• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.123-128
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• 2011

The notion that dental amalgam is a potential source of mercury exposure remains a controversial issue. However, there are few epidemiological analyses that have addressed whether this occurs in children. We aimed in our current study to identify the relationship between dental amalgam filling surfaces and the blood mercury levels in a cohort of 711 South Korean children aged between 8-9 years. Oral examinations were conducted to detect the number of amalgam filling surfaces on the teeth of these individuals. Blood samples were also taken from these children to assess the levels of mercury accumulation in the body. The amalgam filling surfaces were classified into four groups based on their number: 0 (n = 368), 1-5 (n = 219), 6-10 (n = 89), and 11+ (n = 35). The blood mercury levels in the children with more than 10 amalgam surfaces was 0.47 ${\mu}g$/L higher on average than those with no amalgam surfaces after adjusting for the frequency of fish or seafood consumption, age, and gender (P < 0.05). We found from our data that a higher number of dental amalgam fillings correlated with a higher blood mercury level in Korean children. Further studies are needed to investigate whether these elevated mercury levels exert neurotoxic or nephrotoxic effects.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.50-58
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• 2016

한국형 발사체(KSLV-II) 추진제 공급시스템은 각 단에 위치한 추진제 탱크에 산화제와 케로신을 공급해주는 시스템이다. 발사체의 추진제 탱크를 안정적으로 충전하기 위해, 충전시나리오와 충전유량을 결정하였다. 다음으로 1D 유동 해석프로그램을 이용하여 추진제 공급시스템을 모델링 하였다. 1D steady state 해석을 통하여 각 시스템에서의 충전모드에 따른 밸브용량과 orifice 사이즈를 계산하였다. Steady state 결과를 이용하여 1D transient 해석을 수행하였다. 해석 결과 추진제가 각 추진제 탱크로 충전됨에 따라 탱크의 수두가 상승하여 충전유량이 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 최종적으로 해석을 통해 제안된 충전시스템 모델이 요구되는 충전설계조건을 만족하는 것을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.590-594
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• 1991

We experienced a case of leiomyoma on proximal thoracic esophagus. The patient, a 42-year-old female, noted the insidious onset of dysphagia and chest discomfort for 6 months. Esophagogram showed a smooth filling defect in upper third of thoracic esophagus, T1-T4 level and esophagoscopy revealed a firm mobile mass about 6cm in length with normal overlying mucosa. The lesion was approached the Rt. posterolateral thoracotomy through 4th ICS and enucleated of tumor without difficulty. The patient`s hospital course was uncomplicated.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.107-114
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• 2008

