• Plant Resources
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.225-229
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• 2005

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of activated carbon on leave production of Allium tuberosum. Growth characteristics including plant height and leaf length were the highest when activated carbon was added with 5%, suggesting that optimum amount of activated carbon was ranged from 5 to 10%. Weight of fresh green vegetable in Allium tuberosum was low in control. And fresh weight of Allium tuberosum was higher in 5% treatment of activated carbon. However, when the plants were grown in activated carbon of $5{\sim}10%$, fresh yield of green vegetable of Allium tuberosum can be increased by using Activated Carbon. Activated carbon can be utilized as a soil conditioner in agricultural crop areas.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.556-561
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• 2023

Oldenlandia diffusa (OD), a member of the Rubiaceae family, has been used for treating inflammatory and infectious diseases. However, the anti-atopic effects of OD are not completely understood yet. Thus, the aim of the present study was to elucidate beneficial effects of OD on atopic dermatitis (AD) in vivo. We examined the pharmacological effects of OD on compound 48/80- or histamine-induced scratching behaviors and 2, 4-dinitrochlrobenzene (DNCB)-induced AD-like skin lesions in mice. Additionally, we evaluated regulatory effects of OD on the expression of interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α in DNCB-induced AD-like skin lesions. Results showed that OD inhibited the scratching behavior and AD symptoms. It also decreased serum levels of IgE and histamine in mice. Moreover, OD significantly ameliorated the expression of IL-6 and TNF-α in AD-like skin lesion. These finding suggest experimental evidence of that OD's potential for treating AD.

• Journal of Korean Medical classics
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.61-70
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• 2009

The five viscera[五藏], one of the key concepts from Traditional Oriental Medicine in understanding the nature of human body, endows the characteristic of five phases[五行] on the five representative organs, based on the five phases theory[五行論]. Although the theory from "Geummun-Sangseo(今文尙書)" which states the order of 'liver-mok[肝木] heart-hwa[心火] pancreas-to[脾土] lung-geum[肺金] kidney-su[腎水]' is now widely approved by present-day academics concerning arrangement of five changes and the five viscera, there are some other less-known theories of arrangement. "Gomun-Sangseo[古文尙書]" had suggested the order of 'pancreas-mok[脾木] lung-hwa[肺火] heart-to[心土] liver-geum[肝金] kidney-su[腎水]', which was never practiced, and "Dong-uisusebowon(東醫壽世保元)" of Ijema(李濟馬) expressed the theory of 'lung-mok[肺木] pancreas-hwa[脾火] heart-to[心土] liver-geum[肝金] kidney-su[腎水]'.

• Journal of Korean Medical classics
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.35-37
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• 2010

The Medical Beauty in "Hwangjenaegyeong(黃帝內經)" is characterized by the establishment of the unity of man and nature, human and social unity, the unity of human body organs and meridians, Gi-Blood[氣血] human essence unity, the unity of body and spirit. The harmony of Jang(臟) and Bu(腑), blood and Gi(氣), Eum and Yang and mental and physical health are essential to the beauty, and the harmony of internal and external environment must not be overlooked. In a word, the Medical Beauty in "Hwangjenaegyeong(黃帝內經)" is the thought of strong and handsome which based on cultivating health to prevent disease and aging.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.97-99
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• 2007

Waders inhabiting an area in which A. tyosenense is endemic were examined to determine if they serve as reservoir hosts for the parasite. Of the waders examined, 4 individuals from 2 species were found to be hosts for 18 to 1820 adult worms. Common and velvet scoters, which are known to be the final hosts of A. tyosenense, are rare in the infected areas, while waders are prevalent and prey on the bivalves known to be intermediate hosts of A. tyosenense. Thus, from the experimental results and circumstances presented herein, we conclude that waders are definitive and reservoir hosts of A. tyosenense in nature.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.48 no.6
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• pp.577-583
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• 2011

Stabilized biocompatible superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) were prepared by controlled coprecipitation method for hyperthermia application. ESR measurements determined that all of the interactions in the individual SPIONs (1 nm and 11 nm) were antiferromagnetic in nature because the ions contributed to the magnetization with a range of magnetic moments. In-situ monitoring of the temperature increment was performed, showing that the microwave absorption rate of the SPIONs was dispersed in an appropriate host media (polar or non-polar solvents) during microwave irradiation. Microwave absorption energy rates and heat loss of SPIONs in solvent were calculated by non-linear data fitting with an energy balance equation. The microwave absorption rates of SPIONs dispersed in solvent linearly increases when the concentration of SPIONs increases, implying that the microwave absorption rate can be tunable by changing the concentration of SPIONs.

• The Korean Journal of Cytopathology
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.67-74
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• 2005

Although fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) has become one of the primary tools for diagnosing salivary gland lesions, some of these methods continue to confuse pathologists. The most common problems occur so-called basaloid neoplasms. Basal cell adenomas are frequently misdiagnosed as pleomorphic adenomas, and in worse cases, as adenoid cystic carcinomas. The cytologic diagnostic accuracy of basaloid neoplasms could be increased by a better understanding of the histology and the nature of the tumor cells. These are displayed well in aspiration smears. A consideration of differential points on the basis of the epithelial-stromal relationship is offered in this paper.

• Plant Resources
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.155-160
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• 2005

A full-length cDNA (PPrx1) encoding peroxidase has been isolated and its nucleotide sequence determined from flower bud in ginseng plant (Panax ginseng). A PPrx1 cDNA is 1192 nucleotides long and has an open reading frame of 1062 bp with a deduced amino acid sequence of 354 residues (pI 7.53). The deduced amino acid sequence of PPrx1 matched to the previously reported peroxidase protein genes. The PPrx1 showed a high similarity with the $64\%$ identity with peroxidase of N. tabacum (AAK52084). In the phylogenetic analysis based on the amino acid residues, the PPrx1 was closer with peroxidase of G. max (AAD37376).

• Genomics & Informatics
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.6.1-6.9
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• 2019

Understanding the role of the microbiome in human health and how it can be modulated is becoming increasingly relevant for preventive medicine and for the medical management of chronic diseases. The development of high-throughput sequencing technologies has boosted microbiome research through the study of microbial genomes and allowing a more precise quantification of microbiome abundances and function. Microbiome data analysis is challenging because it involves high-dimensional structured multivariate sparse data and because of its compositional nature. In this review we outline some of the procedures that are most commonly used for microbiome analysis and that are implemented in R packages. We place particular emphasis on the compositional structure of microbiome data. We describe the principles of compositional data analysis and distinguish between standard methods and those that fit into compositional data analysis.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.195-210
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• 2009

This study explores knowledge structures of science and technology disciplines using a cocitation analysis of journal subject categories with the publication data of a science & technology oriented university in Korea. References cited in the articles published by the faculty of the university were analyzed to produce MDS maps and network centralities. For the whole university research domain, six clusters were created including clusters of Biology related subjects, Medicine related subjects, Chemistry plus Engineering subjects, and multidisciplinary sciences plus other subjects of multidisciplinary nature. It was found that subjects of multidisciplinary nature and Biology related subjects function as central nodes in knowledge communication network in science and technology. Same analysis procedure was applied to two natural science disciplines and another two engineering disciplines to present knowledge structures of the departmental research domains.