• 시스템엔지니어링학술지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.81-93
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• 2015

Steam Reforming H2 Generation (SRH2G) System is a chemical process to produce hydrogen through steam reforming of hydrocarbon. Largely speaking, there are two types of materials for the SRH2G: 1) Oil and coal, and 2)Natural Gas such as shale gas. From the perspective of cost, quality (purity), and environmental burden (pollution), the latter is much more desirable than the former. For this reason, research on SRH2G using natural gas is actively carried out, and implemented and operated in the various industry. In this paper, we develop a natural gas based SRH2G system via systems engineering approach. Specifically, we first derived stakeholder requirements, followed by systems requirements and finally system architecture via a tailored SE process for plant (called Plant Systems Engineering (PSE) process) based on ISO/IEC 15288. The developed method was applied to iron and steel plant as a case study. Through the case study, by the SE approach, we were convinced that a successful system satisfying stakeholders' requirements within the given constraints can be developed, verified and validated.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.599-607
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• 2009

Prunellae Spica is the spike or whole plant of Prunella vulgaris Linne, which has been used for clearing heat from the liver, brightening the eyes and treating headache in traditional oriental medicines. This study was conducted to evaluate the inhibitory effects of the aqueous extract of Prunellae Spica (PSE; PS extract) on the production of NO and PGE2 in LPS-activated Raw 264.7 cells. Cell viability was determined by MTT assay, and all three doses of PS extract (0.03, 0.1 and 0.3 mg/ml) had no significant cytotoxicity during the entire experimental period. The cells were treated with 1 ${\mu}g/ml$ of LPS 1 h before adding PS extract, and increased NO and PGE2 production were detected in LPS-activated cells compared to control. However, these increases were dose-dependently attenuated by treatment with PS extract. The inhibition of NO by PS extract was due to the suppression of iNOS expression via inhibition of $NF{\kappa}B$ nuclear translocation and proteolytic degradation of $I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$. The decreased level of PGE2 was derived from inhibition of COX-2 activity, but expression of COX-2 protein was not affected by PS extract. Moreover, PS extract reduced the elevated production of IL-${\beta}$ and IL-6 by LPS. These results demonstrate that PS extract has inhibitory effects on the production of NO and PGE2 as a consequence of the reduction of proinflammatory cytokines, especially IL-${\beta}$ and IL-6 in LPS-activated Raw 264.7 cells.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.1563-1572
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• 2018

Gold nanoparticles (AuNP) and their conjugates have been gaining a great deal of recognition in the medical field. Meanwhile, extended-spectrum ${\beta}$-lactamases (ESBL)-producing bacteria are also demonstrating a challenging problem for health care. The aim of this study was the biosynthesis of AuNP using Rosa damascenes petal extract and conjugation of ceftriaxone antibiotic (Cef-AuNP) in inhibiting ESBL-producing bacteria and study of in vitro anticancer activity. Characterization of the synthesized AuNP and Cef-AuNP was studied. ESBL-producing strains, Acinetobacter baumannii ACI1 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa PSE4 were used for testing the efficacy of Cef-AuNP. The cells of MCF-7 breast cancer were treated with previous AuNP and Cef-AuNP at different time intervals. Cytotoxicity effects of apoptosis and its molecular mechanism were evaluated. Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy established the formation of AuNP and Cef-AuNP. Transmission electron microscope demonstrated that the formed nanoparticles were of different shapes with sizes of 15~35 nm and conjugation was established by a slight increase in size. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of Cef-AuNP against tested strains were obtained as 3.6 and $4{\mu}g/ml$, respectively. Cef-AuNP demonstrated a decrease in the MIC of ceftriaxone down to more than 27 folds on the studied strains. The biosynthesized AuNP displayed apoptotic and time-dependent cytotoxic effects in the cells of MCF-7 at a concentration of $0.1{\mu}g/ml$ medium. The Cef-AuNP have low significant effects on MCF-7 cells. These results enhance the conjugating utility in old unresponsive ceftriaxone with AuNP to restore its efficiency against otherwise resistant bacterial pathogens. Additionally, AuNP may be used as an alternative chemotherapeutic treatment of MCF-7 cancer cells.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.86-92
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• 2017

