• Molecules and Cells
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.426-439
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• 2019

Many small RNAs (sRNAs) regulate gene expression by base pairing to their target messenger RNAs (mRNAs) with the help of Hfq in Escherichia coli. The sRNA DsrA activates translation of the rpoS mRNA in an Hfq-dependent manner, but this activation ability was found to partially bypass Hfq when DsrA is overproduced. The precise mechanism by which DsrA bypasses Hfq is unknown. In this study, we constructed strains lacking all three rpoS-activating sRNAs (i.e., ArcZ, DsrA, and RprA) in $hfq^+$ and $Hfq^-$ backgrounds, and then artificially regulated the cellular DsrA concentration in these strains by controlling its ectopic expression. We then examined how the expression level of rpoS was altered by a change in the concentration of DsrA. We found that the translation and stability of the rpoS mRNA are both enhanced by physiological concentrations of DsrA regardless of Hfq, but that depletion of Hfq causes a rapid degradation of DsrA and thereby decreases rpoS mRNA stability. These results suggest that the observed Hfq dependency of DsrA-mediated rpoS activation mainly results from the destabilization of DsrA in the absence of Hfq, and that DsrA itself contributes to the translational activation and stability of the rpoS mRNA in an Hfq-independent manner.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.37-47
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• 2022

최근 적극적인 안정대책의 수립으로 비탈면의 대규모 붕괴는 감소하고 있으나 비탈면 내 또는 비탈면 상부의 뜬돌이나 전석의 불안정화로 인한 낙석의 발생빈도는 크게 줄고 있지 않은 상황이다. 낙석의 안정화와 방재대책으로 낙석방지 울타리나 낙석 방지망 등의 보호공법이 대표적으로 적용되고 있으나 낙석의 에너지를 감소시키고 낙석의 구름조건을 변화시켜 낙석을 일정 공간에 포집하기 위한 접근은 상대적으로 미진한 상황이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 범용 낙석 시뮬레이션 프로그램을 이용하여 비탈면 하부에 설치되는 ditch의 제원에 따라 낙석의 구름특성이 변화하는 양상을 파악하였다. 연구결과는 일반도로나 탐방로 등에 적용할 수 있는 ditch의 제원을 결정하기 위한 기초적인 자료로 사용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.346-353
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• 2011

7-hydroxy-2H-chromen-2-one(HC)와 7-hydroxy-2H-chromen-2-one-4-acetic acid(HCA)의 염기성 가수분해반응을 aqueous-methanol과 aqueous-acetone 혼합물에서 283 K에서 313 K의 온도 범위에서 속도론적으로 연구하였다. 반응의 활성화 파라미터를 구하고 토의하였다. 게다가, 물, 물-에탄올, 물-아세톤 혼합물 내에서 화합물들에 대한 활성화 에너지 장벽의 변화를 속도론적 데이터로부터 추정하였다. 활성화 장벽의 변화는 HC and HCA의 가수분해 반응과 거의 같았다. HC와 HCA의 염기성 가수분해는 $k_{obs}=k_2[OH^-]$와 같은 속도법칙을 따른다. 메탄올 또는 아세톤의 비가 증가함에 따라 HC 와 HCA의 속도 상수들이 감소하는 것은 $OH^-$ 이온이 불안정해지기 때문이다. 활성화 엔트로피가 큰 음의 값을 갖는 다는 것은 반응이 중간 착물의 형성을 경유하며 진행된다는 것을 의미하며, 또한 중간 착물이 경직성과 안정도를 갖는다는 것을 의미한다. 그러므로, 중간 착물의 고리 열림이 속도 조절 단계가 될 것이다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.663-666
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• 2005

