• ETRI Journal
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.393-400
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• 2011

A systematic approach for the design of two-stage class AB CMOS unity-gain buffers is proposed. It is based on the inclusion of a class AB operation to class A Miller amplifier topologies in unity-gain negative feedback by a simple technique that does not modify quiescent currents, supply requirements, noise performance, or static power. Three design examples are fabricated in a 0.5 ${\mu}m$ CMOS process. Measurement results show slew rate improvement factors of approximately 100 for the class AB buffers versus their class A counterparts for the same quiescent power consumption (< 200 ${\mu}W$).

• 생명과학회지
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.582-594
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• 2001

SO$_2$가 흰쥐 호흡기의 비강 점막에 미치는 형태적인 변화 및 내적 환경인자인 glycoconjugates에 미치는 영향을 구명할 목적으로 200~250g의 Sprague-DawleyrP 수컷 흰쥐를 사용하여 대조군과 SO$_2$실험군으로 나누어 SO$_2$실험군은 10 ppm, 25ppm, 50 ppm, 100ppm, 및 200 ppm 군으로 나누고 각 군은 가시 1시간, 3시간, 및 6시간 폭로군으로 나누어 SO$_2$ 농도별 및 시간별로 미치는 영향을 대조군과 qry하였다. 형태적인 변화는 H-E 및 PAS 염색으로 관찰하였고, 점액질 변화는 PAS, AB pH 2.5, AB pH 2.5-PAS, AB pH 1.0 및 AR pH 1.7-AB pH2.5 염색등으로 관찰하였다. 비강호흡상피들은 대조군에 비해 SO$_2$폭로군에서 정도의 차이가 있었지만 섬모소실, 상피세포의 탈락, 배상세포의 공포화, 상피세포의 편평화 및 상피세포의 점액화 등은 SO$_2$농도가 높아지고 폭로 시간이 길어질수록 광범위하게 나타났으며 상피세포의 점액화는 50ppm, SO$_2$폭로군에서 가장 현저하였다. 배상세포 및 비중격선의 선포 수는 폭로시간에 따라 정도의 차이는 있지만 저농도인 25 및 50ppm SO$_2$ 폭로군에서는 현전희 증가하는 반면 고돈도인 100 및 200ppm SO$_2$폭로군에서는 현저히 감고하거나 대부분 소실되는 경향이 나타났다. 대조군에서 관찰되지 않았던 상피내 점액선이 100 및 200 ppm 1시간 SO$_2$폭로군에서는 더 현저하게 관찰되었다. SO$_2$폭로군 비중격 상피 배상세포의 중섬점액질은 10ppm 3시간 SO$_2$폭로군에서 대조군에 비해 많이 증가하였고 그외의 실험군에서는 대조군에 비해 대부분의 세포에서 감소하거나 소실되었으며 대조군에서 나타나지 않던 점액화된 상피세포들은 모두 SO$_2$폭로군에서 중섬점액질만을 함유하고 있었으며 100 ppm 및 200ppm SO$_2$폭로군에서 그 양이 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 산성점액질의 양은 10 ppm 및 50ppm 3시간 SO$_2$폭로군에서는 대조군에 비하여 많이 증가하였으나. 그외 대부분의 SO$_2$폭로군에서는 현전히 감소하거나 소실되었다. 대조군에 비해 SO$_2$폭로군에서 강 sulfomucin은 감소하는경향을 나타내었고, 100 ppm및 200 ppm SO$_2$폭로군에서 강 sulfomucin은 소실되었으나 sialomucin은 대조군에 비해 증가하는경향을 보였다. 하비중격선의 중성점액질은 양은 대조군에 비해 SO$_2$폭로군에서 감소하는 경향을 나타내었으며 100ppm및 200ppm SO$_2$ 폭로군에서 그 감소가 아주 현저하게 대부분의 선포들에서 중성 점액질이 소실되었다. 이상의 결과로 보아 SO$_2$는 비강에 심대한 병리조직학적 변화뿐만 아니라 점액질 대사에 심대한 영향을 미쳐 심한 병변을 야기시킴을 알수 있었다. 전반적으로 SO$_2$의호흡기 영향은 고농도로 갈수록 심한 영향을 미쳤으며 저 농도 에서도 폭로시간이 길어짐에 따라 나타나는 SO$_2$의영향이 고농도와 유사한경향을 나타내며 또한 모든 SO$_2$의 농도를 비교해보면 폭로 시간이 길어질수록 그영향이 더 심하게 나타났다.

