• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제39권8호
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• pp.751-758
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• 2015

수학적 해석모델은 물리적 현상을 파악하고 실험비용을 절감하는데 활발하게 사용되지만 편의를 위한 단순화 또는 파라미터가 가지고 있는 불확실성에 의해 해석모델에 의한 예측결과는 실제현상과 차이가 발생한다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 문제에 대해 통계적 기법을 이용하여 해석모델의 불확실성을 반영한 교정 및 검증 방법을 종이 헬리콥터를 통해 제시한다. 먼저, 같은 제원의 세 가지 종이 헬리콥터로 실시한 실험 데이터를 각 그룹으로 형성하여 두 가지 낙하해석모델에서 미지의 입력 파라미터인 항력계수를 교정하는데 사용했다. 그리고 확률분포로 예측된 낙하시간을 실험 데이터 분포와 비교하여 해석 모델을 검증하였다. 이 때, Markov Chain Monte Carlo 기법을 활용하여 항력계수의 불확실성을 정량화하였다. 또한 종이 헬리콥터의 그룹별 데이터에 대해 분산분석(Analysis of Variance)를 이용하여 제작오차와 실험오차의 관계를 비교하였고, 각 그룹이 모두 동일한 대상으로 간주해도 됨을 증명하였다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.199-206
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• 2016

Objective: This study was carried out to investigate the correlations of the sperm DNA fragmentation index (DFI) with semen parameters and apoptosis, and to investigate the effects of density-gradient centrifugation (DGC) and magnetic-activated cell sorting (MACS) on reducing the proportion of sperm with DNA fragmentation and protamine deficiency. Methods: Semen analysis and a sperm DNA fragmentation assay were performed to assess the correlations between semen parameters and the DFI in 458 semen samples. Sperm with progressive motility or non-apoptosis were isolated by DGC or MACS, respectively, in 29 normozoospermic semen samples. The effects of DGC or MACS alone and of DGC and MACS combined on reducing the amount of sperm in the sample with DNA fragmentation and protamine deficiency were investigated. Results: The sperm DFI showed a significant correlation (r=-0.347, p< 0.001) with sperm motility and morphology (r=-0.114, p< 0.05) but not with other semen parameters. The DFI ($11.5%{\pm}2.0%$) of semen samples was significantly reduced by DGC ($8.1%{\pm}4.1%$) or MACS alone ($7.4%{\pm}3.9%$) (p< 0.05). The DFI was significantly further reduced by a combination of DGC and MACS ($4.1%{\pm}1.3%$, p< 0.05). Moreover, the combination of DGC and MACS ($1.6%{\pm}1.1%$, p< 0.05) significantly reduced the protamine deficiency rate of semen samples compared to DGC ($4.4%{\pm}3.2%$) or MACS alone ($3.4%{\pm}2.2%$). Conclusion: The combination of DGC and MACS may be an effective method to isolate high-quality sperm with progressive motility, non-apoptosis, high DNA integrity, and low protamine deficiency in clinical use.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.146-151
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• 2000

초 미립자 산화 코발트 건조겔 파우더가 졸겔 공정과 관련 있는 독특한 용액화학을 사용하여 제조되었다. 생성된 건조겔의 결정성, 입자구조에 대한 열처리의 효과 및 그에 부합하는 전기화학적 성질이 $160^{\circ}C$까지 $Co(OH)_2$로 무정형하게 존재하였다. 온도가 $200^{\circ}C$까지 증가함에 따라서, 무정형 $Co(OH)_2$가 결정성 $Co_3O_4$를 형성하기 위한 CoO를 이루기 위해 분해하기 때문에, 표면적과 세공부피가 급격히 감소한다. 결정성 및 입자구조에서의 변화는 상당히 중요한 것이고, 여기에 건조겔의 전기화학적 성질에 대한 영향을 연관시켜 연구하였다. 192F/g의 최대용량이 $150^{\circ}C$에서 소성된 $CoO_x$ 건조겔로 제조된 전극에서 얻어졌다 이 정전용량은 단지 표면 산화$\cdot$환원반응에만 기인한 것이다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.361-366
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• 2017

Background: In the herbal medicinal industry, Angelica gigas Nakai, Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels. and Angelica acutiloba (Siebold & Zucc.) Kitag. are often confused, because the roots of the three species can not be distinguished by their appearance. This confusion can cause serious side effects. In this study, we determined the origins of Angelica roots distributed in the Korean market using the simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers developed based on the A. gigas chloroplast DNA sequence. Methods and Results: We collected twenty seven A. gigas and three A. acutiloba samples from the Seoul, Daegu, and Cheongju herbal medicinal markets. Fifty sections of one collection were mixed and ground to make a powder, which was used for DNA extraction using the cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) method. Chloroplast based SSR markers were applied to the DNA for the determination of the species. In addition, polymorphism was found in eight samples. The phylogenetic analysis showed that the A. gigas roots collected from herbal medicinal markets were clearly discriminated from A. sinensis and A. acutiloba even though they were grouped into four clusters. Conclusions: This study showed that chloroplast based SSR markers would help the discrimination of Angelica roots in the Korean herbal medicinal industry and the markers are useful to prevent confusion between Angelica roots.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.991-996
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• 2000

