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방사면역측정법에 의한 혈청 thyroxine결합글로부린 (TBG)의 임상적 의의 (Clinical Evaluation of TBG Concentration Measured with Radioimmunoassay Kit)

  • 홍성운;강태웅;이진오
    • 대한핵의학회지
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.23-30
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    • 1982
  • Serum thyroxine binding globulin (TBG) was measured with a radioimmunoassay (RIA) kit (GammaDab TBG). The TBG concentration in 23 adult normals was $23.7{\pm}1.9{\mu}g/ml(mean{\pm}SD)$. The serum TBG levels of $21.6{\pm}3.5{\mu}g/ml$) in hyperthyroidism, $24.7{\pm}4.9{\mu}g/ml$ in subacute thyroiditis, $20.7{\pm}7.0{\mu}g/ml$ in liver cirrhosis and $22.6{\pm}3.7{\mu}g/ml$ in sick patient were not significantly different from normals. The levels of $31.8{\pm}5.9{\mu}g/ml$ in hypothyroidism, $36.2{\pm}5.1{\mu}g/ml$ in pregnancy (p<0.01, p<0.001) and $29.3{\pm}6.1{\mu}g/ml$ in molar pregnancy (p<0.01) were significanty higher that in normals. In various cases without thyroid dieases (euthroid group), the TBG concentration correlated with the value for Amerlex $T_3$ (r=0.816) though there was curvilinear relationship. This relationship was altered in hyperthyroidism, subacute thyroiditis and molar pregnancy in which sera were overloaded with thyroxine $(T_4)$ so that concentration of unoccupied binding sites on TBG (free TBG concentration) were more decreased than expected from normal TBG concentrations. Hypothyroidism was also separated from the curvilinear relationship in euthyroid group indicating that free TBG concentrations were more increased relative to slightly increased TBG concentrations. Measurement of the TBG concentration was considered useful in the diagnosis of TBG defiency, in differentiating molar pregnancy from hyperthyroidism and for correct understanding the hormone binding in liver dieases and other nonthyroidal illness.

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Bullet Train of Giant Nonlinear Internal Waves from Luzon Strait

  • Liu, Cho-Teng;Hsu, Ming-Kuang;Chen, Hsien-Wen;Wang, Dee-Way;Chyou, Yuan-Jie;Lee, Chang-Wei
    • 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한원격탐사학회 2006년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2006 PORSEC Volume II
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    • pp.934-937
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    • 2006
  • In the northeastern South China Sea (SCS), fast westward moving (about 2.9 m/s) non-linear internal waves (NLIWs) are emanated nearly daily from the Luzon Strait. Their propagation speed is faster than NLIWs previously observed in the deep water of world oceans, their amplitude of 140 m or more is the largest free propagating NLIWs so far observed in the deep ocean. These NLIWs energized the top 1500 m of the water column, heaving it up and down in 20 min. Their associated energy density and energy flux are the largest observed to date. During 2005 and 2006 experiment, they were found west of the HengChun Ridge (HCR) that links Luzon and Taiwan Islands. This coincides with founding in satellite images, no NLIW front was found east of HCR. But, the turbulent environment east of HCR may prohibit surface signature of NLIWs that were emanated from sills between Batan Islands. The relative contribution of the two ridges on NLIW in Luzon Strait is still under study.

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생체 건조용 대형 저온진공건조기의 열적 특성에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Thermal Characteristics of the Large Low Temperature Vacuum Dryer for Biological Drying)

  • 김경근;성부용;정한식;최순열;문수범
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • 제24권4호
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    • pp.427-434
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    • 2000
  • In tradition, there have been two kinds of drying methods, which are sun drying and artificial drying. The sun drying method which has been adopted traditionally has been replaced by the hot-air drying method which is one of the most general methods of artificial drying, with its simple drying system, low initial cost of drying plant, and easy operating method. But the hot-air drying method has some defects; (1) much energy loss happens due to the discharge of hot air during the drying process, (2) control of drying rate is not easy on account of changing relative humidity of inlet air for uniform hot air temperature, (3) high temperature of foods in drying process brings about the production of low-grade drying products. Vacuum drying takes advantage of energy saving and mass production because it reduces the drying time by increasing the drying rate under low temperature condition. The aim of this paper is to develop the low temperature vacum dryer, with low initial investments and operating costs, easy operating method and trouble-free operation.

