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Atomic Raman Spectroscopy of Wind Accretion in Symbiotic Stars

  • Heo, Jeong-Eun;Lee, Hee-Won;Angeloni, Rodolfo
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.44 no.1
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    • pp.46.3-46.3
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    • 2019
  • We present our observational and theoretical investigation of Raman-scattered features in symbiotic stars (SySts). SySts are long interacting binaries, consisting of a hot compact star and an evolved giant, whose interaction via accretion process is at the origin of a tangled network of gas and dust nebulae. These systems are ideal objects to study a variety of important astrophysical problems, and have also been proposed as possible progenitors of type Ia supernova. In this talk, we emphasize that Raman-scattered features are exclusive spectroscopic tools to probe the stellar wind accretion processes in SySts. We studied mass transfer and mass loss processes in SySts using high resolution spectra obtained with 1.8m telescope at Mt. Bohyun and the 6.5m Magellan-Clay telescope combining with the theoretical modeling of radiative transfer of Raman-scattered features. We also note that there are a much smaller number of SySts known in our Galaxy, implying the necessity of systematic search programs. In view of the fact that Raman O VI features at $6830{\AA}$ are found in only bona fide SySts, we will carry out a photometric search of objects with Raman O VI features using a narrow band filter centered at $6830{\AA}$ in Local group galaxies.

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A Human Robot Interactive System "RoJi"

  • Shim, In-Bo;Yoon, Joong-Sun
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.2670-2675
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    • 2003
  • A human-friendly interactive system, based on the harmonious symbiotic coexistence of human and robots, is explored. Based on interactive technology paradigm, a robotic cane is proposed for blind or visually impaired travelers to navigate safely and quickly among obstacles and other hazards faced by blind pedestrians. Robotic aids, such as robotic canes, require cooperation between humans and robots. Various methods for implementing the appropriate cooperative recognition, planning, and acting, have been investigated. The issues discussed include the interaction of human and robot, design issues of an interactive robotic cane, and behavior arbitration methodologies for navigation planning.

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Evolution of a Robotic Cane

  • Yoon, Joong-Sun;Kim, Jin-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.635-641
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    • 2004
  • A human-friendly interactive system that is based on the harmonious symbiotic coexistence of human and robots is explored. Based on interactive technology paradigm, a robotic cane is proposed for blind or visually impaired travelers to navigate safely and quickly through obstacles and other hazards faced by blind pedestrians. Robotic aids, such as robotic canes, require cooperation between human and robots. Various methods for implementing the appropriate cooperative recognition, planning, and acting, have been investigated. The issues discussed include the interaction of human and robot, design issues of an interactive robotic cane, and behavior arbitration methodologies for navigation planning.

The Impact of Gut Microbiota in Human Health and Diseases: Implication for Therapeutic Potential

  • Ha, Eun-Mi
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.155-173
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    • 2011
  • Humans have and hold 100 trillion intestinal bacteria that are essential for health. For millions of years human-microorganisms interaction has co-evolved, and maintained close symbiotic relationship. Gut bacteria contributes to human health and metabolism, and humans provides the optimum nutrition-rich environment for bacteria. What is the mechanism of the host distinguishing the intestinal bacteria as its cohabiting partner and what kind of benefits does the gut microbiota provide the human are the fundamental questions to be asked and solved in order to make human life a higher quality. This review explains the physiological relationship and mutualism between the host and gut microorganism, and highlights the potential therapeutic approach for treating diseases, maintaining and improving health based on these correlations.

A Human Robot Interactive System "RoJi"

  • Shim, Inbo;Yoon, Joongsun;Yoh, Myeungsook
    • International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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    • v.2 no.3
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    • pp.398-405
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    • 2004
  • A human-friendly interactive system that is based on the harmonious symbiotic coexistence of humans and robots is explored. Based on the interactive technology paradigm, a robotic cane is proposed for blind or visually impaired pedestrians to navigate safely and quickly through obstacles and other hazards. Robotic aids, such as robotic canes, require cooperation between humans and robots. Various methods for implementing the appropriate cooperative recognition, planning, and acting, have been investigated. The issues discussed include the interaction between humans and robots, design issues of an interactive robotic cane, and behavior arbitration methodologies for navigation planning.

Endobiotic microalgae in molluscan life

  • Sokolnikova, Yulia
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.25 no.10
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    • pp.499-516
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    • 2022
  • Endobiotic microalgae inhabit various groups of organisms, including bivalves. In this group, the association between the giant molluscs Tridacna and Symbiodinium is one of the most recognizable. This consortium allows hydrobionts to survive in oligotrophic waters by regulating their metabolism. The available research has provided an understanding of the interaction and adaptation of these symbionts, but the problem of the beginning of the formation of these relationships remains unresolved. In the case of Tridacninae, symbiosis is essential for the survival of bivalves, in contrast to representatives of the Mytilidae and the Coccomyxa found in them. A few works devoted mainly to the morphological aspects of invasion have shown that endobiont causes inflammation and pathology. Having data to clarify the exact "diagnosis" of the interaction of these organisms is not enough. It is possible that the relationship between bivalves and Coccomyxa is in the early stages of being established, which may lead to mutualism or parasitism in the future. We assume that the analysis of works on the symbiosis of Symbiodinium and bivalves will facilitate the course of research for the less studied Coccomyxa and their hosts. By postulating the Coccomyxa represent a unique evolutionary model for the formation of a symbiotic system, it is possible to use this system to study the interaction of organisms during their initial contact. The identified signalling pathways and mechanisms that allow the photobionts to evade host immunity can be useful for constructing new forms of symbiosystems.

