• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.613-619
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• 2016

Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM), a serious complication of diabetes mellitus, is associated with changes in myocardial structure and function. This study sought to explore the ability of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) to modulate DCM and its related mechanisms. Twenty-four male Wistar rats were injected with streptozotocin (STZ, 60 mg/kg) to mimic diabetes mellitus. Myocardial fibrosis and apoptosis were evaluated by histopathologic analyses, and relevant proteins were analyzed by Western blotting. Inflammatory factors were assessed by ELISA. Markers of oxidative stress were tested by colorimetric analysis. Rats with DCM displayed decreased body weight, metabolic abnormalities, elevated apoptosis (as assessed by the bcl-2/bax ratio and TUNEL assays), increased fibrosis, increased markers of oxidative stress (MDA and SOD) and inflammatory factors (TNF-${\alpha}$ and IL-$1{\beta}$), and decreased phosphorylation of Akt and glycogen synthase kinase (GSK-$3{\beta}$). IGF-1 treatment, however, attenuated the metabolic abnormalities and myocardial apoptosis, interstitial fibrosis, oxidative stress and inflammation seen in diabetic rats, while also increasing the phosphorylation levels of Akt and GSK-$3{\beta}$. These findings suggest that IGF-1 ameliorates the pathophysiological progress of DCM along with an activation of the Akt/GSK-$3{\beta}$ signaling pathway. Our findings suggest that IGF-1 could be a potential therapeutic choice for controlling DCM.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제25권4호통권83호
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• pp.320-329
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• 1997

병든 오이, 토마토, 딸기로부터 분리한 Botrytis cinerea을 Paul(1928)의 형태형(morphological phenotypes) 분류 기준에 따라 포자형, 균핵형, 균사형으로 나눌 때 대부분의 균주는 균핵형으로 나타났다. Benzimidazole 및 dicarboximide계 살균제에 대한 감수성 및 저항성 반응 차이는 형태형과는 무관하였다. 포자의 표면 구조를 주사형 전자현미경으로 관찰한 결과 모두 봉상으로 형태형 간에 차이가 없었다. 형태형 간 병원성을 비교할 때, 균사형의 균주가 가장 병원성이 높았으며, 포자형은 병원성이 다른 형보다 낮게 나타났다. 병원성과 곰팡이의 phenol oxidase, pectin methyl esterases (PME), amylases, cellulases, ureases, glucosidases 및 proteinases 활성과의 관계를 조사하기 위하여 형태형이 다른 선발된 균주들의 효소 활성을 조사한 결과, Phenol oxidase, ${\beta}-glucosidase$는 각 형태형 간에 차이가 없었으나, PME, amylase, cellulase, urease, proteinase의 활성은 각 형태형간에 차이를 나타내어 병원성과 이들 효소 활성의 관련성이 있었다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.1007-1018
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• 2019

In the present study, according to morphological observations followed by recent circumscriptions, we have classified the Korean taxa of the family Linderniaceae into Scrophulariaceae sensu lato has been considered in several works, though the taxa have remained undefined because identification work was mostly done according to vegetative morphological features, such as the leaf shape, leaf margins, and leaf venation. The taxa of Linderniaceae are mostly considered to be weeds and, for correct identification, it is necessary to clarify their taxonomic characteristics. Morphological studies were carried out using samples collected in the field. Micro-morphological observations of the vegetative and floral parts were also performed using light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). We concluded that important characteristics are reproductive morphologies viz. calyx, stamen structure, capsule shape, calyx ratio with capsule, inflorescence morphology, and seed morphology. As a result, we formulated taxa descriptions and provided a key of the genera of Linderniaceae in Korea. Lindernia crustacea (L.) F. Muell. is transferred to Torenia crustacea (L.) Cham. & Schltdl. Lindernia micrantha D. Don and L. angustifolia (Benth.) Wettstein are a synonym of Vandellia micrantha (D. Don) Eb. Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll. Lindernia attenuata Muhl. and L. dubia var. major (Pursh) Pennell are a synonym of Lindernia dubia (L.). Lindernia verbenifolia (Colsm.) Pennell is a synonym of Bonnaya antipoda Druce. Our study reports the presence of four genera: Bonnaya, Lindernia, Torenia, and Vandellia, comprising six taxa under the family Linderniaceae in Korea.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2014

