• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.115-123
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• 1998

Vinyl chloride monomer exists as gas phase at normal temperature and reacts with oxygen and strong oxidant in the air to form oxidized materials. Because of being easily synthesized, it is used as a main source at the synthetic reaction process of PVC synthesis factories. Ministry of Labor regulates its usage as a carcinogen and its exposure level as 1 ppm. But the amount of VCM production in PVC and VCM production process hasn't been exactly estimated. In addition, facilities of this factory are located in outdoor. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate effects of temperature on breakthrough of charcoal tube at a fixed concentration and temperature during VCM sampling based on NIOSH and OSHA methods which were used as methods of occupational environment measuring and analysis. During the sampling of VCM, methods of OSHA and NIOSH require flow rate of 0.05 lpm and sampling volume of $3{\ell}$, $5{\ell}$ respectively, at this time carbon molecular sieve tube and coconut shell charcoal tube are used to observe the breakthrough along with concentration and temperature. As a result, significant difference between average adsorbed amounts of OSHA methods but that of NIOSH methods cannot be found. NIOSH method is likely to be effected by high temperature and normal temperature in high concentration. Breakthrough is not found in the method of OSHA at different conditions of temperature and concentration. As the result of this study we could verify that breakthrough occurred in the process of sampling VCM with NIOSH methods. Therefor in summer time, breakthrough should be considered and research on the breakthrough volume should be done. It is considered the research about the specificity of the coconut shell charcoal and carbon molecular sieve sorbent should be done when sampling VCM in comming days.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.195-203
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• 2005

Cytochrome P45O 17$\alpha$-hydroxylase (CYPI 7) and cytorhrome P45O aromata.ie (CYPI 9) are key steroidogenic enzymes in androgen and estrogen synthesis. ThiL study evaluated the effects of nonylphenol (NP) on CYP17 and CYP19 expression in the ovary of Sprague-Dawley rats. All female rats were administered orally with the vehicle (control, corn oil), diethylstilbestrol (DES, 5.0 $\mu$g/kg) and NP (50, 100, or 200 mg/kg/day), which was startinB when they were weaned at 21 days of age for 20 days. Twenty four hours after final dose, the animals were anelthetized with ether. Significant decreases in the uterus (wet weight) were observed with 5.0 $\mu$g/kg/day DES (78$\%$, of control) and 200 mg/kg/day NP (62$\%$ of control), respectively Additionally, ovarian weight was significantly decreased with 5.0 $\mu$g/kg/day DES (63$\%$ of control) and 200 mg/kg/day NP (72$\%$ of control). The serum estradiol levels were sligHtly lower in DES and high dose NP treatment groups, but the 74 levels were not affected by DES and NP. The expression of the ovarian CYP19 gene increased with low doses (50 and 100 mg/kg/day) of NP. while DES and high dose oi NP (200 mg/kg/day) did not affect on the CYP19 mRNA levels. In contrast to the CYP19 gene, the CYP17 gene expreLsion level was significantly down-regulated by the DES and 200 mg/ks/day NP. This result suggestE that NP inhibits ovarian estrogen synthelis by supprelsing CYP17 mRNA efprelsion, And different mechanisml might exist for the expression of Lteroidogenic CYP17 and CYP19 genes in the ovary of Sprague-Dawley rats in response to NP.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.97-102
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• 2002

Ce-파이로클로어(Ce-pyrochlore; CaCe $Ti_2 $O_7)는 장주기 방사성 폐기물인 악티나이드 원소들을 고정화시킬 수 있는 새로운 물질이므로 Ce-파이로클로어를 합성하여 강평형 관계 및 특성을 연구하였다. 혼합된 시료는 상온에서 200-400kg/$\textrm{cm}^2$의 압력으로 성형한 후, 1000-150$0^{\circ}C$ 범위에서 소결온도 및 분위기를 변화시키면서 소성하였다. 합성된 시료는 XRD, SEM/EDS를 사용하여 상분석과 정량분석을 실시하였다. 실험결과, Ce-파이로클로어이 최적 합성조건은 산소분위기 하에서, 130$0^{\circ}C$로 소결하였을 때였으며, 이때의 화학조성은 $Ca_{1-x}Ti_{2-y}O_{7-x-2y}$ (x=0.03-0.05, y=0.02~0.04) 으로써 비화학양론적인 특성을 보였다. Ce-파이로클로어는 1300~140$0^{\circ}C$에서 빠른 비조화 분해현상을 나타내었으며, 140$0^{\circ}C$ 이상에서는 페로브스카이트(perovskite)와 로파라이트(loparite; $Ce_{0.66}TiO_{3}$)사이의 부분 고용체인 Ce(III)페로브스카이트가 주요상으로써 관찰되었다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.509-518
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• 2008

