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Optimization of CORVUS Planning System with PRIMART Linac for Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy

  • Lee, Se-Byeong;Jino Bak;Cho, Kwang-Hwan;Chu, Sung-sil;Lee, Suk;Suh, Chang-ok
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Medical Physics Conference
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    • 2002.09a
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    • pp.83-85
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    • 2002
  • Yonsei Cancer Center introduced an IMRT System at the beginning of February, 2002. The system consists of CORVUS(NOMOS) inverse planning machine, LANTIS(SIEMENS), PRIMEVIEW and PRIMART Linac(SIEMENS). The optimization of CORVUS planning system with PRIMART is an important work to get an efficient treatment plan. So, we studied two Finite Size Pencil Beams, 1.0 x 1.0 cm$^2$ and 0.5 x 1.0 cm$^2$, and four leaf transmission sets, 5%, 10%, 20%, 33%. We compared the dose distribution of target volume and delivery efficiency of the plan results.

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Is the Tumor Infiltrating Natural Killer Cell (NK-TILs) Count in Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma of Breast Prognostically Significant?

  • Rathore, Ankita Singh;Goel, Madhu Mati;Makker, Annu;Kumar, Sandeep;Srivastava, Anand Narain
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.15 no.8
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    • pp.3757-3761
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    • 2014
  • Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic significance of the CD56+NK-TIL count in infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IDC) of breast. Material and Methods: Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was performed using antibodies specific for CD56 on formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue sections of 175 infiltrating ductal carcinomas (IDC) of breast. Distribution of intratumoral and stromal CD56+NK-TILs was assessed semi-quantitatively. Results: A low intratumoral CD56+count showed significant and inverse associations with tumor grade, stage, and lymph node status, whereas it had significant and direct association with response to treatment indicating good prognosis. These patients had better survival (${\chi}^2$=4.80, p<0.05) and 0.52 fold lower death rate (HR=0.52, 95% CI=0.28-0.93) as compared to patients with high CD56+ intratumoral count. The association of survival was insignificant with low CD56 stromal count as compared to high CD56 stromal count (${\chi}^2$=1.60, p>0.05). Conclusion: To conclude, although NK-TIL count appeared as a significant predictor of prognosis, it alone may not be sufficient for predicting the outcome considering the fact that there exists a crosstalk between NK-TILs and the other immune infiltrating TILs.

Determination of Variable Rate Fertilizing Amount in Small Size Fields Using Geographic Information System

  • S. I. Cho;I. S. Kang;Park, S. H.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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    • 2000.11b
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    • pp.236-245
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    • 2000
  • The feasibility of precision farming for small sized fields was studied by determining fertilizing amount of nitrogenous and calcareous to a cite specific region. A detailed soil survey at three experimental fields of 672㎡, 300㎡ and 140㎡ revealed a considerable spatial variation of the pH and organic matter(OM) levels. Soil organic matter was measured using Walkley-Black method and soil pH was measured with a pH sensor. Soil sample was obtained by Grid Node Sampling Method. The soil sampling depth was 10 - 20 cm from the soil surface. To display soil nutrient variation, a soil map was made using Geographic Information System (GIS) software. In soil mapping, soil data between nodes was interpolated using Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW) method. The variation was about 1 - 1.8 in pH value and 1.4 -7 % in OM content. Fertilizing Amount of nitrogenous and calcareous was determined by the fertilizing equation which was proposed by National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology.(NIAST). The variation of fertilizing amount was about 3 - 11 kg/10a in nitrogenous and 70 - 140 kg/10a in calcareous. The results showed a feasibility of precision fertilizing for small size fields.

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Efficient Fault Detection Method for a Degaussing Coil System Based on an Analytical Sensitivity Formula

  • Choi, Nak-Sun;Kim, Dong-Wook;Yang, Chang-Seob;Chung, Hyun-Ju;Kim, Heung-Geun;Kim, Dong-Hun
    • Journal of Magnetics
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.135-141
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    • 2013
  • This paper proposes an efficient fault detection method for onboard degaussing coils which are installed to minimize underwater magnetic fields due to the ferromagnetic hull. To achieve this, the method basically uses field signals measured at specific magnetic treatment facilities instead of time-consuming numerical field solutions in a three-dimensional analysis space. In addition, an analytical design sensitivity formula and the linear property of degaussing coil fields is being exploited for detecting fault coil positions and assessing individual degaussing coil currents. Such peculiar features make it possible to yield fast and accurate results on the fault detection of degaussing coils. For foreseeable fault conditions, the proposed method is tested with a model ship equipped with 20 degaussing coils.

