• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.137-148
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• 2007

Using a strain-controlled rheometer [Rheometrics Dynamic Analyzer (RDA II)], the steady shear flow properties of a semi-solid ointment base (vaseline) have been measured over a wide range of shear rates at temperature range of $25{\sim}60^{\circ}C$. In this article, the steady shear flow properties (shear stress, steady shear viscosity and yield stress) were reported from the experimentally obtained data and the effects of shear rate as well as temperature on these properties were discussed in detail. In addition, several inelastic-viscoplastic flow models including a yield stress parameter were employed to make a quantitative evaluation of the steady shear flow behavior, and then the applicability of these models was examined by calculating the various material parameters (yield stress, consistency index and flow behavior index). Main findings obtained from this study can be summarized as follows : (1) At temperature range lower than $40^{\circ}C$, vaseline is regarded as a viscoplastic material having a finite magnitude of yield stress and its flow behavior beyond a yield stress shows a shear-thinning (or pseudo-plastic) feature, indicating a decrease in steady shear viscosity as an increase in shear rate. At this temperature range, the flow curve of vaseline has two inflection points and the first inflection point occurring at relatively lower shear rate corresponds to a static yield stress. The static yield stress of vaseline is decreased with increasing temperature and takes place at a lower shear rate, due to a progressive breakdown of three dimensional network structure. (2) At temperature range higher than $45^{\circ}C$, vaseline becomes a viscous liquid with no yield stress and its flow character exhibits a Newtonian behavior, demonstrating a constant steady shear viscosity regardless of an increase in shear rate. With increasing temperature, vaseline begins to show a Newtonian behavior at a lower shear rate range, indicating that the microcrystalline structure is completely destroyed due to a synergic effect of high temperature and shear deformation. (3) Over a whole range of temperatures tested, the Herschel-Bulkley, Mizrahi-Berk, and Heinz-Casson models are all applicable and have an almostly equivalent ability to quantitatively describe the steady shear flow behavior of vaseline, whereas the Bingham, Casson,and Vocadlo models do not give a good ability.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.65-71
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• 2009

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the bioequivalence of two domperidone maleate tablets, Motilium-$M^{(R)}$ Tablet (Janssen Korea Ltd., reference product) and $Toriem^{(R)}$ Tablet (Daewon Pharm. Co., Ltd., test product). Domperidone was extracted by liquid-liquid extraction using tert-butyl methyl ether and separated in less than 3 min on $C_{18}$ reverse-phase column using an isocratic elution. A tandem mass spectrometer, as detector, was used for quantitative analysis in positive mode by a multiple reaction monitoring mode to monitor the m/z $426.1{\rightarrow}119.1$ and the m/z $837.4{\rightarrow}158.2$ transitions for domperidone and the internal standard (roxithromycin), respectively. Calibration curves, from $0.05{\sim}50$ ng/mL of domperidone, showed correlation coefficients (r) higher than 0.9941. Intra day and inter day precision (C.V. %) for quality control were ranged from 10.04 to 16.09% and from 10.87 to 18.69%, respectively. The lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) of domperidone was 0.05 ng/mL. The method described is precise and sensitive and has been successfully applied to the study of bioequivalence of domperidone in 24 healthy Korean volunteers. Twenty-four healthy male Korean volunteers received a single dose of each medicine ($2{\times}12.72\;mg$ domperidone maleate) in a $2{\times}2$ crossover study. There was a one-week washout period between the doses. Plasma concentrations of domperidone were monitored for over a period of 24 hr after the administration. $AUC_{0-t}$ (the area under the plasma concentration-time curve) was calculated by the linear trapezoidal rule. $C_{max}$ (maximum plasma drug concentration) and $T_{max}$ (time to reach $C_{max}$) were compiled from the plasma concentration-time data. The 90% confidence intervals for the log transformed data were within acceptable range of log 0.8 to log 1.25 (e.g., $log\;0.92{\sim}log\;1.05$ for $AUC_{0-t}$, $log\;0.81{\sim}log\;1.05$ for $C_{max}$). The major parameters, $AUC_{0-t}$ and $C_{max}$ met the criteria of KFDA for bioequivalence indicating that $Toriem^{(R)}$ tablet is bioequivalent to Motilium-$M^{(R)}$ tablet.

