• 전기화학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.208-213
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• 2011

합성된 $BF_3LiMA$ 리튬염을 단량체로 사용하는 고체 고분자전해질을 제조하고 $BF_3LiMA$의 농도가 이온전도도에 미치는 영향 및 전기화학적 안정성을 교류임피던스 측정법과 선형전위주사법을 통하여 평가하였다. 그 결과 $BF_3LiMA$가 12.9 wt%인 고체 고분자전해질에서 $7.71{\times}10^{-6}S\;cm^{-1}$의 가장 높은 $25^{\circ}C$ 이온전도도가 관찰되었으며 이 값을 전후로 이온전도도는 다소 감소하는 경향이 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 저농도의 $BF_3LiMA$에서 발생할 수 있는 리튬염의 부족과 고농도의 $BF_3LiMA$에서는 발생할 수 있는 고분자기질의 유동성 감소가 원인으로 해석된다. 또한 $BF_3LiMA$ 기반의 고체 고분자전해질은 음이온이 고정되어 있는 자기-도핑형 계열로서 $60^{\circ}C$에서 6.0 V까지 우수한 전기화학적 안정성을 보여주었다.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.339-348
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• 2008

Butea frondosa has been used traditionally as a topical formulation in the treatment of many diseases and disorders. Two compounds [BF-1 (crystalline flavonol quercetin) and BF-2 (tannin) from ethyl acetate fraction of ethanolic extract] were isolated from the bark of Butea frondosa. The stereostructures of the compounds were determined on the basis of chemical and physicochemical evidence. BF-1 and BF-2 were screened in vitro for possible antibacterial property against 112 bacteria comprising 3 genera of Gram-positive and 12 genera of Gram-negative types. It was found that both BF-1 and BF-2 exhibited inhibitory activity against several bacteria. Most of these strains were inhibited by BF-1 at $50-200\;{\mu}g/ml$, while BF-2 ($MIC_{50}$ $400\;{\mu}g/ml$) was much less active. The bacteria could be arranged in the decreasing order of sensitivity towards BF-1 in the following manner: S. aureus, Bacillus spp., Salmonella spp., Vibrio spp., Shigella spp., E. coli and Pseudomonas spp. The $MIC_{50}$ of the compound was $50\;{\mu}g/ml$ while the $MIC_{90}$ was $100\;{\mu}g/ml$. The decreasing order of sensitivity towards BF-2 was V. cholerae, Bacillus spp., S. aureus, V. parahaemolyticus, Salmonella spp. and Proteus spp. BF-1 was bactericidal in action. In vivo studies with this extract showed that it could offer statistically significant protection (p < 0.01) to mice challenged with a virulent bacterium. The inhibitory activity of Butea frondosa against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria indicates its usefulness in the treatment of common bacterial infections. The potentiality of BF-1 as an antibacterial agent may be confirmed further by pharmacological studies.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.113-123
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• 2008

Objectives: Obesity is chronic condition which can severely influence health. People with a high percentage of body fat (%BF) have high prevalence of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. Abdominal obesity (AO) seems to play a major role in the development of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and hyperlipidemia. This study investigated the %BF and AO of workers in the automobile manufacturing industry. Methods: The subjects were categorized by sex, age, job class, drinking history and smoking history. %BF and AO were measured by using bioelectrical impedance analysis (Jawon Medical, Seoul, Korea). We analyzed the relationship between age, sex, job class, drinking history, smoking history and %BF and WHR into frequencies, $X^2$-test using the SPSS Ver. 12.0. Results: Regarding the relationship between sex and %BF, AO, there was statistically significant difference as men had a significant higher level of %BF and AO than women. There was a positive correlation between age and both %BF and AO. Workers in their 40s especially ran level of AO up. In job class, office workers were apt to have a higherlevel of %BF and AO than production line workers. %BF and AO of the non-drinker group showed a lower level than the drinker group. On the other hand, the ex-smoker group had higher levels of %BF and AO than the non-smoker or current-smoker groups. Conclusions: The above results showed that men, the advanced in years, office workers, drinkers and ex-smokers had high levels of %BF and AO.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.769-779
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• 1994

