• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.20 no.11
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• pp.1500-1505
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• 2010

The novel swine-origin influenza A/H1N1 virus (S-OIV) first detected in April 2009 has been identified to transmit from humans to humans directly and is the cause of the currently emerged pandemic. In this study, nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) of the S-OIV and other influenza A viruses were analyzed through bioinformatic tools for phylogenetic analysis, genetic recombination, and point mutation to investigate the emergence and adaptation of the S-OIV in humans. The phylogenetic analysis showed that the HA comes from triple reassortant influenza A/H1N2 and the NA from Eurasian swine influenza A/H1N1, indicating that HA and NA descend from different lineages during the genesis of the S-OIV. Recombination analysis ified the possibility of occurrence of recombination in HA and NA, denoting the role of reassortment in the outbreak. Several conservative mutations were observed in the amino acid sequences of the HA and NA, and these mutated residues were identical in the S-OIV. The results reported herein suggest the notion that the recent pandemic is the result of reassortment of different genes from different lineages of two envelope proteins, HA and NA, which are responsible for the antigenic activity of the virus. This study further suggests that the adaptive capability of the S-OIV in humans is acquired by the unique mutations generated during emergence.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.49 no.4
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• pp.301-307
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• 2012

SiAlON glasses are silicates or alumino-silicates, containing Mg, Ca, Y or rare earth (RE) ions as modifiers, in which nitrogen atoms substitute for oxygen atoms in the glass network. These glasses are found as intergranular films and at triple point junctions in silicon nitride ceramics and these grain boundary phases affect their fracture behaviour. This paper provides an overview of the preparation of M-SiAlON glasses and outlines the effects of composition on properties. As nitrogen substitutes for oxygen in SiAlON glasses, increases are observed in glass transition temperatures, viscosities, elastic moduli and microhardness. These property changes are compared with known effects of grain boundary glass chemistry in silicon nitride ceramics. Oxide sintering additives provide conditions for liquid phase sintering, reacting with surface silica on the $Si_3N_4$ particles and some of the nitride to form SiAlON liquid phases which on cooling remain as intergranular glasses. Thermal expansion mismatch between the grain boundary glass and the silicon nitride causes residual stresses in the material which can be determined from bulk SiAlON glass properties. The tensile residual stresses in the glass phase increase with increasing Y:Al ratio and this correlates with increasing fracture toughness as a result of easier debonding at the glass/${\beta}-Si_3N_4$ interface.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetic Resonance Society
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.70-76
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• 2020

The CRISPR-Cas system provides an adaptive immunity for bacteria and archaea against invading phages or foreign plasmids. In the type II CRISPR-Cas system, a single effector protein Cas9 and a guide RNA form an RNA-guided endonuclease complex that can degrade DNA targets of foreign origin. To avoid the Cas9-mediated destruction, phages evolved anti-CRISPR (Acr) proteins that neutralize the host bacterial immunity by inactivating the CRISPR-Cas system. Here we report the backbone ¹H, ¹⁵N, and ¹³C resonance assignments of AcrIIA5 that inhibits the endonuclease activity of type II-A Streptococcus thermophilus Cas9 and also Streptococcus pyogenesis Cas9 using triple resonance nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The backbone chemical shifts of AcrIIA5 predict a disordered region at the N-terminus, followed by an αββββαβββ fold.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetic Resonance Society
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.71-75
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• 2018

The CRISPR-Cas system is the adaptive immune system in bacteria and archaea against invading phages or foreign plasmids. In the type II CRISPR-Cas system, an endonuclease Cas9 cleaves DNA targets of phages as directed by guide RNA comprising crRNA and tracrRNA. To avoid targeting and destruction by Cas9, phages employ anti-CRISPR (Acr) proteins that act against host bacterial immunity by inactivating the CRISPR-Cas system. Here we report the backbone $^1H$, $^{15}N$, and $^{13}C$ resonance assignments of AcrIIA4 that inhibits endonuclease activity of type II-A Listeria monocytogenes Cas9 and also Streptococcus pyogenesis Cas9 using triple resonance nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The secondary structures of AcrIIA4 predicted by the backbone chemical shifts show an ${\alpha}{\beta}{\beta}{\beta}{\alpha}{\alpha}$ fold, which is used to determine the solution structure.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.28 no.7
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• pp.1127-1134
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• 2007

It was demonstrated that Y[N(TMS)2]3, the neutral yttrium-diamine complex 13 and yttrium-NPS complexes 15 are efficient precatalysts for intramolecular hydroamination of aminoalkynes involving primary amines. Complex 13 and 15 were quantitatively prepared in situ by direct metalation of the ligands 4 and 9 with 1 equiv of Y[N(TMS)2]3 in benzene-d6 at 120 oC for 5 days and 10 days, respectively, via elimination of (TMS)2NH. 5-Exo- and 6-exo-dig intramolecular hydroamination of aminoalkynes using catalyst 12 and 13 proceeded smoothly to give nitrogen-contained cyclic products in good to excellent yields in all cases. In the case of 7- exo-dig intramolecular hydroamination, the desired product was produced in 41% and 48% yields despite the gem-dimethyl effect. However, treatment of catalyst 15 with aminoalkynes (19 and 22) having a methyl substituent at the carbon adjacent to triple bond and 6-exo-dig intramolecular hydroamination of 21 failed to give the desired products. Zirconium-catalyzed intramolecular hydroamination of aminoallenes (25, 27, and 31) with 5 mol% 16 afforded 2-(trans-1-propenyl)pyrrolidine, 2-isopropylenepyrrolidine, and 2-(trans-1- propenyl)piperidine in 96%, 95%, and 93% yield, respectively. However, subjecting 25 to 5 mol% 15 was unsuccessful to produce the desired product.

