• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.160-166
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• 2007

목 적:아드레너직 수용체는 약물학적 분류에 의해 ${\beta}_1$-, ${\beta}_2$-, ${\beta}_3$ 아드레너직 수용체로 구분된다. 각 아류형 수용체의 유전자는 수용체의 기능에 영향을 주는 다형성들을 가진다(1 아드레너직 수용체: Ser49Gly, ${\beta}_2$ 아드레너직 수용체: Gln27Glu,${\beta}_3$ 아드레너직 수용체: Trp64Arg). 이번 연구의 목적은 자간전증에서 아드레너직 수용체 아류형 각각의 대립 유전자와 유전자형의 분포를 연구하고, ${\beta}$ 아드레너직 수용체들의 조합된 유전자형이 자간전증과 관계가 있는지 조사하는 것이다. 방 법:한국인 자간전증 임산부 159명과 정상 임산부 168명으로부터 DNA 추출을 위해 혈액 샘플을 수집하였다. 각 아류형 수용체들의 유전자형은 중합효소 연쇄반응과 제한효소 절단 절편의 길이 다양성에 기초한 유전자 검색법을 사용하여 결정하였다. 결 과:${\beta}_1$과 ${\beta}_2$ 아드레너직 수용체 유전자의 다형성 연구에서, 각 수용체 유전자들의 대립 유전자와 유전자형 분포는 두 군 간에 차이가 없었다. 그러나 ${\beta}_3$ 아드레너직 수용체 유전자의 돌연변이 대립유전자는 정상군보다 자간전증군에서 보다 빈번하게 나타났다(P<0.05, 위험도 1.57, 95% 신뢰구간 1.01-2.46). 더욱이 ${\beta}_3$ 아드레너직 수용체 유전자의 이형접합체는 정상군과 비교했을 때 자간전증군에서 증가하였다(P<0.05, 위험도 1.76, 95% 신뢰구간 1.06-2.92). 아류형 아드레너직 수용체들의 세 가지 다형성들을 조합하여 평가하였을 때, ${\beta}_1$과 ${\beta}_3$ 아드레너직 수용체는 이형접합체이고 ${\beta}_2$ 아드레너직 수용체는 정상 동형접합체로 구성된 특별한 유전자형을 지닌 임산부는 자간전증의 위험이 유의성 있게 증가하였다(P<0.05, 위험도 3.01, 95% 신뢰구간 1.12-8.08). 결 론:아류형 아드레너직 수용체들의 조합된 유전자형(Ser/Gly, Gln/Gln, Trp/Arg)은 자간전증의 위험과 관계가 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Statistical Society
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.321-333
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• 2007

In the proportional hazard model with the beta process prior, the posterior computation with the discrete approximation is considered. The time period of interest is partitioned by small intervals. On each partitioning interval, the likelihood is approximated by that of a binomial experiment and the beta process prior is by a beta distribution. Consequently, the posterior is approximated by that of many independent binomial model with beta priors. The analysis of the leukemia remission data is given as an example. It is illustrated that the length of the partitioning interval affects the posterior and one needs to be careful in choosing it.

• 품질경영학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.209-225
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• 2017

Purpose: Since traditional p chart is unable to deal with the variation of attribute data, this paper proposes a new attribute control chart for nonconforming proportions incorporating overdispersion with a beta-binomial model. Methods: Statistical theories for control chart developed under the beta-binomial model and a new approach using this control chart are presented Results: False alarm probabilities of p chart with the beta-binomial model are evaluated and demerits of p chart under overdispersion are discussed from three examples. Hence a concrete procedure for the proposed control chart is provided and illustrated with examples Conclusion: The proposed chart is more useful than traditional p chart, individual chart to treat observed proportions nonconforming as variable data and Laney p' chart.

