• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.1571-1584
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• 2023

In this study, a numerical analysis was performed as part of an international joint research project to reproduce a real cable tray fire that occurred in the heater bay area of the turbine building of a nuclear power plant. A sensitivity analysis was performed on various input parameters to derive results consistent with the sprinkler activation time obtained from the fire event analysis. For all sensitive parameters, the normalized sprinkler activation time correlated well with the power function of the normalized sprinkler height. A correlation equation was developed to identify the sprinkler activation time at any location when determining the slope or fire growth rate under the conditions assuming a linear or t-squared heat release rate (HRR) time curve. Various cable fire growth assumptions were used to determine which assumption was better to provide the prediction coincident with the information given from the fire event analysis in terms of the sprinkler activation time and total energy generated from cables damaged by fire. In the comprehensive analysis of all the sensitive parameters, the standard deviation of the input parameters increased as the sprinkler height decreased. Within the range of the sensitivity parameter values given in this study, when considering all sprinkler heights, the standard deviation of the cable model change was the largest and that of the overhang position change was the smallest.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.456-464
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• 2008

Avian and mammalian skeletal muscles exhibit a remarkable ability to adjust to physiological stressors induced by growth, exercise, injury and disease. The process of muscle recovery following injury and myonuclear accretion during growth is attributed to a small population of satellite cells located beneath the basal lamina of the myofiber. Several metabolic factors contribute to the activation of satellite cells in response to stress mediated by illness, injury or aging. This review will describe the regenerative properties of satellite cells, the processes of satellite cell activation and highlight the potential role of satellite cells in skeletal muscle growth, tissue engineering and meat production.

• 한국광물학회지
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• 제18권4호통권46호
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• pp.237-248
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• 2005

[ $Mg_{2}SiO_{4}{-}$ ]스피넬에서 올리빈으로의 역상변이에 대한 고온 X-선 회절실험 결과, 진공상태에서 가열하였을 때 상변이가 일어나며, 일정한 온도에서 스피넬상으로부터 올리빈상이 시간이 경과하면서 성장하는 것으로 보아 상변이 메커니즘은 '핵생성 및 성장' 형태인 것으로 판단된다. 스피넬 상으로부터 올리빈 상으로 역상변이 할 때의 활성화 에너지를 구하기 위해 $Mg_{2}SiO_{4}{-}$스피넬 시료에 대한 상변이 실험을 진공 및 고온($1023\∼1116\;k$)에서 시행하였다. 올리빈 상에 대해 '주어진 시간에 따른 비분율법'을 이용하여 활성화 에너지 값을 결정하였다. 아브라미 방정식을 이용하여 계산한 결과, n값은 대체로 온도가 증가함에 따라 매우 넓은 영역에서 동반 상승하는데, 이러한 현상은 '핵생성 및 성장' 메커니즘이 아마도 온도에 종속적이지 않느냐 하는 것을 제시해주고 있다. 상대적으로 낮은 온도에서는 $Mg_{2}SiO_{4}{-}$스피넬은 핵이 생성된 자리가 포화된 후, 새로운 결정상이 표면에서 성장을 시작하고 시간이 지남에 따라 내부 쪽으로 옮아가는 것으로 판단된다. 그러나 고온에서, 성장은 핵이 생성된 자리가 포화되고 난 후 표면뿐만 아니라, 내부에서도 동시에 시작되는 것으로 보인다.

• 생약학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.143-149
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• 2016

Grateloupia elliptica has been reported to have the proliferation effect of dermal papilla cells (DPCs), which play important roles in the regulation of hair cycle. In the present study, we examined in vitro and in vivo hair growth-promoting effect of Grateloupia elliptica. When isolated rat vibrissa follicles were treated with extract of G. elliptica, the hair-fiber lengths of the vibrissa follicles significantly increased. Furthermore, the G. elliptica extract accelerated the telogen-angen transition in C57BL/6 mice. To investigate the molecular mechanisms of the G. elliptica extract on the proliferation of DPCs, we examined the activation of $wnt/{\beta}$-catenin signaling which is known to regulate hair follicle development, differentiation and hair growth. The G. elliptica extract activated $wnt/{\beta}$-catenin signaling via the increase of ${\beta}$-catenin and phospho-$GSK3{\beta}$. In addition, the G. elliptica extract increased the level of cyclin E and CDK2, while the level of $p27^{kip1}$ was decreased. These results suggest that the the G. elliptica extract may induce hair growth by proliferation of DPCs via cell-cycle progression and the activation of $Wnt/{\beta}$-catenin signaling.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.388-393
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• 2013

Bacillus vallismortis strain EXTN-1은 근권세균으로써 생육촉진 효과와 함께 광범위한 식물 병 방제효과가 보고되어있다. 본 연구에서 EXTN-1으로부터 방출되는 휘발성 유기 화합물도 식물의 생육촉진과 방어시스템에 관여를 하는지 확인하기 위해 수행되었다. I-plate 시스템에서 각기 다른 배지(TSA, LBA, NA, KBA, PDA)에 EXTN-1을 배양하였을 때, KBA배지에서 가장 높은 생육촉진현상이 확인되었고 TSA, LBA, NA, PDA 배지에서도 생육촉진을 확인할 수 있었다. 생육촉진 현상에 $CO_2$가 관여 할 수 있지만 TSA, PDA, LBA의 배지에서는 $CO_2$와의 관계없음을 확인 할 수 있었다. SPME-GC/MS를 이용해 휘발성 유기화합물을 확인한 결과, 가장 많이 방출되는 휘발성 유기화합물은 3-Hydroxy-2- butanone으로 각 농도 (10 ppm~0.001 ppm)에서 생육차이와 발병도를 확인하였다. 1 ppm에서 생육은 무처리에 비해 2.6배 증가한 반면에 0.001 ppm에서 1.2배로 가장 적게 증가하였고 발병도는 10 ppm에서 46%, 0.001 ppm에서 65%로 가장 높게 발병되었지만 무처리(91%)에 비해 낮았다. 이러한 효과는 EXTN-1으로부터 방출되는 휘발성 유기 화합물이 식물의 생육촉진과 병에 대한 저항성 발현에 관여한다고 볼 수 있다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.67-71
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• 2009

