• 대한본초학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2017

Objectives : The heartwood of Sappan Lignum has been used since ancient times as an ingredient in folk medicines against anti-bacterial and anti-anemia purposes. Many bioactive constituents have been derived from this biomass such as chalcones and homoisoflavonoids. In the current investigation, the antioxidant and anti-diabetic properties using DPPH and $ABTS^+$ radicals scavenging, ${\alpha}-glucosidase$, and advanced glycation end products (AGEs) inhibition assays were evaluated by different extraction methods of Sappan Lignum. Methods : In our continuing investigation for bioactive natural ingredients, the antioxidant and ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ inhibitory properties of Sappan Lignum extracts were prepared from different extraction methods and the biological efficacies were investigated in vitro. The antioxidant properties were evaluated employing radical scavenging assays using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) ($ABTS^+$) radicals. In addition, the anti-diabetic effects of Sappan Lignum extracts were tested via ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ and AGEs formation inhibitory assay. The total phenolic contents were determined using a spectrophotometric method. Results : All the tested samples showed dose-dependent radical scavenging and ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ inhibitory activities. Among the tested extracts, the 80% methanolic extract of Sappan Lignum was showed the most potent activity with an $IC_{50}$ value of $82.3{\pm}1.7{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ against DPPH radical scavenging assay. While, $ABTS^+$ radical scavenging activity of 80% methanolic extract was higher than those of other extracts. Also, ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ inhibitory and AGEs formation effects of each extacts and total phenolic contents were evaluated. Conclusions : These results suggested that Sappan Lignum can be considered as a new effective source of natural antioxidant and anti-diabetic materials.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.99-112
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• 2022

The present study examines the natural frequencies (NFs) of perfect/imperfect functionally graded sandwich beams (P/IP-FGSBs), which are composed of a porous core constructed of functionally graded materials (FGMs) and a homogenous isotropic metal and ceramic face sheets resting on elastic foundations. To accomplish this, the material properties of the FGSBs are assumed to vary continuously along the thickness direction as a function of the volume fraction of constituents expressed by the modified rule of the mixture, which includes porosity volume fraction represented using four distinct types of porosity distribution models. Additionally, to characterize the reaction of the two-parameter elastic foundation to the Perfect/Imperfect (P/IP) FGSBs, the medium is assumed to be linear, homogeneous, and isotropic, and it is described using the Winkler-Pasternak model. Furthermore, the kinematic relationship of the P/IP-FGSBs resting on the Winkler-Pasternak elastic foundations (WPEFs) is described using trigonometric shear deformation theory (TrSDT), and the equations of motion are constructed using Hamilton's principle. A closed-form solution is developed for the free vibration analysis of P/IP-FGSBs resting on the WPEFs under four distinct boundary conditions (BCs). To validate the new formulation, extensive comparisons with existing data are made. A detailed investigation is carried out for the effects of the foundation coefficients, mode numbers (MNs), porosity volume fraction, power-law index, span to depth ratio, porosity distribution patterns (PDPs), skin core skin thickness ratios (SCSTR), and BCs on the values of the NFs of the P/IP-FGSBs.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.721-740
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• 2022

In this paper, an accurate kinematic model has been developed to study the mechanical response of functionally graded (FG) sandwich beams, mainly covering the bending, buckling and free vibration problems. The studied structure with homogeneous hardcore and softcore is considered to be simply supported in the edges. The present model uses a new refined shear deformation beam theory (RSDBT) in which the displacement field is improved over the other existing high-order shear deformation beam theories (HSDBTs). The present model provides good accuracy and considers a nonlinear transverse shear deformation shape function, since it is constructed with only two unknown variables as the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory but complies with the shear stress-free boundary conditions on the upper and lower surfaces of the beam without employing shear correction factors. The sandwich beams are composed of two FG skins and a homogeneous core wherein the material properties of the skins are assumed to vary gradually and continuously in the thickness direction according to the power-law distribution of volume fraction of the constituents. The governing equations are drawn by implementing Hamilton's principle and solved by means of the Navier's technique. Numerical computations in the non-dimensional terms of transverse displacement, stresses, critical buckling load and natural frequencies obtained by using the proposed model are compared with those predicted by other beam theories to confirm the performance of the proposed theory and to verify the accuracy of the kinematic model.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.117-130
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• 2008

