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Cloning and Characterization of a PI-like MADS-Box Gene in Phalaenopsis Orchid

  • Guo, Bin;Hexige, Saiyin;Zhang, Tian;Pittman, Jon K.;Chen, Donghong;Ming, Feng
    • BMB Reports
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    • v.40 no.6
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    • pp.845-852
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    • 2007
  • The highly evolved flowers of orchids have colorful sepals and fused columns that offer an opportunity to discover new genes involved in floral development in monocotyledon species. In this investigation, we cloned and characterized the homologous PISTALLATA-like (PI-like) gene PhPI15 ($\underline{Ph}alaenopsis$ $\underline{PI}$ STILLATA # $\underline{15}$), from the Phalaenopsis hybrid cultivar. The protein sequence encoded by PhPI15 contains a typical PI-motif. Its sequence also formed a subclade with other monocot PI-type genes in phylogenetic analysis. Southern analysis showed that PhPI15 was present in the Phalaenopsis orchid genome as a single copy. Furthermore, it was expressed in all the whorls of the Phalaenopsis flower, while no expression was detected in vegetative organs. The flowers of transgenic tobacco plants ectopically expressing PhPI15 showed male-sterile phenotypes. Thus, as a Class-B MADS-box gene, PhPI15 specifies floral organ identity in orchids.

Workflow-based Environment and its Use Scenario for the Education of Connective Engineering Simulation (연계적 공학해석 교육을 위한 워크플로우 기반 시뮬레이션 환경 개발 및 활용 고찰)

  • Shin, Jung-Hun;Kim, Han-Gi;Chae, Hui-Seung;Jeon, In-Ho;Lee, Jongsuk Ruth
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.3-12
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    • 2018
  • The importance of software in the engineering field is increasing day by day, so the utilization and understanding of the simulation software in the engineering design stage has become the core competence of the engineer. This study presents a new software education method for multiple systems in the field of mechanical engineering using a workflow execution environment as a sub-module of a computational platform (called EDISON platform) that can incorporate in-house software tools developed by many simulation tool developers. It can execute not only individual software tools such as fluid flow, structure, optimal design, but also conduct connective executions of multiple software tools. Based on this simulation environment, a methodology was proposed that can be applied to convergence types of engineering educations. By properly using this methodology, it is expected that beginning engineers could encourage their specialties understanding the big pictures of the analysis processes.

A Study on the School Library Media Center as a Important Solution to the Problems of School Education (학교교육 문제해결책으로서의 학교도서관에 관한 일 연구)

  • Suh Jin-Won
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.277-294
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    • 1998
  • In this study, the writer explained what have been the problems of school education and of school library media center in our country In the problems of school library media center, the writer point out especially poor quantity of teacher-librarians at the field of school education in our country. And then explained how school library media center can be developed. Finally the writer suggested how the problems of school education can be resolved by the school library media center.

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Exploring Preservice teachers' Understandings about Scientific Literacy embedded in Science Camp at Science Center

  • Park, Young-Shin;Chen, Angie Y.C.;Chen, Nelson C.C.
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Earth Science Education
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 2013
  • 20 preservice teachers at college level participated in this study and interacted with students at elementary and middle school levels during science camp offered by science center in Taiwan. Preservice teachers displayed moderate (above the average, 4 point out of 5) understandings about scientific literacy and scientific views in all aspects of the nature of science before the camp. Then, the researchers designed science camp programs which were expected to promote students' scientific literacy; scientific knowledge, inquiry skills for experimentation as well as for argumentation, affective domain such as the attitude toward science and the understandings about nature of science and the relationship among STS (Science-Technology-Society), all of which were embedded in the programs. Preservice teachers seemed to perceive scientific literacy pretty well (over 4 point) before the camp, however, preservice teachers' understandings about scientific literacy were not much scored (around 3 point, but still moderate scores of average) as expected after concrete inquiry activities. The reasons why this happened could be that preservice teachers were not trained to employ theory into the context to be more practical or the researchers did not develop camp program which included the aspect of scientific literacy successfully. The discussion and implication were made in teacher education in that preservice teachers must be prepared how to bridge theory into practice, and informal science education in that educators at science centers must be trained to be experts in providing the envisioned educational programs to meet the goal of science education, scientific literacy.

LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER USING ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATOR AT U-NII FREQUENCY BAND

  • Kim, Hak-Sung;Kim, Cheol-Su;Kim, Cheol-Su;Lee, Byung-Jae;Lee, Jong-Chul;Kim, Nam-Young
    • Proceedings of the Korea Electromagnetic Engineering Society Conference
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    • 2000.11a
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    • pp.225-228
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    • 2000
  • In this paper, the design for a low noise amplifier with the EM simulation is presented. The ATF36077 pHEMT device is applied to design LNA for U-NII frequency band (5 GHz ~ 6 GHz). The matching networks have been designed by the only open ended stub in order to reduce parasitic effects generated from a via structure. Through EM simulator, the simulation result shows that the linear gain (@5.5 GHz) is over 10 dB, input return loss and output return loss (@ 5.5 GHz) are a below 10 dB respectively, and the 3rd order intercept point is about 17 dBm.

