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Acoustic Scattering Layers in the East China Sea ( 2 ) -Vertical Distribution of Volume Scattering Strength- (동지나해의 초음파 산란층에 관한 연구 ( 2 ) -체적산란강도의 연직분포-)

  • 이대재
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.20-25
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    • 1990
  • During the summer of 1989, the authors carried out the hydroacoustic surverys to investigate the vertical distribution of volume backscattering strength in the East China Sea and simultaneously the biological sampling of the scattering layers by bottom trawling. The echoes from the scattering layers was continuously measured by using a 50 kHz echo sounder during the day and night. A data acquisition system was used to record digitally the envelope of the echoes and the echo integration technique was used to determine the scattering strength proportional to biomass density in each layer. The vertical profiles of volume backscattering strength also were compared with the one of water temperature. The results obtained can be summarized as follows: 1. The vertical profiles of mean volume backscattering strength at day and night suggested that during the night the biggest fish concentrations appeared in the mixed layer above the thermocline and during the day near the bottom. In another profiles where the thermocline was not well developed, peaks in scattering appeared at midwater depths and near the bottom. 2. The maximum values of mean volume backscattering strengths varied from -49.3 dB to -48.0 dB on different regions and at different times of the day and night. 3. Trawl data indicated that the organisms consisting of the scattering layer near the bottom were squid and various species of demersal fishes.

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Isolation of Enterovirus Causing Aseptic Meningitis in Busan, 2000-2002 Years (2000-2002년 바이러스성 뇌수막염의 발생양상 및 특성)

  • Jo, Gyeong-Sun;Jeong, Myeong-Ju
    • Korean Journal of Microbiology
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    • v.39 no.4
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    • pp.248-252
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    • 2003
  • Enteroviruses isolation were attempted from samples obtained from aseptic meningitis-suspected patients in hospitals in Busan during 2000-2002. Enteroviruses were found in 2 of 292 cases in 2000, 4 of 371 cases in 2001, 83 of 703 cases in 2002. In 2000, the isolated viruses were found to be echovirus serotype 11 and coxsackievirus serotype B2. Coxsackievirus serotype B5 was isolated in 2001 and in 2002, echovirus serotypes 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 13, 25, 30 were isolated in 70 cases while coxsackievirus serotypes B3 and B4 were isolated in 10 cases. Various specimens tended to emerge over the years. The occurrence in 2000 tended to be mostly focus during the cold months, December through January, while in 2001, it occurred in May. In 2002, occurrence was found to be distributed from April to November with the highest rate during June and July. The strains of Vero and HEp-2 of echovirus and coxsackievirus, respectively, are highly infectious. Electron micrograph of echovirus and coxsackievirus show that they are small nonenevolped, isometric-shaped viruses. Isolated RNA from strains of echovirus and coxsackievirus showing cytopathic effects were used to undergo nested PCR which resulted in a 436 bp single band in all the strains. The serotype was sent to the Department of Virology at the Korean National Institute of Health for identification.

A Study on the Ultrastructure of Reproductive Organ of Korean Planaria (Dugesia japonica) (한국산(韓國産) 플라나리아(Dugesia japonica Ichikawa et Kawakatsu)생식기관(生殖器官)의 미세구조(微細構造)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究))

  • Chang, N.S.;Kim, W.K.
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.31-58
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    • 1985
  • The morphological study on different types of cells of reproductive organ including spermatogenesis in the adult planaria was performed to observe their cytochemical and ultrastructural characteristics. 1. Spermatogenesis The circular luminated material appears immediately inside the nuclear envelope of early spermatid and is found also in the nucleus of sperm, but typical acrosomal structures cannot be observed. Approximately ten of small-sized mitochondria occur around the nucleus in the transitional phase from primary spermatocyte to secondary spermatocyte, but in sperm a long mitochondrion is closely associated with nucleus, parellel to long axis of it. The sperm has a relatively long head connected with two tails via hollow neck. 2. Reproductive organ The penis bulb and the bursa stalk were observed. (1) Penis bulb The cells constituted penis bulb are classified into six types on the basis of ultrastructure of the cells and cytochemistry of the cytoplasmic granules. 1) A-type cells: These cells exhibiting low electron density are mainly occupied by large nucleus. These cells possess two different types of granules: highly electron-dense round granules with an average size of $0.9{\mu}m$, and electron-dense granules exhibit PAS-positive reaction. 2) B-type cells contain PAS-positive granules with the size of about $0.4{\mu}m$. They are rich in free ribosomes and mitochondria. 3) C-type cells are found to be dark cells due to high electron-density. These cells are largely occupied by large nucleus. 4) D-type cells: These cells are seen as light cells which have poorly developed cell organelles. 5) E-type tells: These cells contain a large number of glycogen granules which occupy most of cell. 6) F-type cells: These arc parietal epidermal cells surrounding the genital antrum. These cells are characterized by their finger-like shapes and the presence of a number of electron-dense, irregularly-shaped structures inside cells. The relatively large electron-lucent granules can be also found. The F-type cells possess numerous microvilli on their free surfaces. (2) Bursa stalk The cells constituted bursa stalk are classified into 3 types on the basis of cell shapes and presences of electron-dense or electron-lucent granules. 7) G-type cells with a long cytoplasmic process. They have large nuclei and poorly developed cell organelles. 8) H-type cells: These cells are characterized by the presence of a long cytoplasmic process and relatively highly electron-dense cytoplasmic profile. They have poorly developed cell organelles. 9) I-type cells contain large electron-lucent granules which exhibit negative reactions with three kinds of cytochemical staining methods used in this experiment. The fine electron-dense structures can be found inside these granules.

