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Production of Transgenic Mice Secreting a C. thermocellum Cellulase D in the Pancreas

  • Park, Jung-Ok;Lee, Eun-Ju;Kim, Myoung-Ok;Kim, Sung-Hyun;Park, Jun-Hong;Cho, Kyung-In;Nam, Myung-Su;Park, Hum-Dai;Ryoo, Zae-Young
    • Proceedings of the KSAR Conference
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    • 2002.06a
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    • pp.94-94
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    • 2002
  • Increasing competition in the livestock industry has forced producers to cut costs by adopting new technologies aimed out increasing production efficiency. Non-ruminant livestock do not express fibrolytic enzymes. The major plant cell wall components of cereals, primarily β-glucans and arabinoxylans, form gel-like structures in the small intestines that trap nutrients. The viscous polysaccharides can also cause severe gastrointestinal disorders. (omitted)

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Design and Fabrication of a Multi-modal Confocal Endo-Microscope for Biomedical Imaging

  • Kim, Young-Duk;Ahn, Myoung-Ki;Gweon, Dae-Gab
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.300-304
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    • 2011
  • Optical microscopes are widely used for medical imaging these days, but biopsy is a lengthy process that causes many problems during the ex-vivo imaging procedure. The endo-microscope has been studied to increase accessibility to the human body and to get in-vivo images to use for medical diagnosis. This research proposes a multi-modal confocal endo-microscope for bio-medical imaging. We introduce the design process for a small endoscopic probe and a coupling mechanism for the probe to make the multi-modal confocal endo-microscope. The endoscopic probe was designed to decrease chromatic and spherical aberrations, which deteriorate the images obtained with the conventional GRIN lens. Fluorescence and reflectance images of various samples were obtained with the proposed endo-microscope. We evaluated the performance of the proposed endo-microscope by analyzing the acquired images, and demonstrate the possibilities of in-vivo medical imaging for early diagnosis.

Speed Optimization Design of 3D Medical Image Reconstruction System Based on PC (PC 기반의 3차원 의료영상 재구성 시스템의 고속화 설계)

  • Bae, S.H.;Kim, S.H.;Yoo, S.K.
    • Proceedings of the KOSOMBE Conference
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    • v.1997 no.11
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    • pp.546-549
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    • 1997
  • 3D medical image reconstruction techniques are useful to figure out complex 3D structure from the set of 2D sections but their implementations are difficult due to processor's limitation and their computational complexity. In this paper, we propose a new speed optimization technique or accelerating the volume rendering algorithm. In addition, the whole procedure or reconstructing the medical images are constructed by using Visual C++ 5.0 under PC environment. They include classification, shading and ray-casting.

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Real - Time Applications of Video Compression in the Field of Medical Environments

  • K. Siva Kumar;P. Bindhu Madhavi;K. Janaki
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.23 no.11
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    • pp.73-76
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    • 2023
  • We introduce DCNN and DRAE appraoches for compression of medical videos, in order to decrease file size and storage requirements, there is an increasing need for medical video compression nowadays. Using a lossy compression technique, a higher compression ratio can be attained, but information will be lost and possible diagnostic mistakes may follow. The requirement to store medical video in lossless format results from this. The aim of utilizing a lossless compression tool is to maximize compression because the traditional lossless compression technique yields a poor compression ratio. The temporal and spatial redundancy seen in video sequences can be successfully utilized by the proposed DCNN and DRAE encoding. This paper describes the lossless encoding mode and shows how a compression ratio greater than 2 (2:1) can be achieved.

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOXIBUSTION CAUTERIZER FOR PROSTATISM

  • Jo, Bong-Kwan;Bae, Jong-Il;Kwon, Sung-Yeol;Woo, Kyung-Il;Kim, Jong-Kyung;Lee, Dong-Cheol;Kim, Do;Ko, Young-Kyu;Jang, Sang-Youl;Jo, Bong-Jo;Koo, Ja-Sung;Lee, Dong-Young;Lee, Ho-Jin
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.08a
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    • pp.1895-1896
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    • 2004
  • The conventional direct and indirect moxibustion therapies for prostatism treatment could not been applied to the acupuncture point of CV 1( Conception Vessel Meridian 1) because of its boring body region. In order to get rid of these problems we have suggested the moxa-pad cauterizer especially for prostatism. We have implemented the moxa-pad moxibustion cauterizer especially for the prostatism. The experimental demonstrations have been made by the stimulating the spots which are CV-1(Conception Vessel Meridian 1), B-28(Bladder Meridian 28), and CV-3(Conception Vessel Meridian 3) acupuncture points. And stimulating time was one hour with moxa-pad cauterizer.

