• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.23-31
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• 1973

Numerous factors concern with the absorption of substances through the membrane of the gastrointestinal tract. To simplify the experimental condition, present work has been restricted to observe the disappearance rate of substance from the intestinal loop which was made in the jejunum, 70 cm apart from the pylorus of the adult rabbit. The purpose of the study is to clarify the absorption of urea through the jejunal wall is solely attributable to the concentration difference between the luminal fluid and plasma, and to observe the effect of adding red pepper upon the rate of absorption. The rabbits were anesthetized with nembutal, 35mg/kg I.V. Jejunal loop was made by ligating at 2 spots, 70 cm and 80cm apart from the pylorus. After rinsing with normal saline solution through the polyethylene tubing inserted from the end of the loop, 8 ml of test solution was placed through the same tubing. The test solution contained 200 mg% of urea and 150mg% of polyethylene glycol(M.W. 4,000) in normal saline solution. Right after placing the test solution the first specimen was taken through the tubing, and successive samplings were performed at 5, 10, 20, and 30 minutes. Logarithm of the difference of urea concentration between the luminal fluid and plasma was plotted against time elapsed after the onset of the experiment. If straight line is revealed, it would verify the nature of transport mechanism as diffusion, obeying the Fick's principle. The concentration of polyethylene glycol (PEG) was also measured in order to examine the change in the volume. PEG was used as the marker substance because it is not absorbable in the intestinal tract. Consequently the concentration of PEG relates inversely to the volume of the loop. Instantaneous concentration of urea in the loop times the volume will give the amount of urea remaining in the luminal fluid. The change in the amount of any substance is directly relate to the volume of the compartment and differs from the change in the concentration which is independent of the volume. After completion of the experiment without red pepper, it was added in the test solution and was centrifuged after thorough mixing. Supernatant of the mixture was placed in the loop and similar sampling were performed with the same time intervals that of previous run in order to observe the effects of the red pepper on the passive transport of the water soluble small substance, urea. The results obtained were as follows: 1. Logarithm of the concentration difference of urea between the luminal fluid and plasma was diminished exponentially as time elapsed. The decay constant in the experiment without red pepper was 0.0563/min. By adding red pepper in the test solution as much as the concentration rose to 4,000 mg% and 8,000 mg%, the decay constants were lowered to 0.0493/min and to 0.0506/min, respectively. The time interval by which the concentration difference dropped to one half of the initial value was prolonged. Without red pepper the half concentration time was 13.30 minutes, and by adding extract of red pepper, 15.31 minutes and 15.71 minutes were revealed. 2. The profile of the diminishing rate of tile amount of urea was quite different from that of the concentration because of the change in the volume of the loop during the observed period. 3. By adding the extract of red pepper, it slowed down the rate of absorption of urea in the intestinal loop, suggesting an increase in the diffusional barrier. 4. Larger dosage of red pepper brought an increase in the secretion of intestinal fluid with concomitant expansion of the luminal volume, and the retardation of the absorption of urea was noticed. This effect was largely dependent on the sensitivity of the individual animal to the red pepper, extract. The amount of urea remained after 10 minutes interval was 55.5% of the initial amount in the experiment without red pepper. On the other hand it was not consistent after administration of red pepper, showing 50.6% and 66.5% of the initial figures by adding 400 mg and 800 mg of red pepper in the test solution, respectively. It was postulated that symptom of diarrhea often encountered by taking a hot (red pepper) food might be attributable to the increase of secretion and the retardation of absorption in the intestinal tract.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.2021-2030
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• 2017

In this paper, the unipolar corona-needle charger was developed and its capabilities were both numerically and experimentally investigated. The experimental corona discharges and particle losses in the charger were obtained at different corona voltage, aerosol flow rate and particle diameter for positive and negative coronas. Inside the charger, the electric field and charge distribution and the transport behavior of the charged particle were predicted by a numerical simulation. The experimental results yielded the highest ion number concentrations of about $1.087{\times}10^{15}ions/m^3$ for a positive corona voltage of about 3.2 kV, and $1.247{\times}10^{16}ions/m^3$ for a negative corona voltage of about 2.9 kV, and the highest $N_it$ product for positive and negative coronas was found to about $7.53{\times}10^{13}$ and $8.65{\times}10^{14}ions/m^3$ s was occurred at the positive and negative corona voltages of about 3.2 and 2.9 kV, respectively, and the flow rate of 0.3 L/min. The highest diffusion loss was found to occur at particles with diameter of 30 nm to be about 62.50 and 19.33 % for the aerosol flow rate of 0.3 and 1.5 L/min, respectively, and the highest electrostatic loss was found to occur at particles with diameters of 75 and 50 nm to be about 86.29 and 72.92 % for positive and negative corona voltages of about 2.9 and 2.5 kV, respectively. The numerical results for the electric field distribution and the charged particles migration inside the charger were used to guide the description of the electric field and the behavior of charged particle trajectories to improve the design and refinement of a unipolar corona-needle charger that otherwise could not be seen from the experimental data.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.469-476
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• 2013

