• 생태와환경
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.140-150
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• 2023

깔따구류 유충(Chironomidae larvae)은 저서성대형무척추동물로 수질 및 환경오염 생물 모니터링에 중요한 지표생물이다. 본 연구에서는 2022년 7월에서 9월 동안 한강의 다양한 수계에서 서식하는 깔따구류 유충을 채집하여 형태적 동정 및 유전자 계통 분석을 실시하였다. 20개 지점에서 총 3아과 18속 32종의 깔따구류 유충이 출현하였으며, 반지깔따구속에 속하는 1개 종이 6개 지점에서 우점하였다. 깔따구류 유충을 분류하는 데 이용하는 몸통, 두부, 하순기절, 촉각 등을 관찰하여 특징을 Pictorial key로 제시하였고, 유전자 계통분석 결과 3개 아과가 명확하게 구분되었으며, 속 수준에서도 구분이 되었다. 이러한 결과들은 깔따구류 유충 동정에 도움이 될 것이고, 수질 조사 및 관리에 기초적인 자료로 활용할 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.480-491
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• 2006

As part of the long-term monitoring projects on Antarctic terrestrial vegetation in relation to global climate change, a lichen floristical survey was conducted around the Korean Antarctic Station (King Sejong Station), which is located on Barton Peninsula, King George Island, in January and February of 2006. Two hundred and twenty-five lichen specimens were collected and sixty-two lichen species in 38 genera were identified by morphological characteristics, chemical constituents, TLC analysis and ITS nucleotide sequence analysis.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.64-73
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• 2002

FDG-PET has potential as an effective, non-invasive tool to measure tumor response to anticancer therapy. The changes in tumor FDG uptake may provide an early, sensitive guide to the clinical and subclinical response of tumors to cancer treatment, as well as functional assessment of residual viable tumor. This may allow the evaluation of subclinical response to anticancer drugs in early clinical trials and improvements in patients management. However, monitoring tumor responses with FDG-PET is still in its infancy. The methods of measurement of FDG uptake are currently diverse and timing with respect to anti cancer therapy variable. Therefore, there is a need for larger-scale trials along with standardized methodology and a collection of reproducibility data. The recent guideline from the European group seems to be the most comprehensive. In future, the combination of morphological and metabolic images may improve the quantitative nature of these measurements by relating tumor viability to total tumor mass. More data on sensitivity and specificity of FDG-PET technique are needed along with continued advancement of PET methodology.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.439-448
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• 2008

Optical fiber sensors are by now broadly accepted as an innovative and reliable device for structural health monitoring, to be used either embedded into or bonded on structures. The accuracy of the strain measurement achievable by optical fiber sensors is critically dependent on the characteristics of the bonding of the various interface layers involved in the sensor bonding/embedding (structure material and gluing agent, fiber coating and gluing agent, fiber coating and fiber core). In fact, the signal of the bonded/embedded optical fiber sensor must correspond to the strain experienced by the monitored structure, but the quality of each involved interface can affect the strain transfer. This paper faces the characterization, carried on by both mechanical tests and morphological analysis, of the strain transfer function resulting with epoxidic and vinylester gluing agent on polyimide and acrylate coated optical fibers.

• Mycobiology
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.366-370
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• 2015

Acanthopanax divaricatus, a member of the Araliaceae family, has been used as an invigorant in traditional Korean medicine. During disease monitoring, a stem with small, irregular, brown lesions was sampled at a farm in Cheonan in 2011. The symptoms seen were sunken cankers and reddish-brown needles on the infected twig. The isolated fungal colonies were whitish, having crenated edges and aerial mycelium on the surface, and with black gregarious fruiting bodies. The reverse plate was creamy white. Conidia were $17{\sim}22{\times}3.5{\sim}4.2{\mu}m$, fusiform, 4-septate, and straight to slightly curved. The nucleotide sequence of the partial translation elongation factor 1 alpha gene of the fungal isolate, shares 99% sequence identity with that of known Pestalotiopsis ellipsospora. Based on the results of the morphological and molecular analyses, the fungal isolate was identified as P. ellipsospora. In Korea, this is the first report of canker on A. divaricatus.

• Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.43-50
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• 2007

Analysis of intraepidermal nerve fibers using skin biopsy is a recently developed technique, providing diagnostic information on small fiber neuropathies. The specimens are obtained by 3 mm punch biopsy, which is safe and minimally invasive. Immunohistochemical staining by Protein gene product (PGP) 9.5 demonstrate not only intraepidermal nerve fibers but dermal structures, such as sweat gland and erector papillae. Up to now, many studies agree that intraepidermal nerve fiber density is dramatically reduced in various sensory neuropathies. The utility of density measure was confirmed with high sensitivity in the diagnosis of sensory neuropathy, comparable to sural nerve biopsy or quantitative sensory testing. Besides quantitative methods, morphological changes like axonal swelling and fragmentation can be used as predegenerative markers. This article reviews the technique of skin biopsy and clinical and experimental usefulness of skin biopsy in diagnosing and monitoring peripheral neuropathies.

