• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.508-520
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 7년(2009-2015)간 한반도 주변을 통과한 태풍의 이동 경로에 따른 수온의 변동을 분석하였다. 자료는 위성관측 수온영상, 동해 연안의 양양, 강릉, 삼척, 영덕에서 실시간 계류부이에서 관측한 수온과 기상청에서 제공한 바람을 분석하였다. 위성 영상을 이용한 태풍 통과 전후의 근해 수온의 차이는 태풍의 이동 경로에 따른 바람의 방향뿐만 아니라 해면 가열과 해면 상승의 시기와도 관계가 깊게 나타났다. Muifa, Chanhom, Nakri, Tembin과 같은 태풍들의 오른쪽에 위치한 동해 연안의 수온은 남풍계열의 바람에 의한 연안용승으로 표층뿐만 아니라 15m, 25m의 수온까지 하강하는 것을 알았다. 특히, 태풍 Chanhom과 Tembin에 의한 수온의 하강은 각각 $8-11^{\circ}C$와 $16^{\circ}C$ 하강하였다. 한편 그 반대편에 태풍이 위치할 때는 외해쪽에 있는 고온의 해수를 연안쪽으로 이동하여 침강시킴으로서 중층과 저층의 수온이 상승하였다. 또한, 태풍 통과 이후에 동해 연안에서 남풍(북풍)계열의 바람에 의한 하강(상승)된 수온의 혼합은 1-2일 및 4일간 지속되었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.6311-6314
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• 2013

Background: While 5-port laparoendoscopic radical prostatectomy is standard practice, efforts have been focused in developing a single port surgery for cosmetic reasons. However, this is still in the pioneering stage considering the challenging nature of the surgical procedures. We have therefore focused on reduced port surgery, using only 2-ports. In this study, we compared 2-port laparoendoscopic radical prostatectomy (2-port RP) and conventional 5-port laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) for clinically localized prostate carcinoma and evaluated the potential advantages of each. Materials and Methods: From January 2010 to December 2010, all 23 patients with clinically localized prostate cancer underwent LRP. Starting November, 2010, when we introduced the reduced port approach, we performed this procedure for 22 consecutive patients diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer (cT1c, cT2N0). The patients were matched 1:1 to 2-port RP or LRP for age, preoperative serum PSA level, clinical stage, biopsy and pathological Gleason grade, surgical margin status, pad-free rates and post-operative pain. Results: There was a significant difference in operative time between the 2-port RP and LRP groups ($286.5{\pm}63.3$ and $351.8{\pm}72.4$ min: p=0.0019, without any variation in blood loss (including urine) ($945.1{\pm}479.6$ vs $1271.1{\pm}871.8ml$: p=0.13). The Foley catheter indwelling period was shorter in the 2 port RP group, but without significance ($5.6{\pm}1.8$ vs $8.0{\pm}5.6$ days: p=0.057) and the total perioperative complication rates for 2 port RP and LRP were comparable at 4.5% and 8.7% (p=0.58). There was an improvement in pad-free rates up to 6 months follow-up (p=0.090), and significantly improvement at 1 year (p=0.040). PSA recurrence was 1 (4.5%) in 2-port RP and 2 (8.7%) in LRP. Continuous epidural anesthesia was used in most of LRP patients (95.7%) and in early 2-port RP patients (40.9%). In these patients, average total amount of Diclofenac sodium was 27.8mg/patient in 2-port RP and 50.0mg/patient in LRP. Conclusions: Thus the reduced port approach is as efficacious as LRP in terms of many outcome measures, with significant cosmetic advantages and reduction in post surgical pain. This method can be readily performed safely and therefore can be recommended as a standard laparoscopic surgery for prostate cancer in the future.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권7호
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• pp.4435-4440
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• 2013

