• 한국의사학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.33-42
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• 2019

Objective : Describe the phenomenon of "clear qi below, turbid qi above" as found in the Somun Eumyangeungsangdaelon (Major Essay on Yinyang Resonances and Appearances 素問 陰陽應象大論) and compare this pattern with water-grain dysentery and flatulence symptom patterns in the Sanghallon (Treatise on Cold Damage). Method : Study the annotation of the Hwangjenaegyeong (Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic 黃帝內經) and compare the results with the Sanghallon's water-grain dysentery and flatulence. Conclusions and Results : The causes of water-grain dysentery and flatulence are associated with the ascending and descending properties of Yin and Yang. Additionally, these symptoms can also be caused by pathogenic heat, turbid pathogenic factors, and interruption of the movement of clear and turbid qi. Aspects of water-grain dysentery resemble several patterns found in the Sanghallon. If caused by a weakness of yang qi, it resembles Sayeoktang (四逆湯) syndrome. Weakness of spleen qi resembles Ijungtang (理中湯) syndrome. Flatulence is similar to fullness in the chest syndrome, which in the Sanghallon is caused by an obstruction of cold qi. If there is excessive cold, water-grain dysentery is similar to the syndrome of Gyeolhyung (結胸). If the qi is not scattered, deficiency syndrome is similar to Gyejigejagyaktang (桂枝去芍藥湯) syndrome and excess syndrome is similar to Mahwangtang (麻黃湯) syndrome. When flatulence is caused by fever in chest, it is similar to Chijasitang (梔子?湯) syndrome. When caused by heat and phlegm build up in chest, it is similar to Sipjotang (十棗湯) syndrome.

• 국제지역연구
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.3-26
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• 2008

본 논문은 호주 금융시장의 두 가지 시계열(ASX200 주가지수와 AUD/USD 환율)의 수익률 자료에 존재할 수 있는 장기기억 변동성 특성을 모형화하는 데 skewed Student-t 분포가 유용한지를 연구한다. 이러한 연구목적을 위하여 FIGARCH 및 FIAPARCH Value-at-Risk (VaR) 모형을 교란항에 대한 정규분포, Student-t 분포 및 치우친 Student-t 분포 가정하에서 평가한다. 실증분석 결과 skewed Student-t 분포 모형이 정규분포 모형이나 Student-t 분포 모형보다 호주 금융시장의 VaR을 더 정확하게 추정한다는 발견하였다. 따라서 자산 수익률 분포의 왜도 및 첨도를 고려하는 것은 호주 주식시장과 외환시장의 장기기억 변동성 모형을 검토할 때 적절한 모형선택 기준을 제공한다는 것을 알 수 있다.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.199-208
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• 2008

This study is concerned with effects of complex oxides on Charpy impact toughness of heat affected zone (HAZ) of API X80 linepipe steels. Three kinds of steels were fabricated by varying alloying elements such as Ti, Al, and Mg and hot-rolling conditions to form complex oxides, and their microstructures and Charpy impact properties were investigated. The number of complex oxides present in the steel containing excess Ti, Al, and Mg was twice larger than that in the conventional steels, while their size ranged from 1 to $3{\mu}m$ in the three steels. After the HAZ simulation test, the steel containing a number of oxides contained about 20 vol.% of acicular ferrite in the simulated HAZ, together with bainitic ferrite and martensite, whereas the HAZ microstructure of the conventional steels consisted of bainitic ferrite and martensite with a small amount of acicular ferrite. This formation of acicular ferrite in the oxide-containing steel was associated with the nucleation of acicular ferrite at complex oxides, thereby leading to the great (five times or more) improvement of Charpy impact toughness over the conventional steels.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권9호
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• pp.1134-1145
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• 2022

SCO6993 (606 amino acids) in Streptomyces coelicolor belongs to the large ATP-binding regulators of the LuxR family regulators having one DNA-binding motif. Our previous findings predicted that SCO6993 may suppress the production of pigmented antibiotics, actinorhodin, and undecylprodigiosin, in S. coelicolor, resulting in the characterization of its properties at the molecular level. SCO6993-disruptant, S. coelicolor ΔSCO6993 produced excess pigments in R2YE plates as early as the third day of culture and showed 9.0-fold and 1.8-fold increased production of actinorhodin and undecylprodigiosin in R2YE broth, respectively, compared with that by the wild strain and S. coelicolor ΔSCO6993/SCO6993⁺. Real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis showed that the transcription of actA and actII-ORF4 in the actinorhodin biosynthetic gene cluster and that of redD and redQ in the undecylprodigiosin biosynthetic gene cluster were significantly increased by SCO6993-disruptant. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay and DNase footprinting analysis confirmed that SCO6993 protein could bind only to the promoters of pathway-specific transcriptional activator genes, actII-ORF4 and redD, and a specific palindromic sequence is essential for SCO6993 binding. Moreover, SCO6993 bound to two palindromic sequences on its promoter region. These results indicate that SCO6993 suppresses the expression of other biosynthetic genes in the cluster by repressing the transcription of actII-ORF4 and redD and consequently negatively regulating antibiotic production.

