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Attenuated Sympathetic Activity and Its Relation to Obesity in MSG Injected and Sympathectomized Rats

  • Park, So-Young;Kim, Yong-Woon;Dan, Jin-Myoung;Kim, Jong-Yeon
    • The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.155-161
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    • 2007
  • In order to characterize the role of sympathetic activity in obesity, we repeatedly assessed sympathetic activity via power spectral analyses of heart rate variability in the same subjects at 7, 11, 25, and 60 weeks, using monosodium glutamate (MSG)-induced obese and control rats. The effects of lower sympathetic activity on obesity were also evaluated. Fat mass in MSG rats was already higher at 7 weeks, but the sympathetic activity did not differ between 7 and 25 weeks. Between 25 and 60 weeks, the increase in fat mass, food efficiency, and body weight gain was higher in MSG rats. The increase in sympathetic activity between 25 and 60 weeks and sympathetic activity at 60 weeks were lower in MSG rats. Fat mass at 60 weeks was inversely correlated with changes in sympathetic activity between 25 and 60 weeks. Reduced plasma epinephrine levels by bilateral adrenal demedullation induced increase of fat mass. In, an attenuated increase of sympathetic activity with age may partly be responsible for aggravated obesity in MSG rats. Additionally, reduced sympathetic activity per se induced obesity in rats. These results suggest that lower sympathetic activity contributes to obesity in rats.

Development of a Process for Clean-Washed Rice Processing (I) - Mass Balance Analysis - (씻지 않은 쌀의 가공 공정 개발 (I) - 질량수지 분석 -)

  • 장동일;한우석;김동철;이상효
    • Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.317-324
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    • 1999
  • This study was conducted to decide several design criterion for clean-washed rice processing system development. A Computer simulation was used to predict and analyze the mass balances and moisture changes of the process of clean-washed rice processing system. The following results were obtained from this study. 1. In order to attain the processing capacity of 1,000kg/h of the clean-washed rice processing system, that of the system was designed as 1,400kg/h which was based on the safety factor of 40% and handling capability of mass variations occurred during processing. 2. It was analyzed that the proper time required for aqueous cleaning process should be within one minute. 2. It was analyzed that the proper time required for aqueous cleaning process should be within one minute. 3. The final moisture content of clean-washed rice was controlled being 15%(w.b.) for the sake of safe storage. 4. It was proven that the optimum drying time was three minutes for the clean-washed rice dried by a rotary dryer.

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Assessment of Rock Mass Properties Ahead of Tunnel Face Using Drill Performance Parameters (천공데이터를 활용한 터널 막장 전방 암반특성 평가)

  • Kim, Kwang-Yeom;Kim, Chang-Yong;Chang, Soo-Ho;Seo, Kyeong-Won;Lee, Seung-Do
    • Explosives and Blasting
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.67-77
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    • 2007
  • The drill monitoring data are useful for the detection of abrupt and unexpected changes in ground renditions. This paper introduces a new approach to how drill performance parameters can be used for the prediction of quantitative rock mass properties ahead of tunnel face and the blasting design. The drill monitoring parameters available for the predictions include the instantaneous advance speed, thrust force, torque, tool pressure and penetration rate. The assessment of the drill monitoring parameters will be able to build a database provided that in-situ drill monitoring informations are accumulated and enable us to make a reasonable blast design based on quantitative assessment of rock mass.

Highly Dispersed CuO Nanoparticles on SBA-16 Type Mesoporous Silica with Cyclam SBA-16 as a Precursor

  • Prasetyanto, Eko Adi;Sujandi, Sujandi;Lee, Seung-Cheol;Park, Sang-Eon
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.28 no.12
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    • pp.2359-2362
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    • 2007
  • MALDI-TOF-MS technique was applied to obtain structural and compositional information of synthetic polyamides, Nylon6 and Nylon66. Mass spectra of both the original and the hydrolyzed polyamide samples were analyzed using the self calibration method as well as the internal calibration method with the standard materials of known masses. The MALDI-TOF mass spectra of Nylon6 samples showed the presence of protonated, sodiated, and potassiated ions that were assigned to cyclic and NH2/COOH terminated linear oligomers. From the MALDI-TOF mass spectra of Nylon66 samples, the potassiated linear oligomers with three different end groups are identified as well as the cyclic oligomers, i.e., NH2/COOH terminated oligomers, NH2/NH2 terminated oligomers, and COOH/COOH terminated oligomers. Full characterization of the molecular species and end groups present in the polyamide samples has been achieved, and also the changes in mass spectral patterns after the hydrolysis of the samples are presented.

Transient Response Analysis of a Lumped Mass System Using Sensitivity Method in Time Domain (시간영역 민감도 방법을 이용한 집중 질량 구조물의 천이응답 해석)

  • 백문열;기창두
    • Computational Structural Engineering
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.217-223
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    • 1997
  • This paper deals with the basic concepts of sensitivity analysis in a time domain for the transient response of a lumped mass system. Sensitivity analysis methods in thme domain for determining the effects of parameter changes on the response of a dynamic system by external excitation are presented. The parametric sensitivity of a lumped mass system in time domain can be investigated using different types of sensitivity functions, including first order standard and percentage sensitivity functions. These sensitivity functions are determined as a function of partial derivatives of system variables taken with respect to system parameters. In addition, we compared the results of the analytical method by direct method and those of numerical methods.

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Ovarian Remnant Syndrome in a 5-Year-old Pekingese Bitch (5년령 패키니즈 암컷의 난소잔존증후군 1예)

  • eum Kyoung-Hwan;Kang Hyun-Gu;Kim Ill-Hwa;Lee Jong Hwan;Lee Kee-Chang;Lee Chung-San;Lee Dong-Yub
    • Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.424-427
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    • 2005
  • A 5-year-old Pekingese bitch was presented with a history of vaginal bleeding and copulation before 4-week. Ovarian remnant syndrome was diagnosed on the clinical changes, vaginal cytology and exploratory laparotomy. An abdominal mass was diagnosed on radiography, ultrasonography and Computed Tomography. The remnant of ovarian tissue and an abdominal mass were removed surgically under general anesthesia. Ultrasonographic examination of the removed ovarian tissue (water bath scanning) revealed three corpora lutea. The condition resolved following surgical excision of the remaining ovarian tissue and an abdominal purulent mass.

Heat and Mass Transfer in Hygroscopic Rotor During Adsorption and Desorption Process (흡착과 탈착 과정 동안 제습 로터의 열/물질 전달)

  • Shin, Hyun-Geun;Park, Il Seouk
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.37 no.11
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    • pp.977-984
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    • 2013
  • A hygroscopic rotor comprises many microchannels with high adsorption characteristics. In this study, the iterative adsorption/desorption processes that were affected by the humid air flow in a channel were numerically simulated. In consideration of the accuracy and computational costs, in the desiccant layer, only surface diffusion was considered in this simulation. The results were compared with the previous numerical results and found to show good agreement. By conjugating the heat and mass transfer between the desiccant and the flow layers, temporal and spatial changes in the vapor mass fraction, adsorbed liquid water mass fraction, and temperature in the channel were presented.