• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제60권4호
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• pp.475-480
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• 2017

Objective : The main aim of the present study is to examine the electrode configurations used to record the muscle motor evoked potential (mMEP) in the upper extremities during surgery with the goal of producing a high and stable mMEP signal, in particular among the abductor pollicis brevis (APB), abductor digiti minimi (ADM), and across the APB-ADM muscles, which have been widely used for the mMEP in the upper extremities. Methods : Thirty right-handed patients were recruited in this prospective study. No patients showed any adverse events in their mMEP signals of the upper extremities during surgery. The mMEPs were recorded independently from the signals for the APB and ADM and for those across the APB-ADM. Results : The mMEP amplitude from across the APB-ADM was statistically higher than those recorded from the APB and ADM muscles. Moreover, the coefficient of variation of the mMEP amplitude from across the APB-ADM was smaller than those of mMEP amplitude recorded from the APB and ADM muscles. Conclusion : The mMEP from across the APB-ADM muscles showed a high yield with high stability compared to those in each case from the APB and ADM muscles. The configuration across the APB-ADM muscles would be best for mMEP recordings from the upper extremities for intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring purposes.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.303-310
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• 2003

Ultraviolet (UV) is thought to induce erythema, sun-burn, photo-toxicity, photo-allergy, photo-aging and sometimes skin tumor. To investigate the photo-protective effects of APB-01 (Amore-Pacific Beauty-01, the mixture of Jaummi-dan and Fujiflavone P10) on UV-induced skin damage, forty of SKH hairless female mice were orally administered with APB-01 or saline fifth a week, and irradiated with UV third a week for up to ten weeks. We examined the relationship between visible changes and skin damage in the dermis and epidermis. In the APB-01 treated group, a better skin and less wrinkles formation were observed when compared to the UV control group. This results demonstrated that oral administration of APB-01 seems to have photo-protective effects on UV-induced skin damage of hairless mice due to an inhibitory effect on collagen breakdown, and the model using hairless mice is very useful to investigate the efficacy of functional beauty foods.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.989-996
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• 2005

본 실험은 대두 추출물과 홍삼 농축액 분말 혼합물인 APB-03(AmorePacific Beauty-03)의 경구반복투여에 대한 피부주름개선 효과를 평가하기 위하여 hairless mouse에서 경구 반복투여 및 UV 반복조사를 통한 효능평가시험을 실시하였다. 정상군(Control group)과 UV 대조군(UV control group), UV/APB-03 저용량군(UV/APB-03(XI) group), UV/APB-03 중간용량군(UV/APB-03(X5) group)과 UV/APB-03 고용량군(UV/APB-03(X10) group)을 두고, 경구로 주 5회 반복 투여하며, 광노화를 유발하기 위하여 주 3회 UV를 조사가 병행되었다. 시험 기간 중 임상증상, 체중변화 및 사료 음수 섭취량 등을 관찰하고, 2회의 피부주형을 채취하여 영상 분석을 실시하였으며 실험 종료 후 피부조직을 채취하여 병리조직학적 검사를 실시하였다. 시험물질을 투여한 모든 동물에서 시험 전 기간을 통해 사망한 동물은 없었으며, 본 시험물질에 의한 것이라고 인정되는 임상증상, 행동이상 및 체중변화 등도 관찰되지 않았으며, 부검시에도 본 시험물질의 투여에 기인한 것으로 사료되는 어떠한 육안적 병변도 관찰되지 않았다. UV 조사 기간 중, 육안으로 관찰 시 정상군에 비해 UV 대조군의 피부주름 증가가 뚜렷하였으며, APB-03을 투여한 군은 UV 대조군에 비해 주름 증가가 현저히 감소하였으며, 정상군과 비슷할 정도로 피부주름 상태가 양호하였다. 8주 및 12주에 제작된 replica를 image analyzer 분석평가를 실시한 결과, APB-03을 경구 반복 투여한 실험군은 UV 대조군에 비해 전체적으로 주름이 감소하였으며, 실험 12주의 UV/APB-03 고용량군의 피부주름은 UV 대조군에 비해 통계적으로 유의성 있게 감소하는 것을 알 수 있었다(p<0.01). H&E(Hematoxylin & Eosin) stain을 실시한 결과, UV 조사에 의한 표피 및 진피, 피하지방층에서의 손상에 대해 APB-03의 치유능력을 관찰할 수 있었다. 이상의 실험 결과를 종합해 볼 때, 암컷 hairless mouse에서 APR-03의 경구 반복 투여 시 UV 조사로 유도된 광노화의 억제 및 피부주름예방효과가 확인되었다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.105-111
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• 2010

Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors ($InsP_3Rs$) modulate $Ca^{2+}$ release from intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ store and are extensively expressed in the membrane of endoplasmic/sarcoplasmic reticulum and Golgi. Although caffeine and 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate (2-APB) have been widely used to block $InsP_3Rs$, the use of these is limited due to their multiple actions. In the present study, we examined and compared the ability of caffeine and 2-APB as a blocker of $Ca^{2+}$ release from intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ stores and $Ca^{2+}$ entry through store-operated $Ca^{2+}$ (SOC) channel in the mouse pancreatic acinar cell. Caffeine did not block the $Ca^{2+}$ entry, but significantly inhibited carbamylcholine (CCh)-induced $Ca^{2+}$ release. In contrast, 2-APB did not block CCh-induced $Ca^{2+}$ release, but remarkably blocked SOC-mediated $Ca^{2+}$ entry at lower concentrations. In permeabilized acinar cell, caffeine had an inhibitory effect on InsP3-induced $Ca^{2+}$ release, but 2-APB at lower concentration, which effectively blocked $Ca^{2+}$ entry, had no inhibitory action. At higher concentrations, 2-APB has multiple paradoxical effects including inhibition of Ins$P_3$-induced $Ca^{2+}$ release and direct stimulation of $Ca^{2+}$ release. Based on the results, we concluded that caffeine is useful as an inhibitor of $InsP_3R$, and 2-APB at lower concentration is considered a blocker of $Ca^{2+}$ entry through SOC channels in the pancreatic acinar cell.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.205-212
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• 2007

Anoxygenic photosynthesis, performed primarily by anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria (APB), has been supposed to arise on Earth more than 3 billion years ago. The long established APB are distributed in almost every corner where light can reach. However, the relationship between APB phylogeny and source environments has been largely unexplored. Here we retrieved the pufM sequences and related source information of 89 pufM containing species from the public database. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that horizontal gene transfer (HGT) most likely occurred within 11 out of a total 21 pufM subgroups, not only among species within the same class but also among species of different phyla or subphyla. A clear source environment feature related phylogenetic distribution pattern was observed, with all species from oxic habitats and those from anoxic habitats clustering into independent subgroups, respectively. HGT among ancient APB and subsequent long term evolution and adaptation to separated niches may have contributed to the coupling of environment and pufM phylogeny.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.80.1-80.13
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• 2020

Background: In suckling piglets, transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) causes lethal diarrhea accompanied by high infection and mortality rates, leading to considerable economic losses. This study explored methods of preventing or inhibiting their production. Bovine antimicrobial peptide-13 (APB-13) has antibacterial, antiviral, and immune functions. Objectives: This study analyzed the efficacy of APB-13 against TGEV through in vivo and in vitro experiments. Methods: The effects of APB-13 toxicity and virus inhibition rate on swine testicular (ST) cells were detected using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT). The impact of APB-13 on virus replication was examined through the 50% tissue culture infective dose (TCID₅₀). The mRNA and protein levels were investigated by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot (WB). Tissue sections were used to detect intestinal morphological development. Results: The safe and effective concentration range of APB-13 on ST cells ranged from 0 to 62.5 ㎍/mL, and the highest viral inhibitory rate of APB-13 was 74.1%. The log₁₀TCID₅₀ of 62.5 ㎍/mL APB-13 was 3.63 lower than that of the virus control. The mRNA and protein expression at 62.5 ㎍/mL APB-13 was significantly lower than that of the virus control at 24 hpi. Piglets in the APB-13 group showed significantly lower viral shedding than that in the virus control group, and the pathological tissue sections of the jejunum morphology revealed significant differences between the groups. Conclusions: APB-13 exhibited good antiviral effects on TGEV in vivo and in vitro.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.133-139
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• 2024

