The objective of this study was to determine the effect of moisture contents (40, 50, 60%) and CO2 gas injection (0 and 800 mL/min) on physicochemical properties of extruded soy protein isolate (SPI). The expansion ratio and specific length at 40 and 50% moisture contents with CO2 gas injection increased while piece density decreased. On the contrary, the expansion ratio and specific length of extruded SPI at 60% moisture content with CO₂ gas injection decreased while piece density increased. Extruded SPI with CO2 gas injection had small cell size and higher amount of cell than extruded SPI without CO2 gas injection. The water holding capacity and nitrogen solubility index increased with CO2 gas injection increased while the integrity index and the springiness and cohesiveness decreased. In conclusion, extruded SPI with CO2 gas injection showed better expansion properties and cell formation than extruded SPI without CO2 gas injection.

The aim of the study was to determine physiochemical properties of extruded fish feed at different barrel temperature (120, 130, and 140°C) and moisture content (35, 40, and 45%). As barrel temperature and moisture content increased, expansion ratio, water holding capacity, and water stability increased, while bulk density, hardness, and swelling ratio decreased. Soaking time had significant (P<0.05) effect on water stability. Best water stability was observed on all samples soaked for 1 h. Protein digestibility was not significantly different among the samples while protein digestibility of extruded fish feed significant higher than raw materials.

Korea is the second largest coffee consuming country in Asia after the Philippines. For modern people, coffee has jumped over a favorite food and grown into a single culture. There are many processing ways to make coffee. In this study, we utilized magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) based on the principles of nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR) and achieved to acquire images with an non-destructive and non-invasive way. The samples we used in the experiment were ‘Robusta’ coffee bean(Congo). Magnetic resonance(MR) image sets were acquired using a MRI system, installed at Institution for Agricultural Machinery & ICT Convergence at Chonbuk National University. From the raw phase(Green Bean stage) to the roasted phase, we obtained MR images from each phase to monitor the internal changes. We divided experiment into 5 stages, starting with ‘Green Bean’ phase to ‘Roasted’ phase. We obtained images every 6 hours during the ‘Fermentation’ phase and every 3 hours during the ‘Dry’ phase. In MRI, we used a gradient echo pulse sequence to scan fast and to take images right after each experiment stage ends. The direction of imaging plane was coronal 30 images with 64 mm x 64 mm field of view(FOV). As MRI uses the magnetic properties of nuclei which especially hydrogen nuclei from water molecules, images could see clearly with sufficient moisture, but in ‘Dry’ phase, images obtained with noise involved. These result suggested that MRI technique was an efficient method to monitor the moisture distribution changes inside the coffee beans.

The world mushroom market is continuously expanding due to the improvement of production technology and the continuous increase of demand. Production and consumption of mushrooms are increasing in Korea and imports are increasing year by year. Most of the imported mushrooms are from China. The Lentinus edodes (shiitake mushroom) are in dry form, but Tricholoma matsutake (pine mushroom) and Sarcodon aspratus (Neungi mushroom) are imported in frozen form. It is suspected that frozen Tricholoma matsutake and Sarcodon aspratus are coated with water to increase the weight excessively. In this study, we compared the moisture content and drip% of Chinese and Korean frozen Tricholoma matsutake and Sarcodon aspratus to determine the presence or absence of water coating. The moisture content of frozen Tricholoma matsutake was highest in Yunnan (China) at 94.7%, followed by Tibetan (China) at 92.5%, Yanji (China) at 90.6% and Korea at 88.5%. The moisture content of frozen Sarcodon aspratus was 92.4% in China and 91.6% in Korea. The drip% of frozen Tricholoma matsutake was 23.1% in Tibetan (China), 22.1% in Yunnan (China), 14.5% in Yanji (China) and 11.7% in Korea. The amount of drip% of Korea and Chinese frozen Sarcodon aspratus was 20.8% and 22.7%, respectively. Moisture content and drip% of frozen Sarcodon aspratus were similar to those of Chinese and Korea. Frozen Tricholoma matsutake imported from China showed high moisture content and drip% than Korea ones. These results indicated that water coating is possible in frozen Tricholoma matsutake imported from China.

