• 생태와환경
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• 제33권3호통권91호
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• pp.187-196
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• 2000

호수 내 seston조성 및 식물플랑크톤 성장을 제한하는 요인들을 평가하기 위해서는 일반적으로 시료가 담긴 용기 내에 영양물질을 투입하는 생물검정 (bioassay) 방법이나, 섭식 (grazing) 실험, seston의 size분석 등과 같은 직접적이고 시간적 노력이 필요한 방법을 이용한다. 그러나 이 논문에서는 동일한 목적을 위하여, 총인 (TP), 엽록소 (CHL), 투명도 (Secchi depth, SD) 자료에 의해 계산한 Carlson의 영양상태지수 (TSI)들의 상호편차(deviation)를 이용하는 보다 간편한 방법을 소개하였다. 본 연구에서 TSI 편차분석을 위하여 아열대지역의 대형호수 (Lake Okeechobee, 미국 플로리다)의 수질자료와 다른 많은 호수들로부터 수집된 자료를 이용하였다. 일단 연구자가 일상적인 수질자료를 수집하여 총인, Chl-a, 투명도 값을 기초로 TSI값을 얻었다면, 이로부터 여러 가지 해석이 도출될 수 있다 한편, 총질소의 자료도 총인과 마찬가지로 영양물질에 대한 자료로 중요하게 이용될 수 있다. TSI (CHL)값이 TSI (TP)값보다 훨씬 작다면, 인 (P)이 아닌 다른 요인이 조류의 성장을 제한한다고 유추할 수 있다. 만약 TSI (CHL)값이 TSI (SD) 값보다 훨씬 작다면 호수 내 seston중 아주 작은 무생물적 입자들의 구성비가 높다고 추정할 수 있으며,이 경우 빛이 제한 요소가 될 것이다. 반대로, TSI (CHL) 값이 TSI (TP) 값보다는 작지만 TSI (SD) 값보다 크다면, 수중의 빛을 산란시키는 입자들이 크기가 크다고 (예를 들면, 큰 사상성 또는 군체성 조류) 추정할 수 있고, 이 경우 조류의 성장은 동물플랑크톤의 섭식에 의해 제한을 받을 가능성이 크다. 이러한 분석의 결과는 신뢰성과 일관성이 매우 높으며, 일반적으로 상기한 다른 직접적인 방법들에 의해 얻어진 결과들과도 잘 일치한다. TSI의 편차를 이용한 방법으로부터 도출된 결과를 위의 직접적인 방법을 통해 주기적으로 검증할 필요는 있지만, 호수관리를 위해 수질과 생태학적 반응 요인들을 모니터링하고, 나아가 장기적으로 호수의 변화를 이해하는데 보다 효율적이고 경제적인 방법을 제공할 수 있어 이용가치가 매우 높다고 사료된다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.161-165
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• 2005

We investigated selective dry etching of GaAs over AlGaAs and InGaP in high density planar inductively coupled $BCl_3/SF_6$ plasmas. The process parameters were ICP source power (0-500 W), RE chuck power (0-30W) and gas composition $(60-100\%\;BCl_3\;in\;BCl_3/SF_6)$. The process results were characterized in terms of etch rate, selectivities of GaAs over AlGaAs and InGaP, surface morphology, surface roughness and residues after etching. $BCl_3/SF_6$ selective etching of GaAs showed quite good results in this study. Selectivities of GaAs $(GaAs:AlGaAs\~36:1,\;GaAs:InGaP\~45:1)$ were superior at $18BCl_3/2SF_6$, 20 W RF chuck power, 300 W ICP source power and 7.5 mTorr. Addition of $(5-15\%)SF_6\;to\;BCl_3$ produced relatively high selectivities of GaAs over AlGaAs and InGaP during etching due to decrease of etch rates of AlGaAs and InGaP (boiling points of etch products: $AlF_3\~1300^{\circ}C,\;InF_3>1200^{\circ}C$ at atmosphere) at the condition. SEM and AFM data showed slightly sloped sidewall and somewhat rough surface$(RMS\~9nm)$. XPS study on the surface of processed GaAs proved a very clean surface after dry etching. It shows that planar inductively coupled $BCl_3/SF_6$ plasmas could be a good candidate for selective dry etching of GaAs over AlGaAs and InGaP.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.109-126
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• 1993