• Current Applied Physics
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.1352-1358
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• 2018

In recent years, one-dimensional (1D) magnetic nanostructures, such as magnetic nanorods and chains of magnetic nanoparticles have received great attentions due to the breadth of applications. Especially, magnetic nanorods has been opened an area of active research and applications in medicine, sensors, optofluidics, magnetic swimming, and microrheology since they possess the unique magnetic and geometric features. This study focuses on the molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of an infinitely long crystal ${\beta}-Fe_2O_3$ nanorod. To elucidate the structural properties and dynamics behavior of ${\beta}-Fe_2O_3$ nanorods, MD simulation is a powerful technique. The structural properties such as equation of state and radial distribution function of bulk ${\beta}-Fe_2O_3$ are performed by lattice dynamics (LD) simulations. In this work, we consider three main mechanisms affecting on deformation characteristics of a ${\beta}-Fe_2O_3$ nanorod: 1) temperature, 2) the rate of mechanical compression, and 3) the rate of mechanical torsion.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.113-120
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• 2003

The antimicrobial effect of ${\beta}$-lactam antibiotics, which had ${\beta}$-lactamase inhibitor activity, on Staphylococcus aureus isolated from mastitis was investigated in this study. Out of 166 isolates, 99 isolates (59.6%) produced ${\beta}$-lactamase, and 98 isolates of 99 were ${\beta}$-lactamase positive in above $12.5{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ MIC of penicillin. In the providence distribution, ${\beta}$-lactamase production rate of 4 providence, Gangwon, Gyeonggi, Chungcheong, and Jeolla was 100%, 65.7%, 58.8%, and 50.0%, respectively. Antibiotic activities of ${\beta}$-lactam antibiotics against lactamase positive isolates also were investigated. Antimicrobial effects of ampicillin/sulbactam or amoxicillin/clavulanic acid treated group were better than ampicillin or amoxicillin treated group. In antimicrobial effects on intracellular S aureus, there was no difference 1 hour and 4 hour treatment in control, ampicillin, and amoxicillin group, but in 18 hours treatment, ampicillin/sulbactam or amoxicillin/clavulanic acid had a better effect than ampicillin or amoxicillin (p<0.05).

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.179-183
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• 2002

The fragment in intron I of FSH-${\beta}$ gene was amplified by PCR. According to the polymorphism, we analyzed the distribution of FSH-${\beta}$ retroposon in different pig breeds; its inheritance pattern in Large White${\times}$Meishan reference family; and the association of FSH-${\beta}$ retroposon with litter size, female reproductive organs measurement, ultrasonic backfat and other traits. The results showed that almost each Chinese indigenous pig had the retroposon, while foreign pig breeds rarely had; the frequencies of porcine FSH-${\beta}$ retroposon were strongly associated with breeds (p<0.01); the pattern of inheritance was consistent with Mendelian fashion; total number born (TNB) and number born alive (NBA) were increased per FSH-${\beta}$ retroposon (p<0.01) with additive effects of 1.2-1.8 and 1.4-1.8 pigs/litter, respectively; between the FSH-${\beta}$ retroposon carriers and non-carriers, there was an insignificant difference in the measurement of female reproductive organs, body weight at birth, backfat thickness, loin meat height, lean meat percentage, teat number, days to 100 kg, and average daily gain.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.1203-1208
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• 2005

A computational study based on molecular dynamics (MD) simulations was performed in order to explain the difference in aqueous solubilities of two flavonoid/$\beta$-cyclodextrin ($\beta$-CD) complexes, hesperetin/$\beta$-CD and naringenin/$\beta$-CD. The aqueous solubility of each flavonoid/$\beta$-CD complex could be characterized by complexwater interaction not by flavonoid-CD interaction. The radial distribution of water around each inclusion complex elucidated the difference of an experimentally observed solubility of each flavonoid/$\beta$-CD complex. The analyzed results suggested that a bulky hydrophobic moiety (-$OCH_3$) of B-ring of hesperetin nearby primary rim of $\beta$-CD was responsible for lower aqueous solubility of the hesperetin/$\beta$-CD complex.

