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Effect of local field on atomic systems II : Derivation of macroscopic quantum Langevin equations in two-level systems (국소장이 원자계에 미치는 영향에 대한 이론 II: 이준위 원자계에서의 거시 양자 Langevin 방정식의 유도)

  • 안성혁
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.103-106
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    • 2003
  • The microscopic quantum Langevin equations for two-level atom electric dipole systems are derived. starting from the microscopic interaction Hamiltonian of the systems. By averaging those microscopic equations over a macroscopic region, the macroscopic quantum Langevin equations are derived and the effect of local-field corrections on the two-level systems is investigated.

Open Kyphoplasty Combined with Microscopic Decompression for the Osteoporotic Burst Fracture

  • Kim, Seok-Won;Ju, Chang-Il;Lee, Seung-Myung;Shin, Ho
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • v.41 no.5
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    • pp.291-294
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    • 2007
  • Objective : The purpose of this retrospective clinical study was to describe a treatment for osteoporotic burst fracture in the setting of severe fractures involving fragmentation of the posterior wall and neural compromise with symptoms of cord compression. Methods : Indication for microscopic decompression and open kyphoplasty were intractable pain at the level of a known osteoporotic burst fractures involving neural compression or posterior wall fragmentation. A total of 18 patients [mean age, 74.6 years] with osteoporotic thoracolumbar burst fractures [3 males, 15 females] were included in this study. In all cases, microscopic decompressive laminectomy was followed by open kyphoplasty. Clinical outcome using VAS score and modified MacNab's grade was assessed on last clinical follow up [mean 6.7 months]. Radiological analysis of sagittal alignment was assessed preoperatively, immediately postoperatively, and at final follow up. Results : One level augmentation and 1.8 level microscopic decompression were performed. Mean blood loss was less than 100 ml and there were no major complications. The mean pain score before operation and at final follow up was 7.2 and 1.9, respectively. Fourteen of 18 patients were graded as excellent and good according to the modified MacNab's criteria. Overall, 6.0 degrees of sagittal correction was obtained at final follow-up. Conclusion : The combined thoracolumbar microscopic decompression and open kyphoplasty for severe osteoporotic fractures involving fragmentation of posterior wall and neural compromise provide direct visualization of neural elements, allowing safe cement augmentation of burst fractures. Decompressive surgery is possible and risk of epidural cement leakage is controlled intraoperatively.

The Principles and Practices of Immunocytochemical method in Light Microscopic Level (광학 현미경적 수준에서의 면역조직화학적 방법의 원리 및 실제)

  • Kim Jin-Sang
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.229-250
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    • 1991
  • The study was carried out to investigate and review the principles and practices of immunocytochemical method in light microscopic level. The results were as follows. 1. Immunocytochemistry is the method to search out the intracellular position of the specific meterials using antigen -antibody reaction. 2. The chief items in immunocytochemistry are antigen, antibody and chromogen. 3. The identifical fixation is cardiac perfusion fixation. 4. The tissue slides must be prepared by vibratomy. 5. All stainings are carried out with free floating staining method. 6. There are polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies used in immunocytochemistry.

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A Novel Hyperspectral Microscopic Imaging System for Evaluating Fresh Degree of Pork

  • Xu, Yi;Chen, Quansheng;Liu, Yan;Sun, Xin;Huang, Qiping;Ouyang, Qin;Zhao, Jiewen
    • Food Science of Animal Resources
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.362-375
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    • 2018
  • This study proposed a rapid microscopic examination method for pork freshness evaluation by using the self-assembled hyperspectral microscopic imaging (HMI) system with the help of feature extraction algorithm and pattern recognition methods. Pork samples were stored for different days ranging from 0 to 5 days and the freshness of samples was divided into three levels which were determined by total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) content. Meanwhile, hyperspectral microscopic images of samples were acquired by HMI system and processed by the following steps for the further analysis. Firstly, characteristic hyperspectral microscopic images were extracted by using principal component analysis (PCA) and then texture features were selected based on the gray level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM). Next, features data were reduced dimensionality by fisher discriminant analysis (FDA) for further building classification model. Finally, compared with linear discriminant analysis (LDA) model and support vector machine (SVM) model, good back propagation artificial neural network (BP-ANN) model obtained the best freshness classification with a 100 % accuracy rating based on the extracted data. The results confirm that the fabricated HMI system combined with multivariate algorithms has ability to evaluate the fresh degree of pork accurately in the microscopic level, which plays an important role in animal food quality control.

