• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2011

The infection rate of syphilis is still increasing in the world especially in developing countries and the infection is often seen in large amounts of clinical specimens. For the diagnosis of this disease, Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR)/Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) has still been used as one of major primary methods to diagnose syphilis even though the test readings are somewhat subjective with high false positive rates. Recently, the automatic ARCHITECT Syphilis TP, which is based on the detection of the TP-specific antibodies, has been introduced in many laboratories. Therefore, the clinical assessment of the method is needed to provide primary diagnosis of syphilis at the moment. We evaluated 3 different manual rapid kits and ARCHITECT Syphilis TP comparing with RPR/FTA-ABS and analysed their diagnostic properties. From February 2006 to April 2008, 203 positive and 250 negative specimens, obtained from Chungbuk National University Hospital were used for the evaluation. In the evaluation between manual rapid kits, their specificities were as high as 99.2 ~ 99.6% while their sensitivities were observed with little differences; 98.0% (199/203) for Kit A, 96.6% (196/203) for Kit B, and 97.4% (197/203) for Kit S. In the case of ARCHITECT Syphilis TP test, it showed 100% specificity (250/250) and 98.5% sensitivity (249/250). Kappa values comparing with RPR/FTA-ABS were 0.978 for Kit A, 0.964 for Kit B and Kit S, and 0.987 for ARCHITECT Syphilis TP. From our evaluation, we found out that manual rapid tests and ARCHITECT Syphilis TP have very good clinical accuracies and high kappa agreements with RPR/FTA-ABS. Due to its automation and quick simultaneous diagnosis with another serological markers, we suggest that the ARCHITECT Syphilis TP is one of best suitable method for the primary diagnosis of syphilis and that it might be able to replace RPR method in the laboratories.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.403-409
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• 2010

Accurate methods for the identification of closely related species or breeds in raw and processed meats must be developed in order to protect both consumers and producers from mislabeling and fraud. This paper describes the development of DNA markers for the discrimination and improvement of Korean native pig (KNP) meat. The KIT gene is related to pig coat color and is often used as a candidate marker. A 538 bp fragment comprising intron 19 of the pig KIT gene was amplified by PCR using specific primers, after which the PCR amplicons of a number of meat samples from KNP and three major improved breeds (Landrace, Duroc and Yorkshire) were sequenced in order to find a nucleotide region suitable for PCR-RFLP analysis. Sequence data showed the presence of two nucleotide substitutions, g.276G>A and g.295A>C, between KNP and the improved pig breeds. Digestion of KIT amplicons with AccII enzyme generated characteristic PCR-RFLP profiles that allowed discrimination between meats from KNP and improved pig. KNP showed three visible DNA bands of 264/249, 199, and 75 bp, whereas DNA bands of 249, 199, and 90 bp were detected in the three improved pig breeds. Therefore, the 75 bp DNA fragment was specific only to KNP, whereas the 90 bp DNA fragment was specific to the improved breeds. The breed-specific DNA markers reported here that target the KIT gene could be useful for the identification of KNP meat from improved pig meats, thus contributing to the prevention of falsified breed labeling.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.547-554
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• 2019

2015년 교육과정 개편으로 중학교 정보교과가 필수로 지정됨에 따라 초중고등학교는 물론 대학에서도 프로그래밍 교육을 강화하고 있다. 아두이노는 프로그래밍 교육을 위해 사용되는 대표적인 도구 중 하나로 그 유용성은 다양한 사례 연구를 통해 입증되었다. 하지만 기존 아두이노 기반 키트는 연결 방법이 복잡하거나, 확장성이 떨어지는 등 하드웨어 의존적인 단점을 가지고 있다. 이러한 문제점을 보완하기 위한 방안으로 모듈 기반의 구조를 가지고, 동일한 인터페이스를 통해 기능 확장이 가능하며, 다양한 수준에서 학습에 사용할 수 있는 아두이도 호환 키트 설계를 제안하였다. 이 논문에서는 제안한 키트의 요구 조건을 만족시키는 FRUTO 키트와 이를 사용하기 위한 소프트웨어 구현 방법을 설명한다. FRUTO 키트는 몇 번의 디자인 변경을 통해 현재의 형태로 결정되었으며, 현재 출시 전 테스트 진행을 준비 중에 있다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.381-391
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• 2020

