[PB-0095] Genome-Wide Association Study and Transcriptome Analysis of Salinity Tolerance in Peanuts(Arachis hypogaea L.)

Kunyan Zou(Kunyan Zou),Seung-Ah Han(Seung-Ah Han),Min-jae Choi(Min-jae Choi),Min-jeong Lee(Min-jeong Lee),Da-Hye Jeon(Da-Hye Jeon),Tae-Hwan Jun(Tae-Hwan Jun) 한국육종학회 2022 한국육종학회 공동학술발표집 Vol.2022 No.-

[PB-0094] Genome-Wide Association Study of Leaf Chlorophyll Content Using High-Density 50K SNP Array in Peanut Accessions

Kunyan Zou(Kunyan Zou),Nayoung Kwon(Nayoung Kwon),Tae-Hwan Jun(Tae-Hwan Jun) 한국육종학회 2022 한국육종학회 공동학술발표집 Vol.2022 No.-

Dynamic response characteristics of an innovative turretless low motion FPSO hull in central GoM ultra-deep waters

Zou, Jun Techno-Press 2022 Ocean systems engineering Vol.12 No.2

In oil and gas industry, FPSO concept is the most popular hull form and ship shaped hull form dominants the FPSO market. Only a non-ship-shaped hull in operations with minor market shares is the cylindrical FPSO hull with medium to small storage capability. To add contracting options and competitions to reduce field development costs, an innovative turretless low motion hull, eco-FPSO, with 1MM bbls oil storage capacity and suitable for installing topsides modulars and equipping with regular SCRs, was first introduced in Zou (2020a). Dynamic characteristic responses of the eco-FPSO compared to the traditional SS-FPSO hull and DD-Semi platform are presented and discussed in this paper, suitability and feasibility of the proposed hull have been demonstrated and validated through extensive analyses in 10-yrp, 100-yrp and 1,000-yrp hurricanes in ultra-deepwater central GoM.

자기 공명 영상을 이용한 안면비대칭환자의 측두하악관절 원반의 형태와 위치에 관한 연구

Bingshuang Zou,김태우,최순철 대한치과교정학회 2005 대한치과교정학회지 Vol.35 No.5

본 연구는 안면비대칭이 있는 환자의 측두하악관절원반 형태와 위치를 평가하고 악관절내장증과 안명비대칭 간의 관계를 규명하기 위하여 시행되었다. 남자 10명 및 여자 27명으로 구성된 안명비대칭 환자 37명의 74개의 TMJ MRI를 사용하였으며, 대상 집단의 연령은 12세에서 44세까지의 범위로 평균 21.4세였다. 시상 및 두정 TMJ MRI를 최대감합위 및 최대개구위에서 채득한 후 부분전방변위, 전방변위, 회전 또는 측방 원반변위 등 원반변위의 종류를 기록하였으며, 원반의 모양, 위치, 그리고 원반의 변위 및 회전을 MRI tracing 상에서 판독하였다. 악관절내장증의 증상은 정상, 정복성 전방원반변위 (ADDR). 그리고 비정복성 전방원반변위(ADDNR)집단으로 분류하였으며, 환자는 양측성 정상. 편측 혹은 양측 내장증 집단으로 분류하였다. 약 70%의 환자에서 편측성 또는 양측성 내장증을 보였으며, 통계분석 결과 ADD. 특히 회전성 ADD가 변위측에서 더 높은 빈도로 나타났으나 반대측에서는 원반의 위치가 정상인 경우가 많았다 (p<0.01).변위측의 원반은 모양의 변형 및 하전방 변위를 유의하게 더 나타냈다. 그러나 반대쪽은 개구시 원반이 수직방향으로 과운동성이 관찰되었다. 이 연구는 안면비대칭 환자에서 ADD의 종류가 원반의 모양,경사,변위 각도,변위의 수직거리 및 회전각도와 연관이 있다는 것을 제시한다. The present study was conducted to examine the morphometrics and function of the disk on both sides among patients with facial asymmetry (FA) and to elucidate plausible correlations between internal derangement (ID) and FA. The sample was composed of 10 males and 27 females with FA. The disk status of all subjects was evaluated by biateral high resolution magnetic resonance scans in the sagittal (closed and open) and coronal (closed) planes. Five types of disk displacement were identified accordingly. The disk function was diagnosed as normal disk function, disk displacement with reduction, and disk displacement without reduction. The disk shape on sagittal MRI in closed position was classified as bi-concave, biplanar, funnel/hemiconvex, and deformed. The disk position, translation and rotation were also measured. The difference between the shifted side and non-shifted side was analyzed by statistical analysis. Approximately 70% of the patients in the present study showed unilateral or bilateral ID. It was found that anterior disk displacements (ADD), especially rotational ADD, occurred more frequently in the shifted side, while normal disk position was observed mainly in the non-shifted side(p<0.01). The disk of the shifted side showed significantly deformed configuration and inferior-anterior disk position. However, the disk of the non-deviated side showed hyper-mobility during jaw opening movement. These results demonstrate that in FA patients, the disks status of the shifted side is different from that of the non-shifted side, a phenomenon that could be correlated to facial asymmetry.