붉은곰팡이는 곰팡이독소를 생성하는 식물병원균으로 수확된 보리 알곡에 잔존하여 저장 중 적절한 환경이 조성 되면 곰팡이독소를 생성할 수 있다. 저장 중 겉보리의 저장온도와 곡물수분함량이 붉은곰팡이와 곰팡이독소 오염에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 전라도에서 수집한 겉보리 시료 3점의 수분함량을 14%와 20%로 조절한 후 온도 조절이 되지 않는 상온창고와 12oC 이하로 온도를 조절한 저온창고에 각각 저장하였다. 창고의 온도와 습도를 실시간으로 측정하면서 1, 3, 6, 12개월 후 시료의 수분함량, 붉은곰팡이와 곰팡이독소의 오염 정도를 조사하였다. 창고의 온·습도 조사결과 상온창고는 월별 평균온도가 최 저 3oC에서 최고 29oC였으며, 평균습도는 58~70% 인 반면 저온창고는 평균온도가 3~13oC 였으며, 평균습도는 62~74% 였다. 시료의 수분함량은 상온창고에서 감소하였으나 저온창고에서는 초기수분함량 14% 시료는 수분함량이 증가하였고, 초기수분함량 20% 시료는 감소하였다. 붉은곰팡이 오염립은 상온창고에서 저장기간이 경과할수록 감소하였으나 저온창고에서는 시료의 수분함량이 높아감 소폭이 적었다. 곰팡이독소는 대부분의 시료에서 저장 12 개월 후에는 상온창고에서 니발레놀이 더 많이 검출되었 으나 1, 3, 6개월에는 뚜렷한 차이가 없었다. 따라서 겉보리의 건조가 덜 된 경우 저온창고에 보관하는 것이 붉은 곰팡이의 오염을 줄이는데 효과적이며, 겉보리를 1년이상 장기 저장할 경우 저온창고에 보관해야 니발레놀의 오염을 줄일 수 있다.

토양수분은 지면환경에서 일어나는 수문 순환을 이해하기 위한 중요한 기상인자일 뿐만 아니라 가뭄, 홍수, 산불 등과 같은 자연재해와 밀접하게 연관되어 있다. 그러나 위성기반 토양수분 자료는 공간해상도가 매우 떨어져서 국지규모 분석에 직접적 으로 적용하기에는 한계가 있다. 이 연구에서는 마이크로파 위성센서로부터 산출된 토양수분 자료가 가지는 공간해상도의 제약을 완화하기 위하여, 다양한 지면 변수와 공간통계법을 활용한 다운스케일링 기법을 도입하였다. 가장 정교한 다운스케일링 기법으로 평가되는 회귀크리깅을 이 연구를 통하여 토양수분 자료에 처음으로 적용하였다. 우리나라의 2013년과 2014년의 4월부터 10월까지 의 일자별 AMSR2(Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2) 공간해상도 10km와 25km의 토양수분 자료를 각각 2km와 4km로 다운스케일링한 결과, 고해상도로 다운스케일링된 자료와 저해상도 원자료와의 일관성이 우수하게 유지되어, 다운스케일링 전후의 공간패턴과 자료특성이 잘 보존되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이 연구에서 제시한 다운스케일링 기법은 토양수분뿐만 아니라 여러 기상요소에 적용될 수 있으며, 위성영상이나 모형자료의 공간해상도 한계를 극복하기 위한 방편이 될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

CO2농도와 온도의 상승으로 인한 지구온난화가 진행되었을 때 광, 수분 그리고 유기물 구배에 따른 멸종위기식물인 황근의 생육과 생태적 지위폭의 변화를 알아보았다. 대조구(야외)와 처리구(CO2 + 온도 상승구)로 나누어 각각 광, 수분 그리고 유기물구배를 두어 재배하였다. 그 연구결과, 황근은 낮은 광량보다 높은 광량을 선호하나, 광량이 787±77.76μmol m-2s-1을 넘어가면 높은 광량이라 하더라도 생육이 어려웠다. 또한 유기물이 없거나(0%) 너무 많은 토양(20%)에서는 생육이 어려웠다. 그러나 수분 구배에 따른 경향이 보이지 않았다. 황근의 고사율은 대조구보다 처리구에서 광량이 높은 조건을 제외한 모든 구배에서 높았다. 이는 CO2와 온도가 상승하면 광에 대한 내성범위가 좁아진다는 것을 의미한다. 대조구와 처리구를 비교하였을 때, 수분구배에 따른 경향은 보이지 않았다. 유기물구배에서 는 대조구보다 처리구에서 모두 고사율이 낮았는데, 이는 유기물에 대한 내성의 범위가 넓어진 것을 의미한다. 황근의 생태적 지위폭은 처리구가 대조구보다 광 구배에서 30.1% 좁아졌으며, 수분 구배에서 8.6% 그리고 유기물 구배에서 30% 넓어졌다. 따라서 CO2농도와 온도의 증가로 인한 지구온난화가 진행되면, 황근의 생육은 광량에 의해서 제한될 것으로 판단된다.

