• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.199-205
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• 2009

This study was carried out to investigate the effective genetic resources preservation system using the frozen boar semen. The porcine oocytes were matured for 44 hours in NCSU-23 medium with or without 10% Porcine Follicle Fluid (PFF), 0.5 ${\mu}g/ml$ porcine FSH, 0.5 ${\mu}g/ml$ equine LH, 1.0 ${\mu}g/ml$ 17 $\beta$-estradiol ($E_2$) and 10 ng/ml Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) under mineral oil at $38.5^{\circ}C$ in humidified atmosphere of 5% $CO_2$ in air. After 44 h of culture, the oocytes were inseminated with frozen-thawed semen and fresh semen prepared with mTBM medium for 6 h. Later, set of 50 presumptive zygotes were transferred into 4-well dish (500 ${\mu}l$) of IVC medium. for embryos freezing, slow-freezing and vitrification methods were used as a cryopreservation. Differences among treatments were analyzed using General Linear Model Procedure by SAS Package (version 6.12) differences were considered significant when p<0.05. Following IVF and IVC, the rates of cleavage and blastocysts formation were significantly higher (p<0.05) in hormone supplemented group than that of hormone-free group (25.7 vs, 12.1). The development rates to cleavage and blastocysts were significantly higher in PZM-5 group than NCSU-23 group (60.3%, 46.6% vs 27.4%, 11.1%). Further improvement was achieved when PZM-5 was supplemented with FBS. Cleavage rates was significantly higher in fresh semen source group than frozen semen (66.7% vs 43.7%). However in blastocysts rates was similar two groups. Post-thaw survival rates of embryos were 1.2% and 2.2% in slow-frezing and vitrification groups, respectively. The results of our study suggest that it is still possible to improve the culture conditions and boar semen cryopreservation for enhance reproductive technology and animal genetic resources conservation.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2023

Groundwater-surface water interaction was evaluated using water quality parameters (temperature and electrical conductivity), distributions of stable water isotopes (δ²H and δ ¹⁸O), and Rn-222 in lagoon water, groundwater, and seawater at three coastal lagoons (Songji (SJ), Youngrang (YR), and Sunpo (SP) Lagoon) in South Korea. From the results of composition and distributions of δ²H and δ¹⁸O, it was found that groundwater fraction of lagoon water in YR Lagoon (76%) was slightly higher than those of SJ (42%), and SP (63%) Lagoon. Based on Rn-222 mass balance model, groundwater discharge into SJ Lagoon in summer 2020 was estimated to be (3.2±1.1)×10³ m³ day^-1, which showed a similar or an order of magnitude higher than the results of previous studies conducted in coastal lagoons. This study can provide advanced techniques to evaluate groundwater-surface water interaction in coastal lagoons, wetlands, and lakes, and help to determine the effects of groundwater on coastal ecosystems.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.88-101
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• 2013

외래종의 유입을 막기 위해 '선박평형수와 침전물의 제어와 관리를 위한 국제협약'이 2004년에 체결되었고 이에 따라 다양한 선박평형수 관리장치가 개발되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 전기분해를 이용하여 선박평형수 내 해양생물 제거를 위한 장치로 개발된 AquaStar$^{TM}$ BWMS가 해양생태계에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위하여 1차 생산자로서 규조류 Skeletonema costatum, 1차 소비자로서 윤충류 Brachionus plicatilis 및 포식자로서 어류(넙치) Paralichtys olivaceus를 이용하여 AquaStar$^{TM}$ BWMS의 배출수독성시험과 생성된 화학물질에 대한 환경위해성 평가를 수행하였다. 배출수독성시험결과 가장 민감한 생물은 S. costatum이었고 염분 20 psu 배출수에 노출되었을 때 NOEC 25.00%, LOEC 50.00% 및 72hr-$EC_{50}$이 69.97%였다. B. plicatilis와 P. olivaceus는 염분 20 psu 배출수에 노출되었을 때 NOEC 및 LOEC가 각각 50.00 및 100.00%였다. AquaStarTM BWMS에서 생성된 물질은 총 18개로, bromate, 7개의 volatile halogenated organic compounds, 7개의 halogenated acetic acids, 3개의 halogenated acetonitriles 및 chloropicrin이었다. 생성된 물질들의 지속성과 생물축적성을 보이는 화학물질은 없었으나, 물질의 생태독성을 평가하기에는 불확실성이 높았다. 그러나 MAMPEC 모델을 이용하여 생성된 18개 물질의 PEC는 $4.58{\times}10^{-4}{\sim}4.87{\mu}g\;L^{-1}$였고, PNEC는 $0.016{\sim}320.00{\mu}g\;L^{-1}$였으며, 18개 화확물질의 PEC/PNEC 비율은 1을 초과하지 않았다. 따라서 환경위해성평가결과는 AquaStar$^{TM}$ BWMS에 의하여 처리된 해수가 해양생태계에 수용 불가한 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 전기분해를 이용하는 BWMS의 배출수에 대한 S. costatum의 $EC_{50}$은 초기 TRO농도, HAAs의 농도 및 종류수와 양의 상관관계가 있었다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2016

