• ETRI Journal
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.741-748
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• 2009

We present an analysis of microstrip coupled lines (MCLs) used to improve the stability of a 60 GHz narrowband amplifier. The circuit has a 4-stage structure implementing MCLs instead of metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors for the unconditional stability of the amplifier and yield enhancement. The stability parameter, U, is used to compare the stability of MCLs with that of MIM capacitors. Experimental results show that MCLs are more stable than MIM capacitors with the same capacitances as MCLs because the parasitic parallel resistances of MCLs are lower than those of MIM capacitors. Moreover, the bandwidth of an amplifier using MCLs is narrower than one using MIM capacitors because the parasitic series inductances of MCLs are higher than those of MIM capacitors.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2001년도 총회 및 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.191-193
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• 2001

This paper presents the result of groundwater analysis in Changwon area and the characteristics of the groundwater properties. Changwon city conducted groundwater analysis at 551 sites in 1996 and 1997. The water quality is suitable as groundwater use at 466 sites (84.6 %) and exceeds maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) at 85 sites (15.4 %). Major contaminants are total bacteria, coliform and nitrate-N. DNAPLs, e.g. TCE and PCE are detected in the areas of industrial complex and residence. The detection of TCE and PCE is due to organic solvents from manufacturing companies. They are also derived from laundries, Photographer's studios, septic tanks, etc. In addition, fifty groundwater samples were analyzed. Iron, manganese, zinc, copper, lead, aluminum and fluorine are detected in nearly all the groundwater samples. The groundwaters shown on the Piper diagram mostly belong to Ca-HCO$_3$ type.

• 환경정책연구
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.49-67
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• 2006

선진 외국에서 먹는물 중 방사성물질의 관리동향에 대한 고찰은 다음과 같다. 미국은 1974년 안전한 음용수법에 규제안을 설정한 후, 30년 이상 개정하여 현재 우라늄 MCL은 $30{\mu}g/L$, 라돈 AMCL 4,000pCi/L 또는 MCL 300pCi/L, 라듐-226과 라듐-228의 합 5pCi/L로 설정하여 관리하고 있다. 캐나다는 우라늄을 $20{\mu}g/L$로 잠정적으로 설정하였다. WHO는 2004년 9월 우라늄과 라돈의 가이드라인을 각각 $15{\mu}g/L$과 100Bq/L로 개정 하였다. 선진 외국은 먹는물 중 방사성물질에 대하여 수십년간 연구조사결과를 토대로 수질기준을 정하였고, 지속적으로 개선 및 보완을 하여 관리하고 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.273-284
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• 2002

At present, the health risks associated with the natural radionuclides of ground water have become a concern as potential social problems. However, there are no regulatory actions or control strategies for such risks. Therefore, we have investigated and discussed the risks and associated management strategies for radionuclides in other countries. US EPA has proposed MCL (300 pCi/L) and AMCL (4,000 pCi/L) for radon, and 30 ppb for uranium, 15 pCi/L for gross-alpha and 5 pCi/L for radium as final MCLs. Also, Canada, WHO and European countries have their inherent management levels. Finally, we suggested several criteria for setting guidelines in our countries including exposure related criteria such as geological distribution, occurrence, exposure probability distribution, exposure population and multimedia exposure assessment, acceptable risk, and cost -benefit analysis. The national-scale exposure and risk assessment, and economic analysis should be conducted for producing and aggregating the representative information on these criteria.

