Bovine rotavirus (BRV) is one of the common gastrointestinal diseases that can occur in calves, causing severe diarrhea. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of oral administration of single-domain antibodies, single variable domain of heavy chain of HCAb (VHH), on the prevention and treatment of rotavirus-induced diarrhea in calves. Thirty calves were divided into five experimental groups (negative control, positive control, group A, group B and group C). Except for the negative control group, the experimental groups were inoculated with BRV on the 4th day after birth. The VHH supplementation groups were fed with a substitute milk containing different concentrations of VHH (1%, 2.5% and 7.5%). Changes in body weight, clinical symptoms, serum antibodies, and virus detection in feces were observed for a total of 10 days in each experimental group. The results showed a higher survival rate in the VHH supplementation groups compared to the positive control group. Clinical symptoms caused by rotavirus were alleviated in the VHH supplementation groups. The detection rate of rotavirus in feces also decreased. Gross findings indicated that the severity of disease in the VHH supplementation groups was milder than that in the positive control group. Therefore, VHH could be proposed as a useful alternative for the prevention and treatment of rotavirus-induced diarrhea in calves.

This paper aims to investigate the effectiveness of the process-genre approach on EFL learners’ writing improvement. A total of 48 Chinese college freshmen students participated in this study, and they were divided into high-level (n=20) and low-level (n=28) groups. All the participants were instructed by the same teacher in the College English class for 14 weeks, during which they were taught how to compose in three writing genres: narration, exposition, and argumentation. After comparing the writing scores of pre- and post-tests from both groups, it can be concluded that the processgenre approach is helpful in enhancing the EFL learners’ writing competence because both groups of students had significantly improved their writing abilities. Besides, both group learners attained a salient achievement in expository writing after they were trained by the process-genre approach. Compared with the high-level learners, the low-level learners made larger progress in all three writing genres. It indicates that enough teaching time and teacher’s scaffolding systems are crucial for the learners’ writing development.

The present study examines the extent to which key competence and learning competence in particular are promoted in the high school English classes attended by Chinese students. Eight hundred and thirty five college freshmen at a comprehensive four-year university in Jilin Province were surveyed on their experiences in high school English classes. In part 1 of the survey, we found that high school English instruction in China tends to be exam-focused rather than emphasizing the development of key competences. In part 2 of the survey, we found that three aspects of learning competence – attitudes toward learning English, meta-cognitive awareness concerning one’s own English learning, and knowledge about English language instruction – are not consistently instilled in high school English classes. Virtually no differences between ethnic majority and minority students were observed in survey. We believe that because English instruction in Chinese high schools is exam-oriented so that instructors do not have enough time to enhance learning competences. Our conclusion is that reform of instructional methods needs to include greater attention to the aspects of learning competence.

This study constructed a wheat-specific primer and a probe using the internal transcribed spacer (ITS). 2 regions of wheat (Triticum aestivum) and real-time PCR conditions were established. The calibration curve showed a slope of -3.356, a correlation coefficient of 0.998, and an amplification efficiency of 98.589%. Experiments were carried out on the rice flour mixed with 50%, 10%, 1%, 0.1%, 0.01%, and 0.001% of wheat. The result showed that it was possible to detect samples mixed with up to 0.01% of wheat. As a result of checking, the wheat detection potential of rice, 34 processed foods, and seven processed foods was ascertained. The real-time PCR method using the wheatspecific primer and probe developed in this study can be used to identify the authenticity of the raw materials, such as the incorrect indication of the raw materials utilized and the unintended mixing of wheat during the manufacturing process.

The physiologically advantageous aspects of green tea have been identified recently and green tea has been a favorite drink of many people. Due to the increased awareness of green tea’s positive effects on human health, the demand for foods containing green tea has increased. This has led to the development of diverse green tea-related beverages; thereby many companies in Korea have put a wide variety of manufactured green tea beverages on the market. However, the components within green tea beverages have not been examined in Korea yet. In this study, we investigated the contents of the physiologically functional materials found in green tea, such as catechin, catechin gallate, epicatechin, epicatechin gallate, epigallocatecin gallate, gallocatechin gallate and caffeine. Fifty-six green tea products purchased from the local grocery stores and cafes were analyzed using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis. As a result, all tested products contained catechin and caffeine, although the amount of each component was largely different. The total amount of catechin derivatives in the manufactured green tea beverages purchased from cafes was 263.17 mg/L, while they were 61.99 mg/L in the beverages purchased from the local grocery stores. And, to the almost samples the amount of caffeine was proportional to the amount of catechin.

본 연구는 식품접객업소 등에서 사용되는 94건의 물수건(위생처리업소 39건, 식품접객업소 55건)에 대하여 위생 지표세균, 중금속, 염소부산물 등에 대한 안전성을 조사하였다. 중금속 안전성 조사결과 납은 불검출 ~ 0.41 mg/kg(불검출 75건), 비소는 불검출 ~ 0.25 mg/kg(불검출 93건), 카드뮴은 불검출 ~ 0.01 mg/kg(정량한계 미만 7건, 불검출 87건), 수은은 0.003 mg/kg ~ 0.09 mg/kg, 6가크롬은 모든 시료에서 검출되지 않았다. 이 중 납의 검출량이 가장 많았으나, 가장 높은 검출량인 0.41 mg/kg조차 납 규격기준(20 mg/kg 이하)의 2.1%로 매우 낮은 수준이었다. 미생물 안전성의 경우 대장균은 모든 시료에서 음성이었으며, 일반 세균수는 43건 양성이고, 그 중 24건은 규격기준을 초과 하였다. 물수건의 포장상태는 세균의 오염 및 물수건 간의 교차오염에 큰 영향을 끼치는 것으로 확인할 수 있었다. 포장에 따른 미생물 오염 비교결과는 덕용포장이고 개봉포장일 때 세균의 오염이 가장 높았다. 수거 시 위생물 수건의 수분함량과 미생물의 상관관계를 확인해본 결과 유의성은 없었으며, 각 시료별 수분함량은 50.0% ~ 77.0%(평균 61.9%)이었다. 물수건 소독에 사용되는 염소화합물 로부터 유래되는 염소부산물(클로라이트, 클로레이트)은 88건 중 17건(19.3%)에서 검출되었다. 본 연구결과는 물수건의 제조업 및 식품접객업 종사자의 교육 및 안전관리 정책의 기초자료로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.