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Ontology-based Description of Functional Design Knowledge and its Use in a Functional Was Server

  • Kitamura, Yoshinobu;Kasai, Toshinobu;Mizoguchi, Riiichiro
    • 한국지능정보시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국지능정보시스템학회 2001년도 The Pacific Aisan Confrence On Intelligent Systems 2001
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    • pp.400-409
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    • 2001
  • In conceptual design of engineering devices, a designer decomposes a required function into sub-functions, so-called functional decomposition, using a kind of functional knowledge representing achievement relations among functions. However, such knowledge about functionality of engineering devices is usually left implicit because each designer possesses it. Even if such knowledge is found in documents, it is often scattered around technical domains and lacks consistency. Aiming at capturing such functional knowledge explicitly and sharing it in design teams, we discuss its systematic description based on functional ontologies which provide common concepts for its consistent and generic description. We propose a new concept named “was of achievement” as a key concept for capturing such functional knowledge. Categorization of typical representations of the knowledge and its organization as is-a hierarchies are also discussed. The generic concepts representing functionality of a device in the functional knowledge are provided by the functional concept ontology, which makes the functional knowledge consistent and applicable to other domains. We also discuss development of a design supporting system using the systematized knowledge, called a functional was server. It helps human designers redesign an existing engineering device by providing a wide range of alternative ways of achievement of the required function in a manner suitable for the viewpoint of each designer and then facilitates innovative design.

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간관 폐쇄증이 동반된 알라질 증후군 (Alagille Syndrome) 1예 (A Case of Alagille Syndrome with Atresia of the Hepatic Duct)

  • 김효선;고홍;정기섭;오정탁;박영년;김명준
    • Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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    • 제11권1호
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    • pp.65-69
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    • 2008
  • 담도 폐쇄증은 수술적 치료가 필요하며 알라질 증후군은 대증적 치료가 가능하기 때문에 이를 감별하는 것이 중요하다. 저자들은 신생아기에 선천성 심장질환과 함께 담즙 정체 소견이 있는 환아에게서 원인 질환을 진단하는 과정에서 수술적 담관조영술 통해 제2형 담도 폐쇄증인 간관 폐쇄를 동반한 알라질 증후군 1예를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

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The Glycosides of Araliaceaus Drugs and their Biological Activities

  • Hahn, Dug-Ryong;Kasai, Ryoji;Kim, Jeung-Hee;Taniyasu, Shigenori;Tanaka, Osamu;Kim, Chang-Johng;Park, Myong-Ja
    • 생약학회지
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    • 제17권1호
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    • pp.78-84
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    • 1986
  • Among the Araliaceae plants indigenous to Korea, those whose medicinal usage are comparatively high have been selected in this serial studies. Chiisanoside and acanthoside D were isolated and identified from the Acanthopanax chinensis leaves and root bark. Chiisanoside and acanthoside D have been found to have the lowering S-GPT, S-GOT value and BSP-retention rate and survival rate, anti-histaminic effect in the toxic state through the bio-pharmacological experiments. ${\alpha}-hederin$, hederagenin pentaglycoside were isolated both stem bark of Kalopanax pictum Nakai var. magnificum and Kalopanax pictum Nakai var. Max. respectively. Syringoside, acanthoside D were also isolated from the root bark of Acanthopanax koreanum. The biological activity of ginsenoside $Rb_1$, $Rg_1$, Re were examined. Ginsenoside $Rb_1$, $Rg_1$, Re promotes the antileaking effect in X-ray (Co 60) irradiated toxic state.

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Direct Observation on Pyrolysis of Some Plastics

  • Takasu, Tomio;Itou, Hideyuki;Shibata, Etsuro;Kasai, Eiki;Nakamura, Takashi
    • 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한전자공학회 2001년도 The 6th International Symposium of East Asian Resources Recycling Technology
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    • pp.742-745
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    • 2001
  • Plastics are one of difficult materials for recycling due to their characteristics in use. Recycling ratio of waste plastics was around 40% in last year in Japan, which includes energy recovery. Feed stock recycling and mechanical recycling are not easy because of additives in commercial plastics. Then, pyrolysis treatments have been done to recovery energy. Although plastics are easy to fire, complete combustion of them is not easy if anti-firing agents are added especially. Therefore, researches on pyrolysis or combustion behaviors of plastics containing additives are important from a view point recycling of plastics. Direct observation of popular plastics like polystyrene (PS), polycarbonate (PC), polyphenyle ether (PPE) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) to investigate their pyrolysis behaviors in the present study. In case of PS, melting and gas evolution started at 9$0^{\circ}C$ and 39$0^{\circ}C$ respectively. And combustion finished at 445$^{\circ}C$. On the other hand, more than $600^{\circ}C$ and sufficient oxygen are required for complete combustion of PC and PPE.