Estrogen receptor ${\alpha}$ ($ER{\alpha}$) mediates the mitogenic effects of estrogen. $ER{\alpha}$ signaling regulates the normal growth and differentiation of mammary tissue, but uncontrolled $ER{\alpha}$ activation increases the risk to breast cancer. Estrogen binding induces ligand-dependent $ER{\alpha}$ activation, thereby facilitating $ER{\alpha}$ dimerization, promoter binding and coactivator recruitment. $ER{\alpha}$ can also be activated in a ligand-independent manner by many signaling pathways, including protein kinase A (PKA) signaling. However, in several $ER{\alpha}$-positive breast cancer cells, PKA inhibits estrogen-dependent cell growth. FoxH1 represses the transcriptional activities of estrogen receptors and androgen receptors (AR). Interestingly, FoxH1 has been found to inhibit the PKA-induced and ligand-induced activation of AR. In the present study, we examined the effects of PKA activation on the ability of FoxH1 to represses $ER{\alpha}$ transcriptional activity. We found that PKA increases the protein stability of FoxH1, and that FoxH1 inhibits PKA-induced and estradiol-induced activation of an estrogen response element (ERE). Furthermore, in MCF7 cells, FoxH1 knockdown increased the PKA-induced and estradiol-induced activation of the ERE. These results suggest that PKA can negatively regulate $ER{\alpha}$, at least in part, through FoxH1.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.257-261
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• 2013

${\alpha}$-Curcumene is one of the physiologically active components of Curcuma zedoaria, which is believed to perform anti-tumor activities, the mechanisms of which are poorly understood. In the present study, we investigated the mechanism of the apoptotic effect of ${\alpha}$-curcumene on the growth of human overian cancer, SiHa cells. Upon treatment with ${\alpha}$-curcumene, cell viability of SiHa cells was inhibited > 73% for 48 h incubation. ${\alpha}$-Curcumene treatment showed a characteristic nucleosomal DNA fragmentation pattern and the percentage of sub-diploid cells was increased in a concentration-dependent manner, hallmark features of apoptosis. Mitochondrial cytochrome c activation and an in vitro caspase-3 activity assay demonstrated that the activation of caspases accompanies the apoptotic effect of ${\alpha}$-curcumene, which mediates cell death. These results suggest that the apoptotic effect of ${\alpha}$-curcumene on SiHa cells may converge caspase-3 activation through the release of mitochondrial cytochrome c.

• Journal of Korean Vacuum Science & Technology
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.97-100
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• 1998

We have investigated the effects of crystalline activation on solid phase crystallization (SPC) of amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin films. Wet blasting and self ion implantation were employed as the activation treatments to induce macro or micro crystalline damages on deposited a-Si films. Low temperature and larger grain crystallization were obtained by the applied two-step activation. High degree of crystallinity was also observed on both furnace and rapid SPC. crystalline activations showed the promotion of nucleation on the activated regions and the retardation of growth in an amorphous matrix in SPC. The observed behavior of two-step SPC was strongly dependent on the applied activation and annealing processes. It was also found that the diversified effects by macro and micro activations on the SPC were virtually diminished as the annealing temperature increased.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권8호
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• pp.2483-2488
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• 2012

The X-ray line broadening technique was used to calculate the grain size of MgO at 1023, 1123, 1223 K respectively either in $CO_2$ or during the thermal decomposition of magnesites in air as well as in vacuum. By referring to the conventional grain growth equation, $D^n=kt$, the activation energy and pre-exponential factor for the process in air are gained as 125.8 kJ/mol and $1.56{\times}10^8\;nm^4/s$, respectively. Ranman spectroscopy was employed to study the surface structure of MgO obtained during calcination of magnesite, by which the mechanism of grain growth was analyzed and discussed. It is suggested that a kind of highly reactive MgO is produced during the thermal decomposition of magnesites, which is exactly the reason why the activation energy of the grain growth during the thermal decomposition of magnesite is lower than that of bulk diffusion or surface diffusion.

• 한국식물병리학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.278-285
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• 1998

Effects of chitosan on growth of tomato plant, and suppression of Fusaruim wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici and late blight casued by Phytophthora infestans, were examined. Both late blight and fusarium wilt were suppressed by spray and irrigation of chitosan, respectively. Inhibition of mycelial growth was not greatly affected by molecular size of chitosan but, concentration dependent effects was observed. Ninty percent of P. infestans and 80% of F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici of mycelial growth was inhibited by 1,000 ppm of chitosan (MW 30,000~50,000) when amended in plate media. Induction of defense-related gene expression in plant by chitosan treatments were observed when chitosan treated tobacco and tomato RNA samples were hybridized with several defense-related genes as probes. The results revealed that $\beta$-1,3-glucanase and chitinase genes were strongly induced, while pathogenesis-related protein-1, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase, anionic peroxidase, phenylalanine ammonia lyase genes were weakly induced by chitosan treatment. These results suggest that chitosan have dual effects on these host-pathogen interactions. Possible roles of chitosan in suppression of tomato diseases by inhibition of mycelial growth and activation of plant defense responses are discussed.