• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.492-497
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• 2015

In the present study, vasorelaxant effect of the extract of seeds of Oenothera odorata (SOO) and its possible mechanism responsible for this effect were examined in vascular tissues isolated from rats. Changes in vascular tension, 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) levels were measured in thoracic aorta rings from rats. Methanol extract of seeds of Oenothera odorata relaxed endothelium-intact thoracic aorta in a dose-dependent manner. A dose-dependent vascular relaxation was also revealed by treatment of ethylacetate, n-butanol, and H₂O (aqua extract of seeds of Oenothera odorata , ASOO) extracts partitioned from methanol, but not by hexane extract. However, the vascular relaxation induced by ASOO were abolished by removal of endothelium of aortic tissues. Pretreatment of the endothelium-intact vascular tissues with N^G-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) or ¹H-[1,2,4]-oxadiazole-[4,3-α]-quinoxalin-1- one (ODQ) significantly inhibited vascular relaxation induced by ASOO. Moreover, incubation of endothelium-intact aortic rings with ASOO increased the production of cGMP. However, ASOO-induced increases in cGMP production were blocked by pretreatment with L-NAME or ODQ. The vasorelaxant effect of ASOO was attenuated by tetraethylammonium (TEA), 4-aminopyridine, and glibenclamide attenuated. On the other hand, the ASOO-induced vasorelaxation was not blocked by verapamil, and diltiazem. Taken together, the present study demonstrates that ASOO dilate vascular smooth muscle via endothelium-dependent NO-cGMP signaling pathway, which may be closely related with the function of K⁺ channels.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.53-58
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• 2006

In this study, transverse relaxation time (T2) measurement and the evaluation of the characteristics of the spectral peak related to stomach tissue metabolites were performed using ex vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) at 1.5-T MRI/S instruments. Thirty-two gastric tissues resected from 12 patients during gastric cancer surgery, of which 19 were normal tissue and 13 were cancerous tissue, were used to measure the $T_2$ of the magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) peaks. The volume of interest data results from the MRSI measurements were extracted from the proper muscle (MUS) layer and the composite mucosa/submucosa (MC/SMC) layer and were statistically analyzed. MR spectra were acquired using the chemical shift imaging (CSI) point resolved spectroscopy (CSI-PRESS) technique with the parameters of pulse repetition time (TR) and echo times (TE) TR/(TE1,TE2)=1500 msec/(35 msec, 144 msec), matrix $size=24{\times}24$, NA=1, and voxel $size=2.2{\times}2.2{\times}4mm^3$. In conclusion, the measured $T_2$ of the metabolite peaks, such as choline (3.21ppm) and lipid (1.33ppm), were significantly decreased (p<0.01 and p<0.05, respectively) in the cancerous stomach tissue.

• 한국자기공명학회논문지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.77-85
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• 2004

$^1$H-detected $^{15}$N NMR was employed to investigated the effect of mutation (Y14F) on the dynamic properties of catalytic residues in ${\Delta}^5$-3- ketosteroid isomerase (KSI) from Conamonas testosteroni. In particular, the backbone dynamics of the catalytic residues have been studied in free enzyme and its complex with a steroid ligand, 19-nortestosterone hemisuccinate, by $^{15}$N relaxation measurements. The relaxation data were analyzed using the model-free formalism to extract the model-free parameters (S$^2$, ${\tau}_e$, and R$_{ex}$). The results show that the mutation causes a significant decrease in the order parameter (S$^2$) for the catalytic residues of free Y14F KSI, presumably due to breakdown of the hydrogen bond network by mutation. In addition, the order parameters of Phe-14 and Asp-99 increased slightly upon ligand binding, indicating a slight restriction of the high-frequency (pico- to nanosecond) internal motions of the residues in the complexed Y14F KSI, while the order parameter of Tyr-55 decreased significantly upon ligand binding.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.33-38
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• 2005

신체 내 혈당 변화량과 $^1H$ 원자핵의 스핀-격자 완화시간의 변화량이 관련 있음과 원자핵의 스핀-격자 완화시간을 측정하는 방법으로 자기공명흡수법이 제안된 바 있다. 자기공병흡수법에 의하여 신체 내 혈당 변화량을 감지하기 위해서는 검출 영역내 고수준의 자기장의 세기와 균일도의 확보가 필수적이다. 가정에서 손쉽게 혈당의 변화량을 측정할 수 있도록, 본 논문에서는 가정용으로 적합한 크기와 무게를 가지면서 요구되는 자기장의 세기와 균일도를 확보한 무혈혈당측정기를 디자인하였다. 여러 형상과 재질을 갖는 초기 모델들을 설계, 제작하였고, 검출 영역의 자기 특성을 비교하여 최종 재질을 결정하였다. 또한, 유한요소 해석모델을 구축하고 형상 최적화를 통하여 최종 모델을 선정하였다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2004년도 하계학술대회 논문집 C
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• pp.1924-1926
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• 2004