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NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION ON BOTTOM GAP OF MICRO FLOW SENSOR

  • Abdullahl Mohd Zulkiefly;Kouta T;Kamijo Takuma;Yamamoto Makoto;Honami Shinji;Kamiunten Shoji
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.73-79
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    • 2005
  • Micro sensor is very useful for flow measurements in a number of engineering applications. Especially, it is necessary for the development of MEMS. This paper presents the 3D numerical simulation of flows around a micro flow sensor, which is mounted on a flat plate. The effects of the sensor configuration (i.e. bottom gap) and the Reynolds number on the flow field are numerically investigated. The numerical results indicate that the bottom gap clearly affects the flow fields over the top surface of the sensor. The Reynolds numbers also show a significant influence on the flow nature, especially on the recirculation zone at downstream of the sensor. The present results illustrate a certain improvement on the flow field for the sensor installed at O.5mm above the wall with four pillars, comparing with that directly mounted on the wall.

Cross-Linked Collagen Scaffold from Fish Skin as an Ideal Biopolymer for Tissue Engineering

  • Biazar, Esmaeil;Kamalvand, Mahshad;Keshel, Saeed Heidari;Pourjabbar, Bahareh;Rezaei-Tavirani, Mustafa
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.186-192
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    • 2022
  • Collagen is one of the most widely used biological materials in medical design. Collagen extracted from marine organisms can be a good biomaterial for tissue engineering applications due to its suitable properties. In this study, collagen is extracted from fish skin of Ctenopharyngodon Idella; then, the freeze drying method is used to design a porous scaffold. The scaffolds are modified with the chemical crosslinker N-(3-Dimethylaminopropyl)-N'-ethyl carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC) to improve some of the overall properties. The extracted collagen samples are evaluated by various analyzes including cytotoxicity test, SDS-PAGE, FTIR, DSC, SEM, biodegradability and cell culture. The results of the SDS-PAGE study demonstrate well the protein patterns of the extracted collagen. The results show that cross-linking of collagen scaffold increases denaturation temperature and degradation time. The results of cytotoxicity show that the modified scaffolds have no toxicity. The cell adhesion study also shows that epithelial cells adhere well to the scaffold. Therefore, this method of chemical modification of collagen scaffold can improve the physical and biological properties. Overall, the modified collagen scaffold can be a promising candidate for tissue engineering applications.

제1회 극동 의공학회 참관기

  • 박광석
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.315-318
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    • 1990
  • 필자는 1990년 10월 11일부터 13일까지 일본 동경대학에서 개최된 제1회 극동 의공학회(Far Eastern Conference on Medical Engineering & Biological Engineering : FECMBE 1990)에 참석하였다. 여기에서 학술대회의 내용과 극동지역에서의 의공학의 동향에 관하여 기술하고자 한다.

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Intrabed and Interbed Networks for Patient Monitoring (환자 모니터링을 위한 인트라베드 및 인터베드 통신망)

  • Park, Seung-Hun;Woo, Eung-Je;Kim, Kyung-Soo;Choi, Keun-Ho;Kim, Seung-Tae;Lee, Hee-Cheol;Seo, Jae-Joon;Kim, Hyung-Jin
    • Proceedings of the KOSOMBE Conference
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    • v.1997 no.05
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    • pp.285-289
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    • 1997
  • In this paper, we describe the intrabed and interbed network in a developed patient monitoring system. Intrabed network handles data communication among the main unit of a bedside monitor and parameter modules plugged in it. Interbed network deals with a higher level data communication among many bedside monitors, central stations, DB servers, and clinical workstations. Analyzing the data communication requirements in each stage of the system, we designed the intrabed network based upon RS-485 and HDLC protocol with 1Mbps data rate. Interbed network is designed to utilize the industry standard 10Base-T Ethernet with TCP/IP and UDP protocol. We present the specifications and the performances of the developed data communication networks in the patient monitoring system.

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The CRISPR Growth Spurt: from Bench to Clinic on Versatile Small RNAs

  • Bayat, Hadi;Omidi, Meysam;Rajabibazl, Masoumeh;Sabri, Suriana;Rahimpour, Azam
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.207-218
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    • 2017
  • Clustered regulatory interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) in association with CRISPR-associated protein (Cas) is an adaptive immune system, playing a pivotal role in the defense of bacteria and archaea. Ease of handling and cost effectiveness make the CRISPR-Cas system an ideal programmable nuclease tool. Recent advances in understanding the CRISPR-Cas system have tremendously improved its efficiency. For instance, it is possible to recapitulate the chronicle CRISPR-Cas from its infancy and inaugurate a developed version by generating novel variants of Cas proteins, subduing off-target effects, and optimizing of innovative strategies. In summary, the CRISPR-Cas system could be employed in a number of applications, including providing model systems, rectification of detrimental mutations, and antiviral therapies.