• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.1587-1590
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• 2015

Background: Chronic lymphoid leukemia (CLL) is the most frequent type of adult leukemia. The Rai and Binet staging systems have been well recognized as standards for assessing the treatment requirements and overall survival in CLL patients. However, there is a need to seek newer prognostic markers to identify stable or progressive forms of CLL that will facilitate risk-adapted treatment strategies. Currently a molecular biomarker ZAP-70 has attracted interest as providing prognostic information in CLL patients. Objective: To determine the frequency of ZAP-70 positivity in B-CLL patients at disease presentation. Materials and Methods: From January 2011 to September 2014, 89 patients were diagnosed to have chronic lymphoid leukemia. Complete blood count was done on an automated analyzer (Cell Dyne, Abott Architect, USA), while immunophenotyping was conducted for each patient to establish the diagnosis of the disease. ZAP-70 expression was evaluated by flow cytometry. Data were compiled and analyzed by SPSS version 21. Results: Out of the total of 89 B-CLL patients, 62 (69.7%) were male and 27 (30.3%) were females with a male to female ratio of 2:1. The mean age was $57.5{\pm}12.1years$. The frequency of ZAP-70 positivity in our B-CLL patients was found to be 13.5%. ZAP-70 positivity was significantly correlated with stage III disease and high absolute lymphocytic count (P<0.05). No correlation of ZAP-70 could be established with age and gender (p>0.05). Conclusions: The frequency of ZAP-70 in our patients appears low. It is approximately half that in international data. We would recommend to screen all the newly diagnosed patients with CLL for ZAP-70 protein expression for risk stratification, family counseling and to predict overall survival.

• 대한유전성대사질환학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2012

본 연구는 심한 발현 양상을 보인 NICCD 환자의 임상상과 그들의 분자 유전학적 결과를 고찰하여, NICCD의 빠른 진단 및 치료를 통해 임상 경과의 호전을 관찰하였기에 이를 보고하는 바이다. 신생아 광범위 대사 이상 질환 스크리닝 검사의 보편화와 더불어 NICCD 환자들의 진단 수는 앞으로 지속적으로 증가할 것으로 보이며, 이들의 장기적인 경과 관찰을 통한 예후 인자 및 새로운 치료적 접근법을 도출해내야 할 것이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.432-439
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• 1982

Congenital posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia [Bochdalek hernia] is the result of a congenital diaphragmatic defect in the posterior costal part of the diaphragm in the region of the tenth and eleventh ribs. There is usually free communication between the thoracic and abdominal cavities. The defect is most commonly found on the left [90%], but may occurs on the right, where the liver often prevents detection. The male to female ratio is 2:1. Owing to the negative intrathoracic pressure, herniation of abdominal contents through the defects occurs, with resultant collapse of the lung. Shifting of mediastinum to the opposite side and compression of the opposite lung occurs. Most often these hernias are manifestated by acute respiratory distress in the newborn. A second, but less well recognized, group of patient with Bochdalek hernia survive beyond the neonatal period, usually present at a later time with "failure of thrive, intermittent vomiting, or progressive respiratory difficulty. " The diagnosis can often be made on clinical ground from the presence of respiratory distress, absence of breath sounds on the chest presence of bowel sounds over the chest . Roentgenogram of the chest confirm the diagnosis. Obstruction and strangulation have been reported but are rare. Treatment consists of early reliable identification of these congenital diaphragmatic hernia with high risk and surgical repairment. and postoperative pharmacological management with extracorporeal membranous oxygenation [=ECMO] support in the period of intensive care. On the surgical approach, for defects on left side, an abdominal incision is preferred, because of the high incidence of malrotation and obstructing duodenal bands. In the neonate, the operative mortality may be appreciable, but, later repair almost always is successful. During the period from 1972 to 1982, 4 cases of congenital Bochdalek hernia were experienced at the Kyung-Hee University Hospital.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.615-636
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• 2000

