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A Phantom study of Displacement of Three Dimensional Volume Rendering for Clinical Application in Radiation Treatment Planning (방사선치료계획의 임상적용을 위한 3차원 볼륨렌더링영상 체적변화의 모형연구)

  • Goo, Eun-Hoe;Lee, Jae-Seung;Lim, Cheong-Hwan
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.9 no.11
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    • pp.280-288
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    • 2009
  • This study is to design and produce a detailed model for volume variety of three dimensional reconstruction images and to evaluate the changes of volume, area and the length of the model in the process of the reconstruction of RTP system. CT simulation was operated at the thickness of 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10mm and average, standard deviation of scan direction(X), thickness(Y), table movement direction(Z), area(A), and volume(V) of the three dimensional volume rendering, were measured according to the shape and thickness of the phantoms. As a result, at the thickness of 1.25, 2.5min, the phantom's shape decreased maximum 0.13cm(p<0.05) to the direction of X, Y, Z and length, area, volume decreased 0.1cm, $0.8cm^2$, $3.99cm^3$ which led to an approximate image of the phantoms. However, at the thickness of 5, 10mm, the phantom of the original form decreased maximum 0.58cm(p<0.05) and volume, area, length decreased maximum 0.45cm, $8.21cm^2$, $11.03cm^3$. Volume varieties according to the thickness and shape of the phantoms have occurred diversely, when CT simulation was operated, and it is considered that a clinically appropriate volume rendering can be obtained only when the thickness is below 3mm.

Nasal airflows in deformed nasal cavity models

  • KIM Sung Kyun;SHIN Sok Jae
    • 한국가시화정보학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.12a
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    • pp.135-140
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    • 2004
  • Several studies have utilized physical models of the healthy nasal cavity to investigate the relationship between nasal anatomy and airflow. With our experiences of experimental investigations on nasal airflows in normal and abnormal nasal cavity models, we are going to deal with the topic that may contribute to the diagnosis and treatment of nasal diseases. In this paper, airflows in the normal and artificially deformed models, which simulate surgical treatment, are investigated experimentally by PIV. High-resolution CT data and careful surface rendering of computational model with the help of the ENT doctor provide more sophisticated nasal cavity models. The CBC PIV (Correlation Based Correction PIV) algorithm with window offset is used for PIV flow analysis. Average and RMS distributions in sagittal and coronal sections are obtained for inspiratory and expiratory nasal airflows. Comparisons in nasal airflows for both normal and deformed cases are also appreciated. In case of simulations of surgical operations, velocity and RMS distributions in coronal section changes locally, this may cause some difficulties in physiologic functions of noses and may hurt mucosal surface.

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Bioinspired Metal Surfaces by Plasma Treatment

  • Yu, Ui-Seon;Go, Tae-Jun;O, Gyu-Hwan;Mun, Myeong-Un
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2013.02a
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    • pp.97-97
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    • 2013
  • The exterior structures of natural organisms have continuously evolved by controlling wettability, such as the Namib Desert beetle, whose back has hydrophilic/hydrophobic contrast for water harvesting by mist condensation in dry desert environments, and some plant leaves that have hierarchical micro/nanostructures to collect or repel liquid water. In this work, we have provided a method for wettability contrast on metals by both nano-flake or needle patterns and tuning of the surface energy. Metals including steel alloys and aluminum were provided with hierarchical micro/nanostructures of metaloxides induced by fluorination and a subsequent catalytic reaction of fluorine ions on metal surfaces in water with various ranges from room to boiling temperature of water. Then, a hydrophobic material was deposited on the structured surfaces, rendering superhydrophobicity. Plasma oxidization induces the formation of superhydrophilic surfaces on selective regions surrounded by superhydrophobic surfaces. We show that wettability contrast surfaces align liquid water within patterned hydrophilic regions during the condensation process. Furthermore, this method could have a greater potential to align other liquids or living cells.

