• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.382-389
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• 2008

To achieve a better understanding of protective effects of water extracts of Panax ginseng against TCDD-induced toxicities, we monitored physiological and clinical changes in rat for 4 weeks after administrations of each Panax Ginseng extract or TCDD, and co-administration of the two materials. For this study, 120 male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats weighing 190-210 g each (8 weeks old) were divided into four groups: TCDD-administered, co-administered group with TCDD and ginseng extract, ginseng extract-administered, and control group. The TCDD-administered group received single dose of TCDD in a corn oil vehicle ($25\;{\mu}g/kg$ body weight) by intraperitoneal administration on Day 1. The Panax ginseng extracts-administered group received intraperitoneally 100 mg/kg body weight every other day for one month. For the co-administered group with TCDD and ginseng extracts, Panax ginseng extracts were intraperitoneally administered to rats at 100 mg/kg body weight every other day for one month after a single intraperitoneal dose of $25\;{\mu}g$ of TCDD/kg body weight on Day 1. Panax ginseng extracts attenuated the mortality induced by TCDD administration. The extracts also slightly attenuated the TCDD-induced body weight loss. Administration of TCDD alone increased liver weight at 2, 5, and 16 days after administration of TCDD. Administration of Panax ginseng extracts rather decreased liver weight through whole the experimental period, but which was statistically insignificant. Administration of TCDD alone at $25\;{\mu}g/kg$ body weight increased both serum enzyme activities of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) at 32 days, indicating that liver damage occurred maximally at that time. Ginseng extract administration caused insignificant changes in serum ALT, but gradually decreased in AST as the exposure time increased. Coadministration of TCDD and ginseng extracts caused serum AST activity to significant recovery to normal value at 16 days and 32 days after exposure to TCDD. The extracts also significantly decreased the TCDD-induced ALT activity after 16 days of TCDD administration. These results suggest that Panax ginseng extracts may possess a protective effect against TCDD-induced toxicities including hepatotoxicity in rats.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.5-14
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• 2023

The dry unit weight of the soil can be obtained by measuring the weight of the oven dried soil. According to the Korean Industrial Standards (KS F), oven dried soil at 110±5℃ continuously increases in weight when exposed to air. However, there is no regulation on the weight measurement time of oven dried soil, making it difficult to accurately measure the dry weight. In this study, a method to easily determine the dry weight was presented through the analysis of the weight singularity that appears during weight measurement. The weight singularity represents the smallest value among the measured weights, and is the weight at which the effect of moisture absorption in the air of the sample is minimized. In the course of the experiment, a container was selected using a statistical analysis method, and a photograph of the soil samples were presented using an optical microscope. In addition, the temperature of the weight singularity was measured using a non-contact infrared thermometer. As a result of analyzing the weight singularity of six types of soil, including Jumunjin sand, Naeseong stream sand, Yecheon weathered granite soil, Jeju sand, Sabkha sand, and Ulleung sand, the weight singularity of oven dried sample appeared between 8 and 27 seconds after weight measurement, and the temperature ranged from 103.4 to 108.13℃. The weight decrease rate of the singularity was 0.0066 to 0.0085% depending on the soil samples.

• Proceedings of the Korea Inteligent Information System Society Conference
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.271-278
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• 2004

