• Journal of International Area Studies (JIAS)
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.121-146
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• 2012

The purpose of this paper is to study on China's emergence and its influence on international society against the U.S. hegemony. Recently, China's influence has proliferated in Central Asia as well as East Asia at a rapid rate. China, through its soft balancing strategy, increased its influence in Central Asia in response to the U.S. power and behavior. This study analyzes the relationship among China and Central Asia with the view of soft balancing theory. In order to determine whether China's strategy on Central Asia is soft balancing, this paper presents three indicators: 1) Second-tier major power is willing to take a strategy that increase diplomatic cost of hegemony or counter the hegemony influence through using regional and global multilateral cooperation. 2) Second-tier major power is willing to not only increase its influence by strengthening regional economic cooperation, but also check the extension of the hegemony economic influence into its boundary. 3) Second-tier major power intends to prevent expanding hegemony military influence into the region through limited military cooperation and increasing military spending, and denying territory. This paper analyze China's multi-polar strategy, economic and energy cooperation with Central Asia countries, and the military and security cooperation with multilateral organizations such as SCO.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.194-198
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• 2006

Dried raw Ascidians(Halocynthia roretzi) shells harvested from fish farms in southern coast area in Korea were used to extract ${\beta}$-carotene using supercritical carbon dioxide($SCO_2$) and with ethanol as a co-solvent at the range of temperatures and pressures, from 25 to $65^{\circ}C$ and 100 to 350 bar respectively. The size of the dried Ascidians shells was around $850{\mu}m$. The system used this study was a semi-batch flow type high pressure unit. The efficiency of ${\beta}$-carotene extraction using $SCO_2$ with and without co-solvent, ethanol, influenced to pressure and temperature changes. The highest solubility of ${\beta}$-carotene in $SCO_2$ was 1.35 mg/g for ${\beta}$-carotene at $35^{\circ}C$ and 350 bar. With addition of 2(v/v%) ethanol the recovery of ${\beta}$-carotene was 93%. As a result of using n-hexane and methanol for rinse, at $35^{\circ}C$ and 350 bar the amount of ${\beta}$-carotene by methanol rinse was 5 times higher than that of n-hexane rinse.

• The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.9-17
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• 2003

XML(eXtensible Markup Language), next generation internet standard language has the advantage of easy re-use and re-structure in other computing environment because it has the separate data, presentation and structure. In this paper, we implement the efficient retrieval system for the general user by limiting the XML documents on the multimedia learning contents for the virtual education system. The system design is based on SCO Metadata unit defined in SCORM as the proposed virtual education standard. Each XML documents has three indexes - keyword, element and attribute. Also, it makes possible to retrieve data without previous knowledge of the DTD by making the element retrieval screen structure for the user interface. And it gives the user various result screen formats such as XML and HTML by restructuring the retrieval result through XML-QL and XSL, respectively.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.60.2-60.2
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• 2012

Sco OB1의 핵심성단 NGC 6231를 호주 Siding Spring 천문대 1m 망원경을 사용하여 -40'${\times}$40' 영역을 관측하였다. 측광자료를 바탕으로 성단의 반경, 성간소광 법칙, 나이 및 초기질량함수를 결정하였다. 성단의 반지름은 구성원의 질량에 상관없이 거의 10' ($R{\approx}4.6pc$)으로 동일한 값을 보였다. 전체적으로는 정상적인 성간소광 법칙을 따르지만, 성단의 중심으로 갈수로 큰 $R_V$를 보여주며, 이는 과거에 있었을 것으로 추정되는 초신성의 효과로 추정된다. 질량이 큰 별과 X-선으로 선택된 성단의 전주계열성은 비슷한 평균나이를 보이지만 전주계열성은 훨씬 큰 나이분산을 보였다. 성단전체 초기질량함수의 기울기는 Salpeter 초기질량함수의 기울기와 매우 유사한 ${\Gamma}$=-1.1${\pm}$0.1을 보였으며, 성단 중심거리에 따른 초기질량함수의 기울기는 -1.0${\pm}$0.2에서 -1.8${\pm}$0.5까지 체계적으로 변화를 하였다. 질량이 큰 O형 별의 쌍성비율이 중심거리에 따른 변화를 보이지 않음에 비추어 볼 때, NGC 6231의 질량분리 양상은 역학적 진화의 결과가 아니라 원초적 질량분리현상으로 결론을 내릴 수 있다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.7-14
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• 1996

This study was performed to examine the effect of red ginseng total saponin and extract on memory in mice using one trial step-down type passive avoidance method. Red ginseng total saponins (No. 1: PD/PT ratio=1.24, No. 2: PD/PT ratio=1.47) were prepared with the different mixing ratio by using the parts of red ginseng. In single administration of total saponin No. 1 (100 mg/ kg, bw) or No. 2 (50 mg/kg, bw) increased the latency time as compared with control group but was not statistically significant. Treatment of total saponin No. 1 (50 mg/kg, bw) for 10 days produced an increase of latency time but was not statistically significant. In scopolamine-induced memory deficient mice total saponin No. 1 (50 mg/kg, bw) and No. 2 (100 mg/kg, bw) significantly improved the latency time. These results show that red ginseng total saponin may improve the memory of sco-polamine-induced memory deficient mice and have nootropic activity.

