애긴노린재류(Nysius species)는 세계에 널리 퍼져 있는 해충으로 기주범위는 매우 넓으며 특히 국화과의 주요해충으 로 알려져 있다. 최근 종실 들깨에서 피해가 보고되고 있으며, 들깨를 수확할 때 종실과 같이 다량의 애긴노린재류가 함께 혼입되어 그 발생밀도가 매우 높음을 알 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 애긴노린재류가 들깨에 미치는 영향을 연구하고자 들깨 종실의 무게변화와 발아율을 조사하였다. 건전한 들깨(들샘) 종실에 애긴노린재류 성충 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25마리를 인위적으로 접종하여 3일과 5일 후 들깨 무게를 측정하였다. 측정결과 접종한 노린재 밀도가 5, 10, 15, 20, 25마리로 높아질수록 0마리일 때 보다 들깨 무게가 3일 접종 시에는 각각 2.6, 5.5, 9.0, 10.5, 11.0% 감소하였고, 5일 접종 시에는 각각 2.9, 9.9, 12.0, 17.6, 18.1% 감소하였다. 애긴노린재의 밀도가 높아질수록 종실의 무게가 감소폭은 컸으며, 3일 접종 때보다 5일 접종 때가 들깨의 무게는 더욱 많이 감소하였다. 또한 들깨무게가 감소함에 따라 발아율도 함께 떨어졌다. 노린재 흡즙에 의한 피해로 들깨 종실의 무게가 감소하였다는 것을 추정할 수 있으며, 이로 인해 들깨의 발아율이 떨어진 것으로 생각된다.

Nysius is one of the most common and widely distributed species in the world. It is one of the emerging pests of perilla crop in the field in Korea. In this study, we investigated the oviposition preference and development of Nysius plebeius and N. hidakai. on five crops seed (Perilla, Sesame, Proso-millet, Sorghum, and Fox-tail millet) using both multiple choice and no-choice tests. Both results found perilla seeds to be the most suitable seeds for oviposition and development. Total developmental period was shortest on perilla seed, and the longest was on rest of crops seeds. The highest of adult emergence, longevity, and adult weight were occurred on the perilla seed. This results suggest that the higher preference and performance of Nysius spp on the perilla seed. The information may facilitate the exploration of resistant genetic materials chemical associated with seeds for successful breeding program in Korea.

The growing demand for nano-structured composite materials and sustainable processes for next generation CO2 capture technologies has necessitated the need to develop novel and cost-effective synthetic routes for solid CO2 adsorbents based on hypercross-linked polymers (HCPs) and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) microporous sorbent materials with improved physico-chemical properties. The most important selection is modification of the synthesized microporous sorbent materials by the incorporation of RGO, giving rise to composite materials that combine the properties of both. These hybrid materials will be of great potential for carbon capture and storage (CCS) applications, especially for post-combustion CO2 capture, owing to the increase in CO2 capturing efficiency and selectivity to CO2 compared to other flue gases. Herein, we report a facile and effective approach for fabrication of HCPs-supported reduced graphene oxide composites. The microporous HCPs was synthesized using 4,4′-bis(chloromethyl)-1,1′-biphenyl monomer by Friedel–Crafts alkylation. The RGO was prepared by modified Hammers method. The as-synthesized composites were characterized by TEM, SEM, FTIR, TGA and N2 adsorption–desorption isotherm. The HCP/RGO composite showed maximum CO2 adsorption of 5.1 wt% than the HCPs alone at 40 °C and 1 atm.

The global mushroom industry has grown rapidly in recent years in terms of beneficial effects, market value, and demand. India has a wide range of agro-climatic conditions and is largely an agricultural country with a cultivated area of about 4.37 %, generating about 620 million tons of agro waste annually. Mushroom cultivation not only helps recycle agro wastes, but also fills the nutritional gap prevalent among a large population of India. Recently, government industrial policy and creative innovation has promoted research and other endeavors aiming towards the cultivation of mushrooms. Mushroom cultivation in India was initiated in Solan, in the mid-sixties. Mushroom cultivation has been successful in temperate regions of the Himalayas, the Western Ghats, and the hills of northeast India. Recently, many unemployed people have begun to adopt mushroom cultivation as a means of self-employment. It is high time that Indian mushroom cultivators and consumers became aware of the nutritional and medicinal values of cultivated and wild species of mushrooms. The total mushroom production in India between 2010 and 2017 was approximately 0.13 million tons, accounting for a 4.3% increase in the average growth rate of mushrooms per annum. In particular, the total production of white button mushrooms is the highest, with a share of about 73% of total mushroom production. In this review article, we have analyzed the current scenario of the Indian mushroom industry and its contribution to the economic growth of the country.

미량화학물질은 미량 (ng/L)으로 인체 또는 환경에 심각한 피해를 줄 수 있는 물질이므로, 효과적인 미량오염물질 제거 시스템 개발이 필요한 실정이다. 분리막 기반 수처리 공정 중 정삼투 공정은 미량화학물질을 효과적으로 제어할 수 있는 저에너지, 친환경 공정으로 각광받고 있으나, 제거율, 제거기작, 공정최적화 등의 연구가 필요한 실정이다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 정삼투 공정을 이용하여 미량화학물질의 제거성능을 평가하고 그 기작을 평가하여 수계 내 존재하는 미량오염물질을 신속하고 효율적으로 처리할 수 있는 삼투막 기반 막공정 공법을 제시하고자 한다.

