• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.51 no.4
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• pp.338-346
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• 2015

The present work was undertaken to address the role of protein disulfide isomerase 2 (Pdi2) in the mercury-tolerance of Schizosaccharomyces pombe, using the Pdi2-overexpressing recombinant plasmid pYPDI2 and the corresponding vector plasmid pRS316. When exposed to mercuric chloride, the PDI2 overepxression cells grew significantly better than the vector control cells. They revealed the lower levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO), when incubated with mercuric chloride for 6 h, than the vector control cells. The PDI2 overepxression cells contained the higher levels of total glutathione (GSH) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity than the vector control cells, after 6 h of incubation in mercuric chloride. However, the PDI2 overepxression cells contained similar levels of glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities, compared to those of the vector control cells. Taken together, the S. pombe Pdi2 promotes the tolerance against mercury toxicity through up-regulating total GSH and SOD and subsequently attenuating ROS and NO elevations.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.269-275
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• 1998

Anti-Neospora caninum antibody was detected in anti-Toxoplasma gondii positive and negative human sera by ELISA, western blot and immunofluorescence assay (IFA). Twelve cases out of 172 (6.7％) Toxoplasma-positive sera cross-reacted with both T. gondii and N. caninum antigens, and one out of 110 Toxoplasma-negative sera reacted with N. caninum antigen by ELISA. By western blot, all 12 sera reacted with T. gondii antigens with various banding patterns but specifically at 30 kDa (SAG 1), and 22 kDa （SAG2) bands. With N. caninum antigen, the number of reactive bands was reduced, however a 43 kDa band reacted in three cases in Toxoplasma-positive sera in addition to one in Toxoplasma-negative control sera. All sera of the Toxoplasma-positive group labeled surface membrane of T. gondii, but reacted differently with N. caninum. Fluorescence was detected in surface membrane, subcellular organelles, or both in N. caninum. And one case in the Toxoplasma-negative group also reacted with N. caninum strongly in subcellular organelles. This suggested that the antibody against N. caninum may be present in human sera although the positive rate was very low in this study. The possibility of human infection with N. caninum remains to be evaluated further.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.179-202
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• 2001

In information system research. there has been a strong interest in developing the user-centered interface. Interface metaphors have been regarded as a user friendly device of the information retrieval systems. This study is to discover overall opinions about metaphors and to evaluate the usability of metaphors used in the homepages and retrieval interfaces of academic and public libraries. It is found that some metaphors cause users to confuse because they are similar each others or don\`t have unique meaning and because some have weak relationship between texts and images of metaphors. It is necessary to develop a metaphor model suitable for the a specific interface. This study proposes to develop functional metaphors which can help users easily understand how to operate and remember the procedures, and which are based in user\`s knowledge and experiences. The organizational metaphors of a virtual community also will be considered as a new type of retrieval interfaces.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.41 no.9
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• pp.877-885
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• 2017

This paper is concerned with numerical simulation of a gun-launched projectile considering a rifled gun-tube. Gun-launched conditions induce dynamic behaviors, such as high pressure and high speed rotation. A projectile and its internal electronic components may be damaged in such harsh environments. Hence, it is necessary to perform numerical simulation of a gun-launched projectile to predict its dynamic behaviors and stability. In this work, preceding research studies on gun-launched projectiles are investigated, and the simulation method is developed to rotate the projectile through between its rotating band and a rifled-gun tube. The proposed method is verified by comparison with experimental results, and the dynamic behaviors and stability of the projectile are evaluated under gun-launched conditions.

• Survey Research
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.33-56
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• 2009

Landline telephone surveys of the population of households or individuals in Korea often use telephone directories as sampling frames. Recently, the frequency of unlisted numbers in the directories has been increased and the number of households without landline phones has become larger with a spread of mobile phones. Landline telephone coverage has currently reached to a level that raises concerns about the currently due to a coverage bias on the statistics in question. In this paper, we first present the distribution of telephone ownership in Korea and make a comparison with some selected countries. Second, we describe the characteristics of telephone directories. Next, we directly or indirectly estimate the telephone coverage rates of the frames, and show that it may nationally be lower than 65.6% based on additional information. We conclude with remarks about future studies to reduce coverage bias, including the developments of efficient random digit dialing sampling methods.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.11
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• pp.58-73
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• 2015

