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Reprogramming of Cloned Embryos During Early Embryogenesis (초기 발생에 있어서 복제수정란의 리프로그래밍)

  • Han, Yong-Mahn;Kang, Yong-Kook;Koo, Deog-Bon;Lee, Kyung-Kwang
    • 대한생식의학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2002.05a
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    • pp.11-17
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    • 2002
  • Animal clones derived from somatic cells have been successfully produced in a variety of mammalian species such as sheep, cattle, mice, goats, pigs, cat and rabbits. However, there are still many unsolved problems in the present cloning technology. Somatic cell nuclear transfer has shown several developmental aberrancies including high rate of abortion in early gestation and increased perinatal death. These developmental failures of cloned embryos may arise from abnormal reprogramming of donor genome and/or incomplete cloning procedure. We have found that overall genomic methylation status of cloned bovine embryos is quite different from that of normal embryos in various genomic regions, suggesting that the developmental failures of cloned embryos may be due to incomplete reprogramming of donor genomic DNA. Many of the advances in understanding the molecular events for reprogramming of donor genome will more clarify the developmental defects of cloned embryos.

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Immobilization of Lactase onto Various Polymer Nanofibers for Enzyme Stabilization and Recycling

  • Jin, Lihua;Li, Ye;Ren, Xiang-Hao;Lee, Jung-Heon
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.25 no.8
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    • pp.1291-1298
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    • 2015
  • Five different polymer nanofibers, namely, polyaniline nanofiber (PANI), magnetically separable polyaniline nanofiber (PAMP), magnetically separable DEAE cellulose fiber (DEAE), magnetically separable CM cellulose fiber (CM), and polystyrene nanofiber (PSNF), have been used for the immobilization of lactase (E.C. 3.2.1.23). Except for CM and PSNF, three polymers showed great properties. The catalytic activities (kcat) of the free, PANI, PAMP, and magnetic DEAE-cellulose were determined to be 4.0, 2.05, 0.59, and 0.042 mM/min·mg protein, respectively. The lactase immobilized on DEAE, PANI, and PAMP showed improved stability and recyclability. PANI- and PAMP-lactase showed only a 0-3% decrease in activity after 3 months of vigorous shaking conditions (200 rpm) and at room temperature (25℃). PANI-, PAMP-, and DEAE-lactase showed a high percentage of conversion (100%, 47%, and 12%) after a 1 h lactose hydrolysis reaction. The residual activities of PANI-, PAMP-, and DEAE-lactase after 10 times of recycling were 98%, 96%, and 97%, respectively.

Applying NIST AI Risk Management Framework: Case Study on NTIS Database Analysis Using MAP, MEASURE, MANAGE Approaches (NIST AI 위험 관리 프레임워크 적용: NTIS 데이터베이스 분석의 MAP, MEASURE, MANAGE 접근 사례 연구)

  • Jung Sun Lim;Seoung Hun, Bae;Taehoon Kwon
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.47 no.2
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    • pp.21-29
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    • 2024
  • Fueled by international efforts towards AI standardization, including those by the European Commission, the United States, and international organizations, this study introduces a AI-driven framework for analyzing advancements in drone technology. Utilizing project data retrieved from the NTIS DB via the "drone" keyword, the framework employs a diverse toolkit of supervised learning methods (Keras MLP, XGboost, LightGBM, and CatBoost) enhanced by BERTopic (natural language analysis tool). This multifaceted approach ensures both comprehensive data quality evaluation and in-depth structural analysis of documents. Furthermore, a 6T-based classification method refines non-applicable data for year-on-year AI analysis, demonstrably improving accuracy as measured by accuracy metric. Utilizing AI's power, including GPT-4, this research unveils year-on-year trends in emerging keywords and employs them to generate detailed summaries, enabling efficient processing of large text datasets and offering an AI analysis system applicable to policy domains. Notably, this study not only advances methodologies aligned with AI Act standards but also lays the groundwork for responsible AI implementation through analysis of government research and development investments.

