• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.71-80
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• 1996

The effects of simulated acid rain on the growth and interspecific competition of Echinochloa crus-galli and Digitaria sanguinalis were studied. Changes of growth in height and dry weight were examined and competition between the two species was investigated using the experimental model proposed by de Wit (1960). The experiments were carried out in the greenhouse, and test plants were germinated and grown for 4 weeks and then sprayed with simulated acid rain of pH 5.6, 4.2 and 2.8 for another 8 weeks. In de Wit replacement experiments, the variation of density and the treatment of simulated acid rain showed little effect on the interspecific competition between E. Crus-galli and D.sanguinalis. The ratio diagram, another method to reveal the interrelations between two competing species, always showed the predominance of E. crus-galli in competition, regardless of density and pH. The interspecific competition of the two species, represented by relative yield total (RYT), revealed that intraspecific competition was stronger than interspecific competition in both species.The treatment of simulated acid rain showed little effect on the growth of E. Crus-galli and D. sanguinalis. Height growth of both species did not differ from that of control (pH 5.6), but root/shoot ratio increased with the decrease in pH of simulated acid rain. Growth of tatal dry weight of E. crus-galli and D. sanguinalis was not influenced by the change of pH, except that D.sanguinalis showed a decrease in the total dry weight at pH 2.8 along with a visible sign of white spots on leaves. Physical environmental conditions can exert an effect on the interrelationships between the two species, but this experiment did not show the reversion of competition, and showed that E.crus-gilli was competitively dominant under any environmental conditions given in this study.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.201-205
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• 2015

The experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of pathogenic Escherichia coli on diarrhea, growth performance, and blood profile of weaned pigs. A total of 48 pigs were used and housed in individual pens of disease containment chambers for 16 d (4 d before and 12 d after the first challenge [d0]). The treatments were with or without the pathogenic E. coli challenge (F-18 E. coli strain; heat-labile, heat-stable, and Shiga-like toxins). Pigs were orally inoculated with a dose of $10^{10}cfu$ E. coli per 3 mL PBS daily for 3 days. The common nursery diet and water were available at all times. The ADG, ADFI, G:F, diarrhea score, ratio of fecal ${\beta}$-hemolytic coliforms from total coliforms (RHT), and blood profile were measured. The pathogenic E. coli reduced (P < 0.05) ADG from d0 to 6 (117 vs. 297 g/d) and from d0 to 12 (377 vs. 238 g/d) compared with the control. Meanwhile, the pathogenic E. coli increased (P < 0.05) diarrhea score (average 3.4 vs. 1.4) and RHT (average 82 vs. 11%) on d3, 6, and 9 and the number of white blood cells (17.59 vs. $13.48{\times}10^3/{\mu}L$) on d6 compared with the control. No differences were found on ADFI and others in the blood profile (total protein and hematocrit). In conclusion, pathogenic E. coli used in this experiment successfully caused mild diarrhea, increased number of white blood cells, and adversely affected growth rate of weaned pigs.

• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제43권8호
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• pp.91-96
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• 2006

스위칭모드로 동작하는 증폭기는 수 MHz 대역이상의 주파수에서 고효율의 특성을 가지고 있다고 알려져 있으며, 이러한 스위칭모드 증폭기 중 I급 증폭기는 이론적으로 스위칭 동작을 통해 100%의 효율을 얻을 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 회로 시뮬레이터를 이용한 하모닉 밸런스 해석을 통해 E급 증폭기를 설계하였다. 설계된 증폭기는 pHEMT 및 마이크로스트립선로로 구현하였으며, 제작된 E급 증폭기는 2.4GHz에서 출력전력이 17.6dBm일 때 66%의 전력부가효율을 가진다. 이 증폭기는 -3dBm의 입력 무선랜 신호를 인가하였을 때 출력스펙트럼 측정 결과가 무선랜 스펙트럼 마스크 표준규격을 만족한다. 즉, $P_{ldB}$의 출력스펙트럼은 요구 스펙트럼 마스크를 만족하지 못하며 9dB back off을 하였을 때 요구 스팩트럼을 만족하는 결과를 나타내었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.414-419
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• 1996

