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초등학교 교사의 유니티 물리엔진을 활용한 증강현실 과학교육 자료개발 경험 분석 (Analysis of Elementary School Teachers' Experiences with Using the Unity Physics Engine to Develop Augmented Reality Science Educational Materials)

  • 김형욱
    • 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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    • 제43권3호
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    • pp.385-401
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    • 2024
  • 본 연구는 초등학교 교사 5인이 유니티 물리엔진을 활용하여 AR 과학교육 자료를 개발하고 그 과정에서 겪을 수 있는 경험과 논의한 사항에 대하여 단계별로 정리한 것이다. 교사들은 AR 자료개발을 위한 준비 단계에서 AR 기술의 특징을 탐색하였으며, 단원 선정에 대한 논의를 바탕으로 자기 단원에 자기장 관련 실험을 AR 자료로 제작하기로 하였다. 또한 C# 프로그래밍 언어에 대한 배경지식 부족으로 인한 어려움을 준비 단계에서 호소하였다. 자료개발의 단계에서는 유니티 프로그램의 생소한 인터페이스와 기능 조작에 대한 어려움이 있었으나 이는 교사들의 지식 공유와 협력적 의사소통으로 극복하는 모습을 보였다. 최종 개발한 자료는 마커 유형의 AR 자료이며 자석과 나침반 마커의 위치를 변화시키면서 실험 활동을 수행하는 자료였다. 개발한 자료를 바탕으로 교사들은 수업 활동에서의 원활한 활용 방안에 대하여 논의하였다.

혈관내피세포 채취의 원천으로 인간 지방조직의 활용 (Use of Human Adipose Tissue as a Source of Endothelial Cells)

  • 박봉욱;하영술;김진현;조희영;정명희;김덕룡;김욱규;김종렬;장중희;변준호
    • Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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    • 제32권4호
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    • pp.299-305
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    • 2010
  • Purpose: Adipose tissue is located beneath the skin, around internal organs, and in the bone marrow in humans. Its main role is to store energy in the form of fat, although it also cushions and insulates the body. Adipose tissue also has the ability to dynamically expand and shrink throughout the life of an adult. Recently, it has been shown that adipose tissue contains a population of adult multipotent mesenchymal stem cells and endothelial progenitor cells that, in cell culture conditions, have extensive proliferative capacity and are able to differentiate into several lineages, including, osteogenic, chondrogenic, endothelial cells, and myogenic lineages. Materials and Methods: This study focused on endothelial cell culture from the adipose tissue. Adipose tissues were harvested from buccal fat pad during bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy for surgical correction of mandibular prognathism. The tissues were treated with 0.075% type I collagenase. The samples were neutralized with DMEM/and centrifuged for 10 min at 2,400 rpm. The pellet was treated with 3 volume of RBC lysis buffer and filtered through a 100 ${\mu}m$ nylon cell strainer. The filtered cells were centrifuged for 10 min at 2,400 rpm. The cells were further cultured in the endothelial cell culture medium (EGM-2, Cambrex, Walkersville, Md., USA) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum, human EGF, human VEGF, human insulin-like growth factor-1, human FGF-$\beta$, heparin, ascorbic acid and hydrocortisone at a density of $1{\times}10^5$ cells/well in a 24-well plate. Low positivity of endothelial cell markers, such as CD31 and CD146, was observed during early passage of cells. Results: Increase of CD146 positivity was observed in passage 5 to 7 adipose tissue-derived cells. However, CD44, representative mesenchymal stem cell marker, was also strongly expressed. CD146 sorted adipose tissue-derived cells was cultured using immuno-magnetic beads. Magnetic labeling with 100 ${\mu}l$ microbeads per 108 cells was performed for 30 minutes at $4^{\circ}C$ a using CD146 direct cell isolation kit. Magnetic separation was carried out and a separator under a biological hood. Aliquous of CD146+ sorted cells were evaluated for purity by flow cytometry. Sorted cells were 96.04% positivity for CD146. And then tube formation was examined. These CD146 sorted adipose tissue-derived cells formed tube-like structures on Matrigel. Conclusion: These results suggest that adipose tissue-derived cells are endothelial cells. With the fabrication of the vascularized scaffold construct, novel approaches could be developed to enhance the engineered scaffold by the addition of adipose tissue-derived endothelial cells and periosteal-derived osteoblastic cells to promote bone growth.