식품 중 대두단백질의 분석을 위한 효소면역측정법(ELISA)을 개발하고자 하였다. 대두단백질의 주 구성 성분이며 열에 안정한 glycinin의 acidic subunits(AS)에 대한 특이항체를 생산하였고 이를 이용하여 간접경합 ELISA(ciELISA)를 확립하였다. 시료처리조건은 urea와 DTT로 처리함으로써 용해시킨 다음 $100^{\circ}C$에서 1시간 열처리하였고 cystine을 함유한 용액으로 재생시켰다. 이러한 시료의 처리조건하에서 ISP를 $60-90^{\circ}C$까지 열처리한 시료에 대해서도 분석결과의 변화가 거의 없는 것으로 나타났다. 표준곡선 상에서 ISP의 검출한계는 0.3 ${\mu}g/mL$이었다. 항AS 항체의 다른 단백질에 대한 반응성을 검토한 결과, 탈지분유, 카제인, 난백분말, ovalbumin에서 0.1%이하로 미약하게 반응하거나 거의 반응하지 않는 것으로 나타났다. ISP를 0.5-2%첨가한 탈지분유에 대한 ISP 분석 회수율은 평균 76%(C.V., 11.5%)였으며 ISP를 0.5-3% 첨가하여 시험 제조한 소세지의 경우 평균 83%(C.V., 19%)로 나타났고 시판 소세지 6점에 함유된 ISP의 함량은 평균 1.27%로 나타났다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.132-140
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• 2017

Objective: Correlations between semen parameters and sperm DNA fragmentation index (DFI) were investigated to identify characteristics of sperm without DNA damage that could be used in selecting sperm for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Pregnancy outcomes were compared to determine whether in vitro fertilization (IVF) or ICSI is a better choice for patients who have sperm with a high-DFI. Methods: Semen analysis was carried out in 388 patients who visited our IVF center for the first time to investigate correlations between sperm DFI and semen parameters. In addition, 1,102 IVF cycles in 867 patients were carried out in the present study; 921 cycles in the low-DFI group (DFI < 30%) and 181 cycles in the high-DFI group ($DFI{\geq}30%$). Both the low- and high-DFI groups were subdivided into IVF and ICSI cycle groups. Results: Sperm DFI showed significant inverse correlations with sperm motility (r = -0.435, p< 0.001) and morphology (r = -0.153, p< 0.05). Sperm DFI also showed significant correlations with rapid motility (r = -0.436, p< 0.001), and the kinetic parameters of average-path velocity (r = -0.403) and linearity (r = -0.412). Although there was no significant difference in the pregnancy rates between IVF (48.6%) and ICSI (44.8%) in the low-DFI group, the pregnancy rate of ICSI cycles (44.8%, p< 0.05) was significantly higher than IVF cycles (25.0%) in the high-DFI group. No significant difference was observed in the abortion rates between the low-DFI (52 of 921, 5.6%) and high-DFI groups (7 of 181, 3.8%). Conclusion: ICSI is a better choice than IVF for improving the pregnancy outcomes of patients who have sperm with a high DFI.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.122-128
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• 2018

Objective: To determine whether fragment removal on in vitro fertilization (IVF) day 2 improved the subsequent development and pregnancy outcomes of fragmented embryos compared to similar-grade embryos without fragment removal. Methods: This study was a retrospective analysis involving 191 IVF cycles in which all embryos had over 10% fragmentation (grade 3 or 4) on day 2 of the IVF-embryo transfer cycle from March 2015 to December 2017. IVF cycles were divided into the fragment removal group (n = 87) and the no fragment removal group (n = 104) as a control cohort. Before fragment removal, embryos with fragmentation on day 2 were incubated in $Ca^{2+}$- and $Mg^{2+}$-free biopsy medium under paraffin oil for 30 minutes. Microsurgical fragment removal was performed with later-assisted hatching and a handmade suction micropipette that had an outer diameter of $30{\mu}m$. Results: There were no significant differences in the characteristics of the patients between the control and the fragment removal groups. After fragment removal and subsequent in vitro culture for 24 hours, the number of blastomeres ($7.1{\pm}1.7$ vs. $6.9{\pm}1.6$) was comparable between the transferred embryos in the two groups, but the morphological grade of the embryos in the fragment removal group ($1.9{\pm}0.7$) was significantly higher than that of the control group ($3.1{\pm}0.5$, p< 0.01). The clinical pregnancy (43.7%) and implantation rates (25.8%) in the fragment removal group were significantly higher than those in the control group (28.8% and 14.0%, respectively; p< 0.05). Conclusion: Early fragment removal on day 2 significantly improved the subsequent development and pregnancy outcomes of fragmented embryos.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.381-392
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• 2018

