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The Putative Sigma (YlaC) and Anti-Sigma Factors (YlaD) from Bacillus subtilis

  • Ryu, Han-Bong;Tsogbadrakh. M;Sa-Ouk kang
    • Proceedings of the Korean Biophysical Society Conference
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    • 2001.06a
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    • pp.51-51
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    • 2001
  • Two open reading frame designated as ylaC and ylaD in the Bacillus subtilis genomic sequencing project, were cloned using pRB374 vector which is shuttle vector in E. coli and B. subtilis. YlaC and YlaD have the sequence homology to SigX and SigW to YbbM, respectively, which are known to be ECF sigmaand anti-sigma factor, respectively.(omitted)

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Clinical Effects of Gemcitabine/5-FU Theraphy vs. Epirubicin/Cisplatin/5-FU in Pancreatic Cancer

  • Huh, Sook;Lee, Suk-Hyang;Kang, Jin-Hyoung;Lee, Kyung-Sick;Lee, Myung-A
    • Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.431.1-431.1
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    • 2002
  • Gemcitabine demonstrated modest activity in locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer with difficulty early diagnosis and poor prognisis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of gemcitabine and 5-fluorouracil(GF) combination theraphy and epirubiciil, cisplatin. and 5-fluorouracil(ECF) combination theraphy for the patients with locally advanced or metaststic pancreatic cancer. Between January 1996 and December 2001, Patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer were selected and reviewed retrospectively at Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital. (omitted)

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Relationship of Early Lactation and Bovine Somatotropin to Water Metabolism and Mammary Circulation of Crossbred Holstein Cattle

  • Maksiri, W.;Chanpongsang, S.;Chaiyabutr, N.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.18 no.11
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    • pp.1600-1608
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    • 2005
  • The study was carried out to evaluate the effect of exogenous bovine somatotropin on water metabolism in relation to mammary function in early lactation of crossbred Holstein cattle. Ten, 87.5% crossbred Holstein cattle were divided into two groups of 5 animals each. At day 60 of lactation, the control group was given placebo while animals in the experimental group were given recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST) by subcutaneous injection with 500 mg of rbST (14-days prolonged-release rbST). In rbSTtreated animals, milk yield increased 19.8%, which coincided with a significant increase in water intake (p<0.01), while DM daily intake was not different when compared to the control animals. Water turnover rate as absolute values significantly increased (p<0.05), while the biological half-life of water did not change in rbST-treated animals. Total body water (TBW) and total body water space (TOH) as absolute values significantly increased (p<0.01) in rbST-treated animals, while it was decreased in the control animals. Absolute values of empty body water (EBW) markedly increased (p<0.05), which was associated with an increase in the extracellular fluid (ECF) volume. Absolute values of plasma volume and blood volume were also significantly increased (p<0.05) in rbST-treated animals. The increase in mammary blood flow in rbST-treated animals was proportionally higher than an increase in milk production. The plasma IGF-1 concentration was significantly increased (p<0.01) in rbST-treated animals when compared with those of control animals during the treatment period. Milk fat concentration increased during rbST treatment, while the concentrations of both protein and lactose in milk were not affected. The present results indicate that rbST exerts its effect on an increase in both TBW and EBW. An increased ECF compartment in rbST-treated animals might partly result from the decrease in fat mass during early lactation. The action of rbST on mammary blood flow might not be mediated solely by the action of IGF-1 for increase in blood flow to mammary gland. An elevation of body fluid during rbST treatment in early lactation may be partly a result of an increase in mammary blood flow in distribution of milk precursors to the gland.

