is a hub for the Smart Farm Innovation Valley project mentoring young farmers and advancing smart farming technologies fostering innovation and sustainability in agriculture the Republic of Korea faces an ageing farm population and the challenge of finding replacements for young farmers One of the government initiatives to bring the youth into farming is establishing and supporting a network of innovation valleys focusing on smart farming and agrifood enterprises The Smart Farm Innovation Valley project was born to provide youth with mentorship The project consists of building and operating agricultural clusters across the country equipped with facilities such as test centres Four such centres are under development and operation in Sangju The Smart Farm Innovation Valley cluster serves as a unique mentoring and incubation model that has provided quality education and training opportunities to young farmers through the Startup Incubation Centres (SIC) since 2018 The SIC focuses on educating young farmers on how to start their own smart farms but who lack agricultural knowledge the programme accepted 104 trainees from Sangju and Gimje the number of enrolled farmers reached 208 across all four Smart Farm Innovation Valley locations and 168 are currently taking an active part in the curriculum The agricultural cluster also accumulates a wide variety of data from the smart farms which are also used for insect pest/disease forecasting remote temperature/humidity control and other useful smart farming solutions or services the central focus is the strawberries and tomatoes value chains Young farmers are offered a one-stop mentoring service for entry-level farmers and continuing up to fully established farmers Local farmers can also receive assistance from the facility with exporting products The Smart Farm Valley also offers other services such as researching and developing robotics/automation and learning how to export Sangju strawberries and tomatoes to countries outside Korea the Smart Farm Innovation cluster leverages the area’s agricultural and life science infrastructure Provided services at the Center include setting up an innovative product development system that integrates the R&D testing and validation/certification processes diversifying the crop portfolio and developing functional food products the focus is on diversifying the main crop portfolio in crops such as bell peppers and premium strawberries and supporting their testing and export promotion melons and strawberries and research climate adaptation and cultivation of tropical crops The Goheung cluster also focuses on developing local nutrient solutions to replace imported products and creating an agricultural district specialising in crop production and raising seedlings the services available in the Smart Farm Innovation Valley are jointly operated and managed by individual farmers research institutions and private sector businesses and cover the entire product life cycle (from production quality control and processing to sales/marketing) as well as the upstream and downstream industries involved allowing for full-scale development of local smart farms opportunities Digital Villages Initiative in the Republic of Korea(Available soon) Artificial pollination is being carried out in a pear orchard in Sabolguk-myeon and a pear blossom ovule that was not damaged in Sabolguk-myeon A pear blossom in a Sabolguk-myeon orchard in Sangju The pistil has turned black due to damage from unseasonably low temperatures White pear blossoms are in full bloom in Sabolguk-myeon Pear blossoms in an orchard in Sabolguk-myeon The pistils have blackened due to unusually low temperatures Group14 has started shipping its SCC55 silicon carbon anode material from the factory in Sangju which it operates jointly with SK Materials Over 100 manufacturers of batteries for electric vehicles and consumer electronics have already been supplied with the material from the South Korean factory These battery manufacturers are using these initial volumes to continue their qualification of SCC55 for adoption into various commercial electric vehicle and consumer electronics battery programmes expected to launch in 2025 Group 14 states that it already launched its first shipments of SCC55 from the factory this month The company does specify that it has supplied over 100 customers from its initial production base in Washington State and that the material is “already in over two million smartphones.” The new facility has an “initial annual capacity of 2,000 tonnes of SCC55™ equivalent to 10-gigawatt-hours – enough to power roughly 100,000 to 250,000 electric vehicles per year.” “By making Group14’s silicon battery material available from multiple sites worldwide for EV and CE programs we are bringing groundbreaking performance to more consumers who want the advantages of silicon batteries,” said Rick Luebbe CEO and co-founder of Group14 Technologies “This world’s first shipment milestone is a testament to the robustness of our manufacturing processes and scalability of our SCC55™ material now validated and accessible through dual-sourcing for leading EV and CE cell manufacturers.” Group14 also claims that with its 100 global customers “95% of worldwide battery production” is represented prnewswire.com I agree with the Privacy policy electrive has been following the development of electric mobility with journalistic passion and expertise since 2013. As the industry's leading trade media, we offer comprehensive coverage of the highest quality — as a central platform for the rapid development of this technology. With news, background information, driving reports, interviews, videos and advertising messages. Exploring the effect of SJQJD on the pulmonary microbiota of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) rats through 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) sequencing. SJQJD could improve lung structure and inflammatory response in COPD rats. 16s rRNA sequencing analysis showed that SJQJD could significantly improve the abundance and diversity of bacterial communities in COPD rats. Through differential analysis and machine learning methods, potential microbial biomarkers were identified as Mycoplasmataceae, Bacillaceae, and Lachnospiraceae. SJQJD could improve tissue morphology and local inflammatory response in COPD rats, and its effect may be related to improve pulmonary