• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.128-131
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• 2006

본 연구는 홍삼엑스로부터 분리된 홍삼사포닌이 일부 병원성 미생물 Staphylococcus aureus 및 Candida albicans의 성장에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 사포닌의 농도를 달리하여 첨가하고 5 일 동안 배양한 후 측정된 S. aureus의 pH 는 사포닌 무첨가군 pH 8.55에 비해 0.013, 0.125, 0.5, 1.0% 첨가군에서 각각 8.35, 7.80, 6.87, 6.34로 사포닌 농도가 증가할수록 pH는 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. S. aureus의 성장에 미치는 사포닌의 영향을 조사한 결과 사포닌 무첨가군의 성장률을 100%로 놓았을 때 상대적으로 계산된 균의 성장률은 0.013, 0.125, 0.5, 1.0% 첨가군에서는 각각 55.56, 52.22, 0.001, 0%로 나타나서 사포닌 농도가 증가할수록 농도 의존적으로 균의 성장이 강하게 억제되는 경향을 나타내었다. 특히 조사포닌 0.5% 이상의 농도에서는 균의 생육은 완전히 억제되었다. 한편 병원성 효모인 C. albicans의 pH도 사포닌 무첨가군 pH 5.97에서 사포닌 첨가시 pH 5.83-5.60으로 약간씩 감소하는 경향이었다. 각 첨가군과 성장률을 비교하였을 경우 사포닌 0.013, 0.125, 0.5, 1.0% 첨가군은 각각 50.0, 50.0, 37.5, 25.0%의 성장율을 나타내어 S. aureus와 마찬가지로 사포닌 첨가농도가 증가할수록 성장률이 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 그러나 C. albicans의 생균수는 무첨가군 $8.0{\times}10^7\;CFU/ml$에 비해 사포닌 첨가군 모두에서 $2.0-4.0{\times}10^7\;CFU/ml$으로 무첨가군에 비해서는 낮은 수준이었지만 유의적인 변화는 관찰되지 않았다. 따라서 사포닌은 0.13% 이상의 농도에서 병원성효모 C. albicans 보다는 세균인 S. aureus의 성장을 크게 억제하였으며, 이러한 결과로부터 홍삼사포닌은 진균류인 효모보다는 세균에 대해 더욱 큰 생육저해효과를 나타낸다는 사설을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권7호
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• pp.3326-3337
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• 2013

이 연구는 한국 성인남녀의 나트륨 과다섭취와 관련된 건강관련 식이행태와 생활양식의 특이점을 알아보기 위해 이루어졌다. 이는 2010년 국민건강영양조사의 30~69세 성인을 대상으로 세계보건기구에서 권장하는 1일 나트륨 섭취량(2,000mg/day)을 기준으로 나트륨 섭취군을 권장섭취군과 과다섭취군으로 구분하고, 남녀별 과다 섭취군과 연관된 인구사회학적 특성 및 식행동, 건강관련 요인들을 비교, 분석하였다. 이 연구에서 로지스틱회귀분석에 의한 나트륨 과다섭취군의 위험요인들로는 인구사회학적 특성에서는 독신이거나 가구원수가 적은 여자 계층에서 식행동과 건강관련 행동에서는 아침, 점심, 저녁식사여부와 영양표시 이용이 관련있는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 남자의 경우는 점심, 저녁 등의 식사여부와 주관적 체형인식의 식이행동만이 관련이 있고 여자의 경우에서는 인구사회학적 특성의 가구원수와 아침, 점심, 저녁 식사여부의 식이행동만이 관련있는 것으로 나타났다. 연구결과에서 남녀의 나트륨 과다섭취 행태가 다른 양상을 보이고 있으므로, 이를 기초로 한국 성인의 고혈압 예방을 위한 지속적인 나트륨 저감운동의 전개시, 나트륨 과다섭취 억제를 위한 성별 적정 영양소 섭취기준 및 나트륨 관련 영양표시 이용이 마련되어 효과적인 나트륨 저감 식생활 개선이 되도록 제언한다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.540-551
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• 2020

