변색기의 수준별 야간 고온이 포도 ‘거봉’의 과피색 발현에 미치는 영향을 분석하기 위해 시기별 과피색 변화, 과피 내 안토시아닌 및 식물호르몬 ABA와 GA 함량을 분석하였다. 변색기 20일 동안의 야간 24, 27°C 처리에 의해 ‘거봉’ 포도의 과피색 불량이 나타났으며, 야간 온도가 높을수록 과피색 발현이 더욱 억제되었다. 수확기 과실 품질을 분석한 결과, 야간 21°C 처리구에 비해 24, 27°C 처리구의 과방중, 과립중, 당도가 감소하였다. 야간 21°C 처리구의 과피에서 만개 후 50일부 터 안토시아닌이 축적되기 시작했고, 개별 안토시아닌 중 Mal 과 함께 총 안토시아닌 함량이 수확기까지 지속적으로 증가하였다. 야간 21°C 처리구를 기준으로 과피의 총 안토시아닌이 야간 24, 27°C 처리에 의해 감소하였으며, 개별 안토시아닌 중에서는 Peo를 제외한 나머지 안토시아닌의 감소 경향이 뚜렷하였다. 식물호르몬 ABA는 야간 21°C 처리구의 과피에서 변색기에 최대값을 보이고 다시 수확기까지 감소하였는데, 이러한 ABA 함량의 증가는 야간 24, 27°C 처리에 의해 감소 하는 경향이었다. GA는 변색기 과피에서 급격하게 감소하여 수확기까지 낮은 함량으로 유지되었는데, 야간 기온이 낮을수록 빠르게 감소하였다. 야간 21°C 처리구 과피에서 ABA/GA 값은 만개 후 60일에 최대값을 보이고 다시 수확기까지 감소하였지만, 이 증가 양상이 야간 고온에 의해 감소하며 과피 안토시아닌 축적과 동일한 경향을 보이며 변화하였다. 따라서 변색기 야간의 24°C 이상의 고온은 ‘거봉’ 포도의 과피색 발현을 억제하며, 이는 식물호르몬 ABA, GA의 비율 변화, 과실 당도 감소로 인한 총 안토시아닌 함량 및 조성 변화 때문으로 판단되었다.

The multi-layer insulating curtains used in the experiment was produced in six combinations using non-woven fabric containing aerogel and compared and analyzed by measuring heat flux and heat perfusion rates due to weight, thickness and temperature changes. Using silica aerogel, which have recently been noted as new material insulation, this study tries to produce a new combination of multi-layer insulating curtains that can complement the shortcomings of the multi-layer insulating curtains currently in use and maintain and improve its warmth, and analyze the thermal properties. The heat flux means the amount of heat passing per unit time per unit area, and the higher the value, the more heat passing through the multi-layer insulating curtain, and it can be judged that the heat retention is low. The weight and thickness of multi-layer insulation curtains were found to be highly correlated with thermal insulation. In particular, insulation curtains combined with aerogel meltblown non-woven fabric had relatively higher thermal insulation than insulation curtains with the same number of insulation materials. However, the aerogel meltblown non-woven fabric is weak in light resistance and durability, and there is a problem that the production process and aerogel are scattering. In order to solve this problems, the combination of expanded aerogel non-woven fabric and hollow fiber non-woven fabric, which are relatively simple manufacturing processes and excellent warmth, are suitable for use in real farms.

We analyzed the anthocyanin accumulation, abscisic acid (ABA), gibberellic acid (GA) contents and metabolic genes expression in berry skins under high temperature (High T) at veraison, in order to investigate the cause of bad coloration of 'Kyoho' grape due to High T in summer season. The coloration of ‘Kyoho’ grapes was stopped by High T for 10 days from veraison, and the fruit quality was not affected except skin color. Total anthocyanin of skins was decreased by High T treatment and malvidin and peonidin were decreased compared to control. In berry skins, ABA content did not decrease by High T treatment, but it was rather higher than that of control. GA content was increased about two times compared to the control after 10 days of High T treatment, which caused decreased ratio of ABA/GA. Analysis of expression of anthocyanin biosynthetic genes showed that the early biosynthetic genes were not affected by High T and the expression of UFGT was decreased by temperature treatment. ABA biosynthetic gene expressions were not affected by High T and the expression of GA20ox1 and GA2ox1/2, which are known to regulate the biosynthesis and inactivation of GA, were increased and decreased by High T, respectively. Therefore, the bad coloration of ‘Kyoho’ grapes under the High T at veraison was due to inhibition of anthocyanin biosynthesis of skin, and it was suggested that the anthocyanin biosynthesis was controlled by the ratio of ABA and GA rather than ABA content.

