• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.3595-3600
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• 2016

Background: To investigate the association between preoperative pathological Ki-67 labeling index and serum tumor marker cancer antigen 15-3 (CA 15-3) with clinic-pathological parameters and treatment outcomes in early breast cancer. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study at 4 cancer centers in Saudi Arabia and Egypt was performed. Data were collected for female patients diagnosed with unilateral early breast cancer between March 2010 and October 2013. Cases treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) followed by surgery and radiotherapy were included. NACT included 6-8 cycles of anthracycline and taxane based regimens. Trastuzumab and hormonal treatments were added according to HER2 and hormone receptor status. Baseline serum CA15.3 and pathological Ki67 levels were evaluated and correlated with disease free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). Results: A total of 280 pts was included. The median age was 49 years (38-66 y) and median overall survival was 35 (20-38) months (mo). Estrogen receptors (ER), progesterone receptors (PR) and HER 2 receptors were positive in 233 (83.2%), 198 (70%) and 65 cases (23.2%), respectively. High preoperative Ki67 and CA15.3 were noted in 177 (63.2%) and 131 (46.8%). A total of 45 (16%) patients had distal or local recurrence and 24 (8.6%) died of their disease. Most of the relapsed cases had high preoperative Ki-67 (n=41, 91%) and CA15.3 (n=28, 62%) values. All of the patients who died had a high Ki-67 but CA15.3 was high in 9 (37%) only. Mean DFS/OS in patients with high preoperative Ki-67 was 32 months /32 months as compared to 37 months/35 months in those with normal Ki-67 (p<0.001). Correlation of preoperative CA15.3 and survival was statistically not significant. Conclusions:Preoperative Ki-67 can be a predictive and prognostic marker. Higher levels are associated with poor DFS and OS in patients with early BC.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.74-85
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• 2007

Pacific anchovy (Engraulis japonicus) eggs were collected during the spawning season (2000-2003) using a revised ring net in the coastal waters adjacent to the Geum River Estuary in the West Sea of Korea (Yellow Sea). Anchovy eggs were present from May to September, showing a peak in spawning from June to July when the water temperature and salinity were $17-27^{\circ}C$ and above 30.00 psu, respectively. During the main spawning season, no clear diel cycle (regarding the 24-h sampling period of dusk, night, dawn, and daytime) was detected in the vertical distribution of anchovy eggs near Eocheong Island (50-60m depth). Judging from the developmental stages of the collected eggs, it appeared that anchovies spawned mostly at night and that the eggs hatched at dusk and during the night. The density of anchovy eggs was high in the southwest-northeast direction in June, and spawners appeared to move offshore in July. Mean egg density was higher in June 2002 than in June 2003 when water temperatures and salinities were lower. This study on the spatiotemporal distribution of eggs will contribute to developing management plans for the Pacific anchovy in Korea.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권7호
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• pp.937-942
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• 2009

The aim of this study was to analyze the effects on growth and muscle development during the growing period of the sex-linked dwarf gene in the background of a Taiwan Country chicken strain, L2, selected for egg production. Eight crossbred males, heterozygous for the DW*DW mutation, were each backcrossed to six females of the L2 strain to produce two genotypes of BC females, either normal (DW*N+/-) or dwarf (DW*DW/-). The experiment included 251 normal and 207 dwarf pullets. The effect of the dwarf gene on body weight and shank length was highly significant from 2 weeks of age. The reduction of body weight by the dwarf gene reached 34.8% and 37.4% as compared to normal sibs at 16 and 20 weeks of age, respectively. Parameters of the growth curve were estimated: the age at inflection (TI) was higher in normal pullets (66.9 days) than in dwarf pullets (61.2 days). A significant effect of the dwarf gene on single muscle fiber cross-section area was found from 12 weeks of age onwards, whereas the dwarf gene had no effect on the total number of muscle fibers. Comparing the effect of the dwarf gene on shank length at different ages revealed an earlier effect on skeleton growth, observed from 2 weeks of age, than on muscle development, which was affected from 8 to 12 weeks of age.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.215-225
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• 2002

