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양돈분뇨 처리에 대한 포플러류의 생장반응 및 적응능력 (Growth Response and Adaptability of Poplar Species Treated with Liquid Pig Manure)

  • 김현철;신한나;이헌호;여진기;강규석
    • 한국산림과학회지
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    • 제102권3호
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    • pp.420-427
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    • 2013
  • 본 연구는 양돈분뇨 처리에 대한 포플러 클론들의 생육반응 및 적응능력을 구명하는데 그 목적이 있다. 양돈분뇨 처리에 따른 포플러 클론들의 생장반응을 조사한 결과, 양돈분뇨 처리구 내 클론별 생존율은 이태리포플러 Eco28클론이 97.9%로 나타나 가장 우수하였다. 평균 생존율은 무처리구가 처리구보다 33% 더 높았다. 수고 및 흉고직경 생장은 양돈분뇨 처리구가 무처리구 보다 각각 10%, 32% 높았으며, 이태리포플러 Eco28클론 및 미루나무 교잡종 Dorskamp 클론이 양돈분뇨 처리에 있어 수고 및 흉고직경 생장이 우수하였다. 양돈분뇨 처리에 따른 5년생 포플러 클론들의 지상부 바이오매스 생장은 처리구가 52.6 ton/ha, 무처리구가 29.1 ton/ha로 처리구가 80% 우수하였다. 양돈분뇨 처리구 내바이오매스 생장은 이태리포플러 Eco28클론 및 미루나무 교잡종 Dorskamp클론이 각각 73.6 ton/ha, 71.1 ton/ha로 나타나 우수하였다. 생존율, 생장특성, 병충해 피해 정도 등을 종합하여 포플러 클론별 양돈분뇨에 대한 적응능력을 분석한 결과, 미루나무 교잡종 Dorskamp클론 및 이태리포플러 Eco28클론이 양돈분뇨에 대한 적응능력이 가장 우수한 것으로 나타났으며, 양황철 62-10클론 및 수원포플러 Suwon클론이 양돈분뇨에 대한 적응능력이 가장 낮게 나타났다.

SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS AND BIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF HYDROXYAPATITE COATING ON TITANIUM BY HYDROTHERMAL METHOD: AN IN VITRO STUDY

  • Kim, Dong-Seok;Kim, Chang-Whe;Jang, Kyung-Soo;Lim, Young-Jun
    • 대한치과보철학회지
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    • 제43권3호
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    • pp.363-378
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    • 2005
  • Statement of problem. Hydroxyapatite(HA) coated titanium surfaces have not yet showed the reliable osseointegration in various conditions. Purpose. This study was aimed to investigate microstructures, chemical composition, and surface roughness of the surface coated by the hydrothermal method and to evaluate the effect of hydrothermal coating on the cell attachment, as well as cell proliferation. Material and Methods. Commercially pure(c.p.) titanium discs were used as substrates. The HA coating on c.p. titanium discs by hydrothermal method was performed in 0.12M HCl solution mixed with HA(group I) and 0.1M NaOH solution mixed with HA(group II). GroupⅠ was heated at 180 $^{\circ}C$ for 24, 48, and 72 hours. GroupⅡ was heated at 180 $^{\circ}C$ for 12, 24, and 36 hours. And the treated surfaces were evaluated by Scanning electron microscopy(SEM), Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS), X-ray diffraction method(XRD), Confocal laser scanning microscopy(CLSM). And SEM of fibroblast and 3-(4,5- dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide(MTT) assay were used for cellular responses of the treated surfaces. Results. The color of surface changed in both groups after the hydrothermal process. SEM images showed that coating pattern was homogeneous in group II, while inhomogeneous in group I. H72 had rosette-like precipitates. The crystalline structure grew gradually in group II, according to extending treatment period. The long needle-like crystals were prominent in N36. Calcium(Ca) and phosphorus(P) were not detected in H24 and H48 in EDS. In all specimens of group II and H72, Ca was found. Ca and P were identified in all treated groups through the analysis of XPS, but they were amorphous. Surface roughness did not increase in both groups after hydrothermal treatment. The values of surface roughness were not significantly different between groups I and II. According to the SEM images of fibroblasts, cell attachments were oriented and spread well in both treated groups, while they were not in the control group. However, no substantial amount of difference was found between groups I and II. Conclusions. In this study during the hydrothermal process procedure, coating characteristics, including the HA precipitates, crystal growth, and crystalline phases, were more satisfactory in NaOH treated group than in HCl treated group. Still, the biological responses of the modified surface by this method were not fully understood for the two tested groups did not differ significantly. Therefore, more continuous research on the relationship between the surface features and cellular responses seems to be in need.

