• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.915-922
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• 2018

Metallic fuel has been considered for sodium-cooled fast reactors because it can maximize the uranium resources. It generates rare earth elements as fission products, where it is reported by aggravating the fuel-cladding chemical interaction at the operating temperature. Rare earth elements form a multicomponent alloy (Ce-Nd-Pr-La-Sm-etc.) during reactor operation, where it shows a higher reaction thickness than a single element. Experiments have been carried out by simplifying multicomponent alloys for mono or binary systems because complex alloys have difficulty in the analysis. In previous experiments, xCe-yNd was fabricated with two elements, Ce and Nd, which have a major effect on the fuel-cladding chemical interaction, and the thickness of the reaction layer reached maximum when the rare earth elements ratio was 1:1. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect and relationship of rare earth elements on such synergistic behavior. Single and binary rare earth model alloys were prepared by selecting five rare earth elements (Ce, Nd, Pr, La, and Sm). In the single system, Nd and Pr behaviors were close to diffusion, and Ce showed a eutectic reaction. In the binary system, Ce and Sm further increased the reaction layer, and La showed a non-synergy effect.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.44-50
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• 1991

The use of high tensile steel plates is increasing in the fabrication of ship and offshore structures. The softening region which has lower yield stress than base metal is located to prevent cracking in the conventional high tensile steel. Also, thermo mechanical control process(TMCP) steel with low carbon equivalent has the softening region which occurs in the heat affected zone when high heat input weld is carried out. The softening region in the high tensile steel gives rise to serious effect on structural strength such as tensile strength, fatigue strength and ultimate strength. In order to make a reliable structural design using high tensile steel plates, the influence of the softening on plate strength should be evaluated in advance. In the previous paper, the authors discussed the ultimate compressive strength of 50HT steel square plates with softening region. In this paper, the ultimate compressive strength with varying the yield stress of softening region and the aspect ratio of the plate is investigated by using the elasto-plastic large deformation finite element method.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.88-95
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• 2001

(+)-Methamphetamine (METH) is a psychostimulant, which has been the most popular abused drug in Korea. The rewarding mechanism in METH abuse has been reported to be mediated by dopaminergic system. Recently, it has been reported that dopamine releaser (phentermine) plays a dominant role in the discriminative stimulus effects of METH, whereas 5-HT releaser (fenfluramine) can strongly modify METH self-administration. The present study is designed to assess the behavioral changes and the changes of the serotonin receptors in the brains of rats administered repeated of self-administered METH. The repeated administration of 1.0 mg/kg/day METH for 12 days increased locomotor activities, and there was no difference between i.v. and i.p. treatment. Rats had actively acquired METH self-administration for 3 weeks at 0.1 or 0.2 mg/kg/injection. Whereas, it was taken few days to acquire sucrose pellet self-administration. The binding of [$^3$H]-8-hydroxy-DPAT (5-H $T_{1A}$ receptors) and [$^3$H]-5-carboxytryptamine (5-H $T_{1B}$ receptors) to brain sections was examined. Both passive administration and self-administration of METH did not change significantly the serotonin receptors levels in hippocampus, striatum and nucleus accumbens. These results suggest that serotonin receptors may not change in the acquisition period of METH self-administration, and we are trying to investigate the serotonin receptors levels of brain in rats maintained of METH self-administration.n.n.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제29권7호
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• pp.541-547
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• 2006

Four alkaloids (1-4), three quinolone alkaloids (5-7), and three flavanoid glucosides (8-10) were isolated from the fruits of Evodia officinalis Dode, and their structures were determined from chemical and spectral data. Compounds, 3, 8, 9 and 10 were isolated from this plant for the first time. Of these compounds, 1-3 and 5-7 exhibited moderate cytotoxicities against cultured human colon carcinoma (HT-29), human breast carcinoma (MCF-7), and human hepatoblastoma (HepG-2). Compound 8 showed strong inhibitory effects on DNA topoisomerases I and II (70 and 96% inhibition at a concentration of $20\;{\mu}M$, respectively).

• Journal of the Korean Physical Society
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• 제73권9호
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• pp.1356-1361
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• 2018

Replacing conventional Si diodes with SiC diodes in Si insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) modules is advantageous as it can reduce power losses significantly. Also, the fast switching nature of the SiC diode will allow Si IGBTs to operate at their full high-switching-speed potential, which at present conventional Si diodes cannot do. In this work, the electrical test results for Si-IGBT/4HSiC-Schottky hybrid substrates (hybrid SiC substrates) are presented. These substrates are built for two voltage ratings, 1.7 kV and 3.3 kV. Comparisons of the 1.7 kV and the 3.3 kV Si-IGBT/Si-diode substrates (Si substrates) at room temperature ($20^{\circ}C$, RT) and high temperature ($H125^{\circ}C$, HT) have shown that the switching losses in hybrid SiC substrates are miniscule as compared to those in Si substrates but necessary steps are required to mitigate the ringing observed in the current waveforms. Also, the effect of design variations on the electrical performance of 1.7 kV, 50 A diodes is reported here. These variations are made in the active and termination regions of the device.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제66권2호
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• pp.425-437
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• 2024

