The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the collection time, co-culture and sperm penetration of canine oocytes on in vitro maturation and fertilization. The oocytes were cultured in TCM-199 media containing hormonal supplements (10% FCS, 10 IU/ml HCG, 10 IU/ml PMSG) at 5% CO2, 95% air, 38℃. The in vitro maturation rate to MⅡ stage of in vitro oocytes recovered from ovaries that collected at follicular, luteal and inactive phases of the reproductive phase for 44～72 hrs were 19.2%, 12.2%, and 6.0%, respectively. Follicular phases oocytes had a significantly higher in vitro maturation rate than oocytes collected at luteal and anestrus stage (p<0.05). The in vitro maturation rates to the MII stage of canine oocytes after 48 hrs of culture with glutathione, pyruvate, or glutathione + pyruvate were 12.5%, 10.7%, and 17.5%, respectively. This was higher than that in both alone or the combination of the two compared to the control group (19.0%). The sperm penetration rates of in vitro matured oocytes by fresh and frozen semen were 29/80 (36.3%) and 18/80 (22.5%), respectively. Although there are limited reports about canine oocytes co-culture and in vitro fertilization, our results on in vitro maturation is comparable to the results from other researches.

선박에서 발생하는 각종 사고의 처리와 손해배상은 선박보험료에 영향을 미치게 되므로, 해양사고와 선박보험료와 증감은 선박의 국제안전관리규약(ISM Code) 도입의 효과를 측정하는 직접적인 평가척도가 될 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 ISM Code 국내도입 1년 전에서부터 도입 후 8년 동안에 변화하는 해양사고 및 선박보험요율의 분석을 통해, ISM 시행에 따른 성과를 파악하였다. 해양사고는 ISM 이행 1년 전에 비해 ISM 이행 8년차에는 약 14.4%가 감소하였고, 보험율도 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다.

This study was conducted to test the effect different forages and feeding rates on generation of main greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane in Hanwoo cows. Feeds were given twice per day at 09:00 and 17:00. Greenhouse gases were measured during 12 hours using Mamos-300 from 09:00 to 21:00. The results indicated that the generation of greenhouse gases under different forage categories and feeding rate were significantly different (p<0.05). Whole greenhouse gas tended to decrease in the high concentrate diets. The high timothy supplement ation group showed less amounts of carbon dioxide generation comparing with others group while high silage supplementation resulted more methane generation comparing with other treatments. On the afternoon test, carbon dioxide generation was significantly lower different (p<0.05) in timothy treatment comparing with others.

Oxygen consumption has been regarded as a useful indicator for assessment of mammalian embryo quality. However, there was no standard criterion to measure the oxygen consumption of embryos. Here, we measured oxygen consumption of bovine embryos at various developmental stages was measured using a scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM). We found that the oxygen consumption significantly increased in blastocyst-stage embryos compared to other stage embryos (from 2-cell-stage to morula-stage), indicating that oxygen consumption reflects the cell number ( versus , p<0.05). In the morula-stage embryos, the oxygen consumption of in vivo derived embryos was significantly higher than that of in vitro produced embryos ( versus , p<0.05). However, there was no significant difference in consumption of oxygen by in vivo and in vitro-derived bovine blastocyst-stage embryos (p>0.05). In the frozen-thawed blastocyst-stage embryos, live embryos showed significantly higher oxygen consumption than dead embryos ( versus , p<0.05). These results indicate that the measuring oxygen consumption by SECM can be used to evaluate bovine embryo quality.

We investigated the differences in survival rates and height growth among 10 sprouting tree species under cattle grazing conditions in a clearcut area of a secondary forest, as well as the relationship between survival and growth and the species' leaf tannin contents. A clearcut area of a deciduous broad-leaved secondary forest was grazed by two breeding cattle from 1990 until 2001. The height and viability of marked sprouting trees in the area were monitored annually before the initial spring grazing period for 12 years. The tannin contents in leaves were measured from 1996 until 1998. The target tree species differed greatly in the patterns of survival and height growth and were classified into four categories based on these patterns. Similarly, tannin contents in leaves varied widely (1.3% to 11.6%) among the species. Survival rates of the target species in 2001 correlated significantly with the tannin contents in leaves. Our findings indicate that tannin content in leaves is an influential factor affecting the survival and growth of sprouting trees under cattle grazing conditions.

In a Stipa breviflora desert steppe of Inner Mongolia a long-term positional grazing test with different stocking rates was carried out. Sheep grazing started from year 2002 till to 2008 and grazed from June on to October in each growing season. The grazing test was randomly designed with three blocks and soil samples were collected for seed check. The results illustrated that soil seed bank density was significantly affected by different stocking rates, showed a decreasing trend with increasing stocking rate. In all grazing plots the seeds mainly concentrated in the 0~10㎝ soil layer.

고속도로에서 교통사고에 중요한 두 영향요소는 운전자요소와 도로환경요소로 구분되어 진다. 그동안 여러 연구에서 도로환경요소중 설계요소로 알려진 곡선반경, 종단경사, 편경사, 관찰속도와 교통사고와 관련성을 연구하였고 그 밀접한 관련성을 제시하고자 하였다. 본 논문에서는 이들 관련요소 크기가 교통사고와 관련성이 깊다는 사실에 대하여 상관관계분석을 통하여 확인하고자 하였다. 이에 더하여 이들 설계관련요소의 표준편차를 설계일관성으로 정의하고 교통사고의 증감과 비교하여 봄으로써 표준편차로 특징 지워지는 설계요소와 설계속도의 일관성이 교통사고 발생과 상관성이 깊다는 사실을 도출하였다. 본 논문의 결과는 선형설계과정에서 설계일관성의 수치화된 활용을 더 활성화시킬 것으로 기대된다.

