• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.949-959
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• 2021

The current study aims to explore the shielding properties of multi-component borate-based glass series. Seven glass-samples with composition of (80-y)H₃BO₃-10ZnO-10Na₂O-yBaO where (y = 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 mol.%) were synthesized by melt-quench method. Various shielding features for photons, neutrons, and protons were determined for all prepared samples. XCOM, Phy-X program, and SRIM code were performed to determine and explain several shielding properties such as equivalent atomic number, exposure build-up factor, specific gamma-ray constants, effective removal cross-section (Σ_R), neutron scattering and absorption, Mass Stopping Power (MSP) and projected range. The energy ranges for photons and protons were 0.015-15 MeV and 0.01-10 MeV, respectively. The mass attenuation coefficient (μ/ρ) was also determined experimentally by utilizing two radioactive sources (¹⁶⁶Ho and ¹³⁷Cs). Consistent results were obtained between experimental and XCOM values in determining μ/ρ of the new glasses. The addition of BaO to the glass matrix led to enhance the μ/ρ and specific gamma-ray constants of glasses. Whereas the remarkable reductions in Σ_R, MSP, and projected range values were reported with increasing BaO concentrations. The acquired results nominate the use of these glasses in different radiation shielding purposes.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.1-20
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• 2023

In the past, rice bakanae was considered an endemic disease that did not cause significant losses in Korea; however, the disease has recently become a serious threat due to climate change, changes in farming practices, and the emergence of fungicide-resistant strains. Since the bakanae outbreak in 2006, its incidence has gradually decreased due to the application of effective control measures such as hot water immersion methods and seed disinfectants. However, in 2013, a marked increase in bakanae incidence was observed, causing problems for rice farmers. Therefore, in this review, we present the potential risks from climate change based on an epidemiological understanding of the pathogen, host plant, and environment, which are the key elements influencing the incidence of bakanae. In addition, disease management options to reduce the disease pressure of bakanae below the economic threshold level are investigated, with a specific focus on resistant varieties, as well as chemical, biological, cultural, and physical control methods. Lastly, as more effective countermeasures to bakanae, we propose an integrated disease management option that combines different control methods, including advanced imaging technologies such as remote sensing. In this review, we revisit and examine bakanae, a traditional seed-borne fungal disease that has not gained considerable attention in the agricultural history of Korea. Based on the understanding of the present significance and anticipated risks of the disease, the findings of this study are expected to provide useful information for the establishment of an effective response strategy to bakanae in the era of climate change.

• 대한방사성의약품학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.75-91
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• 2020

[^99mTc]Tc-Hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO) is currently used as a regional cerebral blood flow imaging agent for single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). The HMPAO ligand exists in two isomeric forms: d,l and meso showing different properties in vivo. Later studies indicated that brain uptake patterns of ^99mTc-complexes formed from separated enantiomers differed. Separation of enantiomers is difficult by fractional crystallizations method. Usually, the substance is obtained in low chemical yield in a time-consuming procedure. Furthermore, the final product still contains some impurity. So we have developed new efficient route for synthesis of R,R- and S,S-HMPAO enantiomeric compounds in 6-steps. Nucleophilic substitution (S_N2) reactions of 2,2-dimethylpropane-1,3-diamine either with S- (1a) or R-methyl2-chloropropanoate (1b) were performed to produce compounds R,R- (2a) or S,S-isomer (2b) derivatives protected with benzylchloroformate (Cbz), respectively. And then Weinreb amide and methylation reaction using Grignard reagent, oxime formation with ketone group and deprotectiion of Cbz group by hydrogenolysis gave S,S- (7a) or R,R-HMPAO (7b), respectively. Entaniomeric compounds were synthesied with high yield and purity without any undesired product. The 7a or 7b kits containing 10 ㎍ SnCl₂-2H₂O were labeled with ^99mTc with high radiolabeling yield (90%).

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권12호
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• pp.4671-4678
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• 2022

The purpose of this comprehensive research is to observe the impact of scintillator crystal type on entire detection process. For this aim, MCNPX (version 2.6.0) is used for designing of a physical plastic scintillation detector available in our laboratory. The modelled detector structure is validated using previous studies in the literature. Next, different types of plastic scintillation crystals were assessed in the same geometry. Several fundamental detector properties are determined for six different plastic scintillation crystals. Additionally, the deposited energy quantities were computed using the MCNPX code. Although six scintillation crystals have comparable compositions, the findings clearly indicate that the crystal composed of PVT 80% + PPO 20% has superior counting and detecting characteristics when compared to the other crystals investigated. Moreover, it is observed that the highest deposited energy amount, which is a result of the highest collision number in the crystal volume, corresponds to a PVT 80% + PPO 20% crystal. Despite the fact that plastic detector crystals have similar chemical structures, this study found that performing advanced Monte Carlo simulations on the detection discrepancies within the structures can aid in the development of the most effective spectroscopy procedures by ensuring maximum efficiency prior to and during use.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.527-536
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• 1999