• 환경생물
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.172-178
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• 2006

골재채취가 수층의 세균군집구조에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 낙동강 중류, 골재채취가 이루어 지지 않은 수역인 구미대교와 장기간에 걸쳐 연속적으로 골재채취가 행해지는 지역인 성주군 소학리 (성주대교 인근)에서 $\alpha\;\beta\;\gamma-subclass$ proteobacteria, Cytophaga-Flavobacterium (CF) group 세균군과 황산염화원세균을 FISH법으로 정량분석하였다. 아울러 수온, pH, EC, 엽록소-$\alpha$ 양 등의 이화학적인 환경요인도 측정하였다. DAPI로 염색된 세균수로 측정한 총세균수의 경우, 두 정점간의 괄목할 만한 양적인 차이는 없었으나 그 시간차에 따른 변동이 골재채취 수역에서 더욱 심했다. 또한 높은 엽록소-$\alpha$ 양을 나타낸 골재채취 수역에서 검출한 CF group 세균군과 황산염환원세균이 총세균수에서 차지하는 비율이 비골재채취 수역에 비해 높았다. 이같은 결과는 저니질이 수층으로 재유입되었기 때문으로 판단된다. 그러나 본 연구에서 검출한 세균군이 총세균수에서 차지하는 비율을 합하면 그 비율은 골재채취 수역보다 비골재채취 수역에서 더 높았다. FISH법에 의한 세균의 검출가능성이 해당세균의 물질대사능과 연관이 있으므로 골재채취 수역에서의 낮은 세균 검출율은 골재채취가 세균의 물질순환에서의 역기능을 초래하고 이는 또한 연차적으로 그들의 먹이연쇄에 부정적인 영향을 미칠 가능성을 시사하는 것이다.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.20-26
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• 2001

기질 물질로서 일련의3-phenyl-2,5-dihyoisoxazol-5-one(A) 및3-phenylisoxazole(B)유도체는 친핵성 첨가-제거반응($Ad_{N-E}$)으로 (A)가 (B)보다 높은 수율로 합성되었으며 정량적인 구조와 저항성(PRC) 및 감수성(SPC) 고추역병균(Phytophthora capsici)에 대한 살균 활성과의 관계(QSAR)를 검토하였다. 두 균주에 대한 살균활성은 공통적으로 benzoyl고리에 결합된 치환기의 폭인 $B_2$ 상수의 적정값(약$4.0{\AA}$)에 의존적(RPC: $(B_2)_{opt.}=3.74{\AA}$ 및 SPC: $(B_2)_{opt.}=3.99{\AA}$)이었으며 치환기가 RPC에는 전자끌게로 작용한 반면에 SPC에는 전자 끌게로 작용하지 않았다. Free-Wilson 분석결과, RPC 및 SPC, 두 균주에 대한 살균활성은 (A)가 (B)보다 컸으며 할로겐과 acetyl-치환체가 기여하였고, RPC에는 cyano, methoxy 및 methyl-치환체 등이 선택적으로 기여하였다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 1994

The occurrence and time course of capacitation, acrosomal loss, and hyperactivated motility require quantitative definition in order to characterize fertile human sperm. Recently the method has been developed to estimate the quality of spermatozoa by using kinematic parameters such as curvilinear velocity(VCL), average path velocity(VAP), linearity(LIN), straightness(STR), amplitude of lateral head displacement(ALH), and beat cross frequence(BCF) from Computer Assisted Sperm Analysis (CASA). In this study, using the Hamilton Thorn motility analyzer HTM 2030(Hamilton Thorn Research, Beverly, MA), we attempted to identify the spermatozoa with hyperactivated motility (HA) objectively and to monitor hyperactivation of human spermatozoa during incubation in capacitating media and after treatment of calcium ionophore as compared with acrosome status. And we examined whether HA are related to the result of SPA. Semen samples obtained from 16 healthy men were prepared by swim up technique and preincubated in a capacitating media(modified BWW medium) for 5 hours and treated with calcium ionophore solution. The acrosome reaction was detected with PSA-FITC labelling of the acrosome and in vitro sperm ferilizing capacity was assessed by the zona free hamster ovum penetration assay (SPA). The incidence of hyperactivated sperm was 2.6% in fresh semen, 14.3% of the swim up population, 13.7% after 5h of incubation. Significant increase of percentage of hyperactivated sperm was observed after the incubation (p<0.05) but after treatment, no significant changes of percentage of hyperactivated sperm(l1.8%) in contrast to significant rise in the percentage of acrosome reacted cells. Correlation analysis failed to show any significant relationship between the percentage of sperm with HA and SPA score. In conclusion, although no direct correlations were found between the results of SPA and HA, hyperactivation of sperm is associated with capacitation and monitoring hyperactivated sperm will be expected as a method of evaluating the functional quality of sperm such as SPA.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.333-352
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• 2017

