• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.571-578
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• 2001

To evaluate if the apoptotic fragment assay could be used to estimate the dose prediction after radiation exposure, we examined apoptotic mouse crypt cells per 1,000 cells after whole body $^{60}Co$ $\gamma$-rays and 50MeV ($p{\rightarrow}Be^+$) cyclotron fast neutron irradiation in the range of 0.25 to 1 Gy, respectively. The incidence of apoptotic cell death rose steeply at very low doses up to 1 Gy, and radiation at all doses tigger rapid changes in crypt cells in stem cell region. These data suggest that apoptosis may play an important role in homeostasis of damaged radiosensitive target organ by removing damaged cells. The curve of dose-effect relationship for the data of apoptotic fragments was obtained by the linear-quadratic model $y=0.18+(9.728{\pm}0.887)D+(-4.727{\pm}1.033)D^2$ ($r^2=0.984$) after $\gamma$-rays irradiation, while $y=0.18+(5.125{\pm}0.601)D+(-2.652{\pm}0.7000)D^2$ ($r^2=0.970$) after neutrons in mice. The dose-response curves were linear-quadratic, and a significant dose-response relationship was found between the frequency of apoptotic cell and dose. These data show a trend towards increase of the numbers of apoptotic crypt cells with increasing dose. Both the time course and the radiation dose-response curve for high and low linear energy transfer (LET) radiation modalities were similar. The relative biological effectiveness (RBE) value for crypt cells was 2.072. In addition, there were significant peaks on apoptosis induction at 4 and 6h after irradiation, and the morpholoigcal findings of the irradiated groups were typical apoptotic fragments in crypt cells that were hardly observed in the control group. Thus, apoptosis in crypt cells could be a useful in vivo model for studying radio-protective drug sensitivity or screening test, microdosimetric indicator and radiation-induced target organ injury. Since the apoptotic fragment assay is simple, rapid and reproducible in the range of 0.25 to 1 Gy, it will also be a good tool for evaluating the dose response of radiation-induced organ damage in vivo and provide a potentially valuable biodosimetry for the early dose prediction after accidental exposure.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.237-245
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• 2000

The regional distribution and relative frequency of somatostatin-immunoreactive cells in the gastrointestinal tract were studied during the postnatal development(1 day old, 1 month old, 6-month-old and adult) of the Korean native goat by immunohistochemical methods. Somatostatin-immunoreactive cells were found in the entire gastrointestinal tract and were most predominant in the fundic gland region except for the pyloric gland region of the 1 day old. The number of these cells was observed to decrease along the gastrointestinal tract and to decrease according to the increase with age in all postnatal stages. In this study, immunoreactive cells revealed the differences of regional distribution and the relative frequency in the gastrointestinal tract during postnatal development. These results suggest that although the functional significance of fetal endocrine cells remains unknown, this was caused by changing of feeding habits and physiological conditions during different ages.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.382-382
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• 2017

최근 전 세계적으로 가뭄 재해가 증가함에 따라 국내의 경우 가뭄상황을 모니터링하기 위하여 다양한 유관 기간에서 가뭄정보시스템을 활용하여 가뭄지수를 공간지도 형태로 제공하고 있다. 기상청 수자원공사 농어촌공사 등에서 기상/수문/농업관련 가뭄지수의 위험지도를 실시간으로 제공하고 있으며 각 지표별로 수문기상학적 특징과 용수공급시설 및 수요공급의 이수상황 등을 고려하여 활용하고 있다. 하지만 제공되고 있는 가뭄지수의 공간분포는 지점 자료를 기반으로 내삽기법 (interpolation)을 통해 재 산정된 지도로 공간 해상도 측면에서 조악한 해상도를 갖고 있다. 이와 같은 한계점을 보완하기 위하여 시 공간적으로 특성이 동일한 광범위한 지역에 대한 정보를 주기적으로 제공 가능하다는 측면에서 위성영상자료를 활용한 가뭄모니터링 연구의 필요성이 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 위성영상을 이용한 식생 정보 및 기후 정보 생물물리학적 정보를 활용한 식생가뭄반응지수 (Vegetation Drought Response Index in Korea VegDRI-Korea)를 제시하고 국내의 적용성 검증을 위하여 국내 주요 가뭄 사상을 대상으로 시공간적 가뭄상황을 분석하였다. 식생가뭄반응지수는 유역단위 또는 행정구역 단위별로 실시간 가뭄 상황을 분석할 수 있는 고해상도 위성영상 기반의 가뭄지수로써 향후 한반도 전역의 가뭄모니터링 및 주기적인 모니터링을 통해 가뭄예상지역 판단에 대한 의사결정지원에 활용할 수 있다.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.32-39
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• 2019