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Effect of Di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate(DBHP) on Spermatogenesis in Rat Testes (흰쥐 정자형성과정에 미치는 Di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate의 영향)

  • 김완종;길영천;이종화;신길상
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.285-292
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    • 1999
  • Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is a plasticizer known as one of endocrine disruptors. The present study was carried out to investigate the alterations of function and ultrastructure in rat testes after oral intubation of DEHP in dosages of 1g/kg/day, 2 g/kg/day or 3 g/kg/day in 0.5 ml of corn oil for 15 days. DEHP reduced the growth of body and testes, inhibited apermatogenesis and induced structural changes on various cell types of the rat testis. Leydig cells, Sertoli cells and the developing germ cells seemed to be impaired their differentiations in terms of the structural changes of cell organelles. The increase of heterochromatin in amount were common features in all 3 cell types. In addition, the Leydig cells were characterized by the swelling of smooth endoplasmic reticulum and perinuclear space, the increases in number and size of Iysosomes. The Sertoli cells became irregular in nuclear envelope and the number of Iysosomes and vacuoles seemed to be increased. There were some indications of necrosis of the germ cells, such as vacuolized nucleus and segregated nucleolus. And also, DEHP lowered the level of testosterone in experimental rat serum. DEHP suppressed apermatogenesis decreasing developing germ cells and these effects of DEHP on the rat testis were dose dependent. The detrimental effect of DEHP on apermatogenesis and ultrastructure of rat testes seems to be derived from the decreased level of testosterone by Leydig cells, followed by the abnomalities of Sertoli cells and the germ cells.

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A Study on the Calculation Method of Load standard for ZEB activation (ZEB 활성화를 위한 부하기준 산정 방법 연구)

  • Lee, Hangju;Kim, Insoo
    • Journal of Energy Engineering
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.92-99
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    • 2017
  • In Korea, the zero energy building was designated as the 7 new industries in the Ministry of Land and the 8 new industries in the Ministry of Industry. In order to maximize the insulation performance of the building envelope, improve the efficiency of building equipment, We are aiming. It is necessary to analyze the energy requirements of the buildings (cooling, heating, hot water supply, lighting, ventilation) of buildings with energy efficiency level of 1++ which is equivalent to the zero energy building certification system in Korea, It is aimed to be used as basic data for the advancement of energy building certification system. Zero Energy Building certification is estimated to be 61 buildings by 2017, and the approximate reference value and the first energy requirement for each of the five loads are calculated considering passive and active aspects. It is difficult to say that it is a clear standard because there is a small sample of data for calculating the load standard. However, it is necessary to interpret various methods in order to upgrade the Zero Energy Building certification standard in the future.

Effects of Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) on Ultrastructure of Rat Testis (흰쥐 정소의 미세구조에 미치는 Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)의 영향)

  • Kim, Wan-Jong;Kil, Young-Chun;Shin, Kil-Sang
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.353-362
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    • 1999
  • Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is a plasticize. known as one of endocrine disruptors. The present study was carried out to investigate the ultrastructural changes of prepubertal rat testis after oral administration of DEHP in dosages of 1 g/kg, 3 g/kg or 5g/kg in 0.5 ml of corn oil daily for a week. This study revealed the DEHP inhibited the development of seminiferous tubules and induced structural changes on various cell types of the rat testis. Leydig cells, Sertoli cells and the developing germ cells seemed to be impaired their differentiations in terms of the structural changes of cell organelles. The increase of heterochromatin in amount were common features in all 3 cell types. In addition, the Leydig cells were characterized by the increases in number and size of lysosomes and the scantiness of smooth endoplasmic reticulum. The Sertoli cells became irregular in nuclear envelope and the cytoplasm decreased, but the number of lysosomes and vacuoles seemed to be increased. There were some indications of necrosis of the germ cells, such as vacuolized nucleus and segregated nucleolus. These detrimental effects of DEHP on the rat testis were dose dependent and suppressed spermatogenesis decreasing developing germ cells in number and appearances. The effect of DEHP on ultrastructure of rat testis, as its known physiological functions, seems come from the decreased level of testosterone by Leydig cells, followed by the abnomalities of Sertoli cells and the germ cells.

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Ultrastructure of Spermatozoa in the Bagrid Catfish, Pseudobagrus fulvidraco (Teleostei, Siluriformes, Bagridae) (동자개 Pseudobagrus fulvidraco (경골어강, 메기목, 동자개과)의 정자의 미세구조)

  • Lee, Young-Hwan
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.39-48
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    • 1998
  • The spermatozoa of bagrid catfish, Pseudobagrus fulvidraco are approximately $76{\mu}m$ in length, and a relatively simple and elongated cell composed of a spherical head, a short middle piece and a tail. The ultrastructure of spermatozoa of P. fulvidraco is characterized by the following features. The acrosome is absent as in most teleost. The round nucleus measuring about $1.67{\mu}m$ in length and diameter is depressed with a deep nuclear fossa. The nuclear fossa, the length of which is about three-fifths of the nuclear diameter, contains the proximal and distal contrioles. The two centrioles are oriented approximately $160^{\circ}$ to each other. The filamentous materials give rise to satellite appendages arranged tangentially from the triplets of the distal centriole and the doublets of the anterior end of the axoneme toward the nuclear envelope. The mitochondria are not fused and their number is 20 or more. They are arranged in two or three layers and two rings within the cytoplasmic collar and surround the axoneme. They are separated from the axoneme by the cytoplasmic canal. The axoneme is of the 9+2 microtubular pattern and has inner but no outer dynein arms. The two lateral fins are in the same plane with the two central microtubules, the doublets 3 and 8, which are ultrastructural characteristics of the sperm tail unlike other siluroids lacking the lateral fins.

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The study on the capacity of synchronous CDMA return link for a Ka band satellite communication system (Ka 대역을 사용하는 동기화 CDMA 위성 시스템 리턴링크의 수용용량에 관한 연구)

  • 황승훈;이용한;박용서;황금찬
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.23 no.7
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    • pp.1797-1806
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    • 1998
  • Future satellite communication systems will be developed at Ka-band (20/30 GHz) owing to the relatively wide frequency allocation and current freedom from terrestrial interference for multimedia services. A serious disadvantage of the Ka-band, however, is the very high atmospheric attenuation in rainy weather. Synchronous CDMA drastically redces the effect of self-noise with several interesting features of CDMA for mobile communications such as fixible freuqncy rese, the capability of performin soft-handover and a lower sensitivity to interference. This paper evaluates the performance of a synchronous CDMA reture link for a Ka-band geostationary satellite communication system. For a fixed satellite channel whose characteristics depend on weather conditions, the signal envelope and phase for this channel is modelled as Gaussian. The bit error and outage probability, and the detection loss due to imperfect chip timing synchronization is analytically evaluated and the system capacity degaradation due to the weather condition is estimated. The two cases consist of the general case in which all users are affected by rain condition, and the worst case in which the reference user is only affected by rain attenuation. the results for two cases of rain condition clearly show that synchronous CDMA eases the power control requirements and has less sensitivity to imperfect power control.

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Design of Hybrid Supply Modulator for Reconfigurable Power Amplifiers (재구성 전력증폭기용 혼합형 가변 전압 공급기의 설계)

  • Son, Hyuk-Su;Kim, Woo-Young;Jang, Joo-Young;Lee, Hae-Jin;Oh, Inn-Yeal;Park, Chul-Soon
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.475-483
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    • 2012
  • This paper presents new type of the hybrid supply modulator for the next reconfigurable transmitters. The efficiency of the hybrid supply modulator is one of the most important performance. For enhancement the efficiency, multi-switching structure in the hybrid supply modulator is employed. Additionally, input envelope signal sensing stage is employed for implementation multi-mode operation. To compare the performance of the proposed hybrid supply modulator, the conventional hybrid supply modulator is also designed. The measured efficiency of the proposed hybrid supply modulator is 85 %/84 %/79 % for EDGE/WCDMA/LTE signals which have 384 kHz/3.84 MHz/5 MHz bandwidth, respectively. The efficiency of the proposed hybrid supply modulator is higher than the conventional hybrid supply modulator. Therefore, this structure shows good candidate for the reconfigurable transmitters.

Continuum Based Plasticity Models for Cubic Symmetry Lattice Materials Under Multi-Surface Loading (다중면 하중하에 정방향 대층구조를 가진 격자재료의 연속적인 소성모델)

  • Seon, Woo-Hyun;Hu, Jong-Wan
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Advanced Composite Structures
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    • v.2 no.3
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 2011
  • The typical truss-lattice material successively packed by repeated cubic symmetric unit cells consists of sub-elements (SE) proposed in this study. The representative continuum model for this truss-lattice material such as the effective strain and stress relationship can be formulated by the homogenization procedure based on the notation of averaged mechanical properties. The volume fractions of micro-scale struts have a significant influence on the effective strength as well as the relative density in the lattice plate with replicable unit cell structures. Most of the strength contribution in the lattice material is induced by axial stiffness under uniform stretching or compression responses. Therefore, continuum based constitutive models composed of homogenized member stiffness include these mechanical characteristics with respect to strength, internal stress state, material density based on the volume fraction and even failure modes. It can be also recognized that the stress state of micro-scale struts is directly associated with the continuum constitutive model. The plastic flow at the micro-scale stress can extend the envelope of the analytical stress function on the surface of macro-scale stress derived from homogenized constitutive equations. The main focus of this study is to investigate the basic topology of unit cell structures with the cubic symmetric system and to formulate the plastic models to predict pressure dependent macro-scale stress surface functions.