• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.178-183
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• 2003

50Li$_2$O-xTiO$_2$-(50-x)P$_2$O$_{5}$의 조성을 가진 유리에서 중간산화물인 TiO$_2$의 치환량을 증가시키면서 유리를 제조하여 전기 전도도의 변화를 고찰하였다 TG-DTA를 이용하여 열적 특성을 관찰하였으며, FT-IR을 이용하여 유리의 구조변화를 관찰하였다. TiO$_2$의 양이 증가함에 따라 밀도와 유리 전이온도는 증가하였다. 이는 유리 내에서 P-O-Ti 교차결합이 형성되면서 결합 강화가 발생하기 때문이다. 전기 전도도는 TiO$_2$치환량과 함께 증가하여 x=20에서 1.27$\times$$10^{-6}$ S/cm(상온)의 최대값을 나타내었다. 전기 전도도는 유리의 지배적 구조가 pyrophosphate unit으로 변화하면서 크게 증가하는 것을 관찰할 수 있었으며, 이는 비가교 산소의 증가로 인한 Li+ 이동도의 증가 때문이다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.114-121
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• 1998

Osteoporosis is defined as a pathologic condition in which there occurs no change in the chemical composition of the bone, while bone resorption is abnormally increased. This compares with osteogenesis, which leads to a decrease in the amount of bone. Though many varieties of therapies have been tried, no fully effective method has been found. Korean red ginseng is an important variety of Korean ginsengs and many studies have been performed to investigate its effectiveness. But there has been no report on red ginseng's effects on osteoporosis. The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical effects of Korean red ginseng on postmenopausal osteoporosis patients. The study was designed as a double-blind study. Group I consisted of 30 postmenopausal osteoporosis patients who were administered red ginseng extracts and 15 patients who were administered maltose capsules, were included in group II. The following results were obtained after one-year administration to both groups. 1. There were no significant differences in the degree of wedging, number of compression fractures in the vertebral body, trabeculations, and Cobb's angles between the experimental and control groups. 2. Even though bone mineral density increased in the lumbar spine, and decreased in the femur, there was no significant statistical difference. 3. The serum levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcium, phosphate, and alkaline phosphates showed no difference between the two groups regardless of treatment. 4. Urine Deoxy-pyridinoline (DPYD) decreased in the red ginseng group while it increased in the maltose group, but statistically there was no significant difference between the two groups. 5. The clinical presentations showed no significant differences using Visual Analog Scale. 6. The specific complications related with the long-term use of red ginseng did not occur in all patients. In conclusion, there were no statistically significant differences in clinical presentations, biochemical, and radiological studies between the red gins eng and maltose groups. No definite effectiveness of red ginseng on patients with osteoporosis was found.