• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.936-940
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• 2008

The PCR-amplified prion protein (PrP) gene was sequenced to determine the frequency of scrapie-associated as well as novel PrP genotypes in 72 healthy goats representing five breeds. A total of six genotypes were detected, resulting from the three reported 143 (H/R), 154 (R/H) and 240 (S/P) and the two novel 39 (S/R) and 185 (I/F) amino acid polymorphisms. Of the four silent mutations 42 (a$\rightarrow$g), 138 (c$\rightarrow$t), 231 (c$\rightarrow$a) and 237 (g$\rightarrow$c) detected in this study, 237 (g$\rightarrow$c) is novel. A genotype (SIP/RFP) harboring three amino acid polymorphisms 39 (S/R), 185 (I/F) and 240 (S/P) was found in few goats. Although both scrapie-associated genotypes with 143 (H/R) and 154 (R/H) polymorphisms and others with 39 (S/R), 185 (I/F) and 240 (S/P) polymorphisms were present in the studied Pakistani goats, their frequency was lower than that of the wild-type genotype SHRIS/SHRIS (34.7%). These results emphasize the need for further sequencing of the PrP gene in a large number of goats representing the five studied breeds, so that overall PrP variability can be assessed in these breeds in research addressing future concerns about scrapie.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.176-190
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• 2005

Statement of problem. The current trend in prosthodontics is the adoption of a conservative approach to preparing dental prostheses by minimizing the amount of sound tooth structure removal during preparation. Purpose. The major disadvantage of the adhesion bridge is the inherently poor resistance to dislodgement that its use in areas subjected to high occlusal load is limited. The purpose of this study was to compare the dislodgement resistance of $Bio-pin^{(R)}$, conventional 3-unit and adhesion bridges. Material and methods. The experimental groups were classified as follows : Group I : 3-unit bridge cemented using $Super-Bond^{(R)}$ C&B Group II : Adhesion bridge cemented using $Super-Bond^{(R)}$ C&B Group III : $Bio-pin^{(R)}$ design adhesion bridge without incorporation of $Bio-pin^{(R)}$ (cemented using $Super-Bond^{(R)}$ C&B) Group IV-1 : $Bio-pin^{(R)}$ retained adhesion bridge incorporating a single $Bio-pin^{(R)}$ (cemented using $Super-Bond^{(R)}$ C&B) Group IV-2 : $Bio-pin^{(R)}$ retained adhesion bridge incorporating a single $Bio-pin^{(R)}$ (cemented using $Panavia^{(R)}$ F) Group V : $Bio-pin^{(R)}$ retained adhesion bridge incorporating two $Bio-pins^{(R)}$ (cemented using $Super-Bond^{(R)}$ C&B) Results. The results of this study were as follows : 1. Significant differences in dislodgement resistance of the restorations were found between Group I, Group II and Group III (p<0.05). No significant differences in dislodgement resistance of the restorations were observed between Group I Group IV-1 and Group V. However, there were significant differences in dislodgement resistance between Group II and the other groups (p<0.05). 2. No significant differences in dislodgement resistance of the restorations were observed between GroupIV-1 and GroupIV-2, both of which utilized a single $Bio-pin^{(R)}$. However, significant differences were observed when Group III was compared to either GroupIV-1 or Group V (p<0.05). 3. No significant differences in dislodgement resistance relative to the type of dental cements used were found. Conclusion. From the above results, it is concluded that the dislodgement resistance of $Bio-pin^{(R)}$ bridge restorations utilizing a single $Bio-pin^{(R)}$ is similar to that of a conventional 3-unit bridge. The results also suggest that $Bio-pin^{(R)}$ bridge restorations using a single $Bio-pin^{(R)}$ are a viable alternative to the conventional 3-unit bridge when minimal removal of sound tooth structure and fulfillment of both function and esthetic aspects are considered.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제40권7호
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• pp.474-482
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• 1996