Radiofrequency Facet Denervation for Low Back Pain after Microscopic Discectomy

  • Kim, Seok-Won;Lee, Seung-Myung;Shin, Ho
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • v.38 no.6
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    • pp.442-444
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    • 2005
  • Objective : There were few reports about statistically significant factor which contribute to low back pain[LBP] after microscopic discectomy. We analyzed the result of percutaneous radiofrequency neurotomy[PRN] for low back pain after microscopic discectomy in lumbar disc herniation. Methods : Forty four patients with LBP after microscopic discectomy who were treated by one level microscopic discectomy from January 2003 to March 2004 were included in this study. They were divided into two groups by the presence of preoperative LBP into preoperative back pain group [group I] and postoperative back pain group [group II]. Radiofrequency procedures were performed in the usual manner, targetting the medial branch of L4, L5 and Sl. Pain relief was estimated at 1 week, 1 month and 6 months following the procedure, using the visual analogue scale. Above 50% pain relief was defined as the positive response. Results : Positive responders were 16 patients [73%] at 1 week, 12 patients [55%] at 1 month, and 7 patients [32%] at 6 months after PRN in group I. In Group II, 18 patients, 15 patients and 13 patients responded positively after 1 week, 1 month and 6 months after PRN, respectively. Conclusion : PRN is an effective treatment for newly developed low back pain after microscopic discectomy. There was no morbidity in our series, but long-term follow up is necessary.

A Comparison of Middle School Students' Macroscopic and Microscopic Conceptions Related to the Properties of Substances (물질의 특성에 대한 중학생의 거시적 개념과 미시적 개념의 비교)

  • Lee, Jaewon;Lee, Byoungjin;Noh, Taehee
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.62 no.3
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    • pp.243-252
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    • 2018
  • In this study, we compared 8th graders' macroscopic and microscopic conceptions related to the properties of substances. A test for the basic particle concept and a test for the macroscopic and microscopic concepts of melting point, solubility, and density were developed and administered to 371 students. Their responses were classified into 4 categories on the bases of their understanding of the macroscopic and microscopic concepts. The proportions and characteristics of each category were also analyzed. The analyses of the results revealed that the students who understood the macroscopic concepts had various misconceptions at the microscopic level. Many students had difficulty in understanding not only microscopic concepts but macroscopic concepts. The microscopic responses of the students who did not understand the macroscopic concepts hardly corresponded with their macroscopic level responses. The students who responded correctly to the test for the basic particle concept also had difficulty in understanding the concept of the properties of substances. When they understood the macroscopic concepts, the proportions of the students who understood the microscopic concepts were high. On the bases of the results, educational implications for effective teaching and learning of concepts related to the properties of substances and for improving the future national curricular are discussed.

Ultrastructural Description of Some Wood Degrading Fungi at Light Microscopic and Scanning Electron Microscopic Levels (전자현미경 수준에서의 목재부후균의 미세구조학적 고찰)

  • Lee, Yang-Soo
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.271-276
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    • 2004
  • The genus of Biscogniauxia, well known wood degrading fungi, is a member of the Xylariales, which has woody to carbonaceous, brown to dark brown stromata. Daldinia concentrica and Biscogniauxia sp. isolated from heavily decayed hardwood, are precisely described under light microscopic and scanning electron microscopic level. Daldinia concentrica will be the first ultrastructural description in Korea. The unidentified species collected, having small size of ascospores $11.4\;15.6{\times}9.6\;12.0{\mu}m$ with full germ slit, are taxono-mically compared with similar species found in Korea.

