• 생명과학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.389-397
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• 2018

당 단백질에 붙어 있는 당사슬 구조는 형질전환 돼지 유즙으로 분비되는 의약용 단백질의 생물학적 활성, 안정성 그리고 안전성에 영향을 줄 수 있다. 형질전환 동물을 이용한 치료용 당 단백질 생산은 유선 세포에서 이루어지는 당사슬 부가능력에 의해 제한되며, 균일한 당사슬 형태를 가지는 당 단백질 생산은 도전 과제로 남아있다. ${\beta}$-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminylatransferase1 (B3GNT1) 유전자는 N-아세틸글루코사민에 갈락토오스 잔기를 부착시키는 단백질 당화기작에 중요한 효소이지만, 돼지 당 전이효소에 대한 정보는 매우 제한적이다. 따라서, 돼지 B3GNT1 (pB3GNT1) 유전자를 클로닝하고 N-아세틸글루코사민에 갈락토오스 잔기를 부착시키는 기능적 특성을 조사하였다. 몇가지 다른 프라이머를 사용하여 전체 전사영역(ORF)을 함유하는 부분적인 pB3GNT1 mRNA 염기서열을 간 조직으로부터 분리하였다. 클로닝 된 pB3GNT1의 ORF는 1,248개의 뉴클레오티드를 가지며, 415개 아미노산 잔기로 구성되어 있었다. pB3GNT1 유전자의 장기별 발현특성은 성돈 및 자돈의 여러 기관에서 분석하였다. pB3GNT1 mRNA 발현 수준은 심장, 소장 보다는 근육에서 높았지만 폐에서는 낮았다. pB3GNT1의 기능적 특성 분석을 위해 돼지 신장 세포주(PK-15)에서 pB3GNT1 유전자의 안정적인 발현을 확립하였다. 그 결과, PK-15 세포에서 pB3GNT1 발현에 의한 당화 패턴은 총 시알산 증가에는 영향을 미치지 않지만, poly-N-아세틸글루코사민은 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 생물반응기로 형질전환 돼지를 이용할 때 희망하는 당사슬을 부가하여 치료 가능성을 높이며 개선된 활성을 나타내는 당단백질 생산에 도움이 될 것이다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.766-773
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• 2011

The objective of the present study was to examine whether yaks possess any adaptive mechanisms of nitrogen (N) metabolism to survive in the harsh foraging environment of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. A grazing experiment on native alpine meadows was conducted to determine availability of herbage biomass and body weight (BW) change of yaks over the year, followed by two indoor feeding trials to investigate adaptation mechanisms of N metabolism in yaks fed at similar intake level to grazing conditions. Three castrated males of each of three genotypes; yak (Bos grunniens), indigenous cattle (Bos taurus) and their crossbred - cattleyak (Bos taurus male${\times}$Bos grunniens female), were used in the housed trials. Results showed that: i) Monthly herbage biomass production and daily grazing intakes by yaks over the year ranged from 220 to 4,664 kg DM per ha, and 1.90 to 8.50 kg DM, respectively. For about seven months each year, yaks suffer from malnutrition as a result of inadequate pasture conditions; ii) Urinary N excretion and N retention by yaks were significantly affected by feeding level, and yaks had a lower (p<0.05) average daily urinary N excretion (0.39 g/kg $BW^{0.75}$) and a greater (p<0.05) N retention (-0.09 g/kg $BW^{0.75}$) than indigenous cattle (0.47 and -0.16 g/kg $BW^{0.75}$, respectively). Fasting daily urinary N excretion was greater (p<0.05) for indigenous cattle than yaks (353 vs. 248 mg/kg $BW^{0.75}$). Purine derivative N excretion and purine derivative N index (PNI) increased with increasing feeding level, while the value of PNI was greater (p<0.05) for yaks and cattleyak (0.11 and 0.12, respectively) than for indigenous cattle (0.09) during the feeding trials. These results suggest that yaks could rely, in part, on the recycling of N to adapt to the harsh forage environment on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.), were used in the housed trials. Results showed that: i) Monthly herbage biomass production and daily grazing intakes by yaks over the year ranged from 220 to 4,664 kg DM per ha, and 1.90 to 8.50 kg DM, respectively. For about seven months each year, yaks suffer from malnutrition as a result of inadequate pasture conditions; ii) Urinary N excretion and N retention by yaks were significantly affected by feeding level, and yaks had a lower (p<0.05) average daily urinary N excretion (0.39 g/kg $BW^{0.75}$) and a greater (p<0.05) N retention (-0.09 g/kg $BW^{0.75}$) than indigenous cattle (0.47 and -0.16 g/kg $BW^{0.75}$, respectively). Fasting daily urinary N excretion was greater (p<0.05) for indigenous cattle than yaks (353 vs. 248 mg/kg $BW^{0.75}$). Purine derivative N excretion and purine derivative N index (PNI) increased with increasing feeding level, while the value of PNI was greater (p<0.05) for yaks and cattleyak (0.11 and 0.12, respectively) than for indigenous cattle (0.09) during the feeding trials. These results suggest that yaks could rely, in part, on the recycling of N to adapt to the harsh forage environment on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제13권7호
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• pp.948-956
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• 2000

