• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.777-784
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• 2006

본 연구는 돼지에서 정자 SCSA와 정자 운동성 및 인공수정을 이용한 분만율과의 상관관계를 조사하기 위해 인공수정센터에서 정액 생산용으로 이용되고 있는 종모돈 중 개체별 정액을 이용한 인공수정 번식성적을 가지고 있는 종모돈 26두의 정액 성상 기록과 번식성적을 분석 하였고, 액상정액을 공시하여 정자운동성 분석과 SCSA를 실시하였다. 종모돈의 정액 채취 횟수에 따른 SCSA 분석은 종모돈 26두를 공시하여 정액을 8주간 6회 채취하여 공시하였다. 종모돈은 인공수정 분만율(80% 이상 ; 종모돈 7두, AI 256복, 8070% ; 종모돈 9두, AI 745복 및 70% 미만 ; 종모돈 10두, AI 293 복)에 따라 3개 군으로 구분 하였다. 액상 정액의 CASA 분석 결과는 분만율에 따른 종모돈 군 간에 유의적인 차이는 인정되지 않았다. 종모돈의 SCSA 결과는 분만율이 높을수록 COMP αt, %Red, %Peak R 및 %Mean R 값은 낮게 나타났고, 분만율이 가장 낮은 종모돈 군과 다른 두 군간에 유의적인 차이를 보였다(P<0.05). 종모돈 정액을 채취 차수에 따른 정액의 성상과 SCSA를 조사한 결과에서 채취 차수에 따른 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 종모돈의 인공수정 분만율과 SCSA 결과와의 상관관계는 COMP αt, SD αt, %Red, %Peak R, Mean R는 모두 부의 상관관계를 나타냈다. 이상의 결과에서 SCSA는 종모돈 정액의 수정 능력을 평가하고 예측하는데 유용한 방법으로 사료된다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.277-283
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• 2020

Objective: The sperm DNA fragmentation index (DFI) guides the clinician's choice of an appropriate assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedure. The DFI can be determined using commercially available methodologies, including sperm chromatin dispersion (SCD) kits and sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA). Currently, when DFI is evaluated using SCD kits, the result is analyzed in reference to the SCSA-derived threshold for the choice of an ART procedure. In this study, we compared DFI values obtained using SCSA with those obtained using SCD and determined whether the difference affects the choice of ART procedure. Methods: We compared SCSA to two SCD kits, CANfrag (n=36) and Halosperm (n=31), to assess the DFI values obtained, the correlations between tests, the technical repeatability, and the impact of DFI on the choice of ART. Results: We obtained higher median DFI values using SCD kits than when using SCSA, and this difference was significant for the CANfrag kit (p<0.001). The SCD kits had significantly higher coefficients of variation than SCSA (p<0.001). In vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) would be chosen for a significantly higher proportion of patients if a decision were made based on DFI derived from SCD rather than DFI determined using SCSA (p=0.003). Conclusion: Our results indicate that SCD kit-specific thresholds should be established in order to avoid the unnecessary use of IVF/ICSI based on sperm DNA damage for the management of infertility. Appropriate measures should be taken to mitigate the increased variability inherent to the methods used in these tests.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.785-796
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• 2006