The present study investigated hydration of alkali activated slag incorporating sulfate as a form of anhydrite by employing thermodynamic modeling using the Gibbs free energy minimization approach. Various parameters were evaluated in the thermodynamic calculations, such as presence of sulfide, precipitation/dissolution of AFt/AFm phase, and the effect of oxic condition on the predicted reaction. The calculations suggested no significant difference in the void volume and chemical shrinkage, which might influence the performance of the mixtures, in spite of various changes of the parameters. Although the types of hydration products and their amount varied according to the input conditions, their variations were smaller range than that induced by water-to-binder ratio. Moreover, it did not affect the amount of C-(N-)A-S-H which was the most important hydration product.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.465-469
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• 2009

Characteristics of oxidation reaction of four lanthanide chlorides(Ce, Nd, Pr and $EuCl_3$) in a oxygen-eutectic(LiCl-KCl) salt bubble column was investigated. From the results obtained from the thermochemical calculations by HSC chemistry software, the most stable lanthanide compounds in the oxygen-used rare earth chlorides system were oxychlorides(EuOCl, NdOCl, PrOCl) and oxides($CeO_2$, $PrO_2$), which coincide well with results of the Gibbs free energy of the reaction. In this study, similar to the thermochemical results, regardless of the sparging time and molten salt temperature, oxychlorides for Eu, Nd and Pr and oxides for Ce and Pr were formed as a precipitant by a reaction with oxygen. The structure of the rare earth precipitates was divided into two shapes : small cubic(oxide) and large tetragonal (oxychloride) structures. The conversion efficiencies of the lanthanide elements to their molten salt-insoluble precipitates(or compound) were increased with the sparging time and temperature, and Ce showed the best reactivity. In the conditions of $650^{\circ}C$ of the molten salt temperature and 420 min of the sparging time, the conversion efficiencies were over 99% for all the investigated lanthanide chlorides.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.1188-1192
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• 2003

Chitinase producing bacteria, Arthrobacter nicotianae CH4 and A. nicotianae CH13, were isolated from small crabs by an enrichment culture using chitin as the sole carbon source. Crude chitinases from the two isolated strains, A. nicotianae CH4 and A. nicotianae CH13, were stable in the pH range of $3.0{\sim}9.0$ and in the temperature range of $20{\sim}60^{\circ}C$. The reducing sugar $(GlcNAc)_1$, or $(GlcNAc)_4$, corresponding to over 98% of the enzyme reaction products, was obtained. The production of functional $(GlcNAc)_1$ and $(GlcNAc)_4$ from A. nicotianae CH13 and A. nicotianae CH4, respectively, from the chitinases was useful. The chitinase system of A. nicotianae CH13 was supposed to be endo- and exo-chitinase, and N-acetylglucosaminidase.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.49-54
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• 2011

