• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.66-77
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• 2015

In order to survey the seasonal variation of the chemical composition of particulate matter of $2.5{\mu}m$ or less ($PM_{2.5}$), $PM_{2.5}$ was sampled from 8 February 2013 to 31 March 2014 in an industrial area of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Chemical measurements of the sample included: ionic components ($Na^+$, $NH_4{^+}$, $Ca^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$, $K^+$, $Cl^-$, $NO_3{^-}$ and $SO_4{^{2-}}$), carbonaceous components - organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC), and water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC). Also, secondary organic carbon (SOC) was measured based using the EC tracer method, and char-EC and soot-EC were calculated from the analytical results. The data obtained were interpreted in terms of temporal variation. Of the overall mean value of $PM_{2.5}$ mass concentration obtained during the study period, ionic components, OC and EC accounted for 45.3%, 19.7%, and 8.0%, respectively. $NO_3{^-}$ showed a unique seasonal distribution pattern due to a dependence on temperature and absolute humidity. It was estimated that an approximate temperature of $14^{\circ}C$, and absolute humidity of $7g/m^3$ were critical for the reversible reaction of $NH_4NO_3(p){\leftrightharpoons}NH_3(g)+HNO_3(g)$. The amount of OC and EC contributing to the monthly $PM_{2.5}$ mass concentration was higher in autumn and winter compared to spring and summer. This result could be attributed to the impact of burning biomass, since WSOC and the ratio of char-EC/soot-EC showed a similar pattern during the corresponding period. From the comparison of monthly WSOC/OC values, a maximum ratio of 83% was obtained in August (summer). The WSOC and estimated SOC levels derived from the EC tracer method correlated (R=0.77) in summer. The high occurrence of WSOC during summer was mainly due to the formation of SOC by photochemical reactions. Through long-term observation of $PM_{2.5}$ chemical components, we established that the degree to which the above-mentioned factors influence $PM_{2.5}$ composition, fluctuates with seasonal changes.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.122-128
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• 2016

Objectives: Cornu cervi pantotrichum (CCP) has been widely used in Korean and China, as an anti-fatigue, anti-aging, and tonic agent to enhance the functions of the reproductive and the immune systems. Because CCP has various growth factors that play important roles in the development of hair follicles, we examined whether CCP pharmacopuncture solution (CCPPS) was capable of promoting hair growth in an animal model. Methods: One day after hair depilation, CCPPS were topically applied to the dorsal skin of C57BL/6 mice once a day for 15 days. Hair growth activity was evaluated by using macro- and microscopic observations. Dorsal skin tissues were stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Expressions of bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU), proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), and fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-7 were examined by using immunohistochemical staining. A reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis was also conducted to measure the messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of FGF-7. Results: CCPPS induced more active hair growth than normal saline. Histologic analysis showed enlargement of the dermal papilla, elongation of the hair shaft, and expansion of hair thickness in CCPPS treated mice, indicating that CCPPS effectively induced the development of anagen. CCPPS treatment markedly increased the expressions of BrdU and PCNA in the hair follicles of C57BL/6 mice. In addition, CCPPS up regulated the expression of FGF-7, which plays an important role in the development of hair follicles. Conclusion: These results reveal that CCPPS facilitates hair re-growth by proliferation of hair follicular cells and up-regulation of FGF-7 and suggest that CCPPS can potentially be applied as an alternative treatment for patients with alopecia.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제20권8호
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• pp.598-617
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• 2020

