• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권7호
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• pp.658-665
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• 2009

Quality control QC for spot-uniformity is a critical point in fabricating an oligonucleotide array, and quantification of targets is very important in array analysis. We developed two new types of QC probes as a means of confirming the quality of the uniformity of attached probes and the quantification of targets. We compared the signal intensities and fluorescent images of the QC and target-specific probes of arrays containing only target-specific probes and those containing both QC and target-specific probes. In a comparison of quality control methods, it was found that the arrays containing QC probes could check spot-uniformity or spot defects during all processes of array fabrication, including after spotting, after washing, and after hybridization. In a comparison of quantification results, the array fabricated by the method using QC probes showed linear and regular results because it was possible to normalize variations in spot size and morphology and amount of attached probe. This method could avoid errors originating in probe concentration and spot morphology because it could be normalized by QC probes. There were significant differences in the signal intensities of all mixtures (P<0.05). This result indicates that the method using QC probes is more useful than the ordinary method for quantification of mixed target. In the quantification of mixed targets, this method could determine a range for mixed targets of various amounts. Our results suggest that methods using QC probes for array fabrication are very useful to the quality control of spots in the fabrication processes of quantitative oligonucleotide arrays.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.12-16
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 프로테오믹스 기술을 활용하여 칼슘함량이 증가된 새송이버섯과 일반 새송이 버섯에서 단백질 발현의 변화를 조사하였다. 또한 현저한 차이를 보이는 단백질들을 분리, 동정함으로써 새송이버섯 칼슘강화의 기작규명에 기초자료를 제공하고자 하였다. 새송이버섯의 단백질 패턴을 확인한 결과 15 Kda에서 100 Kda 사이에 존재하는 60% 정도의 spot은 산성 pI를 가지며 나머지 40% 정도의 spot은 염기성 영역에 나타났다. 100 Kda 이상에서는 polypeptide spot이 거의 나타나지 않았다. 그리고 9.0 이상의 pI에서도 spot은 거의 나타나지 않았다. 두 배 이상의 발현변화를 보이는 30여개의 spot들 중 10개의 spot에 대한 단백질동정을 할 수 있었다. 10개의 확인된 단백질은 8개의 단백질은 발현이 증가하는 것으로 나타났으며 2개의 단백질은 발현이 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 동정된 단백질들의 기능을 고찰한 결과 새송이버섯의 칼슘강화기작을 규명하는데 기초자료로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 아시안잔디학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.125-130
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• 2010

달라스팟과 브라운패치는 골프코스관리에서 가장 많이 발생되는 병이기도 하며 코스관리 예산에 있어 경제적으로 가장 중요한 병들이다. 최근 연구에 의하면 다양한 질소 비료에 의해 잔디에서 발생되는 병이 억제 된다는 결과가 보고되었다. 본 실험은 여러종류의 질소 비료가 크리핑 벤트그래스에서 발생되는 달라스팟과 브라운패치 병에 대한 억제 효능에 대해 알아보기 위해서 수행이 되었다. 총 7가지의 질소 비료와 $Emerald^{TM}$ and $ProStar^{TM}$의 2가지 잔디병 약제가 약제 조합을 위해 실험에 사용이 되었다. 질소의 잔디질에 있어서 종류가 다른 질소 시비간의 차이는 본 실험의 결과에서 나타나지 않았다. 그러나 잔디병약제 조합과 잔디병약제 조합 그리고 요소비료의 혼합에서는 유의차를 보였다. 달라스팟과 브라운패치 병의 억제 효과에 있어서는 종류가 다른 질소 시비들간의 차이를 보이지 않았다. 본 실험의 결과에 의하면 질소질 비료의 종류에 따라 달라스팟과 브라운 패치의 억제 효과는 나타나지 않았다. 실험기간중 다소 유의차가 나타난 기간이 있었지만 집중적인 관리가 요구되는 골프코스와 같은 잔디지역에서는 병방제를 위해서 약제의 사용이 필요하다고 판단이 되었다.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2003년도 Proceedings of ACRS 2003 ISRS
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• pp.760-762
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• 2003