• 한국연초학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.191-197
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• 1998

Discriminant analysis using near infrared spectra derived from Korean Flue-cured(KF) and American Flue-cured(AF), and also Korean Burley(KB) and American Burley(AB) tobacco was done to classify flue-cured and burley tobacco as either grown in Korea or grown in the USA. Samples were scanned in the wavelength of 400 ～ 2500 nm by near infrared analyzer(NIRSystem Co., model 6500). The discrimination equations for flue-cured and burley tobacco were developed using partial least square 2 method in Infrasoft International NIRS 3 software package. KF samples used for the development of the discrimination equations were higher contents of total sugar, crude ash and chlorine, and higher value of leaf density and brightness, but lower contents of nicotine, total nitrogen and ether extracts, and higher value of redness than those of AF samples. KB samples were higher contents of nicotine, crude ash and chlorine, but lower contents of ether extracts and value of brightness than those of AB samples. On 3 dimensional graph drawn with 3 principal component scores calculated with 3 principal component from KF and KB sample spectra, KF sample spectra were significantly different from AF, and also KB sample spectra were significantly different from AB. The discrimination equations of flue-cured and burley were developed with 3 principal component, respectively. The discrimination equations for flue-cured and burley had a standard error of 0.03 and 0.04, and a R2 of 0.88 and 0.84, respectively. The tobacco samples used for the development of discrimination equation were perfectly classified as KF and AF by flue-cured discrimination equation, and also perfectly classified KB and AB by burley discrimination equation, respectively. The correct classification rates of KF and AF samples not used for the development of discrimination equations were 9S % (828 out of 869 samples) and 98 % (98 out of 100 samples) by flue-cured discrimination equations, and KB and AB samples were 94%(345 out of 368 samples) and 100%(42 out of 42 samples) by burley discrimination equations, respectively.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.242-250
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• 1997

W UMa형 접촉쌍성 AB And의 BVR CCD 측광 관측을 1994년 9월부터 1996년 10까지 4일간 수행하여 4개의 새로운 극심 시간을 결정하였다. 이 극심 시각과 이제까지 발표된 모든 극심 시각을 분석하여 AB And의 주기변화의 양상을 연구하였다. AB And의 주기변화를 sine 함수와 같이 규칙적으로 변한다고 가정하여, 관측된 극심 시간을 가장 잘 맞추는 광도 요소를 구하였다. 이 광도요소의 sine 항으로부터 계산된 AB And의 공전주기 변화는 약 0.059일의 진폭으로 약 92년 주기로 규칙적으로 변화하고 있다. 그러나 가장 최근에 관측된 이 연구의 극심 시각들은 이 광도요소에서 예측한 극심 시각들보다 다소 크게 나타나고 있다. 따라서, 우리는 AB An의 공전주기가 sine 함수 외에도 포물선 형태로 변한다고 가정하고 관측된 극심 시각을 가장 잘 맞추는 광도요소를 구하였다. 이 광도요소의 이차항으로 계산된 AB And의 공전주기는 100년에 약 0.73초만큼 영 년 증가하는 동시에, sine 항으로부터 약 62.9년 주기와 0.024일의 진폭으로 규칙적으로 변화한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 향후 10년 이내에는 AB And의 공전주기는 sine 항만을 고려하면 주기 감소를 해야하고, 이차항까지 고려하면, 주기 증가가 예측되므로, AB And의 주기변화에 대한 명확한 해답을 위해서 지속적인 관측이 요구된다.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.157-164
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• 2015

The effect of dietary carrot extract on skin pigmentation and non-specific immunity of red seabream was evaluated in a six-week feeding trial compared to that of astaxanthin. Fish were fed different experimental diets supplemented with three levels of carrot extract (30, 100, and 300 mg ${\beta}$-carotene/kg diet or CE30, CE100, and CE300), 100 mg astaxanthin/kg diet (AXT100), or a diet without supplement as control for 6 weeks. Our results revealed that the specific growth rate and feed conversion rate were not significantly (p>0.05) affected by carrot extract or astaxanthin supplementation for 6 weeks. After 3 weeks of feeding, the dietary carrot extract significantly (p<0.05) influenced the redness ($a^*$) and hue ($H^*{_{ab}}$) of fish skin. CE300 showed the highest $a^*$ and the lowest $H^*{_{ab}}$, suggesting that carrot extract increased the redness of skin color. However, after 6 weeks of feeding, dietary carrot extract significantly (p<0.05) increased the values of yellowness $b^*$ at all three levels. In contrast, AXT100 significantly (p<0.05) increased the values of $a^*$ but decreased the value of $H^*{_{ab}}$. Only CE300 significantly (p<0.05) increased the serum lysozyme activity. These findings suggest that dietary carrot extract can be utilized as a natural feed additive to improve skin pigmentation and health condition of fish.

• Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.93-100
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• 2014

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the abdominal bracing (AB) and abdominal bracing combined with ankle dorsiflexion (ABDF) on abdominal muscle thickness and strength in patients with chronic low back pain (LBP). Design: Two group pretest posttest design. Methods: Sixteen subjects were divided randomly into two group: ABDF group (n=8), and alone AB group (n=8). The ABDF group practiced AB exercise with additional ankle dorsiflexion. AB group practiced only AB exercises. Subjects in both groups received ABDF exercise and AB exercise for 40 min per day, three days per week during a period of three weeks, respectively. All the subjects were evaluated for abdominal muscle thickness and strength before and after intervention using ultrasonography and MedX machine. Results: The external oblique (EO), internal oblique, transverse abdominis (TrA) muscle thickness and the strength produced at $48^{\circ}$, $60^{\circ}$, $72^{\circ}$ showed a significant increase in the ABDF group after intervention, with a more significant improvement in EO and TrA muscle thickness in the ABDF group compared with the AB group (p<0.05). Also, the strength at $48^{\circ}$ strength showed a significant improvement in the ABDF group than the AB group (p<0.05). Conclusions: The study results showed that abdominal muscle contraction exercises with AD in patients with LBP had an influence on abdominal muscle thickness and strength. Therefore, these findings suggest that ABDF may be useful approach for enhancement of abdominal muscle thickness and strength in patients with chronic low back pain.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.297-307
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• 2021

Objective: To compare the performance of simulated abbreviated breast MRI (AB-MRI) and full diagnostic (FD)-MRI in distinguishing between benign and malignant lesions detected by MRI and investigate the features of discrepant lesions of the two protocols. Materials and Methods: An AB-MRI set with single first postcontrast images was retrospectively obtained from an FD-MRI cohort of 111 lesions (34 malignant, 77 benign) detected by contralateral breast MRI in 111 women (mean age, 49.8. ± 9.8; range, 28-75 years) with recently diagnosed breast cancer. Five blinded readers independently classified the likelihood of malignancy using Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System assessments. McNemar tests and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) analyses were performed. The imaging and pathologic features of the discrepant lesions of the two protocols were analyzed. Results: The sensitivity of AB-MRI for lesion characterization tended to be lower than that of FD-MRI for all readers (58.8-82.4% vs. 79.4-100%), although the findings of only two readers were significantly different (p < 0.05). The specificity of AB-MRI for lesion characterization was higher than that of FD-MRI for 80% of readers (39.0-74.0% vs. 19.5-45.5%, p ≤ 0.001). The AUC of AB-MRI was comparable to that of FD-MRI for all readers (p > 0.05). Fifteen percent (5/34) of the cancers were false-negatives on AB-MRI. More suspicious margins or internal enhancement on the delayed phase images were related to the discrepancies. Conclusion: The overall performance of AB-MRI was similar to that of FD-MRI in distinguishing between benign and malignant lesions. AB-MRI showed lower sensitivity and higher specificity than FD-MRI, as 15% of the cancers were misclassified compared to FD-MRI.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.22-28
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• 1999

Induction of apoptosis is considered to be the underlying mechanism that accounts for the efficiency of chemotherapeutic drugs. It has recently been proposed that doxorubicin (DOX) can induce apoptosis in human leukemic cells via the Fas/Fas Ligand (FasL) system. Comparison of Fas and FasL mRNA expression between drug- and anti-Fas antibody(Fas-Ab)- induced apoptosis was analyzed for examining the role of Fas/FasL system in the mediation of drug-induced apoptosis. After HL-60 cells were routinely cultured, MTT assay was performed for cytotoxicity test. Giemsa staining was carried out to monitor the apoptosis morphologically. By semiquantitative RT-PCR analysis, the expression of Fas and FasL at 4, 10, 24 hours was determined after DOX and Fas-Ab treatment. Dose-dependent cytotoxicity was induced by DOX-treatment, while Fas-Ab treatment showed the similar dose-dependent pattern but the cytotoxicity is not reached at LD$_{50}$ at 100 ng/ml concentration of Fas-Ab. In the 10ng/m1 DOX and 10ng/m1 Fas-Ab treated group, typical apoptotic cell morphology was shown such as fragmented nuclei and cell membrane budding in the Giemsa-stained slide. Fas mRNA expression was not changed significantly in the both groups. But, FasL mRNA expression was induced significantly at initial period of apoptosis. In this study, Fas/FasL interaction assumed to be involved in drug-induced apoptosis.s.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.76-81
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• 2006

