in offsprings of the top 10 Korean Proven Bulls used mating is 95.35%. It means that Korean Proven Bulls influence meat quality of offsprings positively. Thus, this analysis is expected to be a base data for the improvement of meat quality of Hanwoo raised in Gyeongnam region.

Bacillus cereus is a gram-positive spore-forming bacterium and produces an emetic or diarrheal syndrome induced by an emetic toxin and an enterotoxin, respectively. In this study, the effect of different types of media, temperature, and time on the sporulation of B. cereus, and thermal resistance of B. cereus spores produced in various temperatures were evaluated. The highest levels of spores were detected when they are produced at 25℃. There were no significant differences in levels of spores produced at 25℃ among culture media and times while levels of spores produced at 43℃ were significantly reduced with the increase of time. However, thermal resistance of B. cereus spores could be affected by incubation temperature. In fact, higher D-values (12.0, 10.1, and 5.9 min for 2, 4, and 6 weeks, respectively) of spores produced at 43℃ were observed than did in samples produced at other temperatures (25 and 37℃). D-values of spores were 7.7, 8.2, and 12.0 min when they were produced at 25, 37, and 43℃ for 2 weeks, respectively. The sporulation of B. cereus at 25℃ could result in high amounts of spores however the sporulation at 43℃ for 2 weeks could be effective to produce thermal resistant spores.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the estrogenic activity of Cucurbita pepo seed extract which includes β-sitosterol and other phytosterols. Sample was extracted from Cucurbita pepo seed by supercritical carbondioxide method and resuspended with ethanol. Estrogenic activity was measured by recombinant yeast assay which detects estrogenic activity using recombinant yeast with high level of estrogenic receptor. However, estrogenic activity of pumpkin seed extract was not found in this study. Based on this data, pumpkin seed extract will not cause estrogenic disturbance.

A number of trend test methods, i.e., Military Handbook test and Laplace test etc., have been applied to investigate recurrent failures trend in repairable systems. Existing methods provide information about only existence of trend in the system. In this

Language is often described as a mirror reflecting the contemporary world, and since Meiji era, there have been many twists and turns in Japanese language policy for the last 130 years throughout the modern history. Especially the relationship between the dialects and the standard language, which has repeatedly experienced confrontations and conflicts, has been a major issue of Japanese language policy. Before the middle of Meiji era in the late 19th century, dialects were the only language used in daily lives of the ordinary people. Also, the ordinary people did not feel comfortable with the standard language. After the middle of Meiji era, dialects became the target to exterminate, as the government in the mood of the strong nationalism started promoting the standard language. After the defeat of World WarⅡ in the middle of the 20th century, dialects were losing their grounds as the common language has rapidly spread as the awareness of citizenship grew. Also, the dialect used to transmit ideas has become one of the linguistic choices based on the styles. This article is an overview of Japanese language policy in Japan, especially on the relationship between Japanese dialects and standard language and the advent of the common language.

우리나라 농촌현실에 적합하면서 고품질의 친환경 농산물 생산을 위한 청정용수공급이 가능한 FDA 시스템을 개발하였다. 기존의 필터제품의 문제점을 개선하고 보다 경제적이고 기능적인 면을 고려하여 시설재배단지에 청정용수공급을 목표로 시설용수공급시스템을 개발하였다. 시설용수 공급시스템 모듈통합기법으로 개발된 FDA시스템은 여과와 흡착 그리고 자외선 모듈을 거치는 과정으로 구성되어 있다. 본 제품의 시작품 생산은 3단계의 평가과정을 거쳐 진행 되었다. 이 과정을 통해 시설용수공급시스템의 구성품별 사양을 제시하고 적정처리용량 및 모듈통합기법을 개발하였으며, 현장 설치지역(시설재배농가)의 재배현황 및 수질을 조사하여 적합한 시설용수 공급시스템 요소기술(살균, 여과)을 설계하였고, 실제 현장에 적용할 수 있는 시작품을 제작하여 현장 설치를 위한 실내 성능시험을 수행하였다. 또한 시작품 현장 설치 후 시설용수 공급시스템 유입 전․후 수질분석을 실시하였으며 모니터링을 통해 시설재배용수 온도조절장치와 폭기 장치에 대한 개선방안을 제시하여 시작품의 보완제작을 실시하였다. 시작품의 현장적용성 평가에서는 시작품의 수질정화능력평가 및 사용자 입장에서의 개선점 파악을 실시하였는데 그 결과 시스템의 수질정화능력은 목표치 이상이었으나, 수온유지, 저수조 용량문제, 누수현상, 역류현상, 적정수압유지 등의 개선점이 파악되었다.

