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Effects of Precursor Concentration on Surface and Optical Properties of ZnO Nano-Fibrous Thin Films Fabricated by Spin-Coating Method (스핀코팅 방법으로 제작된 ZnO 나노 섬유질 박막의 전구체 농도에 따른 표면 및 광학적 특성)

  • Kim, Min-Su;Kim, Ghun-Sik;Yim, Kwang-Gug;Cho, Min-Young;Jeon, Su-Min;Choi, Hyun-Young;Lee, Dong-Yul;Kim, Jin-Soo;Kim, Jong-Su;Lee, Joo-In;Leem, Jae-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.483-488
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    • 2010
  • ZnO nano-fibrous thin films with various precursor concentrations ranging from 0.2 to 1.0 mol (M) were grown by spin-coating method and effects of the precursor concentration on surface and optical properties of the ZnO nano-ribrous thin films were investigated by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and photoluminescence (PL). ZnO nuclei were formed at the precursor concentration below 0.4 M and the ZnO nano-fibrous thin films were grown at the precursor concentration above 0.6 M. Further increase in the precursor concentration, the thickness of the ZnO nano-fibrous thin films is gradually increased. The intensity and the full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of the near-band-edge emission (NBE) is increased as the precursor concentration is increased. The deep-level emission (DLE) is red-shifted as the precursor concentration is increased.

Proteomics of Protein Expression Profiling in Tissues with Different Radiosensitivity (Proteomics를 이용한 마우스 조직에서의 방사선 감수성 조절 단백질의 탐색)

  • An, Jeung-Hee;Kim, Ji-Young;Seong, Jin-Sil
    • Radiation Oncology Journal
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.298-306
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    • 2004
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify Radiosensitivity of proteins in tissues with different radiosensitivity. Materials and Methods: C3H/HeJ mice were exposed to 10 Gy. The mice were sacrifiud 8 hrs after radiation. Their spleen and liver tissues were collected and analyzed histologicaly for apoptosis. The expressions of radiosusceptibillty protein were analyzed by 2-dimensional electrophoresis and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Resilts: The Peak of apoptosis levels were $35.3{\pm}1.7{\%}$ in spleen and $0.6{\pm}0.2{\%}$ in liver at 8 hrs after radiation. Liver, radioresistant tissues, showed that the levels of ROS metabolism related to proteins such as cytochromm c, glutathione S transferase, NADH dehydrogenase, riken cDNA and peroxiredoxin Vl increased after radiation. The expression of cytochrome c increased significantly in spleen and liver tissues after radiation. In spleen, radiosensitivity tissue, the identified proteins showed a significantly quantitative alteration following radiation. It was categorized as signal transduction, apoptosis, cytokine, Ca signal related protein, stress-related protein, cytoskeletal regulation, ROS metabolism, and others. Conclusion: Differences of radiation-induced apoptosis by tissues specifted were coupled with the induction of related radiosensitivity and radioresistant proteins. The result suggests that apoptosis relate protein and redox proteins play important roles in this radiosusceptibility.

Dietary Culture for Sacrificial Rituals and Foods in Andong Area (I) -Bul-Chun-Wi Sacrificial Rituals and Foods- (안동지역의 제례에 따른 음식문화(I) -불천위제례(不遷位祭禮)와 제수(祭羞)-)

