• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.16-21
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• 1995

폐타이어/폐윤활유를 열분해하면 대부분이 가스화되고 남는 부분은 카본블랙을 주성분으로 하는 잔류물로써 폐타이어량의 약 30%가 된다. petroleum oil로 조립한 카본블랙을 아스팔트에 분산시킨 결과 아스팔트혼합물의 내구성, 내마모성, 온도-점도 감응성이 크게 향상되었다는 외국의 연구결과를 토대로하여 폐타이어/폐윤활유 열분해 잔류물을 아스팔트 보강재로 활용하기 위한 연구를 수행하였다. 카본블랙이 주성분으로 표면에 오일피막이 형성되어 아스팔트와의 친화력이 높은 잔류물을 아스팔트 보강재로 활용하기 위하여 배합설계, 휠트랙킹, 라벨링등의 실험을 한국에너지기술연구소, 한국도로공사, 국토관리청 등에서 반복실험한 결과 마샬실험값이 KS 규격을 만족하였고 동적안정도가 현저히 향상되어 한냉조건에서 내마모성이 증가한다는 것을 알았다. 환경에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 용출실험을 하여본 결과 잔류물을 아스팔트 보강재로 활용한 아스팔트콘크리트를 시공하였을 때 주변의 토양에 영향을 미치지 않은 것으로 확인되었다.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.16.1-16.19
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• 2023

Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine is the only licensed vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) prevention. Previously, our group demonstrated the vaccine potential of Rv0351 and Rv3628 against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection by directing Th1-biased CD4⁺ T cells co-expressing IFN-γ, TNF-α, and IL-2 in the lungs. Here, we assessed immunogenicity and vaccine potential of the combined Ags (Rv0351/Rv3628) formulated in different adjuvants as subunit booster in BCG-primed mice against hypervirulent clinical Mtb strain K (Mtb K). Compared to BCG-only or subunit-only vaccine, BCG prime and subunit boost regimen exhibited significantly enhanced Th1 response. Next, we evaluated the immunogenicity to the combined Ags when formulated with four different types of monophosphoryl lipid A (MPL)-based adjuvants: 1) dimethyldioctadecylammonium bromide (DDA), MPL, and trehalose dicorynomycolate (TDM) in liposome form (DMT), 2) MPL and Poly I:C in liposome form (MP), 3) MPL, Poly I:C, and QS21 in liposome form (MPQ), and 4) MPL and Poly I:C in squalene emulsion form (MPS). MPQ and MPS displayed greater adjuvancity in Th1 induction than DMT or MP did. Especially, BCG prime and subunit-MPS boost regimen significantly reduced the bacterial loads and pulmonary inflammation against Mtb K infection when compared to BCG-only vaccine at a chronic stage of TB disease. Collectively, our findings highlighted the importance of adjuvant components and formulation to induce the enhanced protection with an optimal Th1 response.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.469-478
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• 2004

