• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.61-65
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• 2015

Whole genome sequencing (WGS)-based noninvasive prenatal test (NIPT) is the first method applied in the clinical setting out of various NIPT techniques. Several companies, such as Sequenom, BGI, and Illumina offer WGS-based NIPT, each with different technical and bioinformatic approaches. Sequenom, BGI, and Illumina utilize z-, t-, and L-scores, as well as normalized chromosome values, respectively, for trisomy detection. Their outstanding performance has been demonstrated in clinical studies of more than 100,000 pregnancies. The sensitivity and specificity for detection of trisomies 13, 18, and 21 were above 98%, as reported by all three companies. Unlike other techniques, WGS-based NIPT can detect other trisomies as well as clinically significant segmental duplications/deletions within a chromosome, which could expand the scope of NIPT. Incorrect results could be due to low fetal fraction, fetoplacental mosaicism, confined placental mosaicism or maternal copy number variation (CNV). Among those, maternal CNV is a significant contributor of false positive results and therefore genome wide scanning plays an important role in preventing the occurrence of false positives. In this article, the bioinformatic techniques and clinical performance of three major companies are comprehensively reviewed.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.138-146
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• 1985

포도당 이성화효소를 coding는 Bacillus licheniformis ATCC31667의 유전자를 Escherichia coli LE 392-6에 클로닝하였다. Bacillus lieheniformis 염색체 DNA를 분리하고 제한효소인 Pst I.HindIII, Sal 1, EcoR 1, BamH1으로 절단한 후 운반제 plasmid인 pBR332에 연결하고 포도당 이성화효소 negative인 E. coli LE 3926-6에 형질전환하였다. 이중 E채꺄 제한효소를 사용한 것만이 glucose isomerase positive로 전환되어 xylose를 유일 탄소원으로 하여 성장하였다. 이 제조합 plasmid를 제한효소로 처리하여 본 결과 4.1Kb의 Bacillus licheniformisdb전자가 옮겨 졌음을 확인했고 여기에 제한효소 HindII와 Puv II의 절단위치가 확인되어 제한요소 지도를 작정하였다. 이 재조합 plasmid pBGI6는 연속계대 10일 후에도 매우안정하게 유지되었다. 한편 포도당 이정화 효소의 안정을 측정하여 본 바 야생숙주에 비해 약 20배의 증가를 나타냈다.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.15-25
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• 2020

본 연구는 사회환경적 문제의 해결방안으로서 새롭게 등장한 자연기반해법 (NbS) 개념을 물관리에 초점을 맞추어 생태계에 기반을 둔 기존 유사개념들과 비교, 평가한 것이다. NbS는 (자연)생태계 기능이 사회환경문제 해결에 활용하기 위한 기존의 다양한 접근방법들을 포괄적으로 대표할 수 있다는 점에서 그 의미가 있으며, 특히 교육적, 설득적인 면에서 유익한 개념이다. 그러나 물관리 측면에서 접근방법론은 특히 Eco-DRR을 포함하는 광의의 그린인프라와 실제 크게 다르지 않다. 다만 협의의 그린인프라는 현재 우수관리에 초점을 맞추고 있기 때문에 NbS 개념은 여전히 유용하다. 물관련 제 방법론은 개념적, 공간적 포괄성 관점에서 NbS-(EE)-BGI-(CRT)-GI-LID 순으로 표시할 수 있다. 마지막으로, LID 용어는 토지개발사업과 같이 특정한 경우를 제외하고 혼돈스럽지 않도록 그린인프라 용어로 대체할 수 있을 것이다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.193-200
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• 2013

