The choice of suitable companion plants is crucial for enhancing pest management strategies in agricultural fields. Riptortus pedestris, an important agricultural pest, has drawn attention for its serious damage on soybean. To identify an ideal companion plant for soybean, we investigated the pest’s behavioral patterns when exposed to corn seedlings in laboratory. Series of choice experiments were conducted for 4th instar nymphs and unmated female adults of R. pedestris when presented with corn and/or soybean pot against soybean or blank pot. In 4th instar nymphs, 56% preferred the treatment of corn pot plus soybean pot over soybean alone pot while 69% of unmated female adults preferred the same combination. These findings provide valuable insights into the behavior of this insect pest, which could be beneficial for establishing polycultures in agricultural fields.

Korean tuna purse seine fishery in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) began to operate in earnest in the early 1980s. Since then, the total catch has shown an increasing trend and the target species are skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacare) and bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus). Based on the operational data of Korean tuna purse seine fishery from 2016 to 2020, the catch rates of target species (skipjack and yellowfin tunas) were analyzed by operation time for set types (free school and FAD sets). In the case of the free school sets, they were usually made from sunrise to sunset, and the catch rate was high before and after sunrise for skipjack tuna and before sunset for yellowfin tuna. On the other hand, for the FAD sets, more than 90% of them were made just before sunrise, and there were few operations during the daytime. The purpose of this study is to examine whether there are differences in the catch rate of skipjack and yellowfin tunas by operation time and by school type for Korean tuna purse seine fishery in the WCPO, which could be helpful in understanding its fishing characteristics and providing useful information for developing the stock indices of the target species.

Fishery products play an important role in Korean food culture, and awareness of the safety of fishery products is increasing in the seafood market. Against this backdrop, Japan has announced a plan to release radioactive water to the sea from 2023. In the case of Korea, it is adjacent to the area to be discharged, so there are concerns about securing the safety of marine products. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the change in perception and impact of marine product consumers due to the discharge of contaminated water and to study appropriate countermeasures when discharging contaminated water from nuclear power plants. In this study, the current status of radioactive contaminated water discharge in Japan was summarized, and a survey was conducted on the change in the consumption perception of marine products according to the discharge of contaminated water to analyze the factors affecting the consumption change of domestic consumers. According to the survey, 85.3% of the respondents said that it will affect the purchase of domestic marine products if Japan starts discharging contaminated water from nuclear power plants. Moreover, 85.5% of the respondents said it will affect the purchase of imported marine products.

The effect of change in exchange rates on an economy is very important, especially, to a small open economy like South Korea. I explore whether Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) have positive influences on exchange rate-pass through import price of import market for fishery products in South Korea. Competition among FTA partners is enhanced after FTAs are effective. I expect that the extent to which are exchange rate pass-through (hereafter, ERPT) into import price of fishery products (in terms of Korea currency) would be reduced since the import market for fishery products in South Korea is an oligopolistic market. Specifically, I　investigate two research questions with six South Korea’s FTA partners─Norway, Thailand, Peru, U.S., China and Vietnam. First, whether the extent to which are exchange rate pass-through into import price of fishery products from six FTA partners would decrase in the post-FTA era; seconds, the size of reduction has a negative relation with the size of their market share in the import market for fishery products in South Korea if it decreases. The empirical results indicate that the degree of ERPT into import price from other FTA partners than Norway has been reduced after FTA, statistically and significantly; however, I do not find the evidence that the size of reduction is related to their market share. The findings in this study imply that FTAs have negative effects on producers’ economic welfare in South Korea’s fishery industry by reducing the extent to which are exchange rate pass-through as well as reducing tariff barriers.

Basing on analyzing the linguistic material in Quốc âm thi tập (􀊆􂙌􆜴􅦪 􆘇􀊇) written by Nguyễn Trãi 􆕯􂸍 (1380-1442), this article conducts a research on Chinese-borrowed words in ancient Vietnamese, and develops several concepts to classify Chinese-borrowed words. Due to the author’s viewpoint, ‘Vietnamese Chinese-loaned word’ refers to all Vietnamese words borrowed from Chinese language and Chinese scripts that were used in the 15th century Vietnamese language. This article then argues, the influence of Chinese scripts and language on the 15th century Vietnamese is so strong that it could help to contribute 63.37% rate of the Vietnamese vocabulary.

목적: 정시와 근시에서 양안 조절근점과 폭주근점 간의 상관관계를 비교해 보고자 하였다. 방법: 안질환과 전신질환, 사시 및 약시가 없고 나안 또는 교정시력이 1.0 이상이며, 근거리 사위, 입체시, 양안 조절근점, 폭주근점, 조절용이성 검사에서 정상으로 판명된 33명의 고등학생을 대상으로 양안 조절근점과 폭주근점 간의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 결과: 양안 조절근점과 폭주근점 간의 상관관계는 정시에 비해 근시에서 낮았으며, 단순 근시와 근시성 직난시에 비해 근시성 도난시와 근시성 사난시에서 낮았다. 결론: 근시 원용안경의 조절효과와 프리즘효과에 의해 근거리를 주시할 때 필요한 조절력과 폭주각이 서로 다른 비율로 변하게 되어 정시에 비해 근시에서 양안 조절근점과 폭주근점 간의 상관관계가 낮게 나타난 것으로 생각된다.

