• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.17-24
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• 2008

The aim of this paper is to report our preliminary results of investigating the spatial focalization of Zen-meditation EEG (electroencephalograph) in alpha band (8-13 Hz). For comparison, the study involved two groups of subjects, practitioners (experimental group) and non-practitioners (control group). To extract EEG alpha rhythm, wavelet analysis was applied to multi-channel EEG signals. Normalized alpha-power vectors were then constructed from spatial distribution of alpha powers, that were classified by Fuzzy C-means based algorithm to explore various brain spatial characteristics during meditation (or, at rest). Optimal number of clusters was determined by correlation coefficients of the membership-value vectors of each cluster center. Our results show that, in the experimental group, the incidence of frontal alpha activity varied in accordance with the meditation stage. The results demonstrated three different spatiotemporal modules consisting with three distinctive meditation stages normally recognized by meditation practitioners. The frontal alpha activity in two groups decreased in different ways. Particularly, monotonic decline was observed in the control group, and the experimental group showed increasing results. The phenomenon might imply various mechanisms employed by meditation and relaxation in modulating parietal alpha.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.257-260
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• 1987

The asymmetric reduction of representative prochiral ${\alpha},{\beta}$-acetylenic ketones with a new chiral borohydride reducing agent, potassium 9-0-(1,2: 5,6-Di-O-isopropylidene-${\alpha}$ -D-glucofuranosyl)-9-boratabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane, 1, in THF at $-78^{\circ}C$ was studied. Structurally different acetylenic ketones such as internal ${\alpha},{\beta}$-acetylenic ketones $RC {\equiv} CCOCH_3$ and terminal ${\alpha},{\beta}$-acetylenic ketones $HC {\equiv} CCOR$ were chosen. Thus, the reduction of internal ${\alpha},{\beta}$-acetylenic ketones yields the corresponding propargyl alcohols, such as 67% ee for 3-hexyn-2-one, 75% ee for 5-methyl-3-hexyn-2-one, 86% ee for 5,5-dimethyl-3-hexyn-2-one, 74% ee for 3-nonyn-2-one and 61% ee for 4-phenyl-3-butyn-2-one. Terminal ${\alpha},{\beta}$-acetylenic ketones, such as 3-butyn-2-one, 1-pentyn-3-one, 4-methyl-1-pentyn-3-one and 1-octyn-3-one, are reduced to the corresponding alcohols with 59% ee, 17% ee, 44% ee and 12% ee of optical induction respectively. With one exception (4-methyl-1-pentyn-3-one), all propargyl alcohols obtained are enriched in R-enantiomers.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.357-362
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• 2009

Compounds of isolated from roots extract of Pueraria thunbergiana were tested their inhibitory effects on $\alpha$-glucosidase and $\alpha$-amylase. Inhibitory activity of methylene chloride (MC) fraction and ethyl acetate (EA) fraction against $\alpha$-glucosidase showed more than 60% at a concentration of $500{\mu}g/m{\ell}$. Among the nine compounds tested on $\alpha$-glucosidase, biochanin A, (-)-tuberosin and calycosin from MC fraction and daidzein from EA fraction were stronger inhibitors than acarbose ($IC_{50}=530{\mu}g/m{\ell}$), and their $IC_{50}$ were 9, 144, 328 and $20{\mu}g/m{\ell}$, respectively. Biochanin A and (-)-tuberosin also inhibited $\alpha$-amylase activity as like as acarbose $IC_{50}=20.5{\mu}g/m{\ell}$), and their $IC_{50}$ were 22 and $348{\mu}g/m{\ell}$, respectively. Although daidzein was already known $\alpha$-glucosidase inhibitory effects, it was newly evaluated that biochanin A and (-)-tuberosin inhibited $\alpha$-glucosidase as well as $\alpha$-amylase, and that calycosin did $\alpha$-glucosidase.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.269-274
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• 1973

