• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.55-60
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• 2011

The objective of this study was carried out to evaluate the efficiency of sperm collection methods on the post-thaw viability of cat semen. The cat semen was collected by artificial virginal (AV) and electronic ejaculate (EE) methods. The composition of semen extender was consisted of Tris-buffer supplemented with 20% egg yolk and 1% P/S antibiotics in Ext I, and more added 8% glycerol, 1.0% Equex STM paste of total volume in Ext II. The collected semen was adjusted the concentration and then diluted in Ext I for optimal concentration. The diluted semen was cooling to $5^{\circ}C$ temperature in refrigerator for at least 2 hrs and then diluted stepwise with Ext II for at least 1 hrs. After an equilibration for 1 hrs, the cooled semen was packaged in 0.5 ml straw and then freezing on the $LN_2$ vapor over 5 cm above from $LN_2$ and then immersed directly in $LN_2$ for cryopreservation. The frozen semen was thawed in $38^{\circ}C$ water for 15 sec and then evaluated the motility, viability, and morphology. Post-thaw semen were calculated the motility by SMI (sperm motility index). The live-dead sperm was evaluated by Eosin-B and morphological evaluation was by Diff-quik kit staining. The post-thaw concentration ($89{\times}10^6$ /ml vs. $128{\times}10^6$ /ml), viability ($22.6{\pm}10.6%$ vs. $37.1{\pm}26.1%$), morphological normality ($27.0{\pm}50.2%$ vs. $45.6{\pm}123.0%$) of EE and AV groups were not significant different, but the post-thaw motility was significant lower in EE than that in AV group ($53.1{\pm}3.6$ vs. $73.6{\pm}5.7$) (p<0.05). In conclusion, semen collection methods did not significant different between EE and AV groups except of post-thaw motility and so both semen collection methods could be applied in feline semen collection methods.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권22호
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• pp.9731-9737
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• 2014

Large scale secular registry or surveillance systems have been accumulating vast data that allow mathematical modeling of cancer incidence and mortality rates. Most contemporary models in this regard use time series and APC (age-period-cohort) methods and focus primarily on predicting or analyzing cancer epidemiology with little attention being paid to implications for designing cancer registry, surveillance or evaluation initiatives. This research models age-specific cancer incidence rates using logistic growth equations and explores their performance under different scenarios of data completeness in the hope of deriving clues for reshaping relevant data collection. The study used China Cancer Registry Report 2012 as the data source. It employed 3-parameter logistic growth equations and modeled the age-specific incidence rates of all and the top 10 cancers presented in the registry report. The study performed 3 types of modeling, namely full age-span by fitting, multiple 5-year-segment fitting and single-segment fitting. Measurement of model performance adopted adjusted goodness of fit that combines sum of squred residuals and relative errors. Both model simulation and performance evalation utilized self-developed algorithms programed using C# languade and MS Visual Studio 2008. For models built upon full age-span data, predicted age-specific cancer incidence rates fitted very well with observed values for most (except cervical and breast) cancers with estimated goodness of fit (Rs) being over 0.96. When a given cancer is concerned, the R valuae of the logistic growth model derived using observed data from urban residents was greater than or at least equal to that of the same model built on data from rural people. For models based on multiple-5-year-segment data, the Rs remained fairly high (over 0.89) until 3-fourths of the data segments were excluded. For models using a fixed length single-segment of observed data, the older the age covered by the corresponding data segment, the higher the resulting Rs. Logistic growth models describe age-specific incidence rates perfectly for most cancers and may be used to inform data collection for purposes of monitoring and analyzing cancer epidemic. Helped by appropriate logistic growth equations, the work vomume of contemporary data collection, e.g., cancer registry and surveilance systems, may be reduced substantially.

• 기록학연구
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• 제29호
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• pp.35-78
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• 2011

연극은 공연예술을 대표하는 분야로 우리나라의 근대의 시작과 역사를 함께하고 있다. 그러나 그 동안 연극기록물을 관리하고자 했던 노력이 부족해 이미 유실되고 흩어져버린 기록물이 대부분이다. 특히 연극이라는 공연예술의 특성에 따라 작품 자체는 일회로 공연되고 사라져버리는 것이므로, 후대가 공연을 향유하고 연구하기 위해서는 관련 기록을 통해 흔적을 찾아볼 수밖에 없는 현실에서 연극 기록물을 수집하는 것은 매우 중대한 과제라 할 수 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 당대에 행해지는 연극행위에 따른 기록물을 수집하는 것을 목적으로 기록물의 종류와 특성을 분석하고, 이 분석한 내용을 기반으로 수집범위, 대상, 우선순위, 수집 수준, 수집 방법을 제안하였다. 수집의 범위는 우리나라의 근대극이 시작된 1900년대 이후에 전국적으로 행해진 연극 관련 기록물로, 기획행정 희곡(대본) 연출 무대디자인 홍보 공연 평가 개인 기록물 외에 개인정보와 단체정보, 공간정보의 관련정보 기록물을 그 대상에 포함한다. 기록물은 일반기록물과 역사기록물로 구분하여 역사적 가치가 있고 공공기관의 지원에 의해 공연된 연극을 우선적인 수집 대상으로 정한다. 다양한 기록물의 수집 수준을 결정하기 위해 '원본수집', '사본수집', '웹 링크', '데이터베이스'로 구분하고 공연의 성격에 따라 '필수', '권장', 재량'의 정도를 정해 수준을 제안하고 이관, 기증, 기탁, 구입의 일반적인 수집 방법과 복사, 제작, 납본, 입력, 웹 링크 연결 등의 방법으로 기록물을 수집할 수 있다. 이러한 수집 방안의 실행을 위해서는 수집의 수행과 기록물의 활용은 디지털 기반 환경에서 통합적으로 이루어져야 하고, 통합 관리를 위한 중앙 집중형 기관 설립을 전제로 해야 하며, 연극의 이해관계자와 유관기관 간의 협력을 필요로 할 것이다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.445-449
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• 2005