바이폴라막을 이 용한 전기탈이온(Continuous Electrodeionization-Bipolar Membrane(CEDI-BPM))공정 은 이온교환막의 이온 선택적 투과를 통한 제거의 효율을 높이며, 바이폴라막에서 생성된 수소이온과 수산화이온이 이온교환수지를 전기적으로 재생하여 재생효율을 높일 수 있는 장점을 지니고 있다. 본 연구에서는 CEDI-BPM을 이용하여 경도물질을 제거하고 전기적 재생을 수행하였다. 이를 위하여 이온교환수지의 흡착 특성 및 유량의 변화에 따른 경도제거효율의 영향과 전기적 재생방법을 이용한 재생효율을 조사하였다. CEDI-BPM에서 Ca의 제거율이 Mg보다 높은 값을 보여주었는데, 이는 흡착실험에서 Ca의 높은 흡착능력과 관계가 있음을 보여주었다. 유량이 증가함에 따라 Ca과 Mg의 플럭스는 증가하는 경향을 보이는데, 양이온 교환막의 선택 투과가 경도물질의 제거에 더 큰 영향을 미치고 있음을 알 수 있다. CEDI-BPM의 전기적인 재생 실험결과 재생 전압을 낮게 유지할수록 높은 경도물질 제거효율 및 높은 플럭스를 보여 전기적 재생에 효율적으로 사용할 수 있음을 보여주었다.

There are many Korea companies who are introducing many kinds of management renovation methods in order to attain more management achievement. So many personnels under CEO are frying to change themselves to fit those kinds of management renovation methods. Now, all kinds of books for supervisors have published, but it is not easy for those supervisors to understand those books as those books do not fit for their own companies situation. The best management methods in the best companies in U.S.A. actually can not be well introduced in Korea. So, the management methods should be changed with the environment's changing. Therefore, the company management is the process to suit the continue changing environment.

Amino acid transporters are essential for the growth and proliferation in all living cells. Among the amino acid transporters, the system L amino acid transporters are the major nutrient transport system responsible for the Na+-independent transport of neutral amino acids including several essential amino acids. The L-type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1) is over-expressed to support cell growth in malignant tumors. The double stranded RNA-mediated RNA interference (RNAi) analysis can be in a wide variety of eukaryotes to induce the sequence-specific inhibition of gene expression. In this study, we examined the effect of LAT1 short interfering RNA (siRNA) on cell growth using siRNA of LAT1 in the KB human oral squamous cell carcinoma. In the RT-PCR analysis and western blot analysis, the siRNA of LAT1 inhibited expressions of LAT1 mRNA and protein. The uptake of [14C]L-leucine was inhibited by siRNA of LAT1. In the MTT assay, the siRNA of LAT1 inhibited the growth of the KB cells in the time-dependent manner, indicating that the growth inhibition of KB cell by the siRNA of LAT1 is induced by the blocking of neutral amino acid transport mediated by LAT1. These results suggest that the transport of neutral amino acids including several essential amino acids into the KB human oral squamous cell carcinoma is mediated mainly by LAT1. Further, the LAT1 would be a new target for the inhibition of cancer cell growth.