The xylnX gene encoding a xylanase from Clostridium thermocellum ATCC27405 was cloned in the plasmid pJH27, an E. coli-Bacillus shuttle vector and the resultant recombinant plasmid, pJX18 was transformed into E. coli HB101. The overexpressed xylanase was found to be secreted into the periplasmic space of the recombinant E. coli cells. The crude enzyme was obtained by treating the E. coli cells with lysozyme, and purified by DEAE-Sepharose column chromatography. Molecular wieght of the xylanase was estimated to be 53 kDa by gel filtration. The pI value was determined to be pH 8.8. The N-terminal sequence of the enzyme protein was Asp-Asp-Asn-Asn-Ala-Asn-Leu-Val-Ser-Asn which was considered to be the sequence of that of the mature form protein. The Km value of the enzyme for oat spelt xylan was calculated to be 2.63 mg/ml and the Vmax value was $0.47 {\mu}mole/min$. The xylanase had a pH optimum for its activity at pH 5.4 and a temperature optimum at $60^{\circ}C$. The enzyme hydrolyzed xylan into xylooligosaccharides which were composed mainly of xylobiose (40%) and xyloltriose (12%) after 5 hour reaction. This result indicates that the xylanase from C. thermocellum ATCC27405 is an endo-acting enzyme.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.87-98
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 DMT를 이용한 비배수 전단강도를 파악하기 위하여 부산신항 점토층에 DMT 시험, 베인전단시험, $CK_0U$ 삼축압축시험을 실시하였다. 시험결과 정규화한 비배수 전단강도비는 삼축시험의 경우 $S_{u(CKU)}/{\sigma}'_v=0.30{\sim}0.35$, 베인전단시험의 경우 ${\mu}S_{u(VST)}/{\sigma}'_v=0.20{\sim}0.22$로 나타났다. 본 연구에서는 현장 베인전단시험 및 삼축압축시험 결과와의 비교를 통해, DMT를 이용하여 비배수 전단강도를 추정하는 두 가지 방법을 제안하였다. 첫 번째는 $S_u/{\sigma}'_v$와 횡방향 응력지수의 관계를 이용하는 방법이고, 두 번째는 $N_c-I_D$ 또는 $N_c-E_D$ 관계로부터 비배수 전단강도를 추정하는 방법이다. 베인전단시험 및 삼축시험 결과와 두 가지 추정방법을 비교한 결과, $N_c-I_D$ 또는 $N_c-E_D$ 관계를 이용한 방법이 $K_D$ 이용하는 방법보다 비배수 전단강도를 정확하게 추정하는 것으로 나타났다. 이것은 $I_D$와 $E_D$가 토질상태를 반영하는 $p_1-p_0$항을 포함하고 있어, $N_c$를 이용하는 방법이 토질을 고려한 비배수 전단강도 추정을 할 수 있기 때문으로 판단된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.372-377
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• 2016

The objectives of the trial were to investigate the effects of supplementing vitamin E (VE) on nutrient digestion, nitrogen (N) retention and plasma parameters of beef cattle in feedlot. Four growing Simmental bulls, fed with a total mixed ration composed of corn silage and concentrate mixture as basal ration, were used as the experimental animals. Four levels of VE product, i.e. 0, 150, 300, 600 mg/head/d (equivalent to 0, 75, 150, 300 IU VE/head/d), were supplemented to the basal ration (VE content 38 IU/kg dry matter) in a $4{\times}4$ Latin square design as experimental treatments I, II, III and IV, respectively. Each experimental period lasted 15 days, of which the first 12 days were for pretreatment and the last 3 days for sampling. The results showed that supplementing VE did not affect the nutrient digestibility (p>0.05) whereas decreased the urinary N excretion (p<0.01), increased the N retention (p<0.05) and tended to increase the microbial N supply estimated based on the total urinary purine derivatives (p = 0.057). Supplementing VE increased the plasma concentrations of VE, glucose and triglycerol (TG) (p<0.05) and tended to increase the plasma concentration of total protein (p = 0.096) whereas did not affect the plasma antioxidant indices and other parameters (p>0.05). It was concluded that supplementing VE up to 300 IU/head/d did not affect the nutrient digestibility whereas supplementing VE at 150 or 300 IU/head/d increased the N retention and the plasma concentrations of VE and TG (p<0.05) of beef cattle.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.152-158
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• 2000

정신분열병과 DRD4 다형성이 연관이 없다는 보고들이 있어왔다. 그러나 지금까지의 결과로부터 정신분열병과 DRD4가 연관이 없다고 결론 내리는 것은 성급한 것일 수도 있다. 정신분열병의 유전적 취약성은 여러 유전자좌(locus)들이 같이 상호작용(interaction) 또는 공작용(coaction)에 의한 것일 가능성이 크다. 저자들은 DRD4 유전자의 exon III 48-염기쌍 다형성 [D4E3]과 exon I 12-염기쌍 다형성[D4E1]의 조합과 정신분열병의 연관성에 관하여 연구하였다. 207명의 친척이 아닌 한국인 정신분열병 환자와 191명의 정상 대조군이 연구에 참여했다. DRD4 유전자형을 중합효소연쇄반응을 통하여 확인하였으며, 정신분열병 환자군과 정상 대조군의 유전자형과 대립유전자의 빈도간의 차이를 연구하였다. 두 군간에 다형성에 있어 통계적 유의한 차이는 보이지 않았으며, 모든 유전자형의 빈도는 Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium에서 예상되는 분포와 유의한 차이가 없었다. 정신분열병 환자군과 정상 대조군에서 DRD4 유전자의 다형성을 조합하여, D4E1과 D4E3 다형성의 조합의 분포에 있어 비교하였을 때, $A1A2^*2/4$의 분포에 있어 두 군간에 유의한 차이가 있었다(p<0.01). 이러한 소견은 D4E1과 D4E3 다형성의 조합중 하나인 $A1A2^*2/4$이 정신분열병의 취약성에 있어 방어적인 역할을 할 가능성을 시사하는 것이다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.289-298
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• 1993