Refractory periodontitis manifest progressive attachment loss in a rapid and unrelenting manner regardless of the type or frequency of therapy applied. The purpose of this study was ta evaluate the relation between the level of cytokines in GCF and periodontopathic microflora with disease activity of refractory periodontitis. Selection of patients with refractory periodontitis (7 males, 3 females) were made by long term clinical observation including conventional clinical history and parameters. Teeth that showed pocket depth greater than 6mm were selected as sample teeth. Subjects were examined at baseline and after 3 months. Prior to baseline test, individual acrylic stent was fabricated. Reference grooves were made on each sample tooth site. Pocket depth and attachment loss were measured by Florida Probe. Gingival index was measured at 4 sites each sample teeth. Disease activity was defined as attachment loss of ${\ge}$ 2.1mm, as determined by sequential probing and tolerance method. The pattern and amount of alveolar bone resorption was observed with quantitative digital subtraction image processing radiography. Morphological analysis of subgingival bacteria was taken by phase contrast microscopy. Predominant cultivable bacterial distribution and frequency were compared between disease-active and disease-inactive site using immunofluorescence microscopy and selective microbial culturing. Levels of $interleukin-l{\beta}$, 2, 4, 6 and $TNF-{\alpha}$ in GCF and blood serum sample were quantified by ELISA. In active sites, P. intermedia was significantly increased to compare with inactive site. $IL-1{\beta}$, IL-2, IL-6 and $TNF-{\alpha}$ in GCF were increased in active sites and IL-2 in serum was increased in active patients significantly. Alveolar bone loss in active site was correlated with $IL-1{\beta}$, IL-2 in GCF. And loss of attachment in active site was correlated with IL-2 in GCF. These results demonstrate that IL-2 in serum, $IL-1{\beta}$, IL-2, IL-6 and $TNF-{\alpha}$ in GCF, P, intermedia might be used as possible predictors of disease activity in refractory periodontitis before it is clinically expressed as attachment loss and quantitative alveolar bone change.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제26권9호
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• pp.1237-1246
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• 2013

The objective of this study was to estimate variance components and genetic parameters for lactation milk yield (LY), lactation length (LL), average milk yield per day (YD), initial milk yield (IY), peak milk yield (PY), days to peak (DP) and parameters (ln(a) and c) of the modified incomplete gamma function (MIG) in an Ethiopian multibreed dairy cattle population. The dataset was composed of 5,507 lactation records collected from 1,639 cows in three locations (Bako, Debre Zeit and Holetta) in Ethiopia from 1977 to 2010. Parameters for MIG were obtained from regression analysis of monthly test-day milk data on days in milk. The cows were purebred (Bos indicus) Boran (B) and Horro (H) and their crosses with different fractions of Friesian (F), Jersey (J) and Simmental (S). There were 23 breed groups (B, H, and their crossbreds with F, J, and S) in the population. Fixed and mixed models were used to analyse the data. The fixed model considered herd-year-season, parity and breed group as fixed effects, and residual as random. The single and two-traits mixed animal repeatability models, considered the fixed effects of herd-year-season and parity subclasses, breed as a function of cow H, F, J, and S breed fractions and general heterosis as a function of heterozygosity, and the random additive animal, permanent environment, and residual effects. For the analysis of LY, LL was added as a fixed covariate to all models. Variance components and genetic parameters were estimated using average information restricted maximum likelihood procedures. The results indicated that all traits were affected (p<0.001) by the considered fixed effects. High grade $B{\times}F$ cows (3/16B 13/16F) had the highest least squares means (LSM) for LY ($2,490{\pm}178.9kg$), IY ($10.5{\pm}0.8kg$), PY ($12.7{\pm}0.9kg$), YD ($7.6{\pm}0.55kg$) and LL ($361.4{\pm}31.2d$), while B cows had the lowest LSM values for these traits. The LSM of LY, IY, YD, and PY tended to increase from the first to the fifth parity. Single-trait analyses yielded low heritability ($0.03{\pm}0.03$ and $0.08{\pm}0.02$) and repeatability ($0.14{\pm}0.01$ to $0.24{\pm}0.02$) estimates for LL, DP and parameter c. Medium heritability ($0.21{\pm}0.03$ to $0.33{\pm}0.04$) and repeatability ($0.27{\pm}0.02$ to $0.53{\pm}0.01$) estimates were obtained for LY, IY, PY, YD and ln(a). Genetic correlations between LY, IY, PY, YD, ln(a), and LL ranged from 0.59 to 0.99. Spearman's rank correlations between sire estimated breeding values for LY, LL, IY, PY, YD, ln(a) and c were positive (0.67 to 0.99, p<0.001). These results suggested that selection for IY, PY, YD, or LY would genetically improve lactation milk yield in this Ethiopian dairy cattle population.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2014