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of moisture contents (40, 50, 60%) and CO2 gas injection (0 and 800 mL/min) on physicochemical properties of extruded soy protein isolate (SPI). The expansion ratio and the specific length increased, but piece density decreased with the increase in CO2 gas injection from 0 to 800 mL/ min at both 40 and 50% moisture contents. On the contrary, the expansion ratio and the specific length decreased, but piece density increased with the increase in CO2 gas injection from 0 to 800 mL/min at 60% moisture content. Extruded SPI with CO2 gas injection at 800 mL/min had small cell size and higher amount of cell than extruded SPI without CO2 gas injection. The water holding capacity and nitrogen solubility index increased, and the integrity index and the texture decreased with the increase in CO2 gas injection from 0 to 800 mL/min. In conclusion, extruded SPI with the CO2 gas injection at 800 mL/min showed better expansion properties and cell formation than extruded SPI without the CO2 gas injection.

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of moisture contents (40, 50, 60%) and CO2 gas injection (0 and 800 mL/min) on physicochemical properties of extruded soy protein isolate (SPI). The expansion ratio and the specific length increased, but piece density decreased with the increase in CO2 gas injection from 0 to 800 mL/ min at both 40 and 50% moisture contents. On the contrary, the expansion ratio and the specific length decreased, but piece density increased with the increase in CO2 gas injection from 0 to 800 mL/min at 60% moisture content. Extruded SPI with CO2 gas injection at 800 mL/min had small cell size and higher amount of cell than extruded SPI without CO2 gas injection. The water holding capacity and nitrogen solubility index increased, and the integrity index and the texture decreased with the increase in CO2 gas injection from 0 to 800 mL/min. In conclusion, extruded SPI with the CO2 gas injection at 800 mL/min showed better expansion properties and cell formation than extruded SPI without the CO2 gas injection.

본 연구에서는 직/편물 8종을 대상으로 이들 수직방향과 수평방향 수분이동특성 측정방법에 따른 소재들의 수분이동 특성을 분석하였다. 또한, 8종의 시편의 MMT에 의한 건조특성을 수직 건조 측정 결과와 비교하여 논의하였다. 수평 수분이동 방법인 MMT 시험 결과는 수직법인 바이렉 방법의 결과와 유사한 거동을 나타내었다. 대나무, 린넨 및 면/나일론 복합 소재는 드롭법의 흡수시간은 짧았으며, 표면의 낮은 접촉각 및 직물의 높은 다공성에 기인한 것으로 판단되며, 친수성 스테이플 섬유의 구조와 상관이 있을 것으로 보인다. MMT에 의한 건조특성은 니트 및 대나무 직물의 최대 흡수반경이 가장 우수했으며, 수식 건조법에 비해 차이를 나타내었다. MMT 방법의 건조속도는 직물의 두께와 포화수분 흡수율과 높은 상관성을 가졌으며, 회귀계수는 각각 0.9와 0.88이었다. 이는 직물의 두께가 얇을수록 위킹 및 건조특성이 우수하며, 기능성 소재기획시 착용 내구성을 판단하는데 중요함을 의미한다. 또한 상이한 섬유소재, 실 및 구조의 소재에 대한 수분이동특성(위킹, 건조)는 측정 방법에 따라 다른 결과를 나타내었다.

This study aims to make extruded rice snack with high quality in texture and nutrition by adding mealworm. Addition of the mealworm has the merit to fill in high-quality protein and unsaturated fatty acids which are insufficient in rice. Thus, the physicochemical properties were investigated through the process of extrusion cooking. As the extrusion process varied, the die temperatures were set to 120oC and 130oC. Also, the moisture contents were adjusted to 30% and 35%. The specific length, the expansion ratio, and the water absorption index increased as the added content of mealworm became higher. On the contrary, the density, the breaking strength, the apparent elastic modulus, and the water solubility index decreased. As mealworm and moisture content increased, DPPH radical scavenging activity significantly increased but the rancidity decreased. As a result, the addition of mealworm to the extruded rice snack was effective in improving texture, nutrition, and antioxidation.