많은 기업에서 조직 구성원의 비윤리적 행동에 따른 기업의 피해는 줄어들지 않고 오히려 피해규모의 크기나 발생 빈도는 증가하는 상황으로, 조직 관리 차원에서 이에 대한 관리 방안과 실질적인 원인이 되는 변인을 규명하고, 비윤리적 친조직 행동을 줄여주는 조절변인에 대한 연구가 필요한 시점이다. 이에 본 연구는 사회교환이론을 근간으로 하는 비윤리적 친조직 행동의 선행요인으로, 조직지원인식과 심리적 특권의식에 주목하고, 이들 변인 간의 반응 메커니즘을 연구하고자 한다. 특히 현재 직장에 근무하고 있는 노동참여 인구의 연령이 밀레니엄세대(1978년 이후세대) 혹은 Y세대라고 불리는 이들이 노동시장에 대거 참여하고 있는 상황으로 이들의 심리적 특권의식이 조직 내에서 문제가 되고 있기 때문이다. 선행연구를 통해 조직지원인식이 비윤리적 친조직 행동에 미치는 영향과 심리적 특권의식이 비윤리적 친조직 행동에 미치는 영향을 살펴보고 심리적 특권의식이 조직지원인식과 비윤리적 친조직 행동에 조절효과를 갖는지를 실증 분석하였다. 밀레니얼세대에 해당하는 조직 구성원을 대상으로 유효한 185명의 데이터를 바탕으로 회귀분석을 진행하였으며, 조직지원인식과 비윤리적 친조직 행동 간에 심리적 특권의식이 조절효과를 나타내는 것으로 분석결과가 나타났다. 이러한 연구 결과를 바탕으로 비윤리적 친조직 행동과 심리적 특권의식에 대한 이론적·실무적 시사점을 제안하고, 이에 대한 연구를 확장하는데 기여하고자 한다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.261-268
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• 2018

Differences in host ethnicities and geographical distributions may influence the genetic variation and pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori strains, particularly with respect to those with a high risk of gastric cancer and in Asian Enigma regions. We simultaneously identified H. pylori virulence-associated genes involved in inflammation and cell damage in Thai and Korean dyspeptic patients. The virulence-associated gene cagA, cagA genotypes (East Asian and Western type cagA), vacA genotypes (s- and m-), oipA, and sabA were detected in Thai and Korean dyspeptic patients by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), real-time PCR, and DNA sequence analysis. Comparisons between the two regions showed that cagA, East Asian type cagA, and vacA s1/m1 in Korean dyspeptic patients occurred at rates of 100%, 86.67%, and 88.89%, respectively (p < 0.05). The oipA- and sabA-positive samples were significantly more predominant in the Korean population (95.56%, 91.11%) than in the Thai population (32%, 34%). DNA sequence analysis revealed differences in the patterns of cytosine-thymine dinucleotide repeats of oipA and sabA among the two populations of dyspeptic patients. Our results indicate that the H. pylori strains detected in the two regions were divergent, and strains colonizing the Korean dyspeptic patients may be more virulent than those in the Thai population. Our data may help explain H. pylori pathogenesis in Asian Enigma areas with a low gastric cancer incidence. However, other factors involving H. pylori infection in these two regions should be further analyzed.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.263-274
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 순수형 보강토교대의 상부구조로 적용되는 슬래브교에 대한 적용성을 검토하고 보강토 교대의 외적/내적 안정성에 대해 검토하였다. 상부구조인 슬래브교의 연장은 10.0 m ~ 20.0 m, 두께는 0.7 m ~ 0.9 m를 대상으로 하여 구조해석을 수행하여 보강토교대의 교량받침에 작용되는 사하중과 활하중에 의한 반력을 산정하였다. 슬래브교는 연장 20.0m까지 순수형 보강토교대의 허용 접지압 200 kPa을 만족하였다. 순수형 보강토교대의 외적 안정성은 보강토체의 기하형상에 지배되기 때문에 상부구조의 하중에 의한 안전율 변화는 작은 것으로 나타났다. 지지력에 대한 안전율은 기초지반의 강성은 상수이지만 활동력인 상부구조의 하중은 증가되므로 감소되었다. 그리고 상부구조로 인해 보강토옹벽 상단에 작용하는 접지압이 200 kPa을 초과할 경우, 순수형 보강토교대에서는 전면벽체에 작용하는 수평토압이 과도하게 증가되어, 최상단 보강재에서 내적안정성인 인발과 파단에서 허용안전율을 만족하지 못하였다. 순수형 보강토교대의 효율적 설계 및 성능 확보를 위해서는 보강토체 상단에 배치된 보강재의 인발저항력과 장기허용인장력을 증가시키는 것이 필요한 것으로 분석된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.398-407
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• 2020

