• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제58권2호
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• pp.52-59
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• 2015

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the relative weight gain at 2-week intervals up to 6 weeks after birth to predict retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) requiring treatment among very low birth weight infants. Methods: A total of 211 preterm infants with birth weights <1,500 g and gestational age <32 weeks were retrospectively reviewed. The main outcome was the development of ROP requiring treatment. Body weight measurements were recorded daily. Relative weight gains (g/kg/day) were calculated at the second, fourth, and sixth week after birth. Results: Of the 211 infants, 89 developed ROP, of which 41 spontaneously regressed and 48 with early treatment of ROP type I required laser treatment. The relative weight gain at 2, 4, and 6 weeks postnatal age was significantly lower in infants with ROP requiring treatment than in infants without ROP or those with spontaneous regression (P<0.001, P=0.005, and P=0.004, respectively). On logistic regression, poor relative weight gain in the first 2 weeks was found to be related to ROP requiring treatment (adjusted odds ratio, 0.809; 95% confidence interval, 0.695-0.941; P=0.006). Relative weight gain at 2 weeks postnatal age was significantly lower in infants with ROP requiring treatment compared to that in ROP requiring no treatment (P=0.012). Conclusion: Poor postnatal weight gain in the first 2 weeks of life is an important and independent risk factor for ROP requiring treatment. Postnatal weight gain can predict the development of severe ROP requiring treatment.

• 정보처리학회논문지:컴퓨터 및 통신 시스템
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• 제2권5호
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• pp.217-222
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• 2013

Return-Oriented Programming(ROP)는 기존 return-to-libc의 발전된 형태로 프로그램의 코드 영역에 있는 가젯을 조합하여 공격자가 원하는 모든 기능을 수행할 수 있는 코드 재사용 공격 기법이다. ROP 공격을 방어하는 기존 방어 기법들은 동적 실행 흐름 분석으로 인한 높은 성능 부하를 보이거나 ROP 공격에 대한 부분적인 방어만 가능하였다. 본 논문에서 제시하는 간접 분기 목적 주소 검증 기법(Indirect Branch Target Address Verification)은 간접 분기문의 목적 주소가 유효한지 검사해서 ROP 공격을 탐지하며, ROP 공격의 대부분을 방어할 수 있다. 또한 동적 실행 흐름 분석이 필요 없기 때문에 낮은 성능 부담을 보인다. SPEC CPU 2006 벤치마크를 대상으로 한 성능평가에서 15%보다 적은 성능 부하를 보였다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제56권5호
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• pp.429-435
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• 2018

Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous protozoan parasite responsible for causing toxoplasmosis. Preventive measures for toxoplasmosis are currently lacking and as such, development of novel vaccines are of urgent need. In this study, we generated 2 virus-like particles (VLPs) vaccines expressing T. gondii rhoptry protein 4 (ROP4) or rhoptry protein 18 (ROP18) using influenza matrix protein (M1) as a core protein. Mice were intranasally immunized with VLPs vaccines and after the last immunization, mice were challenged with ME49 cysts. Protective efficacy was assessed and compared by determining serum antibody responses, body weight changes and the reduction of cyst counts in the brain. ROP18 VLPs-immunized mice induced greater levels of IgG and IgA antibody responses than those immunized with ROP4 VLPs. ROP18 VLPs immunization significantly reduced body weight loss and the number of brain cysts in mice compared to ROP4 VLPs post-challenge. These results indicate that T. gondii ROP18 VLPs elicited better protective efficacy than ROP4 VLPs, providing important insight into vaccine design strategy.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.441-445
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• 2008

