• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.102-112
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• 2011

In this paper, we propose a privacy-preserving emergency call scheme, called PEC, enabling patients in life-threatening emergencies to fast and accurately transmit emergency data to the nearby helpers via mobile healthcare social networks (MHSNs). Once an emergency happens, the personal digital assistant (PDA) of the patient runs the PEC to collect the emergency data including emergency location, patient health record, as well as patient physiological condition. The PEC then generates an emergency call with the emergency data inside and epidemically disseminates it to every user in the patient's neighborhood. If a physician happens to be nearby, the PEC ensures the time used to notify the physician of the emergency is the shortest. We show via theoretical analysis that the PEC is able to provide fine-grained access control on the emergency data, where the access policy is set by patients themselves. Moreover, the PEC can withstandmultiple types of attacks, such as identity theft attack, forgery attack, and collusion attack. We also devise an effective revocation mechanism to make the revocable PEC (rPEC) resistant to inside attacks. In addition, we demonstrate via simulation that the PEC can significantly reduce the response time of emergency care in MHSNs.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제58권2호
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• pp.97-100
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• 2015

The thermostable pectinase gene TmPec isolated from Thermotoga maritima was introduced into the NdeI site of pRSET-B vector and expressed in its intact form in Escherichia coli BL21. The overexpressed intact form of pectinase (TmPecN protein) was partially purified by heat-denaturation procedure. TmPecN showed the highest activity between 85 and $95^{\circ}C$, and at approximately pH 6.5. Enzyme activity was stably maintained at temperatures below $85^{\circ}C$. In the presence of $Ca^{2+}$, pectinase activity of TmPecN increased to 128.4% of normal level. In contrast, $Ba^{2+}$, $Zn^{2+}$, and $Mn^{2+}$ strongly inhibited TmPecN activity. We conclude that the biochemical properties of the intact form of TmPecN are comparable to those of the recombinant protein TmPec reported previously.

• 폴리머
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.537-542
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• 2011

폴리카보네이트(PC)에서 문제되는, 내충격성에서의 취약한 두께민감성을 보완하고자, PC와 구조적 유사성을 지니며 내충격성에서의 두께민감성은 보완된 폴리에스터카보네이트(PEC)와 PC의 블렌드를 제조하였다. 다양한 조성의 PEC를 합성하여 PC/PEC 블렌드의 $T_g$를 측정한 결과, 카보네이트 구조의 함량이 10 mol% 정도로 적은 경우를 제외한 모든 PEC가 PC와 상용성을 보였으며, 그 중 카보네이트 단위와 방향족 에스터인 아릴레이트 단위의 함량비가 1:1인 PEC5와 PC의 블렌드에 대해 파괴 거동을 고찰한 결과, 3 mm 두께 시편에서는 PEC5의 함량이 증가함에 따라 충격강도가 낮아졌으나, 이보다 두꺼운 6 mm 시편에서는 PEC5 함량이 많은 조성에서 PC와 PEC5 각각 보다 향상된 충격강도 결과가 발견되었다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.137-140
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• 2014

A gene encoding thermostable pectinase (TmPec) was isolated from hyperthermophilic microorganism, Thermotoga maritima. The open reading frame (ORF) of TmPec gene is 1,104 bp long and encodes 367 amino acid residues with a molecular weight of 40,605 Da. To analyze the enzymatic activity and biochemical properties, the ORF of TmPec gene excluding putative signal sequence of 27 amino acids was introduced into the E. coli expression vector, pRSET-B, and overexpressed in E. coli BL21. Protein concentration of purified recombinant TmPec was 1.1 mg/mL with specific activity of 56 U/mg protein on pectin. The recombinant TmPec showed the highest activity at around $85-95^{\circ}C$, and at around pH 6.5. It was stable at temperature below $85^{\circ}C$. In the presence of $Ca^{2+}$, the activity of recombinant TmPec was increased to 146.3% of normal level. In contrast, $Ba^{2+}$ and Mn2+ showed strong inhibition to the recombinant TmPec.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.805-810
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• 2018

산란파 감소 등의 목적으로 PEC 상에 코팅된 매질은 임피던스 경계조건을 사용하여 효과적으로 모델링되며, Yan이 제안한 SDIE 방법을 이용하여 임피던스 경계조건 MLFMM 방법을 쉽게 구현할 수 있다. SDIE MLFMM 방법은 매질의 임피던스가 불균일한 경우에도 적용될 수 있으나, PEC 또는 PMC 영역을 포함할 경우에는 결과가 부정확해질 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 Yan의 SDIE MLFMM 방법을 변형하여 PEC 또는 PMC 영역을 포함하는 불균일 임피던스 매질을 효율적으로 해석할 수 있는 방법을 제안하고, 그 정확도를 시뮬레이션으로 검증한다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.521-525
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• 2004

