• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.362-372
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• 2000

마의 고품질 다수확 괴경 생산기술을 개발하고 품종선발 기준을 정하는데 필요한 기초자료로 활용하기 위하여 세 가지 재배종에 대한 경시적인 생육특성에 대한 생장해석을 하였던 바 얻어진 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 지상부의 초장과 엽수, 측지수 등의 경시적인 변화는 일반적인 S자의 생장곡선을 나타내었고 지하부의 근장, 근경과 생근중은 생육기간이 진전됨에 따라 8월 하순 이후 급격히 증가하였다. 2. 지하부의 특성을 보면 둥근마는 분기가 전혀 없으며 괴경장은 장마가 가장 길고 괴경폭은 둥근마가 가장 크며 형태적으로 둥근 형태를 보였다. 생체수량성은 단마가 가장 높아 2,123kg/10a를 보였고, 둥근마는 건조비율이 높아 가공용으로 유망시 되었다. 3. 각 기관별 RGR은 정식후 86일경에 신생마와 줄기에서 높은 값을 보였고 NAR은 생육초기에 극대값을 보인 후 점차 감소하였으며, LAI는 세 가지 재배종 모두 156일경부터 감소하는 경향이었다. CGR은 156일경에 공시 재배종 모두 최대치를 보였다. LAR의 변화는 둥근마는 86일경부터 단마는 106일, 장마는 136일경부터 감소하는 경향이었으며, SLW의 변화는 둥근마는 지속적으로 증가하나 장마와 단마는 변화의 폭이 적었다.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.367-385
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• 1988

In case of skeletal Class III malocclusion with underdeveloped maxilla, the extraoral orthopedic force for the stimulation of maxillary growth or anterior reposition of the maxilla has been used clinically for the improvement of facial skeletal relationship. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the initial reaction of maxillofacial complex to the maxillary protraction by using extraoral orthopedic force. The dried human skull was used and this investigation was done by means of double exposure holographic interferometry. The protraction forces placed on the canine or the first molar were parallel, $10^{\circ}$ downward, $20^{\circ}$ downward to the occlusal plane. Fringe pattern of each protraction condition was compared and analized. The results were as follows: 1. Each maxillofacial bone displaced saparately. 2. More displacement was shown at the area of the teeth and the alveolar bone. 3. A counterclockwise rotation of the maxilla wa decreased by downward protraction and especially 20 degree downward protraction from the canine showed least rotation. 4. On the zygomatic arch, outward bend was observed and this effect was decreased by downward protraction. 5. On the zygomatic bone, the counter clockwise rotation was increased by the downward protraction. 6. When maxillary expansion was applied at the same time, outward and upward displacement with counterclockwise rotation was observed on the maxilla. 7. The lateral pterygoid plate of sphenoid bone was affected by maxillary protraction.

• BMB Reports
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.146-149
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• 2010

Exendin-4 (Ex-4), a peptide secreted from the salivary glands of the Gila monster lizard, can increase pancreatic $\beta$-cell growth and insulin secretion by activating glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor. In this study, we expressed a fusion protein consisting of exendin-4 and the human immunoglobulin heavy chain (Ex-4/IgG-Fc) in E. coli and explored its potential therapeutic use for the treatment of insulin-resistant type 2 diabetes. Here, we show that the Ex-4/IgG-Fc fusion protein induces expression of insulin receptor substrate-2 in rat insulinoma INS-1 cells. Our findings therefore suggest that Ex-4/IgG-Fc overexpressed in E. coli could be used as a potential, long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 mimetic.

