• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.317-322
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• 2012

In this study we investigated the effects of supplementation with fucoidan from brown alga on the function of natural-killer (NK) cells to evaluate the possibility as an immunomodulator in ovariectomized (OVX) rats. A total of 18 female Wistar rats (six weeks) were used this study and 12 rats were OVX, and the rest of rats were sham-operated. The sham and one OVX group were fed standard diet, and the remaining OVX group received fucoidan (0.05% supplemented diet). After 12 weeks of supplementation, rats were sacrificed to assess the tumoricidal activity of the NK cells and the NO-iNOS regulation from splenocytes. The mass of body and the immune organs such as spleen and thymus were also studied. In OVX rats, body and thymus weights increased, however fucoidan supplementation did not change the body mass and organs weight compared to OVX group. Fucoidan supplementation increased NK cell activity and reduced NO-iNOS production in OVX rats. Ex vivo treatment of fucoidan increased NK cell activity in splenocytes from shame and OVX rats. Ex vivo, we confirmed that fucoidan partially reduced the NK cell activity in the presence of iNOS inhibitors in OVX-splenocytes. These results indicate fucoidan supplementation has a NK cell tumoricidal activity, which are regulated by the iNOS production in OVX rats. This suggests that fucoidan is useful for potential therapeutic strategies as a nutrient in regulating the NK cells in postmenopausal osteoporosis patients.

• 간호행정학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.361-372
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• 2002

Purpose : The purpose of study was to identify to analysis of core nursing interventions performed by Operating Room nurses. Method : The subjects of the study were arbitrarily selected nurses(n=104) working in Operating Room. The period for data collection was 15 days from July, 15, 2002 to July, 30. 2002. The instrument for study was 486 Nursing Interventions Classification developed by McClosky & Bulechek(2000) and was translated into Korean. In 486 nursing interventions, 57 nursing interventions were selected by more than half of 47 professional nurses group of Operating Room. 57 nursing interventions were used as a secondary questionnaire. In the secondary questionnaire, labels and definitions of all 57 interventions were listed. The collected data were self reported by Operating Room nurses. The data were analysed with SPSS program. Result : In 57 nursing interventions, the 'Behavior' domain was the most frequently used. Core interventions of Operating Room were performed several times a day by more than 50% of Operating Room nurses. Core interventions of Operating Room were 16 Core interventions, 7 classes, 5 domains. In the core interventions, the 'Physiological:Complex' domain was the most frequently used. Core interventions of Operating Room were Surgical Preperation, Infection Control:Intraoperative, Surgical Precautions, Fall Prevention, Documentation, Surgical Assistance, Environmental Management:Safety, Skin Surveillance, Physical Restraint, Pressure Ulcer Prevention, Environmental Management:Comfort, Infection Protection, Presence, Emotional Support, Specimen Management, Shift Report. Conclusion : Core interventions of Operating Room have implications for nursing care practice, nursing education, nursing research, and nursing information system in Operating Room.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.123-142
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• 2018

Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of non-pharmacologic interventions in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). Methods: PubMed, Cochrane Library CENTRAL, EMBASE, CINAHL, and several Korean databases (Until August 2017) were searched. The main search strategy combined terms for peripheral neuropathy and presence of neoplasms. The risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane's Risk of Bias tool for randomized studies and the Risk of Bias Assessment tool for non-randomized studies. To estimate the effect size, a meta-analysis of the studies was performed using the Rev Man 5.3 program of the Cochrane Library random-effects models were used in the analyses. Results: Twenty-two studies with a total of 954 participants met the inclusion criteria. Of the 22 studies, 12 were used to estimate the effect size of the non-pharmacologic interventions. The non-pharmacologic interventions used in patients with CIPN were exercise, acupuncture, massage, and foot bath. The acupuncture significantly reduced CIPN symptoms and signs (d=-0.71) and CIPN pain (d=-0.73) (p<.001). Massage and foot bath were also effective in reducing CIPN symptoms (d=-0.68; 95% CI=-1.05, -0.30; p<.001; $I^2=19%$).Exercises were effective in improving muscle strength and endurance(d=-0.55) and quality of life (d=-2.96), but they were not significantly effective in improving CIPN. Conclusion: Although these results provide little evidence of the effectiveness of acupuncture, massage, and foot bath in the treatment of CIPN, they suggest that these interventions can reduce CIPN symptoms in patients with cancer. However, the findings of this study should be interpreted with caution as there is a relative lack of data in this field, and additional well-designed studies are needed. PROSPERO registration: CRD42017076278.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.112-119
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• 2010

