• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.654-661
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• 2019

The soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines, is a major plant-parasitic nematode that has caused important economic losses to Korea's soybean production. Four species of cyst nematodes, H. schachtii, H. glycines, H. trifolii, and H. sojae, all belong to schachtii group are coexist in field soil in Korea. The rapid identification of the nematode is crucial for preventing crop damage and in decision making for controlling this nematode. This study aimed to develop a species-specific primer set for quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay of H. glycines. The specific primer set (HGF1 and HGR1) for H. glycines was designed based on the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequence of mitochondrial DNA. After optimization, it is possible to identify the H. glycines using a qPCR assay with DNA extracted from a single cyst and single second-stage juvenile (J2). The specificity was confirmed by the absence of SYBR fluorescent signals of three other Heterodera species. A serial dilution of DNA extracted from a single cyst was obtained for the sensitivity test. The result showed that the standard curve of the test had a highly significant linearity between DNA concentration and Ct value (R² = 0.996, slope = -3.49) and that the detection limit concentration of DNA of the primer set was 10 pg of DNA per reaction. Our findings suggested that H. glycines could be distinguished from H. sojae and other Heterodera species when a qPCR assay is used with a specific primer set.

• 소성∙가공
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.257-264
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• 2020

This paper is concerned with the influence of the plastic property of the rivet on the numerical prediction of the Self-Piercing Rivet (SPR) Joining. In order to predict the plastic property of the rivet, a ring compression specimen was directly fabricated from the rivet used for the mechanical joining of dissimilar materials, and the FE analysis together with the ring compression test was iteratively carried out by changing the plastic property of the rivet. For reliable FE analysis, a friction coefficient was estimated based on a friction calibration curve, measuring the reductions in inner diameter and height of the ring specimen after the compression test. From each simulation result, the force-displacement curves were then compared from each other so as to obtain the rivet plastic property that shows good agreement with the experimental result. The SPR joining between GA590 1.0t and Al5052 2.0t was conducted, and the numerical prediction was performed with the use of the plastic property evaluated based on the inverse analysis and the one referred from Mori et al. [11]. Comparison of the experiment and the numerical predictions in terms of the interlock and bottom thickness revealed that the reliable evaluation of the plastic property of the rivet is necessary for the trustworthy numerical prediction of the SPR joining.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.112-120
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• 2009

Objectives : Depression is a common psychiatric disorder in cancer patients. The Brief Edinburgh Depression Scale(BEDS), which is an abbreviated version of the Edinburgh Depression Scale, may serve as a useful tool in screening for the depression in patients with the medical illnesses. This report investigated the reliability and validity of the Korean Version of the BEDS(K-BEDS) for the depression in cancer patients. Methods : One-hundred cancer patients were enrolled in this study. All subjects completed the K-BEDS, the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale(HADS), and the Karnofsky Performance Status Scale(KPSS). Reliability, validity and Receiver Operating Characteristic(ROC) curve analysis measures were assessed. Results : The K-BEDS showed good internal consistency(Cronbach ${\alpha}$=0.77) and test-retest reliability(0.94, p<0.001). All item-total correlations were above 0.3. Also, it revealed moderate correlation with the depression subscale of the HADS(r=0.617), but no correlation with the KPSS. Exploratory factor analysis produced only one factor, accounting for 47.1% of the total variance. The most valid cutoff value to screen for depression was a total score of 5 on the K-BEDS, which showed sensitivity of 62.5% and specificity of 86.4% with a positive predictive value of 4.60 and a negative predictive value of 0.43.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.334-343
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• 2021