Exercise plays an important role in regulating energy homeostasis, which affects the diversity of the intestinal microbial community in humans and animals. To the best of the authors' knowledge, few studies have reported the associations between horse gut microbiota along with their predicted metabolic activities and the athletic ability of Jeju horses and Thoroughbreds living in Korea. This study was conducted to investigate the association between the gut microbiota and athletic performance in horses. This study sequenced the V3 and V4 hypervariable regions of the partial 16S rRNA genes obtained from racehorse fecal samples and compared the fecal microbiota between high- and low-performance Jeju horses and Thoroughbreds. Forty-nine fecal samples were divided into four groups: high-performance Jeju horses (HJ, n = 13), low-performance Jeju horses (LJ, n = 17), high-performance Thoroughbreds (HT, n = 9), and low-performance Thoroughbreds (LT, n = 10). The high-performance horse groups had a higher diversity of the bacterial community than the low-performance horse groups. Two common functional metabolic activities of the hindgut microbiota (i.e., tryptophan and succinate syntheses) were observed between the low-performance horse groups, indicating dysbiosis of gut microbiota and fatigue from exercise. On the other hand, high-performance horse groups showed enriched production of polyamines, butyrate, and vitamin K. The racing performance may be associated with the composition of the intestinal microbiota of Jeju horses and Thoroughbreds in Korea.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.193-201
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• 2001

본 연구에서는 DNA marker가 검정된 한우로부터 생산한 체외수정란을 이식하여 육질 및 육량의 유전적 능력이 우수한 한우를 대량생산하여 고품질 한우 쇠고기 생산 시스템을 구축하기 위한 전단계로서 DNA marker 검정 한우로부터 초음파유도 난포란을 채란하여 체외수성 및 수정란의 체외 발달에 미치는 각종 요인들과 배반포기 수정란의 부화율 개선을 위하여 투명대를 laser로 drilling을 실시하여 부화율을 조사하였다. 초음파유래 체외수정란의 분할률은 swim-up과 percoll 방법이 각각 75.0%(48/64) 및 71.4% (45/63)로써 이들간에 유의적인 차이는 없었고, 도축장유래 체외수정란의 분할율도 각각 69.9% (121/173) 및 62.2%(l12/180)로써 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 배반포기로의 발달율을 초음파유래 체외수정란이 25.0%(swim-up; 12/48) 및 22.2%(percoll; 10/45)로써 정자의 처리방법간에 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 초음파유래 체외수정란도 각각 29.8%와 28.6%로써 차이가 없었다. 초음파유래 난포란을 등급별로 분류하여 체외수정을 실시하였을 때 1(G I), 2(G II) 및 3(G III)등급 난포란의 분할율은 각각 60.0%(3/5), 69.2%(18/26) 및 62.1%(59/95)로써 이들간에 유의적인 차이는 없었으나, 4등급 난포란의 36.2%(25/69) 보다는 유의적(P<0.05)으로 높았다. 배반포기로의 발달율은 1 및 2등급이 33.3% (1/3) 및 38.7%(7/18)로써 3 및 4등급의 16.9% (10/59) 및 4.0%(1/25)보다는 유의적(P<0.05)으로 높았다 초음파유래 난포란을 체외수정 후 TFB, HT 및 HTB 배양액으로 체외배양을 실시하였을 때 분할율은 68.7%(55/80), 65.0%(13/20) 및 68.2% (15/22) 로써 유의적인 차이가 없었으며, 초음파유래 체외수정란의 배반포기로의 발달율은 TFB (25.5%), HT(23.1%) 및 HTB(20.0%)간에 유의적인 차이가 없었다. Laser system 으로 zona drilling을 실시한 EB, ExB 및 ExBO 수정란의 부화율은 각각 65.8%(25/38), 82.9%(29/35) 및 80%(16/20)로써 초음파유래 ExB 수정란이 가장 높게 나타났으며 (P<0.05), zona drilling 을 하지 않은 배반포기 수정란은 각각 25.0%(EB; 12/48) 및 35.7%(ExB; 15/42)로서 이들간에 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 그러나 zona drilling한 배반포기 수정란은 bona drilling을 하지 않은 배반포기 수정란에 비하여 부화율이 유의적(P<0.05)으로 높게 나타났다.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.205-217
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• 1995

