• 한국산학기술학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국산학기술학회 2010년도 추계학술발표논문집 1부
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• pp.495-499
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• 2010

The biocatalytic capture of $CO_2$, and its precipitationas $CaCO_3$, over bovine carbonic anhydrase (BCA) immobilized on a pore-expanded SBA-15 support was investigated. SBA-15 was synthesized using TMB as a pore expander, and the resulting porous silica was characterized by XRD, BET, IR, and FE-SEM analysis. BCA was immobilized on SBA-15 through various approaches, including covalent attachment (BCA-CA), adsorption (BCA-ADS), and cross-linked enzyme aggregation (BCA-CLEA). The immobilization of BCA on SBA-15 was confirmed by the presence of zinc metal in the EDXS analysis. The effects of pH, temperature, storage stability, and reusability on the biocatalytic performance of BCA were characterized by examining para-nitrophenyl acetate (p-NPA) hydrolysis. The $K_{cat}/K_m$ values for p-NPA hydrolysis were 740.05, 660.62, and $680.11M^{-1}s^{-1}$, respectively, where as $K_{cat}/K_m$ for free BCA was $873.76M^{-1}s^{-1}$. The amount of $CaCO_3$ precipitate was measured quantitatively using anion-selective electrode and was found to be 12.41, 11.82, or 11.28 mg $CaCO_3$/mg for BCA-CLEA, BCA-ADS, or BCA-CA, respectively. The present results indicate that the immobilized BCA-CLEA, BCA-ADS, and BCA-CA are green materials, and are tunable, reusable, and promising biocatalysts for $CO_2$ sequestration.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.837-846
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• 2012

Breast cancer (BCa) is the leading type of cancer in Mexican women. Genetic factors, such as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of P450 system, have been reported in BCa. In this report, and for the first time in the literature, we analyzed the rs3735684 (7021 G>A), rs11553651 (15016 G>T) and rs56195291 (60020 C>G) polymorphisms in the CYP2W1, 4F11 and 8A1 genes in patients with BCa and in healthy Mexican women to identify a potential association between these polymorphisms and BCa risk. Patients and controls were used for polymorphism analysis using an allelic discrimination assay with TaqMan probes and confirmed by DNA sequencing. Links with clinic-pathological characteristics were also analyzed. Statistical analysis was performed using the standard ${\chi}^2$ or Fisher exact test statistic. No significant differences were observed in the distributions of CYP2W1 (OR 8.6, 95%CI 0.43-172.5 P>0.05; OR 2.0, 95%CI 0.76-5.4, P>0.05) and CYP4F11 (OR 0.3, 95%CI 0.01-8.4 P>0.05) genotypes between the patients and controls. Only the CYP8A1 CC genotype was detected in patients with BCa and the controls. All polymorphism frequencies were in Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium (HWE) in the controls (P>0.05). We found a significant association between BCa risk and smoking, use of oral contraceptives or hormonal replacement therapy (HRT), obesity, hyperglycemia, chronic diseases, family history of cancer and menopausal status in the population studied (P<0.05). Tobacco, oral contraceptive or HRT, chronic diseases and obesity or overweight were strongly associated with almost eight, thirty-five, nine and five-fold increased risk for BCa. Tobaco, obesity and hyperglycemia significantly increased the risk of BCa in the patients carrying variant genotypes of CYP2W1 (P<0.05). These results indicate that the CYP2W1 rs3735684, CYP4F11 rs11553651 and CYP8A1 rs56195291 SNPs are not a key risk factor for BCa in Mexican women. This study did not detect an association between the CYP2W1, 4F11 and 8A1 genes polymorphisms and BCa risk in a Mexican population. However, some clinico-pathological risk factors interact with CYP2W1 genotypes and modifies susceptibility to BCa.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2019

Recent economic trends are worsening and becoming longer, and Korean shipbuilding is focused on high value added and high technology, especially for LNG carriers and large container ships. Both ship types increased in size in the 2010s but have requirements such as high strength, toughness at low temperatures and continuous weldability for preventing brittle fractures at service temperatures. In particular, as container ships become larger, the International Classification Society (IACS) has established a provision (IACS UR S33) that mandates the use of BCA (Brittle Crack Arrest) certified vessels for large container vessels contracted after 2014 to ensure safety. Therefore, studies on BCA 47Y.P are currently being undertaken, but BCA 40Y.P has not been actively studied yet. We will test BCA 40Y.P to verify why it can be applied to a large container ship and measure fatigue cracking.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.393-396
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• 2003