• 통합자연과학논문집
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.111-122
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• 2023

Invasive species are organisms that are introduced into places outside of their natural distribution range. The global pet trade is facilitating the introduction of invasive species into new countries and areas. Among the introduced alien species, turtles are one of the most common animal groups whether lives in wetland ecosystems, such as wetlands or reservoirs. Like other countries around the world, exotic turtles is becoming a growing concern for the wetland ecosystem in South Korea. In this study, we report new reports of subspecies of Painted turtle (Chrysemys spp.): Chrysemys picta marginata, C. p. bellii and C. dorsalis, from the reservoirs in downtown Cheongju and Gwangju, South Korea. We used morphological features, such as the characteristics of the legs, plastron, and carapace, to identify the turtles. It is assumed that all turtles were artificially released into nature. Considering the increasing number of reports on the introduction of alien invasive turtles in Korean wetlands, we recommend the formulation of an immediate and systematic management plan for pet trades and organized continuous monitoring programs.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.329-335
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• 2024

Haliotis arabiensis Owen, Regter & Van Laethem, 2016 was found near Muscat city of Oman in the Sea of Oman in September 2021. A total of 85 abalone specimens were collected under small boulders from a depth of 2-5 m during the scuba diving survey from seven stations located from Sidab to Bandar Khairan. The shell length (SL) of the abalone ranged between 10.0 and 30.0 mm, on average 19.9 ± 0.22 mm SL. The sex was determined in 15 females and 21 males. The study presents photos and a comparative table with morphological descriptions of four abalone species (H. arabiensis, H. mariae, H. rugosa multiperforata and H. unilateralis) which are important for differentiating the small abalone species from juveniles of H. mariae during monitoring surveys of this important commercial species in Oman.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.368-383
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• 2014

기후변화는 곤충의 밀도와 분포, 몸의 형태와 개체의 크기 등 생물학적인 형질 변화, 생식 및 유전적 특성, 그리고 멸종 등에 영향을 미칠 것으로 예상되고 있다. 기후변화의 영향을 예측하여 피해를 줄이기 위해서는 분산되어 있는 곤충 종별 기본적인 생물학적/생태학적 정보들을 종합하여 검토할 필요가 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 기후 및 환경의 변화에 대한 곤충, 특히 해충의 발생 변화 예측에 필요한 생물학적 정보를 정리하여 이를 활용한 미래 피해 예측을 위한 기초 자료를 제공하고자 수행하였다. 또한 국내외 문헌을 비교 분석하여 국내에서 기후변화 연구를 수행하는데 있어 제한 요인들을 확인하고 향후 필요한 연구소요를 제시하고자 하였다. 국내의 연구들은 단기 모니터링 자료를 이용하여 환경 요인과의 관계를 분석하는 수준에 그치고 있는 반면, 국외 연구들은 장기 모니터링 자료를 이용한 분포 변화 분석이나 기 개발된 생물 종의 파라미터를 이용한 발생 및 분포 변화 예측 그리고 곤충 군집의 구성 변화를 모니터링하는 등 다양한 내용을 주제로 기후변화의 영향을 연구하고 있었다. 결론적으로 기후변화에 대응하기 위해서는 체계적인 모니터링 기술 개발을 통해 곤충의 계절발생, 분포, 월동 특성 및 유전적 구조 변화에 대한 연구가 필수적이며, 주요 해충 및 잠재적인 해충에 대한 기후변화의 영향을 예측하기 위해 곤충 개체군 모델의 개발 역시 중요한 부분이 될 것이다.

• 환경생물
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.225-235
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• 2011

하절기 수화발생이 빈번한 대청호에서 2003~2005년(3년)에 걸쳐 분자생태학적 방법의 하나인 DGGE를 이용하여 시간에 따른 미생물 군집구조의 변화를 연구하였다. 조사기간 동안 출현한 식물플랑크톤을 형태학적으로 분류한 결과 Cyanophyceae가 우점하였고, 이중에서 Microcystis, Planktothrix (Oscillatoria), Phormidium 그리고 Anabaena 속이 크게 우점하였다. 분자적 군집분석 방법으로서 16S rDNA의 DGGE profile 분석과 계통학적 분류에 의하여 우점하는 미생물 군집의 구조와 다양성을 확인하였다. Microcystis는 조사기간 동안 지속적으로 우점하였으나, Planktothrix는 2003년과 2004년 9월에, Anabaena는 2005년 9월, 그리고 Aphanizomenon은 2003년 8월에 우점하였다. DGGE와 계통분류학적 분석방법은 형태학적 분석법에 의해 얻지 못하는 새로운 정보를 제공하며, 남조류와 수생 세균사이의 상관관계를 추정할 수 있고, 그들의 유전적 다양성을 보다 자세하게 확인할 수 있다.