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Voluntary stand-up physical activity enhances endurance exercise capacity in rats

  • Seo, Dae Yun;Lee, Sung Ryul;Kwak, Hyo-Bum;Seo, Kyo Won;McGregor, Robin A;Yeo, Ji Young;Ko, Tae Hee;Bolorerdene, Saranhuu;Kim, Nari;Ko, Kyung Soo;Rhee, Byoung Doo;Han, Jin
    • The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.287-295
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    • 2016
  • Involuntary physical activity induced by the avoidance of electrical shock leads to improved endurance exercise capacity in animals. However, it remains unknown whether voluntary stand-up physical activity (SPA) without forced simulating factors improves endurance exercise capacity in animals. We examined the effects of SPA on body weight, cardiac function, and endurance exercise capacity for 12 weeks. Twelve male Sprague-Dawley rats (aged 8 weeks, n=6 per group) were randomly assigned to a control group (CON) or a voluntary SPA group. The rats were induced to perform voluntary SPA (lifting a load equal to their body weight), while the food height (18.0 cm) in cages was increased progressively by 3.5 every 4 weeks until it reached 28.5 cm for 12 weeks. The SPA group showed a lower body weight compared to the CON group, but voluntary SPA did not affect the skeletal muscle and heart weights, food intake, and echocardiography results. Although the SPA group showed higher grip strength, running time, and distance compared to the CON group, the level of irisin, corticosterone, genetic expression of mitochondrial biogenesis, and nuclei numbers were not affected. These findings show that voluntary SPA without any forced stimuli in rats can effectively reduce body weight and enhance endurance exercise capacity, suggesting that it may be an important alternative strategy to enhance endurance exercise capacity.

Team Project Activity and Satisfaction in Business Education (경영학 수업에서 팀 프로젝트활동과 수업만족에 관한 연구)

  • Suk, Yeung-Ki
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.12 no.7
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    • pp.217-227
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    • 2014
  • Since 2010, the universities in Korea have been faced severe difficulties on the selection of students and on the delivery of high quality education services, as the number of students is reduced and the college entrance rate is declined. To solve these problems, the universities have introduced the various and professional education services such as team-based projects, case study, e-learning, action learning, etc. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of team-based project learning on the student's satisfaction in business education. The 4 factors(team cohesiveness, teamwork, team performance and goal achievement) are measured by using questionnaire survey and data are collected from 134 students(34 teams) for 4 subjects. The results show that the structure of team cohesiveness${\rightarrow}$teamwork${\rightarrow}$student's satisfaction is statistically significant, and that team performance and goal achievement are not significant. The student's satisfaction in team-based project learning would highly be related with team cohesiveness.

A Study on Team Project Learning in Flipped Calculus Classes (대학 미적분학 플립드 수업에서 팀프로젝트 탐구)

  • Min, Sook
    • Communications of Mathematical Education
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.47-66
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study is followings. First, we develop and apply teaching and learning methods for conducting team projects in flipped calculus class. Second we collect data such as team reports, individual reviews, and surveys during class activities. Third we survey the impacts on participation in student team activities, advanced studying, communication and collaboration. A total of 120 engineering and science majoring students participated in the 16-week long class study administered in team project learning styles in Spring 2018. There were two characteristics of this class. First students studied concepts and examples with video in pre-class and did the team project learning in the classroom. Second we used Google Drive to record team project progress, and to make sure the instructor to intervene appropriately in team activities. We conducted a team project inside and outside the classroom. This could lead the instructor to advise students and so their participation in team activity increased. As a result, it not only had a good effect on communication and cooperation, but also had an effect on advanced learning.

The Study on Pharmacological Activation as Cosmetic Material of Rosa rugosa Thunb. Flowers Extract (해당화꽃 추출물의 화장품소재로서 약리활성에 관한 연구)

  • Yu, Hye-Soo;Choi, Ji-Eun;Woo, Won-Hong;Mun, Yeun-Ja
    • Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.188-194
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    • 2014
  • Objectives : In this study, we investigated the effect of ethanol extract from Rosa rugosa Thunb. flowers(ERF) on the activities of antioxidant, antiwrinkle and whitening. Methods : We measured antioxidant efficacy of ERF by using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl(DPPH) assay. Also we confirmed the inhibitory effect of ERF on collagenase activity and melanin synthesis by using collagenase assay kit and dihydroxiphenylalanine staining, respectively. To evaluate the anti-inflammatory effects of ERF, we examined the inflammatory mediator IL-6. Results : ERF showed highly efficacy in DPPH radical scavenging activity. ERF dose-dependently suppressed collagenase activity. Ultraviolet-induced production of IL-6 decreased by ERF treatment. In B16F10 cell, ERF significantly reduced tyrosinase activity and melanin synthesis. Conclusions : From the above results, it was indicated that ERF could be utilized as anti-aging and whitening cosmetic ingredients.