A comparison study is made between the dynamic properties of an argillaceous siltstone and its grouting-reinforced body. The purpose is to investigate how grout injection can help repair broken soft rocks. A slightly weathered argillaceous siltstone is selected, and part of the siltstone is mechanically crushed and cemented with Portland cement to simulate the grouting-reinforced body. Core specimens with the size of $50mm{\times}38mm$ are prepared from the original rock and the grouting-reinforced body. Impact tests on these samples are then carried out using a Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) apparatus. Failure patterns are analyzed and geotechnical parameters of the specimens are estimated. Based on the experimental results, for the grouting-reinforced body, its shock resistance is poorer than that of the original rock, and most cracks happen in the cementation boundaries between the cement mortar and the original rock particles. It was observed that the grouting-reinforced body ends up with more fragmented residues, most of them have larger fractal dimensions, and its dynamic strength is generally lower. The mass ratio of broken rocks to cement has a significant effect on its dynamic properties and there is an optimal ratio that the maximum dynamic peak strength can be achieved. The dynamic strain-softening behavior of the grouting-reinforced body is more significant compared with that of the original rock. Both the time dependent damage model and the modified overstress damage model are equally applicable to the original rock, but the former performs much better compared with the latter for the grouting-reinforced body. In addition, it was also shown that water content and impact velocity both have significant effect on dynamic properties of the original rock and its grouting-reinforced body. Higher water content leads to more small broken rock pieces, larger fractal dimensions, lower dynamic peak strength and smaller elastic modulus. However, the water content plays a minor role in fractal dimensions when the impact velocity is beyond a certain value. Higher impact loading rate leads to higher degree of fragmentation and larger fractal dimensions both in argillaceous siltstone and its grouting-reinforced body. These results provide a sound basis for the quantitative evaluation on how cement grouting can contribute to the repair of broken soft rocks.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.346-356
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• 2008

Asbestos is the name of a group of minerals with long and thin fibers that originate naturally in the environment. Asbestos mainly affects lungs and the membrane that surrounds the lungs. In general, PCM (phase contrast microscopy) and PLM (polarized light microscopy) have been used to analyze asbestos fibers. However, these methods have often problems to over-estimate number concentration when counting real asbestos fibers. Moreover, there are many difficulties when separating and identifying various asbestos and non-asbestos fibers. In order to determine quantitative information on fibrous particles, source profiles for asbestos and non-asbestos fibers must be initially developed on the basis of their chemical compositions and physical parameters. In our study, a SEM/EDX was used to develop source profiles from known asbestos samples as reference samples. We could make the source profile matrix consisting of 6 types of asbestos fibers and 2 types of non-asbestos fibers by analyzing 380 fibers. Based on these profiles, a rule building expert system was developed by using the visual basic application (VBA). Various fibers were successfully classified by 2 simple rules in the EXCEL environment based on several visual steps such as inserting data, viewing results, and saving results. For a case study to test the expert system, samples from a construction materials and from various indoor environments such as a residental area, a preschool classroom, and an underground store were collected and analyzed. As a result of the survey, a total of 76 individual test fiber particles was well classified into 5 different types of particle classes; 9.3% of chrysotile, 15.4% of amosite, 0.8 of crocidolite, 4.2% of tremolite, 5.8% glass fiber, 21.1% of other fibers, and 43.5% of unknown fibers in terms of number concentration. Even though unknown portion was high, it will be decreased markedly when expanding fiber source profiles.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.22-28
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• 1998

