• Journal of Life Science
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• 제24권12호
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• pp.1364-1370
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• 2014

Ascorbic acid (AA) is a multifunctional metabolite in plants that is essential for plant development and growth. We examined the effect of AA, an antioxidant, on the gravitropic response of primary roots in maize. The application of $10^{-3}$ M AA to the elongation zone did not affect the gravitropic response and slightly inhibited the root growth. However, treatment with both $10^{-5}$ M and $10^{-3}$ M AA at the root tip increased the gravitropic response and inhibited root growth. Differences in indole-3- acetic acid (IAA) activity between the upper and lower hemispheres of the root resulted in differential elongation along the horizontal root. Roots are extremely sensitive to IAA, and increasing the amount of IAA in the lower hemisphere of the root inhibited elongation. Therefore, we examined the effect of IAA in the presence of AA. The inhibitory effect of AA on the gravitropic response was greater in combination with IAA. To understand the role of AA in the regulation of root growth and the gravitropic response, we measured ethylene production in the presence of AA in the primary roots of maize. AA stimulated ethylene production via the activation of the 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) oxidase gene, which regulates the conversion of ACC to ethylene. These results suggest that AA alters the gravitropic response of maize roots through modification of the action of ethylene.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• 제14권7호
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• pp.863-870
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to analyze the correlation between the grade of fatty liver diagnosed by ultrasonography and hyperlipidemia and obesity indicators by age groups. A total of 1,470 patients of various sex and age groups were examined by abdominal ultrasonography at the H Center in Chungbuk. The patients were classified as normal and fatty liver by age groups (below twenty, the thirties, forty, fifties, and over sixties). The grade of fatty liver was classified in detail as Grade 1 (mild fatty liver), Grade 2 (moderate fatty liver), Grade 3 (severe fatty liver). We selected indicators of hyperlipidemia as total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. The obesity indicators were height, weight, body mass index, and waist circumference. The demographical descriptive statistic analysis and frequency analysis by age groups were performed. The difference of average and correlation between hyperlipidemia and obesity indicators were analyzed. As a result, patients over 60 have fatty liver regardless of sex. there was a difference between triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, weight, body mass index, and waistline for all age groups. The degree of fatty liver was highly correlated with waist size and body mass index for all age groups.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 한국진공학회 2014년도 제46회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.91-91
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• 2014

2002년 21세기 프론티어 연구개발사업으로 착수한 양성자기반공학기술개발사업이 2012년말 완료되었다. 이 사업을 통하여 이온원, RFQ, DTL, 초전도 가속관, 빔라인, 고주파 시스템, 제어 시스템 등 양성자 및 이온 가속기의 핵심 요소기술을 개발하고 100 MeV 선형 양성자가속기 및 이온가속기를 제작하여 경주에건설한 양성자속기연구센터에 설치하고 사업을 마무리하였다. 2013년 상반기에 냉각시스템 등 부대시설의 시운전, 양성자가속기와 20 MeV 및 100 MeV 빔라인 각 1기를 포함한 모든 시설의 시운전을 마무리하고, 한국원자력안전기술원의 방사선안전시설검사를 거쳐 7월부터 운영을 착수하였다. 양성자가속기는 2013년말 까지 총 2,290 시간을 가동하여 937건의 이용자 빔 서비스를 제공하였다. 기체, 금속, 대전류 이온을 공급할 수 있는 이온가속기 3대는 기업체의 공정 및 제품개발을 위한 이용을 중심으로 622건의 이용자 빔 서비스를 제공하였다. 2014년도는 양성자가속기는 연간 2,500 시간 가동, 빔 서비스 1,100건을 목표로 하고 있으며, 현재 20 MeV 및 100 MeV 각 1기인 뿐인 빔라인 증설을 준비하고자 한다. 이온가속기는 상반기에만 이용자 빔 서비스를 제공하고 2014년 11월 완공될 빔이용연구동으로 이전 설치하여 보다 양질의 이온빔을 공급할 수 있도록 장치를 보완 할예정이다. 더불어 2015년에는 3 MeV 헬륨빔과 1 MeV 기체 이온빔을 제공할 수 있는 장치도 추가로 설치할 예정이다. 빔이용연구동 및 이온가속기 업그레드가 완료되면 보다 다양한 양질의 이온빔을공급하여, 특히 중소기업의 제품 개발에 도움을 줄 수 있도록노력할 예정이다. 양성자가속기연구센터는 장기 비전인 펄스형 중성자원의 구축을 실현하고자 노력을 지속할 것이다. 미국의 SNS 및 일본의 J-PARC 파쇄 중성자원은우수한 연구 성과를 생산하기 시작하였고 우리나라도 이에 대한 수요가 생겨나도 있다. 충분한 수요가 형성되면 이미 확보한 부지와 초전도 가속기 기술을 활용하여 단시간 내에 펄스형 중성자원 구축이 가능할 것이다. 펄스형 중성자원이 구축되면 양성자가속기연구센터는 당초 목표한 양성자, 중성자 및 다양한 종의 이온을 한 사이트에서 제공하여, 입자빔을 이용한 다양한 연구개발에서 상당한 시너지 효과를 낼 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.115-118
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• 1986