microbiota. Volume 14 - 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2024.1379831 This article is part of the Research TopicMachine Learning and Deep Learning Applications in Pathogenic Microbiome ResearchView all 13 articles Objective: Exploring the effect of SJQJD on the pulmonary microbiota of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) rats through 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) sequencing Methods: A COPD rat model was constructed through smoking and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation and the efficacy of SJQJD was evaluated by hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbnent Assay (ELISA) The alveolar lavage fluid of rats was subjected to 16S rRNA sequencing The diversity of lung microbiota composition and community structure was analyzed and differential microbiota were screened machine learning algorithms were used for screening biomarkers of each group of the microbiota Results: SJQJD could improve lung structure and inflammatory response in COPD rats 16s rRNA sequencing analysis showed that SJQJD could significantly improve the abundance and diversity of bacterial communities in COPD rats Through differential analysis and machine learning methods potential microbial biomarkers were identified as Mycoplasmataceae Conclusion: SJQJD could improve tissue morphology and local inflammatory response in COPD rats and its effect may be related to improve pulmonary microbiota there is no effective treatment for AECOPD; therefore exploring effective prevention and treatment of COPD is one of the most urgent demands of the medical field worldwide These physiological processes are involved in various stages of physiological pathology there is currently limited research by semen benincaae and concretio silicea bambusae SJQJD is an internal preparation of Zhongshan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (specific lot number: Guangdong Medicine Preparation Z20071015) All traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces are provided by the Chinese Pharmacy of Zhongshan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital and identified as qualified authentic products by Deputy Chief Pharmacist He Jianhong The abovementioned 10 herbs were soaked in water for 30 minutes and the decoction treatment was performed twice for 1.5 hours The mixture was boiled and brought to a constant volume of 1 L and the supernatant was isolated and packaged to complete the preparation Experimental grouping: Specific pathogen free grade 10 week old Wistar male rats (250 ± 20) purchased from Spelford Beijing Biotechnology Co. 30 rats were randomly divided into the following five groups (n = 6): control and model + SJQJD (low-dose [L]: 0.6 g/mL) groups Animal model construction: Both cigarette smoke exposure and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) intratracheal instillation were used to establish the COPD model as follows: (1) LPS intratracheal instillation: 0.2 mL of LPS solution (1 mg/mL) was instilled into the airway on the 1st and 14th day of modeling; and (2) smoking: from day 2 to 28 rats were transferred to a dedicated disinfection box and exposed to smoke daily (except for day 14) Medication intervention: The control group was not subjected to LPS intratracheal instillation and smoking procedures and was administered 2.5 mL of physiological saline by gavage every day; the model group was administered 2.5 mL of physiological saline by gavage every day; the administration groups were orally administered 2.5 mL of SJQJD (H The alveolar lavage fluids and lung tissues of rats were retrieved after administration for subsequent experiments The retrieved lung tissues were fixed with 10% formaldehyde solution the tissues were cut into 2-mm thick tissue blocks which were then dehydrated using gradient ethanol the tissue blocks were cut into 5-μm thick slices The morphology of the lung tissues was observed under a microscope and their photos were captured The alveolar lavage fluids of rats were centrifuged at 4°C at 1800 r/min for 5 minutes and the supernatants were collected for detection ELISA was performed to detect interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α in the supernatant of the alveolar lavage fluid according to the instructions of the kit (JiangLai The 16s rRNA sequencing was performed by Shenzhen Weikemeng Technology Group Co., Ltd. using the experimental alveolar lavage fluid, including DNA extraction, polymerase chain reaction-mediated amplification, and Illumina high-throughput sequencing. Bioinformatics analyses were performed using the Wekemo Bioincloud (https://www.bioincloud.tech) Operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were clustered with 97% consistency and the sequences of OTUs were annotated with species to obtain the corresponding species information and species-based abundance distribution α-diversity analysis was performed utilizing the following evaluation indexes: Chao1 index for evaluating microbial abundance and Shannon and Simpson indexes for evaluating microbial evenness and abundance β-diversity was analyzed to compare the diversity among different ecosystems and cluster analysis was performed on the sample distance matrix to construct a hierarchical visualization of differences among samples Linear discriminant analysis effect size (LEfSe) analysis was performed to test the significance of differences in species composition and community structure of the grouped samples further analyzing the microbiome composition of the two groups at the phylum and genus levels and determining the species abundances with significant differences the characteristic microbial communities of each group were screened using machine-learning methods The GraphPad Prism 9.0 software was used to process data and visualize the data The comparison between two groups was conducted using t-test method the comparison between three groups was conducted using one-way ANOVA test method and the comparison between three groups that did not follow a normal distribution was conducted using Kruskal Wallis test The P-value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant The tissue morphology of the control group was intact with no notable inflammatory cell infiltration (Figure 1); however that of the COPD model group was disordered with considerable detectable inflammatory cell infiltration and epithelial