Objectives : Mori Follium (Morus alba L. leaf) has been cultivated in many Asian countries. Especially, mulberry leaf has been used as an anti-diabetic remedy in oriental medicine. However, anti-obesity effect of mulberry has not been unknown. In this study, our objectives of study is to investigate the anti-adipogenic effect of mulberry water extract (MLE) and to reveal potential molecular anti-obesity mechanism in 3T3-L1 adipocytes differentiation model.Methods : The cytotoxicity of MLE in 3T3-L1 was examined by MTT assay. Anti-adipogenic effect of MLE was evaluated by Oil Red O (ORO) staining. To elucidate the molecular mechanism, inhibitor assay was employed. The mRNA expression levels of adipogenic transcriptional factors such as PPARγ and fatty acid synthase (FAS) were analyzed by reverse transcription-polymer chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis.Results : The MLE treatment for 24 h did not affect to the 3T3-L1 cells at concentrations of 1, 10, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1,000 ㎍/㎖. Thus, non-toxic concentration rages of MLE were used during adipogenesis period (day -2 to 7). Intracellular lipid accumulation in MLE-treated 3T3-L1 adipocytes (day 6) were quantitatively evaluated by ORO staining. The MLE treatment significantly and dose-dependently suppressed 3T3-L1 adipogenesis by 60.42%, 38.24%, and 5.97% at 10, 100, and 200 ㎍/㎖, respectively. In addition, our inhibitor assay and RT-PCR analysis revealed that the MLE-inhibited 3T3-L1 adipogenesis through inhibition of PPARγ mediated by Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.Conclusions : In conclusion, these findings indicate that the MLE could be used in prevent and/or treatment of obesity-related diseases.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.428-434
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• 2020

Background Three-dimensional (3D) model printing improves visualization of anatomical structures in space compared to two-dimensional (2D) data and creates an exact model of the surgical site that can be used for reference during surgery. There is limited evidence on the effects of using 3D models in microsurgical reconstruction on improving clinical outcomes. Methods A retrospective review of patients undergoing reconstructive breast microsurgery procedures from 2017 to 2019 who received computed tomography angiography (CTA) scans only or with 3D models for preoperative surgical planning were performed. Preoperative decision-making to undergo a deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) versus muscle-sparing transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (MS-TRAM) flap, as well as whether the decision changed during flap harvest and postoperative complications were tracked based on the preoperative imaging used. In addition, we describe three example cases showing direct application of 3D mold as an accurate model to guide intraoperative dissection in complex microsurgical reconstruction. Results Fifty-eight abdominal-based breast free-flaps performed using conventional CTA were compared with a matched cohort of 58 breast free-flaps performed with 3D model print. There was no flap loss in either group. There was a significant reduction in flap harvest time with use of 3D model (CTA vs. 3D, 117.7±14.2 minutes vs. 109.8±11.6 minutes; P=0.001). In addition, there was no change in preoperative decision on type of flap harvested in all cases in 3D print group (0%), compared with 24.1% change in conventional CTA group. Conclusions Use of 3D print model improves accuracy of preoperative planning and reduces flap harvest time with similar postoperative complications in complex microsurgical reconstruction.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.65-76
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• 2023

