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Implementation of IoT-based Automatic Inventory Management System

  • Choi, Eun-Soo;Kang, Min-Soo;Jung, Yong Gyu;Paik, Jean Kyung
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.70-75
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    • 2017
  • Recent development of IT industry including smart phones and communication technologies has resulted in rapid growth of Internet of Things (IoT) technology and relevant markets. The access to IoT is becoming easier thanks to the boards and IoT products, such as Arduino and Raspberry Pi. Large-scale business sites use IoT technology to manage inventories, but small-scale business sites do not. In the present study, We ported Linux-based Raspbian to Raspberry Pi, It utilizes web server communication to control the Arduino through the application We used a color sensor to figure out the kind of inventory. We also built a database using MySQL to store the data. We used raspberry pi to check whether the proposed system works and apply it to small-scale business.

Suggestions for Radiopharmaceutical Drug Development in Korea Focusing on FDA Exploratory IND Guideline (FDA exploratory IND의 기준을 중심으로 본 국내 방사성 의약품 기술개발을 위한 제언)

  • Ryu, Young-Hoon;Choi, Tae-Hyun
    • Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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    • v.41 no.6
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    • pp.525-529
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    • 2007
  • Regulation for the radiopharmaceuticals should be reasonably different from that of other drugs. Radiopharmaceuticals are always used by compounding based on the doctor's order, have short half life and very low administration dose. Its pharmacological effect is not from its chemical effect but from radiation. The background for exploratory IND (Investigational New Drug) explained by the FDA was to reduce the time and resources expended on candidate products that are unlikely to suceed, new tools are needed to distinguish earlier in the process those candidates that hold promise from those that do not. In this review, basic concept for exploratory IND and RDRC guideline is summarized and various suggestions for improving and expediting procedure for new radiopharmaceutical development would be described.

A research on remote X-ray detector design development for marketing in field diagnosis service (현장 진단 서비스 시장 공략을 위한 '무선 X-ray 디텍터' 디자인개발에 관한 연구)

  • Song, Seong Il
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.196-205
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    • 2017
  • In recent years, the service design in the medical sector evolves through practical service research and development that can visualize both intangible and intangible service elements in an integrative way and derive innovative solutions to help customers feel the service more important value. With the improvement of personal income, interest in medical welfare and well-being is increasing day by day, and the focus of the medical sector shifts from the concept of treatment of diseases and illness to preventive medicine. In response to this trend, research and development of home health care system, which greatly reduces the time and space constraint of health checkup and health care by combining ubiquitous concept with medical welfare, are being actively conducted, and the needs for improving products and medical environment based on user-centered medical service and user needs in accordance with the Health Care 3.0 Era, it becomes necessary to develop on-site medical diagnostic products that reflect user-centered needs and needs. This study is intended to research and develop a product that sufficiently reflects the needs of users by applying suitable materials and shape for on-site diagnostic product in researching and developing Wireless X-ray Detector.

A Comparative Study on the Recognition and Purchasing Behavior of Cosmeceutical Cosmetics and Medical Cosmetics (코스메슈티컬 화장품과 메디컬 화장품의 인식도 및 구매 행동에 따른 비교 연구)

  • Lee, Ho-Kyung;You, Seon-Hee;Li, Shun-Hua
    • Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.73-83
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study was to compare and analyze the differences and satisfaction of each purchase behavior by classifying cosmeceutical and medical cosmetics. A total of 861 questionnaires were distributed to males in their 20s to 50s (from 1 march 2017). A total of 446 respondents with experience using cosmeceutical cosmetics and medical cosmetics used as the final analysis material. According to the study, the term recognition for cosmeceutical cosmetics and medical cosmetics was very low. The differences in each purchase behavior were not statistically significant. but cosmeceutical cosmetic products have been found to have a significant impact on quality, price, container design, and service satisfaction among purchase preference factors (p<0.05, p<0.01, p<0.001), In particular, it was found that satisfaction with quality was the greatest. Medical cosmetics have been found to have a significant positive (+) effect on brand image, price, and container design among purchase preference factors (p<0.01, p<0.001), It was also found to have the biggest satisfaction with the brand image. Based on the results of this study, The features of cosmeceutical cosmetics and medical cosmetics are subdivided. It has been deemed necessary to develop differentiated products according to each purchase behavior and preference.

BRAF Mutations in Iranian Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

  • Ranjbari, Nastran;Almasi, Sara;Mohammadi-asl, Javad;Rahim, Fakher
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.2521-2523
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    • 2013
  • Background: Papillary thyroid cancer or papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common thyroid cancer. The fact that it occasionally occurs in women aged 30-40 years old suggests that genetic alterations are involved its genesis. Recently, activator mutations in BRAF gene have been relatively frequently discovered. Materials and Methods: In this study, we tested 63 DNA samples from PTC patients to identify the V600E mutation frequency in the Ahvaz population. DNA was isolated from formalin fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) PTC tumor tissues. Genotyping was performed by PCR-RFLP and confirmed by direct DNA sequencing of a subset of PCR products. PCR-RFLP data were reported as genotype frequencies and percentages. Results: Forty nine out of 63 patients (77.8%) had a mutated heterozygote form while 14 (22.2%) showed normal genotype but none demonstrated a mutant homozygote genotype. The frequency of V600E mutation was significantly high in PTC patients. Conclusions: These findings support involvement of V600E mutations in PTC occurrence in Iran. Assessment of correlations between BRAF V600E mutations and papillary thyroid cancer progression needs to be performed.

