• 한국식품영양과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식품영양과학회 2001년도 International Symposium on Food,Nutrition and Health for 21st Century
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• pp.61-68
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• 2001

Soybean, rice and nuts are the staple foods in South East Asia. In order to clarify the function of these foods in relation to coronary heart diseases, we have done a series of experiments using animals and humans. Soybean protein preparations (SPI) in comparison with an animal protein, casein (CAS), resulted in reducing atherosclerotic lesion development in apolipoprotein (apo) E deficient mice that develop an advanced lesion similar to that in humans. This action was attributed to the protein, since the ethanol-extracted SPI (EE-SPI), from which isoflavones and saponins removed, lowered the lesion development in apo E-deficient mice. However, The EE-SPI, compared to the SPI, resulted in a decrease of mRNA for key proteins of cholesterol metabolism (low density lipoprotein receptor and cholesterol 7$\alpha$-hydroxylase) in hypercholesterolemic rats, followed by an elevation of the serum cholesterol level, indicating a contribution of isoflavones to the serum cholesterol level. Rice protein (RPI) was also effective to lower the lesion development in apo E deficient mice. Both the SPI and RPI led to an increased level of the serum NOiN03, metabolites of NO. This effect appeared to be attributed to their high content of arginine. Besides, C57BL/6J mice fed a diet containing whole grain rice had an elevation of the serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Furthermore, rice bran oil and the unsaponifiable fraction that is rich in plant sterols were effective to lower serum cholesterol levels in hypercholeserolemic rats. Finally, we tested if walnuts consumption would be hypocholesterolemic for Japanese. A diet containing walnuts effectively lowered the serum total and low density lipoprotein cholesterol in Japanese men and women. These animal and human experiments would be relevant to advocate publics to keep consuming diets including soybean, rice and nuts for their healthful life.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제30권12C호
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• pp.1239-1247
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• 2005

자기유사성 TCP 네트워크에서 양방향 트래픽 경로를 통해 동일한 종단 노드 쌍 사이에 전송하는 무선네트워크에서 TCP 성능을 높이는 것이 중요하다. 무선링크에서 두개 또는 그이상의 TCP 연결로부터 생긴 트래픽 제약 패턴 사항을 MPEC 비디오 제어에 다중시간 간격 혼잡제어로 적용한다. TCP 업데이트 변수로 TCP를 확장하여 함수 호출 형태로도 수행하고, 또 RTT가 결정한 피드백 루프의 한계를 넘어서는 정보의 형태로 조정하는 LTS 모듈과 TCP를 연계시키는 방법을 연구한다. TCP 처리율에서 LTS 구성요소 없는 TCP 처리율의 비율을 비교 측정하여 메타컨트롤에 의해 공정성을 입증하고, RTT가 증가하면 피드백에 전달하는 혼잡제어 연결의 수가 증가되어 성능이 개선됨을 나타낸다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제28권4C호
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• pp.433-441
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• 2003

본 논문에서는 HMRSVP(Hierarchicl Mobile ReSource reserVation Protcol)[3,4]에서 확장된 새로운 이동 클러스 기반의 HMRSVP(MC-HMRSVP : Mobile Cluster based HMRSVP) 기법을 제안한다. MC-HMRSVP 는 이동 호스트 (MH : Mobile Host) 가 현재 이동 에이전트(Mobile Agent) 지역에 도착할 경우 해당 지역은 active 예약을 하고 이웃한 MA 는 passive 예약을 한다. 여기서 active MA와 passive MA 지역을 이동 클러스티 (Mobile Cluster) 또는 가상 클러스터라 부른다. MC-HMRSVP는 또한 MH가 다른 MA 로 이동하는 것에 관계없이 GMA(Gateway Mobile Agent) 기능에 의해 이동클러스터를 설정한다. 본 연구에서는 자원 예약 비용 관점에서 기존에 제안되어진 HMRSVP extension 들과 성능 비교를 위해 단순한 재귀 방정식을 이용한 자원 예약 비용 분석 모델을 만들었다. 결과적으로 MC-HMRSVP 기법이 낮은 예약비용을 나타내는 것을 보았다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.73-80
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• 2016