Background: Gut microbiota mainly function in the biotransformation of primary ginsenosides into bioactive metabolites. Herein, we investigated the effects of three prebiotic fibers by targeting gut microbiota on the metabolism of ginsenoside Rb1 in vivo. Methods: Sprague Dawley rats were administered with ginsenoside Rb1 after a two-week prebiotic intervention of fructooligosaccharide, galactooligosaccharide, and fibersol-2, respectively. Pharmacokinetic analysis of ginsenoside Rb1 and its metabolites was performed, whilst the microbial composition and metabolic function of gut microbiota were examined by 16S rRNA gene amplicon and metagenomic shotgun sequencing. Results: The results showed that peak plasma concentration and area under concentration time curve of ginsenoside Rb1 and its intermediate metabolites, ginsenoside Rd, F2, and compound K (CK), in the prebiotic intervention groups were increased at various degrees compared with those in the control group. Gut microbiota dramatically responded to the prebiotic treatment at both taxonomical and functional levels. The abundance of Prevotella, which possesses potential function to hydrolyze ginsenoside Rb1 into CK, was significantly elevated in the three prebiotic groups (P < 0.05). The gut metagenomic analysis also revealed the functional gene enrichment for terpenoid/polyketide metabolism, glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, propanoate metabolism, etc. Conclusion: These findings imply that prebiotics may selectively promote the proliferation of certain bacterial stains with glycoside hydrolysis capacity, thereby, subsequently improving the biotransformation and bioavailability of primary ginsenosides in vivo.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권7호
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• pp.2572-2577
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• 2023

A field determination method for small D-T neutron source yield based on the oxygen prompt gamma rays was established. A neutron-gamma transport equation of the determination device was developed. Two yield field determination devices with a thickness of 20 mm and 50 mm were made. The count rates of the oxygen prompt gamma rays were calculated using three energy spectra processing approaches, which were the characteristic peak of 6.13 MeV, the overlapping peak of 6.92 MeV and 7.12 MeV, and the total energy area. The R-square of the calibration curve is better than 94% and the maximum error of the yield test is 5.21%, demonstrating that it is feasible to measure the yield of D-T neutron source by oxygen prompt gamma rays. Additionally, the results meet the requirements for field determination of the conventional D-T neutron source yield.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.46-61
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• 2024

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: An increasing life expectancy in society has burdened healthcare systems substantially because of the rising prevalence of age-related metabolic diseases. This study compared the effects of animal protein hydrolysate (APH) and casein on metabolic diseases using aged mice. MATERIALS/METHODS: Eight-week-old and 50-week-old C57BL/6J mice were used as the non-aged (YC group) and aged controls (NC group), respectively. The aged mice were divided randomly into 3 groups (NC, low-APH [LP], and high-APH [HP] and fed each experimental diet for 12 weeks. In the LP and HP groups, casein in the AIN-93G diet was substituted with 16 kcal% and 24 kcal% APH, respectively. The mice were sacrificed when they were 63-week-old, and plasma and hepatic lipid, white adipose tissue weight, hepatic glucose, lipid, and antioxidant enzyme activities, immunohistochemistry staining, and mRNA expression related to the glucose metabolism on liver and muscle were analyzed. RESULTS: Supplementation of APH in aging mice resulted in a significant decrease in visceral fat (epididymal, perirenal, retroperitoneal, and mesenteric fat) compared to the negative control (NC) group. The intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test and area under the curve analysis revealed insulin resistance in the NC group, which was alleviated by APH supplementation. APH supplementation reduced hepatic gluconeogenesis and increased glucose utilization in the liver and muscle. Furthermore, APH supplementation improved hepatic steatosis by reducing the hepatic fatty acid and phosphatidate phosphatase activity while increasing the hepatic carnitine palmitoyltransferase activity. Furthermore, in the APH supplementation groups, the red blood cell (RBC) thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and hepatic H₂O₂ levels decreased, and the RBC glutathione, hepatic catalase, and glutathione peroxidase activities increased. CONCLUSIONS: APH supplementation reduced visceral fat accumulation and alleviated obesity-related metabolic diseases, including insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis, in aged mice. Therefore, high-quality animal protein APH that reduces the molecular weight and enhances the protein digestibility-corrected amino acid score has potential as a dietary supplement for healthy aging.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.570-576
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• 2001