본 연구는 양돈액비의 비료성분 및 유해정도를 분석하고 아울러 전기전도도나 건물 함량을 이용하여 중요 비료성분 함량을 쉽게 추정하는 방벙을 구명하기 위해 2001년 제주도내 109개 양돈 농가를 방문하여 액비를 수집,$4^{\circ}C$냉장고에 보관해 두었다가 꺼내어 pH, BOD, DM, SS, OM, EC, T-N, T-P, K, Ca, $NH_4$-N. Mg 및 Na 등을 분석하였다. 조사대상 농가의 돈분 액비 중 슬러리(70 농가)는 가축분뇨, 사료 및 청소수가 혼합된 것이고 요(19 농가)는 분뇨를 고액분리 시킨 후에 저장해둔 요(20 농가)를 말하며 돈분 발효액은 slurry를 발효, 폭기 및 살수 등의 과정을 거친 액비를 뜻한다. 돈분 액비 중 slurry로 저장한 액비가 요나돈분 발효액 보다 여러 가지 비료 성분함량($NH_4$-N, K, P, Ca, Mg 및 Na)이 높았고 전기 전도도나 건물함량도 마찬가지로 slurry 상태로 저장한 액비가 다른 상태의 액비 보다 높았다. EC, $NH_4$-N, Ca, Mg 및 Na의 함량은 요와 발효액 간에 비슷하였으나 발효 액비의 L 함량이나 건물함량은 요 보다 약 2배 정도 높았다. 한편 P 함량은 반대로 발효 액비보다 요에서 높았다. Slurry의 전기전도도(EC)와 여러 비료 성분간에 상관관계를 통계 분석한 결과, $NH_4$-N와 Na 함량만이 유의적인 상관관계가 인정되었고 slurry의 DM 함량은 $NH_4$-N, P, Ca 및 Mg 함량간에 유의성이 인정되었다 (P<0.05). 고액분리요의 전기전도도와 비료성분간에 상관관계 분석에서 $NH_4$-N만 유의적 상관관계가 있었고 DM 함량에서는 $NH_4$-N와 Ca 간에만 유의적 상관관계가 인정되었다(P<0.05). 발효 액비는 전기전도도와 $NH_4$-N, P 및 Ca 간에만 유의적 상관관계가 있었으며 DM 함량은 K, P, Ca, Mg 및 Na 간 통계적으로 유의적 상관관계가 있었다(P<0.05). 돈분 액비의 종류별로 유해 또는 오염물질 농도를 살펴보면 슬러리의 BOD 농도는 22,520mg/L로 요 및 발효 액비 4,763, 2,701 mg/L보다 크게 높았다. 결론적으로 비료효과는 slurry가 요 및 돈분발효액 보다 좋았지만유해 또는 오염물질농도는 반대로 slurry에서 높았다. 그러나 일반기준치와 비슷한 수준으로 유해위험은 없다고 생각된다.

• 정보관리학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.21-43
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• 2000

본 논문은 사회과학자들의 학술정보원 이용행태를 분석하고 이에 따른 효과적인 학술정보원의 이용방법을 제시하였다. 이를 위하여 현재 한 대도시의 대학에 재직중인 사회과학관련 전공의 교수들을 대상으로 응답자의 연구환경에 대한 만족도, 특성 및 연구자료의 이용행태 등을 설문조사하여 응답자의 주 연구분야, 직위, 대학재직기간, 연구기간에 따른 자료수집기간과 방법, 자료수집의 난이도 및 검색방법의 선호도, 자료수집 소요기간, 최신자료의 이용률 등을 분석하였다. 사화과학도들이 학술정보원을 이용할 때, 이를 위한 미래 연구과제 및 제언도 서술하였다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.407-411
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• 1999

본 연구에서는 유리질 탄소전극과 백금 전극의 표면에 폴리피롤 막을 도포 시킨 PPy/GC 및 PPy/Pt 변성전극을 제조하고, 이들 변성 전극들을 작업전극으로 구성한 3-전극 장치를 이용하여 Cr(VI)의 정량분석을 시도하였다. 변성전극들은 +1.0V∼-1.0V를 50 mV/sec로 전위를 걸어주어 순환 전압 전류법으로 쉽게 제조할 수 있었으며, 26회 반복 주사함으로써 연구에 필요한 막의 두께를 조절하였다. PPy/GC 변성전극에서 Cr(VI)의 환원 반응은 +0.6V∼-0.5V(vs. Ag/AgCl)까지 넓은 범위에서 환원되는 경향을 보였으며,-0.25V(vs.Ag/AgCl)의 전위에서 최대 환원 봉우리를 가짐을 알 수 있었다. 이 전위에서 검량곡선을 조사한 결과, 0.1 ppm에서 60.0 ppm의 농도범위에서 기울기가 1.75 mA/ppm이고, 상관계수가 0.998인 좋은 직선관계를 가졌다. PPy/Pt 변성전극에서도 Cr(VI)의 환원 거동은 PPy/GC 변성전극과 유사하였으며, 검량곡선은 1.0 ppm∼60.0ppm의 농도범위에서 직선관계를 가졌다. 이때의 기울기와 상관계수는 각각 0.5 mA/ppm 및 0.923이었다. 그러나 선택성은 PPy/GC 변성전극이 약 3 배정도 우수하였다. PPy/GC 변성전극에서 Cu(II), As(III), pb(II) 및 Cd(II)등은 환원 경향을 보이지 않았으므로, Cr(VI)의 정량분석에는 방해하지 않았다.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.43.1-43.14
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• 2021