  • Yoon, Suk-Kyung
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.439-454
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    • 1996
  • The present study investigated Bul-Chun-Wi Sacrificial Ritual (sacrificial service which has been handed down from generation to generation to worship the family ancestors in the period of $1400{\sim}1800$) and foods for the sacrificial service among fourteen head families in Andong area. The findings are as follows; 1. In Bul-Chun-Wi Sacrificial Rituals, family shrine has been maintained in good shape, and the table, dishes, and foods used in the rituals have not been changed so much until these days. 2. While vegetable soup is widely used as soup, one family uses the seaweed soup, the other soup mixed with meat, fish, and vegetable. Specially soybean-powdered soup, which is the distinguishable food in Andong area, has been used. 3. As a basic Ddock, mainly Si-Ru-Ddock(a steamed rice cake), piled up to 13-15 stacks, is used. Additional 7-9 kinds of Ddock are placed on top of the basic Ddock. 4. For grilled-meat food(Geuck), eight families use the raw meat, and one family uses the half-cooked meat. Recently, five families have used the cooked meat. Mostly used ones are meat-Geuck, fish-Geuck, chicken-Geuck, and the Geuck are not served one by one. Instead the Geuck are stacked in one dish designed for Geuck in order of meats from poultry, animal, fish, and shell. As the sub-dishes for rice, raw and cooked Geuck are used. 5. The number of stew (Tang) are 3 to 6 and 5 stews is the most popular. Commonly used stews are meat stew, fish stew, chicken stew, vegetable stew, blood stew, and organs stew. For the vegetable stew, buckwheat gel can be used. 6. As the fruit, chinese date, pear, nut and dried persimmons are the basic ones. The even number of 6 or 8 colorful fruits are used, while the odd number of 7 or 9 colorful fruits are used in three head families. 7. As Sik-Hae which is a drink and made from fermented rice, rice Sik-Hae or fish Sik-Hae has been necessarily used. 8. As raw meat dish, the liver of cow or meat is used. As a wrapping materials, the reticulum of a ruminant, green seaweed or thinly fried egg can be used.

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Changes of Off-Odor Constituent and Parishin Derivatives of Fermentation of Gastrodia elata Rhizome by Lactic Acid Bacteria Strains (천마의 젖산발효에 따른 이취성분 및 Parishin 유도체의 변화)

  • Song, Young Eun;Lee, In Sok;Song, Eun Ju;Choi, Min Kyung;Han, Hyun Ah;Shin, So Hee;Choi, So Ra;Lee, Ki Kwon;Kim, Myung Kon;Park, Shin Young
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.30 no.5
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    • pp.973-982
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    • 2017
  • Gastrodia elata Blume often has been used for the treatment of headaches, convulsions, hypertension, and neurodegenerative diseases. The main active constituents are gastrodin, 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol, vanillyl alcohol, 4-hydroxybenzylaldehyde and parishin A, B, C and E. Because Gastrodia elata has also unacceptable off-odor (swine barnyard-like) for food, there is a need to reduce it as well as allow for greater utilization as a functional food materials. In this study, a major off-odor producing substance of Gastrodia elata was fractionated by steam distillation and silica gel column chromatography. The substance was identified as p-cresol(4-methyl phenol) by GC-MS analysis and comparison of the retention time with that of an authentic compound in GC. The content of p-cresol in fermented Gastrodia elata was decreased. A fermented sample of Latobacillus sakei for 2 days was reduced to 54.7%, when compared with a unfermented sample. The five parishin derivatives in Gastrodia elata were identified by HPLC-MS analyses, and a comparison of HPLC retention times with those of authentic compounds. When compared with parishin derivatives of an unfermented Gastrodia elata, those of Gastrodia elata fermented by L. sakei, increased to 18.3% for 2 days. Increases of about 14.0~38.4% of the total phenolic compounds and 57.4~77.3% total flavonoids were found in fermented extracts, by 3 lactic acid bacteria strains. They were compared with $97.1{\pm}2.9{\mu}g/g$ and $40.9{\pm}2.0{\mu}g/g$ in the unfermented control, respectively. The extracts of Gastrodia elata Blume that were fermented by lactic acid bacteria had higher DPPH free radical scavenging activity and FRAP reducing power than the unfermented control.

Head to Head Comparison of the Chun Nomogram, Percentage Free PSA and Primary Circulating Prostate Cells to Predict the Presence of Prostate Cancer at Repeat Biopsy