Gas hydrates are ice-like compounds that form at the low temperature and high pressure conditions common in shallow marine sediments at water depths greater than 300-500 m when concentrations of methane and other hydrocarbon gases exceed saturation. Estimates of the total mass of methane carbon that resides in this reservoir vary widely. While there is general agreement that gas hydrate is a significant component of the global near-surface carbon budget, there is considerable controversy about whether it has the potential to be a major source of fossil fuel in the future and whether periods of global climate change in the past can be attributed to destabilization of this reservoir. Also essentially unknown is the interaction between gas hydrate and the subsurface biosphere. ODP Leg 204 was designed to address these questions by determining the distribution, amount and rate of formation of gas hydrate within an accretionary ridge and adjacent basin and the sources of gas for forming hydrate. Additional objectives included identification of geologic proxies for past gas hydrate occurrence and calibration of remote sensing techniques to quantify the in situ amount of gas hydrate that can be used to improve estimates where no boreholes exist. Leg 204 also provided an opportunity to test several new techniques for sampling, preserving and measuring gas hydrates. During ODP Leg 204, nine sites were drilled and cored on southern Hydrate Ridge, a topographic high in the accretionary complex of the Cascadia subduction zone, located approximately 80km west of Newport, Oregon. Previous studies of southern Hydrate Ridge had documented the presence of seafloor gas vents, outcrops of massive gas hydrate, and a pinnacle' of authigenic carbonate near the summit. Deep-towed sidescan data show an approximately $300\times500m$ area of relatively high acoustic backscatter that indicates the extent of seafloor venting. Elsewhere on southern Hydrate Ridge, the seafloor is covered with low reflectivity sediment, but the presence of a regional bottom-simulating seismic reflection (BSR) suggests that gas hydrate is widespread. The sites that were drilled and cored during ODP Leg 204 can be grouped into three end-member environments basedon the seismic data. Sites 1244 through 1247 characterize the flanks of southern Hydrate Ridge. Sites 1248-1250 characterize the summit in the region of active seafloor venting. Sites 1251 and 1252 characterize the slope basin east of Hydrate Ridge, which is a region of rapid sedimentation, in contrast to the erosional environment of Hydrate Ridge. Site 1252 was located on the flank of a secondary anticline and is the only site where no BSR is observed.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.198-210
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• 1997

To examine the double-faced thymoleptic(antidepressant and antimanic) effects of risperidone in mood disorders, this article reviews the psychotropic-induced mania, thymoleptic effects of antipsychotics, therapeutic effects of risperidone and risperidone(RIS)-induced mania(RIM) in mood disorders, risk factors of RIM, possible neurochemical mechanism of these thymoleptic effects, pathophysiological and clinical significance of thymoleptic effects, and suggestive clinical guideline of RIS in mood disorders. RIS appeared effective for bipolar disorder at a lower dose than that recommended for schizophrenia, especially in the cases of maintenance of mood stabilizers, and gradual titration from low doses. Manic induction/exacerbation can occur by chance during RIS treatment in mood disorders, schizoaffective disorders, and schizophrenias. The possible risk factors for RIM are refractory mood disorder, especially in bipolar I disorder with poor initial response ; refractory schizoaffective disorders, especially in bipolar type with poor initial response ; refractory chronic schizophrenias, especially with initial responses ; psychotic features ; higher initial doses ; rapid titration ; combined therapy with antidepressants in refractory depression ; and RIS monotherapy in mania/hypomania. RIS is a drug that preferentially block 5-HT2 receptors. The effects of low dose are due mainly to the blockade of 5-HT2 receptors. There are more gradual increase in D2 blockade with increasing dose and this D2 blocking properties become apparent at higher doses. This may be related to a modulation of dopaminergic transmission by 5-HT2 antagonism at lower doses with the direct action of RIS on DA receptors coming into play at higher dose. The serotonergic antagonistic effect may be important for its effects on depressive symptoms. This, together with adequate blo-ckade of D2 receptors, may not necessarily lead to destabilization of mood disorder, but rather to more therapeutic effects. Therefore, this dose-receptor affinity relationship with both antidepressant and antimanic effects according to treatment duration can explain a continuum of antidepressant effect, antimanic effect, behavioral stimulation, and manic/hypomanic induction/exacerbation. It was the recognition of a useful psychiatric side effects by a thoughtful observer with fertile minds that led to their ultimate utilization as psychotropic drugs, i.e., phenothiazine, MAOI, TCA, and lithium. And, in vivo pharmacological challenge by novel psychotropics, as a neurochemical probe, with more specific actions is a useful tool to select pharmacologically homogeneous subgroup of the same phenotypical(clinical) condition, to further study the unknown underlying pathogenesis of various mental illnesses. Finally, RIS may be a useful alternative or adjunctive drug for patients with mood disorders without psychotic features or refractory to treatment with standard antipsychotic drugs. The more conservative doses(tirated slowly from 1-3 mg/d) of RIS, and maintenance of mood stabilizer in the cases with risk factors of RIM are recommended in mood disorder.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.279-286
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• 2020