Substituting oat hay or maize silage for portion of alfalfa hay affects growth performance, ruminal fermentation, and nutrient digestibility of weaned calves

Yang Zou,XinPing Zou,XiZhi Li,Gang Guo,Peng Ji,Yan Wang,ShengLi Li,YaJing Wang,ZhiJun Cao 아세아·태평양축산학회 2018 Animal Bioscience Vol.31 No.3

Objective: The impact of forage feeding strategy on growth performance, ruminal fermentation and nutrient digestibility in post-weaning calves was investigated. Methods: Forty-five female Holstein calves (body weight [BW] = 79.79±0.38 kg) were enrolled in the 35-d study at one week after weaning and randomly assigned to one of three dietary treatments. All diets were fed as total mixed ration containing 60% (dry matter [DM] basis) of basal starter feed and 40% (DM basis) of forage, but varied in composition of forage source including i) alfalfa (40% DM, AH); ii) alfalfa hay (26.7% DM)+oat hay (13.3% DM; OH); iii) alfalfa hay (26.7% DM)+corn silage (13.3% DM; WS). Results: Dry matter intake was not different among treatment groups (p>0.05). However, BW (p<0.05) and average daily gain (p<0.05) of calves fed AH and OH were greater than WS-fed calves, whereas heart girth was greater in OH-fed calves than those fed AH and WS (p<0.05). Ruminal fermentation parameters including proportion of butyric acid, acetated-to-propionate ratio, concentration of total volatile fatty acid, protozoal protein, bacterial protein, and microbial protein in rumen were the highest in OH (p<0.05) and the lowest in WS. Compared with the AH and WS, feeding oat hay to postweaning calves increased crude protein digestibility (p<0.05), and decreased duration of diarrhea (p<0.05) and fecal index (p<0.05). Conclusion: Our results suggested that partially replacing alfalfa hay with oat hay improved ruminal fermentation, nitrogen utilization, and reduced incidence of diarrhea in post-weaning dairy calves.

Prognostic Threshold of Neuroendocrine Differentiation in Gastric Carcinoma: a Clinicopathological Study of 945 Cases

Zou, Yi,Chen, Linying,Wang, Xingfu,Chen, Yupeng,Hu, Liwen,Zeng, Saifan,Wang, Pengcheng,Li, Guoping,Huang, Ming,Wang, Liting,He, Shi,Li, Sanyan,Jian, Lihui,Zhang, Sheng The Korean Gastric Cancer Association 2019 Journal of gastric cancer Vol.19 No.1

Purpose: The significance of neuroendocrine differentiation (NED) in gastric carcinoma (GC) is controversial, leading to ambiguous concepts in traditional classifications. This study aimed to determine the prognostic threshold of meaningful NED in GC and clarify its unclear features in existing classifications. Materials and Methods: Immunohistochemical staining for synaptophysin, chromogranin A, and neural cell adhesion molecule was performed for 945 GC specimens. Survival analysis was performed using the log-rank test and univariate/multivariate models with percentages of NED ($P_{NED}$) and demographic and clinicopathological parameters. Results: In total, 275 (29.1%) cases were immunoreactive to at least 1 neuroendocrine (NE) marker. GC-NED was more common in the upper third of the stomach. $P_{NED}$, and Borrmann's classification and tumor, lymph node, metastasis stages were independent prognostic factors. The cutoff $P_{NED}$ was 10%, beyond which patients had significantly worse outcomes, although the risk did not increase with higher $P_{NED}$. Tumors with ${\geq}10%$ NED tended to manifest as Borrmann type III lesion with mixed/diffuse morphology and poorer histological differentiation; the NE components in this population mainly grew in insulae/nests, which differed from the predominant growth pattern (glandular/acinar) in GC with <10% NED. Conclusions: GC with ${\geq}10%$ NED should be classified as a distinct subtype because of its worse prognosis, and more attention should be paid to the necessity of additional therapeutics for NE components.

