• 제목/요약/키워드: Human culture

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Costumes, Commodities, and Culture : on Shaping Knowledge

  • Gwendolyn S, O′-Neal
    • The International Journal of Costume Culture
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    • 제5권1호
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    • pp.67-72
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    • 2002
  • Consumer behavior is driven by culture; and culture is contextual. Therefore, human behaviors such as those exhibited in consumption behavior should not be measured and compared cross-culturally by using cultural specific mea-sures or paradigms which assume a universal reality, time and context free. Since it is known that consumption behavior is influenced by culture, and cultures in the United States differ from those in Korea, the assumption of universal ‘truths’ which can be known is inappropriate. To employ a paradigm with invalid assumptions automatically leads to the lack of validity, a must for truth claims in the positivist paradigm. Thus, 'truths' in the research reported must be suspect.

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두 문화와 생명윤리, 그리고 생명공학자 윤리 (Two Culture and Bioethics, Professionalism and Ethics of Bio Technology)

  • 이경희
    • 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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    • 제14권4호
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    • pp.307-316
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    • 2010
  • 본 논문의 목적은 생명공학 기술에 대한 찬성 또는 반대 의견에 대한 가치체계의 근간을 스노우(C. P. Snow)의 '두 문화' 문제 - 과학문화와 인문문화 - 개념을 모티브로, 목적론적 윤리설과 의무론적 윤리설, 전통우생학과 자유주의 우생학 등 가치선택의 다양한 갈래가 공존하고 있음을 논하는데 있다. 또한, 과학과 생명공학 기술에 대한 '잘못된 신화'- 과학의 객관성에 대한 신화, 과학과 과학자의 독립성과 자율성, 생명공학 기술의 세계기아 해결 - 를 지적함으로써 과학기술에 대한 적확한 판단을 모색하고 있다. 마지막으로, 생명공학 기술의 생산주체인 생명공학자에게 연구윤리와 사회적 책임은 물론 개방성, 도덕적 민감성과 상상력, 성찰과 품성의 윤리학을 요구하고 있다.

서양 壽衣文化에 관한 考察 (A Study on the Western Shroud of Culture)

  • 김경희;이순홍
    • 복식문화연구
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    • 제9권3호
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    • pp.398-411
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    • 2001
  • Funeral rites relate to the last ceremonies involving the process of human beings moving from this world to the other world, becoming part of a life which remarkably reflects the world after death. They can be said to be the best culture created by the conception of death. The ceremonies of mourning, or ubiquitius folk phenomena of all the ages from the ancient times to modern times, represent the mass belief of each nation in spiritual worlds as well as the feelings of individuals facing death. In so far as their methods are concerned, the ceremonies vary in accordance with ages, nations, regions and culture. The practices of today\`s funeral rites conducted in the West have been formed and changed throughout its long history. Now that the ceremonies are a combination of complicated cultures, they serve as an important tool for inquiring into the spiritual life of the people of an age in question and the pictures of the society concerned. Therefore this paper is designed to look into the culture of shrouds showing respect for the dead in the West. With the view of examining death, and grave clothes for them, but also with the spiritual culture of human beings in relation to death represented in their pictures. I resort to literature and materials related to the shrouds of the dead which appeared in a period from the Medieval Age to the 19th century.

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분리 세포의 단층세포 배양법에 의한 인체 비점막 상피세포의 배양 (In Vitro Culture of Human Nasal Epithelial Cells by Monolayer Culture of Dissociated Cells)

  • 김용대;송시연;민명기;서장수;송계원;박호선
    • Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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    • 제15권2호
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    • pp.286-296
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    • 1998
  • 비중격 만곡증 환자의 비내수술시 채취한 정상 하비갑개 점막조직으로 부터 상피세포만을 분리세포의 단층배양법(monolayer culture of dissociated cells)으로 배양하여 비점막 상피세포 배양법을 정립하고 또한 배양된 세포가 상피세포임을 동정하기 위하여 간접 면역형광항체법으로 상피세포 특유의 cytokeratin을 확인하였고 투과전자현미경으로 상피세포만이 가지고 있는 교소체(desmosome) 및 장세사(tonofilament) 등을 확인하였으며 6회까지 계대배양을 할 수 있었다. 향후 본 연구에서 배양된 비점막 상피세포를 이용하여 알레르기성 비염 등과 같은 비점막 염증성 질환의 병태생리에서 상피세포의 역할에 대한 연구와 호산구등 염증 세포의 침윤과 상피세포의 손상에 접착분자 및 cytokine의 상호작용에 관한 연구가 계속될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

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Expression of Tight Junction Molecule In The Human Serum-Induced Aggregation of Human Abdominal Adipose-Derived Stem Cells In Vitro