Korean traditional medicine has been used for the treatment of the various diseases based on both oriental medicinal theory and clinical trials. Thus, the prescriptions of Korean traditional medicine would be useful for the development of new therapeutics. This research focuses on the fundamental study in Korean traditional prescriptions for the development of new hepatoprotective agents. We found two prescriptions. Injinho-Tang and Osumogwa-Tang, showed the significant DPPH free radical scavenging and hepatoprotective effect, respectively. It is well-known that free radical scavenging effect is related to the prevention of various pathological events including liver injury. This paper deals with hepatoprotective effects on tacrine-induced cytotoxicity in Hep G2 cells, free radicals scavenging on both DPPH and superoxide of above two prescriptions. Hot water extract of Injinho-Tang did not show the significant hepatoprotective effect on tacrine-induced cytotoxicity in Hep G2 cells, however, it shows the significant scavenging effects for both DPPH and superoxide radicals. On the other hand, all of the hot water extracts of constituent herbal drugs in Injinho-Tang exhibited the promising protective effect on tacrine-induced cytotoxicity in Hep G2 cells. Of these, water extract of Rhei Rhizoma showed the most prominent effect on tacrine-induced cytotoxicity in Hep G2 cells. Bioassay-guided fractionation of Rhei Rhizoma extract has furnished four compounds, and their chemical structures have been identified by comparison of their spectral data with those of literature as chrysophanol (1), emodin (2), 3,5-dihydroxy-4'- methoxystilbene (3), and rhapontigenin (4), respectively. Among the isolated compounds, compounds 2-4 revealed the significant hepatoprotective effect in vitro when their $EC_{50}$ values compare with that of silybin, as a positive control. It also exhibited that emodin possessed the most hepatoprotective effect among these active compounds. In case of Osumogwa-Tang, its hot water extract showed the moderate protective effect on tacrine-induced cytotoxicity in Hep G2 cells. Hot water extract of Chaenomelis Fructus, one of the constituent herbal drug of this prescription, exhibited the significant hepatoprotective effect with $EC_{50}$ value of $7.8{\pm}0.1\;{\mu}g/ml$, however, it showed strong cytotoxicity in Hep G2 cells above the concentration of $25\;{\mu}g/ml$. It was revealed that both hot water extract of Evodiae Fructus and its butanol soluble fraction showed the moderate hepatoprotective effect but concentration-dependent activity in Hep G2 assay system. Two quinolone alkaloids, evocarpine and dihydroevocarpine, also tested for their hepatoprotective effects on tacrine-induced cytotoxicity in Hep G2 cells, however, these two compounds derived from the Evodiae Fructus as the major constituents did not show in vitro hepatoprotective effect. From these results, it would be necessary to further isolation of its hepatoprotective compounds from the butanol soluble fraction of the hot water extract of Evodiae Fructus.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.168-178
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• 2018

본 연구의 목적은 초기 노인의 은퇴 후 재취업 경험의 본질과 의미 구조를 규명함으로써 지지적 간호중재 방안을 찾기 위함이다. 본 연구의 대상자는 C 시에 거주하고 있으며 은퇴한 후 재취업 경험이 있는 60세에서 74세 사이의 한국인 노인 7명을 편의표본 추출하여 선정하였다. 연구방법은 심층 인터뷰와 테이프 녹음을 사용하여 2016 년 6월에서 8월까지 자료를 수집했다. 인터뷰 자료는 Giorgi의 현상학적 분석 방법으로 분석하였다. 분석 결과 다음과 같은 네 가지 구성 요소가 도출되었다; 삶의 변화에 혼란스러움, 다시 일하기가 쉽지 않다는 것을 인식함. 새로운 변화에 적응함, 새로운 인생이 열림. 결론으로 평균수명의 증가와 노인인구의 증가로 인해 노인 간호에 있어서 핵심적인 역할을 수행해 왔던 간호사는 임상에 국한된 업무에서 벗어나 사회 전반에 걸친 확장된 업무를 담당해야 한다는 중요성이 점점 주목받고 있다. 따라서 초기 노인 은퇴자를 포함하여 노인을 대상으로 하는 간호 시 은퇴 이후 노인의 삶에 대한 만족도를 높일 수 있고 건강한 노년기를 보낼 수 있도록 사회적 지원 시스템과 지속적인 간호중재에 필요한 간호지침이 제공되어야 하므로 생각한다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권9호
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• pp.3295-3305
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• 2011

