• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.115-119
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• 2012

Purpose : The initial Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) protocol included bilateral breast imaging with 2 views of each breast-craniocaudal (CC) and mediolateral oblique (MLO). Furthermore, Axillary lymph nodes view can be acquired easily. The most meaningful prognosis factor for prediction of breast cancer is whether or not the breast cancer has metastasized to the lymph nodes. However, axillary view doesn't conduct in clinical. This article collates a diverse data of BSGI and describes technical details to acquire optimal imaging. Materials and Methods : A retrospective review was performed on 343 patients who had undergone BSGI between May 2011 and March 2012. Patients who had undergone BSGI received intravenous injection of 740 MBq (20 mCi) $^{99m}Tc$-sestamibi. Results : The following contents are the technical details for optimal axillary imaging. $^{99m}Tc$-sestamibi should be administered using an indwelling venous catheter or scalp needle followed by 10 cc of saline to flush to reduce extravasation and vascular trapping. After administration, patients raise their arm over their head and exercise with stress ball for 1 full minute. A lead shield attached to the gamma camera is removed and patients axilla is placed as close as possible to the camera at a $90^{\circ}$ angle. A lead apron is placed across the shoulder to reduce background from other organs. Acquisition time is enough for 120 sec~180 sec. Conclusion : If patients undergo bilateral axillary imaging as a standard with CC, MLO views, it could improve cancer treatment. Result of this study could maximize efficiency axillary imaging of breast cancer patients.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.167-175
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• 2017

We conducted a total of 28 surveys from March to October 2016 in Gayasan National Park, to identify threatened plants for climate change, as well as for the effective management of biological organisms and resources against climate changes in Korea. Regarding threatened plants for climate change, we identified a total of 39 taxa, with 11 northern, 2 southern, and 26 taxa of concern. Among these taxa, 33 were identified as wild species. The species threatened by climate change located in the subalpine regions of Gayasan National Park were Abies holophylla Maxim., Abies koreana Wilson, Pinus koraiensis Siebold & Zucc., Betula ermanii Cham., Berberis amurensis Rupr., Rhododendron tschonoskii Maxim., Vaccinium hirtum var. koreanum (Nakai) Kitam., Primula modesta var. hannasanensis T.Yamaz., Trientalis europaea var. arctica (Fisch.) Ledeb., Thymus quinquecostatus Celak., Parasenecio firmus (Kom.) Y.L.Chen, and Lilium cernuum Kom. These species are expected to be particularly vulnerable to the effects of global warming, since they were confirmed to have a very narrow vertical distribution range. Moreover, although the following species are not included in the list of plants threatened by climate change, it is assumed that the endemic species that grow at the summit, and Grade V floristics special plants, such as Pedicularis hallaisanensis Hurus., Allium thunbergii var. deltoides (S.O.Yu, S.Lee & W.Lee) H.J.Choi & B.U.Oh, Heloniopsis tubiflora Fuse, N.S.Lee & M.N. Tamura, Aletris glabra Bureau & Franch, and Gymnadenia cucullata (L.) Rich., will also be extremely vulnerable to climate change. Therefore, we believe that measures for the conservation of these species are urgently needed, and also that the definition of species threatened by climate change should be broadened to include more objective and valid taxa through the long-term monitoring of species distributed around the summit area.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2018.10a
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• pp.44-44
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• 2018

경상북도 봉화군에 위치한 각화산(1,177m)은 태백산맥에서 소백산맥으로 갈라지는 기점을 이루는 산으로 구령산, 청옥산, 옥석산 등과 함께 백두대간 일대의 중요한 산으로 인식된다. 특히 각화산은 조선왕조실록을 보관했던 태백산 사고지터(사적 제 348호)를 품고 있는 역사적인 장소이기도 하다. 본 연구는 각화산 일대 관속식물의 분포상을 파악하고자 2017년 5월부터 2018년 9월까지 진행되었다. 연구 결과 조사지 내 관속식물은 92과 291속 413종 4아종 38변종 6품종으로 총 461분류군이 확인되었다. 이는 경상북도 관속식물 1,684분류군(Korea National Arboretum, 2016)의 27.4%, 한반도 관속식물 4,499분류군(Korea National Arboretum, 2018; Http://www.nature.go.kr/kpni/)의 10.2%에 해당되는 것으로 분석되었다. 각화산 일대의 주요 식물 가운데 한국특산식물은 12분류군(할미밀망, 진범, 처녀치마, 지리대사초 등)이 확인되었고, 산림청 지정 희귀식물은 VU등급(꼬리진달래, 노랑무늬붓꽃) 2분류군, LC등급(너도바람꽃, 쥐방울덩굴, 도깨비부채) 3분류군으로 총 5분류군의 희귀식물이 분포하는 것으로 조사되었다. 또한, 식물구계학적 특정식물 IV등급 5분류군, III등급 13분류군, II등급 21분류군, I 등급 25분류군이 확인되었고, 외래식물은 총 24분류군으로 도시화지수(%) 6.8%, 귀화율은 5.2%에 해당되는 것으로 분석되었다. 조사된 식물의 유용성 분석 결과, 식용식물 348분류군(75.5%), 섬유용식물 1분류군(0.2%), 약용식물 기분류군(15.4%), 관상용식물 18분류군(3.9%), 목초용식물 102분류군(22.1%) 목재용식물 14분류군(3.0%) 등으로 확인되었다. 본 연구 결과물은 각화산의 식물 현황을 제시함과 동시에 생태축으로 연결된 백두대간 일대의 효율적인 관리 및 보전 방안을 마련하기 위한 기초자료로 활용 될 것이라 기대한다.

