• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.1345-1351
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• 2011

Vancomycin therapy failure due to the emergence of tolerance in pneumococci is increasing. The molecular mechanism of tolerance is not clear, but lytA and $pep^{27}$ are known to be involved. Our aim was to evaluate the expression of both genes in vancomycin-tolerant Streptococcus pneumoniae (VTSP) strains. Eleven VTSP strains from a total of 309 clinical isolates of S. pneumoniae from 1997 to 2006 were classified according to the criteria of Liu and Tomasz. All VTSP strains were evaluated for susceptibility according to CLSI criteria, serotype by the Quellung test, and clonality by PFGE. The expressions of lytA and $pep^{27}$ were analyzed in different growth phases by RT-PCR with and without vancomycin. Eighty-two percent of VTSP strains showed resistance to penicillin, and 100% were sensitive to vancomycin and cefotaxime. The most frequent serotypes of VTSP strains were 23F (4/11) and 6B (3/11). Clonal relationship was observed in only two strains. No significant changes were observed in $pep^{27}$ expression in the three phases of growth in VTSP strains with and without vancomycin. Interestingly, $pep^{27}$ expression in the stationary phase in the non-tolerant reference strain R6 was significantly higher. However, no significant differences in lytA expression were observed between VTSP and R6 strains during the phases of growth analyzed. The absence of changes in $pep^{27}$ expression in VTSP strains in the stationary phase may be related to their ability to tolerate high antibiotic concentrations, and thus, they survive and remain in the host under the antibiotic selective pressure reflected in therapeutic failure.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.717-724
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• 2003

A newly isolated Citrobacter sp. Y19 catalyzes the CO-dependent $H_2$ production (biological water-gas shift reaction) by the actions of CO dehydrogenase (CODH) and hydrogenase. Y 19 requires $O_2$ for fast growth, but its $H_2$ production activity is significantly inhibited by $O_2$. In the present study, the effect of $O_2$ on the activities of CODH ard hydrogenase was investigated quantitatively in both whole cells and broken cells, based on CO-dependent or methyl viologen (MV)-dependent $H_2$ production in addition to CO-dependent MV reduction. In crude cell extracts, CODH activity was mostly found in the soluble fraction. Inactivation of CODH and hydrogenase activities by $O_2$ followed the first-order decay kinetics, and the dependence of the rate constants on $O_2$ partial pressure could be expressed by the Michaelis-Menten equation. In whole cells, the maximum deactivation rate constants ($k_{d,max}$ of hydrogenase and CODH were quite similar: $0.07{\pm}0.03 min^{-1}\;and\;0.10{\pm}0.04 min^{-1}$, respectively. However, the first-order rate constant ($k_{d,max}/K_s$) of CODH ($0.25\;min^{-1}\;atm^{-1}$) at low $O_2$ partial pressures was about 3-fold higher than that of the hydrogenase, since the half-saturation constant ($K_s$) of CODH was about half of that of hydrogenase. In broken cells, both enzymes became significantly more sensitive to $O_2$ compared to the unbroken cells, while $k_{d,max}/K_s$ increased 37-fold for hydrogenase and 6.7-fold for CODH. When whole cells were incubated under anaerobic conditions after being exposed to air for 1 h, hydrogenase activity was recovered more than 90% in 2 h suggesting that the deactivation of hydrogenase by $O_2$ was reversible. On the contrary, CODH activity was not recovered once deactivated by $O_2$ and the only way to recover the activity was to synthesize new CODH. This study indicates that $O_2$ sensitivity of $H_2$ production activity of Citrobacter sp. Y19 is an important drawback as in other $H_2-producing$ bactria.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.84-88
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• 2016

PVT(Physical vapor transport)법을 이용하여 AlN 단결정을 성장시켰으며 유도 코일의 위치를 변화시켜가면서 핫존의 위치가 달라짐에 따라 변화하는 결과를 비교하였다. 그라파이트 도가니가 사용되었으며 그 규격은 ${\Phi}90{\times}H120$이었다. 온도는 $1950{\sim}2050^{\circ}C$이며 챔버 압력은 150에서 1 Torr까지 사용되었다. 또한 핫존은 실험 회차에 따라 변화를 주었으며 이 결과가 비교되었다. 핫존의 위치가 AlN 단결정 응축 위치에서부터 충분히 아래쪽(> 40 mm)인 경우 성장된 결정 사이즈는 다른 조건들에 비해 양호했지만(${\sim}300{\mu}m/hr$), 조건 재현성은 상당히 떨어졌다. 반대로 핫존과 AlN 성장 위치간의 거리가 가까워질수록 성장된 결정의 크기는 작아지고 결정의 핵이 생성되는 빈도는 낮아지면서 성장된 결정의 질의 안정성은 증가했다. 성장 속도와 품질 두 가지 면에서 초기 핫존 코일의 위치가 결정 성장 위치로부터 20 mm 정도일 때가 가장 우수했다. 핫존의 위치는 매우 민감한 결과를 주었고 이것에서 더 나아가 코일의 이동 속도 또한 최적으로 컨트롤 되어야만 최적의 성장 조건이 설정될 수 있다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.679-700
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• 1996

