• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.83-90
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• 1992

Toxoplasma증의 혈청학적 진단에 있어서 민감도를 증가시키기 위해 간접 latex 응집반응의 결과와 비교하면서 ELISA를 개발하였으며, 뇌척수액의 검사 시료로서의 가능성을 검토하였다. 아울러 중추신경계 질환환자로부 터기생충질환을 감별하기 위하여 1986년부터 1991년까지 전국 카 병원에서 채취한 혈청과 뇌척수액에 대하여 간접 latex 응집반응(ILA)과 ELISA를 실시하여 Toxoplasma 항체 보유 양상을 비교 검토하였다. 전체 2,016 건의 혈청에 대해 ILA를 실시하여 76건(3.8%)의 양성 (1:32이상의 titer)을 얻었다. 그러나 양성 혈청환자에서 채취한 뇌척수액에서는 낮은 titer의 반응은 있었으나 양성은 나타나지 않았다. 이들 양성 혈청의 양성 혈청 및 음성 혈청에 대하여 ELISA로 항체검사를 실시한바 ILA의 titer가 1 : 32인 군에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 나타내는 항체값을 얻었으며, 그 흡반도는 0.40이었다. 뇌척수액에 대한 ELISA로는 ILA의 1 : 64 titer군에서 통계 적으로 유의한 차이가 나타났고 그때의 흡광도 0.27을 양성 판단의 기준으로 사용하였다. ELISA에 의한 항체 검사상 전체 혈청에서 7.0%의 양성을 검출하여 ILA보다 약 2배 정도의 높은 민감도를 보였으며, 뇌척수액에서 는 5.6%의 양성률을 보여 ELISA는 뇌척수액에서의 항체 검출시 유용한 방법이라고 판단하였다. ILA에 비하여 ELISA는 약 2배 정도 높은 양성률을 내었고 양성률은 나이에 마라 40대 이후 급격한 증가를 보였으며, 여성보 다는 남성에서 약 2배 정도 양성률이 높게 나타났다. ELISA에 의한 뇌척수액의 항체 검사에서는 양성률의 성별 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 이상의 결과로 판단할 때, ELISA가 ILA보다 Toxoplasma 항체 검출의 민감도가 높았으며, 뇌척수액은 ELISA의 좋은 검사시료가 되며, 특히 중추신경계 Tocxoplnsma증의 진단에 있어 뇌척수액에 대한 항체 검사에서 ELISA가 유용하다고 판단하였다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2013

Cop9 signalosome(CSN)은 최초 식물 발달 과정에서의 빛에 의한 전사 조절 과정에서의 억제 유전자로 처음 분리된 이후 이들이 다양한 진핵 생물 에서 매우 잘 보존되어 있음이 알려지게 되었다. 이들은 대부분 8개의 subunit으로 구성되며 26S proteasome lid와 eIF3와 구조적으로는 물론 기능적으로도 유사성을 보인다고 알려져 있다. 이들은 특히 Cullin-Ring ubiquitin ligases(CRL)의 구성 요소인 Cullin의 deneddylation을 매개하여 ubiquitin ligase의 활성을 조절한다고 알려져 있으며, 또한 세포 주기 및 checkpoint 조절에 관여한다고 보고되었다. 분열효모의 경우 CSN1 및 CSN2 결손 세포에서 S-phase로서의 진행이 지연됨이 관찰되었고 감마선 혹은 UV에 좀더 민감해지는 현상이 관찰되어 CSN이 checkpoint 조절에 관여한다는 것을 보여주었다. 곰팡이의 CSN 경우 구조적으로 더욱 상위 개체들의 그것과 더욱 유사한데, CSN이 생체 시계 리듬, 빛과 연관한 호르몬 생산, 곰팡이의 발달 과정 및 생식 주기를 조절함이 보고되었다. 또한 Aspergillus nidulans의 경우 상위개체에서 보여준 DNA 합성 및 손상, 세포 주기 조절에서의 기능이 알려지면서 CSN은 곰팡이 생활사에 필수적인 여러 과정들을 조절하는 중요한 인자임을 알 수 있다. 이로써 식물이나 포유동물 등에서 보고되었던 CSN의 주요 기능을 미생물에서도 대부분 공유하고 있음을 알 수 있고 이들이 CRL을 통한 주요 세포 활성 조절 연구에 좋은 툴로서 활용할 수 있음을 시사하고 있다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.436-446
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to isolate and identify the bacteria in chronic maxillary sinusitis (CMS) lesions from 3 patients and to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility of them against 10 antibiotics. One of them was odontogenic origin and the others were non-odontogenic origin. Pus samples were collected by needle aspiration from the lesions and examined by culture method. Bacterial culture was performed in three culture systems (anaerobic, CO2, and aerobic incubator). Identification of the bacteria was performed by 16S rRNA gene (16S rDNA) nucleotide sequencing method. To test the sensitivity of the bacteria isolated from the maxillary sinusitis lesions against seven antibiotics, penicillin G, amoxicillin, tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, cefuroxime, erythromycin, clindamycin, and vancomycin, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was performed using broth dilution assay. Our data showed that enterobacteria such as Enterobacter aerogenes (30%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (25%), and Serratia marcescens (15%) were predominately isolated from the lesion of non-odontogenic CMS of senile patient (70 year old). Streptococcus spp. (40.3%), Actinomyces spp. (27.4%), P. nigrescens, M. micros, and P. anaerobius strains were isolated in the lesion of odontogenic CMS. In the lesion of non-odontogenic CMS, Streptococcus spp. (68.4%), Rothia spp. (13.2%), and Actinomyces sp. (10.5%) were isolated. The susceptibility pattern of 10 antibiotics was determined according to the host of the bacteria strains ratter than the kinds of bacterial species. Even though the number of CMS was limited as three, these results indicate that antibiotic susceptibility test must be accompanied with treatment of CMS. The combined treatment of two or more antibiotics is better than single antibiotic treatment in the presence of multidrug-resistant bacteria in the CMS lesions.