goblet cell proliferation indicating the successful establishment of the model a few inflammatory cells were observed in the lung tissue along with an enlargement of the alveolar spaces The SJQJD-M group of rats showed reduced aggregation of inflammatory cells in the lung tissue with some increase in the alveolar septa and inflammatory cell infiltration The SJQJD-L group of rats demonstrated moderate interstitial inflammatory changes in the lung tissue along with the widening of the alveolar septa and inflammatory cell infiltration ELISA was performed to detect the content of inflammatory factors in the alveolar lavage fluid. The results showed that compared with the control group, the levels of IL-6 (P < 0.0001), IL-8 (P < 0.0001), MMP-2 (P < 0.0001), MMP-3 (P < 0.0001), sIgA (P < 0.0001), and TNF-α (P < 0.0001) in the model group increased considerably, whereas SJQJD (H, M, and L) suppressed their increase in a concentration-dependent manner (Figure 2) Figure 2 SJQJD improved pulmonary inflammatory response and (F) TNF- α in rat alveolar lavage fluid The data was displayed as the mean ± SD (n=6) Figure 3 Stacking diagram of the relative abundance of microbial communities (A) The relative abundance of microbial communities at the phylum level in each sample (B) The relative abundance of microbial communities at the phylum level in each group (C) The relative abundance of microbial communities at the genus level in each sample (D) The relative abundance of microbial communities at the genus level in each group the SJQJD administration reversed this phenomenon Figure 4 SJQJD improved the diversity of lung microbiota The bacterial taxa with statistically significant differences among the groups were identified based on the Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) value, and the results were visualized by creating a LefSe cladogram (Figure 5A) and a histogram of LDA values (Figure 5B) and Alphaproteobacteria were the dominant bacterial taxa in the control group and Mollicutes were the dominant taxa in the model group and others were characteristic taxa for the SJQJD group Figure 5 Analysis results of the dominant microbial communities in each group (A) The branch diagram was obtained through LEfSe analysis (B) LDA effect size analysis of major biomarker taxonomic groups Figure 6 Analysis results of species differences in pulmonary microbiota (A) Heatmap of differential microbial communities among groups (D) The abundance of Mycoplasmataceae in three groups (E) The abundance of Bacillaceae in the three groups Figure 7 Machine learning screening of microbial biomarkers B) The results of RF method screening for characteristic microbial communities D) The results of SVM method screening for characteristic microbial communities (E) Intersection results of feature microbial communities selected by machine learning Table 1 Machine learning screening of characteristic microbial communities in each group the T lymphocyte subgroup cluster of differentiation (CD)4+ and the CD4+/CD8+ ratio increased indicating the significantly better optimization in the combined treatment group than that in the Western medicine control group (P < 0.05) This suggested that SJQJD might improve the immune function of patients These findings imply that SJQJD may exert its therapeutic effect on COPD by altering the lung microenvironment and consequently modulating the lung microbiota a COPD rat model was constructed through a combined approach of cigarette smoke exposure and intratracheal LPS instillation The COPD model group showed structural disorder with considerable inflammatory cell infiltration and epithelial goblet cell proliferation the SJQJD administration reversed these phenomena indicating its interventional effects on COPD the results showed that the microbial abundance and diversity in the COPD model group were significantly reduced and SJQJD could considerably reverse this phenomenon suggesting its role in improving the lung microbiota The above evidence suggests that Lachnospiraceae likely regulate the pulmonary microenvironment and local immune function through their metabolic products our study only presented the above results at the animal level The identification of biomarkers still needs further validation in clinical human specimens as it only observed changes in lung microbiota and did not further verify whether these changes will be involved in the occurrence and development of COPD as well as the specific mechanisms involved in the process These are the topics that we need to delve deeper into in the future The findings of this study show that SJQJD can improve 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He said he looked for ways to produce functional agricultural products in a scientific way and found selenium in the process which aims to create a pro-biotics farming method to improve soil and root development with microorganisms and then developed a cultivation method in which a certain amount of selenium is consumed in vines to produce selenium grapes Probiotic farming refers to an agricultural method that uses more than 20 billion microorganisms per gram to create high-quality soil so that it can be effective in preventing pests CEO Chung also obtained a patent on how to make organic selenium and how to grow functional selenium agricultural products using it Eight nearby farms joined forces with CEO Chung's idea that they should differentiate themselves into functional agricultural products and selenium grapes have begun to be produced on 10,000 pyeong of farmland "Experts emphasize that selenium is essential for our body because it reduces active oxygen in the body," CEO Chung said "The active oxygen produced in the process of metabolizing oxygen entering the body during breathing is known as a substance that damages the cell membrane and prevents our body from recovering naturally." In several papers he introduced that selenium is a major component of glutathione peroxidase an enzyme that acts as an antioxidant in our body and plays an important role in activating antioxidant activity in the body the selenium shine muskets produced here have a very high sugar content of more than 18 Briggs I realized that farming is not easy through various trials and errors," CEO Chung said "I want to join forces with local farmers to pioneer a new market called functional fruits." ※ This service is provided by machine