• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.73-83
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• 2016

Forest degradation reduces ecosystem services provided by forest and could lead to change in composition of species. In North Korea, there has been significant forest degradation due to conversion of forest into terrace fields for food production and cut-down of forest for fuel woods. This study analyzed the phenological changes in North Korea, in terms of vegetation and moisture in soil and vegetation, from March to Octorber 2013, using MODIS (MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) images and indexes including NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index), NDSI (Normalized Difference Soil Index), and NDWI (Normalized Difference Water Index). In addition, marginal farmland was derived using elevation data. Lastly, degraded terrace fields of 16 degree was analyzed using NDVI, NDSI, and NDWI indexes, and marginal farmland characteristics with slope variable. The accuracy value of land cover classification, which shows the difference between the observation and analyzed value, was 84.9% and Kappa value was 0.82. The highest accuracy value was from agricultural (paddy, field) and forest area. Terrace fields were easily identified using slope data form agricultural field. Use of NDVI, NDSI, and NDWI is more effective in distinguishing deforested terrace field from agricultural area. NDVI only shows vegetation difference whereas NDSI classifies soil moisture values and NDWI classifies abandoned agricultural fields based on moisture values. The method used in this study allowed more effective identification of deforested terrace fields, which visually illustrates forest degradation problem in North Korea.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.152-161
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• 2009

The largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus) is one of the most common fisheries stocks in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea. The species is caught using a variety of fishing tools, such as a stow net or a long line, as well as jigging and trawling. Scientific investigations have been conducted throughout the world to enable evidence-based estimations for the management and protection of the main fisheries biomass. For example, inshore and offshore hydro acoustic surveys are performed annually using bottom- and mid-water trawls around the Korean Peninsula. However, to date, no acoustic survey has been conducted to estimate fish size distribution, which is necessary to construct a data bank of target strength (TS) relative to fish species, length (L), and frequency. This study describes the frequency and length dependence of TS among fishes in Korean waters for the purpose of constructing such a TS data bank. TS measurements of the largehead hairtail were carried out in a water tank (L 5 m$\times$width 6 m$\times$ height 5 m) at frequencies of 50, 75, 120, and 200 kHz, using a tethering method. The average TS patterns were measured as a function of tilt angle, ranging from $-45^{\circ}$ (head down) to $+45^{\circ}$ (head up) every $0.2^{\circ}$. The length conversion constant ($b_{20}$) was estimated under the assumption that TS is proportional to the square of the length. In addition, in situ TS measurements on live largehead hairtails were performed using a split beam echo sounder.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.448-458
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• 2009

It has been well documented from animal and human studies that conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) has numerous beneficial effects on health. In chickens, CLA exerts many effects on performance ranging from egg quality and yolk lipids to meat quality. Although there are several CLA isomers available, not all CLA isomers have the same incorporation rates into egg yolk: cis-9,trans-11 and trans-10,cis-12 CLA isomers are more favorably deposited into egg yolk than other isomers investigated, but of the two isomers, the former has a higher incorporation rate than the latter. CLA alters the amounts and profiles of lipids in plasma, muscles and liver. Furthermore, increased liver weight was reported in chickens fed dietary CLA. As observed in egg yolk, marked reduction in intramuscular lipids as well as increased protein content was observed in different studies, leading to elevation in protein-to-fat ratio. Inconsistency exists for parameters such as body weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion ratio, egg production rate and mortality, depending upon experimental conditions. One setback is that hard-cooked yolks from CLA-consuming hens have higher firmness as refrigeration time and CLA are increased, perhaps owing to alterations in physico-chemistry of yolk. Another is that CLA can be detrimental to hatchability when provided to breeders: eggs from these breeders have impaired development in embryonic and neonatal stages, and have increased and decreased amounts of saturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), respectively. Thus, both problems can be fully resolved if dietary sources rich in MUFAs are provided together with CLA. Emerging evidence suggests that CLA exerts a critical impact on stress and immune functions as it can completely nullify some of the adverse effects produced by immune challenges and reduce mortality in a dose-dependent manner. Finally, CLA is a key regulator of genes that may be responsible for lipid metabolism in chickens. CLA down-regulates both expression of the gene encoding stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 and its protein activity in the chicken liver while up-regulating mRNA of sterol regulatory element-binding protein-l.

