Mature colonies of leaf-cutting ants (LCA) in the genus Atta are among the largest of any social insect. These “superorganisms” harvest substantial amounts of leaf material per year, which they use to cultivate a specialized symbiotic fungus for food (Basidiomycota, Agaricales, Leucoagaricus). This complex symbiosis is not bipartite as originally thought, as it includes at least four coevolved and integrated organisms: the farming ants, the fungi that the ants cultivate for food, a genus of fungi (Escovopsis) that are specialized mycoparasites of the ant’s fungal gardens, and actinomycete bacteria (genus Pseudonocardia) that the ants culture on their bodies and from which they obtain antibiotics against the Escovopsis parasites. More recently we described an additional symbiosis with Nitrogen-fixing bacteria that colonize the fungus gardens and contribute to supplement the ants’ nutrition. Our present research efforts in Costa Rica focus on potential biotechnological application of the ants’ microbial symbionts, including bioprospecting for novel antibiotics. We currently investigate the contributions of symbiotic bacteria in cellulose degradation within the fungus garden, employing a combination of culture-dependent and independent techniques coupled with ultrastructural analysis based on high resolution microscopy. Further, given that the ants constitute one of the main agricultural pests in Latin America, we study microbial parasites of both the ants and the fungus gardens to develop biocontrol products that can be incorporated into Integrated Management Strategies to control the detrimental effects of these insects.

Currently, the cutting oil supply device is not equipped to cool the cutting oil. Therefore, additional cooling device should be connected to cool the cutting oil. This has the disadvantage of increasing the size of the device and reducing its cooling capability. To overcome these shortcomings, cooling coils are applied to the outside of the cutting oil filtering device to develop a heat exchanger filter for simultaneous coolant filtering and cooling to improve the compactness of the cutting oil supply device and cooling capability of the cutting oil. For the development of heat exchanger filter, flow and heat transfer analysis were performed. Due to the small heat transfer area of 10 cooling coils, less heat exchange occurred. In the 20 cooling coils, the coolant cooling coils prevented smooth flow of the cooling oil in the heat exchanger filter. The cooling efficiency of the 15 cooling coils were best, and the cooling temperature decreased non-linearly as the supply flow rate of the cutting oil increased.

As the demand for high-speed and high-precision machining increases, the need for cooling and filtering of cutting oil is high. A new concept of coolant heat exchange filter is developed by installing cooling coil through which refrigerant(R410-a) passes through the coolant filtering device. For structural safety evaluation of the heat exchanger filter for cutting oil suppling device of machine tool, thermal stress and vibration analysis were performed using ANSYS program. The results of structural and thermal stress analyses have led to the conclusion that the cooling system has structural stability. From modal analysis, first natural frequency is 12.37 hz and deformation is 22.041 mm. Sixth natural frequency is 26.887 hz and deformation is 25.563 mm.

본 연구는 하절기 ‘매향’ 딸기 자묘의 삽목 번식에 적 절한 관수 방법을 구명하기 위해 수행되었다. 딸기 자묘의 삽수는 24구 딸기 전용 포트(24구, 60 × 34 × 10cm) 에 상업용 혼합 상토(Tosilee)를 이용하여 삽목하고, 반 밀폐형 소형비닐터널에 위치시켰다. 각각의 반 밀폐형 소형터널의 처리는 다음과 같이 처리했다; 대조구(무처 리), 두상관수(하루 두 번), 매트관수(하루 두 번), 그리 고 안개관수(8:00시부터 18:00시까지 30분 온/오프 설정). 딸기 자묘는 반 밀폐형 소형터널 내에서 8일 동안 발근을 하였고, 그 이후 플라스틱 필름을 제거 하였다. 삽목 후 61일째에 초장, 근장, 1차 근수, 엽병장, 엽장, 엽폭, 크라운 직경, 엽록소 값, 엽면적, 지상부와 지하부의 생 체중 및 건물중을 측정하였다. 터널 내의 하루 평균 상 대습도는 각각 안개관수, 두상관수, 매트관수, 대조구순 으로 72.5, 56.3, 45.8, 그리고 29%를 나타냈다. 그러나 공기온도는 모든 처리에서 유사하였다. 딸기 자묘의 4일 째와 8일째 발근율은 두상관수와 안개관수 처리에서 유 의적으로 높았다. 초장, 엽병장, 크라운 직경, 엽면적은 두상관수와 안개관수 처리에서 높은 값을 나타냈다. 게다가 지상부의 생체중 및 건물중은 다른 처리에 비해 두상관수와 안개관수 처리에서 무거웠다. 지하부의 건물 중은 안개관수 처리에서 유의적으로 무거웠다. 하지만 근장, 1차 근수, 엽록소 값, 지하부의 생체중은 모든 처 리구에서 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 결과적으로, ‘매향’ 딸기의 삽목 번식 시 생육과 발근율은 두상관수 와 안개관수 처리에서 가장 효과적인 것으로 나타났다.