In order to evaluate the relationship between geochemical characteristics and benthic facies of the sediments from the Oenaro Island where red tide proliferation is first observed every year including this year, surface and short multiple core sediment samples were analyzed in terms of geochemical and benthic facies variation. The contents of organic carbon, carbonate, and sulfide gas were relatively low. The variation in C/N ratios, which indicate nature of organic carbon, suggested that the organic carbon recorded in the study area is composed of mixtures of marine and terrigenous organic matters. The concentration of minor elements found at the surface and multiple core sediment samples were also low as well as the enrichment factors(Ef) for the seven heavy metals indicated that the sediment of this area is not polluted significantly. The macrobenthic faunal community comprised 61 species, and their mean density was 708 ind./m2. Polychaete worms were major taxa of this benthic community. A crustacean amphipod, Melita sp. was the most abundant species accounted for 20.7% of total abundance, and the small polychaetes such as Heteromastus filiformis, Paralacydonia poradoxa, Magelona japonica and Sigambra tentaculata were the next dominant species. The macrobenthos around the Oenaro Island were more diverse and abundant than that in Gamak Bay. The benthic communities in the study area sustained somewhat different species composition based on the cluster analysis and the MDS ordination. The benthic community health condition at three stations seemed to be unbalanced, and slightly polluted based on the biological index such as BPI and BC. There was no clear relationship between the geochemistry characteristic and the benthic faunal facies attributed by the micro-algal blooms in this coastal area.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.91-100
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• 2023

본 연구는 자호천에 서식하는 미유기 Silurus microdorsalis의 난 발생 및 자치어의 형태발달을 관찰하여 초기생활사를 연구하였다. 2018년 6월에 친어를 포획하였으며, 수온 18℃, 광주기 14L: 10D에 조건에서 순환여과식으로 사육하였다. 인공 산란 유도를 위해 성숙한 친어 암컷에 Ovaprim (Syndel, Canada) 어체중 1 kg당 0.5 mL, 수컷에 HCG 어체중 1 kg당 10,000 IU를 주사하였고, 15시간 후에 건식법으로 인공 수정하였다. 성숙란은 연한 담황색의 분리 침성란이었다. 수정란의 난경은 2.16±0.06 mm (n=8)였고, 수정 후 181시간 만에 완전히 부화하였다. 수온별 난 발생은 수온 18℃에서 부화율 63.1±2.2%, 기형률 10.0±3.7%로 나타나 18℃가 부화에 적합한 수온이었다. 수온별 발생속도는 18℃에서 181시간, 21℃에서 109시간, 24℃에서 76시간으로 나타났으며, 초기 난 발생이 진행되지 않는 생물학적 영도는 평균 12.2℃로 추정되었다. 부화 직후 자어의 크기는 4.64±0.22 mm (n=8)였고, 부화 후 1일에 빛의 자극에 회피 반응(negative phototaxis)을 보였다. 부화 7일째는 전장 12.47±0.53 mm로 뒷지느러미 기조는 25~30개, 꼬리지느러미 기조는 14~16개가 관찰되었으며 난황이 모두 흡수되어 전기 자어기로 이행하였다. 부화 9일째는 전장 14.13±0.51 mm로 머리와 몸에 흑색 소포체가 90%가량 침착되었고 등지느러미가 생성되어 기조가 1개 관찰되었으며, 척색 말단이 위로 휘어지기 시작하여 중기 자어기로 이행하였다. 부화 15일째는 전장 16.69±0.31 mm로 꼬리지느러미 기조(18개)가 정수로 나타났으며 등지느러미 기조는 2개, 뒷지느러미 기조는 60~63개가 관찰되었으며, 척색 말단은 45℃로 완전히 휘어져 후기 자어기로 이행하였다. 부화 50일째는 전장 28.96±1.10 mm로 꼬리지느러미(18개), 등지느러미(3개), 가슴지느러미(11개), 뒷지느러미 기조(67~73개)가 정수로 나타나 치어기로 이행하였다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.348-354
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• 2013

가축사체 액상부산물을 이용하여 액비의 최적조건(미생물, pH, 미생물 주입량)을 조사하였고, 이들 최적 조건하에서 112일간 부숙하여 액비의 품질을 평가하였다. 가축사체 액상부산물 액비 부숙시 최적 LP 미생물의 주입량은 0.5 mL/100 mL이었으며, pH는 7 조건에서 각각 50점으로 완숙판정을 받았다. 최적조건하에서 112일 동안 부숙시킨 액비의 부숙도는 부숙 후 28일에 50점을 받아 완숙판정을 받았으며, 부숙기간이 길어짐에 따라 부숙 56일에는 온도가 $60^{\circ}C$를 넘어 최고점인 55점을 받았고, 이후 온도가 조금씩 낮아져 부숙 후 112일에는 실온조건에 이르렀다. 완숙된 가축사체 액상부산물 액비의 품질을 평가해본 결과, 최적조건하에서 부숙시킨 액비의 경우에는 T-N, $P_2O_5$ 및 $K_2O$의 함량이 28일에 가장 높았으며, 시간이 경과함에 따라 약간 감소하는 경향이었다. 또한, 유해성분(As, Cd, Cu, Cr, Hg, Ni, Pb 및 Zn)의 함량은 28일, 56일 및 112일 부숙시킨 액비에서 모두 비료공정규격 기준치에 적합하였다. 이상의 결과를 미루어 볼 때 가축사체 액상부산물을 농업적 재활용을 위한 액비화 조건은 pH 7조건에서 LP 미생물을 0.5 mL/100 mL 주입한 경우이다. 하지만 본 연구에서 비교된 가축분뇨 발효액은 공시재료(가축사체)가 상이하여 향후 가축사체를 이용한 액비의 부숙도 기준이 개선되어야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.1183-1187
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• 2004

The natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 (NRAMP1) gene was identified as a candidate gene controlling the resistance and susceptibility to a number of intracellular parasites in pigs. The genetic variations in a 1.6 kb region spanning exon 1 and exon 3 of the porcine NRAMP1 gene were investigated by PCR-HinfI-RFLP in samples of 1347 individuals from 21 Chinese indigenous pig populations and 3 western pig breeds. Three alleles (A, B, C) and four genotypes (AA, BB, AB, BC) were detected. Significant differences in genotype and allele frequencies were observed between Chinese indigenous pig populations and exotic pig breeds, while in general the differences in genotype and allele frequencies among Chinese indigenous pig populations were not significant. The allele C was detected only in Duroc, Leping Spotted and Dongxiang Spotted pig, and the two Chinese pig populations showed similar genotype and allele frequencies. Four Chinese Tibetan pig populations displayed genetic differentiation at the NRAMP1 gene locus. In addition, intron 5 of the NRAMP1 gene was isolated and characterized by directly sequencing the PCR products encompassing intron 5. The alignment of intron 5 of the porcine, human, equine and ovine NRAMP1 gene showed a similarity of 45.38% between pig and human, 52.55% between pig and horse, 63.47% between pig and sheep, respectively.

• 암석학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.108-115
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• 2005

경기육괴 중앙부의 광주시 일대에 분포하는 선캠브리아기의 경기편마암 복합체는 흑운모호상 편마암 및 석영장석질 편마암으로 구성되어 있다 지질구조 분석결과 연구지역은 적어도 다섯 번의 변형작용을 받은 것으로 밝혀졌다. 첫 번째 변성작용(M1) 및 변형작용(Dl)중에 퇴적암(층리; S0)이 변성되어 흑운모호상 편마암으로 되었으며, 성분엽리(S1)가 발달되었다. 심성암이 관입 후 두 번째 변성작용(M2) 및 변형작용(D2)이 일어났으며, 이때 심성암이 엽리(S2)가 발달된 석영장석질 편마암으로 변하였다. 세 번째 변형작용(D3) 중에 수십 cm 규모의 밀착습곡 및 등사습곡(F3)이 발달하였으며, 축면방향으로 성분엽리(S3)가 발달하였다. 변위작용에 의해 뿌리 없는 습곡(F3)이 S3 엽리와 평행하게 발달되어 있다. 네 번째 변형작용(D4) 중에 남북방향의 압축력에 의해 약 100m의 축면분리를 가지는 F4 습곡이 동서 방향으로 발달하였다. 다섯 번째 변형작용 중에 동서 방향의 압축력에 의해 축면분리가 약 3km 규모의 남북 방향의 F5 습곡이 발달하였다. F5 습곡의 중심부에서는 F4 습곡에 F5 습곡작용이 중첩되어 F5 습곡의 습곡축면과 평행한 남북방향으로 F4 습곡이 발달되어 있으며 날개 사잇각 및 축면분리가 작아졌다. 반면에 F5 습곡의 서쪽 날개 지역에서는 북동방향으로, 동쪽 날개 지역에서는 북서방향으로 F4 습곡이 회전되었다. 연구지역에 발달되어 있는 엽리의 궤적은 주로 F4 습곡 및 F5 습곡에 의해 지배되어 있다. F4 습곡작용 동안에 취성변형작용에 의해 절리 및 단층이 발달하였으며 F5 습곡의 양쪽 날개부에는 부채꼴 절리가 우세하게 발달하고, 힌지대에는 be-절리가 우세하게 발달하였다 그 이후에 북서 방향의 주향이동 단층이 지질도 규모로 발달하였다. 제4기 동안에 발생한 산사태가 일부 절리 및 엽리의 방향을 반시계방향으로 약 $15^{\circ}$ 회전시켰다.