Conventional method for designing and installing anechoic chambers is to utilize porous wedges for the sound absorbers. As cutoff frequency lowers down such as 63Hz or 50Hz, the corresponding long wedges diminish the free field area of the chamber. In this study, a new broadband compact absorber(BCA) is introduced which absorbs acoustic energy down to 50Hz. Most prominent is that it measures only 250mm thick. A freely vibrating panel between the non-fibrous absorbers allows tuned absorption at the low frequency region in addition to the high frequency absorption resulted from the conventional absorber installed at the front. Standing waves at low frequency range are suppressed as the BCA modules which are tuned to the corresponding modes absorb sound energy effectively, resulting in anechoic condition. Not only the low frequency performances, but the high frequency absorption is measured to meet adequate conditions for the anechoic chamber. Realized BCA chambers are presented.

• 생태와환경
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• 제38권2호통권112호
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• pp.261-270
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• 2005

매년 남조 Microcystis aeruginosa가 대발생하는 인공연못에 100 L mesocosm를 설치하고 생물제재 (Xantobacter autotrophycus + casitone)를 혼합 처리한 결과, 환경요인의 변화(pH, DO감소, 영양염 증가)와 함께 식물플랑크톤 군집의 뚜렷한 변화가 관찰되었다. 생물제재 처리후 M. aeruginosa는 점차 감소하여 8일에는 관찰되지 않았고, 식물플랑크톤 총 밀도의 약 60% 이상이 감소하였다. 또한 남조의 소멸과 함께 조체성 독소의 감소 및 용존성 독소가 증가하였으며, 뚜렷한 영양물질의 증가에도 불가하고 현존량이 증가하는 종은 나타나지 않았다. 이러한 영양물질이나 용존성 독소의 증가는 생물제재를 이용한 남조류 제어가 상수원 저수지와 같은 장소보다는 규모가 작은 연못이나 저수지 등에 적합하며, 생물제재 처리 이후 수질변화에 대한 적극적인 수질관리 대책이 마련되어야 할 것으로 판단되었다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.164-169
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• 2004

감자더뎅이병 방제용 생물제제(biocontrol agenL BCA)를 개발하기 위하여 국내 토양으로부터 분리된 5,000여 방선균 균주를 대상으로 더뎅이병 관련 병원균(Streptomyces scabiei및 S. turgidiscabies)에 대한 in vitro또는 in vivo 활성검정을 실시하였다. 활성검정 결과 길항력이 우수한 균주로서 9균주가 선발되었으며 실제 재배포장에서 사용되고 있는 dazomet및 mancozeb 등 농약에 대한 감수성 시험을 실시하여 A020645 균주가 길항활성 뿐만 아니라 약제저항성이 가장 높음을 확인하고 더뎅이병 방제용 BCA 균주로 선발하였다. 본 균주로부터 항균활성물질을 분리하기 위하여 액체배양액으로부터 음이온교환 크로마토그래피(anion exchange chromatography), solidphase(ODS) extraction, TLC, 역상 HPLC 등을 실시하여 최종적으로 compound A와 B를 순수 분리하였다. Compound A와 B는 NMR 분석 결과 nucleoside계 화합물로 판단된다.

• Experimental and Molecular Medicine
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• 제50권11호
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• pp.10.1-10.11
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• 2018