Trichoderma asperellum SKT-1 is a microbial pesticide that is very effective against various diseases. Our study was undertaken to evaluate T. asperellum SKT-1 for induction of resistance against yellow strain of Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV-Y) in Arabidopsis plants. Disease severity was rated at 2 weeks post inoculation (WPI). CMV titre in Arabidopsis leaves was determined by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) at 2 WPI. Our results demonstrated that among all Arabidopsis plants treated with barley grain inoculum (BGI) of SKT-1 NahG and npr1 plants showed no significant reduction in disease severity and CMV titre as compared with control plants. In contrast, disease severity and CMV titre were significantly reduced in all Arabidopsis plants treated with culture filtrate (CF) of SKT-1 as compared with control plants. RT-PCR results showed increased expression levels of SA-inducible genes, but not JA/ET-inducible genes, in leaves of BGI treated plants. Moreover, expression levels of SA- and JA/ET-inducible genes were increased in leaves of CF treated plants. In conclusion, BGI treatment induced systemic resistance against CMV through SA signaling cascade in Arabidopsis plants. While, treatment with CF of SKT-1 mediated the expression of a majority of the various pathogen related genes, which led to the increased defense mechanism against CMV infection.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.349-356
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• 2014

타자들의 평가에 대한 불완전한 부분을 보완하기 위하여 세이버메트리션들이 세워놓은 기준들이 선수 평가에 중요한 잣대가 되고 있다. 하지만 평가지표들은 개수가 많고 형태가 일정하지 않아서 팬들을 혼동에 빠지게 한다. 본 연구에서는 대표적인 타자평가지표를 이용하여 지표들의 특성을 골고루 반영하는 주성분을 찾아보고 한국프로야구에 적합한 타자지표를 제안한다. 제안된 지표는 타자들의 능력을 그룹화하여 객관적으로 설명할 수 있기 때문에 선수들의 연봉을 합리적으로 결정할 수 있다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2010년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.533-538
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• 2010

This study was performed for evaluate permeability in base of development material and existing grouting. And examined durability by age strength when devide seawater and fresh water that water curing. Executed permeability test to choose base to produce pouring in specimen. About 5 grouting material, produced pouring in specimen. Seawater strength of all grouting materials except BGI decreased gradually as result that divide seawater and fresh water that water curing.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.24-30
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• 2007

목초액 투여가 생체 지질대사에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위하여 조아제약에서 개발하여 특허출원한 목초액에서 조제한 시판 목초액 (원액 35% 상당)을 사용하여 0%, 1.0%, 25.0%, 50.0%, 75.0%가 되도록 조제 (control, PL-1, PL-25, PL-50, PL-75 groups)하여 실험용 조제사료로써 8주 동안 자유 음용시킨 다음, 목초액의 지질대사에 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. 목초액 투여에 의한 체중변화 및 사료 섭취률에는 유의적인 영향을 주지 못했다. 그렇지만, 혈청 중의 중성지질의 영향은 목초액 PL-25 및 PL-50 투여군은 대조군 대비 20.5% 및 19.5%의 매우 유의적인 억제효과가 인정되었고, 목초액 PL-75 투여군도 대조군 대비 12%의 유의적인 감소효과가 인정되었다. 목초액 PL-25 및 PL-50 투여군의 총콜레스테롤은 대조군 대비 79.3% 및 83.7%로서 20.7% 및 16.3%의 매우 유의적인 총콜레스테롤 억제효과가 인정되었다. 또한 목초액 PL-25 및 PL-50 투여군은 20.3% 및 16.9%의 유의적 LDL-콜레스테롤의 억제효과가 인정되었을 뿐만 아니라 36.4% 및 25.5%의 HDL-콜레스테롤의 증가효과가 인정되었다. 목초액 PL-25 및 PL-50 투여군은 대조군 대비 각각 37.0% 및 50.0%로 매우 유의적인 동맥경화지수 (AI)의 억제효과가 나타났다. 따라서 목초액의 장기간 투여는 중선지질, 총콜레스테롤 및 LDL-콜레스테롤을 효과적으로 억제할 뿐만 HDL-콜레스테롤을 효과적으로 증가시켜 동맥경화지수(AI)도 효과적으로 억제할 수 있기 때문에 목초액의 장기투여는 성인병의 예방에 효과적일 것으로 기대된다.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.149-176
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• 2009

