• Research in Plant Disease
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.88-93
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• 2023

To investigate the incidence status of viruses in major cultivated areas of watermelon and melon in Chungbuk Province, samples were collected from 2020 to 2021 in vinyl greenhouse of Jincheon and Eumseong and examined for virus infection using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Of the six viruses on watermelon that was analyzed in this study, watermelons were infected with cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), watermelon mosaic virus (WMV), cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV), and cucurbit aphid-borne yellows virus (CABYV). The incidence rate of CMV was 20.9-35.0%, WMV 0.4-15.8%, CGMMV 1.6-38.5%, and CABYV was 3.5-3.7% from 2020 to 2021. But strangely, there were no incidence of zucchini yellow mosaic virus and cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus (CCYV) during investigation. From this result, we knew the major virus was CGMMV on watermelon in Chungbuk Province. Molecular diagnosis assays of the two melon viruses, showed that melons were infected with CABYV and CCYV from 2020 to 2021. The incidence rate of CABYV was 53.9-92.2% and CCYV was 2.7-20.8%. The incidence of CABYV was high in melon cultivation of Jincheon and Eumseong, Chungbuk. Afterwards, it is necessary to establish a control management strategy for reduce the incidence of CABYV. Furthermore, we must pay attention that of CCYV even if the incidence was low.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.54-60
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• 2004

Purpose: Henoch-$Sch{\ddot{o}}nlein$ purpura (HSP) is a small-vessel vasculitic disease that most often affects the skin. Abdominal symptoms precede the typical purpuric rash of HSP in 14~36%. It is a challenge to diagnose HSP in the absence of a rash, because there are no biologic tests that can identify HSP with certainty, so we tried to find out the characteristic features of HSP gastroenteropathy without purpura before diagnosis. Methods: This study included 82 children with HSP who had been admitted or visited outward of the Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University Hospital from 1995 to 2000. The cases that the onset of purpura preceded or coincided that of abdominal pain were defined as purpura-positive group. The cases that the onset of abdominal pain preceded purpura more than 1 week and purpura was not presented till diagnosed as HSP gastroenteropathy were defined as purpura-negative group. We compared and analyzed the clinical features of the two groups by reviewing the medical records retrospectively. To ensure the diagnosis of HSP gastroenteropathy, we conducted upper GI series, abdominal ultrasonogram, abdominal CT, endoscopy and/or skin biopsy. Results: The number of cases of purpura-positive group and purpura-negative group were 72 and 10, respectively. There is no difference between two groups in the incidence of clinical symptoms and laboratory findings. Children with HSP gastroenteropathy had characteristic erosive or ulcerative lesions in the stomach or duodenum on esophagogastroduodenoscopy, or mural thickening of the small bowel on abdominal ultrasonogram, CT or upper GI series. Skin biopsy revealed leukocytoclastic vasculitis in 3 of them, although biopsy specimen was taken from any areas of normal- appearing skin. In purpura-negative group, 9 patients improved by steroid therapy. Conclusion: In purpura-negative group, there is no diagnostic feature on the laboratory findings and clinical features. Therefore, to diagnose HSP gastroenteropathy in patients with abdominal pain in the absence of the characteristic rash, careful observation of clinical features and laboratory data, and prompt application of available diagnostic tools such as gastrointestinal endoscopy, radiologic study and skin biopsy are recommended. Early use of corticosteroid may reduce the suffering in these patients.

• Phonetics and Speech Sciences
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.109-116
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• 2019

This study was conducted to identify the characteristics of pauses and breath groups made by normal adults and patients with voice disorders while reading a paragraph. Forty normal female adults and forty female patients with a functional voice disorder (18-45 yrs.) read the "Gaeul" paragraph with the "Running Speech" protocol of the Phonatory Aerodynamic System (PAS), by which the pauses with or without inspiration and between or within syntactic words and breath groups were analyzed. The number of pauses with inspiration was found to be higher in the patient group, but the number of pauses without inspiration was higher in the normal group. The rate of syntactic word boundaries with pauses with inspiration was higher in the patient group, while the number of syllables per breath group was higher in the normal group. As these results can be explained by patients' poor breath support due to glottal insufficiency, the question of whether voice disorder patients use their pauses and breath groups properly should be considered carefully in evaluation and intervention.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.22-29
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• 1996