본 연구는 육계 및 산란계 맹장에서 분리하여 유기산 생성 능력, 내산성, 내담즙성 및 성장특성을 토대로 선발된 유산균 6종(Lacto- bacillus reuteri BLA5, Lactobacillus crispatus avibro1, Lactobacillus reuteri avibro2, Lacto- bacillus amylovorus LLA7, Lactobacillus crispatus avihen1, Lactobacillus vaginalis avihen2)의 효소, 항균 활성 및 항생제 감수성을 조사하여 생균제로서의 이용 가치를 구명하고자 실시하였다. 육계 및 산란계 맹장 유래 유산균은 효소 활성에 있어서는 균주마다 차이가 있었으나, 일반적으로 amylase와 lipase 활성이 강한 것으로 나타났고 반면, cellulase 및 protease의 활성은 약한 것으로 나타났다. 유산균 배양액은 병원성 E. coli에 대하여 강한 항균 활성을 보였으며, 주요 억제 요인으로는 유기산 분비에 의한 pH 저하에 의한 것으로 나타났다. 병원성 Salmo- nella에 대해서는 유산균 배양액의 억제성이 약한 것으로 나타났다. 유산균은 치료용 항생제로 이용되는 ampicillin과 amoxicillin에 대해서는 높은 감수성을 보인 반면 사료용 항생제(virginiamycin 및 salinomycin)의 경우 정상적인 첨가 수준에서는 영향을 받지 않았다.

• 폴리머
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.694-701
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• 2013

프탈이미드 유도체와 티오펜 단량체들을 이용하여 새로운 고분자인 poly((5,5-(2-butyl-5,6-bisdecyloxy-4,7-dithiophen-2-yl-isoindole-1,3-dione))-alt-(2,5-thiophene))(T-TI24T)를 Stille법을 이용하여 합성하였다. T-TI24T의 수평균 분자량은 86500 g/mol로 매우 높으며 클로로포름, 1,2-디클로로벤젠, 톨루엔과 같은 용매에 매우 잘 용해된다. 또한 $380^{\circ}C$까지 매우 우수한 열적 안정성을 갖고 있다. T-TI24T는 꽤 낮은 호모에너지 준위(-5.33 eV)를 갖고 있다. 서로 다른 T-TI24T와 (6)-1-(3-(methoxycarbonyl)-{5}-1-phenyl[5,6]-fullerene(PCBM)의 무게비를 갖는 블렌드를 광활성층으로 하는 태양전지를 제작하여 특성을 살펴본 결과 고분자와 PCBM의 비율이 1:3일 때 가장 최적화된 결과를 보였으며, 이 때 광전변환 효율과 개방전압은 각각 0.199%와 0.99였다. T-TI24T 기반 태양전지들은 비록 매우 작은 광전변환 효율을 갖지만 잘 알려진 P3HT:PC61BM으로 구성된 태양전지와 비교해 큰 매우 큰 개방전압을 갖는다(약 0.5 V).

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.1-13
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• 1974