목적: [C-11]flumazenil (RO 15-1788)은 벤조디아제핀 수용체 영상용 방사성 의약품으로 여러 가지신경, 정신 질환에서 양전자방출촬영(PET)용으로 연구되고 있다. 이 연구에서는2-amino 5-fluoroben-zoic acid를 출발물질로 사용하여 5단계에 걸쳐 플루마제닐 유도체를 합성한 후 F-18으로 표지하여 실험 동물에서의 성체 내 분포를 보았다. 대상 및 방법: 플루마제닐(c)의 합성은 F Hoffmann-La-Ro-che (Basle/CH)에서 보고된 방법에 의해 수정하여 합성하였다. 플루마제닐 유도체(d)는 플루마제닐(c)의 C-3 곁가지의 ethylester기를 tetrabutylammonium hydroxide와 반응하여 가수분해한 후 ditosylethane을 사용하여 tosyl기를 도입하여 합성하였다. 3-(2-[F-18]fluoro)flumazenil(e)의 합성은 TR-l3 사이클로트론에서 제조한 [F-18fluoride를 acetonitrile 용매하에서 플루마제닐 유도체(d)와 친핵성 치환반응으로 표지하였다. 표지된 플루마제닐 유도체는 TLC로 표지 효율을 측정하고, alumina-N과 $C_{18}$ Sep-pak으로 정제하였다. 3-(2-[F-18]fluoro)flumazenil의 생체 내 분포를 보기 위해 마우스(n=9)의 꼬31정맥으로 3-(2-[F-18]fluoro)flumazenil (0.37 MBq/0.1 mL)을 주사한 후 10, 30, 60분 후에 희생시켰다. 각 장기별 무게를 측정한 후 감마카운터로 방사능을 계수하였다. 투여한 방사능 양과 장기 내 방사능치를 구하여 시간에 따른 장기의 단위 무게별 주사량 대비 백분율(% ID/g)을 계산하였다. 결과: 플루마제닐 유도체 합성(d)의 전체 수득률은 40%였고, 플루마제닐 유도체의 F-18 표지효율은 66% 이상이었다. 마우스를 이용한 생체분포 실험에서 뇌의 섭취율은 10, 30, 60분에서 $2.5{\pm}0.4,\;2.2{\pm}0.3,\;2.1{\pm}0.1%ID/g$이었고, 혈액은 $3.7{\pm}0.4,\;3.3{\pm}0.1,\;3.3{\pm}0.09%ID/g$이었다. 결론: 새로운 벤조디아제 핀 수용체 영상용 방사성 의약품으로서 3-(2-[F-18]fluoro) flumazenil을 높은 표지 효율로 합성함으로서 PET와 SPECT 영상의 비교 연구에 이용될 수 있으며, F-18을 플루마제닐 유도체의 제각기 다른 위치에 치환함으로서 체내동태에 대한 연구에도 이용될 수 있다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.183-189
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• 2012

초음파 검사는 복강내 장기를 검사하는 대표적인 영상의학검사의 한 분야이며. 혈액검사는 체내 이상 징후를 임상화학적으로 검사하는 대표적인 방법이다. 지방간의 진단은 주로 복부초음파 검사와 혈액검사를 동시에 실시하여 수행하며 두 검사의 결과를 바탕으로 진단을 하게 된다. 이 경우에 실시하는 혈액검사의 기준은 TBIL, TC, AST, ALT, ALP, GGT, TG, HDL-C, GLU의 값이다. 본 연구에서는 초음파 영상에서 지방간 진단을 받은 환자의 혈액검사 정확성을 분석하여 두 종류의 검사간 정확도를 분석하고자 하였다. 2012년 1월부터 3월간 종합검진으로 복부초음파검사와 혈액검사를 동시에 받은 환자 1350명 중 초음파 검사상 지방간 판정을 받은 459명을 대상으로 초음파 검사와 혈액검사 결과가 동일한 경우는 459명 중 280명으로 약 60.8% 이며, 초음파 검사와 혈액검사의 결과가 서로 다른 경우는 179명으로 39.2%로 밝혀져 초음파 검사와 혈액검사의 진단 정확도는 60.8% 이었다. 이는 지방간의 초음파 진단시 종사자의 주관적 능력이 병변의 진단에 큰 영향을 미친 것으로 생각되어 지속적인 초음파 임상 교육이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.73-81
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• 2020

초분광 이미지 분석은 석조문화재 손상지도 제작 시 화학적·생물학적 오염의 정량적인 면적산출이 어려운 단점을 보완하기 위해 제안되었다. 이 연구에서는 다양한 표면오염물이 나타나는 경주굴불사지 석조사면불상을 대상으로 초분광 이미지 분석을 수행하였다. 이때 화학적·생물학적 오염은 색상과 형태에 따라 10가지 범주로 구분하였고 범주의 참조 이미지 제작법을 제시하였다. 또한 오염물을 분류하기 위해 SAM 알고리듬을 사용하고 관심영역을 사용한 분류방법(Method A)과 영상에서 추출한 분광정보를 라이브러리로 구축하여 분류하는 방법(Method B)을 적용하였다. 분류된 이미지를 참조 이미지와 비교한 결과, 정확도는 분류 방법에 따라 52.07%와 63.61%, Kappa 지수는 0.43과 0.55로 산출되었고, 분류시 오분류 화소는 동일한 계열의 오염에 분포하는 경향을 보인다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.2449-2453
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• 2007