Properties in terms of the variation of the glass compositions, which were density (p), molar volume(Vm), atom/ion packing density (Dp), refractive index (nD), transformation temperature (Tg), dilatometric softening point (Td), thermal expansion coefficient (α), Young's modulus (E), and knoop hardness (KHN) were investigated in CaO-SiO2 glasses and CaO-P2O5-SiO2 glasses containing less than 10mole% of P2O5. Those properties were measured by density measurement kit, Abbe refractometer, dilatometer, ultrasonic pulse echo equipment, and micro hardness tester. When CaO content was increased in CaO-SiO2 glasses, p, Dp, nD, Tg, Td, α, E and KHN were increased, while Vm was decreased. When P2O5 was added to the CaO-SiO2 glasses with constant CaO/SiO2 ratio as 1.07, p, Dp, nD, Tg, Td, α, E and KHN were decreased, while Vm was increased. When the amount of P2O5 in glasses was kept constant, the changes of the properties with variation of CaO content in the CaO-P2O5-SiO2 glasses were very similar to those of CaO-SiO2 glasses. These phenomena could be explained by the structural role of P2O5 in the CaO-P2O5-SiO2 glasses, which was polymerization of siicate structures and resulted in [PO4] monomer structure in glasses. Due to this structural characteristics, the bond strength and packing density were changed with compositions. Proportional relationships between 1) np and Dp, 2) Tg, Td, α and CaO content, 3) E and Vm-1, and 4) KHN and P2O5 content were evaluated in this investigation.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.182-190
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• 2018

Objectives: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth most common malignancy worldwide. Inconsistency in various histopathologic features for predicting nodal metastasis and overall prognosis and a better understanding of molecular mechanisms of tumourigenesis have shifted the focus to a search for more definitive predictive markers. To identify the role of two immunohistochemical (IHC) markers, E-cadherin and cyclin D1, as predictive markers of aggressiveness in HNSCC and to assess clonal expansion of tumour cells. Materials and Methods: A total of 66 cases of HNSCC with neck node dissection were studied. IHC was performed on primary tumour sections and lymph nodes showing metastatic deposits. Histopathological parameters such as tumour grade and TNM stage together with nodal status were compared according to expression of the two markers. Fischer's chi-square test was used to assess the correlation between the two markers and histopathological parameters. Results: Out of 66 cases studied, 37 showed LN metastasis. Most of the patients were male, and the most common tumour site was buccal mucosa. We found a significant association between loss of E-cadherin and node metastasis (P<0.001) and higher TNM stage (P<0.001). Cyclin D1 overexpression was significantly associated with only nodal metastasis (P=0.007). No significant association with tumour grade was found for either marker. The subgroup of E-cadherin loss with cyclin D1 overexpression was associated with the maximum incidence of nodal metastasis and higher TNM stage, highlighting the importance of using a combination of these two markers. A significant association was noted between the expression of markers at the primary site and at nodal deposits, indicating clonal expansion. Conclusion: A combination of the two markers E-cadherin and cyclin D1 can predict prognosis in HNSCC, although tumour heterogeneity may affect this association in some cases.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제58권9호
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• pp.325-329
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• 2015

Purpose: In addition to regulating calcium and phosphorus homeostasis and bone metabolism, vitamin D is known as an immune modulator. Recently, there has been increased worldwide interest in the association between low levels of vitamin D and allergic diseases. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between serum vitamin D levels and allergic/vasomotor rhinitis (AR/VR) in children. Methods: This study included 164 patients. The sample included 59 patients with AR, 42 patients with VR, and 63 controls. Their ages ranged from 0 to 16 years. We examined the levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, Immunoglobulin E, specific IgE, and eosinophil cationic protein; peripheral blood eosinophil count; and the results of a skin prick test. Results: Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were $19.0{\pm}8.5ng/mL$ in the AR group, $25.5{\pm}10.9ng/mL$ in the VR group, and $26.9{\pm}10.7ng/mL$ in the control group. After adjustment for body mass index and season at the time of blood sampling, vitamin D levels in the AR group were lower than those of the VR group (P=0.003) and control group (P<0.001). Vitamin D levels were inversely correlated with Immunoglobulin E levels (r=-0.317, P<0.001). AR patients with food allergy or atopic dermatitis did not have lower levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D than AR patients without these diseases. Conclusion: This study demonstrates a possible relationship between vitamin D levels and allergic rhinitis in Korean children.