The relative state of human iron storage may be ascertained more reliably through determination of the serum iron, iron binding capacity, transferrin saturation and absorption of radioactive iron in conjunction with studies of red cell morphology than from the study of red cell morphology alone. Recent investigations have shown that there is an increase in red cell protoporphyrin concentration in iron deficiency anemia. The significance of the red cell protoporphyrin has been discussed greatly during the years since its discovery. Two of the main factors which appear to influence the amaunt of protoporphyrin are increased erythropoiesis and factors interfering with the utilization of iron in the synthesis of hemoglobin, and iron deficiency. Recently Heller et al. have described a simplified method for blood protoporphyrin assay and this technique could be used assess nutritional iron status, wherein even minor insufficiencies are detectable as increased protoporphyrin concentrations. Based on the evaluation of the relationship between nutritional iron status and red cell protoporphyrin as an index suitable for the detection of the iron deficiency is described in this paper. RESULTS 1. Hemoglobin Concentrations and Anthropometric Measurements. The mean and standard deviations of the various anthropometric measurements of different age and sex groups are shown in table 1. There measurements have been compared with the Korean Standard. In the absence of local standards for arm circumference and skin-fold thickness over triceps, they have been compared with the standard from Jelliffe. Table 2,3, and 4 give anthropometric measurements and frequency (%) of anemia in children surveyed. The mean height of the children studid was 10 to 20 percent; below the Korean Standard. The distribution of height below 80 percent of the Standard was 21.2 percent, however, among anemic group this percentage was 27.7 percent. In general, the mean weight of the children was 10 to 15 percent below the Korean Standard. The percentage of children with weight less than 80 percent of the Standard was about 35 percent. But in the anemic group of the children, this percentage was 44 percent. The mean arm circumference was about 15 percent lower than the Jelliffe's standard. 61.2 percent of the children had values of arm circumference below 80 percent of the standard. Children with low hemoglobin levels, this percentage was 80 percent. The mean skinfold thickness over the triceps of the children studied was about 25 Percent lower than the Jelliffe's standard and 61.2 percent of the children had the value less than 80 percent of the standard. Among anemic children, this percentage was 70.8%. As may be seen from table 5, the mean hemoglobin concentration of the total group was 11.3g/100ml. Hemoglobin concentration was less than 11.0g/100ml. in 65(36.5%) of the 178 children. The degree of anemia in most of these children was mild with a hemoglobin level of less than 8.0g/100ml. found in only one child. In general, the prevalence of anemia was high in female children than male and decreased its frequency with increasing age. Relatively close relationship was observed between hemoglobin level and anthrophometric measurements especially high between arm circumference and skinfold thickness and hemoglobin but very low in height and low in weight and hemoglobin level, estimated by chi-square value. II. Serum iron, Transferrin saturation (1) Serum iron, and transferrin saturation Serum iron, transferrin saturation and red cell protoporphyrin concentrations were estimated in sub-sample of 84 children from 1 to 6 years and 24 older children between 7 and 13 years of age. The findings are presented in table 6. The mean serum iron concentration of the total group was 59ug/100ml. However, the level incrased with age from 36.6ug/100ml. (1-3years) to 80.8ug/100ml. (7-13 years). 60 percent of these children had a serum iron level less than 50ug/10ml. in the 1-3 years age group and 31.4 percent for 4-6 years group. These contrast with the finding of 12.5 percent anemic children in the 7-13 years age group. The mean transferrin saturation for the total group was 18.1 percent and frequency of anemia by transferrin saturation was observed same pattern as serum iron concentration. (2) Red cell protoporphyrin concentrations. (a) Red cell protoporphrin levels of children: Red cell protoporphyrin and other biochemical data are shown in table 4. The mean concentration in red cell of all children was fround 46.3ug/100ml. RBC. and differences with age groups were observed; in the age group 1-3 years, the mean concentration was $59.5{\pm}32.14$ ug/100ml. RBC; 4-6 years $44.1{\pm}22.57$ ug/100ml. RBC. and 7-13 years, $39.0{\pm}13.56$ ug/100ml. RBC. (b) Normal protoporphyrin values in adults: It was observed that in 10 normal adult males studied here the level of protoporphyrin in red cell ranged from 18 to 54 ug/100ml. RBC. and the mean concentration was $47.5{\sim}14.47$ ug/100ml. RBC. Other biochemical determination made on the same subjects are presented in table 8. (c) Red tell protoporphyrin concentration of occupational blood donors: The results of analyses for red cell protoporphyrin as well as serum iron, transferrin saturation and hemoglobin in the 76 blood donors are presented in table 7 and 8. In this experiment, donors were selected at random, however, most of them bled repeatedly because of poor economic situation, I doubt. Table 9 shows the distribution of red cell protoporphyrin concentration and hemoglobin concentration of occupational donors. The mean hemoglobin value for the total was 11.9 g/100 ml. When iron deficiency anemia is defined as a transferrin saturation below 15%, prevalence of anemia was 47.4 percent and the mean serum iron was 27.1ug/100ml. and red cell protoporphyrin, 168.3ug/100ml. RBC. However, mean serum iron and protoporphyrin concentration of above 15% transferrin saturation were 11.6 ug/100 ml. and 58.8 ug/100 ml. RBC. respectively. The mean Protoporphyrin concentration of non-anemic (above 15% transferrin saturation) donors was slightly higher than the results of normal adult males.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.822-835
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• 1997

