• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.29-39
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• 1970

A summary of the clinical data of the $^{131}I$-thyroid function tests and the therapeutic results of $^{131}I$ among the 2,658 patients of various thyroid diseases treated over the past 10 years from May 1960 to Oct. 1969 at the Radioisotope Clinic and Laboratory, SNUH were presented and dscussed. 1. The patients examined consisted of: 929 cases (34.9%) of diffuse toxic goiter, 762 cases (28.7%) of diffuse nontoxic goiter, 699 cases (26.3%) of nodular nontoxic goiter, 58 cases (2.2%) of nodular toxic goiter and 210. cases (7.9%) of hypothyroidism. 2. There were 300 (11.4%) male and 2358 (88.6%) female, showing a ratio of 1:8. 3. The majority of patients (79.1%) were in the 3rd-5th decades of their lives. 4. The normal ranges, diagonstic values of $^{131}I$ uptake test, 48 hrs, serum activity, BMR and main subjective symptoms of various thyroid diseases were discussed. 5. In the 579 patients among 867 cases with hyperthyroidism treated with $^{131}I$, 47.8% were confirmed to be cured completely after single therapeutic doses. 6. The complications of $^{131}I$ therapy were discussed and myxedema had developed in 6.75% of our patients. 7. The results of $^{131}I$ thyroid function tests were analysed among the 160 cases of thyroid diseases which were confirmed the diagnosis with histopathological measures.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.6 no.5
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• pp.489-499
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• 1993

Some sorption behaviors of U(VI) ion on Arsenazo I-XAD-2 chelating resin were investigated. This chelating resin was synthesized by the diazonium coupling of Amberlite XAD-2 resin with Arsenzo I chelating reagent and characterized by elementary analysis method and IR spectrometry. The optimum conditions for the sorption of U(VI) ion were examined with respect to pH, U(VI) ion concentration and shaking time. Total sorption capacity of this chelating resin on U(VI) ion was 0.39mmol U(VI)/g resin in the pH range of 4.0~4.5. This chelating resin was showed increased sorption capacity on the increased pH value. It was confirmed that sorption mechanism of U(VI) ion on the Arsenazo I-XAD-2 chelating resin was competition reacting between U(VI) ion and $H^+$ ion. Breakthrough volume and overall capacity of U(VI) ion measured by column were was 600 ml and 0.38 mmol U(VI)/g resin, respectively. The desorption of U(VI) ion was showed recovery of 90~96% using 3M $HNO_3$ and 3M $Na_2CO_3$ as a desorption solution. The separation and concentration of U(VI) ion from natural water and sea water was performed successfully by Arsenazo I-XAD-2 chelating resin.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.428-435
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• 1988

Some nickel(Ⅱ) and palladium(Ⅱ) complexes of the ambidentate ligands derived from condensation of the isonitrosoacetylacetone and various diamines, $Ni(IAA)_2-en$, $Ni(IAA)_2-pn$, $Ni(IAA)_2-tn$, $Pd(IAA)_2-en$, PdCl(IAA)-pn, and $Pd(IAA)_2$-tn, where (IAA)$_2$-en, $(IAA)_2$-tn, and (IAA)-pn represent N,N'-enthylenbis(isonitrosoacetylacetone imine), N,N'-propylenebis(isonitrosoacetylacetone imine), N,N'-trimethylenebis(isonitrosoacetylacetone imine) and N-(2-aminopropyl)isonitrosoacetylacetone imine, respectively, have been prepared. The nickel(Ⅱ) and palladium(Ⅱ) complexes were characterized on the bases of the elemental analysis, IR, NMR, and electronic spectra. It is suggested that a isonitroso group of (IAA)$_2$-en or (IAA)$_2$-tn coordinates to the metal ion through the nitrogen atom to form five-membered ring, while the other isonitroso group of (IAA)$_2$-en or (IAA)$_2$-tn coordinates to the metal ion through the oxygen atom to form six membered ring in square-planar complexes of Ni(IAA)$_2$-tn and Pd(IAA)$_2$-en. And two isonitroso groups of (IAA)$_2$-en, (IAA)$_2$-pn, or (IAA)$_2$-tn coordinate to the metal ion through the nitrogen atom to form five-membered rings in square-planar complexes of Ni(IAA)$_2$-en, Ni(IAA)$_2$-pn, and Pd(IAA)$_2$-tn. On the other hand, square-planar PdCl(IAA)-pn is formed by the reaction of propylenediamine with a isonitrosoacetylacetone in the presence of palladium(Ⅱ)ion.

• Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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• v.56 no.1
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• pp.43-51
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• 2024

[⁶⁸Ga]Ga-FAPI-04 is a promising radiopharmaceutical that binds specifically to fibroblast activation protein, which is overexpressed in more than 90% of malignant epithelial tumors but not in normal healthy tissue. This study aimed to develop an efficient method for producing ⁶⁸Ga-labelled FAPI-04 using a cassette-based automated synthesizer. [⁶⁸Ga]GaCl₃ was eluted from an Eckert & Ziegler Medical germanium-68/gallium-68 generator using 2.5 mL of 0.1 M HCl. The synthesis of the [⁶⁸Ga]Ga-FAPI-04 was performed using different concentrations of HEPES (1~2.5 M; 4-(2-hydroxyethyl) piperazine-1-ethanesulfonic acid) in 3~10 minutes; amounts of FAPI-04 precursor (5~50 ㎍) and reaction temperature (25℃~100℃) were optimized on the BIKBox^® synthesizer. The labeling efficiency of [⁶⁸Ga]Ga-FAPI-04 was greater than 96% (decay corrected) using 25 ㎍ FAPI-04 synthesized in 10 minutes at 100℃ in 2 M HEPES (pH 3.85), and its stability was greater than 99% at 6 hours. The total synthesis time of [⁶⁸Ga]Ga-FAPI-04 was 32.4 minutes, and the product met all quality control criteria. In this study, we developed and optimized a labeling method using [⁶⁸Ga]Ga-FAPI-04 using a cassette-based synthesizer. The devised method is expected to be useful for supplying [⁶⁸Ga]Ga-FAPI-04 for diagnosis in clinical practice.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.97-105
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• 1989

This study deals with micellar effects on hydrolyses of p-nitrophenyl carboxylic esters(p-NPCE) mediated by 2-alkylbenzimidazole(R-BI) and sodium 2-alkylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonate(R-BISO$_3$Na) in aqueous and CTABr solutions. The reactions mediated by R-BI and R-BISO$_3$Na in micellar solutions are obviously slower than those by benzimidazole(BI) and sodium benzimidazole-5-sulfonate(BISO$_3$Na) respectively, and the reaction rates were decreased with increase of lengths of alkyl groups. This prestents a striking contrast to the reactions in aqueous solutions without added CTABr, of which the reaction rates are on approximately same levels. It seems due to steric effect of alkyl groups for R-BI and R-BISO$_3$Na in the Stern layer of micelle, and it is supported by measured activation parameters(${\Delta}H^{\neq},\;{\Delta}G^{\neq}\;and\;{\Delta}S^{\neq}$) of the reactions in aqueous and micellar solutions. In addition to nucleophilic ability of benzimidazole(BI) moiety of R-BISO$_3$Na on the reactions, these compounds with long alkyl groups(nonyl to pentadecyl) which form a micelle of themselves increase the reaction rates due to their micellar catalyses in aqueous solutions, not including CTABr. We measured the isotope effects to elucidate the mechanism of hydrolyses of p-nitrophenyl carboxylic esters, and the relative first order rate constant($k'_{H_2O}/k'_{D_2O}$) are on range of 2.5∼3.2. This range is too high to conclude that the hydrolyses of p-NPA mediated by various R-BISO$_3$Na proceed by nucleophilic mechanism. In other words, the reactions are assumed to proceed in part by general basic one, as compared with the reaction catalyzed by imidazole(IM) in aqueous solution.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.35 no.5
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• pp.371-380
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• 2013

Though MBR process has many advantages, the greatest risk factors in operating MBR process are occurrence of membrane fouling and decrease of flux. It is very difficult to find exact mechanism due to complex influence by many effects, although there have been recently many studies of membrane fouling. The purposes of this study are firstly evaluating bioreactor of lab-scale and micro-filtration hollow fiber membrane, secondly investigating correlation between foulants affecting membrane performance and membrane fouling, and lastly evaluating various parameters affecting fouling and applicability of membrane fouling reducer. This study found that TMP was increasing rapidly and showed 0.32 bar and the average of flux was 88 LMH. EPS concentration tends not to change much above MLSS concentration (6,000 mg/L). However, EPS concentration variation is wide below MLSS concentration (6,000 mg/L). Also, from results of membrane surface condition and element analysis using SEM/EDX, carbon and fluorine were founded to be the highest percentage in membrane because of characteristics of membrane material. In operating continuously, inorganic fouling was generated by increase of these inorganic substances such as $Al^{3+}$ and $Mg^{2+}$. Lastly, the best filtration performance was obtained for 0.03 mg MFR/mg MLSS by results of particle size, zeta potential, $SCOD_{cr}$, EPS and MLSS concentration.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.88-93
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• 2001