본 연구는 인공수정 센터에서 이용되고 있는 종모돈의 인공수정 분만율의 차이를 기준으로 하여 정액의 보존 일에 따른 정자의 생존율, CASA, HOST, IVP 및 SCSA를 조사하여 이들 정자의 분석법들과 인공수정 분만율과의 상관관계를 조사하여 종모돈의 수정 능력을 예측할 수 있는 정액 평가법을 개발하고자 실시하였다. 종모돈의 액상정액을 대상으로 CASA, HOST, IVP 및 SCSA 기법을 적용한 정액의 평가 결과는 다음과 같았다. 정액의 보존 일별 HOST 결과는 보존 일이 경과함에 따라 유의적으로 감소하였고(P<0.05), IVP 결과 난자 당 침투 정자 수는 보존 3일째에 유의적으로 감소하였다(P<0.05). 보존 0일과 6일에 HOST는 분만율이 80% 이상인 종모돈 군이 70% 미만인 종모돈 군 보다 유의적으로 높았고, 3일에서는 80% 이상인 종모돈 군이 다른 종모돈 군에 비하여 높았다(P<0.05). IVP는 보존 0일에 분만율이 80% 이상인 종모돈 군이 70% 미만인 종모돈 군보다 난자당 침투 정자 수가 유의적으로 많았다(P<0.05). %Red는 보존 0일과 3일에는 분만율이 80% 이상과 70% 미만인 종모돈 군 간에 유의적인 차이를 보였으나 보존 6일에서는 모든 종모돈 군간에 유의적인 차이가 있었다(P<0.05). %Red(r=0.79, P<0.01 ; r=0.86, P<0.01 ; r=0.88, P<0.01)는 정액의 보존 일이 증가함에 따라 분만율과의 부의 상관 계수가 증가하였다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 보면 SCSA는 정액의 수정 능력을 평가하는데 있어서 매우 유용한 방법이며, 정액의 보존 일은 여러 가지 정자 기능과 SCSA 결과에 크게 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 정액의 수정 능력을 평가함에 있어서 정액의 보존 일령을 고려하고 정자 기능 검사와 SCSA를 병행하여 실시할 경우 종모돈의 수정 능력 평가 시 정확성을 더욱 높일 수 있는 유용한 방법이 될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.14-21
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• 2019

Objective: The usual seminal profile has been customarily used for diagnosing male infertility based on an examination of semen samples. However, sperm DNA fragmentation has also been causally linked to reproductive failure, suggesting that it should be evaluated as part of male infertility assessments. To compare the ability of the five most widely utilized methodologies of measuring DNA fragmentation to predict male infertility and reactive oxygen species by Oxisperm kit assay. Methods: In this case-control study, which received ethical committee approval, the participants were divided into fertile and infertile groups (50 patients in each group). Results: The alkaline comet test showed the best ability to predict male infertility, followed by the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labelling (TUNEL) assay, the sperm chromatin dispersion (SCD) test, and the sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA), while the neutral comet test had no predictive power. For our patient population, the projected cut-off point for the DNA fragmentation index was 22.08% using the TUNEL assay, 19.90% using SCSA, 24.74% using the SCD test, 48.47% using the alkaline comet test, and 36.37% using the neutral comet test. Significant correlations were found between the results of the SCD test and those obtained using SCSA and TUNEL (r = 0.70 and r = 0.68, respectively; p< 0.001), and a statistically significant correlation was also found between the results of SCSA and the TUNEL assay (r = 0.77, p< 0.001). Likewise, the results of the alkaline comet test showed significant correlations with those of the SCD, SCSA, and TUNEL tests (r = 0.59, r = 0.57, and r = 0.72, respectively; p< 0.001). Conclusion: The TUNEL assay, SCSA, SCD, and the alkaline comet test were effective for distinguishing between fertile and infertile patients, and the alkaline comet test was the best predictor of male infertility.

• 전자공학회지
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• 제24권7호
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• pp.53-58
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• 1997

• 정보교육학회논문지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.179-186
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• 2002

자료구조 및 알고리즘 분야는 컴퓨터 프로그래밍 교육의 기반이 되는 과목이다. 그러나, 이제는 이 과목에서 활용되는 프로그래밍 방법이 비주얼 프로그래밍과 윈도우 프로그래밍에 적당하지 못하다고 해서 학생들로부터 외면당하고 있다. 따라서, 본 논문에서는 효과적으로 탐색 알고리즘을 교육할 수 있고, 비주얼 프로그래밍에 기반을 둔 소프트웨어 컴포넌트인 SCSA (Software Component for Search Algorithm)를 개발하였다.

• 정보보호학회논문지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.901-911
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• 2012

개발단계에서의 보안취약점 제거는 운영단계에서 실행하는 것보다 훨씬 더 효율적이고 효과적으로 적용될 수 있다. 소프트웨어에 내재된 보안취약점이 사이버 침해사고의 주요 원인이 되고 있어서 소스코드 수준에서의 보안취약점을 최소화하기 위한 일환으로 시큐어코딩이 주목받고 있다. 소프트웨어 개발과정에서 보안취약점을 제거하는 것이 보다 효과적이면서도 근본적인 해결책이 될 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 개인 단체 조직에서 모바일 시큐어코딩 적용에 따른 보안수준을 평가하기 위한 모바일 시큐어코딩 자가평가(Mobile-Secure Coding Self Assessment) 방법을 연구 제안한다.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.127-133
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• 2008

