• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.132-136
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• 2020

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of gluten-free diet (GFD) on hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAb) concentrations among previously immunized pediatric celiac disease (CD) subjects. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated pediatric CD subjects in serological remission who were previously immunized for hepatitis B virus as infants. The temporal relationship between HBsAb concentration, the amount of time on a GFD, and age were evaluated. Results: Overall, 373 CD subjects were analyzed: 156 with HBsAb sampled prior to GFD initiation and 217 after initiation of a GFD and in serological remission. Median age at HBsAb concentration measurement for those before and after GFD initiation was 5.3 years (interquartile range [IQR], 3.1-9.2 years) and 7.6 years (IQR, 5.4-10.9 years), respectively (p<0.001). There was no sex difference between the groups. The median time of HBsAb measurement was 2 months (IQR, 0-5.7 months) before and 12.8 months (IQR, 5.3-30.3 months) after initiation of GFD. The HBsAb concentration was low in 79 (50.6%) and 121 (55.7%) subjects before and after GFD initiation, respectively (p=0.350). Age was inversely associated with low HBsAb concentrations. Neither being on a GFD nor sex was associated with low HBsAb concentrations. Conclusion: Adherence to a GFD does not affect HBsAb concentration in children with CD. Age is inversely associated with HBsAb concentration.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.284-291
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• 2007

The Ni-MH batteries for HEV and industry are normally placed in outdoor, consequently causing an too weak discharge power problem due to a cold weather specially in winter time. In order to improve the low temperature performances of the Ni-MH battery for HEV and industrial uses, it has been investigated the low temperature discharge characteristics of Ni-MH battery with various electrolytes at $-18^{\circ}C$. The summary of experimental results are as follows. The low temperature characteristics depended strongly on the characteristics of electrolytes. When the concentration of the electrolytes were too high or too low the low temperature performance was poor. The best electrolyte was composed of KOH 6.2M+LiOH 1.2M. An addition of RbOH or CsOH to electrolyte improved the low temperature performance. The best total concentration of electrolyte composed of KOH, NaOH and LiOH was about 7M.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.275-280
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• 2002

In order to control glucose concentration during fed-batch culture for antibiotic production, we applied so called “software sensor” which estimates unmeasured variable of interest from measured process variables using software. All data for analysis were collected from industrial scale cultures in a pharmaceutical company. First, we constructed an estimation model for glucose feed rate to keep glucose concentration at target value. In actual fed-batch culture, glucose concentration was kept at relatively high and measured once a day, and the glucose feed rate until the next measurement time was determined by an expert worker based on the actual consumption rate. Fuzzy neural network (FNN) was applied to construct the estimation model. From the simulation results using this model, the average error for glucose concentration was 0.88 g/L. The FNN model was also applied for a special culture to keep glucose concentration at low level. Selecting the optimal input variables, it was possible to simulate the culture with a low glucose concentration from the data sets of relatively high glucose concentration. Next, a simulation model to estimate time course of glucose concentration during one day was constructed using the on-line measurable process variables, since glucose concentration was only measured off-line once a day. Here, the recursive fuzzy neural network (RFNN) was applied for the simulation model. As the result of the simulation, average error of RFNN model was 0.91 g/L and this model was found to be useful to supervise the fed-batch culture.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.33-39
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• 1975

Changes of urinary aldosterone excretion, concurrent sodium and potassium excretion following furosemide administration were studied in normotensive young Korean with high sodium intake, moderate sodium restriction and marked sodium depletion. After intravenous injection of furosemd 40mg, plasma and urine samples were collected at every thirty minutes for two hours. Plasma-and urinary aldosterone, electrolyte concentration and urine flow rate were measured by means of radioimmunoassay or flamephotometry. Relations of urinary aldosterone to concurrent sodium or potassium/sodium ratio, and of urinary aldosterone to concurrent plasma aldosterone activity were studied. Following were the results: 1. Furosemide administration resulted in a increased urinary aldosterone concentration and unchanged or somewhat decreased sodium concentration in course of time after the injection. 2. Urinary potassium concentration showed initial decrease and subsequent increase in course of time after furosemide administration and it resulted in a gradual increase in urinary potassium/sodium ratio. 3. Studying the relations between urinary aldosterone excretion and potassium/sodium excretion ratio, or sodium excretion were meaningless because of the urinary flow rate after the injection was decreased with time course. 4. Furosemide administration showed a good relationship of urinary aldosterone concentration to concurrent potassium/sodium ratio rather than concurrent sodium concentration in subjects with sodium restriction, but no meaningful relationship was detected in subjects with high sodium intake because increasing rate of the ratio was not so wide. 5. Furosemide also resulted a reasonable relation of plasma aldosterone concentration to concurrent urinary aldosterone concentration especially during low sodium intake. 6. Above results suggested that relation of urinary aldosterone concentration to K/Na ratio following furosemide administration during sodium restriction is significant and has a benefit to reduce the variation induced by kalemic change showing in the diragram for daily aldosterone to sodium excretion.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.281-287
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• 2017