translation tool and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. The Tavern of the Taegeuk Warriors is an online community of Korean football/soccer supporters analysis and opinion in English about Korean players abroad Copyright © 2025 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes Welcome Mickeymickey@disney.comManage MyDisney AccountLog OutPerson of interest sought in fatal Los Alamitos shootingTuesday 2015Los Alamitos police are seeking the public's help finding a person of interest in connection with the shooting death of a father of two.LOS ALAMITOS (KABC) -- Los Alamitos police are seeking the public's help finding a person of interest in connection with the shooting death of a father of two Authorities identified 41-year-old Eleazar Vargas as a person of interest in the murder of 39-year-old Sangju Sung A motive for the fatal shooting has not been determined Sung was fatally shot at close range near Catalina and Pine streets at about 5:05 p.m Neighbor Susan Mason said she heard five quick shots "It was a semi-automatic and then a break He pumped five into Sung when he was standing "She saw a gentleman laying in the street she just went into hysterics," said neighbor Jim Pilkenton The Vargas' apartment is right next to the victim's an unidentified woman at Vargas' place asked ABC7 to leave Neighbors and church friends say Sung was a dedicated husband and father to his 3-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son He was also very involved at Sa-Rang Community Church in Anaheim Vargas was known by many neighbors for his aggressiveness He has three children and has lived in the neighborhood for 10 years "He would come around the corner really fast and burn rubber and he would come by at 5 o'clock in the morning with his radio blasting to where our windows would rattle," Mason said Friends said Sung had been having trouble with his neighbor and had just texted his wife that Vargas was causing problems again shortly before the gunfire erupted Los Alamitos police said Vargas was in the vicinity at the time of the shooting and is now missing "We've been unable to locate him or speak with him The investigators would like to speak with him in regards to this incident," Capt Los Alamitos police said they're not aware of any previous disturbance calls to Vargas' home Anyone with information about this deadly shooting was asked to contact the Los Alamitos Police Department at (562) 431-2255 ext 426 or Orange County Crime Stoppers at (855) 847-6227 Sangju plant to produce silicon battery materials enough for 100,000-200,000 EVs next year The joint venture between Washington-based Group14 Technologies and SK Materials a chemical materials unit under Korea’s SK Group will start the commercial operation of Asia’s first large-scale manufacturing plant for silicon battery materials in Sangju is the Asia’s first electric vehicle-scale silicon anode manufacturing facility that will go online very soon in the next month or so,” Group14 Technologies CEO Rick Luebbe told The Korea Herald in a recent interview which standardizes the manufacturing process with high efficiency the plant will start production of Group14’s flagship active silicon battery material with an initial annual capacity of 2,000 metric tons -- equivalent to 10 gigawatt-hours of battery capacity and enough for 100,000 to 200,000 units of electric cars The Sangju plant signifies the importance of the partnership with SK leading up to the launch of Group14’s second fully-owned commercial factory in Moses Lake Emphasizing the significance of dual sourcing for the introduction of new technologies Luebbe said that the automotive industry can’t simply base a platform on a technology that can only be accessed from one potential supplier “We’ve sought out the best partner to enable an independent second source for those automotive customers and we picked SK because of their leadership in batteries,” he said The battery industry is showing strong interest in pushing forward the technological transition from graphite-based lithium-ion batteries to using more advanced anode materials like silicon the silicon-carbon composite SCC55 can increase a battery’s energy density up to 50 percent which significantly reduces the cost at the battery pack level “This material is less expensive on a dollar per kilowatt-hour basis at the pack level (than graphite lithium-ion batteries),” Luebbe said we can take a third of the battery cells out of the path and still have the same (driving) range This results in significant cost savings -- lower cost of EVs.” Luebbe also noted that SCC55 batteries enable “extreme fast charging” of five to 10 minutes similar to charging internal combustion engine cars it takes around 20 to 50 minutes to charge electric cars installed with lithium-ion batteries With dozens of global companies working on silicon batteries Luebbe said that Group14 has the advantage of being years ahead of other players Aside from the first EV-scale production facility its battery products are already sold commercially in cell phones in China Recognizing the strategic importance of the Korean market Luebbe pointed out that three of the five largest battery manufacturers in the world are Korean firms -- LG Energy Solution “So we secured further intellectual property protection -- that is products and manufacturing processes here,” he said “We don’t currently envision other joint ventures in Korea we will certainly be happy to partner with both strategic partners and customers with SK On as well as LG and Samsung to help grow the overall industry.” The recent supply glitch issue on graphite mined from China gives a further push for Korean battery makers -- who have been highly dependent on these raw materials -- to replace them with silicon Inside the Kinjaz journey: From viral dance crew to Korea’s choreography scene 'Produce 101' star hits new career high tackling school violence Youn Yuh-jung owns it: 'I’ve been in this job too long' Interview: Director Jang Seong-ho's leap of faith Park Eun-bin talks becoming psychopath doctor in 'Hyper Knife' K-beauty fuels Shiseido’s global strategy: APAC chief Drug scene 'embarrassing' for 'Squid Game' actor Choi Seung-hyun Interview: Top adviser to Lee Jae-myung says Seoul should reclaim full OPCON Interview: A legend contemplates usefulness Interview: Yoo Hae-jin and weight of familiar faces Latest trends in