• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.689-694
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• 2006

To examine inshore radioactive contamination caused by nuclear power plants, nuclear testing, hospital and laboratory, both gross ${\beta}$-radioactivity and ${\upsilon}$-spectrometry were measured. The measurements were taken with the Abalone and Top shell, which had been collected from the four different sites at the coast in Jeju-do (Seongsan, Deajeong, Wimi, Dodu). The activity ranges of concentration were respectively 0.11-0.29 Bq/kg-wet for $^{90}Sr$, 0.01-0.04 Bq/kg-wet for $^{137}Cs$, 36 - 53 Bq/kg-wet for $^{40}K$ in shellfish on the Jeju island. The radioactivities of $^{90}Sr$, $^{137}Cs$ and $^{40}K$ were similar to those in sampling location of shellfish in the coastal on the Jeju island. The radioactivity of $^{90}Sr$ for the Abalone was lower level than that for Top shell. The radio- activity of $^{137}Cs$ for the Abalone was similar to that for the Top shell. But the radioactivity of $^{40}K$ for the Abalone was higher level than that for the Top shell. As a result, the gross ${\beta}$-radioactivity observed was similar to that in nature. Among radionuclides, only $^{90}Sr$, $^{137}Cs$ and $^{40}K$ were detected in a very small amount, and each was also close to the natural levels.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.62-67
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• 2007

The effects of the heat-treatment temperature on the carbon (C) substitution amount, full width at half maximum (FWHM) value, critical temperature ($T_c$), critical current density ($J_c$) have been investigated for 10 wt % malic acid ($C_4H_6O_5$)-doped $MgB_2/Fe$ wires. All the samples were fabricated by the in-situ powder-in-tube (PIT) method and heat-treated within a temperature range of $650^{\circ}C$ to $1000^{\circ}C$. As the heat-treatment temperature increased, it seemed that the lattice distortion was increased by a more active C substitution into the boron sites from the malic acid addition. These increased electron scattering defects seemed to enhance the $J_c-H$ properties in spite of an improvement in the crystallinity, such as a decrease of the FWHM value and an increase of the $T_c$. Compared to the un-doped wire heat-treated at $650^{\circ}C$ for 30 min, the $J_c$ was enhanced by the C doping in a high-field regime. The wire heat-treated at $900^{\circ}C$ resulted in a higher magnetic $J_c$ of approximately $10^4\;A/cm^2$ at 5 K and 8 T.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.142-158
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• 2013

The bumblebee, Bombus ignitus (Hymenoptera: Apidae), is a valuable natural resource that is widely utilized for greenhouse pollination in South Korea. Understanding the magnitude of genetic diversity and geographic relationships is of fundamental importance for long term preservation and utilization. As a first step, we sequenced a partial COI gene of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) corresponding to the "DNA barcode" region and the complete internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) of nuclear ribosomal DNA from 88 individuals collected in nine South Korean localities. The complete ITS2 sequences were longest among known insects, ranging in size from 2,034 bp ~ 2,052 bp, harboring two duplicated 112-bp long repeats. The 658-bp long mtDNA sequences provided only six haplotypes with a maximum sequence divergence of 0.61% (4 bp), whereas the ITS sequences provided 84 sequence types with a maximum sequence divergence of 1.02% (21 sites). The combination of the current COI data with those of published data suggest that the B. ignitus in South Korea and China are genetically a large group, but those in Japan can be roughly separated into another group. Overall, a very high per generation migration ratio, a very low level of genetic fixation, and no discernable hierarchical population were found to exist among the South Korean populations of B. ignitus, which suggests panmixia. This finding is consistent with our understanding of the dispersal capability of the species.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.183-190
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• 1994