Al$_2$O$_3$ formation on Si by catalytic chemical vapour deposition

  • Ogita, Yoh-Ichiro;Shinshi Iehara;Toshiyuki Tomita
    • Electrical & Electronic Materials
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    • v.16 no.9
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    • pp.63.1-63
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    • 2003
  • Catalytic chemical vapor deposition (Cat-CVD) has been developed to deposit alumina(Al$_2$O$_3$) thin films on silicon (Si) crystal using N$_2$ bubbled tir-methyl aluminium [Al(CH$_3$)$_3$, TMA] and molecular oxygen (O$_2$) as source species and tungsten wires as a catalyzer. The catalyzer dissociated TMA at approximately 600$^{\circ}C$ The maximum deposition rate was 18 nm/min at a catalyzer temperature of 1000 and substrate temperature of 800$^{\circ}C$. Metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) diodes were fabricated using gates composed of 32.5-nm-thick alumina film deposited as a substrate temperature of 400oC. The capacitance measurements resulted in a relatively dielectric constant of 7, 4, fixed charge density of 1.74*10e12/$\textrm{cm}^2$, small hysteresis voltage of 0.12V, and very few interface trapping charge. The leakage current was 5.01*10e-7 A/$\textrm{cm}^2$ at a gate bias of 1V.

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Gene Profile of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Induced by SAC or Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) (마늘성분 SAC 및 Hydrogen Peroxide에 의한 줄기세포의 유전자 발현 윤곽)

  • Park, Ran-Sook
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.863-870
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    • 2012
  • Though hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O_2$) causes a deleterious effect to cells with its reactive oxygen species resulting in cell death, S-allyl cysteine (SAC, a bioactive organosulfur compound of aged garlic extract) has been known to have a cytoprotective effect. Few reported profiles of gene expression of $H_2O_2$ and SAC treated human cord blood derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSC). This study revealed changes in the profile of twenty-one genes grouped by oxidative stress, antioxidant, cell death, anti-apoptosis and anti-aging by quantitative real time PCR. A concentration of $100{\mu}M$ of SAC or $50{\mu}M$ of $H_2O_2$ was applied to MSC which show moderate growth and apoptosis pattern. $H_2O_2$ treatment enhanced expression of eleven genes out of twenty-one genes compared with that of control group, on the contrary SAC suppressed expression of eighteen genes out of twenty-one genes except C ros oncogene. SAC decreased expression of oxidative stress genes such as SOD1, CAT and GPX. These results seemed consistent with reports which elucidated over-expression of NF-${\kappa}$B by $H_2O_2$, and suppression of it by SAC. This study will confer basic information for further experiments regarding the effects of SAC on gene levels.

A Study on a Installation Siting for GBAS Category-I Ground System Implementation in Gimpo Airport (GBAS Cat-I 지상시스템 시범공항 구축을 위한 설치후보지 검토)

  • Bae, Joong-Won;Jeong, Myeong-Sook;Choi, Chul Hee;Ko, Wan-Jin;Ko, Youri;Jun, Hyang-Sig
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.21-30
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    • 2012
  • This paper presents site survey processes and the results for installing GBAS Category-I ground system into Gimpo international airport. For siting assessment, many things should be taken into account in advance, such as installation requirement of GBAS components, future airport development plan and possible interference effects to existing facilities. Because overall performance of GBAS system can be affected by GPS signal reception environment, on-site survey should be performed carefully to measure actual GPS environmental performance and determine if any adverse multipath or RFI problems exist or not. In addtion, VDB antenna should be located to ensure line of sight for transmitting VHF signal to deliver GBAS message to aircraft. Based on the survey results, final location for GBAS system installation is selected near runway 32 in the Gimpo airport.