Aloe vera gel supercritical $CO_2$ extract (AVGE) has been shown to contain five phytosterols, reduce visceral fat accumulation, and influence the metabolism of glucose and lipids in animal model experiments. Recent epidemiologic studies have shown that obesity is an established risk factor for several cancers including colorectal cancer. Therefore, we examined the effects of AVGE on intestinal polyp formation in Apc-deficient Min mice fed a high-fat diet. Male Min mice were divided into normal diet (ND), high fat diet (HFD), low dose AVGE (HFD+LAVGE) and high dose AVGE (HFD+HAVGE) groups. The ND group received AIN-93G diet and the latter 3 groups were given modified high-fat AIN-93G diet (HFD) for 7 weeks. AVGE was suspended in 0.5% carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and administered orally to mice in HFD+LAVGE and HFD+HAVGE groups every day (except on Sunday) for 7 weeks at a dose of 3.75 and 12.5 mg/kg body weight, respectively. ND and HFD groups received 0.5% CMC alone. Between weeks 4 and 7, body weights in the HFD and HFD+LAVGE groups were reduced more than those in the ND group. However, body weights were not reduced in the HFD+HAVGE group. Mice were sacrificed at the end of the experiment and their intestines were scored for polyps. No significant differences were observed in either the incidence and multiplicity of intestinal polyps (${\geq}0.5$ mm in a diameter) among the three groups fed HFD. However, when intestinal polyps were categorized by their size into 0.5-1.4, 1.5-2.4, or ${\geq}2.5$ mm, the incidence and multiplicity of large polyps (${\geq}2.5$ mm) in the intestine in the HFD+HAVGE group were significantly lower than those in the HFD group. We measured plasma lipid (triglycerides and total cholesterol) and adipocytokine [interleukin-6 and high molecular weight (HMW) adiponectin] levels as possible indicators of mechanisms of inhibition. The results showed that HMW adiponectin levels in the HFD group were significantly lower than those in the ND group. However, the levels in the HFD+HAVGE group were significantly higher than those in the HFD group. These results indicate that HAVGE reduced large-sized intestinal polyps and ameliorated reduction in plasma HMW adiponectin levels in Min mice fed HFD.

• 한국지리정보학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.80-91
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 밴드간 연산데이터를 재사용하는 방법이 위성영상를 이용한 토지피복 분류시의 정확도를 향상시키는 방법으로 제안되고 검증되었다. 분류항목별로 연산에 사용할 밴드를 결정하기 위해 밴드 6을 제외한 6개의 밴드를 조합이 가능한 수로 조합하고 감독분류의 최대우도법으로 토지피복 분류를 실시하였다. 49가지로 조합된 밴드의 토지피복 분류결과에서, 정확도가 상위 10위내에 분류된 밴드조합에서 사용된 횟수가 많은 두 밴드를 선정하고 연산하였다. 여기서 얻어진 연산결과를 재구성하여 다시 토지피복 분류를 실시하였다. 그리고 원 데이터를 사용한 토지피복 분류결과와 비교, 검토하였다. 연산 결과를 재구성한 데이터와 원 데이터를 사용한 토지피복 분류를 비교 검토한 결과, 연산결과를 재구성하여 사용한 토지피복 분류에서 나지에 대한 정확도가 조금 떨어진 반면 전체적으로 정확도가 향상됨을 알 수 있었다. 특히 인공지물에 대한 정확도가 향상되었기 때문에 이후 도시역에 대한 토지피복 분류 및 지표정보를 분석할 때 밴드간 연산데이터를 재 사용하는 방법이 유용할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제36권7호
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• pp.825-831
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• 2007

당귀로부터 분리한 decursin을 환경호르몬에 의해 증식을 유도한 인체 유방암세포(MCF-7)에 처리한 후 그 억제효과를 조사하였다. 인체 유방암세포주인 MCF-7은 20, 40, 60, 80 및 100 ${\mu}g/mL$ 농도로 decursin의 처리 시 20 ${\mu}g/mL$ 이상에서 농도 의존적으로 그 증식이 억제되었다. 호르몬이 제거된 배지로 배양한 세포에 0, 0.01, 0.1 및 1 ${\mu}M$의 농도로 환경 호르몬 $17{\beta}$-estradiol과 bisphenol을 처리한 결과 호르몬이 제거된 배지로 배양한 세포에 비해 세포의 증식을 유도하였으며, Yamada(21)와 본 실험 결과가 유사한 세포성장을 보여 암세포의 성장억제 효과를 측정하기 위한 환경호르몬의 농도를 0.1 ${\mu}M$로 하였다. 환경호르몬에 의해 증식이 유도된 MCF-7 세포에 당귀 메탄올추출물 및 decursin을 1, 3, 10 및 30 ${\mu}g/mL$ 농도로 처리한 결과 농도에 비례하여 세포의 증식을 억제하였으며, 10 ${\mu}g/mL$의 농도 이상에서는 대조구의 증식보다도 낮은 생존율을 나타내어 강한 세포독성을 나타내었다. 또한 hoechst 염색을 통하여 세포 핵의 변화를 알아본 결과 decursin 처리군에서 핵의 응축과 apoptic body가 관찰되어 decursin은 apoptosis를 유도함으로써 환경호르몬이 처리된 MCF-7 세포의 증식을 억제하는 것으로 판단된다. 이들 결과는 decursin이 환경호르몬에 의해 증식이 유도되는 MCF-7 세포의 성장을 apoptosis에 의해 억제한다는 것을 나타낸다.

