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Management of Postoperative Intra-Abdominal Hypertension in a Dog Undergoing Cervical Disc Surgery

  • Kim, Dongseok;Choi, Geonho;Lee, Sang-Kwon;Lee, Kija;Lee, Won-Jae;Yun, Sung-Ho;Kwon, Young-Sam;Jang, Min
    • Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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    • v.39 no.5
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    • pp.277-281
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    • 2022
  • The dog with tetraplegia was presented for magnetic resonance imaging and cervical ventral slot decompression. Intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) was measured every hour after surgery, along with respiratory rate, heart rate, and arterial pressure. Three hours after surgery, abdominal distension with agitation and respiratory distress were observed, and IAP rose to 12 mmHg, indicating mild intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH). Additional fentanyl and ketamine CRI did not alleviate IAH and acepromazine (0.01 mg/kg, IV) was administered to alleviate the agitation and respiratory distress. After acepromazine administration, the agitation subsided and IAP dropped to 4 mmHg. During the next 24 hours, the patient's vital signs and IAP remained stable, with normal urine output. This case report suggests the possibility of postoperative IAH monitoring in dogs. However, considering the nature of a single surgical case of cervical ventral slot, further study is required for indication of IAH monitoring.

Liquid-Liquid Dispersion of an Immiscible Liquid Phase (n-Hexane/Water) System in a Stirred Tank (교반조에서 비혼화성 액상(n-헥산/물)계의 액-액분산)

  • Kim, Tae-Ok;Kim, Dong-Uk;Chun, Jong-Han
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.4 no.3
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    • pp.537-543
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    • 1993
  • The effect of agitation on liquid-liquid dispersion was investigated in an immisible liquid phase(n-hexane/water) system. Four different types of six-bladed turbine impellers were used: a flat blade, two screen blades and a solid edged 60 mesh screen blade. We found that the extent of dispersion of organic phase and power consumption of agitator were decreased in the order of flat, solid edged, 60 mesh, and 40 mesh blades at same agitation speed. And the minimum agitation speed for complete dispersion of organic phase was increased with increasing volume fraction of organic phase. Also, mean diameter of liquid droplets of dispersed phase was decreased with increasing agitation speed and it was increased in the order of solid edged, flat, 60 mesh, and 40 mesh screen blades at same agitation speed. At complete dispersion, the minimum power consumption was not vary significantly with impeller blade types, but the solid edged screen blade impeller gave the smallest and uniform sizes of liquid droplets, and it had a good performance for liquid-liquid dispersion. In this condition, Power number was not affected by Reynolds number and it was constant in turbulent flow region, and Sauter mean diameter($d_{32}$) of liquid droplets was expressed as a function of volume fraction of organic phase(${\phi}$) and Weber number($N_{We}$) as follows: $d_{32}/D=a(1+b{\phi})N_{We}{^{-0.6}}$.

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Rheological Characteristics of Hydrogen Fermented Food Waste and Review on the Agitation Intensity (음식물류폐기물 수소 발효액의 유변학적 특성과 교반강도 고찰)

  • Kim, Min-Gyun;Lee, Mo-Kwon;Im, Seong-Won;Shin, Sang-Ryong;Kim, Dong-Hoon
    • Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.41-50
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    • 2017
  • The design of proper agitation system is requisite in biological waste treatment and energy generation plant, which is affected by viscosity, impeller types, and power consumption. In the present work, hydrogen fermentation of food waste was conducted at various operational pHs (4.5~6.5) and substrate concentrations (10~50 g Carbo. COD/L), and the viscosity of fermented broth was analyzed. The $H_2$ yield significantly varied from 0.51 to $1.77mol\;H_2/mol\;hexose_{added}$ depending on the pH value, where the highest performance was achieved at pH 5.5. The viscosity gradually dropped with shear rate increase, indicating a shear thinning property. With the disintegration of carbohydrate, the viscosity dropped after fermentation, but it did not change depending on the operational pH. At the same pH level, the $H_2$ yield was not affected much, ranging $1.40{\sim}1.86mol\;H_2/mol\;hexose_{added}$ at 10~50 g Carbo. COD/L. The zero viscosity and infinite viscosity of fermented broth increased with substrate concentrations, from 10.4 to $346.2mPa{\cdot}s$, and from 1.7 to $5.3mPa{\cdot}s$, respectively. There was little difference in the viscosity value of fermented broth at 10 and 20 g Carbo. COD/L. As a result of designing the agitation intensity based on the experimental results, it is expected that the agitation intensity can be reduced during hydrogen fermentation. The initial and final agitation intensity of 30 g Carbo. COD/L in hydrogen fermentation were 26.0 and 10.0 rpm, respectively. As fermentation went on, the viscosity gradually decreased, indicating that the power consumption for agitation of food waste can be reduced.