석탄 화력발전 연소 배가스에 포함된 이산화탄소를 염수의 전기분해를 통해 얻어진 가성소다와 반응시켜 중탄산나트륨, 염소, 수소 등을 생산하는 공정에 대하여 실험과 전산모사를 병행하였다. Bench 규모 공정을 디자인하여 가성소다에 의한 이산화탄소 전환 공정에 대하여 실험하였고 같은 공정을 공정 모델링을 통해 전산모사 하였다. 실험결과와 전산모사 결과의 비교를 통해 모델의 신뢰성을 확인하였고, 상용급 공정에 대한 모델링을 수행하였다. 상용급 공정에 대한 열 및 물질수지를 계산하였고 반응기내 온도분포와 $CO_2$ 흡수율을 도출하였다. 본 연구를 통해 온실가스 저감뿐만 아니라 $CO_2$ 전환을 통한 경제성까지 갖춘 본 공정에 대한 기술 신뢰성을 확보할 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.1017-1024
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• 2005

육계의 도계과정 중에서 실신 전압을 50V, 255Hz로 고정하고 실신 시간을 변화시켜 닭고기의 육질에 미치는 영향과 저장 특성을 조사하여, 최적 실신 시간을 구하고자 실시하였다.실신시간에 따른 닭고기의 pH는 실신시간이 증가함에 따라 감소하는 경향을 나타내었으며, 육색에서 명도 및 적색도는 껍질, 가슴살, 다리살의 경우 실신시간이 증가할수록 높아지는 경향을 나타냈으나, 황색도는 껍질, 가슴살 및 다리살 부위에서 증가하는 경향을 나타냈으나, 날개에서는 거의 차이가 없었다. 가열감량은 실신시간이 증가할수록 증가하였으나 보수력은 반대의 경향을 나타내었으며, 전단력은 50V(5초)가 1.38kg/05$\cm^2$이였고 50V(11초)는 1.65kg/05$\cm^2$를 나타나 실신시간이 길어질수록 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 외관평가에서 닭고기 1등급 출현율은 실신시간이 증가하면서 약간 증가하는 경향을 나타내었으며, PSE는 전처리구에서 0.02% 이하로 낮은 발생율을 나타내었고, 혈흔은 50V, 5초 처리구에서 0.11cm로 다른 처리구 0.04cm 보다 약간 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 관능 특성은 50V, 8초간 실신하는 처리구에서 다즙성, 연도, 향미가 우수하였으나, 실신시간에 따라서 일정한 경향을 나타내지 않았다. 실신시간에 따른 닭고기의 저장성은 지방산패도를 나타내는 TBARS 값은 저장 3일에 50V, 5초 처리구는 0.39mgMA/kg, 8초 0.42mgMA/kg, 11초 0.33mgMA/kg로 실신 시간에 따라서 일정한 경향을 보이지 않았으나 실신시간이 가장 긴 11초 처리구에서 5, 8초 처리구보다 유의적으로 낮게 나타났다. 단백질변성도의 값을 나타내는 VBN가는 전압이 낮은 처리보다 높은 처리에서 증가폭이 컸으며 전체적으로는 저장기간이 길어짐에 따라 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.857-864
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• 2017

