• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.41-46
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• 2008

In this paper, the recirculation flow motion and mixing characteristics driven by air bubble stream in a rectangular water tank is studied. The time-resolved PIV technique is adopted for the quantitative visualization and analysis. 488 nm Ar-ion CW laser is used for illumination and orange fluorescent ($\lambda_{ex}=540nm,\;\lambda_{em}=560nm$) particle images are acquired by a PCO 10bit high-speed CCD camera (1280$\times$1024). To obtain clean particle images, 545 nm long pass optical filter and an image intensifier are employed and the flow rates of compressed air is 3 l/min at 0.5 MPa. The recirculation and mixing flow field is further investigated by time-resolved POD analysis technique. It is observed that the large scale recirculation resulting from the interaction between rising bubble stream and side wall is the most dominant flow structure and there are small scale vortex structures moving along with large scale recirculation flow. It is also verified that the sum of 20 modes of velocity field has about 67.4% of total turbulent energy.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.12-20
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• 2022

Pongamia (Pongamia pinnata L.) as a source of non-edible oil, is potential tree species for biodiesel production. For several reasons, both technical and economical, the potential of P. pinnata is far from being realized. The exploitation of genetic diversity for crop improvement has been the major driving force for the exploration and ex situ/in situ conservation of plant genetic resources. However, P. pinnata improvement for high oil and seed production is not achieved because of unsystematic way of tree improvement. Performance of P. pinnata planted by Karnataka Forest Department was assessed based on yield potential by collecting 157 clones out of 264 clones established by Karnataka Forest Department research wing under different research circles/ranges. It was evident that the all the seed and pod traits were significantly different. Further, selection of superior germplasm based on oil and pod/seed parameters was achieved by application of Mahalanobis statistics and Tocher's technique. On the basis of D² values for all possible 253 pairs of populations the 157 genotypes were grouped into 28 clusters. The clustering pattern showed that geographical diversity is not necessarily related to genetic diversity. Cluster means indicated a wide range of variation for all the pod and seed traits. The best cluster having total oil content of more than 34.9% with 100 seed weight of above 125 g viz. Cluster I, II, III, IX, XV, XIX, XXI, XXIII, XXVI and XXVII were selected for clonal propagation.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.707-712
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• 2014

Purpose: Anastomotic leakage (AL) is associated with high morbidity and mortality, high reoperation rates, and increased hospital length of stay. Here we investigated the risk factors for AL after anterior resection for rectal cancer with a double stapling technique. Patients and Methods: Data for 460 patients who underwent primary anterior resection with a double stapling technique for rectal carcinoma at a single institution from 2003 to 2007 were prospectively collected. All patients experienced a total mesorectal excision (TME) operation. Clinical AL was defined as the presence of leakage signs and confirmed by diagnostic work-up according to ICD-9 codes 997.4, 567.22 (abdominopelvic abscess), and 569.81 (fistula of the intestine). Univariate and logistic regression analyses of 20 variables were undertaken to determine risk factors for AL. Survival was analysed using the Cox regression method. Results: AL was noted in 35 (7.6%) of 460 patients with rectal cancer. :Median age of the patients was 65 (50-74) and 161 (35%) were male. The diagnosis of AL was made between the 6th and 12th postoperative day (POD; mean 8th POD). After univariate and multivariate analysis, age (p=0.004), gender (p=0.007), tumor site (p<0.001), preoperative body mass index (EMI) (p<0.001), the reduction of TSGF on 5th POD less than 10U/ml (p=0.044) and the pH value of pelvic dranage less than or equal to 6.978 on 3rd POD (p<0.001) were selected as 6 independent risk factors for AL. It was shown that significant differences in survival of the patients were AL-related (p<0.001), high ASA score related (p=0.036), high-level EMI related (p=0.007) and advanced TNM stage related

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제62권5호
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• pp.561-566
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• 2019