• 공업화학
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.538-544
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• 2022

One of the most exciting areas for the development of alternative fuels is the production of biodiesel. To reduce the cost of biodiesel production, in situ trans-esterification has been introduced to simplify the production process by enabling extraction and trans-esterification to occur at a single stage in the presence of a catalyst. In this study, we investigated the feasibility of using non-corrosive and environmentally receptive flying jet plasma as an alternative catalytic route for in situ tran-sesterification of castor bean seeds (CBS). Upon optimizing the reaction conditions, it is elucidated that applying a low ratio of methanol to seeds (≤6:1) has resulted in hindering the in situ trans-esterification and leading to insignificant conversion. The yield of esters has increased from 80.5% to 91.7% as the molar ratio rose from 9:1 to 12:1. Excess alcohol beyond the ratio of 15:1 was shown to have a negative impact on the yield of the produced esters, attributed to an increase in the biodiesel portion prone to dissolving in the co-product (glycerol). An increase in the reaction bulk temperature from 40 to 55 ℃ led to a higher ester content by 50%. Further increases in the bulk temperature beyond 55 ℃ did not affect yields. Regarding the reaction period, the results have shown that 3 h of reaction is adequate for a higher biodiesel yield. The quality of the biodiesel obtained has demonstrated that all physicochemical properties meet the ASTM D6751 specifications.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.411-416
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• 2023

Methamphetamine (METH) is a powerful neurotoxic psychostimulant affecting dopamine transporter (DAT) activity and leading to continuous excess extracellular dopamine levels. Despite recent advances in the knowledge on neurobiological mechanisms underlying METH abuse, there are few effective pharmacotherapies to prevent METH abuse leading to brain damage and neuropsychiatric deficits. α-Pinene (APN) is one of the major monoterpenes derived from pine essential oils and has diverse biological properties including anti-nociceptive, anti-anxiolytic, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory actions. In the present study, we investigated the therapeutic potential of APN in a METH abuse mice model. METH (1 mg/kg/day, i.p.) was injected into C57BL/6 mice for four alternative days, and a conditioned place preference (CPP) test was performed. The METH-administered group exhibited increased sensitivity to place preference and significantly decreased levels of dopamine-related markers such as dopamine 2 receptor (D2R) and tyrosine hydroxylase in the striatum of the mice. Moreover, METH caused apoptotic cell death by induction of inflammation and oxidative stress. Conversely, APN treatment (3 and 10 mg/kg, i.p.) significantly reduced METH-mediated place preference and restored the levels of D2R and tyrosine hydroxylase in the striatum. APN increased the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 to pro-apoptotic Bax ratio and decreased the expression of inflammatory protein Iba-1. METH-induced lipid peroxidation was effectively mitigated by APN by up-regulation of antioxidant enzymes such as manganese-superoxide dismutase and glutamylcysteine synthase via activation of nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2. These results suggest that APN may have protective potential and be considered as a promising therapeutic agent for METH-induced drug addiction and neuronal damage.

• 천문학회보
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.64.2-64.2
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• 2019

HD 81817 is known as a hybrid star. Hybrid stars have both cool stellar wind properties and UV or even X-ray emission features of highly ionized atoms in their spectra. A white dwarf companion has been suggested as the source of UV or X-ray features. HD 81817 has been observed since 2004 as a part of our radial velocity (RV) survey program to search for exoplanets around K giant stars using the Bohyunsan Observatory Echelle Spectrograph (BOES) at the 1.8 m telescope of Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory (BOAO) in Korea. We obtained 84 RV measurements between 2004 and 2018 for HD 81817 and found two periodic RV variations. The obtained amplitudes of RV periods are around 200 m/s, which are significantly lower than that expected from a white dwarf companion. Furthermore, our re-analysis of the IUE spectra used by Reimers (1984) shows that the excess in UV emission can easily be explained by a pseudo-continuum of unresolved emission lines originating in the extended chromosphere of the star. We thus conclude that there are no companions of stellar mass to HD 81817. Meanwhile, we analyzed two periodicities in RV measurements and conclude that the period of 627.9 days is caused by intrinsic stellar activities based on H alpha equivalent width (EW) variations of a similar period. On the other hand, the period of 1047.8 days is likely to be caused by substellar companion which has a minimum mass of 27.6 M_JUP, a semi-major axis of 3.3 AU, and an eccentricity of 0.17 assuming the stellar mass of 4.3 M_⊙ for HD 81817. The inferred mass puts HD 81817 b in the brown dwarf desert.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.298-304
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 냉동 돼지고기를 가정에서 일반적으로 이용하는 해동방법인 냉장해동, 냉수해동, 실온해동, 전자레인지해동으로 해동한 후 이들 해동방법이 돼지고기의 품질에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 또한 전자레인지해동을 제외한 각 해동방법에서 해동시간을 2배로 늘려 같은 실험을 실시하였다. 실험 결과, 색도는 일반 해동시간과 시간을 2배로 연장한 냉장해동, 냉수해동, 실온해동 및 전자레인지해동에서 L값이 대조군에 비해 증가하였으며, a값은 모든 해동방법에서 유의적으로 감소하였다. pH는 전자레인지해동과 해동시간을 연장한 경우, 대조군에 비해 유의적으로 증가하였다. 또한 해동감량은 일반 해동시간과 해동시간을 2배로 연장했을 때 모두 다른 해동방법에 비해 실온해동 시 유의적으로 증가하였다. 지방의 산패 정도를 나타내는 TBARS값은 일반 해동시간으로 해동한 경우에는 해동방법에 따라 유의적인 차이를 나타내지는 않았으나, 시간을 2배로 연장한 냉장해동과 실온해동 시에는 대조군보다 유의적으로 증가하였다. 일반 해동시간으로 해동 시에 일반 총균수는 전자레인지해동시 유의적으로 증가하였으며, 해동시간을 2배로 연장한 경우에는 냉수해동과 실온해동 시 대조군에 비하여 유의적으로 증가하였다. 또한 해동시간이 2배로 연장된 경우에 일반세균 수는 각 해당 해동방법으로 일반 해동시간으로 해동했을 때보다 미생물 수가 유의적으로 증가하였다. 전체적으로 볼 때 일반 해동시간으로 해동했을 때 냉장해동과 냉수해동이 다른 해동방법에 비해 돼지고기의 품질 변화를 적게 일으켜 바람직한 해동방법으로 나타났으며, 해동시간이 길어지면 미생물 증식, 산패도 증가, 색 변화 등 품질 저하가 크게 일어나기 때문에, 필요 이상의 시간으로 해동하지 않도록 유의해야 할 것이다. 또한 전자레인지해동은 단시간에 열을 발생하므로 해동이 빠르고 육즙 손실이 적어 육류 해동에 자주 이용되고 있으나, 균일하게 해동되지 않는 문제점이 있기 때문에, 큰 덩어리로 해동하지 않도록 유의해야 할 필요가 있는 것으로 보인다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.665-672
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• 2013

