• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.353-356
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• 2016

Background: This study used receiver operating characteristic curve to analyze Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) for glassy cell carcinoma data to identify predictive models and potential disparities in outcome. Materials and Methods: This study analyzed socio-economic, staging and treatment factors. For risk modeling, each factor was fitted by a generalized linear model to predict the cause specific survival. Area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (ROCs) were computed. Similar strata were combined to construct the most parsimonious models. A random sampling algorithm was used to estimate modeling errors. Risk of glassy cell carcinoma death was computed for the predictors for comparison. Results: There were 79 patients included in this study. The mean follow up time (S.D.) was 37 (32.8) months. Female patients outnumbered males 4:1. The mean (S.D.) age was 54.4 (19.8) years. SEER stage was the most predictive factor of outcome (ROC area of 0.69). The risks of cause specific death were, respectively, 9.4% for localized, 16.7% for regional, 35% for the un-staged/others category, and 60% for distant disease. After optimization, separation between the regional and unstaged/others category was removed with a higher ROC area of 0.72. Several socio-economic factors had small but measurable effects on outcome. Radiotherapy had not been used in 90% of patients with regional disease. Conclusions: Optimized SEER stage was predictive and useful in treatment selection. Underuse of radiotherapy may have contributed to poor outcome.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.55-57
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• 1996

1995년 11, 12월에 동해안 주문진 어시장에서 구입한 살오징어(Todarodes pacificus) 248개체중 34개체로부터 116개체의 아니사키스 유충이 채집되어 13.7% 의 유충 감염율을 나타내었다. 형태 및 크기를 바탕으로 유충의 종류 및 근육, 내장, 망 등 어체 부위별 감염상황을 조사한 결과 유충의 길이는 13.5-29.5 mm 이었으며 Anisakis type I이 68개체 (58.6%:회수율), Contracaecum type A 5개 체 (4.3%), Anisakis type II 17개체 (14.6%), Contracaecum type D 8개체 (7.0%) 및 불명 18개체 (15.5%)로 분류되었다.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.163-167
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• 2013

이동 통신 서비스가 확대됨에 따라 인접 기지국 간의 간섭 문제가 증가하게 되었으며, 이에 따라 이동통신 시스템의 수동 상호변조왜곡(PIMD: Passive Inter-Modulation Distortion)에 대한 문제가 크게 대두되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 기존의 수동형 안테나구조에서 증폭기 등의 핵심 능동부가 기지국안테나의 방사소자에 직접 연결되는 안테나 일체형 능동안테나에 대한 새로운 PIMD 특성시험 방안을 제안하고 이에 대한 시험결과를 제시한다. 제안된 시험결과 통하여, 능동형 기지국안테나는 기존의 수동형 구조에 비하여 약 8.4dB의 PIMD 개선효과를 가지며, 제안된 PIMD 시험방식은 기지국안테나가 실제 기지국에서 운용되는 환경에 근접하게 시행됨으로써 보다 정확한 시험결과를 도출할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.1968-1973
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• 2013

전계 흡수 변조기가 집적된 이중 전극 분포 궤환형 레이저를 사용하여 광신호의 변조 응답 향상을 실현하였다. 이 중 전극 구조의 분포 궤환형 반도체 레이저는 자려 펄스 발진 현상으로 인해 수 기가 헤르쯔의 모드 간격을 가진 다중 광모드 발진 현상을 보인다. 이 현상을 이용하여 RF 신호에 대한 광원의 변조 특성을 6 GHz 변조 신호에 대하여 약 20 dB 향상 시켰으며, 이러한 변조 성능 향상에 대하여 7 GHz의 주파수 가변 영역을 얻었다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.509-516
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• 2008