This study was carried out to obtain an information for the earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) as total lipid, three lipid classes and their fatty acid compositions. Total lipids of earthworm consisted of 35.14% of neutral lipids, 41.74% of glycolipids and 23.12% of phospholipids. A wide variety of fatty acid esters ranging from $C_{10}\;to\;C_{22}$were identified and lower fatty acids than $C_{10}$ detected but not identified. In the neutral lipid, the major fatty acids were lauric acid, oleic acid, myristic acid and caproenoic acid. The fatty acid composition in the glycolipid was specific, so caproic acid content was 25.8% and unknown lower fatty acids than that were 23.22%. In the phospholipids, the major fatty acids were oleic acid, caproic acid, linolenic acid and behenic acid. Unsaturated fatty acid contents in the phospholipids were higher than in the neutral and glycolipids.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.263-271
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• 1988

Fatty acid composition and electrophoretic patterns of protein of Korean soybeans were studied, The protein content showed an inverse relation with the lipid content, The content of lipid types of total lipid was in the order of neutral lipid, glycolipid and phospholipid, Cultivar 102-B had higher content of neutral lipid but lower content of phospholipid compared with others. The main component of neutral lipid was triglyceride followed by sterol. The main fatty acids of total lipid were linoleic, oleic and palmitic acids, which comprised over 85% of total fatty acids. The main fatty acid of neutral lipid, glycolipid and phospholipid were linoleic acid. The polyacrylamide gel electrophoretic pattern of protein showed seven bands. The cultivar 102-B had the highest content of IIS globulin. Sodium-dodecyl sulfate PAG electrophoresis demonstrated that all soybeans had similar composition of subunit.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• 제12권10호
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• pp.4425-4433
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to explore the relation of BMI, smoking and drinking with biomedical parameters in 20s and 30s men. This was a retrospective exploratory study and the subjects were 603 men who participated in health check-up for clinical trial at a tertiary hospital between October 2006 and June 2011. RBC, hemoglobin(Hb), hematocrit(Hct), triglyceride(TG), uric acid(UA), ALT in obese group were significantly higher than those of normal weight group. WBC and Hb in smokers were significantly higher than those of nonsmokers, protein in smokers was significantly lower than that of nonsmokers. Platelet in moderate smokers who smoke 10~19 cigarettes a day was significantly higher than that of nonsmokers and light smokers who smoke below 10 cigarettes a day, albumin in moderate smokers was significantly lower than that of nonsmokers and light smokers. TG in moderate smokers was significantly higher than that of nonsmokers, and blood glucose(BG) in moderate smokers was significantly lower than that of nonsmokers. AST and ALT in drinkers who drink over 10g a day were significantly higher than those of nondrinkers. In regression, BMI was significant factors of increasing RBC, Hb, Hct, total cholesterol(TC), TG, BG, UA, AST and ALT. Smoking amount was significant factors of increasing WBC, Hb, Hct and TG, and was significant factors of decreasing BG and Ca. Smoking amount was significant factors of increasing TC, AST and ALT, and was significant factors of decreasing WBC. In conclusion, there was significant relations of BMI, smoking, and drinking with biomedical parameters such as Hb, TC, TG, and ALT in young-aged men. Therefore, practice of healthy lifestyle activities to include preventing obesity and heavy drinking, and quitting smoking needs to the 20s and 30s men for preventing lifestyle disease.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.205-213
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• 2010

A hydrochemical comparative study of groundwater in uraniferous sedimentary rock of the Ogcheon belt was carried out to investigate the genetic relationship between uraniferous groundwater of Daejeon area and uraniferous sedimentary rocks of the Ogcheon zone. The groundwater shows weak alkaline pH values rangingfrom 6.4 to 8.1 and low Eh values ranging from -50 to 225 mV. The groundwaters to Ca-$HCO_3$ type that shows high concentration of $Ca^{2+}$ and $HCO_3^_$ due to the dissolution of carbonate mineral in limestone. The concentration of uranium in the groundwater was measured very low below $3.2{\mu}g/L$, while it was detected as much as $1165{\mu}g/L$ in the mine waste water. The low Eh value of groundwater is one of the main causes of low uranium concentration of groundwater in uraniferous sedimentary rocks in the Ogcheon belt. It is suggested that the uranium of groundwater in granitic region of Daejeon area was not mainly provided from uraniferous sedimentary rocks in the Ogcheon belt.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.68-77
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• 2006

