• 한국안광학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.75-84
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• 2013

목적: 연령에 따라 역기하콘택트렌즈(reverse geometry contact lens), MC렌즈(myopia control lens)를 착용 한 후 근시진행억제 효과에 대한 굴절교정값의 변화를 단초점렌즈(single vision lens)와 비교해 알아보고자 한다. 방법: 6세에서 15세 사이의 아동에게 역기하콘택트렌즈 57안, MC렌즈 56안, 단초점렌즈 78안을 각각 착용시킨 후 연령에 따라 Group 1은 10세 이하, Group 2는 11세에서 15세 이하, Group 3은 연구 대상을 모두 포함하여 3그룹으로 나눴다. 이를 바탕으로 12개월 이하, 13~24개월, 25~36개월 까지 굴절교정값의 변화를 통한 근시 진행 억제 효과를 알아보고 통계적 유의성을 검증하고자 하였다. 결과: 착용기간에 따른 굴절교정값의 변화는 Group 3에서 12개월 이하에서는 역기하콘택트렌즈를 착용한 아동에서 변화가 없었고, MC렌즈는 $-0.36{\pm}0.10$ D, 단초점렌즈는 $-0.67{\pm}0.52$ D가 유의하게 변화되었다(P<0.05). 13~24개월에서 역기하콘택트렌즈는 $0.18{\pm}0.49$ D, MC렌즈는 $0.60{\pm}0.42$ D, 단 초점렌즈는 $1.37{\pm}0.72$ D로 유의(P<0.05)하게 변화되었다. 25~36개월에서 역기하콘택트렌즈는 $0.29{\pm}0.61$ D, MC렌즈는 $0.93{\pm}0.57$ D, 단초점렌즈는 $1.72{\pm}0.78$ D로 유의(P<0.05)하게 변화되었다. Group 1에서는 36개월 까지 역기 하콘택트렌즈는 $0.29{\pm}0.73$ D로 MC렌즈는 $1.07{\pm}0.59$ D로 단초점 렌즈는 $1.75{\pm}0.74$ D로 유의(P<0.05)하게 증가하였으며 Group 2에서는 36개월 까지 역기하콘택트렌즈는 $0.28{\pm}0.42$ D로 MC렌즈는 $0.75{\pm}0.49$ D로 단초점 렌즈는 $1.70{\pm}0.84$ D로 유의(P<0.05)하게 증가하여 굴절교정값의 변화는 10세 이하가 11세 이상보다 유의(P<0.05)하게 큰 것으로 나타났다. 결론: 본 연구 결과 12개월 이하의 착용시 역기하콘택트렌즈는 모든 연령에서 굴절교정값의 변화가 없었고, MC렌즈는 모든 연령에서 단초점렌즈보다 더 낮은 시력변화폭을 나타내 근시진행의 억제효과가 있으며, 13~36개월 착용시 역기하콘택트렌즈와 MC렌즈는 모든 연령에서 단초점렌즈보다 낮은 시력변화를 보여 근시진행의 억제효과가 있는 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.515-518
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• 2004

약용식물로 재배되고 있는 지모를 대상으로 McFISH 기법을 이용하여 45S와 5S rDNA 유전자의 염색체상의 위치를 확인하여 물리지도를 확립하였다. 2쌍의 45S rDNA는 1번 염색체의 단완 말단과 3번 염색체의 동원체 부위에서 관찰되었고, 1번 염색체의 signal이 3번 염색체에서의 signal보다 더 강하게 나타났다. 한 쌍의 5S rDNA signal은 45S rDNA signal과 함께 3번 염색체의 동원체 부위에서 관찰되었다.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2018

Current major photovoltaic (PV) market share (> 60%) is being occupied by the multicrystalline (mc)-silicon solar cells despite of low efficiency compared to single crystalline silicon solar cells. The diamond wire sawing technology reduces the production cost of crystalline silicon solar cells, it increases the optical loss for the existing mc-silicon solar cells and hence its efficiency is low in the current mass production line. To overcome the optical loss in the mc-crystalline silicon, caused by the diamond wire sawing, next generation texturing process is being investigated by various research groups for the PV industry. In this review, the limitation of surface structure and optical loss due to the reflectivity of conventional mc-silicon solar cells are explained by the typical texturing mechanism. Various texturing technologies that could minimize the optical loss of mc-silicon solar cells are explained. Finally, next generation texturing technology to survive in the fierce cost competition of photovoltaic market is discussed.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.110-118
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• 2009

