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A Study on the Problems and Prospects of Ubiquitous Library Through Ubiquitous Computing (유비쿼터스 컴퓨팅에 기반한 유비쿼터스 도서관의 과제와 전망에 관한 연구)

  • Noh, Dong-Jo
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.219-240
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    • 2004
  • Ubiquitous computing technology provides anytime and anywhere accessibility to information, ubiquitous computing is adapted in the various field to increase efficiency of work. After looking into the trend of ubiquitous computing, case studies of information service using mobile service and RFID system in library were investigated in this paper. Library information service are providing retrieval of library OPAC and verifications of circulation and return date using mobile internet technology. In addition, various notice services using short me sage service(SMS) of mobile are available. Considering growing mobile service and RFID system advancement of related technology, more information service utilizing mobile service and RFID system should be developed in near future.

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What is the Optimal Application Method of Rhythmic Stabilization or Stabilizing Reversals to Improve Balance? (균형 향상을 위한 율동적 안정 또는 안정적 반전의 효과적인 적용방법은?)

  • Shin, Seung-Sub
    • PNF and Movement
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.125-132
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    • 2017
  • Purpose: This study reviewed articles to identify the optimal rhythmic stabilization or stabilizing reversals application method for improving balance. Methods: The Cochrane, EBSCO, eArticle, Embase, DBpia, KISS, Medline, ProQuest, PubMed, SAGE, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Springer, and Wiley databases were used to search articles from 1990 to January 2017. The search terms included: "rhythmic stabilization" and "stabilizing reversals." Only experimental human studies (randomized controlled trials) that compared the effects of varying the optimal application of rhythmic stabilization or stabilizing reversals to improve balance were included in the review. Non-English language (except Korean) and unpublished studies were excluded. Results: During the research, 1,098 articles were initially identified. Of these articles, nine were randomized controlled trials. Of these nine articles, five were in English, and four were in Korean. In addition, three of the trials did not measure the patients' balance, two did not report the intensity and location of the resistance, and three performed the rhythmic stabilization incorrectly. Only one article met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The remaining study evaluated the participants' performance of the alternating trunk flexor and extensor isometric contraction of the scapulae using the optimal resistance for 10 seconds in a sitting position. The participants completed three sets of eight repetitions with rest intervals of 30 seconds between the repetitions and 60 seconds between the sets. Conclusion: Due to the lack of the scientific research on the topic, this review may not provide the evidence needed to support the optimal application of rhythmic stabilization or stabilizing reversals to improve balance. Future research should consider the methodological quality to identify the proper rhythmic standardization and stabilizing reversals application method.

Surveillance Study of Acute Gastroenteritis Etiologies in Hospitalized Children in South Lebanon (SAGE study)

  • Ghssein, Ghassan;Salami, Ali;Salloum, Lamis;Chedid, Pia;Joumaa, Wissam H;Fakih, Hadi
    • Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.176-183
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a major cause of morbidity and remains a major cause of hospitalization. Following the Syrian refugee crisis and insufficient clean water in the region, this study reviews the etiological and epidemiological data in Lebanon. Methods: We prospectively analyzed demographic, clinical and routine laboratory data of 198 children from the age of 1 month to 10 years old who were admitted with the diagnosis of AGE to a private tertiary care hospital located in the district of Nabatieh in south Lebanon. Results: Males had a higher incidence of AGE (57.1%). Pathogens were detected in 57.6% (n=114) of admitted patients, among them single pathogens were found in 51.0% (n=101) of cases that consisted of: Entamoeba histolytica 26.3% (n=52), rotavirus 18.7% (n=37), adenovirus 6.1% (n=12) and mixed co-pathogens found in 6.6% (n=13). Breast-fed children were significantly less prone to rotavirus (p=0.041). Moreover, children who had received the rotavirus vaccine were significantly less prone to rotavirus (p=0.032). Conclusion: Our findings highlight the high prevalence of E. histolytica infection as the major cause of pediatric gastroenteritis in hospitalized children, during the summer period likely reflecting the insanitary water supplies and lack of hygiene. Moreover the 42.4% of unidentified causative pathogens should prompt us to widen our diagnostic laboratory arsenal by adopting new diagnostic technologies.