• 한국균학회소식:학술대회논문집
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• 한국균학회 2006년도 추계학술대회 및 정기총회
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• pp.32-44
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• 2006

To investigate non-aflatoxin-production of A. oryzae at the molecular level, an aflatoxin biosynthesis gene homolog cluster of RIB 40 was analyzed. Although most genes in the corresponding cluster exhibited from 97 to 99 % similarity to those of Aspergillus flavus, three genes shared 93 % similarity or less. In addition, although slight expression of aflR, positive transcriptional regulator gene, was detected in some A. oryzae strains having seven aflatoxin biosynthesis homologous genes, other genes related to aflatoxin production were not detected. RIB strains were mainly divided into group 1, having seven aflatoxin biosynthesis homologous genes (aflT, nor-i, aflR, norA, avnA, verB, and vbs), and group 2, having three homologous (avnA, verB, and vbs). Partial aflatoxin homologous gene cluster of RIB62 from group 2 was sequenced and compared with that of RIB40 from group 1. RIB62 showed a large deletion upstream of ver-1 with more than half of the aflatoxin homologous gene cluster missing including aflR, a positive transcriptional regulatory gene. Adjacent to the deletion of the aflatoxin homologous gene cluster, RIB62 has a unique sequence of about 8kb and a telomere. Southern analysis of A. oryzae RIB strains with four kinds of probe derived from the unique sequence of RIB62 showed that all group 2 strains have identical hybridizing signals. Polymerase chain reaction with specific primer set designed to amplify the junction between ver-1 and the unique sequence of RIB62 resulted in the same size of DNA fragment only from group 2 strains. Based on these results, we developed a useful genetic tool that distinguishes A. oryzae group 2 strains from the other groups' strains and propose that it might have differentiated from the ancestral strains due to chromosomal breakage.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.191-197
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• 1979

Km값 및 분광학적성질(分光學的性質)를 조사하고 아울러 이 효소(酵素)의 결정화법(結晶化法)을 검토하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 효소(酵素)의 정제(精製)과정에서 유안분별침전(硫安分別沈澱)을 한 조효소(粗酵素)를 pH6.0 및 7.0의 인산염(燐酸鹽)완충액으로 48시간 이상의 충분한 투석(透析)을 시키고 DEAE-Sephadex column chromatography에서는 11mg protein/ml DEAE-Sephadex 정도의 DEAE-Sephadex를 사용하는 것이 효과적이였다. 2. 효소(酵素)의 정제과정(精製過程)에서 이미 알려진 protamin 황산(黃酸) 처리와 Sephadex G-150의 gel여과는 생략하여도 무방하였다. 3. 효소(酵素)의 결정화(結晶化)에서는 단백질을 20mg/ml의 농도가 되게끔 2-mercaptoethanol를 함유하는 0.01M 인산(燐酸)카리 완충액에 녹여 고체유안(固體硫安) 첨가(添加)법으로 결정(結晶)시키는 것이 가장 큰 육각봉상(六角棒狀)의 결정(結晶)이 얻어졌다. 4. Pyridoxal phosphate와 결합(結合)한 holo형 ${\beta}-tyrosinase$는 340nm와 430nm의 파장(波長)에서 각각 최대흡수(最大吸收)를 나타내었다. 5. ${\beta}-tyrosinase$의 L-tyrosine에 대한 Km값은 $2.31{\times}10^{-4}M$이였으며 SDS-polyacrylamide 전기영동법(電氣泳動法)에 의한 이 효소(酵素)의 subunit의 분자량(分子量)은 약 5,000이였다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.14-23
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• 2021

Background: For radiological protection and control, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) provides the nominal risk coefficients related to radiation exposure, which can be extrapolated using the excess relative risk and excess absolute risk obtained from the Life Span Study of atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki with the dose and dose-rate effectiveness factor (DDREF). Materials and Methods: Since it is impossible to directly estimate the radiation risk at doses less than approximately 100 mSv only from epidemiological knowledge and data, support from radiation biology is absolutely imperative, and thus, several national and international bodies have advocated the importance of bridging knowledge between biology and epidemiology. Because of the accident at the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in 2011, the exposure of the public to radiation has become a major concern and it was considered that the estimation of radiation risk should be more realistic to cope with the prevailing radiation exposure situation. Results and Discussion: To discuss the issues from wide aspects related to radiological protection, and to realize bridging knowledge between biology and epidemiology, we have established a research group to develop low-dose and low-dose-rate radiation risk estimation methodology, with the permission of the Japan Health Physics Society. Conclusion: The aim of the research group was to clarify the current situation and issues related to the risk estimation of low-dose and low-dose-rate radiation exposure from the viewpoints of different research fields, such as epidemiology, biology, modeling, and dosimetry, to identify a future strategy and roadmap to elucidate a more realistic estimation of risk against low-dose and low-dose-rate radiation exposure.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.3-11
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• 2022

전기차 수요의 증가로 향후 폐차 혹은 배터리 노후화로 인한 폐배터리 배출량 급증이 예상됨에 따라 이에 대한 적정 관리가 시급한 실정이다. 기술개발 측면에서는 데이터 기반 진단 등 다양한 폐배터리 진단 및 관리 기술이 주목을 받고 있다. 또한 로봇기반 자동 해체 기술은 산업 현장에서의 Test 검증 및 향후 배터리 관련 데이터베이스와의 연동이 필요한 것으로 보인다. 특히 향후 폐배터리 순환과정에서의 효율화와 동시에 안전성/친환경성 제고를 위한 다양하고 선진적인 배터리 진단 및 평가기법 개발 및 보급이 중요하다. 또한 리튬 관련 화학물질 배출이동에 대한 데이터베이스화와 배터리 연소시 가스유출위험 및 소방안전에 관한 평가 및 대처가 중요할 것으로 보인다. 더 나아가 데이터 기반 진단/분류/해체 과정을 재활용/최종폐기와 연계된 다양한 관점에서의 폐배터리 전주기 관리 최적화 등에 향후 더 많은 연구개발이 필요하다고 판단된다. 그리고 일련의 데이터는 차후 배터리 생산 시 환경적 부담을 감소시키고 재이용/재활용이 원활하도록 청정설계 및 제조에 기여해야 한다. 또한 이러한 최적화는 전기차 배터리의 향후 기술 및 시장 변동을 감안하여 추진되어야 한다.

• Clinical Endoscopy
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.515-526
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• 2024

Background/Aims: The optimal length of the uncovered portion of partially covered self-expandable metal stents (PCSEMSs) used in endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) remains unclear. This study investigated the safety and efficacy of PCSEMSs with different uncovered lengths, with a focus on stent migration and time to recurrent biliary obstruction (RBO). Methods: Outcomes of patients undergoing EUS-HGS using PCSEMSs with 5-mm and 20-mm uncovered portions at our institution from January 2016 to December 2021 were compared. Results: Sixty-two patients underwent EUS-HGS using PCSEMS (5/20-mm uncovered portions: 32/30). Stent migration occurred only in the 5-mm group. There were no differences in RBO rates (28.1% vs. 40.0%) or median time to RBO (6.8 vs. 7.1 months) between the two groups. Median overall survival (OS) was longer in the 20-mm group (3.1 vs. 4.9 months, p=0.037) due to the higher number of patients that resumed chemotherapy after EUS-HGS (56.7% vs. 28.1%, p=0.029). Good performance status, absence of hepatic metastases, and chemotherapy after EUS-HGS were independent predictors of longer OS. Conclusions: No migration was observed in patients treated with PCSEMS with 20-mm uncovered portions. Patients treated with PCSEMS with 20-mm uncovered portions performed at least as well as those treated with 5-mm uncovered portions in all material respects.