  • Yoon, A Young;Yun, Sujin;Yang, HyeJin;Lim, Yoon Hwa;Kim, Haekwon
    • 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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    • 제18권4호
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    • pp.213-224
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    • 2014
  • Previously we have shown that human abdominal adipose derived-stem cells (ADSCs) could aggregate during the high-density culture in the presence of human serum (HS). In the present study, we observed that human cord blood serum (CBS) and follicular fluid (HFF) also induced aggregation. Similarly, porcine serum could induce aggregation whereas bovine and sheep sera induced little aggregation. qRT-PCR analyses demonstrated that, compared to FBS-cultured ADSCs, HS-cultured cells exhibited higher level of mRNA expression of CLDN3, -6, -7, -15, and -16 genes among the tight junction proteins. ADSCs examined at the time of aggregation by culture with HS, BSA, HFF, CBS, or porcine serum showed significantly higher level of mRNA expression of JAM2 among JAM family members. In contrast, cells cultured in FBS, bovine serum or sheep serum, showed lower level of JAM2 expression. Immunocytochemical analyses demonstrated that the aggregates of HS-cultured cells (HS-Agg) showed intense staining against the anti-JAM2 antibody whereas neither non-aggregated cells (HS-Ex) nor FBS-cultured cells exhibited weak staining. Western blot results showed that HS-Agg expressed JAM2 protein more prominently than HS-Ex and FBS-cultured cells, both of latter reveled weaker intensity. These results suggest that the aggregation property of ADSCs during high-density culture would be dependent on the specific components of serum, and that JAM2 molecule could play a role in the animal sera-induced aggregation in vitro.

문화도시 브랜드 이미지 구축을 위한 유니폼 디자인 개발 - '아시아문화중심도시' 광주를 중심으로 - (The Uniform Design Development to Build a City Brand using its Culture - Focusing on 'Kwangju, The Cultural Hub City of Asia' -)

  • 임송미;이미숙
    • 복식
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    • 제63권4호
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    • pp.70-83
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    • 2013
  • Lately, cities have been trying to build a certain brand by using its identity and culture in public designs. Cities are using its public design to show its cultural identity and to differentiate itself from other cities so it is playing a significant role in establishing a city's overall image. Public uniform is used to reflect the symbolism and identity of the city, an image of the city's culture and is used as a means of communication for specialization. Thus, the purpose of this study is to develop public uniform designs to build and strengthen the brand of Gwangju as Asia cultural hub city. Research presents a review of the literature including concept and type of a cultural city, correlativity between public design and urban competitiveness, domestic and foreign culture city branding case: focusing on Gwangju which is a cultural hub city in Asia, and then study sets up the development direction and motifs of uniform designs, and uniforms are designed by making use of the textile with symbols and logos, colors, and architectural motifs of Asian Culture Complex. Development ranges of uniforms were limited to Cultural Tourism Narrators and the Asian Culture Complex Advertisements staff uniforms, within the region of cultural tourism. Textile design, illustration, uniform simulation using Adobe Photoshop 7.0 and Adobe Illustrator CS 3 program is presented.

키토산이 치은섬유아세포에 미치는 영향 (Effects of Chitosan on Human Gingival Fibroblasts in Vitro)

  • 김옥수;정현주
    • Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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    • 제32권1호
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    • pp.235-247
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    • 2002
  • The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of chitosan coating on the attachment, proliferation, functional and morphological change of human gingival fibroblasts. Primary culture of human gingival fibroblasts were grown in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium with 10% fetal bovine serum and 1% antibiotics. In experimental group, cells were inoculated in the multiwell plates coated with chitosan in concentration of 0.02, 0.2, and 2 mg/ml. Cell counting and MTT assay were done after 0.5, 1.5, 3, 6 and 24 hours of incubation to evaluate the cell attachment, and then after 2 and 7 days of culture to evaluate the cell proliferation. The alkaline phosphatase activity was measured after 4 and 7 days of culture and the ability to produce mineralized nodules was evaluated after 21 days of culture. The results were as follows : The morphology of cells on the chitosan-coated well was round or spheric. Round cells were aggregated since 6 hours of culture and showed nodule-like appearance after 24 hours of culture and did not achieved confluency at 7 days. The attachment of gingival fibroblasts was inhibited by chitosan coating with a tendency of dose dependent pattern. But, cellular activity of unit cell was higher than control. The proliferation of gingival fibroblasts was inhibited by chitosan coating at 2 mg/ml(P<0.01), while the cell proliferation at 0.02, 0.2 $mg/m{\ell}$ was comparable to the control well. Total alkaline phosphatase activity was inhibited by chitosan coating and decreased in the course of time. While ALP activity of unit cell was the highest at 2mg/ml after 4 days of culture. Finally, gingival fibroblasts produced the mineralized nodule at 2 mg/ml. In summary, the attachment, proliferation, and alkaline phosphatase activity of gingival fibroblasts were influenced differently by the concentration of coated chitosan. From this study, it could be used as the matrix of tissue engineering for gingiva without inhibition on proliferation of gingival fibroblasts using chitosan at the optimal concentration (0.02mg/ml).