• 응용통계연구
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.165-177
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• 2002

이 논문은 과학기술을 진흥시키기 위한 국가적 차원의 연구사업들이 과학기술자를 양성하기 위하여 어느 정도 기여하고 있는가를 평가하기 위한 인력양성지수를 제안하는 것이 주요 내용이다. 인력양성지수에 영향을 주는 요인으로는 대학원생(연구조원) 수, 연구조원 중에서 석·박사 학위 취득자 수와 취업자 수, 발표논문 수 등이다. 제안된 인력 양성지수에 의하여 과학재단의 우수연구센터 사업, 지역협력 연구센타 사업, 목적기초 연구 사업 등의 인력양성 기여도를 분석하였다. 이 사업들은 전반적으로 약간의 차이는 있으나 상당부분 인력양성에 기여하고 있음을 보여주고 있다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.657-667
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• 2004

울산광역시 46개 지하수 시료 중 29개 시료에서 비소가 검출되었고, 그 농도는 $<0.1-7.2{\mu}g/L$의 범위를 나타낸다. 그 중 3개의 지하수에서 국내음용수 기준치$(50{\mu}g/L)$를 초과하였고, 10째 시료에서는 세계보건기구 기준치인 $(10{\mu}g/L)$를 초과하고 있음이 이번 연구에서 밝혀졌다. 비소의 농도가 높은 곳은 지질구조선 부근 특히 과거 울산철광 부근인 달천리 일대와 정자역암이 분포하는 효문동 일대이다. 울산철광 부근은 주로 황철석이 산화된 형태로 산화환경을 보이나, 효문동 일대는 환원상태의 FeOOH의 산화에서 야기되는 것으로 해석된다. pH-Eh 도표에 따른 연구지역 지하수중 비소의 존재형태는 달천리 일대에서는 As(V)로 $H_2AsO_4^-,\;HAsO4_^{-2}$로 존재한다. 효문리등 구조선일대는 As(III)로 $H_3AsO_3$ 형태로 존재한다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.90-95
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• 2006

CKD-602 exerts its antitumor effect via inhibition of topoisomerase I in cancer cells. Multicellular spheroid (MCS) and Multicellular layers (MCLs) are known as in vitro 3-dimensional models which closely represent tumor conditions in vivo. In order to investigate the potential of CKD-602 against human colorectal tumors, we evaluated the anti-proliferative activity and penetration ability of CKD-602 in MCS and MCL cultures of DLD-l human colorectal cancer cells, respectively. The maximum effects($E_{max}$) induced by CKD-602 were significantly lower in MCS compared to monolayers (48% vs 92%). With prolonged drug exposure, the $IC_{50's}$ of CKD-602 decreased to $23.5{\pm}1.0nM$ in monolayers after 24 h exposure and $42.3{\pm}1.7nM$ in MCS after 6 days, respectively. However, no further increase in effect was observed for exposure time longer than growth doubling time (Td) in both cultures. Activity of CKD-602 was significantly reduced after penetration through MCL and also with cell-free insert membrane. In conclusion, CKD-602 showed significantly decreased anti-proliferative activity in 3D cultures (MCS) of human colorectal cancer cells. Tumor penetration of CKD-602 could not be determined due to loss of activity after penetration through cell free insert membrane, which warrants further evaluation using a modified model.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제12권3_4호
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• pp.23-29
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• 1997

The main reason of applying chlorination is to sterilize microbes existing in the drinking water treatment. But chlorination could lead to the formation of disinfection by-products (DBPs) by the reaction of free chlorine with humic substance in the water. Especially the DBPs including trihalomethanes (THMs), haloacetic acids (HAAs), haloacetonitriles (HANs), and haloketones (HKs) exist in the tap water. The US environmental protection agency (US EPA) defines that trihalomethanes, dichloroacetic acid, trichloroacetic acid, and dichloroacetonitrile among DBPs are probable/possible human carcinogens. US EPA suggests maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for THMs (80$\mu$g/L) and HAAs (60$\mu$g/L) in drinking water. In Korea, THMs in drinking water has been surveyed but DBPs in general has not been studied in drinking water practically. Therefore only THMs have been regulating as criteria compounds since 1990 but neither HAAs nor HANs. Researches on HAAs are yet to be found. HAA formation potentials(HAAFPs) have not been practiced. HAAs depends on the characteristics of water sources by chlorination. In this study, HAAFPs from three distinct sources were investigated by laboratory chlorination experiments. This study was performed to measure the level of HAAs in drinking water in Seoul area. At April 1996, after collecting the raw waters from the three sites with the different properties, the water samples were chlorinated at various conditions(pH 5.5, pH 7.0 and without pH adjustment) in the state of raw water to have 0. 5mg/L of residual chlorine concentration. And the raw water, treated water, and tap water of water treatment were collected to measure the HAAs concentration. The quantitative analysis of HAAs was conducted by US EPA methods.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.296-306
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• 2014