Background: Abnormalities of the peripheral blood are frequent and varied in patients with miliary tuberculosis. Anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, pancytopenia, monocytosis, basophilia, eosinophilia and leukemoid reactions have been reported. These abnormalities are more frequent in patients with positive bone marrow study. In this report, we evaluated clinical, hematological and immunological features in patients with miliary tuberculosis in order to know whether difference is existed between "bone marrow biopsy positive group(pathologically proven to miliary tuberculosis)" and "negative group". Method: Clinical evaluation, serum ADA, sIL-2R, and T-lymphocyte subsets were measured in 40 patients with miliary tuberculosis who received bone marrow biopsy. Results: 1) The average age of patients was 39 year-old. There were 23 male and 17 female patients. Associated extrapulmonary tuberculosis are 9 CNS tuberculosis, 6 joint tuberculosis, and 2 tuberculous pleurisy. 2) Sixteen of the 40 patients were positive bone marrow biopsy(60%). 3) Sixteen of the 40 patients(60%) had anemia(11 positive patients: 13 negative patients). Leukopenia occurred in 12 per cent(4:1). Thrombocytopenia was noted in 10%(3:1). 4) The mean value of serum ADA was 83 U/L(90 U/L: 70.6 U/L, p=0.23). 5) The mean activity of Soluble IL-2 receptor was 4,643 pmol/L($6840{\pm}7446\;pmol/L$: $1,897{\pm}1,663\;pmol/L$, p=0.06). 6) In the T lymphocyte subsets, the percent of T-lymphocytes was 64%(62%:73%, p=0.2). In some patients(9), $T_4$ and $T_8$ ratio in BAL fluid($1.97{\pm}1.2$) was higher than that in the peripheral blood($1.16{\pm}0.5$). Conclusion: Bone marrow examination are diagnostic in 60% of cases of miliary tuberculosis. Percents of the total T lymphocyte and helper T cell in BAL are more elevated than in peripheral blood. There was no significant difference in peripheral blood abnormalities and marker of T lymphocyte activation between the bone marrow biopsy positive and negative group.

• Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.73-80
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• 2002

치과용 임플란트의 세라믹 지대주를 위해 개발된 지르코니아 함유 세라믹 시편의 생체 적합성을 평가하기 위하여 시험관내 세포 독성을 검사를 시행하였다. L929 섬유모세포를 $37^{\circ}C$, 90% 습도, 5% CO2 및 95% 공기의 조건을 유지하는 세포 배양기에서 배양하여 실험에 사용하였다. 배양 2일, 4일, 6일 마다 시편을 넣은 배양 접시 내의 전체 세포 수와 생존 세포 수를 세어 세포 증식과 세포 생존율 검사를 시행하였다. millipore filter test를 이용하여 succinate dehydrogenase 효소 활성을 검사하였으며, 세포막 투과성의 변화를 관찰하기 위해 agar overlay test를 시행하였다. 음성 대조군은 시편을 사용하지 않았으며, 양성 대조군은 시편과 같은 크기의 구리를 사용하여, 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 세포 증식과 세포 생존율 검사에서는 지르코니아 함유 세라믹을 넣은 실험군과 음성 대조군 모두에서 시간이 경과함에 따라 세포가 증식하는 양상을 보였다. 세포 생존율 검사에서도 실험군과 음성 대조군이 유사한 결과를 나타내었다. 2. millipore filter test에서는 실험 시편 모두에서 염색 정도의 변화가 없이 음성 대조군과 동일한 결과를 나타냈다. 반면에 구리 시편을 넣은 양성 대조군에서는 중등도의 세포 독성을 나타냈다. 3. agar overlay test에서도 시편을 넣지 않은 음성 대조군에서는 세포 성장에 변화가 나타나지 않았으며, 실험군에서도 시편 주위로 탈색이 관찰되지 않아서 음성대조군과 같은 결과를 나타냈다. 양성 대조군에서는 심한 세포 독성을 나타내었다. 4. 실험결과, 치과용 임플란트의 세라믹 지대주를 위해 개발된 지르코니아 함유 세라믹 시편은 시험관내 세포 독성을 나타내지 않았다.