The use of electron beam irradiation has been emerged as one of alternative ways of the restriction of methyl bromide usage for the disinfestation of stored-products and quarantine pests. Here we demonstrated effects of electron beam irradiation on development and gene expression of P. interpunctella, which is a serious pest of various stored-products. P. interpunctella at various developmental stages were irradiated at 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1 kGy. Eggs failed to hatch at all treated doses of electron beam. Fifth instar larvae pupated only 6.7% by 0.25 kGy irradiation but failed pupation at above doses. Interestingly, survived larvae by low-dose irradiation did not pupated until 40 days. Pupae eclosed to adults only 12.1% by 0.25 kGy irradiation but failed at above doses. In addition, 5-day-old pupae eclosed 94.4, 91.6, 100 and 49.9% at 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1.0 kGy, respectively. However, most of those emerged adults were malformed, especially in wings, and showed very low oviposition rate. We demonstrated whether the electron beam irradiation induces gene expression. Upregulated genes at any doses were hsp70, which is a stress-responsive protein, at fifth instar larval stage and hemolin, which is an immune-responsive protein, at pupal stage. Some genes of pupae, such as β-1,3 glucan recognition protein, hsp70 and acp25 (small hsp) were upregulated only at high doses. However, other genes, such as prophenoloxidase, ultraspiracle , ecdysone receptor and heat shock proteins (hsp90, hsc70) were downregulated by irradiation of electron beam

본 시험은 호밀과 보리의 혼파에 의해 수량성과 품질이 높은 조사료 생산방법을 강구하고자 2004년 9월부터 2007년 6월까지 충남대학교 생명과학대학 내 부속 초지시험포장에서 수행하였다. 시험 재료는 청예용 호밀인 Koolgrazer와 대면보리였으며, 시험구 배치는 호밀 100%, 호밀 60+보리 40%, 호밀 50+보리 50% 및 호밀 40+보리 60% 등 호밀과 보리의 혼파비율을 4수준으로 하는 난괴법 3반복으로 시험하였으며 얻어진 결과는 다음과 같

Directional solidification experiments were carried out at 1-300 μm/sec solidification rates in the single crystal superalloy, CMSX 10. The solid/liquid interface morphology changed from planar to dendritic, and the dendrite spacing became finer as the solidification rate increased. The pool size of the γ/γ' eutectic, formed between dendrites, reduced as the solidification rate increased. The phase formation temperatures, such as the solidus, liquidus and eutectic, were estimated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis. The morphology of the γ/γ' phase, known to be eutectic, showed γ' cells with a γ intercellular network, and this γ/γ' was composed of coarse and fine γ/γ' regions. In this study, it is suggested that the γ/γ' phase was a coupled peritectic.The solidification procedure of the γ/γ' between dendrites is also discussed.

This study was performed to investigate the effects of hCG treatment on pregnancy and delivery rates in the Hanwoo recipients. There were significantly higher pregnancy and delivery rates in the recipients treated with hCG at 7 days after artificial insemination (p<0.05), respectively. The SCNT embryos from bovine fetal fibroblast cells were transferred into the synchronized recipients. The recipients were administered saline (n=89) or hCG (1,500 IU) (n=48) at 7 days after heat, respectively. The pregnancy rate was significantly higher in the recipients treated with hCG compared to that of saline treated group (p<0.01), however, the delivery rate was not different in both treated groups. The concentration of plasma progesterone (P4) was not different in both groups before hCG treatment, but the P4 level was increased significantly in hCG treated group after hCG injection (p<0.05). Although the pregnancy rate was very high in early stage of pregnancy, it was decreased dramatically after 50 days of pregnancy and maintained basal level. Taken together, the treatment of hCG in the SCNT recipients after day 7 of heat was effective method to increase the P4 concentration and to increase the pregnancy rate. But it did not affect directly to delivery.

본 논문에서는 다중 균열 구조물에서의 균열 진전에 따른 에너지 해방을 및 고차 미분값을 구할 수 있는 가상균열 진전법을 제시한다. 이 방법은 다중 균열 체계의 에너지 해방율과 고차 미분값이 단 한번의 해석으로 수행될 수 있는 장점이 있다. 예제에서 얻어진 해의 최대 오차는 에너지 해방율 0.2%, 일차 미분값이차 미분값 이다 이 방법으로 구한 에너지 해방률의 미분값들은 파괴 확률을 구하거나, sire effect law에 적용될 수 있다.

These study was carried out to investigate the effects of the collection time, culture time and activation of canine oocytes on in vitro maturation rates. The activated oocytes were cultured in 10% FCS+TCM-199 media containing hormonal supplements (10 IU/ml HCG, 10 IU/ml PMSG, 10 ug/ml gonadotropin) at 5% , 95% air, . 1. IVM rate of in vitro cultured cumulus-attached oocytes recovered from ovaries that collected at follicular and luteal stages of the reproductive cycles were 11.4% and 5.7%, respectively. IVM rate of oocytes recovered from ovaries that collected at follicular stages of the reproductive cycles was significantly higher than that of luteal stage (p<0.05). 2. When IVM was carried out at different periods of 40, 48, and 70 hrs, the IVM rates of oocytes matured in vitro were 2.9%, 8.6%, 5.7%, respectively. These results indicate that the IVM time between hrs gives the highest maturation rate for the oocytes matured at the different stages. 3. IVM rate of oocytes matured in vitro for 10 hrs after single and combined activation treatment by ET, IP and CH and Ca+DMAP, CH+DMAP, ET+CH were respectively. This was higher than that in both single and combined stimulated groups compared to control group ().