• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.30-36
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• 2023

Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is the leading cause of preventable physical and intellectual disabilities. This study aimed to assess the incidence and clinical characteristics of CH in newborns. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all newborns delivered at the Pusan National University Hospital between January 2011 and March 2021. The incidence of CH was compared according to gestational age, birth weight, and small for gestational age (SGA). The patients aged ≥3 years who could not maintain normal thyroid function and required levothyroxine treatment were diagnosed with permanent CH. Logistic regression analysis was performed to compare CH risks. Results: Of 3,722 newborns, 40 were diagnosed with CH (1.07%). Gestational age and birth weight were significantly associated with CH incidence. The odds ratios (ORs) of CH in infants delivered at 32-37, 28-31, and <28 weeks were 2.568 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.141-5.778), 5.917 (95% CI, 2.264-15.464), and 7.441 (95% CI, 2.617-21.159) times higher, respectively, than those delivered at term. The ORs of CH in infants weighing 1,500-2,499 g, 1,000-1,499 g, and <1,000 g were 4.664 (95% CI, 1.928-11.279), 11.076 (95% CI, 4.089-29.999), and 12.544 (95% CI, 4.350-36.176) times greater, respectively, than those in infants weighing ≥2,500 g. The OR of CH was 6.795 (95% CI, 3.553-13.692) times greater in SGA than in non-SGA infants. Conclusion: The CH incidence in South Korea has increased significantly compared with that in the past. Gestational age, birth weight, and SGA were significantly associated with CH incidence.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.260-266
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• 1990

N-methyl-2-amino-l-cyclopentene-l-dithiocarboxylic acid $(N-CH_3 acdc)$ 와 2-amino-l-cyclopentene-l-dithiomethyl ester $(S-CH_3 acdc)$의 전기화학적 거동을 직류폴라로그래피, 순환전압전류법 및 조절전위 전기량법을 사용하여 dimethylformamide(DMF) 용매 중에서 조사하였다. $N-CH_3$ acdc의 이합체는 + 0.98 V에서 2전자 산화반응을 거쳐 s가 한 원자 유리된 다섯 원자 고리를 형성하는 전극반응이 일어남을 알았다. 그러나, $S-CH_3 acdc의 경우에 있어서는 N-CH_3 acdc화합물과는 달리 다섯원자 고리를 형성하지 않았으므로 N-CH_3$ acdc와는 다른 전극반응을 일으킴을 확인하였다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.375-380
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• 2011

Bacillus licheniformis SK-1 naturally produces chitinase 72 (CHI72) with two truncation derivatives at the C-terminus, one with deletion of the chitin binding domain (ChBD), and the other with deletions of both fibronectin type III domain (FnIIID) and ChBD. We constructed deletions mutants of CHI72 with deletion of ChBD (CHI72${\Delta}$ChBD) and deletions of both FnIIID and ChBD (CHI72${\Delta}$FnIIID${\Delta}$ChBD), and studied their activity on soluble, amorphous and crystalline substrates. Interestingly, when equivalent amount of specific activity of each enzyme on soluble substrate was used, the product yield from CHI72-${\Delta}$ChBD and CHI72${\Delta}$FnIIID${\Delta}$ChBD on colloidal chitin was 2.5 and 1.6 fold higher than CHI72, respectively. In contrast, the product yield from CHI72${\Delta}$ChBD and CHI72${\Delta}$FnIIID-${\Delta}$ChBD on ${\beta}$-chitin reduced to 0.7 and 0.5 fold of CHI72, respectively. These results suggest that CHI72 can modulate its substrate specificities through truncations of the functional domains at the C-terminus, producing a mixture of enzymes with elevated efficiency of hydrolysis.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.422-426
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• 1999