본 연구의 목적은 실제 가동 장치에 연결된 전기집진장치의 제거효율을 향상시키기 위하여 주입되는 트리에틸아민 주입 조건에 대한 실제 장치의 효능을 평가하는 것이다. 국내 발전소에서는 주로 호주, 중국, 남아프리카 및 미국에서 수입되는 비스무스 석탄을 이용하는데 비록 이러한 수입 석탄의 종류에 따라 발생되는 비산재의 전기저항도값이 다소 차이가 있지만, 석탄 연소시 배출되는 비산재의 대표적인 전기저항도값은 $1{\times}10^{12}\;{\Omega}-cm$ 큰 것으로 나타났다. 이 때문에 국내 대부분의 적기집진기 가동시 백 코로나 문제가 빈번하게 나타난 것으로 확인되었다. 전기집진장치 출구에서 직접 측정된 분진의 농도, 매연도 및 분진의 전기저항도와 집진효율을 동시에 확인한 결과에 따르면, 트리메틸아민의 주입이 전기집진장치의 집진효율을 상당량 증가시키는 것으로 확인되었다. 트리에틸아민 주입 전에 비산재의 전기저항도값이 $1.9{\times}10^{12}\;{\Omega}-cm$이던 것이 15 ppm(순도 99.7%) 주입시 비산재의 전기저항도값이 $2.1{\times}10^{11}\;{\Omega}-cm$으로 감소하였다. 이러한 조건에서 연돌에서 배출되는 분진의 배출량은 대략 80% 정도 감소율을 나타내며 농도 대비 $70\;mg/Sm^3$ to $14\;mg/Sm^3$수준이었다.

• 한국측량학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.205-216
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• 2014

Multi-camera systems have been widely used as cost-effective tools for the collection of geospatial data for various applications. In order to fully achieve the potential accuracy of these systems for object space reconstruction, careful system calibration should be carried out prior to data collection. Since the structural integrity of the involved cameras' components and system mounting parameters cannot be guaranteed over time, multi-camera system should be frequently calibrated to confirm the stability of the estimated parameters. Therefore, automated techniques are needed to facilitate and speed up the system calibration procedure. The automation of the multi-camera system calibration approach, which was proposed in the first part of this paper, is contingent on the automated detection, localization, and identification of the object space signalized targets in the images. In this paper, the automation of the proposed camera calibration procedure through automatic target extraction and labelling approaches will be presented. The introduced automated system calibration procedure is then implemented for a newly-developed multi-camera system while considering the optimum configuration for the data collection. Experimental results from the implemented system calibration procedure are finally presented to verify the feasibility the proposed automated procedure. Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the estimated system calibration parameters from two-calibration sessions is also presented to confirm the stability of the cameras' interior orientation and system mounting parameters.

• 한국의상디자인학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.111-122
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• 2023

This study aims to collect Big Data related to DIY clothing, analyze the results on a year-by-year basis, understand consumers' perceptions, the status, and reality of DIY clothing. The reference period for the evaluation of DIY clothing trends was set from 2012 to 2022. The data in this study was collected and analyzed using Textom, a Big Data solution program certified as a Good Software by the Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA). For the analysis of fabric-related DIY products, the keyword was set to "DIY clothing", and for data cleansing following collection, the "Espresso K" module was employed. Also, via data collection on a year-by-year basis, a total of 11 lists were generated and the collected data was analyzed by period. The following are the findings of this study's data collection on DIY clothing. The total number of keywords collected over a period of ten years on search engines "Naver" and "Google" between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2022 was 16,315, and data trends by period indicate a continuous upward trend. In addition, a keyword analysis was conducted to analyze TF-IDF (Term Frequency-Inverse Document Frequency), a statistical measure that reflects the importance of a word within data, and the relationship with N-gram, an analysis of the correlation concerning the relationship between words. Using these results, it was possible to evaluate the popularity and growing tendency of DIY clothing products in conjunction with the evolving social environment, as well as the desire to explore DIY trends among consumers. Therefore, this study is valuable in that it provides preliminary data for DIY clothing research by analyzing the status and reality of DIY products, and furthermore, contributes to the development and production of DIY clothing.