This study confirmed the usefulness of short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) in the discrimination and classification of evergreen forest types. A forested area near Hisayama and Sasaguri in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, served as the study area. Warm-temperate forest vegetation dominates the study site vegetation. Coniferous plantation forest, natural broad-leaved forest, and bamboo forest were analyzed using LANDSAT5/TM and SPOT4/HRVIR remote sensing data. Samples were extracted for the three forest types, and reflectance factors were compared for each band. Kappa coefficients of various band combinations were also compared by classification accuracy. For the LANDSAT5/TM data observed in April, October, and November, Bands 5 and 7 showed significant differences between bamboo, broad-leaved, and coniferous forests. The same significant difference was not recognized in the visible or near-infrared regions. Classification accuracy, determined by supervised classification, indicated distinct improvements in band combinations with SWIR, as compared to those without SWIR. Similar results were found for both LANDSAT5/TM and SPOT4/HRVIR data. This study identified obvious advantages in using SWIR data in forest-type discrimination and classification.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.45-66
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of two different SNS-based tasks on university students' English writing performance. To address our primary research question, Me2day, microblogging and Social Networking Service, was employed. 43 university students were divided into two experimental groups depending on the task types: a comparison task group and a sharing personal experiences task group. The main findings of the study were as follows: first, two different types of SNS-based tasks, 'spot the differences' and 'writing diaries', had a positive effect on learners' writing performance. The reason for this was that the succinct messages limited to 150 characters made it easier for the students to try writing in English without burden; and they may benefit from their peers by seeing their posts and interacting with each other. Yet there were no significant differences between the two groups when it came to the degree of improvement. Second, two different types of SNS-based tasks differently fostered certain aspects of the writing performance; 'contents knowledge' was supported by the 'writing diaries' task and range was supported by the 'spot the differences' task. Third, learners in the two experimental groups mostly had positive impressions regarding usage of Me2day as a new learning tool.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.78-83
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• 2021

Background: Uric acid levels in urine are measured using urine specimens 24 hours or by uric acid glomerular filtration rate (UAGFR) with spot urine, which additionally requires a blood sample. This study aimed to investigate whether urinary uric acid creatinine ratio (UUACr) obtained by spot urine alone could be recognized as a substitute for UAGFR value, and hyperuricosuria can be screened by UUACr. UUACr is known to vary with age and regional differences. This study focused on the reference value of each value in Korean young populations. Method: We enrolled Korean subjects 1-20 years with normal kidney function, from a single hospital, classified into 5 age groups, 1-5 years, 6-8 years, 9-12 years, 13-15 years, and 16-20 years. We checked spot urine uric acid, creatinine and serum uric acid, creatinine levels on the same day from February 2014 to December 2018. We measured the average of UAGFR and UUACr in each groups. The UUACr cut-off value of the upper 2 standard deviation (SD) of UAGFR were taken. Results: The upper 2 SD of UUACr (mg/mg) and UAGFR (mg/dL) were determined in all age groups. UUACr decreased with grown up (P=0.000), but UAGFR were not statistically different among the groups. UUACr and UAGFR were not significantly different by gender. UUACr and UAGFR were positively correlated; UUACr cut-off value of upper 2 SD UAGFR (0.54 mg/dL) was 0.65 mg/mg in total age. Conclusions: UUACr could potentially be used to screen for hyperuricosuria.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제59권12호
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• pp.25.1-25.7
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• 2017

Background: Rabbit breeding with high performance imported ones would be of benefit for genetic diversity and improvement of performance in domestic rabbit breeds. The rearing of more productive rabbit breeds could be pathway to improve the productivity and reduce the production cost. Maternal nutritional status exert a great influence on reproductive functions of does, which may expand from conception, through gestation and parturition and development of kits to puberty. Methods: Four breeds of rabbit were evaluated for their parturition, weaning and pubertal differences among the rabbit population in Ibadan, Nigeria. The breed consist of Fauve De Bourgogne (FDB), Chinchilla (CHA), British Spot (BS) and New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits. A total of 60 bucks and 360 does consisting of 15 bucks and 90 does per breed were mated in 6 mating cycles, three each of natural mating and artificial insemination. All does were synchronized for estrus with 20 IU pregnant mare serum gonadotropin 48 h prior to mating. The does after parturition were assessed for milk yield (g) and kit survival rate (%) till weaning, weight changes of kits from birth to puberty. At puberty, the pubertal age (days) and weight (g) of the offspring were assessed. Result: Results obtained reveals that British Spot doe had highest milk yield among the breeds which significantly increased growth of kit and weight at weaning in British Spot rabbits. Survival rates of Chinchilla kits were significantly (p < 0.05) higher than Fauve de Bourgogne, British Spot and New Zealand White kits. Puberty attainment of the rabbits indicates that British spot does and Fauve de Bourgogne bucks are early maturing. Conclusion: Chinchilla shows high kit survivability and British spot has highest milk yield among the four breeds of rabbit.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.133-143
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• 2009