Insect cuticle tanning (pigmentation and sclerotization) is a complex and vital physiological process that begins with tyrosine and is responsible for production of both melanin- and quinoid-type pigments. In addition, these quinones undergo isomerization to quinone methides and cross-linking reactions with cuticular proteins for cuticle sclerotization. In this study, we studied the functions of TmDDC and TmY-y as well as TmNAT1, TmADC and Tmebony from Tenebrio molitor, which are involved in the tyrosine-derived melanin- and quinoid-type pigment productions, respectively. The temporal and spatial expression patterns of the genes were analyzed by real-time PCR. RNA interference was performed to understand the genetic regulation and molecular mechanism underlying the darkening and hardening of beetle cuticle.

Insect cuticle/exoskeleton covering the entire external surface of the body is essential for protecting insects from various environmental stresses. Tyrosine metabolism plays a major role in not only the darkening of cuticle but also its hardening. In this work, we have focused on the functional analysis of nine genes involved in tyrosine-mediated cuticle tanning (pigmentation and sclerotization) pathway in Tenebrio molitor, which has a unique adult cuticle coloration, dark/black dorsal thorax and elytron, and reddish ventral thorax and abdomen. The temporal and spatial expression patterns of the genes were analyzed by real-time PCR, and RNA interference (RNAi) was performed to study the functional importance of these genes in cuticle coloration and/or hardening in T. molitor. This work was supported by NRFs (NRF-2015R1A2A2A01006614 and NRF-2015R1A6A3A04060323).

식물 호르몬의 일종인 ABA의 처리가 사과 과피의 착색에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여, 착색이 시작되는 시기의 ‘Hongro’ 사과에 abscisic acid (ABA)와 ABA의 생합성 저해제인 fluridone (FD)을 처리한 뒤 과피의 색 변화를 관찰하였다. 실험 결과, ABA와 FD 처리에 의해 ‘Hongro’ 사과의 착색이 큰 영향을 받지 않았다. 과피의 붉은 색을 나타내는 hunter a값이 처리 7일 후까지 처리 간에 차이가 없었다. 실제 과피의 안토시아닌 함량은 과피의 hunter a값의 변화와 같은 경향을 보이며 증가하였으며, ABA나 FD의 처리가 과피의 안토시아닌 축적에 영향을 주지 않았다. ABA의 처리 직후 과피의 내생 ABA함량이 급격히 증가하였고 처리 종료 시까지 높게 유지되었다. FD 처리구의 과피 내 ABA함량은 처리 6시간 후부터 대조구보다 낮아지다가, 처리 4일 후까지 지속적으로 감소하였다. ABA의 처리에 의해서 과피의 MdNCED2 (ABA 생합성 유전자)의 발현량이 증가하였고, MdACO1 (ethlyene 생합성 유전자) 및 안토시아닌 생합성 유전자 중 MdCHS와 MdDFR의 발현량이 증가하였다. 하지만 MdUFGT의 발현량은 ABA 처리에 의해서 변화가 없었다.

Fe-based pigments have attracted much interest owing to their eco-friendliness. In particular, the color of nanosized pigments can be tuned by controlling their size and morphology. This study reports on the effect of length on the coloration of β-FeOOH pigments prepared using an NH4OH solution. First, rod-type β-FeOOH is prepared by the hydrolysis of FeCl3·6H2O and NH4OH. When the amount of NH4OH is increased, the length of the rods decreases. Thus, the length of the nanorods can be adjusted from 10 nm to 300 nm. The color of β-FeOOH changes from orangered to yellow depending on the length of β-FeOOH. The color and phase structure of β-FeOOH is characterized by UVvis spectroscopy, CIE Lab color parameter measurements, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and powder X-ray diffraction (XRD).

The table grape 'Hongisul' with strong cold and disease resistance has high sugar, low acidity and excellent palatability. However, this grape has a problem of poor coloring. This study was carried out to improve the fruit color through leaf removal treatments in ‘Hongisul’ grapes. The leaf removal treatment involved removing 2 leaves and 4 leaves around the grape cluster at the start of veraison. The light exposure value of clusters increased 4 leaves removal clusters compared with those of the 2 leaves removal and non-treatment. However, there was no difference in the ambient temperature among the three treatments. The improved light exposure caused by leaf removal increased soluble solids content and the ratios of hunter a value (red) in the grape skins, while total acidity had decreased more in the leaf removal. These findings are expected to improve viticultural practices with the aim of producing red-colored grape.