Prognostic implications of tumor volume response and COX-2 expression change during radiotherapy in cervical cancer patients

  • Noh, Jae Myoung;Park, Won;Huh, Seung Jae;Cho, Eun Yoon;Choi, Yoon-La;Bae, Duk Soo;Kim, Byoung-Gie
    • Radiation Oncology Journal
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    • 제30권4호
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    • pp.218-225
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    • 2012
  • Purpose: The relationship between treatment outcomes, alteration of the expression of biological markers, and tumor volume response during radiotherapy (RT) in patients with uterine cervical cancer was analyzed. Materials and Methods: Twenty patients with cervical squamous cell carcinoma received definitive RT with (n = 17) or without (n = 3) concurrent chemotherapy. Tumor volumes were measured by three serial magnetic resonance imaging scans at pre-, mid-, and post-RT. Two serial punch biopsies were performed at pre- and mid-RT, and immunohistochemical staining for cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 and epidermal growth factor receptor was performed. The median follow-up duration was 60 months. Results: The median tumor volume response at mid-RT (V2R) was 0.396 (range, 0.136 to 0.983). At mid-RT, an interval increase in the distribution of immunoreactivity for COX-2 was observed in 8 patients, and 6 of them showed poor mid-RT tumor volume response ($V2R{\geq}0.4$). Four (20%) patients experienced disease progression after 10 to 12 months (median, 11 months). All 4 patients had poor mid-RT tumor volume response (p = 0.0867) and 3 of them had an interval increase in COX-2 expression. Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) decreased in patients with $V2R{\geq}0.4$ (p = 0.0291 for both). An interval increase in COX-2 expression at mid-RT was also associated with a decreased survival (p = 0.1878 and 0.1845 for OS and PFS, respectively). Conclusion: Poor tumor volume response and an interval increase in COX-2 expression at mid-RT decreased survival outcomes in patients with uterine cervical cancer.

벼멸구(Nilaparvata lugens)에서 마이크로새털라이트 마커의 분리 및 특성검정 (Isolation and Characterization of Microsatellites in the Brown Planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens $St{\aa}l$)

  • 문점희;송유한
    • 한국응용곤충학회지
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    • 제43권4호
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    • pp.311-315
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    • 2004
  • 벼멸구(Nilaparvata lugens)는 벼에 가장 큰 피해를 주는 해충 중의 하나로서, 마이토콘드리아 DNA를 분석한 선행 연구결과에 의하면 북 베트남의 홍하유역을 중심으로 남쪽과 북쪽의 개체군이 유전적으로 뚜렷한 차이를 보이고 있다. 그러나 이러한 마이토콘드리아 DNA의 변이로는 좀더 상세한 지역간 개체군의 유전적 변이를 검정할 수 없으므로, 마이크로새털라이트 마커를 이용할 수 있는 방법을 모색하였다. 총 37개 마이크로새털라이트 위치를 분석한 결과 5개 위치에서 성공적으로 라벨을 할 수 있었으며, 그 중 2개 위치에서 유용한 개체군 변이정보를 얻을 수 있었다. 이러한 두 위치에서 벼멸구의 생태형(1, 2, 3형)에 따른 변이를 검정할 수 있는지의 여부를 검정한 결과, 두 위치 중에서 한 곳(27035)에서는 생태형간의 차이를 나타내지 않았으나, 다른 한 곳(7314)에서는 생태형 간에 차이를 보였다. 따라서 마이크로새털라이트 마커를 이용하면 좀 더 상세한 벼멸구 지역 개체군의 차이를 검정하여 이동과 분산의 근원과 경로를 알아내는데 유용한 방법이 될 것으로 생각된다.