신정부 출범과 함께 박근혜 정부 140대 국정과제가 발표되었으며 미래창조과학부, 산업통상자원부, 해양수산부, 국토교통부, 환경부 등의 정부부처 또한 업무계획을 발표하였다. 정부 정책의 변화를 분석하고 그에 따른 연구개발을 추진하는 것은 공공 연구개발 기관의 주요 임무일 것이다. 이에 본고에서는 신정부의 R&D 정책 변화와 지질자원 관련 정부부처 R&D 정책 방향 및 전략 계획을 분석하였다. 분석 결과 일자리 중심의 창조경제와 안정 통합의 사회 구축을 위해 창조경제 생태계 조성, 창의와 혁신을 통한 과학기술 발전, 융합확산을 통한 성장동력 창출 및 안정적 에너지 시스템 구축, 환경창조산업 육성, 국민이 행복한 국토 창조를 실현하고자 하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 지질자원 분야에서도 원천기술/융복합기술을 중심의 새로운 가치를 창출하고, 미래 환경변화 트렌드와 고객 니즈에 부합하는 창의적 과제 발굴이 요구된다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2024

Background: Honey bees play a crucial role in pollination and ecological balance. Apis mellifera L. colonies, especially those located in specific geographic regions, such as the palm garden in Eastern Thailand, are susceptible to potential threats from microbial contaminants. Understanding and detecting microbial organisms in these beehives is essential for the preservation of bee health, honey production, and the broader ecosystem. However, the problem of microbial infection and antibiotic-resistant bacteria is more severe and continuously increasing, resulting in a health, economic, and social crisis. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of microorganisms in A. mellifera beehives in palm gardens in Rayong province, Eastern Thailand. Results: Ten swabs in transport media were swabbed and obtained from different parts of each beehive (1 swab per beehive), for a total of 10 hives. Traditional microbial culture-based methods, biochemical tests, and antimicrobial susceptibility (disc-diffusion) tests were used to detect microbial organisms and antibiotic resistance in bacteria. The swab tests from nine beehives resulted in the detection of Gram-positive bacteria (63.64%), Gram-negative bacteria (27.27%), and fungi/yeast (9.09%). These microorganisms are classified as a group of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp. and made up 40.91% of the bacteria discovered. Other bacteria found were Coryneform bacteria (13.64%), Pantoea spp. (13.64%), Bacillus spp. (9.09%), yeast (9.09%), glucose non-fermentative Gram-negative bacilli (9.09%), and Pseudomonas spp. (4.55%). However, due to the traditional culture-based and 0biochemical tests usually used to identify the microbial organisms in clinical specimens and the limitation of identifying some environmental microbial species, the results of the antimicrobial susceptibility test cannot reveal if the organism is resistant or susceptible to the drug. Nevertheless, drug-sensitive inhibition zones were formed with each antibiotic agent. Conclusions: Overall, the study supports prevention, healthcare, and public health systems. The contamination of microorganisms in the beehives may affect the quality of honey and other bee products or even the health of the beekeeper. To avoid this kind of contamination, it is therefore necessary to wear personal protective equipment while harvesting honey and other bee products.

• 멤브레인
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.75-82
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• 2018

정삼투법을 이용한 해수담수화는 역삼투 공정에 비해 에너지 절감이 가능하여 해수담수화 차세대 기술로 주목받고 있다. 막을 기반으로 하는 수처리 분야에서 분리 성능을 향상시키고 새로운 기능을 부여하기 위해, 고분자 매트릭스에 필러인 나노물질을 삽입하는 박막 나노복합체 분리막(thin film nanocomposite, TFN) 개발에 대한 연구가 요구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 딥 코팅(dip coating) 방법을 기반으로 한 다층박막적층법(Layer-by-layer, LBL)을 이용하여 산화그래핀(graphene oxide, GO)의 나노 적층구조를 제어하여, 정삼투 공정에서의 높은 안정성 및 높은 수투과도 및 염 제거, 낮은 염 역확산을 갖는 그래핀 나노복합체 분리막을 개발하고자 하였다. 정삼투 공정의 성능 향상을 위한 산화그래핀의 환원 반응시간과 LBL 딥코팅 적층 수의 최적화를 통해, 수투과도 2.51 LMH/bar, 물분자 선택성 8.3 L/g, 염 제거율 99.5%를 갖는 나노복합체 분리막을 개발하였다. 이는 상용화된 CTA FO 분리막보다 수투과도는 10배, 물분자 선택성은 4배 높게 향상되었으며, 염 제거율은 비슷한 수준으로 나타났다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.37-47
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• 1999