This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of combining acidification with adsorbents (zeolite and biochar) to mitigate the environmental impacts of pig slurry, focusing on ammonia (NH₃) emission and nitrate (NO₃^-) leaching. The four treatments were applied: 1) pig slurry (PS) alone as a control, 2) acidified PS (AP), 3) acidified pig slurry with zeolite (APZ), and 4) acidified pig slurry with biochar (APB). The AP mitigates NH₃ emission and NO₃^- leaching compared to PS alone. Acidification reduced the cumulative NH₃ emission and its emission factor by 35.9% and 12.5%, respectively. The APZ and APB increased NH₄⁺-N concentration, with the highest level in APB, compared to AP. The NH₄⁺ adsorption capacity of APB (0.90 mg g^-1) was higher than that of APZ (0.63 mg g^-1). The APB and APZ treatments induced less NH₃ emission compared to AP. The cumulative NH₃ emission was reduced by 12.2% and 27.6% in APZ and APB, respectively, compared to AP treatment. NO₃^- leaching began to appear on days 12 and 13, and its peak reached on days 16 and 17, which were later than AP. The cumulative NO₃^- leaching decreased by 17.7% and 25.0% in APZ and APB, respectively, compared to AP treatment. These results suggest that combining biochar or zeolite with acidified pig slurry is an effective method to mitigate NH₃ emission and NO₃^- leaching, with biochar being particularly effective.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.386-393
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• 2017

칩을 개발하는 과정에서 설계된 칩의 검증을 위해 FPGA (field programmable gate array)를 많이 이용한다. FPGA에 다운로드 된 회로를 검증하기 위해서는 FPGA로 데이터를 입력해야 한다. PC와 외부 보드를 통한 칩과의 통신을 위한 많은 방식이 있지만 가장 간단하고 쉬운 방법은 범용 비동기화 송수신기 (UART; universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter)를 이용한 방식이다. 최근 대부분의 회로는 AMBA (advanced microcontroller bus architecture) 버스에 연결되도록 설계되어 있다. 즉, 설계된 회로를 검증하기 위해서는 UART를 거친 후에 AMBA 버스를 통해 데이터를 전달해야 한다. AMBA 버스도 최근에 버전 4.0까지 거치면서 다양한 버전이 존재하는데 간단히 테스트를 하기 위한 용도로는 APB (advanced peripheral bus)가 적합하다. 본 논문에서는 UART-to-APB 인터페이스를 위한 회로를 설계하였다. Verilog HDL을 이용하여 설계된 회로는 Altera Cyclone FPGA에서 구현되었고, 최대 380 MHz의 속도에서 동작이 가능하였다.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2022

The objective of this study was to verify the effect of pig slurry application with acidification and biochar on feed value, nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of maize forage, and ammonia (NH₃) emission. The four treatments were applied: 1) non-pig slurry (only water as a control, C), 2) only pig slurry application (P), 3) acidified pig slurry application (AP), 4) acidified pig slurry application with biochar (APB). The pig slurry and biochar were applied at a rate of 150 kg N ha^-1 and 300 kg ha^-1, respectively. The AP and APB treatments enhanced all feed values compared to C and P treatments. The NUE for plant N was significantly increased 92.1% by AP and APB treatment, respectively, compared to the P treatment. On the other hand, feed values were not significantly different between AP and APB treatments. The acidification treatment with/without biochar significantly mitigated NH₃ emission compared to the P treatment. The cumulative NH₃ emission throughout the period of measurement decreased by 71.4% and 74.8% in the AP and APB treatments. Also, APB treatment reduced ammonia emission by 11.9% compared to AP treatment. The present study clearly showed that acidification and biochar can reduce ammonia emission from pig slurry application, and pig slurry application with acidification and biochar exhibited potential effects in feed value, NUE, and reducing N losses from pig slurry application through reduction of NH₃ emission.

• Advances in materials Research
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.263-271
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• 2023

In this study, AA1060/Alumina composites were fabricated by combined stir casting and accumulative press bonding (APB). The APB process was repeated up to six press bonding steps at 300Ċ. As the novelty, potential dynamic polarization in 3.5Wt% NaCl solution was used to study the corrosion properties of these composites. The corrosion behavior of these samples was compared and studied with that of the annealed aluminum alloy 1060 and versus the number of APB steps. So, as a result of enhancing influence on the number of APB process, this experimental investigation showed a significant enhancement in the main electrochemical parameters and the inert character of the Alumina particles. Together with Reducing the active zones of the material surfaces could delay the corrosion process. Also, at higher number of steps, the corrosion resistance of composites improved. The sample produced after six number of steps had a low corrosion density in comparison with high corrosion density of annealed specimens. Also, the scanning electron microscopy (SEM), was used to study the corrosion surface of samples.