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation on protein acetylation and glycolysis in postmortem muscle to better understand the mechanism by which AMPK regulates postmortem glycolysis and meat quality. Methods: A total of 32 mice were randomly assigned to four groups and intraperitoneally injected with 5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide1-${\beta}$-D-ribofuranoside (AICAR, a specific activator of AMPK), AICAR and histone acetyltransferase inhibitor II, or AICAR, Trichostatin A (TSA, an inhibitor of histone deacetylase I and II) and Nicotinamide (NAM, an inhibitor of the Sirt family deacetylases). After mice were euthanized, the Longissimus dorsi muscle was collected at 0 h, 45 min, and 24 h postmortem. AMPK activity, protein acetylation and glycolysis in postmortem muscle were measured. Results: Activation of AMPK by AICAR significantly increased glycolysis in postmortem muscle. At the same time, it increased the total acetylated proteins in muscle 45 min postmortem. Inhibition of protein acetylation by histone acetyltransferase inhibitors reduced AMPK activation induced increase in the total acetylated proteins and glycolytic rate in muscle early postmortem, while histone deacetylase inhibitors further promoted protein acetylation and glycolysis. Several bands of proteins were detected to be differentially acetylated in muscle with different glycolytic rates. Conclusion: Protein acetylation plays an important regulatory role in postmortem glycolysis. As AMPK mediates the effects of pre-slaughter stress on postmortem glycolysis, protein acetylation is likely a mechanism by which antemortem stress influenced postmortem metabolism and meat quality though the exact mechanism is to be elucidated.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.45-54
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• 2004

The consumption of poultry meat (chicken and turkey) grew the most during the past few decades due to several contributing factors such as low price, product research and development, favorable meat characteristics, responsive to consumer needs, vertical integration and industry consolidation, new processing equipments and technology, and aggressive marketing. The major processing technologies developed and used in chicken processing include forming/restructuring, tumbling, curing, smoking, massaging, injection, marination, emulsifying, breading, battering, shredding, dicing, and individual quick freezing. These processing technologies were applied to various parts of chicken including whole carcass. Product developments using breast, thigh, and mechanically separated chicken meat greatly increased the utilization of poultry meat. Chicken breast became the symbol of healthy food, which made chicken meat as the most frequent menu items in restaurants. However, the use of and product development for dark meat, which includes thigh, drum, and chicken wings were rather limited due to comparatively high fat content in dark meat. Majority of chicken are currently sold as further processed ready-to-cook or ready-to-eat forms. Major quality issues in chicken meat include pink color problems in uncured cooked breast, lipid oxidation and off-flavor, tenderness PSE breast, and food safety. Research and development to ensure the safety and quality of raw and cooked chicken meat using new processing technologies will be the major issues in the future as they are now. Especially, the application of irradiation in raw and cooked chicken meat products will be increased dramatically within next 5 years. The market share of ready-to-eat cooked meat products will be increased. More portion controlled finished products, dark meat products, and organic and ethnic products with various packaging approaches will also be introduced.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.841-846
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• 2003

Halothane 검정에 의한 L(Landrace) 및 Lw (Largewhite)의 halothane 양성돈 출현율은 각각 5.8, 6.6 %로 두 품종간에 큰 차이가 없었으며 음성과 양성돈의 중간반응을 나타내는 의양성돈은 20.5 %의 출현율을 보인 L과 Lw의 13.2 %에 비해 높았으나 음성돈 출현율은 L 및 Lw가 각각 76.1, 80.1 %로 Lw가 약간 높았다. hal-gene 분석결과는 L품종만이 hetro형이 출현하였을 뿐 전 조사 품종에서 halothane 양성돈은 나타나지 않았다. 품종별 pH1은 KNP (Korean Native Pig)가 L, Lw 및 H(Hybrid)에 비해 약간 높았으나 통계적 유의성은 없었다. pHu는 KNP와 H가 Lw 및 L에 비해 유의 (p〈0.05)하게 높았으나 KNP와 H품종사이에는 유의적인 차이가 없었다. NPPC 기준 육색은 L이 Lw 및 KNP에 비해 유의적(p〈0.05)으로 낮았고 H와는 유의차가 없었으며 CIE L*값 또한 같은 경향을 보여 L품종이 다른 품종보다 색깔이 창백한 고기를 생산할 기능성이 큰 것으로 사료되었다. 보수성은 재래종인 KNP가 H에 비해 유의적으로(p〈0.05)으로 높았으며 개량종인 Lw, L 및 H에서는 유의적인 차이가 없었다.