Use of Moving Aeration Membrane Bioreactor for the Efficient Production of Tissue Type Plasminogen Activator in Serum Free Medium

  • Hyun Koo Kim;Moo
    • Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.32-35
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    • 1996
  • Amoving aeration-membrane (MAM) bioreactor was employed for the production of 2$\mu$g/mL of tissue type Plasminogen Activator (tPA)in serum free medium from normal human fibroblast cells. This system could maintain high cell density for long periods of steady state conditions in perfusion cultivation. Under normal operating condition, shear stress was as low as 0.65 dynes/$\textrm{cm}^2$ at the agitation speed of 80 rpm. Even though cell density gradually decreased with increasing agitation speed, tPA production increased linearly with increasing shear stress within a moderate range. This culture system allowed production of 2$\mu$g tPA/mL while maintaining a high cell denisty of 1.0$\times$107 viable cell/mL.

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Shear Effects on Production of Lignin Peroxidase by Phanerochaete chrysosporium

  • Sang, Byeong-In;Kim, Yong-Hwan;Yoo, Young-Je
    • Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.26-31
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    • 1996
  • Since biosynthesis of lignin peroxidase from Phanerochaete chrysosporium was known to be sensitive to shear, it is interesting to understand the effects of the shear sensitivity for the overproduction of lignin peroxidase. In stirred-tank fermentor, the shear-sensitivity in lignin peroxidase biosynthesis was quantified by using Kolmogorov length scale. It was found that agitation at 80$\mu$m Kolmogorov length scale is advantageous for the production of lignin peroxidase from P. chrysosporium. To overcome the shear sensitivity in lignin peroxidase biosynthesis caused by the agitation,P. chrysosporium was immobilized on various solid carriers. The nylon-immobilized P. chrysosporium was chosen in the present study as a way to overcome the shear sensitivity at the ranges of above 50$\mu$m Kolmogorov length scale. The adhesion force between immobilized cell and carrier can be predicted by thermodynamic approach and used as a criteria to select an adequate carrier materials for immobilization.

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Laundering Factors in Soil Removal

  • Kadolph, Sara J.;Schofield-Tomschin, Sherryl A.;Kwon, Young-Ah
    • Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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    • v.3 no.5
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    • pp.455-465
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    • 2001
  • Assessing soil removal is of interest to the washing machine industry because of government-mandated energy savings and changes in detergent formulation and consumer laundry practices. We designed this study to examine the laundry process from a holistic perspective by integrating factors perceived to be of importance. Our purpose was to assess the impact of selected variables (fabric and soil type, wash temperature and time. detergent amount, and degree of agitation) on soil removal using accelerated laundry conditions. We used the Taguchi method to develop the research design and ANOVA to analyze the data. Although soil removal was affected by fabric type, soil type, type and amount of detergent, degree of agitation, wash time and temperature, and water hardness and volume, wash temperature was the most significant variable.

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Monascus sp. 의 적색색소생성에 대한 용존산소량의 영향

  • Park, No-Hwan;Seong, Mun-Su;O, Yeong-Suk;Jeong, Uk-Jin
    • 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2000.04a
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    • pp.267-270
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    • 2000
  • In general, pigment production can be influenced by the medium composition, pH and physical factors such as aeration, agitation, and visible light. The influence of gaseous environments on the pigment production by Monascus purpureus ATCC 16365 was investigated by controlling the DO (dissolved oxygen) concentration through aeration and agitation. When the DO concentration was controlled below 20%, the production of red pigment significantly increased whereas the biomass production decreased. Therefore, the dissolved oxygen concentration could significantly affect the biosynthesis of red pigment as a secondary metabolite by a wild-type filamentous fungus under the anaerobic condition. The results indicate a high potential of enhancing the productivity of the red pigment as a secondary metabolite through controlling the DO concentration.

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미생물제초제 생산을 위한 식물병원성 곰팡이 YK101 균주의 액체배양 방법

  • Park, Seon-Ho;Gu, Gyeong-Bon;Park, Jae-Seong;Hong, Yeon-Gyu
    • 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.11a
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    • pp.471-474
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    • 2001
  • To optimize the culture conditions for fungal pathogen YK101, the effects of culture medium, temperature and agitation on mycelium production were investigated. The optimum temperature and agitation for the cultivation of YK101 were $28^{\circ}C$ and 150rpm, respectively. The optimized medium was composed of 1.0- 2.0% total sugar from sucrose, 1.0% yeast extract and 0.05% $MgSO_4$ ${\cdot}$ $7H_2O$.

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