연구배경 : 기관지천식의 병태생리중 IgE의 합성 및 조절에 IL-4가 중요한 역할을 하며, IFN-$\gamma$는 이러한 IL-4의 작용을 길항하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 이를 근거로 최근에 IFN-$\gamma$를 아토피 피부염등 IgE가 높은 알레르기성 질환의 치료에 이용하고자 하는 임상적 시도가 있는데, 아직 기관지천식에 대한 임상적 시도는 별로 보고되어 있지 않다. 그러나 IFN-$\gamma$는 in vitro에서 말초혈액 다형핵구나 단핵세포에 의한 독성산화물 생성을 증가시킨다는 보고도 있어, 실제 임상에서 IFN-$\gamma$ 치료의 임상적 효과는 확실하지 않다. 이에 저자들 IL-4 매개성 IgE 생성에 대한 IFN-$\gamma$의 길항작용에 기초하여, IgE가 정상범위보다 높은 기관지천식 환지들에서 in vitro 에서와 같이 in vivo 에서도 IFN-$\gamma$가 IgE 생성을 억제하는지 여부와, 그 결과로 임상적 치료효과를 나타내는지에 대해 관찰하는 한편, 다형핵구의 독성산화물 생성능에 미치는 영향은 in vitro의 경우와 어떻게 다른지에 대해서 관찰하였다. 대상 및 방법 : IgE가 200IU/ml 이상이고 정규적인 부신피질호르몬 치료에 반응을 보이지 않는 기관지천식 환자 50명과 정상인 17명을 대상으로, 혈중 CD23+ B-상층액 발현도, sCD23 농도, T-상층액의 IL-4 activity, 다형핵구에 의한 과산화 음이온 생성능등을 측정한 후, 환자군과 정상군간의 차이를 비교하고, 환자군에 대해서는 상기 검사외에 혈중 IgE 농도 및 histamine $PC_{20}$등을 함께 측정하여 IFN-$\gamma$ 치료전후의 변화를 관찰하였다. IFN-$\gamma$ 치료는 체중당 30,000IU를 매일 4주간 피하주사하였다. 결 과 : 다형핵구의 ${O_2}^-$ 생성능 환자군의 다형핵구는 정상군의 다형핵구에 비해 ${O_2}^-$생성능이 높았다(P<0.05). IFN-$\gamma$ 치료후 추적이 가능했던 환자들에서는 IFN-$\gamma$ 치료후에 다형핵구의 ${O_2}^-$ 생성능이 현저하게 감소하였다(P<0.05). 다형핵구 배양시간에 따라 자연적인 ${O_2}^-$ 생성능 및 PMA 혹은 fMLP 자극에 의한 ${O_2}^-$ 생성능을 관찰하였을 때에도, 배양시간 및 자극제의 종류와 무관하게 IFN-$\gamma$ 치료후가 치료전에 비해 ${O_2}^-$ 생성능이 감소하는 경향을 보였다. IFN-$\gamma$ 치료전의 환자군의 말초혈액내 CD23+ B-상층액의 발현도는 정상군에 비해 현저히 높았으나(P<0.05), 치료후 추적검사가 가능하였던 15명의 환자들에서 치료전후에 의미있는 변화를 나타내지는 않았다. IFN-$\gamma$ 치료전의 환자군의 혈청내 sCD23 농도는 정상군에 비해 다소 높은 경향을 보였으며, 이중 치료 후 추적검사가 가능하였던 17명의 환자들중 11명(64.7%)에서 치료후에 혈청 sCD23 농도가 감소되었다. T-상층액의 IL-4 activity는 정상군에 비해 환자군에서 다소 높은 경향을 보였는데, IFN-$\gamma$ 치료후에는 큰 변화를 보이지 않았다. IFN-$\gamma$ 치료후 혈청 IgE 농도의 추적검사가 시행되었던 환자 15명 중 9명(60%)에서 치료후 혈청 IgE 농도가 유의하게 감소되었다(P<0.05). IFN-$\gamma$ 치료에 따른 기관지과민반웅의 변화는 모두 12명의 환자에서 관찰되었는데, 이중 10명(83.3%)에서 IFN-$\gamma$ 치료후 histamine $PC_{20}$가 유의하게 호전되는 소견을 보여주었다(P<0.05). 결 론 : 이상의 연구결과 IFN-$\gamma$는 IgE가 높은 기관지천식 환자의 치료에 유용할 것으로 추측되며, in vivo에서의 IgE 합성 및 조절기전과 이에 대한 IFN-$\gamma$의 역할을 보다 명확하게 규명하기 위한 노력이 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.1-25
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• 1996