Sporotrichosis is a chronic and subacute mycosis causing epidemiological outbreaks involving sick cats and humans in southeastern Brazil. The systemic disease prevails in cats and in humans, with the symptoms restricted to the skin of immunocompetent individuals. Under these conditions, the prolonged treatment of animals and cases of recurrence justify the discovery of new treatments for sporotrichosis. This work addresses the antifungal activity of silver salts of Keggin-type heteropolyacid salts (Ag-HPA salts) such as Ag₃[PW₁₂O₄₀], Ag₆[SiW₁₀V₂O₄₀], Ag₄[SiW₁₂O₄₀] and Ag₃[PMo₁₂O₄₀] and interactions with the antifungal drugs itraconazole (ITC), terbinafine (TBF) and amphotericin B (AMB) on the yeast and mycelia forms of Sporothrix spp. Sporothrix spp. yeast cells were susceptible to Ag-HPA salts at minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values ranging from 8 to 128 ㎍/ml. Interactions between Ag₃[PW₁₂O₄₀] and Ag₃[PMo₁₂O₄₀] with itraconazole and amphotericin B resulted in higher antifungal activity with a reduction in growth and melanization. Treated cells showed changes in cell membrane integrity, vacuolization, cytoplasm disorder, and membrane detachment. Promising antifungal activity for treating sporotrichosis was observed for the Ag-HPA salts Ag₃[PMo₁₂O₄₀] and Ag₃[PW₁₂O₄₀], which have a low cost, high yield and activity at low concentrations. However, further evaluation of in vivo tests is still required.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.124-128
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• 2009

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM. How the ISQ values measured by $Osstell^{TM}$ and $Osstell^{TM}$ Mentor are related, and whether the ISQ values acquired from the two machines changes in accordance with changes in implant stability are not yet fully understood. PURPOSE. The aim of this study was to find out correlation between the ISQ values acquired from $Osstell^{TM}$ and $Osstell^{TM}$ Mentor, and to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and accuracy of two devices. MATERIAL AND METHODS. Sixty two implants were inserted into 47 patients, and their ISQ values were measured using $Osstell^{TM}$ and $Osstell^{TM}$ Mentor. In the first stage surgery, the ISQ values of forty four implants inserted into thirty five patients were measured. In the second stage surgery, the values of fifty implants inserted into thirty seven patients were measured. The values were analyzed to determine the difference between the mean ISQ values of $Osstell^{TM}$ and $Osstell^{TM}$ Mentor. In addition, the correlation between implants used in the first and second stage of surgery with regard to their types and areas of insertion were analyzed. The difference between the ISQ values of 32 implants in each patient during the first and second stage was analyzed. The statistical assessment was carried out using SPSS V. 12.0 for Win. (SPSS Inc., Chicago, USA). The Pearson correlation coefficient was used to examine the correlation between $Osstell^{TM}$ and $Osstell^{TM}$ Mentor in the first and second stages of surgery, whereas the difference between their ISQ values was evaluated using a paired t-test. RESULTS. In the first stage, the mean ISQ value for $Osstell^{TM}$ and $Osstell^{TM}$ Mentor was 70.84 and 75.09, respectively, showing a significant difference (P < .01). In the second stage, the mean ISQ value of $Osstell^{TM}$ and $Osstell^{TM}$ Mentor was 71.76 and 75.94, respectively, also showing a significant difference (P < .01). The difference between the ISQ values in patients in the first and the second stages was significant with both instruments. CONCLUSION. The significant difference in the values obtained using the $Osstell^{TM}$ and $Osstell^{TM}$ Mentor between the first and second stages of implant surgery indicates that these values can be a convenient and precise way for evaluating the implant stability in clinical practice.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.679-700
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• 1996

Inferior alveolar nerve dysfunction may be the result of trauma, disease, or iatrogenic injury. Inferior alveolar nerve injury is inherent risk in endodontic therapy, orthognathic surgery of the mandible, and extraction of mandibular teeth, particularly the third molars. The sensory disturbances of inferior alveolar nerve associated with such injury have been well documented clinical problem that is commonly evaluated by several clinical sensory test including Tinels sign, Von Frey test(static light touch detection), directional discrimination, two-point discrimination, pin pressure nociceptive discrimination, and thermal test. These methods used to detect and assess inferior alveolar nerve injury have been subjective in nature, relying on the cooperation of the patients. In addition, many of these techniques are sensitive to differences in the examiners experience and skill with the particular technique. Data obtained at different times or by different examiners are therefore difficult to compare. Prior experimental studies have used electro diagnostic methods(sensory evoked potential) to objectively evaluate inferior alveolar nerve after nerve injury. This study was designed with inferior alveolar nerve of rabbit. Several types of injury including mind, moderate, severe compression and perforation with 19 gauze, 21 gauze needle and 6mm, 10mm traction were applied for taking the sesory evoked ppterntial. Latency and amplitude of injury rabbit inferior alveolar nerve were investigated with sensory evoked potential using unpaired t-test. The results were as follows : 1. Intensity of threshold (T1) was $128{\pm}16{\mu}A$ : latency, $0.87{\pm}0.07$ microsecond : amplitude, $0.4{\pm}0.1{\mu}V$ : conduction velocity, 23.3 m/s in sensory evoked potential of uninjured rabbit inferior alveolar nerve. 2. Rabbit inferior alveolar nerve consists of type II and III sensory nerve fiber. 3. Latency was increased and amplitude was decreased in compression injury. The more injured, the more changed in latency and amplitude. 4. Findings in perforation injury was similar to compression injury. Waveform for sensory evoked potential improved by increasing postinjured time. 5. Increasing latency was prominent in traction injury rabbit inferior alveolar nerve. 6. In microscopic histopathological findings, significant degeneration and disorganization of the internal architecture were seen in nerve facicle of severe compression and 10mm traction group. From the above findings, electrophysiological assessment(sensory evoked potential) of rabbit injured inferior alveolar nerve is reliable technique in diagnosis and prognosis of nerve injury.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.126-142
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• 2016