A series of aluminum complexes supported by $\beta$-ketoamino, ligand-bearing, 3-position substituents $LAlEt_2$ ($L=CH_3C(O)C(Cl)=C(CH_3)NAr\;(L_1)$, $L=CH_3C(O)C(H)=C(CH_3)NAr\;(L_2)$, $L=CH_3C(O)C(Ph)=C(CH_3)NAr\;(L_3)$, and $L=CH_3C(O)C(Me)=C(CH_3)NAr\;(L_4)$, $Ar=2,6-^iPr_2C6H_3$) were synthesized in situ and employed in the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of $\varepsilon$-caprolactone ($\varepsilon$-CL) and cyclohexene oxide (CHO). The 3-position substituents on the $\beta$-ketoamino ligand backbone of the aluminum complexes influenced the catalyst activity remarkably for both ROP of $\varepsilon$-CL and CHO. Aluminum $\beta$-ketoamino complexes displayed different catalytic behavior in ROP of $\varepsilon$-CL and CHO. The order of the catalytic activity of $LAlEt_2$ was $L_1AlEt_2$>$L_2AlEt_2$>$L_3AlEt_2$>$L_4AlEt_2$ for ROP of $\varepsilon$-CL, being opposite to the electron-donating ability of the 3-position substituents on the $\beta$-ketoamino ligand, while the order of the catalytic activity for ROP of CHO was $L_1AlEt_2$>$L_3AlEt_2$>$L_4AlEt_2$>$L_2AlEt_2$. The effects of reaction temperature and time on the ROP were also investigated for both $\varepsilon$-CL and CHO.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제59권6호
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• pp.565-572
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• 2021

Toxoplasma gondii ME49 infections are typically diagnosed by serological tests. However, serological diagnosis of RH strain-induced toxoplasmosis remains unknown. In order to develop seradiagnosis of above 2 kinds of infections, we generated recombinant virus-like particles (VLPs) displaying the T. gondii rhoptry protein 4 (ROP4) and evaluated their potential in T. gondii ME49 or RH strain infection diagnostics. Mice were orally infected with either the tachyzoites of T. gondii (RH) or cysts of T. gondii (ME49) at various dosages, and sera were collected at regular intervals. ELISA-based serological tests were performed to assess IgG, IgM, and IgA antibody responses against ROP4 VLP antigen and tissue lysate antigen (TLA). Compared to TLA, IgG, IgM, and IgA levels to ROP4 VLP antigen were significantly higher in the sera of T. gondii RH-infected mice 1 and 2 week post-infection (PI). T. gondii-specific IgG antibody was detected at 1, 2, 4, and 8 week PI in the T. gondii ME49-infected mice with infection dose-dependent manner. These results indicated that the ROP4 VLP antigen was highly sensitive antigens detecting T. gondii RH and ME49 antibodies at an early stage.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.367-376
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• 2014

Recombinant antigenic proteins of Toxoplasma gondii are alternative source of antigens which are easily obtainable for serodiagnosis of toxoplasmosis. In this study, highly antigenic secretory organellar proteins, dense granular GRA2 and GRA3, rhoptrial ROP2, and micronemal MIC2, were analyzed by bioinformatics approach to express as water-soluble forms of antigenic domains. The transmembrane region and disorder tendency of 4 secretory proteins were predicted to clone the genes into pGEX-4T-1 vector. Recombinant plasmids were transformed into BL21 (DE3) pLysS E. coli, and GST fusion proteins were expressed with IPTG. As a result, GST fusion proteins with $GRA2_{25-105}$, $GRA3_{39-138}$, $ROP2_{324-561}$, and $MIC2_{1-284}$ domains had respectively higher value of IgG avidity. The $rGST-GRA2_{25-105}$ and $rGST-GRA3_{39-138}$ were soluble, while $rGST-ROP2_{324-561}$ and $rGST-MIC2_{1-284}$ were not. $GRA2_{31-71}$, intrinsically unstructured domain (IUD) of GRA2, was used as a linker to enhance the solubility. The $rGST-GRA2_{31-71}-ROP2_{324-561}$, a chimeric protein, appeared to be soluble. Moreover, $rGST-GRA2_{31-71}-MIC2_{1-284}$ was also soluble and had higher IgG avidity comparing to $rGST-MIC2_{1-284}$. These 4 highly expressed and water-soluble recombinant antigenic proteins may be promising candidates to improve the serodiagnosis of toxoplasmosis in addition to the major surface antigen of SAG1.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.143-148
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• 2017

Toxoplasma gondii infections occur throughout the world, and efforts are needed to develop various vaccine candidates expressing recombinant protein antigens. In this study, influenza matrix protein (M1) virus-like particles (VLPs) consisting of T. gondii rhoptry antigen 4 (ROP4 protein) were generated using baculovirus (rBV) expression system. Recombinant ROP4 protein with influenza M1 were cloned and expressed in rBV. SF9 insect cells were coinfected with recombinant rBVs expressing T. gondii ROP4 and influenza M1. As the results, influenza M1 VLPs showed spherical shapes, and T. gondii ROP4 protein exhibited as spikes on VLP surface under transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The M1 VLPs resemble virions in morphology and size. We found that M1 VLPs reacted with antibody from T. gondii-infected mice by western blot and ELISA. This study demonstrated that T. gondii ROP4 protein can be expressed on the surface of influenza M1 VLPs and the M1 VLPs containing T. gondii ROP4 reacted with T. gondii-infected sera, indicating the possibility that M1 VLPs could be used as a coating antigen for diagnostic and/or vaccine candidate against T. gondii infection.