The effect of high and low level of feed intakes on nutrient digestibility, nutrient losses through methane, energy and protein utilization by goats fed on alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) pellets based diets was investigated in this study. Twelve castrated Japanese goats were employed in two subsequent digestion and metabolism trials. The goats were divided into three groups, offered three diets. Diet 1 consisted of 100% alfalfa pellet, Diet 2 was 70% alfalfa pellet and 30% corn, and Diet 3 was 40% alfalfa pellet and 60% corn. The two intake levels were high (1.6 times) and low (0.9 times) the maintenance requirement of total digestible nutrients (TON). Rumen ammonia nitrogen ($NH_3$-N) level of Diet 1 was lower (p<0.001) compared to Diets 2 and 3, but the values were always above the critical level (I50 mg/liter), The pH values of rumen liquor ranged from 6.02 to 7.30. Apparent digestibility of nutrient components did not show differences (p>0.05) between the two intake levels but inclusion of corn significantly altered the nutrient digestibility. Diet 3 had highest (p<0.001) dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), ether extract (EE) and nitrogen fee extract (NFE) digestibility followed by the Diet 2 and Diet 1. The crude protein (CP) digestibility values among the three diets were in a narrow range (70.1 to 70.8%). Crude fiber (CF) digestibility for Diet 3 was slight higher (p>0.05) than that for other two diets. When alfalfa was replaced by corn, there were highly significant (p<0.001) increases in DM, OM, EE and NFE apparent digestibility and a slight increase in the CF digestibility (p>0.05). There were no differences (p>0.05) in energy losses as methane ($CH_4$) and heat production among the diets but energy loss through urine was higher for the Diet 1. The total energy loss as $CH_4$ and heat production were higher for the high intake level but the energy loss as $CH_4$ per gram DM intake were same (0.305 kcal/g) between the high and low intake level. Retained energy (RE) was higher for Diet 3 and Diet 2. Nitrogen (N) losses through feces and urine were higher (p<0.001) for Diet 1. Consequently, N retention was lower (p>0.05) for Diet 1 and higher in Diets 3 and 2. It is concluded that inclusion of corn with alfalfa increased the metabolizable energy (ME) and RE, and retained N through reducing the energy and N losses. The high level of intake reduced the rate of nutrient losses through feces and urine.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.335-344
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• 2015

Background: A raised carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) may be associated with significant pathology during the postoperative follow-up of lung adenocarcinoma. Methods: We reviewed the medical records of 305 patients who underwent surgical resections for primary lung adenocarcinoma at a single institution between April 2006 and February 2013. Results: Preoperative CEA levels were significantly associated with age, smoking history, pathologic stage including pT (pathologic tumor stge), pN (pathologic nodal stage) and overall pathological stage, tumor size and differentiation, pathologically positive total lymph node, N1 and N2 lymph node, N2 nodal station (0/1/2=1.83/2.94/7.21 ng/mL, p=0.019), and 5-year disease-free survival (0.591 in group with normal preoperative CEA levels vs. 0.40 in group with high preoperative CEA levels, p=0.001). Preoperative CEA levels were significantly higher than postoperative CEA levels (p<0.001, Wilcoxon signed-rank test). Postoperative CEA level was also significantly associated with disease-free survival (p<0.001). A follow-up serum CEA value of >2.57 ng/mL was found to be the appropriate cutoff value for the prediction of cancer recurrence with sensitivity and specificity of 71.4% and 72.3%, respectively. Twenty percent of patients who had recurrence of disease had a CEA level elevated above this cutoff value prior to radiographic evidence of recurrence. Postoperative CEA, pathologic stage, differentiation, vascular invasion, and neoadjuvant therapy were identified as independent predictors of 5-year disease-free survival in a multivariate analysis. Conclusion: The follow-up CEA level can be a useful tool for detecting early recurrence undetected by postoperative imaging studies. The perioperative follow-up CEA levels may be helpful for providing personalized evaluation of lung adenocarcinoma.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.241-246
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• 2013