The pathogenesis of atherosclerosis can not be summarized as a single process. Lipid infiltration hypothesis and endothelial injury hypothesis have been proposed and investigated. Recent developments show that there are many points of potential interactions between them and that they can actually be regarded as two phases of a single, unifying hypothesis. Among the many risk factors of atherosclerosis, plasma homocysteine and lipoprotein(a) draw a considerable interest because they are independent indicators of atherogenicity. Triglyceride (TG)-rich lipoproteins (chylomicron and VLDL) are not considered to be atherogenic but they are related to the metabolism of HDL cholesterol and indirectly related to coronary heart disease (CHD). LDL can of itself be atherogenic but the oxidative products of this lipoprotein are more detrimental. HDL cholesterol has been considered to be a favorable cholesterol. The so-called 'causalist view' claims that HDL traps excess cholesterol from cellular membranes and transfers it to TG-rich lipoproteins that are subsequently removed by hepatic receptors. In the so-called 'noncausalist view', HDL does not interfere directly with cholesterol deposition in the arterial wall but instead reflects he metabolism of TG-rich lipoproteins and their conversion to atherogenic remnants. Approximately 70-80% of the human population shows an effective feedback control mechanism in cholesterol homeostasis. Type of dietary fat has a significant effect on the lipoprotein cholesterol metabolism and atherosclerosis. Generally, saturated fatty acids elevate and PUFA lower serum cholesterol, whereas MUFA have no specific effect. EPA and DHA inhibit the synthesis of TG, VLDL and LDL, and may have favourable effects on some of the risk factors. Phospholipids, particularly lecithin, have an antiatherosclerotic effect. Essential phospholipids (EPL) may enhance the formation of polyunsaturated cholesteryl ester (CE) which is less sclerotic and more easily dispersed via enhanced hydrolysis of CE in the arterial wall. Also, neutral fecal steroid elimination may be enhanced and cholesterol absorption reduced following EPL treatment. Antioxidants protect lipoproteins from oxidation, and cells from the injury of toxic, oxidized LDL. The rationale for lowering of serum cholesterol is the strong association between elevation of plasma or serum cholesterol and CHD. Cholesterol-lowing, especially LDL cholesterol, to the target level could be achieved using diet and combination of drug therapy. Information on the link between cholesterol and CHD has decreased egg consumption by 16-25%. Some clinical studies have indicated that dietary cholesterol and egg have a significant hypercholesterolemic effect, while others have indicated no effect. These studies differed in the use of purified cholesterol or cholesterol in eggs, in the range of baseline and challenge cholesterol levels, in the quality and quantity of concomitant dietary fat, in the study population demographics and initial serum cholesterol levels, and clinical settings. Cholesterol content of eggs varies to a certain extent depending on the age, breed and diet of hens. However, egg yolk cholesterol level is very resistant to change because of the particular mechanism involved in yolk formation. Egg yolk contains a factor of factors responsible for accelerated cholesterol metabolism and excretion compared with crystalline cholesterol. One of these factors could be egg lecithin. Egg lecithin may not be as effective as soybean lecithin in lowering serum cholesterol level due probably to the differences of fatty acid composition. However, egg lecithin may have positive effects in hypercholesterolemia by increasing serum HDL level and excretion of fecal cholesterol. The association of serum cholesterol with egg consumption has been widely studied. When the basal or control diet contained little or no cholesterol, consumption of 1 or 2 eggs daily increased the concentration of plasma cholesterol, whereas that of the normolipemic persons on a normal diet was not significantly influenced by consuming 2 to 3 eggs daily. At higher levels of egg consumption, the concentration of HDL tends to increase as well as LDL. There exist hyper-and hypo-responders to dietary (egg) cholesterol. Identifying individuals in both categories would be useful from the point of view of nutrition guidelines. Dietary modification of fatty acid composition has been pursued as a viable method of modifying fat composition of eggs and adding value to eggs. In many cases beneficial effects of PUFA enriched eggs have been demonstrated. Generally, consumption of n-3 fatty acids enriched eggs lowered the concentration of plasma TG and total cholesterol compared to the consumption of regular eggs. Due to the highly oxidative nature of PUFA, stability of this fat is essential. The implication of hepatic lipid accumulation which was observed in hens fed on fish oils should be explored. Nutritional manipulations, such as supplementation with iodine, inhibitors of cholesterol biosynthesis, garlic products, amino acids and high fibre ingredients, have met a limited success in lowering egg cholesterol.