1) Paroxetine이 5-HT흡수에 가장 강력하고, 선택적이었으며, 그 다음이 fluvoxamine, sertraline, fluoxetine순이었고, sertraline은 다른 SSRIs와는 달리 NE보다 DA억제작용이 더 강했다. 2) Paroxetine이 muscarinic cholinergic 수용체에 대한 친화력이 다소 높았을 뿐, 전반적으로 SSRIs는 histamine $H_1$과 ${\alpha}_1$에 대한 친화력은 약했다. 3) Paroxetine은 ${\beta}$-adrenoceptor와 cyclic AMP에 영향을 미치지 않는 반면, sertraline은 ${\beta}$-adrenoceptor와 cyclic AMP의 감소를 가져왔다. 4) SSRIs의 생체이용율은 대략 50%이었으며, 투약후 2~8시간 사이에 최고혈중농도에 도달하였으며, 특히 sertraline은 음식물과 같이 복용시 혈장의 concentration time curve와 최고 농도를 증가시켰다. 5) Sertraline은 혈중농도가 용량에 비례하였으며, 모든 SSRIs는 비교적 큰 용량분포를 보이고, 높은 비율로 혈장 단백질과 결합되어 있었다. 6) Fluoxetine 대사물의 5-HT 억제 작용이 제일 강했다. 그러나 paroxetine, fluoxetine, sertraline 대사물은 강도는 서로 다르지만 간의 isoenzyme IID6를 억제하며, 그 중에서 paroxetine의 억제작용이 제일 강력하다. 7) Sertraline은 TCAs나 haloperidol과 병합사용시 TCAs나 haloperidol의 혈중농도의 유의한 변화가 없었으며, MAOI A형인 moclobemide와 비교적 안전하게 병용 치료할 수 있다. 8) SSRIs는 TCAs와 비교해볼 때 치료효과는 유사하였으나 fluvoxamine은 자살사고에, paroxetine은 우울중에서 나타나는 불안과 운동성 초조증에 효과적이다. 9) 급성 우울증 삽화시 현저한 효과를 보인 후 적어도 4개월 이상의 유지치료기간이 필요하다. 10) SSRIs는 위장관계통의 부작용이 가장 많았고, 부작용은 일반적으로 분복한 경우가 적었다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2016년도 제50회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.154.2-154.2
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• 2016

In this work, we introduce a solution-processed CdS interlayer for use in inverted bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells, and compare this material to a series of standard organic and inorganic cathode interlayers. Different combinations of solution-processed CdS, ZnO and conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE) layers were compared as cathode interlayers on ITO substrates to construct inverted solar cells based on $PTB7:PC_{71}BM$ and a $P3HT:PC_{61}BM$ as photoactive layers. Introduction of a CdS interlayer significantly improved the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of inverted $PTB7:PC_{71}BM$ devices from 2.0% to 4.9%, however, this efficiency was still fairly low compared to benchmark ZnO or CPE interlayers due to a low open circuit voltage ($V_{OC}$), stemming from the deep conduction band energy of CdS. The $V_{OC}$ was greatly improved by introducing an interfacial dipole (CPE) layer on top of the CdS layer, yielding outstanding diode characteristics and a PCE of 6.8%. The best performing interlayer, however, was a single CPE layer alone, which yielded a $V_{OC}$ of 0.727 V, a FF of 63.2%, and a PCE of 7.89%. Using $P3HT:PC_{61}BM$ as an active layer, similar trends were observed. Solar cells without the cathode interlayer yielded a PCE of 0.46% with a poor $V_{OC}$ of 0.197 V and FF of 34.3%. In contrast, the use of hybrid ZnO/CPE layer as the cathode interlayer considerably improved the $V_{OC}$ of 0.599 V and FF of 53.3%, resulting the PCE of 2.99%. Our results indicate that the CdS layer yields excellent diode characteristics, however, performs slightly worse than benchmark ZnO and CPE layers in solar cell devices due to parasitic absorption below 550 nm. These results suggest that the hybrid inorganic/organic interlayer materials are promising candidates as cathode interlayers for high efficiency inverted solar cells through the modification of interface contacts.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.84-92
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• 2008

장미무당버섯은 담자균문, 주름버섯목, 무당버섯과에 속하며 맛이 좋은 식용 버섯으로 예로부터 암의 치료에 효과가 있다고 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 장미무당버섯의 자실체로부터 중성염용액, 열수 및 메탄올을 이용하여 조다당류를 추출하고 ICR mice에 주사하여 항암 및 면역증강 효과를 조사하였다. Sarcoma 180, HepG2, HT-29, NIH3T3 등의 암세포에 대한 독성을 조사한 각각의 암세포는 $10{\sim}2000\;{\mu}g/ml$의 조다당류 농도에서 세포독성을 나타내지 않았다. 각각의 조다당류가 투여된 실험군은 대조군에 비해 수명이 각각 $21.4{\sim}45%$ 연장되었다. 열수로 추출한 조다당류는 B 임파구의 alkaline phosphatase 활성을 $500\;{\mu}g/ml$의 농도에서 대조군에 비해 약 6.8배의 증가시켰다. 중성염추출 조다당류를 50 mg/kg body weight의 농도로 투여한 생쥐의 총 복강 세포 수와 백혈구의 수는 대조군에 비하여 각각 6배 와 2.6배로 증가하였다. 또한 면역에 관련된 장기인 간, 비장 및 흉선의 체중이 대조군에 비하여 소폭 증가된 것으로 조사되었다. 따라서 장미무당버섯의 자실체에서 추출한 조다당류가 Sarcoma 180에 대한 항암작용을 나타내는 것은 이들 조다당류가 Sarcoma 180에 대한 세포독성효과가 아니고 면역을 증강시킨 효과에 의한 것으로 사료된다.