New functional surfactant, N,N-dimethyl-N-dodecyl-N-(2-methyl benzimidazoyl) ammonium chloride(DDBAC) having benzimidazole(BI) functional group have been synthesized and the critical micellar concentration of DDBAC measured by surface tentiometry and electric conductivity method was $8.9{\times}10^{-4}M$. Micellar effects in DDBAC functional surfactant solution on the hydrolysis of p-nitrophenylacetate(p-NPA), p-nitro-phenylpropionate(p-NPP) and p-nitrophenylvalerate(p-NPV) were observed with change of various pH (Tris-buffer). The pseudo first rate constants of hydrolysis of p-NPA, p-NPP and p-NPV in optimum concentration of DDBAC solution increase to about 160, 280 and 600 times, respectively, as compared with those of aqueous solution at pH 8.00(Tris-buffer). It is considered that benzimidazole functional moiety accelerates the reaction rates of hydrolysis because they act as nucleophile or general base. In optimum concentration of DDBAC solution, the rate constants of hydrolysis of p-NPP and p-NPV increase to about 1.5 and 3.0 times, respectively, as compared with that of p-NPA. It means that the more the carbon numbers of alkyl group of substrates, the larger the binding constants between DDBAC micelle and substrates are. To know the hydrolysis mechanism of p-NPCE(p-NPA, p-NPP and p-NPV), the deuterium kinetic isotope effects were measured in $D_2O$ solutions. Consequently the pseudo first order rate constant ratios in $H_2O$ and $D_2O$ solution, $k_{H_2O}/k_{D_2O}$, were about $2.8{\sim}3.0$ range. It means that the mechanism of hydrolysis were proceeded by nucleophile and general base attack in approximately same value.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.511-517
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• 2016

Scabraside D, a sulfated triterpene glycoside extract from sea cucumber Holothulia scabra, shows various biological activities, but effects on human cholangiocarcinoma cells have not previously been reported. In the present study, we investigated the activity of scabraside D against human cholangiocarcinoma (HuCCA) both in vitro and for tumor growth inhibition in vivo using a xenograft model in nude mice. Scabraside D ($12.5-100{\mu}g/mL$) significantly decreased the viability and the migration of the HuCCA cells in a dose-dependent manner, with 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) of $12.8{\pm}0.05{\mu}g/mL$ at 24 h. It induced signs of apoptotic cells, including shrinkage, pyknosis and karyorrhetic nuclei and DNA fragmentation on agarose gel electrophoresis. Moreover, by quantitative real-time PCR, scabraside D effectively decreased Bcl-2 while increasing Bax and Caspase-3 gene expression levels suggesting that the scabraside D could induce apoptosis in HuCCA cells. In vivo study demonstrated that scabraside D (1 mg/kg/day, i.p. for 21 days) significantly reduced growth of the HuCCA xenografts without adverse effects on the nude mice. Conclusively, scabraside D induced apoptosis in HuCCA cells and reduced the growth of HuCCA xenographs model. Therefore, scabraside D may have potential as a new therapeutic agent for cholangiocarcinoma.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.187-192
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• 2022

Wolfiporia cocos is an edible fungus commercially cultivated in Asia. To investigate metabolic changes of W. cocos mycelia under both light and dark culture conditions, gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analyses were performed. In terms of the total amount of sugars, alcohols, amino acids, organic acids, fatty acids, and purines, there no significant differences between the W. cocos mycelia cultivated under light (L) or dark (D) conditions (p < 0.05). However, there were some differences with respect to the production of particular sugars and proteins. The levels of trehalose (L: 17.2 ± 0.3% vs. D: 13.9 ± 1.6%), maltose (L: 0.9 ± 0.1% vs. D: 0.3 ± 0.1%), turanose (L: 0.7 ± 0.2% vs. D: 0.1 ± 0.1%), glutamine (L: 1.6 ± 0.3% vs. D: 0.7 ± 0.2%), and proline (L: 0.3 ± 0% vs. D: 0.1 ± 0%) were all significantly higher under light condition (p < 0.05). In contrast, the levels of galactose (L: 13.7 ± 1.2% vs. D: 17.6 ± 2.0%), aspartic acid (L: 0.6 ± 0.1 % vs. D: 0.9 ± 0.1%), cystathionine (L: 0.6 ± 0.1% vs. D: 0.8 ± 0 %), and malic acid (L: 0.7 ± 0.1% vs. D: 1.2 ± 0.1%) were higher under the dark condition. It is worth noting that the amount of pachymic acid, a pharmaceutically active compound of W. cocos, was 1.68 times greater under the light condition (p < 0.05).