For the purpose of achieving ad novelty, certain types of ads are frequently created to gain consumers' attention leaving out some of the main creative elements which have generally been considered to be important in producing ad effectiveness. Given circumstance, this experimental study examines the effects of different sets of creative elements in TV advertising; specifically, the research manipulated a TV commercial containing different types of creative elements and explored the effects on attitude towards the ad and the brand. The results are summarized as follow: Fist, there is significant difference in both ad attitude and brand attitude between two groups. The group of people who watched a TV commercial including both product & non-product related elements showed higher mean attitude towards the ad. Second, the ad with both product & non-product elements led more favorable attitude towards the ad when brand familiarity is high. Finally, the group of male participants showed more favorable attitude towards the ad with both product & non-product related elements when brand familiarity is low. Findings from this study will be able to provide a valuable contribution to the strategic decision-making process as ad agencies look for the basis for consideration of creative strategy in TV advertising.

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1998.08a
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• pp.375-379
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• 1998

음성 언어 자료의 확보 및 활용을 위해서는 다양한 소프트웨어의 도움이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 본 연구실에서 설계 및 개발한 PC용 Workbench에 대하여 기술한다. Workbench는 음성 언어 자료의 확보를 위한 텍스트 처리 모듈들과 음성 데이터의 처리를 위한 신호처리 모듈들로 구성되어 있다. Workbench에 포함된 모듈로는 텍스트를 자동 읽기 변환하는 철자 음운 변환기, 발성 목록 선정 모듈, 끝점 검출기를 이용한 음성 데이터 편집 모듈, 끝점 검출기를 이용한 음성 데이터 편집 모듈, 다단계 레이블링 시스템, 텍스트에서 원하는 음운 환경을 포함하고 있는 문자열을 다양한 조건으로 검색할 수 있는 음운 환경 검색기를 포함하고 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2014.11a
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• pp.271-272
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 게임 배경 제작을 위한 3D 타이포 그래픽 연출에 관한 연구를 제안한다. 게임 배경에 어울리는 타이포그래픽을 연출함으로써 게임에 대한 몰입과 그 게임에 대한 호기심을 유발하며, 그 게임의 특성을 나탄 낸다. 따라서 게임 배경의 타이포 그래픽의 효과가 크다고 할 수 있다. 따라서 게임 CD 타이틀 제작 등의 분야에 응용되며, 타이포 그래픽의 효과를 높인다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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• 2000.05a
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• pp.503-504
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• 2000

바지락포자충 Perkinsus는 미국과 유럽 등지에서 굴과 바지락에 기생하며 고수온기 숙주의 대량 폐사를 유발하는 원생동물로 이에 대한 연구가 활발하게 진행중인 패류질병이다. Choi 와 Park (1997)은 1990년대 초반부터 나타난 여름철 바지락 대량 폐사 원인 중의 하나로 바지락포자충을 폐사 원인 생물로 추정한 바 있다. 이 연구는 1997년부터 진행중인 우리 나라 전 해역에 대한 바지락포자충 감염현장 조사의 일환으로, 경남지역에 분포하는 바지락의 바지락포자충 감염에 대한 조사 보고이다. (중략)

• Journal of KSNVE
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.3-14
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• 1992

음장의 공간적 변환(Spatial Transformation of Sound Field; STSF)기법의 주요 원리를 간단히 소개한 뒤, STSF에서 Reference 신호의 사용을 보다 상세히 취급하고자 한다. Reference의 보통의 형태(표준 Reference)는 음장 모델에 포함될 전체음장의 일부분, 즉 이 Reference의 연관이 있어 포함될 부분을 결정한다. 결국 한 개 의 표준 Reference는 항상 적용되어져야 한다. 2번째 Reference의 형태(삭제용 Reference)는 모델로부터 원치 않는 무관한 음장성분을 제거하는데 적용된다. 이 Reference와 밀접한 음장 부분이 모델로부터 제거될 것이고, 그렇지 않는 경우는 포함된다. 실제 예에서는 삭제용 Reference가 암소음의 억제와, 음원의 어떤 독립 적인 성분의 억제를 위해 어떻게 적용되는가를 보인다.