Analysis of the Cold-Responsive Transcriptome in the Mature Pollen of Arabidopsis

Zou Changsong,Yu Diqiu 한국식물학회 2010 Journal of Plant Biology Vol.53 No.6

Mature pollen is very sensitive to cold stress in chilling-sensitive plants. To understand the genetic regulation of tolerance to cold stress, we analyzed the transcript expression profile in mature pollen of Arabidopsis using Affymetrix GeneChips containing ∼24,000 genes. Expression of 2,127 genes was cold-regulated, of which 697 genes were upregulated and 1,430 genes were downregulated. Further analysis showed that a large number of signal transduction components were significantly affected by cold treatment, indicating extensive changes in the gene regulatory networks of mature pollen. Many coldresponsive genes encode transcription factors, suggesting a multitude of transcriptional cascades. A number of genes important for the biosynthesis or signaling of plant hormones, such as abscisic acid, auxin, and jasmonate,were regulated by cold stress, which is of potential importance in coordinating cold tolerance with pollen growth and development. In addition, 159 mature pollenspecific genes that might be involved in pollen viability were also cold-regulated. Expression of the cold-responsive transcripts identified by microarray analysis was confirmed by quantitative real-time PCR. Our study provides an overall picture of the cold-responsive transcriptome in Arabidopsis pollen and is valuable for understanding gene regulation in response to cold stress and the molecular mechanisms of cold tolerance in mature pollen.

Electrochemical and microscopic analysis on corrosion behavior of steel bars in slag/fly ash-cement paste subjected to seawater attack

Zou Shuai,Zuo Xiao-Nao,Li Xinagnan,Xiao Jianzhuang 아시아콘크리트학회 2021 Journal of Asian Concrete Federation Vol.7 No.2

A series of corrosion experiments of cement paste-steel bar specimens with different contents of slag and fly ash were performed to investigate the influence of slag/fly ash on the corrosion behavior of steel bars in concrete under seawater. In this investigation, the corrosion behavior of specimen was electrochemically monitored by open-circuit potential (OCP), Tafel polarization (TP) and electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS). Meanwhile, SEM/EDS and XRD were applied to microscopically analyze the microstructure deterioration of materials. Results showed that, replacing cement with slag/fly ash caused a decrease in Ca(OH)2 as well as an increase in C-S-H gel and Friedel's salt in concrete, which can improve the chloride-solidification ability and slow down the chloride diffusion in concrete by both physical adsorption and chemical binding, and thereafter promoting the corrosion resistance of steel bars in concrete in marine environment. Compared to slag, the equal replacing content of fly ash can contribute to a better improving effect on the corrosion resistance of reinforced concrete in marine environment. In this study, a replacement of cement by 20% slag+20% fly ash led to an optimum improving effect on its corrosion resistance. In addition, the results also indicate that the corrosion of reinforced concrete caused by seawater attack does not occur at a uniform rate, but it can firstly maintain a long-term uncorroded state, and then develops rapidly after pitting corrosion occurs.

TRANSITION TOWARDS DEMOCRACY IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE

Zou, Gary The Institute for Far Eastern Studies Kyungnam Uni 1991 ASIAN PERSPECTIVE Vol.15 No.1

Investigation of 3-D dynamic wind loads on lattice towers

Zou, Lianghao,Liang, Shuguo,Li, Q.S.,Zhao, Lin,Ge, Yaojun Techno-Press 2008 Wind and Structures, An International Journal (WAS Vol.11 No.4

In this paper, the along-wind, across-wind as well as torsional dynamic wind loads on three kinds of lattice tower models are investigated using the base balance technique in a boundary layer wind tunnel. The models were specially designed, and their fundamental frequencies in the directions of the three principal axes are still in the frequency range of the spectra of wind loads on lattice towers. In order to clear contaminations to the spectra of wind loads induced by model resonance, the generalized force spectra of the first mode of the models in along-wind, across-wind and torsional directions were derived based on measured base moments of the models. The RMS generalized force coefficients are also obtained by removing the contributions of model resonance. Finally, the characteristics of the 3-D dynamic wind loads, especially those of the across-wind dynamic loads, on the three kinds of lattice towers are presented and discussed.