• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권13호
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• pp.5397-5400
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• 2015

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive value of white blood cells (WBC), the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet indices including mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW), platelet crit (PCT) and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in discrimination between benign and malign endometrial lesions, and early and advanced stage endometrial adenocarcinomas. Materials and Methods: Data for 105 patients undergoing total abdominal or vaginal hysterectomy for benign uterine diseases and 114 patients surgically staged for endometrium adenocarcinoma at Ondokuz Mayis University, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, between 2008 and 2014, were collected. Parameters were preoperative and postoperative complete blood counts in the week prior to surgery with differentials including WBC, platelet count, platelet indices (MPV, PCT, PDW), NLR and PLR. Pathologic evaluations for both benign and malign endometrium lesions, grade of endometrium adenocarcinoma, tumor stage, presence of lymphovascular space invasion (LVI) were retrospectively analyzed. Results: Regarding definitive factors in discriminating patients with endometrium cancer from those with benign diseases, MPV was significantly increased in the malign group whereas there was a significant decrease in the PDW value compared to the benign group. The best cut-off value in differentiation of the benign and malign groups, malign cases were found to increase over the value of 7.54 for MPV, and under 37.8 for PDW. When definitive factors in discrimination of early stage endometrium cancer from advanced stage disease and LVI in the malign group were evaluated according to the ROC analysis, no significant relation was detected between blood parameters and the stage and the LVI of the disease. Conclusions: MPV and PDW may have predictive value in the discrimination of benign and malign endometrium diseases. Nevertheless, since there have been few reports on this topic, further large-scale prospective studies are necessary.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.1609-1613
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• 2015

Purpose: To determine the rate of lymph node metastasis, oncologic and pregnancy outcomes in apparent early-stage malignant ovarian germ cell tumor (MOGCT). Materials and Methods: Medical records of apparent early-stage MOGCT patients undergoing primary surgical treatment at Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, between January 2006 and December 2013, were retrospectively reviewed. Results: Thirty-eight patients had apparent stage I-II MOGCT. The mean age was $22.1{\pm}7.7years$ (median, 20.8 years; range, 7.7-35.6 years). The mean tumor size was $17.8{\pm}6.5cm$ with a median of 20 (range 4-30) cm. Three most common histopathologies were dysgerminoma (12 patients, 31.6%), immature teratoma (12 patients, 31.6%), and endodermal sinus tumor (6 patients, 15.8%). Twenty-seven of 38 patients underwent lymphadenectomy; 13 patients (48.2%) were stage IA and 8 patients (29.6%) were stage IC. The rate of retroperitoneal nodes metastasis was 7.4% (2/27 patients). At 26.1 months of median follow-up time (range 1.9-88.5 months), 9 patients retained fertility functions, with uneventful pregnancies in 3 of these. Only one patient (2.6%) had progression of disease at 4.9 months after surgery. The 5-year survival rate was 97.4%. Conclusion: As the rate of pelvic or para-aortic node metastasis in MOGCT is considerable, lymphadenectomy should be incorporated in surgical staging procedures.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.123-128
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• 1989