The Grignard reactions of bis(chloromethyl)dimethylsilane (1) with trimethylchlorosilane (2) in THF give both the intermolecular C-Si coupling and intramolecular C-C coupling products. At beginning stage, 1 reacts with Mg to give the mono-Grignard reagent ClCH2Me2SiCH2MgCl (1) which undergoes the C-Si coupling reaction to give MC2Si(CH2SiMe3)2 3, or C-C coupling to a mixture of formula Me3SiCH2(SiMe2CH2CH2)nR1 (n = 1, 2, 3, ..; 4a, R1I = H: 4b, R1 = SiMe3). In the reaction, two reaction pathways are involved: a) Ⅰ reacts with 2 to give Me3SiCH2SiMe2CH2Cl 6 which further reacts with Mg to afford a Me2SiCH2Mel-SiCH2MgCl (Ⅱ) or b) I cyclizes intramolecularly to a silacyclopropane intermediate A, which undergoes a ring-opening polymerization by the nucleophilic attack of the intermediates I or Ⅱ, followed by the termination reaction with H2O and 2, to give 4a and 4b, respectively. As the mole ratio of 2/1 increased from 2 to 16 folds, the formation of product 3 increased from 16% to 47% while the formation of polymeric products 4 was reduced from 60% to 40%. The intermolecular C-Si coupling reaction of the pathway a becomes more favorable than the intramolecular C-C coupling reaction of the pathways b at the higher mole ratio of 2/1.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.242-247
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• 1998

DC saddle-field-plasma-enhanced chemical-vapor deposition(PECVD) 장치를 이용 하여 상온에서 p-type Si(100)기판위에 hydrogenated amorphous carbon nitride [a-C:H(N)] 박막을 증착하였다. 원료가스인 $CH_4$과 $N_2$의 전체압력은 90mTorr로 고정하고 $N_2/CH_4$비를 0 에서 4까지 변화하면서 제작한 a-C:H(N)박막의 미세구조의 변화를 연구하였다. 진공조의 도달 진공도는 $1\times10^{-6}$Torr이고, 본 실험시 $N_2+CH_4$가스의 유량은 5sccm으로 고정하고 배 기량을 조절하여 진공조의 가스 압력을 90mTorr로 고정하였으며 기판에 200V의 직류 bias 전압을 인가하였다. $\alpha$-step과 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)를 이용한 분석결과 $N_2/CH_4$비가 0에서 0.5로 증가함에 따라 박막 두께는 4840$\AA$에서 2600$\AA$으로 급격히 감소하 였으며, 박막내의 탄소에 대한 질소함유량(N/C비)는 N2/CH4비가 4일 때 최대 0.25로 증가하 는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 XPS 스펙트럼의 fitting 결과 $N_2/CH_4$비가 증가할수록 CN결합이 증가하였다. Fourier Transformation Infrared(FT-IR) 분석결과 $N_2/CH_4$비가 증가함에 따라 박막내의 C-H결합은 감소하고, N-H, C≡N결합은 증가하였다. Optical bandgap 측정 결과 $N_2/CH_4$비가 0에서 4로 증가함에 따라 a-C:H(N)박막의 bandgap 에너지는 2.53eV에서 2.3eV 로 감소하는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.33-48
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• 1992

Since November 1990, the observations of methane (CH4) level have been carried out at Tae-ahn Peninsula (TAP) in Korea. Analysis on atmospheric data obtained in the period from November 1990 to August 1992 is carried out and the results are included in this study. We 임ole that CIL does not have a clear seasonal cycle with a minor maximum in August- september and with a minimum in June-July. The variations in monthly average level are much larger with 1765.01∼ 1857.21 pub (amplitude 92.20 ppb). The occurrence of a minimum in June-July is due to the inflow of the North Pacific air, an increase of OH radical and due to a decrease in CH4 emission from rice paddy. A maximum in August and September appears to result from an increase in organic materials in agriculture (rice paddy) and forests, inputs of local sources due to weak airflows, stagnation of the warm and moist air and from a decrease in OH radical.'rho present analysis indicates that according to CH4 data from Mongolia and from several sites in North Pacific TAP is influenced as much as 31 pub in average from the inputs of Chinese omission. When the atmospheric CH4 of TAP is compared with data observed at Korea National University of Education (KNU), the values of KNU are higher (127 ppb) than those of TAP. It is clear that air samples taken at KNU are influenced strongly by local sources in central Korea than those at TAP. According to analysis of trajectories and airflows, we find that there are 4 types in classification. Firstly, when an air flow is originated mainly in China values of CH4 gas are in medium ranges. Secondly, when an airflow is from both local (Korea) and China we find higher values. Thirdly, with an airflow from both local (Korea) and Japan origins medium values are recorded. Fourths)r, when an airflow of maritime origin arrives low values of atmospheric CH4 are observed at TAP.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.953-956
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• 2002