Expression of Gpnmb in NK Cell Development from Hematopoietic Stem Cells

  • Shin, Na-Ra;Lee, Ji-Won;Lee, Ji-Won;Jeong, Mi-Ra;Kim, Mi-Sun;Lee, Suk-Hyung;Yoon, Suk-Ran;Chung, Jin-Woong;Kim, Tae-Don;Choi, In-Pyo
    • IMMUNE NETWORK
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.53-58
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    • 2008
  • Background: Molecular mechanisms of natural killer (NK) cell development from hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) have not been clearly elucidated, although the roles of some genes in NK cell development have been reported previously. Thus, searching for molecules and genes related NK cell developmental stage is important to understand the molecular events of NK cell development. Methods: From our previous SAGE data-base, Gpnmb (Glycoprotein non-metastatic melanoma protein B) was selected for further analysis. We confirmed the level of mRNA and protein of Gpnmb through RT-PCR, quantitative PCR, and FACS analysis. Then we performed cell-based ELISA and FACS analysis, to know whether there are some molecules which can bind to Gpnmb. Using neutralizing antibody, we blocked the interaction between NK cells and OP9 cells, and checked IFN-${\gamma}$ production by ELISA kit. Results: Gpnmb expression was elevated during in vitro developmental stage and bound to OP9 cells, but not to NK precursor cells. In addition, we confirmed that the levels of Gpnmb were increased at NK precursor stage in vivo. We confirmed syndecan4 as a candidate of Gpnmb's binding molecule. When the interaction between NK cells and OP9 cells were inhibited in vitro, IFN-${\gamma}$ production from NK cells were reduced. Conclusion: Based on these observations, it is concluded that Gpnmb has a potential role in NK cell development from HSCs.

Effect of DHEA Administration on PUFA/SFA Ratio and Lipid Peroxide in Rat Liver Microsome (DHEA 투여로 인한 쥐 간 소포체분획에서의 PUFA/SFA 비율과 지질과산화의 감소 효과)

  • Kwak Chune Shil;Kim Mee Yeon
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.297-306
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    • 2005
  • It is known that dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) shows a dual effect, prooxidant or antioxidant, depending on the do-sage or physiological status of animals. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of DHEA administration at low dose on lipid peroxidation, protein carbonylation and fatty acid composition in liver. Sprague Dawley male rats were fed either com oil diet containing $15\%$ com oil or fish oil diet containing $2\%$ corn oil + $13\%$ sardine oil, with or without $0.2\%$ DHEA for 9 weeks. Atherogenic index and hepatic triglyceride and cholesterol levels were significantly reduced by DHEA administration in rats fed with fish oil diet. Hepatic lipid peroxide product (TBARS) and protein carbonyl levels were significantly higher in rats fed with fish oil diet than in rats fed with corn oil diet. However, DHEA administration significantly reduced the hepatic thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance (TBARS) and conjugated diene levels in rats fed with fish oil diet. Contents of C16 : 0, C16 : 1, C20 : 5 and C22 : 6 in hepatic microsome were higher in rats fed with fish oil diet than in rats fed with corn oil diet, and contents of C18 : 2 and C20 : 4 were lower than in rats fed with com oil diet. DHEA administration significantly increased C16 : 0 and C18 : 3 contents and reduced C18 : 2 content in rats fed with com oil diet, while it increased C16 : 0 and C18 : 1 and reduced C20 : 5 and C22 : 6 in rats fed with fish oil diet. On overall, DHEA administration increased saturated fatty acid (SFA) and reduced polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) in hepatic microsome, thereby PUFA/SFA ratio was significantly (p < 0.0001) reduced without the change of n-3/n-6 ratio. Taken together, low dose of DHEA administration lowered PUFA/SFA ratio in hepatic microsomal membranes and also showed antioxidative effect especially in fish oil-induced highly oxidative stress condition through blocking increases of C20 : 5 and C22 : 6 contents.