PMMA와 PBA core 제조 시 개시제는 APS를, 유화제 SDBS의 농도를 0.01에서 0.03 wt% 일 때 전환율이 95.8과 92.3%로 가장 우수하였으며, core-shell 복합입자의 제조 시에는 SDBS의 농도 0.02 wt% 일 때 PMMA/PBA core-shell 복합입자는 전환율이 90.0%, PBA/PMMA core-shell 복합입자는 89.0%가 되었다. FT-IR 분석과 GPC에 의한 평균분자량 측정을 통해 core와 shell 단량체들이 중합되어 있음을 확인하고, 복합입자의 형태는 상온에서의 필름형성정도와 TEM 분석으로 확인하였다. DSC에 의해 유리전이온도를 측정함으로써 일반 공중합체와는 달리 2개의 유리전이온도가 존재하여 core-shell 복합입자가 형성되었음을 알 수 있고, 각각의 core-shell 복합입자의 인장강도와 신율의 측정을 통해 고기능성 접착바인더로서의 사용가능성을 확인하였다.

• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.238-242
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• 2017

Background: Conservative treatment is performed for isolated anterior wall of the maxillary sinus fractures, in many cases when the fracture is clinically not severe and asymptomatic. Despite the absence of symptoms, complications such as sinusitis, rhinitis, and chronic purulent secretion may develop; therefore, successful reduction is required. We attempted to reduce the risk of complications using an alternative technique: reduction of the fracture with two urinary balloon catheters inserted through the maxillary ostium and fixation using fibrin glue, which minimizes the damage to the bony fragments and sinus mucosa. Methods: In this study, 38 patients who were diagnosed with an isolated anterior wall of the maxillary sinus fracture at our hospital between January 2014 and January 2017 were enrolled. The fracture site was exposed via the Caldwell-Luc approach followed by reduction through the insertion of two urinary balloon catheters using a nasal endoscope and fixation with fibrin glue. The sex, cause of fracture, physical examination, and presence of complications were examined and patient's medical records and facial bone computed tomography scans were analyzed. Results: Radiological evaluation showed that there was no evidence of collapsed reduction fragments. Although some patients had remaining symptoms of hypoesthesia (15%; 3 patients), there were no complications such as infection, rhinitis, sinusitis, and chronic purulent secretion at the surgical site. Conclusion: In this study, we present an alternative surgical technique using two urinary balloon catheters and fibrin glue for the successful reconstruction of an isolated anterior wall of the maxillary sinus fracture. This technique enables precise restoration with a reduced risk of complications.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.378-384
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• 2003

Etching species in CF$_4$/Ar plasma and the behavior of etching rate of Bi$_4$-$_{x}$L$_{x}$rTi$_3$O$_2$ (BLT) films were investigated in inductively coupled plasma (ICP) reactor in terms of etch parameters. The etching rate as functions of CF$_4$ contents showed the maximum 803 $\AA$/min at 20% CF$_4$ addition in CF$_4$/Ar plasma. The increase of RF power and DC bias voltage caused to an increase of etch rate. The variation of relative volume densities for F and he atoms were measured with the optical emission spectroscopy (OES). The chemical states of BLT were investigated with using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). XPS narrow scan analysis shows that La-fluorides remained on the etched surface. The presence of maximum etch rate at CF$_4$(20%)/Ar(80%) may be explained by the concurrence of two etching mechanisms such as physical sputtering and chemical reaction. The roles of he ion bombardment include destruction of metal (Bi, La, Ti)-O bonds as well as assistant for chemical reaction of metals with fluorine atoms.oms.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.262-270
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• 2007