Excess molar volumes (Vm E ) of binary liquid mixtures: xC6H5CH3 + (1-x1)CH3CN or + (1-x1)C6H5NO2, or + (1-x1)C2H5NO2 have been determined as a function of mole fraction of C6H5CH3 (x) at a temperature of 303.15 K over a entire range of composition. The densities of the binary liquid mixtures were determined by pycnometrically. The VmE values of the mixtures have been found to be negative over the whole composition in order of C6H5CH3 + C6H5NO2, < C6H5CH3 + CH3CN, and < C6H5CH3 + C2H5NO2. The negative magnitude of VmE suggests the presence of intermolecular interaction in the three binary liquid mixtures.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.811-817
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• 2002

Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo simulations were performed to calculate the vapor-liquid coexistence properties for the binary mixtures $CO_2/CH_3OH$, $CO_2/C_2H_5OH$, and $CO_2/CH_3CH_2CH_2OH.$ The configurational bias Monte Carlo method was used in the simulation of alcohol. Density of the mixture, composition of the mixture, the pressure-composition diagram, and the radial distribution function were calculated at vapor-liquid equilibrium. The composition and the density of both vapor and liquid from simulation agree considerably well with the experimental values over a wide range of pressures. The radial distribution functions in the liquid mixtures show that $CO_2$ molecules interact more stogly with methyl group than methylene group of $C_2H_5OH$ and $CH_3CH_2CH_2OH$ due to the steric effects of the alcohol molecules.

• 공업화학
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.127-137
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• 1991

고진공계에서의 열탈착실험을 통하여 $MoO_3$ 촉매상에서의 $CH_3OH$ 분해 및 부분산화반응에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. $CH_3OH$는 촉매표면에 methoxy($-OCH_3$)와 수소원자(-H)의 형태로 흡착되어 있다가 흡착수소원자가 methoxy 와 재결합하면서 425 K에서 $CH_3OH$로 탈착하였으며, methoxy로부터 수소원자가 떨어져 나가면서 545 K에서 HCHO가 탈착되었다. 이때 반응에 의해서 생성된 물은 428 K에서 탈착하는 ${\alpha}$-피크와 586 K에서 탈착하는 ${\beta}$-피크를 보였으며, ${\alpha}$-피크는 표면에 형성된 hydroxyl 에 기인하는 탈착피크, ${\beta}$-피크는 methoxy가 수소를 잃으면서 HCHO의 형태로 촉매표면에서 탈착하면서 남긴 표면수소원자와 격자산소가 반응하여 생성된 물에 각각 기인하는 것으로 보였다. 선흡착된 산소원자는 $CH_3OH$의 분해흡착을 촉진시킴으로써 $CH_3OH$의 흡착량을 증가시킨 반면, 선흡착된 물은 분해흡착하여 $CH_3OH$의 흡착점을 점유함으로써 $CH_3OH$의 흡착량을 감소시켰다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.409-420
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• 2017

Foliar sprays of three plant resistance inducers, including chitosan (CH), potassium sorbate (PS) ($C_6H_7kO_2$), and potassium bicarbonates (PB) ($KHCO_3$), were used for resistance inducing against Erysiphe cichoracearum DC (powdery mildew) infecting okra plants. Experiments under green house and field conditions showed that, the powdery mildew disease severity was significantly reduced with all tested treatments of CH, PS, and PB in comparison with untreated control. CH at 0.5% and 0.75% (w/v) plus PS at 1.0% and 2.0% and/or PB at 2.0% or 3.0% recorded as the most effective treatments. Moreover, the highest values of vegetative studies and yield were observed with such treatments. CH and potassium salts treatments reflected many compounds of defense singles which leading to the activation power defense system in okra plant. The highest records of reduction in powdery mildew were accompanied with increasing in total phenolic, protein content and increased the activity of polyphenol oxidase, peroxidase, chitinase, and ${\beta}$-1,3-glucanase in okra plants. Meanwhile, single treatments of CH, PS, and PB at high concentration (0.75%, 2.0%, and/or 3.0%) caused considerable effects. Therefore, application of CH and potassium salts as natural and chemical inducers by foliar methods can be used to control of powdery mildew disease at early stages of growth and led to a maximum fruit yield in okra plants.