• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.116-119
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• 2013

A burnt-out prostate cancer tumor is a very rare clinical entity. The term 'burnt-out' refers to a primary tumor that has spontaneously and nearly completely regressed without treatment. Since metastasis of prostate cancer is usually encountered in the presence of advanced disease, distant metastasis with an undetectable primary tumor is very rare. We report herein a case of a burnt-out prostate cancer tumor that metastasized to the thoracic (T) spine and caused cord compression. A 66-year-old man visited the Emergency Department due to weakness of both legs for the past two days. His blood and urine tests were normal at the time. His spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans looked like bone metastasis that involved the T-7 vertebral body and a posterior element, and caused spinal cord compression. Other images, including from the brain MRI, neck/chest/abdomino-pelvic computed tomography (CT) scan and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) and endoscopy, revealed no lesions that suggested malignancy. After total corpectomy T-7 and screw fixation/fusion at T5 to T10, the pathology report revealed a metastatic carcinoma that was strongly positive for prostate-specific antigen (PSA). The serum PSA value was 1.5 ng/mL. The transrectal 12-core prostate biopsy and ultrasonography showed no definitive hypoechoic lesion, but one specimen had slight (only 1%) adenocarcinoma with a Gleason score of 6 (3+3). The final diagnosis was burned-out prostate cancer with an initial normal PSA value. Although metastatic disease with an unknown primary origin was confirmed, a more aggressive approach in seeking the primary origin could provide a more specific treatment strategy and greater clinical benefit to patients.

• 암석학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.207-217
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• 2011

이 논문에서는 영남육괴 북동부에 위치한 덕구온천지역 주변 우백질 화강암의 주성분조성, 희토류원소를 포함한 미량원소의 함량 그리고 Sm-Nd과 Rb-Sr 동위원소비를 토대로 덕구지역 주변에 분포하는 우백질 화강암의 생성시기, 조구조 환경과 중국대륙과의 연관성에 대해 토의하였다. 희토류원소 분포도는 Eu의 이상과 분포도의 형태에 따라 3종류로 분류되며, $SiO_2$의 함량과도 연관성이 깊다. 이와 같은 특성은 동일기원 마그마내 장석의 분화과정에 의한 것임을 지시해주는 것이다. 영남육괴 북동부의 덕구지역 주변 우백질 화강암의 Rb-Sr 및 Sm-Nd의 등시선 연대는 각각 $1,735{\pm}260Ma$ ($^{87}Sr/^{86}Sr$ 초기치 = $0.702{\pm}0.046,\;2{\sigma}$), $1,785{\pm}180Ma$ ($^{143}Nd/^{144}Nd$ 초기치 = $0.51003{\pm}0.00016,\;2{\sigma}$; ${\varepsilon}_{Nd}(T)=-5.9$)로서, 초기 ${\varepsilon}_{Nd}$ 값은 우백질 화강암의 마그마가 지각 물질로부터 기원되었음을 지시해준다. 특히 초기 $^{143}Nd/^{144}Nd$ 비를 토대로 한 한반도의 선캠브리아기 기반암과 중국내 북중국지괴 혹은 남중국지괴와의 비교에서는, 영남육괴의 선캠브리아기 기반암은 북중국 지과와 유사한 Nd 동위원소 지구화학적 특성을 갖는 기원물질로부터 유래되었음을 지시해준다.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.31-39
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• 2015

용매추출법에서 희토류 금속을 효과적으로 분리하기 위해 추출제만 사용하는 것이 아니라 crown ether와 같은 첨가제를 이용하는 연구를 하였다. Host-guest 화합물인 macrocyclic ligand는 금속과 착화물을 형성하는데, 이 때 crown ether의 cavity 크기와 비슷한 크기의 금속 이온들과 안정한 착화물을 형성한다. 이전 연구에서 europium과 yttrium을 분리하기 위해 여러 사슬 길이의 지방산 추출제를 이용한 추출실험을 행하였었다. 이를 토대로 분리효율이 좋지 않았던 hexanoic acid에 크기가 다른 crown ether (18-crown-6 ether, 15-crown-5 ether, 12-crown-4 ether)를 첨가하여 분리효과가 증가하는 것을 연구하였다. hexanoic acid의 농도별로 분리효율을 본 후 가장 분리 효율이 좋은 농도에서 crown ether를 종류와 농도를 다르게 하여 첨가하였다. 그 결과 0.05 M hexanoic acid에서 분리능이 1.72으로 가장 높게 나타났고, crown ether를 첨가하였을 시 분리능이 0.002 M 15-crown-5 ether에서 가장 높게 나왔으며 기존의 분리능보다 2배 이상 더 높았다. 또한 crown ether를 첨가하였을 때 두 금속이 $MLR_3{\cdot}3RH$의 형태로 추출되는 것도 확인 할 수 있었다.