본 연구는 밀키트 상품 선택속성의 요인과 구매행동, 만족도 간의 영향관계를 규명하고자 하였다. 연구의 표본추출은 최근 외식기업에서 출시 된 밀키트 상품 이용 경험이 있는 고객을 대상으로 편의표본추출을 사용하여 설문조사를 진행하였다. 조사기간은 2020년 2월1일부터 1달간 진행되었으며, 설문지는 287부를 분석에 사용하였다. 가설검증을 위해 수집된 자료는 통계패키지인 SPSS 20.0을 이용하여 빈도분석, 신뢰도분석, 요인분석, 상관관계분석을 실시하였으며, 가설 검증을 위해 다중회귀분석을 실시하였다. 분석결과 첫째, 가설 1의 밀키트 상품 선택속성과 구매행동 간의 전체설명력(R2)은 42.9%로 분석되었으며, 다양성(β=.026)과 품질(β=.927)에 유의한 영향이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 가설 2의 밀키트 상품 선택속성과 만족도 간의 전체설명력(R2)은 34.9%이며, 편의성(β=.503)과 가격(β=.121)에 유의한 영향이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 가설 3의 구매행동에서 만족도에 대한 전체설명력(R2)은 31.5%이며, 구매행동(β=.561)이 만족도에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 본 연구를 통해 밀키트 상품 관련 연구를 수행하는 연구자들에 대한 기초자료를 제공될 것으로 기대하며, 외식기업에서의 상품 개발에 대한 방향성 제시와 마케팅 전략을 활용할 수 있는 이론적 근거를 제공하고자 한다.

• 대한방사성의약품학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.59-64
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• 2017

It has been reported that $^{64}Cu$ was radiolabeled with bombesin (BBN) peptide binding to the gastrin releasing peptide receptor expressed in human prostate cancer cells (PC3), confirming tumor target efficacy in mouse model. In this study, we developed the kit for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer that can be used clinically using bombesin peptide available of $^{64}Cu$ and $^{177}Lu$ radioisotope labeling. The NODAGA-galacto-BBN peptide containing the NODAGA chelator and galactose was dispensed into a sterilized glass vial and lyophilized to prepare a kit. The stability of the kit after long-term storage in the $4^{\circ}C$ cold chamber and the radiolabeling efficiency after $^{64}Cu$ or $^{177}Lu$ labeling were confirmed by thin layer chromatography. When labeling with $^{64}Cu$ at the initial stage of storage, labeling efficiency of NODAGA-galacto-BBN peptide kit was over 96%, labeling efficiency was over 90% when $^{177}Lu$ was labeled. At 11 months after storage, the radiolabeling efficiency of kit against $^{64}Cu$ and $^{177}Lu$ was each over 95% and 90%. The cell viability was significantly reduced in the $^{177}Lu$-NODAGA-galacto-BBN treated group compared with the control and $^{177}Lu$ alone treated group in clonogenic assay. In conclusion, the NODAGA-galacto-BBN kit prepared by the lyophilization showed high stability over time and high yield of radioisotope labeling. Also $^{177}Lu$-NODAGA-galacto-BBN confirmed high cytotoxicity to prostate cancer cells. Therefore, the NODAGA-galacto-bombesin kit is expected to be useful for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer patients.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.158-167
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• 2015