This study aims to make extruded rice snack with high quality in texture and nutrition by adding mealworm. Addition of the mealworm has the merit to fill in high-quality protein and unsaturated fatty acids which are insufficient in rice. Thus, the physicochemical properties were investigated through the process of extrusion cooking. As the extrusion process varied, the die temperatures were set to 120oC and 130oC. Also, the moisture contents were adjusted to 30% and 35%. The specific length, the expansion ratio, and the water absorption index increased as the added content of mealworm became higher. On the contrary, the density, the breaking strength, the apparent elastic modulus, and the water solubility index decreased. As mealworm and moisture content increased, DPPH radical scavenging activity significantly increased but the rancidity decreased. As a result, the addition of mealworm to the extruded rice snack was effective in improving texture, nutrition, and antioxidation.

As the population ages, the number of households raising companion animals is increasing. Companion animal industry has recently been diversified through a combination of various industries such as beauty, rest, and insurance, and the share of this industry in the economy is gradually increasing. Dandruid keratoses, ticks, and various pathogenic bacteria are parasitized on the skin and hair of a dog to damage the hair and cause skin diseases. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of natural ingredients on the oil and moisture content of dog skin when using natural shampoos and using these shampoos. In this study, we measured the water content of four poodles of 1 year and 4 years old. The natural shampoo used in 4 rats was prepared and used directly. The results of this study showed that the water content in the forelimb of the experimental dog was almost unchanged when using the ordinary shampoo, but it increased with the use of the natural shampoo. Especially, when using natural shampoo for 3 weeks, it was confirmed that the water content of ordinary shampoo increased about 55.71% over 3 weeks. On the other hand, when using a general shampoo, the water content of the neck of the experimental dog was almost unchanged, and even when using the natural shampoo, the moisture content was almost unchanged. These results suggest that natural shampoos will have a better effect on maintaining the moisture content of companion animals compared to ordinary shampoos.

PURPOSES:The objectives of this study are to evaluate moisture sensitivity of various asphalt mixtures and to suggest an alternate method for the dynamic immersion test, which is used to determine the application of anti-stripping agent, by analyzing bond strength.METHODS:The bond strength of various asphalt mixtures such as hot mix asphalt, warm mix asphalt, and polymer-modified asphalt was evaluated by the ABS test. In order to characterize moisture sensitivity at different temperatures of the mixtures, the ABS test was conducted at -10°C, 5°C, 20°C, 40°C, and 54°C under both dry and wet conditions. The concept of the bond strength ratio was applied for objective moisture sensitivity analysis. Moreover, the bond strength characteristic was compared to the dynamic immersion test to suggest an alternate method to determine the application of anti-stripping agent.RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS :Overall, the polymer-modified asphalt demonstrates the highest bond strength characteristic regardless of moisture condition and temperature. The bond strength characteristic displays a highly reliable linear relationship from 5°C to 40°C, and the relationship could be used to predict bond strength at any intermediate temperature. Based on the analysis of bond strength and retained asphalt ratio, the bond strength value of 1254 kPa could be applied as a criterion for anti-stripping agent.

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of the moisture content and pellet mill type on the physical and chemical characteristics of Italian ryegrass (IRG) pellet. Moisture content of raw material significantly (p<0.05) affected IRG pellet formation. Moisture content at 25% was the best condition for IRG pellet formation in terms of shape, power load and temperature changes. The hardness of pellet was decreased when moisture content was increase. However, the hardness of pellet was not affected by pellet mill type. Moisture content at 30% dramatically (p<0.05) decreased the durability compared to moisture content at 25%. Dry matter content of IRG pellet was increased (p<0.05) after pelleting. Total count of microorganism was decreased in pellet due to pressure heat and moisture losses during the pelleting process. These results indicated that the proper moisture content of Italian ryegrass pelleting would be at 25%. In addition, Roll & flat die type would be more suitable than Ring die and Die & flat die type in IRG pelleting. Pelleting works would be beneficial for improving forage quality and long storage.