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of a chelating agent on cucumber growth and changes in soil nutrients availability in polytunnel greenhouse fields. Diethylene triamine penta acetic acid (DTPA) was selected as a chelating agent. Two experiments were carried out as follows: i) For field experiment in the autumn season of 2010, each plot was treated by varying the concentration and the number of times being applied with DTPA; [DTPA (0.5 mM, 1 time/3 months), DTPA (0.06 mM, 1 time/1 week), DTPA (0.13 mM, 1 time/2 weeks), DTPA (0.06 mM, 1 time/1 week)+N]. Conventional practice was also investigated. ii) In the spring and summer seasons of 2011, each plot was treated by varying the concentration (0, 0.06, 0.13, 0.19 mM) of DTPA, chemical fertilizers (NPK), and combination of chemical fertilizers and DTPA 0.06 mM. The fruit yields of cucumber and soil chemical properties had no significant differences between treatments. However, in the spring season of 2011, DTPA 0.06 mM plot added 1 time per 2 weeks increased the yield of cucumber, but caused the reduction of yield in next cultivation season. This result showed that excess use of DTPA can cause the damage of crop growth. The inorgainc contents such as Ca and Mg absorbed by cucumber plant had significant differences between DTPA 0.19 mM (2 times/1 week) and fertilizers plus DTPA treatments [DTPA 0.06 mM (2 times/1 week) + 1/2 NPK, DTPA 0.06 mM (2 times/1 week) + NPK]. The input cost of fertilizers was saved when the concentration and the number of times added with DTPA was 0.06 mM and 1 time a week, respectively. This treatment used 67% less of applied fertilizers cost than the plot of conventional practice did. Thus, this research suggested that the application of DTPA 0.06 mM by 1 time a week can be effective for sustainability of crop production and reduction of fertilizers usage in polytunnel greenhouse.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제41권12호
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• pp.929-932
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• 2004

페로브스카이트 단일상의 PMN 계 복합화합물을 제조하기 위하여 일반적으로 소량의 MgO가 과잉으로 사용되며, 잉여 MgO는 주로 입내에 석출되며 소결을 저해하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 MgO 대신 $(MgCO_3)_4{\cdot}Mg(OH)_2{\cdot}5H_{2}O$을 사용하여 고상법으로 제조한 PMN-PT-BT(PBT) 전구체 분말을 $500^{\circ}C/1h$에서 열처리한 후, MgO 졸로 표면 개질하여, 과잉의 MgO가 소결 및 물성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 소량의 MgO 졸($0.5{\sim}1.0wt\%$)은 $1000^{\circ}C$ 이하의 온도에서 소결을 크게 촉진시켰다. $0.5wt\%$의 졸이 사용된 PBT 분말은 $900^{\circ}C/2h$ 소결로 소결밀도 $7.62g/cm^3$, 유전율 14800, 유전손실 $1.1\%$를 나타내었으며, 이는 PBT의 $1000^{\circ}C/2h$ 소결체의 물성과 흡사하였다. 또한 MgO 졸로 첨가된 과잉의 MgO는 삼중점과 입계에 주로 석출되어 입성장을 제어함을 알 수 있었다.