Inferior alveolar nerve dysfunction may be the result of trauma, disease, or iatrogenic injury. Inferior alveolar nerve injury is inherent risk in endodontic therapy, orthognathic surgery of the mandible, and extraction of mandibular teeth, particularly the third molars. The sensory disturbances of inferior alveolar nerve associated with such injury have been well documented clinical problem that is commonly evaluated by several clinical sensory test including Tinels sign, Von Frey test(static light touch detection), directional discrimination, two-point discrimination, pin pressure nociceptive discrimination, and thermal test. These methods used to detect and assess inferior alveolar nerve injury have been subjective in nature, relying on the cooperation of the patients. In addition, many of these techniques are sensitive to differences in the examiners experience and skill with the particular technique. Data obtained at different times or by different examiners are therefore difficult to compare. Prior experimental studies have used electro diagnostic methods(sensory evoked potential) to objectively evaluate inferior alveolar nerve after nerve injury. This study was designed with inferior alveolar nerve of rabbit. Several types of injury including mind, moderate, severe compression and perforation with 19 gauze, 21 gauze needle and 6mm, 10mm traction were applied for taking the sesory evoked ppterntial. Latency and amplitude of injury rabbit inferior alveolar nerve were investigated with sensory evoked potential using unpaired t-test. The results were as follows : 1. Intensity of threshold (T1) was $128{\pm}16{\mu}A$ : latency, $0.87{\pm}0.07$ microsecond : amplitude, $0.4{\pm}0.1{\mu}V$ : conduction velocity, 23.3 m/s in sensory evoked potential of uninjured rabbit inferior alveolar nerve. 2. Rabbit inferior alveolar nerve consists of type II and III sensory nerve fiber. 3. Latency was increased and amplitude was decreased in compression injury. The more injured, the more changed in latency and amplitude. 4. Findings in perforation injury was similar to compression injury. Waveform for sensory evoked potential improved by increasing postinjured time. 5. Increasing latency was prominent in traction injury rabbit inferior alveolar nerve. 6. In microscopic histopathological findings, significant degeneration and disorganization of the internal architecture were seen in nerve facicle of severe compression and 10mm traction group. From the above findings, electrophysiological assessment(sensory evoked potential) of rabbit injured inferior alveolar nerve is reliable technique in diagnosis and prognosis of nerve injury.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2006년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.86-95
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• 2006

Brillouin backscatter is a type of reflection that occurs when light is shone into an optical fibre. Brillouin reflections are very sensitive to changes in the fibre arising from external effects, such as temperature, strain and pressure. We report here several case studies on the measurement of strain using Brillouin reflections. A mechanical bending test of an I beam, deployed with both fiber optic sensors and conventional strain gauge rosettes, was performed with the aim of evaluating: (1) the capability and technical limit of the DTSS technology for strain profile sensing; (2) the reliability of strain measurement using fiber optic sensor. The average values of strains obtained from both DTSS and strain gauges (corresponding to the deflection of I beam) showed a linear relationship and an excellent one-to-one match. A practical application of DTSS technology as an early warning system for land sliding or subsidence was examined through a field test at a hillside. Extremely strong, lightweight, rugged, survivable tight-buffered cables, designed for optimal strain transfer to the fibre, were used and clamped on the subsurface at a depth of about 50cm. It was proved that DTSS measurements could detect the exact position and the progress of strain changes induced by land sliding and subsidence. We also carried out the first ever distributed dynamic strain measurement (10Hz) on the Korean Train eXpress(KTX) railway track in Daejeon, Korea. The aim was to analyse the integrity of a section of track that had recently been repaired. The Sensornet DTSS was used to monitor this 85m section of track while a KTX train passed over. In the repaired section the strain increases to levels of 90 microstrain, whereas in the section of regular track the strain is in the region of 30-50 microstrain. The results were excellent since they demonstrate that the DTSS is able to measure small, dynamic changes in strain in rails during normal operating conditions. The current 10km range of the DTSS creates a potential to monitor the integrity of large lengths of track, and especially higher risk sections such as bridges, repaired track and areas at risk of subsidence.