• 한국펄프종이공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국펄프종이공학회 2011년도 춘계학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.81-91
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• 2011

Current fuel ethanol research and development deals with process engineering trends for improving biotechnological production of ethanol. Recently, a large amount of studies regarding the utilization of lignocellulosic biomass as a good feedstock for producing fuel ethanol is being carried out worldwide. The plant biomass is mainly composed of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. The main challenge in the conversion of biomass into ethanol is the complex, rigid and harsh structures which require efficient process and cost effective to break down. The isolation of microorganisms is one of the means for obtaining enzymes with properties suitable for industrial applications. For these reasons, crude cultures containing cellulosic biomass degrading microorganisms were isolated from rice field soil, cow farm soil and rotten rice straw from cow farm. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), xylan and Avicel (microcrystalline cellulose) degradation zone of clearance on agar platefrom rice field soil resulted approximately at 25 mm, 24 mm and 22 mm respectively. As for cow farm soil, CMC, xylan and Avicel degradation clearancezone on agar plate resulted around at 24mm, 23mm and 21 mm respectively. Rotten rice straw from cow farm also resulted for CMC, xylan and Avicel degradation zone almost at 24 mm, 23 mm and 22 mm respectively. The objective of this study is to isolatebiomass degrading microbial strains having good efficiency in cellulose hydrolysis and observed the effects of different substrates (CMC, xylan and Avicel) on the production of cellulase enzymes (endo-glucanase, exo-glucanase, cellobiase, xylanase and avicelase) for producing low cost biofuel from cellulosic materials.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.39-44
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• 2003

휴대용 전자기기가 많이 개발되고 보급됨에 따라서 배터리의 중요성은 점점 커져가고 있다. 기기의 수명을 늘이고자 고전력밀도의 배터리를 요구하게 되었고, 현재에는 리튬-이온 배터리를 많이 사용하게 되었다. 단위체적 및 중량당의 전력밀도 부분에서는 기존에 사용하던 배터리보다 성능이 우수하지만, 방전전압이 감소하는 특성이 있기 때문에 배터리의 수명을 최대한 늘리기 위해서는 이 특성에 알맞은 컨버터가 필요하다. 그래서 리튬-이온 배터리를 사용하는 휴대용 저전력 전자기기의 전원부로써 용량성 아이들링 SEPIC을 제안하였다. 승압과 강압이 가능한 SEPIC의 특성을 가지면서, 추가된 스위치와 다이오드를 통해서 스위치에 부분적인 소프트 전환을 가능하게 하기 때문에, 스위칭 주파수의 증가를 가능하게 한다. 본 논문에서는 직류 정상상태의 전압전환비, 동작모드별 회로 및 회의특성을 분석하고 구현하였다.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.1106-1113
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 단일 국부 발진기를 이용하여 IEEE 802.11a/b/g 표준의 두 대역 신호를 처리할 수 있는 이중 대역 혼합기를 설계 구현하여 기존 방식의 단점을 개선하였다. 기존 회로 구조는 두 대역을 처리하기 위해 각각 두 개의 국부 발진기와 혼합기를 사용함으로 인하여 구조의 복잡함과 큰 전력 손실이라는 단점을 가지고 있었다. 구현된 회로는 입력 RF 2.452/5.260 GHz에서 동일한 IF인 356 MHz로 하향 변환하였을 때 변환 손실은 각각 11.6 dB, 16.8 dB, IIP3(Input 3rd Intercept Point)는 각각 8.77 dBm, 12.5 dBm으로 측정되었으며, RF-LO 격리도는 각각 36 dB, 41 dB, LO-IF 격리도는 각각 50 dB 이상의 특성을 나타내었다.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.258-264
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 40 ㎓ 대역 MMIC(Monolithic Microwave Intergrated Circuit) 이중평형 star 혼합기를 비아 공정이 있는 GaAs substrate(두께 4 mil)상에서 설계 및 제작, 측정하였다. 이중평형 star 혼합기를 구현하기 위해 발룬회로와 다이오드 설계가 필요했다. 발룬회로는 microstrip과 CPS(Coplanar Strip)를 이용하여 새로운 구조를 제안하여, 2 ㎓ 대역으로 주파수를 낮추어 새로운 구조의 발룬 성능을 PCB로 제작하여 확인한 바 있다. 이를 바탕으로 40 ㎓에서 MMIC 발룬을 설계하였다. 제안된 발룬은 비아 공정이 포함된 MMIC 회로에 적 합하며, 이중평형 혼합기 구현에 쉽게 적용 가능하다는 특징이 있다. 다이오드는 p-HEMT를 사용하는 밀리미터파 대역의 다른 MMIC 회로들과의 호환성을 고려하여, p-HEMT 공정을 기반으로 한 쇼트키 다이오드를 설계하였다. 이를 이용 제안한 발룬회로와 다이오드를 조합하여, 이중평형 star 혼합기를 구현하였다. 혼합기의 측정 결과 LO전력이 18 ㏈m일 때, 변환손실 약 30 ㏈를 얻었다. 이는 p-HEMT의 AlGaAs/InGaAs 층에 의한 다이오드 때문이며, p-HEMT구조에서 AlGaAs층을 식각하여 단일 접합 다이오드를 만들면 혼합기의 성능이 개선될 것으로 예상된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.97-102
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• 2008