(E)-1-(2-(2-nitrovinyl)phenyl)pyrrolidine inhibits Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression in RAW264.7 Macrophages Stimulated with Lipopolysaccharide

  • Gu, Gyo-Jeong;Eom, Sang-Hoon;Suh, Chang Won;Koh, Kwang Oh;Kim, Dae Young;Youn, Hyung-Sun
    • Biomedical Science Letters
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.168-172
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    • 2013
  • Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play an important role for host defense against invading pathogens. TLR4 has been identified as the receptor for lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which is a cell wall component of gram-negative bacteria. The activation of TLR4 signaling by LPS leads to the activation of NF-${\kappa}B$ and the expression of pro-inflammatory gene products such as cytokines, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). To evaluate the therapeutic potential of (E)-1-(2-(2-nitrovinyl)phenyl)pyrrolidine (NVPP), previously synthesized in our laboratory, NF-${\kappa}B$ activation and iNOS and COX-2 expression induced by LPS were examined. NVPP inhibited the activation of NF-${\kappa}B$ induced by LPS. NVPP also suppressed the iNOS expression induced by LPS but it did not suppress COX-2 expression induced by LPS. These results suggest that NVPP has the specific mechanism for anti-inflammatory responses.

Analysis of Importance of Development of Medical and Combined Products Using AHP (AHP를 이용한 의료관광 단계별 상품개발의 중요도 분석)

  • Yu, Tae Gyu
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.75-80
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    • 2018
  • Since the introduction of the Foreign Patient Assistance Law in 2009, more than 300,000 foreign patients are visiting Korea each year due to the efforts of overseas patient attraction organizations, host companies and governments. Despite these achievements, however, the company is confronted with limitations in product development and the rate of patient population growth is slowing. Therefore, this study suggests the importance and meaning of various product development through the hierarchical analysis (AHP) on the major factors of product development of medical tourism services, and suggests direction of product development in domestic medical tourism industry in the future.

Cardamonin Inhibits the Expression of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Induced by TLR2, 4, and 6 Agonists

  • Kim, Ah-Yeon;Shim, Hyun-Jin;Kim, Su-Yeon;Heo, Sung-Hye;Youn, Hyung-Sun
    • Biomedical Science Letters
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.102-107
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    • 2018
  • Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play an important role for host defense against invading pathogens. The activation of TLRs signaling leads to the activation of $NF-{\kappa}B$ and the expression of pro-inflammatory gene products such as cytokines and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). To evaluate the therapeutic potential of cardamonin, which is a naturally occurring chalcone from Alpinia species (zingiberaceous plant species), $NF-{\kappa}B$ activation and iNOS expression induced by MALP-2 (TLR2 and TLR6 agonist) or LPS (TLR4 agonist) were examined. Cardamonin inhibited the activation of $NF-{\kappa}B$ induced by MALP-2 or LPS. Cardamonin also suppressed the iNOS expression induced by MALP-2 or LPS. These results suggest that cardamonin has the specific mechanism for anti-inflammatory responses by regulating of TLRs signaling pathway.

Elucidating Molecular Interactions of Natural Inhibitors with HPV-16 E6 Oncoprotein through Docking Analysis

  • Kumar, Satish;Jena, Lingaraja;Galande, Sneha;Daf, Sangeeta;Mohod, Kanchan;Varma, Ashok K.
    • Genomics & Informatics
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.64-70
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    • 2014
  • Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the leading cause of cancer mortality among women worldwide. The life-threatening infection caused by HPV demands the need for designing anticancerous drugs. In the recent years, different compounds from natural origins, such as carrageenan, curcumin, epigallocatechin gallate, indole-3-carbinol, jaceosidin, and withaferin, have been used as a hopeful source of anticancer therapy. These compounds have been shown to suppress HPV infection by different researchers. In the present study, we explored these natural inhibitors against E6 oncoprotein of high-risk HPV-16, which is known to inactivate the p53 tumor suppressor protein. A robust homology model of HPV-16 E6 was built to anticipate the interaction mechanism of E6 oncoprotein with natural inhibitory molecules using a structure-based drug designing approach. Docking analysis showed the interaction of these natural compounds with the p53-binding site of E6 protein residues 113-122 (CQKPLCPEEK) and helped the restoration of p53 functioning. Docking analysis, besides helping in silico validation of natural compounds, also helps understand molecular mechanisms of protein-ligand interactions.