• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.47-53
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• 2003

This study was carried out to investigate the quality characteristics and its distribution of Fuji Apple produced in Korea. The appels were collected 1mm the major producing areas of the apples, Cheongsong, Yechun, Bongwha, Singju and Yesan. Quality characteristics of the apples produced in these areas for 3 years were measured in terms of redness, size, weight, uniformity, defects, sweetness, firmness, pH and total acidity, The average redness for 3 years in the apples was 88.94% and the apples in the third year had the highest value, 93.88%, in redness. The average size toy 3 years in the apples was 87.17mm and the average weight was 276.74g. In external appearance, defects on the surface of the apples caused by physical factors were more serious than those by insects. Sweetness was 14.81$^{\circ}$Brix and its variation was 1.78$^{\circ}$Brix. The average firmness for 3 years in the apples was 0.83kgf, The pH value and total acidity for 3 years in Fuji apples were 3.83 and 0.32 ％, respectively, and the values had no significant difference between production years. According to the producing areas, the apples of area A in redness showed the highest value, 91.10% and these of area D showed the lowest value, 86.15%. The highest value for size was 88.12mm for area C and the lowest value was 86.40mm for area D. The apples of area B had the heaviest weight, 280.49g and these of area D in weight had the lowest value, 273.89g. No great difference showed in external defects and total acidity of the apples among the areas. In sweetness by districts, the apples of area E had the highest value, 15.32$^{\circ}$Brix, while area B was for the lowest value, 14.58$^{\circ}$Brix. The firmness of Fuji apples produced in area D and E was the highest value, 0.83kgf, and the apples of area C were the lowest value, 0.76kgf far firmness.

• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.455-462
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• 2004

In this paper, we measured and analysised the power change of tear lens for 85 patients - 170 myopia eyes - who are fitted using RGP lens, considering the BGR of RGP lens, the corneal astigmatism power, and corneal curvature. We got the following results from these experiments; 1. When the BCR of RGP lens changes, the diopters of tear lens of "on-k", 0.05Pt, 01.0Ft, 0.05St, and 0.10St are -0.25D, -0.46D, -0.63D, +0.07D, and +0.26D, respectively. 2. When the corneal astigmatism power changes, the diopters of tear lens of group below 0.75D, group of 1.00D~1.25D, group of 1.50D~1.75D, and group over 2.00D in "on-k" state, are -0.25D, -0.18D, -0.09D, and -0.39D, respectively. 3. When the corneal astigmatism power changes and the BCR of test lens is changed by 0.05mm step, the change values of tear lens diopter for 0.05St and 0.05Ft approximate to ${\pm}0.25D$, while these for 0.10St and 0.10Ft don't approximate to the value below ${\pm}0.25D$.[are irregular value below ${\pm}0.25D$.] 4. When the corneal curvature and the HCR of RGP lens change, the diopters of tear lens of group below 7.50mm, group of 7.55~7.80mm, group of 7.85~8.20mm, and group over 8.25mm in "on-k" state, are -0.40D, -0.11D, -0.20D, and -0.19D, respectively. 5. When the BCR of test lens is changed by 0.05mm step and the corneal curvature increases, the change values of tear lens diopter decrease, while these over 8.25mm are mean value ${\pm}0.17D$ and the value below ${\pm}0.25D$.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.347-353
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• 1995

[ $F_o-value$ ] of canned smoked-oyster in cottonseed oil (SOCO) were measured using a microcomputer aided $F_o-value$ measuring system, and the microbiological safety of the canned SOCO was evaluated to optimize the energy consumption. Most of the microorganisms in raw oyster were saprophytes. No microorganisms were detected from the canned SOCO which was pretreated by conventional procedure and sterilized at $110^{\circ}C$ with $F_o-value$ of 5.92min and over. The most heat resistant microflora isolated from the raw oyster was Bacillus sp.. D-value at $121.1^{\circ}C$ and z-value of spores of Bacillus sp. in the SOCO homogenate were 4.10min and $10,91^{\circ}C$, respectively. After 120 days storage at $50^{\circ}C$, no growth of microorganisms was recognized from the canned SOCO with $F_o-value$of 5.92min.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.1655-1658
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• 2014