A novel compound named 'kanakugiol' was recently isolated from Lindera erythrocarpa and showed free radical-scavenging and antifungal activities. However, the details of the anti-cancer effect of kanakugiol on breast cancer cells remain unclear. We investigated the effect of kanakugiol on the growth of MCF-7 human breast cancer cells. Kanakugiol affected cell cycle progression, and decreased cell viability in MCF-7 cells in a dose-dependent manner. It also enhanced PARP cleavage (50 kDa), whereas DNA laddering was not induced. FACS analysis with annexin V-FITC/PI staining showed necrosis induction in kanakugiol-treated cells. Caspase-9 cleavage was also induced. Expression of death receptors was not altered. However, Bcl-2 expression was suppressed, and mitochondrial membrane potential collapsed, indicating limited apoptosis induction by kanakugiol. Immunofluorescence analysis using α-tubulin staining revealed mitotic exit without cytokinesis (4N cells with two nuclei) due to kanakugiol treatment, suggesting that mitotic catastrophe may have been induced via microtubule destabilization. Furthermore, cell cycle analysis results also indicated mitotic catastrophe after cell cycle arrest in MCF-7 cells due to kanakugiol treatment. These findings suggest that kanakugiol inhibits cell proliferation and promotes cell death by inducing mitotic catastrophe after cell cycle arrest. Thus, kanakugiol shows potential for use as a drug in the treatment of human breast cancer.

• 대한치과기공학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.121-131
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• 2007

A preparation process's conditions of aqueous sol which contains anatase-type nano titania particles with photocatalyic properties was established by using Yoldas process, so called, DCS(Destabilization of Colloidal Solution) process in this study. And crystal size change and phase transformation of titania particles in aqueous titania sol depending on reaction conditions was investigated by a light scattering method and XRD analysis of frozen dried powders, respectively. This sol with photo catalytic nano titania particles was used to the following hydrophilic hybrid coating film's fabrication and its properties was evaluated. Subsequently, for coating film using the above mentioned aqueous titania sol, non-aqueous titania sol was prepared without any chemical additives and its time stability according to aging time was investigate. By using the above mentioned aqueous titania sol and non-aqueous sol, a complex oxide coating sol for metal and ceramic substrate and a organic-inorganic hybrid coating sol for polymer substrate was prepared and it's hydrophilicity depending on UV irradiation conditions was evaluated. As a conclusions, the following results were obtained. (1)Aqueous titania sol The average particle size of titania in formed aqueous titania sol was distributed between 20$\sim$90nm range depending on reaction conditions. And the crystal phase of titania powders obtained by frozen drying method was changed from amorphous state to anatase and subsequently transformed to rutile crystal phase and it is attributed to concentration gradient in aqueous sol. (2)Non-aqueous titania sol Non-aqueous titania sol was prepared using methanol as a solvent and a little distilled water for hydrolysis and nitric acid as a catalyst were used. The obtained non-aqueous titania sol was stable at room temperature for 20 days. Additionally, non-aqueous titania sol with addition of chealating reagent such as acethylaceton and ethylene glycol prolonged the stability of sol by six months. (3)Complex sol and hybrid sol with super hydrophilicity The above mentioned aqueous titania sol as a main photocataylic component and non-aqueous titania sol as a binder for coating process was used to prepare a complex sol used for metal, ceramic and wood material substrate and also to prepare the organic-inorganic hybrid sol for polymer substrate such as polycarbonate and polyethylene, in which process APMS(3-Aminopropyltrimethoxysilane), GPTS(3-Glycidoxypropyl-trimethoxysilane) as a hydrophilic silane compound and HEMA(2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate) as a forming network in hybrid coating film were used. The hybrid coating film such as prepared through this process showed a superhydrophilicity below 1$10^{\circ}$ depending on processing conditions and a pencil's hardness over 6 H.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제40권12호
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• pp.966-975
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• 2017