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary vitamin levels and stocking densities on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and blood characteristics in growing pigs. A $2{\times}3$ factorial (two vitamin levels, three regimens of stocking densities) arrangement was utilized with 96 pigs ($23.10{\pm}0.95$ kg initial body weight and 63 d of age) for 36 d. The pigs were allocated to pens with different stocking density (0.64, 0.48, and 0.38 $m^2/pig$, respectively). The diets used in this study were a normal diet (based on NRC) and a high level of vitamin diet (2-fold higher than normal diet). The ADG and ADFI of pigs were decreased as the stocking density increased (p = 0.03 and p = 0.01, respectively). The G/F of pigs was 5% lower in the high vitamin treatment (p = 0.03) as compared with the control treatment. The apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of DM and N digestibility was negatively affected by the high level of vitamin in diets (p = 0.05 and p = 0.04, respectively). Moreover, a significant and negative effect on the ATTD of N was detected in the large groups (linear, p = 0.02). Blood cortisol concentration was increased with increasing stocking density (linear, p = 0.05), and was decreased by high level of vitamin (p = 0.04) at the end of this experiment. Stocking density also caused a linear reduction in WBC concentration (p = 0.05). Our data indicated that the principal effect of stocking density was not reliant on dietary vitamin levels. In conclusion, results indicated that doubling the vitamin supplementation did not improve the growth performance of pigs in high density. However, the blood cortisol concentration was decreased but the ATTD of N digestibility was impaired by high level of vitamin diet.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제61권6호
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• pp.328-338
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• 2017

$H_2O_3(H_2O)_n$ (n=1-5) 클러스터들에 대해서 밀도 범함수 이론(DFT)과 순 이론(ab initio) 방법을 cc-pVD(T)Z 바탕집합(basis set)과 함께 사용하여 가능한 여러 구조를 최적화하고 결합에너지와 조화진동수를 계산하였다. $H_2O_3$ 단량체의 경우 CCSD(T)/ccp-VTZ 이론 수준에서 트랜스(trans) 구조가 시스(cis) 구조보다 더 안정한 것으로 계산되었다. 클러스터에 대해서는 MP2/cc-pVTZ 수준까지 분자 구조를 최적화하고 열역학적으로 가장 안정한 분자구조를 예측하였다. 클러스터의 결합에너지는 CCSD(T)//MP2 수준에서 영점 진동에너지(ZPVE)와 바탕집합 중첩에러(BSSE)를 모두 보정한 후 n=1일 때 -6.39 kcal/mol 계산 되었으며 이 같은 결과는 $H_2O$와 $H_2O_2$의 물 클러스터 보다 더 좋은 수소 주게 즉 산(acid)으로서 작용할 것으로 기대된다. 물 분자 1개 당 평균 결합에너지는 n=2의 경우 8.25 kcal/mol, n=3일 때 7.22 kcal/mol, n=4의 경우 8.50 kcal/mol 그리고 n=5의 경우 8.16 kcal/mol로 계산되었다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.111-117
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 반도체 소자의 특성 분석을 위한 시스템에서 측정 회로에 의해 발생하는 오차를 감소시켜 측정 정밀도를 개선시키기 위한 보정 과정을 제안하였다. 또한 pA 수준의 저전류 측정을 위해서 누설 전류, 오프셋 전류와 같은 오차 전류를 감소시키기 위한 보상 기법을 제안하였다. 보정계수는 마이크로프로세서에 의해 보정 과정에서 수집된 데이터로부터 구해진다. 수집된 데이터를 최소 자승 오차법을 사용하여 다항식으로 근사하는 방법으로 보정 계수를 계산하고 저장한다. 측정 시에는 마이크로프로세서가 저장된 보정 계수를 사용하여 측정 오차를 교정하여 준다. 실험 결과에서 nA 이상의 전류를 측정할 경우 측정 오차가 0.02% 이하를 가지며 pA 수준의 저전류도 0.2% 정도의 오차로 측정 가능함을 확인하였다.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.145-150
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• 1997