A Action Research on Team-Based Learning Problem Solving Activity (팀 기반 학습 문제해결 활동에 대한 실행 연구)

  • Yu, Jae-Young
    • 대한공업교육학회지
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    • v.42 no.1
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    • pp.87-105
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study was to verify that students' interest in team activities for problem solving, the effect of interest on it, and students' changes in perceptions and their behavioral characteristics in the process of problem solving. The study reviewed documents prepared by students, such as work sheets, descriptive questionnaires, works and their photos, student activity photos and observation journals of teachers. The results of this research are as below. First, a problem solving team activity for making a model car was considered an interesting assignment by more than 90% of male/female students. The fact that female students could be more focused on this assignment than male students was discovered. Interest in the assignment not only had an influence on the points from the start (the blueprint) to the end (model cars completed based upon the designs) of problem solving, but also provided the traction power behind the assignment. Second, the problem solving team activity allowed the students to change their existing recognition (thoughts) while positively taking a lead or indirectly utilizing various learning experiences (including experiences of failure). Third, $2^{nd}$ graders in middle school had a tendency to solve problems in dependently rather than to receive help from others when they encountered problematic situations.

ACE, α-Glucosidase and Cancer Cell Growth Inhibitory Activities of Extracts and Fractions from Marine Microalgae, Nannochloropsis oculata (해양 미세조류 Nannochloropsis oculata 추출.분획물의 ACE, α-glucosidase 및 암세포 저해 활성)

  • Cha, Seon-Heui;Kim, Min-Joo;Yang, Hye-Young;Jin, Chang-Beum;Jeon, You-Jin;Oda, Tatsuya;Kim, Dae-Kyung
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.43 no.5
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    • pp.437-444
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    • 2010
  • Extracts of the marine microalgae Nannochloropsis oculata were obtained using 80% methanol (MeOH) and water. The 80% MeOH extract was further fractionated with n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate (EtOAc), n-butanol (n-BuOH), and water to isolate the active fraction. Seven samples were prepared and their angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE), $\alpha$-glucosidase, and cancer cell growth inhibitory activities in vitro were determined. The most profound ACE inhibitory activity was observed in the chloroform fraction, while the others had moderate effects. By contrast, greater $\alpha$-glucosidase inhibitory activity was found in the EtOAc fraction, n-hexane fraction, and water extract of N. oculata. The antiproliferative effects of the extracts and fractions against HL-60, U937, CT-26, and SK-Hep1 cancer cells were also determined. The n-BuOH fraction had the strongest antiproliferative effects on CT-26 cells in a time-dependant manner (P<0.05). These results suggest that the extracts and fractions from N. oculata could be used as a potential functional food or as pharmaceutical ingredients.

Phytotoxicity of dehydrofusaric acid isolated from Fusarium oxysporum against several plants (Fusarium oxysporum이 생산하는 dehydrofusaric acid의 몇 가지 식물 생육에 대한 활성)

  • Hong, Kyung-Sik;Choi, Gyung-Ja;Kim, Heung-Tae;Hwang, In-Taek;Cho, Kwang-Yun;Kim, Jin-Cheol
    • The Korean Journal of Pesticide Science
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.202-208
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    • 2002
  • A phytotoxin was purified by repeated chromatography from liquid cultures of Fusarium oxysporum BG isolated from barnyardgrass. Its chemical structure was determined to be dehydrofusaric acid by mass and NMR spectral analyses. The substance showed a potent phytotoxic activity against growth of duckweed with a $EC_{50}$ value of $1.5{\mu}g/ml$. It also inhibited the root growth of barnyard millet, cress, barnyard grass, and rice cultivar 'Dongjin'. However, it had no inhibitory activity against seed germination of barnyard millet and cress, and the shoot growth of the four plant species.

Challenges and Strategies for Commissioning of FLNG

  • Lee, Dong Hyun;Seo, Kwang Su;Yeo, Jong Su;Kim, Myung Ki
    • Journal of Advanced Research in Ocean Engineering
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    • v.2 no.3
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    • pp.129-135
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    • 2016
  • After the construction of offshore plants, the function and integrity of system in offshore plants should be commissioned. As the executor of many FLNG projects, Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd has faced some challenges for commissioning which are not similar to those in other offshore project. This study shows the differences between the commissioning of typical offshore projects and the one of FLNG projects. By the characteristics of offshore, performing the commissioning activity of FLNG near shipyard as much as possible reduces the risk of malfunction. The possible solutions to achieve these strategies are introduced.

Synthesis of SATE Prodrug of 6'-Fluoro-6'-methyl-5'-noradenosine Nucleoside Phosphonic Acid as a New Class of Anti-HIV Agent

  • Li, Hua;Yoo, Jin-Cheol;Baik, Young-Chan;Lee, Won-Jae;Hong, Joon-Hee
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.31 no.9
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    • pp.2514-2518
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    • 2010
  • A very simple synthetic route of a novel SATE prodrug type of 6'-fluoro-6'-methyl-5'-noradeonosine carbocyclic nucleoside phosphonic acid is described. The key fluorinated alcohol intermediate 7 was prepared from the epoxide intermediate 6a via selective ring-opening of epoxide. Coupling of 7 with $N^6$-bis-Boc-adenine under a Mitsunobu reaction followed by phosphonation and deprotection afforded the carbocyclic phosphonic acid. The chemical stability of the bis(SATE) derivative 13 was measured at neutral (pH 7.2) and slightly acidic (Milli-Q water, pH 5.5) pH. The antiviral activity test of the SATE prodrug 13 and its parent nucleoside phosphonic acid 11 were evaluated against HIV-1.