• 통합자연과학논문집
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.78-81
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• 2009

In recent years, organometallic polymer containing silane and silole unit has been a topic of interest because of the wide range of optical, electrical and luminescent properties. In previous work, we synthesized functionalsilanebridged[1]ferrocenophane from the reaction of dimethyldichlorosilane[Me2SiCl2] and diphenyldichlorosilane[Ph2SiCl2] and dichloromethylvinylsilane[C3H6SiCl2] with ferrocene$[Fe({\eta}-C5H4)2]$ and n-BuLi. In this work, we have synthesized Poly(ferrocenylsilane) via the Thermal Ring-Opening Polymerization(ROP). characteristics of the poly(ferrocenylsilane) were investigated by gel permeation chromatography(GPC), 1H- and 13C-NMR spectroscopy.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.205-208
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• 2006

A polymeric film of a biodegradable poly(1,5-dioxepan-2-one) (PDXO) was formed on a gold surface by a combination of the formation of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) presenting hydroxyl groups and the surface-initiated, ring-opening polymerization (SI-ROP) of 1,5-dioxepan-2-one (DXO). The SI-ROP of DXO was achieved by heating a mixture of $Sn(Oct)_2$, DXO, and the SAM-coated substrate in anhydrous toluene at $55^{\circ}C$. The resulting PDXO film was quite uniform. The PDXO film was characterized by polarized infrared external reflectance spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, atomic force microscopy, ellipsometry, and contact angle goniometry.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.316-323
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• 1991

초전도체 이트륨계 계열 중 임계온도 95 K인 YBa$_2Cu_3O_{7-x}$ 초전도계(123 system)와 80 K 인 YBa$_2Cu_4O_8$ 초전도계(124 system)의 차이점을 확장 Huckel 분자궤도론(EHT)으로 계산하였다. 123계와 124계의 layer와 chain에 대한 하전 Cu-O cluster 모델을 각각 계산한 다음 원자가 전자분포(Valence Electron Population, VEP), 환산 겹침분포(Reduced Overlap Population, ROP) 그리고 알짜 전하(net charge)를 비교하였다. 그 결과 123 및 124계의 layer에 있어서 구리원자의 원자가 전자는 d$_{x^2-y^2}$ 오비탈 보다는 d$_{z^2}$ 오비탈에 더 많이 분포되어 있음을 알 수 있었고, chain에 있어서 구리원자의 원자가 전자는 d$_{z^2}$ 오비탈보다는 d$_{y^2-z^2}$ 오비탈에서 더 많이 분포되어 있음을 알 수 있었다. 123계에 있어서 ROP는 Y 방향의 Cu(1)-O(2)보다 X 방향의 Cu(1)-O(1)가 더 크다는 것을 알 수 있었고, 124계에 있어서 layer의 ROP는 X 방향의 Cu(1)-O(1)보다 Y 방향의 Cu(1)-O(2)가 더 크다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 그러나 123 및 124 계에 있어서 chain의 ROP는 Y 방향의 Cu(2)-O(3)보다 Z 방향의 Cu(2)-O(4)가 더 크다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 123계의 layer에 존재하는 구리의 알짜 전하는 chain에 존재하는 구리의 알짜 전하보다 더 큰 반면 124계의 chain에 존재하는 구리의 알짜 전하는 layer에 존재하는 구리의 알짜 전하보다 더 크다는 것을 알 수 있었다.)-O(2)가 더 크다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 그러나 123 및 124 계에 있어서 chain의 ROP는 Y 방향의 Cu(2)-O(3)보다 Z 방향의 Cu(2)-O(4)가 더 크다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 123계의 layer에 존재하는 구리의 알짜 전하는 chain에 존재하는 구리의 알짜 전하보다 더 큰 반면 124계의 chain에 존재하는 구리의 알짜 전하는 layer에 존재하는 구리의 알짜 전하보다 더 크다는 것을 알 수 있었다.