시비수준이 양파의 수량고 저장성에 미치는 영향을 구명하고자 조생종, 패총조생을 공시하여 시험한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 무안 포장의 논토양, 밭토양 Pot 재배에서는 $N-P_2O-5-K_2O$=28-9.5-23kg/10a 처리에서 양파의 수량성이 높고 부패율도 적어서 저장성이 높았다. 2. 창녕 포장의 논토양 Pot 재배에서는 $N-P_2O_5-K_2O$=12-19=17.3kg/10a의 처리에서 양파의 수량성이 높고 부패율도 적어서 저장성이 높았으며 밭토양 Pot 재배에서는 $N-P_2O_5-K_2O$=28-9.5-23kg/10a의 처리에서 양파의 수량성이 높고 부패율도 적어서 저장성이 높았다.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.50-60
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to apply the joint mobilization technique to the level of segments with pain and to the level of segments with hypomobility respectively and compare the immediate effects of the joint mobilization technique on the pain, the active cervical range of motion (ROM), and treatment satisfaction of patients with acute mechanical neck pain. After the baseline assessment, forty-two patients were randomized into two groups: a painful group ($n_1=21$) that received joint mobilization at the most painful cervical spine level and a hypomobile group ($n_2=21$) that received joint mobilization at the most hypomobile cervical level. The patients received an intervention that applied unilateral posterior-anterior gliding for 5 minutes and two repetitions of 10 times of active extension motion with distraction. In the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, the painful group and the hypomobile group were improved significantly in all pain variables (p<.001), while the painful group was improved significantly in the active cervical flexion (p<.001), extension (p<.001), left side-bending (p<.01), right side-bending (p=.001), left rotation (p<.001), and right rotation (p<.001). The hypomobile group was significantly improved in active cervical flexion (p=.001), extension (p<.001), left side-bending (p<.05), right side-bending (p=.001), left rotation (p=.001), and right rotation (p<.01) after intervention. In the Mann-Whitney U test, there was no significant difference in any of the dependent variables after the intervention between the two groups, but the painful group was slightly superior to the hypomobile group in all variables except for the right lateral flexion ROM and treatment satisfaction. These outcomes suggest that the cervical joint mobilization may be applied to either the level of painful segments or the hypomobile segments for the treatment of patients with acute mechanical neck pain.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.105-110
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• 2008

본 연구는 한강권역 농업용 소하천 88지점에 대하여 현재의 수질상태를 고려하여 수질등급모형을 구축하고자 실시하였다. 10개의 수질항목에 대하여 각 수질항목별 상위 20%씩 level을 부여한 후, 최저 등급을 기준으로 전체 수질등급을 부여하였는데, Level I에 해당하는 하천은 없었고, Level II는 1지점, Level III은 3지점, Level IV는 22지점, Level V는 62지점으로 조사되어 등급이 낮은 Level V로 갈수록 많은 하천들이 속하였다. 집단간 차이의 유무를 알아보기 위해 집단 평균의 동질성을 검정한 결과, DO, BOD, $COD_{Cr},\;NH_3-N$, 그리고 SS가 집단 간에 차이가 없는 것으로 조사되어 판별분석 시에는 제외되었다. 판별력이 가장 뛰어난 $NO_3-N$가 수질등급에 관여하는 변수로 선택되었으며, 분류함수계수에 의한 각 수질등급별 등급모형은 Level II=$-4.648+3.246{\times}[NO_3-N]$, Level III=$-5.084+3.456{\times}[NO_3-N]$, Level IV=$-4.298+3.067{\times}[NO_3-N]$, Level V=$-7.369+4.396{\times}[NO_3-N]$로 구축되었고, 적합도 평가에 의한 구축된 수질 등급모형의 적합도는 88.4%로 조사되어 높은 적합도를 보였지만, 향후 더 많은 자료의 확보와 축적으로 수질등급모형이 수정, 보완된다면 활용가능성은 더 높을 것으로 판단되며, 이를 바탕으로 각 권역별로도 실제 수질에 적합한 수질등급모형을 구축할 수 있으리라 생각된다.