Cell-free extracts prepared from cultured insect cells, Spodoptera. frugiperda, were analyzed for activation of early gene transcription of an insect baculovirus, Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcNPV). The template DNA used for in vitro transcription assays contained promoter sites for the baculovirus genes that have been classified as immediate early ($\alpha$) or early genes. These genes are located in the HindIII-K/Q region of the AcNPV genome. Nuclei isolated from the AcNPV-infected Spodoptera frugiperda cells were also used for in vitro transcription analysis by RNase-mapping the labeled RNA synthesized from in vitro run-on reaction in the isolated nuclei. The genes studied by this technique were p26 and pl0 genes which were classified as delayed early and late gene, respectively. We found that transcription of the genes from the HindIII-K region was accurately initiated and unique in the whole cell extract obtained from uninfected cells, although abundance of the in vitro transcripts was reverse to that of in vivo RNA. With isolated nuclei transcription of the p26 gene was inhibited by $\alpha$-amanitin suggesting that the p26 gene was transcribed by host RNA polymerase II. However, transcription of the pl0 gene in isolated nuclei was not inhibited by $\alpha$-amanitin, but rather stimulated by the inhibitor. We also found that the synthesis of $\alpha$-amanitin-resistant RNA polymerase was begun before 6 hr p.i., the time point at which the onset of viral DNA replication as well as the appearance of a-amanitin-resistant viral transcripts were detected. These studies give us strong evidence to support the previous data that early genes of AcNPV were transcribed by host RNA polymerease III, while transcription of late genes was mediated at least by a novel $\alpha$-amanitin-resistant RNA polymerase.

• 한국자기공명학회논문지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.64-72
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• 2007

[ $^1H$ ] nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments have been performed at 30 - 300 K and 7 T to investigate dynamics of hydrogen bond network in the single crystal $(NH_4)_3H(SO_4)_2$. The two proton sites, ammonium proton and hydrogen-bond proton, are identified from the $^1H$ NMR MAS spectrum at 340 K. As temperature decreases, the $^1H$ NMR spectrum shifts to the higher frequency side with a larger linewidth. The spectrum at 65 K shows a distinctive change in line shape toward the ferroelectric transition at 63 K. The measured values of $T_1$ for ammonium and hydrogen-bond protons are similar in the whole range of temperature. $T_1$ of $^1H$ NMR shows a gradual decrease down to 120 K and starts to steeply increase below 100 K. Then $T_1$ shows abrupt decrease below 70 K with a sharp minimum at 63 K, where the ferroelectric transition occurs. This temperature dependence of spectrum and $T_1$ clearly prove that the large change in the dynamics of hydrogen bond network is associated with the ferroelectric phase transition at 63 K.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.117-127
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• 1982

에탄의 회전 장벽에 미치는 두개의 탄소 원자의 영향을 알아보기 위해 6개의 수소만으로 이루어진 탄소가 없는 에탄올 모델로 택하여 이 모델 분자의 Staggered 및 eclipsed꼴의 에너지를 McWeeny의 open-shell RHF-SCF방법으로 계산하고,staggred에서 eclipsed로 꼴이 변할때의 천이밀도를 조사 하였다. 예상대로 모델 분자에서는 ecliped꼴이 staggered꼴보다 안정하였다. 이 탄소없는 에탄의 천이 밀도와 실제 에탄의 천이 밀도를 비교 분석하여, 에탄의 회전 장벽은 중심축 위치에 있는 두개의 탄소 원자로 인해 staggered에서 eclipsed꼴로 변함에 따라 수소 원자 주위의 전자 밀도가 희석되고, 탄소 원자 주위와 탄소-탄소 결합 공간으로 끌리므로 해서, 전자 에너지 감소가 핵간 반발 에너지의 증가를 상쇄하지 못하는데 기인한다는 것을 알게 되었다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.33-43
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• 2011

이 논문은 원전구조물의 내진설계에 적용되는 인공지진파의 강진지속시간과 포락함수에 대한 현행 국내 설계기준의 개선과 보완을 위해서 필요한 기반연구에 관한 내용을 다루고 있다. USNRC와 ASCE 4-98에서 제안한 응답스펙트럼과 강진지속시간에 대한 규정이 현재 통상적으로 사용되고 있으며, 첫 번째로 두 기준에 대한 비교와 검토를 수행하였다. 다음으로 총 209개의 암반사이트에서 실제 계측된 규모 5.0 이상인 강진기록을 ASCE 4-98의 강진지속시간기준에 적용한 결과를 통계 처리하여 지진규모에 대한 함수로 표현되는 강진지속시간의 실험적 예측모델을 제시하였다. 마지막으로 강진지속시간이 원전구조물의 지진응답특성에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위하여 6초에서 20초까지 약 2초 간격으로 강진지속시간을 달리하는 10가지 Case에 대한 인공지진파를 각 30개씩 작성하고, 이들을 적용하여 대만 Hualien 지진시험구조물과 국내 울진 원자력발전소 원자로 격납구조물에 대한 광범위한 지진응답해석을 수행하고 그 결과를 분석하였다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.1783-1789
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• 2014