Cloning, Expression, and Purification of Exoinulinase from Bacillus sp. snu-7

  • Kim, Kyoung-Yun;Koo, Bong-Seong;Jo, Do-Hyun;Kim, Su-Il
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.344-349
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    • 2004
  • A gene encoding inulin-degrading enzyme of Bacillus sp. snu-7 with ORF of 1536 nucleotides was cloned. And it was overexpressed as His-tagged protein in E. coli BL21(DE3) pLysS using pRSET B vector containing mature enzyme sequence. Maximum enzyme production was achieved by IPTG (0.1 mM) induction at $OD_{600}$ 1.2 and $30^{\circ}C$ followed by 6 h incubation. The expressed protein purified through immobilized metal affinity chromatography showed molecular mass of 60 kDa on SDS-PAGE. Results of thin-layer chromatography using inulin as a substrate showed the enzyme to be an exotype inulinase capable of producing only monomeric fructose as a product. $K_m$ and $k_{cat}$, for the hydrolyses of inulin and sucrose were $2.28\pm0.08$ mM and 358.05$\pm$20.38 $min^{-l}$, and 22.02$\pm$0.41 mM and 4619.11$\pm$215.12 $$min^{-1}, respectively. Optimal activity of the exoinulinase occurred at pH 7.0 and $50^{\circ}C$.

Aluminum Stress Inhibits Root Growth and Alters Physiological and Antioxidant Enzyme Responses in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Roots (알팔파 뿌리에 있어서 알루미늄 스트레스 처리에 따른 뿌리 생장 저해와 생리 및 항산화 반응의 변화)

  • Min, Chang-Woo;Khan, Inam;Lee, Byung-Hyun
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Grassland and Forage Science
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    • v.39 no.4
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    • pp.298-302
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    • 2019
  • Acidic soil significantly reduces crop productivity mainly due to aluminum (Al) toxicity. Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) roots were exposed to aluminum stress (Al3+) in calcium chloride (CaCl2) solution (pH4.5) and root growth, physiological and antioxidant enzyme responses were investigated. The root growth (length) was significantly inhibited after 48 h of aluminum stress imposition. Histochemical staining with hematoxylin indicated significant accumulation of aluminum in Al stress-treated root tissues. Histochemical assay were also performed to detect superoxide anion, hydrogen peroxide and lipid peroxidation, which were found to be more in root tissues treated with higher aluminum concentrations. The enzymatic activity of CAT, POD and GR in root tissues was slightly increased after Al stress treatment. The result suggests that Al stress alters root growth in alfalfa and induces reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and demonstrates that antioxidant enzymes involved in detoxification of Al-mediated oxidative stress.

Dietary Nigella sativa and Peganum harmala Oils Reverses Hyperglycaemia, Hepatotoxicity, and Metabolism in Rats

  • Hamden, Khaled;Carreau, Serge;Jamoussi, Kamel;Ayadi, Fatma;Garmazi, Fadhel;Elfeki, Abdelfattah
    • Food Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.739-744
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    • 2009
  • This study aims to evaluate the therapeutic action of administration of Nigella sativa (NS) and Peganum harmala (PH) oils in diabetes and hepatic toxicity. Results show that treatment of diabetic rats with NS oil or PH oil ameliorate hyperglycaemia induced stress oxidative and hepatic dysfunction in diabetic rats. Administration of NS or PH oil to diabetic rats caused an anti-diabetic and antioxidant activities by the decrease in plasmatic glucose level and increase in hepatic superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activities, reduced glutathione (GSH) and glycogen contents compared to untreated diabetic rats. Besides, NS and PH oils protect the hepatic function observed by decrease of triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TCh), and increase of high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-Ch) levels in serum and hepatic tissues. Moreover, a diminution in the bilirubin, transaminase glutanic pyruvic (TGP), and transaminase pyruvic oxaloacetic (TPO) contents in serum and the thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances levels (TBARs) in hepatic tissues are also detected.

Convergence Study for Understanding Nursing Students' Holistic Nursing Attitudes (간호 학생의 전인간호 태도에 대한 이해 : 융합적 연구)

  • Lee, YoungShin
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.361-370
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    • 2019
  • This study is a descriptive survey study conducted to prepare basic data to help improve the overall relation between Holistic nursing attitudes and Cultural competence of nursing students by identifying general characters. According to the study, Holistic nursing attitudes were related to general characters such as satisction with major and grade result. Holistic Nursing attitudes were high when participants agreed to pursue or adopt non-scientific forms of mediation if clients requested such, or responded positively to learning complementary alternative treatment during undergraduate education. Holistic nursing attitudes and Cultural competence was a positive correlation. In control of general characters, Cultural competences influenced have affected the increase in Holistic nursing attutudes. It is consicered necessary to provide education based on awareness of the attitudes to about Holistic nursing.