• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.570-575
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• 2002

Effects of active immunization against native 14-mer somatostatin (SRIF, somatotropin releasing inhibiting factor) and its two 14-mer-somatostatin analogues on the milk production in rat mammary cells were studied. Native SRIF, Tyr11-somatostatin (Tyr11-SRIF), and D-Trp8, D-Cys14-somatostatin (Trp8Cys14-SRIF) were conjugated to bovine serum albumin (BSA) for immunogen preparation. Twenty-four female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups and immunized against saline (Control), SRIF, Tyr11-SRIF, and Trp8Cys14-SRIF at five weeks of age. Booster immunizations were performed at 7, 9, and 11 weeks of age. SRIFimmunized rats were mated at 10 weeks of age. The blood and mammary glands were collected at day 15 post-pregnancy and -lactation. To measure the amount of milk protein synthesis in the mammary gland, mammary cells isolated from the pregnant and the lactating rats, were cultured in the presence of $^3H$-lysine. No significant differences in growth performance, concentration of growth hormone in the circulation, and the amount of milk protein synthesis were observed among the groups. Inductive levels of serum anti-SRIF antibody in the SRIF and Tyr11-SRIF groups but not in the Trp8Cys14-SRIF group, were significantly higher than that of the control group during the pregnancy and lactation periods. The result suggests that active immunization against native 14-mer SRIF and Tyr11-SRIF was able to induce anti-SRIF antibodies, but did not affect the milk protein synthesis.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.860-873
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• 2018

Although ginseng marc is a by-product obtained during manufacturing of various commercial ginseng products and has been routinely discarded as a waste, it still contains considerable amounts of potential bioactive compounds, including saponins and polysaccharides. Previously, we reported that ginseng oligosaccharides derived from ginseng marc polysaccharides by enzymatic hydrolysis exert immunostimulatory activities in macrophages and these activated macrophages are in turn able to inhibit the growth of skin melanoma cells by inducing apoptosis. In the present study, a more detailed investigation of the immunostimulatory activity and underlying action mechanisms of an enzymatic hydrolysate (GEH) containing these oligosaccharides derived from ginseng marc polysaccharides was performed. The levels of proinflammatory cytokines and anti-inflammatory cytokines were measured in GEH-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages using RT-PCR analysis and ELISA. The expression levels of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and TLR4, Dectin-1, and MerTK were measured by RT-PCR analysis or western blot analysis, and the phagocytic activities of GEH-challenged bone marrow-derived macrophages toward apoptotic Jurkat cells were assayed using fluorescence microscopy. GEH induced the production of both proinflammatory cytokines $TNF-{\alpha}$ and IL-6, and anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 in RAW 264.7 cells. The expression of the TLR2 and MerTK mRNAs was increased upon GEH treatment. Phagocytosis of apoptotic Jurkat cells was enhanced in GEH-treated macrophages. Based on the results, this enzymatic hydrolysate (GEH) containing oligosaccharides exerts immunostimulatory effects by maintaining the balance between M1 and M2 cytokines, facilitating macrophage activation and contributing to the efficient phagocytosis of apoptotic cells. Therefore, the GEH could be developed as value-added, health-beneficial food materials with immunostimulatory effects.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.436-440
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• 1999

The highly resolved absorption spectra of mer-[Cr(dpt)(Gly-Gly)]ClO4·H2O [dpt = di(3-aminopropyl)amine, H2Gly-Gly = glycylglycine] have been measured between 13000 cm-1 and 50000 cm-1 temperatures down to 2 K. The vibrational intervals were extracted by recording emission and far-infrared spectra. The characteristic infrared bands in meridional isomer were discussed. The four-teen electronic origins due to spin-allowed and spin-forbidden transitions were assigned. With the use of this electronic transitions, a ligand field optimization based on the exact known ligand geometry have been performed to determine more detailed bonding properties of Gly-Gly and dpt ligands. It is confirmed that the peptide nitrogen of the Gly-Gly has a weak π-donor property toward chrornium(Ⅲ) ion.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.267-278
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• 2013

동아프리카 열곡계는 천열수 금-은 광상을 배태하고 있는 것으로 알려져 있으며, 그 대표적인 예로서 에티오피아에 발달된 열곡대는 제 4기 복마그마 화산활동과 관련하여 광화작용이 수반된다. 주 에티오피아 열곡대의 형성과정 동안 발달된 대규모의 지루-지구 구조는 마그마의 관입과 열수유체의 순환을 위한 열린 공간을 제공하였다. 최근 들어, 에티오피아 열곡대 및 다나낄 함몰지 내 천열수형 광화작용이 보고되고 있어, 주 에티오피아 열곡대 내 대규모 열수변질대의 발달(샬라, 랑가노, 알라로베다)과 온천수에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 온천수의 지표산출은 주로 비등천(샬라) 또는 간헐천(알라로베다)의 형태로 이루어지고 있으나, 일부 지역은 지하수면의 하강으로 폭발적인 비등과 분출이 관찰되지 않는다. 온천수의 지표 분출과 관련하여 주변 암석들은 주로 석영, 카올리나이트, 일라이트, 스멕타이트, 녹니석의 광물조합을 갖는 암석으로 변질되어 있다. 온천수는 중성 내지 약한 알카리(pH 7.88~8.83)의 특성을 보이고, 대체적으로 중탄산염 유체로 분류된다. 온천수 내 금과 은 및 기타 수반원소들의 함량은 상당히 낮으나, Se의 함량이 최대 26.7 ppm으로 나타났다. 반면에 온천수 주변 규질 퇴적물들은 Pb(최대 33 ppm, 샬라), Zn(최대 313 ppm, 샬라), Cu(53.1 ppm, 데마에고나), Mn(최대 0.18 wt%, 샬라) 등으로 다소 부화되어 있다. 결론적으로 온천수내 높은 Se 함량과 규질 암석내 Pb, Zn, Cu, Mn 이상 및 최근 천열수형 광화작용의 발견은 주 에티오피아 열곡대내 천열수형 광상의 부존 가능성에 관한 기대를 높인다.

