• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.12-18
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• 2015

Malformations of cortical development (MCD) cover a broad spectrum of developmental disorders which cause the various clinical manifestations including epilepsy, developmental delay, and intellectual disability. MCD have been clinically classified based on the disruption of developmental processes such as proliferation, migration, and organization. Molecular genetic studies of MCD have improved our understanding of these disorders at a molecular level beyond the clinical classification. These recent advances are resulted from the development of massive parallel sequencing technology, also known as next-generation sequencing (NGS), which has allowed researchers to uncover novel molecular genetic pathways associated with inherited or de novo mutations. Although an increasing number of disease-related genes or genetic variations have been identified, genotype-phenotype correlation is hampered when the biological or pathological functions of identified genetic variations are not fully understood. To elucidate the causality of genetic variations, in vivo disease models that reflect these variations are required. In the current review, we review the use of NGS technology to identify genes involved in MCD, and discuss how the functions of these identified genes can be validated through in vivo disease modeling.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.444-447
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• 2019

It was proven that the light outputs of blue GaN-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) was seriously influenced by the application of external stress. We have simulated the wave function overlap of an electron and hole, which are significantly reduced by the development of stress. Consequently, its internal quantum efficiency decreased from 67.0% to 37.5%. To experimentally investigate the effect of stress, we designed and prepared a special zig system. By applying external tensile stress to compensate for the compressive stress innately developed in Blue LEDs, it was found that the optical output was greatly enhanced from 83.1 mcd to 117.2 mcd at a current of 100 mA, an increase of approximately 41%. In contrast, when the compressive stress is developed more by external compressive stress, we observed that the light output power was reduced from 89.0 mcd to 80.7 mcd, a decrease of approximately 9.3%.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.229-237
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• 2019

야간이나 악천후에서도 높은 도로의 차선인식률을 유지하기 위해, 통상 재귀반사(retro-reflectivity) 특성이 뛰어난 고 굴절률의 글라스비드(glass bead)를 도로표시 페인트 위에 도포한다. 국가별로 일반 도로표시의 재귀반사 기준이 다르며, 국내는 백색광 기준으로 $240mcd/m^2{\cdot}lux$, 선진국들은 $250{\sim}300mcd/m^2{\cdot}lux$로 규정되어있다. 본 논문에서는 도로표시 관련 규정과 글라스비드에 대한 동향에 대하여 고찰하고, 향후 자율주행차량 상용화에 대비하여 규정 기준치 및 글라스비드물성 향상 필요성에 대하여 논의하였다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.589-601
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• 2023

Purpose: Baicalein, a natural flavone found in herbs, exhibits diverse biological activities. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is an irreversible condition often associated with a poor prognosis. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of baicalein on the development of NASH in mice. Methods: Male C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into four groups. Three groups were fed a methionine-choline-deficient (MCD) diet to induce NASH and were simultaneously treated with baicalein (at doses of 50 and 100 mg/kg) or vehicle only (sodium carboxymethylcellulose) through oral gavage for 4 weeks. The control group was fed a methionine-choline-sufficient (MCS) diet without the administration of baicalein. Results: The baicalein treatment significantly reduced serum levels of alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase, suggestive of reduced liver damage. Histological analysis revealed a marked decrease in nonalcoholic fatty liver activity scores induced by the MCD diet in the mice. Similarly, baicalein treatment at both doses significantly attenuated the degree of hepatic fibrosis, as examined by Sirius red staining, and hepatocellular death, as examined by the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling assay. Baicalein treatment attenuated MCD-diet-induced lipid peroxidation, as evidenced by lower levels of hepatic malondialdehyde and 4-hydroxynonenal, demonstrating a reduction in oxidative stress resulting from lipid peroxidation. Moreover, baicalein treatment suppressed hepatic protein levels of 12-lipoxygenase (12-Lox) induced by the MCD diet. In contrast, baicalein enhanced the activities of antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase. Additionally, baicalein treatment significantly reduced hepatic non-heme iron concentrations and hepatic ferritin protein levels in mice fed an MCD diet. Conclusion: To summarize, baicalein treatment suppresses hepatic lipid peroxidation, 12-Lox expression, and iron accumulation, all of which are associated with the attenuation of NASH progression.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.127-133
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• 1998

