• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.489-500
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• 2013

Daily milk yields on test days were estimated using morning or afternoon partial milk yields collected by official agencies and the accuracy of the estimates was determined. Test-day data for milk yields consisted of 3,156,734 records of AM/PM partial milking measurements of 255,437 milking Holstein cows from 3,708 farms collected from December 2008 to April 2013. A linear regression model (LRM) was applied to estimate daily milk yields using alternate AM/PM milk yield records within lactation stages, milking intervals, and parities on every daily milk yield. The alternate statistical approach was a non-linear hierarchical model (NHM) in which Brody's growth function was implemented by reflecting an animal's physiological milk production cycle. When compared with LRM, daily milk yields predicted by the NHM were assumed to be functionally related to day in milk (or lactation) stage, milking intervals, and partial milk yields. Since the results were in terms of accuracies based on comparisons of different statistical models, accuracies of estimates of daily milk yields by NHM were close to those determined by the LRM. The average of these accuracies was 0.94 for AM partial milk yields and 0.93 for PM partial milk yields for first calving cows. However, the accuracies of AM/PM milk yield estimations from cows under a calving stage higher than the first parity were 0.96 and 0.95, respectively. Correlations between the estimated daily milk yields and the actual daily milk yields ranged from 0.96~0.98. These accuracies were lower for unbalanced AM/PM milking intervals and the first calving cows. Overall, prediction of daily milk yields by NHM would be more appropriate than by LRM due to its flexibility under different milk yield-related circumstances, which provides an idea of the functional relationship between milking intervals and days in milk with daily milk yields from statistical viewpoints.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.677-681
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• 1992

This experiment was carried out to establish a proper method of indocyanine green(ICG) excrection test for a applicable liver function test in three Korean native cattle average weighing about 450kg and dairy cattle parity of 3~5. The results obtained the half life($T^1/_2$), fractional clearance rate(KICG), retention rate and plasma enzyme activities before or after injection of ICG were as follows. 1. The maximum absorbance of ICG in plasma was at 805nm. 2. Average half life and fractional clearance rate following the injection of ICG 0.25mg/kg body weight were $5.53{\pm}1.27$ minute and $0.131{\pm}0.031$/minute in Korean native cattle, $4.55{\pm}0.68$ minute and $0.156{\pm}0.031$/minute in dairy cattle, respectively. The ICG removal rate was exponentially liner for the first 15 minutes after injection both of Korean native cattle and dairy cattle. 3. Average plasma retention rate when 10, 15, 30 minutes after injection was $35.7{\pm}13.9$, $23.2{\pm}7.1$, $10.8{\pm}3.5%$ in Korean native cattle, $26.8{\pm}3.3$, $14.2{\pm}1.2$, $5.5{\pm}2.2%$ in dairy cattle, respectively. 4. Plasma enzyme activities(AST, ALT, r-GTP) were no variation among the before, during and after injection of ICG. From these results, ICG excretion test to cattle is applicable to evaluation of liver funtion in both clinical and research, and adopted the 15 minutes plasma sample as the sample taken at the ideal time for comparative purposes.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.1801-1810
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• 2016

Recent discovery showing the presence of microRNAs (miRNAs) in the circulation sparked interest in their use as potential biomarkers. Our previous studies showed the diagnostic potential of miR-451 as a serological marker for inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), miR-337-5p and miR-30b for non-inflammatory breast cancer (non-IBC). The aim of this study is to investigate the prognostic values of circulating miRNAs by comparing the amounts of 12 circulating miRNAs in the serum of IBC and non-IBC from Tunisian breast cancer patients, and by determinating whether correlated pairs of miRNAs could provide useful information in the diagnosis of IBC and non-IBC patients. TaqMan qPCR was performed to detect circulating expression of miRNAs in serum of 20 IBC, 20 non-IBC and 20 healthy controls. Nonparametric rank Spearman rho correlation coefficient was used to examine the prognostic value of miRNAs and to assess the correlation profile between miRNAs expression. Further, a large number of miRNAs were highly correlated (rho>0.5) in both patients groups and controls. Also, the correlations profiles were different between IBC, non-IBC and healthy controls indicating important changes in molecular pathways in cancer cells. Our results showed that miR-335 was significantly overexpressed in premenopausal non-IBC patients; miR-24 was significantly overexpressed in non-IBC postmenopausal patients. Patients with previous parity had higher serum of miR-342-5p levels than those without. Furthermore, patients with HER2+ IBC present lower serum levels of miR-15a than patients with HER2-disease. Together, these results underline the potential of miRNAs to function as diagnostic and prognostic markers for IBC and non-IBC, with links to the menopausal state, Her2 status and parity.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.610-615
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• 2011