• The Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.43-49
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• 1992

Forecasting of electric power demand has been a basic element for electric power system operation and system development, and it's accuracy has very strong influence on reliability and economical efficience of power supply. So, in this paper, long―term maximum electric power demand has been forecasted by using the triple exponential smoothing method initiated R.G.Brown. It has been regarded this method as high accuracy and operational convenience. The smoothing function is a liner combination of all past observations and the weight given to previous observations decreases geometrically with age.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.231-236
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• 2005

Calibration capability was evaluated using the reference-grade platinum resistance thermometer (PRT) in the temperature range of $-50^{\circ}C$ to $250^{\circ}C$ for the national calibration centers. The reference-grade PRT was calibrated at the several fixed points, which was composed by the freezing points of Sn, In, the melting point of Ga and the triple point of water and Hg, before and after the round-robin test (RRT) experiments. The temperature scale of reference-grade PRT was compared to the local standard PRT's using the system of the national calibration centers. $E_{n}$ values was calculated by the temperature difference between the reference-grade PRT and the local standard PRT, and the best measurement capability. Finally, the capability of the national calibration centers was evaluated by the $E_{n}$ values.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.92-99
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• 2010

Photoexcitation of a precursor ion inside a cell floated at high voltage installed in a tandem time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometer provides triple tandem mass spectrometric information and allows kinetic and mechanistic studies. In this work, the factors affecting, or downgrading, the performance of the technique were identified. Ion-optical and computational analyses showed that an optimum instrument could be designed by utilizing a reflectron with linear-plus-quadratic potential inside. Theoretical predictions were confirmed by tests with instruments built with different ion-optical layout. With optimized instruments, masses of intermediate ions in the consecutive dissociation of a precursor ion could be determined with the maximum error of $\pm5$ Da. We also observed excellent agreement in dynamical parameters (critical energy and entropy) for the dissociation of a model peptide ion determined by instruments with different ion-optical layout operated under optimum conditions. This suggests that these parameters can be determined reliably by the kinetic method developed previously when properly designed and operated tandem TOF instruments are used.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.30 no.5
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• pp.1039-1042
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• 2009

RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain phosphatase 1 containing ubiquitin like domain (UBLCP1) has been identified as a regulatory molecule of RNA polymerase II. UBLCP1 consists of ubiquitin like domain (UBL) and phosphatase domain homologous with UDP and CTD phosphatase. UBLCP1 was cloned into the E.coli expression vectors, pET32a and pGEX 4T-1 with TEV protease cleavage site and purified using both affinity and gel-filtration chromatography. Domains of UBLCP1 protein were successfully purified as 7 mg/500 mL (UBLCP1, 36.78 KDa), 32 mg/500 mL (UBL, 9 KDa) and 8 mg/500 mL (phosphatase domain, 25 KDa) yielded in LB medium, respectively. Isotope-labeled samples including triple-labeled ($^2H/^{15}N/^{13}C$) UBLCP1 were also prepared for hetero-nuclear NMR experiments. $^{15}N-^{1}H$ 2D-HSQC spectra of UBLCP1 suggest that both UBL and phosphatase domain are properly folded and structurally independent each other. These data will promise us further structural investigation of UBLCP1 by NMR spectroscopy and/or X-ray crystallography.

• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.58 no.5
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• pp.1069-1078
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• 2021

Let R be a commutative ring with identity. A proper ideal I of R is called 1-absorbing primary ([4]) if for all nonunit a, b, c ∈ R such that abc ∈ I, then either ab ∈ I or c ∈ ${\sqrt{1}}$. The concept of 1-absorbing primary ideals in a polynomial ring, in a PID and in idealization of a module is studied. Moreover, we introduce weakly 1-absorbing primary ideals which are generalization of weakly prime ideals and 1-absorbing primary ideals. A proper ideal I of R is called weakly 1-absorbing primary if for all nonunit a, b, c ∈ R such that 0 ≠ abc ∈ I, then either ab ∈ I or c ∈ ${\sqrt{1}}$. Some properties of weakly 1-absorbing primary ideals are investigated. For instance, weakly 1-absorbing primary ideals in decomposable rings are characterized. Among other things, it is proved that if I is a weakly 1-absorbing primary ideal of a ring R and 0 ≠ I₁I₂I₃ ⊆ I for some ideals I₁, I₂, I₃ of R such that I is free triple-zero with respect to I₁I₂I₃, then I₁I₂ ⊆ I or I₃ ⊆ I.