This research intends to gain the sight for the qualitative characteristics of precision cutting by using the CNC lathe with a mono-crystal diamond(MCD) and a poly-crystal diamond(PCD) tool on the cutting distance. In case of an MCD tool, as the cutting distance increases, the surface roughness becomes worse and the standard deviation of surface roughness is small. In case of a PCD tool, as the cutting distance increases, the surface roughness becomes stable with a large standard deviation. The cutting force ratio(Ft/Fn) decreases as the nose radius increases and the decreasing ratio becomes larger for small nose radius.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.65-72
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• 1990

본 연구는 Japonica형 품종인 섬진벼와 통일형품종인 서광벼의 세포주기를 측정하고 온도의 하항에 따른 세포주기의 지연을 측정하여 품종간의 차이가 있는지를 조사하였다. 또한 세포주기를 phase별로 기간을 측정하고 온도의 변화에 따른 각 phase 기간변화로 조사하였다. 아울러 DNA, RNA 및 protein 합성량도 측정하여 세포주기와 어떠한 관련성이 있는지를 조사하였는데 얻어진 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 섬진벼와 서광벼의 세포주기는 3$0^{\circ}C$에서 6시간, 2$0^{\circ}C$에서 12시간으로 동일하였으나 15$^{\circ}C$에서는 섬진벼 18시간, 서광벼 20시간으로 나타난 것으로 보아 Japonica형 품종인 섬진벼가 통일형 품종인 서광벼에 비하여 냉해에 강한 것으로 나타났다. 2. 세포주기로부터 측정된 각 phase별 기간은 섬진벼가 2$0^{\circ}C$에서 $T_{G_1}$=2.0, $T_{s}$ =4.4, $T_{G_2}$=3.2 그리고 $T_{M}$=2.4 시간이었고, 3$0^{\circ}C$에서 $T_{G_1}$=1.8, $T_{s}$ =2.6, $T_{G_2}$=0.6 그리고 $T_{M}$=0.8 시간이었다. 서광벼에서는 2$0^{\circ}C$에서 $T_{G_1}$=3.0, $T_{s}$ =3.0, $T_{G_2}$=3.5 그리고 $T_{M}$=2.5시간이었고 3$0^{\circ}C$에서 $T_{G_1}$=1.5, $T_{s}$ =1.5, $T_{G_2}$=2.0 그리고 $T_{M}$=1.0시간이었다. 2$0^{\circ}C$에서 3$0^{\circ}C$로 배양온도가 상승함에 따라 섬진벼에서는 2$0^{\circ}C$에 비하여 3$0^{\circ}C$에서 $G_1$기는 길어졌고 $G_2$기와 M기는 짧아졌다. 그러나 서광벼에서는 각 phase의 상대적 기간이 거의 일정한 비율이었다. 3. DNA, RNA 및 protein 합성은 온도가 하항함에 따라 증가하는 경향이었다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.61-70
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• 2018

Objectives : Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by the accumulation of hepatic triglycerides (TG) that leads to inflammation and fibrosis. Crataegi Fructus ethanol extract (CE) is a korean traditional herb that used for digestive diseases. It has been investigated that CE has the effect that prevent hepatotoxicity caused by CCl4 or GaIN and regulate the inflammatory in several organs. However, a hypolipidemic effect of CF has not been reported. Methods : The purpose of this study is that examine the lipid accumulation inhibitory effect of CE on NAFLD. We checked the body and liver weight change of MCD-diet induced mice with/without administration of CE. The blood lipid levels of C57BL/6J mice were checked by biochemistry. Also we observed the liver histology of MCD-diet induced mice and investigate the molecular mechanisms in MCD-diet-induced NAFLD in C57BL/6J mice. Results : CE improved MCD-diet-induced lipid accumulation and TG and TC levels. Also, CE decreased hepatic lipogenesis such as SREBP-1, $C/EBP{\alpha}$, $PPAR{\gamma}$, ACC and FAS. Besides, we also found out that CE increased AMPK phosphorylation. These results indicated that CE has the same ability to activate AMPK and then reduce SREBP-1, and FAS expression, finally leading to inhibit hepatic lipogenesis and hepatic antioxidative ability. Conclusions : In this report, we found CE exerted a regulatory effect on lipid accumulation by decreasing lipogenesis in MCD-diet induced NAFLD model. Therefore, CE extract may be active in the prevention of fatty liver.