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.864-872
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• 2018

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the effect of weaning age on intake, performance, nutrition metabolism and serum parameters of beef calves. Methods: Sixty Droughtmaster crossbred calves were assigned to 5 groups with 12 calves in each group. The calves in control group remained with the dams till the 22-week age, while the calves weaned at 28 d (4 wk), 42 d (6 wk), 56 d (8 wk), and 70 d (10 wk) of age were sent to group 4 wk, group 6 wk, group 8 wk, and group 10 wk, respectively, and then were fed on milk replacer till the 22-week age. Feed intake and body weight and size were record and blood metabolites were measured. And 24 calves of them (6 in each group) were picked randomly for digestion and metabolism trail. Feed, feces and urine sample were taken and measured. Results: Dry matter intake of calves in group 4 wk was significantly lower than those in the remaining groups from wk 17 to 22 (p<0.05). Feed efficiency of the calves was higher in groups 4 wk and 6 wk than those in groups 8 wk and 10 wk from 11 to 13 wk (p<0.05), and calves had higher feed efficiency in group 4 wk, group 6 wk, and group 8 wk than those in group 10 wk from wk 14 to wk 22. Calves in group 4 wk and 6 wk had lower body weight than group 8 wk and group 10 wk and control group at 10-week age (p<0.05) and 13-week age (p<0.05), and calves in group 6 wk had no significant difference in body weight with control group, group 8 wk and 10 wk (p>0.05) but was higher than that of group 4 wk (p<0.05). Calves in group 6 wk had higher final body weight and total gain than group 4 wk, but no difference of total gain with that of groups 8 wk, 10 wk, and control group. And weaning calves at 6-week age brought higher feed efficiency and average daily gain from wk 14 to wk 22, and higher dry matter and organic matter digestibility at 21 wk. Conclusion: It is concluded that the weaning of calves at 6 weeks of age gave positive results.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.211-215
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• 2004

목화진딧물(Aphis gossypii Glover)의 성충수명, 산자수는 15-32.5, 습도는 $60-70\%$, 광주기는 16L: 8D조건에서 조사하였고 이를 이용하여 생명표를 작성하였다. $27.5^{\circ}C$를 기준으로 온도가 내려감에 따라서 수명이 길어지고 산자수가 증가하였다. 특히 $17.5^{\circ}C$에서 산자수가 61.8마리로 가장 많았다. 이와 다르게 성충의 일일 출산 수는 $22.5^{\circ}C$까지 온도가 올라감에 따라 증가하였고(일일평균 5.6마리) 이후 감소하였다. 온실에서 성충수명은 20.0일, 산자수는 59.6마리로 $20^{\circ}C$의 항온조건보다 수명은 길고 산자수는 더 많았다. 목화진딧물의 생명표를 작성한 결과 순증가률(Ro)은 $17.5^{\circ}C$에서 54.9이였고, 내적자연증가률($r_m$)과 기간증가률($\lambda$)은 $30^{\circ}C$에서 0.5와 1.6으로 최고 값이었고, 배수기간(DT)과 평균세대기간(T)은 $30^{\circ}C$에서 1.4와 6.8로 가장 작았다. 따라서 이들 수치를 통해 보았을 때 목화진딧물이 생활사를 완성하는데 최적 조건은 $30^{\circ}C$라 생각한다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.203-209
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• 2011

Magnesium (Mg) plays an essential role in physiological and metabolic reactions. Recently, there has been an increased interest in the role of Mg deficiency, particularly the relationship between serum Mg value and inflammatory response. This study was designed to determine the relationship between serum Mg deficiency with inflammatory response, electrolytes and hematological alteration over long-term periods. Sixteen male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into two groups: control (n=8), and Mg deficiency group (MgD group, n=8). Chow and normal water (tap water) were regularly provided to the control group and Mg-depleted chow and third distilled water were regularly provided for 60 days to the MgD group. Body weights, Serum Mg, $K^+$, inorganic phosphorus (IP) and total iron binding capacity (TIBC) levels in the MgD group were lower than those of the control group (P<0.05). Granulocyte fraction and MCV, RDW and PDW levels were higher, whereas lymphocyte fraction, erythrocyte, hemoglobin and MCHC levels were lower in the MgD group than in the control group (P<0.05). MCP-1 and TNF-${\alpha}$ levels in the MgD group were greater than those of the control group (P<0.05). In conclusion, the results of the present study suggest that Mg deficiency over a long-term period had not altered total leukocyte concentration in the blood, but had detrimental effects, including disturbances of electrolytes balance, disturbance of iron indices, potential anemia and elevation of pro-inflammatory cytokine. However, further studies should be performed to determine the relationship between serum Mg deficiency and major organ damage or alteration.