A lateral flow immunoassay kit based on antigen-antibody interactions was developed to detect residues of beta-lactams, quinolones, tetracyclines, and sulfonamides in farmed fish. Group-specific antibodies showing cross-reactivity with other antibiotics in the same group were produced in rabbits. The rabbits were immunized eight times to obtain the maximum titers. Antibodies were extracted from the antisera collected from the immunized rabbits and produced group-specific reactions with antibiotics from the four groups. A kit was prepared that optimize conditions for the antigen-antibody reaction, using colloidal gold conjugated antibodies, and was designed to detect the four groups of antibiotics simultaneously. The kit enabled the detection of antibiotics in the four groups at below maximum residue limits (MRLs), which were $200{\mu}g/kg$ for tetracyclines, $100{\mu}g/kg$ for sulfonamides, $50{\mu}g/kg$ for beta-lactams, and $100{\mu}g/kg$ for quinolones. The cross-reactivity of the antibodies ranged from 10-80% for the sulfonamides, 20-100% for tetracyclines, 38-100% for quinolones, and 20-100% for the beta-lactams, confirming that the antibodies were group specific. The test kit was used 30 times to examine spiked antibiotics at the limits of detection (LODs) and all produced positive results, indicating high sensitivity. The LODs for the assay ranged from 4-20 ng/mL for beta-lactams, 25-50 ng/mL for sulfonamides, 20-100 ng/mL for tetracyclines, and 30-80 ng/mL for quinolones, and there were no false negative reactions at above these LODs. In addition, all of the LODs of the developed kit were correlated with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) data. Our lateral flow immunoassay kit can simultaneously detect antibiotic residues from a large number of fish samples rapidly, strengthening the safety of domestic farmed and imported fish.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.157-164
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• 2006

본 연구는 말라리아 고위험지역인 강화군 주민을 대상으로 신속진단킷트 시행으로 인한 진단소요일의 변화와 신속진단킷트 검사의 민감도와 특이도를 평가하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 1998년 1월부터 2005년 12월까지 인천광역시 강화군에서 발열증상으로 말라리아가 의심되어 보건소, 보건지소, 진료소, 병의원 등 보건의료기관을 내원한 검사자 중 질병관리본부의 최종 검사결과 말라리아가 확진된 검사자 942명을 대상으로 최초 발열일부터 검사일까지의 기간으로 진단 소요일을 추정하였으며, 2004년 1월부터 2005년 12월까지 보건의료기관에서 신속진단킷트 검사와 혈액도말검사를 동시에 실시한 검사자 434명을 대상으로 질병관리본부의 최종 검사결과와 비교하여 진단소요일에 따른 민감도와 특이도를 측정하였다. 연구결과, 2003년 신속진단킷트 시행으로 인하여 진단소요일은 2002년 4.68일에서 2004년 3.14일과 2005년 3.31일로 감소한 것으로 나타났다. 또한 신속진단킷트의 민감도와 특이도는 98.2%와 98.5%인 것으로 나타나 혈액도말검사의 97.5%, 100%와 비교하여 큰 차이가 없었다. 이상의 결과를 종합할 때, 말라리아 신속진단킷트 검사는 진단소요일을 단축하면서도 민감도와 특이도를 유지하는 장점이 있는 것으로 판단되었다. 말초혈액도말검사를 실시할 역량을 갖추지 못한 보건의료기관에서는 신속하고 정확한 말라리아 진단을 위하여 신속진단킷트 검사를 적극적으로 고려할 필요가 있다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.167-174
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• 2012

Natural killer (NK) cells provide one of the initial barriers of cellular host defense against pathogens, in particular intracellular pathogens. Because bone marrow-derived hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), lymphoid protenitors, can give rise to NK cells, NK ontogeny has been considered to be exclusively lymphoid. Here, we show that porcine c-$kit^+$ bone marrow cells (c-$kit^+$ BM cells) develop into NK cells in vitro in the presence of various cytokines [interleukin (IL)-2, IL-7, IL-15, IL-21, stem cell factor (SCF), and fms-like tyrosine kinase-3 ligand (FLT3L)]. Adding hydrocortisone (HDC) and stromal cells greatly increases the frequency of c-$kit^+$ BM cells that give rise to $CD2^+CD8^+$ NK cells. Also, intracellular levels of perforin, granzyme B, and NKG2D were determined by RT-PCR and western blotting analysis. It was found that of perforin, granzyme B, and NKG2D levels significantly were increased in cytokine-stimulated c-$kit^+$ BM cells than those of controls. And, we compared the ability of the cytotoxicity of $CD2^+CD8^+$ NK cells differentiated by cytokines from c-$kit^+$ BM cells against K562 target cells for 28 days. Cytokines-induced NK cells as effector cells were incubated with K562 cells as target in a ratio of 100 : 1 for 4 h once a week. In results, $CD2^+CD8^+$ NK cells induced by cytokines and stromal cells showed a significantly increased cytotoxicity 21 days later. Whereas, our results indicated that c-$kit^+$ BM cells not pretreated with cytokines have lower levels of cytotoxicity. Taken together, this study suggests that cytokines-induced NK cells from porcine c-$kit^+$ BM cells may be used as adoptive transfer therapy if the known obstacles to xenografting (e.g. immune and non-immune problems) were overcome in the future.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.32-41
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• 2011