The root of Bupleurum falcatum L.(BF) has been widely used in oriental medicine as a major camponent in many prescriptions for chronic hepatitis, renal disease, tuberculosis and some other infectious diseases. Many attempts have done to investigate the therapeutic effects of these principles. However, any kinds of screenig on immune regulatory- and antitumor- effects of BF has not been reported. The present study, therefore, was undertaken to investigate the BF-effects on cellular- and humoral-immune responses, phagocytic activities of macrophages, lymphokine- and Immunoglobulin(Ig)-production of lymphocytes, tumorigenesis of implanted sarcoma 180 cells and B16 melanoma cells, and proliferations of some tumor cell lines(Fsa II, 3LL and EL4). BF increased phagocytic activities of mouse peritoneal macrophages in a dose- and time-dependent fashion. Arthus reaction and antibody responses to SRBC were slightly enhanced but delayed hypersensitivity was depresed when BF was injected before- and after-SRBC sensitization. BF inhibited the proliferative responses of human tonsillar lymphocytes to PHA- and Con A-stimulation but slightly augmented the response of these cells to Staphylococcus aureus Cowan 1(SAC)-activation. Ig secretion of human mononuclear cells activated with SAC was slightly increased by BF. BF significantly augmented the SAC-induced IL 6 production of human mononuclear cells but not influenced Con Ainduced IL 2 secretion. NK cell activities of mouse splenocytes were somewhat increased when BF was pretreated and this responses were due to the increment of binding affinities of effector cells to target cells and of lytic activities of effector cells against target cells. In vitro BF significantly inhibited the proliferations of cancer cells such as Fsa II, 3LL and EL4 strains. BF decreased not only the frequency of tumor induction but also the tumor size per sarcoma 180 or B16 cell-implanted mouse. Taken together, these results indicate that BF is one of the potential immunomodulator, and suggest its possibility to be used as a desirable antitumor agent.

• Journal of Korean Medical Science
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• 제33권43호
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• pp.272.1-272.12
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• 2018

Background: In Korea, the breastfeeding (BF) rate of infants aged 6 months or more is drastically decreasing, and this phenomenon is particularly worrisome for the future health of the population. The present study aimed to identify an antenatal strategy for initiation and continuation of human BF, and to identify how Baby-Friendly Hospitals (BFHs) may positively influence the intention to breastfeed. Methods: A total of 414 pregnant Korean antenatal women were surveyed using questionnaires to determine current knowledge of the benefits of human breast milk, whether they planned to breastfeed after delivery, to continue BF after reinstatement in the workforce, are willing to abide by rooming-in care for infants, and plan to give birth at BFHs. Results: We found that planning room-in care, greater awareness of BF benefits for infant and mother, participation in antenatal education programs, and provision of BF facilities in the workplace were positively associated with plans for exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and longer BF duration. The mothers who planned to give birth at BFHs also desired to breastfeed immediately after birth, implement in-room care, continue BF at their workplace, participate in antenatal BF educational programs, and were more aware of the benefits of BF. Conclusion: If the beneficial effects of BFHs were well known to individuals, these would enhance the success rate of BF in Korea. Antenatal education and consequent acquisition of better knowledge of the benefits of BF are important for increasing the rate of BF practices.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.431-436
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• 2008

The impact of storage on the neuroprotective effects against $A\beta$-induced cell death and physicochemical characteristics of milk fortified with BF-7 were investigated. The BF-7 milk exerted protection of neuronal cells SK-N-SH from amyloid beta ($A\beta$)-induced neuronal stress. Our results showed that incubation of the cell with pretreated BF-7 milk, significantly attenuated apoptotic stress by $A\beta$, considered in cell morphology and nucleus shape. The general compositions were maintained consistently in BF-7 fortified milk (BF-7 milk). The BF-7 did not make any disturbance on pH and titratable acidity. The color change was not detected, either. Also, any microorganism had not been detected with more than 7 days storage at $4^{\circ}C$. In sensory evaluation study. the average scores of each sensory attribute were quite similar with plain milk. In conclusion, our results strongly indicate that BF-7 characteristics are quite adequate to be included in milk and BF-7 milk is still working well on neuro-protection, result in enforcing our brain and delaying neurodegeneration.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.423-432
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• 1993

Feeding mode and evacuation pattern of 9 breast-fed(BF) infants and 22 formula-fed(FF) infants were monitored at 1, 2 and 3 months postpartum in Korea. The daily feeding volume to the BF infants was significantly less than that to the FF infants at 2 and 3 months postpartum. And the daily feeding voloume to the BF infants decreased significantly with age, whereas that to the FF infants increased significantly. These data indicated that the frequency of daily feeding decreased with age in bofy infants' intake per feeding increased whereas the BF infants' did not. As a result, the BF infants could not adjust their intakes. The frequency of daily evactation of the BF infants was higher than that of the FF infants, but the amount of daily evacuation of the BF infants was less than that of the FF infants.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.1296-1309
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• 2023