YOB에 $Eu^{3+}$를 첨가하여 고상 반응으로 합성하였다. YOBr: $Eu^{3+}$ 형광체는 621nm에서 강한 적색 발광을 보이며, $Eu^{3+}$이온 농도가 0.05mol일 때 외대 발광 휘도를 나타냈다. 이때, 적색 발광을 유발하는 전이는 $^5D_0{\to} ^7F_2$ 이며, $Eu^{3+}$이온의 농도에 따른 발광 스펙트럼과 잔광시간 곡선을 통해 YOBr: $Eu^{3+}$형광체의 PL거동을 규명하였다. Inokuti-Hirayama식으로 잔광시간 곡선을 fitting 한 결과, YOBr내의 $Eu^{3+}$간 다중 극자 상호작용 유형(multipolar interaction)은 쌍극자-쌍극자 상효작용(dipole-dipole interaction)으로 밝혀졌다. 또한 본 연구에서는 임계거리를 구하기 위해 임계농도에 의한 계산 외에도 Inokuti-Hirayama식으로부터 fitting한 C/$C_0$값으로 구하는 방법과 $Eu^{3+}$의 여기 및 발광 스펙트럼으로 spectral overlap하여 임계거리를 구하고자 시도 하였다. 각각의 방법으로 구한 임계거리는 17.30, 10.51 및 7.18$\AA$으로 약간의 편차를 보이지만 대략적인 크기를 갖고 있어, 이는 계산이나 측정상의 오차를 감안하면 모두 임계거리를 구하는 유용한 방법으로 판단된다.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.83-92
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• 2022

전세계적으로 플라스틱에 대한 수요가 늘어감에 따라 플라스틱 폐기물의 양이 증가하고 있다. 수계 내에서의 미세플라스틱의 위해성에 대한 평가 기준에 대해서는 아직 많은 연구가 필요하지만 대체적으로 미세플라스틱을 성질 개선을 위해 첨가하는 화학물이 유독하다는 사실은 여러 문헌을 통해 증명되어있다. 하수처리장(MWTP)은 오수를 처리하는 시설로서 가정에서 발생하는 미세플라스틱이 모이는 미세플라스틱이 모이는 장소이다. 따라서 MWTP 에서의 미세플라스틱 분석이 필요한 상황이지만 이를 진행하기 위해 표준화된 방법이 아직은 없다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 MWTP에서 미세플라스틱 검출을 위한 하수 시료에 적용할 수 있는 최적의 방법론을 조사해보고자 한다. 본 연구에서는 J 하수 처리장에서 수집한 유입수 샘플로부터 미세플라스틱을 분석하는 다양한 전처리 방법 중에서 하수처리장 샘플에 가장 널리 사용되는 펜톤산화와 H₂O₂ 산화법을 선정하였다. 각 전처리 방법별로 측정에 오차를 발생시킬 요소들이 있었으며, 이를 극복하기 위해 펜톤산화 전처리의 경우 밀도분리법 대신 여과를 진행하여 분석을 진행하는 것이 추천되며, H₂O₂ 산화법의 경우 반응 이후 증류수로 세척하는 과정이 필요해 보인다. 분석 결과 미세플라스틱의 농도는 H₂O₂ 산화법을 이용한 샘플의 경우 2.75 ea/L, 펜톤산화법을 이용한 샘플의 경우 3.2 ea/L 로 측정되었으며 대부분 섬유형태로 존재하였다. 또한 정량분석을 현미경을 이용해 육안으로 진행하기 때문에 측정 결과에 대한 신뢰성을 보장하기가 어렵다고 판단해 검정곡선을 만들었다. 총 3개의 검정곡선이 그려졌으며 해당 검정곡선들을 분석한 결과 R² 값이 전부 0.9 이상이였으며 이는 정량분석에 대해 높은 신뢰성을 보장한다. 정성분석으로 MWTP에 유입되는 미세플라스틱의 계열에 대해선 판단할 수 있었지만 각 미세플라스틱의 화학적인 조성에 대해선 확인할 수 없었다. 향후 MWTP에 유입되는 미세플라스틱의 화학적 조성에 대해서 확인하기 위해서 이번 연구를 활용할 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.128-135
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• 1998