고온은 사과(Malus domestica Borkh) 과실의 품질에 영향을 끼치는 가장 중요한 환경 요인 중 하나이다. 착색기의 ‘홍로’ 사과 과실을 3단계로 구분하여 Real-time PCR을 통해 온도조건에 따른 안토시아닌 합성과 당 축적 관련 유전자의 발현 차이를 조사하였다. 당 합성관련 유전자인 β-amylase(BMY)와 polygalacturonase(PG)의 발현은 변색 시작단계보다 마지막 단계에서 월등히 높았다. 과피의 착색과 관련있는 phenylalanine ammonia-lyase(PAL), chalcone synthase(CHS), flavanone 3-hydroxylase(F3H)와 malate dehydrogenase(MDH)유전자는 변색 초기작단계에서는 고온 처리 24시간후에 발현이 증가하는 경향을 보였으며 변색 중간단계에서는 점차 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 변색단계별로 보았을 때 25oC처리구가 다른 온도처리구보다 발현 정도가 더 높았으며, 변색 시작단계보다 마 지막 단계에서의 발현이 강하게 유도되었다. 본 연구의 결과로 착색 초기단계의 과실이 고온스트레스가 가장 영향을 끼치므로 착색초기단계의 과실을 이용하여 전사체를 분석하면 분자생물학적 수준에서 사과의 성숙대사에서 유용한 정보를 얻을 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

This work describes the coloration, chemical stability of SiO2 and SnO2-coated blue CoAl2O4 pigment. The CoAl2O4, raw materials, were synthesized by a co-precipitation method and coated with silica (SiO2) and tin oxide (SnO2) using sol-gel method, respectively. To study phase and coloration of CoAl2O4, we prepared nano sized CoAl2O4 pigments which were coated SiO2 and SnO2 using tetraethylorthosilicate, Na2SiO3 and Na2SiO3 as a coating material. To determine the stability of the coated samples and their colloidal solutions under acidic and basic conditions, colloidal nanoparticle solutions with various pH values were prepared and monitored over time. Blue CoAl2O4 solutions were tuned yellow color under all acidic/basic conditions. On the other hand, the chemical stability of SiO2 and SnO2-coated CoAl2O4 solution were improved when all samples pH values, respectively. Phase stability under acidic/basic condition of the core-shell type CoAl2O4 powders were characterized by transmission electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, CIE L*a*b* color parameter measurements.

Camouflage can be attained via mechanisms such as background matching (resembling the general background) and disruptive coloration (hindering the detection of an animal’s outline). However, despite much conceptual work with artificial stimuli there have to date been few studies of how such camouflage types work in real animals in their natural environments. Here, using avian vision models and image analysis, we tested which concealing mechanisms operate to provide camouflage during behavioral choice of a resting position in two bark-resting moths, Hypomecis roboraria and Jankowskia fuscaria. We found that both species reinforced their crypticity in terms of both background matching and disruptive coloration. However the detailed mechanisms (such as achromatic/chromatic matching or pattern direction matching) that each species exploits differed between the two species. Additionally, we found substantial correlation between the degree of background matching and disruptive coloration, which supports previous work suggesting that these two different concealing mechanisms work together to confer camouflage. Our results clearly demonstrate that an appropriate behavioral choice of background is essential to improve camouflaged against natural predators, and highlight the interrelation between different concealing mechanisms in real prey.

In animals, structural coloration is the production of color by microscopically structured surfaces of many birds as well as many butterfly wings and beetles wing cases. This structural coloration is caused by interference effects rather than by pigments. It has been known that the colors are produced when a material is scored with fine parallel lines, formed of one or more parallel thin layers, or otherwise composed of microstructures on the scale of the colour’s wavelength. Current research is performed using light and scanning electron microscopes to examine the fine structural characteristics of scales in the three species of iridescent butterflies Papilio maackii, Charaxes tiridates and Anaea glaucone. It has been revealed that the structural coloration of these butterflies is responsible for the blues and greens of the scales of wings. In addition, the reflected color depends on the viewing angle, which in turn controls the apparent spacing of the structures responsible for specific color patterns of the wing scales.