  • Murray, Nigel P;Reyes, Eduardo;Orellana, Nelson;Fuentealba, Cynthia;Jacob, Omar
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.17 no.6
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    • pp.2941-2946
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    • 2016
  • Background: The limitations of total serum PSA values remain problematic, especially after an initial negative prostate biopsy. In this prospective study of Chilean men with a continued suspicion of prostate cancer due to a persistently elevated total serum PSA, abnormal digital rectal examination and initial negative prostate biopsy were compared with the use of the on-line Chun nomagram, detection of primary malignant circulating prostate cells (CPCs) and free percent PSA to predict a positive second prostate biopsy. We hypothesized that men negative for circulating prostate cells have a small risk of clinically significant prostate cancer and thus may be conservatively observed. Men positive for circulating prostate cells should undergo biopsy to confirm prostate cancer. Materials and Methods: Consecutive men with a continued suspicion of prostate cancer underwent 12 core TRUS prostate biopsy; age, total serum PSA and percentage free PSA and Chun nomagram scores were registered. Immediately before biopsy an 8ml blood simple was taken to detect primary mCPCs. Mononuclear cells were obtained by differential gel centrifugation and identified using double immunostaining with anti-PSA and anti-P504S. Biopsies were classifed as cancer/no-cancer, mCPC detecton test as negative/positive and the total number of cells/8ml registered. Areas under the curve (AUC) for percentage free PSA, Chun score and CPCs were calculated and compared. Diagnostic yields were calculated with reference to the number of possible biopsies that could be avoided and the number of clinically significant cancers that would be missed. Results: A total of 164 men underwent a second biopsy; 41 (25%) had cancer; the AUCs were 0.65 for free PSA, 0.76 for the Chun score and 0.87 for CPC detection, the last having a significantly superior prediction value (p=0.01). Using cut off values of free PSA <10%, Chun score >50% and ${\geq}1$ CPC detected, CPC detection had a higher diagnostic yield. Some 4/41 cancers complied with the criteria for active surveillance, free PSA and the Chun score missed a higher number of significant cancers when compared with CPC detection. Conclusions: Primary CPC detection outperformed the use of free PSA and the Chun nomagram in predicting clinically significant prostate cancer at repeat prostate biopsy.

Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of Porous Li4Ti5O12 Anode Materials (기공구조로 제조된 Li4Ti5O12 음극활물질의 전기화학적 특성)

  • Seo, Jin-Seong;Na, Byung-Ki
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.57 no.6
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    • pp.861-867
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    • 2019
  • $Li_4Ti_5O_{12}$ is a promising next-generation anode material for lithium-ion batteries due to excellent cycle life, low irreversible capacity, and little volume expansion during charge-discharge process. However, it has poor charge capacity at high current density due to its low electrical conductivity. To improve this weakness, porous $Li_4Ti_5O_{12}$ was synthesized by sol-gel method with P123 as chelating agent. The physical characteristics of as-prepared sample was investigated by XRD, SEM, and BET analysis, and electrochemical properties were characterized by cycle performance test, cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). $Li_4Ti_5O_{12}$ synthesized by 0.01mol ratio of P123/Ti showed most unified particle size, high specific surface area, and relatively high porosity. EIS analysis showed that depressed semicircle size was remarkably reduced, which suggested resistance value in electrode was decreased. Capacity in rate performance showed 178 mAh/g at 0.2C, 170 mAh/g at 0.5C, 110 mA/h at 5C, and 90 mAh/g at 10C. Capacity retention also showed 99% after rate performance.

Synthesis of Sludge Waste-derived Semiconductor Grade Uniform Colloidal Silica Nanoparticles and Their CMP Application (슬러지 폐기물을 활용한 반도체급 균일한 콜로이달 실리카 나노입자의 제조 및 CMP 응용)

  • Kim, Dong Hyun;Kim, Jiwon;Jekal, Suk;Kim, Min Jeong;Kim, Ha-Yeong;Kim, Min Sang;Kim, Sang-Chun;Park, Seon-Young;Yoon, Chang-Min
    • Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.5-12
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    • 2022
  • This study suggests the effective recycling method of sludge waste from various industrial fields to synthesize uniform colloidal silica nanoparticles. In detail, polymers are removed from the sludge waste to attain sludge-extracted silica (s-SiO2) micron-sized particles, and ammonia assisted sonication is applied to s-SiO2, which has effectively extracted the silanol precursor. The nano-sized silica (n-SiO2) particles are successfully synthesized by a typical sol-gel method using silanol precursor. Also, the yield amounts of n-SiO2 are determined by the function of s-SiO2 etching time. Finally, n-SiO2-based slurry is synthesized for the practical CMP application. As a result, rough-surfaced semiconductor chip is successfully polished by the n-SiO2-based slurry to exhibit the mirror-like clean surface. In this regard, sludge wastes are successfully prepared as valuable semicondutor grade materials.