뚝새풀의 초생재배(草生栽培)에 의한 사과원 잡초(雜草) 방제(防除)의 실용화(實用化) 가능성(可能性)을 검토(檢討)하고자 뚝새풀 발생(發生) 생태(生態)에 관한 몇 가지 시험(試驗) 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1 뚝새풀 종자(種子)의 파종(播種) 시기별(時期別)출아(出芽) 소요일수(所要日數)는 9월(月) 20일(日) 파종(播種)이 일(日)로 가장 짧았고, 11월(月) 25일(日) 파종(播種)에서 111일(日)이 소요(所要)되어 가장 길었으며, 출아(出芽) 소요(所要) 적산온도(積算溫度)는 3월(月) 15일(日) 파종(播種)이 $139^{\circ}C$로 가장 적었고, 8월(月) 10일(日) 파종(播種)에서는 $988^{\circ}C$로 가장 많이 소요(所要)되었다. 2 사과원에서의 뚝새풀 생육양상(生育樣相)은 3월(月)부터 8월(月) 사이에 S자형(字型)의 생장곡선(生長曲線)을 나타내었고, 초장(長草)과 건물중(乾物重)이 3월(月) 중순(中旬)에서 4월(月) 중순(中旬)사이에 가장 많이 증가(增加)하였으며 5월(月) 중순(中旬) 이후(以後)로는 증가율(增加率)이 거의 정체(停滯)되었다. 3. 뚝새풀을 초생재배(草生栽培)한 사과원에서 뚝새풀을 제외(除外)한 초종(草種)으로는 발생량(發生量)이 망초>왕고들빼기>냉이>꽃다지 순(順)이었고, 뚝새풀의 발생(發生)이 거의 없는 포장(圃場)에서는 냉이가 가장 많이 발생(發生)하였고 왕고들빼기>망초>꽃다지 순(順)으로 발생(發生)되었다. 4. 뚝새풀의 생육(生育) 재생기(再生期)인 3월(月) 중순(中旬)에 뚝새풀의 우점도(優點度)가 90%정도(程度)가 되면 생육(生育) 후기(後期)까지 문제(問題) 잡초(草種)인 망초 왕고들빼기 냉이 등(等)을 효과적(效果的)으로 방제(防除)할 수 있었으나 생육(生育) 재생기(再生期)에 우점도(優點度)가 20%미만(未滿)이면 뚝새풀의 생육(生育) 성기(盛期)인 5월(月) 까지는 다른 잡초(雜草)의 발생(發生)이 경감(輕減)되었으나 이후(以後) 점차(漸次) 증가(增加)하였다. 5. 이상(以上)의 결과(結果)에서 사과원에서의 뚝새풀 초생재배(草生栽培)는 다른 잡초(雜草)들의 발생(發生)을 억제(抑制)시켜 잡초방제(雜草防除)의 성력화(省力化)와 하절기(夏節期)의 과다(過多)한 지온상승(地溫上昇)을 방지(防止)하여 과수(果樹)의 생육(生育)을 양호(良好)하게 할 것으로 기대(期待)된다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.452-460
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• 2019

Background: Monitoring and control of PM_2.5 are being recognized as key to address health issues attributed to PM_2.5. Availability of low-cost PM_2.5 sensors made it possible to introduce a number of portable PM_2.5 monitors based on light scattering to the consumer market at an affordable price. Accuracy of light scatteringe-based PM_2.5 monitors significantly depends on the method of calibration. Static calibration curve is used as the most popular calibration method for low-cost PM_2.5 sensors particularly because of ease of application. Drawback in this approach is, however, the lack of accuracy. Methods: This study discussed the calibration of a low-cost PM_2.5-monitoring device (PMD) to improve the accuracy and reliability for practical use. The proposed method is based on construction of the PM_2.5 sensor network using Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol and web query of reference measurement data available at government-authorized PM monitoring station (GAMS) in the republic of Korea. Four machine learning (ML) algorithms such as support vector machine, k-nearest neighbors, random forest, and extreme gradient boosting were used as regression models to calibrate the PMD measurements of PM_2.5. Performance of each ML algorithm was evaluated using stratified K-fold cross-validation, and a linear regression model was used as a reference. Results: Based on the performance of ML algorithms used, regression of the output of the PMD to PM_2.5 concentrations data available from the GAMS through web query was effective. The extreme gradient boosting algorithm showed the best performance with a mean coefficient of determination (R²) of 0.78 and standard error of 5.0 ㎍/㎥, corresponding to 8% increase in R² and 12% decrease in root mean square error in comparison with the linear regression model. Minimum 100 hours of calibration period was found required to calibrate the PMD to its full capacity. Calibration method proposed poses a limitation on the location of the PMD being in the vicinity of the GAMS. As the number of the PMD participating in the sensor network increases, however, calibrated PMDs can be used as reference devices to nearby PMDs that require calibration, forming a calibration chain through MQTT protocol. Conclusions: Calibration of a low-cost PMD, which is based on construction of PM_2.5 sensor network using MQTT protocol and web query of reference measurement data available at a GAMS, significantly improves the accuracy and reliability of a PMD, thereby making practical use of the low-cost PMD possible.