• 열처리공학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.287-293
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• 1999

Effect of heat-treatment on the microstructure and recrystallization behavior of pure Zr was studied. The specimens were prepared under the various annealing temperatures from $400^{\circ}C$ to $800^{\circ}C$ and times from 300 to 5000 minutes after vacuum arc remelting. The recrystallization behavior was observed by a polarized optical microscope, TEM and micro-vickers hardness tester. With increasing the annealing time, the temperature region of hardness drop moved to the lower temperature region due to the recovery and recrystallization behaviors at the lower temperature. The recrystallization of cold-worked pure Zr was completed between 450 and $600^{\circ}C$. The size of recrystallized grain increased at $700^{\circ}C$ for 600min. Activation energy(Q) of pure Zr measured by the time for constant fraction technique was 78 KJ/mol.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.84-88
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• 2009

Cathepsin S is a cysteine protease that affects extracellular matrix remodeling. Recently, several studies have reported that cathepsin S is involved in obesity. Both mouse and human adipose cells produce this enzyme in the early phase of adipocyte differentiation, where it degrades fibronectin. Cathepsin S gene expression is elevated in the adipose tissue of obese mice as compared to that of lean mice. Paecilomyces tenuipes water extracts (PTW) are shown to have an inhibitory effect on cathepsin S activity. In this study, Z-Val-Val-Arg-MCA was used as a cathepsin S-specific substrate in order to examine inhibitory effect of PTW. Supplementing 3T3-L1 cell media with PTW clearly reduced lipid droplet accumulation and cathepsin S-induced adipogenesis. Furthermore, PTW decreased weight gain, subcutaneous adipose tissue growth, the level of serum triglyceride, and total cholesterol in mice fed a high-fat diet. These data suggest that PTW work against adipose cathepsin S and presumably contribute to anti-obese activities.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.540-543
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• 2007

We have investigated the vegetation in the peninsula located in Ongjeong-Li Seomyeon in Youngweol-gun. Since this is a limestone area, boxtrees, Abelia mosanensis T. H. Chung ex Nakai, and Selaginella stauntoniana Spring were abundant, as these are types of vegetation characteristic of limestone areas. Pinus densiflora S. et Z. was the most dominant woody plant, but vegetational changes, such as the dominance of Quercus variabilis Blume, Quercus dentata Thunb, and Quercus mongolica Fischer, were observed in spots. In particular, the growth of nursery plants of pinus densiflora S. et Z. was not observed, and young trees like Quercus mongolica Fischer grow as low vegetation of Pinus densiflora S. et Z.. Thus, the ecological succession of Quercus mongolica Fischer is predicted. Outside the investigation area, as herbaceous plants, various vegetations were observed, including Selaginella stauntoniana Spring, Thalictrum coreanum H. Lev., Mukdenia rossii(Oliv.) Koidz., Platanthera freynii Kraenzl., Cephalanthera longibracteata Blume, Potentilla dickinsii Franch., Patrinia rupestris(Pall.) Juss., Swertia pseudochinensis H. Hara, Vicia venosa(Willd.) Maxim., Pyrola japonica Klenze ex Alef., Disporum smilacinum A. Gray, Artemisia stolonifera(Maxim.) Kom. for. Stolonifera, Smilax nipponica Miq., Adenophora triphylla var. japonica(Regel) H. Hara, Isodon inflexus(Thunb.) Kudo, Gentiana scabra Bunge for. Scabra, Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum(Miq.) Ohwi, Dioscorea quinqueloba Thunb., Syneilesis palmata(Thunb.) Maxim., Asparagus schoberioides Kunth, Eupatorium japonicum Thunb. ex Murray, Galium kinuta Nakai & Hara, Saxifraga fortunei var. incisolobata, Lilium amabile Palib., Siberian iris, Dictamnus dasycarpus Turcz., Atractylodes ovata(Thunb.) DC., and Lysimachia clethroides Duby.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.103-108
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• 2010