Although early studies suggested that bladder cancer (BCa) is more prevalent in men than in women, muscle-invasive rates are higher in women than in men, suggesting that sex hormones might play important roles in different stages of BCa progression. In this work, we found that estrogen receptor beta ($ER{\beta}$) could increase BCa cell proliferation and invasion via alteration of miR-92a-mediated DAB2IP (DOC-2/DAB2 interacting protein) signals and that blocking miR-92a expression with an inhibitor could partially reverse $ER{\beta}$-enhanced BCa cell growth and invasion. Further mechanism dissection found that $ER{\beta}$ could increase miR-92a expression at the transcriptional level via binding to the estrogen-response-element (ERE) on the 5' promoter region of its host gene C13orf25. The $ER{\beta}$ up-regulated miR-92a could decrease DAB2IP tumor suppressor expression via binding to the miR-92a binding site located on the DAB2IP 3' UTR. Preclinical studies using an in vivo mouse model also confirmed that targeting this newly identified $ER{\beta}$/miR-92a/DAB2IP signal pathway with small molecules could suppress BCa progression. Together, these results might aid in the development of new therapies via targeting of this $ER{\beta}$-mediated signal pathway to better suppress BCa progression.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권18호
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• pp.8397-8403
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• 2016

Background: Breast cancer (BCa) is the most common malignancy in Mexican women. A set of histopathological markers has been established to guide BCa diagnosis, prognosis and treatment. Nevertheless, in only a few Mexican health services, such as that of the Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA for its acronym in Spanish), are these markers commonly employed for assessing BCa. The aim of this study was to explore the association of Ki67, TP53, HER2/neu, estrogenic receptors (ERs) and progesterone receptors (PRs) with BCa risk factors. Materials and Methods: Clinical histories provided background patient information. Immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis was conducted on 48 tissue samples from women diagnosed with BCa and treated with radical mastectomy. The Chi square test or Fisher exact test together with the Pearson and Spearman correlation were applied. Results: On average, patients were $58{\pm}10.4$ years old. It was most common to find invasive ductal carcinoma (95.8%), histological grade 3 (45.8%), with a poor Nottingham Prognostic Index (NPI; 80.4%). ERs and PRs were associated with smoking and alcohol consumption, metastasis at diagnosis and Ki67 expression (p<0.05). PR+ was also related to urea and ER+ (p<0.05). Ki67 was associated with TP53 and elevated triglycerides (p<0.05), and HER2/neu with ER+, the number of pregnancies and tumor size (p<0.05). TP53 was also associated with a poor NPI (p<0.05) and CD34 with smoking (p<0.05). The triple negative status (ER-/PR-/HER2/neu-) was related to smoking, alcohol consumption, exposure to biomass, number of pregnancies, metastasis and a poor NPI (p<0.05). Moreover, the luminal B subty was associated with histological type (p=0.007), tumor size (p=0.03) and high cholesterol (p=0.02). Conclusions: Ki67, TP53, HER2/neu, ER and PR proved to be related to several clinical and pathological factors. Hence, it is crucial to determine this IHC profile in women at risk for BCa. Certain associations require further study to understand physiological/biochemical/molecular processes.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.95-101
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• 2006

Objectives : This study was to investigate the effect of National Health Services for obesity patients by oriental medical treatment. Methods : We analyzed 46 obesity patient joined to Oriental Treatment for Obesity in Sunchang Medical Center with BCA(bocy component analysis), after we had treated them with our obesity program. We analyzed changes of BCA during before and after treatment, and analyzed items in BCA are weight(kg), amount of muscle(kg), amount of body fat(kg), body fat rate(%) and BMI(body mass index). Results : 1. Weight, amount of muscle, amount of body fat, body fat rate and BMI were decreased in after treatment, but they didn't have statistical significance. 2. This studies suggest oriental treatment for obesity may be an effective overweigh group(BMI $25{\sim}30$), because it had statistical significance(P<0.05). 3. It appears that oriental treatment for obesity have an effect in National Health Services

• 한국전자거래학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.155-166
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• 2015

랜덤워크는 그래프 기반의 랭킹 기법들에서 빈번히 사용되지만, 그래프 간선에 음수 가중치를 가지는 부호 그래프는 고려하지 않는다. 이 논문에서는 하이더의 균형 이론을 적용하여 랜덤워크수행 시 음수 가중치를 처리하는 기법을 제안한다. 제안 기법은 추천 시스템에 적용되었으며, 사용자가 선호하지 않는 아이템을 걸러내는 데 효과가 있음을 실험을 통해 보인다. 제안한 모델의 성능을 위해 기존의 Top-k 랜덤워크 계산 기법인 BCA를 확장한 Bicolor-BCA 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안 알고리즘은 임계값이 필요한데, 실험을 통해 임계값에 따른 정확도와 성능의 변화를 살펴본다.