이성적 자극과 감성적 자극에 따른 인지처리 기능 및 재인효과 차이에 관한 연구: fMRI 분석을 중심으로 (Investigating Cognitive Process and Brain Activation Study on the Rational/Emotional Advertising Appeals: Emphasis on fMRI Experiments)

  • 최도영;이건창
    • 인지과학
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    • 제27권1호
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    • pp.61-99
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    • 2016
  • 본 논문은 이성적 정보와 감성적 정보에 대해 어떠한 정보 유형이 광고소구의 관점에서 더 효과적인가를 반응시간과 재인 측면에서 검증함과 동시에, 정보의 유형별로 뇌 기능 상의 관계를 fMRI를 이용하여 분석하여 정보유형별 인지처리 상의 차이를 설명하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 두 가지 실험을 수행하였는데, 첫 번째 실험은 두 종류의 자극 유형에 해당하는 광고카피 - 이성에 소구하는 자극과 감성에 소구하는 자극 - 에 대해 어떠한 유형에 해당하는지를 피실험자가 결정하게 하는 과제를 수행하게 하였으며, 자극의 제시로부터 소구 형태를 판단하기까지 소요되는 반응시간의 측정을 통해 각 자극 유형별 효과를 측정하고, 이 때 활성화되는 뇌 영역을 분석하여 인지처리 상의 기능을 비교하였다. 두번째 실험은 자극 유형별로 재인효과를 측정하고, 이 때 활성화되는 뇌 기능 영역 간의 차이를 분석하여 재인 시의 인지처리 상의 기능을 비교하였다. 이러한 실험연구를 통한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 반응시간의 측면에서 감성적 자극에 대한 반응시간이 이성적 자극에 대한 반응시간보다 빠르게 이루어 졌고, 재인 측면에서는 이성적 자극에 대한 기억의 효과가 감성적 자극에 대한 기억보다 높게 나타났다. 둘째, fMRI를 이용한 뇌 기능상의 특징을 보면 이성적 자극의 경우 상대적으로 활성화의 수준이 높은 뇌 영역들은 행동 조정 혹은 작업 기억과 연계된 곳이었다. 반면, 감성적 자극의 경우 상대적으로 활성화의 수준이 높은 뇌 영역은 언어처리와 연계된 곳이었다. 본 연구를 통하여 이성적 자극과 감성적 자극의 소구 효과가 다름을 확인할 수 있었고, 각 소구 형태별로 뇌 기능상의 인지적 차이를 확인할 수 있었다.

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A Heuristic Method of In-situ Drought Using Mass Media Information

  • Lee, Jiwan;Kim, Seong-Joon
    • 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국수자원학회 2020년도 학술발표회
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    • pp.168-168
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    • 2020
  • This study is to evaluate the drought-related bigdata characteristics published from South Korean by developing crawler. The 5 years (2013 ~ 2017) drought-related posted articles were collected from Korean internet search engine 'NAVER' which contains 13 main and 81 local daily newspapers. During the 5 years period, total 40,219 news articles including 'drought' word were found using crawler. To filter the homonyms liken drought to soccer goal drought in sports, money drought economics, and policy drought in politics often used in South Korea, the quality control was processed and 47.8 % articles were filtered. After, the 20,999 (52.2 %) drought news articles of this study were classified into four categories of water deficit (WD), water security and support (WSS), economic damage and impact (EDI), and environmental and sanitation impact (ESI) with 27, 15, 13, and 18 drought-related keywords in each category. The WD, WSS, EDI, and ESI occupied 41.4 %, 34.5 %, 14.8 %, and 9.3 % respectively. The drought articles were mostly posted in June 2015 and June 2017 with 22.7 % (15,097) and 15.9 % (10,619) respectively. The drought news articles were spatiotemporally compared with SPI (Standardized Precipitation Index) and RDI (Reservoir Drought Index) were calculated. They were classified into administration boundaries of 8 main cities and 9 provinces in South Korea because the drought response works based on local government unit. The space-time clustering between news articles (WD, WSS, EDI, and ESI) and indices (SPI and RDI) were tried how much they have correlation each other. The spatiotemporal clusters detection was applied using SaTScan software (Kulldorff, 2015). The retrospective and prospective cluster analyses were conducted for past and present time to understand how much they are intensive in clusters. The news articles of WD, WSS and EDI had strong clusters in provinces, and ESI in cities.

