• Journal of Veterinary Science
• /
• 제23권3호
• /
• pp.33.1-33.10
• /
• 2022

Background: Endemic circulation of human-specific hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotypes 1 and 2 may occult the importance of sporadic zoonotic HEV transmissions in Africa. Increasing numbers of studies reporting anti-HEV antibodies in cattle and the discovery of infectious HEV in cow milk has raised public health concern, but cattle exposure has seldom been investigated in Africa. Objectives: This study aimed at investigating the role of cows in the epidemiology of HEV in Burkina Faso and farmers habits in terms of dairy product consumption as a prerequisite to estimate the risk of transmission to humans. Methods: Sera from 475 cattle and 192 pigs were screened for the presence of anti-HEV antibodies while HEV RNA in swine stools was detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Data on mixed farming, dairy product consumption and selling habits were gathered through questionnaires. Results: The overall seroprevalence in cattle was 5.1% and herd seroprevalence reached 32.4% (11/34). Herd seropositivity was not associated with husbandry practice or presence of rabbits on the farms. However, herd seropositivity was associated with on-site presence of pigs, 80.7% of which had anti-HEV antibodies. The majority of farmers reported to preferentially consume raw milk based dairy products. Conclusions: Concomitant presence of pigs on cattle farms constitutes a risk factor for HEV exposure of cattle. However, the risk of HEV infections associated with raw cow dairy product consumption is currently considered as low.

• Natural Product Sciences
• /
• 제13권3호
• /
• pp.263-267
• /
• 2007

The mast cell-mediated immediate-type allergic reaction is involved in many allergic diseases such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, and sinusitis. The discovery of drugs for the treatment of mast cell-mediated immediate-type allergic diseases is a very important subject in human health. In this study, we investigated the effect of small black soybean (Glycine max Merr.) (Leguminosae) on mast cell-mediated allergic reaction and pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion. Small black soybean (SBS) inhibited compound 48/80-induced systemic reaction. SBS attenuated immunoglobulin (Ig) E-mediated local allergic reaction. In addition, SBS decreased the phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate plus calcium ionophore A23187-stimulated tumor necrosis factor $(TNF)-{\alpha}$ and interleukin (IL)-8 secretion in human mast cells. These results indicate that SBS may be beneficial in the treatment of mast cell-mediated immediate-type allergic reactions.

• 천문학회보
• /
• 제40권1호
• /
• pp.61.2-61.2
• /
• 2015

15P/Finlay is one of the Jupiter-Family Comets that has long been known since the late 19 century. The comet maintains the perihelion around 1.0 AU over a century, without showing any prominent activities (i.e. fragmentation or eruption) since the discovery. According to reports in unpublished observations, the comet exhibited an outburst in the middle of 2014 December. We conducted a imaging observation of 15P/Finlay just after the report, from 2014 December 23 to 2015 February 18 using three telescopes (the Okayama Astrophysical Observatory 50-cm telescope, the Ishigakijima Astronomical Observatory 105-cm telescope, and the Nishi-Harima Astronomical Observatory 2-m telescope), which constitute a portion of the OISTER (an inter-university observation network in the optical and infrared wavelengths). As a result of the frequent observations, we witnesses the second outburst around UT 2015 January 16. Such cometary outbursts draw the attention to researchers on ground that they could offer insight into the internal structure of comets, following a historical outburst occurred at 17P/Holmes on 2007 October 23. Although cometary outbursts have been often reported mostly in unpublished observations or unreviewed reports, it should be emphasized that there are not a sufficient number of astrophysical research which characterizes the physical properties by observing the aftermaths. This presentation provides a new observational result of 15P/Finlay outburst. Based on the morphological development of the dust cloud as well as the near-nuclear magnitude, we will derive the kinetic energy of the outburst. Finally we plan to compare the results of 15P/Finlay with those of analogical events at 17P/Holmes and P/2010 V1 (Ikeya-Murakami).