Oligomeric Characterization of GroESLx Chaperonin from Symbiotic X-Bacteric in Amoeba proteus

  • Jung, Gwang-Hyun;Ahn, Tae-In
    • Animal cells and systems
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.227-232
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    • 2002
  • GroESLx proteins of symbiotic X-bacteria were overproduced in Escherichia coli and their structural characteristics were assayed after simple purification. The GroESx and GroELx were heat-stable at 8$0^{\circ}C$ and 5$0^{\circ}C$, respectively. After heat-treatment, GroESx was purified by DEAE Sephadex A-50 chromatography and GroELx was purified by step- and linear sucrose density gradient ultracentrifugation. Molecular masses of GroESx and GroELx were 50-80 kDa and 800 kDa, respectively, as estimated by sucrose density gradient ultracentrifugation. In chemical cross-linking analysis, subunits of GroESx were mostly cross-linked by incubation for 3 h in 0.4% glutaralde-hyde and GroESx was found to be composed of homo-heptamer subunits. Those of GroELx were cross-linked within 10 min in 0.3% glutaraldehyde and GroELx was in two stacks of homo-heptamer subunits. On the other hand, GroESx and GroELx proteins in a solution could not be cross-linked even after incubation for 3 h in 0.5% glutaraldehyde. GroELx was stable at 4-37$^{\circ}C$. In the presence of both GroESx and ATP, GroELx$_{14}$ was stable at 37$^{\circ}C$ but not at 4$^{\circ}C$ or 24$^{\circ}C$. Thus, we confirmed the oligomeric properties of GroESx$_{7}$ and GroELx$_{14}$ and their stability to heat and in the interaction with GroESx.x.

Graded Noise Elimination and Cluster Boundary Extraction in Confocal Sliced Images (공초점 단층 이미지에서 수준별 잡음제거와 클러스터 경계선 추출)

  • Cho, Mi-Gyung;Kim, Jin-Seok;Shim, Jae-Sool
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.15 no.12
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    • pp.2697-2704
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    • 2011
  • In tissue engineering area, researchers observe symbiotic relationship such as proliferation, interaction, division apoptosis with time between cells in process of the 3D cell culture in hydrogels. The 3D cell culture process can be taken photographs into sliced images using confocal microscope. Symbiotic mechanism and changes of cell behaviors can be observed and analyzed from the images acquired by confocal microscope. In this paper, we proposed and developed graded noise elimination method and cluster boundary extraction method to extract boundaries information from sliced confocal images acquired in process of the 3D cell culture in hydrogels. The experiment based algorithm showed excellent performance for eliminating noises that have very small millet-shaped size. It is also showed to extract exact boundaries information for even complex clusters.

Symbiotic Effectiveness of Bradyrhizobium japonicum USDA 110 in Supernodulating Soybean Mutant SS2-2

  • Lestari Puji;Van Kyujung;Kim Moon Young;Lee Suk-Ha
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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    • v.50 no.2
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    • pp.125-130
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    • 2005
  • In the absence of exogeneous nitrogen supply, evaluation of a symbiosis effectiveness of Bradyrhizobium japonicum USDA 110 in a supernodulating soybean mutant, SS2-2, its wild type, Sinpaldalkong 2, and control genotype, Jangyeobkong, was conducted in this study. Nodules in SS2-2 were initially white and similar to its wild type, Sinpaldalkong 2. At the late stage, the wild type nodules became dark pinkish by maturation, by contrast, mature nodules in SS2-2 remained light green to pinkish, indicating a lack of leghemoglobin. Tap root length was short in nodulated symbiotic SS2-2 than that of its wild type and the control genotype. Nodulated root length and nodule density on root length were significantly increased by B. japonicum inoculation, but no significant increase was observed on root length and percentage of nodulation to total root length. Regardless of Bradyrhizobium inoculation, SS2-2 showed higher nodule dry weight and higher acetylene reduction activity (ARA) when compared with its wild type and the control genotype. Inoculation of B. japonicum leaded the increase of ARA in 47 days after planting (DAP), in part because of nodule development. Supernodulating mutant, SS2-2, less responded to B. japonicum induction in terms of nitrogen fixation and nodulation characteristics than its wild type. Thus, interaction of supernodulating soybean mutant with Bradyrhizobium had less symbiotically associated response than normal nodulating soybean.

Kinetic Studies on Halogen Exchange of 1-Naphthyl Methyl Halides (1-나프틸메틸 할라이드의 할로겐 교환반응)

  • Lee Kae-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.115-120
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    • 1969
  • Kinetics of reactions of halide ions with 1-naphthyl methyl halide have been investigated in anhydrous acetone. Semi-quantitative analysis of the results shows that if the softness of the substrate increases remarkably, the nucleophilicity order of halide ions is $I^- > Br^- > Cl^-$ even in dipolar aprotic solvent. But for 1-naphthyl methyl bromide, though the reaction center which was made soft by symbiosis of bromine atom raises the reactivity of soft nucleophile, nucleophilicity order indicates that soft-soft interaction is interfered by perihydrogen.

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