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Molecular Identification of Adenocephalus pacificus (Cestoda) from Three Human Cases in Lima Province, Peru

  • Mondragon-Martinez, Aaron;Martinez-Rojas, Rosa;Garcia-Candela, Enrique;Delgado-Escalante, Abraham;Tantalean-Vidaurre, Manuel;Cruz-Neyra, Lidia
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.58 no.4
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    • pp.457-460
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    • 2020
  • The Pacific tapeworm Adenocephalus pacifcus (syn. Diphyllobothrium pacificum) is a causative agent of diphyllobothriosis occurred in Pacific coast of South America, mainly in Peru. Source of infections are traditional meal from raw or undercooked marine fish such as "cebiche". We confirmed 3 new cases, one including scolex and the other two headless. A strobila 46 cm long without scolex was discharged from an 8-year-old boy before treatment. Specimens were confirmed morphologically by presence of tegumental protuberances on proglottids and small sized eggs. Partial sequence of cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene was congruent with A. pacificus sequences.

Oriental Way of Systems Thinking and Win-Win Leadership: Focusing on 2011 Seoul mayor election, Ahn Cheol-soo & Park Won-soon (동양사상의 시스템 사고를 통한 상생 리더십의 현대적 사례 연구: 2011년 서울 시장 보궐 선거, 안철수와 박원순을 중심으로)

  • Kim, Hun-Sik;Kim, Dong-Hwan
    • Korean System Dynamics Review
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.5-40
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    • 2012
  • This study focus on oriental way for Win-win leadership of modern time using systems thinking approach. We constructed concept, 'Modesty Leadership' from oriental bible- Tao Te Ching, Change Ching, the Analects of Confucius. This work described in the paper based on case collected from 2011 Seoul city mayor election in the Korea. There are three initial aims : to confirm what feedback loop affected approval rating, to determine how these feedback interacted and to establish the significance of cognitive mapping. The use of system thinking to model cognitive mapping of political election untraditional approach in study of oriental bible. This approach is valuable in that it can be to understand management strategies and their effect on decision making.

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Molecular Characterization of Protease Producing Idiomarina Species Isolated from Peruvian Saline Environments

  • Flores-Fernandez, Carol N.;Chavez-Hidalgo, Elizabeth;Santos, Marco;Zavaleta, Amparo I.;Arahal, David R.
    • Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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    • v.47 no.3
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    • pp.401-411
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    • 2019
  • All Idiomarina species are isolated from saline environments; microorganisms in such extreme habitats develop metabolic adaptations and can produce compounds such as proteases with an industrial potential. ARDRA and 16S rRNA gene sequencing are established methods for performing phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic identification. However, 16S-23S ITS is more variable than the 16S rRNA gene within a genus, and is therefore, used as a marker to achieve a more precise identification. In this study, ten protease producing Idiomarina strains isolated from the Peruvian salterns were characterized using biochemical and molecular methods to determine their bacterial diversity and industrial potential. In addition, comparison between the length and nucleotide sequences of a 16S-23S ITS region allowed us to assess the inter and intraspecies variability. Based on the 16S rRNA gene, two species of Idiomarina were identified (I. zobellii and I. fontislapidosi). However, biochemical tests revealed that there were differences between the strains of the same species. Moreover, it was found that the ITS contains two tRNA genes, $tRNA^{Ile(GAT)}$ and $tRNA^{Ala(TGC)}$, which are separated by an ISR of a variable size between strains of I. zobellii. In one strain of I. zobellii (PM21), we found nonconserved nucleotides that were previously not reported in the $tRNA^{Ala}$ gene sequences of Idiomarina spp. Thus, based on the biochemical and molecular characteristics, we can conclude that protease producing Idiomarina strains have industrial potential; only two I. zobellii strains (PM48 and PM72) exhibited the same properties. The differences between the other strains could be explained by the presence of subspecies.

잣나무 산불피해등급을 위한고해상도화상 판독열쇠

  • Kim, Choen;Jung, Tae-Woong;Yoon, Bo-Yeol;Hong, Sung-Hoo
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2007.03a
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    • pp.238-242
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    • 2007
  • 본 논문은 KOMPSAT-2 화상을 활용일환으로 산불피해등급의 판독열쇠 개발에 관한 연구이다. 고해상도 화상을 통한 산불피해림의 정성정보 제공에 이용될 판독 열쇠는 잣나무(림)의 산불피해등급 판별을 위해 4가지 요소,즉 색,형태,구조 그리고 질감에 기초로 개발하였다. 개발된 육안 판독열쇠는 항공 위색적외선 화상(CIR images)과 항공 흑백적외선 사진 (black and white IR photos)에서도 지형효과에 의한 그림자 영향과 무관하게 산불 잣나무(림) 피해등급 판별을 위해 사용할 수 있다.

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Simultaneous Detection of Tartrazine-Sunset Yellow in Food Samples Using Bioxide/Carbon Paste Microcomposite with Lanthanum and Titanium

  • Nagles, Edgar;Ceroni, Mario;Hurtado, John
    • Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.421-429
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    • 2020
  • This report describes the simultaneous detection of the two dyes most commonly used in food, tartrazine (TZ) and sunset yellow (SY), based on a microcomposite of carbon paste decorated with La2O3 and TiO2. Anodic currents for SY-TZ were observed at 0.89-1.21 V by cyclic voltammetry (CV) separated with a ΔV of 0.32 V. The increased anodic peak currents compared to that of the unmodified carbon paste electrode were almost 50 and 41% for SY-TZ, respectively. The detection limits with the optimal amount of La2O3-TiO2 were 0.02 and 0.03 µmol/L, respectively. The relative standard deviation (RSD) based on fifty measurements was less than 3%. The versatility and novelty of the sensor were tested with food samples containing these substances and other substances.