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Perception of Pre-service Teacher who Participated into Liaison Teacher on the Gifted Education (영재교육원의 보조교사 활동에 참여한 예비교사의 영재교육에 대한 인식)

  • Kim, Jeongrye;Kim, Sunja;Park, Jongwook
    • Journal of Science Education
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.317-330
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    • 2014
  • The perception of pre-service teachers who participated as liaison teachers in the gifted education organization's different operating styles and the differences in the thoughts of these teachers were analyzed in this study. The inquiry survey was performed for 74 liaison teachers who had participated in the observational activities in the university annexed science gifted education center and the dormitory based gifted students education center supported by education of administration in Chungbuk Province. The individual in-depth interview was performed with 7 teachers based on the analyzed data. The perception of pre-service teachers who participated in as liaison teachers in the university annexed science gifted education center and the dormitory based gifted students education center was different from important element of the gifted and qualification of the teacher for gifted education. It was revealed that the differences between the education parts, education schedule and education methods of two the education centers, which were performed during the semester, influenced the perception of pre-service teachers who participated as the liaison teachers. The necessity of the systematic training on the observational skills and class contents were suggested as the essential support system for liaison teachers. The results of the study indicate that the gifted education organizations operating styles, the activities of liaison teachers, and pre-service teacher training program for gifted education emphasizes the long term actual guide experience at the education field for the gifted.

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A comparative study on the assessment results and achievement levels of gifted students in mathematics (영재교육원 수학과 평가결과와 영재아들의 성취수준 비교 연구)

  • Kang, Yun-Soo;Cho, Byung-Chan
    • Communications of Mathematical Education
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    • v.21 no.2 s.30
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    • pp.347-360
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    • 2007
  • In this study, we made the analysis of the relation with mathematical tests and scholastic attainments of gifted students using the results of entrance end comprehensives exams and so on in science education center for gifted youths. For this, we firstly made an analysis of correlation between math and math, math and science and science and science using the test results. And then, we interviewed four students. From this, we found followings. First, in every assessment except for those carried out during the semester in the center, we saw a very low or negative correlation between the students' grades in math and that in science. Second, in contrast to the correlations among other assessments, a high correlation of the students' grades in math and science appeared in regard of the assessments carried out during the semester in the center. Third, correlations between the grades of assessments in mathematics were much lower than that in science. Fourth, many students thought the assessments in the center were not as valuable as those in their schools, which are referred to in getting into a school of high grade. So some of the students who gained excellent grades showed a relatively low achievement. Fifth, students in the center regarded a vigorous communication and inquiry learning on enriched themes as the biggest merit of attending the center.

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Development of a Chemically Defined Minimal Medium for the Exponential Growth of Leuconostoc mesenteroides ATCC8293

  • Kim, Yu Jin;Eom, Hyun-Ju;Seo, Eun-Young;Lee, Dong Yup;Kim, Jeong Hwan;Han, Nam Soo
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.22 no.11
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    • pp.1518-1522
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    • 2012
  • Leuconostoc mesenteroides is a heterofermentative Grampositive bacterium that plays key roles in fermentation of foods such as kimchi, sauerkraut, and milk, leading to the production of various organic acids and aromatic compounds. To study the microbiological and genomic characteristics of L. mesenteroides, we have developed a new chemically defined minimal medium by using the single omission technique. During the exponential cell growth, this species required glutamine, methionine, valine, and nicotinic acid as essential nutrients and 8 amino acids (arginine, cysteine, histidine, leucine, phenylalanine, proline, threonine, and tryptophan), 5 vitamins (ascorbic acid, folic acid, inosine, calcium panthothenate, and thiamine), and others (manganese, magnesium, adenine, uracil, and Tween 80) as supplemental nutrients. This medium is useful to study the metabolic characteristics of L. mesenteroides and to explain its role in food fermentation.

An Analysis of the Information Curriculum of the University-affiliated Science Gifted Education Center (대학부설 과학영재교육원의 정보영역 교육과정 분석)

  • Lee, Jaeho;Jang, Junhyung;Jeong, Hongwon
    • Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.891-898
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    • 2021
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the curriculum of the University-affiliated Science Gifted Education Center from 2018 to 2020 to analyze the proportion of the information area in the total class and the contents of the class, thereby confirming the trend change in the information area. After analyzing the number of hours that information education occupies in the total number of class hours, information education was classified into three categories: computer use education, SW coding education, and SW convergence education, and the curriculum was analyzed in detail. The analysis results are summarized as follows. First, the proportion of information education in total education is gradually increasing compared to 2018. Second, the proportion of computer utilization education in information education is relatively decreasing, and SW coding education and SW convergence education are expanding. Considering that the field of information education has been expanded in various forms, more systematic information education will be provided to students in the future and its usefulness will increase rapidly.

Analysis of Coplaner $LiNBO_3$ Waveguide Structures Applicable Electrooptic Modulator with FDTD method

  • Lee, Byung-Je;Byun, Joon-Ho;Kim, Nam-Young;Kim, Jong-Heon;Lee, Jong-Chul
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.11 no.7
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    • pp.1211-1217
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    • 2000
  • The three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method and the two-dimensional quasi-static formulation have been used to calculate the characteristic impedance and the microwave effective index of coplanar waveguide structures on Lithium Niobate ($LiNBO_3$) single crystal substrates with a yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) or $SiO_2$ buffer layer. The results shown can be a good source to predict the modulator characteristics. The effects of the thin buffer layer and anisotropy of the $LiNBO_3$ crystal (x-cut and z-cut) are discussed. The comparison between the FDTD and quasi-static results shows good agreement. In this paper, the efficient modeling technique of the FDTD method for the coplanar waveguide (CPW) structures based on an anisotropic substrate with a thin buffer layer is developed.

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