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈E:수학교육논문집
• /
• 제28권1호
• /
• pp.97-130
• /
• 2014

본 연구의 목적은 조립제법 소재의 탐구활동에서 나타난 고등학생들의 사고 과정을 분석하여 유추의 양상을 조사하는 것이다. 인문계 고등학교 1학년 학생 2명을 대상으로 질적 사례연구로 수행되었다. 자료의 분석을 위하여 연구자가 제안한 유사성 분류 틀과 Gentner의 Structure-mapping Model(구조사상 모형, 줄여서 SMM)을 이용하였다. 두 학생 모두 유추를 도구로 사용하여 2차 이상의 조립제법을 발견하였으나, 유추적 사고의 능력에 따라 수학적 발견에 차이를 보였다. 탐구활동 과정에서 표면 유사성은 유추에서 중요한 역할을 수행하였다. 구조 유사성에 근거한 유추는 학생들도 수학자처럼 탐구하고 발견할 수 있도록 하였으며, 체계성의 원리에 의한 유추는 다른 영역에 대한 예측과 설명을 가능하게 하였고, 절차 유사성에 의한 유추는 내면화를 이끌어 냈다. 또한 유추의 성격이 도구적, 발견적이고 또한 반성적이라는 결론을 얻었다.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
• /
• 제20권3호
• /
• pp.61-69
• /
• 2015

본 논문에서는 이산 웨이블릿 변환을 통해 추출된 시간 영역과 주파수 영역의 특징들을 활용하여 심박수변이도를 확률적인 지식으로 분석할 수 있는 방법을 제안하였다. 제안된 방법에서 지식획득 알고리즘은 규칙생성과 규칙평가 단계로 구성되어 있으며, 규칙생성에서는 ROC 분석을 통해 수치적인 속성값을 이산화된 구간으로 변환하고, 서로 다른 의사결정값을 포함하는 구간들 사이에 일관성 정도를 비교함으로써 감축된 규칙-집합을 생성한다. 이때 규칙-집합 내에 각 규칙에 대해서 확률적 해석을 위한 3가지 척도를 추정하였다. 제안된 모형의 효과성은 심혈관질환 병력을 가진 58명의 심전도 데이터로부터 심방세동을 식별할 수 있는 5가지 규칙을 생성하였고, 이들 규칙의 분별력을 평가하였다. 실험결과, 제안된 모형으로부터 생성된 지식은 4가지 성능평가 척도에 대해서 각각 93%의 정확도를 보여주었다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
• /
• 제17권4호
• /
• pp.273-279
• /
• 2009

GATA-binding protein-3 (GATA-3) and T-box expressed in T-cells (T-bet) are now considered as master transcription factors involving Th cell differentiation, but the roles of these factors are still uncertain in vivo. This study was conducted to investigate the expression of these transcription factors in the liver damage induced by carbon tetrachloride ($CCl_4$) in rats. In this study, liver damage were induced with Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi water extracts (SBW) and followed for 4 weeks. The expression of GATA-3 and T-bet protein in liver damage induced by $CCl_4$ and the serum levels of immunoglobulin A (IgA), IgE were studied after 4 weeks of treatment. We found that effect of SBW on IFN-$\gamma$, STAT1, pSTAT1 and T-bet was decreased in vivo. Several genes were demonstrated to be IL-4 inducible prior to the discovery of STAT6. $CCl_4$+SBW group was significantly lower than $CCl_4$ group in IL-4, STAT6, pSTAT6 and GATA-3. Our data indicate that cytokine protein production were increased in $CCl_4$ group and $CCl_4$+SBW group. From these results, water extracts obtained from Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi may have an immunoregulatory effect in the liver induced by $CCl_4$ of rats.

• 한국발생생물학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국발생생물학회 2003년도 제3회 국제심포지움 및 학술대회
• /
• pp.121-121
• /
• 2003

The standard protocol for the production of transgenic mouse from ES-injected embryo has to process via chimera producing and several times breeding steps, In contrast, tetraploid-ES cell complementation method allows the immediate generation of targeted murine mutants from genetically modified ES cell clones. The advantage of this advanced technique is a simple and efficient without chimeric intermediates. Recently, this method has been significantly improved through the discovery that ES cells derived from hybrid strains support the development of viable ES mice more efficiently than inbred ES cells do. Therefore, the objective of this study was to generate transgenic mice overexpressing human resistin gene by using tetrapioid-ES cell complementation method. Human resistin gene was amplified from human fetal liver cDNA library by PCR and cloned into pCR 2.1 TOPO T-vector and constructed in pCMV-Tag4C vector. Human resistin mammalian expression plasmid was transfected into D3-GL ES cells by lipofectamine 2000, and then after 8~10 days of transfection, the human resistin-expressing cells were selected with G418. In order to produce tetraploid embryos, blastomeres of diploid embryos at the two-cell stage were fused with two times of electric pulse using 60 V 30 $\mu$sec. (fusion rate : 93.5%) and cultured upto the blastocyst stage (development rate : 94.6%). The 15~20 previously G418-selected ES cells were injected into tetraploid blastocysts, and then transferred into the uterus of E2.5d pseudopregnant recipient mice. To investigate the gestation progress, two El9.5d fetus were recovered by Casarean section and one fetus was confirmed to contain human resistin gene by genomic DNA-PCR. Therefore, this finding demonstrates that tetraploid-ES mouse technology can be considered as a useful tool to produce transgenic mouse for the rapid analysis of gene function in vivo.