The purpose of this study was to analyze the biomechanical differences of lower extremity joints of the frontal plane during sidestep cutting in male and female Judo athletes. In the knee and hip joint, the female group showed a smaller angle than the male group at the time of IC(initial contact). But peak knee joint adduction moment of female group was greater than male group(p<.05). Therefore, female Judo athletes were more likely to injure their knees at the point where their initial foot contacted the ground than male athletes during sidestep cutting.

The objective of this study was to investigate the suitable method for rapid establishment of grassland according to forage species, mixed pastures and installation of mesh at 35 degree angle of cutting area in the middle region of Korea. In agronomic characteristics after wintering, vegetation coverage of Tall fescue(TF) was 74% in monoculture, which was the highest among 3 forage crops. Meanwhile average vegetation coverages of monoculture and mixed pasture were 67 and 92% in treated of mesh, which were 4 and 18% higher than untreated of mesh, respectively. In botanical composition, TF of monoculture and Orchardgrass(OG) and TF oriented mixed were indicated over 94% forage coverage. Meanwhile forage coverages Kentucky bluegrass(KBG) and Red top(RT) of monoculture and Perennial ryegrass(PRG) oriented mixture were 89, 81 and 92% in treated of mesh, which were 7, 6 and 5% higher than untreated of mesh, respectively. In forage productivity, dry matter yield(DMY) of TF(12,537kg/ha) and KBG(11,897kg/ha) of monoculture were significant(p<0.05) higher than RT(9,604kg/ha). Meanwhile DMY of OG(12,227kg/ha), TF(12,823kg/ha) and PRG(11,871kg/ha) oriented mixed were not significant difference(p>0.05). In forage quality of monoculture, in the first year, crude protein of KBG was 13.6%, which was the highest among 3 forage species. Also neutral detergent fiber(NDF) of TF was 56.5%, which was the lowest among 3 forage species. In mixed pasture, in the second year, NDF and acid detergent fiber of PRG oriented mixed were 56.5 and 34.3%, respectively, which was the lowest among 3 mixed pasture. In conclusion, forage species TF was more suitable on initial rootage and continuous forage coverage, OG and TF oriented mixed were more suitable on continuous forage coverage. Also the installation of mesh showed positive effects on initial rootage and maintain forage ratio.

Among various materials, FCD500 is widely used in various fields of automobile components as it allows mass production through casting and its mechanical property is excellent. However, there are many problems in industry due to the fact that despite the wide use of FCD500, the researches about manufacture property of FCD500 are insufficient. Thus, this study conducted research on cutting manufacture property of FCD500, which is the most common manufacture method of FCD500 to suggest optimized tool and cutting condition. To achieve this, the study examined the change in cutting property based on tool material based on the most commonly used CVD(Chemical Vapor Deposition) coating tool and CBN tool, and examined the changes in cutting property by the form of CVD coating tool. The study measured cutting force, surface roughness of material after cutting, and amount of tool wear to examine the cutting property. The study gave variation in cutting speed of 280m/min and 500m/min, and fixed the feed rate and cutting depth for cutting condition to evaluate the changes by cutting speed.

This study was conducted to understand damage effects of Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) on the seedlings of Evergreen Oak (Quercus acuta) with the cutting of main stems before planted at Jeju Experimental Forests. Six plots in size of 20 × 20 m had been setup from the middle to the end of March, 2007, and planting after cutting the main stems of seedlings had been conducted to increase survival rate of the seedlings, and we monitored experimental and control plots to know the damage effects of the deers. Experimental plots were designed at the width of 3 m fields after clear-cutting, and they was adjacent with the buffer zone in size of 2 m covered with vegetation covers. Seedlings were planted at interval of 1 x 1 m, they were at 8 rows and 20 lines per plot. Two rows among them had been treated as half cutting at main stems. Total 647 seedlings had been planted, 168 seedlings were belong to half cutting's plots and 479 were to control plots. As a result, half cutting did not increase the survival rate of seedlings, and it increases the ratio of deer damage. Damaged seedlings showed significantly the lower height than undamaged did. Therefore, it would indicate that planting the seedlings over 90 cm in height would decrease the damage from deer at study areas. And, we suggest the damage factors on Quercus acuta as apical bud grazing, bark rubbing, and leaf grazing, we made the flow chart to decide the damage factors in the field.