컨테이너 터미널에서 적하 작업을 수행할 때에는 선박의 안정성을 위하여 무거운 컨테이너들을 선박의 바닥쪽에 우선하여 배치한다. 그러므로 장치장(yard)에서 동일한 선박 베이(bay)에 선적할 컨테이너들을 무게가 무거운 순서로 효율적으로 반출할 수 있다면, 적하 계획의 수립과 수행일 수월해진다. 만일 장치장에서 적하를 위하여 지금 반출하여야 하는 컨테이너의 상단에 다른 컨테이너들이 장치되어 있다면, 부득이하게 위에 놓여 있는 컨테이너들을 임시로 옮겨야 하는데, 이러한 부가 작업을 재취급(rehandling)이라 한다. 채취급이 빈번히 발생하게 되면 적하 작업의 흐름은 차질을 빚게 되므로 재취급의 최소화는 작업 효율 측면에서 매우 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 컨테이너가 장치장에 반입되는 시점에 해당 컨테이너의 무게를 알 수 있다는 가정하에, 적하 작업을 위한 반출시 재취급이 적게 발생하도록 신규 반입된 컨테이너의 장치 위치를 결정하는 휴리스틱을 제안한다. 제안하는 휴리스틱은 각 스택(stack)별로 장치되어 있는 컨테이너들 중에서 자장 먼저 반출될 가장 무거운 컨테이너의 무게를 해당 스택의 대표 무게로 설정하고, 이를 신규 반입 컨테이너의 무게와 비교하여 장치 위치를 결정한다. 장치장 베이 하나로 시뮬레이션한 실험 결과 4단 6열 및 6단 9열의 장치장 베이 구조에서 임의의 위치에 신규 반입 컨테이너를 장치하는 방식에 비해 재취급 횟수를 1/5이하로 줄일 수 있음을 확인하였다

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2004.07a
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• pp.485-488
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• 2004

1M, 2M 황산망간 수용액에서 25회 dipping하여 대기중 $450^{\circ}C$에서 1시간동안 열분해법으로 Mn 산화물을 형성시켜 Mn $oxide/IrO_2/Ti$ 전극을 제조하였다. 제조된 Mn $oxide/IrO_2/Ti$ 전극은 XRD를 통하여 MnO의 결정구조를 가지는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 전극 표면은 열분해법으로 발생하는 가스에 의해 미소 균열이 형성되어 있었다. dipping 횟수가 증가할수록 피복되는 Mn 산화물의 무게는 감소하였고, 이것은 $450^{\circ}C$에서의 계속적인 열처리에 의해 열분해되어 제거되는 가스로 인해 무게가 감소됨을 알 수 있었다. 황산망간 수용액의 농도가 높으면 형성되는 Mn 산화물의 무게도 증가하였다. 황산망간 수용액에서 25회까지 dipping을 한 후 전기비저항의 변화는 초기 Mn 산화물이 형성되는 경우에는 비저항이 증가하다가, 일정 횟수 이상에서는 감소함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 황산망간 수용액의 농도가 클수록 비저항이 증가하는 것으로 나타났다.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.137-146
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• 2024

The pertinent Korean Industrial Standard (KS F) requires that rocks dried at 105 ± 5℃ be taken out of the oven into air and weighed on a scale. However, when rocks are exposed to air after the drying process, they absorb moisture, meaning that their weight will increase. In this study, eight cubic samples of Hwangdeung granite of different sizes were used to measure and compare the dry weight. The dry singularity weight measured in air was smaller than that measured in the drying oven. The difference in dry weight showed a positive correlation with sample size. Conversely, the difference in dry weight per unit weight of rock showed a negative correlation with sample size. The weight of a rock sample exposed to air is determined by the magnitude of the influence of convection currents occurring around the heated rock and the influence of moisture absorption in air. A singularity occurs when the magnitudes of these two effects are equal. The larger the rock sample, the longer the time taken for the singularity to occur, the greater the weight loss of the sample, and the longer the time taken for the sample to return to the initially measured weight on account of the greater moisture absorption for larger samples than smaller samples. In the future, research into the singularity and dry weights measured inside the drying oven will help to identify and address the limitations of the current KS F testing regulations.

• Journal of KIISE:Computer Systems and Theory
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• v.31 no.7
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• pp.397-401
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• 2004

In an edge-weighted(positive, negative, or zero weights are possible) tree, we want to solve the problem of finding a longest path such that the sum of the weights of the edges in the path is non-negative. We present an algorithm to find a longest non-negative path of a degree 3 tree in Ο(n log n) time, where n is the number of nodes in the tree.