In this paper, based on the soft cancellation (SCAN) bit-flipping (SCAN-BF) algorithm, a generalized SCAN bit-flipping (GSCAN-BF-Ω) decoding algorithm is carried out, where Ω represents the number of bits flipped or corrected at the same time. GSCAN-BF-Ω algorithm corrects the prior information of the code bits and flips the prior information of the unreliable information bits simultaneously to improve the block error rate (BLER) performance. Then, a joint threshold scheme for the GSCAN-BF-2 decoding algorithm is proposed to reduce the average decoding complexity by considering both the bit channel quality and the reliability of the coded bits. Simulation results show that the GSCAN-BF-Ω decoding algorithm reduces the average decoding latency while getting performance gains compared to the common multiple SCAN bit-flipping decoding algorithm. And the GSCAN-BF-2 decoding algorithm with the joint threshold reduces the average decoding latency further by approximately 50% with only a slight performance loss compared to the GSCAN-BF-2 decoding algorithm.

• 공업화학
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.615-620
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• 2015

폴리프로필렌(polypropylene, PP)과 대나무 섬유(bamboo fiber, BF) 복합체의 물성에 미치는 상용화제의 영향을 고찰하기 위해 이축압출기를 이용하여 PP/BF 복합체를 제조하였다. BF의 함량은 10에서 25 wt%로 변량하였고, 상용화제는 3 wt%로 고정하였으며, 폴리프로필렌과 대나무 섬유와의 혼화성 증대를 위한 상용화제는 무수말레인산(maleic anhydride, MAH)이 그라프트된 PP-g-MAH를 사용하였다. 상용화제를 적용한 복합체의 화학구조는 적외선 분광 스펙트럼의 $1700cm^{-1}$ 근처에서 나타나는 카르보닐기(C=O) 신축진동 피크의 존재 여부를 통해 확인하였으며, 압출온도와 스크류 회전속도는 기계적 물성과 탄화 정도를 고려하여 210, 100 rpm으로 선정하였다. PP/BF 복합체의 용융거동은 큰 차이를 보이지 않았지만 결정화 온도는 $10-20^{\circ}C$ 정도 증가를 나타내었고, 이는 BF가 불균일 핵제로 작용하기 때문으로 해석할 수 있다. 인장시험, 굴곡시험을 통해 BF의 함량이 15-20 wt%일 때 상용화제의 효과가 뚜렷하게 나타나는 것을 확인하였고, 이는 PP와 BF의 계면 접착특성으로 설명할 수 있다. 계면 접착특성 향상은 파단면의 SEM 사진과 접촉각을 통해 확인하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제11권12호
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• pp.5143-5150
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• 2010

많은 지자체들이 도시시설을 장애물 없는 (barrier free, BF) 환경으로 조성하기 위한 노력들을 기울이고 있다. 그러나 선행연구는 장애인만을 주 분석대상으로 BF 환경 조성요소들을 도출한바 장애인과 비장애인의 공통개선요소와 이용자별 개선요소를 고려한 BF 환경조성방안에 대한 연구는 미흡한 실정이다. 본 연구는 부산광역시 해수욕장을 이용한 장애인과 비장애인의 BF 환경 조성요소들에 대한 만족도를 변형된 중요도-만족도 분석 (modified importance-performance analysis)기법을 적용하여 개선 우선순위를 도출하였다. 분석결과 장애인과 비장애인의 공통개선요소인 "위생시설"의 개선이 가장 시급할 것으로 판단되며, 장애인을 대상으로는 "매개시설"의 개선이, 비장애인을 대상으로는 "편의시설"의 개선이 필요한 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 분석결과는 장애인과 비장애인이 대상 해수욕장시설 이용 시 장애가 되는 요소들이 이용자의 특성에 따라 달라질 수 있음을 나타낸다. 본 연구는 장애인과 비장애인의 BF 생활환경 조성 요소에 대한 만족도를 분석하여 공통개선요소와 각 이용자별 개선요소를 제시함으로서 BF 관련 정책수립과 예산책정에 유연성을 부여할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.