• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.483-503
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• 2017

Uncertainty is a fact belonging to engineering practice. An important uncertainty that sets geotechnical engineering is the variability associated with the properties of soils or, more precisely, the characterization of soil profiles. The reason is due largely to the complex and varied natural processes associated with the formation of soil. Spatial variability analysis for the study of the stability of natural slopes, complementing conventional analyses, is able to incorporate these uncertainties. In this paper the characterization is performed in back-analysis for a case of landslide occurred to verify afterwards the presence of the conditions of shear strength at failure. This approach may support designers to make more accurate estimates regarding slope failure responding, more consciously, to the legislation dispositions about slope stability evaluation and future design. By applying different kriging techniques used for spatial analysis it has been possible to perform a 3D-slope reconstruction. The predictive analysis and the areal mapping of the soil mechanical characteristics would support the definition of priority interventions in the zones characterized by more critical values as well as slope potential instability. This tool of analysis aims to support decision-making by directing project planning through the efficient allocation of available resources.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.229-235
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• 2006

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a major component of urban air pollution. It is documented that low exposure levels of VOCs induce alterations in immune reactivity resulting in a subsequent higher risk for the development of allergic reactivity and asthma. Despite these facts, there are few reports on the affected primary target and the underlying effective causal mechanisms. So in this study, to better understand the risk of BTX (benzene, toluene and o-xylene) which are the major VOCs and to identify novel biomarkers on immune response to these VOCs exposure in human T lymphocytes, we performed the toxicogenomic study by analyzing of gene expression profiles using 35 k human oligo-microarray. BTX generated specific gene expression patterns in Jurkat cell line. By clustering analysis, we identified some genes as potential markers on immuno-modulating effects of BTX. Four genes of these, HLA-DOA, ITGB2, HMGA2 and 5TAT4 were the most significantly affected by BTX exposure. Thus, this study suggests that these differentially expressed immune genes may play an important role in the pathogenesis on BTX exposure and have significant potential as novel biomarkers of exposure, susceptibility and response to BTC.

• 한국마린엔지니어링학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국마린엔지니어링학회 2012년도 전기공동학술대회 논문집
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• pp.155-156
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• 2012

In the modern age, as man's demand of energy is continuously grew, tidal becomes one of the sustainable energy sources that have been investigating thoroughly recently. Tidal turbine has proved high potential as a future power-generating device. To effectively capture tidal energy on site, a group of tidal turbines should be used and positioned in some formation with proper size and space so that energy can be absorbed from multiple point. Thus, the turbines together with the flow filed becomes a huge domain, a tidal farm. So, it becomes more convenient if a whole turbine farm is simulated by means of actuator discs since the time and cost for analysis can be reduced. This paper aims to evaluate the operating performance (power efficiency and energy restoration rate), mutual influence (for different longitudinal and lateral spaces), the influence of velocity profiles, turbulence intensity and the far wake characteristic of tidal turbines operating in farm formation. The results of this study help contributing to the present development of tidal turbine as the future potential energy conversion machinery.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.157-163
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• 2018

In order for monitoring of pathogenic bacterial contamination in the freshly slaughtered poultry meats produced in Gyeong-Nam province, we first isolated 4 strains of Salmonella spp. and 32 strains of Enterococcus faecalis from the total 164 samples, then we analyzed potential virulence gene profiles of the bacterial isolates by PCR using species-specific primer. The potential virulence genes we selected in this study were stn, invA, fimA, spvR, and spvC for the isolates of Salmonella spp. and those of esp, cylM, cylA, cylB, gelE, fsrA, fsrB, and fsrC were for the isolates of E. faecalis. The PCR results showed that all 5 virulence genes were detected simultaneously in the all isolates of Salmonella spp. However, there was a diverse occurrence pattern of the virulence genes in the case of E. faecalis. The gene for enterococcal surface protein (esp) was not detected among the isolates (0/32), and the haemolysin gene prevalence rate of cylA, cylB, and cylM were 3.1% (1/32), 9.3% (3/32), and 9.3% (3/32), respectively. Moreover, the genes of gelE, fsrA, fsrB, and fsrC that associated with gelatinase activity were detected in the rate of 53.1% (17/32), 53.1% (17/32), 53.1% (17/32), and 53.1% (17/32), respectively. In conclusion, in the isolates of Salmonella spp., all possessed 5 virulence genes tested, suggesting that they are all related with each other clonally. However, in the case of E. faecalis isolates, the occurrence of the haemolysin genes (cylM, cylA, cylB) and the gelatinase genes (gelE, fsrABC) was highly variable among the isolates.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제14권7호
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• pp.629-637
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• 2005

Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) were investigated in soil and pine needle samples taken from 16 sites of industrial and residential areas in Changwon, Korea to assess their distribution levels and to suggest the influence of industrial activities, PCDDs/DFs levels in the soil samples ranged from 0.57 to 20.79 pg I-TEQ/g dry weight with a mean value of 4.20 pg I-TEQ/g dry weight. PCDDs/DFs levels in the pine needle samples ranged from 0.39 to 8.75 pg I-TEQ/g dry weight with a mean value of 4.09 pg I-TEQ/g dry weight. In both soil and pine needle samples, the PCDDs/DFs concentrations in the industrial area sites were higher than those in the residential area sites. Homologue profiles in pine needle samples showed different patterns compared with soil samples. Based on the results of principal component analysis (PCA), it was confirmed that pine needles reflected a direct influence from local potential sources of PCDDs/DFs, showing a much higher degree of reflection than in soils. Pine needles are very useful as an indicator for monitoring or estimating the contamination of PCDDs/DFs in other areas which have been impacted by point pollution sources.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.226-236
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to analyze the type of latent profile for general high school students' subject selection criteria and to identify the characteristics of the latent class. The survey data of 1072 general high school students (male; 648, female; 424) in G city, Jeollabuk-do and the scale composed of 8 sub-factors: 'SAT orientation', 'academic achievement', 'ability orientation', 'pursuit of interest', 'teacher orientation', 'career development', 'others' recommendation', and 'subject availability' were used for latent profile analysis and cross-analysis between potential layers. As a result of the analysis, high school students' perceptions of subject selection were classified into four latent profiles. The four groups were named 'High Perception Type', 'Low Perception Type', 'Self-Directed Type', and 'Stability-Oriented Type' according to their types. It was found that there was a difference between the latent classes in the importance and performance level of the subject selection criteria. These results can help identify the subject selection tendencies of latent groups in the operation of the 2015 revised curriculum and the 2025 high school credit system that emphasizes the student-centered course selection curriculum and they can also provide customized course selection guidance considering individual differences.

• 한국식물병리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물병리학회 2003년도 정기총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.74.1-74
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• 2003

Differential display (DD) of mRNA is a technique in which mRNA species expressed by a cell population are reverse transcribed and then amplified by many separate polymerase chain reactions (PCR). Using DD-RT-PCR we obtained many genes that expressed differentially in healthy and PVX-infected Nicotiana benthamima, using total RNAs extracted from healthy and PVX-infected N. benthamiana plants. Three hundred and twenty-five DNA fragments isolated from DD-RT-PCR were cloned and sequenced for further characterization. Several host genes including SKPI-like protein, heat shock transcription factor and Avr9/Cf-9 rapidly elicited protein were selected to obtain full-length open reading frame and to characterize their potential involvement in virus disease development and/or host's defense against virus infection employing PVX-based expression vector. Transcrips from wild-type and clones containing each selected gene were inoculated onto N. benthamiana Levels of virus replication were confirmedby RT-PCR and RNA blot analysis, Expression profiles and potential role(s) of selected genes upon PVX infection will be discussed.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제20권11호
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• pp.603-614
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• 2020

