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Advances in Vacuum Microelectronics toward Vacuum Nanotechnology for FPDs

  • Nakamoto, Masayuki
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2002.08a
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    • pp.299-302
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    • 2002
  • Vacuum microelectronics has been expected to provide a number of advanced devices such as flat panel displays, high-frequency devices etc., and rapidly showing tremendous and attractive aspects toward nanotechnology. Nowadays, nanomachining and nanomaterials are coming to new targets in the development for new generation devices. Transfer Mold technique has been developed for the vacuum nanotechnology. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are emerging as nanomaterials and expecting the new electron sources for FED. Recent progress of vacuum microelectronics toward vacuum nanotechnology in Japan are described.

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Effect of Perceived Risk on the Intention to Adopt Nanotechnology Products as Moderated by Institution, People, and Technology Trust (지각된 위험이 나노기술 제품 수용의도에 미치는 영향 : 기관, 사람, 기술신뢰의 조절효과를 중심으로)

  • Bae, Seoung Hun;Kang, Sang Kyu;Kim, Jun Hyun;Jeong, Yeon Joo;Lee, Dong Hwan;Chun, Sungyong;Song, Hojoon;Kim, Namhee
    • Journal of the Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society
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    • v.42 no.3
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    • pp.51-69
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    • 2017
  • TVarious studies in different industries have proven the effectiveness of nanotechnology, which is considered as a representative technology that makes lives faster and more convenient and economical. However, as nanomaterials are tiny, consumers are concerned on whether they can do any physical harm. Therefore, based on the perceived usefulness and ease of use from the generally used Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), this study added additional variables including perceived risk. Moreover, this study introduced three kinds of trust (institution, people, and technology trust) as moderating variables, which can reduce the negative effect of perceived risk. Based on the analysis using the Structural Equation Model, we determined that perceived usefulness and ease of use positively influenced the intention to adopt nanotechnology products. Thus, when consumers regarded nanotechnology products as efficient and convenient, they showed increased intention to adopt the technology. Furthermore, perceived risk negatively affected the intention to adopt nanotechnology products, that is, when customers' perceived risk increased, the adoption intention of nanotechnology product decreases because of the potential risk from nanotechnology. On the one hand, the negative effect of perceived risk on adoption intention decreased when trust in nanotechnology washigh and when consumers highlytrust experts or administrators. On the other hand, trust in government, public institutions, and companies which produce nanotechnology products showed no significant moderating effect. This study is meaningful as it generalized TAM by applying the model to new nanotechnology products and extended existing studies by the addition of perceived risk and various trust factors to the model.

Cloning and Characterization of Filamentous Fungal S-Nitrosoglutathione Reductase from Aspergillus nidulans

  • Zhou, Yao;Zhou, Shengmin;Yu, Haijun;Li, Jingyi;Xia, Yang;Li, Baoyi;Wang, Xiaoli;Wang, Ping
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.26 no.5
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    • pp.928-937
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    • 2016
  • S-Nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR) metabolizes S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) and has been shown to play important roles in regulating cellular signaling and formulating host defense by modulating intracellular nitric oxide levels. The enzyme has been found in bacterial, yeast, mushroom, plant, and mammalian cells. However, to date, there is still no evidence of its occurrence in filamentous fungi. In this study, we cloned and investigated a GSNOR-like enzyme from the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans. The enzyme occurred in native form as a homodimer and exhibited low thermal stability. GSNO was an ideal substrate for the enzyme. The apparent Km and kcat values were 0.55 mM and 34,100 min-1, respectively. Substrate binding sites and catalytic center amino acid residues based on those from known GSNORs were conserved in this enzyme, and the corresponding roles were verified using site-directed mutagenesis. Therefore, we demonstrated the presence of GSNOR in a filamentous fungus for the first time.