We examined the correlations between lactation curve shape, including persistency and changes in body condition score (BCS) during early-stage (0 to 30 days in milk (DIM)), nadir-stage (31 to 90 DIM), and late-stage (91 to 240 DIM) lactation in 191 first-lactation cows. Data used were first-parity BCS records, scored twice every month after calving, and daily milk yields. Individual lactation curves were depicted by the Wilmink function. Lactation persistency was defined as the difference in estimated milk yields between 240 DIM and 60 DIM. Changes in BCSs in the early and late stages were defined as linear regression coefficients. There were no significant correlations between traits for lactation curve shape and change in BCS in early-stage lactation. Peak yield and total milk yield were negatively correlated with BCSs in nadir- and late-stage lactation and with BCS change in late-stage lactation, suggesting that cows with high lactation yields had low body reserves and health status in mid- to late lactation and had delayed recovery of body reserves. Lactation persistency was positively correlated with change in BCS in late-stage lactation, suggesting that cows with high lactation persistency tended to be healthy and to recover their body reserves well in late lactation.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.27-35
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• 2001

Objective : Doctors who treat women in childbed have to pay attention to postpartum blues and depression which women in childbed can suffer from, as well as recovery of physical function. Methods : Subjects were 107 females who admitted in Woosuk Hospital of Oriental Medicine from September, 2000 to October, 2001 and made out the question paper within 10 days after delivery. The paper included EPDS(Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale) and many items known to be the factors related to postpartum blues and depression. Results : The rate of postpartum depression assessed by EPDS was 16.8%. As the result of analysis, there were significant statistic corelations between each group assessed by EPDS and age parity relation with husband yes or no living with parents-in-law. But there were no significant corelations between each group assessed by EPDS and education religion yes or no occupation delivery method sex of infant marriage type yes or no rearing the infant. Conclusions : We recognized that insufficiency- of delivery experience and stress due to bad adaptation after delivery are possible to be risk factors of postpartum blues and depression. More research should be taken on the corelation between postpartum depression and yes or no living with parents-in-law, because this result is opposite to the trouble between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. In addition, more research is needed on corelation between physical condition, oriental-diagnosis of women in childbed and postpartum depression.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.553-563
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• 2011

This experiment was conducted to determine the effect of nattokinase (NK) additives on milk production and composition, and blood metabolites in dairy cows. The two kinds of nattokinase with high fibrinolytic activity were produced by two strains of bacteria, Bacillus amyloliquefacines (NK1) and Bacillus subtilis (NK2). Total fifteen Holstein cows (average $1.83{\pm}0.37$ parity; average milk yield $23.2{\pm}3.2$ kg/d) were randomly assigned to three treatments (5 animals per treatment). Cows were fed TMR supplemented with 0g, 100g and 100g for control, NK1 and NK2 treatment, respectively for 4 weeks. Milk yield was significantly higher (p<0.05) for NK1 (22.89 kg/d) than for control (21.07 kg/d) and NK2 (21.36 kg/d). Somatic cell counts in NK treatments were significantly lower than that in control group (58,000 vs. 21,000 and 35,000 cells/ml, control vs. NK1 and NK2). Serum ALT levels in all treatment were similar to the range of 32.00~35.83 IU/L, but AST levels in NK1 (85.67 IU/L) was significantly decreased compared with those in control and NK2 (121.67 and 117.67 IU/L respectively). Serum T-CHO levels in NK1 (145.33 mg/dl) was significantly decreased (p<0.05) compared with that in control (179.00 mg/dl) and NK2 (176.17 mg/dl). This finding showed that NK1 additives could possibly have a positive effect in lactation performance of mid-lactation dairy cows by increasing milk yield, reducing somatic cell count, improving liver function and decreasing cholesterol in blood.

• 한국정보처리학회논문지
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• 제4권7호
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• pp.1759-1769
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• 1997

다층신경회로망의 학습방법인 오류역전도 알고리즘은 연관기억장치, 음성인식, 패턴인식, 로보틱스등과 같은 다양한 응용분야에 널리 사용되고 있다. 그럼에도 불구하고 계속 많은 논문들이 역전도 알고리즘에 대해 발표되고 있는 실정이다. 이러한 연구 동향의 주된 이유는, 뉴런 갯수와 학습 패턴의 갯수가 큰 경우에 역전도 알고리즘의 학습속도가 상당히 느리다는 사실때문이다. 본 연구에서는 가변학습율, 가변모멘텀율, 그리고 시그모이드 함수의 가변기울기를 이용한 새로운 학습속도 가속기법을 개발하였다. 학습이 수행되는 도중에, 이러한 파라메터들은 전체 오류의 변화량에 따라 연속적으로 조정되며, 제안된 기법은 기존의 역전도 알고리즘에 비해 획기적으로 학습시간을 단축시키는 결과를 보였다. 제안된 기법의 효율성을 입증하기 위하여, 처음에는 난수발생기로 생성한 이진 데이터를 이용하여 에포크(epoch) 횟수를 비교할 때 훌륭한 속도 향상을 보였으며, 또한, 기계학습(machine learning)의 벤치마크 학습자료로 많이 사용되는 이진 Monk's data, 4, 5, 6, 7비트 패리티 검사 문제와 실수 Iris data에도 적용하였다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.30-35
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• 2019