Group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3), which express IL-22 and IL-17A, has been introduced as one of pathologic cells in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Dyslipidaemia should be managed in axSpA patients to reduce cardiovascular disease, and dyslipidaemia promotes inflammation. This study aimed to reveal the role of circulating ILC3 in axSpA and the impact of dyslipidaemia on axSpA pathogenesis. AxSpA patients with or without dyslipidaemia and healthy control were recruited. Peripheral blood samples were collected, and flow cytometry analysis of circulating ILC3 and CD4⁺ T cells was performed. The correlation between Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS)-C-reactive protein (CRP) and circulating immune cells was evaluated. The effect of oxidized low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (oxLDL-C) on immune cell differentiation was confirmed. AxSpA human monocytes were cultured with with oxLDL-C, IL-22, or oxLDL-C plus IL-22 to evaluate osteoclastogenesis using tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining and real-time quantitative PCR of osteoclast-related gene expression. Total of 34 axSpA patients (13 with dyslipidaemia and 21 without) were included in the analysis. Circulating IL-22⁺ ILC3 and Th17 were significantly elevated in axSpA patients with dyslipidaemia (p=0.001 and p=0.034, respectively), and circulating IL-22⁺ ILC3 significantly correlated with ASDAS-CRP (Rho=0.4198 and p=0.0367). Stimulation with oxLDL-C significantly increased IL-22⁺ ILC3, NKp44^- ILC3, and Th17 cells, and these were reversed by CD36 blocking agent. IL-22 and oxLDL-C increased TRAP⁺ cells and osteoclast-related gene expression. This study suggested potential role of circulating IL-22⁺ ILC3 as biomarker in axSpA. Furthermore, dyslipidaemia augmented IL-22⁺ ILC3 differentiation, and oxLDL-C and IL-22 markedly increased osteoclastogenesis of axSpA.

• 농촌계획
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.19-28
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• 2003

It is the purpose of this study to investigate the change of stream water quality in upper stream of Dongjin river, and to give the basic information for the conservation of water quality. Water samples were taken periodically at 9 sampling sites during 8 months from March to October in 2002. The results of this study were as follows : 1. The water temperature and pH of stream water were ranged $9.0{\sim}29.4^{\circ}C,\;6.48{\sim}9.33$, respectively. The COD values of stream water was ranged from 0.60 to 19.06. The contents of T-N and T-P mainly affected by the livestock wastes, and agricultural activity were $1.88{\sim}6.74\;mg/L$, ND(not deleted)${\sim}0.50\;mg/L$, respectively. 2. The SS, DO and BOD values of stream water were ranged $0.4mg/L{\sim}274.0mg/L$, $0.5{\sim}6.0\;mg/L$, and $7.3{\sim}13.7\;mg/L$ respectively. 3. The cation is one of the important components in analysis of stream water quality. The contents of analysis, $Ca^{++},\;Mg^{++},\;Na^+$ and $K^+$ were ranged $1.96{\sim}11.08\;mg/L$, $1.21{\sim}6.16\;mg/L$, $3.38{\sim}18.44\;mg/L$, $1.12{\sim}7.96\;mg/L$, respectively. SAR was ranged $0.31{\sim}1.63$ below 2.0. The contents of cation showed in the order $Na^{++}>Ca^{++}>K^+>Mg^+$. 4. The contents of heavy metal Zn, Cu, and Pb were $ND{\sim}0.071\;mg/L$, $ND{\sim}0.012\;mg/L$, and $ND{\sim}0.043\;mg/L$, respectively. Cd was not detected in all samples. 5. As a result of these researches showed water quality in upper stream watershed of Dongjin river more affected by livestock wastes and living sewage than agricultural activity.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.215-224
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• 1994