β-phenylethyl isothiocyanate(PEITC) is a component derived from cruciferous vegetables and has been demonstrated to fight many types of cancers through various molecular pathways. In the present study, we focused on its effect on the induction of apoptotic cell death to inhibit cell growth and its molecular mechanism in HSC-4 human oral cancer cells. A colorimetric MTS assay was used to examine cell viability. The apoptotic effect and was investigated using DAPI staining and the molecular target and mechanism of PEITC-mediated apoptosis were determined by Western blotting. The result showed that PEITC inhibited oral cancer cell growth and induced apoptosis via extrinsic signaling pathway evidenced by the activation of caspase 8, truncation of bid protein and induction of death receptor(DR) 5. DR5 protein level was increased through the activation of p38 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase(JNK). These results from this study strongly suggest that DR5 is a potential molecular target for PEITC-induced apoptosis in oral cancer via p38 and JNK.

Background : The geographical origin of Panax ginseng Meyer, a valuable medicinal plant, is important to both ginseng producers and consumers in the context of economic profit and human health benefits. We therefore aimed to discriminate between the cultivation regions of ginseng using the stable isotope ratios of C, N, O, and S, which are abundant bio-elements in living organisms. Methods and Results : The C, N, O, and S stable isotope ratios were measured by isotope ratio mass spectrometer, and then these isotope ratios profiling was statistically analyzed with chemometrics. The various isotope ratios found in Panax ginseng roots were significantly influenced by region, cultivar, and the interactions between these two factors (P ≤ 0.0002). In particular, δ18O was lower in ginseng roots grown at high altitudes (r = −0.47), while δ34S was higher in ginseng roots grown close to coastal areas (r = −0.48). Chemometric results provided discrimination between the majorities of different cultivation regions. Conclusion : Our case study extends the understanding about the variation of C, N, O, and S stable isotope ratios in ginseng root depending on cultivation region. Hence, the analysis of stable isotope ratios is a suitable tool for discrimination between the regional origins of ginseng samples from Korea, with potential application to other countries.

본 실험은 개갑된 인삼종자를 안전하게 장기보존하고, 또한 이를 효율적으로 발아시키기 위하여 인삼종자의 건조 저항성 및 동결보존을 위한 적정 수분함량을 분석하고, 배 발육과 발아에 관여하는 온도와 호르몬의 상호작용 효과에 대하여 조사하였으며, 이에 대한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 30일 후의 초기 발아율은 GA3 와 BA 등 생장조절제 처리 후 5℃ 와 10℃ 에서 발아시킬 경우에만 50~% 이상으로 높아졌다. 70일 후의 발아율은 생장조절제의 처리와 상관없이 5℃ 와 10℃ 에서 모두 90~% 이상으로 높게 나타났고, 15℃ 에서도 생장조절제 처리구에서는 일부 발아하였다. 2. 개갑 인삼 종자를 무균상 송풍구와 종자건조실에서 건조시킬 경우 각각 12시간(종실 수분함량 10.6~% ) 및 3일(6.1~% ) 까지는 내과피와 종실간에 수분함량에 차이를 보이면서 급속히 건조되다가 이후 서서히 건조되었다. 3. 무균상에서 0~~l8시간 동안 건조된 종자(수분함량 57.9~~8.7~% )는 95~% 이상이 발아하였으나, 30시간 건조된 종자(7.2~% )는 발아율이 85~% 로 감소하였다. 건조된 인삼종자를 액체질소에 저장 후 발아율을 조사한 바, 12~~30시간 건조(10.6~~7.2~% )된 종자는 90~% 이상이 발아하였다. 4. 건조실에서 건조된 인삼종자는 0~~2일 동안 건조(57.9~~9.0~% )하였을 때 90~% 이상이 발아하였으나, 6일 건조(3.8~% )된 종자는 발아율이 30~% 이하로 대폭 감소하였다. 동결보존 후의 발아율은 2일 건조 종자(9.0~% )만이 90.5~% 의 높은 발아율을 보였다. 5. 최적수분함량에서 두 건조방법간에 동결보존 전후의 발아율에 유의한 차이가 없었으며, 건조 장해를 받지 않으면서도 동시에 동결장해를 회피할 수 있는 적정 수분함량범위는 8~~l0~% 였다.

등숙과정에 있어서 엽과 과실에 내재하는 발아억제 물질의 변화를 조사하기 위하여 개화후 3,5,7주 및 9주에 재료를 채취추출하여 Paper Chromatography법에 의해 분리한 후, 생물검정을 하였던 바 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 잎에서 Rf 0.1, Rf 0.4∼0.6 및 Rf 0.8∼1.0의 부위에 3종의 발아억제물질이 존재함이 확인되었다. 잎에 내재하는 3종의 억제물질중 Rf 0.1과 Rf 0.4∼0.6에서는 등숙이 진행되어감에 따라 증가하는 경향이었으며 특히 Rf 0.4∼0.6의 물질이 더욱 뚜렷하였다. Rf 0.8∼1.0의 억제물질은 그 변화가 인정되지 않았다. 2. 등숙중인 종자에서는 억제물질중 Rf 0.4∼0.6의 물질이 가장 현저한 증가를 보였으나 Rf 0.1과 Rf 0.8∼1.0에서는 그 변화가 비교적 적었다. 3. 과육에 내재하는 3종의 억제물질중 Rf 0.8∼l.0의 것이 다른 종의 물질에 비해 그 증가율이 높았다. 4. 내과피에 존재하는 3종의 억제물질은 감숙되어 감에 따라 모두 감소되었다. 5. Rf 0.4∼0.6의 발아억제물질은 Rf 0.1과 Rf 0.8∼1.0의 물질보다 어느 기관이나 조직에서 항시 그 억제작용이 강하게 나타났다.