Demi-embryos were successfully produced by bisection of ICR mouse embryos at preimplantation stages. They were microsurgically bisected using a microsurgical blade attached to a micromanipulator after pretreatment with 0.5% pronase in PBS for two minutes or not. Embryos with softened zona pellucida were more easily bisected and less damaged than intact embryos. The highest success rate in bisection has been achieved by selecting blastocysts(94.1% in success rate with intact blastocysts and 100% in success rate with zona softened blastocysts). Demi-embryos without zona pellucida were cultured in D-PBS or M-16 medium at $37^{\circ}C$, 5% $CO_2$ in air for 72 hours for 2-cell stage embryos, 48 hours for 4-to 8-cell stage embryos, 24 hours for morula stage embryos and 6~12 hours for blastocyst stage embryos. For the in vitro culture of 2-cell stage embryos, $100{\mu}M$ 2Na-EDTA was added to the media. M-16 medium was better for the in vitro development of mouse embryos than PBS, and PBS is not considered to be suitable for long-term culture of embryos, especially at early stage of cleavage. In M-16 medium, developing rate of demi-embryos of which pair underwent development to form eublastocysts was 15.8% at 2-cell stage, 16.8% at 4-cell stage, 38% at 8-cell stage, 89.6% at morula stage and 94.4% at blastocyst stage, respectively. The more rapid and efficient production of demi-embryos and higher viability after bisection can be expected by softening zona pellucida with pronase and by selecting morulae or blastocysts rather than embryos at early stage of cleavage.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.171-177
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 콘서트홀에서 확산체의 Early Stage Support (ST1)에 대한 영향을 알아보기 위하여 1:25 축소모형에서 8지점을 설정하여 ST1을 측정하였다. 무대 바닥에 의한 영향을 살펴보기 위하여 흡음천의 유무에 따라 ST1의 결과값의 차이를 살펴보았다. 무대측벽에 대한 영향을 살펴보기 위하여 기존의 확산체, 확산체를 제거한 경우와 반구 확산체의 3가지 형태의 확산체를 사용하여 측벽의 변화에 의한 ST1 값의 결과를 살펴보았다. 결과적으로 무대 바닥에서의 흡음천의 사용은 ST1에서 고주파의 저감을 일으켰으나 평균값에는 큰 차이가 없었으며, 3가지 형태의 확산체는 뚜렷한 차이를 보이지 않았으나 측정 지점에 따라 ST1 값의 차이가 발생하였고, 특히 반구 확산체에서는 ST1 값이 고르게 분포하였다. 따라서 무대 바닥은 상대적으로 ST1의 변화에 큰 영향을 주지 않았고, 무대 측벽의 형상은 확산현상에 의해 ST1의 분포에 영향을 주었다.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.166-176
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• 2015

본 연구는 USGA 지반으로 조성된 연구포장에서 조성단계별 주요 한지형 잔디의 뿌리생육 특성 차이 파악 및 스포츠 잔디설계, 시공 및 관리에 필요한 기본 정보를 수집하고자 수행하였다. 공시초종은 켄터키 블루그래스, 퍼레니얼 라이그래스, 톨 페스큐와 이들 한지형 혼합구 세 종류로 전체 6종류이었다. 본 실험결과 한지형 초종별 뿌리생장, 뿌리활착도 및 근계발달에 대해 유의한 차이가 나타났다. 전반적으로 뿌리생장, 뿌리활착도 및 근계발달은 조성 후 시간이 지남에 따라 증가하는 경향이었으며 조성단계에 따라 차이가 크게 나타났다. 조성 초기 단일 초종 간 뿌리생장은 퍼레니얼 라이그래스 > 톨 페스큐 > 켄터키 블루그래스 순서로 나타났다. 조성 중기 뿌리생장은 조성 초기와 비슷한 경향이었지만, 전체적인 뿌리생장은 초기에 비해 13-31% 정도 낮게 나타났다. 그리고 조성 후기 뿌리생장은 조성 중기에 비해 34-85% 정도 크게 증가하였으며 혼합구 I을 제외한 대부분 초종의 뿌리길이가 22cm 전후로 비슷하였다. 뿌리활착도는 경시적인 차이가 있었지만, 초종 간 우열관계는 조성단계에 따라 다르게 나타났다. 즉 조성 초기 단일 초종구의 뿌리활착도는 퍼레니얼 라이그래스 > 켄터키 블루그래스 > 톨 페스큐, 조성 중기에는 퍼레니얼 라이그래스 > 톨 페스큐 > 켄터키 블루그래스, 그리고 조성 후기에는 톨 페스큐 > 퍼레니얼 라이그래스 > 켄터키 블루그래스 순서로 나타났다. 잔디밭 조성이 완료된 시점 초종간 근계발달 범위는 톨 페스큐 > 퍼레니얼 라이그래스 > 켄터키 블루그래스 순서로 나타났다. 종합적으로 뿌리생장, 뿌리활착도 및 근계발달 특성을 고려 시 한지형 잔디의 지하부 뿌리생육 특성은 톨 페스큐가 가장 우수한 초종으로 판단되었으며, 혼합구의 뿌리생육 특성은 초종 및 혼합정도에 따라 다양하게 나타났다. 초종별 뿌리생육 특성 차이는 발아속도, 생육습성 및 유전적 특성 때문에 나타나는 것으로 판단되었다. 즉, 톨 페스큐는 조성 후 시간이 경과할수록 뿌리생장, 특히 근계발달 형성능력이 우수하게 나타났으며, B-type 퍼레니얼 라이그래스는 조성 초기 뿌리생장이 우수하였지만, 조성 후기로 갈수록 근계발달 능력이 저조한 경향으로 나타났다. R-type 켄터키 블루그래스는 초기 뿌리생장은 저조하였지만, 조성 후기 활착이 진행될수록 뿌리생장 및 근계발달 능력이 양호하게 나타났다. 스포츠 잔디밭 설계 및 시공 시 지상부 생육특성과 함께 지하부 뿌리특성도 함께 고려해서 컨셉에 적합한 잔디밭 조성이 중요한데 본 연구에서 밝혀진 한지형 잔디의 조성단계별 뿌리생장, 뿌리활착도 및 근계발달 특성은 실무에 유용하게 활용될 것이다.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.31-41
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• 1986

