We investigated the NO gas sensing characteristics of ZnO-carbon nanotube (ZnO-CNT) layered composites fabricated by coaxial coating of single-walled CNTs with a thin layer of 1 wt% Al-doped ZnO using rf magnetron sputtering deposition. Morphological studies clearly revealed that the ZnO appeared to form beadshaped crystalline nanoparticles with an average diameter as small as 30 nm, attaching to the surface of the nanotubes. It was found that the NO gas sensing properties of the ZnO-CNT layered composites were dramatically improved over Al-doped ZnO thin films. It is reasoned from these observations that an increase in the surface-to-volume ratio associated with the numerous ZnO “nanobeads” on the surface of the CNTs results in the enhancement of the NO gas sensing properties. The ZnO-CNT layered composite sensors exhibited a maximum sensitivity of 13.7 to 2 ppm NO gas at a temperature of 200˚C and a low NO gas detection limit of 0.2 ppm in dry air.

We investigated the effects of Co doping on the NO gas sensing characteristics of ZnO-carbon nanotube (ZnO-CNT) layered composites fabricated by coaxial coating of single-walled CNTs with ZnO using pulsed laser deposition. Structural examinations clearly confirmed a distinct nanostructure of the CNTs coated with ZnO nanoparticles of an average diameter as small as 10 nm and showed little influence of doping 1 at.% Co into ZnO on the morphology of the ZnO-CNT composites. It was found from the gas sensing measurements that 1 at.% Co doping into ZnO gave rise to a significant improvement in the response of the ZnO-CNT composite sensor to NO gas exposure. In particular, the Co-doped ZnO-CNT composite sensor shows a highly sensitive and fast response to NO gas at relatively low temperatures and even at low NO concentrations. The observed significant improvement of the NO gas sensing properties is attributed to an increase in the specific surface area and the role as a catalyst of the doped Co elements. These results suggest that Co-doped ZnOCNT composites are suitable for use as practical high-performance NO gas sensors.

본 연구는 옥수수 재배지에서 경운방법과 가축분뇨의 시용이 사료용 옥수수의 생산성 및 질소의 용탈에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 국립축산과학원 초지사료과 시험포장(천안)에서 lysimeter를 이용하여 2008년 4월부터 8월까지 실시하였다. 시험구 배치는 분할구배치법으로 경운방법(경운과 무경운)을 주구로 하였으며, 가축분뇨의 종류(화학비료, 우분퇴비 및 돈분퇴비)를 세구로 하였다. 가축분뇨의 시용은 화학비료구는 표준시용량(N-)으로 200, 150 및

A field experiment was conducted to develop a no-herbicide cropping system of high protein forage. The first crop of winter ㏊bit Italian ryegrass sown in early-April produced DM yield of 4.5t/㏊ (crude protein content: 13.5%) in mid-June and the succeeding crop of soybean no-till planted into ryegrass produced DM yield of 5.1t/㏊ (crude protein content: 19.7%) in Late-October. In this cropping system, the ryegrass remained in vegetative phase during all cropping season and formed dense sod. This sod functioned as living mulch and suppressed weeds without herbicide application both during ryegrass and soybean cropping. Though the soybean germinated under the canopy of regrowing ryegrass sod, its growth was scarcely depressed by the canopy s㏊de because the seedling of soybean appeared above the canopy of sod in a few days. Contrariwise, the ryegrass was gradually shaded by the soybean and ㏊d died before October harvest. The degree of weed suppression by the ryegrass living mulch varied with seeding rate of ryegrass or weed pressure in the field. The optimum seeding rate to suppress weed was 50㎏/㏊ in the field with low or medium weed pressure and was 80 ㎏/㏊ in the field with high weed pressure.

Nitric oxide (NO) acts as an intracellular messenger at the physiological level but can be cytotoxic at high concentrations. The cells within periodontal tissues, such as gingival and periodontal fibroblasts, contain nitric oxide syntheses and produce high concentrations of NO when exposed to bacterial lipopolysaccharides and cytokines. However, the cellular mechanisms underlying NO-induced cytotoxicity in periodontal tissues are unclear at present. In our current study, we examined the NO-induced cytotoxic mechanisms in human gingival fibroblasts (HGF). Cell viability and the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were determined using a MTT assay and a fluorescent spectrometer, respectively. The morphological changes in the cells were examined by Diff-Quick staining. Expression of the Bcl-2 family and Fas was determined by RT-PCR or western blotting. The activity of caspase-3, -8 and -9 was assessed using a spectrophotometer. Sodium nitroprusside (SNP), a NO donor, decreased the cell viability of the HGF cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner. SNP enhanced the production of ROS, which was ameliorated by NAC, a free radical scavenger. ODQ, a soluble guanylate cyclase inhibitor, did not block the SNP-induced decrease in cell viability. SNP also caused apoptotic morphological changes, including cell shrinkage, chromatin condensation, and DNA fragmentation. The expression of Bax, a member of the proapoptotic Bcl-2 family, was upregulated in the SNP-treated HGF cells, whereas the expression of Bcl-2, a member of the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family, was downregulated. SNP augmented the release of cytochrome c from the mitochondria into the cytosol and enhanced the activity of caspase-8, -9, and -3. SNP also upregulated Fas, a component of the death receptor assembly. These results suggest that NO induces apoptosis in human gingival fibroblast via ROS and the Bcl-2 family through both mitochondrial- and death receptor-mediated pathways. Our data also indicate that the cyclic GMP pathway is not involved in NO-induced apoptosis.