• Mass Spectrometry Letters
• /
• 제8권4호
• /
• pp.109-113
• /
• 2017

Single analytical procedure including extraction, liquid chromatography, and mass spectrometric analysis was evaluated for the simultaneous measurement of lysophospholipids (LPLs). LPLs, particularly, lysophosphatidic acids (LPA) and sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) are lipid messengers ubiquitously found in various biological matrix. The molecular species mediate important physiological roles in association with many diseases (e.g. cancer, inflammation, and neurodegenerative disease), which emphasize the significance of the simple and reliable analytical method for biomarker discovery and molecular mechanistic understanding. Thus, we developed analytical method mainly focusing on, but not limited by those lipid species S1P and LPA using reverse phase liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (RPLC-ESI-MS-MS). Extraction method was modified based on Folch method with optimally minimal level of ionization additive (ammonium formate 10 mM and formic acid). Reverse-phase liquid-chromatography was applied for chromatographical separation in combination with negative ionization mode electrospray-coupled Orbitrap mass spectrometry. The method validation was performed on human blood plasma in a non-targeted lipid profiling manner with full-scan MS mode and data-dependent MS/MS. The proposed method presented good inter-assay precision for primary targets, S1P and LPA. Subsequent analysis of other types of LPLs identified a broad range of lysophosphatidylcholines (LPCs) and lysophosphatidyl-ethanolamines (LPEs).

• 펄프종이기술
• /
• 제30권4호
• /
• pp.18-27
• /
• 1998

Biopulping is defined as the treatment of wood chips with lignin-degrading fungi prior to pulping. Fungal pretreatment prior to mechanical pulping reduces electrical energy requirements during refining or increases mill throughput, improves paper strength, reduces the pitch content, and reduces the environmental impact of pulping. Our recent work involved scaling up the biopulping process towards the industrial level, investigating both the engineering and economic feasibility. We envision the process to be done in either a chip-pile or silo-based system for which several factors need to be considered: the degree of decontamination, a hospitable environment for the fungus, and the overall process economics. Currently, treatment of the chips with low-pressure steam is sufficient for decontamination and a simple, forced ventilation system maintains the proper temperature, humidity, and moisture conditions, thus promoting uniform growth of the fungus. The pilot-scale trial resulted in the successful treatment of 4 tons of wood chips (dry weight basis) with results comparable to those on a laboratory. Larger, 40-ton trials were also successful, with energy savings and paper properties comparable with the laboratory scale. The overall economics of the process also look very favorable and can result in significant annual savings to the mill. Although the current research has focused on biopulping for mechanical pulping, it is also beneficial for sulfite chemical pulping and some applications to recycled fiber have been investigated.

• 암석학회지
• /
• 제17권2호
• /
• pp.51-56
• /
• 2008

옥천변성대 암석의 생성시기는 화석의 발견과 동위원소 연대측정으로 대부분 고생대 및 신원생대인 것으로 밝혀지고 있다. 한편 동위원소 연대자료가 축적됨과 더불어 옥천변성대의 변성시기가 페름기 초기인가 혹은 페름기 말기-트라이아스기 초기인가 하는 문제가 대두되었다. 이 문제는 달리 표현하면 위의 두 시기에 해당하는 2번의 중요한 변성작용이 있었는가 혹은 후자 시기에 해당하는 한번의 변성작용인가 하는 것이다. 변성시기를 직접 지시할 수 있는 자료를 비교할 때 페름기 초기의 변성시기에 대한 자료(석류석 내 U-Pb 갈렴석 연대)는 전체적으로 오차가 클 뿐만 아니라 페름기 말기-트라이아스기 초기를 지시하는 자료(CHIME 갈렴석 연대 및 변성 저콘의 U-Pb 연대)와 어느 정도 중첩된다. 따라서 독립적인 두 종류의 자료에 의해 지지되는 후자가 보다 신빙성이 있는 것으로 생각되며, 이 시기는 임진강대와 경기육괴에서 대륙충돌과 관련되어 나타나는 중요한 변성시기와 유사하기 때문께 대륙충돌의 영향이 한반도 넓은 지역에 퍼져 있음을 시사한다.