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A STUDY ON BIOLOGICAL MARKERS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF GENOTOXICITY AND OXIDATIVE DAMAGE IN CHROMIUM EXPOSED WORKERS.

  • Maeng, Seung-Hee;Hiroshi Kasai;Yu, Il-Je;Lee, Byung-Moo;Lee, Jong-Yoon;Lee, Kwon-Seob;Chung, Ho-Keun;Chung, Hai-Won
    • 한국독성학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국독성학회 2001년도 International Symposium on Dietary and Medicinal Antimutgens and Anticarcinogens
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    • pp.121-122
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    • 2001
  • According to the epidemiological studies in chromium workers, hexavalent chromium is associated with the risk of lung cancer. Genotoxicity such as chromosome aberration, and cellular oxidative damages by reactive oxygen species produced by hexavalent chromium exposure may play an important role in the carcinogenesis process. We investigated the availabilities of several kinds of biological markers to assess the genotoxicity and oxidative damages from chromium exposure in Korean chromium plating workers.(omitted)

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Classifying Forest Species Using Hyperspectral Data in Balah Forest Reserve, Kelantan, Peninsular Malaysia

  • Zain, Ruhasmizan Mat;Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi;Zaki, Pakhriazad Hassan
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • 제29권2호
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    • pp.131-137
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    • 2013
  • This study attempts to classify forest species using hyperspectral data for supporting resources management. The primary dataset used was AISA sensor. The sensor was mounted onboard the NOMAD GAF-27 aircraft at 2,000 m altitude creating a 2 m spatial resolution on the ground. Pre-processing was carried out with CALIGEO software, which automatically corrects for both geometric and radiometric distortions of the raw image data. The radiance data set was then converted to at-sensor reflectance derived from the FODIS sensor. Spectral Angle Mapper (SAM) technique was used for image classification. The spectra libraries for tree species were established after confirming the appropriate match between field spectra and pixel spectra. Results showed that the highest spectral signature in NIR range were Kembang Semangkok (Scaphium macropodum), followed by Meranti Sarang Punai (Shorea parvifolia) and Chengal (Neobalanocarpus hemii). Meanwhile, the lowest spectral response were Kasai (Pometia pinnata), Kelat (Eugenia spp.) and Merawan (Hopea beccariana), respectively. The overall accuracy obtained was 79%. Although the accuracy of SAM techniques is below the expectation level, SAM classifier was able to classify tropical tree species. In future it is believe that the most effective way of ground data collection is to use the ground object that has the strongest response to sensor for more significant tree signatures.

Role of interleukin-6 in orthodontically induced inflammatory root resorption in humans

  • Kunii, Ryuichi;Yamaguchi, Masaru;Tanimoto, Yasuhiro;Asano, Masaki;Yamada, Kunihiko;Goseki, Takemi;Kasai, Kazutaka
    • 대한치과교정학회지
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    • 제43권6호
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    • pp.294-301
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    • 2013
  • Objective: To determine the interleukin (IL)-6 levels in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of patients with severe root resorption after orthodontic treatment and investigate the effects of different static compressive forces (CFs) on IL-6 production by human periodontal ligament (hPDL) cells and the influence of IL-6 on osteoclastic activation from human osteoclastic precursor (hOCP) cells in vitro. Methods: IL-6 levels in GCF samples collected from 20 patients (15 and 5 subjects without and with radiographic evidence of severe root resorption, respectively) who had undergone orthodontic treatment were measured by ELISA. The levels of IL-6 mRNA in hPDL cells and IL-6 protein in conditioned medium after the application of different uniform CFs (0, 1.0, 2.0, or 4.0 $g/cm^2$ for up to 72 h) were measured by real-time PCR and ELISA, respectively. Finally, the influence of IL-6 on mature osteoclasts was investigated by using hOCP cells on dentin slices in a pit-formation assay. Results: Clinically, the IL-6 levels were significantly higher in the resorption group than in the control group. In vitro, IL-6 mRNA expression significantly increased with increasing CF. IL-6 protein secretion also increased in a time- and magnitude-dependent manner. Resorbed areas on dentin slices were significantly greater in the recombinant human IL-6-treated group and group cultured in hPDL cell-conditioned medium with CF application (4.0 $g/cm^2$) than in the group cultured in hPDL cell-conditioned medium without CF application. Conclusions: IL-6 may play an important role in inducing or facilitating orthodontically induced inflammatory root resorption.

