• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.299-303
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• 2011

Objective : Brainstem metastases are rarely operable and generally unresponsive to conventional radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Recently, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (GKRS) was used as feasible treatment option for brainstem metastasis. The present study evaluated our experience of brainstem metastasis which was treated with GKRS. Methods : Between November 1992 and June 2010, 32 patients (23 men and 9 women, mean age 56.1 years, range 39-73) were treated with GKRS for brainstem metastases. There were metastatic lesions in pons in 23, the midbrain in 6, and the medulla oblongata in 3 patients, respectively. The primary tumor site was lung in 21, breast in 3, kidney in 2 and other locations in 6 patients. The mean tumor volume was $1,517mm^3$ (range, 9-6,000), and the mean marginal dose was 15.9 Gy (range, 6-23). Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) was obtained every 2-3 months following GKRS. Follow-up MRI was possible in 24 patients at a mean follow-up duration of 12.0 months (range, 1-45). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to evaluate the prognostic factors. Results : Follow-up MRI showed tumor disappearance in 6, tumor shrinkage in 14, no change in tumor size in 1, and tumor growth in 3 patients, which translated into a local tumor control rate of 87.5% (21 of 24 tumors). The mean progression free survival was 12.2 months (range, 2-45) after GKRS. Nine patients were alive at the completion of the study, and the overall mean survival time after GKRS was 7.7 months (range, 1-22). One patient with metastatic melanoma experienced intratumoral hemorrhage during the follow-up period. Survival was found to be associated with score of more than 70 on Karnofsky performance status and low recursive partitioning analysis class (class 1 or 2), in terms of favorable prognostic factors. Conclusion : GKRS was found to be safe and effective for management of brainstem metastasis. The integral clinical status of patient seems to be important in determining the overall survival time.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.275-283
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• 2010

작물의 묘소질은 정식 후 본포에서의 생육이나 수량, 품질에 영향을 미치기 때문에 작물 재배에서 있어서 육묘는 매우 중요하다. 본 연구는 차광을 이용한 다양한 광 수준이 토마토묘와 수박 접목묘의 생육에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 살펴보고 차광에 의해 변화된 초장, 건물중, 경경 등의 건묘를 나타내는 중요 생육지표간의 상관관계를 분석하여 그동안 사용된 건묘를 판단하는 지표에 대해 검토하기 위해 수행하였다. 차광은 PE 비닐을 이용하여 하루 중 누적광량을 25, 50, 75%를 감소시켰다. 50% 이상 차광할 경우 누적광량에 비하여 토마토묘와 수박 접목묘의 엽면적이 크게 증가하였고 엽면적 지수가 빠르게 증가하였다. 건물중은 차광수준에 따라 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 누적광량에 따른 토마토묘와 수박 접목묘의 생육은 무차광에 비하여 차광처리에서 빠르게 증가하였다. 토마토묘와 수박 접목묘의 경경은 차광 처리간의 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 토마토묘의 경우 단순히 초장과 건물중과의 상관관계가 높았지만 수박 접목묘의 경경은 초장과 상관관계가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 토마토묘의 경경은 묘소질을 판단하기에는 부적절하지만 수박 접목묘의 경우 초장과 함께 경경은 묘소질 판단하는데 이용 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.180-186
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• 2022

Photosynthetically active radiation flux density (PPFD) and daily light integral (DLI) values related to plant photosynthesis were obtained using the sunlight time and insolation data points in the agricultural weather sensor data for Jinan-gun, Jeollabuk-do, Korea from 2016 to 2020. The objective was to optimize the photo-environmental conditions for cultivating ginseng. The range of average monthly sunshine duration was 395.5-664.1 min, with the longest duration observed in June. The range of average annual accumulated daily insolation was 11.98-17.65 MJ·m^-2. The range of average daily external DLI calculated from the insolation and solar time data was 22.3-36.1 mol·m^-2·d^-1, and the annual cumulative DLI was 8,156-13,175 mol·m^-2·d^-1. Both the insolation and DLI values were the highest in 2016 and lowest in 2020. Based on the PPFD required for ginseng growth (111-185 µmol·m^-2·s^-1), the monthly average daily DLI and monthly cumulative DLI were 3.51-5.87 and 82-228 mol·m^-2·d^-1, respectively. The range of five-year average value for the external monthly cumulative DLI was 298-1,459 mol·m^-2·d^-1, and the monthly cumulative DLI values when a black double shading film and blue-white shading film were applied were 101-496 and 36-175 mol·m^-2·d^-1, respectively. A comparative analysis of DLI values indicated that shading was required to ginseng growth throughout the year under natural light. When the black double shading film was used, shading was required from March to October. When the blue-white shading film was applied from April to August, (i.e., the period with active ginseng growth) the appropriate DLI for ginseng growth could be continuously maintained. Regional weather differences due to climate change are gradually increasing, and even in one region, monthly and cumulative DLI values are different every year. Therefore, in order to implement a precise agricultural environment for ginseng cultivation, precise analysis and continuous research using agricultural weather sensor big data is required.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.149-154
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• 2005

칼랑코에 단일처리전의 유묘기의 목표는 초장이 짧고 건실하며 분지수가 많은 식물체를 생산하는 것이다. 광과 양분조건은 어린 식물의 생육과 품질에 직접적으로 영향을 준다. 본 연구는 이 시기에 배양액농도와 광강도가 생육과 양분흡수에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여, 2조건의 적산일사량(15.8, 7.9 $mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}d^{-1}$, PPF)과 3조건의 배양액농도(EC 0.8, 1.6, 2.4 $dS{\cdot}m^{-1}$) 처리를 하였다. 칼랑코에 유묘의 생육조사 결과, 광도가 높을수록 엽면적, 생체중, 건물중이 크게 나타났고 분지가 많이 발생하였다. 이러한 경향은 EC 1.6 $dS{\cdot}m^{-1}$ 이상에서 현저하였다. 초장은 광강도가 낮을수록 컸다. 배양액의 EC 감소분은 배양액의 농도가 증가함에 따라 커지는 경향을 보였다. 생육 단계의 진전에 따른 양분흡수는 광도와 배양액 농도(EC)가 높을수록 많아지는 경향을 나타냈다. 실험기간 중 $NO_3$-N, P, K, Ca은 대체로 고광도에서 저광도보다 많이 흡수되었다. 칼랑코에 유묘기 재배 시, 적정 엽면적, 생체중, 분지수, 초장을 얻고, 식물체의 적절한 양분흡수를 위해서는 고광도 시 배양액 농도를 EC 1.6 $dS{\cdot}m^{-1}$이상으로 관리하는 것이 적절하였고 저광도 시 배양액 농도를 EC 0.8 $dS{\cdot}m^{-1}$ 관리하는 것이 적절하였다. 본 연구결과에서 광도에 따라 배양액 내의 각 무기양분의 농도를 다르게 관리해야 함을 확인하였다.