• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.45 no.12
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• pp.1497-1502
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• 2002

Purpose : We evaluated allele frequencies and distribution of surfactant protein A1(SP-A1) in Korean neonates in order to estimate prevalence of RDS to find out new SP-A alleles, and to establish new steroid therapy. Methods : Genomic DNA was extracted from 100 neonates and served as a template in PCR for genotype analysis. SP-A gene-specific amplications and gene-specific allele determinations were performed using PCR-RFLP methods. Results : The distribution for the alleles of the SP-A1 gene in the study population were 6A, $6A^2$, $6A^3$, $6A^4$, $6A^8$, $6A^9$, $6A^{10}$, $6A^{11}$, $6A^{12}$, $6A^{13}$, $6A^{14}$, $6A^{15}$, $6A^{16}$, $6A^{17}$, $6A^{18}$, $6A^{20}$. The specific frequencies for the alleles of the SP-A1 gene in the study population were : $6A^2=21%$, $6A^3=45%$, $6A^4=11%$, $6A^8=9%$, $6A^{14}=8%$. Conclusion : The frequency of $6A^3$ was higher than the other SP-A1 alleles in Korean neonates. This finding suggests that the prevalence of RDS in Korea may be low compared with other countries. However, this finding also suggests that Korean neonates have a high risk of infection.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.48 no.5
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• pp.506-511
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• 2005

Purpose : Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6B and 6A are important pathogens in pneumococcal infections. It is commonly assumed that the 6B vaccines elicit antibodies cross-reacting with the 6A serotype and the cross-reactive antibodies protect against infections of 6A. To examine this assumption, we measured the opsonophagocytic capacity to serotype 6A and 6B in adults. Methods : Twenty-four adults were immunized with pneumococcal PS vaccine that contains 6B PS. Their preimmune and postimmune sera were studied for the capacity to opsonize 6B and 6A serotypes with opsonophagocytic killing assay. Results : Opsonization titers to 6B were significantly higher than those to 6A in preimmune and postimmune sera. Because significant increasesof opsonization titers were observed in adults with polysaccharide vaccines for 6A(cross-reactive) serotype as well as for 6B(vaccine) serotype, 6B PS in vaccine elicited cross-protective antibodies to 6A, but not in all cases. One adult did not have detectable levels of opsonization titers to 6A after immunization. Conclusion : Although 6B PS in pneumococcal PS vaccine elicits antibodies cross-reacting with 6A serotype in some adults, it may not occur always. This study should be extended to other age groups such as children and elderly people. The presence of the cross-protection should be directly determined in clinical trials of the pneumococcal vaccines as well as during the postlicensure monitoring surveys by serotyping the clinical isolates of pneumococci.

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.228-231
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• 1991

The phenotyping of the sixth complement component (C6) was performed on plasma or serum samples from 383 unrelated Korean, by IEF and immunoblotting using anti-human C6 serum. Three common allotypes, C6 A, C6 B and C6 B2 and two rare allotypes, C6 Ml and C6 Mu were observed. The allele frequencies of C6*A, C6*B and C6*B2 were estimated to be 0.4399, 0.5144, 0.0392, respectively. These frequencies are similar to those of the Eastasian populations.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.35 no.8B
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• pp.1115-1121
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• 2010

The DNAv6 was designed to support fast attachment for a host, which is corresponding to the movement detection part in the mobility management. Since, however, the DNAv6 has supported only DNAv6-capable ARs and DNAv6-capable hosts, an non-DNAv6 host could not support fast handoff function in a DNAv6 network. In this paper, we consider a new method of the fast attachment of non-DNAv6 hosts. To support the non-DNAv6 host in DNAv6 networks, we suggest a novel algorithm, RCA algorithm, where an AR can decide whether a host has the DNAv6 function and whether it has moved to a new link or not, and then the AR can inform the host of new link information. For the RCA algorithm, we proposed to modify the RS message and the Reconf_Link message with addition of some fields. To validate our RCA algorithm and its performance, we have accomplished simulation tests for the ND process, the DNAv6 process and the modified DNAv6 process with our RCA algorithm. In the viewpoints of the attachment delay and complexity, the proposed algorithm gives the better delay performance than the ND process while it presents the less complexity than the DNAv6 process.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.226-230
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• 2005

Chitosan derivatives, 6-amino-6-deoxychitosan (6A6DC) was successively prepared as a reactive carbohydrate for the stabilization of epidermal growth factor (EGF) by the reactions of chitosan with tosyl chloride, sodium azide, and lithium aluminum tetrahydride. The structure of 6A6DC was confirmed by EA, FT-IR, $^1H-NMR$ and $^{13}C\{^1H\}-NMR$. The degree of substitution (ds) of amino groups in 6A6DC was determined to be 0.7. 6A6DC did not show any cytotoxicity on the normal human dermal fibroblast (NHDF) proliferation at least in the range tested (0.3 g/mL 600 g/mL) and was considered as a suitable material for the stabilization of EGF against proteolytic degradation due to its non-cytotoxicity and high reactivity.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.402-405
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• 1997