Objective: The Yip1 domain family (YIPF) proteins were proposed to function in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to Golgi transport and maintenance of the morphology of the Golgi, which were homologues of yeast Yip1p and Yif1p. YIPF3, the member 3 of YIPF family was a homolog of Yif1p. The aim of present study was to investigate the expression and regulation mechanism of porcine YIPF3. Methods: Quantitative realtime polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used to analyze porcine YIPF3 mRNA expression pattern in different tissues and pig kidney epithelial (PK15) cells stimulated by polyinosine-polycytidylic acid (poly [I:C]). Site-directed mutations combined with dual luciferase reporter assays and electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) were employed to reveal transcription regulation mechanism of porcine YIPF3. Results: Results showed that the mRNA of porcine YIPF3 (pYIPF3) was widely expressed with the highest levels in lymph and lung followed by spleen and liver, while weak in heart and skeletal muscle. Subcellular localization results indicated that it expressed in Golgi apparatus and plasma membranes. Upon stimulation with poly (I:C), the level of this gene was dramatically up-regulated in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. pYIPF3 core promoter region harbored three cis-acting elements which were bound by ETS proto-oncogene 2 (ETS2), zinc finger and BTB domain containing 4 (ZBTB4), and zinc finger and BTB domain containing 14 (ZBTB14), respectively. In which, ETS2 and ZBTB4 both promoted pYIPF3 transcription activity while ZBTB14 inhibited it, and these three transcription factors all played important regulation roles in tumorigenesis and apoptosis. Conclusion: The pYIPF3 mRNA expression was regulated by ETS2, ZBTB4, and ZBTB14, and its higher expression in immune organs might contribute to enhancing ER to Golgi transport of proteins, thus adapting to the immune response.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.30-39
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• 2000

Coronary intervention is now a well established method for the treatment of coronary artery disease. Coronary restenosis is one of the major limitations after coronary intervention. So medical teams advise the patients to get the follow-up coronary angiogram in 6 months after coronary intervention to know if the coronary artery stenosis recurs or not. This study was done in order to know how many patients complied with the advice, and to identify the relative factors to the compliance with getting the follow-up coronary angiogram. The subjects were 101 patients (male: 58 female: 22, mean age: $61{\pm}15$), who received coronary interventions from Jan. 1st to Mar. 31st 1997, and their data were collected from them by questionnaires one year after intervention. The questionnaires consisted of family support scale, self efficacy scale and compliance with sick role behavior scale. The result may be summarized as follows. 1. The number of patients who complied with getting the follow-up coronary angiogram were 37 people(36.6%) and did not comply with it were 64 people(63.4%). All scores of family support(t=5.56, p<.0001), self efficacy (t=4.13, p<.0001) and compliance with sick role behavior(t=5.66, p<.0001) were significantly higher in the patients who got the follow-up coronary angiogram than in those who did not get it. But there was not any relative factor in demographic variables (p>.05). 2. The major motivations for getting follow-up coronary angiogram were recurrence of subjective symptom(40.5%), the advice of medical team(32.4%), and fear of recurrence (27.1%). The restenosis rate in patients who got the follow-up coronary angiogram was 37.8%. 3. The restenosis rate was higher in the patients who had subjective symptoms than in those who did not have any subjective symptom. So subjective symptom and restenosis rate showed a high positive correlation(r=39.9, p<.001). However, 27.2% of the patients who did not have any subjective symptom showed coronary restenosis. 4. The reasons why they did not get the follow-up coronary angiogram were economic burden(37.5%), improved symptom(34.4%), busy life schedule(10.9%), fear of invasive procedure(9.4%), negative reaction of family member(3.1%), no helper for patient(3.1%) and worry about medical team's mistake (1.6%). The relative fators on compliance with getting the follow-up coronary angiogram after coronary intervention were family support, self-efficacy and Compliance with sick role behavior. And the most important reason why the patients did not get the follow-up coronary angiogram after coronary intervention was an economic burden.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.7165-7169
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• 2013