Diagnostic Yield of Primary Circulating Tumor Cells in Women Suspected of Breast Cancer: the BEST (Breast Early Screening Test) Study

  • Murray, Nigel P;Miranda, Roxana;Ruiz, Amparo;Droguett, Elsa
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.16 no.5
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    • pp.1929-1934
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    • 2015
  • Purpose: To determine the diagnostic yield of primary circulating tumor cells in women with suspicion of breast cancer, detected as a result of an abnormal mammography. Materials and Methods: Consecutive women presenting for breast biopsy as a result of a mammogram BiRADs of 3 or more, had an 8ml blood sample taken for primary circulating tumor cell (CTC) detection. Mononuclear cells were obtained using differential gel centrifugation and CTCs identified using standard immunocytochemistry using anti-mammoglobin. A test was determined to be positive if 1 CTC was detected. Results: A total of 144 women with a mean age of $54.7{\pm}15.6$ years participated, 78/144 (53.0%) had breast cancer on biopsy, 65/140 (46.3%) benign pathologies and 1(0.7%) non-Hogkins lymphoma. Increasing BiRADs scores were associated with increased cancer detection (p=0.004, RR 1.00, 4.24, 8.50). CTC mammoglobin positive had a sensitivity of 81.1% and specificity of 90.9%, with positive and negative predictive values of 90.9% and 81.1% respectively. Mammoglobin positive CTCs detected 87% of invasive cancers, while poorly differentiated cancers were negative for mammoglobin. Only 50% of in situ cancers and none of the intraductal cancers had CTCs detected. Menopausal status did not affect the diagnostic yield of the CTC test, which was higher in women with BiRADS 4 mammograms. There was a significant trend (p<0.0001 Chi squared for trends) in CTC detection frequency from intraductal, in situ and invasive (OR 1.00, 8.00, 472.00). Conclusions: The use of primary CTC detection in women suspected of breast cancer has potential uses, especially with invasive cancer, but it failed to detect intra-ductal cancer and 50% of in situ cancer. There was no difference in the diagnostic yield between pre and post menopausal women. To confirm its use in reducing biopsies in women with BIRADs 4a mammagrams and in the detection of interval invasive breast cancer, larger studies are needed.

The Effect of Community Characteristics on Establishment of Local Healthy Family Support Centers (지역사회 특성에 따른 건강가정지원센터 설치 결정요인 분석)

  • Byun, Joosoo;Yoo, Jaeeon
    • Human Ecology Research
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    • v.53 no.2
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    • pp.131-141
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this study is to examine a potential association between community factors and the establishment of Local Healthy Family Support Centers (LHFSCs). Community factors were population size, community size, local finance independency, number of workplaces per 1,000 people, number of colleges, political party affiliation of mayor, and political party affiliation of congressman. Data of this study were collected from the census indicators of 222 communities from 2004 to 2014 and analyzed by frequency, mean, geographical information system mapping, and the binary logit analysis. The results of this study are as follows. First, LHFSCs are less likely to be established in communities in the provinces of Gangwon, Chungbuk, and Gyeongbuk. Second, the population size was positively related to the establishment of LHFSCs. Third, finance independency was positively associated with the establishment of LHFSCs. Forth, a mayor was more likely to establish LHFSCs if they were affiliated with the ruling conservative political party. However, the establishment of LHFSCs was not affected by other factors such as community scale, number of workplaces per 1,000 people, the number of colleges, and party affiliation of congressman. Thus, the conclusion suggests family policy implications to improve the geographical imbalance of LHFSCs based on the analysis results.

Community Resident's Use of Elementary School Facilities (지역사회인의 초등학교시설 이용)

  • Min, Chang-Kee
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Educational Facilities
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    • v.5 no.3
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    • pp.98-106
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    • 1998
  • This paper is to find out a possibility that, adapting article 81 of regional finacing law, the community develops community facilities such as gymnagiums, swimming pools, and parking facilities in school site. The study requires an agreement about managements between the mayor and the superintendent of education. This paper also surveys community's needs with respect to use of school facilities before and after class, willingness to pay for the school use, and use of school facilities by private institutions. This paper adopts two experimental case studies to find a feasibility of community building construction in school sites. It also adopts dscriptive analysis of the statistics to find out the degree of willingness to use by community people. It is found, first, that regional finacing law permits community facilities' development in school sites and an agreement between the mayor and the superintendent of education about usage and profits should be made by the rate of construction fee and land cost. The second is that 65.8% of community people want to use school facilities such as gymnasium and school ground. And favorite series of physical exercise is swimming, baminton, tennis in order. The third is that 66.4% of community people have willingness to pay for the use of school facilities. The fourth is that school facilities such as class room, special class room, and computer room can be used by private institutions. 75% of community people agree to use school facilities by the private institutions. Favorite series on these are classes for reviewing the lessons, language classes, classes for playing musical instruments in order.

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