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Analytical examples of volatile amines in ambient airs (공기 중 저급아민류의 분석과 측정 사례)

  • Yu, Mee-Seon;Yang, Sung-Bong
    • Analytical Science and Technology
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.216-223
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    • 2005
  • In this study, several kinds of volatile amines in ambiant air were collected and their concentrations were expected from the calibration curves prepared by standard solutions of 7 amines by the official measuring method prescribed in Japanese Offensive Odor Law. The obtained calibration curves showed a good linearity and the detection limit of trimethyl amine was found to be about 0.033 ppb (0.040 ng) in case of 50 liters air. It means that trimethyl amine could be detected with the concentration of lower than its permitting level at the border line of companies. As typical examples of measuring amines in air, results of investigation of two sewage works and one rendering plant around the capital area indicated that 4 kinds of amines, i.e. methyl amine, dimethyl amine, trimethyl amine and isopropyl amine were detectable and concentrations of trimethyl amine at the primary sedimentation pond and sludge dewatering building of the sewage plant A showed 9.07 ppb and 7.79 ppb respectively, being over the concentration of odor strength 2.5, And the aeration tank, excrement input facility and indoor of maintenance room of excrement process building in the sewage plant B showed 70.0 ppb of dimethyl amine and 2.44 ppb of trimethyl amine.

Effects of Process Conditions on Sardine Oil During Bleaching and Deodorization (정어리유에 대한 탈색 및 탈취조건의 영향)

  • Kim, Chul-Jin;Ahn, Byung-Hak;Hwang, Sung-Yeon;Shin, Hyun-Kyung
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.420-425
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    • 1987
  • For use of sardine oil as an ingredient of food and feed, crude sardine oil obtained by rendering was processed to RBD sardine oil. Alkali deacidification was found to be most efficient with a concentration of 2.5N NaOH and 0.5% excess level at $75^{\circ}C$. Treatment with activated clay alone at $105^{\circ}C$ for 20 min without air admission was effective in reduction of the color intensity of the oil without any formation of the conjugated dienes and trienes of polyunsaturated fatty acids. In deodorization process, as the temperature was increased, color of the oil was to become lighter. The amount of conjugated compounds was, however, increased drastically at higher temperatures above $180^{\circ}C$ for 1hr. and content of polyunsaturated fatty acids was significantly decreased.

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Treatment concepts for the posterior maxilla and mandible: short implants versus long implants in augmented bone

  • Thoma, Daniel Stefan;Cha, Jae-Kook;Jung, Ui-Won
    • Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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    • v.47 no.1
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    • pp.2-12
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    • 2017
  • The aim of this narrative review is to describe treatment options for the posterior regions of the mandible and the maxilla, comparing short implants vs. longer implants in an augmented bone. The dental literature was screened for treatment options enabling the placement of dental implants in posterior sites with a reduced vertical bone height in the maxilla and the mandible. Short dental implants have been increasingly used recently, providing a number of advantages including reduced patient morbidity, shorter treatment time, and lower costs. In the posterior maxilla, sinus elevation procedures were for long considered to be the gold standard using various bone substitute materials and rendering high implant survival rates. More recently, implants were even placed without any further use of bone substitute materials, but the long-term outcomes have yet to be documented. Vertical bone augmentation procedures in the mandible require a relatively high level of surgical skill and allow the placement of standard-length dental implants by the use of autogenous bone blocks. Both treatment options, short dental implants, and standard-length implants in combination with vertical bone augmentation procedures, appear to result in predictable outcomes in terms of implant survival rates. According to recent clinical studies comparing the therapeutic options of short implants vs. long implants in augmented bone, the use of short dental implants leads to a number of advantages for the patients and the clinician.