PB/MC-CDMA(Partial Block Multi Carrier Code Division Multilple Access) 시스템은 사용자간의 코드 간 간섭을 줄임으로써 성능을 향상 시키는 시스템이다. 또한, 이 시스템은 심볼 간 간섭을 피하면서 주파수 다이버시티 이득을 얻을 수 있어 MC-CDMA(Multi Carrier Code Division Multiple Access) 시스템보다 향상된 성능을 보여준다. 그러나, 다중캐리어를 사용함으로써 PAPR 문제가 발생하여 시스템의 성능을 저하 시킨다. 이 논문에서는, PB/MC-CDMA 시스템에서 추가적인 정보 없이 여분의 확산 코드를 이용하여 최적화된 확산코드를 선택함으로써, 피크전력을 줄이는 방법을 제안한다. PB/MC-CDMA 시스템은 각 블록 단위로 확산 코드를 재사용함으로써, 여분의 코드가 남게 된다. 이러한 여분의 코드를 여러 개의 그룹으로 나누어 PAPR(Peak to Average Power Ratio)을 계산하고, 피크전력이 최소가 되는 코드를 선택하여 전송함으로써 PAPR 문제를 해결할 수 있는 방법이다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.55-62
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• 2016

Objective : TM-MC was constructed to provide information on the chemical compounds of medicinal plant materials which were listed in Korean, Chinese, and Japanese pharmacopoeias. The aim of this study was to compare of the chemical compounds of TM-MC with those of domestic pharmacopoeias.Methods : First of all, TM-MC was updated on medicinal materials and chemical compounds which were extracted from articles up to the PubMed identifier of 26 millions. After searching for medicinal plant materials with information on their major compounds in Korean pharmacopoeias, we identified that the information on medicinal materials and chemical compounds were also existed in TM-MC. Then, we figured out how much the compounds have been studied by counting the number of articles for those compounds in TM-MC.Results : Information on 9 medicinal materials and about 1,700 compounds was newly added to TM-MC after manually curating 645 articles. Korean pharmacopoeias contained a total of 91compounds from 53 medicinal plant materials, while TM-MC provided information on the 89 compounds from the 53 medicinal materials in Korean pharmacopoeias. The compounds stated in Korean pharmacopoeias has been much studied by comparison with other compounds of each medicinal material in TM-MC.Conclusion : Most of chemical compounds stated in Korean pharmacopoeias were also listed in TM-MC, excluding two compounds. Thus, we concluded that information in TM-MC is mostly consistent with that of Korean pharmacopoeias. In the future, we will periodically update TM-MC with articles added to the MEDLINE.

• 대한시과학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.569-577
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• 2018

