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Computational Analysis on Calcium Dynamics of Vascular Endothelial Cell Modulated by Physiological Shear Stress

  • Kang, Hyun-Goo;Lee, Eun-Seok;Shim, Eun-Bo;Chnag, Keun-Shik
    • International Journal of Vascular Biomedical Engineering
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2005
  • Flow-induced dilation of blood vessel is the result of a series of bioreaction in vascular endothelial cells(VEC). Shear stress change by blood flow in human artery or vein is sensed by the mechanoreceptor and responsible for such a chain reaction. The inositol(1,4,5)-triphophate($IP_3$) is produced in the first stage to elevate permeability of the intercellular membrane to calcium ions by which the cytosolic calcium concentration is consequently increased. This intracellular calcium transient triggers synthesis of EDRF and prostacyclin. The mathematical model of this VEC calcium dynamics is reproduced from the literature. We then use the Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD) technique to investigate the blood stream dictating the VEC calcium dynamics. The pulsatile blood flow in a stenosed blood vessel is considered here as a part of study on thrombogenesis. We calculate the pulsating shear stress (thus its temporal change) distributed over the stenosed artery that is implemented to the VEC calcium dynamics model. It has been found that the pulsatile shear stress induces larger intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ transient plus much higher amount of EDRF and prostacyclin release in comparison with the steady shear stress case. It is concluded that pulsatility of the physiological shear stress is important to keep the vasodilation function in the stenosed part of the blood vessel.

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Year-to-Year Fluctuations of Seasonal Variation of Surface Temperature in the Korea Strait (대한해협 표면수온의 계절변화와 연별변동)

  • KANG Yong Q.;LEE Byung Don
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.17 no.6
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    • pp.557-565
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    • 1984
  • The year-to-year fluctuations of seasonal variation of sea surface temperatures (SST) in the Korea Strait are studied based on monthly SST data for more than 50 years at Mitsushima ana Okinoshima in the strait. The frequency distribution of SST has two peaks at temperatures below and above the multi-year average, but that of SST anomalies has only one peak at the zero anomaly. More than $95\%$ of the anomalies are in the range of ${\pm}2^{\circ}C$. The harmonic constansts of seasonal SST variation vary from year to year. The standard deviations of annual means, annual amplitudes, ana semi-annual amplitudes are less than $1^{\circ}C$, and those of the annual ana semi-annual phases are about $5^{\circ}$ and less than $50^{\circ}$, respectively. The SST in the Korea Strait have a tendency to decrease their amplitudes as the annual means increase. Physical mechanisms responsible for the analyzed results are discussed in this paper.

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A study on 'Uncanny anthropology' -Focused on The Bad Batch- (언캐니 인간학 연구 -<버려진 자들의 땅>을 중심으로-)

  • Kim, Seok-Weon;Kim, Seong-Ho
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.19 no.12
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    • pp.443-450
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    • 2021
  • This study focused on Ana Lilly Amirpour's movie 'The Bad Batch, 2016'. The core topic of the paper, 'Uncanny anthropology', was specially used in the sense of aiming for ideal anthropology, starting with the meaning of looking at Sigmund Freud's 'Uncanny' theory from 'human relationship (subject and other). The anthropology of F. W. Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, and Emmanuel Levinas is the theoretical background of 'Uncanny anthropology', starting with Kirkegor for the discussion of a new theory of 'Uncanny anthropology'. However, this paper focused on Emmanuel Levinas' relational anthropology due to limited paper relations. The most important thing in this film is that it sublimated the malicious relationship with humans into love. He chose topics that were not routine, expressed themes and contents by disconnecting causality in the narrative, and Emmanuel Levinas' 'Uncanny anthropology' is evaluated as a film that expresses only.

Seasonal Variation of Phytoplakton and Phylogenetic Characteristics of Cyanotoxin synthetase genes within Youngsan River in Gwangju (광주지역 영산강 내 식물플랑크톤의 계절적 변동과 남조류 독소합성유전자의 계통발생학적 특성)

  • Haram Kim;Gwangwoon Cho;Gyeongrok Son;Dong, Jang;Gwangyeob Seo;Yunhee Kim
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.32 no.5
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    • pp.315-328
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    • 2023
  • Cyanobacteria have been used as pollution indicator species in freshwater ecosystems, and identifying their fluctuations can be an important part about management of surface waters globally. Cyanotoxins produced by cyanobacteria are directly or indirectly a threat to human and environmental health. In order to confirm the potential risk of these cyanotoxins, the fluctuations of phytoplankton and phylogenetic analysis of cyanotoxin synthetase genes were conducted at each point in the Yeongsan River water system in Gwangju from November 2021 to October 2022. Diatoms which grow well in winter were dominant at 99.4 ~ 99.5%, and diatoms and green algae were dominant from the spring to autumn when the water temperature rises. Stephanodiscus spp. were dominant at 92.7 to 97.5 % at all sites in the winter, and Aulacoseira spp., which grow in warm water temperatures, were dominant in summer and autumn. Microcystis aeruginosa was dominant at 25.2% in summer only at site 5. mcyB and anaC have been detected as cyanotoxin synthetase genes. The phylogenetic tree of anaC could be divided into two groups (Group 1 & Group 2). Group 1 contained Aphanizomenon sp. and Cuspidothrix issatschenkoi. It is combined with Aphanizomenon sp. and Cuspidothrix issatschenkoi, which are known to produce cyanotoxins.