기질 화합물로써 26종의 2-thienyl 및 2-furyl 등 헤테로 고리($R_{l}$)가 치환된 방향족 ${\alpha},{\beta}$-불포화 케톤 유도체를 합성하고 벼도열병균(Pyricularia oryzae)과 토마토 역병균(Phytophtora infestans) 및 보리횐가루병균(Erysiphe graminis)에 대한 항균활성을 측정하여 치환($R_{2}$)-phenyl backbone의 변화에 따른 물리화학 상수들 사이의 정량적 구조-활성관계 (QSAR)를 검토하였다. 2-thienyl 치환체, 1-10의 벼도열병균에 대한 항균활성은 공명효과(R>0)와 분자굴절상수$M_{R}<0$)가 토마토 역병균의 경우에는 공명효과(R<0)와 입체효과(Es>0) 그리고 보리횐가루병균에 대하여는 치환기의 길이 ($L_{lopt.}=5.54{\AA}$)에 의존적이었다. 2-furyl 치환체, 11-26은 벼도열병균과 보리횐가루병균에 대하여는 공통적으로 적정값의 장효과 ($F_{opt}=0.49{\sim}l.11$)가 그리고 토마토 역병균에 대하여는 적정값의 입체효과($Es_{opt}=1.78$)와 지시변수들이 항균활성을 개선하는 요인으로 각각 영향을 미친다는 사실을 알았다. 그리고 2-thienyl 치환체들의 벼도열병균과 토마토 역병균에 대한 항균활성은 반비례 관계를 보이는 경향이었다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.184-191
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• 2015

전립선 초음파영상은 전립선암, 전립선비대증, 전립선염을 진단하고 전립선암의 생검과 전립선비대에서 전립선 크기 확인 등을 위해서 사용된다. 전립선비대증은 노인 남성의 가장 흔한 질병 중의 하나이다. 전립선은 주변구역, 중심구역, 이행구역과 전방 섬유근 간질부분 4개 구획으로 나누어진다. 전립선비대증은 조직학적으로 전립선 이행구역에서 결절성 증식을 동반한 요도주위의 진행성 과증식이 특징으로 이 결절로 인한 요도 폐쇄를 야기함에 따라 하부요로 증상을 유발한다. 그러므로 본 연구에서는 정상 전립선 이행구역 영상과 전립선비대 이행구역 영상에 대한 컴퓨터 알고리즘을 이용하여 정량적인 분석을 하였다. GLCM을 적용하여 정상영상 60증례와 전립선비대증영상 60증례을 분석영역($50{\times}50$ 픽셀)으로 설정하고, 각 영상에서 Autocorrelation, Contrast, Cluster Prominence, Entropy, Max Probability, Sum average 6가지 파라미터를 비교하여 분석하였다. 결과적으로 Autocorrelation, Cluster Prominence, Entropy, Sum Average 4개의 파라미터에서는 병변의 질감 검출 효율이 92-98%로 높게 나왔다. 이에 전립선 이행구역의 결절성 증식 변화를 정량적인 영상분석으로 확인 할 수 있었다. 향후 전립선비대증 진단에 있어 2차적인 수단으로 가능할 것으로 기대되며, 다양한 전립선 초음파 영상에 있어 기초 자료가 될 것으로 사료된다.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.155-165
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• 2014

다중 열저장공동은 열에너지의 대규모 저장, 열적 성능 향상을 위한 높은 종횡비의 저장소 설계에 활용될 수 있다. 또한 긴 터널형의 단일공동이 열생산 및 주입을 위한 지상설비와의 연결에 적합하지 않은 경우, 길이를 줄인 다중 암반공동의 활용을 고려할 필요가 있다. 다중 열저장공동 활용시 공동간의 이격거리는 저장공간 설계시 고려해야 하는 주요 설계인자 중 하나이며, 정량적인 안정성 평가기준을 토대로 적정 이격거리가 산정되어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 대규모 열에너지 저장을 위한 다중 암반공동 계획시 공동간 이격거리를 결정하기 위한 수치 해석적 접근법에 대해 기술하였다. 다중 암반공동의 안정성 평가를 위해 기존의 결정론적 접근법과 달리 확률밀도에 의해 입력 매개변수의 불확실성을 정량적으로 고려할 수 있는 확률론적 해석기법을 이용하였으며, 집단열수 공급을 위한 다중 암반공동의 개념모델 설계에 적용하였다. 본 적용을 통해 확률론적 해석기법이 다중 암반공동의 이격거리 산정을 위한 의사결정 도구로서 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었으며, 결정론적 해석결과와의 비교 분석으로부터 결정론적 접근법 적용시 안정성 평가기준을 신중히 설정할 필요가 있는 것으로 검토되었다.