• 한국컴퓨터그래픽스학회논문지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.23-32
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• 2006

최근 들어 디지털 카메라의 대중화로 인하여 많은 사람들이 손쉽게 다량의 사진을 촬영할 수 있게 되었다. 수백 장의 사진을 수작업으로 분류, 관리하는 것은 매우 힘든 일이며, 따라서 이를 자동으로 수행해주는 시스템의 필요성이 증대되었다. 디지털 이미지를 분류하는 이전 연구들은 대부분 일반적인 사진에 중점을 두고 있기 때문에 디지털 사진을 분류하기 위해서는 사용하기 힘들다. 최근에는 특정 조건 내에서 디지털 이미지를 분류하는 연구들이 많이 진행되고 있다. 이 알고리즘들은 대부분 시간차를 이용하여 사진을 분류하며 대부분 좋은 결과를 보이고 있지만 개선해야할 여지가 많이 남아있다. 예를 들면 초점거리와 같은 정보들은 사진을 분류할 때 전혀 사용하지 않는다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 EXIF의 초점거리 정보를 이용한 사진 분류 알고리즘을 제안한다. 본 논문에서는 매칭 벡터 분석방법을 이용하여 사진을 분류한다. 제안한 방법으로 실험한 결과, 95%의 사진 분류 성공률을 보였다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.95-101
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• 1985

Fascioliasis in cattle is one of the most common and very serious trematode diseases in Korea. In the present study, the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was applied in the diagnosis of fascioliasis using antigen of Fasciela hepatica, perokidase of conjugate anti-cattle Is G and orthophenylenediamine as a substrate by micro-method technique of Volley et at. (1976b) and MacLaren (1978) with a slight modification. Results obtained from the present study are as follows. 1. In assay for optimal dilution of stock antigen, the antigen (protein contents; 0. Bmgymz) was diluted from 1150 to 1/600 with carbonate buffer (pH 9.6), and then absorbance values were measured with 1/100 diluted sera. The regression equations between the OD values of ELISA and dilution of antigen were log Y: -0.181-0.00127X in infected sera, and log Y: -0.578-0. 000879X in normal sera. The significantly higher (p<0.05) OD value was observed in the former. 2. In assay for optimal dilution of sera, the sera were diluted from 1125 to 1/400 with in PBSJ Tween 20 (pH 7.4), and absorbance values were measured with 1/200 diluted antigen. The regression equation between the OD values of ELISA and dilution of sera were log Y: -0.1540-0.0007238X in infected sera and log Y: -0.4834-0.00116X in normal sera. The former was higher than the latter (p<0.05). 3. In the 27 cases of negative intradermal test, OD values of the ELISA are $0.447{\pm}0.144$, the 95% confidence interval (Mean+2 H SD) of the values was 0.735, and there was no case over the values. Therefore, the sensitivity of the antigen to diagnose fascioliasis was 100% in the negative case. The OD value 0.7 which is designed as a criterion (detection level of positive one) is useful for the performance of the ELISA in fascioliasis. 4. According to the OD value of criterion in the regression equations, the optimal dilutions of stock antigen and serum were 1/250 and 1/100, respectively. 5. In the 58 cases of fascioliasis from which the adult could be found in the bile ducts, the OD value was $0.846{\pm}0.224$. The 75% (44 cattle) among them had higher value with compared to the criterion, and the 60% (20 cattle) of the cases of proliferative cholangitis of 33 cattle which had been infected previousely with Fasciola sp. is higher than the criterion. 6. Prevalence of fascioliasis was 43.4% in the application of the ELISA to 272 cattle which were reared in Jeonbug district.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.123-127
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• 2005