Korean culture and society Guitarist Choi Hee-sun of "Cho Yong-pil and the Great Birth" will hold a "midsummer night concert" in her hometown of Sangju Choi Hee-sun will hold the "Choi Hee-sun's Midsummer Night Concert" at 7:30 p.m on the 27th at the outdoor concert hall of Bukcheon Civic Park in Sangju who has been the leader of "Cho Yong-pil and the Great Birth" for 31 years reinterprets songs from various genres such as pop and pop loved as steady sellers in her own style in this performance The performance will be joined by Heo In-young (base) which marks its 10th anniversary this year is a large music festival held on the last Saturday of July every year Large and small festivals are being held in the Sangju area but this festival is the only live performance It is a performance where you can listen to authentic band music and is visited by many audiences from all over the country every year "It is not easy to access live music on a festival-level stage in the region," adding "We want to show the essence of authentic live music through this performance." He added "I want to promote Gyeongcheon Island in my hometown which is located along the Nakdonggang River as a vacation spot where people from all over the world want to come." Choi Hee-sun's Midsummer Night Concert' is held on the second day of the three-day Midsummer Night Festival held in Sangju every year and a citizen singing contest is held on the last day Choi Hee-sun is donating necessary musical instruments to help teenagers develop their music dreams through "Night with Youth." 2015Authorities were investigating the shooting death of a man in Los Alamitos on Sunday.LOS ALAMITOS (KABC) -- Authorities were investigating the shooting death of a man in Los Alamitos on Sunday Friends of the victim suspected a neighbor may have been involved in his death Los Alamitos police responded to a call of shots fired in the area of Catalina and Pine streets at about 5:05 p.m they found the man shot dead in the street Investigators said he was shot multiple times Neighbors and church friends of the victim identified him as 39-year-old Sangju Sung They said he was a dedicated husband and father to his 3-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son and was very involved at Sa-Rang Community Church in Anaheim Pilkenton lives near Sung and said as soon as he heard the shots he suspected another neighbor pulled the trigger Friends said Sung had been having trouble with a neighbor and had just texted his wife that the man was causing problems again shortly before the gunfire erupted the manager of military football team Gimcheon Sangmu Football Club At least 505 Covid-19 cases have been traced to the Protestant missionary school A farmer is busy making dried persimmons from ripe persimmons in Sangju Sangju's persimmons account for 60 percent of South Korea's total production volume A woman stands under clusters of persimmons hung from an eave in Pinglu county A job posting went viral on the internet after a company offered a salary of 1,000 yuan ($142) .. A giant persimmon tree is decorated in a shopping mall in Xi 'an Cucumbers are growing densely in a 1,500-pyeong greenhouse but it is actually made of a special fluorine film The film material is so good that it performs as well as glass Cucumber seedlings for winter were officially established in November last year and the harvest has been in full swing since December It will be harvested for about six months by May next year The farm owner here is 42-year-old CEO Jeong Do-hwan He is a graduate of last year's two-year youth farming curriculum operated by Sangju Smart Farm Innovation Valley He worked as an engineer at an auto parts company in the Seoul metropolitan area and entered the Innovation Valley with his dream of returning to farming he planned his own farm and set up a cucumber cultivation greenhouse here upon graduation he started a new attempt before starting to be small in winter 223 LED lights installed inside the greenhouse Lighting is installed to assist in natural sunlight The reason for the installation of the lighting is that the lack of sunlight has been evident for several years Facilities represented by glass greenhouses There is an old adage that comes down like a legend in agriculture the amount of sunlight decreases due to the lack of sunlight hours and the increase in cloudy weather and the adverse effects on crop cultivation have begun to increase which require a lot of sunlight to solve this problem have increased the number of installing auxiliary lights inside greenhouses the reality is that few places are equipped with cucumber greenhouses and even auxiliary lamps CEO Jeong recently worked with confidence that the supplemental lighting would be of great help in growing cucumbers as the lack of sunlight has become a big problem "When I was practicing in Innovation Valley I was able to confirm the positive effect of the beam lights on the crop," he said local government subsidized projects could be used so they boldly installed auxiliary lights at 50% of their own cost LED lights were only applied to about half of all greenhouses to check the effectiveness of the beam lights This is to easily see the difference between where there is a light bulb and where there is no light The results have been a great success to date The effect of LED lighting was so clear that even non-experts could feel a clear difference "Cucumbers with light bulbs have a good color and fewer shapes that bend and grow straight so they get a higher price in the market." "The stalk of cucumbers where there is lighting has already grown to 50 bars but only 40 bars where there is no lighting," he said "We believe that floodlights have the effect of increasing yields by 20-30%." "I would have greatly regretted it if there was no light last month." There were many cloudy days at the beginning of the year so the amount of sunlight was too insufficient except for just one week it is common to turn on the lights just before sunrise and right after sunset the lights are turned on for eight hours a day a leading lighting equipment company in Korea it is characterized by a very wide range of light irradiation "It is analyzed that electricity bills have been added about 2 million won per month but considering the effects of productivity improvement and price increase due to quality improvement it is a business that has enough money