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The crack propagation of fiber-reinforced self-compacting concrete containing micro-silica and nano-silica

  • Moosa Mazloom;Amirhosein Abna;Hossein Karimpour;Mohammad Akbari-Jamkarani
    • Advances in nano research
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    • 제15권6호
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    • pp.495-511
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    • 2023
  • In this research, the impact of micro-silica, nano-silica, and polypropylene fibers on the fracture energy of self-compacting concrete was thoroughly examined. Enhancing the fracture energy is very important to increase the crack propagation resistance. The study focused on evaluating the self-compacting properties of the concrete through various tests, including J-ring, V-funnel, slump flow, and T50 tests. Additionally, the mechanical properties of the concrete, such as compressive and tensile strengths, modulus of elasticity, and fracture parameters were investigated on hardened specimens after 28 days. The results demonstrated that the incorporation of micro-silica and nano-silica not only decreased the rheological aspects of self-compacting concrete but also significantly enhanced its mechanical properties, particularly the compressive strength. On the other hand, the inclusion of polypropylene fibers had a positive impact on fracture parameters, tensile strength, and flexural strength of the specimens. Utilizing the response surface method, the relationship between micro-silica, nano-silica, and fibers was established. The optimal combination for achieving the highest compressive strength was found to be 5% micro-silica, 0.75% nano-silica, and 0.1% fibers. Furthermore, for obtaining the best mixture with superior tensile strength, flexural strength, modulus of elasticity, and fracture energy, the ideal proportion was determined as 5% micro-silica, 0.75% nano-silica, and 0.15% fibers. Compared to the control mixture, the aforementioned parameters showed significant improvements of 26.3%, 30.3%, 34.3%, and 34.3%, respectively. In order to accurately model the tensile cracking of concrete, the authors used softening curves derived from an inverse algorithm proposed by them. This method allowed for a precise and detailed analysis of the concrete under tensile stress. This study explores the effects of micro-silica, nano-silica, and polypropylene fibers on self-compacting concrete and shows their influences on the fracture energy and various mechanical properties of the concrete. The results offer valuable insights for optimizing the concrete mix to achieve desired strength and performance characteristics.

Comparative physiological and proteomic analysis of leaf in response to cadmium stress in sorghum

  • Roy, Swapan Kumar;Cho, Seong-Woo;Kwon, Soo Jeong;Kamal, Abu Hena Mostafa;Kim, Sang-Woo;Lee, Moon-Soon;Chung, Keun-Yook;Woo, Sun-Hee
    • 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국작물학회 2017년도 9th Asian Crop Science Association conference
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    • pp.124-124
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    • 2017
  • Cadmium (Cd) is of particular concern because of its widespread occurrence and high toxicity and may cause serious morpho-physiological and molecular abnormalities in in plants. The present study was performed to explore Cd-induced morpho-physiological alterations and their potentiality associated mechanisms in Sorghum bicolor leaves at the protein level. Ten-day-old sorghum seedlings were exposed to different concentrations (0, 100, and $150{\mu}M$) of $CdCl_2$, and different morpho-physiological responses were recorded. The effects of Cd exposure on protein expression patterns in S. bicolor were investigated using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) in samples derived from the leaves of both control and Cd-treated seedlings. The observed morphological changes revealed that the plants treated with Cd displayed dramatically altered shoot lengths, fresh weights, and relative water content. In addition, the concentration of Cd was markedly increased by treatment with Cd, and the amount of Cd taken up by the shoots was significantly and directly correlated with the applied level of Cd. Using the 2-DE method, a total of 33 differentially expressed protein spots were analyzed using MALDI-TOF/TOF MS. Of these, treatment with Cd resulted in significant increases in 15 proteins and decreases in 18 proteins. Significant changes were absorbed in the levels of proteins known to be involved in carbohydrate metabolism, transcriptional regulation, translation and stress responses. Proteomic results revealed that Cd stress had an inhibitory effect on carbon fixation, ATP production and the regulation of protein synthesis. In addition, the up-regulation of glutathione S-transferase and cytochrome P450 may play a significant role in Cd-related toxicity and stress responses. Our study provides insights into the integrated molecular mechanisms involved in response to Cd and the effects of Cd on the growth and physiological characteristics of sorghum seedlings. The upregulation of these stress-related genes may be candidates for further research and use in genetic manipulation of sorghum tolerance to Cd stress.