The joint effect of different concentrations (0.05-0.375 mmol/L) of $Cd^{2+}$ and various concentrations (50-400 mg/L) of [$C_3mim$][OAc] on the growth and physiology of wheat seedlings were investigated. The toxicity of $Cd^{2+}$ could be significantly reduced by lower concentrations (50-200 mg/L) of [$C_3mim$][OAc]. With higher concentration (${\geq}300mg/L$) of [$C_3mim$][OAc], the reduction became less, and compared to $Cd^{2+}$ stress only, the toxicity of 400 mg/L [$C_3mim$][OAc] increased. As for different $Cd^{2+}$ concentrations, the optimal reduction depends on the balance between the exact concentration of $Cd^{2+}$ and [$C_3mim$][OAc]: With low $Cd^{2+}$ concentration (0.05-0.250 mmol/L) requiring 50 mg/L [$C_3mim$][OAc], it could reach a dynamic equilibrium, while high $Cd^{2+}$ concentration (0.375 mmol/L) requiring 100 mg/L [$C_3mim$][OAc]. The growth and physiological indexes of wheat seedlings show a decrease in toxicity compared to the Cd alone treatment, when the dynamic equilibrium is reached. The concentration of $Cd^{2+}$ in leaf tissues showed that low concentration (50-200 mg/L) of [$C_3mim$][OAc] can reduce the toxicity of $Cd^{2+}$ (0.05-0.375 mmol/L) by decreasing the level of $Cd^{2+}$ concentration in the tissues, whereas the higher concentration (${\geq}300mg/L$) of [$C_3mim$][OAc] can increase the concentration of $Cd^{2+}$.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.71-79
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• 2016

본 연구는 전산화단층검사(computed tomography; CT)에서 저농도 조영제와 저관전압 기법이 선량과 영상에 미치는 유용성을 팬텀으로 평가하였다. 조영제 농도별로 희석정도를 달리하여 실험팬텀에 삽입 후 관전압과 관전류를 단계적으로 변화하여 촬영하였고, 획득된 팬텀영상을 통해 선량과 HU를 평가하였다. 그 결과 표준조건(350 mgI/ml, 120 kV)보다 저농도 조영제와 저관전압 조건(300 mgI/ml, 100 kV)설정이 체적 선량평가(CTDIvol; computed tomography dose $index_{vol}$)에서 평균 21% 감소하였다. SNR은 저농도 조영제와 저관전압 조건이 팬텀에서 측정한 모든 깊이(center, 4.5cm, 2.25cm)의 조영제와 생리식염수를 1:10, 1:20으로 희석한 실험에서 각각 12.2(26%), 6.2(17%) 증가하였다. CNR은 각각 11.5(32%), 6.3(26%) 증가하였다. CT 검사에서 조영제 부작용 감소를 위한 저농도 조영제의 사용과 피폭선량 감소를 위한 저관전압 사용으로 영상에서 높은 감약계수를 통한 다양한 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 청정기술
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.306-312
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• 2013

드레이톤 탄으로부터 제조된 차(char)의 $850^{\circ}C$ 등온조건 가스화 반응에서 반응기체인 이산화탄소-질소 혼합기체의 이산화탄소 농도가 반응속도에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보았다. 저온 가스화 반응성을 높이기 위해 탄산칼륨을 사용하였다. 이산화탄소의 농도가 증가할수록 차-이산화탄소(char-$CO_2$) 가스화 반응성은 좋으며 전환율 증가 속도는 고농도에서는 일정하게 유지되었다. 가스화 반응성은 증가하였으며, 70% 이상의 고농도 조건에서는 일정하게 유지되었다. 기-고체 반응모델 중에서 shrinking core model (SCM)과 shrinking core model (SCM), modified volumetric reaction model (MVRM)을 비교하였다. 선형 회귀를 통해 얻은 상관계수 값은 저농도에서는 SCM이 VRM보다 높은 반면, 고농도에서는 VRM이 SCM보다 높은 값을 보였다. 모든 농도에서 MVRM의 상관계수 값은 다른 모델들 보다 가장 높은 값을 보였다.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.539-556
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• 1995