Plasmodium vivax reemerged in the Republic of Korea (ROK) in 1993, and is likely to continue to affect public health. The purpose of this study was to measure levels of anti-P. vivax antibodies using indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) in border areas of ROK, to determine the seroprevalence of malaria (2003-2005) and to plan effective control strategies. Blood samples of the inhabitants in Gimpo-si, Paju-si, and Yeoncheon-gun (Gyeonggi-do), and Cheorwon-gun (Gangwon-do) were collected and kept in Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). Out of a total of 1,774 serum samples tested, the overall seropositivity was 0.94% (n=17). The seropositivity was the highest in Paju-si (1.9%, 7/372), followed by Gimpo-si (1.4%, 6/425), Yeoncheon-gun (0.67%, 3/451), and Cheorwon-gun (0.19%, 1/526). The annual parasite incidence (API) in these areas gradually decreased from 2003 to 2005 (1.69, 1.09, and 0.80 in 2003, 2004, and 2005, respectively). The highest API was found in Yeoncheon-gun, followed by Cheorwon-gun, Paju-si, and Gimpo-si. The API ranking in these areas did not change over the 3 years. The seropositivity of Gimpo-si showed a strong linear relationship with the API of 2005 (r=0.9983, P=0.036). Seropositivity data obtained using IFAT may be useful for understanding malaria prevalence of relevant years, predicting future transmission of malaria, and for establishing and evaluating malaria control programs in affected areas.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.158-162
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• 2005

이 연구에서는 대규모 나노여과 정수처리 시스템의 각 단계의 생물학적 안정성과 공정내의 AOC를 측정하고자 한다. 나노 여과 정수처리 시스템은 미 플로리다 주 남부의 Plantation 시의 $45,400\;m^3$/day (12 mgd) 규모의 연수화 시설에서 연구하였으며, 표면 대수층의 유기물이 많은 지하수를 원수로 이용하였다. 유입원수의 평균 AOC 농도는 158 g/L acetate-C이다. 전처리(산과 스케일 방지제첨가) 후 AOC농도는 12.7% 가량 증가하였는데, 이는 전처리 과정에서 투입된 화학물들이 생물학적 안정성을 저감시킬 수 있음을 의미한다. 전체적으로 나노여과공정은 63.4%와 94.8% 의 AOC 및 DOC 제거효율을 보였다. 특히 1단계에서의 AOC 제거율 (68%)이 2단계에서의 제거율 (58%)보다 다소 높았는데 이는 높은 회수율과 산 전처리과정이 있는 대규모 나노 공정 2단계에서 흔히 형성되는 낮은 pH 높은 이온강도 및 경도 등의 화학적 환경에 기인한다고 사료된다.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.393-401
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• 2007

인삼의 여러 생리 활성 가운데 항산화 정도를 알아보기 위하여 백삼(6 년근), 백삼(5 년근), 피부백삼(5 년근), 피부백삼 (4 년근) 의 80% 에탄올 엑기스, 에틸아세테이트 분획, 수포화 부탄올 분획, 물 분획을 얻은 후 LC/Mass 를 사용하여 사포닌 함량을 조사하고 기존의 여러 가지 항산화 작용 측정 방법들의 오류를 없애고 더욱 정확한 결과를 낼 수 있는 대처 방안으로 선정된 ORAC Assay에 의해 항산화 활성을 검토하였다. 인삼 중 사포닌은 ginsenoside Rg 1 과 Rb1 이 주요 성분으로 다량 함유하고 있었으며, Rc, Rb2, Re 등이 뒤를 이었고, 그밖에도 Rd, Rg3, Rh1가 널리 분포하고 있었다. 피부백삼 5 년근의 경우 에탄올 엑기스와 수포화 부탄올 분획에서 다른 인삼 분획에 비해 높은 함유량을 보였으나 실험의 한계상 인삼 재배기간과 인삼 종류별 각각의 분획에 대한 사포닌 함량 비교는 어려웠다. 인삼의 각 분획별 항산화 활성은 80% 에탄올 엑기스, 에틸아세테이트 분획, 수포화 부탄올 분획, 물 분획 모두에서 나타났고 비교적 전체 유기 용매 분획의 값이 비슷하였으며, 수층 분획이 다소 낮은 활성을 보였다. 검체 인삼들의 각 용매추출 분획 상호간의 유의성 비교에서는 모든 인삼 검체의 에틸아세테이트 분획에서만 유의성을 나타내었다(p>0.05). 인삼 중 항산화 활성은 에틸아세테이트 층으로 이행되는 폴리페놀 계통 성분이나 일부 비극성의 사포닌에 의한 것으로 추측되고 있으나 모든 분획에서 나타난 것으로 보아 이들 외에 산성 다당체, 당 단백질, 수용성 다당류 등 다른 생리활성 물질에 대한 연구가 요구된다.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.359-365
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 zinc oxide (ZnO)와 gallium이 도핑 된 zinc oxide (GZO)를 이용하여 radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering 방법에 의해 상온에서 제작된 bottom-gate 박막 트랜지스터의 특성을 평가하고 분석하였다. 게이트 절연층 물질로서 새로운 물질을 사용하지 않고 열적 성장된 $SiO_2$를 사용하여 게이트 누설 전류를 수 pA 수준까지 줄일 수 있었다. ZnO와 GZO 박막의 표면 제곱평균제곱근은 각각 1.07 nm, 1.65 nm로 측정되었다. 그리고 ZnO 박막은 80% 이상, GZO 박막은 75% 이상의 투과도를 가지고 있었고, 박막의 두께에 따라 투과도가 달라졌다. 또한 두 시료 모두 (002) 방위로 잘 정렬된 wurtzite 구조를 가지고 있었다. 제작된 ZnO 박막 트랜지스터는 2.5 V의 문턱 전압, $0.027\;cm^2/(V{\cdot}s)$의 전계효과 이동도, 104의 on/off ratio, 1.7 V/decade의 gate voltage swing 값들을 가지고 있었고, enhancement 모드 특성을 가지고 있었다. 반면에 GZO 박막 트랜지스터의 경우에는 -3.4 V의 문턱 전압, $0.023\;cm^2/(V{\cdot}s)$의 전계효과 이동도, $2{\times}10^4$의 on/off ratio, 3.3 V/decade의 gate voltage swing 값들을 가지고 있었고, depletion 모드 특성을 가지고 있었다. 우리는 기존의 ZnO와 1wt%의 Ga이 도핑된 ZnO를 이용하여 두 가지 모드의 트랜지스터 특성을 보이는 박막 트랜지스터를 성공적으로 제작하고 분석하였다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제63권2호
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• pp.137-152
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• 2020

