This study was conducted to develop a method of treatment with plant growth regulators to enhance the value of a foliage plant, Spathiphyllum wallisii Hort. The plant growth regulators BA and GA3 were applied alone or in combination at different concentration levels. BA treatment was effective in increasing the plant height of S. wallisii Hort. compared with the control. GA3 treatment significantly increased plant height and leaf length compared with those in the control, while the number of leaves decreased. The number of flowers per plant was approximately 1 in the control treatment, while GA3 treatment increased the number of flowers to 5.3–9.3 per plant. The highest number of flowers per plant was 9.3 upon treatment with 300 mg·L-1 BA + 1,000 mg·L-1 GA3. However, GA3 treatment caused physiological disorder. Part of the leaves exhibited white discoloration. This symptom was considered to involve transformation of leaves into flowers on S. wallisii Hort., caused by gibberellin treatment. These results showed that gibberellin treatment was effective in inducing flowering of S. wallisii Hort. The presence of flowers is important for the ornamental value of pot plants. Therefore, gibberellin treatment could improve the ornamental value of S. wallisii Hort. by increasing the number of flowers.

Activated carbon fibers (ACFs) have emerged as promising adsorbents for environmental applications in the removal, separation, and modification of organic compounds in liquid and gas phases. Recent research has focused on enhancing the effectiveness of ACFs via precursor and surface modification, aiming to enhance their affinity for specific pollutants. Hence, the present review reports recent research advances in this area, focusing on ACF production and modification techniques, along with their respective advantages and disadvantages. After a brief description of ACFs, their state-of-the-art surface modification techniques are systematically summarized, divided into two categories: (i) type of precursor [e.g., polyacrylonitrile (PAN), pitch, phenolic resin (e.g., novoloid), biomass] and (ii) type of surface modification (wet or dry). In short, this review presents recent advances in the preparation and modification of ACFs for the removal of organic compounds from aqueous and gas phases; various fabrication techniques and the adsorption mechanisms of organic compounds are also discussed in detail.

This study aimed to broaden the utilization of rice flour by incorporating it into white bread. The rice flour used was derived from the "Baromi 2 (B2)" soft rice variety developed by the Rural Development Administration. Wheat flour in white bread was substitution with B2 at levels of 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100%. The physicochemical properties of the resulting products were evaluated. As B2 substitution levels increased, fermentation expansion and product volume decreased. However, no significant differences from the control group were observed substitution levels up to 20%. Increasing B2 levels also reduced the crust’s Browning Index (BI), whereas products with appropriate B2 substitution exhibited reduced staling rates. These findings suggest that B2 has the potential to be used as a wheat flour substitute at levels up to 20% in baked goods. This study also reaffirms B2’s suitability as an alternative to wheat flour, suggesting that incorporating various baking enzymes and gluten substitutes will improve the quality of rice-based bread products in future applications.

Mathematically modeling photosynthesis helps to interpret gas exchange in a plant and estimate the photosynthetic rate as affected by environmental factors. Notably, the photosynthetic rate varies among leaf vertical positions within a single plant. The objective of this study was to measure the distinct photosynthetic rate of lily (Lilium Oriental Hybrid ‘Casa Blanca’) at the upper, medium, and basal leaf positions. Subsequently, the FvCB (Farquhar-von Caemmerer-Berry) photosynthesis model was employed to determine the parameters of the model and compared it with a rectangular hyperbola photosynthesis model. The photosynthetic rates were measured at different intracellular CO2 concentrations () and photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) levels. SPAD values significantly decreased with lowered leaf position. The photosynthetic rates at the medium and basal leaves were lower compared with the upper leaves. FvCB model parameters,  and   , showed no significant difference between the medium and basal leaves. Estimated photosynthetic rates from derived parameters by the FvCB model demonstrated over 0.86 of R2 compared with measured data. The rectangular hyperbola model tended to overestimate or underestimate photosynthetic rates at high  with high PPFD levels or low  with high PPFD levels, respectively, at each leaf position. These results indicated that the parameters of the FvCB model with different leaf positions can be used to estimate the photosynthetic rate of lily.

왕피천 수계 내 저서성 대형무척추동물의 군집구조 분석을 위해 총 5개 지점에서 2023년 총 4회(4월, 6월, 8월 11월) 조사를 실시하였다. 조사기간 중 저서성 대형무척추동물은 총 5문 7강 17목 77과 156종 17,179.1개체/㎡가 채집되었다. 수환경 변화에 민감한 E.P.T. 분류군은 전체 156종 중 91종이 출현하여, 전체 출현종의 58.3%를 차지 하였다. 섭식기능군(FFGs) 분석결과, 종 출현 양상은 육식성 포식자(Predator: P)가 51종(32.69%)으로, 개체 출현 양상은 주워먹는 무리(Gathering-collector: GC)가 6,867.2개체/㎡(39.97%)로 높은 비율로 출현하였다. 서식기능 군(FHGs) 분석결과, 붙는 무리(Clinger: CL)가 70종(44.87%), 12,720.6개체/㎡(74.04%)로 가장 높은 비율로 출현 하였다. 군집지수 분석결과, 우점도지수(DI) 0.43, 다양도지수(H′) 3.51, 풍부도지수(R1) 4.59 균등도지수(J′) 0.77 로 나타났다. 생물학적 수질 판정 지수(BMI) 분석결과, 평균 92.36(±0.83)으로 모든 지점에서 “매우 좋음”으로 판정되었다.

A combination of a series of epoxy coatings filled with octadecylamine (ODA)-modified graphene oxide (mGO) or commercial exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets (xGnP) was developed to boost the anticorrosion performances of mild steel substrates in acidic and NaCl aqueous solutions. The xGnP and mGO were applied successfully as fillers for the preparation of layer by layer (LBL) xGnP or mGO/epoxy coatings, respectively, which were coated on the clean steel surfaces to form LBLassembled layers. The LBL-assembled xGnP or mGO/epoxy coating-coated steel substrates exhibit excellent anticorrosion performances. The corrosion potentials (Ecorr) of xGnP-1/xGnP-2/3 and mGO-1/mGO-2/3 display at − 193 and − 150 mV, respectively, while Ecorr of the bare steel shows at − 871 mV of immersion in the 3.5 wt% NaCl solution. The most positive Ecorr values are obtained for xGnP-1/2/3 (− 117 mV) and mGO-1/2/3 (− 66 mV), showing the best anticorrosion performances compared to the bare steel (− 404 mV) in 17 wt% HCl solution.