Objective : Functional outcomes have traditionally been evaluated and compared using subjective surveys, such as visual analog scores (VAS), the Oswestry disability index (ODI), and Short Form-36 (SF-36), to assess symptoms and quality of life. However, these surveys are limited by their subjective natures and inherent bias caused by differences in patient perceptions of symptoms. The Fitbit $Charge^{(R)}$ (Fitbit Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA) provides accurate and objective measures of physical activity. The use of this device in patients after laminectomy would provide objective physical measures that define ambulatory function, activity level, and degree of recovery. Therefore, the present study was conducted to identify relationships between the number of steps taken by patients per day and VAS pain scores, prognoses, and postoperative functional outcomes. Methods : We prospectively investigated 22 consecutive patients that underwent laminectomy for spinal stenosis or a herniated lumbar disc between June 2015 and April 2016 by the same surgeon. When patients were admitted for surgery and first visited after surgery, preoperative and postoperative functional scores were recorded using VAS scores, ODI scores, and SF-36. The VAS scores and physical activities were recorded daily from postoperative day (POD) 1 to POD 7. The relationship between daily VAS scores and daily physical activities were investigated by simple correlation analysis and the relationship between mean number of steps taken and ODI scores after surgery was subjected to simple regression analysis. In addition, Wilcoxon's signed-rank test was used to investigate the significance of pre-to-postoperative differences in VAS, ODI, and SF-36 scores. Results : Pre-to-postoperative VAS (p<0.001), ODI (p<0.001), SF-36 mental composite scores (p=0.009), and SF-36 physical composite scores (p<0.001) scores were found to be significantly different. Numbers of steps taken from POD 1 to POD 7 were negatively correlated with daily VAS scores (r=-0.981, p<0.001). In addition, the mean number of steps from POD 3 to POD 7 and the decrease in ODI conducted one month after surgery were statistically significant (p=0.029). Conclusion : Wearable devices are not only being used increasingly by consumers as lifestyle devices, but are also progressively being used in the medical area. This is the first study to demonstrate the usefulness of a wearable device for checking patient physical activity and predicting pain and prognosis after laminectomy. Based on our experience, the wearable device used to provide measures of physical activity in the present study has the potential to provide objective information on pain severity and prognosis.

• BMB Reports
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.259-265
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• 2008

Three peroxidase (POD) cDNAs were isolated from dehydration-treated fibrous roots of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) plant via the screening of a cDNA library, and their expressions were assessed to characterize functions of each POD in relation to environmental stress. Three PODs were divided into two groups, designated the basic PODs (swpb4, swpb5) and the anionic PODs (swpa7), on the basis of the pI values of mature proteins. Fluorescence microscope analysis indicated that three PODs are secreted into the extracellular space. RT-PCR analysis revealed that POD genes have diverse expression patterns in a variety of plant tissues. Swpb4 was abundantly expressed in stem tissues, whereas the expression levels of swpb5 and swpa7 transcripts were high in fibrous and thick pigmented roots. Swpb4 and swpa7 showed abundant expression levels in suspension cultured cells. Three POD genes responded differently in the leaf and fibrous roots in response to a variety of stresses including dehydration, temperature stress, stress-associated chemicals, and pathogenic bacteria.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.59-66
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• 2017

The guideline of selecting the number of snapshot dataset, $N_s$ in proper orthogonal decomposition(POD) was presented via the analysis of Eigen values based on the singular value decomposition(SVD). In POD, snapshot datasets from the solutions of Euler or Navier-Stokes equations are utilized to SVD and a reduced order model(ROM) is constructed as the combination of Eigen vectors. The ROM is subsequently applied to reconstruct the flowfield data with new set of flow conditions, thereby enhancing the computational efficiency. The overall computational efficiency and accuracy of POD is dependent on the number of snapshot dataset; however, there is no reliable guideline of determining $N_s$. In order to resolve this problem, the order of maximum to minimum Eigen value ratio, O(R) from SVD was analyzed and presented for the decision of $N_s$; in case of steady flow, $N_s$ should be determined to make O(R) be $10^9$. For unsteady flow, $N_s$ should be increased to make O(R) be $10^{11\sim12}$. This strategy of selecting the snapshot dataset was applied to two dimensional NACA0012 airfoil and vortex flow problems including steady and unsteady cases and the numerical accuracies according to $N_s$ and O(R) were discussed.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제43권8호
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• pp.677-683
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• 2015

하이브리드 로켓은 특정한 연소조건에서 10~30Hz 저주파수 연소불안정이 나타난다. 후연소실의 와류 흘림 현상이 저주파수 불안정 발생과 직접적인 관련이 있는 것으로 판단되며, 이를 확인하기 위하여 발광하는 연소가스의 후연소실 내부유동을 직접 촬영하여 광도 분석과 유동 가시화를 시도하였다. 저주파수 연소불안정이 발생하면 일정한 주기(~18Hz)를 갖는 광도 변화가 나타났으며, 압력교란(p')의 위상(phase)이 거의 일치하고 있어 비-음향 불안정임에도 불구하고 압력과 연소교란이 상호 간섭하고 있음을 확인하였다. POD에 의한 유동 모드 분석결과 안정한 연소가 발생하면 후연소실 유동은 공간적으로 상하 대칭 모드 형태를 이루지만 불안정 연소에서는 수직방향 경사각을 이루는 대칭축을 중심으로 변화하는 유동모드가 나타난다. 특히 3번 모드는 불안정 연소가 발생하는 경우에만 나타나는 유동 모드이다. 불안정 연소가 발생하는 경우에 수직선을 대칭으로 변하는 모드가 나타나는 것은 저주파수 연소불안정이 발생할 때 와류 흘림인 것으로 판단할 수 있다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제66권4호
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• pp.393-399
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• 2023