Background: The EMSY gene encodes a BRCA2-binding partner protein that represses the DNA repair function of BRCA2 in non-hereditary breast cancer. Although amplification of EMSY gene has been proposed to have prognostic value in breast cancer, no data have been available concerning EMSY tissue expression patterns and its associations with clinicopathological features. Materials and Methods: In the current study, we examined the expression and localization pattern of EMSY protein by immunohistochemistry and assessed its prognostic value in a well-characterized series of 116 unselected breast carcinomas with a mean follow up of 47 months using tissue microarray technique. Results: Immunohistochemical expression of EMSY protein was detected in 76% of primary breast tumors, localized in nuclear (18%), cytoplasmic (35%) or both cytoplasmic and nuclear sites (23%). Univariate analysis revealed a significant positive association between EMSY expression and lymph node metastasis (p value=0.045) and larger tumor size (p value=0.027), as well as a non-significant relation with increased risk of recurrence (p value=0.088), whereas no association with patients' survival (log rank test, p value=0.482), tumor grade or type was observed. Conclusions: Herein, we demonstrated for the first time the immunostaining pattern of EMSY protein in breast tumors. Our data imply that EMSY protein may have impact on clinicipathological parameters and could be considered as a potential target for breast cancer treatment.

• 지질공학
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.87-95
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• 2011

이 연구는 신월성 원자력발전소 1,2호기(이하 신월성원전) 운영과 함께 국내 원자력관련 이용시설 부지(이하 원자력부지)에 처음 도입될 단층감시시스템의 설치 운영에 필요한 안전요건(즉, 규제 요건, 지침 및 기술기준)을 제공할 목적으로 국내외 단층감시시스템과 그와 유사한 측지시스템의 구축 사례를 수집, 분석하였으며, 단층감시시스템 구축 시 기본적으로 고려하여야 할 기술 사항들을 제시하였다. 단층감시시스템 구축 시 고려해야할 사항들로는 1) 부지고유특성의 이해(잡음 특성 포함), 2) 감시대상에 맞는 설비/설계 선택, 3) 백업시스템 구축, 4) 정례화된 검 교정체제를 통한 계측자료의 품질과 신뢰성 확보, 5) 투명한 운영체계와 정보공개 정책, 6) 장기적으로 안정적인 운영기반 등이 제안되었다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.285-296
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• 1995

각 원자력 발전소에서 발생되는 방사성폐기물을 한 곳에 모아 집중관리하기 위한 방사성폐기물 처분장의 부지선정이 국가적 과제로 부각되어 있으며, 충분한 검토를 거친 후 임해부지로 선정될 것이다. 이로 인하여 현재 각 원전부지내에 임시로 보관되어 있는 방사성폐기물에 대하여 전용선박에 의한 해상수송을 하여야 하면, 한국원자력연구소의 원자력환경관리센터(NEMAC)에서는 원전부지로부터 처 분장까지 안전하고 효율적으로 방사성폐기물을 수송할 수 있는 종합해상 수송체계를 개발중에 있다. 이 글은 해상수송체계가 갖추어야 할 수송선박의 기술기준을 설정하기 위한 것으로, 원자력 선진국의 진보된 방사성폐기물 해상수송기술에 관한 현황을 조사, 분석하고 국내의 제반여건을 고려하여 우리나라에서 사용될 수송선박의 설계 및 건조추진방향을 제시하였다. 따라서, 만일의 사고에도 방사성물질이 선박의 외부로 누출되지 않는 개념의 선박을 설계, 건조하여 방사성폐기물을 안전하게 해상수송하게 될 것이다.