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate any association of GSTM1 and GSTT1 null genotypes with the risk of lung cancer in a South Korean population. Methods: We conducted a large-scale, population-based case-control study including 3,933 lung cancer cases and 1,699 controls. Genotypes of GSTM1 and GSTT1 were determined using real-time polymerase chain reaction. Results: In logistic regression analysis adjusted for age and smoking, we did not find any association between GSTM1 or GSTT1 and LC risk in women. However, in men, the GSTM1 and GSTTI null genotypes were borderline associated with risk (OR=1.18, 95% CI=0.99-1.41 for GSTM1, OR=1.18, 95% CI=0.99-1.41 for GSTT1), and combined GSTM1 and GSTT1 null genotypes conferred an increased risk for LC in men (OR=1.39, 95% CI=1.08-1.78). The OR for the GSTT1 null genotype was greater in subjects aged 55 years old or younger (OR=1.45, 95% CI=1.09-1.92 for men; OR=1.36, 95% CI=0.97-1.90 for women), than in those over age 55 (OR=1.03, 95% CI=0.83-1.27 for men; OR=0.86, 95% CI=0.66-1.12 for women) in both genders (p for interaction <0.05). Conclusions: In the Korean population, the GSTM1 and GSTT1 null genotypes are risk factors for LC in men; the GSTT1 null genotype has a more prominent effect on LC risk in younger people (age 55 years and under) than in older individuals.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.135-144
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• 2011

금속유물 보존처리시 유물 상태, 재질 및 환경 등 보존처리자의 판단에 따라서 다양한 코팅제를 사용하게 된다. 코팅제 종류 및 용제에 따라서 cyanoacrylate 접착제의 초기접착속도에 차이를 나타내므로 보존처리 효율성과 연관이 있다. 본 연구에서는 코팅제 종류와 용제에 따라 cyanoacrylate 접착제의 초기접착속도에 미치는 영향과 원인에 대해 알아보았다. 그 결과, 표면의 거칠기가 편평할수록 접착제의 젖음성이 향상되어 빠른 접착이 이루어졌다. 또한 V-Flon의 C-F, C-O-C 흡수 피크와 코팅제의 분자량과 유리전이온도는 초기접착속도에 영향을 미치는 요인으로 크게 작용하였다. 이와 같은 표면 화학적 분석 결과를 토대로 초기접착속도를 측정한 결과 접착제의 종류 및 점도에 따른 상대적 차이는 있으나 모든 접착제에서 V-Flon > Paraloid B-72(in xylene) > Paraloid NAD-10 > Paraloid B-72(in acetone)순으로 초기접착속도를 확인하였다.

• 한국안광학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.403-406
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• 2014

목적: 울산지역의 안질환 발생환자에 있어서 연령별에 따른 특정질환을 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 울산지역의 안과병원을 내원한 환자 300명을 대상으로 환자의 성별, 초진당시 연령, 과거력, 진단명 등을 기준으로 분석하였다. 결과: 10대의 경우에는 각막염이 가장 많은 비중을 차지하였고, 20대는 건조증과 각막염, 30대는 콩다래끼와 결막염, 40~50대의 경우에는 결막염, 60대의 경우에는 결막염과 백내장이 많은 비중을 차지하는 것으로 나타났다. 결론: 주요 안질환 원인으로는 10~20대는 콘택트렌즈의 부적절한 착용과 스마트폰과 컴퓨터 매체 등의 장기간 사용, 30~50대는 알러지성 결막염이나 화학물질 등으로 인한 반응 등 여러 가지 요인으로 분석되는데 특히, 공업지역의 특성상 타지역 보다 결막염의 발생빈도가 더 높게 나타났으며, 50대 중반부터 60대 이상은 일종의 노화현상이 원인인 것으로 분석되어진다. 따라서, 본 연구결과는 울산지역에서 발생될 수 있는 안질환 예방을 위한 기초 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 여겨진다.