A Study on the Costume of Balhae Dynasty(II) -Focused on the costume of a bronze state excavated in the Maritime Provinces of Russia- (발해의 복식에 관한 연구(II) -러시아 연해주에서 발견된 청동용을 중심으로-)

  • 김민지
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
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    • v.22
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    • pp.97-118
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    • 1994
  • This stud is my second trial to examine the costume of Balhae Dyansty. The subject of this study is the costume of a bronze statue excavated in the Maritime Provinces of Russia. The bronze statue is in the custody of Vladivostok Museum E.V. Shavkunov a Russian archelogist reported it a statue of-ficial of balhae dynasty in the 7-8th century. Judged his report lack of basis I suggest new opinion on sex, age, married or unmarried. social position manufactured time of the statue by comparative study on the costume hair-style and appearance of the statue with around nations' antiquities. hair-style of the statue is basically included in Ssangge and complexed style of Sage Ssangsuhuange, and Guange, Generally, Ssangge is a hair style of children, unmarried women, court ladies, dancing girls, and instrument player (lady)s'. The statue wears round-necked blouse long skirt broad fabric belt at high waist broad sleeve and confront collar coat cloud shaped shawl and risen tip shoes. The figure of statue is de-scribed plump. The statue shows straight sil-houette and high waist typical style of Tang, Uddai, The most characteristic facto is cloud shaped shawl Cloud shaped shawl was originally one of the northern race's shoulder ornaments. From the view of Comparative study the antiquities of NamDang and JunChock are simi-lar to this statue. Besides Tsukanovka river where the statue was excavated is Kraskino ruins of a castle formed single cultural layer of Balhae Dynasty and are relics of the layer of Balhae Dynasty and are relics of the latter period of Balhae Dynasty. Therefore this statue is assumed to have been manufactured at the last years of Balhae Dynasty and to be a figure of unmarried woman not official.

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Screening of Natural Preservatives to Inhibit Kimchi Fermentation (김치의 선도유지를 위한 천연보존제의 탐색)

  • Moon, Kwang-Deog;Byun, Jung-A;Kim, Seok-Joong;Han, Dae-Suk
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.257-263
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    • 1995
  • As a primary step to develop natural preservative for extending the shelf-life of kimchi, the effect of 102 edible plants, 21 antimicrobial agents and related compounds on kimchi fermentation was studied. Among 42 oriental medicinal plants tested, Baical skullcap and Assam indigo were found to be highly effective for maintaining the fresh state of kimchi. Although Bugbane, Red mangolia, Bushy sophora, Szechuan pepper, Chinese quince and Scisandre significantly inhibit the growth of Lactobacilli, their effect was not high enough to be used as raw materials for kimchi preservative. When the effect of 32 herbs and spices was tested, peppermint, cinnamon, lemon balm, clove, hop, rosemary, sage, horseradish and thyme showed high antimicrobial activity against kimchi microorganisms. Among them, the effect of clove ranked top. When it was added to fresh kimchi, initial cfu value ($2.4{\times}10^{6}cfu/g$) changed little even after 2 day's fermentation ($2.6{\times}10^{6}cfu/g$). Sensory test was not a good criteria to evaluate the effect of herbs and spices, since their highly specific flavors affected the taste of kimchies. Twenty eight fruits, vegetables and related plants were tested, but only leaves of pine tree, persimmon and oak leaves showed a significant bactericidal effect, finally contributing to the storage of kimchi. In addition, when 21 natural preservatives and other compounds were added individually to fresh kimchi, nisin and caffeic acid could inhibit fermentation.

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Study on Flow Properties and Rheology of Slag from Coal Gasification Based on Crystalline Phase Formation (결정상 분석을 통한 석탄가스화기 Slag 특성 연구)