Knowledge of the degree of yield reduction due to water stress at different crop growth stages in rice production is important for rational scheduling of irrigation during periods of insufficient water supply. Previous studies to determine the degree of yield reduction duo to water stress suffered from interruptions by rain during experiment. Also the findings did rot relate the degree of water stress to the soil water potential and water deficit status of rice plants. In this study, two years experiments were conducted using the high yielding rice varieties, an Indica x Japonica (Nampoong) and a Japonica variety(Choochung). These were grown in 1/200$^{\circ}$ plastic pots placed under a rainfall autosensing, sliding clear plastic roof facility to control rainfall interruptions. The results obtained were as follows. 1.The two varieties differed in the growth stage most sensitive to water stress as well as the degree of yield reductions. When rice plants were stressed to the leaf rolling score 4 and soil water potential of about - 20 bar at major crop growth stages which included heading, booting, non-effective tillering, panicle initiation and early tillering stages, the yield reductions in the Indica x Japonica variety were 58%, 34%, 27%, 22%, and 21%, respectively, whereas in the Japonica vairety they were 23%, 36%, 1%, 13% and 22%, respectively. This result show that the recommended drainage during non-effective tillering is valid only for the Japonica variety. Sufficient irrigation at booting, heading and early tillering stages are necessary for both varieties. 2.The two varieties showed visible wilting symptoms when the soil water potential dropped to about - 3.0 bar. The Japonica variety showed more leaf rolling than the Indica X Japonica. However, it had a higher retention of leaf water content and greater stomatal diffusive resistance. When the soil water potential dropped, the Japonica variety showed leaf rolling score (LRS) 1 at 0 soil-5. 0 bar and LRS 2 at 0 soil -6.0 bar while the Indica X Japonica showed LRS 1 at 0 soil - 5.5 bar and LRS 2at 0 Soil - 9.0 bar. The stomatal diffusive resistance was maximum at the second top leaf blade in both varieties at intermediate water stress of 0 soil - 4.5 bar. 3.The number of days that was required for the soil water potential to drop to-3. 0 bar and to - 20.0 bar after drainage of irrigation water from the 20cm deep silty clay loam soil in the pots were 6 and 13 days, respectively for booting stage, and 7 and 11 days, respectively for heading stage, 9 and 12 days, respectively for panicle initiation stage, and 12 and 19 days, respectively for early tillering stage. 4.Water stress during the early tillering stage recorded the longest delay in beading time, the largest reduction in panicle numbers and a substantial yield decrease of 20%. This calls for better water management to ensure the availability of water at this stage, particularly during drought periods. In addition, a reexamination of the conventional inter-drainage practice during the non-effective tillering stage is necessary for the high yielding Indica X Japonica varieties.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.15-25
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• 1969