Rats are an important laboratory animal for biomedical research. Though rats have some physiology and genetic similarities to human, several technical issues such as delicate in vitro culture system and low survival rate after pronuclear microinjection have hindered the development of transgenic rat generation. Accordingly, in this study, to produce transgenic rat, we established transposon-mediated insertional mutagenesis by cytoplasmic microinjection. The sleeping beauty transposon (SB) and SB-transposase recognize the precise genome integration into a TA nucleotide by ‘cut-and-paste’ mechanism. It mediates stable integration and reliable long-term expression. DNA, 0.4ng/ul SB vector (IR/DR-EF1a-eGFP-2A-IL2-pA-IR/DR) and mRNA, 5ng/ul SB-transposase were injected to 1-cell stage embryo and one transgenic rat was generated after full-term gestation. To confirm the genome insertion, GFP was detected by PCR. Further, this method was applied to generate transgenic rats producing Cas9 protein. DNA, 0.4ng/ul SB vector (IR/DR-CAG-Cas9-2A-eGFP-pA-IR/DR) and mRNA, 5ng/ul SB-transposase were injected to 1-cell stage embryo. Some of the in vitro cultured embryos showed GFP positive at blastocyst stage and Cas9 sequence was detected by PCR. One stillbirth pup was born to date and genome PCR on Cas9 was positive. In summary, the SB transposon system could be a highly effective method that contribute to the production of transgenic rats. If the protocols will be optimized, we successfully generated efficiently transgenic rats for human models by SB system. This work was supported by BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science, the National Research Foundation of Korea (2017R1A2B3004972) and the Technology Development Program (S2566872) by MSS.

Nysius Dallas, 1852, is one of the most common and widely distributed genera under the superfamily Lygaeoidae. Species under this genus are hard to identify due to similarity of the species and variability of the coloration. The Nysius species were collected with the help of aspirator and plastic vile in the perilla crop fields in RDA, Miryang, Korea. Korean species of the Nysius were identified, and three species including a newly reported species N. inconspicuus were recognized. Morphological and genetic characteristics of species were illustrated, and a key to species of Korean Nysius was provided. The DNA barcoding information of N. plebeius and N. inconspicuus were recorded.

The ultimate goal of seawater reverse osmosis brine management is to achieve minimal liquid discharge while recovering valuable resources. The suitability of an integrated system of membrane distillation (MD) with sorption for the recovery of rubidium (Rb⁺) and simultaneous SWRO brine volume reduction has been evaluated for the first time. Polymer encapsulated potassium copper hexacyanoferrate (KCuFC(PAN)) sorbent exhibited a good selectivity for Rb⁺ sorption. The integrated MD-KCuFC (PAN) system with periodic membrane cleaning, enabled 65% water recovery. A stable MD permeate flux was achieved with good quality permeate. KCuFC (PAN) showed a high regeneration and reuse capacity. Ammonium chloride air stripping followed by resorcinol formaldehyde resin filtration enabled to recover Rb⁺ from the desorbed solution.

Callosobruchus chinensis (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) is a cosmopolitan pest of stored grain legumes. This study assessed the effects of short-term exposure to low-temperatures (4, 0, and -4℃) and seven durations of storage (1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 days) on the survival, development, and adult performance of C. chinensis in laboratory. The effects were studied on three life stages (egg, larva [2-3 instar], and pupa) of C. chinensis. The results showed that low-temperature have significant effects on the life variables of C. chinensis. Among the stages, egg and pupa stages were most sensitive to low-temperature. The very low survival rates of eggs and no pupa survived at –4℃ after 10 days storage. Cold exposure at -4℃ not only increased egg and pupa mortality, but the negative effects also transmitted to the larvae and pupa developed from these eggs. Increasing the duration of cold exposure further reduced survival rates. Low-temperature treatments have also affected on the adult performances such as adult weight. However, there were not any negative effects of low-temperatures on the seed germination. The life variables of C. chinensis are discussed in terms of targeting particular susceptibilities to low-temperatures in different storage duration as an alternative to chemical treatments.

Lycorine, a natural alkaloid extracted from the Amaryllidaceae plant family, was reported to various physiological and pharmacological effects including anti-cancer activity. Nevertheless, there is no report of the anticancer effect of lycorine in oral cancer cells. The effects of lycorine on cell proliferation and apoptosis were examined through trypan blue exclusion assay, 4’-6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) stain, Live/Dead assay, Western blot analysis and RT-PCR. Lycorine suppressed cell viability and induced apoptosis in MC3 and HSC-3 cell lines. Lycorine decreased survivin protein but did not affect its mRNA. It regulated survivin through accelerating protein degradation in a time-dependent manner although neither proteasome nor lysosome was not associated with lycorine-mediated protein degradation. Collectively, our results suggest that lycorine may be a potential therapeutic anti-cancer drug candidate for the treatment of human oral cancer.