A proton exchange membrane is a core component in the proton exchange membrane fuel cell because the role of proton exchange membrane(PEM)is supplying proton conductivity to fuel cell, a gas separator, and insulating between an anode and cathode. Among various role of PEM, supplying proton conductivity is the most important and the proton conductivity is strongly related the structural evolution of PEM by hydration. Thus a lot of studies have done by past few decade based on small angle X-ray scattering and wide angle X-ray scattering for understanding morphological structure of the PEM. Resulting from these studies, several morphological models of hydrated PEM are proposed. Current sensing atomic force microscopy (CSAFM) can map morphology and conductance on the membrane simultaneously. It can be the best tool for studying heterogenous structured materials such as PEM. In this study, the hydration of the membrane is examined by using CSAFM. Conductance and morphological images are simultaneously mapped under different relative humidity. The conductance images, which are mapped from different relative humidity, are analyzed by statistical methode for understanding ionic channel variation in PEM.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.379-385
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• 1991

12품종의 쌀로 부터 분리 정제한 전분의 2.5% (w/v) 현탁액을 각각 $65^{\circ}C$에서 $95^{\circ}C$까지 $5^{\circ}C$ 간격으로 30분간 가열 조리한 후, 전분 입자들의 형태학적 변화를 주사현미경으로 관찰 하였다. 품종에 관계없이 쌀 전분 입자들은 온도가 증가함에 따라 점진적인 형태학적 변화를 보여주었다. 이들 형태학적 변화는 전분의 팽윤도, 용해도 및 아밀로그라프점성 특성등과 밀접한 연관성을 보였다. 전분 입자로 부터 가용성 물질이 용출되는 것과 팽윤된 전분 입자가 그 자체의 독특한 형태를 잃고 서로 망상구조로 연결되면서 이들 리올로지 특성들의 급격한 증가를 가져왔다. 초기 팽윤 단계에서 전분 입자들의 독특한 구조손실 시기는 각각의 호화온도에 영향을 받았다. 호화 온도 이상의 높은 온도에서 전분 입자들이 삼차원적 망상구조를 형성하는 정도는 아밀로오스 함량이 감소할 수록 망상구조가 더 세밀해지며, 증가하는 경향을 보였다.

• 한국정보기술학회논문지
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• 제15권12호
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• pp.165-171
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• 2017

본 논문은 서포터 생성 기법으로 형태학적 기하학 연산을 대신하여 층 단면 영상에 형태학적 영상 처리를 적용함으로 서포터를 생성하는 방법을 제안하였다. 기하학적 연산 비용은 일반적으로 형태에 의존적이지만 본 방법은 영상 내의 형태에 무관하게 적용된다. 돌출부에 대한 외부 서포터 영역을 얻는 방법으로 2개의 층 단면 영상에 대한 형태학적 영상 처리 방법 및 처리 과정의 예를 보였다. 내부 서포터 영역에 대하여 하나의 층 단면으로부터 침식과 열림을 통해 얻는 과정을 나타내었다. 그리고 이러한 서포터 영역을 얻고 서포터 구조를 통한 서포터를 생성하였다. 이어서 제작한 DLP 프린터에 서포터 구조를 가진 조형물을 제작하였다. 또, 서포터 형태에 따라 조형되는 소재의 특성이 조형에 주는 변화를 통해 소재에 따른 개별적인 서포터 구조를 통한 서포터 생성 방법의 필요성을 확인하였다.

• 한국해양생명과학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.23-30
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• 2021

북방전복 Haliotis discus hannai 웅성생식세포의 분화과정과 정자의 형태를 미세구조적으로 기재하였다. 정자의 분화과정은 정원세포기, 정모세포기, 정세포기 및 정자기의 4단계로 구분하였다. 정원세포기에서 정모세포기로의 분화과정은 형태학적 변화가 크지 않았다. 그러나 정자변태과정 동안 염색질 응축, 핵의 형태 변화, 첨체와 중편 및 편모 형성 등의 급격한 형태학적 변화를 나타냈다. 북방전복의 정자는 두부, 중편 및 미부로 구성되며, 두부의 길이는 약 5.3 ㎛로 전자밀도가 높은 핵과 총알형의 첨체로 이루어져 있었다. 중편은 기저체와 미토콘드리아로 구성되어 있었으며, 기저체를 중심으로 5개의 미토콘드리아가 한 층으로 배열되어 있었다. 미부의 횡단면은 "9+2"의 미세소관 구조를 보였다. 이러한 형태 및 구조적 특징은 북방전복의 정자는 원시형(primitive type) 정자임을 보여주는 결과이다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.567-575
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• 2018