To investigate the radiation effect of P-32 on the soybean plants, the seeds treated with various levels of P-32 solution were sown and cultured in the pots. The growth of the plants and the contents of the macroelements were observed and the following results were obtained. 1) The linear growth of the plants at the early stage seemed to have been promoted by the low-level P-32 treatemnt. At the later growing stage, however, this difference among treatments were less conspicuous. 2) The plants of high level P-32 application showed some growth damaging symptom at the early growing stage. Later this damage was recorded as the time went on and these plants showed even better growth than the control. As a result at the late growing stage, they ensued highest growth. 3) The plants showed in general more growth at the low activity level than at the high-level at the early growing stage. At the late stage, however, the high-level activity promoted more growth than the low-level. 4) At the early growing stage P-32 treatment produced in general significantly more lower than control. At the later stage, however, this difference was not clearly seen. 5) The P-32 treatment seemed to have stimulated earlier florescence and this tendency was more clearly observable eapecially at the high activity level. 6) The weight of the air-dried seeds tended to be increased through P-32 treatment by 10-45%. This tendency was clearly observed especially at the low-level activity. 7) As for the contents of the various macroelements in the leaves, the nitrogen showed significantly larger contents at the middle level(S1) P-32 treatments. The phosphorous contents showed also highest at the middle levels activity and lower both at the high and low-activity levels. The potassium contents was proved, on the contrary, higher at the low-level activity and lower at the high-level. 8) The nitrogen contents in the stems was found significantly higher than control, except at the low-activity level. The phosphorous showed higher contents at the low-activity level and no significant difference at the high-activity level. As for the contents of potassium, calcium and magnesium, three seemed no significant difference among treatments. However, the magnesium showed somewhat higher content at the low-activity level, whereas the calcium was proved high than control. 9) The inorganic contents in the root showed that N and P in the P-32 treated plant were significantly higher than the control and the K-contents was, on the contrary, significantly higher at the control than the rest of the treatments. As for the calcium and magnesium there showed no difference among all treatments.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.35-39
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• 2002

본 연구는 엽채류 육묘시 $CO_2$시용이 정식 후 $CO_2$의 장기 시용으로 인한 청경채, 시금치 및 상추의 생육에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 육묘시 $CO_2$시용은 청경채, 시금치 및 상추의 지상부 생체중과 건물중 및 엽면적에서 모두 무처리구에 비해 현저히 증가하였는데, 생체중의 경우 처리구에서 각각 50%, 60% 및 30%내외의 증가를 나타내었다 뿌리 건물중은 시금치 및 상추에서 무처리구에 비해 처리구에서 현저히 증가하였다. 무처리구에 대한 지상부 생체중의 상대증가율은 청경채, 시금치 및 상추에서 공히 $CO_2$시용 10일 전후에서 가장 높았다. 정식후 $CO_2$시용 효과를 육묘시 $CO_2$를 시용한 처리구와 시용하지 않은 대조구로 구분하여 비교한 결과, 엽면적은 청경채, 시금치 및 상추에서 모두 처리구가 대조구에 비해 20%내외의 증가를 보였다. 지상부 생체중과 건물중은 처리구에서 3작물 모두 10~20%범위의 증가효과를 보였는데, 이는 육묘기의 30-60%의 증가효과에 비해 크게 둔화된 것으로 나타났다. 잎의 광합성속도는 정식 후 대조구에서 완만하게 감소하는데 비해 CO2를 장기 시용한 처리구에서는 급격히 감소하는 경향을 보였다.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.219-223
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• 2012