Poly(ethylene carbonate)(PEC)와 유사한 카보네이트 삼원공중합체의 생분해성이 시험관(in vitro)에서 연구 되었다. PEC는 온실가스 가운데 하나인 이산화 탄소와 ethylene oxide(EO)를 zinc glutarate 촉매로 이용하여 합성되었고, 삼원공중합체는 EO, cyclohexene oxide(CHO)와 이산화 탄소로 만들었다. PEC와 EO를 포함하는 삼원공중합체는 생분해성을 보였으나 poly(propylene carbonate)(PPC)와 poly(cyclohexene carbonate)(PCHC)는 거의 분해되지 않았다. 생분해성은 무게 감소, FT-IR, SEM 등으로 확인하였다.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.60-68
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• 2018

The design and fabrication of photoelectrochemical (PEC) electrodes for efficient water splitting is important for developing a sustainable hydrogen evolution system. Among various development approaches for PEC electrodes, the chemical vapor deposition method of atomic layer deposition (ALD), based on self-limiting surface reactions, has attracted attention because it allows precise thickness and composition control as well as conformal coating on various substrates. In this study, recent research progress in improving PEC performance using ALD coating methods is discussed, including 3D and heterojunction-structured PEC electrodes, ALD coatings of noble metals, and the use of sulfide materials as co-catalysts. The enhanced long-term stability of PEC cells by ALD-deposited protecting layers is also reviewed. ALD provides multiple routes to develop improved hydrogen evolution PEC cells.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2008년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.353-354
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• 2008

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.119-129
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• 2002

Although there are many reports on the splenic (systemic) T cell response after Toxoptasma gondii infection, little information is available regarding the local T cell responses of peritoneal exudate cells (PEC) and gut intraepithelial Iymphocytes (IEL) following peroral infection with bradyzoites. Mice were infected with 40 cysts of the 76K strain of T. gondii, and then sacrificed at days 0, 1, 4, 7 and 10 postinfection (PI). The cellular composition and T cell responses of PEC and IEL were analyzed. The total number of PEC and IEL per mouse increased after infection, but the ratio of increase was higher in IEL. Lymphocytes were the major component of both PEC and IEL. The relative percentages of PEC macrophages and neutrophils/eosinophils increased signiflcantly at day 1 and 4 PI, whereas those of IEL did not change significantly. The percentage of PEC NK1.1 and ${\gamma\delta}T$ cells peaked at day 4 PI (p < 0.0001), and CD4 and $CD8{\alpha}T$ cells increased continuously after infection. The percentages of IEL $CD8{\alpha}$ and ${\gamma\delta}T$ cells decreased slightly at first, and then increased. CD4 and NK1.1 T cells of IEL did not change significantly after infection. $IFN-{\gamma}-producing$ PEC NK1.1 T cells increased significantly from day 1 PI, but the other T cell subsets produced $IFN-{\gamma}$ abundantly thereafter. The proportion of IEL $IFN-{\gamma}-producing$ $CD8{\alpha}$ and ${\gamma\delta}T$ cells increased significantly after infection, while IEL NK1.1 T cells had similar $IFN-{\gamma}$ production patterns. Taken together, CD4 T cells were the major phenotype and the important $IFN-{\gamma}$ producing T cell subsets in PEC after oral infection with T. gondii whereas $CD8{\alpha}T$ cells had these roles in IEL. These results suggest that PEC and IEL comprise different cell differentials and T cell responses, and according to infection route these factors may contribute to the different cellular immune responses.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.304-310
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• 2008

이동 통신용 안테나로 PEC(Perfect Electric Conductor) 접지면을 갖는 U-slotted 패치 안테나가 널리 이용되고 있으나, 이동 통신 능력을 확대하기 위하여 대역폭의 개선이 요구되어 왔다. 본 논문에서는 대역폭을 확대하기 위하여 EBG(Electromagnetic Band-Gap) 접지면을 갖는 U-slotted 패치 안테나를 제안하고, 그 복사 특성을 고찰하였다. 본 논문에서 제안한 EBG 접지면을 갖는 U-slotted 패치 안테나의 대역폭이 개선됨을 보이기 위하여 EBG와 PEC 접지면을 갖는 두 가지 형태의 U-slotted 패치 안테나를 설계 제작하고 복사 특성을 측정하였다. 측정결과, EBG 접지면을 갖는 U-slotted 패치 안테나가 PEC 접지면을 갖는 안테나보다 대역폭이 넓은 것으로 확인되었다.