The diverse color pattern of insects are products of natural/sexual selection and affect their survival and reproductive success. Therefore understanding the function of the color patterns is critical to understand their life-history traits such as defensive/territorial behavior or mating strategies. However how we (humans) see and perceive their colors does not reflect the true nature of the insect colors because the insect colors have evolved to work best for the appropriate receiver. For example, defensive coloration have evolved to deceive predators’ eyes, and sexual traits of males have evolved to attract the eyes of the conspecific females. The visual system (therefore the perception of color, too) substantially differ between species and it is important to consider the appropriate receiver’s point of view (visual system) to properly understand the functional aspect of insect color pattern. Here I introduce the concepts of visual modelling of animals’ point of view to study insect coloration and present a case study research on camouflage of moths.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the coloration characteristics by identifying the factor affecting redcoloration of copper red glaze in traditional Korean ceramics. This study analyzed the characteristics of the reduction-firedcopper red glaze by using XRD, Raman spectroscopy, EDX and UV-vis spectroscopy. As a result of XRD analysis, the glazecompletely melted and amorphous glass appeared overall, and the characteristic peak of metal Cu was shown together. Inaddition, as a result of Raman analysis, the characteristic bands of CuO and Cu2O were shown together. The distribution ofcomponent elements was observed by EDX. As a result, copper(Cu) were distributed throughout the glaze. Thus, it was shownthat copper red glaze appeared the best red coloration because metal Cu, CuO and Cu2O evenly existed throughout glaze inparticle colloidal state. The chroma value of the copper red glaze was CIE L* 30.07, a* 13.65, b* 3.72. Wine-Red Solutionwas shown by Dark Graish Red coloration.

Defended (distasteful or toxic) prey are often characterized by conspicuous coloration and this phenomenon is called "aposematism". The main advantage of aposematism is that it promotes faster learning by predators to avoid the prey. Some defended prey species use a different strategy; they remain cryptic in the normal state, but display conspicuous aposematic signal (which is normally hidden) in response to a predator's approach/attack. This anti-predator strategy of a defended prey has not been well studied yet although it can theoretically give the benefits of both camouflage and aposematism. Here, we investigated the effectiveness of this ‘hidden-aposematic signal’ as a warning signal. Using wild tits (Parus minor) as predator and novel artificial prey models (which mimics wings of insects), we tested whether hidden conspicuous signal of a defended prey enhances the avoidance learning rate of predators and how does it compare with the typical conspicuous/non-conspicuous signal. We found that hidden conspicuous signal indeed enhances the avoidance learning rate of predators in comparison with the non-conspicuous signal. However the overall learning rate by predators to avoid the defended prey was slower than for the normal conspicuous signal. Our results suggest that the prey with hidden-aposematic signals could enjoy both the benefits camouflage and the benefits of aposematism that are however lower than benefits from a typical aposematic signal. We, for the first time, highlight the functional aspect of a unique, but yet largely ignored, defensive coloration of prey.

The purpose of this study is to obtain basic materials to complement the 'time series table serving' by analyzing external color elements. We selected traditional Korean restaurants in two five-star hotels and two famous traditional Korean style restaurants and analyzed their colors and the coloration of the Korean table settings. The results are as follows. By using strong luminosity contrast, restaurant A made its customer focus on the food and used red as the principal point (highlighted) color. Desserts, which have small dimensions, were served in 'Buncheong' ware with 'bakji' method, which has strong contrast; this broke the color balance. The use of small patterned dishes with 'johwa' method would achieve color harmony. Restaurant B used a stronger color for the tables than the foods, making the point color inconspicuous. Lowering the brightness and saturation of the table color would be beneficial. In restaurant C, thick green napkins provided the point color, making the atmosphere of the restaurant dull and dark and interfering with the overall bright atmosphere of the restaurant. Using lower saturation, high luminosity, and yellowish colors would bring harmony to the overall atmosphere. In restaurant D, the point colors were divided into three groups; their diversification during the entire course of the meal made the flow of the meal more natural. However, the use of the violet color, which gives a cold feeling, in the middle of the meal courses broke the overall flow of warm color in the meal. Considering the already-present contrast between red and green, it would be better not to use the violet chrysanthemum in the course of the meal. As mentioned above, there are several issues in terms of the color arrangement, the usage of table pads, and the natural flow of colors. Those issues indicate the necessity for an overall plan for the banquet table set-up in terms of color.

The purpose of this study was to propose some plan which could satisfy consumer's expectation emotional needs by comparing emotional scale between fashion brand image and brand website coloration image. For this study, 12 brand websites within four fashion zone, men's clothing, women's clothing, casual wear, and sports wear were chosen. The questionnaires were comprised of 27 emotional adjectives which were selected from previous studies. The questionnaires were distributed to university students and office workers for 3 to 17 on September. Among them, 118 questionnaires were analyzed by SPSS tool. The qualitative analysis for emotional adjective sorting, content analysis for website color chip sorting, and quantitative analysis for consumers were used in this study. Some differences exist between brand image and website coloration band image as the result. As the numbers of internet user became larger, the costumer's emotional image which gives maximum satisfaction is getting more important in fashion brand website. Therefore, fashion website managers should satisfy consumers with functional and emotional needs.