Social Network Comparison of Airlines on Twitter Using NodeXL (Twitter를 기반으로 한 항공사 소셜 네트워크 비교분석 - 카타르, 싱가포르, 에미레이트, ANA, 대한항공을 중심으로 -)

  • Gyu-Lee Kim;Jae Sub Lee
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.81-94
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    • 2023
  • The study aims to compare and analyze the social network structures of Qatar Airways,s Singapore Airlines, Emirates Airlines, and ANA Airlines, recording the top 1 to 4, and Korean Air in ninth by Skytrax's airline evaluations in 2022. This study uses NodeXL, a social network analysis program, to analyze the social networks of 5 airlines, Vertex, Unique Edges, Single-Vertex Connected Components, Maximum Geodesic Distance, Average Geodesic Distance, Average Degree Centrality, Average Closeness Centrality, and Average Betweenness Centrality as indicators to compare the differences in these social networks of the airlines. As a result, Singapore's social network has a better network structure than the other airlines' social networks in terms of sharing information and transmitting resources. In addition, Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines are superior to the other airlines in playing roles and powers of influencers who affect the flow of information and resources and the interaction within the airline's social network. The study suggests some implications to enhance the usefulness of social networks for marketing.

Synthesis of Single Crystalline Analcime and Its Single-crystal Structure, |Na0.94(H2O)|[Si2.06Al0.94O6]-ANA: Determination of Cation Sites, Water Positions, and Si/Al Ratios (결정성 아날심(|Na0.94(H2O)|[Si2.06Al0.94O6]-ANA)의 합성 및 단결정구조: 양이온 및 물 분자의 위치, Si/Al 비의 결정)

  • Seo, Sung-Man;Suh, Jeong-Min;Ko, Seong-Oon;Lim, Woo-Taik
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.55 no.4
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    • pp.570-574
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    • 2011
  • Large colorless single crystals of analcime with diameters up to 0.20 mm have been synthesized from gels with the composition of $3.00SiO_2$ : $1.50NaAlO_2$ : 8.02NaOH : $454H_2O$ : 5.00TEA. The fully $Na^+$-exchanged analcime have been prepared with aqueous 0.1 M NaCl (pH adjusted from 6 to 11 by dropwise addition of NaOH). The single-crystal structure of hydrated $|Na_{0.94}(H_2O)|[Si_{2.06}Al_{0.94}O_6]$-ANA per unit cell, a=13.703(3) ${\AA}$, has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction technique in the orthorhombic space group Ibca at 294 K. The structure was refined using all intenties to the final error indices (using only the 1,446 reflections for which $F_o$ > $4{\sigma}(F_o))R_1/wR_2$ = 0.054/0.143. About 15 $Na^+$ ions are located at three nonequivalent positions and octahedrally coordinated. The chemical composition is $Na_{0.94}(H_2O)Si_{2.06}Al_{0.94}O_6$. The Si/Al ratio of synthetic analcime is 2.19 determined by the occupations of cations, 14.79, in the single-crystal determination work.

Effect of Nitrogen Gas Packing and ${\gamma}-Oryzanol$ Treatment on the Shelf Life of Yukwa(Korean Traditional Snack) (질소치환포장 및 ${\gamma}-Oryzanol$ 첨가가 유과의 저장성에 미치는 영향)

  • Park, Yoon-Jung;Chun, Hyang-Sook;Kim, Sang-Sook;Lee, Jong-Mee;Kim, Kyu-Heun
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.317-322
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    • 2000
  • This study examined the effect of nitrogen$(N_2)$ gas packing and ${\gamma}-oryzanol$ treatment on the shelf life of Yukwa(Korean traditional snack). Yukwa were stored with $N_2$ gas packing(AN), $N_2$ gas packing with ${\gamma}-oryzanol$ treatment(ANA), and PE film packing with air(PE) for 20 days at $60^{\circ}C$. They were evaluated by POV, AV, conjugated diene, hexanal, color and sensory characteristics. The POV, AV and conjugated diene content increased abruptly in PE and AN, but increased slowly in ANA with prolonged storage. Higher sensory scores for Yukwa were found in ANA as compared to those in PE and AN. Hexanal content, yellowness and redness in AN were higher than those in ANA and PE. The moisture content, which is supposed to be related with browning of Yukwa, was 3 times higher in AN than that in PE. Oxygen content of each Yukwa pack, even in $N_2$ gas packing, increased remarkably as storage period increased because their highly porous, fragile and syrup-coated structure resulted in incomplete degassing before $N_2$ gas was flushed into package. Consequently, $N_2$ gas packing was inefficient, but $N_2$ gas packing combined with antioxidant(such as ${\gamma}-oryzanol$) treatment was effective for the extension of shelf life of Yukwa.

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