There is growing evidence that crosstalk between mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) cells and stromal microenvironments, such as bone marrow and secondary lymphoid tissues, promotes tumor progression by enhancing survival and growth as well as drug resistance of MCL cells. Recent advances in the understanding of lymphoma microenvironment have led to the identification of crucial factors involved in the crosstalk and subsequent generation of their targeted agents. In the present study, we evaluated the combinatory effect of blocking antibodies (Ab) targeting CXCR4 and VLA-4, both of which were known to play significant roles in the induction of environment-mediated drug resistance (EMDR) in MCL cell line, Jeko-1. Simultaneous treatment with anti-CXCR4 and anti-VLA-4 Ab not only reduced the migration of Jeko-1 cells into the protective stromal cells, but also enhanced sensitivity of Jeko-1 to a chemotherapeutic agent to a greater degree than with either Ab alone. These combinatorial effects were associated with decreased phosphorylation of ERK1/2, AKT and NF-${\kappa}B$. Importantly, drug resistance could not be overcome once the adhesion of Jeko-1 to the stromal occurred despite the combined use of Abs, suggesting that the efforts to mitigate migration of MCLs should be attempted as much as possible. Our results provide a basis for a future development of therapeutic strategies targeting both CXCR4 and VLA-4, such as Ab combinations or bispecific antibodies, to improve treatment outcomes of MCL with grave prognosis.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.93-100
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• 2017

목 적: 쇄골상부림프절(Supraclavicular Lymph Nodes, SCL)을 포함한 유방암 방사선 치료 시 조사야에 인접한 다엽 콜리메이터(Multileaf Collimator, MLC)가 접합부 선량에 미치는 영향을 평가하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 접선 조사 기법을 이용하여 SCL을 포함한 유방암 방사선 치료 환자 30명을 대상으로 120-leaf Millennium MLC가 장착된 21EX-S의 6 MV 광자선 에너지를 사용하였다. 치료계획은 유방조직과 SCL 조사야 접합부에 MLC가 모두 위치한 Plan1, 유방조직과 SCL 조사야에 MLC가 각각 위치한 Plan2, Plan3, 그리고 MLC를 모두 Retract 한 Plan4로 하였으며, SCL 조사야는 모든 계획에서 콜리메이터 각도를 $0^{\circ}$, $270^{\circ}$로 나누어 수립하였다. 치료계획에 대한 평가는 접합부 3 cm 깊이 선량(D3 cm)의 평균값으로 비교하였고, Map-CHECK을 이용하여 각 치료계획별 접합부 선량을 측정하였다. 결 과: 치료계획 비교 결과, D3cm의 평균값은 SCL 콜리메이터 $0^{\circ}$에서 4131.1, 4215.9, 4351.4, 4423.0 cGy였고, $270^{\circ}$에서 4044.3, 4246.7, 4291.1, 4441.2 cGy로 나타났다. 콜리메이터 각도에 따른 평균 선량 변화는 SCL 조사야에 MCL가 위치한 Plan1, Plan3 이 MLC가 Retract된 나머지에 비해 크게 나타났다. 그리고 접합부 선량 측정값 또한 치료계획과 같은 경향을 보였다. 결 론: 본 연구를 통해 SCL을 포함한 유방암 방사선 치료계획 시, MLC를 접합부로부터 5 mm Retract 시켜줌으로써 MLC가 접합부 선량에 미치는 영향을 줄일 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.