This paper presents a wide-frequency-range, low-power transceiver with an automatic impedance-matching calibration for TV-white-space (TVWS) application. The wide-range automatic impedance matching calibration (AIMC) is proposed for the Drive Amplifier (DA) and LNA. The optimal $S_{22}$ and $S_{11}$ matching capacitances are selected in the DA and LNA, respectively. Also, the Single Pole Double Throw (SPDT) switch is integrated to share the antenna and matching network between the transmitter and receiver, thereby minimizing the systemic cost. An N-path filter is proposed to reject the large interferers in the TVWS frequency band. The current-driven mixer with a 25% duty LO generator is designed to achieve the high-gain and low-noise figures; also, the frequency synthesizer is designed to generate the wide-range LO signals, and it is used to implement the FSK modulation with a programmable loop bandwidth for multi-rate communication. The TVWS transceiver is implemented in $0.13{\mu}m$, 1-poly, 6-metal CMOS technology. The die area of the transceiver is $4mm{\times}3mm$. The power consumption levels of the transmitter and receiver are 64.35 mW and 39.8 mW, respectively, when the output-power level of the transmitter is +10 dBm at a supply voltage of 3.3 V. The phase noise of the PLL output at Band 2 is -128.3 dBc/Hz with a 1 MHz offset.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.712-716
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• 2006

고함량 게르마늄을 함유시키기 위해서 Saccharomyces cerevisiae KCTC 7904와 Zygosaccharomyces rauxii KCTC 7966를 전기융합하고 효모 배지에 게르마늄을 첨가하여 게르마늄 강화 효모를 생산하였다. 전기융합된 효모의 원질체는 여러 개의 긴 pearl chain을 형성했고, fusion chamber 내의 강한 직류에 의해서 세포막의 파괴가 일어나고 세포막의 재유착 과정에 의해서 두 세포간의 융합이 일어났다. 융합된 세포를 배지에서 계대하여 성장이 빠른 균체를 선별하고, 탄수화물 이용성 및 당 대성, 염내성의 특성을 확인한 결과, 당내성은 융합체가 Z. rouxii 와 유사하고, S. cereviside보다 좋은 내성을 보였다. S. cerevisiae는 포도당 농도가 40% 이상에서는 생육이 불가능 한 것으로 나타났다. NaCl첨가량에 따른 내성을 살펴본 결과, 융합주는 12%까지 내성을 나타냈다. 융합체의 크기는 친주보다 컸으며, pH 5의 범위에서 게르마늄의 최적 소모율을 나타냈다. pH 5.5에서 건조 효모내 함유되어 있는 게르마늄 농도는 S. cereviside는 1,856 ppm, Z. rouxii는 1,310 ppm, 융합체는 5,180 ppm으로 친주보다 약 4배 이상 게르마늄 농도가 가장 높았다. 게르마늄의 함량을 높이기 위한 S. cereviside와 Z. rouxii의 전기융합은 효모 균체의 체적을 증가시켰을 뿐만 아니라, 게르마늄의 균체내 축적율도 증가시켜서 다량의 유기 게르마늄을 생산하는 데 매우 효과적이었다. 결론적으로, S. cereviside와 Z. rouxii의 전기융합을 통해 개발된 융합체는 40%이상에서 당내성을 보이고, NaCl 15% 이상까지 내성을 나타냈으며, 균체의 크기 및 게르마늄의 흡수율도 친주보다 우수하였고, pH 5에서 최대의 게르마늄 흡수율을 보였다. 이렇게 개발된 융합체는 향후 고함량 게르마늄을 생산하는데 매우 유용한 균주로 이용될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Applied Science and Convergence Technology
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.118-128
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• 2017

