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Immunocytochemical Localization of Parvalbumin and Calbindin-D 28K in Monkey Dorsal Lateral Geniculate Nucleus (원숭이 외측슬상체배측핵에서 칼슘결합단백 Parvalbumin과 Calbindin-D 28K의 분포)

  • Ko, Seung-Hee;Bae, Choon-Sang;Park, Sung-Sik
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.61-77
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    • 1994
  • The calcium-binding proteins (CaBP), parvalbumin (PV) and calbindin-D 28K (calbindin) are particularly abundant and specific in their distribution, and present in different subsets of neurons in many brain regions. Although their physiological roles in the neurons have not been elucidated, they are valuable markers of neuronal subpopulations for anatomical and developmental studies. This study is designed to characterize dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (dLGN) neurons and axon terminals in terms of differential expression of immunoreactivity (IR) for two well-known CaBPs, PV and calbindin. The experiments were carried out on 6 adult monkeys. Monkeys were perfused under deep Nembutal anesthesia with 2% paraformaldehyde and 0.2% glutaraldehyde in 0.1M phosphate buffer. After removal, the brains were postfixed for 6-8 hr in 2% paraformaldehyde at $4^{\circ}C$ and infiltrated with 30% sucrose at $4^{\circ}C$. Thereafter, they were frozen in dry ice. Serial sections of the thalamus, at $20{\mu}m$, were made in the frontal plane with a sliding microtome. The sections were stained for PV and calbindin with indirect immunocytochemical methods. For electron microscopy, after infiltration with 30% sucrose the blocks of thalamus were serially sectioned at $50{\mu}m$ with a Vibratome in the coronal plane and stained immediately by indirect ABC methods without Triton X-100 in incubation medium. Stained sections were postfixed in 0.2% osmium tetroxide, dehydrated and flat-embedded in Spurr resin. The block was then trimmed to contain only a selected lamina or interlaminar space. The dLGN proper showed strong PV IR in fibers in all laminae and interlaminar zones. Particularly dense staining was noted in layers 1 and 2 that contain many stained fibers from optic tract. Neuronal cell body stained with PV was concentrated only in the laminae. In these laminae staining was moderate in cell bodies of all large and medium-sized neurons, and was strong in cell bodies of some small neurons together with their processes. Calbindin IR was marked in the neuronal cell body and neuropil in the S layers and interlaminar zones whereas moderate in the neuropil throughout the nucleus. Regional difference in distribution of PV and calbindin IR cell is distinct; the former is only in the laminae and the latter in both the S layer and interlaminar space. The CaBP-IR elements were confined to about $10{\mu}m$ in depth of Vibratome section. The IR product for CaBP was mainly associated with synaptic vesicle, pre- and post-synaptic membrane, and outer mitochondrial membrane and along microtubule. PV-IR was noted in various neuronal elements such as neuronal soma, dendrite, RLP, F, PSD and some myelinated or unmyelinated axons, and was not seen in the RSD and glial cells. Only a few neuronal components in dLGN was IR for calbindin and its reaction product was less dense than that of PV, and scattered throughout cytoplasm of soma of some relay neurons, and was also persent in some dendrite, myelinated axons and RLP. The RSD, F, PSD and glial elements were always non-IR for calbindin. Calbindin labelled RLP were presynaptic to unlabeled dendrite or dendritic spine and PSD. Calbindin-labeled dendrite of various sizes were always postsynaptic to unlabeled RSD, RLP or F. From this study it is suggested that dLGN cells of different functional systems and their differential projection to the visual cortex can be distinguished by differential expression of PV and calbindin.

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Solar Module Glass Coating Technology for Improvement of the transmittance (태양광 모듈용 Glass의 투과율 향상을 위한 Coating 기술 개발)

  • Jung, Jin-Su;Jung, In-Sung;Lee, Bum-Su;Jang, Jin-Ho;Ban, Seong-Tae;Kim, Jong-Il
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.120.1-120.1
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    • 2011
  • Increase the efficiency of PV modules for high-efficiency solar cells, light transmittance improvements, increasing the module, and much more research and development. Dual we light transmittance for photovoltaic module materials in low iron tempered glass in SiO2 using liquid AR implementation, light transmittance to solar modules to increase the efficiency of research.