L-[18F]FMAU ([18F]1b) was prepared from the precursor 2-O-[(trifluoromethyl)-sulfonyl]-1,3,5-tri-Obenzoyl- α-L-ribofuranose, by coupling the radioactive fluoro-sugar with the corresponding silylated thymine in 4 steps. The final products, including the α and β anomers, were purified using reverse phase HPLC with an appropriate solvent (5% CH3CN/H2O) at a flow rate of 3.0 mL/min. The total elapsed time of synthesis was about 180-200 min from EOB. The α/β anomeric ratio of the compounds was about 1:9, and the radiochemical purity of the product (β-form) was >98% with decay-corrected yields of 25-35%. All radioactive samples were confirmed using co-injection with pure non-radioactive analogues in every step. In the cellular uptake in vitro test of herpes simplex virus-thymidine kinase (HSV1-TK) gene expressed cells, the percent uptake of injected dose (%ID) of L- and D-FMAU was 37.28 and 65.86, respectively after 240 min incubation. However, the relative uptake (MCA-TK/MCA cellular uptake ratio) of L-FMAU was higher than that of D-FMAU (%ID of L-FMAU, 0.36 and D-FMAU, 0.93 after 240 min incubation in MCA cells). This means that L-FMAU will show better specific HSV1-TK gene expressed cell uptake for selective HSV1-TK gene imaging.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.21-38
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• 2004

Objectives : Moxibustion has been become very useful tool to prevent and treat various diseases with acupuncture in oriental medicine. Expecially, moxibustion combining the heat stimulation and chemical stimulation of Artemisiae Argyi has a non-invasive characteristics comparing to the other therapeutic tools. However, because the moxibustion makes the patient's skin be burn by the combustible feature of moxibustion, most of people have been scared of being scald. Methods : In this study, we have developed new non-combustible moxibustion tools in collaboration with company (Hana Medical, co. and ICURE, co.) and tested the efficacy through effects of moxibustion of Cheon-chu $(ST_{25})$ on the abdominal thermography of health subject. The non-combustible moxibustion has main characteristics of controlled heating to inhibit being scald and heat stimulation lasting over 1 hrs. Also, to induce the chemical stimulation, the bottom contacting with skin was coated by the extract of artemisiae argyi. The volunteers who participating in this study had taken rest for 20 - 30 mins in room temperature $(23-25^{\circ}C)$ before the examination and informed them what to prohibit smoking, drinking and administration of drug for the previous day The thermography of abdomen including a below part of the chest was taken using Infra-Red Imaging System (IR 2000, MEDI-CORE Co., Korea) by time interval of 15 minutes. Results : The results showed that moxibustion of Cheon-chu $(ST_{25})$ had more potencies of changes on all the ROIs of abdominal thermography than those of control group. Also, it was observed that the quantities of thermal changes following moxibustion of Cheon-chu $(ST_{25})$ been increased significantly comparing that of control group at all the ROIs (region of interest). Observed the thermography classified by ROI, however, moxibustion of Cheon-chu $(ST_{25})$ could modulate ipsilateral specific areas concerning to the abdominal pathway of Stomach Meridian. Conclusion : These results suggest that new non-combustible moxibusion has some similarity as like as the conventional moxibustion and moxibustion of Cheon-chu $(ST_{25})$ may modulate thermal changes of abdominal areas.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.13-21
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• 2004

최근에 한국기초과학지원연구원에 설치된 초고전압 투과전자현미경은 원자분해능(점분해능 $1.2{\AA}$ 이하)의 구현과 고경사각 tilting 기능(${\pm}60^{\circ}$)에 의해 시편의 원자배열 구조를 3차원적으로 이미징할 수 있는 고성능 투과전자현미경이다. 이에 더하여 FasTEM이라는 원격 운용 시스템이 갖춰져 있어서 장비의 직접운용에 따른 여러 제약을 극복할 수 있게 한다. 초고전압 투과전자현미경의 원격운용을 위해 FasTEM 원격 시스템은 본원 초고전압 투과전자현미경에 설치된 Server 시스템과 서울분소에 설치된 Client 콘솔 시스템을 155 Mbps급 초고속 선도망 KOREN에 연결하여 구성하였으며 서울분소에서 대전본원의 초고전압 투과전자현미경을 운영하여 Au의 [001] 고분해능 영상을 얻는데 성공하였다. 초고전압 투과전자 현미경의 조사계 및 결상계 시스템 파라메타들의 조정, 각각의 detector 시스템 조정과 이미징, goniometer와 aperture 구동을 위한 motor-driven system들의 동작 등 초고전압 투과전자현미경의 원격 조정은 원격 작업자가 현장에 있는 것과 마찬가지로 실시간 운용이 가능하였다. 초고전압 투과전자현미경과 IT 기반기술의 접목에 의해 실현된 원격운용 기능은 국가적 공동연구시설에 대한 e-Science Grid를 구축하는데 중요한 역할을 하리라 기대된다.