The scope of this work is to determine and compare the effect of electron temperature ($T_e$) and number density ($N_e$) on the yield rate and concentration of reactive chemical species ($^{\bullet}OH$, $H_2O_2$ and $O_3$) in an argon, air and oxygen injected negative DC (0-4 kV) capillary discharge with water flow(0.1 L/min). The discharge was created between tungsten pin-to pin electrodes (${\Phi}=0.5mm$) separated by a variable distance (1-2 mm) in a quartz capillary tube (2 mm inner diameter, 4 mm outer diameter), with various gas injection rates (100-800 sccm). Optical emission spectroscopy (OES) of the hydrogen Balmer lines was carried out to investigate the line shapes and intensities as functions of the discharge parameters such as the type of gas, gas injection rate and inter electrode gap distances. The intensity ratio method was used to calculate $T_e$ and Stark broadening of Balmer ${\beta}$ lines was adopted to determine $N_e$. The effects of $T_e$ and $N_e$ on the reactive chemical species formation were evaluated and presented. The enhancement in yield rate of reactive chemical species was revealed at the higher electron temperature, higher gas injection rates, higher discharge power and larger inter-electrode gap. The discharge with oxygen injection was the most effective one for increasing the reactive chemical species concentration. The formation of reactive chemical species was shown more directly related to $T_e$ than $N_e$ in a flowing water gas injected negative DC capillary discharge.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.122-128
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 구조용강 SM520을 사용하여 교량용 박스 제작시 플럭스 코어드 아크용접법에서 가스실드방식과 셀프실드방식의 두 공정으로 제작된 용접부를 건전성, 기계적 성질 및 미세조직에서 비교하였다. 그 결과 두 용접 프로세스에 의해 제작된 용접부들은 매크로 조직 및 비파괴 검사 결과 건전성이 입증되었고, 항복 및 인장강도가 각각 $462{\sim}549\;MPa$와 $548{\sim}640\;MPa$였고, CVN 충격치는 $-20^{\circ}C$에서 요구값인 40J을 충족하였다. 결과적으로, 고속철도나 고속도로 건설시 사용되는 교량용 SM520강 박스 제조시 고소 및 강풍 조건하에서 용접할 때 셀프실드 아크용접법은 기존의 가스실드 아크 용접법과 비교하여 대등한 용접 특성들을 보였기 때문에 현장 시공시 적용 타당성이 있다고 사료된다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.119-128
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• 1997

The relaxation of gastric fundus smooth muscles is the primary physiological event which induces the receptive relaxation of monogastric animals. L-arginine/Nitric oxide(L-arg/NO) system is known to mediate the inhibitory non-adrenergic non-cholinergic(NANC) neurotransmission in various tissues including gastrointestinal smooth muscles. The longitudinal smooth muscles of porcine gastric fundus showed fast relaxation during electrical field stimulation(EFS) and rebound contraction after EFS in NANC condition. So, the purpose of present study was elucidation of the neurotrasmitters related to the NANC relaxation and explanation of the relation between NANC relaxation and L-arg/NO system. The longitdinal smooth muscles of porcine gastric fundus were hung in the organ bath and under the presence of guanethidine($5{\times}10^{-5}M$), precontraction was induced by carbachol($1{\times}10^{-6}M$). The muscle responses to EFS and drugs were isomerically recorded. The rusults were summarized as follows. 1. The longtudinal muscles of porcine gastric fundus showed frequency-dependent relaxation and rebound contraction to electrical field stimulaton(1ms, 8V, 1~16Hz, 20sec, EFS). These responses were blocked by tetrodotoxin($1{\times}10^{-6}M$). 2. The relaxation and rebound contraction of the longitudinal muscles of porcine gastric fundus to EFS were inhibited by L-NAME($2{\times}10^{-5}M$). The inhibitory effect of L-NAME was antagonized by L-arginine($1{\times}10^{-3}M$), but not by D-arginine($1{\times}10^{-3}M$). 3. Exogenous NO($NaNO_2$, $1{\times}10^{-5}{\sim}1{\times}10^{-4}M$, pH=2.0) caused concentration-dependent relaxation as EFS did. 4. Methylene Blue($2{\times}10^{-5}M$), a soluble guanylate cyclase inhibitor, inhibited the relaxation and rebound contraction of the longitudinal muscles of porcine gastric fundus induced by EFS, but N-ethlmaleimide, a adenylate cyclase inhibitor, did not. 5. 8-Br-cGMP($1{\times}10^{-6}{\sim}3{\times}10^{-6}M$), permeable cGMP analogue, induced dose-dependent relaxation. but 8-Br-cAMP($1{\times}10^{-6}{\sim}3{\times}10^{-6}M$), permeable cAMP analogue, did not. Both did not evoked rebound contraction. 6. ${\alpha}$-chymotrypsin did not affect the relaxation of the longitudinal muscles of porcine gastric fundus. 7. Reactive blue 2($1{\times}10^{-4}M$, 40min) siginificantly inhibited the rebound contraction induced by EFS and inhibited contraction caused by exogenous ATP($1{\times}10^{-4}{\sim}1{\times}10^{-3}M$). These results suggests that NANC relaxation of the longitudinal muscles of porcine gastric fundus mainly mediated by NO and the rebound contraction is related to NO and other neurotransmitters.