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SUPPRESSION BY CHLOROPHYLL, BUT PROMOTION BY CHLOROPHYLLIN, OF COLON CARCINOGENESIS IN THE FISHER 344 RAT

  • Blum, Carmen A.;Xu, Meirong;Orner, Gayle A.;Diaz, G.Dario;Li, Qingjie;Bailey, George S.;Dashwood, Roderick H.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.48-49
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    • 2001
  • The carcinogens 2-amino-3-methylimidazo[4, 5-f]quinoline (IQ) and 1, 2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH) induce colon tumors in the Fisher 344 rat that contain mutations in Ctnnbl, the gene for b-catenin, but the pattern of mutation differs from that found in human colon cancers. In both species, mutations affect the glycogen synthase kinase 3$\beta$ (GSK-3$\beta$) consensus region of $\beta$-catenin, but whereas they directly substitute critical Ser/Thr phosphorylation sites in human colon cancers, the majority of mutations cluster around Ser$_{33}$ in the rat tumors.(omitted)d)

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SUPPRESSION BY CHLOROPHYLL, BUT PROMOTION BY CHLOROPHYLLIN, OF COLON CARCINOGENESIS IN THE FISHER 344 RAT

  • Blum, Carmen A.;Xu, Meirong;Orner, Gayle A.;Diaz, G.Daria;Li, Qingjie;Bailey, George S.;Dashwood, Roderick H.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference
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    • 2001.10b
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    • pp.5-6
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    • 2001
  • The carcinogens 2-arnioo-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline (IQ) and 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH) induce colon tumors in the Fisher 344 rat that contain mutations in Ctnnb1, the gene for b-catenin, but the pattern of mutation differs from that found in human colon cancers. in both species, mutations affect the glycogen synthase kinase 3$\beta$ (GSK-3$\beta$) consensus region of $\beta$-catenin, but whereas they directly substitute critical Ser/Thr phosphorylation sites in human colon cancers, the majority of mutations cluster around Ser$^{33}$ in the rat tumors.(omitted)

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Histogram of Gradient based Efficient Image Quality Assessment (그래디언트 히스토그램 기반의 효율적인 영상 품질 평가)

  • No, Se-Yong;Ahn, Sang-Woo;Chong, Jong-Wha
    • Journal of IKEEE
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.182-188
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    • 2012
  • Here we propose an image quality assessment (IQA) based on histogram of oriented gradients (HOG). This method makes use of the characteristic that the histogram of gradient image describes the state of input image. In the proposed method, the image quality is derived by the slope of the HOG obtained from the target image. The line representing the HOG is measured by a random sample consensus (RANSAC) on the HOG. Simulation results based on the LIVE image quality assessment database suggest that the proposed method aligns better with how the human visual system perceives image quality than several state-of-the-art IQAs.

Politics of State-led Microcredit under the Lee Myung-bak Administration: State Autonomy, Capacity, and Outcomes

  • Choi, Jongho;Jung, Heon Joo
    • Analyses & Alternatives
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.5-37
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    • 2020
  • In the 2000s, financial exclusion of low-income people emerged as a major social problem in South Korea. Microcredit business was first introduced by NGOs to help the poor overcome poverty while the Korean government soon chose to initiate microcredit policies to assist financially marginalized low-income people as a key policy measure to alleviate social inequality and revitalize economy. Unlike the initial expectation that state intervention in microcredit industry would be more effective, the outcome has been much less impressive. This paper aims to examine the poor performance of state-led microcredit in South Korea during the period of Lee Myung-bak administration by employing the concepts of state autonomy and capacity. It finds that the state autonomy, a key characteristic of a developmental state, was high in the sense that the funds had been raised in the face of strong resistance from private financial institutions. Lack of state capacity such as low technocratic expertise and politicization of microcredit policy, however, turned out to be a major stumbling block to the state-led microcredit in South Korea. This study shows that although the Korean government still has strong willingness to intervene in the financial market even in the face of interest groups' opposition, the eventual success of state action largely depends on its capacity to effectively implement financial policies.

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Dreams and Realities of Songdo Free Economic Zone - With Focus on the Relationship between Globalization and the State- (송도경제자유지구의 이상과 현실 - 세계화와 국가의 관계를 중심으로 -)

  • 김준우
    • Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.245-260
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    • 2004
  • The author made two major arguments in this paper based on a case study on Songdo Free Economic Zone in South Korea. First, the state power is still being maintained when looking at the development process of the project. Planning and development has been mainly on the hands of government officials. The project reflect the logic of the state rather than the market. And the government tries to manage globalization through Songdo project. Second, even though globalization did not bring about the decline of the state, it changed the state's approach on spatial issues. Songdo is an articulate expression of pursuit of efficiency over equity with the rise of the globalization wave. Songdo also leaves the Korean state a task for consensus-building concerning liberalization.

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Observer-Based Output Feedback Controller Design of Fuzzy Multi-Agent Systems for State Consensus (퍼지 다개체 시스템의 상태 일치를 위한 관측기 기반 출력 궤환 퍼지 제어기 설계)

  • Moon, Ji Hyun;Lee, Ho Jae
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2015.07a
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    • pp.1304-1305
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    • 2015
  • 본 논문은 타카기--수게노 퍼지 다개체 시스템의 상태 일치를 위해, 관측기 기반 출력 궤환 퍼지 제어기의 설계 기법을 제안한다. 각 개체간의 통신 네트워크는 그래프 이론을 통해 나타내며, 제어기의 설계 조건은 선형 행렬 부등식으로 표현한다.