심장 침습을 동반한 현저한 파골세포 모양의 거대세포로 구성된 원발성 폐평활 근육종 1예 (A Case of Primary Leiomyosarcoma with Prominent Osteoclast-like Giant Cell of Lung with Cardiac Invasion)

  • 송기룡;조용선;신성균;전호석;현우진;이양덕;한민수;노지영;김경희
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • 제57권3호
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    • pp.278-283
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    • 2004
  • 원발성 폐평활근육종은 아주 드문 종양으로 대부분 전이된 예로 나타난다. 저자들은 좌폐상엽과 하엽에 연하여 발생한 종괴와 좌심방과 좌심실에 전이된 소견을 보이는 종괴를 관찰후 진단적 개흉술을 통한 조직검사로 진단하고 전이여부에 대한 검사를 시행한 결과 현저한 파골세포 모양의 거대세포로 구성된 원발성 폐평활근육종의 심장내 전이로 진단된 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

A Fibrin Matrix Promotes the Differentiation of EMSCs Isolated from Nasal Respiratory Mucosa to Myelinating Phenotypical Schwann-Like Cells

  • Chen, Qian;Zhang, Zhijian;Liu, Jinbo;He, Qinghua;Zhou, Yuepeng;Shao, Genbao;Sun, Xianglan;Cao, Xudong;Gong, Aihua;Jiang, Ping
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • 제38권3호
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    • pp.221-228
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    • 2015
  • Because Schwann cells perform the triple tasks of myelination, axon guidance and neurotrophin synthesis, they are candidates for cell transplantation that might cure some types of nervous-system degenerative diseases or injuries. However, Schwann cells are difficult to obtain. As another option, ectomesenchymal stem cells (EMSCs) can be easily harvested from the nasal respiratory mucosa. Whether fibrin, an important transplantation vehicle, can improve the differentiation of EMSCs into Schwann-like cells (SLCs) deserves further research. EMSCs were isolated from rat nasal respiratory mucosa and were purified using anti-CD133 magnetic cell sorting. The purified cells strongly expressed HNK-1, nestin, $p75^{NTR}$, S-100, and vimentin. Using nuclear staining, the MTT assay and Western blotting analysis of the expression of cell-cycle markers, the proliferation rate of EMSCs on a fibrin matrix was found to be significantly higher than that of cells grown on a plastic surface but insignificantly lower than that of cells grown on fibronectin. Additionally, the EMSCs grown on the fibrin matrix expressed myelination-related molecules, including myelin basic protein (MBP), 2',3'-cyclic nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase (CNPase) and galactocerebrosides (GalCer), more strongly than did those grown on fibronectin or a plastic surface. Furthermore, the EMSCs grown on the fibrin matrix synthesized more neurotrophins compared with those grown on fibronectin or a plastic surface. The expression level of integrin in EMSCs grown on fibrin was similar to that of cells grown on fibronectin but was higher than that of cells grown on a plastic surface. These results demonstrated that fibrin not only promoted EMSC proliferation but also the differentiation of EMSCs into the SLCs. Our findings suggested that fibrin has great promise as a cell transplantation vehicle for the treatment of some types of nervous system diseases or injuries.

Establishment of a [18F]-FDG-PET/MRI Imaging Protocol for Gastric Cancer PDX as a Preclinical Research Tool