Periodontal therapeutic modalities should be re-establishing and regenerating the periodontal tissue previously lost to the disease. To achieve periodontal regeneration, periodontal ligament cells must selective migrate to the deneded root surface, attached and proliferated it. Local pH concentration is one of the most factors that periodontal regeneration. The aims of this study were to examine on biological effects of pH to the human periodontal ligament cells in vitro, especially on the cell morphology, attachment, activity, vitality and viability. Human periodontal ligament cells were cultured from extracted tooth for non-periodontal reason. Immediately after extraction, any soft tissue adhering to the cervical parts of the roots was carefully removed with a sterile curette. To produce different pH levels in the media, Eagle's MEM was adjusted from pH 6.6 to 8.2 in 0.2 intervals with 1 M NaOH and 1 N HCl. After cultivation, Then, Periodontal ligament cells were cultured at pH ranging from 6.6-8.2. attachment assay was done at 1, 2 day incubation and activity assay was done at 1, 2, 3 day incubation. The experiments were evaluated by scaning electron microscopic techniques (HITACHIX-650 Scaning Electron Microanalyzer, Tokyo, Japan), MTT assay, and the cultured periodontal ligament cells were fixed in neutral formalin for 24 hours and immunohistochemically processed by PCNA for proliferating ability. The surviving cells in the medium showed slightly increased volume and widening intercellular distances at low concentration of pH than control group (pH 7.4), and apparently shrinkage at high concentration of pH than control group (pH 7.4). The results of the statistical analysis from the experiment on attachment, vitality and viability were as follows. Attachment of periodontal ligament cells at 1st and 2nd day, similar attachment rate of low concentration pH compared with control value (pH 7.4). But above pH 8.0, attachment rate were statistically significant decrease from control value(P<0.05). Periodontal ligament cell's activities were maximum at pH 7.6 by MTT assay. Similar with control value at low concentration of pH. But, the activities were statistically significant decrease at high concentraration of pH(P<0.05). Cellular proliferating rate (PCNA index) were statistically significant decrease from control value at low and high concentration of pH(p<0.05). This results suggested that hjgh concentration pH, in other words, alkali pH was cytotoxic effects on human periodontal ligament cells in vitro.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.15-24
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 저유동성 몰탈 주입공법의 개량체에 관한 응력분담비를 복합지반법, 지반아칭이론, 소성각법 및 2차원과 3차원 수치해석, 3차원 모형실험을 통해 평가하였다. 복합지반법으로 계산된 응력분담비는 89.3, 3차원 지반아칭이론을 적용할 경우 3.75~59.0, 3차원 소성각법의 경우 82.8로 이론별 응력분담비의 차이가 나타났다. 2차원 수치해석 결과 응력분담비는 63.0~77.0으로 개량율이 증가할수록 증가하는 것으로 나타났고, 3차원 수치해석 결과 50.0~56.0으로 2차원 해석 결과 대비 작게 예측되었다. 대형 삼축압축셀을 이용한 특수 모형 실험의 경우 하중단계별 응력분담비는 53.0~60.0으로 나타났고, 실험으로 평가한 응력분담비는 2차원과 3차원 수치해석적 예측치 내에서 측정되었다. 본 연구에서는 저유동성 몰탈 주입 공법의 개량체에 대하여 해석 및 실험값을 바탕으로 개량율에 따른 응력분담비에 대한 예측식을 제안하였다.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.372-378
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• 1996

최소 배지에 여러 아미노산을 첨가하여 배양시킨 Serratia marcescens ATCC 25419 세포 추출물에서 threonine dehydratase의 비활성을 조사한 결과 이소루신은 1~4mM에서 효소의 비활성을 100~140% 정도 증가시킨 반면 15~30mM에서 25~80% 정도 감소시켰다. 루신은 효소의 비활성을 1~120mM에서 60% 이상 감소시켰다. 한편, 발린은 효소의 비활성을 1~4mM에서 20% 정도, 8~10mM에서 10% 정도 감소시켰으나 20mM에서 효소의 비활성을 원래대로 회복시켰다. 각 2mM 농도의 이소루신과 발린 그리고 이소루신과 루신은 효소의 비활성을 각각 75, 50%씩 증가시킨 반면 세 아미노산을 각각 2과 10mM씩 동시 첨가했을 경우에는 각각 25, 58%씩 감소시켰다. 글리옥실산은 효소의 비활성을 75%, 이마다졸, 피루브산, $\alpha$-아미노부티르산 그리고 AMP는 모두 50%씩, 호모세린, $\alpha$-케토글루타르산, $\alpha$-케토부티르산 및 IPTG를 첨가했을 경우는 모두 25%씩 감소시켰다. cAMP는 효소의 비활성을 1~2mM에서 10~40% 정도 감소시킨 반면 10mM에서 80% 증가시켰다. 이러한 결과들로부터 S. marcescens threonine dehydratase는 E. coli K-12 효소와는 다르게 낮은 농도의 이소루신에 의해 효소의 비활성이 증가되고, 높은 농도의 이소루신 (10~30mM)에 의해서는 감소되는 등 이소루신 생합성 과정에서 조절 역할을 하는 것으로 생각된다.