부유중인 분진의 화재 및 용기 또는 파이프의 미세한 균열에서 비산되는 가연성 액체의 분무화재의 위험성은 착화후의 고속 확산과 높은 열방출율로 인하여 매우 높은 것으로 알려졌다. 이에 대한 연구는 주로 실험적으로나 또는 거시적인 관점의 해석으로 제한되어 왔다. 본 연구는 미시적인 관점의 해석으로서 분진 및 분무를 가연성 미세 액적으로 가정하여 그의 증발과 착화에 대하여 연구하였다. 첫 단계로서 일열의 액적 배열을 계산영역으로 하여, 비정상 이차원 보존방정식들을 적용하였다. 수치해석은 일반화된 비직교 좌표계를 사용하였고, 화학반응은 Arrhenius의 법칙에 의하여 반응속도가 제어되는 일단계 반응을 고려하였다. 계산결과는 액적 주위의 온도와 반응물질의 농도분포를 시간에 따라 보여준다. 주위의 산소가 증발하는 액적의 연료와 섞이기 시작하고 착화 조건에 다다르면, 급격한 발열반응이 예혼합된 가스로부터 일어나기 시작한다. 최대온도 영역은 점차적으로 액적 표면으로 이동하며 최대온도는 착화이후 급격히 상승한다. 연료와 산소의 농도는 최대온도 영역 근처에서 최소값을 보인다. 따라서 착화순간에는 예혼합연소의 양상을 띠는 것으로 나타났다. 이후에는 예혼합 가스의 소멸로 확산연소의 양상을 띠게 된다. 액적간의 거리는 중요한 요소로서 멀리 떨어져 있는 경우부터 액적간의 거리가 가까워지면 착화지연 시간이 줄여들어 착화가 빨리 일어나는 것으로 관찰되었다. 또한 착화 후에는 최대온도 영역이 일열의 중심선으로부터 멀어지는 것으로 나타났는데 이것은 중심부근의 산소가 먼저 소모되고 외부로부터의 산소공급도 화염에 의해 차단되어 나타나는 현상이다. 이번 연구로 미세적인 착화현상에 대한 이해를 높이게 되었고 추후 복잡한 배열에 대한 연구도 가능할 것이다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.528-534
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 흑마늘 열수 추출물(ABG)의 암세포 전이억제 효능을 검정하였다. AGS AGS 인체위암세포의 이동성과 침윤성을 억제하였으며, 이는 TER의 증가와 연관성이 있었다. 또한 ABG에 의한 AGS 위암세포의 침윤성 억제는 TIMPs 발현 증가에 의한 MMPs의 발현 및 활성 저하에 의한 것임을 알 수 있었다. 아울러 AGS 위암세포에서 과발현을 나타내는 TJ 단백질인 claudins의 발현 저하 등이 ABG의 항전이 효과에 연관되어 있음을 알 수 있었다. 이상의 결과는 흑마늘 열수 추출물이 단순한 암세포의 증식억제를 통한 암예방 및 항암활성 뿐만 아니라 암세포의 전이 또한 효과적으로 억제할 수 있음을 보여주며, 이와 연관된 보다 구체적인 분자세포생물학적 접근 및 in vivo 연구의 필요성이 요구됨을 의미한다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.79-90
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• 1994