${\alpha}$-Cyano-${\beta}$-Piperonylacrylic Acid의 가분해 속도상수를 자외선분광기를 사용하여 구하였으며 아울러 넓은 pH범위에 잘 맞는 반응속도식도 얻었다. 이 식에 의하면 넓은 pH범위에 잘 맞는 반응속도식도 얻었다. 이 식에 의하면 넓은 pH범위, 특히 종전에 잘 규명된 바 없는 산성용매 속에서의 반응 및 hydroxide ion의 촉매역활 등도 정략적으로 잘 설명할 수 있음을 알았다. 즉 pH4.0이하에서의 가수분해반응은 ${\alpha}$-Cyano-${\beta}$-Piperonylacrylic Acid에 물분자가 첨가되므로써 시작되며 pH $5.0{\sim}7.5$ 에서는 ${\alpha}$-Cyano-${\beta}$-Piperonylacrylic Acid와 ${\alpha}$-Cyano-${\beta}$${\alpha}$-Cyano-${\beta}$-piperonylacrylate anion에 물분자만이 첨가되며 pH 12.0 이상에서는 hydroxide ion만이 ${\alpha}$-Cyano-${\beta}$-piperonylacrylate anion에 첨가됨을 알았다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.159-164
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• 2009

목적 : 본원에서 시행하고 있는 혈액 검사 경고치 자동통보 시스템의 목적은 환자의 혈액 검사 결과에 따라 신속한 치료를 받아야 할 상황이 발생되면 구축된 자동통보 시스템을 통해 즉시 환자 주치의에게 결과를 알려주고, 이에 따른 적절한 처치가 시행되어 환자에게 발생될 수 있는 치명적 영향을 줄이기 위함이다. 최근 핵의학과 혈액 검사실에서도 TSH, FT4, $17{\alpha}$-OHPGR 3종목에 대해 혈액 검사 경고치 자동통보 시스템을 실시함에 따라 운영현황을 소개 하고자 한다. 실험재료 및 방법 : 대상은 2009년 2월 19일부터 5월 11일까지 신생아과로부터 의뢰된 TSH, FT4, $17{\alpha}$-OH-PGR 처방환자 중 다음 기준에 해당하는 환자들로 하였다. N2340 Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone: >$10{\mu}IU/mL$(참고치: 0.4~5.0) N2360 Free-Thyroxine: <$0.8{\mu}g/dL$(참고치: 0.8~1.9), N2444 $17{\alpha}$-OH-Progesterone: >$30{\mu}g/dL$(참고치: 남성(0.6~3.42), 여성 난포기(0.19~1.8)) 방법은 OCS Program에 대상 검사 종목, 진료과, 경고치보고 기준 값을 입력해 놓은 후 확정된 결과가 입력된 조건에 해당하면 처방의 및 주치의의 PDA로 SMS를 전달하게 된다. 결과 : 경고치 자동통보 시스템으로 보고된 결과는 2009년 2월 19일부터 3월 31일까지 총15건이었고 2009년 4월 1일부터 5월 11일까지 총 18건으로 3건의 증가가 있었다.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.182-187
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• 2015

야생 생강 Zingiber zerumbet Smith의 정유에 포함되어 있는 주요 성분인 zerumbone은 면역세포를 포함한 여러 종류의 세포기능에 영향을 미치는 것으로 알려져 있다. 또한, 종양, 염증을 포함한 여러 생물학적 환경에서 기능을 나타냄이 보고되었다. 본 연구에서는 zerumbone이 SDF-$1{\alpha}$로 유도된 T림프구 세포주 Jurkat 세포의 이동을 감소시키는 것을 transwell system을 이용하여 확인하였다; 100 ng/mL의 SDF-$1{\alpha}$로 유발시킨 이동은 약 25%, 200 ng/mL의 SDF-$1{\alpha}$로 유발시킨 경우에는 약 17%의 감소를 나타냈다. 반면에, Jurkat 세포의 기본 증식에는 큰 변화를 유발하지 않는다는 점을 WST assay를 통해 확인하였다. 이는 zerumbone이 지닌 새로운 기능이지만, 향후 생리적 세포를 통해 다시 확인해야 하며, zerumbone에 의한 세포자멸사 유발, CXCR4 발현 감소 등 세포학적 기전 연구와 ZAP-70, Erk1/2의 인산화 변화 측정 등 생화학적 기전 연구가 필요하다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2008