• Korean Journal of Plant Tissue Culture
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.7-12
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• 2000

Explants of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) were co-cultivated with Agrobacterium tumifacience GV 3101 strain containing nptII gene and cold regulated gene (BN115) from Brassica napus for transformation. Multiple shoots were obtained from the explants in the selection medium (MS basal medium supplemented with 100 mg/L kanamycin, 500 mg/L carbenicillin, 0.1 mg/L NAA, 0.5 mg/L kinetin) after 3 to 4 weeks of co-culture. The putative transgenic shoots were transferred to rooting medium (1/2 MS basal medium supplemented with 100 mg/L kanamycin and 250 mg/L carbenicillin). The selected shoots were tested with PCR analysis using nptll, BN115 primers whether cold-regulated gene was introduced to genome of the plants. The vir G primers were particularly used to check contamination of Agrobacterium during PCR analysis. The nptII and BN115 primers produced the specific PCR bands in the putative transgenic lines but the vir G primers did not. These results confirmed that the PCR products were not the result of contamination with Agrobacterium. Additionally the Southern analysis of the PCR products and RT-PCR analysis proved that the cold-regulated gene was successfully integrated and transcribed in the putative transgenic lettuce plants.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.173-181
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• 2002

This study was conducted to do the comparative analysis of mating type locus controlling the direct formation of fruiting body in Schizophyllum commune which is indigenous to North America with that of other identified mating locus. The 3120 bp Y-region nucleotide of A $\alpha$ 3 mating locus activating a developmental pathway in S. commune was determined, and appeared to have about 96% homology to S. commune 1-71 $A\alpha$3 allele indigenous to South America, showing strongly a conservative feature. This nucleotide analysis also showed above 96% homology highly in the seven presumed exons, and about 97% in the acidic rich region (AR), about 99% in homeodomain (H7), about 97% in the basic rich region (BR), about 95% in the serine rich region (Ser) respectively. In the comparative analysis to the translated polypeptide sequence, S. commune A $\alpha$ 3 mating locus containing Y-region also showed about 97% homology to the region of S. commune indigenous to North America, but the identity ratio to Y1 including Y4, Y5, Y6 different allele types was declined to about 41~49%. In the analysis of functional loci controlling mating activity, it is assumed to have a highly conservative feature showing about 98% homology in homeodomain polypeptide. Especially, it is notable that the homology ratio of above 85% in homeodomain motif between mating type alleles was higher than in the AR, BR, Ser showing about 10~50% homology.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2019.04a
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• pp.66-66
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• 2019

본 연구조사의 대상지인 백두대간은 시점인 백두산에서 종점인 지리산까지 이어지는 한반도 전체를 관통하는 핵심 생태축이며, 남북한을 이어주는 산맥으로 인정되고 있다. 그 중 속리산 권역내 늘재하늘재(56.3km) 구간을 2018년 4월에서 10월까지 계절별로 식물의 고도별 수직분포, 식물상을 조사하여 한반도 식물의 기초 자료를 조사하고자 한다. 조사구간의 고도는 최저 310m에서 최고1,052m(평균 726m)로 전형적인 온대낙엽활엽수-침엽수 혼효림으로 구분된다. 주요 조사지인 300m1100m 고도에서 발견된 식물은 85과 227속 358종 4아종 37변종 5품종 총 404종이 출현하였으며 이중 한국특산식물은 노각나무, 자란초, 처녀치마 등 15과 19속 19종 2변종 총 21분류군, 희귀식물은 개병풍, 모데미풀 등 12과 19속 22종 총 22분류군, 기후변화 취약식물은 특산식물 9종, 남방계 1종, 북방계 16종으로 15과 20속 25종 총 25분류군으로 북방계 식물이 대다수 등장하였다. 고도별 분포를 보면 접속구간 300m 제외한 400m 107종, 500m 306종, 600m 137종, 700m 209종, 800m 190종, 900m 92종으로 종수-고도간 유의관계는 낮았으나, 생활형으로 구분한 목본(MM, M, N) 및 초본(CH, HH, H, G, Th, E)간 종의 구성비에서는 유의한 상관관계를 보였다. 400m에서 목본의 구성비는 40%였으나 고도에 따라 증가해 900m에서는 61%에 달했으며, 초본의 구성비는 60%에서 40%로 낮아졌다. 해당 구간의 이러한 경향을 봤을 때 마루금의 평균 해발고도 중심으로 식물이 주로 발견된 경향이 있으나 구성비의 변화를 봤을 때 700m를 중심으로 변화가 일어나고 있었으며 이는 각 정상부, 접속부의 물리적 환경의 차이로 이해된다.

