• Applied Microscopy
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.83-88
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• 2016

Structural differentiation of the connective stalk in giant duckweed, Spirodela polyrhiza, was examined to reveal the anatomical and ultrastructural characteristics within reduced shoot. The study focuses primarily on structural features of the connective stalk (CT), which connect offspring to their mother fronds. Photoautotrophic offspring fronds remained connected by stalks to mother fronds in the reproductive pockets until separation. The CT originated from the meristematic region of the abaxial frond and joined the fronds laterally with two abscission layers. The most notable features of the CT were polymorphic mitochondria, random occurrences of fibrillar structures in intercellular spaces, and great variability in cell wall thickness. Vascular tissues in CTs were highly reduced, demonstrating only a central vascular strand. Grana with 2 to 4 thylakoids and starch grains were found in the chloroplasts. A chlorophyll assay indicated high chlorophyll concentrations in daughter fronds and low concentrations in CTs. The frond and CT, while physically connected to each other, functioned independently. Despite great reduction in S. polyrhiza, the CT has proven to be very efficient for separating offspring from the mother frond, which lends to its capacity for rapid vegetative reproduction. The ultrastructural aspects of CTs in S. polyrhiza were characterized for the first time in this study.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제64권3호
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• pp.96-102
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• 2021

This study aimed to investigate the effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy (MSDP) on the risk of bone fractures in the offspring through a systematic review and meta-analysis. The PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were systematically searched for relevant articles published through July 2019. According to heterogeneity, the pooled risk ratio (RR) and odds ratio (OR) and their corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) were obtained using fixed or random effects models. The heterogeneity and quality of the included studies were assessed by the I-squared (I²) statistic and the Newcastle-Ottawa scale, respectively. Sensitivity analyses were performed to test the effect of MSDP misclassification on the results. The review of 842 search records yielded 5 studies including 8,746 mother-child pairs that were included in the meta-analysis. Pooling adjusted effect measures showed that MSDP was not associated with a later risk of bone fractures in the offspring (pooled RR, 1.15; 95% CI, 0.84-1.58; I²=66.8%; P=0.049). After the adjustment for misclassification, MSDP may be associated with a 27% increased risk of bone fracture (pooled OR, 1.27; 95% CI, 1.00-1.62; I²=0%; P=0.537). After the adjustment for misclassification, MSDP is associated with an increased risk of bone fractures among children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.191-199
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• 2021

Salmon oil (SO) could be used as a great source of ω-3 fatty acids in pig diet. The purpose of the study was to investigate the SO effect on production performance of sows and their offspring. 48 lactating sows (Landrace × Yorkshire) from Dankook University experimental farm were used in this study. Sows were conceived using either guided natural mating or by artificial insemination. Pregnancy diagnosis was confirmed by ultrasonography on day 25 after mating. Sows and their offspring were assigned randomly to 1 of 2 treatments. Treatments included: 1), control (CON); 2), control + SO 0.5% (CS). The inclusion of SO did not affect (p > 0.05) the litter size throughout the experiment. No difference (p > 0.05) was observed on the average daily feed intake (ADFI), chest circumference, estrus interval and sow backfat thickness between CON and SO treatments. Dietary SO supplemented diet reduced (p < 0.05) body weight loss during lactation compared with control treatment. Pigs fed SO supplemented diet did not affect (p > 0.05) the fecal scores during lactation compared with those fed control treatments. Sows fed SO supplemented diet led to a higher (p < 0.05) initial weight, weaning weight and average daily gain of piglets than those fed control diets. No difference (p > 0.05) was observed on piglet survival and fecal scores throughout the experiment. Inclusion of SO could reduce the body weight loss of sows and improves piglet growth during lactation, indicating SO has beneficial effects for pigs.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.77-83
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• 2014

동양배의 교배육종 효율을 증진시키기 위하여 13품종의 교배친을 이용한 15 조합으로부터 얻어진 교배실생 4,035주를 공시하여 과실의 품질과 밀접한 상관이 있는 육질관련 주요 형질에 대한 유전력, 양친평균과 실생평균과의 상관과 후대실생의 분포특성을 분석하였다. 배 과실 육질관련 형질의 유전력은 조합에 따라 차이는 있으나 경도, 육질경도, 육질밀도, 석세포 모두 대부분의 조합이 0.6 내외로 비교적 높았다. 그러나, 경도에 있어서는 조합별로 유전력의 차이가 다른 형질에 비해 큰 편이었고 '신고' ${\times}$ '장수' 조합에서는 유전력이 0.11로서 특이하게 낮았다. 배 육질관련 형질의 양친평균과 교배실생 평균 사이에 경도는 정의 상관이 있었으나 육질경도, 육질밀도, 석세포 함량에서는 상관이 인정되지 않았으며 회귀계수는 경도 0.778, 육질경도 0.343, 석세포는 0.313으로 산출되어 경도가 가장 높은 값을 나타낸 반면 육질밀도에서는 -0.273으로 부의 회귀값을 나타냈다. 배 과실 육질 관련 형질인 양친의 경도, 육질경도, 육질밀도, 석세포 함량에 대한 조합별 교배실생의 분포양상이 달랐으며 특히 경도는 양친이 모두 낮은 경우 낮은 쪽 낮음 ${\times}$ 높음의 경우 중간에, 높음 ${\times}$ 높음의 경우 높은 실생이 많이 분포되는 양상이었으며 석세포 함량이 적음 ${\times}$ 적음 조합에서는 실생의 분포가 적은 쪽으로, 적음-중간 ${\times}$ 중간-많음 조합에서는 중간에 많은 실생이 분포되는 양상을 보였다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.277-282
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• 2011