Effect of Sugarcane Bagasse Soda-AQ Pulp Bleaching Properties by Type of Chelate Compounds and Simultaneous Process of (DQ) Stage (이산화염소 표백단계와 킬레이트 처리단계 동시 진행 시 킬레이트 종류가 사탕수수 Soda-AQ 펄프 표백에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Jai-Sung;Shin, Soo-Jeong
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • v.44 no.1
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    • pp.147-155
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    • 2016
  • Pulp made from sugarcane bagasse (SCB) was bleached in element chlorine free (ECF) sequence. The peroxide bleaching process for the final bleaching process has been introduced in order to reduce the use of chlorine dioxide. Prior to peroxide bleaching, different chelating chemicals were applied. When 4.5% of the total chlorine dioxide was used, bleached SCB pulp using additional DTPA chelate stage (DEDQP) resulted in 87.0% of the ISO brightness. However, bleached pulp using simultaneous stage of DTPA chelate and chlorine dioxide (DE(DQ)P) was reached at 83.9% of the ISO brightness. The viscosity of DEDQP bleached pulp was 25.6 cPs, and the one of DE(DQ)P bleached pulp was 21.9 cPs. Decreasing of chelate effect by chlorine dioxide led to a decrease in the final brightness and a lower viscosity. But simultaneous stage of EDTA chelate and chlorine dioxide (DE(DQ)P) led to higher final brightness (87.0% ISO) and higher viscosity (25.8 cPs) than those of the $DEDQ_{EDTA}P$ bleached pulp (86.4% ISO, 25.2 cPs).

Performance improvement of high $\beta$ and low saturation voltage power transistor through new process (공정개선을 통한 고전류이득 저포화전압 전력 트랜지서터의 성능향상)

  • 김준식;이재곤;최시영
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics D
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    • v.35D no.8
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    • pp.8-14
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    • 1998
  • A new process is developed to improve the electrical characteristics of high .beta. and low saturation voltage power transistor for lamp solenoid driver application. To prevent punch-through breakdown, appropriate combination of base doping and base width is necessary in the range of operating voltage of the circuit. The optimum values of base doping and sheet resistance are $Q_{D}$= $1.5{\times}10^{14}$atoms/$\textrm{cm}^2$ and $R_{s}$= 350 $\Omega/\square$ base wodtj $W_{B}$= $2.5{\mu}m$respectively. Under this condition it is possible to control $\beta$ of the transistor to 1500, maintaining $VB_{CBO}$ =200V. To reduce scattered distribution of .beta. of the devices on the wafer, it is necessary to improve emittter predeposition process. As a result, scattered distribution of .beta. of the devices on the wafer was reduced to 1/6 by using the new process. To improve collector to emitter forward voltage drop, $V_{ECF}$ of damper diode, an additional silicon etching process is used, which resulted in improving the value of $V_{eCF}$ from 2.8 V to 1.8V. With the suggested process superior device performance and higher yield are achieved.

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Early Detection of Peripheral Intravenous Infiltration Using Segmental Bioelectrical Impedance: Preliminary Study

  • Kim, Jaehyung;Jeong, Ihnsook;Baik, Seungwan;Jeon, Gyerok
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.482-490
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    • 2017
  • Early detection of infiltration is one of the most important tasks of nurses to minimize skin damage due to infiltration. For subjects receiving invasive intravenous treatment, the bioelectrical impedance (impedance) were measured in the frequency range of 5 to 500 kHz using bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy (BIS). After attaching electrodes at both ends of a transparent dressing mounted on the skin in which IV solution was infused into the vein, the change in impedance was measured as a function of time and frequency before and after infiltration. The experimental results are described as follows. When IV solution was properly infused into the vein, the impedance was nearly constant over time and decreased with increasing frequency. However, when infiltration occurred, the impedance decreased significantly and thereafter gradually decreased with time. In addition, impedance decreased with time for all applied frequencies. In this study, when IV solution penetrated into the surrounding skin and subcutaneous tissue by infiltration, impedance was quantitatively analyzed for as a function of time and frequency. This suggests a method for early detection of infiltration using BIS.

Non-chlorine Bleaching of Oak Kraft Pulp by Ozone (오존을 이용한 신갈나무 크라프트펄프의 무염소표백)

  • 김동호;백기현
    • Journal of Korea Technical Association of The Pulp and Paper Industry
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.36-45
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    • 1997
  • Newly bleaching sequence using oxygen, ozone and hydrogen peroxide has introduced to avoid pollution hazards from chlorinated organic compounds, because chlorine dioxide substitution bleaching was produced a little chlorinated organic substance. Oxygen-type chemicals replaced for chlorine has attracted much research attention. Bleachability of ozone was improved at low temperature and high pulp consistency. In third bleaching followed OZ bleaching, addition of O2 and NaBH4 in alkali extraction was effective than only alkali extraction. Bleachability of pulps in ozone bleaching(Z) was improved at higher consistency and lower temperature The addition O2 and NaBH4 in alkali extraction after OZ bleaching sequence improved brightness, when compared to those obtained by only alkaline extraction. Pulps bleached by ECF bleaching sequences such as OZEoD and OZEopD was obtained by 90% ISO brightness. The brightness of pulp bleached by TCF sequences with the ozone dosage of 1.6% was approached to target brightness (88~90%ISO). Pulps bleached Z stage combined bleaching sequence was reduced the viscosity to a little greater extent. However, physical properties of pulps was not great different compared to those bleached by conventional bleaching sequences. A pollution index of bleaching effluente by ozone combined bleaching sequences was lower than by conventional bleaching sequence, but somewhat higher than multistage bleaching sequences combined C/D stage.