In spite of the developing endovascular era, large (15-25 mm) and giant (>25 mm) wide-neck cerebral aneurysms remained technically challenging. Intracranial flow-diverting stents (FDS) were developed to address these challenges by targeting aneurysm hemodynamics to promote aneurysm occlusion. In 2011, the first FDS approved for use in the United States market. Shortly thereafter, the Pipeline of Uncoilable or Failed Aneurysms (PUFS) study was published demonstrating high efficacy and a similar complication profile to other intracranial stents. The initial FDA instructions for use (IFU) limited its use to patients 22 years old or older with wide-necked large or giant aneurysms of the internal carotid artery (ICA) from the petrous segment to superior hypophyseal artery/ophthalmic segment. Expanded IFU was tested in the Prospective Study on Embolization of Intracranial Aneurysms with PipelineTM Embolization Device (PREMIER) trial. With further post-approval clinical data, the United States FDA expanded the IFU to include patients with small or medium, wide-necked saccular or fusiform aneurysms from the petrous ICA to the ICA terminus. However, IFU is more restrictive in South Korea than in United States. Several systematic reviews and meta-analyses have sought to evaluate the overall efficacy of FDS for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms and consistently identify FDS as an effective technique for the treatment of aneurysms broadly with complication rates similar to other traditional techniques. A growing body of literature has demonstrated high efficacy of FDS for small aneurysms; distal artery aneurysms; non-saccular aneurysms posterior circulation aneurysms and complication rates similar to traditional techniques. In the short interval since the Pipeline Embolization Device was first introduced, FDS has been firmly entrenched as a powerful tool in the endovascular armamentarium. As new FDS are developed, established FDS are refined, and delivery systems are improved the uses for FDS will only expand further. Researchers continue to work to optimize the mechanical characteristics of the FDS themselves, aiming to optimize deploy ability and efficacy. With expanded use for small to medium aneurysms and posterior circulation aneurysms, FDS technology is firmly entrenched as a powerful tool to treat challenging aneurysms, both primarily and as an adjunct to coil embolization. With the aforementioned advances, the ease of FDS deployment will improve and complication rates will be further minimized. This will only further establish FDS deployment as a key strategy in the treatment of cerebral aneurysms.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.319-324
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• 2010

A family of calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs) is a unique enzyme which plays crucial roles in intracellular calcium signaling in plants, algae, and protozoa. CDPKs of malaria parasites are known to be key regulators for stage-specific cellular responses to calcium, a widespread secondary messenger that controls the progression of the parasite. In our study, we identified a gene encoding Plasmodium vivax CDPK4 (PvCDPK4) and characterized its molecular property and cellular localization. PvCDPK4 was a typical CDPK which had well-conserved N-terminal kinase domain and C-terminal calmodulin-like structure with 4-EF hand motifs for calcium-binding. The recombinant protein of EF hand domain of PvCDPK4 was expressed in Echerichia coli and a 34 kDa product was obtained. Immunofluorescence assay by confocal laser microscopy revealed that the protein was expressed at the mature schizont of P. vivax. The expression of PvCDPK4-EF in schizont suggests that it may participate in the proliferation or egress process in the life cycle of this parasite.