• 청정기술
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.89-97
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• 2001

본 연구는 다공성 소결체로 충진된 여상에 수생식물을 식재하여 오 폐수를 처리하는 기술로서, 수질오염물질의 고효율 처리를 위한 적정조건을 찾는데 연구목적을 두었다. 실험조건으로 수질오염물질(COD, T-N, T-P), 수생식물의 종류, 여재의 종류와 규격, 그리고 체류시간을 변화시켰다. 수질오염물질 중 COD는 $50{\sim}450mg/{\ell}$ 부하량 범위에서 73.8~87.1%의 처리효율을 보였으며, T-N은 7~124mg/L 범위에서 61.3~77.3%의 처리효율을, 그리고 T-P는 3~27mg/L 범위에서 89.5~99.1%의 처리효율을 얻을 수 있었다. 3종류 수생식물의 수질오염물질처리 비교실험에서는 COD와 T-N 처리는 창포, 갈대, 미나리 순으로 나타났으며, T-P 처리는 갈대가 창포보다 약간 더 우수한 것으로 분석되었다. 4종류 여재의 수질오염물질처리 비교실험에서는 다공성 소결체, 콩자갈, 폐타이어, 폐콘크리트 순으로 나타났으며, 다공성 소결체 경우는 직경이 작을수록 더욱 좋은 결과를 얻을 수 있었다. 따라서, 창포가 식재된 직경 5mm의 다공성 소결체여상의 경우 24hr 체류시간과 COD $250mg/{\ell}$, T-N $70mg/{\ell}$ 그리고 T-P $15mg/{\ell}$의 부하량 조건에서 각각 80%, 70% 그리고 90% 이상의 처리효율을 얻을 수 있어서 수생식물 다공성 소결체여상은 생활하수와 같은 저오염부하량을 갖는 오 폐수처리에 적합한 친자연형 폐수처리기술이라고 결론지을 수 있다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.61-76
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• 2009

At the present study, it was aimed to explore the molecular genetic characterization of multiple antimicrobial resistant Salmonella spp. isolates from pigs and cattle. A total of 138 Salmonella Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) isolates were typed with phage, among them, 83.3% of S. Typhimurium tested could divide into a 10 phage types. Definitive type 193 (DT193) (25.4%) and DT195 (24.6%) were exhibited as the dominant types. DT104 and U302 were found from pigs and cattle. On the other hand, S. Enteritidis had 6 phage types, of them, phage type 21 (PT21) and PT11b were the popular types. In the plasmid profiles, 135 of S. Typhimurium isolates were exhibited 1 to 6 plasmid bands which molecular weight ranged from 90 to 2kb. 35 isolates (25.4%) harbored a 90kb plasmid which is thought to be the serotype specific virulence plasmid. Two of twenty five S. Enteritidis had common plasmids at 2 and 1.5kb. With multiplex polymerase chain reaction, virulence genes (invA and spvC) were detected from all Salmonella spp. from 167 of S. Typhimurium, S. Enteritidis and chloramphenicol resistant S. Schwarzengrund, but some drug resistant genes, such as PSE-1, cml/tetR and flo were not determined but other drug resistant genes, for example TEM and int were found. The detection rates of spvC, TEM and int gene was 35.3%, 29.3% and 72.5%, respectively. The TEM gene was highly popular in S. Typhimurium, which was detected from ampicillin and amoxicillin resistant strains as 95.9%. int gene was able to detect from all the isolates identified as multidrug resistsnt (MDR), particularly DT193 was thought as the most prevalent virulence and multidrug resistance isolate. The major plasmid profile and drug resistance pattern of DT193 were 90, 40, 10.5, 6.3, 3.0kb and ACCbDNaPSSuT, respectively. MDR was commonly found in other phage types, particularly DT104, U302 and DT203.