• 한국방송∙미디어공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방송공학회 1997년도 학술대회
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• pp.87-90
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• 1997

본 논문에서는 영상의 잡음(noise) 제거를 위한 새로운 diffusion모델을 제안한다. MOD모델 (mean curvature diffusion model)은 영상의 잡음 제거 때 유발되는 경계선의 blurring을 지양할 수 있는 장점이 있는 반면에 수렴상태(convergence state)를 갖지 못한 단점을 안고 있다. 본 논문에서는 MCD 모델에 min/max switch를 결합시킴으로써 MCD모델이 갖고 있던 문제점을 개선하였다. 제안하는 diffusion 모델은 scheme의 반복적인 적용에 대해서 실질적으로 그 결과가 더 이상 변동하지 않는 수렴상태(convergence state)를 가진 매우 안정적인 시스템이다.

• 혜화의학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.141-160
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• 2006

The obtained results are summarized as follows 1. New findings are reporting year by year as for the study related to Anti-inflammatory mechanism of Bee Venom therapy. 2. The Anti-inflammatory effect of Bee Venom therapy is achieved through counterirritation, stimulations to adrenal cortex, immuno-regulation, antioxidation, removal of free radicals, modulation of AGP gene induction. 3. The chief components of Bee Venom related to Anti-inflammatory effect are Melittin, MCD peptide, Apamin, Adolapin etc. 4. Melittin binds to secretory phospholipase A2 and inhibits its enzymatic activity. 5. Melittin blocks neutophil O2-production. 6. MCD peptide(Peptide 401) stimulates the mast cell secrets histamine, Anti-inflammatory effect caused by this is 'conterirritation'. 7. Melittin & Apamin have an anti-inflammatory effect by inducing cortisone secretion. 8. MCD peptide & Apamin increase immunologic fuction by stimulating hypophysis & adrenal cortex and have an anti-inflammatory effect by inhibiting synthesis of prostaglandin from arachidonic acid. 9. Adolapin have an anti-inflammatory effect by inhibiting COX. 10. Bee Venom have an anti-inflammatory effect by suppressing AGP($\alpha$-acid glycoprotein). 11. Bee Venom have an anti-inflammatory effect by inhibiting NO, iNOS, PLA2, COX-2, TNF-$\alpha$, IL-1, NF-${\kappa}B$, MAP kinase.

• 공업화학
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.439-444
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 차선도료로 MMA (methyl metacrylate) 수지계 열경화성 수지를 선정하여 차선의 내구성능과 재귀반사성능을 개선할 수 있는 최적의 열경화성 차선도료를 설계하고자 하였다. 특히 현장 적용성을 향상시키기 위하여 차선도료의 경화시간을 8 min으로 단축하기 위해 주재의 구성요소를 설계하였다. 실험 결과 MMA 모노머($Tg=105^{\circ}C$) 15.6 wt%에 PMMA (ploymethyl metacrylate, MW = 70,000, $Tg=60^{\circ}C$) 6.0 wt%와 TMPTA (trimethylolpropane triacrylate, MW = 338, $Tg=27^{\circ}C$) 1.2 wt%를 배합한 TSRM-6가 부착강도 등 도료물성이 우수하여 최적 배합비율로 결정하였다. 열경화성 차선도료의 도장조건은 분사 전 반드시 균일한 혼합이 이루어져야 하며 최적 설계된 TSRM-6에 우천용 유리알을 사용한 경우 마모시험 횟수 20만 회에서 야간재귀반사성능계수는 $431mcd{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}lux^{-1}$ (건조 조건), $354mcd{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}lux^{-1}$ (젖은 조건), $172mcd{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}lux^{-1}$ (비오는 조건)으로 우수한 성능을 나타내었다.