Estrogens, a group of steroid compounds functioning as the primary female sex hormone, play an important role in the development and progression of breast cancer. In this study, using a novel annealing control primer-based GeneFishing PCR technology, five differentially expressed genes (DEGs), expressed using 10nM mitogenic estrogens, $17{\beta}$-estradiol (E2) and $16{\alpha}$-hydroxyestrone ($16{\alpha}$-OHE1), were selected from the estrogen receptor (ER)-positive MCF-7 human breast cancer cells. The DEGs, MRPL42, TUBA1B, SSBP1, KNCT2, and RUVBL1, were identified by comparison with the known genes via direct sequencing and sequence homology search in BLAST. Quantitative real-time PCR data showed that two DEGs, tubulin ${\alpha}1b$ and kinetochore associated 2, were greater than 2-fold upregulated by E2 or $16{\alpha}$-OHE1. Both genes could be new biomarkers for the treatment and prognosis of cancers, and further study may provide insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying development and progression of breast cancer.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.44-48
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• 1996

수분함량이 50%(건물당)인 쌀가루 겔을 $20^{\circ}C,\;4^{\circ}C,\;-18^{\circ}C$에서 1, 3, 6일 동안 저장하면서 ${\alpha}-$아밀라아제-요드법, 시차주사열량기, x-선 회절도를 이용하여 저장온도가 쌀가루 겔의 노화에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 쌀가루 겔의 노화는 저장기간이 경과함에 따라 증가하였으며, 특히 저장초기에 증가폭이 켰다. 저장온도에 따른 겔의 노화도는 $4^{\circ}C$에서 가장 높았으며 $20^{\circ}C,\;-18^{\circ}C$ 순이었다. 시차주사열량기로 측정한 쌀가루 겔 분말의 엔탈피는 ${\alpha}-$아밀라아제-요드법과 비슷한 경향을 보였으나, 저장온도간의 차이는 ${\alpha}-$아밀라아제-요드법이 더 뚜렷하였다. $4^{\circ}C$와 $20^{\circ}C$에서 저장한 겔의 x-선 회절도는 $2{\theta}=17^{\circ}$와 $20^{\circ}$에서 피크가 관찰되었으나 저장온도에 따른 차이를 구별할 수 없었다.

• 멤브레인
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.291-299
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• 2003

PTMSP-PEI와 PDMS-PEI 복합막을 제조하고, 막의 특성을 FT-IR, $^1H-NMR,$ DSC, TGA, GPC, SEM을 사용하여 조사하였다. 제조된 PTMSP의 수평균분자량 (equation omitted)은 477,920 이었고, 중량평균분자량 (equation omitted)은 673,329이었고, 유리전이온도 ($T_g$)는 $224^{\circ}C$이었다. 제조된 고분자 복합막들에 의한 $H_2/N_2$ 혼합기체분리는 $25^{\circ}C$에서 압력의 변화에 따라 조사되었다. PTMSP-PEI와 PDMS-PEI 복합막들의 수소에 대한 분리인자 (${\alpha}, {\beta},$ equation omitted)값은 투과셀의 압력이 증가하면 증가하였다. PTMSP-PEI 복합막의 수소에 대한 (${\alpha}, {\beta},$ equation omitted 값은 ${\Delta}P$ 30psi 와 $25^{\circ}C$에서 2.28, 1.17, 1.96이었고, PDMS-PEI 복합막의 (${\alpha}, {\beta}$ equation omitted 값은 3.70, 1.53, 2.42 이었다.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.129-137
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• 2018

The resistance to corrosion of additive manufactured (3D printing) Ti-6Al-4V alloys was investigated using micro-electrochemical tests. In terms of corrosion resistance, the acicular martensitic ${\alpha}^{\prime}$ phase in such additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V was the focus of attention, and its behavior was distinct from that of conventional subtractive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V. To order to identify ${\alpha}^{\prime}$ phase, XRD tests were performed and micro Vickers hardness was measured for different grains (bright and dark grains) in the additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V alloy. Micro-electrochemical tests were performed to measure corrosion resistance of bright and dark grains in the additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V alloy with specially designed electrochemical micro-droplet cell. Critical pitting temperature (CPT) measurement was performed to evaluate the resistance to pitting corrosion of additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V alloys with different volumes of ${\alpha}^{\prime}$ phase and subtractive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The dark grains of the laminated Ti-6Al-4V alloy distributed broader than the bright grains measured with low microhardness. The dark grains of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy, which was rich in martensite ${\alpha}^{\prime}$, had lower general corrosion and pitting resistance than bright grains. As the fraction of martensite ${\alpha}^{\prime}$ phase increased, the resistance to the pitting corrosion decreased.