The presence of a calcium current $(i_{Ca^{2+}})$ passed via a specific channel was examined in the unfertilized hamster egg using the whole-cell voltage clamp technique. Pure inward current was isolated using a $Ca^{2+}-rich$ pipette solution containing 10 mM TEA. This current was independent of external $Na^+$ and was highly sensitive to the $Ca^{2+}$ concentration in the bathing solution, indicating that the inward current is carried by $Ca^{2+}$. The maximal amplitude was $-4.12{\pm}0.58nA\;(n=12)$ with 10mM $Ca^{2+}$ at -3OmV from a holding potential of -8OmV. This current reached its maximum within 20ms beyond -3OmV and decayed rapidly with an inactivation time constant $({\tau})$ of 15ms. Activation and inactivation of this $i_{Ca^{2+}}$ was steeply dependent on the membrane potential. The $i_{Ca^{2+}}$ began to activate at the lower voltage of -55 mV and reached its peak at -35 mV, being completely inactivated at potentials more positive than -40 mV. These result suggest that $i_{Ca^{2+}}$ in hamster eggs passes through channels with electrical properties similar to low voltage-activated T-type channels. Other results from the present study support this suggestion; First, the inhibitory effect of $Ni^{2+}\;(IC_{50}=13.7\;{\mu}M)$ was more potent than $Cd^{2+}\;(IC_{50}=123\;{\mu}M)$. Second, $Ba^{2+}$ conductance was equal to or below that of $Ca^{2+}$. Third, $i_{Ca^{2+}}$ in hamster eggs was relatively insensitive to nifedipine $(IC_{50}=96.6\;{\mu}M)$, known to be a specific t-type blocker. The physiological role of $i_{Ca^{2+}}$ in the unfertilized hamster eggs remains unclear. Analysis from steady-state inactivation activation curves reveals that only a small amount of this current will pass in the voltage range $(-70{\sim}-30\;mV)$ which partially overlaps with the resting membrane potential. This current has the property that it can be easily activated by a weak depolarization, thus it may trigger a certain kind of a intracellular event following fertilization which may cause oscillations in the membrane potential.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.6949-6953
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• 2013

Background: Nowadays, the encapsulation of cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents is attracting interest as a method for drug delivery. We hypothesized that the efficiency of helenalin might be maximized by encapsulation in ${\beta}$-cyclodextrin nanoparticles. Helenalin, with a hydrophobic structure obtained from flowers of Arnica chamissonis and Arnica Montana, has anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory activity but low water solubility and bioavailability. ${\beta}$-Cyclodextrin (${\beta}$-CD) is a cyclic oligosaccharide comprising seven D-glucopyranoside units, linked through 1,4-glycosidic bonds. Materials and Methods: To test our hypothesis, we prepared ${\beta}$-cyclodextrin-helenalin complexes to determine their inhibitory effects on telomerase gene expression by real-time polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR) and cytotoxic effects by colorimetric cell viability (MTT) assay. Results: MTT assay showed that not only ${\beta}$-cyclodextrin has no cytotoxic effect on its own but also it demonstrated that ${\beta}$-cyclodextrin-helenalin complexes inhibited the growth of the T47D breast cancer cell line in a time and dose-dependent manner. Our q-PCR results showed that the expression of telomerase gene was effectively reduced as the concentration of ${\beta}$-cyclodextrin-helenalin complexes increased. Conclusions: ${\beta}$-Cyclodextrin-helenalin complexes exerted cytotoxic effects on T47D cells through down-regulation of telomerase expression and by enhancing Helenalin uptake by cells. Therefore, ${\beta}$-cyclodextrin could be superior carrier for this kind of hydrophobic agent.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.152-158
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• 2017

Objective: To identify the associations between polymorphisms of the 3'-untranslated region (UTR) of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene, which codes for an important regulatory enzyme primarily involved in folate metabolism, and idiopathic recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) in Korean women. Methods: The study population comprised 369 RPL patients and 228 controls. MTHFR 2572C > A, 4869C > G, 5488C > T, and 6685T > C 3'-UTR polymorphisms were genotyped by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis or by TaqMan allelic discrimination assays. Natural killer cell proportions were determined by flow cytometry. Results: The MTHFR 2572-5488-6685 (A-C-T) haplotype had an adjusted odds ratio of 0.420 (95% confidence interval, 0.178-0.994; p= 0.048) for RPL. Analysis of variance revealed that MTHFR 4869C > G was associated with altered $CD56^+$ natural killer cell percentages (CC, $17.91%{\pm}8.04%$; CG, $12.67%{\pm}4.64%$; p= 0.024) and folate levels (CC, $12.01{\pm}7.18mg/mL$; CG, $22.15{\pm}26.25mg/mL$; p= 0.006). Conclusion: Variants in the 3'-UTR of MTHFR are potential biomarkers for RPL. However, these results should be validated in additional studies of ethnically diverse groups of patients.