3년간(2016-2018년) 청주지역에서 채집된 모기의 발생분포를 채집지 3곳(주거지와 철새도래지, 축사)에서 2종의 트랩(BL트랩과 BG트랩)을 이용하여 비교 조사하였다. 주거지에서 가장 많이 채집된 모기 종은 빨간집모기였으며, 철새도래지와 축사에서는 금빛숲모기가 가장 많이 채집되었다. 철새도래지와 주거지에서는 BG트랩이 BL트랩보다 모기가 더 많이 채집되었으나 축사에서는 BL트랩에서 더 많은 모기가 채집되었다. 빨간집모기와 흰줄숲모기, 큰검정들모기는 BG트랩에서 많이 채집되었고 금빛숲모기, 얼룩날개모기류, 동양집모기는 비교적 BL트랩을 선호하는 것으로 조사되었다. 채집된 모기를 분류 동정한 결과 2016년에는 10종 22,679개체가 채집되었고, 2017년에는 8종 6,502개체가 채집되어 2016년보다 3.49배 감소하였다. 2018년에는 6,803개체가 채집되어 2016년보다 3.33배 감소하였다. 이러한 결과가 강수량과 관련이 있을 것으로 보이며 기상조건과 여러 변인들(채집지역과 모기종류, 트랩종류)에 의한 모기밀도와의 관련성을 비교한 결과 특정 관련성을 확인할 수는 없었다. 채집된 모기의 병원체 감염을 확인한 결과, 2016년도 축사에서 채집한 금빛숲모기 2개 pool, 2018년에 축사에서 채집한 빨간집모기 1개의 pool에서 차오양바이러스(chaoyang virus)가 검출되어 각각 0.088와 0.147의 최소감염율(MIR)을 보였다. 2017년에는 바이러스가 검출되지 않았다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.153-160
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• 2009

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the anti-inflammatory effects of extract from Trogopterorum Faeces (TF) on the RAW 264.7 cells. Methods : To prove the TF's anti-inflammatory effects, we investigated nitric oxide (NO) production and own cell viability. We examined the cytokine productions on lipopolysacchride (LPS)-induced RAW 264.7 cells and also cellular regulatory mechanisms. Results : TF does not have any cytotoxic effect. TF reduced LPS-induced NO production, interleukin (IL)-1b, IL-6, IL-10 and tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a) in RAW 264.7 cells. TF inhibited the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) such as p38, extracelluar signal-regulated kinase (ERK 1/2) and c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) and also the degradation of inhibitory kappa B a (Ik-Ba) in the LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. TF reduced the serum levels of IL-1b, IL-6, TNF-a. The survival rate of LPS-induced endotoxin shock was increased by TF administration. Conclusions : TF down-regulated LPS-induced NO and cytokines production, which could provide a clinical basis for anti-inflammatory properties.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.53-60
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• 2024

PURPOSE: The study aimed to analyze the effect of pillow height on upper trapezius and sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle activity and overall human body comfort to determine the optimal pillow height. METHODS: The study included 32 healthy college students, of both genders, who provided prior consent. It examined three pillow heights (flat, 6cm, 12cm) and measured the upper trapezius and SCM muscles using ultrasonography, myotone, and electromyography(EMG). Muscle activation, thickness, and fatigue were assessed. RESULTS: The study found significant differences in muscle thickness and muscle tone based on the pillow heights (flat, 6cm, and 12cm) with a p < .05. The SCM and upper trapezius muscles were thinnest at a pillow height of 6cm. Muscle tone in the SCM was lower at both 6cm and 12cm pillow heights. Post-hoc measurements showed significant differences in both the SCM and upper trapezius muscles thickness at the 6cm pillow height (p < .05). Also, significant differences in muscle tone were observed only in the SCM, particularly between the 6cm and 12cm pillow heights. CONCLUSION: The ultrasonography and myotone measurements showed a significant difference in muscle thickness and muscle tension, both of which were above 6cm, while there was no difference in muscle activation. Based on the strong correlation between muscle tension and muscle thickness with pillow height, this study concluded that the human body feels comfortable with a 6cm pillow height. Therefore, it is recommended to use a pillow height of 6cm when lying in a supine position.