Some elevated water tanks have failed due to torsional vibrations in past earthquakes. The overall axisymmetric structural geometry and mass distribution of such structures may leave only a small accidental eccentricity between centre of stiffness and centre of mass. Such a small accidental eccentricity is not expected to cause a torsional failure. This paper studies the possibility of amplified torsional behaviour of elevated water tanks due to such small accidental eccentricity in the elastic as well as inelastic range; using two simple idealized systems with two coupled lateral-torsional degrees of freedom. The systems are capable of retaining the characteristics of two extreme categories of water tanks namely, a) tanks on staging with less number of columns and panels and b) tanks on staging with large number of columns and panels. The study shows that the presence of a small eccentricity may lead to large displacement of the staging edge in the elastic range, if the torsional-to-lateral time period ratio $({\tau})$ of the elevated tanks lies within a critical range of 0.7< ${\tau}$ <1.25. Inelastic behaviour study reveals that such excessive displacement in some of the reinforced concrete staging elements may cause unsymmetric yielding. This may lead to progressive strength deterioration through successive yielding in same elements under cyclic loading during earthquakes. Such localized strength drop progressively develop large strength eccentricity resulting in large localized inelastic displacement and ductility demand, leading to failure. So, elevated water tanks should have ${\tau}$ outside the said critical range to avoid amplified torsional response. The tanks supported on staging with less number of columns and panels are found to have greater torsional vulnerability. Tanks located near faults seem to have torsional vulnerability for large ${\tau}$.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.232-238
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• 2014

수용성 단량체인 아크릴산 (AA)을 단량체로 potassium persulfate (KPS)를 개시제로 이용하여 $60^{\circ}C$에서 $90^{\circ}C$ 사이의 선택된 온도에서 물을 반응매체로 하여 용액중합을 진행하였다. 아크릴산의 농도가 감소하거나 개시제의 농도가 증가하면 분자량은 감소하였다. 중합반응온도를 상승하면 폴리아크릴산 (PAA)의 분자량은 감소하였다. 대부분의 중합반응에서 분산성지수는 1.5 에 근접하는 것으로 관찰되었다. 교반속도가 증가하면서 400 rpm에서 분자량은 최고값을 나타낸 후, 교반속도가 800 rpm에 이르면서 수평균 및 중량평균분자량은 감소하였다. 유리전이온도는 분자량에 따라 크게 변하지 않았으며 $113^{\circ}C$에서 $116^{\circ}C$ 사이의 값을 나타내었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.1469-1473
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• 2010

Influences of alrylamino (R) substituents on the herbicidal activity ($pI_{50}$) of 1-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-5-propargyloxypheny)-3-(R)-thiourea analogues (1 ~ 35) against the barnyard grass (Echinochloa crusgalli) in the pre-emergence step were discussed quantitatively using comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA) and comparative molecular similarity indices analysis (CoMSIA) as the three dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship (3D-QSAR) method. The statistically most satisfactory CoMFA models for the herbicidal activity against the barnyard grass had the better predictability ($r^2{_{cv.}}$) and correlativity ($r^2{_{ncv.}}$) than those of CoMSIA models. The optimized CoMFA model 1($r^2{_{cv.}}$ = 0.531 & $r^2{_{ncv.}}$ = 0.931) with the sensitivity to the perturbation (${d_q}^{2'}{dr^2}_{yy'}$ = 1.081) and the prediction ($q^2$ = 0.475) produced by a progressive scrambling analyses were not dependent on chance correlation. And statistical qualities with the atom based fit alignment (AF) were slightly higher than those of the field fit alignment (FF). According to the optimized CoMFA model 1, the contribution ratio (%) of the steric field (76.9%) on the herbicidal activity of the Thioureas was three-fold higher than that of the electrostatic field (20.1%) and the hydrophobic field (3.0%) had the least influence. A steric favor group is on the vicinity of the nitrogen atom in alrylamino (R) substituent, and a steric disfavor group is on the outer side of alrylamino (R) substituent. Thus, as the size of alrylamino (R) substituent increases, so does the herbicidal activity of the substituent.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.125-130
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 순차적 급전을 이용한 위성 통신용 $2{\times}4$ 균일 배열 안테나(uniform array antenna)와 각 안테나 소자로 균등 급전을 하기 위한 8분기 전력분배기 구조를 제안하였다. 제안된 배열 안테나는 배열 구조에 의한 전계 상쇄 현상을 방지하고, 순도 높은 원형 편파(RHCP)를 발생시키기 위하여 순차적 급전 방식을 적용하였다. 각각의 안테나 소자에 90도 위상 지연 선로를 첨가하여 순차적 급전을 이루었고, 각각에서 발생하는 전계의 방향도 일치하도록 하였다. 설계된 위성 통신용 $2{\times}4$ 배열 안테나의 반사 손실은 -10 dB 기준 대역폭이 760 MHz(7.90~8.66 GHz), RHCP 이득은 8.3 GHz에서 14.3 dBic, 3 dB 축비 대역폭은 600 MHz(8.15~8.75 GHz)의 특성을 나타내었고, 전력분배기는 8개의 port에서 -9.2 dB의 동일한 전달 특성을 나타내었다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.171-177
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• 2003