$Ag^+$ 이온으로 완전히 치환되고 탈수된 두개의 제올라이트 X의 구조(a=24.922${\AA}$, a=24.901(1)${\AA}$)를 21$^{\circ}C$에서 입방공간군 Fd3을 사용하여 단결정 X-선 회절법으로 해석하고 구조를 정밀화하였다. 결정은 $AgNO_3$의 수용액을 사용하여 3일간 흐름법으로 이온 교환하였다. 첫번째 결정은 300$^{\circ}C$에서 $2{\times}10^{-6$torr하에서 2일간 진공 탈수하였다. 두번째 결정은 350$^{\circ}C$에서 진공 탈수하였다. 첫번째 구조는 Full-matrix 최소자승법 정밀화 계산에서 I>3${\sigma}$(I)인 227개의 독립 반사를 사용하여 최종 오차 인자를 $R_1=0.095,\;R_2=0.092$까지 정밀화 계산하였고, 두번째 구조는 334개의 독립 반사를 사용하여 $R_1=0.096,\;R_2=0.087$까지 정밀화시켰다. 첫번째 결정에서 Ag는 서로 다른 5개의 결정학적 자리에 위치하였다. 16개의 $Ag^-$이온은 D6R의 중심에 있는 자리 I를 채우면서 위치하고, 32개의 Ag원자는 D6R의 맞은편에 있는 소다라이트 공동에 있는 자리 I'에 위치하였고, 17개의 $Ag^+$ 이온은 큰 공동에 있는 6-산소 링에서 소다라이트 공동 내의 32-중축을 가진 II'에 위치하고, 15개의 $Ag^+$ 이온은 큰 공동에 32-중축을 가진 II에 위치하고, 나마지 12개의 $Ag^+$이온은 2중축을 약간 벗어난 큰 공동에 있는 III'에 위치하였다. 두번째 결정에서 모든 Ag종은 첫번째 결정과 유사한 자리에 있었다. 자리 I에 16개, 자리 I'에 28개, 자리 II에 16개, 자리 II'에 16개, 자리 III에 6개 또 다른 III'에 6개 모두 88개의 Ag종이 위치하였고 4개의 Ag원자는 탈수중에 골조 밖으로 이동하였다. 이들 결정에서 Ag원자는 소다라이트 공동의 중심에서 사면체의 $Ag_4$ 클라스터를 형성하였다. 이 클라스터는 2개의 $Ag^+$이온과 배위하여 안정화 된다. 클라스터에서 Ag-Ag 거리는 약 3.05.angs.이고 은금속에서 Ag-Ag 거리인 2.89.angs.보다 약간 길었다. 소다라이트 공동에 위치한 자리II에서 적어도 2개의 6-링에 위치한 $Ag^+$이온은 클라스터에 반드시 배위하며, 뒤틀린 팔면체 은 클라스터인($Ag_6)^{2+}$)로 존재한다.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 1996년도 춘계 학술대회지
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• pp.58-59
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• 1996

• 대한수학회논문집
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.59-69
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• 2024

Let R be a commutative ring. An R-module E is said to be regular injective provided that Ext¹_R(R/I, E) = 0 for any regular ideal I of R. We first show that the class of regular injective modules have the hereditary property, and then introduce and study the regular injective dimension of modules and regular global dimension of rings. Finally, we give some homological characterizations of total rings of quotients and Dedekind rings.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.95-100
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• 2004

Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) has been accepted as a heart protection phenomenon against ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury. The activation of ATP-sensitive potassium $(K_{ATP})$ channels and the release of myocardial nitric oxide (NO) induced by IPC were demonstrated as the triggers or mediators of IPC. A common action mechanism of NO is a direct or indirect increase in tissue cGMP content. Furthermore, cGMP has also been shown to contribute cardiac protective effect to reduce heart I/R-induced infarction. The present investigation tested the hypothesis that $K_{ATP}$ channels attenuate DNA strand breaks and oxidative damage in an in vitro model of I/R utilizing rat ventricular myocytes. We estimated DNA strand breaks and oxidative damage by mean of single cell gel electrophoresis with endonuclease III cutting sites (comet assay). In the I/R model, the level of DNA damage increased massively. Preconditioning with a single 5-min anoxia, diazoxide $(100\;{\mu}M)$, SNAP $(300\;{\mu}M)$ and 8-(4-Chlorophenylthio)-guanosine-3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (8-pCPT-cGMP) $(100\;{\mu}M)$ followed by 15 min reoxygenation reduced DNA damage level against subsequent 30 min anoxia and 60 min reoxygenation. These protective effects were blocked by the concomitant presence of glibenclamide $(50\;{\mu}M)$, 5-hydroxydecanoate (5-HD) $(100\;{\mu}M)$ and 8-(4-Chlorophenylthio)-guanosine-3',5'-cyclic monophosphate, Rp-isomer (Rp-8-pCPT-cGMP) $(100\;{\mu}M)$. These results suggest that NO-cGMP-protein kinase G (PKG) pathway contributes to cardioprotective effect of $K_{ATP}$ channels in rat ventricular myocytes.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.1-4
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• 1964