To measure the levels of dioxins in food selling at local markets, meat was analyzed by high resolution gas chromatography/high resolution ass spectrometry (HRGC/HRMS). The food samples were obtained from 5 large cities of Seoul, Chunchon, Daejon, Kwangju and Busan in Korea. All the samples were minced and extracted with Soxhlet extractor for 18 hours. After extraction, extracts were cleaned up by sulfuric acid impregnated silica gel, purified on a series of silica gel, alumina, carbon column chromatography and then analyzed by HRGC/HRMS. The contaminated levels were calculated as the TEQs by multiplying with the corresponding WHO-TEFs for each congeners. The overall recoveries were ranged from 80% to 153% and the limit of detection was about 0.01 ppt at S/N>3. The levels of PCDD/Fs for beef, pork and chicken were 0.018, 0.008 and <0.001 pgTEQ/g, respectively. In addition, the levels of non-ortho-co-planar PCBs for beef, pork and chicken were 0.008, 0.002 and 0.001 pgTEQ/g, respectively. Among food samples analyzed, chicken showed the lowest level of dioxin-like compounds. Regarding congener pattern, OCDD and PCB #77 were the highest contributing congeners.

• Asian Journal of Turfgrass Science
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.61-76
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• 2009

The purpose of this study are to investigate the reasonable maintenance expense of golf course according to the size and management system of each golf course. The maintenance cost per hole per golfer of 29 golf courses and the maintenance cost for items and locations of 8 golf courses were analyzed. 1. As golfers per hole increased, maintenance cost per hole per golfer decreased. 2. The decisive cost factors for maintenance cost of golf course are the number of annual golfers, the total course size, the management system, and automation of course facilities. 3. Maintenance cost of golf courses contained the landscaping areas except for building and parking lots is $869^{\}/_{m^2}$ Korean won. 4. Average maintenance cost of 8 golf courses is $44,325,000^{\}/_{hole}$. 5. Labor cost marked the largest portion in the total cost. Among the items of labor cost, repair cost for green ball mark was the highest with the ratio of 26%(\4,163,000). 6. Material cost for Fairways which reaches 30% of the total area was composed of $22%{\sim}44%$ of the total cost of materials. Cost of imported fertilizers, pestcides for insects and diseases, and sands for top dressing was the highest. 7. Material cost for Green which reaches 2% of the total area was composed of $28%{\sim}36%$ of the total cost. Cost of imported products such as particle-shaped fertilizers, micro mineral fertilizers, and soil conditioners was the highest. 8. There is no difference in cost between chemical fertilizers and the environmentally friendly fertilizers even if environmentally friendly fertilizers using microorganism or chitosan materials are also expensive.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.36 no.5
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• pp.709-719
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• 1992

We synthesized the binuclear tetradentate Schiff base cobalt(II), nickel(II) and copper(II) complexes such as [Co(II)_2(TSBP)(L)_4], [Ni(II)_2(TSBP)(II)_4] and [Cu(II)_2(TSBP)] (TSBP: 3,3',4,4'-tetra(salicylideneimino)-1,1'-biphenyl, L: Py, DMSO and DMF). We identified the binucleated structure of these complexes by elemental analysis, IR-spectrum, UV-visible spectrum, T.G.A. and D.S.C. According to the results for cyclic voltammogram and differential pulse polarogram of 1 mM complexes in nonaqueous solvents included 0.1M TEAP-L (L; Py, DMSO and DMF) as supporting electrolyte, it was found that diffusionally controlled redox processes of four steps through with one electron for binucleated Schiff base Cobalt(II) complex was Co(III)_2 {^\longrightarrow \\_\longleftarrow^e^-}Co(III)Co(II)_2{^\longrightarrow \\_\longleftarrow^e^-}Co(II){^\longrightarrow \\_\longleftarrow^e^-}Co(I){^\longrightarrow \\_\longleftarrow^e^-}Co(I)_2 and two steps with one electron for Nickel(II) and Copper(II) complexes were M(II)_2 {^\longrightarrow \\_\longleftarrow^e^-}M(I)M(I){^\longrightarrow \\_\longleftarrow^e^-}M(I)_2 (M; Ni and Cu) in nonaqueous solvents.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.64 no.4
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• pp.203-209
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• 2020

Selenium species in hair and nails were extracted, separated and analyzed with HPLC-ICP/MS. The result showed that Se species was mostly SeCys and the information related to the change of selenium concentration in a body could be obtained. The Se fortification study was performed for 5 participants during 12 months. The average of Se concentration was 858.6 ± 201.2 ng g^-1, which did not change much during the research period nor the difference between the individuals was striking. In the case of hair, the average concentration was 205.3 ng g^-1 which was lower than nails. Se supplement of 22 ㎍ day^-1 was taken for 3 months by the volunteers and the difference between before and after (3 months period for each) the taking of supplement was not striking. However, when the dose was increased to 300 ㎍ day^-1 for 2 months, the concentration was increased noticeably to 1,230 ng g^-1. It can be thought that the analysis of finger nail for Se can provide valuable information for the long period (several months) of exposure or intake of Se for a human body.