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심박변이도(Heart Rate Variability) 측정을 통한 다한증(多汗症)환자의 자율신경계(自律神經系)기능 평가 (Evaluation of Autonomic Function in Patients with Hyperhidrosis by Power Spectral Analysis of Heart Rate Variability)

  • 이건영;이형구;정승기;정희재
    • 대한한방내과학회지
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    • 제29권1호
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 2008
  • Objectives : Essential hyperhidrosis is a socially and occupationally disabling disorder. There are many suggestions that hyperhidrosis is associated with the autonomic nervous system. This study was designed to investigate the autonomic nerve system the patients with hyperhidrosis. Methods : 348 palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis patients and 20 systemic hyperhidrosis patients in the ambulatory care were investigated. All patients were inspected at the first medical examination, using the PSA of HRV. HRV was measured for 5 minutes after 5 minutes' bed rest. We checked the frequency domain analysis of HRV (i.e. TP, VLF, LF, HF and LF/HF) which were transformed into natural logarithm of patients against the standard measures of the HRV components. Then, we compared the means of patients with means and highest values of in the normal range of Koreans 1) between the patients with palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis and the healthy controls and 2) between the patients with the systemic hyperhidrosis and healthy controls, by the frequency domain analysis of heart rate variability (HRV), respectively. We then compared the results between 1) and 2). Results : The values of natural logarithmic measures of LF/HF ratio in the patients with palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis we examined were significantly higher than the values of healthy controls, but those in the patients with systemic hyperhidrosis were not higher. Conclusion : This study suggests that the autonomic nervous function did not simply increase but that the balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous function did matter in patients with palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis. This balance included that the sympathetic nervous function aggravated comparatively with parasympathetic nervous function. On the other hand, we couldn't find any significance of the patients with the systemic hyperhidrosis as for the autonomic nervous function.

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POINT SPREAD FUNCTION OF THE SOFT X-RAY TELESCOPE ABOARD YOHKOH

  • SHIN JUNHO;SAKURAI TAKASHI
    • 천문학회지
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    • 제36권spc1호
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    • pp.117-124
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    • 2003
  • Pre-launch calibration data have been analyzed for evaluating the point spread function (PSF) of Yohkoh Soft X-ray Telescope (SXT). Especially, it is found crucial that the effect of undersampling should be treated properly. The best fit solution of the SXT PSF, which is modeled by an elliptical Moffat function, has been derived by the comparison with the ground experiment data. In order to examine the off-axis variation of the SXT PSF, we need to define in advance the location of the optical axis on the CCD. According to the previous studies, the off-axis variation of effective area (the vignetting function) may be approximated either by two non-concentric cones or by a cone with some flat distortions. There have been, however, no fully approved representations for the SXT vignetting effect. The effect of the shift of the optical axis from the geometrical center of the telescope is investigated by numerical simulation. It is revealed from our study that the full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the SXT PSF stays nearly constant within an error bound over the central area of the CCD where the solar disk is located.

Functional switching of eukaryotic 2-Cys peroxiredoxins from peroxidases to molecular chaperones in response to oxidative stress

  • Jang, Ho-Hee;Lee, Sang-Yeol
    • 한국식물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국식물생명공학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 및 한일 식물생명공학 심포지엄
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    • pp.40-64
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    • 2005
  • Much biochemical information on peroxiredoxins (Prxs) has been reported but a genuine physiological function for these proteins has not been established. We show here that two cytosolic yeast Prxs, cPrxI and II, exist in a variety of forms that differ in their structure and molecular weight (MW) and that they can act both as a peroxidase and as a molecular chaperone. The peroxidase function predominates in the lower MW proteins, whereas the chaperone function is more significant in the higher MW complexes. Oxidative stress and heat shock exposure of yeasts causesthe protein structures of cPrxI and II to shift from low MW species to high MW complexes. This triggers a peroxidase-to-chaperone functional switch. These in vivo changes are primarily guided by the active peroxidase site residue, $Cys^{47}$, which serves as an efficient $'H_2O_2-sensor'$ in the cells. The chaperone function of the proteins enhances yeast resistance to heat shock.

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노인 고혈압 환자의 인지기능, 우울, 사회적 지지 및 자가간호에 관한 연구 (Cognitive Function, Depression, Social Support, and Self-Care in Elderly with Hypertension)

  • 김옥수;전해옥
    • 성인간호학회지
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    • 제20권5호
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    • pp.675-684
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    • 2008
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among cognitive function, depression, social support, and self-care in elderly with hypertension. Methods: The subjects were 132 elderly with hypertension living in Seoul, Korea. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using the Korean version of Mini-Mental State Examination(MMSE-K), Short form geriatric depression scale, social support questionnaire 6, and hypertension self-care scale. Results: Thirty-four percent of the subjects had questionable dementia and forty-two percent of the subjects were depressed. Means for social support were 2.40 for network size and 4.07 for satisfaction. The mean score of hypertension self-care was 60.34, indicating that the subjects took care of themselves moderately well. Cognitive function was negatively related to depression. Social support network and satisfaction were negatively related to depression. Self-care was negatively related to social support network. Conclusion: Programs are needed for elderly with hypertension to improve their cognitive function, depression, and social support. Also further studies are needed to confirm the factors related to self-care in the elderly with hypertension.

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생물학 및 비생물학적 스트레스 반응에서의 NPR1 기능 고찰 (Biological function of nonxpressor of pathogenesis-related genes 1 (NPR1) in response to biotic and abiotic stresses)

  • 정미선;김세원;윤대진
    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • 제43권3호
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    • pp.281-292
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    • 2016
  • Plants can recognize and respond in various ways to diverse environmental stresses, including pathogenic microorganisms, salt, drought, and low temperature. Salicylic acid (SA) is one phytohormone that plays important roles in the regulation of plant growth and development. Nonexpressor of pathogenesis-related genes 1 (NPR1) was originally identified as a core protein that could function as a transcriptional co-regulator and SA receptor during systemic acquired resistance (SAR), a plant immune response that could activate PR genes after pre-exposure of a pathogen. Although the function of NPR1 in plant defense response and the role of SA hormone in the regulation of plant physiological processes have been well characterized, the biological role of NPR1 in plant abiotic stress responses is largely unknown. In this review, we will summarize and discuss the current understanding of NPR1 function in response to plant environmental stresses.