Comparisons of orthodontic root resorption under heavy and jiggling reciprocating forces during experimental tooth movement in a rat model

  • Hikida, Takuji;Yamaguchi, Masaru;Shimizu, Mami;Kikuta, Jun;Yoshino, Tomokazu;Kasai, Kazutaka
    • 대한치과교정학회지
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    • 제46권4호
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    • pp.228-241
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    • 2016
  • Objective: Root mobility due to reciprocating movement of the tooth (jiggling) may exacerbate orthodontic root resorption (ORR). "Jiggling" describes mesiodistal or buccolingual movement of the roots of the teeth during orthodontic treatment. In the present study, buccolingual movement is described as "jiggling." We aimed to investigate the relationship between ORR and jiggling and to test for positive cell expression in odontoclasts in resorbed roots during experimental tooth movement (jiggling) in vivo. Methods: Male Wistar rats were divided into control, heavy force (HF), optimal force (OF), and jiggling force (JF) groups. The expression levels of cathepsin K, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 protein, interleukin (IL)-6, cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant 1 (CINC-1; an IL-8-related protein in rodents), receptor activator of nuclear factor ${\kappa}B$ ligand (RANKL), and osteoprotegerin protein in the dental root were determined using immunohistochemistry. Results: On day 21, a greater number of root resorption lacunae, which contained multinucleated odontoclasts, were observed in the palatal roots of rats in the JF group than in rats from other groups. Furthermore, there was a significant increase in the numbers of cathepsin K-positive and MMP-9-positive odontoclasts in the JF group on day 21. Immunoreactivities for IL-6, CINC-1, and RANKL were stronger in resorbed roots exposed to jiggling than in the other groups on day 21. Negative reactivity was observed in the controls. Conclusions: These results suggest that jiggling may induce ORR via inflammatory cytokine production during orthodontic tooth movement, and that jiggling may be a risk factor for ORR.

In Vivo Development of Vitrified Rat Embryos: Effects of Timing and Sites of Transfer to Recipient Females

  • Han, Myung-Sook;Koji Niwa;Magosaburo Kasai
    • 한국발생생물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국발생생물학회 2003년도 제3회 국제심포지움 및 학술대회
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    • pp.80-80
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    • 2003
  • In cryopreserved rat embryos, survival rates obtained in vitro are not always consistent with the rates obtained in vivo. To determine the optimal conditions for in vivo development to term, rat embryos at the 4-cell, 8-cell and morula stages were vitrified in EFS40 by a 1-step method and transferred into oviducts or uterine horns of recipients at various times during pseudopregnancy. Vitrified and fresh 4-cell embryos only developed after transfer into oviducts of asynchronous recipients on Day -1 to -2 of synchrony, i.e., at a point in pseudopregnancy that was 1-2 days earlier than the embryos. However, although about half the vitrified embryos transferred into oviducts on Day -1 developed to term, only a minority of embryos transferred at later times did so, whether vitrified (10-34%) or fresh (24-33%), suggesting that this may not be the most suitable stage for cryopreservation. Very few 8-cell embryos, either vitrified or fresh, developed when transferred into oviducts on Day 0 to -0.5. However, when transferred into uterine horns, high proportions of vitrified 8-cell embryos (-63%) developed to term in reasonably synchronous recipients (Day 0 to -0.5) but not in more asynchronous ones (6%; Day-1). A majority of vitrified morulae also developed to term (52-68%) in a wider range of recipients (Day 0 to -1), the greatest success occurring with recipients on Day -0.5. Similar proportions of vitrified and fresh 4-cell embryos, 8-cell embryos and morulae developed to term when there was appropriate synchronization between embryo and recipient. Thus vitrification of preimplantation stage rat embryos does not appear to impair their developmental potential in vivo.

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간 외 담관 낭성확장이 동반된 선천성 담도폐쇄증 (Biliary Atresia with Extrahepatic Biliary Cyst)

  • 정재희;이한홍;차선욱;송영택
    • Advances in pediatric surgery
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    • 제10권2호
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    • pp.136-141
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    • 2004
  • 1988년 9월부터 1999년 4월까지 가톨릭 대학교 의과대학 부속병원 외과에서 황달, 무담즙성 변 및 복부 종괴를 주소로 내원하여 간 외 담관낭이 동반된 담도폐쇄증으로 진단받은 7예의 환자의 임상상을 검토하였다. 전체 선천성 담도폐쇄증 환아 중 9.6 %에서 간 외 담관낭을 동반한 III 형의 담도폐쇄증을 보였다. 남여 성비는 2:5로 여아에서 높았다. 모두 카사이 수술을 시행하였으며 수술 시 평균연령은 57일이었다. 7예 중 3예 (42.9 %)에서 긴 생존기간을 보였다. 예후에 미치는 인자에 대해서는 지속적인 연구관찰이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

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