The objective of the present study is to assess the contribution of bulk flow to the regulatory mechanism of amniotic fluid volume and its ionic concentration in the membranes surrounding the amniotic fluid. For quantitative assessment, we prepared 4 kinds of artificial amniotic fIuids (isotonic isovolumetric, hypotonic isovolumetric, isotonic hypervolumetric and hypotonic hypervolumetric ones) by replacing 70% of amniotic fluid of pregnant rabbits with water or normal Tyrode solutions. Isoosmotic saline of 0.5 ml volume containing 0.05% Censored and 15 mM/l LiCl was administered initially into amniotic sacs of all subject animals. Samples of amniotic fluid were collected in after 30 and 90 minute intervals; the concentrations of Censored, $Na^+\;and\;Li^+$ were determined and compared. Followings are the results obtained. 1. from isovolumetric and increased Congcord group, we couldn't find significant change in $Li^+\;and\;Na^+$ concentration in isotonic amniotic fluid. However, $Na^+$ concentration increased significantly as well as a striking increase in Censored concentration in hypotonic amniotic fluid. 2. In isovoIumetric and decreased Censored group, the rate of $[Li^+]$ decrement and the rate of $[Na^+]$ increment were much higher in hypotonic amniotic fluid than in isotonic. 3. In hypervolumetric and increased Censored group, the rate of $Na^+$ efflux increased proportionately with the increment of Censored concentration up to 0.98, which was higher than the rate of $Li^+$ efflux in isotonic amniotic fluid. However, the increment of $Na^+$ concentration was rather related with the initial $Na^+$ concentration in hypotonic amniotic fluid, showing inverse relationship. $Li^+$ concentration increased only when there was a marked increase in Censored concentration and approached near a maximum value or 1. 4. For hypervolumetric and decreased Censored group, the observations were identical to isovolumetric and decreased Censored group. From these results the following conclusions could be made: 1) There is no net movement of water or monovalent cations across the membranes surrounding amniotic fIuid in isotonic isovolumetric condition. In contrast, there is a net efflux of amniotic fluid by osmotic bulk flow, resulting in elevation of $Na^+$ concentration in hypotonic isovolumetric condition. 2) In hypervolumetric conditions, there is a massive efflux of amniotic fluid or solvent drag through the surrounding membranes by fiItrative bulk flow, where the rate of $Na^+$ efflux has a linear relationship with that of water efflux. This is assumed to be carried out through enlarged and newly opened intercellular spaces resulting from increased intraamniotic pressure. 3) Once increasing intraamniotic pressure reaches a point allowing $Li^+$ to pass through during osmotic bulk flow in hypotonic amniotic fIuid, $Na^+$ influx seems to occur by diffusion simultaneously or immediately thereafter, too.

• 정보관리연구
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.151-165
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• 2011

특허정보는 산업 및 과학기술활동의 혁신지수로서 국가, 지역, 기술, 기업 등 발명의 성과를 반영하고, 기술의 확산 및 R&D의 성과를 측정하는 도구로서 활용가능하다. 본 연구에서는 특허분석을 통하여 기술생산성, 혁신성 및 기술활동성을 분석할 수 있는 지수를 발굴하여 기술성을 평가할 수 있는 방법을 제시하고, 국가적으로 핵심기술로 관심이 모아지고 있는 의약, 운수, 바이오, 섬유, 건설, 기계부품, 정보매체, 전자/통신 산업에 대해 적용하여 기술성을 평가하였다. 기술활동성에 있어서 삶의 질과 생명연장에 대한 관심이 늘어나는 추세를 반영하여 건설, 의약 바이오분야에서 활발한 기술활동이 이루어진 반면에 섬유와 정보매체 분야의 기술활동은 떨어진 것으로 분석되었다. 의약, 바이오, 건설분야가 평균보다 높은 혁신성을 나타내고 있으며, 정보매체 및 전자통신분야의 혁신성이 떨어지는 것으로 분석되었다. 기술생산성에 있어서 특허기술 1건당 발명자가 약 2인 정도로 나타났으며, 최근 들어 기술의 고도화로 인해 기술 개발에 참여하는 연구원의 수가 늘어나면서 기술생산성이 떨어지는 것으로 분석되었다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.439-458
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• 2005

An automated analysis system for water soluble constituents in $PM_{2.5}$ has been developed. The system consists of a high capacity multi tube diffusion scrubber (MTDS), a low temperature particle impactor (LTPI), and two ion (anion and cation) chromatography (IC) systems. Atmospheric particles have been collected by passing sample air through a thermostated MTDS followed by a LTPI. This system allows simultaneous measurements of soluble ions in $PM_{2.5}$ at 30 minutes interval. At the air sampling flow rate of 1.0L/min, the detection limits of the overall system are in the order of tens of $ng/m^3$. This system has been successfully used for the measurement of particulate components of Seoul air from April 2003 to January 2004. $SO_4^{2-},\;NO_3^-,\;NH_4^+,\;NO_2^-,\;Cl^-,\;Na^+,\;K^+,\;Ca^{2+},\;and\;Mg^{2+}$ are the major ionic species for $PM_{2.5}$ at Seoul. Among them, $SO_4^{2-},\;NO_3^-\;and\;NH_4^+$ are the most abundant ions, contributed up to $86\%$ of the total and the concentrations were higher than those in any other urban sites in the world except for Chinese cities. There are high pollutant episodes which contribute about $15\~20\%$ of annual average values of the major ions. During the episode, the all parcels were transported from the asian continent and $PM_{2.5}$ were significantly neutralized. This suggests that aged and long range transported pollutants caused the high pollutant episodes. They showed a distinct daily and seasonal variations:they showed a peak in the early morning caused by the night-time accumulation of particulate matters. Atmospheric reactions including gas-to-particle reactions and inter-particle reactions and meteorological parameters including relative humidity and ambient temperature were described with related to the $PM_{2.5}$ 5 concentrations. All of the ionic species showed higher concentrations during the spring than those for summer and winter.