이 논문은 엄격한 물리적 센서 모델인 궤도 자세각 모델이 위성체의 자세제어 방식이 다른 두 위성 영상에 적용한 경우 나타나는 성능의 차이를 기술한다. 영상 취득 시 Spot 위성은 거울 회전(mirror-tilt) 방식을 채택하고 있으며 Kompsat-2 위성은 몸통 회전(body-tilt) 방식을 채택하고 있다. 이 논문은 선행 연구에서 이미 우수한 성능이 검증된 궤도 자세각 모델로 연구의 범위를 제한하며 미지수 조합에 따른 센서 모델 정확도 및 3차원 좌표 산출 정확도를 통해 두 영상에서 나타나는 모델 성능의 차이를 비교한다. 실험 결과는 동일한 궤도 자세각 모델이 두 영상에 대해 다른 성능이 나타남을 보여주고 있으며 Spot 위성의 경우에는 자세 각 미지수가 포함된 모델을, Kompsat-2 영상의 경우에는 많은 개수의 미지수를 갖는 모델을 사용하는 것이 효율적임을 제안한다. 이는 동일한 모델이라 하더라도 센서의 영상 취득 방식과 그로 인한 자세 추정의 정확도에 따라 다르게 적용되는 것이 효과적일 수 있음을 나타낸다. 이러한 차이를 이해하는 것은 향후 모델 정확도 개선과 새로운 영상에 대한 모델 적용을 위한 중요한 토대가 될 것이다.

• 식물병연구
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.193-197
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• 2009

포도갈색무늬병은 주로 포도 캠벨얼리에서 6월 상순에 발생이 시작하여 장마철을 지나면서 급속히 전파되는 중요한 병중 하나이다. Pseudocercospora vitis에 의해 발생되는 갈색무늬병의 발생소장을 김제, 김천에 소재한 무가온 하우스에서 2007년에 조사하였다. 병의 발생율은 노지, 무가온 하우스에 따라 매우 다르게 나타났고 지역간의 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 무가온 하우스내의 온도와 상대습도와 같은 미기상요인을 대상으로 갈색무늬병 이 병엽률과의 연관성을 SAS의 PROC REG방법을 사용하여 통계분석 하였다. 그 결과 미기상 요인과 병발생간에 Y(Infected leaves)=-7.0101+0.0496$\times$20Hcum+0.0208$\times$20cum-0.2781$\times$25Hcum ($R^2=0.95^{**}$)과 같은 회귀식이 도출되었고 이는 특정 이상 온도 및 시간의 누적값이 무가온하우스 작형에서 Pseudocercospora vitis에 의한 포도 갈색무늬병에 있어 중요인자임을 보여준다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.125-135
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• 2014

A population model of bacterial spot caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria on hot pepper was developed to predict the primary disease infection date. The model estimated the pathogen population on the surface and within the leaf of the host based on the wetness period and temperature. For successful infection, at least 5,000 cells/ml of the bacterial population were required. Also, wind and rain were necessary according to regression analyses of the monitored data. Bacterial spot on the model is initiated when the pathogen population exceeds $10^{15}cells/g$ within the leaf. The developed model was validated using 94 assessed samples from 2000 to 2007 obtained from monitored fields. Based on the validation study, the predicted initial infection dates varied based on the year rather than the location. Differences in initial infection dates between the model predictions and the monitored data in the field were minimal. For example, predicted infection dates for 7 locations were within the same month as the actual infection dates, 11 locations were within 1 month of the actual infection, and only 3 locations were more than 2 months apart from the actual infection. The predicted infection dates were mapped from 2009 to 2012; 2011 was the most severe year. Although the model was not sensitive enough to predict disease severity of less than 0.1% in the field, our model predicted bacterial spot severity of 1% or more. Therefore, this model can be applied in the field to determine when bacterial spot control is required.