Compression Hip Screw (CHS) is one of the most widely-used prostheses for the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures because of its strong fixation capability. Fractures at the neck and screw holes are frequently noted as some of its clinical drawbacks, which warrant more in-depth biomechanical analysis on its design variables. The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in the strength with respect to the changes in design such as the plate thickness and the number of screw holes. Both mechanical test and FEM analysis were used to systematically investigate the sensitivities of the above-mentioned design variables. For the first part of the mechanical test, CHS (n=20) were tested until failure. The CHS specimens were classified into four groups: Group Ⅰ was the control group with the neck thickness of 6-㎜ and 5 screw holes on the side plate, Group Ⅱ 6-㎜ thick and 8 holes, Group Ⅲ 7.5-㎜ thick and 5 holes, and Group Ⅳ 7.5-㎜ thick and 8 holes. Then, the fatigue test was done for each group by imparting 50% and 75% of the failure loads for one million cycles. For the FEM analysis, FE models were made for each group. Appropriate loading and boundary conditions were applied based on the failure test results. Stresses were assessed. Mechanical test results indicated that the failure strength increased dramatically by 80% with thicker plate. However, the strength remained unchanged or decreased slightly despite the increase in number of holes. These results indicated the higher sensitivity of plate thickness to the implant strength. No fatigue failures were observed which suggested the implant could withstand at least one million cycles of fatigue load regardless of the design changes. Our FEM results also supported the above results by showing a similar trend in stress as those of mechanical test. In summary, our biomechanical results were able to show that plate thickness could be a more important variable in design for reinforcing the strength of CHS than the number of screw holes.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.71-76
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 노로바이러스의 대체모델인 feline calicivirus(FCV)를 이용하여 식품 중에 존재하는 식중독 바이러스의 신속검출방법을 개발하였다. 일반적으로 식품 중에 존재하는 식중독 바이러스를 검출하기 위해서는 식품으로부터 바이러스를 분리시키고, 분리된 바이러스를 농축한 뒤 RT-PCR 방법을 이용하여 검출하는데, 각각의 과정을 수행하는 데 있어서 다양한 문제점이 존재하고 있다. 첫째, 식품으로부터 바이러스를 분리하고 농축하는 과정에서 시간이 많이 걸린다는 것과 둘째, 농축하여 추출된 바이러스 RNA로 RT-PCR 방법을 수행하는데 있어서 잔존하는 식품 성분이 PCR 반응을 저해하여 검출효율이 낮아지는 문제점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 0.2 ${\mu}m$ syringe filter를 사용하여 바이러스 분리과정에서 PCR 저해물질인 식품성분을 추가적으로 제거시켰으며, 농축과정에서는 분쇄된 얼음에 방치하는 방법을 사용하여 overnight하는 과정을 3시간으로 단축시켰다. 농축된 바이러스의 RNA 추출물에 잔존하는 PCR 저해물질을 희석함으로서 보다 높은 검출효율을 얻을 수 있었다. 본 연구를 통해 개발된 신속검출법은 굴과 상추에서 노로바이러스의 신속검출을 위한 방법으로 적용이 가능할 것으로 판단되며, 또한 다양한 식품에서 식중독 바이러스의 검출 효율을 향상시키는데 기여할 것으로 생각된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.760-768
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• 2004