An in vitro assay following culture of endometrial epithelial cells is essential for understanding epithelial cell function in reproduction. Several diverse techniques have been developed for isolating endometrial epithelial cells, although an optimal technique has not been identified. In this study, we describe a sedimentation-adherence (S-A) isolation technique with a high-yield cell-separating ability to isolate endometrial epithelial cells from 8-week-old female C57BL/6 mice. We analyzed total cell number, viability, morphology, and expression of cytokeratin 18 as an endometrial epithelial cell-specific marker in cells isolated using a mechanical method compared to the S-A technique. There were no significant differences in the total number, viability, or morphology of the putative endometrial epithelial cells with either method. In contrast, significantly more endometrial epithelial cells harvested using the S-A method were positively stained for cytokeratin 18 than those isolated using the mechanical method. These results confirm that the S-A method is more efficient for retrieving endometrial epithelial cells than a mechanical method.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2009년도 제38회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.381-381
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• 2010

$(ZrO_2)_{0.66}(HfO_2)_{0.34}$ thin films as gate dielectrics have been proposed to overcome the problems of tunneling current and degradation mobility inachieving a thin equivalent oxide thickness. An extremely thin $SiO_2$ layer is used in order to separate the carrier in MOSFET channel from the dielectric field fluctuation caused by phonons in the dielectric which decreases the carrier mobility. The electronic and optical properties influenced the device performance to a great extent. $(ZrO_2)_{0.66}(HfO_2)_{0.34}$ dielectric films on p-Si (100) were grown by atomic layer deposition method, for which the conduction band offsets, valence band offsets and band gapswere obtained by using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and reflection electron energy loss spectroscopy. The band gap, valence and conduction band offset values for $(ZrO_2)_{0.66}(HfO_2)_{0.34}$ dielectric thin film, grown on Si substrate were about 5.34, 2.35 and 1.87 eV respectively. This band alignment was similar to that of $ZrO_2$. In addition, The dielectric function (k, $\omega$), index of refraction n and the extinction coefficient k for the $(ZrO_2)_{0.66}(HfO_2)_{0.34}$ thin films were obtained from a quantitative analysis of REELS data by comparison to detailed dielectric response model calculations using the QUEELS-$\varepsilon$(k, $\omega$)-REELS software package. These optical properties are similar with $ZrO_2$ dielectric thin films.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.629-632
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• 2006

Electrical characteristics of Pt/Ti/Pt/Au and Pd/Zn/Pd/Au contacts to p-type InGaAs grown on an InP substrate have been characterized as a function of the doping concentration and the annealing temperature. The Pt/Ti/Pt/Au contacts produced the specific contact resistance as low as $2.3{\times}10^{-6}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm^2$, when heat-treated at an annealing temperature of $400^{\circ}C$. Comparison of the Pt/Ti/Pt/Au and Ti/Pt/Au contacts showed that the first Pt layer plays an important role in reducing the contact resistivity probably by lowering energy barrier at the metal-semiconductor interface. For the Pd/Zn/Pd/Au contacts, the contact resistivity remained virtually unchanged with increasing annealing temperature. The specific contact resistivity as low as $4.7{\times}10^{-6}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm^2$ was obtained. The results indicate that the Pt/Ti/Pt/Au and Pd/Zn/Pd/Au schemes could be potentially important for the fabrication of InP-based optoelectronic devices, such as photodetector and optical modulator.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제52권11호
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• pp.66-78
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• 2015

바이오컴퓨팅 기술이 발전함에 따라 DNA 정보를 매개물로 한 DNA 워터마킹에 대한 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 그러나 DNA 정보는 일반 멀티미디어 데이터와는 달리 생물학적으로 중요한 정보이므로, 원본 DNA가 복원이 되는 가역성 DNA 워터마킹 기술이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 최소자승 (Least square) 예측오차 확장 (prediction error expansion) 기반으로 비부호 DNA 서열의 가역성 워터마킹 기법을 제안한다. 제안한 방법에서는 비부호 영역의 4-문자 염기서열들을 인접한 개 염기에 의한 정수형 부호계수로 변환한다. 그리고 현재 부호계수에 대한 최소자승 예측 오차를 구한 다음, 예측오차 확장 조건에 따라 결정된 비트수만큼 예측오차를 확장한다. 이때 은닉된 인접 염기서열 간의 비교탐색을 통하여 허위개시코돈 생성을 방지한다. 실험 결과로부터 제안한 예측오차 확장 방법이 기존 방법과 평균 예측오차 확장 방법보다 높은 워터마크 용량을 가지며, 생물학적 변이 및 허위개시코돈이 발생되지 않음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.148-155
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• 2021