Objective: To find a more appropriate alternative to D-dimer cutoff value for the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in cancer patients. Methods: A total of 711 cancer patients with symptoms suspicious of DVT were included in the study. D-dimer levels were assessed using ELISA. All patients were subjected to imaging procedures. Results: Among 711 patients with cancer, 466 (65.5%) were females and 245 (34.5%) were males, with an average age of $57.3{\pm}13.23$ years. The mean age in the DVT group was significantly higher than in the non-DVT group (P<0.05). The D-dimer levels of the DVT group were significantly higher than those of the non-DVT group (P<0.05). The incidence rate of DVT varied significantly according to cancer type (P<0.05). Increasing age and lung cancer were significantly correlated with D-dimer levels (P<0.05), and a one-year increase in age was associated with a 14.28 ng/ml increase in the D-dimer value. The optimal cutoff point for D-dimer was found to be 981 ng/ml, with a sensitivity of 86.4%, specificity of 79.4%, and accuracy of 82.6%. If the D-dimer cutoff point was set to 981ng/ml, the specificity would increase from 61.8% to 85.5% without loss of sensitivity in patients aged 40 years or younger. In patients aged more than 40 years, the new cutoff almost doubled the specificity with slightly reduced sensitivity. Conclusion: In cancer patients, a new cutoff value of 981 ng/ml effectively improved the exclusion of DVT, especially for patients aged more than 40 years.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.829-834
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• 1998

It is well known that the native conformation of many proteins can be stabilized by carbohydrates or polyalcohols. However, the mechanism of the stabilization still remains unclear. In the present studies, to characterize the cryoprotective mechanism of corn starch enzyme hydrolysates on fish protin, solubility of hydrolysates, thermal behavior of hydrolysates and actomyosin solution, and enzyme kinetics in frozen system were investigated. The solubility of the hydrolysates increased with the increase in D.E. value. The $T_g^{'}$ of the hydrolysates were linearly correlated with D.E. value and the T-g value of the hydrolysates (D.E. 5,10,15,20) were reported to be $-7.2^{\circ}C\;-8.8^{\circ}C\;-11.9^{\circ}C$, and $-14.3^{\circ}C$, respectively. The results of enzyme experiments showed that the higher the D.E. value, the higher was the rate of reaction in frozen storage ($-12^{\circ}C$). It is found to support the cryostabilization mechanism that the hydrolysats act to enmesh the protein in a glass state where all deteriorative processes are greatly slowed down.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.40 no.10
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• pp.793-800
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• 2007

This research applied to Wavelet transform that have soft resolution time and frequency area for stage of Hadong2 station in order to extract to discharge component by rainfall and tidal level component by tide. Approximation component(A6) of last level for wavelet decomposition displayed the biggest energy value 87.77%, and detail component(D3) energy value was 10.70% with periodicity of semidiurnal tide type(about 12 hours). Also skewness, kurtosis values of D3 have similar to tidal level of Yeosu. Approximation component(A6), Detail component(D6, D5) for Hadong2 stage was runoff component, and detail component(D4, D3, D2) was tide component according to effect of tide.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.23 no.1 s.97
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• pp.99-106
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• 2007

This study investigated the effect of UV-B irradiation on the quality of Pleurotus ostreatus. The changes of vitamin $D_2$ contents, color value and flavor pattern in mushrooms were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), chromameter and gas chromatography - surface acoustic wave (GC-SAW) electronic nose. By exposure to UV-B irradiation (0 kj/m$^2$, 10 kj/m$^2$, 20 kj/m$^2$), vitamin $D_2$ content increased from 0 (control) to 48.50 g/g (DM: dry matter, 10 kj/m$^2$) and 61.58 g/g (DM, 20 kj/m$^2$). Although there was no significant difference in L, a, b values among the three groups, flavor changes were detected by GC-SAW electronic nose. The number of peaks increased from 10 in the control group (0 kj/m$^2$), to 14 and 15 for the 10 kj/m$^2$ and 20 kj/m$^2$ groups, respectively. Nevertheless, the changes of flavor pattern were not detrimental to the mushroom quality. These results suggested that UV-B irradiation is an effective method to increase the vitamin $D_2$ content without degrading the quality.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• v.12 no.8
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• pp.1251-1257
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• 1999