to take out the cost." The burden of electricity bills is also expected to decrease significantly from next year This is because the farm has been selected as a geothermal cooling and heating farm and is scheduled to start construction soon "When the installation of heating and cooling is completed the heating cost in winter will be reduced to a quarter of what it is now which can greatly offset the cost burden of installing lighting equipment," he said The LED lighting for plant growth of DSE used on this farm has a clear technical distinction compared to general lighting branded as "HIPPO FARMTECH," is characterized by emitting light of wavelengths specialized in plants and green light has the effect of preventing pests such as fungi Red light has the function of promoting photosynthesis and improving growth Hippopharmtech's plant growth lighting uses a complex wavelength that uses both blue and has a high color index to emit white light close to natural sunlight so it does not burden the eyes of crop growers "As a result of checking the effectiveness of LED lighting for growth on various crops at a container-type plant factory operated by the factory it was verified that the productivity was 30-40% higher than that of ordinary agricultural lighting equipment." The use of these plant growth lighting devices is expected to continue to expand in the future This is because control over light has become easier in a situation where accurate control of various environments for crop cultivation is key for smart agriculture to develop and carbon dioxide concentration required for crop cultivation with various sensors and software," CEO Chung said we can meet more optimal growth conditions and grow crops better." All Headlines North Korea Sports Top News Most Viewed Korean Newspaper Headlines Today in Korean History Yonhap News Summary Editorials from Korean Dailies May 20 (Yonhap) -- Sangju Sangmu midfielder Moon Seon-min isn't one to mess around or try to get cute: When he is on the field for his K League 1 club Following Sangju's 2-0 win over Gangwon FC on the weekend Moon said Wednesday that offense will remain the modus operandi for the military club this year Moon Seon-min of Sangju Sangmu celebrates his goal against Gangwon FC in a K League 1 match at Sangju Civic Stadium in Sangju "We didn't have proper preparation before the season we played to our strength," Moon said in a release put out by Sangju "We'll keep trying to entertain our fans and play an aggressive brand of football." Moon finished the runner-up to Ulsan Hyundai FC midfielder Kim Bo-kyung in the 2019 MVP voting Moon was the second-leading scorer for the league champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors He then began his mandatory military service over the offseason by joining Sangju They were blanked 4-0 by Ulsan in the opening match on May 9 but bounced back against an equally offensive-minded Gangwon a week later Moon came off the bench in the second half and converted a one-on-one opportunity in the 75th minute just three minutes after he entered the pitch "Our game plan was to focus first on defense and then do whatever we wanted in counterattack situations," Moon said "I was fortunate to have my scoring chance so early and I was confident I could score by hitting the bottom right corner were injured in a car accident involving a team van on the way to a coronavirus testing site Every K League player had to be tested before the season could kick off Sangju have had 16 players available in their first two matches Sangju can only make two substitutions per match whereas all other clubs are able to make three substitutions Moon and the rest of the healthy Sangju players will have to carry the extra load for the time being They'll try to make it two wins in a row against the winless Gwangju FC on Saturday "I know Gwangju will come prepared because they've lost their first two matches," Moon said This photo provided by the Korea Professional Football League on May 16 shows Sangju Sangmu players celebrate their 2-0 victory over Gangwon FC in their K League 1 match at Sangju Civic Stadium in Sangju All News National Economy/Finance Biz Culture/K-pop Images Videos Korean Newspaper Headlines Korea in Brief Useful Links Weather Advertise with Yonhap News Agency © RohspaceThe tree structure of the house is solely composed of wooden joinery. The construction method without using additive fastener such as nails is not only intended to follow traditional methodology but to show the sheer strength of engineered timber as a structural element.  other commonly used materials in the rural area of Korea were selected for the exterior finish of the house These included plywood and plastic panels for the exterior walls are often seen as the cladding of warehouses and greenhouses This translucent panel subtly reveals the plywood finishing inside and gives an ethereal lightness to the building which simultaneously contrasts from adjacent houses and recollects other structures common in the region Functionally the panels generate an additional air layer and increase insulation performance as well as protect inner plywood from rainwater You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email McDonald's Korea has been promoting the 'Taste of Korea' project since 2021 The intention was to release menus using domestic agricultural products to provide new tastes and revitalize local farmers Starting with "Changnyeong Garlic Beef Burger" with fresh garlic grown in Changnyeong and Jindo Green Onion Cream Crocket Burger were released one after another selling more than 19 million units until last year 130 tons of Changnyeong garlic and 100 tons of Jindo green onions were purchased contributing greatly to the improvement of income of local farmers McDonald Korea also received the Minister of Agriculture "Loconomy" products using local specialties are becoming a trend in the food industry this year Rokonomi is a combination of local and economic terms and is a product created with differentiated characteristics unique to the region This is due to increased interest as producers can get positive promotional effects such as expanding sales channels consumers having unique and special experiences and companies having a win-win in the region recently launched Uiseong Garlic Crunch Hot Dog in partnership with Myeongrang Hot Dog Myeongnyang Hot Dog has the record