Given the limited water resources and the presence of multiple decision makers with different and usually conflicting objectives in the exploitation of water resources systems, especially dam's reservoirs; therefore, the decision to determine the optimal allocation of reservoir water among decision-makers and stakeholders is a difficult task. In this study, by combining a fuzzy VIKOR technique or fuzzy multi-criteria decision making (FMCDM) and the Young's bilateral bargaining model, a new method was developed to determine the optimal quantitative and qualitative water allocation of dam's reservoir water with the aim of increasing the utility of decision makers and stakeholders and reducing the conflicts among them. In this study, by identifying the stakeholders involved in the exploitation of the dam reservoir and determining their utility, the optimal points on trade-off curve with quantitative and qualitative objectives presented by Mojarabi et al. (2019) were ranked based on the quantitative and qualitative criteria, and economic, social and environmental factors using the fuzzy VIKOR technique. In the proposed method, the weights of the criteria were determined by each decision maker using the entropy method. The results of a fuzzy decision-making method demonstrated that the Young's bilateral bargaining model was developed to determine the point agreed between the decisions makers on the trade-off curve. In the proposed method, (a) the opinions of decision makers and stakeholders were considered according to different criteria in the exploitation of the dam reservoir, (b) because the decision makers considered the different factors in addition to quantitative and qualitative criteria, they were willing to participate in bargaining and reconsider their ideals, (c) due to the use of a fuzzy-logic based decision-making approach and considering different criteria, the utility of all decision makers was close to each other and the scope of bargaining became smaller, leading to an increase in the possibility of reaching an agreement in a shorter time period using game theory and (d) all qualitative judgments without considering explicitness of the decision makers were applied to the model using the fuzzy logic. The results of using the proposed method for the optimal exploitation of Iran's 15-Khordad dam reservoir over a 30-year period (1968-1997) showed the possibility of the agreement on the water allocation of the monthly total dissolved solids (TDS)=1,490 mg/L considering the different factors based on the opinions of decision makers and reducing conflicts among them.

• 지질공학
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.149-165
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• 1993

지하매질의 유동특성을 알기 위한 직접적인 방법은 아직도 현장수리시험에 의존하고 있다. 열극암반에서 유동모델의 개념정립을 위하여는 열극체계분포와 특히, 수리시험해석결과가 중요시되고 있다. 국내에서 수행되고 있는 수리시험은 조사공구간별에 따른 수리전도도를 방사상의 정상류로 가정하여 결과를 해석하고 있다. 또한 시험대상 매질을 균질한 대수층 또는 단순한 기하학적 형태의 매질로 간주하며 구간별 투수량계수는 시험구간을 가로지르는 각 열극의 투수량계수의 합과 같다고 가정한다. 국내 기존의 수리시험 및 해석방법으로는 수리학적 경계면의 영향(boundary effects)이나 유동로의 기하학적 형태(flow geometry)에 대한 자료를 얻기가 힘들며, 일정한 조사공 주변을 벗어나면 투수성열극의 연결성에 대한 정보를 구할 수 없다. 열극특성을 고려한 지하수유동 해석을 위하여 단일공 정압주입시험을 실시하였으며, 비정상류해석방법을 통하여 유동차원(flow dimension)에 대한 분석을 시도하였다. 시추시에는 단일패커시험을 일정구간별로 시행하였으며, 조사공의 시추후에는 이중패커에 의한 구간별 시험을 실시하였다. 비정상류해석으로 구한 수리전도도값은 정상류해석의 결과와 큰 차이(10배 이내)는 없었으나, 정압하에서 도출된 유동량변화곡선에서 유동차원분석이 가능하였다. 상부구간(<10m 깊이)의 단일 및 이중패커시험결과는 모두 정상류의 유동차원이 나타났으며, 이는 영향반경의 경계면이 open system임을 알 수 있다. 15m 깊이에서 도출된 유동량변화곡선은 1차원 유동상태에서 3차원(구상유동)으로 변화하였다. 하부구간(25m 깊이)의 시험결과는 closed system 특성이 관찰되었으며, 이는 조사구간에서 연결된 열극이 수리적으로 격리되어 있음을 알 수 있다. 현장수리시험으로부터 보다 많은 자료를 도출하기 위하여는 무엇보다도 수리시험장비의 보완이 필요하다. 특히 조사구간을 완벽하게 분리할 수 있는 패커장비와 미세한 유동량변화를 계측할 수 있는 유량계의 확보가 필수적이며, 조사구간의 압력변화를 자동기록할 수 있는 계측기기가 필요하였다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.328-336
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• 1999