Thermal behavior of poly (methyl methacrylate) was analyzed in the presence of tin (IV) chloride. Five different proportions - polymer to additive - were selected for casting films from common solvent. TG, DTG and DTA were employed to monitor thermal degradation of the systems. IR and py-GC-MS helped identify the decomposition products. The blends start degrading at a temperature lower than that of the neat polymer and higher than that of the pure additive. Complex formation between tin of additive and carbonyl oxygen (pendent groups of MMA units) was noticed in the films soon after the mixing of the components in the blends. The samples were also heated at three different temperatures to determine the composition of residues left after the expulsion of volatiles. The polymer, blends and additive exhibited a one step, two-step and three-step degradation, respectively. $T_0$ is highest for the polymer, lowest for the additive and is either $60^{\circ}C$ or $70^{\circ}C$ for the blends. The amount of residue increases down the series [moving from blend-1 (minimum additive concentration) to blend-5 (maximum additive concentration)]. For blend-1, it is 7% of the original mass whereas it is 16% for blend-5. $T_{max}$ also goes up as the concentration of additive in the blends is elevated. The complexation appears to be the cause of observed stabilization. Some new products of degradation were noted apart from those reported earlier. These included methanol, isobutyric acid, acid chloride, etc. Molecular-level mixing of the constituents and "positioning effect" of the additive may have brought about the formation of new compounds. Routes are proposed for the appearance of these substances. Horizontal burning tests were also conducted on polymer and blends and the results are discussed. Activation energies and reaction orders were calculated. Activation energy is highest for the polymer, i.e., 138.9 Kcal/mol while the range for blends is from 51 to 39 Kcal/mol. Stability zones are highlighted for the blends. The interaction between the blended parts seems to be chemical in nature.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.231-241
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 고전압 펄스 전기장 기술을 사용하여 식물 내 유효성분과 피부 효능을 증대시키고자 하였다. 고전압 펄스 전기장을 전처리한 차가 버섯(Inonotus obliquus) 추출물을 제조한 후, 성분 측정과 피부 효능 평가를 수행하였다. 총 당과 폴리페놀 함량은 0.5 kV/cm에서 50 Hz, 25 Hz 전처리 추출물 순으로, 총 단백질 함량은 0.5 kV/cm, 25 Hz 전처리 추출물에서 상온 물 추출물과 에탄올 추출물보다 높게 측정되었다. DPPH 소거능 효과는 폴리페놀 함량 결과와 유사하게 0.5 kV/cm에서 25 Hz, 50 Hz의 전처리 추출물에서 가장 우수하였다. 피부 효능에서는 단백질 함량이 가장 높은 0.5 kV/cm, 25 Hz 전처리 추출물에서 sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)와 UVB에 대한 세포 보호효과가 가장 우수하였으며, 0.5k V/cm에서 50 Hz, 100 Hz 전처리 추출물에서 히알루론산 생성 촉진이 가장 우수하였다. 따라서 고전압 펄스 전기장 전처리 차가 추출물의 유효성분, 피부 효능이 증대하는 것을 확인하여 세포 보호 및 보습 효과가 있는 기능성 소재로의 개발이 가능하며, 이러한 green technology가 화장품 분야와 소재개발에 다양하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제18권12호
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• pp.1700-1704
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 대황 추출물에 의한 항산화 효과, MMP-1 활성 저해효과 및 자외선이 조사된 사람 피부 섬유아세포에서 MMP-1 발현에 미치는 영향을 관찰하였다. 대황 추출물의 DPPH radicals과 초산소 음이온 라디칼 소거효과는 농도 의존적인 경향을 나타내었으며, DPPH와 초산소 음이온 라디칼을 각각 20 ${\mu}g$/ml에서 72%와 80% 정도 소거하여 우수한 항산화 효과를 나타내었다. 자외선이 조사된 사람 피부 섬유아세포에서 MMP-1의 발현 저해효과 측정에서 대황 추출물은 1 ${\mu}g$/ml에서 약 79.5%로 매우 우수한 합성 저해효과를 나타내었다. 또한 대황 추출물의 MMP-1 활성 저해효과는 20 ${\mu}g$/ml에서 약 70%의 우수한 활성 저해효과를 나타내었다. 이상의 결과를 종합하여 볼 때 대황 추출물은 항산화 효과 및 MMP-1 활성 저해효과와 자외선에 의한 MMP-1의 발현을 효과적으로 저해하는 것으로 보아 우수한 항노화 소재로써 이용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.631-641
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• 2021