Excessive salt disrupts intracellular ion homeostasis and inhibits plant growth, which poses a serious threat to global food security. Plants have adapted various strategies to survive in unfavorable saline soil conditions. Here, we show that humic acid (HA) is a good soil amendment that can be used to help overcome salinity stress because it markedly reduces the adverse effects of salinity on Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings. To identify the molecular mechanisms of HA-induced salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis, we examined possible roles of a sodium influx transporter HIGH-AFFINITY $K^+$ TRANSPORTER 1 (HKT1). Salt-induced root growth inhibition in HKT1 overexpressor transgenic plants (HKT1-OX) was rescued by application of HA, but not in wild-type and other plants. Moreover, salt-induced degradation of HKT1 protein was blocked by HA treatment. In addition, the application of HA to HKT1-OX seedlings led to increased distribution of $Na^+$ in roots up to the elongation zone and caused the reabsorption of $Na^+$ by xylem and parenchyma cells. Both the influx of the secondary messenger calcium and its cytosolic release appear to function in the destabilization of HKT1 protein under salt stress. Taken together, these results suggest that HA could be applied to the field to enhance plant growth and salt stress tolerance via post-transcriptional control of the HKT1 transporter gene under saline conditions.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.233-243
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• 1992

옥산지역에 위치하는 황학동광상은 초기백악기 퇴적암류내에 발달한 열극을 충진한 열수맥상 광상으로, 구조운동에 수반되어 3회에 걸쳐 생성된 석영 및 방해석맥으로 구성된다. 주된 금속광물로는 황철석, 자류철석, 황동석, 섬아연석, 방연석, 적철석 및 Ag-, Pb-, Bi-sulfosalts로, 이들의 침전은 주로 광화 제 1 기의 0.5~7.6 wt.% NaCl 상당염농도를 갖는 광화유체로부터 $370^{\circ}C$ 에서 약 $200^{\circ}C$ 에 걸쳐 진행되었으며, 광화 작용시의 압력은 <180 bar, 섬도는 700~2,400 m 였다. 광상내에서 보여주는 광물공생관계에 의한 열역학적 고찰과 유체포유물 및 안정동위원소 연구결과 등으로 미루어 본 광상광화유체내 Cu는 주로 chloride complex 상으로 이동되었으며, 주로 광화유체의 냉각작용과 이에 의한 지화학적 환경요인들($fs_2$, $fo_2$, pH)의 변화에 기인하여 침전되었음을 알수 있다. 유황안정동위원소 연구결과, 주광화시기인 광화1기중 광화유체의 ${\delta}^{34}S_{H_2S}$ 값이 초기 8.2‰ 에서 후기 4.7‰ 로 점차 감소함은 광화유체의 비등에 수반되어 수소이온농도와 함께 산소분압이 점진적으로 증가한 결과로 해석되며, 광화유체의 수소 및 산소동위원소 값으로부터 열수계에서 천수가 지배적인 역할을 하였음을 알수 있다.

• 국제지역연구
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.277-295
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• 2016

한반도의 안보환경은 매우 불안정하게 흘러가고 있다. 그 불안정의 요인에는 북한의 핵무기 개발과 실험, 특히 2016년 1월6일의 4차 핵실험과 연이은 2월7일의 장거리미사일(ICBM)발사 그리고 2월8일 NLL침범과 함께 개성공단의 폐쇄조치 등이다. 그리고 일본의 아베정권의 지나친 우경화와 영토권 분쟁, 드리고 중국의 남지나해에서 각국과의 섬 영토분쟁등과 같은 역내 갈등의 고조이다. 동북아 각국의 상호이해관계는 자국의 이익을 위하여 안전을 확보한 상태에서 대외교전과 경제전을 수행하는 것이다. 사실 우리의 입장에서 이것은 매우 중요한 국가의 이슈로 지금까지 진행해오는 중요한 문제이다. 하지만 어떠한 정책도 국민의 굶주림과 행복을 빼앗아가면서 시행하고 발전시켜서는 안된다. 그것은 민본에 어긋나는 행위이다. 국가이든 단체든 국가 이익의 최우선 목표가 국민행복, 국가안전이어야 한다. 그렇지 못하면 국가의 주권도 국가로서 존재가치도 상실하게 된다. 특히 주변국 상황을 볼 때 전례 없는 세계 경제위기에도 불구하고 주변국들은 국방비를 높은 수준으로 증액하고 있다. 이런 시기에 우리의 국방력이 현재수준에 머문다면 미래에는 군사력 격차가 더욱 심화될 것이다. 따라서 본 연구는 이러한 상황을 인식하여 동북아 안보환경의 급격한 변화 문제를 검토하고 향후 남북통일로 가기 위한 국가의 총역량 결집을 뒷받침해주는 국방비의 수준을 검토한 것이다.