본 연구에서는 제철소에서 배출되는 산업폐수를 이용하여 미세조류를 성공적으로 배양하였으며 이에 대한 모델링 연구를 통해 이산화탄소의 고정화 및 암모니아의 제거효율에 미치는 환경인자에 대하여 살펴보고 실제 옥외배양에서의 성능을 평가하고자 하였다. Bottle에서의 배양을 통해 산업폐수에서 미세조류가 성장하면서 암모니아를 완전히 제거할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 또한 이때 타양미생물의 성장은 미세조류의 성장에 비해 미미하였으므로 건조중량으로부터 고정화된 이산화탄소를 계산할 수 있었다. Raceway pond의 회분식운전 결과로부터 조류성장에 대한 모델을 구축하고 관계되는 parameter를 결정할 수 있었으며 이로부터 실제 옥외에서의 빛의 세기에서 고정화된 이산화탄소의 누적량 및 암모니아의 제거를 계산할 수 있었다. 그 결과 60 klux이상의 빛에서는 암모니아가 완전히 제거될 수 있다는 결과를 얻었으며 빛의 세기가 증가할 수록 성능이 향상되지만 빛에너지에 대한 효율은 감소하는 경향을 발견하였다. Raceway pond의 실제 옥외운전을 모사하기 위한 반연속식 배양실험에서는 dilution rate이 증가할 때 이산화탄소의 고정화율 및 암모니아의 제거율이 증가하나 암모니의 제거효율은 감소하는 경향을 얻었다. 또한 raceway pond의 옥외배양시 빛의 세기 및 폐수의 깊이, dilution rate에 따른 성능변화를 모델로 이용하여 계산하였는데 결과적으로 하루에 12시간동안 100klux의 태양빛이 공급되는 조건에서 raceway pond를 운전할 때 최적의 dilution rate은 0.425$day^{-1}$이며 이러한 조건에서 24.7 g$m^{2}day^{-1}$의 속도로 이산화탄소를 고정할 수 있는 것으로 평가되었다. 또한 이러한 조건에서 암모니아는 0.52 g $NH_3-Nm^{-2}day^{-1}$의 속도로 제거될 수 있으며 배출수증의 암모니아농도는 폐수의 깊이에 따라 크게 변화하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권12호
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• pp.4809-4813
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• 2014

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have been reported to interfere with estrogen signaling. Exposure to these chemicals decreases the immune response and causes a wide range of diseases in animals and humans. Recently, many studies showed that licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) root extract (LRE) commonly called "gamcho" in Korea exhibits antioxidative, chemoprotective, and detoxifying properties. This study aimed to investigate the mechanism of action of LRE and to determine if and how LRE can alleviate the toxicity of EDCs. LRE was prepared by vacuum evaporation and freeze-drying after homogenization of licorice root powder that was soaked in 80% ethanol for 72 h. We used 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) as a representative EDC, which is known to induce tumors or cancers; MCF-7 breast cancer cells, used as a tumor model, were treated with TCDD and various concentrations of LRE (0, 50, 100, 200, $400{\mu}g/mL$) for 24, 48, and 72 h. As a result, TCDD stimulated MCF-7 cell proliferation, but LRE significantly inhibited TCDD-induced MCF-7 cell proliferation in a dose- and time-dependent manner. The expression of TCDD toxicity-related genes, i.e., aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), AhR nuclear translocator, and cytochrome P450 1A1, was also down-regulated by LRE in a dose-dependent manner. Analysis of cell cycle distribution after treatment of MCF-7 cells with TCDD showed that LRE inhibited the proliferation of MCF-7 cells via G2/M phase arrest. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analysis also revealed that LRE dose-dependently increased the expression of the tumor suppressor genes p53 and p27 and down-regulated the expression of cell cycle-related genes. These data suggest that LRE can mitigate the tumorigenic effects of TCDD in breast cancer cells by suppression of AhR expression and cell cycle arrest. Thus, LRE can be used as a potential toxicity-alleviating agent against EDC-mediated diseases.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.176-186
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• 2014

절리면의 수리특성에 영향을 미치는 요소는 절리면의 거칠기, 절리면의 틈새, 충진물 등이 있다. 본 연구에서는 절리면의 거칠기에 따른 수리특성을 분석하고자 Barton and Choubey(1977)가 제안한 표준 프로파일을 이용하여 몬테카를로 시뮬레이션을 통해 인공 프로파일을 생성시켰다. 표준 프로파일과 인공 프로파일을 조합하여 유동채널 모델을 제작하였으며, 최소 간극의 변화와 유동채널의 형상에 따른 수리특성을 수치해석적으로 분석하였다. 두 프로파일이 이루는 최소 간극지점을 통과한 이후 유동면적이 증가하는 지점에서 최대 유동률을 나타냈으며, 최소 간극이 증가할수록 최대 유동률은 감소하였다. 또한 유동채널의 형상과 유동채널내의 최소 간극 지점의 위치가 모델마다 상이하기 때문에 단위면적당 최대 유동률은 모델마다 다른 값을 나타내고 있었다. 유동채널 내의 역학적 간극과 수리적 간극은 1.07 ~ 3.00 배 정도의 차이를 나타내고 있으며, 본 수리해석에서 분석된 $A_i$ 값과 역학적 간극은 $e_m=0.519A^{0.7169_i}$의 관계를 나타내고, 수리적 간극은 $e_h=0.6182A^{0.239}_i$의 관계를 나타는 것으로 분석되었다.