• 한국입자에어로졸학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.79-85
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• 2017

실험실 규모의 유동층 반응기(Length=0.25m, Diameter=0.05m)에서 고부가가치 물질인 희유금속 산화물 $NiO/MoO_3/MoS_2$의 공탑속도에 따른 최소유동화 속도 및 압력손실 경향을 확인하였다. 시료의 L/D 1, 2, 3 변화에 따른 Superficial gas velocity 0.07~0.45 m/s 범위에서 $NiO/MoO_3/MoS_2$의 L/D 1, 2, 3에서의 평균 압력손실은 Decreasing flux에서 290~1952 Pa, Increasing flux에서 253~1925 Pa로 나타났다. Wen이 제시한 이론값과 실험데이터를 비교해본 결과, 0.021~0.36배 차이나는 것을 확인하였다. 이번 결과를 통하여, 희유금속 산화물을 실제 현상에서 적용 가능한 운전조건을 결정할 수 있었다.

• 지질공학
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.71-84
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• 2020

강원도 평창 방림 지구 깎기 비탈면에 드러난 단면은 고생대 조선누층군 석회암층을 기반으로 다양한 지질구조가 발견된다. 비탈면에서 관찰되는 횡와습곡(recumbent fold)은 우리나라에서도 발견된바 거의 없는 매우 희귀한 지질구조로 강원도 지역 고생대 시대의 지질 구조의 형성과정을 규명함에 중요한 학술적 가치를 지니고 있다. 본 연구에서는 도로비탈면에서 관찰되는 지질구조의 지질학적 가치에 대하여 논의하며, 위험비탈면의 관리방안을 위한 연구를 수행하였다. 본 횡와습곡의 발달 상태는 지질학적 희소성, 특이성 등에서 보존가치를 지니고 있으며 지질과학 교육적 중요한 가치를 지니는 지질유산으로써의 보호 및 낙석위험 저감대책을 통한 보존 관리방안이 마련되어야 하며 나아가 지질공원(geopark)으로 보전되고 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.38-59
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• 2008

This research has a meaning to provide basic data for eco-friendly way of district unit plans and ecological landscape planning by evaluation of biotope preservation value at the level of district unit and designating land development of the site, the whole area of Sinseo-dong (Dong-gu, Daegu metropolitan city) for research site. The summary of analysis result is as follows. As a result of classification of biotope types on the research site, it is divided into 11 biotope groups such as a residential biotope group and 51 specific biotope types which is subordinate to the groups. As a result of the first value assessment on classified biotope types, there are 16 types of natural rivers which is full of vegetation as a I class. Also it is analysed as 9 types of IIclass, 14 of IIIclass, 8 of IVclass, and 4 of Vclass. In particular, in light of a wildlife habitat, EB, in case of broad-leaved tree of mixed forest assessed as a II class, was classified into Iclass which is one-step upgraded as a final class with the analysis as there is a structural characteristic (more than 71% of low density, 50 years of age-class). As a result of second assessment, it is analysed that there are 17 special sites (1a,1b) and 33 special sites (2a, 2b, 2c) respectively for preservation of species and biotope. Particularly, in case of the No. 27 space, it was assessed that it has the value of about medium (IIIclass) level, but its value was upgraded with the on-spot detailed investigation that most of Aristolochia contorta, designated as a rare plant by Ministry of Environment, is growing. It is regarded that the above-mentioned research result on evaluation of biotope preservation value is expected to provide very important basic materials for future district unit plans and smooth integration with landscape ecology plans and eco-friendly space development.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제41권12호
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• pp.328-335
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• 2017