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Gadolinium Complex of 1,4,7,10-Tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-trisacetic acid (DO3A) Conjugate of [(p-aniline benzothiazole)methyl]pyridine as a Tumor-Targeting MRI Contrast Agent

  • Nam, Ki Soo;Jung, Ki-Hye;Chang, Yongmin;Kim, Tae-Jeong
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.34 no.12
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    • pp.3654-3658
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    • 2013
  • The synthesis of a DO3A conjugate of [(p-aniline benzothiazole)methyl]pyridine ($L^2H_3$) and its gadolinium complex of the type [$Gd(L^2)(H_2O)$] ($GdL^2$) is described. The $R_1$ relaxivity ($=4.50mM^{-1}sec^{-1}$) and kinetic inertness of $GdL^2$ compares well with those of structurally analogous Dotarem$^{(R)}$ ($R_1=3.70mM^{-1}sec^{-1}$), a typical extracellular (ECF) MRI contrast agent (CA). Yet, by comparison with Dotarem$^{(R)}$, $GdL^2$ exhibits non-covalent interactions with human serum albumin (HSA) as evidenced by the ${\varepsilon}^*$ titration curve along with in vivo MR signal enhancement in both aorta and heart. Liver-specific nature of $GdL^2$ is also observed as excretion is made through gallbladder. Most notably, $GdL^2$ further demonstrates specificity toward the MDA-MB-231 breast cancer.

Regeneration and selection of root resistant Coleus forskohlii A threatened medicinal plant

  • George, Manju M.;Ssubramanian, R.B.;Prajapati, Hiren A.
    • Plant Resources
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.65-74
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    • 2001
  • Coleus forskohlii Briq, of the family Lamiaceae yields a valuable secondary metabolity known as forskolin which is a labdane diterpenoid.. Coleus forskohlii is the only known source of this compound. Forskolin is used in medicine for the treatment of glaucoma, congestive cardiomyopathy and asthma. Morphogenic callus was induced from young leaves on MS medium augmented with NAA and BA. These calli, when subcultured on MS with KN alone gave rise to shoots. The regenerated shoot developed good root system on MS medium fortified with NAA. The fully grown plantlets were transferred to soil for acclimatization. Coleus plant is mainly infected by a fungi Lasiodiplodia theobromae which causes root rot disease. The fungal culture filterate (ECE) of Lasiodiplodia theobromae, has been used in regeneration media to find the MIC and further to select resistant plants to the pathogen. In the present study 40% ECF in the medium showed maximum inhibition and is there fore considered as the MIC level of Coleus forshohlii. This data could prove to be useful for the future for selecting a resistant C.forskohlii plant against the root disease caused by L. theobromae.

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Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis at Inner Forearms of the Human Body using Bioelectrical Impedance Measurement System

  • Kim, Jae-Hyung;Kim, Soo-Hong;Baik, Sung-Wan;Jeon, Gye-Rok
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.19 no.7
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    • pp.1146-1153
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    • 2016
  • The bioelectrical impedance (BI) at the inner forearms was measured using bioelectrical impedance measurement system (BIMS), which employs the multi-frequency and the two-electrode method. Experiments were performed as follows. First, while applying a constant alternating current of 800A to the inner region of the forearms, BI (Z) was measured at nineteen frequencies ranging from 5 to 500 kHz. The prediction marker (PM) was calculated for right and left forearm. The resistance (R) and the reactance (Xc) were simultaneously measured during impedance measurement. Second, a Cole-Cole plot (relationship between reactance and resistance) was obtained for left and right forearm, indicating the different characteristic frequencies (fc). Third, the phase angle was obtained, indicating strong dependence on the applied frequency.