Previously we have reported that administration of Korean red ginseng water extract (KRG-WE) plays both preventive and therapeutic roles in testicular toxicity of guinea pigs exposed to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). Further study was carried out to verify the beneficial role of Korean red ginseng in TCDD-induced testicular toxicity with different animal species by different route of administration. Korean red ginseng crude saponin (KRG-CS) was prepared by Diaion HP-20 adsorption chromatography. One hundred twenty rats (Sprauge Dawley, 200${\pm}$10 g) were divided into 6 groups. The normal control group (NC) received vehicle (i.p.) and saline (p.o.). Predetermined dosage of TCDD (40 $\mu\textrm{g}$/kg b.w., i.p.) was administered to single TCDD-treated (TT) and test (CS) groups. KRG-CS was admin-istered (p.o.) at daily doses of 5 (CS5), 10 (CS10),20 (CS2O) and/or 40 mg/kg b.w. (CS40) for 5 weeks, starting 1 week before the TCDD-exposure. Body weight gain, organ weights, and sperm quality were investigated. Decrease in body weight gain induced by TCDD was greatly attenuated by KRG-CS in a dose-dependent manner. Testicular weight, sperm head counts and ratio of sperm with progressive movement in TT group decreased significantly but those parameters were improved by the treatment of KRG-CS in a dose-dependent manner. This result led us to conclude that crude saponin might be the active ingredient of Korean red ginseng that attenuates the testicular toxicity induced by TCDD.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.162-167
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• 2012

거대분자의 표면개질은 고분자재료의 물성을 향상시키기 위한 점진적이고 바람직한 방안을 제공하며 고분자의 주요 물성을 손상시키지 않고 고분자 표면의 전도도, 젖음성, 안정성, 접착 및 항박테리아성 등을 개선시킨다. PE 또는 PP 등의 polyolefin을 관능성 단량체로서 MAH와 용액상에서 그래프트시켰다. FTIR측정을 통하여 그래프팅이 일어났음을 확인하였다. 그래프팅율은 화학적정에 의하여 결정하였다. MAH량이 많아질수록 접촉각은 낮은 값을 얻었다. 또한 MAH량이 증가함에 따라 polyolefin-g-MAH의 융점($T_m$)은 감소하는 한편 분해온도($T_d$)는 증가하는 경향을 보였다.

• 한국전자거래학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.43-61
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• 2014

본 연구는 공급망 운영에서 가장 기본적이고 필수적인 연구 분야인 공급자의 선정과 수요의 할당 문제를 해결하기 위한 방법으로 게임이론을 적용하였다. 특히, 가장 보편적으로 사용되고 있는 점진적 역경매 메커니즘을 비율적 형평성을 보장하는 구매 게임 방식과 공급망 전체 운영의 수익성이라는 관점에서 비교 분석하였다. 서로 다른 두 메커니즘의 정교한 비교 분석을 위한 전체 알고리즘을 제시하였으며, 구매게임을 이용한 공급자 선정 및 주문 배분의 최적해는 유전자 알고리즘을 통해 도출하였다. 전체 공급망의 수익성은 공급자와 구매자의 수익함수와 수익-비용 비율을 통해 평가하였다. 실제 현실의 공급망을 단순화한 모형을 바탕으로 본 연구에서 제안하는 방법이 전체 공급망의 수익성을 어떻게 향상시킬 수 있는 지를 간단한 실험과 통계 분석을 통해 설명하였다. 이를 통해 구매게임의 해가 역경매 방식에 비해 구매자의 수익성 감소를 통해 공급자와 구매자를 모두 포함하는 공급망 전체의 수익성을 크게 향상시킬 수 있음을 보였다.