Molecular dynamics simulations were carried out to investigate physical sputtering of Fe(100) substrate due to energetic ion bombardments. Repulsive interatomic potentials at short internuclear distances were determined with ab initio calculations using the density functional theory. Bohr potentials were fitted to the ab initio results on diatomic pairs (Ar-Fe, Fe-Fe) and used as repulsive screened Coulombic potentials in sputtering simulations. The fitted-Bohr potentials improve the accuracy of the sputtering yields predicted by molecular dynamics for sputtering of Fe(100), whereas Moliere and ZBL potentials were found to be too repulsive and gave relatively high sputtering yields. In spite of assumptions and limitations in this simulation work, the sputtering yields predicted by the molecular dynamics method were in fairly good accordance with the obtainable experimental data in absolute values as well as in manner of the variation according to the Incident energy. Threshold energy for sputtering of Fe(100) substrate was found to be about 40 eV. Additionally, distributions of kinetic energies of sputtered atoms and their original depths could be obtained.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.144-152
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• 1993

오염된 하천수, 토양 및 폐기물 침출수등의 미생물 분리원으로 부터 합성세제(ABS)를 유일 탄소원으로 이용할 수 있는 미생물들을 분리하여, 이중 합성세제(ABS) 분해능이 가장 우수한 한 종의 균을 분리하여 동정한 결과 P. fluorescens 또는 그 유연균으로 밝혀졌으며, 최적 생장온도는 $30^{\circ}C$였고 최적 생장 pH는 pH 7.0이었다. 분리균주의 탄화수소 자화능 및 중금속에 대한 내성을 조사한 결과 benzene, cyclohexane, xylene 및 catechol은 탄소원으로 이용할 수 있는 반면 phenol, toluene, salicylate, naphthalene은 탄소원으로 이용하지 못하였으며, 중금속중 zinc chloride, lead nitrate, copper sulfate에 대하여는 강한 내성을 나타내었으나 mercury chloride, silver nitrate에 대하여는 내성이 약했다. 분리균의 합성세제(ABS) 분해율을 조사한 결과 ABS 20${\mu}g$/ml의 농도에서 4일후 약 55%, 100${\mu}g$/ml 농도에서는 약 60% 각각 분해되었다. 합성세제 (ABS) 분해에 따른 benzene ring의 분해율을 조사한 결과 시간이 경과 할수록 합성세제(ABS) 분해에 비례하여 benzene ring도 분해되었다. ABS 농도 20${\mu}g$/ml 및 100${\mu}g$/ml에서 benzene ring은 각각 38% 및 45% 분해되었다. COD의 분해와 ABS 분해를 비교검토한 결과 COD는 배양 24시간까지 급격하게 분해 되었으나 그 이후부터 서서히 계속해서 분해되었으며 ABS는 처음부터 서서히 계속적으로 분해되었다. ABS를 첨가하지 않고 배양한 균과 ABS를 1,000${\mu}g$/ml 농도가 되게 첨가하여 배양한 균과의 균체내 아미노산조성을 비교한 결과 아미노산총량은 각각 104.9mg/g 및 115.0mg/g으로서 ABS를 첨가하여 배양한 분리균에서 9.4% 증가 되었으며, 균체내에 Glx(Glu + Gln) 및 proline이 각각 11.1%, 9.2%로 비교적 많이 함유하고 있었고, 특히 cysteine은 ABS를 첨가하지 않고 배양한 분리균에 비해 ABS를 첨가하여 배양한 균에서 약 2.4배 높게 나타났다. ABS를 첨가하지 않고 배양한 분리균은 산성 아미노산인 Asx(Asp + Asn)와 Glx(Glu + Gln)가 비교적 많이 생성된 반면, ABS를 첨가하여 배양한 분리균에서는 염기성 아미노산인 histidine, lysine 및 argnine이 비교적 많이 생성되었다.