The present study was performed to identify the relationship between plasminogen activator (PA) and Heat Shock Protein-90 (HSP-90) in porcine uterus tissues during the estrous cycle. Porcine uterus tissues were obtained from preovulatory (Pre-Ov), post-ovulatory (Post-Ov) and early to mid-luteal (Early-mid L) stages. The protein was extracted from uterus tissue by using M-PER Mammalian Protein Extraction Reagent. Proteins were refined by RIPA Buffer and quantified by BCA methods. As results, t-PA expression was significantly (p<0.05) higher from pre-ovulatory(Epithelium tissue: $29,067{\mu}g/{\mu}l$, Myometrium tissue: $30,797{\mu}g/{\mu}l$) compared to the post-ovulatory stage(Epithelium tissue: $54,357{\mu}g/{\mu}l$, Myometrium tissue: $53,270{\mu}g/{\mu}l$) and early to mid-luteal stage(Epithelium tissue: $42,380{\mu}g/{\mu}l$, Myometrium tissue: $43,139{\mu}g/{\mu}l$). On the other hand, the uPA expression indicated higher from early to mid-luteal stage (Epithelium tissue: $0.02198{\mu}g/{\mu}l$, Myometrium tissue: $0.02412{\mu}g/{\mu}l$) than pre-ovulatory stage (Epithelium tissue: $0.01577{\mu}g/{\mu}l$, Myometrium tissue: $0.01531{\mu}g/{\mu}l$) and post-ovulatory stage(Epithelium tissue: $0.01414{\mu}g/{\mu}l$, Myometrium tissue: $0.01429{\mu}g/{\mu}l$). However, expression of u-PA did not differ from each estrous cycle in the epithelium tissue and myometrium tissue(p<0.05). Expression of HSP-90 was differ t-PA and u-PA from pre-ovulatory in Epithelium tissue($25,423{\mu}g/{\mu}l$) and early to mid-luteal stage in epithelium tissue($177,922{\mu}g/{\mu}l$) and myometrium tissue($26,664{\mu}g/{\mu}l$). These results suggest that HSP-90 and u-PA were related with change of uterus cycle according to the reformation of the tissues in porcine uterus.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.397-414
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• 2008

In order to evaluate conception rate of Hanwoo in northwestern region of Gyeongsang-nam-do, we investigated conception rate and reduction of reproductive disorder rate after artificial insemination (AI) in 1,000 heads of breeding cows, This study showed that 80.9% of cows were classified as fertility after 1st and 2nd AI. For a accurate pregnancy diagnosis with practicing ovariectomy and histeotomy, we comparatively investigated each of 80 slaughtered cows, including 30 of non-pregnancy, and used enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for estimation of plasma progesterone concentration and serum luteal hormone. The mean diameter of non-pregnant corpus luteum is $18.9{\pm}4.2{\times}15.6{\pm}3.6 mm$ and that of pregnant corpus luteum is $22.5{\pm}2.7{\times}18.7{\pm}2.9 mm$. This indicates that corpus luteum is more developed in the ovary of pregnant than non-pregnant cows (P<0.05). The diameter of pregnant corpus luteum according to the stage of pregnancy showed $21.3{\pm}2.4{\pm}18.4{\pm}2.6 mm$ in early stage (1-3 month), $23.4{\pm}2.8{\times}19.1{\pm}2.7 mm$ in middle stage (4-6 month) and $22.8{\pm}3.0{\times}18.8{\pm}2.4mm$, in last stage (7-9 month). This indicates that corpus luteum in middle and last stage is more significantly developed than that of early stage(P<0.05). The mean plasma progesterone concentration of cows showing size of non-pregnant corpus luteum was $4.58{\pm}0.92ng/ml$ and that of pregnant corpus luteum $8.26{\pm}0.98ng/ml$. Thus, it was more significantly increased in pregnant corpus luteum(P<0.02).. However, it was low to $0.58{\pm}0.39ng/ml$. in estrus (corpus albicans). The plasma progesterone concentration according to gestation period was high in proportion to the degree of development in corpus luteum and more significantly increased (P<0.05) and maintained in middle and last state than early state. The concentration was sharply decreased to $0.56{\pm}0.32ng/ml$ at parturition. As a consequence, we can practice the early pregnancy diagnosis by confirming non-pregnancy when the mean plasma progesterone concentration is below 1ng/ml 19 to 22 days after AI and this can be available to diagnose reproductive disorder.