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Commercial Tool Based Modeling and Simulation Analysis of a Grid-Connected for 120kW Photovoltaic Generation System (상용툴을 이용한 120kW급 계통연계형 태양광발전시스템의 모델링 및 모의 해석)

  • Hwang, J.H.;Ahn, K.S.;Kim, Y.S.;Lim, H.C.;Oh, J.M.
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2006.07a
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    • pp.519-520
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    • 2006
  • In this paper, to evaluate the grid-connected 120kW class Photovoltaic(PV) system performance, as a consisted of solar cells, PCS, 150kVA transformer station. The paper address modeling and analysis of a grid-connected 120kW class photovoltaic generation system(PV system) PSCAD/EMTD and Psim. A PWM voltage source inverter(VIS) and its current control scheme have been implemented. A P&O(Perturbation and Observation) MPPT algorithms technique modeling has been simulated and analysed.

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A Study on the Architectural Design Plans Using BIPV (BIPV를 활용한 건축물 디자인 계획에 관한 연구)

  • Juen, Guen-Sik;Ryu, Soo-Hoon
    • Journal of The Korean Digital Architecture Interior Association
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.5-13
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    • 2012
  • In this study, features and design effects of PV(Photovoltaic) modules were classified to help the installation of BIPV(Building Integrated Photovoltaic) In addition, through domestic and international trends and cases survey, installation method was organized and applicable range of efficiency and design from First-generation solar cells to the third-generation solar cell was classified. Frist, Crystalline Solar cell module of first-generation is appropriate for the wall type, roof, louver, shading and etc. It has superiority of technology and price stability and can be achieved by a variety of aesthetic effects. Second, Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell of Thin Film solar cell can express a variety of colors, adjust light transmittance and maximize the aesthetic splendor. It is appropriate for the wall type, window type, curtain wall type and etc. Also, see-through type solar cell can provide comforts cause of free flow of light. And it is advantageous from economic due to adjust the indoor temperature. It is appropriate for the atrium type, curtain wall type, window type and etc.

Power Loss Analysis of Interleaved Soft Switching Boost Converter for Single-Phase PV-PCS

  • Kim, Jae-Hyung;Jung, Yong-Chae;Lee, Su-Won;Lee, Tae-Won;Won, Chung-Yuen
    • Journal of Power Electronics
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.335-341
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    • 2010
  • In this paper, an interleaved soft switching boost converter for a Photovoltaic Power Conditioning System (PV-PCS) with high efficiency is proposed. In order to raise the efficiency of the proposed converter, a 2-phase interleaved boost converter integrated with soft switching cells is used. All of the switching devices in the proposed converter achieve zero current switching (ZCS) or zero voltage switching (ZVS). Thus, the proposed circuit has a high efficiency characteristic due to low switching losses. To analyze the power losses of the proposed converter, two experimental sets have been built. One consists of normal devices (MOSFETs, Fast Recovery (FR) diodes) and the other consists of advanced power devices (CoolMOSs, SiC-Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBDs)). To verify the validity of the proposed topology, theoretical analysis and experimental results are presented.

Modelling of PV System and MPPT Control (태양광발전 시스템의 모델링 및 MPPT 제어)

  • Song, Ho-Bin;Baek, Dong-Hyun;Cho, Moon-Taek
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers P
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    • v.59 no.4
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    • pp.405-410
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    • 2010
  • In this paper, the simulation of solar system was used to facilitate PSPICE. Solar cells, Controller, MPPT system, DC-DC system modeling, and easy to use, made to the library. To prove the validity of the library for the temperature and space radiation were simulated and behavioral characteristics were identified. To prove the validity of the simulation, the hardware was constructed to the same conditions. Implemented using the hardware and the DSP controller for a real system, the results were confirmed by experiments.

A Brief Study on the Fabrication of III-V/Si Based Tandem Solar Cells

  • Panchanan, Swagata;Dutta, Subhajit;Mallem, Kumar;Sanyal, Simpy;Park, Jinjoo;Ju, Minkyu;Cho, Young Hyun;Cho, Eun-Chel;Yi, Junsin
    • Current Photovoltaic Research
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.109-118
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    • 2018
  • Silicon (Si) solar cells are the most successful technology which are ruling the present photovoltaic (PV) market. In that essence, multijunction (MJ) solar cells provided a new path to improve the state-of-art efficiencies. There are so many hurdles to grow the MJ III-V materials on Si substrate as Si with other materials often demands similar qualities, so it is needed to realize the prospective of Si tandem solar cells. However, Si tandem solar cells with MJ III-V materials have shown the maximum efficiency of 30 %. This work reviews the development of the III-V/Si solar cells with the synopsis of various growth mechanisms i.e hetero-epitaxy, wafer bonding and mechanical stacking of III-V materials on Si substrate. Theoretical approaches to design efficient tandem cell with an analysis of state-of-art silicon solar cells, sensitivity, difficulties and their probable solutions are discussed in this work. An analytical model which yields the practical efficiency values to design the high efficiency III-V/Si solar cells is described briefly.