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모양이 조절된 팔라듐 나노입자의 합성과 4-나이트로벤젠 사이올의 광환원 반응 (Synthesis of Shape Controlled Pd Nanoparticles and Surface-Induced Photoreduction of 4-Nitrobenzenethiol on Pd)

  • 이영욱;신태호
    • 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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    • 제32권6호
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    • pp.458-461
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    • 2019
  • The facile synthesis of shape-controlled Pd nanoparticles (PdNPs) with ascorbic acid as a reducing agent and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as a capping agent is presented in this study. The synthesized PdNPs were characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Raman Spectroscopy. The prepared PdNPs show efficient surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) properties. SERS studies on the adsorption characteristics of 1,4-phenylene diisocyanide (1,4-PDI) on colloidal PdNPs have revealed that the relative peak intensity of the $(NC)_{free}$ and $(NC)_{bound}$ modes distinctly depends on the 1,4-PDI concentration as well as the shape of the PdNPs. Furthermore, we found that the PdNPs are also efficient photoelectron emitters such that the SERS spectrum of 4-nitrobenzenethiol (4-NBT) on PdNPs is readily converted to that of 4-aminobenzenethiol (4-ABT) under 632.8 nm radiation.

Compound damping cable system for vibration control of high-rise structures

  • Yu, Jianda;Feng, Zhouquan;Zhang, Xiangqi;Sun, Hongxin;Peng, Jian
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • 제29권4호
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    • pp.641-652
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    • 2022
  • High-rise structures prone to large vibrations under the action of strong winds, resulting in fatigue damage of the structural components and the foundation. A novel compound damping cable system (CDCS) is proposed to suppress the excessive vibrations. CDCS uses tailored double cable system with increased tensile stiffness as the connecting device, and makes use of the relative motion between the high-rise structure and the ground to drive the damper to move back-and-forth, dissipating the vibration mechanical energy of the high-rise structure so as to decaying the excessive vibration. Firstly, a third-order differential equation for the free vibration of high-rise structure with CDCS is established, and its closed form solution is obtained by the root formulas of cubic equation (Shengjin's formulas). Secondly, the analytical solution is validated by a laboratory model experiment. Thirdly, parametric analysis is conducted to investigate how the parameters affect the vibration control performance. Finally, the dynamic responses of the high-rise structure with CDCS under harmonic and stochastic excitations are calculated and its vibration mitigation performance is further evaluated. The results show that the CDCS can provide a large equivalent additional damping ratio for the vibrating structures, thus suppressing the excessive vibration effectively. It is anticipated that the CDCS can be used as a good alternative energy dissipation system for vibration control of high-rise structures.

OWC 파력발전장치의 공기실 성능예측에 대한 수치적인 연구 (Numerical Prediction of Chamber Performance for OWC Wave Energy Converter)

  • 김길원;현범수;류진;홍기용
    • 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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    • 제13권2호
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    • pp.91-98
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    • 2010
  • 진동수주형 파력발전장치에서 공기실 내의 수면 변화와 덕트 내 유량의 왕복유동은 시스템의 작동 성능을 결정짓는 매우 중요한 요소이다. 공기실 내의 수면 변화를 고찰하기 위하여 상용 CFD 코드인 Fluent 6.2를 이용하여 구현한 수치조파수조를 사용하였다. 수치조파수조의 지배방정식은 연속방정식과 Reynolds 평균 N-S 방정식이고 자유수면은 Two-phase VOF 기법을 이용하여 추적하였다. 공기실 내의 수면 변화와 공기실 윗부분에 설치된 덕트 내의 왕복유량을 계산하여 고찰하였고, 계산의 정확도를 검증하기 위하여 실험결과와 비교 분석을 수행하였다. 또한 동일한 입사파 조건에서 공기실 - 덕트 시스템의 노즐 비율이 시스템이 미치는 영향을 고찰하여 분석을 하였다.

Diamond 박막 성장에 미치는 Si 표면 영향의 AES에 의한 연구 (A Study on the Effect of Si Surface on Diamond Film Growth by AES)

  • 이철로;신용현;임재영;정광화;천병선
    • 한국진공학회지
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    • 제2권2호
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    • pp.199-208
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    • 1993
  • Si 기판 표면상태 변화와 관련된 핵생성 자유에너지 증가에 따른 다이아몬드 박막성장 거동을 관찰하였다. 표면 염마조건 변화에 따른 3가지 기판(A-Si, B-Si, C-Si)위에 동일한 성장조건으로 다이아몬드를 성장하였으며, 이때 형상인자와 관련된 자유에너지 관계는 ${\Delta}G_{A-Si}<{\Delta}G_{B-Si}<{\Delta}G_{C-Si}$이다. AES, SEM, XRD, RHEED에 의해 각각의 박막 A, B, C를 조사한 결과, 핵생성 자유에너지가 가장 적은 A 박막은 (100) (110) 면이 지배적인 고품위 다이아몬드 박막이다. 자유에너지가 A에 비해 다소 적은 B 박막은 (111) 면이 지배적인 8면체 다이아몬드 박막이고, 자유에너지가 자장 적은 C 박막은 흑연이 많이 함유된 구상의 다이아몬드이다.