• Composites Research
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.216-222
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• 2016

폴리디싸이클로팬타디엔 (p-DCPD) 수지를 경화하기 위해 개환반응이 사용된다. 이 반응은 텅스텐계 촉매를 이용한 반응이기 때문에 질소 조건에서 반응이 진행되어야 한다. 왜냐하면, 텅스텐계 수지는 촉매독 현상이 발생될 수 있기 때문에 대기조건에서는 사용이 어려운 것으로 알려져 있다. 이러한 문제를 개선하기 위해 본 연구에서는 대기 조건에서 텅스턴 (W)을 촉매로한 p-DCPD 대해 프레스 성형법을 이용하여 수지를 경화시켰다. 프레스 성형을 통해 p-DCPD (W) 수지를 경화시킬 경우 기계적 강도가 향상되는 결과를 얻었으며, 이는 DCPD 성형 단계에서 발생되는 기체를 압으로 눌러 미세 기공의 발생을 줄였기 때문이다. 촉매 독 현상이 발생되는 것은 반응시간이 길 때에 발생되지만, 짧은 성형을 시도하는 프레스 성형에서는 촉매 자체로 인한 물성 저하가 발생되지 않았다. 궁극적으로 p-DCPD 성형을 위해 대기 조건에서 성형이 가능하였으며, 경화 시간, 압력 변수를 조절할 경우 기계적 물성이 향상을 확인하였다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.227-242
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• 2012

본 연구는 사회서비스 시장화에 따른 비영리 사회복지조직의 경쟁 우월성을 확보하기 위한 방안으로 시장지향성이 조직성과에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 경험적으로 검증하기 위한 것이다. 사회서비스 시장화는 사회복지조직의 재정 환경 압박과 더불어 조직 간의 경쟁을 심화시키고 있다. 다양한 공급주체들이 참여하는 사회서비스 시장에서 비영리 사회복지조직이 생존을 유지하기 위해서는 환경에 대한 민감성이 필요하다. 이를 위해 시장지향성 도입의 필요성이 제기되고 있으며 이 시점에서 비영리 사회복지조직의 시장지향성 수준과 시장지향성이 조직성과에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 확인하는 것은 의미가 있다고 보여진다. 자료 수집은 바우처 사업에 참여하고 있는 부산의 사회복지조직을 대상으로 이루어졌으며, 총 92개 기관이 분석대상이 되었다. 조사대상 기관의 시장지향성은 3.63으로 나타났으며 선행연구들에 비해 다소 높은 시장지향성을 보였다. 시장지향성이 조직성과에 미치는 영향은 유의미하게 나타났다. 사회서비스 시장에서 바우처 사업을 수행하고 있는 비영리 사회복지조직의 시장지향성이 높을수록 바우처 사업에 대한 연간 수익금 총액이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 비영리 사회복지조직의 시장지향성 도입 유용성을 경험적으로 검증하였다. 또한 비영리 사회복지조직이 조직의 생존과 유지를 위해 외부 환경에 더욱 민감하게 반응하는 것이 필요하다는 함의를 제공해 주고 있다.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.554-563
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• 2016

선박엔진은 잔사유를 에너지원으로 활용하여 운항할 수 있으며, 이를 활용한 선박에서 환경 규제와 경제성을 모두 만족시키는 다양한 방안들이 모색되고 있다. 그 중에 한 방안으로 연료 첨가제를 활용하는 기술이 있을 수 있다. 분산제와 연소촉진제는 잔사유 활용 시 엔진의 연소특성 촉진에 기여할 것이라는 기대를 받고 있다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 연소성 분석 장비(FIA/FCA)와 열 중량 분석 장비(TGA)를 활용하여 잔사유 연료첨가제가 혼합된 잔사유의 연소성을 분석하였다. 연소성 분석 장비(FIA/FCA)의 결과로는 연소에 의한 일의 총량을 분석하도록 분석법이 개발되었으며, 이 때문에 본 연구를 통하여 동일 장비를 활용하면서도 연소 효율을 간단하게 평가할 수 있는 방안을 제시하였다. 연소성 분석 결과인 ROHR 곡선으로부터, 단순한 삼각함수를 활용하여 연소특성을 예측할 수 있는 방안을 제시하였으며, 이 기법을 활용하여 기존의 압력 곡선과 유사한 결론을 도출할 수 있었다. 열 중량 분석(TGA)의 경우 연료유의 증발 특성에 민감하게 반응함을 확인하였고, 첨가제가 연료유 증발에 효과적으로 작용함을 확인하였다.