The objective of this study was two folds: to investigate the relationship between paternal identification rate and sperm quality parameters such as motility and sperm chromatin structure assay after heterospermic insemination; to see if mutual complement between tests and development of useful technique to enhance the fertility in artificial insemination. In individual boar's fertilizing ability, 3 high fertility boars showed significantly high fertility (p<0.05) compared to 3 low fertility boars, but there was no difference in litter size between two groups. Sperm motility test in pooled and individual semen using computer assisted sperm analysis (CASA) revealed that no significant difference among boars. The high fertile boar showed tendency of low %Red (High red fluorescence/green+red fluorescence) in sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA) but paternal identification rate from piglets did not differ after heterospermic insemination. The correlation coefficient between individual or pooled semen function test and farrowing rates were well correlated as follows: %Red with litter size (r= - 0.53, p=0.03); %Red with paternal identification rates (r=-0.51, p=0.03); paternal identification rates with litter size (r=0.57, p=0.02). These results indicate that sperm chromatin structure assay and sperm quality parameter test in pooled semen are useful method to predict and evaluate the fertilizing capacity after heterospermic insemination in boars.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.101-105
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• 2015

Objective: Several publications have established a relationship between sperm DNA damage and male factor infertility, based on data from America, Europe, and Asia. This study aimed to compare the extent of sperm DNA damage in sperm samples from Nigerian men with unexplained infertility and in sperm samples from a fertile group composed of sperm donors who had successfully impregnated a female partner naturally or through assisted conception. Methods: A total of 404 men underwent male fertility evaluation at Androcare Laboratories and Cryobank participated in this study. Semen analysis and a sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA) were performed on all subjects. Results: The men in the unexplained infertility group were slightly older than the men in the fertile sperm group ($36{\pm}10$ years vs. $32{\pm}6$ years, p=0.051). No significant difference was observed between the two groups in semen analysis parameters ($p{\geq}0.05$). Men in the unexplained infertility group with normal semen parameters had a significantly higher DNA fragmentation index (DFI) than men in the fertile sperm group ($27.5%{\pm}7.0%$ vs. $14.1%{\pm}5.3%$, p<0.05). In the unexplained infertility group, 63% of the men had a DFI greater than 20%, compared to 4% in the fertile sperm group. In the unexplained infertility group, 15.2% of the subjects had a DFI greater than 30%, compared to 1% in the fertile sperm group. Conclusion: Our study showed that the SCSA may be a more reliable predictor of fertility potential than traditional semen analysis in cases of unexplained infertility.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제65권1호
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• pp.74-83
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• 2022

Objective : Oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) is a surgical technique that utilizes a large interbody cage to indirectly decompress neural elements. The position of the cage relative to the vertebral body could affect the degree of foraminal decompression. Previous studies determined the position of the cage using plain radiographs, with conflicting results regarding the influence of the position of the cage to the degree of neural foramen decompression. Because of the cage obliquity, computed tomography (CT) has better accuracy than plain radiograph for the measurement of the obliquely inserted cage. The objective of this study is to find the correlation between the position of the OLIF cage with the degree of indirect decompression of foraminal stenosis using CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Methods : We review imaging of 46 patients who underwent OLIF from L2-L5 for 68 levels. Segmental lordosis (SL) was measured in a plain radiograph. The positions of the cage were measured in CT. Spinal canal cross-sectional area (SCSA), and foraminal crosssectional area (FSCA) measurements using MRI were taken into consideration. Results : Patients' mean age was 69.7 years. SL increases 3.0±5.1 degrees. Significant increases in SCSA (33.3%), FCSA (43.7% on the left and 45.0% on the right foramen) were found (p<0.001). Multiple linear regression analysis shows putting the cage in the more posterior position correlated with more increase of FSCA and decreases SL correction. The position of the cage does not affect the degree of the central spinal canal decompression. Obliquity of the cage does not result in different degrees of foraminal decompression between right and left side neural foramen. Conclusion : Cage position near the posterior part of the vertebral body increases the decompression effect of the neural foramen while putting the cage in the more anterior position correlated with increases SL.