• Journal of KIISE:Computer Systems and Theory
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• v.33 no.12
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• pp.880-884
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• 2006

In an edge-weighted(positive, negative, or zero weights are possible) tree, we want to solve the problem of finding a longest path such that the sum of the weights of the edges in tile path is non-negative. To find a longest non-negative path of a tree we present a sequential algorithm with O(n logn) time and a CREW PRAM parallel algorithm with $O(log^2n)$ time and O(n) processors. where n is the number of nodes in the tree.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.401-410
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• 2022

This work reports an oven drying test performed on weathered granite soil from Yecheon, Korea, in order to find an effective method for measuring the weight of pure soil particles. After samples were oven dried, weights measured following desiccation using the method specified by the Korean Industrial Standard (KS F) were compared with weights measured without prior desiccation. Soil samples exposed to air for 45 min after oven drying absorbed moisture from the air and gradually increased in weight. When a desiccator was used, results measured 30 s after exposure to air indicated weight increases of 0.103-0.735% (depending on the particle size of the soil) relative to equivalent samples measured without desiccation. Using a desiccator after oven drying leads to overestimation of the pure soil weight. Therefore, measuring the weight of a soil sample immediately after oven drying without using a desiccator can reduce the error of weight measurement.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.51-57
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• 2007

Levan, the fructose polymer is an indigestible carbohydrate regularly consumed by humans. Its physiological functions, in terms of hypocholesterolemic effect and calcium metabolism, have not been well documented. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of levan on blood lipids and the calcium absorption ratio in rats fed a 0.1% low calcium diet. Thirty rats were divided into three groups and fed a 0.1% low calcium diet (control) or low calcium diets containing either 2.5% levan or 5% levan for eight weeks. The blood lipid and biomarkers relevant to Ca metabolism (urinary Ca and hydroxyproline), the femoral weight and the Ca contents were determined. The body weight gains were lower in the 5% levan group than the control group. Plasma concentrations of triacylglycerol and LDL-cholesterol decreased in the 5% levan group, compared to the control group, but the atherogenic indice were not affected. Blood alkaline phosphatase activity, Ca and urinary hydroxyproline excretion levels were not different in the three groups. The net calcium absorption in rats fed a 5% levan diet was greater than rats fed the control diet, while the femoral weights and Ca contents were not significantly different in the three groups. We concluded that a 5% levan diet could both enhance the calcium absorption and improve the lipid profiles in rats fed a low calcium diet.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.1-9
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• 1977

The changes of the total body composition, internal organs, skeletal muscles, and epididymal fat pad in rats fed protein depletion diet and 4 different recovery diets were examined. Seventy-eight male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing $212{\pm}2$ gr were used, and the results were as follows : A) After the 2 weeks of protein depletion, body weight decreased about 20% from the initial weight. It was mainey due to the total body lipid reduction. Among various organ weights, liver and spleen reduced $35{\sim}58%$, kidney and heart reduced $18{\sim}30%$, and muscles reduced $2{\sim}13%$, while brain, epididymal fat pad were not changed significantly. In regarding protein and lipid contents of these tissues, protein in liver, lipid in muscle, and both in spleen were markedly reduced. B) With the 2 weeks of feeding recovery diets, the increases of body weight were different among 4 Groups. High-fat group gained at the highest level (67%), and high-CHO group the lowest (30%). Total body composition (%) cf the standard and high-protein groups recovered to the level of 0 day protein depletion, while protein in the high-fat group and water in the high-CHO group decreased, and fat in these 2 groups increased. Weights of organs and muscles of the high-protein and high-fat groups were similar to the standard group and tllose of the high-CHO group were lower than the standard group. Composition of organs and muscle in the high-protein group was similar to the standard group, while the N contents of the high-fat and high-CHO groups were lower an the lipid content of the high-fat group was higher than the standard group. The weight and lipid content of epididymal fat pad were the highest in the high-fat group.