Two experiments were conducted to determine the effects of roasting and extrusion on nutritional value of conventional and low-inhibitor soy beans for nurser-age pigs. In Exp. 1, 100 weaning pigs (7.5 kg average initial BW) were used in a 35-d growth assay to determine the effects of processing method (roasting in a Rast-A-Tron$^{TM}$ raster vs extrusion in an Insta-Pro$^{TM}$ extruder) on the nutritional value of Williams 82 soybeans with (+K) and without (-K) gene expression for the Kunitz trypsin inhibitor. Treatments were 48% soybean meal with added soybean oil, +K roasted, +K extruded, -K roasted and -K extruded. All diets were formulated to contain 3.5 Mcal DE/kg, with 0.92% lysine for d 0 to 14 and 0.76% lysine for d 14 to 35 of the experiment. The lysine concentrations were 80% of NRC (1988) recommendations to accentuate difference in response to protein quality and lysine availability. For d 0 to 14, pigs fed extruded soybeans (+K and -K) had greater ADG (p<0.001), ADFI (p<0.09) and gain/feed (p<0.01) than pigs fed roasted soybeans. For d 14 to 35 and overall, the same effects were noted, i.e., pigs fed extruded soybeans had greater ADG, ADFI and gain/feed than pigs fed roasted soybeans (p<0.03). Also, pigs fed -K soybeans were more efficient (p<0.008) than pigs fed +K soybeans. In Exp. 2, 150 weanling pigs (7.0 kg average initial BW) were used in a 35-d growth assay. All diets were formulated to contain 3.5 Mcal DE/kg, with 1.25% lysine for d 0 to 14 and 1.10% lysine for d 14 to 35 of the experiment. The lysine concentrations were formulated to be in excess of NRC recommendation to determine if differences in nutritional value of the soybean preparations could be detected in protein-adequate diets. For d 0 to 14 (p<0.06), 14 to 35 (p<0.03) and 0 to 35 (p<0.02), pigs fed extruded soybeans had greater ADG and gain/feed than pigs fed roasted soybeans. Apparent digestibilities of DM, N and GE were greater for diets with extruded soybeans than diets with roasted soybeans and diets with soybean meal and soybean oil were intermediate. The response to extrusion processing was greater with -K than +K soybeans, with pigs fed extruded -K soybeans having the greatest growth performance and nutrient digestibilities and lowest skin-fold thickness of any treatment. In conclusion, extrusion yielded a full-fat soy product of greater nutritional value than roasting. Also, selection against genetic expression of the Kunitz trypsin inhibitor improved nutritional value of the resulting soybean preparations.

• Journal of Technology Innovation
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.98-123
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• 2002

This study develops a Korean R&D Scoreboard which has originated from the R&D Scoreboard in United Kingdom. The Scoreboard contains details of the R&D investment, sales, growth, profits and employee numbers for Korean companies which are extracted from company annual reports and key ratios calculated, with some movements over time. Companies are classified by the Korea Standard Industrial Classification. The Scoreboard contains 190 companies which consist of 100 largest companies and 30 middle-or small-sized firms listed in Korea Stock Exchange (KSE), and 30 ventures and 30 other firms listed in KOSDAQ. The overall company R&D intensity (R&D as a percentage of sales) is 2.1% compared to the international average of 4.2%. Korea has an unusually large R&D percentage of sales in IT hardware (4.9%) and telecommunication (3.7%). R&D intensity is positively correlated with company performance measures such as profitability, sales growth, productivity and market value. For largest companies listed in KSE and ventures listed in KOSDAQ, the ratio of operating profit to sales is greater for high R&D intensity companies. Sales growth is in proportion to R&D intensity for all companies. Plots of value added per employee or sales per employee vs R&D per employee rise together for the sectors studied, especially for the chemical sectors and automobile sectors, demonstrating a correlation with productivity. The average market value of high R&D companies in the KSE has risen more than 1.6 times that of the KOSPI 200 index. Given the correlation between R&D intensity and company performance and given that R&D is a smaller percentage of surplus (profits plus R&D) than international level (both overall and in several sectors), the challenges facing Korean companies are to maintain the leading position in IT hardware and telecommunication, and to increase the intensity of R&D in many medium-intensive R&D sectors where Korea has an average intensity well below international or US levels.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.206-211
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• 2010

In this paper, an implantable planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) for an artificial cardiac pacemaker is proposed. The antenna has a simple structure with a low profile and is placed on the top side of the pacemaker. The dimensions of the pacemaker system, including the antenna element, are $42{\times}43.6{\times}11$ mm. When the antenna is embedded in pig tissue, its $S_{11}$ value is -10.94 dB at 403 MHz and the -10 dB impedance bandwidth of the antenna is 6 MHz (399~406 MHz). The proposed PIFA in tissue has a peak gain of -20.19 dBi and a radiation efficiency of 1.12 % at 403 MHz. When the proposed antenna is placed in a flat phantom, its specific absorption ratio (SAR) value is 0.038 W/kg (1 g tissue). Performances of the proposed PIFA is sufficient to operate at the MICS band (402 ~ 405 MHz).