목적 : 본 연구는 부모의 근시정도에 따라 MC lens, MyoVisonlens 그리고 Single Vision lens를 착용한 그룹들이 각각 어느 정도 효과를 보이는지를 알아보고자 하였다. 방법 : 연구대상은 인천광역시 소재의 한 안경원의 고객 중 2010년 1월에서 2016년 12월 사이에 방문한 7세에서 20세 사이 안질환이 없는 근시안 MyoVision 152안, MC lens 86안, Single Vision lens 270안을 대상으로 등가 구면도수의 변화를 관찰하였다. 본 연구 자료는 MyoVision, MC lens 그리고 Single Vision의 1년간 평균값 변화를 SPSS ver18을 이용하여 분석하였다.각 그룹별로 처음 방문했을 때와 1년 후 재방문 했을 때의 그룹 내 차이를 Paired T-test 이용하여 비교하였고, 이후 One-Way ANOVA(Post Hoc; Bonferroni)분석을 통해 사후분석을 진행하였다. 결과 : 그룹간 비교에서는 MyoVision과 MC lens가 Single Vision 보다 근시 완화효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 부모의 굴절이상도에 따라 MyoVision과 MC lens의 근시 완화효과가 다르게 나타났다. 부모 모두 굴절 이상도가 정상일 때는 MyoVision 과 Single Vision lens 간의 변화는 $-0.35{\pm}0.05D$로 통계적으로 유의한 변화값이 나타났다. 아버지만 굴절이상이 있을 때는 MC lens는 Single Vision 보다 $-0.36{\pm}0.14D$만큼 더 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 어머니만 굴절이상이 있을 때는 MyoVision 과 Single Vision lens 간의 평균값은 $-0.37{\pm}0.06D$의 변화를 보였고 MC lens 와 Single Vision lens 간의 평균값은 $-0.38{\pm}0.08D$가 변화하여 각각 Single Vision lens에 비해서 근시를 완화시켜주는 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다.부모모두 굴절이상이 있을 때는 MyoVision 과 Single Vision lens 간의 평균값 변화와 MC lens 와 Single Vision lens 간의 평균값 변화는 각각 $-0.28{\pm}0.07D$, $-0.31{\pm}0.07D$로 MyoVision 과 MC렌즈 모두 통계적으로 유희한 변화값을 보여 근시진행에 억제 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 결론 : 본 연구결과 각 그룹 내에서 MyoVision, MC lens 그리고 Single Vision모두 근시를 완화시켜주는 기능에 있어서 효과가 없는 것으로 보였으나 그룹 간 비교에서는 MyoVision과 MC lens가 Single Vision 보다 근시 완화효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.507-514
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• 2015

Nitric oxide (NO) is important in the regulation of bone remodeling, whereas high concentration of NO promotes cell death of osteoblast. However, it is not clear yet whether NO-induced autophagy is implicated in cell death or survival of osteoblast. The present study is aimed to examine the role of NO-induced autophagy in the MC3T3-E1 cells and their underlying molecular mechanism. The effect of sodium nitroprusside (SNP), an NO donor, on the cytotoxicity of the MC3T3-E1 cells was determined by MTT assay and expression of apoptosis or autophagy associated molecules was evaluated by western blot analysis. The morphological observation of autophagy and apoptosis by acridine orange stain and TUNEL assay were performed, respectively. Treatment of SNP decreased the cell viability of the MC3T3-E1 cells in dose- and time-dependent manner. SNP increased expression levels of p62, ATG7, Beclin-1 and LC3-II, as typical autophagic markers and augmented acidic autophagolysosomal vacuoles, detected by acridine orange staining. However, pretreatment with 3-methyladenine (3MA), the specific inhibitor for autophagy, decreased cell viability, whereas increased the cleavage of PARP and caspase-3 in the SNP-treated MC3T3-E1 cells. AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), a major autophagy regulatory kinase, was activated in SNP-treated MC3T3-E1 cells. In addition, pretreatment with compound C, an inhibitor of AMPK, decreased cell viability, whereas increased the number of apoptotic cells, cleaved PARP and caspase-3 levels compared to those of SNP-treated MC3T3-E1 cells. Taken together, it is speculated that NO-induced autophagy functions as a survival mechanism via AMPK activation against apoptosis in the MC3T3-E1 cells.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제68권3호
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• pp.162-167
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• 2010

Background: To date, there are few data on the risk factors for severe cases and deaths associated with the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza A. Here, we describe the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of patients hospitalized for pneumonia and identify those factors associated with the development of major complications (MC). Methods: We reviewed the medical records of 41 cases of pneumonia admitted to a university-affiliated tertiary hospital between Aug 26 and Dec 10, 2009, and who had confirmed H1N1 influenza A based on real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase-chain-reaction assay. There were 7,962 patients that fit these criteria. We compared the clinical features and demographic characteristics of patients who developed MC to with those who did not develop MC. Results: During the study period, 10 patients developed MC (required admission to the intensive care unit, n=10; required ventilator therapy, n=6; death, n=4). Patients with MC were significantly older than those without MC and more frequently had underlying medical conditions (90.0% vs 41.9%, p-value <0.01). In the patients with developed MC, the median $PaO_2/FiO_2$ ratio of 230.0 (145.0~347.3) at admission and pneumonia severity index (PSI) score of 141.5 (88.3~158.5) were higher than patients without MC. However, no differences were observed in laboratory findings or in viral shedding between the 2 groups. Conclusion: In hospitalized pneumonia patients of 2009 H1N1 influenza, old age, a history of malignancy, initial hypoxemia, $PaO_2/FiO_2$ ratio, and PSI score appear to be risk factor significantly related to developing MC. These findings might be the basis to influence strategies for admitting patients to an intensive or intermediate care unit and for pre-emptive antiviral therapy.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.147-155
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• 2012