본 시험은 중부지역 논에서 벼 대체 목초류인 리드카나리그라스, 톨 페스큐, 페레니얼 라이그라스, 레드 크로버, 이탈리안 라이그라스, 헤어리 베치 등과 톨 페스큐 혼파를 실시하였다. 논 재배에 적응성과 수량성 및 영속성에서는 톨 페스큐 초종이 우수하였으며 단파 보다는 톨 페스큐 혼파에서 여러 가지 생육특성이나 우수하였는데 특히 수량 측면에서도 생초수량이 ha당 84,294 kg, 건물수량이 20,644 kg으로 가장 우수한 초종이었고 단파에서도 특히 톨페스큐가 건물수량이 19,759 kg/ha로 가장 많은 수량을 보였으며 다음으로 이탈리안 라이그라스가 18,718 kg/ha로 많은 수량을 보였다. 따라서 본 연구결과를 토대로 볼 때 중부지역에서 벼 대체 목초류 초종으로는 톨 페스큐와 이탈리안 라이그라스가 우수한 초종이었고 영속성이 측면까지 검토해보면 톨 페스큐가 가장 우수한 초종이었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.49-56
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• 2017

In the human airway, mucus exists to protect the respiratory system as a primary barrier of the innate immune system. However, hyperexpressed mucus limits airflow, resulting in a decrease of lung function. Among more than 20 mucin family members, MUC5AC and MUC5B are major glycoproteins in human airway mucus. The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling pathway is one of the mechanisms of these mucins expression and specificity protein-1 (Sp1) transcription factor is the downstream signal of this pathway, playing pivotal roles in mucin expression. Even though there are some drugs for treating mucus hypersecretion, no drug has proven effects on humans. We found that the flavonoid tilianin regulated MUC5AC expression and also inhibited Sp1 phosphorylation. In this study, we investigated how tilianin would modulate EGFR signaling and regulate mucin production. In conclusion, tilianin inhibited MUC5AC expression mediated via modulating the EGFR-MEK-ERK-Sp1 signaling pathway in NCI-H292 human airway epithelial cells. This study may provide the basis for the novel treatment of mucus hypersecretion.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.104-109
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• 2003

Enhancement of the production of benzoylformate reductase (BFR) was attempted under oxidative stress established by natural electron carriers. -lipoic acid (LA), flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD), and ubiquinone (UQ) did not inhibit growth of E. faecalis when their concentrations were as high as $10{\mu}M$, while $H_2O_2$ and methyl viologen ($MV^2+$) inhibited the bacterial growth. BFR activity in the bacterial extract had increased rapidly after 1 h of cultivation after the addition of $4{\mu}M$ of natural electron carriers, and the activity was maintained during further cultivation. BFR activity of the cells treated with the natural electron carriers was $40\%$ higher than that of the control. In the presence of $4{\mu}M\;H_2O_2\;and\;MV^2+$, BFR activity increased, reaching the highest activity at about 5 h cultivation, and then decreased with further cultivation. It seems that natural electron carriers not only stimulate the induction of BFR, but also stabilize the enzyme. BFR was hardly affected by LA, FAD, and UQ, while $H_2O_2\;and\;MV^2+$ inactivated the crude enzyme. The decrease of BFR activity in the presence of $H_2O_2\;and\;MV^2+$ might be ascribed to inactivation of the enzyme by the oxidants.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.295-301
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• 2013

Long-term global energy-demand growth is expected to increase driven by strong energy-demand growth from developing countries. Fusion power offers the prospect of an almost inexhaustible source of energy for future generations, even though it also presents so far insurmountable scientific and engineering challenges. One of the challenges is safe handling of hydrogen isotopes. Metal hydrides such as depleted uranium hydride or ZrCo hydride are used as a storage medium for hydrogen isotopes reversibly. The metal hydrides bind with hydrogen very strongly. In this paper, we carried out a modeling and simulation work for absorption/desorption of hydrogen by ZrCo in a horizontal annulus cylinder bed. A comprehensive mathematical description of a metal hydride hydrogen storage vessel was developed. This model was calibrated against experimental data obtained from our experimental system containing ZrCo metal hydride. The model was capable of predicting the performance of the bed for not only both the storage and delivery processes but also heat transfer operations. This model should thus be very useful for the design and development of the next generation of metal hydride hydrogen isotope storage systems.