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Differences in Large-scale and Sliding-window-based Functional Networks of Reappraisal and Suppression

  • Jun, Suhnyoung;Lee, Seung-Koo;Han, Sanghoon
    • 감성과학
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    • 제21권3호
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    • pp.83-102
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    • 2018
  • The process model of emotion regulation suggests that cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression engage at different time points in the regulation process. Although multiple brain regions and networks have been identified for each strategy, no articles have explored changes in network characteristics or network connectivity over time. The present study examined (a) the whole-brain network and six other resting-state networks, (b) their modularity and global efficiency, which is an index of the efficiency of information exchange across the network, (c) the degree and betweenness centrality for 160 brain regions to identify the hub nodes with the most control over the entire network, and (d) the intra-network and inter-network functional connectivity (FC). Such investigations were performed using a traditional large-scale FC analysis and a relatively recent sliding window correlation analysis. The results showed that the right inferior orbitofrontal cortex was the hub region of the whole-brain network for both strategies. The present findings of temporally altering functional activity of the networks revealed that the default mode network (DMN) activated at the early stage of reappraisal, followed by the task-positive networks (cingulo-opercular network and fronto-parietal network), emotion-processing networks (the cerebellar network and DMN), and sensorimotor network (SMN) that activated at the early stage of suppression, followed by the greater recruitment of task-positive networks and their functional connection with the emotional response-related networks (SMN and occipital network). This is the first study that provides neuroimaging evidence supporting the process model of emotion regulation by revealing the temporally varying network efficiency and intra- and inter-network functional connections of reappraisal and suppression.

이식형 마이크로폰과 진동체를 갖는 인공중이의 이득 보상을 위한 주파수 특성 고찰 (Study on frequency response of implantable microphone and vibrating transducer for the gain compensation of implantable middle ear hearing aid)

  • 정의성;성기웅;임형규;이장우;김동욱;이정현;김명남;조진호
    • 센서학회지
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    • 제19권5호
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    • pp.361-368
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    • 2010
  • ACROSS device, which is composed of an implantable microphone, a signal processor, and a vibrating transducer, is a fullyimplantable middle ear hearing device(F-IMEHD) for the recovery of patients with hearing loss. And since a microphone is implanted under skin and tissue at the temporal bones, the amplitude of the sound wave is attenuated by absorption and scattering. And the vibrating transducer attached to the ossicular chain caused also the different displacement from characteristic of the stapes. For the gain control of auditory signals, most of implantable hearing devices with the digital audio signal processor still apply to fitting rules of conventional hearing aid without regard to the effect of the implanted microphone and the vibrating transducer. So it should be taken into account the effect of the implantable microphone and the vibrating transducer to use the conventional audio fitting rule. The aim of this study was to measure gain characteristics caused by the implanted microphone and the vibrating transducer attached to the ossicle chains for the gain compensation of ACROSS device. Differential floating mass transducers (DFMT) of ACROSS device were clipped on four cadaver temporal bones. And after placing the DFMT on them, displacements of the ossicle chain with the DFMT operated by 1 $mA_{peak}$ current was measured using laser Doppler vibrometer. And the sensitivity of microphones under the sampled pig skin and the skin of 3 rat back were measured by stimulus of pure tones in frequency from 0.1 to 8.9 kHz. And we confirmed that the microphone implanted under skin showed poorer frequency response in the acoustic high-frequency band than it in the low- to mid- frequency band, and the resonant frequency of the stapes vibration was changed by attaching the DFMT on the incus, the displacement of the DFMT driven with 1 $mA_{rms}$ was higher by the amount of about 20 dB than that of cadaver's stapes driven by the sound presssure of 94 dB SPL in resonance frequency range.