The present research was carried out to evaluate the possibility of increasing female offspring production ratios using artificial insemination buffer (AIB) before artificial insemination (AI). In this experiment, we optimized AIB composition, made an AIB gun and analyze factors affecting AI non-return rate after AIB treatment. The AIB was made with the base of Tris-buffer supplemented with L-arginine and several other chemicals that might reduce the motility of male sperm compared to the female counterpart, therefore, increasing the possibility of fertilization by female sperm. AIB must be deposited into $2^{nd}$ to $4^{th}$ cervix by AIB gun. After 15 min of AIB deposition, frozen semen was deposited into the same place. A total of 348 cattle were inseminated with AIB insemination, and there were no significant differences between AIB and traditional AI non-return rates (56.8% vs. 55.7%). The AI non-return rate in AIB group, however, differed significantly among 7 Hanwoo farms. The parturition numbers ($1^{st}$ to $7^{th}$) of cows did not affect AIB AI rate. The proportion of AIB AI success rates was significantly higher in Hanwoo cows than in dairy cows (61.0% vs. 48.7%), but the average AI success rate did not differ significantly between AIB and conventional AI (56.8% vs. 55.7%). The female offspring production rate in $2^{nd}$ to $4^{th}$ cervix deposition place was significantly higher than that in the uterus body (77.7% vs. 59.6%, p<0.05). The injection volume of AIB in 5 and 10 ml was significantly higher than that in 2 ml (77.7%, 78.7% vs. 51.8%, p<0.05), but there were no differences in AIB injection volume between 5 and 10 ml. The best exposure time of AIB in the cervix was 10 to 15 min rather than 5 min (79.2%, 77.2% vs. 52.6%, p<0.05). AIB therefore needs to have an exposure time of at least over 10 min for a higher production rate of female offspring. In conclusion, AIB could be used in AI industry to increase the female offspring ratio and AIB AI can increase the AI success rate.

• 한국가족관계학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.53-80
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• 2018

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate individual awareness variables influencing emotional, normative, and functional marriage intentions of unmarried men and women. Independent variables were values of offspring, perceptions to unmarried life, attitudes toward multiple role planning, perceptions and availabilities of marriage-related policies, views on the marriageable age, psychological burdens of pressure to marriage by significant people, and views on parents' support for marriage fund. Method: 553 unmarried men and women in Daegu, Korea were surveyed, and the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, factor analysis, multivariate analysis of variance(MANOVA), multiple regression analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis with SPSS 22.0. Results: First, this study was more exploratory and in-depth approach to marriage intentions than precedent studies. The sub factors of marriage intentions were emotional, normative, and functional marriage ones. Second, emotional marriage intention showed significant differences depending on gender, dating, views on the marriageable age, and degree of acceptance of parents' support for marriage fund. Among the individual awareness variables, values of offspring, perceptions to unmarried life, attitudes toward multiple role planning, and psychological burdens of pressure to marriage personally or by friends influenced emotional marriage intention. Third, normative marriage intention showed significant differences depending on gender, religion, occupational status, employment condition, dating, views on the marriageable age, and degree of acceptance of parents' support for marriage fund. Among the individual awareness variables, values of offspring, perception to unmarried life, attitudes toward multiple role planning, view on the marriageable age, availabilities of marriage-related information offering policies, and psychological burdens of pressure to marriage by mother influenced normative marriage intention. Fourth, functional marriage intention showed significant differences depending on gender, job, parents' support for marriage fund, views on the marriageable age, and degree of acceptance of parents' support for marriage fund. Among the individual awareness variables, functional marriage intention was influenced by values of offspring, perception about unmarried life, attitudes toward multiple role planning, and degree of acceptance of parents' support for marriage fund. Finally, the hierarchical regression analysis showed that individual awareness variables influenced on marriage intentions. Especially, values of offspring, perceptions to unmarried, and attitudes toward multiple role planning influenced on emotional, normative, and functional marriage intentions in common. Conclusions: The findings from these analyses suggest that the selective process based on the individual awareness has become very significant to having marriage intentions. Therefore, this study will contribute as the basic data on national marriage-related policies. Furthermore, this study will be able to use to think about the marriage intention as a task to be preceded by the national policy in order to prepare for Korea 's low fertility and aging phenomenon.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.455-462
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• 2023