  • Bae, Seong-Woo;Berlth, Felix;Jeong, Kyoung-Yun;Suh, Yun-Suhk;Kong, Seong-Ho;Lee, Hyuk-Joon;Kim, Woo Ho;Chung, June-Key;Yang, Han-Kwang
    • Journal of Gastric Cancer
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    • 제20권1호
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    • pp.60-71
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    • 2020
  • Purpose: The utility of 18-fluordesoxyglucose positron emission tomography ([18F]-FDG-PET) combined with computer tomography or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in gastric cancer remains controversial and a rationale for patient selection is desired. This study aims to establish a preclinical patient-derived xenograft (PDX) based [18F]-FDG-PET/MRI protocol for gastric cancer and compare different PDX models regarding tumor growth and FDG uptake. Materials and Methods: Female BALB/c nu/nu mice were implanted orthotopically and subcutaneously with gastric cancer PDX. [18F]-FDG-PET/MRI scanning protocol evaluation included different tumor sizes, FDG doses, scanning intervals, and organ-specific uptake. FDG avidity of similar PDX cases were compared between ortho- and heterotopic tumor implantation methods. Microscopic and immunohistochemical investigations were performed to confirm tumor growth and correlate the glycolysis markers glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1) and hexokinase 2 (HK2) with FDG uptake. Results: Organ-specific uptake analysis showed specific FDG avidity of the tumor tissue. Standard scanning protocol was determined to include 150 μCi FDG injection dose and scanning after one hour. Comparison of heterotopic and orthotopic implanted mice revealed a long growth interval for orthotopic models with a high uptake in similar PDX tissues. The H-score of GLUT1 and HK2 expression in tumor cells correlated with the measured maximal standardized uptake value values (GLUT1: Pearson r=0.743, P=0.009; HK2: Pearson r=0.605, P=0.049). Conclusions: This preclinical gastric cancer PDX based [18F]-FDG-PET/MRI protocol reveals tumor specific FDG uptake and shows correlation to glucose metabolic proteins. Our findings provide a PET/MRI PDX model that can be applicable for translational gastric cancer research.

크론병과 병발한 결절성경화증 1예 (Tuberous Sclerosis Complex with Crohn's Disease)

  • 김민희;이윤진;김재영;이윤영;강준원
    • 대한소아신경학회지
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    • 제26권4호
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    • pp.284-287
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    • 2018
  • 결절성경화증은 두 개의 유전자 TSC1 (Encoding hamartin, 9q34)과 TSC2 (Encoding tuberin, 16p13) 중 하나의 돌연변이로 발생하는 상염색체 우성 질환이다. 위 유전자에 문제가 생기면 종양 억제 기능을 수행할 수 없어 과오종이 생기며 뇌, 신장, 심장, 눈, 폐, 기타 다른 기관들에 영향을 미치는 복합성 질환이다. 크론병은 명확하게 밝혀 지지 않은 만성 면역 매개성 질환이다. 이는 유전적 소견이 있는 소화관에 정상적으로 존재하는 세균에 대한 우리 몸의 과도한 면역 반응으로 인한 것으로 생각된다. 위 두 개의 질환이 동시에 발병하는 경우는 없었으나, 본 저자들은 결절성경화증 환자가 크론병을 앓고 있는 증례를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다. 12세 남자 환아가 복통을 주소로 내원하였다. 내원 시 결절성경화증에서 보이는 피부 병변이 보였다. 안저 검사 결과 오른쪽 망막에 과오종이 발견되었다. 뇌자기공명영상에서 뇌실막밑거대세포 별아교세포종이 나타났고 결절성경화증으로 진단할 수 있었다. 혈액검사 결과 적혈구 침강 속도와 C-반응성 단백질이 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 복부 초음파 검사에서 모든 근위 결장 및 상행 결장, 회맹판, 말단 회장의 혈류 증가로 벽이 두꺼워져 있었다. 대장 내시경 검사 결과 회장, 회맹판 및 맹장의 불연속 궤양과 염증 소견이 보여 크론병으로 진단되었다. 환아는 뇌실막밑거대세포 별아교세포종의 치료를 위해 everolimus를 경구 투여 하였으나 크론병이 악화되어 사용과 중단을 반복하였다. 결절성경화증에서 크론병의 병발이 가능하고 뇌실막밑거대세포 별아교세포종의 치료에 영향을 줄 수 있으므로 지속적인 복통을 호소하는 환자에서 크론병도 고려해 볼 수 있겠다.

