• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.117-125
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• 2006

Genetic diversity of 18 Acanthamoeba isolates from ocean sediments was evaluated by comparing mitochondrial (mt) DNA RFLP, 18S rDNA sequences and by examining their cytopathic effects on human corneal epithelial cells versus reference strains. All isolates belonged to morphologic group II. Total of 16 restriction phenotypes of mtDNA from 18 isolates demonstrated the genetic diversity of Acanthamoeba in ocean sediments. Phylogenetic analysis using 18s rDNA sequences revealed that the 18 isolates were distinct from morphological groups I and III. Fifteen isolates showed close relatedness with 17 clinical isolates and A. castellanii Castellani and formed a lineage equivalent to T4 genotype of Byers' group. Two reference strains from ocean sediment, A. hatchetti BH-2 and A. griffini S-7 clustered unequivocally with these 15 isolates. Diversity among isolates was also evident from their cytopathic effects on human corneal cells. This is the first time describing Acanthamoeba diversity in ocean sediments in Korea.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.432-437
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• 2006

Objective : In order to establish the index of degeneration, the authors performed a histochemical study with Safranin-O staining and investigated the occurrence of apoptosis in the human intervertebral disc. Methods : Eighteen intervertebral disc specimens surgically extracted from the patients and two additional specimens from the autopsied cases were stained with Safranin-O for proteoglycan according to a standard protocol. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate- biotin nick end labeling[TUNEL] was used to detect the fragmented DNA known to be associated with apoptotic cell death and classification scheme was formulated for categorization of the degree of Safranin-O staining [normal, moderate reduction, faint] by modification of Makin's histological-histochemical grading. The Kruskal-Wallis H test and Chi-square test were used for statistical analysis. Results : The statistical results showed a significant difference in the mean age between "normal" Safranin-O staining group and the others [19.3 versus 55, 43.4, p=0021]. However, there was no statistically significant correlation between Safranin-O staining and MR grading of disc degeneration. Only six of eighteen surgical specimens and none in autopsies showed positive apoptotic cells in TUNEL staining. Conclusion : The determination of the degree of degeneration in surgically obtained disc tissue per se by histochemical staining or by the degree of apoptosis that corresponds to its morphologic change was not feasible.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.615-618
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• 2018

Members of genus Acanthamoeba are widely distributed in the environment. Some are pathogenic and cause keratitis and fatal granulomatous amoebic encephalitis. In this study, we isolated an Acanthamoeba CJW/W1 strain from tap water in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China. Its 18S rDNA was sequenced and a phylogenetic tree was constructed. The isolated cysts belonged to morphologic group II. Comparison of 18S rDNA sequences of CJW/W1 strain and other isolates showed high similarity (99.7%) to a clinical isolate Asp, KA/E28. A phylogeny analysis confirmed this isolate belonged to the pathogenic genotype T4, the most common strain associated with Acanthamoeba-related diseases. This is the first report of an Acanthamoeba strain isolated from tap water in Wuxi, China. Acanthamoeba could be a public health threat to the contact lens wearers and, therefore, its prevalence should be monitored.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.211-211
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• 2022

Amaranth is a nutritious and broadly adapted seed crop in high demand around the world. A preliminary approach for understanding the genetics of amaranth resources entails a morphologic characterization, which can provide the basis for breeding the first variety in Korea, leading to satisfying the needs of farmers and consumers. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the phenotypic characteristics of ten genetic amaranth accessions for the selection of outstanding accessions in terms of yield and grain quality. A randomized complete block design was used, with fifteen replications for each accession under field conditions. Five quantitative and three qualitative descriptors were evaluated with descriptive analysis. The results showed that the accessions with plant heights smaller than the average (>112.7 cm) presented lower yields and smaller seed sizes, thus decreasing the grain quality. The cluster analyses established groups of accessions with good yields (>30.1 g of seeds per plant) and stable morphological characteristics. Based on yield and morphological descriptors, the proposed selection index indicated four accessions as potential parents for amaranth breeding programs in Kora.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.121-131
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• 2001

