본 연구는 국내외 여건으로 침체되고 국내 인삼산업 활성화에 필요한 인삼가공식품의 경쟁력 제고를 위하여 대표 인삼제품인 홍삼토닉의 소비자 선호속성을 선택실험법을 통해 분석하였다. 실험에 사용된 선호속성으로는 재배연근, 우수농산물(GAP) 인증 여부, 당류함량, 가격이 포함되었으며 총 1,796개의 실험에 대한 답변을 취득하여 각 속성에 대한 가치를 다항로짓모형을 이용하여 추정하였다. 그 결과, 6 년근 원료를 사용하여 우수농산물(GAP) 인증을 받은 저당도 제품에 대한 선호도를 화폐가치로 환산하였다. 이를 정리하면, 5년근 대비 6년근 원료를 사용한 제품에 약 94,000원, GAP 인증을 받지 않은 경우에 비해서 약 89,000원, 당을 1g 줄인 경우 약 5,000의 추가지불의사금액을 확인할 수 있었다. 따 라서 단기적으로 GAP 인증된 6년근 원료를 사용한 저당의 제품 개발이 필요하며, 인삼 GAP 인증에 대한 지원과 홍보가 필요할 것으로 보인다. 한편 인삼 농가 생산성 개선을 위해 저년근 인삼 효능에 대한 과도한 저평가를 개선하기 위한 장기적인 노력이 병행되어야 할 것으로 보인다.

This study was conducted to enhance the efficiency of embryo transfer and embryos produced in vitro according to select good quality blastocyst among in vivo or in vitro produced embryos. After middle blastocys(MB) and late blastocyst(LB) stages embryos that developed in vitro for 7∼8 days were treated hypertonic solution(380 mOsm or 600 mOsm) and the rate of development to hatched blastocyst(HB) was examined. The results obtained were summarized as follows: The proportion of embryos developed to HB was higher than that of control regardless of hypertonic solution treatment. However, it was related to culture time in hypertonic solution The propotrion of embryos developed to HB of morphologically recovered embryos in 380 nOsm solution ws higher than that of morphologically shrinked embryos. However, treatment time was not significantly different the rates of HB development. Especially, the proportion of embryos developed to HB of morphologically recovered embryos of the 30-min-treated group was significantly higher than that of control (p<0.05). The results suggest that hypertonic solution treatment should enhance the efficiency for criterion of transferable blastocyst quality.

Long-term exposure to loud noise affects performance since it changes arousal level, distracts attention, and also is able to evoke subjective stress accompanied by negative emotional states. The purpose of the study was to analyze dynamics of subjective and physiological variables during a relatively long-lasting (30 min) exposure to white noise (85 dB[A]). Physiological signals were recorded on 15 college students during 30 min of intense auditory stimulation. Autonomic variables, namely skin conductance level , non-specific SCR number, inter-best intervals in ECG, heart rate variability index (HF/LF ratio of HRV), skin temperature, as well as respiration rate were analyzed on 5 min epoch basis. Psychological assessment (subjective rating of stress level) was also repeated every 5 min. Statistical analysis was employed to trace the time course of the dynamics of subjective and autonomic physiological variables and their relationships. Results showed that the intense noise evoked subjective stress as well as associated autonomic nervous system responses. However it was shown that physiological variables endured specific changes in the process of exposure to the loud white noise. Discussed were probable psychophysiological mechanisms mediating reactivity to long-term auditory stimulation of high intensity, namely short-term activation, followed by transient adaptation (with relatively stable autonomic balance) and then a subsequent wave of arousal due to tonic sympathetic dominance.