본 연구는 백두대간보호지역의 천왕봉에서 악휘봉 구간을 대상으로 조류의 다양성에 영향을 주는 서식지 요인을 구명하기 위해 2021년 4월부터 2022년 12월까지 수행되었다. 백두대간보호지역의 천왕봉에서 악휘봉 구간은 공간적 규모가 736.4㎢로 광범위하고 다양한 서식 환경이 혼재하는 지역이다. 그에 따라 조사지역은 서식지 동질성 분석을 통해 3㎞×3㎞의 조사구를 선정하여 20개의 조사구를 대상으로 수행하였다. 조사지역의 서식지 환경과 조류의 다양성 사이의 관계를 분석한 결과 조류 군집의 다양성은 육상곤충의 다양성을 비롯하여 경사도, 서식지의 평균 면적, 임상과 해발고도, 농경지와의 거리와 직·간접적으로 관련이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 서식지의 경사도를 비롯한 임상, 농경지로부 터의 거리는 먹이원의 발생에 직·간접적으로 영향을 주며 서식지의 평균 면적과 임상은 서식지의 구조적 다양성과 밀접하게 관련된다. 따라서 조류 군집의 다양성은 서식지 내 먹이의 발생량과 서식지의 다양성에 영향을 받는 것으로 판단된다. 본 연구의 조류 군집과 서식지 환경의 관계는 조류 군집의 다양성 증진을 위한 산림의 관리방안을 수립하는데 기초 생태 자료가 될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

Laminaria japonica is a type of brown algae widely consumed in Asian countries and contains many essential nutrients and exhibits anti-obesity, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory effects. In this study, the antioxidant and immunomodulatory effects of a Laminaria japonica water extract (LJE) were investigated using an in vitro model. Mean total polyphenol content of LJE was 2.16±0.11 μg GAE/mg, and LJE dose-dependently inhibited ABTS radical activity but did not scavenge DPPH radicals. In addition, LJE enhanced nitric oxide (NO) production and upregulated the mRNA expressions of proinflammatory cytokines (i.e., tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6) in RAW 264.7 cells. On the other hand, LJE inhibited NO production and downregulated proinflammatory cytokine mRNA levels in endotoxin-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Thus, our data show that LJE has moderate antioxidant activity and biphasic immunomodulatory effects on RAW 264.7 cells. In summary, the study indicates that LJE has potential therapeutic use as a novel biphasic immuno-modulator.

This study investigated the trend of research on ‘Food science and Nutrition’ in previously published papers in the Journal of Korean Society of Food Culture (JKSFC) from 2000 to 2021. Total number of published papers in this category in the JKSFC was 693 which we classified into 7 main categories and 40 subcategories. Of these, 256 articles were on ‘experimental cooking’ which was the most studied field among 7 main categories. There was a total of 19 published papers under the category of ‘microbiology and fermentation’. A total of 133 articles were published on ‘functional foods’ and provided essential data for discovering new materials under the theme of various physiological active functions of food materials. Furthermore, 107 articles were included in ‘food processing and storage’, which provided integrated knowledge of economy, stability and practicality based on various technologies. A total of 144 articles was included in the category of ‘nutrition’. Under the category of ‘nutrition’, the most actively studied topic was ‘eating behaviors and dietary habits,’ and the trending topic was ‘use of healthcare big data.’ In conclusion, this review would provide trends of various categories of food science and nutrition area for recent 21 years and suggest directions for future research.

The spatial and temporal distributions of phosphorus and nitrogen and a number of physical, chemical and biological parameters were analyzed to in the Youngsan and the Sumjin River systems, Korea. Substantial amount of P and N was observed in both the rivers all the year round. Mean N/P ratios showed large variations among the sampling sites; highest ratio was observed in most sampling sites during summer. Relative proportions of DOP: TP were fairly constant (0.08~0.09) in both the rivers. In the composition of nitrogen almost all sampling sites of both the rivers were dominated with NO3-N followed by NH3-N and NO2-N. Variations in dissolved nutrients tended to co-vary with particulate forms (PON and POP), implying that dissolved nutrients are primarily released from the decomposition of particulate forms or dissolved forms are in equilibrium with particulate forms. Chlorophyll a levels in the Sumjin River appear to be negatively correlated with the ammonia, implying ammonia is absorbed by algae with preference. While chlorophyll a was positively correlated with TP and DIP in the Sumjin River, negative correlations of these parameters was observed in the Youngsan River. The pattern of nutrients level was found to be related with land use and domestic sewage in the study area. Inter-parameter relationships may be strongly influenced by geographical factors relative to temporal factors.