• Proceedings of the KSLP Conference
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• 1996.11a
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• pp.75-75
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• 1996

노화와 흡연에 따른 음성의 변화에 대하여 객관적인 음향 지표들을 측정함으로써, 노화와 흡연에 따른 정상적인 음성의 변화와 질병에 기인한 변화를 감별하는 지표를 제시하고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 정상의 발성기관과 청력을 가진 20세 이상의 성인으로, 60세 이상군과 35세 이하군으로 남녀 각각 30명을 대상으로 CSL50-MDVP(Computerized Speech Lab50-Multidimensional voice program)을 이용하여 기본 주파수(Fundamental frequency), jitter, shimmer, NHR(Noise to harmonic ratio)을 측정하였다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the KSLP Conference
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• 1998.11a
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• pp.181-181
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• 1998

목적 : 성대결절이 있는 서양음악을 전공한 성악도들의 발성시 음향학적 특징과 문제점을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 음악대학교 성악과에서 소프라노를 전공하는 학생으로, 음성장애로 인하여 치료를 받은 과거력이 없으면서 성대화상술 검사상 성대결절이 확인된 18세부터 25세 사이의 여학생 10명을 대상군으로 하고, 성대결절이 없는 성악도 20명을 대조군으로 하여 평소 발성상의 문제점과 연주시의 문제점에 대한 설문조사와 음성분석을 시행하였다. (중략)

• Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.121-126
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• 1996

Objects : There is considerable interest in the role of serotonin(5-HT) in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Cimetidine, $H_2$ antagonist, produces transient increase in serum prolactin(PRL) levels by indirect serotonergic mechanism in man following intravenous administration. Therefore the authors investigated the effects of cimetidine on serum PRL levels of male unmedicated schizophrenics. Method : Baseline serum prolactin level and psychopathology were measured at 9:00 AM. in the two groups(12 positive schizophrenics, 7 negative schizophrenics) and $T_{30}$ levels were measured 30 minutes after intravenous injection of cimetidine (ie, 9:30 AM) Results: 1) Baseline prolactin levels were not different in the three groups. 2) Prolactin levels of 30 minutes after intravenous injection of cimetidine($T_{30}$) compared with baseline prolactin levels were increased all in the three groups. 3) Degrees of interval change from baseline to $T_{30}$ were significantly different between normal control and negative schizophrenics(p<0.05). Conclusion : The prolactin response to cimetidine was significantly blunted in negative male schizophrenics than normal control. These data are consistent with the hypothesis of an abnormality of serotonergic activity, including down-regulation $5-HT_2$ receptors, in male negative schizophrenics.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.340-343
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• 2011

To distinguish between a group of speech signals and nonspeech signals, you can use several features in domains like frequency, quefrency and time. It is very important to use features that differentiate two signal groups. As a feature to separate two signal groups, autocorrelation method was proposed and the variances between groups were studied. Autocovariances were just calculated for the time domain signal. Signals were divided into segments which consist of 128 data to be transformed to the frequency and quefrency domains. Autocovariances between each coefficient of segments in FFTs and quefrencies were found and they were averaged over wide spectrum. It is clear that the autocovariances in frequency domain show great differences between groups of signals.

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.261-267
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• 2005

Alcohol metabolizing and antioxidant activity of Mentha species were investigated in rat liver. Fifty six Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into seven groups such as normal (ethanol excluded), negative control (40% ethanol (10 g/kg of body weight/day) fed), positive control (1 g Silymarin/kg of body weight/day with ethanol fed), two Mentha viridis extracts (0.2 g & 1 g M. viridis methanol ext./kg of body weight/day with ethanol fed) and two M piperita extracts (0.2 g & 1 g M. piperita methanol ext./kg of body weight/day with ethanol fed) groups. After 2 weeks, rats were sacrificed under ether. The activities of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), catalase (CAT), manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GAH-px) and the content ofthiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) in the rat livers and the activity of glutamate pyruvate transferase (GPT) in serum were evaluated. From the analyses, 1 g M. viridis and 0.2 g M. piperita administrated groups showed higher ADH and ALDH activity than the other groups. Groups fed with 0.2 g and 1 g M. viridis ext. and 0.2 g M. piperita ext. showed higher CAT activity than the other groups. All the Mentha extract fed groups exhibited more effective in recovering Mn-SOD, GSH-px and GPT acitivities to a similar degree of normal group. TBARS contents of two M. viridis ext. fed group and 0.2 g M. piperita ext. fed group were higher than those of the other groups. M. viridis extract fed groups showed more effective in CAT and Mn-SOD activities than M. piperita extract groups at p < 0.05. Finally, it is concluded that both Mentha species have alcohol metabolizing and antioxidant activity and M viridis is more effective than M. piperita.