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Effect of multi-enzymes supplementation on growth performance, meat quality, ileal digestibility, digestive enzyme activity and caecal microbiota in broilers fed low-metabolizable energy diet

  • Yaqoob, Muhammad Umar;Yousaf, Muhammad;Iftikhar, Mubashir;Hassan, Safdar;Wang, Geng;Imran, Safdar;Zahid, Muhammad Umer;Iqbal, Waqar;Wang, Minqi
    • Animal Bioscience
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    • 제35권7호
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    • pp.1059-1068
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    • 2022
  • Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of using low energy diet with multi-enzymes supplementation on different biological parameters in broilers. Methods: Three hundred Arbor Acres broiler chicks were randomly divided into three groups (Cont, standard metabolizable energy(ME); L-ME, ME reduced by 50 kcal/kg without enzyme; and L-ME-MES, L-ME diet was supplemented with multi-enzymes) with five replicates per group (20 chicks per replicate) at the start of second week. Grower and finisher diets were formulated according to breed specific guide and offered with free access in respective phase (two weeks for grower [8 to 21 d]; two weeks for finisher [22 to 35 d]). External marker method was used to measure the nutrient digestibility. After feeding trial, fifteen birds (one bird per replicate) were selected randomly and slaughtered for samples collection. Results: The results exhibited no effect (p>0.05) of dietary treatments on all parameters of growth performance, carcass traits, relative weight of internal organs except bursa and overall parameters of thigh meat quality. Relative weight of bursa was significantly (p<0.05) higher in L-ME than control. Multi-enzymes supplementation in low-ME diet significantly (p<0.05) improved the breast meat pH 24 h, digestibility of crude protein, duodenum weight and length, jejunal morphology, counts of Lactobacillus spp. and Bifidobacterium spp., lipase and protease activities than control. Jejunum length was increased in both L-ME and L-ME-MES treatments than that of the control (p<0.05). Breast meat cooking loss and color lightness was lower in L-ME (p<0.05) than control. Conclusion: It can therefore be concluded that broilers could be reared on low energy diet with supplementation of multi-enzymes without compromising the growth performance. In addition, it is beneficial for other biological parameters of broilers.

표고버섯의 이화학적 특성에 대한 훈증제와 ${\gamma}-Rays$의 영향 (Effect of Chemical Fumigant and ${\gamma}- Rays$ on the Physicochemical Properties of Dried Oak Mushrooms)

  • 권중호;변명우;조한옥;김영재;김종군
    • 한국식품과학회지
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    • 제19권3호
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    • pp.273-278
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    • 1987
  • 건조 표고버섯에 대한 ethylene oxide 훈증처리와 감마선 조사가 사료의 품질에 관련된 몇가지 이화학적특성에 미치는 영향을 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 시료의 아미노산 함량은 감마선 조사구(1-5 kGy)에 비해 ethylene oxide처리구에서는 상당히 감소되었고, 환원당과 유리당(mannitol, arabitol, trehalose)의 함량은 조사선량에 따라 증가되었으나 훈증처리구에서는 감소되었다. 시료의 무기질의 함량은 처리구에 따라 다소 증감하였으나 유의적인 차이는 없었으며, 갈변색소와 산패도는 저장기간의 경과로 점차 증가되었는데 ethylene oxide처리구는 감마산 조사구보다 현저하게 나타났고 저장 상대습도에 따라서는 RH70%에 저장된 시료가 RH50%의 시료보다 이화학적 품질의 변화가 다소 심하였다.

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Estrogen deprivation and excess energy supply accelerate 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-induced mammary tumor growth in C3H/HeN mice

  • Kim, Jin;Lee, Yoon Hee;Yoon Park, Jung Han;Sung, Mi-Kyung
    • Nutrition Research and Practice
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    • 제9권6호
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    • pp.628-636
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    • 2015
  • BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Obesity is a risk factor of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Estrogen deprivation has been suggested to cause alteration of lipid metabolism thereby creating a cellular microenvironment favoring tumor growth. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of estrogen depletion in combination with excess energy supply on breast tumor development. MATERIALS/METHODS: Ovariectomized (OVX) or sham-operated C3H/HeN mice at 4 wks were provided with either a normal diet or a high-fat diet (HD) for 16 weeks. Breast tumors were induced by administration of 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene once a week for six consecutive weeks. RESULTS: Study results showed higher serum concentrations of free fatty acids and insulin in the OVX+HD group compared to other groups. The average tumor volume was significantly larger in OVX+HD animals than in other groups. Expressions of mammary tumor insulin receptor and mammalian target of rapamycin proteins as well as the ratio of pAKT/AKT were significantly increased, while pAMPK/AMPK was decreased in OVX+HD animals compared to the sham-operated groups. Higher relative expression of liver fatty acid synthase mRNA was observed in OVX+HD mice compared with other groups. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that excess energy supply affects the accelerated mammary tumor growth in estrogen deprived mice.