Prediction of Decompensation and Death in Advanced Chronic Liver Disease Using Deep Learning Analysis of Gadoxetic Acid-Enhanced MRI

  • Subin Heo;Seung Soo Lee;So Yeon Kim;Young-Suk Lim;Hyo Jung Park;Jee Seok Yoon;Heung-Il Suk;Yu Sub Sung;Bumwoo Park;Ji Sung Lee
    • Korean Journal of Radiology
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    • 제23권12호
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    • pp.1269-1280
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    • 2022
  • Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of quantitative indices obtained from deep learning analysis of gadoxetic acid-enhanced hepatobiliary phase (HBP) MRI and their longitudinal changes in predicting decompensation and death in patients with advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD). Materials and Methods: We included patients who underwent baseline and 1-year follow-up MRI from a prospective cohort that underwent gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI for hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance between November 2011 and August 2012 at a tertiary medical center. Baseline liver condition was categorized as non-ACLD, compensated ACLD, and decompensated ACLD. The liver-to-spleen signal intensity ratio (LS-SIR) and liver-to-spleen volume ratio (LS-VR) were automatically measured on the HBP images using a deep learning algorithm, and their percentage changes at the 1-year follow-up (ΔLS-SIR and ΔLS-VR) were calculated. The associations of the MRI indices with hepatic decompensation and a composite endpoint of liver-related death or transplantation were evaluated using a competing risk analysis with multivariable Fine and Gray regression models, including baseline parameters alone and both baseline and follow-up parameters. Results: Our study included 280 patients (153 male; mean age ± standard deviation, 57 ± 7.95 years) with non-ACLD, compensated ACLD, and decompensated ACLD in 32, 186, and 62 patients, respectively. Patients were followed for 11-117 months (median, 104 months). In patients with compensated ACLD, baseline LS-SIR (sub-distribution hazard ratio [sHR], 0.81; p = 0.034) and LS-VR (sHR, 0.71; p = 0.01) were independently associated with hepatic decompensation. The ΔLS-VR (sHR, 0.54; p = 0.002) was predictive of hepatic decompensation after adjusting for baseline variables. ΔLS-VR was an independent predictor of liver-related death or transplantation in patients with compensated ACLD (sHR, 0.46; p = 0.026) and decompensated ACLD (sHR, 0.61; p = 0.023). Conclusion: MRI indices automatically derived from the deep learning analysis of gadoxetic acid-enhanced HBP MRI can be used as prognostic markers in patients with ACLD.

뼈에 발생한 혈관성 파종 양상을 보이는 다발성 상피상 혈관육종: 증례 보고 (Multicentric Epithelioid Angiosarcoma of Bones Showing Angiotropic Spread: A Case Report)

  • 최우석;이슬기;김지영;김준호
    • 대한영상의학회지
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    • 제85권1호
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    • pp.240-246
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    • 2024
  • 상피상 혈관육종은 혈관에 생기는 육종 중 드문 변이이다. 이 종양은 대개 연부조직에서 발생하고, 뼈에서 발생하는 경우는 특히 드물다. 다발성으로 발생한 경우 이 종양은 이차성 골전이와 혼동될 수 있으며, 매우 치명적인 임상 진행을 보일 수 있다. 우리는 61세의 남성에서 다발성으로 발생한 상피상 혈관육종의 증례를 보고하고자 한다. 이 종양은 혈관성 파종으로 인해 발생한 것으로 추정된다. 엑스선 단순 촬영, CT 및 MRI에서 양쪽 하지 장골에 여러 개의 골융해성 병변이 관찰되었다. 이 중 일부는 골피질을 파괴하면서 연조직성 병변도 동반되었다. 초기 영상의학적 검사 결과로는 전이성 암종이 의심되어, PET-CT를 촬영하였다. 흥미롭게도, PET-CT에서는 이러한 병변들이 양쪽 하지 뼈의 반골, 장골, 경골을 따라 분포하고 있어, 혈관을 따라 파종할 가능성이 있는 혈관육종의 가능성도 확인되었다. 병리학적 소견에서 또한 처음에는 전이성 암종의 가능성을 고려하여 추가적인 면역 화학 염색 검사를 시행하였다. 그러나, 혈관성 표지자인 CD31, ERG 등의 검사 결과 강한 양성 소견을 보여 최종적으로 이 병변은 상피상 혈관육종으로 진단되었다. 이번 증례를 통해 뼈에 일차성으로 발생한 상피상 혈관육종에 대한 임상적, 영상의학적 특징을 정리하여, 진단적 혼동을 줄이고 더 나은 치료 방법을 제공하는데 도움이 될 것이다.