Palliative Care Education in Gynecologic Oncology: a Survey of Gynecologic Oncologists and Gynecologic Oncology Fellows in Thailand

  • Ratanakaaew, A;Khemapech, N;Laurujisawat, P
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제16권15호
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    • pp.6331-6334
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    • 2015
  • Background: The main purpose of this study was to survey the education and training of certified gynecologic oncologists and fellows in Thailand. A secondary objective was to study the problems in fellowship training regarding palliative care for gynecologic cancer patients. Materials and Methods: A descriptive study was conducted by sending a questionnaire regarding palliative care education to all certified gynecologic oncologists and gynecologic oncology fellows in Thailand. The contents of the survey included fellowship training experience, caring for the dying, patient preparation, attitudes and respondent characteristics. Statistics were analyzed by percentage, mean and standard deviation and chi-square. Results: One hundred seventy completed questionnaires were returned; the response rate was 66%. Most certified gynecologic oncologists and fellows in gynecologic oncology have a positive attitude towards palliative care education, and agree that "psychological distress can result in severe physical suffering". It was found that the curriculum of gynecologic oncology fellowship training equally emphasizes three aspects, namely managing post-operative complications, managing a patient at the end of life and managing a patient with gynecologic oncology. As for experiential training during the fellowship of gynecologic oncology, education regarding breaking bad news, discussion about goals of care and procedures for symptoms control were mostly on-the-job training without explicit teaching. In addition, only 42.9 % of respondents were explicitly taught the coping skill for managing their own stress when caring for palliative patients during fellowship training. Most of respondents rated their clinical competency for palliative care in the "moderately well prepared" level, and the lowest score of the competency was the issue of spiritual care. Conclusions: Almost all certified gynecologic oncologists and fellows in gynecologic oncology have a positive attitude towards learning and teaching in palliative care. In this study, some issues were identified for improving palliative care education such as proper training under the supervision of a mentor, teaching how to deal with work stress, competency in spiritual care and attitudes on responsibility for bereavement care.

Dual trigger in normally-responding assisted reproductive technology patients increases the number of top-quality embryos

  • Sukur, Yavuz Emre;Ulubasoglu, Hasan;Ilhan, Fatma Ceylan;Berker, Bulent;Sonmezer, Murat;Atabekoglu, Cem Somer;Aytac, Rusen;Ozmen, Batuhan
    • Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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    • 제47권4호
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    • pp.300-305
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    • 2020
  • Objective: The feasibility of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) trigger in normal responders is still a matter of debate. The aim of this study was to compare the number of mature oocytes, the number of good-quality embryos, and the live birth rate in normal responders triggered by GnRHa alone, GnRHa and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG; a dual trigger), and hCG alone. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted at the infertility clinic of a university hospital. Data from 200 normal responders who underwent controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and intracytoplasmic sperm injection with a GnRH antagonist protocol between January 2016 and January 2017 were reviewed. The first study group consisted of patients with cycles triggered by GnRHa alone. The second study group consisted of patients with cycles triggered by both GnRHa and low-dose hCG (a dual trigger). The control group consisted of patients with cycles triggered by hCG alone. Results: The groups were comparable in terms of demographics and cycle characteristics. The numbers of total oocytes retrieved and metaphase II oocytes were similar between the groups. The total numbers of top-quality embryos were 3.2±2.9 in the GnRHa group, 4.4±3.2 in the dual-trigger group, and 2.9±2.1 in the hCG group (p=0.014). The live birth rates were 21.4%, 30.5%, and 28.2% in those groups, respectively (p=0.126). Conclusion: In normal responders, a dual-trigger approach appears superior to an hCG trigger alone with regard to the number of top-quality embryos produced. However, no clinical benefit was apparent in terms of live birth rates.