여러 그룹의 연구 결과로서 고밀도 유도결합 플라즈마원 유체 수송 시뮬레이션을 위해 다양한 경계 조건을 포함한 여러 가지 모델이 제시되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 가능한 모델들과 경계 조건을 설정하여 FDM(finite difference method), up wind scheme, power-law scheme, die1ectric relaxation scheme[1]을 기반으로한 1차원 시뮬레이션을 통해 정확성과 수치 해석적 안정성 및 효율성 연에서 비교, 검토하였다.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.57-61
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• 2003

두정부 백질 물질 NAA, Choline(Cho), Creatine(Cr), choline chloride, glutamin 등으로 자체 제작한 phantom을 이용하여 고 자장(4.7T)과 중자장(1.5T)에서의 신호강도 대 잡음비, 스펙트럼 분해능을 알아 볼 수 있는 선폭과 $T_2$, 그리고 $T_E$값의 변화에 따른 각 대사물질의 변화별 스펙트럼 등을 구하여 이론적인 정보와 실제적인 정보와의 차이를 알아보고자 한다. 이용된 기기는 Bruker Biospec 4.7T와 1.5T GE SIGNA를 이용하여 MRS의 결과를 얻었다. 관심영역에서 얻은 정보에서 분광 peak의 면적을 구하였다. 통계처리는 Microsoft사의 Excel program내에 있는 통계 package를 이용하였다. 중자장(1.5T)과 고자장(4.7T)에서의 각각의 대사물질의 스펙트럼을 얻어 본 결과 자장의 균일도와 SNR과 $T_2$값의 차이가 이론적인 값보다는 직선성을 보이지 않았다. 1.5T에서의 선폭은 Cho, Cr, NAA 순서로 $5.30{\pm}1.07,\;4.81{\pm}0.14,\;5.49{\pm}0$, 이에 반해 4.7T에서는 $9.14{\pm}0.55,\;8.87{\pm}0.67,\;9.65{\pm}0.56$ Hz 값이 나왔다. 평균 SNR은 NAA의 물질의 경우를 3회 측정하였는데 그 평균치는 63%의 증가를 보였다. $T_E$ 변화로 스펙트럼을 분석했을 때 $T_E=60ms$일 때 가장 SNR이 좋은 값을 보였고 $T_E=135ms$일 때 가장 낮은 값을 나타나 보였다. 두정부 백질 물질 Phantom을 제작하여 자장의 강도 즉 중자장(1.5T)과 고자장(4.7T)에 따라 분석하게 되었는데 고자장의 영역으로 갈수록 분해능, SNR은 좋아져 보이나 자장의 세기가 커질수록 이론적인 수치보다는 상당히 적은 증가를 보이고 있다는 것을 이 연구를 통해 알게 되었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.574-578
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• 1993

Laser-induced photoacoustic spectroscopy (LIPAS), which utilizes the photothermal effect that results from nonradiative relaxation of excited state molecules, was used in the speciation analysis of the complexes of neodymium(III) and water soluble synthetic polyelectrolyte, poly methacrylic acid (PMAA), in 0.1 M $NaClO_4$ at pH of 6.0. The minimum detection limit of Nd(III) by LIPAS was $5.O{\times}10^{-6}$ M. Experiment was carried out at low concentration ratio of Nd(III) to PMAA to assure that 1 : 1 complexes predominate. The bound and free Nd(III) species were characterized by measuring nonradiative relaxation energy of the excited states $(^2GM{7/2}\;and\;^4G_{5/2})$ to the metastable state $(^4G_{3/2})$. Two species were quantified by deconvolution of the mixed spectrum using their respective reference spectra. The conditional stability constant measured by LIPAS was 5.52 L$mol^{-1}$.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.155-161
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• 2000

