Grapevine l eaf rust (GLR) c aused b y Phakopsora euvitis diminishes fruit quality and reduces yield in viticulture, making it one of the world’s most significant fruit crop threats. To develop GLR-resistant grape varieties, substantial efforts have been made to select rust-resistant genes and determine effective strategies f or achieving durab le resistance in grapevines. This study aims to identify genetic resources resistant to GLR by investigating disease incidence in vineyards and symptom development in grapevines inoculated with pathogens. Fifty-seven genotypes from Ampelopsis brevipedunculata, Vitis acerifolia, V. aestivalis, V. amurensis, V. cinerea, V. coignetiae, V. flexuosa, V. labrusca, V. labruscana, V. rotundifolia, and V. vinifera were evaluated for rust disease incidence over four years (2021 –2024) at Yeunganm University. Three plants per genotype were potted and sprayed with a pathogen suspension to assess disease incidence on their adaxial leaf surfaces in a greenhouse. Variation in resistance to GLR was observed among genotypes within each species. Resistant genotypes of V. coignetiae exhibited no symptoms on their leaves, while severe infections were noted in the leaves of susceptible genotypes of A. brevipedunculata, V. amurensis, V. flexuosa, V. labruscana, and V. vinifera. None of the tested V. rotundifolia genotypes displayed yellow pustules and remained unaffected for three weeks after artificial inoculation. These findings highlight the potential of V. rotundifolia and V. coignetiae as valuable genetic resources for breeding rust-resistant grapevines. Chlorophyll content was comparable across all uninfected genotypes. While resistant genotypes maintained relatively stable chlorophyll levels, the average chlorophyll content in the majority of susceptible genotypes was significantly lower following inoculation than before. This negative relationship indicates a general decline in photosynthetic capacity due to disease development in grapevines. Identifying resistant genotypes among both resistant and susceptible genotypes across different Vitis species provides crucial insights for developing new grape varieties with improved resistance to GLR.

Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L.) is a key horticultural vegetable in East Asia, particularly in South Korea. It is an important ingredient in traditional fermented foods like kimchi. With climate change and agricultural diversification, such as crop rotation, becoming increasingly relevant globally, examining the productivity of different Chinese cabbage varieties in new regions is crucial. This study evaluated the feasibility of cultivating Chinese cabbage in Bolivia, where the highland regions present unique environmental conditions, including temperature and soil characteristics. We conducted an experiment to grow five different Korean varieties of Chinese cabbage for three months in Sipe Sipe, Cochab amb a, w here t he KOPIA B olivia c enter is located, t o assess t heir a daptability to t he l ocal environment. A s a result, we i dentified two Korean v arieties a s the most s uitab le f or c ultivation i n Bolivia. We expect that this research will serve as a foundational reference for further exploration of the possibilities for cultivating different Chinese cabbage varieties in Bolivia.

While potatoes are a representative crop in Bolivia, their cultivation requires a significant amount of chemical pesticides. Some seed treatment chemicals used for seed potatoes in Bolivia can be highly toxic. Additionally, farmers face financial constraints that make it difficult to use these pesticides. In this paper, we investigated the potential of applying plant ash to seed potatoes as an eco-friendly alternative for seed potato disinfection. We also examined the effects of seed tuber cutting in combination with the ash treatment. The potato variety used was “Jatun Puka,” a new variety developed in Peru that has been studied at the Bolivian National Institute of Agricultural and Forestry Innovation (INIAF). The experiment was conducted using a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four repetitions in Sipe Sipe and Sapanani o f Cochab amb a, and Mairana of S anta Cruz. The r esults s howed that the e ffects of the ash treatment and tuber cutting were significantly influenced by the local environment of each region in Bolivia. The ash treatment was more effective than the others only in the Sapanani region, where the soil pH was low enough to fall within the optimal range for potatoes after the ash treatment. Generally, cutting seed potatoes had a negative effect on yield across all three regions, with the negative impact increasing in proportion to the humidity or precipitation of each area. However, considering the cost of seed potatoes per unit area, cutting them remains an adoptable option under certain circumstances. We hope this research will serve as an important reference for future studies on eco-friendly potato cultivation in Bolivia.

The prediction of satisfactory orthodontic treatment outcomes can be very challenging owing to the subjectivity of orthodontists’ judgment, along with the inherent difficulties when considering numerous factors. Therefore, this study introduced a deep learning-based method for predicting orthodontic treatment outcomes based on the image-to-image translation of dental radiographs using the Pix2Pix model. This proposed method addresses the aforementioned issues using a Pix2Pix-based prediction model constructed from adversarial deep learning. Patient datasets and prediction models were separated and developed for extraction and non-extraction treatments, respectively. The patients’ radiographs were pre-processed and standardized for training, testing, and applying the Pix2Pix models by uniformly adjusting the degree of blackness for the region of interest. A comparison of actual with Pix2Pix-predicted images revealed high accuracy, with correlation coefficients of 0.8767 for extraction orthodontic treatments and 0.8686 for non-extraction treatments. The proposed method establishes a robust clinical and practical framework for digital dentistry, offering both quantitative and qualitative insights for orthodontists and patients.

본 연구는 예이츠의 􋺷연옥􋺸을 대순사상의 원(寃)과 한(恨) 개념을 활용 하여 재해석한다. 이 희곡은 어머니의 영혼을 구원하려는 노인의 폭력적 시도를 통해 세습된 죄의 파괴적 순환을 드러내며, 이러한 시도가 오히려 비극을 반복하게 됨을 보 여준다. 예이츠가 􋺷비전􋺸에서 밝히고 있듯이, 이러한 갈등의 순환으로부터의 해방은 인간의 폭력적 노력보다는 통합적 해결을 통해서만 가능함을 시사한다. 이에 비해 대 순사상은 해원상생(解冤相生)의 원리를 통해 화해와 상생의 건설적 길을 제시한다. 따라서 본 논문은 예이츠의 “존재의 합일” 개념과 해원상생의 법리를 비교 분석함으로 써, 예이츠의 비전을 중심에 두되 양자가 모두 순환적 갈등으로부터의 해방을 지향하 고 있음을 논증한다.