Background: Some researchers have attempted to evaluate the ecological function of various additional services, away from the main point of view on the timber production of Korean forests. However, basic data, evaluation models, or studies on the absorption of air pollutants related to major plant communities in Korea are very rare. Therefore, we evaluated the functional value of the forest ecosystem in Gongju-city. Plantation manual for air purification, supplied from the Ministry of Environment in Japan, was referred to process and method for assessment of air pollutant absorption. Results: Gross primary production was calculated about average 18.2 t/ha/year. It was a relatively low value in forests mixed with deciduous broad and evergreen coniferous compared to pure coniferous forest. Net primary production was the highest value in deciduous coniferous and was the lowest value in mixed forest with deciduous broad and evergreen broad. And the mean sequestration amount of each air pollutant per unit area per year assessed from gross primary production and concentration of gas was the highest with 75.81 kg/ha/year in $O_3$ and was 16.87 and 6.04 kg/ha/year in $NO_2$ and $SO_2$, respectively. In addition, total amounts of $CO_2$ absorption and $O_2$ production were 716,045 t $CO_2$/year and 520,760 t $O_2$/year in all forest vegetation in Gongju-city. Conclusions: In this study, we evaluated the absorption ability of air pollutant in 2014 on forest in Gongju-city area. Gongju-city has the broad mountain area about 70.3%, and area of deciduous broad leaves forest was established the broadest with 47.4% of genus Quercus. Pg was calculated about average 18.2 t/ha/year. The mean sequestration amount of each air pollutant per unit area per year assessed from Pg and $C_{gas}$ was the highest with 75.81 kg/ha/year in $O_3$ and were 16.87 and 6.04 kg/ha/year in $NO_2$ and $SO_2$, respectively. Absorption rates of $O_3$, $NO_2$, and $SO_2$ were the highest in evergreen coniferous forest about $14.87kgO_3/ha/year$, $3.30kgNO_2/ha/year$, $1.18kgSO_2/ha/year$, and the lowest were $5.95kgO_3/ha/year$, $1.32kgNO_2/ha/year$, and $0.47kgSO_2/ha/year$ in deciduous broad forest. In conclusion, it was evaluated that Japanese model is suitable for estimating air pollutants in Japan to Korean vegetation. However, in Korea, there is a very limited basic data needed to assess the ability of forests to absorption of air pollutants. In this study, the accuracy of a calculated value is not high because the basic data of trees with similar life form are used in evaluation.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.261-264
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• 2005

띠 Jahn-Teller 효과를 기반으로 $Th_{3}P_4$형 구조 화합물인 $La_{3}S_4$와 $Ce_{3}S_4$의 탄성상수 $C'=(C_{11}-C_{12})/2$의 차이점을 연구하였다. 같은 구조를 갖는 두 화합물간의 유일한 차이점은 $Ce_{3}S_4$에는 자기적인 성질을 가진 f 전자가 존재한다는 것이다. 입방 결정장에 의해 둘로 갈라져 있는 $Ce^{3+}$ 이온의 f 전자 에너지 상태가 띠 Jahn-Teller 효과에 의한 탄성유화 현상에 미치는 영향을 조사하고, f 전자가 탄성유화를 억제하는 것을 보였다. 또한, 탄성상수의 계산을 통하여 얻어진 $Ce^{3+}$ 이온의 에너지 갈라짐 값이 자기 감수율의 측정에 의해 얻어진 실험치에 근접함을 확인하였다.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2015

Jeju Island is managed intensively in terms of environmental and ecological aspect because of its extraordinary ecosystem types comprising numerous rare, protected flora and fauna. To depict rapid change of habitat status in Jeju Island, the InVEST Habitat Quality model has been operated and compared analytically with the Eco-Natural map. The Habitat Quality map of Jeju Island is turned out to have similar inclination with Eco-Natural map. We compared the average habitat quality value in each Eco-natural map class in Jeju Island and the habitat quality value of first second third grade and non-included area decreased as 0.95 0.76, 0.53 and 0.37 in eco natural map respectively. Compared to biodiversity map based on biological investigation, the result of the InVEST habitat quality model can be simply obtained by land cover map with threat and sensitivity data. Further studies are needed to make explicit coefficients for Jeju Island and Korean peninsula, then the Habitat Quality model could be applied to past and future scenarios to analyze extent of habitat degradation in time series to help decision makers.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.122-125
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• 1994

Nd 함유량을 4 at.%로 고정시킨 Nd-Fe-B 합금의 자기특성이 조사되었다. 급속응고된 $Nd_{4}Fe_{85.5}B_{10.5}$ 합금은 열처리에 의하여 ${\alpha}-Fe$ 연자성기지에 석출되며, $Nd_{4}Fe_{85.5}B_{10.5}$ 합금에 Mo, Nb, V 및 Cu의 첨가는 결정립을 미세화시켜 보자력을 향상시킨다. 그러나 ${\alpha}-Fe$ 결정립에 의한 각형성 열화는 잔류자화를 감소시킨다. $Nd_{4}Fe_{82}B_{10}M_{3}Cu_{1}$(M = Mo, Nb, V) 합금에서 보자력은 M = V < Nb < Mo로 증가하며, M = Mo에서 2.7 kOe이고, 잔류자화는 M = Mo < Nb < V순으로 증가하며 M = V에서 1.35 T이다.