THE EFFECT OF LINGUAL FRENECTOMY ON PHONATION & TONGUE MOVEMENT (설소대성형술이 발음 및 혀의 운동에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • Hwang, Sun-Yong;Lee, Sang-Chull;Ryu, Dong-Mok
    • Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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    • v.14 no.1_2
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    • pp.40-53
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    • 1992
  • This sutdy aimed at examining the effect of lingual frenectomy on phonation & tongue movement. Almost the patient visiting to department of oral & maxillofacial surgery for the treatment of tongue tie always complain the speech problem. Many operation was performed according to this problem. But the objective evaluation of the speech change have been deficient. The experimental group was 25 adult males. Fourteen Korean consonants & after Korean vowels was combined and seventy sound was made for speech analysis. Before & after lingual frenectomy, the speech of the above mentioned group was recorded and then analysed by the Speech Workstation computer software. And before & after operation, the lingual frenum & tongue protrusion amount vas measured. The results were as follows : 1. The pre-operative length of lingual frenum was inverse proportion with the pre-operative length of the protrusive tongue. 2. The average difference between pre & post-operative length of the protrusive tongue was about 23 mm. 3. In the comparison of consonant continuing time change, fricative consonant(r, s, h) was increased post-operatively. 4. In the comparison of the vowel frequency formant change, the "i"and "u" sound vas reliably changed. 5. There was no reliable speech changes on the other sounds.

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Observation and Characteristics of Ozonizer using Injection Needle Electrode (주사바늘 전극형 오존발생기 특성 연구)

  • Park, Hyun-Mi;Kwon, Young-Hak;Park, Won-Zoo
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.29 no.12
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    • pp.77-82
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    • 2015
  • Ozone is a powerful disinfectant and oxidizing agent, and it is used in a wide range of applications, such as waste water treatment, food processing, etc.. There is also a great potential of using ozone in new emerging medical applications, such as ozone dentistry and ozone oxygen therapy. For these purposes, simple, small, compact and efficient sources of ozone are needed. In this study, in order to increase the current-voltage range of the discharge and to avoid the overheating of the gas in the ozonizer we suggested ozonizer of injection needle and plate electrode type(INP Type) with the gas through the needle. A ozonizer of INP type have been investigated by focusing on ozone concentration and yield according to flow rates and Gap of two electrodes. The results of studies of ozone production for DC corona discharge in oxygen at atmospheric pressure about the ozonizer of INP type. The ozone concentration and the generation yield increased as the gap of two electrodes and gas flow were decreased. Also, when the gap of two electrodes and gas flow with no change, the ozone concentration and generation yield each have variation of direct proportion and inverse proportion with discharge voltage.

Structural and Magnetic Properties of LiZnO Added MgFe2O4 Composite

  • Tadi, Ravindar;Kim, Yong-Il;Kim, Cheol-Gi;Ryu, Kwon-Sang
    • Journal of Magnetics
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.165-168
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    • 2010
  • $Li_{0.1}Zn_{0.9}O$ and $MgFe_2O_4$ powders were synthesized using chemical methods and mixed in different proportions to prepare a mixture of $Li_{0.1}Zn_{0.9}O$ and $MgFe_2O_4$ that was thermally treated between 900 to $1100^{\circ}C$ for 1 hour. Structural characterization was done using X-ray powder diffraction measurements. Grain sizes and morphologies of $Li_{0.1}Zn_{0.9}O$, $MgFe_2O_4$, and $Li_{0.1}Zn_{0.9}O+MgFe_2O_4$ samples were observed using a scanning electron microscope. Variation of magnetic properties of the $Li_{0.1}Zn_{0.9}O+MgFe_2O_4$ samples due to the addition of $Li_{0.1}Zn_{0.9}O$ was studied in relation to the structural changes occurring due to the thermal treatment. In particular, changes in the cationic distribution between the tetrahedral and octahedral positions were studied with respect to the increase of the annealing temperature. Magnetization was found to be dependent on the cations distributed in the tetrahedral and octahedral sites of the $MgFe_2O_4$.