By using a newly developed Korean risk-based corrective action (K-RBCA) software (K-RBCA) and the RBCA Tool Kit, risk assessment was performed on a site that was contaminated with aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals. Eight chemicals including benzene, ethylbenzene, xylenes, naphthalene, benz(a) anthracene, benzo(b) fluoranthene, benzo(a) pyrene, and arsenic that exceeded the US EPA Soil Screening Level were chosen as the target pollutants. A conceptual site model was constructed based on the site-specific effective exposure pathways. According to the RBCA Tool Kit the carcinogenic risk of arsenic was larger than $10^{-6}$, which is the generally acceptable carcinogenic risk level. The K-RBCA estimated the same level of carcinogenic risk for arsenic. With the RBCA Tool Kit, the carcinogenic risk of benzo(a) pyrene was estimated to be about $1.3{\times}10^{-6}$. However, with the K-RBCA benzo(a) pyrene did not exhibit any risk. The inconsistency between the softwares was attributed to the different fundamental settings (i.e., medium division) between the two softwares. While the K-RBCA divides medium into surface soil, subsurface soil, and groundwater, the RBCA Tool Kit divides medium into only soil and groundwater. These differences lead to the different exposure pathways used by the two softwares. The K-RBCA considers the exposure pathways in surface soil and subsurface soil separately to estimate risk, however, the RBCA Tool Kit considers the surface soil and subsurface soil as one and uses the integrated exposure pathways to estimate risk. Thus the resulting risk is higher when the RBCA Tool Kit is used than when the K-RBCA is used. The results from this study show that there is no significant difference in the risks estimated by the two softwares, thus, it is reasonable to use the K-RBCA we developed in risk assessment of soil and groundwater. In addition, the present study demonstrates that the assessor should be familiar with the characteristics of a contaminated site and the assumptions used by a risk assessment software when carrying out risk assessment.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.446-451
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• 2019

본 연구의 목적은 인공수정 기법을 이용한 한국 재래흑염소 계통별 인공수정 수태율을 알아보고자 정액의 성상, 수태율 및 분만율을 조사하고, 임신진단을 위한 소의 임신진단 키트의 활용 가능성을 알아보는 것이다. 재래흑염소에서 전기자극을 통해 정액을 채취하여 3계통(당진, 장수, 통영)별 정액분석과 발정동기화 된 암컷에 인공수정을 실시하여 계통별 번식능력을 조사하였다. 인공수정된 암컷에서는 소의 임신진단 키트(IDEXX Rapid Visual Pregnancy Test kit)와 초음파진단으로 임신을 확인하였다. 그 결과 개통별 정액채취량은 1~1.5 ml 내외였으며, 정액농도는 $18{\sim}25{\times}10^8/ml$, 정액 채취 직후 정자활력은 97% 이상 높게 나타났다. 그리고 임신진단의 결과에서 소의 임신진단 키트와 초음파진단 모두 동일한 결과를 보였으며, 계통별 인공수정 수태율의 효율은 20~44%로, 통영계통이 44%로 가장 높게 나타났고 장수계통이 20%로 인공수정 수태율이 낮게 나타났다. 본 연구 결과를 통해 한국 재래흑염소의 계통별 인공수정 효율을 알 수 있었고, 조기 임신진단을 위한 소 임신진단 키트의 활용가능성을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구 결과는 재래흑염소 증식과 개량에 기여할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.