Olefinic and cyclopropyl group substituted arenes (C6H5Y) react with [Cp*Ir(CH3COCH3)3]A2 (A=ClO4-, OTf-) to give η6-arene complexes, [Cp*Ir(η6-C6H5Y)]2+ (1a: Y=-CH=CH2 (a),-CH=CHCH3 (b),-C(CH3)=CH2 (c),-CH-CH2-CH2 (d)). Complex 1b-1d are readily converted into η3-allyl complexes, [Cp*(CH3CN)Ir(η3-CH(C6H5)CHCH2)]+ (2a) and [Cp*(CH3CN)Ir(η3-CH2(C6H5)CH2)]+ (2b), in the presence of Na2CO3 in CH3CN. The η6-styrene complex, 1a reacts with NaBH4 to give η5-cyclohexadienyl complex, [Cp*Ir(η5-C6H6-CH=CH2)]+ (3), while with H2 it gives η6-ethylbenzene complex [Cp*Ir(η6-C6H5CH2CH3)]2+ (4). Complex 1a and 1c react with HCl to give [Cp*Ir(η6-C6H5CH2CH2Cl)]2+ (5a) and [Cp*Ir(η6-C6H5CH(CH3)CH2Cl]2+ (5b), respectively.

• Design Convergence Study
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.193-208
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• 2015

This study is to search a meaning of treagedy to show by the 6th generation through charecter's tragedy in the 6'th Generation Chinese film. For this, it examined an inner characteristic behind of the tragedy's moment and externalized ending in directors' films of the 6'th Generation's representation. The 6'th Generation of Chinese film reorganized newly Chinese film's cultural topography in the 1990s. The 6'th Generation films, which rebelled against the primary melody and the 5'th Generation on the system, is expressed commonly a tragedy moment with the time and space by character's tragedy. Characters of the 6'th Generation in the tragedy moment attempts various efforts to escape from the tragedy moment. However, no one can overcome the wall of reality, and their concealed emotion as keeping it out of the public eye lead that play. The moment that the 6th generation film meets a tragedy, the main character's accumulated tragedy situations begin to unfold all together. A tragedy embodied through : a collapsed tragedy due to the past's wound, a tragedy due to loss of jobs, a tragedy due to a family's departure, a tragedy from a time of chaos, a tragedy of a woman who became a head of a household and other tragedies.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.53-62
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• 2013

Purpose: The cross-protection of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) against vaccine-related serotypes has been controversial. We investigated the serological properties of cross-protective antibodies against vaccine-related serotypes 6A, 6C, and 19A induced in young children aged 12-23 months after booster immunization of PCV7. Methods: IgG and IgM antibody concentrations and opsonic index (OI) against vaccine serotypes 6B and 19F and vaccine-related serotypes 6A, 6C, and 19A were measured by ELISA and opsonophagocytic killing assay (OPA) in 4 selected immunesera. The serological properties and antigenic specificity of protective antibodies were determined by IgM depletion of immunesera, OPA, and competitive OPA against serogroup 6 and 19 pneumococci. Results: Compared to pre-IgM depleted immunesera, OI of IgM-depleted immunesera against 6B and 19F decreased and OI against 6A, 6C, and 19A decreased, too. In competition OPA, free 6B and 19F polysaccharide completely inhibited the immune protection against vaccine-related serotypes 6A, 6C, and 19A as well as vaccine types 6B and 19F. Conclusions: The booster immunization of PCV7 certainly induced cross-protective antibodies against vaccine-related serotypes 6A, 6C, and 19A with both IgG and IgM isotypes. Furthermore, IgM antibodies are more highly contributed to opsonophagocytic activity against vaccine-related serotypes as well as most of vaccine types than do IgG antibodies. Further studies are needed for the more immunized sera in the children as well as adults.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• v.44 no.3
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• pp.311-319
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• 2006

Bud6p is a component of a polarisome that controls cell polarity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In this study, we investigated the role of the Candide albicans Bud6 protein (CaBud6p) in cell polarity and hyphal development. CaBud6p, which consists of 703 amino acids, had 37% amino-acid sequence identity with the Bud6 protein of S. cerevisiae. The homozygous knock-out of CaBUD6 resulted in several abnormal phenotypes, such as a round and enlarged cells, widened bud necks, and a random budding pattern. In hypha-inducing media, the mutant cells had markedly swollen tips and a reduced ability to switch from yeast to hypha. In addition, a yeast two-Hybrid analysis showed a physical interaction between CaBud6p and CaAct1p, which suggests that CaBud6p may be involved in actin cable organization, like Bud6p in S. cerevisiae. Taken together, these results indicate that CaBud6 plays an important role in the polarized growth of C. albicans.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 1999.06a
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• pp.9-12
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• 1999

The 6Bone is an environment supporting experimentation with the IPv6 protocols and products implementing it. Several functions of IPv6 remain loosely defined or undefined but the protocols related on IPv6 are being developed continuously. It is clear that ATM(Asynchronous Transfer Mode) technology is playing a important role in the evolution of the Internet as a transmission medium. In this paper, we suggest a design plan for the 6Bone overlayed on the existing ATM network, KOREN(Korea Research and Education Network). The planed 6Bone will become a good testbed to develop new networking technology and new services related on IPv6.