Objective: Bilateral uterine artery ligation (UAL) is a fertility-preserving procedure used in women experiencing postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). However, the long-term effects of this procedure on ovarian function remain unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate whether bilateral UAL compromised ovarian reserve and ovarian blood supply. Methods: This prospective study included 49 women aged between 21 and 36 years who had undergone a cesarean section for obstetric indications. Of these, 25 underwent uterine bilateral UAL to control intractable atonic PPH. The control group consisted of 24 women who had not undergone bilateral UAL. Standard clinical parameters, the results of color Doppler screening, and ovarian reserve markers were assessed in all participants at 6 months after surgery. The clinical parameters included age, parity, cycle history, body mass index, and previous medication and/or surgery. Color Doppler screening findings included the pulsatility index (PI) and resistance index (RI) for both the uterine and ovarian arteries. The ovarian reserve markers included day 3 follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels, antral follicle count, and $anti-M\ddot{u}llerian$ hormone (AMH) levels. Results: There were no significant differences in the ovarian reserve markers of day 3 FSH levels, antral follicle count, and AMH levels between the study and control groups (p> 0.05 for all). In addition, no significant differences were observed in the PI and RI indices of the uterine and ovarian arteries (p> 0.05 for all). Conclusion: In this study, we showed that bilateral UAL had no negative effects on ovarian reserve or ovarian blood supply, so this treatment should be used as a fertility preservation technique to avoid hysterectomy in patients experiencing PPH.

• 공업화학
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.230-237
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• 2010

선상의 액정 다이머 동족체들인 ${\alpha},{\omega}$-비스(4-니트로아조벤젠-4'-카보닐옥시)알칸들(NATWESn, n = 2~8, 10, 유연격자 중의 메틸렌 단위들의 수)을 합성함과 동시에 이들의 열적 거동을 검토하였다. 모든 다이머들은 쌍방성 네마틱 상들을 형성하였다. 다이머들의 네마틱 상에서 액체 상으로의 전이온도들, 그리고 상 전이시의 엔트로피 변화는 n의 함수로서 커다란 홀수-짝수 효과를 나타냈다. 이러한 거동은 유연격자의 홀수-짝수의 변화에 의한 유연격자의 평균적인 형태변화의 견지에서 합리적으로 설명된다. NATWESn이 나타내는 네마틱 상의 열적 안정성과 질서도, 그리고 홀수-짝수의 크기는 니트로아조벤젠 그룹을 폴리메틸렌 유연격자를 통하여 에테르 결합으로 도입시켜 얻은 대칭 다이머들의 결과들과 거의 유사한 반면 모노메소겐 화합물들인 4-{4'-(니트로페닐아조펜옥시}알카노일 클로라이드들, 그리고 곁사슬형 액정 고분자인 폴리[1-{4-(4'-니트로페닐아조)펜옥시카보닐알카노일옥시}에틸렌]들의 결과들에 비해 판이하였다. 이들의 결과를 Imrie에 의한 'irtual trimer model'의 견지에서 검토하였다.

• 공업화학
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.603-611
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• 2009

펜타-O-4-{4'-(시아노페닐아조)펜옥시}알킬-D-글루코피라노스 동족체들(CAGETn, n = 2~10, 유연격자 중의 메틸렌 단위들의 수)의 열방성 액정 특성을 검토하였다. n = 2, 7인 CAGETn은 쌍방성 네마틱 상들을 형성하는 반면 나머지 유도체들은 단방성 네마틱 상들를 형성하였다. 이것이 글루코오스 유도체가 네마틱 상들을 형성한다고 하는 최초의 보고이다. CAGETns의 액체 상에서 네마틱 상으로의 전이온도들($T_{iNS}$) 그리고 $T_{iN}$에서의 엔트로피 변화는 n의 함수로서 홀수-짝수 효과를 나타냈다. 이러한 거동은 유연격자의 홀수-짝수의 변화에 기인한 곁사슬들의 평균적인 형태변화의 견지에서 합리적으로 설명된다. CAGETns에서 관찰되는 네마틱 상에서 결정 상으로의 전이온도들($T_{NkS}$) 그리고 $T_{Nk}$에서의 엔트로피 변화도 동일한 관점에서 설명된다. $T_{iN}$ 혹은 $T_{Nk}$에서의 엔트로피 변화는 n = 4에서 재차 증가하기 전에 n = 3에서 최소를 나타냈다. 이러한 사실은 곁사슬 그룹들의 배열의 차이에 의해 초래되는 것으로 생각된다. CAGETns의 액정 상의 특성은 글루코오스에 알킬 그룹을 에테르 결합으로 부분적으로 혹은 완전치환시켜 얻은 유도체들에 대해 보고된 결과와 전혀 달랐다. 본 연구결과는 치환기들의 치환도와 화학구조가 액정들의 구조형성에 있어서 중요한 역할을 함을 시사한다.