Four hundred and forty 1-day-old Arbor Acre broilers were fed commercial starter diets with 0, 250, 750 and 2,250 mg/kg of an alpha-amylase preparation from 1 to 21 days of age to investigate the effects of an exogenous enzyme on growth performance, activities of digestive enzymes in the pancreas and anterior intestinal contents and pancreatic amylase mRNA expression. Body weight gain (BWG) and average daily gain (ADG) increased linearly (p<0.01) with increasing levels of supplementary amylase but feed conversion ratio (FCR) was not affected. There was a negative quadratic change of protease and amylase in the small intestinal contents with the increase of supplementary amylase level. The activity of intestinal trypsin was also increased (p<0.05). Lipase was unaffected by amylase supplementation (p>0.05). The pancreatic protease, trypsin, and lipase were not affected by exogenous amylase levels. Consistent with the tendency for a linear depression of amylase activity, pancreatic ${\alpha}$-amylase mRNA was down-regulated by dietary amylase supplementation. The present study suggested that oral administration of exogenous amylase affected activities of intestinal enzymes and the production of pancreatic digestive enzymes in a dose-dependent manner.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제60권2호
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• pp.130-137
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• 2017

Objective : Autophagy is one of the key responses of cells to programmed cell death. Memantine, an approved anti-dementia drug, has an antiproliferative effect on cancer cells but the mechanism is poorly understood. The aim of the present study was to test the possibility of induction of autophagic cell death by memantine in glioma cell lines. Methods : Glioma cell lines (T-98 G and U-251 MG) were used for this study. Results : The antiproliferative effect of memantine was shown on T-98 G cells, which expressed N-methyl-D-aspartate 1 receptor (NMDAR1). Memantine increased the autophagic-related proteins as the conversion ratio of light chain protein 3-II (LC3-II)-/LC3-I and the expression of beclin-1. Memantine also increased formation of autophagic vacuoles observed under a transmission electron microscope. Transfection of small interfering RNA (siRNA) to knock down NMDAR1 in the glioma cells induced resistance to memantine and decreased the LC3-II/LC3-I ratio in T-98 G cells. Conclusion : Our study demonstrates that in glioma cells, memantine inhibits proliferation and induces autophagy mediated by NMDAR1.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.289-295
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• 2003

Synthesis gas is produced commercially by a steam reforming process. However, the process is highly endothermic and energy intensive. Thus, this study was conducted to produce synthesis gas by the partial oxidation of methane to cut down the energy cost. Supported Ni catalysts were prepared by the impregnation method. To examine the activity of the catalysts, a differential fixed bed reactor was used, and the reaction was carried out at $750{\sim}850^{\circ}C$ and 1 atm. The fresh and used catalysts were characterized by XRD, XPS, TGA and AAS. The highest catalytic activity was obtained with the 13wt% Ni/MgO catalyst, with which methane conversion was 81%, and $H_2$ and CO selectivities were 94% and 93%, respectively. 13wt% Ni/MgO catalyst showed the best $MgNiO_2$ solid solution state, which can explain the highest catalytic activity of the 13wt% Ni/MgO catalyst.