본 실험에서는 다양한 방사선 노출 조건에 따른 aluminum step wedge에 대한 광학 밀도를 알아보고, 그 중 적절한 노출조건을 선택하여 수종의 근관 충전재와 치근단 역충전재의 방사선 불투과성 정도를 평가, 비교하였다. 방사선 불투과성의 기준을 위해 11개의 step으로 구성된 aluminum step wedge를 제작하여, 60 kVp, 70 kVp 관전압 상태에서 각각 0.2, 0.,3, 0.4초와 0.2, 0.3, 0.33초의 노출시간으로 교합 필름상에서 방사선 촬영 후 적절한 노출조건을 구하였다. 직경 5 mm, 각각의 두께 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 mm인 10종 (Gutta-percha, amalgam, Super $EBA^{(R)}$, MTA, $IRM^{(R)}$, Fuji II LC, $Dyract^{(R)}$ AP AH, $26^{(R)}$, $Sealapex^{TM}$, Tubli-$Seal^{TM}$)의 근관 충전재와 치근단 역충전재 시편을 각 재료와 두께당 10개씩 제작한 후, 동일한 두께의 상아질 시편, aluminum step wedge와 함께 정해진 노출조건에 따라 방사선 촬영을 하였다. 모든 필름은 자동현상기로 현상하였다. 시편의 흑화도를 densitometer (Model 07-443, Victoreen Inc, Cleveland, Ohio, USA)로 5회 반복 측정 후, 평균값을 구하여 회귀분석 후 알루미늄 두께로 환산하였다. 얻어진 정보를 분석하여 다음의 결과를 얻었다. 1. 관전압 60 kVp에서 노출시간 0.2, 0.3, 0.4초, 70 kVp에서 0.2, 0.3. 0.33초로 변화를 주어 방사선 촬영을 하였을 때, 흑화도가 0.5-2.5 사이여야 한다는 ISO No. 6876 규격에 가장 적합한 것은 60 kVp, 0.2초일 경우였다. 2. 측정된 근관 충전재와 치근단 역충전재들의 방사선 불투과성 모두 ISO No.4049 규격에 적합하였다. 3. 광중합형 글래스 아이오노머 (Fuji II LC)와 컴포머 (Dyract)를 제외하고는 ANSI/ADA specification (2000) 또는 ISO No. 6876 (2001)규격이 제시한 최소한 3 mm Al 이상의 방사선 불투과성을 지녀야 한다는 규격에 적합하였다. 이상의 결과는 본 실험에 사용된 수종의 근관 충전재와 치근단 역충전재 중 Fuji II LC와 Dyract를 제외하고 모두 규격에 적합한 방사선 불투과성을 가지고 있음을 시사한다.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.43-51
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• 2012

PURPOSE. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of sociodemographic factors on quality of satisfaction towards denture treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS. One hundred subjects (filling inclusion criteria) who were wearing a denture for at least two months were enrolled and divided into five groups on the basis of sociodemographic variables (age, gender, literacy level, socio-economic and marital status). Questionnaires consisting of 38 questions (positive and negative attitude towards denture satisfaction) related to patients' perception of clinical outcome in different domains such as mastication, appearance, speech, comfort, health, denture care and social status were scored by the subjects. Questions reflecting positive attitude were scored as 2, 1, or 0 (yes, uncertain and no, respectively) and reversely for the negative questions. Statistical analysis was done by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (${\alpha}$= .05). RESULTS. Level of denture satisfaction was higher in age subgroup belonging to 45 - 65 years of age in relation to comfort, health and denture care. Female and male showed significant priority for denture treatment because of esthetic and function respectively. Level of satisfaction was statistically significant with literacy level. Upper high income group showed significantly higher level of satisfaction only in case of social status. Married group showed significantly higher satisfaction level only with comfort. CONCLUSION. Patients' sociodemographic variables were influential factors on denture satisfaction.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.489-492
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• 2007

Temperature and injection current dependence of elctroluminescence(EL) spectral intensity of the $In_{0.27}Ga_{0.73}N/GaN$ multi-quantum-well(MQW) have been studied over a wide temperature and as a function of injection current level. EL peaks also show significant broadening into higher photon energy region with the increase of injection current. This is explained by the band-filling effect. When temperature is slightly increased to 300 from 15 K, the EL emission peak showed red-blue-red shift. It can be explained by the carrier localization by potential fluctuation of multiple quantum well and band-gap shrinkage as temperature increase. It is found that a temperature-dependent variation pattern of the EL efficiency under very low and high injection currents show a drastic difference. This unique EL efficiency variation pattern with temperature and current is explained field effects due to the driving forward bias in presence of internal(piezo and spontaneous polarization) fields.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제37A권9호
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• pp.753-761
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• 2012

이 논문에서 우리는 Tomlinson-Harashima precoding (THP)를 이용한 다중 입력 단일 출력 다중 사용자 하향링크 시스템을 위한 전력할당 기법에 대해 알아본다. Zero-forcing THP 시스템의 sum rate를 최대화하기 위해 우리는 이전 방법과는 달리 mutual information 방법을 적용하였다. 나아가서, 모듈로 오퍼레이션을 사용하는 유저에 적절한 전력 레벨을 할당하기 위해 간단한 전력 할당 알고리즘을 제안한다. 실험 결과는 제안된 기법이 기존의 water-filling 기법보다 성능이 우수하고, 시스템의 최적의 성능을 내는 기법과 성능은 유사하면서 보다 작은 복잡도로 이루는 것을 보여준다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.91-104
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• 2019