  • Koo, Jahyung;Paek, Minsu;Yoo, Jeongseok;Kim, Youseok
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.11a
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    • pp.73.1-73.1
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    • 2011
  • 분류층 석탄가스화기에서 슬래그의 원활한 배출은 가스화 플랜트 운전 및 성능에 중대한 영향을 미치는 것으로 알려져 있다. 가스화기의 운전 온도에서 슬래그 점도가 일정수준 이상인 경우에는 가스화기 하부 슬래그 배출구 막힘 현상을, 일정 수준 이하일 경우에는 Membrane wall의 slag 두께가 얇아져 가스화기 수냉벽에 열적 악영향을 미친다. 가스화기의 안정적인 운전을 위한 석탄 선정 시, 석탄 슬래그의 용융온도 및 점도의 파악이 중요하다. 일반적으로 석탄슬래그의 용융온도는 ASTM D-1857 절차에 따른 환원분위기에서의 회융유온도(FT)측정을 통해, 점도는 고온점도측정 실험을 통해 분석하고 있다. 이런 실험적인 분석방법은 다양한 슬래그조성 및 온도 변화에 따른 영향을 살펴보기에는 많은 시간과 비용이 발생하므로 슬래그조성 및 온도 변화에 따른 용융온도 및 점도 예측이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 200여 탄종의 회용유점 측정 결과와 FactSage에서 예측되는 슬래그 결정상 생성 및 회용유점(FT)에서의 고체분율과의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 이를 바탕으로 다양한 Ash 조성(SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaO)에 대한 회용유점(FT)을 예측할 수 있는 프로그램을 개발하였다. 또한 50여 탄종의 슬래그 점도 측정 결과를 Facsage에서 예측되는 결정상 종류 및 Ash 조성을 기준으로 분류하였다. 결정상 종류 및 Ash 조성을 기준으로 기존 슬래그점도예측모델를 활용하여 보다 정확한 슬래그 점도 예측 프로세스를 개발하였다. 본 연구 결과는 플랜트 운전 결과 검증을 통하여 석탄 가스화 플랜트에 적합한 석탄의 선정, 혼탄 비율 및 첨가제 투입량 결정을 위해 활용될 것으로 기대된다.

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A Way to Avoid Muscular Fibrosis in the First Dorsal Interosseous Muscle after Acupuncture Injection Therapy

  • Wong, Yiu Ming
    • Journal of Pharmacopuncture
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.227-229
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    • 2017
  • Fibrosis of skeletal muscle following acupuncture is an iatrogenic disorder. The present case illustrates a patient with a unilateral fibrotic formation on a thumb muscle after acupuncture injection therapy with red sage. The patient in the present case was a counter-terrorism police officer with right-handedness; he noted a palpable nodule three months after injection therapy at his left first dorsal interosseous in which the acupuncture point LI4 (He Gu) is located. He also found a reduction in the strength of his left pinch grip that noticeably affected his left handgun marksmanship. However, being ambidextrous in single-hand pistol shooting is an essential requirement for counter-terrorism police officers. Based on the patient's medical history and claims, no underlying disease or trauma was found to be associated with his current complaint. During physical examination, a fibrotic formation in his left first dorsal interosseous muscle was visualized by using diagnostic ultrasound; also, as confirmed with dynamometry, the strength of his left pinch grip was significantly lower than that of the right counterpart. Because acupuncture injection therapy has three components, antiseptic practices, the mechanical action of syringe insertion, and the pharmacological effect of the sterile herb extract, any one of the components may have contributed to the present adverse event. The first dorsal interosseous muscle is small in dimension and rather vascular; thus, it is not an ideal site for intramuscular injection. When a clinician needs to treat a patient by performing acupuncture at the LI4 acupoint and injecting a herbal extract simultaneously, the clinician should only mechanically stimulate the LI4 acupoint while injecting the herbal medicine into the LI14 (Bi Noe) acupoint on the same meridian, the LI14 acupoint being located in the distal portion of the deltoid muscle and being fairly close to the universally agreed upon site on the upper arm for safe administration of an injection.

Thermodynamic Prediction of TaC CVD Process in TaCl5-C3-H6-H2 System (TaCl5-C3-H6-H2 계에서 TaC CVD 공정의 열역학 해석)

  • Kim, Hyun-Mi;Choi, Kyoon;Shim, Kwang-Bo;Cho, Nam-Choon;Park, Jong-Kyoo
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.75-81
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    • 2018
  • An ultra-high temperature ceramic, tantalum carbide, has received much attention for its favorable characteristics: a superior melting point and chemical compatibility with carbon and other carbides. One drawback is the high temperature erosion of carbon/carbon (C/C) composites. To address this drawback, we deposited TaC on C/C with silicon carbide as an intermediate layer. Prior to the TaC deposition, the $TaCl_5-C_3H_6-H_2$ system was thermodynamically analyzed with FactSage 6.2 and compared with the $TaCl_5-CH_4-H_2$ system. The results confirmed that the $TaCl_5-C_3H_6-H_2$ system had a more realistic cost and deposition efficiency than $TaCl_5-CH_4-H_2$. A dense and uniform TaC layer was successfully deposited under conditions of Ta/C = 0.5, $1200^{\circ}C$ and 100 torr. This study verified that the thermodynamic analysis is appropriate as a guide and prerequisite for carbide deposition.