• Journal of Conservation Science
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.243-253
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• 2022

Using non-destructive analytical methods, we identified the material characteristics of two gold fabric artifacts excavated from the Cheongsong Sim clan (Bugeum Wonsam, Jikgeum Chima), including the artifact condition, fiber type, surface contamination, and metallic threads. We found that the artifacts were buried and had turned brown; thus, we were unable to determine their original color. The fiber type was determined to be silk from cocoons, based on scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) analyses of Amide I, II, III, and IV peaks, and color reactions Further, the FT-IR and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyses identified the white and black stains as natural resin hydrolyzed substances, such as lipids and proteins, that occurred as microbial decomposition due to body decay. Finally, the XRF analyses identified the thin gold layer of the metallic yarn as gold (Au). According to the FT-IR data and the color reaction to the metallic yarn medium, the adhesive component of the medium was a product of-Amides I, II, III, and 3000 cm^-1 within Amides A and B (an animal type), respectively. Thus, the medium was identified as Hanji (Korean paper), which is made from domestically produced Broussonetia kazinoki fibers.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.303-308
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• 2009

This study was conducted to analyze the feasibility of plant growth under low pressure and to investigate the effect of pressure on plant growth. Three levels of pressures (25, 50, and 101.3 kPa (control)) were provided to analyze the growth of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) as affected by low pressure. Photoperiod, air temperature, and photosynthetic photon flux were set at 16/8 h, 26/$18^{\circ}C$, and $240{\mu}mol{\cdot}m^{-2}s^{-1}$, respectively. Growth characteristics of lettuce were measured on 7 days and 14 days after experiment. Leaf length, leaf width, leaf area, and root dry weight of lettuce measured on 7 days under 25 and 50 kPa were significant as compared to the control. Leaf length, top dry matter and root dry matter of lettuce measured on 14 days were significantly different under 25 and 50 kPa. From these results, we confirmed that lettuce could be grown under low pressure. However high relative humidity by evapotranspiration from leaves and growing beds under low pressure caused the condensation on the inner surface of the chamber. Therefore in a low pressure chamber, humidity control is required to maintain the relative humidity at a proper level.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.73-79
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• 2013

An experiment was conducted to study incidences of heat loss in greenhouse in Gyeongnam province using thermal imaging camera in order to determine ways minimizing greenhouse heat loss. Measurements of this work showed that temperature differences between two experiment zones before and after installation of thermal curtains were about $2.0{\sim}3.0^{\circ}C$ and $1.0{\sim}2.0^{\circ}C$ respectively. There was a high correlation between the temperature data measured using a thermal imaging camera and a temperature sensor. There was no serious difference among areas, but between places on the first and second floor with thermal curtains for heat insulation, there was a relatively larger heat loss on the first floor than the second floor. Then in general the greenhouse types had no particular bearing on this matter, there was a relatively large heat loss in the parts of side wall window, the gaps and the parts folded of horizontal thermal curtains, the gutter parts, and the gaps of thermal curtain in the side wall window and facade back side for heat insulation, aren't completely sealed. It was found that there was a substantial heat loss due to infiltration through cracks on covering material, doors, ventilating openings, roof gables and floors, in particular.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.359-367
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• 2006

The vascular plants of this site were identified as 641 taxa through field investigation; 101 families, 340 genera, 547 species, 80 varieties, 12 forms, 1 subspecies and 1 hybrid. Based on the Rare plants of the Forest Service and Korea Forest Research Institute, 9 taxa were listed except implanted species; Loranthus tanakae, Aristolochia manshuriensis, Aristolochia contorta, Viola albida, Cypripedium macranthum, Schpolia japonioa, Acanthopanax chiisanensis, Rhododendron micranthum. Based on the Korean endemic plants, 18 taxa were listed; Salix purpurea var, japonica, Asarum sieboldii var. mandshuricum for. misnadrum, Persicaria lapathifolia for. alba, Pseudostellaria sylvatica, Aconitum pseudolaeve var. erectum, Corydalis maculata, Corydazis albipetala, Corydalis grandicazyx, Cardamine amaraeiormis, Chrysosplenium barbatum, Filipendula glaberrima, Lespedeza x tomentella, Acanthopanax chiisanensis, Melampyrum setaceum var. nakaianum, Weigela subsessilis, Adenophora triphylla var. hirsute, Cirsium setidens, Saussurea pseudogracilis. Specific plant species by floral region were total 81 taxa (12.6%); Prunus yedoensis in class V, 13 taxa (Thuja orientalis, Cimicifuga heracleiiolia, Sedum middendorffianutn, Rhododendron micranthum, etc.) in class IV, 17 taxa (Equisetum palustre, Aceriphyllum rossii, Angelica gigas, Cirsium setidens, etc.) in class III, 15 taxa (Heloniopsis orientalis, Lychnis cognata, Saxifraga oblongifolia, Viola orientalis, etc.) in class II, 35 taxa (Hosta capitata, Cimicifuga simplex, Chrysosplenium flagelliferum, Campanula punctata, etc.) in class I. So, the naturalized plants were listed 53 taxa and the naturalization index was 8.2%, urbanization index was 20.7%.