임신 중 감염에 의한 산모의 면역 활성화는 조현병과 자폐 스펙트럼 장애를 포함한 신경 발달 질환의 위험을 증가시킨다. 여러 연구에서 poly (I:C) 또는 LPS를 사용하여 모체 면역 활성화 유도한 자손에서 비정상적인 행동과 뇌 발달을 관찰하였다. 또한 최근 뇌에 상주하며 면역 세포로 기능하는 미세아교세포가 MIA 유발 자손의 행동 이상과 뇌 발달에 중요한 역할을 한다는 것이 보고되고 있으나 아직 메커니즘은 명확하지 않다. 본 연구에서는 GPCR의 구성원인 GPR56의 미세아교세포 특이적 억제가 행동 이상과 뇌 발달을 유발하는지 여부를 조사하였다. 먼저, MIA 유도는 발달 중인 뇌의 미세아교세포 집단에 영향을 미치지 않으나, 미세아교세포를 분리하여 GRP56의 발현을 조사한 결과, MIA 유도 태아에서 성별에 관계 없이 E14.5와 E18.5 사이에서 GPR56 발현이 억제됨을 관찰하였다. 그리고 미세아교세포 특이적 GPR56 억제는 MIA 유도 자손에게서 나타나는 사교성 결손, 반복적인 행동 패턴 및 증가된 불안 수준과 같은 비정상적인 행동을 관찰하였다. 미세아교세포 GPR56 억제 마우스에서는 MIA 유도 자손과 같은 비정상적인 피질 발달이 관찰되지 않았지만, c-fos 염색을 통해 뇌 활동이 관찰되었다. 따라서 본 연구는 미세아교세포 특이적 GPR56 결핍이 이상 행동을 유발함을 시사하며, 추후 연구를 통해 MIA 자손의 행동 결손 진단 및/ 치료 표적을 위한 바이오마커로 활용될 수 있음을 시사한다.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.54-66
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• 1998

본 연구의 목적은 정신과 환자의 자녀가 정상인의 자녀와 비교하여 불안, 우울 등의 정신병리와 자기 개념, 가정환경에 대한 인식에 있어서 차이가 있는지를 알아봄으로써 부모의 정신병리가 자녀에게 어떤 영향을 주는가를 밝히기 위함이다. 아울러 환자집단 내에서 환자의 성별에 따라, 환자의 발병 당시의 자녀의 나이에 따라, 환자 진단에 따라 자녀의 불안, 우울 등의 정신병리와 자기 개념, 가정환경에 대한 인식에서 차이가 있는가를 알아보고자 하였다. 1997년 6월부터 1998년 4월까지 서울, 경기지역의 신경정신과 성인 외래 환자 39명을 대상으로 하여 이들의 자녀 중 초등학교 4학년부터 고등학교 3학년까지의 남녀 학생 52명에게 한국형 소아 상태-특성불안척도, 한국형 소아 우울 척도, 한국형 소아자기개념척도, 한국형 가정환경척도를 작성하도록 하고 이를 동 수의 정상인 자녀와 비교하였다. 그리고 환자의 자녀 내에서는 환자가 남자인지 혹은 여자인지, 환자의 발병 연령이 자녀가 3세 이전이었는지 이후였는지, 환자의 진단이 어떤 것인지에 따라 척도들을 비교하였다. 결과는 다음과 같다. 1) 정신과 환자의 자녀들이 정상인의 자녀들과 비교하여 가정환경척도 중 표현력 척도에서 유의하게 낮은점수를 보였고 상태 불안 척도에서는 유의하게 높은 점수를 보였다(p<0.05). 그러나 소아 자기개념척도의 지적 및 학업 상태 소척도와 인기도 소척도에서는 오히려 환자의 자녀가 정상인의 자녀보다 유의미하게 높은 점수를 보였다(p<0.05). 2) 환자군 내에서 환자의 남녀 성별에 따른 자녀의 척도들의 차이는 없었다. 3) 환자군 내에서 환자가 자녀 나이 3세 이전에 발병한 경우가 3세 이후에 발병한 경우보다 가정환경척도 중 조절성 소척도 점수는 유의하게 낮고 특성불안척도는 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 4) 환자군 내에서 환자의 진단(정신분열병 범주 장애-정동장애-신경증)에 따른 자녀의 척도들의 차이는 없었다. 자기 보고식 설문으로 측정한 우울, 불안 등의 정신병리는 환자의 자녀와 정상인의 자녀간 유의미한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 환자의 진단이나 남녀 성별의 차이 역시 자녀에게 영향을 주지 않는 것으로 밝혀졌으나 자녀가 3세 이전에 부모가 정신질환에 이환 될 경우에는 자녀의 특성불안이 높은 경향을 보였다. 향후 고위험군 자녀의 발달학적 측면에서 영향을 주는 요인을 밝히는 연구를 위해서는 자녀의 자기보고 이외에도 부모, 선생님 등의 관찰과의 일치도에 대한 조사, 직접적인 면담 등이 필요할 것으로 보이며 통제된 환경에서의 전향적 연구가 필요할 것이다.

• 대한생식의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한불임학회 2004년도 제47차 추계학술대회
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• pp.17-20
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• 2004

• 한국환경보건학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경보건학회 2004년도 International Conference Current Challenges and Advances in Environmental Health
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• pp.83-84
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• 2004