Objective : Chiari II malformation (CM II) is still the main cause of severe morbidity and mortality in children with open neural tube defects (ONTDs). The goal of this study was to validate a CM II model in late-stage chick embryos with surgically induced ONTDs. Methods : To make the chick embryo model of ONTD, their neural tubes were opened for a length of 5-6 somites at the thoracic level in Hamburger and Hamilton stage 18 chick embryos (n=150). They were reincubated in ovo up to a total age of 17-21 days. A total of 19 embryos survived and were assigned to either the postoperative day (POD) 14-15 group (n=6) or the POD 17-18 group (n=13). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and histopathologic findings of embryo heads with spinal ONTDs were compared with age-matched normal chick embryos. Results : The chick embryos with ONTDs demonstrated definite and constant structural changes, such as downward displacement of the cerebellum to just above the foramen magnum and narrow and small cerebrospinal fluid spaces in the crowded small posterior fossa. These morphologic features were more prominent in the POD 17-18 group than in the POD 14-15 group. Conclusion : This is the first description of CM II with spinal ONTD in a late-stage chick embryo model with MRI and histopathological analysis. The morphological changes of the posterior fossa in this study mimic those of CM II associated with spinal ONTD in humans. This model will facilitate investigation of the pathogenesis of CM II.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.599-605
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• 2007

콩에서 종자의 수와 협의 수가 주된 수량구성요소이다. 그리고 육종의 주된 목표는 수량을 증가시키기 위한 요인들을 선발하는 것이다. 따라서 본 연구의 목적은 큰올콩과 신팔달콩의 $F_{10}$세대의 RIL계통을 이용하여 주당협수와 주당립수 및 협당립수를 조절하는 양적형질유전자좌(QTL)를 확인하는 것이다. 주당협수와 연관된 QTL은 개별 마커들과의 분산분석 결과, 연관군 F와 L에서 2개의 QTL을 탐색하였으며, 주당립수도 연관군 F와 L에서 2개의 QTL을 탐색하였다. 협당립수는 연관군 D1a와 D1b 및 F에서 3개의 QTL을 탐색하였다. 따라서 주당협수와 주당립수와 관련된 QTL 연관군 F와 L에서 공통으로 탐색되었는데, 이는 품종 육성과정에서 이들 형질과 관련한 선발 마커로서 활용 가치가 높은 것으로 판단된다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.206-216
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• 2000

저자는 1996년 1월에서 1998년 10월까지 본원에서 하악지시상분할골절단술을 시행한 하악전돌증환자중 35명(남자15명, 여자 20명)을 무작위로 선정하여 수술전, 수술직후 및 술후 1년의 하악각변화를 분석한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 35명 환자의 하악각평균은 술직후에는 술전에 비해 $9.3^{\circ}$ 감소하였다가 술후 1년까지 $4.0^{\circ}$증가하여 술전에 비해 술후 1년의 하악각은 $5.3^{\circ}$감소하였다(p<0.01). 2. 35명 환자의 악교정수술전 하악각평균은 $129.4^{\circ}({\pm}6.27)$로 정상에 비해 유의있게 큰 값을 보였으며 하악지시상분할골절단술 후 1년의 하악각평균은 $124.1^{\circ}({\pm}6.33)$로 비교적 개선되었다. 3. 술전과 술후 1년 사이의 남녀의 하악각변화는 여자는 $5.4^{\circ}$감소, 남자는 $5.3^{\circ}$감소로서 남녀간에 유의한 차이는 없었다(p>0.05). 4. 35명의 하악지시상분할골절단술을 받은 환자의 술전과 술후 1년 사이의 하악각변화에서 하악각감소에 관여하는 가장 주요한 변수는 하악후퇴량이었다. 5. 35명의 하악지시상분할골절단술을 받은 환자의 술직후부터 술후 1년까지의 하악각변화에서 하악각증가에 관여하는 가장 주요한 요인은 수평회귀율이었으며 원심골편후방부의 흡수현상도 하악각증가에 관여하는 것으로 생각되었다. 결론적으로 하악전돌증 환자에 있어 하악각이 정상보다 큰 경우 하악지시상분할골절단술은 하악각개선에 효과적이었으며 하악각이 정상에 가깝고 과도한 하악후퇴량이 요구되는 경우는 Short lingual cut 방법, 부가적인 원심골편의 후방변연절제술, Obwegeser II 방법과 같은 하악우각부 형태를 유지하는 수술법을 선택함이 유리할 것으로 예상되고 술후 회귀방지책이 안정된 하악각유지에도 도움이 될 것으로 사료된다.