Echocardiography and catheterization angiography suffer certain limitations in the evaluation of congenital heart diseases in adults, though these are overcome by MRI, in which a wide field-of view, unlimited multiplanar imaging capability and three-dimensional contrast-enhanced MR angiography techniques are used. In adults, recently introduced fast imaging techniques provide cardiac MR images of sufficient quality and with less artifacts. Ventricular volume, ejection fraction, and vascular flow measurements, including pressure gradients and pulmonary-to-systemic flow ratio, can be calculated or obtained using fast cine MRI, phase-contrast MR flow-velocity mapping, and semiautomatic analysis software. MRI is superior to echocardiography in diagnosing partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection, unroofed coronary sinus, anomalies of the pulmonary arteries, aorta and systemic veins, complex heart diseases, and postsurgical sequelae. Biventricular function is reliably evaluated with cine MRI after repair of tetralogy of Fallot, and Senning's and Mustard's operations. MRI has an important and growing role in the morphologic and functional assessment of congenital heart diseases in adolescents and adults.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.101-186
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• 1996

1. 연구배경 : 사상의학의 가장 중요한 요점은 체질진단이다. 그간 다양한 체질변증에 관한 연구가 있었지만 신체 각부의 형태학적인 연구, 특히 얼굴을 대상으로 한 연구는 거의 전무하였다. 저자들은 그 동안 전일적이고 직관적으로 표현된 동의수세보원의 형태적 묘사를 정량화하여 정리하고, 이 자료를 체질진단의 근거자료로 삼고자 하는 연구의 일환으로 먼저 두안부(頭顔部)의 형태를 태음인 소음인 소양인 별로 그 형상적 특징을 찾아내고자 하였다. 2. 방법 : 1995년 7월부터 1995년 12월까지 경희의료원 부속한방병원 외래환자 및 직원을 대상으로 설문지 및 임상적 치료 경과를 통하여 체질적 경향성이 뚜렷한 대상자를 선별하고 동일촬영 조건을 통하여 얻은 얼굴 사진 중 형태특이자를 제외한 170례의 고경(전두고외 26항목) 방사경(두최대장외 22항목) 및 폭경(안최대폭외 18항목)등 총 69항목을 측정한 후 이를 분석하여 체질별 상이점을 도출하였다. 3. 결과 : 체질별 두면부의 형태학적인 특징을 수치화하여 설명할 수 있게 되었고, 나아가 직관적이고 전일적인 형태를 구체화시킬 수 있는 특징을 도출할 수 있었다. 4. 결론 : 이상의 결과를 이용하여 체질별 각 부분의 형태를 계량화하여 비교 설명하고, 이를 이용하여 체질판별공식을 만들었다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.389-396
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• 1994

연구배경 : 폐암은 세포형에 따라 기원세포와 생물학적 양상이 달라 각 조직형의 독특한 증식양상이 기관지내시경상 종양의 육안적 소견에 영향을 미칠 가능성이 충분히 있다. 하지만 폐암의 세포형에 따른 특징적인 생물학적 증식양상과 종양의 육안적 소견의 관련성, 즉 세포형과 기관지 내시경 소견 사이의 연관성에 관해서는 거의 알려진 바가 없다. 방법 : 원발성폐암으로 진단받은 환자로서 기관지내시경상 악성종양의 특이소견이 관찰된 106예를 대상으로 기관지내시경상의 육안적 소견과 조직형의 관계를 조사하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 결과: 1) 폐암의 조직형은 편평상피암이 66명(62.2%), 소세포암이 22명(20.8%), 선암이 15명(14.2%), 대세포암이 3명(2.8%)이었다. 2) 기관지내시경상의 육안적 소견은 괴사 소견이 있는 lobulating mass(type A)가 26명(24.5%), 괴사 소견이 없는 lobulating mass(type B)가 27명(25.5%), round beefy mass(type C)가 10명(9.4%), 점막의 불균등성이 있는 침윤(type D)이 7명(6.6%), 점막의 불균등성이 없는 침윤(type E)이 36명(34.0%)이었다. 3) 편평상피암은 괴사 소견이 없는 lobulating mass(type B)와 연관이 있었고 소세포암은 점막의 불균등성이 없는 침윤(type E)과 연관이 있었으며, 선암은 육안적 소견의 일정한 형태가 없었다. 4) 기관지내시경상의 육안적 소견은 직접생검의 진단율에 영향을 마쳤고 lobulating mass(type A, B)일때 진단율이 상대적으로 높았다. 결론 : 이상의 결과로 편평상피암과 소세포암은 각각 특이한 기관지내시경적 육안소견과의 상관 관계를 찾을 수 있었으나, 선암에서는 특정적인 육안소견이 관찰되지 않았다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.471-474
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• 2013

Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense has been reported in Korea as Diphyllobothrium latum because of their close morphologic resemblance. We have identified a human case of D. nihonkaiense infection using the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (cox1) gene sequence analysis. On 18 February 2012, a patient who had consumed raw fish a month earlier visited our outpatient clinic with a long tapeworm parasite excreted in the feces. The body of the segmented worm was 2 m long and divided into the scolex (head) and proglottids. It was morphologically close to D. nihonkaiense and D. latum. The cox1 gene analysis showed 99.4% (340/342 bp) homology with D. nihonkaiense but only 91.8% (314/342 bp) homology with D. latum. The present study suggested that the Diphyllobothrium spp. infection in Korea should be analyzed with specific DNA sequence for an accurate species identification.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.25-34
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 복렬사주의 모드를 객관적으로 판단할 수 있는 2중 퓨리에 해석을 수행하여 하폭의 변화에 따른 복렬사주의 발달 과정을 정량적으로 분석하였다. 초기에 직선하도에서 하안침식이 발생하고, 하폭 대 수심의 비가 증가하면서 복렬사주가 발달하였다. 사주가 하류로 이동하면서 성장하고, 사주의 주변에서 흐름이 분리되어 하안 침식을 가속시키면서, 지형이 지속적으로 변하여 유사의 유출특성에 영향을 주었다. 2중 Fourier 해석에 의한 하상파(wave)의 분포와 지배적인 성분의 변화를 분석한 결과, 초기에1-1 모드(mode)인 교호사주가 지배적이지만, 시간이 지나면서 하폭이 증가하여 상대적으로 수심이 감소하면서 2-3 모드가 지배적인 것으로 나타났으며, 교호사주의 강한 비선형 특성이 상호작용하기 때문이다. 하안침식이 진행되면서 하폭 대 수심의 비가 증가하고, 무차원 소류력이 감소하였다. 하폭 대 수심의 비가 증가할수록 사주의 이동속도가 감소하고, 사주의 파장은 증가하였다. 무차원 소류력이 증가하면서, 사주의 이동속도는 증가하였다.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.275-284
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• 2016

PURPOSE. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of different surface treatment methods on the microtensile bond strength of resin cement to resin nanoceramic (RNC). MATERIALS AND METHODS. RNC onlays (Lava Ultimate) (n=30) were treated using air abrasion with and without a universal adhesive, or HF etching followed by a universal adhesive with and without a silane coupling agent, or tribological silica coating with and without a universal adhesive, and divided into 6 groups. Onlays were luted with resin cement to dentin surfaces. A microtensile bond strength test was performed and evaluated by one-way ANOVA and Tukey HSD test (${\alpha}$=.05). A nanoscratch test, field emission scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy were used for micromorphologic analysis (${\alpha}$=.05). The roughness and elemental proportion were evaluated by Kruskal-Wallis test and Mann-Whitney U test. RESULTS. Tribological silica coating showed the highest roughness, followed by air abrasion and HF etching. After HF etching, the RNC surface presented a decrease in oxygen, silicon, and zirconium ratio with increasing carbon ratio. Air abrasion with universal adhesive showed the highest bond strength followed by tribological silica coating with universal adhesive. HF etching with universal adhesive showed the lowest bond strength. CONCLUSION. An improved understanding of the effect of surface treatment of RNC could enhance the durability of resin bonding when used for indirect restorations. When using RNC for restoration, effective and systemic surface roughening methods and an appropriate adhesive are required.