Present study was performed to describe the morphological and molecular characterization of Toxocara tanuki (Nematoda: Ascaridae) from Korean raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides koreensis, naturally infected in the Republic of Korea (Korea). Juvenile and adult worms of T. tanuki were recovered in 5 out of 10 raccoon dogs examined and the larval worms were detected in 15 out of 20 muscle samples (75%). Small lateral alae were observed on the cranial end of the body in male and female adults and 2 long spicules (3.0-3.5 mm) were characteristically observed in the posterior end of males. In SEM observation, 18 pairs of proximal precloacal, a precloacal median, a postcloacal median and 5 pairs of postcloacal papillae were uniquely revealed in the posterior portion of males, but the proximal papillae were not shown in the lateral ends of females. Molecular analysis on the 18S rRNA partial DNA sequences was revealed the same finding in both samples, adult worms and muscle larvae, which are closely related to T. tanuki. In conclusion, it was confirmed for the first time that T. tanuki is indigenously distributed, the Korean raccoon dog is acted as the natural definitive host of this nematode in Korea and the morphological characteristics of T. tanuki were shown in specific structure for single postcloacal median papilla in male.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제66권3호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2024

Gaining an accurate 3D stream geometry has become feasible with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), which is crucial for better understanding stream hydrodynamic processes. The objective of this study was to investigate series of filters to remove stream vegetation and propose the best method for generating Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) using UAV-based point clouds. A stream reach approximately 500 m of the Bokha stream in Icheon city was selected as the study area. Point clouds were obtained in August 1st, 2023, using Phantom 4 multispectral and Zenmuse L1 for Structure from Motion (SfM) and Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) respectively. Three vegetation filters, two morphological filters, and six composite filters which combined vegetation and morphological filters were applied in this study. The Mean Absolute Error (MAE) and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) were used to assess each filters comparing with the two cross-sections measured by leveling survey. The vegetation filters performed better in SfM, especially for short vegetation areas, while the morphological filters demonstrated superior performance on LiDAR, particularly for taller vegetation areas. Overall, the composite filters combining advantages of two types of filters performed better than single filter application. The best method was the combination of Progressive TIN (PTIN) and Color Indicies of Vegetation Extraction (CIVE) for SfM, showing the smallest MAE of 0.169 m. The proposed method in this study can be utilized for constructing DTMs of stream and thus contribute to improving the accuracy of stream hydrodynamic simulations.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.800-805
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• 2012

Rice straw is an important roughage resource for ruminants in many rice-producing countries. In this study, a rice brittle mutant (BM, mutation in OsCesA4, encoding cellulose synthase) and its wild type (WT) were employed to investigate the effects of a cellulose synthase gene mutation on rice straw morphological fractions, chemical composition, stem histological structure and in situ digestibility. The morphological fractions investigation showed that BM had a higher leaf sheath proportion (43.70% vs 38.21%, p<0.01) and a lower leaf blade proportion (25.21% vs 32.14%, p<0.01) than WT. Chemical composition analysis showed that BM rice straw was significantly (p<0.01) higher in CP (crude protein), hemicellulose and acid insoluble ash (AIA) contents, but lower in dry matter (DM), acid detergent fiber (ADFom) and cellulose contents when compared to WT. No significant difference (p>0.05) was detected in neutral detergent fiber (NDFom) and ADL contents for both strains. Histological structure observation indicated that BM stems had fewer sclerenchyma cells and a thinner sclerenchyma cell wall than WT. The results of in situ digestion showed that BM had higher DM, NDFom, cellulose and hemicellulose disappearance at 24 or 48 h of incubation (p<0.05). The effective digestibility of BM rice straw DM and NDFom was greater than that of WT (31.4% vs 26.7% for DM, 29.1% vs 24.3% for NDFom, p<0.05), but the rate of digestion of the slowly digested fraction of BM rice straw DM and NDF was decreased. These results indicated that the mutation in the cellulose synthase gene could improve the nutritive value of rice straw for ruminants.