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Public Opinion and Senate Treaty Ratification

  • Jeong, Gyung-Ho
    • Analyses & Alternatives
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.5-38
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    • 2020
  • This paper investigates how public opinion has affected the United States Senate's votes on arms control treaties. Applying multilevel modeling with post-stratification to national polls, this paper produces estimates of state-level opinion on both the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty of 2010 and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty of 1999. Using these estimate, this paper examines the relationship between public opinion and the Senate's votes on the treaties. This paper finds that the influence of public opinion was mostly significant but indirect. These findings indicate that some version of the delegate model of representation is more applicable to foreign policy making in Congress.

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Frontier Capitalism in the Lao PDR Versus Patrimonial Oligarchy in Cambodia (라오스의 변경 자본주의 대(대) 캄보디아의 세습 과두제)

  • Andriesse, Edo
    • Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.408-422
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    • 2013
  • This paper builds on recent scholarly endeavours to establish a body of knowledge on Varieties of Asian Capitalism/Asian Business Systems. The forthcoming Oxford handbook of Asian business systems systematically compares institutional capitalist arrangements across Asia including Laos, yet there is no chapter on Cambodia. The objective of this paper is to compare the Lao and Cambodian varieties of Asian capitalism, with special reference to the role of the state and the economic geography of both countries. Accordingly, it seeks answers to the questions as to how territory has become a key arena for re-organising economic power and how the Lao and Cambodian state themselves are being transformed through state capitalism and the Beijing-Seoul-Tokyo Consensus. A comparative analysis reveals a difference between state-coordinated frontier capitalism in Laos versus patrimonial oligarchy in Cambodia. Interdependencies between the market and the state in Laos display the state as active and interventionist. In some provinces the central government leaves decision making to provincial elites contributing to the emergence of other distinctive regional varieties of capitalism. The rising spatially less selective oligarchs in Cambodia focus relatively more on markets, but are certainly not seeking free markets with equal entry opportunities. The findings offer interesting possibilities for further research on the spaces of Asian capitalism, both from an empirical and theoretical perspective. More work should be done to accommodate the role of small and medium enterprises and theories need to better integrate oligarchic, personal and familial capitalism. Finally, comparative corridor studies in Laos could lead to better insights into the nature of regional varieties of capitalism.

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A Study on Smoking Area Guidelines that Respect the Rights of the People - With a Focus on Independent Outdoor Smoking Areas - (국민 권리존중을 위한 흡연공간 가이드라인 연구 - 실외 독립형을 중심으로 -)

  • Lee, Byoung-Ho
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.154-163
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    • 2013
  • Current principles of designating a smoking area within a non-smoking area rely on mere compartmentalization. This causes non-smokers aversion against smokers and smokers complaints about anti-smoking policies, which means both of them are not satisfied with the current scheme. In addition, such a system, far from the original intent of the law, does not provide appropriate respect for people's rights. The biggest problem of the current scheme is that smoking areas are not separated from non-smoking areas. Japan has continued installing independent smoking areas since 2002 and witnessed a decrease in the smoking rate. The country's success is attributable to: the state's active intervention in connection with enterprises; continuous environmental improvements and creation of goods; 'smoking etiquette' campaigns; and the sociality and group consciousness of Japanese people. It is recognized that the synergy of the designation of independent smoking areas and such multi-faceted efforts has led to the nation's accomplishment. Hence, it is required to install independent smoking areas in non-smoking areas in Seoul in order to respect the rights of smokers and non-smokers and resolve conflicts between them. It is not suitable to merely model after Japan's case, however, studies and guidelines that are tailored to Korea's own environment and social atmosphere are required. To ensure that the people recognize the necessity for smoking areas, a social consensus is formed and proper smoking areas are established in a systemic manner, a system for that purpose should connote a symbol of the social consensus and consequent guidelines should take physical elements, human activities and semantic assignment into consideration. This study aims to present basic guidelines to install separated smoking areas, which will keep distance between smokers and non-smokers, form a social consensus and establish a sound smoking culture. These would ensure that the rights of both smokers and non-smokers are fully respected and that government policies are trusted by the people.

Genomic Regions associated with Necrotic Enteritis Resistance in Fayoumi and White Leghorn Chickens

  • Kim, Eui-Soo;Lillehoj, Hyun S.;Sohn, Sea Hwan;Hong, Yeong Ho
    • Korean Journal of Poultry Science
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    • v.42 no.1
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    • pp.27-32
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    • 2015
  • In this study, we used two breeds of chicken to identify genomic regions corresponding to necrotic enteritis (NE) resistance. We scanned the genomes of a resistant and susceptible line of Fayoumi and White Leghorn chickens (20 birds/line) using a chicken 60 K Illumina SNP panel. A total of 235 loci with divergently fixed alleles were identified across the genome in both breeds; particularly, several clusters of multiple loci with fixed alleles were found in five narrow regions. Moreover, consensus 15-SNP haplotypes that were shared by the resistant lines of both breeds were identified on chromosomes 3, 7 and 9. Genes responsible for NE resistance were identified in chicken lines selected for resistance and susceptibility. Annotation of the regions spanning clustered divergently fixed regions revealed a set of interesting candidate genes such as phosphoinositide-3-kinase, regulatory subunit 5, p101 (PIK3R5) and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor 1 (ITPR1), which participate in immune response. Consensus haplotypes were found in regions containing possibly relevant genes, such as myostatin and myosin, which play important roles in muscle development. Thus, genome scans of divergent selection in multiple chicken lines and breeds can be used to identify genomic regions associated with NE resistance.