• 공업화학
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.523-530
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• 1999

아클릴계 점착제는 주로 용제를 사용하여 제조되어 왔으나 용제의 사용에 따른 화재의 위험성과 환경적인 부작용으로 인해 점차 법률적으로 규제의 대상이 되고 있음에 따라 용제를 사용하지 않는 수계 에멀젼 중합을 이용한 제조 방법이 중요하게 대두되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 $40^{\circ}C$의 반응기에 methacrylic acid(MAA), n-butyl acrylate(n-BA), 그리고 2-ethylhexyl acrylate(2-EHA) 등 3가지 종류의 단량체를 사용하여 유화 중합을 수행하였으며, 실험에 사용된 계면활성제는 음이온 계면활성제로 sodium dodecyl sulfate(SDS), 비이온 계면활성제로 ethylene oxide 계통을 사용하였다. 실험 결과 혼합 계면활성제 시스템에서의 전환율이 단일 계면활성제 시스템에서의 전환율보다 더 높게 나왔으며, 비이온 계면활성제만을 사용한 유화중합은 안정성이 떨어져 상 분리가 일어났다. 반면에 음이온 계면활성제 또는 혼합 계면활성제를 사용한 유화 중합 시스템은 매우 안정한 상태를 유지하여 12주 이상의 저장 안정성을 보였다. 혼합 계면활성제 시스템에서 에멀젼 입자는 비이온 계면활성제 시스템 비해 작은 크기를 가지며, 계면활성제의 양이 증가할수록 입자 크기는 감소하였다. 계면활성제의 형태와 사용량, 그리고 혼합 비율 등은 에멀젼 입자의 Tg와 분자량에 거의 영향을 미치지 않았다. 실험 결과를 종합하여 보면, 50개의 침수성기를 가지고 소수성 chain의 탄소수가 16~18인 비인온 계면활성제를 40~60% 정도 사용한 약 4 g 정도의 혼합 계면활성제 시스템이 에멀젼의 안정성과 접착력에서 가장 최적의 제조 조건임을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국식물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물생명공학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 및 한일 식물생명공학 심포지엄
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• pp.71-80
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• 2005

Effects of low temperature ($8^{\circ}C$) on the hydraulic conductivity of young roots of a chilling-sensitive (cucumber; Cucumis sativus L.) and a chilling-resistant (figleaf gourd; Cucurbita ficifolia Bouche) crop have been measured at the levels of whole root systems (root hydraulic conductivity, $Lp_r$) and of individual cortical cells (cell hydraulic conductivity, Lp). In figleaf gourd, there was a reduction only in hydrostatic $Lp_r$ but not in osmotic $Lp_r$ suggesting that the activity of water channels was not much affected by low root temperature (LRT)treatment in this species. Changes in cell Lp in response to chilling and recovery were similar asroot level, although they were more intense at the root level. Roots of figleaf gourd recovered better from LRT treatment than those of cucumber. In figleaf gourd, recovery (both at the root and cell level) often resulted in Lp and $Lp_r$ values which were even bigger than the original, i.e. there was an overshoot in hydraulic conductivity. These effects were larger forosmotic (representing the cell-to-cell passage of water) than for hydrostatic $Lp_r$. After a short term (1 d) exposure to $8\;^{\circ}C$ followed by 1 d at $20\;^{\circ}C$, hydrostatic $Lp_r$ of cucumber nearly recovered and that of figleaf gourd still remained higher due to the overshoot. On the contrary, osmotic $Lp_r$ and cell Lp in both species remained high by a factor of 3 as compared to the control, possibly due to an increased activity of water channels. After pre-conditioning of roots at LRT, increased hydraulic conductivitywas completely inhibited by $HgCl_2$ at both the root and cell levels. Different from figleaf gourd, recovery from chilling was not complete in cucumber after longer exposure to LRT. It is concluded that at LRT, both changes in the activity of aquaporins and alterations of root anatomy determine the water uptake in both species. To better understand the aquaporin function in plants under various stress conditions, we examined the transgenic Arabidopsisand tobacco plants that constitutively overexpress ArabidopsisPIP1;4 or PIP2;5 under various abiotic stress conditions. No significant differences in growth rates were found between the transgenic and wild-type plants under favorable growth conditions. By contrast, overexpression of PIP1;4 or PIP2;5 had a negative effect on seed germination and seedling growth under drought stress, whereas it had a positive effect under cold stress and no effect under salt stress. Measurement of water transport by cell pressure probe revealed that these observed phenotypes under different stress conditions were closely correlated with the ability of water transport by each aquaporin in the transgenic plants. Together, our results demonstrate that PIP-type aquaporins play roles in seed germination, seedling growth, and stress response of Arabidopsis and tobacco plants under various stress conditions, and emphasize the importance of a single aquaporin-mediated water transport in these cellular processes.