• 공업화학
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.447-454
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• 2014

유기태양전지는 제조비용이 저렴하고 플렉서블 전자소자에 적용이 가능하다는 장점들로 인해 최근 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 일반적인 정구조의 태양전지(conventional structured solar cell)의 경우 10%대의 향상된 발전 효율을 보이고 있으나, 여전히 기타 Si 및 CIGS 등과 같은 태양전지에 비해 낮은 효율과 짧은 수명은 상용화의 걸림돌로 작용하고 있다. 일반적으로 유기태양전지의 짧은 수명은 유기물의 광산화뿐만 아니라 수분 및 산소에 의한 음극, 양극 소재의 부식으로 인한 소재/소자 열화 문제로 설명되어지고 있다. 한편 이와 같은 문제점을 해결하기 위해 새로운 소자 구조(역구조 태양 전지; Inverted structured solar cell)가 제안되었으며 전자 수송층 및 기능성 계면 소재 연구를 통한 발전 효율 및 수명 향상에 관한 연구가 꾸준히 되고 있다. 그 결과 최근 2D/3D 산화 아연(ZnO) 소재를 역구조 태양전지의 전자 수송층으로 적용하고 건,습식 표면 후처리를 통해 약 9% 수준의 발전효율을 달성하였다. 본 총설에서는 ZnO를 기반으로 하는 전자 수송층 소재의 연구 동향 및 역구조 태양전지의 효율 향상 기술에 관한 최신 연구 동향을 소개하고자 한다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.1152-1159
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• 2013

Four male lambs (Katahdin; average live weight $25.9{\pm}2.9$ kg) with "T" type cannulas in the rumen and proximal duodenum were used in a $4{\times}4$ Latin square experiment to evaluate the influence of supplemental dry distillers grain with solubles (DDGS) levels (0, 10, 20 and 30%, dry matter basis) in substitution for dry-rolled (DR) corn on characteristics of digestive function and digestible energy (DE) of diet. Treatments did not influence ruminal pH. Substitution of DR corn with DDGS increased ruminal neutral detergent fiber (NDF) digestion (quadratic effect, p<0.01), but decreased ruminal organic matter (OM) digestion (linear effect, p<0.01). Replacing corn with DDGS increased (linear, $p{\leq}0.02$) duodenal flow of lipids, NDF and feed N. But there were no treatment effects on flow to the small intestine of microbial nitrogen (MN) or microbial N efficiency. The estimated UIP value of DDGS was 44%. Postruminal digestion of OM, starch, lipids and nitrogen (N) were not affected by treatments. Total tract digestion of N increased (linear, p = 0.04) as the DDGS level increased, but DDGS substitution tended to decrease total tract digestion of OM (p = 0.06) and digestion of gross energy (p = 0.08). However, it did not affect the dietary digestible energy (DE, MJ/kg), reflecting the greater gross energy content of DDGS versus DR corn in the replacements. The comparative DE value of DDGS may be considered similar to the DE value of the DR corn it replaced up to 30% in the finishing diets fed to lambs.