• 한국동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물학회 1997년도 한국생물과학협회 학술발표대회
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• pp.132.2-132
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• 1997

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• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.708-711
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• 2010

We report the isolation and characterization of a novel knottin-type antimicrobial peptide from the yellow-spotted long-horned beetle Psacothea hilaris. A cDNA encoding a 56-mer knottin-type propeptide was identified and its predicted molecular mass and pI were 5.92 kDa and 8.28, respectively. A 34-mer mature peptide was also selected and named herein as psacotheasin. The antimicrobial activity of chemically synthesized psacotheasin against human bacterial pathogens was subsequently investigated. The results showed that psacotheasin exerted potent activities against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains. The present study suggests that psacotheasin can be applied to develop novel therapeutic agents.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.13-19
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• 2015

This paper presents the performance improvement of an EQS (Eradic Quake System) device applied to a nuclear power plant. For the nuclear facility, the EQS device needs to be ensured to have high quality, flexibility of design and reliability. To improve the reliability of the design, the hysteresis of the device must be exactly predicted. The friction coefficient of PTFE (PolyTetraFluoroEthylene) and the stiffness of the MER-Spring are considered as the factors influencing the hysteresis curve. In this paper, those factors are analysed to predict the behavior of the device and to improve the equipment of the EQS device. The results of the improved EQS device have been verified via a tests to be comparable with the predicted results. The estimation results indicate that considering those factors is more appropriate than the results of the previous design and method.

• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.19-41
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• 2006

The Objective of this study was to design the model which predict the future cash flow of hospitals and on the basis of designed model to support sound hospital management by the prediction of future cash flow. The five cash flow measurement variables discussed in financial accrual part were used as variables and these variables were defined as NI, NIDPR, CFO, CFAI, CC. To measure the cash flow B/S related variables, P/L related variables and financial ratio related variables were utilized in this study. To measure cash flow models were designed and to estimate the prediction ability of five cash flow models, the martingale model and the market model were utilized. To estimate relative prediction outcome of cash flow prediction model and simple market model, MAE and MER were used to compare and analyze relative prediction ability of the cash flow model and the market model and to prove superiority of the model of the cash flow prediction model, 32 Regional Public Hospital's cross-section data and 4 year time series data were combined and pooled cross-sectional time series regression model was used for GLS-analysis. To analyze this data, Firstly, each cash flow prediction model, martingale model and market model were made and MAE and MER were estimated. Secondly difference-test was conducted to find the difference between MAE and MER of cash flow prediction model. Thirdly after ranking by size the prediction of cash flow model, martingale model and market model, Friedman-test was evaluated to find prediction ability. The results of this study were as follows: when t-test was conducted to find prediction ability among each model, the error of prediction of cash flow model was smaller than that of martingale and market model, and the difference of prediction error cash flow was significant, so cash flow model was analyzed as excellent compare with other models. This research results can be considered conductive in that present the suitable prediction model of future cash flow to the hospital. This research can provide valuable information in policy-making of hospital's policy decision. This research provide effects as follows; (1) the research is useful to estimate the benefit of hospital, solvency and capital supply ability for substitution of fixed equipment. (2) the research is useful to estimate hospital's liqudity, solvency and financial ability. (3) the research is useful to estimate evaluation ability in hospital management. Furthermore, the research should be continued by sampling all hospitals and constructed advanced cash flow model in dimension, established type and continued by studying unified model which is related each cash flow model.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2020

본 논문에서는 드노보 전사체 어셈블리의 수행시간을 단축하기 위해 RNA-seq 서열을 유전자계 정보를 활용하여 여러 노드로 분산이 가능한 방법을 제시한다. 제안하는 전사체 서열 데이터 분산기법의 성능을 측정하기 위해 애기장대의 리드를 4개의 데이터 셋(전체 비분류 리드, 완전 분류 리드, 모델 분류 리드, 무작위 분류 리드)으로 구성하여 실험을 수행하였다. 전체 비분류 데이터와 비교하여 생성된 유전자 콘티그(Contig)는 95% 일치하였고 동일한 리소스들을 사용하는 단일 노드에 비해 본 연구에서 제시하는 분산환경분산 환경 기반의 어셈블리 수행시간은 4.2배 단축되었다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1990년도 한국자동제어학술회의논문집(국제학술편); KOEX, Seoul; 26-27 Oct. 1990
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• pp.1259-1264
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• 1990

During the past two decades, a lot of researches have been done on the synthesis of grassroot heat exchanger networks(HEN). However, few have been dedicated to retrofit of existing heat exchanger networks, which usually use more amount of utilities (i.e. steam and/or cooling water) than the minimum requirements. This excess gives motivation of trades-off between energy saving and rearranging investment. In this paper, an algorithmic-evolutionary synthesis procedure for retrofitting heat exchanger networks is proposed. It consists of two stages. First, after the amount of maximum energy recovery(MER) is computed, a grass-root network featuring minimum number of units(MNU) is synthesized. In this stage, a systematic procedure of synthesizing MNU networks is presented. It is based upon the concept of pinch, from which networks are synthesized in a logical way by the heuristics verified by the pinch technology. In the second stage, since an initial feasible network is synthesized based on the pre-analysis result of MER and must-matches, an assignment problem between new and existing units is solved to minimize total required additional areas. After the existing units are assigned, the network can be improved by switching some units. For this purpose, an improvement problem is formulated and solved to utilize the areas of existing units as much as possible. An example is used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.