Gibberellins (GAs) are essential phytohormones for plant growth that influence developmental processes and crop yields. Recent functional genomic analyses of model plants have yielded good characterizations of the canonical GA signaling pathways and related genes. Although Panax ginseng has long been considered to have economic and medicinal importance, functional genomic studies of the GA signaling pathways in this crucial perennial herb plant have been rarely conducted. Here, we identified and performed functional analysis of the GA signaling-related genes, including PgGID1s, PgSLY1s, and PgRGAs. We confirmed that the physiological role of GA signaling components in P. ginseng was evolutionarily conserved. In addition, the important functional domains and amino acid residues for protein interactions among active GA, GID1, SCF^SLY1, and RGA were also functionally conserved. Prediction and comparison of crystallographic structural similarities between PgGID1s and AtGID1a supported their function as GA receptors. Moreover, the subcellular localization and GA-dependent promotion of DELLA degradation in P. ginseng was similar to the canonical GA signaling pathways in other plants. Finally, we found that overexpression of PgRGA2 and PgSLY1-1 was sufficient to complement the GA-related phenotypes of atgid1a/c double- and rga quintuple-mutants, respectively. This critical information for these GA signaling genes has the potential to facilitate future genetic engineering and breeding of P. ginseng for increased crop yield and production of useful substances.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.259-266
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• 2019

This paper presents a comparison between experimental measurements and numerical estimations of penetration length of a cement grout injected in discrete joints. In the experiment, a joint was generated by planar acryl plates with a certain separation distance (; aperture) and was designed in such a way to vary the separation distances. Since a cement grout was used, the grout viscosity can be varied by controlling water-cement (W/C) ratios. Throughout these experiments, the influence of joint aperture, cement grout viscosity, and injection rate on a penetration length in a discrete joint was investigated. During the experiments, we also measured the time-dependent variation of grout viscosity due to a hardening process. The time-dependent viscosity was included in our numerical simulations as a function of elapsed time to demonstrate its impact on the estimation of penetration length. In the numerical simulations, Bingham fluid model that has been known to be applicable to a viscous cement material, was employed. We showed that the estimations by the current numerical approach were well comparable to the experimental measurements only in limited conditions of lower injection rates and smaller joint apertures. The difference between two approaches resulted from the facts that material separation (; bleeding) of cement grout, which was noticeable in higher injection rate and there could be a significant surface friction between the grout and joint planes, which are not included in the numerical simulations. Our numerical simulation, meanwhile, could well demonstrate that penetration length can be significantly over-estimated without considering a time-dependency of viscosity in a cement grout.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.293-299
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• 2018

Background: 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) effectively reduce serum levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and total cholesterol. High-intensity statins are recommended for all patients aged ${\leq}75$ with clinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), diabetes mellitus aged 40-75 with ${\geq}7.5%$ estimated 10-year ASCVD risk and LDL-C ${\geq}190mg/dL$. High-intensity statins associated with more frequent adverse events (AEs) compared to moderate- to low-intensity statins. The aim of this study was to compare AEs between high-intensity and moderate- to low-intensity statin group using the Korea Adverse Event Reporting System (KAERS) database. Methods: Adults (${\geq}18years$) with statin-associated AEs from July 2009-June 2014 were included. Only AEs classified as "certain", "probable" and "possible" based on the WHO-Uppsala Monitoring Center criteria were analyzed. Results: In total, 247 AEs from 196 patients [high-intensity statin group (HG), n = 25 (13%); moderate- to low-intensity statin group (MLG), n = 171 (87%)] were included. Mean age was higher in HG compared with MLG ($67{\pm}14$ vs $62{\pm}12$). The HG showed a significant higher frequency of liver/biliary system disorders (37% vs 14%, p = 0.001). Hepatic function abnormal was reported more frequently in HG compared to MLG (26% vs 9%, p = 0.006). Conclusion: According to KAERS data, liver/biliary system disorders were more frequently reported in HG compared to MLG.