The taxonomic and functional characteristics of bacterial communities in the pre-chlorinated rapid filters and ozonated biological activated carbon (BAC) filters were compared using Illumina MiSeq sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene and community-level physiological profiling (CLPP) based on sole-carbon-source utilization patterns. Both the rapid filters and BAC filters were dominated by Rhizobiales within ${\alpha}-proteobacteria$, but other abundant orders and genera were significantly different in both types of filter. Firmicutes were abundant only in the intermediate chlorinated rapid filter, while Acidobacteria were abundant only in the BAC filters. Bacterial communities in the rapid filter showed high utilization of carbohydrates, while those in the BAC filters showed high utilization of polymers and carboxylic acids. These different characteristics of the bacterial communities could be related to the different substrates in the influents, filling materials, and residual disinfectants. Chlorination and ozonation inactivated the existing bacteria in the influent and formed different bacterial communities, which could be resistant to the oxidants and effectively utilize different substrates produced by the oxidant, including Phreatobacter in the rapid filters and Hyphomicrobium in the BAC filters. Bradyrhizobium and Leptothrix, which could utilize compounds adsorbed on the GAC, were abundant in the BAC filters. Ozonation increased taxonomic diversity but decreased functional diversity of the bacterial communities in the BAC filters. This study provides some new insights into the effects of oxidation processes and filling materials on the bacterial community structure in the biological filters of drinking water treatment plants.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2010년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.215-215
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• 2010

The feasibility of InSbTe (IST) chalcogenide materials prepared by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) for phase-change memory (PRAM) applications was demonstrated. Films grown below $225^{\circ}C$ exhibited an amorphous structure, and the films grown at $300^{\circ}C$ Cincluded various crystalline phases such as In-Sb-Te, In-Sb, In-Te, and Sb-Te. The composition of the amorphous films grown at $225^{\circ}C$ was dependent on the working pressure. Films grown at $225^{\circ}C$ exhibited a smooth morphology with a root mean square(rms) roughness of less than 1nm, and the step-coverage of the films grown on a trench structure with an aspect ratio of 5:1 was greater than 90%. An increase in deposition time increased the filling rate, while retaining the conformal step-coverage. Films grown at $225^{\circ}C$ for 3h in a working pressure of $13{\times}10^2$ Pa exhibited a reproducible and complete filling in a trench structure.

• Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.281-286
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• 2007

Gibberellins are growth hormones that play a pivotal role in the growth and development of plants. Present investigations were carried to check the effect of nitrogen(N) and silicon(Si) on bioactive $GA_1$ and its immediate precursor $GA_{20}$ at different growth stages of two rice cultivars with different maturity traits. It was observed that the endogenous bioactive $GA_1$ level gradually increased during vegetative stage and anthesis stage of both Junghwabyeo(early flowering cultivar) and Daesanbyeo(late flowering cultivar). However, the $GA_1$ and $GA_{20}$ content start decreasing during the seed filling stage in both rice cultivars, which indicated a possible relationship of bioactive $GA_1$ and floral development. Our results also confirmed that early 13-hydroxylation pathway was operated at all developmental stages of rice plant. Variation in the levels of the endogenous gibberellins in rice shoots were measured by GCMS-SIM using $^2H_2$-labeled gibberellins as internal standards. Combined application of N and Si enhanced growth parameters and reduced lodging index of both rice cultivars. It was thus concluded that the level of physiologically active $GA_1$ increased during vegetative and early reproductive stage, but starts declining at seed filling stage.