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the accuracy of ultrasonography in early pregnancy diagnosis in goats. Ultrasonographic scanning with real time B-mode ultrasound machine having 5 MHz linear array transducer was performed on gravid uterus (n=24) obtained from slaughterhouse (Group I). Crown rump length (CRL) measured by ultrasound was found significantly different (p<0.05) with actual CRL measured after dissection in early pregnancy. However, age predicted by ultrasound through the measurement of CRL was found highly correlated (r=0.92) with age measured after dissection through CRL and the weight of fetus. Ages predicted by ultrasound through the measurement of trunk diameter (TD) and uterine diameter (UD) and ages measured after dissection were found highly and equally correlated (r=0.98) and did not differ significantly. Data from six does synchronized (Group II) with PGF2$\alpha$ (Estrumate) at 11 days apart were collected through ultrasound from 17 to 42 days post breding. The correlation between CRL and gestational age was high (r=0.97) in day 30 to 42 post breeding. A high coefficient of correlation (r=0.98) was also observed between predicated age by ultrasound and actual age calculated after kidding. The correlation between CRL and gestational age by the formula Y=(a+bX) i.e. Y=24.42+0.39 X where Y=gestational age and X=CRL, was recorded very high (r=0.99). Accuracy of ultrasonography was lowest on day 17 to 19 (66%) and reached 100% on day 34. Data from 30 does (group III) randomly subjected to only one time ultrasounds scanning to assess the accuracy of pregnancy diagnosis were also obtained. Ages predicted by TD and UD measurements were observed to be non-significantly different with actual age obtained after kidding and correlation between ages predicted by TD and UD measurement with actual age after kidding was found equally and highly correlated (r=0.98). The operator's accuracy in the whole experiment including all three groups was found to be 92%. The sensitivity was 93% and specificity was 86%. From the present study, it was observed that CRL was the most reliable parameter to find out gestational age in early pregnancy and the new formula derived was found very accurate to find out gestational age. TD and UD were also found to be equally reliable parameter to find out gestational age in mid and late stage of pregnancy through ultrasonography. It was concluded that ultrasonography by real time B mode with 5 MHz transrectal transducer was found to be reliable, safe and accurate and practicable means in diagnosing early pregnancy diagnosis as early as 25 days post breeding.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.104-119
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• 1998

This study was conducted to determine the important factors in the illness behavior of panic disorder patients. And then, find the best ways to lead the patients who have recurrent panic attacks to the adequate therapeutic situations. We studied 53 patients diagnosed as panic disorder according to DSM-IV among the outpatients who had been followed up at Bong Seng Memorial Hospital for 6 Ms, from May 1997 to October 1997. To evaluate the illness behaviors, we designed a checklist including socio-demographic data, degree of subjective distress from medical and psychiatric treatment, panic symptoms, life events, places of help-seeking, Anxiety Sensitivity Index. Using the checklist, we had semistructured interviews with the panic disorder patients to elucidate their help-seeking behaviors from first panic attack to diagnosing as panic disorder. The results were as follows ; 1) After first panic attack, the patients initially sought help at 1) Emergency room 40%, 2) Rest &/or Personal emergency care 35%, 3) Pharmacy 10%, 4) Outpatient care at hospital 10%, 5) Oriental medicine 5%. 2) Considering the panic symptoms, derealization, paresthesia and the severity of panic symptoms were the most important factors affecting the patient's help-seeking behaviors who had experienced the first panic attack. 3) Most of all the patients (80%) were apt to visit the hospitals within 15 days after experiencing about 3 panic attacks. 4) Before diagnosed as panic disorder, the patients had visited 3-5 health care centers during about 1 year. 5) Primary care physicaians(for example, emergency care physicians, family doctors and internists) had the most important roles in treating or guiding the patients to the adequate therapeutic situations. From the above results, the authors propose that non-psychiatric physicians have to know the panic disorder or attacks exactly. When patients complaint sudden onset physical symptoms e.g. palpitation, dyspnea, dizziness or the cognitive symptoms like the fear of death or insanity, physicians should consider the possibility of panic attack and encourage the patients to be evaluated for psychiatric illness.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.150-157
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• 2006

태양산란광을 광원으로 사용하고 DOAS(differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy) 기술을 이용하여 분석 하여 대기 오염물질의 이차원 공간적 분포를 이미지화 할 수 있는 지상용 원격 모니터링 장비인 Imaging-DOAS 시스템을 소개한다. 인공적 램프를 광원으로 사용하는 능동형 DOAS와 마찬 가지로 수동형 DOAS 기술도 대기 가스상의 물질의 차등흡수 변화(narrow band absorption) 구조를 이용하여 $NO_2,\;SO_2,\;CH_2O$ 등의 다양한 물질을 높은 정밀도를 가지며 측정 할 수 있다. Imaging-DOAS는 스캐닝 거울, 집광 렌즈, 분광기와 CCD, 그리고 시스템을 통합 제어하는 소프트웨어로 이루어져 있으며, 스캐닝 거울로 여러 번 스캐닝을 연속적으로 하여 대기 가스물질의 공간적 이차원 분포를 이미지화 시킨다. 본 연구에서는 개발된 Imaging-DOAS 시스템 구조 및 수신된 신호를 이용한 분석 방법을 소개 하며 처음으로 국내 한 화력 발전소에서 발생되는 $NO_2$ 양의 공간적 분포를 Imaging-DOAS를 이용하여 원격 측정 하였다.