Relative surface tensions of aqueous solutions of KCl, KI and NaI have been measured at 25$^{circ}C$(30$^{circ}C$ for KCl) over a concentration range of 0.0001 to 3M solution. It was observed that there was a minimum in the surface tension-concentration curve for the extremely dilute solutions. Appearance of the minimum has been reported for the other salt solutions so far reported. At moderate and high concentration, these three salts increase the surface tension of water almost linearly as concentration increased, and behaved as a typical "capillary inactive substance", whereas they acted as a capillary active substance in very dilute solutions. Since the Onsager-Samaras equation for the surface tension as a function did not agree with the experimental data, the following empirical equations for the whole concentration range used were obtained. ${\sigma}_r\;=\;1\;+\;0.00072{\sqrt{c}}\;-\;0.0011c\;+\;0.023c^2\; for\;KCl\;at\;30^{\circ}C$ ${\sigma}_r\;=\;1\;+\;0.0077{\sqrt{c}}\;-\;0.0015c\;+\;0.024c^2\;for\;KI\;at\;25^{\circ}C$ ${\sigma}_r\;=\;1\;+\;0.00011{\sqrt{c}}\;-\;0.0090c\;+\;0.077c^2\;for\;NaI\;at\;25^{\circ}C$

• 생명과학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.632-639
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 lacZ transcriptional fusion plasmid를 이용하여 광합성 세균인 Rhodobacter sphaeroides에서의 7가지 광합성유전자 (puf, puc, puhA, bchC, bchE, bchF, bchI) 발현의 경향과 조절을 조사하였다. R. sphaeroides에서 puhA와 bchI를 제외한 모든 광합성유전자들이 호기적 조건과 비교했을 때 혐기적 조건에서 더욱 강하게 발현되었다. puhA 유전자는 bchFNBHLM-RSP0290과 operon을 형성하며, bchI 유전자는 crtA와 operon을 이루는 것으로 나타났다. 광합성 조건에서 자란 R. sphaeroides의 puf, puc, bchCXYZ operon의 발현은 빛의 세기에 비례하는 반면, bchFNBHLM(RSP0290 puhA) operon의 발현은 빛의 세기에 반비례 하였다. bchEJG의 발현은 $10\;W/m^2$의 빛이 조사된 광합성 조건에서 제일 낮았으며, $100\;W/m^2$의 빛의 광합성 조건에서 가장 높았다. R. sphaeroides의 산소인지와 빛 인지에 관련된 세 가지 주요 조절기작에 의한 광합성유전자 조절은 다음과 같다. puf와 bchC는 PpsR repressor와 PrrBA two-component system에 의해 조절된다. 그리고 puc operon은 PpsR, FnrL, PrrBA system에 의해 조절된다. bchE의 발현은 FnrL과 PrrBA system에 의해 조절되는 반면, bchF는 오로지 PpsR에 의해서만 조절된다. PpsR repressor는 강한 세기의 빛 조건에서 bchf 발현억제의 원인이 되며, FnrL은 그 자체가 산소를 인지하는 기능 이외에도 세포질의 산화/환원 상태의 인지에 관련될 것으로 보인다.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제53권10호
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• pp.495-499
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• 2004

Characteristics of ohmic Ni/Si/Ni contacts to n-type 4H-SiC are investigated systematically. The ohmic contacts were formed by annealing Ni/Si/Ni sputtered sequentially The annealings were performed at 950℃ using RTP in vacuum ambient and N₂ ambient, respectively. The specific contact resistivity(p/sub c/), sheet resistance(R/sub s/), contact resistance (R/sub c/) transfer length(L/sub T/) were calculated from resistance(R/sub T/) versus contact spacing(d) measurements obtained from TLM(transmission line method) structure. While the resulting measurement values of sample annealed at vacuum ambient were p/sub c/ = 3.8×10/sup -5/Ω㎠, R/sub c/ = 4.9 Ω and R/sub T/ = 9.8 Ω, those of sample annealed at N₂ ambient were p/sub c/ = 2.29×10/sup -4/Ω㎠, R/sub c/ = 12.9 Ω and R/sub T/ = 25.8 Ω. The physical properties of contacts were examined using XRD 3nd AES. The results showed that nickel silicide was formed on SiC and Ni was migrated into SiC. This result indicates that Ni/Si/Ni ohmic contact would be useful in high performance electronic devices.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권12호
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• pp.4367-4381
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• 2023

Nuclear power plants are increasingly being equipped with digital I&C systems. Although some probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) models for the digital I&C of nuclear power plants have been constructed, there is currently no specific internationally agreed guidance for their modeling. This paper presents an initiative by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency called "Digital I&C PSA - Comparative application of DIGital I&C Modelling Approaches for PSA (DIGMAP)", which aimed to advance the field towards practical and defendable modeling principles. The task, carried out in 2017-2021, used a simplified description of a plant focusing on the digital I&C systems important to safety, for which the participating organizations independently developed their own PSA models. Through comparison of the PSA models, sensitivity analyses as well as observations throughout the whole activity, both qualitative and quantitative lessons were learned. These include insights on failure behavior of digital I&C systems, experience from models with different levels of abstraction, benefits from benchmarking as well as major contributors to the core damage frequency and those with minor effect. The study also highlighted the challenges with modeling of large common cause component groups and the difficulties associated with estimation of key software and common cause failure parameters.