Efficient Re-degaussing Technique for a Naval Ship Undergoing a Breakdown in Degaussing Coils

  • Kim, Dong-Wook;Lee, Sang-Kyun;Kang, Byungsu;Cho, Jeonghun;Lee, WooSeok;Yang, Chang-Seob;Chung, Hyun-Ju;Kim, Dong-Hun
    • Journal of Magnetics
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.197-203
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    • 2016
  • A naval ship equipped with a degaussing system may undergo a breakdown in degaussing coils at sea. In the case, underwater magnetic field around the ship abruptly grows up and it can make the ship be easily exposed to fatal hazards such as magnetic mines or torpedoes. This paper proposes an efficient and practical re-degaussing technique for a ship where a part of degaussing coils is out of order. To achieve this, an analytical design sensitivity formula and approximated degaussing coil field are exploited, and then new optimum currents of available coils are reassessed. To validate the proposed method, a muck-up ship equipped with 14 degaussing coils is tested in scale-down magnetic treatment facilities under three faulty coil conditions.

Determination of Variable Rate Fertilizing Amount in Small Size Fields for Precision Fertilizing (정밀 시비를 위한 소구획 경작지내의 가변적 시비처리량 결정)

  • 조성인;강인성;최상현
    • Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.241-250
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    • 2000
  • The feasibility of precision fertilizing for small size fields was studied by determining fertilizing amount of nitrogenous and calcareous to a cite specific region. A detailed soil survey at three experimental fields of $672m^2$, $300m^2$ and $140m^2$ revealed a considerable spatial variation of the pH and organic matter(OM) levels. Soil organic matter was measured using Walkley-Black method and soil pH was measured with a pH sensor. Soil sample was obtained by Grid Node Sampling Method. The soil sampling depth was 10∼20 cm from the soil surface. To display soil nutrient variation, a soil map was made using Geographic Information System (GIS) software. In soil mapping, soil data between nodes was interpolated using Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW) method. The variation was about 1∼1.8 in pH value and 1.4∼7% in OM content. Fertilizing Amount of nitrogenous and calcareous was determined by th fertilizing equation which was proposed by National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology(NIAST). The variation of fertilizing amount was about 3∼11 kg/10a in nitrogenous and 70∼140 kg/10a in calcareous. The results showed a feasibility of precision fertilizing for small size fields.

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USP15 inhibits multiple myeloma cell apoptosis through activating a feedback loop with the transcription factor NF-κBp65

  • Zhou, Lili;Jiang, Hua;Du, Juan;Li, Lu;Li, Rong;Lu, Jing;Fu, Weijun;Hou, Jian
    • Experimental and Molecular Medicine
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    • v.50 no.11
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    • pp.11.1-11.12
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    • 2018
  • USP15 has been shown to stabilize transcription factors, to be amplified in many cancers and to mediate cancer cell survival. However, the underlying mechanism by which USP15 regulates multiple myeloma (MM) cell proliferation and apoptosis has not been established. Here, our results showed that USP15 mRNA expression was upregulated in MM patients. USP15 silencing induced MM cell proliferation inhibition, apoptosis, and the expression of nuclear and cytoplasmic NF-${\kappa}Bp65$, while USP15 overexpression exhibited an inverse effect. Moreover, in vivo experiments indicated that USP15 silencing inhibited MM tumor growth and NF-${\kappa}Bp65$ expression. PDTC treatment significantly inhibited USP15 overexpression-induced cell proliferation, apoptosis inhibition, and NF-${\kappa}Bp65$ expression. USP15 overexpression promoted NF-${\kappa}Bp65$ expression through inhibition of its ubiquitination, whereas NF-${\kappa}Bp65$ promoted USP15 expression as a positive regulator. Taken together, the USP15-NF-${\kappa}Bp65$ loop is involved in MM tumorigenesis and may be a potential therapeutic target for MM.