An Experimental Study for the Development of Soil Injection Materials using Vietnam's Circulating Resources (베트남 순환자원을 활용한 지반주입재 개발을 위한 실험적 연구)

  • Young-Won, Lee;Kwang-Wu, Lee;Se-Gwan, Seo;Wan-Kyu, Yoo;Jae-Hyun, Park
    • Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.457-464
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    • 2022
  • In this study, XRF, Loss on ignition, SEM, and PSA analysis were performed on four types of fly ash in Vietnam and compared with fly ash in Korea. As a result, PC boiler fly ash in Vietnam has a similar chemical composition to that of PC boiler fly ash in Korea, where the content of SiO2, Al2O3, and Fe2O3 accounts for about 70%. In addition, the result showed that blast furnace slags in Vietnam and Korea have similar quality criteria and performance. A binder material mixing test using four types of fly ash supplied from Vietnam was conducted, and the compressive strength ranged from 7.60 to 13.25 MPa after 28 days of curing. Vinh Tan fly ash showing the highest compressive strength was selected as the soil injection material for the chemical grouting method. For the formulation of the chemical grouting method, sodium silicate No.3 and silica-sol were used as liquid-A. As a result of measuring the gel time and the compressive strength of the homogel, they showed good performance satisfying the quality criteria applied in Korean construction fields. Therefore, Vinh Tan fly ash can be used as a soil injection material for the chemical grouting method.

Durability Properties of Ultra Rapid Hardening Mortar Produced with Alumina-based Binder for Repairing Sewage Treatment Pipes (하수관거 보수용 알루미나계 결합재 초속경 모르타르의 내구 특성)

  • Eun-Ho, Kim;Byung-Jae, Lee;Sun-Mok, Lee;Yun-Yong, Kim
    • Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.482-488
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    • 2022
  • In this study, the durability of ultra rapid hardening mortar for sewage pipe was evaluated by type of mortar binder. As a result of analyzing the internal structure for each type of mortar, it was confirmed that Al2(OH)3 was generated in the internal structure of the CAC-based mortar, and its corrosion resistance was superior to that of other types of mortar. As a result of the compressive strength test, OPC had the tsmallest strength, followed by CAC100 > CAC100P > CAC80. This trend was similar to the previous study results. Chloride ion penetration resistance and freeze-thaw test showed similar trends. That is, CAC and C12A7 were better than OPC, and CSA was worse than OPC. This is mostly beacuse of cracks caused by expansion of CSA-based mortar. CAC100P mix showed the best chemical resistance. It is thought that this is because the alumina gel formed inside the mortar and the polymer combine to make the internal structure more dense.

Fabrication of Silica Nanoparticles by Recycling EMC Waste from Semiconductor Molding Process and Its Application to CMP Slurry (반도체 몰딩 공정에서 발생하는 EMC 폐기물의 재활용을 통한 실리카 나노입자의 제조 및 반도체용 CMP 슬러리로의 응용)

  • Ha-Yeong Kim;Yeon-Ryong Chu;Gyu-Sik Park;Jisu Lim;Chang-Min Yoon
    • Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.21-29
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    • 2024
  • In this study, EMC(Epoxy molding compound) waste from the semiconductor molding process is recycled and synthesized into silica nanoparticles, which are then applied as abrasive materials contains CMP(Chemical mechanical polishing) slurry. Specifically, silanol precursor is extracted from EMC waste according to the ultra-sonication method, which provides heat and energy, using ammonia solution as an etchant. By employing as-extracted silanol via a facile sol-gel process, uniform silica nanoparticles(e-SiO2, experimentally synthesized SiO2) with a size of ca. 100nm are successfully synthesized. Through physical and chemical analysis, it was confirmed that e-SiO2 has similar properties compared to commercially available SiO2(c-SiO2, commercially SiO2). For practical CMP applications, CMP slurry is prepared using e-SiO2 as an abrasive and tested by polishing a semiconductor chip. As a result, the scratches that are roughly on the surface of the chip are successfully removed and turned into a smooth surface. Hence, the results present a recycling method of EMC waste into silica nanoparticles and the application to high-quality CMP slurry for the polishing process in semiconductor packaging.