${\beta}$-Glucan purified from oats (OG) and bitter melon, Momordica charantia Linn (MC), water extracts have shown favorable effects on diabetes and its complications. We investigated to find out the optimal composition showing hypoglycemic and antidiabetic complication effects in variable compositions (OG:MC = 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:6, 1:8, 1:10, 2:1, 4:1, 6:1, 8:1, 10:1). Extracts were administered orally once a day for 28 days following 7 days post streptozotocin (STZ) dosing. Five rats per group (total 15 groups; Intact, STZ, OG, MC, and the variable composition groups) were selected according to the blood glucose and body weight at 6 days after STZ dosing. After 28 days of extracts dosing, the changes on the body weight, liver and kidney weight, blood glucose, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and total-cholesterol levels were observed. As the result of STZ-induced diabetes, decreases of body weight, increases of the liver and kidney weights, blood glucose, BUN, creatinine, AST, ALT, LDL, and total-cholesterol levels in STZ control were detected compared with intact control. However, these changes of hyperglycemia, diabetic nephropathy, hepatopathy, and hyperlipemia were dramatically decreased in the OG and MC single-dosing group, and all composition groups. In addition, there were more favorable effects in all composition groups compared with the OG and MC single-dosing groups. Among variable compositions, the OG:MC 1:2 mixed group showed the most synergic effects in this study.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.17-35
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• 1994

Vanadium is an essential trace element but has not been identified with a specific biogical role. To study the direct effects of vanadium on osteoblast, we incubated murin osteoblast-like (MC3T3-El) cells with various corcentration of vanadium oxide & sodium orthovanadate. This study was designed to investigate the effect of vanadium on DNA synthesis, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, cAMP formation responsive to parathormone(PTH) and type I $\alpha$ 2 collagen ribonucleic acid (mRNA) level in murin osteoblast-like (MC3T3-El) cells. The cells were cultured in $\alpha-minimal$ essential medium$(\alpha-MEM)$ supplemented with $10\%$ fetal bovine serum (FBS) and then changed to $0.1\%$ FBS with various concenoation of vanadium oxide & sodium orthovanadate. Quiescent cultured MC3T3-El cells incubated for 24 hours with 2,5,10,15,20 ${\mu}M$ vanadium oxide incorporated $[^3H]Thymidine;$ every concentration showed increases in $[^3H]Thymidine$ incorporations dose dependant manner, the greatest response occurred at $20{\mu}M$. Quiescent cultured MC3T3-E1 cells incubated for 3days with 2,5,10,15,20 ${\mu}M$ vanadium oxide, for 2days with sodium orthovanadate and alkaline phosphatase was assayed with disodium phenyl phosphate as substrate. Vanadium oxide increased the alkaline phosphatase content in MC3T3-El cells at $2{\mu}M\;&\;6{\mu}M$ ; the greatest response occurred at $2{\mu}M$. But decreased at other content sodium orthovanadate increased alkaline phosphatase content in MC3T3-El cells at all concenoation ; the greatest response occurred at $4{\mu}M$. Quiescent cultured MC3T3-El cells incubated for 3days with $5,10{\mu}M$ vanadium oxide , with $5,8{\mu}M$ sodium orthovanadate and cAMP formation was measured by Radioimmunoassay(RIA). Vanadium oxide & sodium orthovanadate showed the tendency of inhibitory effects on cAMP responsiveness to PTH in MC3T3-El cells. Quiescent cultured MC3T3-El cells incubated for 24hours with $10,20{\mu}M$ vanadium oxide, with $5,10{\mu}M$ sodium orthovanadate and Type I $\alpha$ 2 collagen ribonucleic acid (mRNA) expression was studied by Nothern blot analysis. Northern blot analysis of vanadium oxide treated cells showed decreasing effects 0& sodium orthovanadate revealed increasing effects in type I $\alpha$ 2 collagen ribonucleic acid (mRNA) level.