• 대한한의학원전학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.1-32
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• 2022

Objectives : This paper examines major symptoms representation in COVID-19 patients as groundwork for development of an effective clinical data collection format in Korean Medicine. Methods : Major symptoms representation in COVID-19 related papers published worldwide were collected. Corresponding symptoms in Korean Medicine were then examined, followed by discussion of symptomatic features that require further consideration in regards to a more systematic clinical data collection. Results : Of 256 papers, most papers listed fever and cough while symptoms such as difficulty breathing, diarrhea, muscle pain, headache, nausea, fatigue, chest pain, phlegm, nasal discharge were also mostly listed. Clinical representations could be categorized into general symptoms, throat symptoms, chest symptoms, head and facial symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms, musculo-skeletal and cutaneous symptoms, psychiatric symptoms and sensory problems. Conclusions : Although each clinical representation could be likened to certain clinical representations of Korean Medicine, the variety of symptoms were too limiting and lacking in detail to be applied in the pattern identification[辨證] of Korean Medicine. For effective clinical data collection and analysis in the future, symptom change according to time, comparison between location, climate and ethnicity, existence of interior symptoms when diagnosing exterior symptoms, deficiency-excessiveness of blood patterns, consciousness levels, etc., need to be considered in establishing criteria for symptom evaluation.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권8호
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• pp.749-759
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• 2009

A survey of Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner) strains isolated from Spanish citrus orchards has been performed, and the strains were tested for insecticidal activity against the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), a key citrus pest in Spain. From a total of 150 environmental samples, 376 isolates were selected, recording a total B. thuringiensis index of 0.52. The collection was characterized by means of phase-contrast microscopy, SDS-PAGE, and PCR analysis with primer pairs detecting toxin genes cry1, cry2, cry3, cry4, cry5, cry7, cry8, cry9, cry10, cry11, cry12, cry14, cry17, cry19, cry21, cry27, cry39, cry44, cyt1, and cyt2. Diverse crystal inclusion morphologies were identified: bipyramidal (45%), round (40%), adhered to the spore (7%), small (5%), and irregular (3%). SDS-PAGE of spore-crystal preparations revealed 39 different electrophoresis patterns. All primer pairs used in PCR tests gave positive amplifications in strains of our collection, except for primers for detection of cry3, cry19, cry39, or cry44 genes. Strains containing cry1, cry2, cry4, and cry27 genes were the most abundant (48.7%, 46%, 11.2%, and 8.2% of the strains, respectively). Ten different genetic profiles were found, although a total of 109 strains did not amplify with the set of primers used. Screening for toxicity against C. capitata adults was performed using both spore-crystal and soluble fractions. Mortality levels were less than 30%. We have developed a large and diverse B. thuringiensis strain collection with huge potential to control several agricultural pests; however, further research is needed to find out Bt strains active against C. capitata.

• 종양간호연구
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.61-66
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• 2008

Purpose: Purpose of study was to analyze the research articles in the Journal of Korean Oncology Nursing in order to provide an direction for the future research, Methods: This study analyzed 93 studies published in the Journal of Korean Oncology Nursing, from its beginning year to the year 2007, according to the research objectives. The frame of evaluation included years and types of publication, the theoretical frameworks, research design, subject, data collection method, keyword analysis by MeSH. Results: 45.2% of studies was non-degree based studies. 95.7% of studies was not described theoretical framework in the articles. 71.0% was utilized a non-experimental design. 57% of subjects in researches was patients. 76.3% of studies were used the questionnaire for data collection. Concepts as human, nursing, and health were consistently appeared in research. But concepts of environment has been insufficiently conducted. Conclusion: Researches in the Journal of Korean Oncology Nursing has been changed in methodology and the topics of research for the last 7 yr. It progresses in both quantity and quality. But, it is necessary to conduct research founded on theoretical background, various research design, variability of study subjects and topics as supported by scientifically and empirically.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.77-82
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• 2013

사이클론 분리기는 제작이 쉽고, 경제적이며, 가혹한 환경에서도 사용이 가능하기 때문에 다양한 산업공정에서 미립 물질을 제거하기 위한 장비로 널리 활용되고 있다. 하지만 사이클론의 복잡한 유동 특성 때문에 입자를 분리하는 세부적인 메커니즘에 대한 이해는 아직 부족한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 사이클론 분리기의 기하학적 특성과 유동 파라미터가 미치는 영향을 고려하여 사이클론의 분리효율과 절단입경을 계산하기 위한 이론적인 연구를 진행하였다. 이론적 모델을 통해 예측한 분리효율과 절단입경은 $0.5-30{\mu}m$의 입자에 대한 실험결과와 잘 일치하였다. 또한 사이클론의 성능은 기하학적 특성과 유동 파라미터 뿐 아니라 표면의 마찰특성에도 현저한 영향을 받는 것으로 확인되었다.