본 연구는 딸기 배양액의 NO3-N와 NH4-N의 비율을 달리하여 '장희(章姬)' 딸기의 생육, 수량 및 과실의 품질, 그리고 양이온 흡수에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 수행하였다. NO3-N와 NH4-N의 비율은 5.5:0, 4.0:1.5, 3.0:2.5me·L-1로 조절하였다. 실험기간 동안 배양액내의 NH4-N의 비율이 높아질수록 pH가 낮았으며, EC는 전 실험기간 동안 0.8~1.0dS·m-1로 4월 이후에 5.5:0 처리구가 다른 처리구보다 약간 낮았으나 그 외에는 처리구 간에 유의한 차이를 나타내지 않았다. NO3-N:NH4-N를 3.0:2.5로 NH4-N의 비율을 높여도 양이온의 흡수에 길항증상이 나타나지 않았다. 딸기의 엽병장과 엽폭은 NO3-N의 단독 처리구 보다 NO3-N:NH4-N이 4.0:1.5와 3.0:2.5인 처리구에서 더 길어졌다. NO3-N:NH4-N이 4.0:1.5와 3.0:2.5 처리구 간에는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 과장, 과경, 과중, 당도는 NO3-N와 NH4-N비율 차이에 따른 통계적인 유의차가 인정되지 않았다. 주당 과실 수량은 NO3-N:NH4-N 4.0:1.5의 처리구에서 가장 낮았으며, 나머지 두 처리간에는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 실험 기간 동안 이상과는 전혀 발생하지 않았다.

The NO gas sensing properties of ZnO-carbon nanotube (ZnO-CNT) composites fabricated by the coaxial coating of single-walled CNTs with ZnO were investigated using pulsed laser deposition. Upon examination, the morphology and crystallinity of the ZnO-CNT composites showed that CNTs were uniformly coated with polycrystalline ZnO with a grain size as small as 5-10 nm. Gas sensing measurements clearly indicated a remarkable enhancement of the sensitivity of ZnO-CNT composites for NO gas compared to that of ZnO films while maintaining the strong sensing stability of the composites, properties that CNT-based sensing materials do not have. The enhanced gas sensing properties of the ZnO-CNT composites are attributed to an increase in the surface adsorption area of the ZnO layer via the coating by CNTs of a high surface-to-volume ratio structure. These results suggest that the ZnO-CNT composite is a promising template for novel solid-state semiconducting gas sensors.

ZnO nanorod gas sensors were prepared by an ultrasound radiation method and their gas sensing properties were investigated for NO gas. For this procedure, 0.01, 0.005 and 0.001M of zinc nitrate hydrate [Zn(NO3)2 · 6H2O] and hexamethyleneteramine [C6H12N4] aqueous solutions were prepared and then the solution was irradiated with high intensity ultrasound for 1 h. The lengths of ZnO nanorods ranged from 200 nm to 500 nm with diameters ranging from 40 nm to 80 nm. The size of the ZnO nanorods could be controlled by the concentration of solution. The sensing characteristics of these nanostructures were investigated for three kinds of sensor. The properties of the sensors were influenced by the morphology of the nanorods.

원주 성남리 성황림(척연기념물 제 93호)에서 보호철책의 설치 이후 노거수의 치수들이 어느 정도 생육하는가에 대한 조사를 통하여 성황림의 생태적 변화를 밝히고자 조사한 결과 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1989년 보호철책의 설치로 사람들의 출입을 통제한 결과 평지림의 토양강도(토양견밀도)는 도로로 이용되었던 부분을 제외하고는 크게 완화되었다. 피해도 2, 3, 4로 지피식생이 없었던 평지림에서 1,202개체의 치수가 자라고 있어 가장 많았고, 피해도 1인 지역에서 565개체, 피해가 없었던 사면림에서는 403개체가 조사되었다. 수고 2m 이상의 유목단계인 치수들은 피해도 1인 지역에서 48개체로 가장 많았고, 피해도 2, 3, 4인 지역에서는 31개체, 피해가 없었던 사면림에서는 400m2의 면적에 14개체로 조사되었다 교목의 치수들은 피해도 2, 3, 4로 지피식생이 거의 없었던 평지림에서 느릅나무, 복자기가 상대적으로 많았으며, 피해도 1인 평지림에서 귀룽나무, 쪽동백, 피해가 없었던 사면림에서 고로쇠와 당단풍나무가 상대적으로 많았다. 지피식생이 거의 없었던 평지림에서 줄딸기, 복분자딸기, 산딸기, 으름덩굴 등이 먼저 왕성하게 자라고 있으나 교목성 치수들의 생장에 따라 점차 개체수가 줄어들 것으로 기대된다.