인간의 착상 기전을 연구하기 위한 3차원적 자궁내막 모델 확립 (3-Dimensional Culture System of Endometrial Cells for Studying the Human Implantation Mechanism)

  • 박동욱;양현원;권혁찬;장기홍;김세광;조동제;오기석
    • Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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    • 제26권1호
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 1999
  • In order to study the implantation mechanism various methods for culture of endometrial cells in vitro have been attempted. However, a disadvantage is that primary cultures of stromal and epithelial cells do not have the ability to differentiate, and therefore cannot be reproduced in the same manner as in vivo endometrium. The object of this study is to establish a three dimensional culture of endometrial cells which are both morphologically and functionally identical to in vivo endometrium. Endometrial tissues obtained after hysterectomies were cut into thin slices and treated with collagenase and trypsin-EDTA. The stromal cells and the epithelial cells were separated by centrifugation and cultured for 24 hours in DMEM media containing 10% FCS, 100 nM progesterone, and 1 nM estradiol. The cultured stromal cells were mixed with collagen gel and solidified, after which it was covered with matrigel. Epithelial cells were inoculated on the top and then cultured for 3 days. The three dimensionally cultured endometrial cells were stained for integrin ${\alpha}1,\;{\alpha}4,\;{\beta}3$, and cyclooxygenase-l, -2 by immunohistochemistry, which all showed strong expression. The cultured epithelial cells showed the formation of microvilli, tight junctions and pinopodes by electron microscopy. Studies are currently under way utilizing this three dimensional culture model to ascertain the interaction between the embryo and human endometrial cells at the time of implantation, and it is thought that further studies into a new culture environment which would allow longer periods of culture will be necessary.

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Actionspectra for Circadian Melatonin Rhythms in the Avian Pineal In Vitro

  • Kondo, Chieko;Haldar, Chandana;Tamotsu, Satoshi;Oishi, Tadashi
    • Journal of Photoscience
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    • 제9권2호
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    • pp.249-251
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    • 2002
  • The avian pineal as well as the retina has been known to contain several types of photoreceptors with different visual pigments such as rhodopsin, iodopsin and the pineal specific opsin, pinopsin. These organs are also known to have circadian clock to regulate melatonin production. Exposure of animals to light causes a decline of the melatonin level and the phase shifts of melatonin rhythms in the pineal and retina. Therefore, the circadian clock system of these organs seem to consist of three elements, i.e., light input, oscillator and melatonin output systems. In birds, it was suggested that rhodopsin might be involved in the entrainment of pineal melatonin rhythms from the action spectrum experiment for controlling NAT activity rhythms. However, there are much more pinopsin-immunoreactive (Pino-IR) cells than rhodopsin (Rho-IR) and iodopsin (Iodo-IR) cells in the avian pineal. We found that Pino-IR cells appeared earlier embryonic stages than Rho-IR and Iodo-IR cells. So, we tried to identify the visual pigments involved in the circadian melatonin rhythms in the pineal and retina. Organ cultured pineals were exposed to monochromatic light to find out which opsin participates in regulation of melatonin rhythms. The action spectra showed a peak at 475nm, suggesting that pinopsin is the major photopigment to regulate melatonin production in birds.

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Expression and Secretion of Human Serum Albumin in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisae

  • Kang, Hyun-Ah;Jung, Moon-Soo;Hong, Won-Kyoung;Sohn, Jung-Hoon;Choi, Eui-Sung;Rhee, Sang-Ki
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제8권1호
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    • pp.42-48
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    • 1998
  • In order to maximize the secretory expression of human serum albumin (HSA) in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a series of HSA expression vectors were constructed with a combination of different promoters, 5' untranslated regions (5'UTR), and secretion signal sequences. The expression vector composed of the galactose-inducible promoter GALl0, the natural 5'UTR, and the natural signal sequence of HSA directed the most efficient expression and secretion of HSA among the constructed vectors when introduced into several S. cerevisiae strains. Although the major form of HSA expressed and secreted in the yeast transformants was the mature form of 66 kDa, the truncated form of 45 kDa was also detected both in the cell extract and in the culture supernatant. The level of the intact HSA protein in the culture supernatant reached up to 30 mg/l at 24 h of cultivation in a shake-flask culture but began to decrease afterwards, indicating that the secreted HSA protein was unstable in a prolonged culture of yeast.

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