Of the twelve lytic bacteriophages recovered from five different fermenting cucumber tanks that were inoculated with Pediococcus sp. LA0281, a lytic phage, ${\phi}ps05$, was characterized in the present study. The plaques were mostly clear and round-shaped on the lawn of starter strain, indicating lytic phage. Overall appearance indicated that it belongs to the Siphoviridae family or Bradley's group B1, with a small isometric head and a flexible noncontractile tail with swollen base plate. The average size was found to be 51.2 nm in head diameter and 11.6 nm wide ${\times}$ 129.6 nm long for the tail. The single-step growth kinetics curve showed that the eclipse and the latent period were 29 min and 34 min, respectively, and an average burst size was calculated to be 12 particles per infective center. The optimum proliferating temperature ($35^{\circ}C$) was slightly lower than that of cell growth ($35\;to\;40^{\circ}C$). The structural proteins revealed by SDS-PAGE consisted of one main protein of 33 kDa and three minor proteins of 85, 58, and 52 kDa. The phage genome was a linear double-stranded DNA without cohesive ends. Based on the single and double digestion patterns obtained by EcoRI, HindIII, and SalI, the physical map was constructed. The overall size of the phage genome was estimated to be 24.1 kb. The present report describes the presence of a lytic phage active against a commercial starter culture Pediococcus sp. LA0281 in cucumber fermentation, and a preliminary study characterizes the phage on bacterial successions in the process of starter-added cucumber fermentation.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.124-130
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• 1985

두가지 성질(性質)이 다른 토양(土壤)과 이들에 과산화수소(過酸化水素)를 처리(處理)하여 유기물(有機物)을 분해(分解)시킨 후 N-methylcarbamte 계(系) 농약(農藥)과의 흡착실험(吸着實驗)을 습식진탕법으로 행(行)한 결과(結果) 다음과 같다. N-methylacrbamate계(系) 농약(農藥)은 12시간(時間)의 진탕으로 평충농도(平衝濃度)에 도달(到達)하였다. 또한 토성별(土性別)로는 sandy clay가 sandy loam보다 N-methylcarbamate계농약(系農藥)을 더 많이 흡착(吸着)하는 것으로 나타났다. 유기물(有機物) 함량(含量)을 달리했을 때 N-methylcarbamate계농약(系農藥)의 흡착(吸着)은 유기물함량(有機物含量)에 상당한 영향(影響)이 있음이 나타났다. N-methylcarbamate계(系) 농약(農藥)의 흡착현상(吸着現象)은 Freundlich 정온흡착방정식(定溫吸着方程式)에 잘 부합(符合)되었다. 토양(土壤) pH를 변화(變化)시켰을 때 N-methlycarbamate계(系) 농약(農藥)의 흡착량(吸着量)에는 변화(變化)가 없었으며 이는 토양표면(土壤表面)에 hydrophobic한 부분(部分)에 물리적(物理的)으로 Vander waals 힘에 의(依)해서 흡착(吸着)되는 것으로 사료(思料)된다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.301-307
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 공간적 상관관계를 갖는 MIMO(multiple-input multiple-output) 채널을 가정하여 도청자가 존재하는 환경인 와이어탭(wiretap) 채널을 고려한다. 이 때, 각 노드에서 안테나의 교차 편파를 가정하여 1-비트 피드백을 이용하는 직교 시공간 블록 코드(OSTBC: orthogonal space-time block code)의 물리계층 보안 성능을 분석한다. 본 논문에서는 1-비트 피드백을 이용하여 OSTBC(O-OSTBC: one-bit feedback-based OSTBC) 전송을 위한 송신안테나 그룹을 선택하는 방법을 제시하고, 다양한 송신안테나 그룹핑 방법들에 대하여 보안 불통 확률(secrecy outage probability)을 비교한다. 특히, 높은 공간적 상관관계를 갖는 MIMO 채널에서 O-OSTBC와 기존의 OSTBC와의 보안 불통 확률의 성능을 비교하여 효율적인 송신안테나 그룹핑 방법을 제안한다.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.29-39
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• 2016

폭발성 가스가 존재하는 위험장소에서 사용하는 전기기기는 폭발성 가스의 점화원이 되지 않도록 설계되어야 한다. 내압방폭 구조의 설계는 전기 스파크를 발생시키는 부품을 가진 용기가 내부에서 가스나 증기의 폭발시 최대 압력에 견디고 내부 화염이 외부 가스나 증기 폭발로 전파되지 않도록 설계되어야 한다. 이 논문은 화염 틈새를 통해 외부로 분사되는 연소 생성물의 분사가 외부 가스나 증기를 점화시킬 정도의 온도나 에너지를 가질 수 없도록 하는 MESG(Maximum Experimental Safe Gap)의 중요한 물리적인 메커니즘에 대해 설명하였다. IEC 60079-20-1:2010 기준에 의해 프로판과 아세틸렌의 MESG를 실험하여 MESG 값을 측정하고 가스폭발시의 최대 폭발압력을 측정하였다. 결과로는 최소 MESG가 측정될 때 가스의 농도는 화학당량 농도보다 높고 폭발압력은 최소 MESG에서 가장 높게 나타났다.