이온빔보조증착법을 이용하여 c-BN(70%)/h-BN(30%) 혼합막을 합성하였으며, 이를 후속 열처리로 안정화 시켰다. 보론은 e-beam evaporator로, 질소는 end-hall type 이온 건으로 공급하였으며, 기판에는 -400과 -500V의 DC 바이어스를 각각 인가하였고, $700^{\circ}C$로 가열하였다. 보론의 기화속도는 1.2 $\AA$/sec였고, 질소이온의 에너지는 약 100 eV였다. 막 합성 후같은 진공에서 후속열처리를 $700^{\circ}C$ 및 $800^{\circ}C$에서 1시간동안 각각 행하였다. 후속열처리를 하지 않은 경우에는 공기 중에 노출된 직후에 막이 기판에서 박리된 반면, $800^{\circ}C$에서 후속 열처리를 한 경우에는 안정하였다. 후속 열처리에 의하여 막 전체의 응력은 4.9 GPa에서 3.4 GPa로 감소하였으나, c-BN상의 응력은 변화하지 않았다. 이러한 결과는 c-BN상의 응력 해소를 주요 안정화 기구로 보고한 기존의 결과와 다른 것으로, 후속 열처리 동안에, 비정질이나 결함이 많은 h-BN상의 구조적, 화학적 relaxation에 의하여 막의 안정화가 진행될 수 있음을 의미한다. c-BN상의 분율이 작은 혼합막의 경우 비 c-BN상의 안정화가 막 전체의 안정화에 매우 중요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.145-160
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• 2001

The main purpose of this study is to identify the effects of a structured nursing intervention program on dysmenorrhea in middle school girls. This study employed two methods of research at the same time: a quasi-experiment pre- and post-test to use for comparison. Subjects were middle school girls assigned to the research program: 40 girls in the second grade, 40 girls in the third grade at K Girls' Middle School and H Girls' Middle School located in J city. The data were collected for 68 days from August 23 to October 30, 1999. The data were collected by observation technique and by a self-administered questionnaire. The instruments used for this study were as follows: the "Face Interval Pain Scale" menstrual pain instrument developed by McGreth(1987) and the "Menstrual Distress Questionnaire" dysmenorrhea instrument developed by Moos(1968). The dysmenorrhea knowledge instrument was developed by the researcher and refered to above. The research procedure was as follows: after preliminary examination, the experimental groups were provided educational programs with O.H.P. films developed by the researcher and with the videotape "first meeting" supported by P&G company and produced by EBS. The groups followed the educational programs twice for two weeks. At the beginning of menstruation, these subjects could choose one among the following choices: * Jacobson's progressively muscle relaxation method and massage treatment * Jacobson's progressively muscle relaxation method and hot bag treatment * Jacobson's progressively muscle relaxation method, a pain killer treatment, and massage treatment * Jacobson's progressively muscle relaxation method, a pain killer treatment, and hot bag treatment The dysmenorrhea of the control group were measured during the same period. The analysis of the collected data was done using an SPSS-PC+, descriptive statistic including real numbers, percentage, averages, standard deviations and t-test, $x^2$ test, and ANCOVA. The results of this study were as follows. (1) The knowledge level of the girls provided with the planned nursing intervention program was higher when compared to these who did not follow the educational programs. (2) The original difference in the dysmenorrhea level having been controled, the dysmenorrhea level made, nevertheless, a statistical difference between the experimental group and the control group(F=63.8, p=.00). Observed pain on quantity measurement of dysmenorrhea showed significant difference depending on the treatment(t=4.6, p=.00). In conclusion, those in the planned nursing intervention program had a higher knowledge level and fewer symptoms than the control group. Accordingly, the nursing intervention program for dysmenorrhea developed by the researcher can be effectively applied in nursing practice and can be the foundation for this kind of program.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.408-413
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• 2007

Vascular tone plays an important role in the regulation of blood pressure. In the present study, the methanol extract of Rosae multiflora Radix (MRM) induced dose-dependent relaxation of phenylephrine-precontracted aorta, which was abolished by removal of functional endothelium. Pretreatment of the endothelium-intact aortic tissues with $N^G$-nitro-L-arginine methly ester (L-NAME) or 1H-[1,2,4]-oxadiazole-[4,3-${\alpha}$]-quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ) inhibited the relaxation induced by MRM, respectively. But, the relaxation effect of MRM was not blocked by indomethacine, glibenclamide, tetraethylammonium (TEA), verapamil, diltiazem, atropine, and propranolol, respectively. Moreover, incubation of endothelium-intact aortic rings with MRM increased the production of cGMP. Taken together, the present results suggest that MRM relaxes vascular smooth muscle via endothelium-dependent nitric oxide/cGMP signaling. These results would be useful for further study to MRM on animal models with cardiovascular diseases.