This study was conducted to evaluate the performance of methane fermentation from effluent of hydrogen fermentation reactor in anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) and anaerobic sequencing batch reactor (ASBR). Two reactors were operated at organic loading rate of $1.0kg\;COD/m^3{\cdot}d$ and hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 20 day. Methane production rates of ABR and ASBR for start-up periods were 0.04 L/L/d and 0.19 L/L/d, respectively, whereas maximum methane production rates of ABR and ASBR were 0.25 L/L/d and 0.31 L/L/d, respectively. Removal rates of chemical oxygen demand (COD) in ABR and ASBR for start-up periods were 89% and 92%, respectively. After startup periods, removal rates of COD and volatile solids (VS) in ABR and ASBR were maintained over 90%. The specific methanogenic activity (SMA) increased as microorganism acclimated to the substrate.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.198-203
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• 1996

일반적인 치료에 반응을 나타내지 않는 호흡곤란증에 걸린 4년령의 Shepherd개에서 피부, 눈, 림프절의 병변을 동반한 치명적인 파종성 크립토콕스병이 진단되었다. 세포학적검사에 의해 난원형 내지 구형이고, 두꺼운 협막을 갖고 있는, 형태학적으로 Cryptococcus neoformans와 일치하는 효모균이 증명되었다. 이 병원체는 혈액, 오줌, 콧물, 견갑전림프절 흡인물, 피부생검 시료, 피부 면봉 시료 등을 25$\circ $C의 Pal씨 배지에 접종하여 용이하게 분리되었다 배양물을 PHOL염색액으로 염색하여 현미경으로 검사한 결과 얇은 막에 싸인 발아를 나타내거나. 나타내지 않는 구형 내지 난원형의 효모균이 증명되었다. 이 개는 ketaconazole 로 치료를 시작 한 후 6일만에 폐사하였다. 공기, 흙, 비둘기 배설물, 톱밥 등을 Pal씨 배지에 접종하여 C.neoformans가 배양됨으로써 역학적으로 환경이 병원소 역할을 한 것으로 판단되었다. 환축과 환경으로부터 분리된 균주는 세밀한 동정결과 neoformans (serotype AD)에 속하며, Filobasidiella neoformans "alpha" mating type을 나타내었다. 이 연구결과, Pal씨 배지가 크립토콕스병의 조기진단과 역학적 조사에 훌륭한 감별배지라는 것이 입증되었다. 개량된 Pal씨 배지는 C. neoformans의 genetic crossing을 판단하는데 성공적으로 사용할 수 있었다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.30 no.11C
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• pp.1076-1082
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• 2005

Recently, there have been much efforts in the image segmentation using morphological approach. Among them, the watershed algorithm is one of powerful tools which can take advantages of both of the conventional edge-based segmentation and region-based segmentation. The concept of watershed is based on topographic analogy. But, its high sensitivity to noise yields a very large number of resulting segmented regions which leads to oversegmentation. So we suggest the restricted waterfall algorithm which reduce the oversegmentation by eliminate not only local minima but also local maxima. As a result, the restricted waterfall algorithm has a good segmented image than the other methods, and has a better binary image than the histogram thresholding method.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.400-406
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• 2014

Apios (Apios americana Medikus) belongs to Leguminosae and is called 'American groundnut', 'Potato bean', and 'wild bean'. Apios is native to the Northern United States but is not widely distributed in Korea. In this study, cross-linked apios starch was prepared by reaction with epichlorohydrin, followed by characterization. FT-IR spectroscopy confirmed the degree of cross-linking of apios starch. X-ray diffraction patterns of native apios showed typical 'A' type as peaks at 15.1, 17.1, 17.9 and $23.2^{\circ}$, and cross-linking did not affect relative crystallinity and X-ray diffraction patterns of the starch. Scanning electron micrographs showed that apios starch granules were smooth with a globular shape, and there was little damage to starch granules after cross-linking. The lightness value of cross-linked apios starch was lower than that of native apios starch, whereas the redness value was not significantly different between cross-linked apios starch and native apios starch. Blue value showed that cross-linking of starch did not affect the iodine reaction of starch.