• 한국동물번식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물번식학회 2003년도 학술발표대회 발표논문초록집
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• pp.56-56
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• 2003

Beta-catenin is very important in early development including involvement in cell adhesion, cell signaling, and developmental fate specification. Cell-cell interaction is an important process during mammalian embryonic development. In preimplantation embryos, embryonic compaction is the process of increased cellular flattening and adhesion of junctional complexes and results in a polarized distribution. Beta-catenin is associated with embryonic compaction in mammals. Here, we examined the relationship between beta-catenin expression and compaction in porcine embryos derived from in vitro fertilization. First of all, we investigated beta-catenin expression in each embryonic developmental stage and also focused on expression pattern according to full, partial and non-compaction at morula stage. We used the immunocyto-chemical method in this research. To confirm compaction affects on the embryonic development, we compared between compaction and developmental rates to the blastocyst. The result showed that compaction and non-compaction rates were 14.6% and 63.8% at 4 days after IVF, respectively The developmental rates to the blastocyst and their total cell number were 50.9% vs 36.4% and 41.4$\pm$11.5 vs 26.8$\pm$12.7 in compaction and non-compaction groups. Although no difference was detected in the ratio of ICM to total cells between two groups, total cell number of the blastocysts in compaction group was superior to that of the blastocysts in non-compaction group (P<0.05). Expression of beta-catenin appeared in the boundary of membrane surface between blastomeres in 2- and 4-cell stage, and observed irregular pattern from 8-cell to blastocyst stage. We also investigated beta-catenin expression pattern according to the degree of compaction in the 3 groups; full, partial (>50%) and non-compaction. The expression signal in fully compacted embryos was stronger than those of partial and non-compacted embryos. Especially, beta-catenin expression appeared various patterns in morula stage suggesting the aberrant distribution of beta-catenin is affected by compaction patterns. Our results suggest that abnormal beta-catenin expression was affected by embryo quality and further development in porcine embryos in vitro.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.376-383
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• 1999

The effects of $\beta$-carotene substitutionl for vitamin A and the chronic consumption of ethanol of ethanol on hepatic folate metabolism were studied it rats. The substitution of $\beta$-carotene for vitamin A depressed hepatic 10-formyl-tetreahydrofolate dehydrogenase(10-formyl-tetrahydrofolate : NADP oxidoreductase, E.C. 1.5. 1.6)activity to 65% of controls(p<0.001) and enhanced hepatic 5, 10-methy-lenetetrahydrofolate reductase(E. C. 6.3.3.2)activity by 56% with respect to control levels(p<0.001). Hepatic activity of 10-formyltertrahydrofolate dehydrogenase was depressed to about half that of control levels by ethanol administration to rats(36% ethanol diet, p<0.001). The activity of 5, 10-methyleneterahydrofolate reductase was not changed by ethanol consumption. The increased activity of 5, 10-methyleneterahydrofolate reductase and the decreased activity of 10-formyltetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase appeared to decrease the level of nonmethyl folate conezyme and the rate of one-carbon metabolism. Plasma homocysteine concentrations were significantly higher in rats fed ethanol(p<0.01) o $\beta$-carotene(p<0.001) than in controls, which suggests that increased activity of 5, 10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase can depress homocysteine metabolism. We concluded that dietary substitution of $\beta$-carotene for vitamin A or chronic administration of ethanol resulted in changes in the activity of hepatic folate-dependent enzymes, which could affect the distribution of folate derivatives, plasma homocysteine levels and one-carbon metabolism.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권9호
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• pp.45-52
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• 2021

Stock price fluctuations affect investor returns, particularly, in this pandemic situation that has triggered stock market shocks. As a result of this situation, investors prefer to move their money into a safer portfolio. Therefore, in this study, we approach an efficient portfolio model using smart beta and combining others to obtain a fast method to predict investment stock returns. Smart beta is a method to selects stocks that will enter a portfolio quickly and concisely by considering the level of return and risk that has been set according to the ability of investors. A smart beta portfolio is efficient because it tracks with an underlying index and is optimized using the same techniques that active portfolio managers utilize. Using the logistic regression method and the data of 100 low volatility stocks listed on the Indonesia stock exchange from 2009-2019, an efficient portfolio model was made. It can be concluded that an efficient portfolio is formed by a group of stocks that are aggressive and actively traded to produce optimal returns at a certain level of risk in the long-term period. And also, the portfolio selection model generated using the smart beta, beta, alpha, and stock variants is a simple and fast model in predicting the rate of return with an adjusted risk level so that investors can anticipate risks and minimize errors in stock selection.