본 연구는 기혼여성들의 SNS중독경향성에 대한 잠재프로파일을 분류하고, 잠재계층을 분류하는데 있어서 연령, 성인애착, 소외 두려움에 대한 외적동기, 결혼만족도의 영향력을 검증하는 데 목적이 있다. 연구대상자는 SNS를 사용하고 있는 기혼여성으로, 온라인 설문 조사를 통해 진행하였으며 총 300명의 자료가 분석에 사용 되었다. 분석 결과, 기혼여성들의 SNS중독 경향성에 대한 잠재프로파일은 3개의 집단으로 분류되었다. 3개의 집단은 '고위험군', '잠재위험군', '저위험군'으로 세 가지 하위 영역(집착 및 금단, 과잉소통과 몰입, 과도한 소비)에서 모두 점수가 높았던 '고위험군'은 전체의 24.51%를 차지하였고, 하위 영역들에서 중간 정도의 점수를 보이는 '잠재위험군'은 44.33%로 그 비율이 가장 높았다. 잠재계층 분류에 있어서 연령을 제외한 다른 모든 변인이 유의미한 영향력을 지니는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 기혼여성의 SNS중독경향에 특성에 따른 집단을 구분하며 집단별 특성에 따른 상담과 교육에 방향에 대한 시사점을 제공하였으며, 이후 기혼여성의 SNS중독경향에 대한 표준화된 도구개발 등을 통해 다양한 연구 확대가 필요함에 대해 논의하였다.

• 영재교육연구
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2005

발달 잠재력과 관련된 개념으로서 과민흥분성(OE)은 미국 학생들의 경우 지능, 성별, 학교 프로그램에의 연류, 그리고 예술적 관심에서 차이를 보였다. 사람들이 정서적 성장을 위한 발달 잠재력을 경험하는 과민흥분성은 다섯 가지 방법으로 설명할 수 있는데, 이는 정서적,지적, 상상적, 감각적, 그리고 정신운동성이다. 미국에서 수행된 연구 외에 영재아 그룹의 프로파일에 대해서는 알려진 것이 거의 없다. 한국 학생들의 정서적 필요를 보다 잘 이해하기 위해서, 본 연구는 수학과 과학, 예술, 그리고 외국어라는 상이한 학습 영역의 네 고등학교에 다니는 학생들의 과민흥분성 프로파일을 알아보는 것을 목적으로 한다. 341명의 학생들에게 과민흥분성 설문지로 검사를 실시한 후 통계적 차이를 알아보기 위해 MANOVA가 사용되었다. 정신운동, 감각적, 상상적 영역에서는 예술학교 학생들이 가장 높았으며, 지적 영역은 과학고등학교 학생들이, 정서적 영역은 외국어 고등학교 학생들이 가장 높았다. 학교들 간에 통계적으로 의미 있는 차이를 보였다. 각각의 전공 사이에도 역시 통계적으로 의미 있는 차이를 보였다. 정신 운동에서는 무용 전공의 학생들이, 감각적, 상상적, 정서적 에서는 드라마 전공의 학생들이, 그리고 지적에서는 과학 전공 학생들이 각각 가장 높은 점수를 보였다. 또한, 정신운동, 상상적, 지적 영역은 남학생들이 높았고, 반대로 감각적, 정서적 영역에서는 여학생들이 남학생보다 높았다.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제63권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2018

Information on the patterns of genetic diversity and population structure is essential for the rational use and efficient management of germplasms; accurate information aids in monitoring germplasms, and can also be used to predict potential genetic gains. In this study, we assessed genetic diversity, focusing on Korean rice accessions for theand their sustainable conserved diversity. Using DNA profiling with 12 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers, we detected a total of 333 alleles among 2,016 accessions. The number of alleles ranged from 21 to 53, with an average of 27.8. Average polymorphism information content was 0.797, with the lowest being 0.667 and the highest 0.940. CA cluster analysis and the model-based population structure revealed two main groups that could be subdivided into five subgroups. Analysis of the molecular variance study based on the SSR profile data showed 5% variance among the profiles, whereas we recorded 93% variance among individuals and 2% variance within individuals. Specifically, the utilized diversity for of the breeding program is restricted in that cultivars were located in limited clades. These results revealed that preserving the diversity of Korean landraces could be useful sources for breeding new rice cultivars, and cwould be the basis for the sustainable conservation and utilization of a Korean rice germplasm.