Homologous Expression and T3SS-Dependent Secretion of TAP-Tagged Xo2276 in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae Induced by Rice Leaf Extract and Its Direct In Vitro Recognition of Putative Target DNA Sequence

  • Kim, Seunghwan;Nguyen, Thi-Dieu-Hanh;Lee, Joohee;Hong, Myoung-Ki;Pham, Tan-Viet;Ahn, Yeh-Jin;Lee, Byoung-Moo;Han, Ye Sun;Kim, Dong-Eun;Kim, Jeong-Gu;Kang, Lin-Woo
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.22-28
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    • 2013
  • Xo2276 is a putative transcription activator-like effector (TALE) in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo). Xo2276 was expressed with a TAP-tag at the C-terminus in Xoo cells to enable quantitative analysis of protein expression and secretion. Nearly all TAP-tagged Xo2276 existed in an insoluble form; addition of rice leaf extracts from a Xoosusceptible rice cultivar, Milyang23, significantly stimulated secretion of TAP-tagged Xo2276 into the medium. In a T3SS-defective Xoo mutant strain, secretion of TAPtagged Xo2276 was blocked. Xo2276 is a Xoo ortholog of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (Xcv) AvrBs3 and contains a conserved DNA-binding domain (DBD), which includes 19.5 tandem repeats of 34 amino acids. Xo2276- DBD was expressed in E. coli and purified. Direct in vitro recognition of Xo2276-DBD on a putative target DNA sequence was confirmed using an electrophoretic mobility shift assay. This is the first study measuring the homologous expression and secretion of Xo2276 in vitro using rice leaf extract and its direct in vitro binding to the specific target DNA sequence.

PV.1 Suppresses the Expression of FoxD5b during Neural Induction in Xenopus Embryos

  • Yoon, Jaeho;Kim, Jung-Ho;Kim, Sung Chan;Park, Jae-Bong;Lee, Jae-Yong;Kim, Jaebong
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • v.37 no.3
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    • pp.220-225
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    • 2014
  • Suppression of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling induces neural induction in the ectoderm of developing embryos. BMP signaling inhibits neural induction via the expression of various neural suppressors. Previous research has demonstrated that the ectopic expression of dominant negative BMP receptors (DNBR) reduces the expression of target genes down-stream of BMP and leads to neural induction. Additionally, gain-of-function experiments have shown that BMP downstream target genes such as MSX1, GATA1b and Vent are involved in the suppression of neural induction. For example, the Vent1/2 genes are involved in the suppression of Geminin and Sox3 expression in the neural ectodermal region of embryos. In this paper, we investigated whether PV.1, a BMP downstream target gene, negatively regulates the expression of FoxD5b, which plays a role in maintaining a neural progenitor population. A promoter assay and a cyclohexamide experiment demonstrated that PV.1 negatively regulates FoxD5b expression.

Study for Recovery Silicon and Tempered Glass from Waste PV Modules (태양전지(太陽電池) 폐(廢) 모듈로부터 실리콘 및 강화(彈化)유리 회수(回收)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究))

  • Kang, Suk-Min;Yoo, Sung-Yeol;Lee, Jin-A;Boo, Bong-Hyun;Ryu, Ho-Jin
    • Resources Recycling
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.45-53
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    • 2011
  • We devised a procedure for the recovery of silicon and tempered glass from waste photovoltaic (PV) modules using optimized conditions. The tempered glass was recovered without any damage using organic solvents. The surface material is removed by applying an acid solution on the surface of the PV cell. Through our proposed method, we offer a much more efficient approach for recycling solar cells with a surfactant than the conventional method. This process, we obtained pure silicon with a yield of 90% by chemical treatment with the surfactant at room temperature for 18 min. The silicon yield was characterized using an inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometer.