• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.42-51
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• 2011

전통적으로 심근 생존능을 식별하고 심근 관류를 정확히 평가하기 위한 도구로 핵의학영상이 이용되고 있으나 경색영역을 정의하기에는 어려움이 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 극성지도의 분포를 분석하여 특성에 맞는 적응적 임계값을 이용하여 심근경색 모델을 정량적으로 평가하고자 하였다. 쥐 심근경색 모델은 왼쪽 관상동맥을 결찰시켜 제작하였다. 소동물PET 영상은 37 MBq $^{18}F$-FDG를 쥐의 꼬리정맥에 주사한 후 60분 섭취 후 Siemens Inveon SPECT/PET 스캐너를 이용하여 20분 동안 ECG 신호와 함께 획득하였고, OSEM 2D 알고리즘을 이용하여 재구성하였다. PET 영상의 심근 극성지도는 Siemens QGS 소프트웨어에 적합한 형식으로 변환 후 자동으로 심근 벽을 설정하여 작성하였다. 심근경색영역의 기준데이터는 TTC 염색으로 설정하였으며 전체 좌심실대비 염색된 영역의 백분율로 획득하였다. 최적의 임계값 설정을 위해 절대치 설정 방법, Otsu 알고리즘, 다중가우시안혼합모델(Multi Gaussian mixture model, MGMM)을 이용하여 평가하였다. 절대치 설정 방법은 10~90%까지 10%단위로 미리 정의 된 임계값을 이용하였고, Otsu 알고리즘은 영상 내에서 두 군집의 분산을 최대로 하는 임계값으로 설정하였다. MGMM 방법은 영상의 화소 강도를 분석하여 여러 개의 가우시안 분포함수(MGMM2, $\cdots$ MGMM4)로 반복 수행하여 최적의 가우시안 분포를 구하여 적응적 임계값을 설정하였다. 극성지도 평가지표는 각각의 알고리즘에서 측정된 임계값을 이용하여 이진화하고 전체 극성지도와 경색영역의 백분율로 획득한 후, TTC 염색으로 획득된 기준데이터와의 차이를 비교하였다. 그 차이는 절대치 방법의 20%에서 $7.04{\pm}3.44%$, 30%에서 $3.87{\pm}2.09%$, 40%에서 $2.15{\pm}2.07%$이었다. Otsu 방법은 $3.56{\pm}4.16%$이었으며 MGMM 방법은 $2.29{\pm}1.94%$이었다. 소동물 PET 극성지도에서는 30% 임계값이 조직학적 데이터와 비교하여 가장 작은 차이를 보였다. 그러나 TTC 염색으로 측정한 크기가 10% 이하에서는 MGMM 방법이 절대치 방법보다 작은 차이를 보였다(MGMM: 0.006%, 절대치방법: 0.59%). 이 연구에서는 심근경색 모델 평가를 위하여 생체영상 극성지도에서 다중가우시안혼합모델을 이용하여 평가하고자 하였다. MGMM은 사용자의 선택 없이도 자동적으로 영상 특성을 고려하여 적응적 임계값을 찾아주는 방법으로 극성지도에서 심근경색을 평가하는데 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.1009-1013
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• 1996

게껍질로부터 얻은 분자량이 다른 chitin을 phosphorylation하여 얻은 MCC의 유화 안정능력은 중간 분자량의 chitin에 40% phosphorylation시킨 것(M-40-MCC)이 가장 좋았다. 그리고 MCC의 지방 결합 능력은 사용한 chitin의 분자량 크기에 별 영향을 받지 않았으나, phosphorylation 정도가 높은 MCC는 지방 결합 능력 이 커지는 경향을 보였다. 액상 커피 creamer에 사용되는 유화제의 50-70%를 MCC로 대체하여 제품을 만들어 품질을 평가한 결과 유화 안정성이 만족스러웠고, MCC를 첨가하면 creamer의 점도가 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 그리고 creamer의 백탁능력을 커피에 평가한 결과 MCC 첨가한 creamer의 L 값이 대조구보다 우수하였다. 그리고 creamer제품의 관능검사 결과 시료간에 여러가지 관능적 특성에 차이가 없었으나, MCC를 70% 첨가하면 creamer의 구수한 맛이 대조구보다 떨어지고 전체적인 선호도도 감소하는 것으로 나타났다 이들 결과를 종합해 보면 액상 커피 creamer에 50%정도의 MCC를 첨가하는 것이 적당한 것으로 평가되었다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.41-46
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• 2009

The rheological properties of highly concentrated Ag nano sol depending on particle size were studied. The Ag nano sol was prepared by reducing the Ag ion in aqueous solution. The size of Ag nano particle was controlled by two steps of nucleation and growth, and the thickness of adsorption layer was varied by molecular weight of polyelectrolytes. The polyelectrolytes acted as not only ionic complex agent in ionic state and but also dispersant after formation of Ag nano sol. The effective volume was controlled by combination of varying the molecular weight of polyelectrolytes and the size Ag nano sol. The particle size and the viscosity of nano sol were characterized by particle size analyzer, HR-TEM and cone & plate viscometer. It was found that the 10 nm and 40 nm-sized Ag nano sols were prepared by controlling the nucleation and growth steps, respectively. Finally, we could prepare highly concentrated Ag nano sol over 50 wt%.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.87-97
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• 2014

Although the number of protein-coding genes is not highly variable between plant taxa, the DNA content in their genomes is highly variable, by as much as 2,056-fold from a 1C amount of 0.0648 pg to 132.5 pg. The mean 1C-value in plants is 2.4 pg, and genome size expansion/contraction is lineage-specific in plant taxonomy. Transposable element fractions in plant genomes are also variable, as low as ~3% in small genomes and as high as ~85% in large genomes, indicating that genome size is a linear function of transposable element content. Of the 2 classes of transposable elements, the dynamics of class 1 long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons is a major contributor to the 1C value differences among plants. The activity of LTR retrotransposons is under the control of epigenetic suppressing mechanisms. Also, genome-purging mechanisms have been adopted to counter-balance the genome size amplification. With a wealth of information on whole-genome sequences in plant genomes, it was revealed that several genome-purging mechanisms have been employed, depending on plant taxa. Two genera, Lilium and Fritillaria, are known to have large genomes in angiosperms. There were twice times of concerted genome size evolutions in the family Liliaceae during the divergence of the current genera in Liliaceae. In addition to the LTR retrotransposons, non-LTR retrotransposons and satellite DNAs contributed to the huge genomes in the two genera by possible failure of genome counter-balancing mechanisms.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.125-131
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• 2005

Natural organic matter(NOM) is defined as the complex matrix of organic material and abundant in natural waters. It affects the performance of unit operations for water purification. Several kinds of analytical indicators such as DOC, specific ultraviolet absorbance(SUVA), apparent molecular weight (AMW), fractionation and high performance size exclusive chromatography(HPSEC) have been used to understand characteristics and variations of NOM. This study aims to evaluate the characteristics of NOM in the Geum River system comprising with stream flows and reservoirs. It was identified that SUVA denoting the portion of humic substance in water ranged within 1.60~3.36. Using resin adsorbents, dissolved organic carbon(DOC) was fractionated into three classes: hydrophobic bases(HOB), hydrophobic acids(HOA) and hydrophilic substances(HI). HI dominates in all samples, collectively accounting for more than 62% of the DOC. HOA was the second dominated fraction and it varied considerably but accounted for about 30% of the DOC. The distribution of high molecular weight(HMW) measured by HPSEC being used to determine the molecular weight distribution of aquatic humic substances was 40.1% and 38.7% in reservoir and stream flow, respectively. The distribution of low molecular weight(LMW) in stream flow was 13.2% higher than that in reservoir. And apparent molecular weight less than 1KDa, which include the molecular weight of hydrophilic organic matter, occupied with 69.2% and 68.2% in stream flow and reservoir, respectively. While the molecular weight of 1 to 100 KDa including humic substances ranged with 18.6% and 21.6% in stream flow and reservoir, respectively. Seasonal variation of refractory dissolved organic carbon was similar to that of SUVA.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.203-207
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• 2003

Protein aggregation could be problematic as causes of diseases and hindrance in the production of useful recombinant proteins. Aggregation of mutant tryptophan synthase $\alpha$-subunits was examined by treatment with urea and at high temperature. Large amorphous aggregate seemed to appear by heat treatment, while more various aggregates in size were formed by treatment with urea at low concentration. The result indicates that different aggregate in size could be formed depending on the treatment condition, suggesting different mechanisms underlying aggregation processes.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.517-529
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• 2008

Porosomes are supramolecular, lipoprotein structures at the cell plasma membrane, where membrane-bound secretory vesicles transiently dock and fuse to release inravesicular contents to the outside during cell secretion. The mouth of the porosome opening to the outside, range in size from 150 nm in diameter in acinar cells of the exocrine pancreas, to 12 nm in neurons, which dilates during cell secretion, returning to its resting size following completion of the process. In the past decade, the composition of the porosome, its structure and dynamics at nm resolution and in real time, and its functional reconstitution into artificial lipid membrane, have all been elucidated. In this mini review, the discovery of the porosome, its structure, function, isolation, chemistry, and reconstitution into lipid membrane, the molecular mechanism of secretory vesicle swelling and fusion at the base of porosomes, and how this new information provides a paradigm shift in our understanding of cell secretion, is discussed.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2003년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.228-232
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• 2003

It has recently been shown that the instability of thin film of a nanoscale can be used in the processes of building nano-size structures, which have potential practical importance in nanotechnology. Molecular dynamics simulation is conducted to probe the thin fluid film of a nano-size and its dynamic behavior during destabilization and structure formation. Non-continuum characteristics are shown in the properties like pressure tensor, viscosity, and thermal conductivity. The thermocapillary force induces a slow growth of long waves in the scale considered. A long-range interaction with the solid wall induces vertical structures, whose formation time and space between neighbors are proportional to the strength of the interaction.

• EDISON SW 활용 경진대회 논문집
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• 제4회(2015년)
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• pp.163-166
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• 2015

Intramolecular energy migration in a cyclic porphyrin array is spontaneous transfer of energy from one excited site to another. Since the efficiency of energy migration is inversely proportional to distance, the energy migration is occurred on their adjacent sites more often than distant ones. Therefore, the energy migration in the cyclic porphyrin array is largely dependent on their conformational characters. However, evaluation of conformational information by means of experimental tools is ambiguous since their limited resolution. In this work, we calculate the internal angle and distance distributions of cyclic porphyrin arrays using molecular dynamics simulations to obtain conformational information. To evaluate the angle and distance distributions respect to molecular size, we constructed molecules with n porphyrin dimers (n=1,3,7) in implicit solvent environment. Performing molecular dynamics simulations, we modulated alkyl groups to investigate additional conformational effects of the system.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제10권
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• pp.9-13
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• 1990

The approximation of the radial distribution functions(RDF) of mixture plays an important role in deriving the mixing rules for the corresponding states principle(CSP). The mean density approximation(MDA), one of the most successful approximations, fails to predict the radial distribution functions when the size ratio in terms of the Lennard-Jones size parameters is greater than 1.5. To get a better prediction of important structural integrals over the radial distribution functions that arise in the asymmetrical attraction contribution of the perturbaton theory, the new type of mean density approximation(NTMDA) is proposed. With this NTMDA, quite reliable results for those integrals for systems with comparatively large ratio of the size parameters are obtained.