Optimization of Phosphor Contents and Heat-treatment Temperature in White LED Package with Glass Remote Phosphor Structure (Glass Remote Phosphor 구조를 갖는 백색 LED 패키지의 형광체 함량과 열처리 온도 최적화)

  • Jeong, Hee-Suk;Hong, Seok-Gi;Ryeom, Jeongduk
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.30-38
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    • 2016
  • In this research, a 6W white LED package with a Glass Remote Phosphor was developed to improve the life of an LED package. The Glass Remote Phosphor was fabricated by the Phosphor in Glass (PiG) method, wherein phosphor YAG:Ce was mixed with glass frit and then heat treated. A paste with 75wt.% of a phosphor substance and 25wt.% glass frit was coated on a glass substrate two times using the screen-printing technique and heat-treated at $800^{\circ}C$ ; this structure gave a luminous efficacy of 136.1lm/W, color rendering index of 74Ra, and color temperature of 5,342K, thus satisfying the requirements as a light source for lighting. Moreover, an IES LM-80 accelerated life test was conducted on the same LED package for 6,000h in order to estimate the L70 lifetime based on IES TM-21. The results showed guaranteed lifetimes of 213,000h at $55^{\circ}C$, 245,000h at $85^{\circ}C$, and 209,000h at $95^{\circ}C$.

Characteristic Features of Cytotoxic Activity of Flavonoids on Human Cervical Cancer Cells

  • Sak, Katrin
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.15 no.19
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    • pp.8007-8018
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    • 2014
  • Cervical cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy worldwide and development of new therapeutic strategies and anticancer agents is an urgent priority. Plants have remained an important source in the search for novel cytotoxic compounds and several polyphenolic flavonoids possess antitumor properties. In this review article, data about potential anticarcinogenic activity of common natural flavonoids on various human cervical cancer cell lines are compiled and analyzed showing perspectives for the use of these secondary metabolites in the treatment of cervical carcinoma as well as in the development of novel chemotherapeutic drugs. Such anticancer effects of flavonoids seem to differentially depend on the cellular type and origin of cervical carcinoma creating possibilities for specific targeting in the future. Besides the cytotoxic activity per se, several flavonoids can also contribute to the increase in efficacy of conventional therapies rendering tumor cells more sensitive to standard chemotherapeutics and irradiation. Although the current knowledge is still rather scarce and further studies are certainly needed, it is clear that natural flavonoids may have a great potential to benefit cervical cancer patients.

Molecular targets of pepper as bioavailability enhancer

  • Gohil, Priyanshee;Mehta, Anita
    • Advances in Traditional Medicine
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.269-276
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    • 2009
  • Black pepper (family Piperaceae), is called king of spices because it is one of the oldest spice and alone accounts for about 35% of the world's total spice trade. The pepper is used in Ayurvedic medicine for the treatment of various ailments particularly neurological, broncho-pulmonary and gastrointestinal disorders. Pepper has also been reported to have various pharmacological actions but recently, it is highlighted as a bioavailability enhancer. This results in higher plasma concentration of drugs, nutrients, ions and other xenobiotics, rendering them more bioavailable for physiological as well as pharmacological actions in the body. Numerous scientific studies reported that piperine; a main bioactive compound of pepper, is responsible for its bioavailability enhancing property. It's a well known fact that pepper enhances bioavailability by inhibition of microsomal enzyme system but other mechanisms are also responsible to acts as a bioavailability enhancer. The brief overview of the mechanism of action of pepper as well as its applications as bioavailability enhancer is given in the present article.

Harnessing of Programmed Necrosis for Fighting against Cancers

  • Cho, Young Sik;Park, Seung Yeon
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.167-175
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    • 2014
  • Chemotherapy has long been considered as one of useful strategies for cancer treatment. It is primarily based on the apoptosis that can selectively kill cancer cells. However, cancer cells can progressively develop an acquired resistance to apoptotic cell death, rendering refractory to chemo- and radiotherapies. Although the mechanism by which cells attained resistance to drug remains to be clarified, it might be caused by either pumping out of them or interfering with apoptotic signal cascades in response to cancer drugs. In case that cancer cells are defective in some part of apoptotic machinery by repeated exposure to anticancer drugs, alternative cell death mechanistically distinct from apoptosis could be adopted to remove cancer cells refractory to apoptosis-inducing agents. This review will mainly deal with harnessing of necrotic cell death, specifically, programmed necrosis and practical uses. Here, we begin with various defects of apoptotic death machinery in cancer cells, and then provide new perspective on programmed necrosis as an alternative anticancer approach.