of opening the largest store in the shortest time in the history of a domestic franchise since opening its first store in Busan University in 2016 Myeongnyang Hot Dog is currently operating more than 600 stores in Korea and 30 stores in 11 countries abroad Myeongnyang Hot Dogs are expected to be of great help to local farmers as they plan to purchase more than 20 tons of Uiseong garlic annually is expected to be marketed as bottled water in the first half of next year Ulleung-gun and LG Household & Health Care have invested 62 billion won to prepare factories and facilities to sell Yongcheon water in Buk-myeon Gyeongsangbuk-do has also notified Ulleung Spring Water a public-private partnership between Ulleung-gun and LG Household & Health Care of permission for the production of spring water An official from North Gyeongsang Province predicted we expect Ulleungdo Spring Water to be marketed around May next year." Starbucks Korea is also steadily releasing menus using local agricultural products such as making and selling carbonated drinks with Jeju Palsak and Hallabong is also active in developing 'Roconomy' products launched "Sangju Honey Bubble Beer" with the help of Dubon Korea at the end of last year Dubon Korea also opened a restaurant industry development center in Mungyeong Located near Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park it was established to develop menus using Mungyeong's agricultural products The main reason why Roconomy products are attracting attention is the change in consumption tendency centered on the MZ generation (born 1981-2010) products with locality are recognized as exotic and unique products which are in line with recent consumption tendencies The fact that companies can also form a friendly brand image and raise awareness is a positive factor a professor of tourism management at Daegu University "In order for roconomy products to be continuously released and to be of greater help to the local economy it must eventually lead to the 6th industry (agriculture + processing + service industry)," and advised "Local governments also need to actively foster local creators for product development Copyright © 2018 K League United | South Korean football news, opinions, match previews and score predictions '+f[d].getAttribute("aria-label")+" ':">")+'Reply':">")+'Retweet':">")+"Favorite Sign up to get automatic updates via email Sangju comes to life from mid-October through December as it produces its specialty: dried persimmons Children gather to see how bean paste is made into tofu at Bonggang Farm Stay Village A trainee rides at Sangju International Equestrian Center The city uses well-equipped equestrian facilities to attract more visitors July 27 (Yonhap) -- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors finally won a match in July while Ulsan Hyundai FC stayed hot at the top of the K League 1 table over the weekend Jeonbuk blanked FC Seoul 3-0 at home Sunday with their new Brazilian forward Gustavo scoring in his debut It was the first win in July for the three-time defending champions which routed Sangju Sangmu 5-1 on Saturday to reach 32 points for the season netted two goals to get to 17 in 13 matches this season He has more goals himself than eight of the 12 K League 1 clubs in 2020 The Brazilian marksman is on pace to set a new K League single-season record for goals but he played in 42 matches out of a possible 44 then Teams will only play 27 matches this season -- cut short by the coronavirus pandemic -- and Junior Negrao could still surpass 31 goals Gustavo of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors celebrates his goal against FC Seoul in their K League 1 match at Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonju Pohang Steelers overtook Sangju for third place following a 1-1 draw with Incheon United on Sunday Both Pohang and Sangju have 24 points apiece but Pohang are ahead on the goals scored tiebreaker Daegu FC tried to keep pace with the top four by beating Busan IPark 3-0 on Sunday And Jeonbuk didn't need their services early on as Han Kyo-won gave them the lead just 12 minutes in with his team-high sixth goal of the season Lee Seung-gi doubled Jeonbuk's lead in the 44th minute Jeonbuk summoned Gustavo to action in the second half He earned his first K League yellow card in the 62nd and then scored his first Korean goal the very next minute with a header Jeonbuk beat a team that they were supposed to beat Ulsan were more dominant against an opponent that had conceded just one goal in their previous six matches In this photo provided by the Korea Professional Football League Junior Negrao of Ulsan Hyundai FC celebrates his goal against Sangju Sangmu in their K League 1 match at Sangju Civic Stadium in Sangju Sangju opened the scoring in the third minute thanks to Kang Sang-woo's sixth of the season But then Kim In-sung tied it up 11 minutes later and Junior Negrao scored the go-ahead marker three minutes later with Junior Negrao picking up his second goal of the match in the 44th for a 3-1 advantage Any hopes of a Sangju rally were dashed just before the hour mark when defender Kim Jin-hyuk ended up poking a cross by Ulsan player Seol Yung-woo into his own net Sangju went down a man after Park Byung-hyun's second yellow of the match in the 84th and Lee Dong-geong rounded out the scoring for Ulsan three minutes later Daegu FC and Busan IPark play their K League 1 match at an empty Forest Arena in Daegu Ulsan have won both of their two meetings with Sangju this season by a combined score of 9-1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings spoiled Gwangju FC's unveiling of their new home It was also Suwon's first victory under interim boss Joo Seung-jin Seongnam FC and Gangwon FC played to a scoreless draw on the same day With nine matches left before the teams are divided into two tiers for the final stretch the top five have separated themselves from the rest of the pack Gangwon are closer to 11th than they are to fifth With the start of the season pushed back by more than two months due to the coronavirus outbreak the 2020 K League 1 season will feature 27 matches The 12 teams will enter the "split" phase after 22 matches with the top six making up "Final A" and the rest falling into "Final B." Once split up teams will play five matches within their group to determine the final standings Ulsan and Jeonbuk are trying to make