Background: Main bioactive constituents and pharmacological functions of ripened red ginseng berry (Panax ginseng Meyer) have been frequently reported. Yet, the research gap targeting the beneficial activities of transformed green ginseng berries has not reported elsewhere. Methods: Ginsenosides of new green berry cultivar K-1 (GK-1) were identified by HPLC-QTOF/MS. Ginsenosides bioconversion in GK-1 by bgp1 enzyme was confirmed with HPLC and TLC. Then, mechanisms of GK-1 and β-glucosidase (bgp1) biotransformed GK-1 (BGK-1) were determined by Quantitative Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction and Western blot. Results: GK-1 possesses highest ginsenosides especially ginsenoside-Re amongst seven ginseng cultivars including (Chunpoong, Huangsuk, Kumpoong, K-1, Honkaejong, Gopoong, and Yunpoong). Ginseng root's biomass is not affected with the harvest of GK-1 at 3 weeks after flowering period. Then, Re is bioconverted into a promising pharmaceutical effect of Rg2 via bgp1. According to the results of cell assays, BGK-1 shows decrease of tyrosinase and melanin content in α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone challenged-murine melanoma B16 cells. BGK-1 which is comparatively more effective than GK-1 extract shows significant suppression of the nuclear factor (NF)-κB activation and inflammatory target genes, in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Conclusion: These results reported effective whitening and anti-inflammatory of BGK-1 as compared to GK-1.

• 대한공업교육학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.1-27
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• 2013

이 연구는 산업 현장에의 보다 발전된 성장 잠재력을 제고하기 위하여 문헌분석과 직업교육 전문가들을 통해 델파이 조사를 하고 신 도제제도의 구성 영역과 요소들을 찾고자 하였다. 이러한 목적을 달성하기 위하여 문헌 연구와 조사 연구가 이루어졌는데, 조사 연구의 경우 총 3차례의 델파이 조사를 통한 전문가 의견 수렴 과정을 거쳐 이루어 졌다. 제 1차 델파이 조사에서는 개방형 질문을 통해 8개의 구성 영역과 64개의 하위 요소들을 도출하였다. 그 후 추가적인 2차례(2, 3차)의 델파이 조사에서는 델파이 패널의 수정 의견, 제 2차 조사 결과의 내용 타당도 분석 결과, 그리고 전문가 자문 위원회의 검토 결과를 종합하여 문항을 추가, 삭제, 통합, 재진술, 이동 등으로 수정 보완하였다. 이를 통해 최종적인 신 도제제도의 구성 영역과 요소들(총 6개 구성 영역, 41개 하위 요소)을 추출하였으며, 각 영역과 요소들의 내용 타당도와 신뢰도를 확보하였다. 그리고 연구를 통해 추출한 신 도제제도의 각 영역과 요소들에 대한 중요도 순위를 확인하였다. 위와 같은 연구방법과 절차에 따른 연구의 구체적 결과는 다음과 같다. 도출된 6개의 구성 영역 중 A. 기술 기능적 영역에서는 기술 기능의 현장 적용 능력, 새로운 기술 기능 습득, 품질 확보 능력, 연구 개발 능력, 자원 관리 활용 능력, 문제 해결 능력, 핵심 기술 기능 이해 능력, 아이디어의 형상화 표현력, 창의적 디자인 능력, 총 9개의 하위 요소를 도출하였다. B. 제도적 영역에서는 탄력적 인적 물적 지원, 명확한 업무분장, 객관적인 성과평가, 사제간 책임과 의무의 제도화, 직무발명 보상의 제도화, 총 5개의 하위 요소를 도출하였다. C. 정의적 영역에서는 사제와 동료 간의 예절 및 협동심, 직업에 대한 가치관, 기술에 대한 기본자세, 직업윤리 의식, 다른 조직에 대한 존중, 조직변화에 적극적 대응, 기술 계승자로서의 태도, 봉사 정신, 총 8개의 하위 요소를 도출하였다. D. 자기 계발 영역에서는 자기 평가 및 성찰, 조직 이해력 함양, 진로 설계와 개발 능력, 건전한 인생관, 의사소통 능력, 의사결정 능력, 개인역량 증진 제도 마련, 자기 통제력 향상, 돌발 상황에 대처, 총 9개의 하위 요소를 도출하였다. E. 지식적 영역에서는 해당분야의 기초 지식, 신기술, 선행기술에 대한 지식, 지식의 융합 및 이전, 실천적 지식, 총 4개의 하위 요소를 도출하였다. F. 환경적 영역에서는 기업 환경에 대한 인식, 교육 및 실천 환경의 이해, 도제의 기업 수요 이해, 지역사회와의 연계성, 노동시장 변화에 적응력, 사회 환경 변화에 대한 인식과 같이 총 6개의 하위 요소를 도출하였다.