Posterior Microscopic Lesionectomy for Lumbar Disc Herniation with Tubular Retraction Using $METRx^{TM}$ System

  • Choi, Yu-Yeol;Yoon, Seung-Hwan;Ha, Yoon;Kim, Eun-Young;Park, Hyung-Chun;Park, Chong-Oon
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • v.40 no.6
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    • pp.406-411
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    • 2006
  • Objective : The authors have developed a procedure, termed posterior microscopic lesionectomy, that creates a minimal laminotomy site according to the location of the shifted disc using the $METRx^{TM}$ system in the lumbar spine. This study compared the usefulness and surgical outcomes of this procedure with those of traditional standard lumbar discectomy. Methods : From June 2003 to June 2004, Twenty-two patients with one-level radiculopathy due to lumbar disc herniation underwent posterior microscopic lesionectomy with the assistance of an operating microscope and the $METRx^{TM}$ tubular retractor. Surgical results of the new procedure were compared to those of 39 patients who underwent traditional lumbar discectomy from April 2003 to September 2004. All patients were evaluated for pain score, clinical assessment according to the VAS, and Roland-Morris scores pre-operatively and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months post-operatively. Results : Mean blood loss, operation time, and admission date showed significant improvements for microscopic lesionectomy compared to traditional lumbar discectomy [P < 0.001]. Also, both measures of short-term functional improvement, the Visual Analogue Scale[VAS] and Roland-Morris[RM] scores, were statistically better for microscopic lesionectomy than for traditional discectomy [P < 0.001]. Conclusion : Posterior microscopic lesionectomy can be performed more safely and provide greater benefit than traditional discectomy. The procedure is associated with less post-operative pain, shorter hospital stays, and quicker rehabilitation.

Catecholaminergic Innervation of GnRH Neurons in the Rat Median Eminence (흰쥐 시상하부의 정중융기에서 카테콜아민 신경세포와 GnRH 신경세포와의 연접에 관한 연구)

  • 이영기;김경진
    • The Korean Journal of Zoology
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    • v.37 no.4
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    • pp.504-513
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    • 1994
  • The present study was carried out 1) to show the ontogenic development of CA-and GnRH-containing nerve fobres in the median eminence, 2) to simultaneously demonstrate the synaptic contact between these two nenre fibres in the rat median eminence at the ultrastructural level using light and electron microscopic doublelabel immunostainlngs. GnRH-and CA-nenre terminals were detectable in the median eminence at embryonic day 19.5. The CA-newe terminals were obsenred in the entire legion of the extern31 lavers, while GnRH-newe terminals only in the lateral portion. At the 14th postnatal daw, both %ropes of nerve terminals showed a very similar distribution to those of adult one. In the median eminence of adult rats, a substantial overlap existed in the distribution of GnRH fibres with CA-containing nerve fibres. This overlap was most intense throughout the external palisade zone. Furthermore, an electron microscopic double label immunostaining showed that there was a close apposition of CA- and GnRH-nenre fobres. These axo-axonic contacts occurred frequently in the internal and palisade zones, i.e. at the level of the fobre preterminals. These morphological results suggest that the CA-mediated GnRH secretion may occur via sxo-axonic interaction in the median eminence.

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Effect of the Streptozotocin Induced Diabetes in the Rat Submandibular Glands (Streptozotocin유도 당뇨병이 백서 악하선에 미치는 영향에 관한 병리조직학적 연구)

  • Hung-Mo Kim;Jung-Pyo Hong
    • Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.45-55
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    • 1994
  • The purpose of this study was to observe the microscopic change of salivary gland tissues, which is the cause of xerostomia in diabetic condition: for this target the author injected STZ 0.1ml/100gm b.w. on rat to produce diabetes, and than observed microscopic change in submandibular gland through the histopathologic method, obtaining as follows : 1. All of the experimental specimens suffered diabetes after injection of STZ, but the blood glucose level was irregular. 2. There were not interrelationship between the blood glucose level and microscopic change on salivary gland tissues. 3. The salivary gland changed after diabetes initiation in lapse of times; after 14 days,suffered severe destruction, however after 17 days, it was regenerated. 4. Salivary glands showed congested, destructive acini cells, and hyperplastic ductal cells as well as salivary gland duct-like structures. 5. Then were accumulation of fat granules within the cytoplasm of the acini cells on mucous gland in diabetic condition. 6. According to insulin injection, there were no more changes on salivary gland tissues, even in the accumulation of fat granules. 7. Histological changes of the serous gland were obvious more than the mucous gland in this experimental condition.

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