this a two-horse race at the top Incheon United are still searching for their first win of 2020 They have five draws and eight losses to date though they have shown some signs of life lately with three consecutive draws Park Sang-hyeok of Suwon Samsung Bluewings (R) celebrates his goal against Gwangju FC in their K League 1 match at Gwangju Football Stadium in Gwangju This was also the final week of action without fans in the stands supporters will now be able to watch K League football in person The government gave its final go-ahead to sports teams to open stadiums back up for fans this past Friday In the early phase of the reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic the number of fans will be capped at 10 percent of the capacity in order to prevent coronavirus infections fans must go through temperature checks at the gates they will be required to sit apart from one another and eating and drinking alcoholic beverages will be prohibited North Gyeongsang Province is Mungyeong.Create a video production cluster that connects Sangju and Andong The purpose is to boost the local economy and tourism by increasing the value of video filming locations such as dramas and movies According to North Gyeongsang Province on the 15th the Gyeongbuk video production cluster will spend a total of 213 billion won by 2027 on 330,000㎡ of land including 260,000㎡ in Sangju and 70,000㎡ in Mungyeong Mungyeong will refurbish three outdoor sets Korea's leading historical drama filming location a virtual studio (a special effect filming site where virtual backgrounds are implemented in real time) that can be filmed regardless of time and place will be built it plans to entice small and medium-sized enterprises and startups to use it as a media industry infrastructure Ssangyong Yanghoe is also building an indoor studio with a size of 1650㎡ through remodeling Sangju will create a variety of infrastructure including a large indoor studio and a chroma-key outdoor studio near Gyeongcheon University Tourist Complex reflecting the industry's preference for large studios Chroma key is a background used to show special effects such as screen synthesis It also plans to create an environment where actors and tourists can stay in connection with resort facilities scheduled to be built nearby Mobile medical offices are also supported with the private sector for the safety of filming locations In order to cultivate professional manpower local universities such as Andong University will also open a video academy course in connection with video-related departments Gyeongsangbuk-do will also expand support from 40 million won to up to 70 million won this year for production companies coming to the region It also plans to actively attract excellent works by continuously discovering local exotic filming locations and turning them into databases It will also make efforts to attract domestic and foreign tourists by creating theme streets for popular works filmed in the region North Gyeongsang Province is active in fostering the video industry because it is in the spotlight as a filming location for movies and dramas more than 200 works were filmed from 2022 until recently the drama "The Devil" and the entertainment show "I'm a Solo 16th Episode" were filmed in Andong including "Diva of Unmanned Island (Sangju)" starring actor Park Eun-bin and KBS epic drama "The War of Goryeo (Mungyeong)," were mainly filmed in North Gyeongsang Province As demand for video production is increasing worldwide due to the rapid growth of online video service (OTT) platforms such as Netflix and Disney there is also a dimension to prepare for the expansion of investment in Korean movies and dramas the added value and employment effect are higher than the construction industry with 10 percent of the production cost being consumed in the region," adding "As 81 percent of domestic video production infrastructure and manpower are concentrated in the metropolitan area will provide support to become the center of the video industry." 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LG CNS partners with KAIST to train AI transformation expert.. item.tmx : Math.floor(item.tmn)+'/'+Math.floor(item.tmx)) +'℃ Samsung’s Bespoke AI Combo hits 100,000 sales milestone LG Energy Solution seeks global talent in U.S. LG Electronics rolls out tumbler washer MyCup LG Elec installs LED scoreboard at Boston Red Sox stadium HD Hyundai Heavy holds ceremony for Philippine patrol ship LG unveils 2025 OLED Evo TV Samsung unveils gaming monitor with glasses-free 3D technology KITA Chief meets Texas Governor to discuss semiconductor subsidies KB Kookmin Bank, KCS to enhance forex monitoring system LG Electronics’ AI Washtower optimizes laundry in 3 seconds Farmers dry persimmons at a farm in Sangju Workers in Sangju peel the skins off persimmons 26 (Yonhap) -- A German priest was confirmed dead in a fire at a reclusive Catholic monastery in the southeastern city of Sangju police and fire officials said Wednesday The blaze started at one of 12 one-floor residence halls inside of Carthusian Cloistered Monastery in Sangju The body of the 55-year-old Catholic monk from Germany was discovered in a hallway Police and firefighters plan to look into the exact cause of the fire It is the only Carthusian monastery in Asia Carthusian monks -- estimated to number around 450 globally -- are almost completely cut off from the world provided by the Gyeongbuk Fire Service Headquarters shows firefighters at a reclusive Catholic monastery in the southern city of Sangju on Oct Sangju Sangmu managed an impressive 1-0 win over defending champions Jeonbuk Hyundai retaining their third-place spot and helping Ulsan close the gap on the top of the table Daegu FC looked to take the third-place spot from Sangju Sangmu as they beat Gwangju FC 4-2 in their away game the military team managed to surprise the entire league with their 1-0 home win over Jeonbuk who had collected 24 out of 27 points before this game The game was decided by a penalty kick from Kang Sang-woo in the 77th minute This result was very positive for Ulsan Hyundai who had won their game against Incheon United the previous day A goal from Lee Chung-yong and a hattrick from top scorer Junior Negrao helped them win 4-1 One point separates the two teams at the top of the table while Sangmu remains just another three points behind because of their impressive result.