• Molecules and Cells
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.362-367
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• 2008

We identified a 1,134-bp putative type III polyketide synthase from the sequence analysis of Streptomyces peucetius ATCC 27952, named Sp-RppA, which is characterized as 1,3,6,8-tetrahydroxynaphthalene synthase and shares 33% identity with SCO1206 from S. coelicolor A3(2) and 32% identity with RppA from S. griseus. The 1,3,6,8-tetrahydroxynaphthalene synthase is known to catalyze the sequential decarboxylative condensation, intramolecular cyclization, and aromatization of an oligoketide derived from five units of malonyl-CoA to give 1,3,6,8-tetrahydroxynaphthalene, which spontaneously oxidizes to form 2,5,7-trihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (flaviolin). In this study, we report the in vivo expression and in vitro synthesis of flaviolin from purified gene product (Sp-RppA).

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.185-191
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• 2012

Background: The removal of phosphate(P) in the wastewater is essential for the prevention of eutrophication in the river and stream. This study was initiated to evaluate the P removal by three strains of bacteria isolated from industrial wastewater. The three strains of bacteria, A1, A2, and A3, isolated were identified as Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain CUPS 3, Rhodococcus erythropolis strain Sco-C01, Bacillus sp. 3434BRRJ, respectively. METHODS AND RESULTS: The experiments evaluating the effects of temperature, P concentration, aeration, and carbon sources on P removal by Bacillus sp. 3434BRRJ were performed in the following conditions: temperature, 15, 25 and $30^{\circ}C$; P concentrations, 20, 30, and 40 mg/L; oxygen condition, aerobic, anaerobic/aerobic conditions; carbon sources, glucose, acetate and mixture of glucose and acetate. As a result, the best optimum conditions for P removal by Bacillus sp. 3434BRRJ were as follows: temperature, $30^{\circ}C$; P concentration, 20 mg/L; carbon sources, mixture of glucose and acetate; oxygen concentration, anaerobic and aerobic conditions. The P removal efficiencies by Bacillus sp. 3434BRRJ, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain CUPS, and Rhodococcus erythropolis strain Sco-C01 were 99%, 50%, 20%, respectively. CONCLUSION: As a result, the best optimum conditions for P removal by Bacillus sp. 3434BRRJ selected and used in this study were as follows: temperature, $30^{\circ}C$; P concentration, 20 mg/L; carbon sources, mixture of glucose and acetate; oxygen concentration, anaerobic and aerobic conditions.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.155-160
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• 2007

A learning resource is a SCO or a collection of on or more assets in the SCORM. A storage policy is required to search rapidly and reuse assets in e-learning environment. However there are not research results about it. In this paper, We propose a storing method for assets based on cluster and define the mathematical formulation of it. Also, we present criteria for assets evaluation and describe procedure to evaluate each asset. We show that the search based on proposed cluster storing method increase performance than the categorization search through performance evaluation.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.327-328
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• 2006

중 저준위방사성폐기물(이하, '방폐물'이라 함)을 처분시설로 안전하고 효율적으로 운반하기 위하여 원자력법[1][2] 및 IAEA 안전운반규정(3) 등 국내외 관련규정의 기술기준을 만족시키는 안전성이 확보된 운반용기를 사용하여야 한다. 방폐물이 저준위비방사능(LSA: Low Specific Activity)물질 또는 표면오염물체(SCO; Surface Contaminated Object)로 분류되고 전용상태로 운반되는 경우는 거의 IP-2형 운반용기를 이용하여 운반하는 것이 가능하다. 방폐물 처분시설이 경주의 임해지역에 건설되어 운영된 것이므로 일부를 제외한 대부분의 방폐물은 IP-2형 운반용기에 적재하여 전용선박을 이용하여 해상으로 운반하게 된다. 전용선박은 크레인을 이용하여 화물을 선적하고 하역하는 Lo/Lo(Lift-on/Lift-off) 방식으로 IMO 규정 및 국내 선박법에 따라 국내에서 설계, 건조될 예정이며, 선박의 규모는 총 톤수 약 2,000톤이며, 약 1,600드럼의 방폐물을 적재할 수 있다. 여기서는 방폐물의 해상운반을 위한 IP-2형 운반용기에 대한 요건 및 관련규정에 따른 기술기준을 입증하기 위한 건전성 평가방안에 대하여 기술하였다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.98-103
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• 2021

The demand for natural substances with anti-melanogenic activity is increasing due to the recent interest in skin whitening. Intensive investigation on the culture broth of Streptomyces sp. SCO-736, a marine bacterium from the Antarctica coast, has led to the isolation of a new natural product named antaroide (1). The chemical structure was established through the interpretation of MS, UV, and NMR spectroscopic data. Antaroide is a nine-membered macrolide with lactone and lactam moieties. To investigate its applicability in skin whitening cosmetics, its anti-melanogenic activity in B16F10 murine melanoma cells was examined. As a result, antaroide displayed strong inhibitory activities against melanin synthesis and also attenuated the dendrite formation induced by the α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH). Antaroide suppressed the mRNA expression of the melanogenic enzymes such as tyrosinase, TRP-1 and TRP-2. This suggests that it may serve as a transcriptional regulator of melanogenesis. Collectively, the discovery of this novel natural nine-membered macrolide and its anti-melanogenic activity could give new insights for the development of skin whitening agents.