This study was peformed to document the association between nutrient intakes, body mass index (BMI), waist/hip ratio (WHR), and a major risk factor for chronic diseases. A three-day dietary intake survey, using a 24 hour recall method, was obtained from 187 subjects aged 46 to 84 (mean age 65.3) living in Wando island area. The average daily mean energy intakes were 1869.0 kcal for male and 1943.9 kcal for female, respectively. Daily intakes of protein for male and female were 28.0 and 30.4 g, and those of fat were 31.5 and 28.51 g, respectively Carbohydrate dependency was decreased with age. Protein dependency was increased with age. The mean intakes of energy, protein, Vit. A, Vit. D, Vit. E, Ca, Zn did not meet Korean RDA for elderly. The level of serum triglyceride was higher in males than in females and showed the tendency to increase with age in both sexes, whereas HDL-cholesterol tended to decrease with age in both sexes. The levels of serum total-cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol were significantly higher in males than in females, particularly in the age of $46\~59$ (p<0.05). The level of atherogenic index (AI) was significantly higher in females than in males, particularly in the age of 80 and over (p<0.05) Based on these results, it is evident that people in island area did not consume enough nutrient. Specially, dietary intake of protein was not adequate. This study implies that triglyceride, total-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, AI were increased with increasing age, BMI and WHR.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 1976

A suggestion has been made for neutron dosimetric techniques using activation and threshold detectors in criticality accidents. Neutron dosimetrical parameters, namely, the fission spectrum-averaged cross-sections of some threshold reactions and fluence-to-dose conversion factors have been calculated by the use of an electronic computer. It appears that detectors having comparatively high threshold energy give more fine information on spectral deformation in criticality accidents, while detectors with low threshold energy are of usefulness for measuring fast neutron fluence regardless of fissioning types. Unexpectedly it is found that the fission spectrum-averaged cross sections of the $^{32}S(n,\;p)^{32}P$ reaction is not sensitive to analytical forms of fission neutron spectrum: the modified Cran-berg and Maxwellian forms. In addition, the fluence-to-dose conversion factors seem to be insensitive to both spectral functions and fissioning types.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.181-187
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• 1996

본 연구에서는 비타민 $B_{2}$ 결핍이 3일간 금식과 6일간 감식시 체내 저장연료 이용에 어떠한 영향을 미치는 가를 알아본 결과, -B2군은 pair-feeding을 감식시켰음에도 불구하고 +B2군에 비해 체중이 유의적으로 낮게 나타났으며 식이 이용효율도 낮았다. 모든 장기, 특히 간장 무게는 -B2군이 +B2군에 비해 무겁게 나타났으며, 감식과 금식시에도 -B2군의 장기무게가 가벼워졌으나 여전히 유의하게 무거웠으며 -B2군의 간장 중성 지방이 높게 나타나 지방간 증상으로 간장이 비대해진 것으로 추정된다. 혈장 포도당과 단백질 함량은 섭식, 금식 및 감식시 +B2군과 -B2군 사이에 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 혈장 중성지방 수준은 +B2군에 비해 -B2군이 섭식시는 높은 수준을 나타냈으나 금식 및 감식시에는 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 간장 중성 지방도 이와 유사한 경향을 나타내었다. 혈장 유리지방산 수준은 섭식시에는 +B2군과 -B2군 사이에 유의적인 차이가 없었으나, 금식으로 인해 +B2군은 유리지방산 수준이 증가하였고 -B2군은 오히려 감소하여 -B2군이 +B2군 보다 낮게 나타났다. 그러므로 비타민 $B_{2}$ 결핍으로 인해 이 유리지방산의 유리가 원활히 일어나지 않았거나, 비타민 $B_{2}$ 결핍으로 인해 지방산화가 저해된 것이 금식으로 지방이 에저지원으로 이용되어야만 하는 상황이 발생하여 감소된 지방산 산화가 다소 회복된 것으로 추정된다. 금식 및 감식시 +B2군에 비해 -B2군이 근육단백질 수준은 높은 경향을 나타내었고 근육 글리코겐 수준은 낮은 경향을 나타내어 -B2군이 심각한 비타민 $B_{2}$ 결핍으로 저지방이나 근육단백질을 이용하지 못하게 됨에 따라 근육 글리코겐을 이용한 것으로 추정된다. 이는 +B2군에 비해 -B2군의 뇨중 총질소 배설량이 적은 것으로도 재확인되었다. 그러므로 금식이나 감식시 체지방이나 체단백질을 이용하는 에너지 보충 적응기전이 일어나야 하나 비타민 $B_{2}$ 결핍상태에서는 이러한 체내 열량공급이 지장을 받게 되며, 체단백질 이용저하로 포도당 신생이 영향을 받아 장기간의 금식 또는 감식시에는 혈장 포도당 수준도 낮아질 것으로 예상된다.