Dankook University

Deoxynivalenol-induced intestinal toxicity in piglets is mediated by multi-kingdom microbial dysbiosis and metatranscriptomic reprogramming

Mycotoxin contamination of feed and food, particularly with deoxynivalenol (DON), poses significant threats to intestinal health in livestock, yet the role of gut fungi (mycobiota) and fungal-bacterial interactions remains unclear. Across four piglet experiments integrating multi...

Optimizing the Structural Integrity of Gwapyeon with Red Bull Ⓡ and Enhancing Consumer Acceptability: A Comparison of Corn, Mung Bean, and Potato Starch

Gwapyeon, a traditional Korean fruit starch-based gel, offers a unique matrix for functional food diversification.This study investigated the technical feasibility of incorporating a commercial energy beverage (Red Bull Ⓡ ) into a gwapyeon system and evaluated how the source and...

A Preliminary Evaluation on Poly(3-Hydroxypropionic Acid) as a Novel Feed Additive on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, Selected Culturable Fecal Bacterial Counts, and In Vitro Fecal Fermentation in Growing Pigs

Poly(3-hydroxypropionate) (P3HP) is a biodegradable member of the polyhydroxyalkanoate family that can be degraded into 3-hydroxypropionic acid, a three-carbon organic acid with potential biological activity. Although P3HP has attracted considerable interest for its microbial pro...

Effects of Dietary N-Carbamylglutamate Addition with Two Different Levels of Crude Protein (Low and High) on the Growth, Nitrogen Retention, Amino Acids in the Carcass, Blood Health, Gut Bacteria, and Meat Quality of Finishing Pigs

This experiment was performed to investigate the effect of two different CP levels, with or without NCG supplementation, on finishing pigs’ performance and meat quality. A total of 200 pigs ([Yorkshire × Landrace] × Duroc) with an initial average body weight (BW) of 50.06 ± 1.34...

Combined health risk factors and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in the Korean National Health Examination Baseline cohort

The World Health Organization underscores the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle to mitigate premature mortality. Key health risk factors (HRFs) are strongly linked to mortality. However, large-scale cohort studies examining the impact of HRFs on mortality remain scarc...

RAF1 extrachromosomal DNA amplification confers acquired erlotinib resistance in a non-small cell lung cancer cell model

EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor)-targeted therapies, which utilize small molecule inhibitors such as erlotinib and osimertinib to inhibit aberrantly activated EGF receptors caused by oncogenic mutations such as L858R and exon 19 deletion occurring primarily in the region c...

Dietary patterns and cardiometabolic health among Korean adolescents: Korea national health and nutrition examination survey, 2007–2022

Adolescence is a critical developmental period during which diet profoundly influences lifelong health. However, evidence on dietary patterns among adolescents and their sex-specific associations with cardiometabolic health remains limited. This study aimed to identify major diet...

EngineeringIntermediate Phases in Topotactic PhaseTransitions of Cobaltite Perovskites

Abstract Topotactic phase transitions in perovskite cobaltites (R1–xAxCoO3−δ; R = rare earth, A = alkaline-earth ion) play a key role in the operation of neuromorphic devices, where oxygen vacancy concentration (δ) modulates resistive switching. However, the emergence of an insul...

Transplantation of directly converted HDF-iNSC to the scala tympani of the cochlea increases neural structure and central auditory connection in an auditory neuropathy animal model

Cochlear implants (CIs) provide effective rehabilitation for severe-to-profound hearing loss, yet their success is limited by secondary degeneration of auditory neurons. Direct transdifferentiation, which enables lineage conversion of somatic cells into neural stem cells without...

Arsenic removal from wastewater using the bio-based graphene oxide and magnetite nanocomposites: reaction kinetic study

Water contamination with arsenic (As) is a global issue challenging the environment, ecosystem, and human health. Among arsenic decontamination techniques, sorption is highly acknowledged, efficienct, low cost and simple technique and gaining much interest in recent decades. Effi...

Infiltration resistance of hydrophobic soil slopes under extreme rainfall: centrifuge model tests

The increasing frequency of extreme rainfall necessitates slope protection methods that directly regulate infiltration. This study proposes engineered hydrophobicity as a delay-based infiltration control mechanism. Centrifuge model tests were conducted to evaluate slopes containi...