OBJECTIVES : The objective of this research is to determine the moisture resistance of the freeze-thaw process occurring in low-noise porous pavement using either hydrated-lime or anti-freezing agent. Various additives were applied to low-noise porous asphalt, which is actively paved in South Korea, to overcome its disadvantages. Moreover, the optimum contents of hydrated-lime and anti-freezing agent and behavior properties of low-noise porous asphalt layer are determined using dynamic moduli via the freeze-thaw test. METHODS: The low-noise porous asphalt mixtures were made using gyratory compacters to investigate its properties with either hydratedlime or anti-freezing agent. To determine the dynamic moduli of each mixture, impact resonance test was conducted. The applied standard for the freeze-thaw test of asphalt mixture is ASTM D 6857. The freeze-thaw and impact resonance tests were performed twice at each stage. The behavior properties were defined using finite element method, which was performed using the dynamic modulus data obtained from the freezethaw test and resonance frequencies obtained from non-destructive impact test. RESULTS: The results show that the coherence and strength of the low-noise porous asphalt mixture decreased continuously with the increase in the temperature of the mixture. The dynamic modulus of the normal low-noise porous asphalt mixture dramatically decreased after one cycle of freezing and thawing stages, which is more than that of other mixtures containing additives. The damage rate was higher when the freeze-thaw test was repeated. CONCLUSIONS : From the root mean squared error (RMSE) and mean percentage error (MPE) analyses, the addition rates of 1.5% hydrated-lime and 0.5% anti-freezing agent resulted in the strongest mixture having the highest moisture resistance compared to other specimens with each additive in 1 cycle freeze-thaw test. Moreover, the freeze-thaw resistance significantly improved when a hydrated-lime content of 0.5% was applied for the two cycles of the freeze-thaw test. Hence, the optimum contents of both hydrated-lime and anti-freezing agent are 0.5%.

Variations among 15 major waxy cultivars in terms of milling appearance and cooking characteristics at different moisture contents were investigated. Hardness of milled rice kernels increased and 1000-grain weights decreased with the reduction of moisture content. The milled rice kernels showed about two-fold hardness gap between 12 and 16% moisture contents. The 1000-grain weights revealed 6% reduction from 21.4 g to 20.2 g at 16% and 12% moisture contents, respectively. The whiteness of waxy rice which indicated varietal variation also increased with decrease of moisture contents. In most cultivars, the whiteness of waxy rice peaked and stabilized at around 14% moisture content. In milling properties, brown/rough rice ratios were not affected by moisture content, however, milled/brown rice ratios increased with the decrease of moisture contents between 14 - 16%. This implied that the proper moisture content for milling rate of waxy rice is lower than that of non-waxy rice. The chalkiness expression of milled waxy rice varied directly with moisture contents. At 16% moisture content, the rates of translucent and semi-translucent kernels like non-waxy rice were 49.0 - 84.4% while at 14% moisture content, the rates of chalky rice were 88.7 - 99.9%. In terms of cooking properties of milled waxy rice with different moisture contents, lower moisture contents (12 - 13%) were related with higher water absorption rates. The higher volume expansion of cooked milled rice and more soluble solid after cooking in most cultivars showed the possibility of low palatability of cooked waxy rice with lower moisture contents (below 13%).

본 연구는 멸종위기식물인 섬시호를 대상으로 기후변화의 원인인 CO2+온도상승과 식물의 생육 및 분포에 중요한 광, 수분, 영양소를 조합 처리하여 지구온난화에 대해 어떻게 반응하는지 알아보고, 기후변화환경 하에서의 보전방안을 마련하고자 하였다. 실험은 야외의 CO2 농도와 온도를 반영한 대조구와 유리온실에서 대조구보다 CO2 농도가 약 2배, 온도가 약 2°C 높게 유지한 CO2+온도상승구로 구분하여 2010년부터 2011년까지 생육시켜 관찰하고 비교하였다. 섬시호의 생육반응은 광, 수분, 영양소보다 CO2+온도상승의 영향을 더 많이 받았고, CO2+온도상승구에서 영양소가 많은 조건일 때 잘 자랐다. 잎 수는 대조구에 비해 CO2+온도상승구에서 광이 낮은 구배와 영양소가 높은 구배에서 많았고, 잎 폭은 대조구에 비해 CO2+온도상승구에서 광과 영양소가 중간 구배에서 좁았다. 그러나 지상부 길이, 잎몸 길이 그리고 잎자루 길이는 대조구와 CO2+온도상승구 간에 차이가 없었다. 본 연구결과를 토대로 미래기후환경 하에서 섬시호의 보전을 위해서는 섬시호 자생지에 NH4 +, NO3, P2O5, K2O 등이 포함된 영양소를 공급하고, 섬시호 자생지가 파괴되지 않도록 하여야 한다. 또한 섬시호의 자생지와 유사한 환경조건을 가진 곳을 발굴하여 복원함으로써 서식지를 확대하여야 한다.