In the recent e-learning environment, avatars are often used to help learners get familiar with the contents, which is ultimately to motivate them to study more. Therefore, it is important to investigate whether avatars have actually the desirable effect on users of e-learning materials. Surprisingly, however, no extensive study has been conducted on this crucial issue Accordingly, main objectives this study are summarized as follows. First, we need to gain better understanding of how much learners' trust towards avatars (termed as "avatar trust") is transferred to learners' trust towards e-learning contents (termed as "contents trust"). Second, we need to investigate how much learners' personal relationships with avatars as well as learning behaviors change depending on avatar types (attractive vs. professional) and contents complexity (easy vs. difficult). As described in the study objectives, in order for us to analyze empirical data more systematically, we classified avatar types into two: "attractive" and "professional;" the contents are categorized as either "easy" or "difficult." Therefore, it is essential for this study to build a prototype e-learning website on which our research purpose can be realized and tested effectively with proper avatar types and e-learning contents. For this purpose, we built a prototype e-learning website, in which avatars are invited from currently working avatar instructors used in real-world e-learning websites, and e-learning contents are adapted from real-world contents about Java programming topic, which have been proved to have shown high quality and reliability. Our research method includes questionnaire survey by inviting a number of valid respondents comprised of office workers who are believed to have high demands for the e-learning contents as well as those who have previous experience with avatar instructors. Respondents were given one of the four e-learning experiment conditions (2 avatar types x 2 contents types) on a random basis. Each experimental e-learning condition is framed to have the same quality but different avatar type and content complexity. Then the respondents are asked to fill out the survey form which has questions about avatar trust, contents trust, personal relationships with avatar, and learning behavior, among others. Regarding the constructs used in research model, we based them rigorously on previous studies. For example, we used six constructs such as behavior to give information (BGI), behavior to obtain information (BOI), need for inclusion wanted, need for control wanted, contents trust, and avatar trust. To measure them, 7-Likert scales were used in the questionnaire. E-learning performance was measured indirectly through two constructs such as BGI and BOI. Six constructs used in the research model were adopted and revised from the FIRO-B model suggested by Schutz. Empirical results are as follows: First, professional avatars are more effective for difficult contents, while attractive avatars were not as effective for easy contents. Second, our study results ascertained that avatar trust transfers to contents trust regardless of avatar types and contents complexity.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.62-68
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• 2015

PURPOSE. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the amount of reosseointegration after counter torquing (reverse torque) and transposing the installed implants at different times. MATERIALS AND METHODS. This study was done on ten tibiae of five cross-bred dogs. At the first day one implant was installed in each tibia. After one week half of the implants were randomly counter torqued (1WCT) and the other half were explanted and reimplanted in a new juxtaposition site (transposed)(1WT). At the same time three new implants were installed in each dog, one of them was considered as one week control (1WC) and remaining two as 8 week groups (8WCT&8WT). After eight weeks the 1WCT and 1WT implants were loosened by counter torque and the quantity of needed force for liberation was measured with the digital device (BGI). At the same time one implant was installed in each dog as eight week control (8WC) and the same protocol was repeated for 8 week groups after another 8 weeks. RESULTS. All implants were osseointegrated. Mean quantities of osseointegration in case groups indicated better amounts rather than control groups. CONCLUSION. Counter torque or transposition of the installed implants one week or eight weeks after the implantation did lead to osseointegration.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제29권B호
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• pp.73-80
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• 2009

This paper is to investigate effect of B.G.I (Best Grouting Innovation) method on reinforcing ground. In this thesis, extensive literature review was performed to summarize theoretical backgrounds of grouting and to compare the applicability of different grouting methods. Unconfined compression test with specimen prepared by injecting different grouts of B.G.I, S.G.R and L.W methods and by changing the curing time were carried out to figure out characteristics of initial unconfined compression strength mobilized in the early stage. As results of test, the compression strength increases with curing times and specimen prepared with grouts of B.G.I method show greater values than others. On the other hands, the measured values of pH are in the range of 7-10 during tests. In field, preliminary construction to main construction at several sites were performed to confirm the effect of reinforcing the ground by application of B.G.I method. From the results of permeability test in field, SPT test and phenol reaction test, it was found that N values after grouting are greater than those before grouting and values of permeability in grouted ground is reduced significantly.