• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.47-54
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• 1982

본(本) 연구(硏究)는 초류(草類) 4종(種)과 목본식물(木本植物)의 피자식물(被子植物) 31종(種)과 나자식물(裸子植物) 8종(種), 계(計) 43종(種)에 대(對)한 Soft X-ray photography에 의(依)한 종자(種子)의 몇 가지 형질(形質)을 조사(調査)하기 위(爲)하여 시험(試験)한 결과(結果), 종자(種子)의 대소(大小), 종피(種皮)의 후박(厚薄)에 관계(關係)없이, 배(胚)와 배유(胚乳)의 발달정도(發達程度), 자엽(子葉)의 크기와 착생부위(着生部位), 그리고 쌍자종자(双子種子)의 유무(有無)와 그의 착생상태(着生生態) 등(等)의 종자충실성(種子充實性)과 병충해(病虫害), 기계적(機械的) 상해등(傷害等)은 X-ray에 대(對)한 선택적(選擇的) 감수성(感受性)이 있어 Soft X-ray법(法)은 식판별(識判別)에 유효(有効)하다고 할 수 있다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.23-43
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• 2017

Purpose: As application-specific wireless sensor networks are gaining popularity, this paper discusses the development and field performance of the GHAN, a greenhouse area network system to monitor, control, and access greenhouse microenvironments. GHAN, which is an upgraded system, has many new functions. It is an intelligent wireless sensor and actuator network (WSAN) system for next-generation greenhouses, which enhances the state of the art of greenhouse automation systems and helps growers by providing them valuable information not available otherwise. Apart from providing online spatial and temporal monitoring of the greenhouse microclimate, GHAN has a modified vapor pressure deficit (VPD) fuzzy controller with an adaptive-selective mechanism that provides better control of the greenhouse crop VPD with energy optimization. Using the latest soil-matrix potential sensors, the GHAN system also ascertains when, where, and how much to irrigate and spatially manages the irrigation schedule within the greenhouse grids. Further, given the need to understand the microclimate control dynamics of a greenhouse during the crop season or a specific time, a statistical assessment tool to estimate the degree of optimality and spatial variability is proposed and implemented. Methods: Apart from the development work, the system was field-tested in a commercial greenhouse situated in the region of Punjab, India, under different outside weather conditions for a long period of time. Conclusions: Day results of the greenhouse microclimate control dynamics were recorded and analyzed, and they proved the successful operation of the system in keeping the greenhouse climate optimal and uniform most of the time, with high control performance.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제60권3호
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• pp.249-256
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• 2017

The Monascus azaphilone (MAz) pigment is a well-known food colorant that has yellow, orange and red components. The structures of the yellow and orange MAz differ by two hydride reductions, with yellow MAz being the reduced form. Orange MAz can be non-enzymatically converted to red MAz in the presence of amine derivatives. It was previously demonstrated that mppE and mppG are involved in the biosynthesis of yellow and orange MAz, respectively. However, ${\Delta}mppE$ and ${\Delta}mppG$ knockout mutants maintained residual production of yellow and orange MAz, respectively. In this study, we deleted the region encompassing mppD, mppE and mppG in M. purpureus and compared the phenotype of the resulting mutant (${\Delta}mppDEG$) with that of an mppD knockout mutant (${\Delta}mppD$). It was previously reported that the ${\Delta}mppD$ strain retained the ability to produce MAz but at approximately 10% of the level observed in the wildtype strain. A chemical analysis demonstrated that the ${\Delta}mppDEG$ strain was still capable of producing both yellow and orange MAz, suggesting the presence of minor MAz route(s) not involving mppE or mppG. Unexpectedly, the ${\Delta}mppDEG$ strain was observed to accumulate fast-eluting pigments in a reverse phase high-performance liquid chromatography analysis. A LC-MS analysis identified these pigments as ethanolamine derivatives of red MAz, which had been previously identified in an mppE knockout mutant that produces high amounts of orange MAz. Although the underlying mechanism is largely unknown, this study has yielded an M. purpureus strain that selectively accumulates red MAz.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:정보통신
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.382-390
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• 2005

무선 전송 기술이 발전함에 따라 현재 유선 네트워크에서 주로 동작하는 인터넷은 무선 환경으로 확장되어 가고 있다. 인터넷의 주요 수송 계층 프로토콜인 TCP(transmission control protocol)는 신뢰성이 높은 유선 네트워크상에서 동작한다는 가정 하에 설계되고 개발되었다. 그러나 무선 환경에서는 패킷 손실이 망의 혼잡(network congestion)에 의해서뿐만 아니라 전송 과정에서의 물리적인 현상에 의한 에러에 의해 발생할 수 있고, 이로 인해 발생하는 비 흔잡 패킷 손실(non-congestion packet loss)에 의해서 TCP의 성능은 크게 저하될 수 있다. 전반적인 TCP의 처리율(throughput)은 재전송 타임아웃(retransmission timeout)의 발생 빈도에 의해 큰 영향을 받기 때문에 이를 해결하기 위한 많은 연구가 진행되어 왔다. 그러나 재전송된 패킷 손실(lost retransmission)로 인한 재전송 타임아웃은 여전히 해결되지 못한 상태이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 재전송 손실을 감지하고 이를 복구할 수 있는 간단한 알고리듬을 제안한다. 제안된 알고리듬의 성능을 분석하기 위해서 무선 환경에서 발생하는 두 가지 형태의 패킷손실 모델에 대한 시뮬레이션을 수행하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과를 통해서 제안된 알고리듬이 손실 복구 차원에서 TCP의 성능을 상당히 향상시킴을 보인다.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제19권8호
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• pp.33.1-33.7
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• 2016

Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) lower the freezing point but not the melting point of aqueous solutions by inhibiting the growth of ice crystals via an adsorption-inhibition mechanism. However, the function of type IV AFP (AFP IV) is questionable, as its antifreeze activity is on the verge of detectable limits, its physiological concentration in adult fish blood is too low to function as a biological antifreeze, and its homologues are present even in fish from tropic oceans as well as freshwater. Therefore, we speculated that AFP IV may have gained antifreeze activity not by selective pressure but by chance. To test this hypothesis, we cloned, expressed, and assayed AFP IV from cultured subtropical olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus), which do not require antifreeze protein for survival. Among the identified expressed sequence tags of the flounder liver sample, a 5'-deleted complementary DNA (cDNA) sequence similar to the afp4 gene of the longhorn sculpin was identified, and its full-length cDNA and genome structure were examined. The deduced amino acid sequence of flounder AFP IV shared 55, 53, 52, and 49 % identity with those of Pleuragramma antarcticum, Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus, Myoxocephalus scorpius, and Notothenia coriiceps, respectively. Furthermore, the genomic structure of this gene was conserved with those of other known AFP IVs. Notably, the recombinant AFP IV showed a weak but distinct thermal hysteresis of $0.07{\pm}0.01^{\circ}C$ at the concentration of 0.5 mg/mL, and ice crystals in an AFP IV solution grew star-shaped, which are very similar to those obtained from other polar AFP IVs. Taken together, our results do not support the hypothesis of evolution of AFP IV by selective pressure, suggesting that the antifreeze activity of AFP IV may have been gained by chance.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.103-108
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• 2007

Cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2) is known as one of the critical factor in carcinomas of various organs. However, the importance of Cox-2 in oral squamous cell carcinoma has not been fully described yet. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the anti-cancer effect of selective cox-2 inhibitor, celecoxib in an oral squamous cell carcinoma cell line, KB with respect to cytotoxicity test, in vitro invasion and MMP-2 expression. In cytotoxicity test, celecoxib treated group showed definitely concentration dependent cytotoxicity. In addition, administration of celecoxib reduced the invasive potential of KB cell line significantly in invasion assay. However, there was no remarkable difference of the MMP-2 expression between the celecoxib treated group and the control group. Considering these data, celecoxib had a potential cytotoxic agent to oral squamous cell carcinoma cells. Also, it had anti-invasive property without acting on the MMP-2 expression mechanism. Therefore, it was postulated that celecoxib had the possibility of anti-cancer agent in treatment strategies of oral squamous cell carcinoma.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제35권3B호
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• pp.493-502
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 센서 간 다중 홉 통신으로 인해 발생하는 센서네트워크 확정성 저하 문제를 해결하기 위해 싱크노드 간 무선 메쉬네트워킹을 통한 센서네트워크 확장방법을 제안한다. 싱크노드 간 메쉬네트워킹은 기존 메쉬 네트워크 인프라와 센서네트워크를 결합하는 방안으로 메쉬네트워크의 라우터가 싱크모듈을 장착함으로 싱크노드역할을 수행하는 동시에 메쉬네트워크 내부 혹은 외부 네트워크에 위치하는 모니터링 단말로의 효율적 센싱데이터 전송이 가능한 구조를 제안한다. 특히 센서데이터가 일정 모니터링 단말로의 지속적인 데이터 전송이 아니라 다수의 센서들로부터의 데이터가 특정조건을 만족하였을 때 해당 조건의 데이터 수신을 요청하는 다수의 모니터 단말들에 대하여서 선택적으로 전송하기 위한 가입/게시 서비스 방식의 L4라우팅 방안을 제안한다. 이와 같은 제안구조를 설계 구현하여 실험을 통해 그 성능을 검증하였다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.2303-2308
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• 2009

A thiocyanate poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) membrane electrode based on [1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane]dihalopalladium( II), [(dppe)$PdX_2$, X = Cl ($L^1$), X = I ($L^2$)] as active sensor has been developed. The diiodopalladium complex, [(dppe)$PdI_2](L^2$) displays an anti-Hofmeister selectivity sequence: $SCN^-\;>\;I^-\;>\;{ClO_4}^-\;>\;Sal^-\;>\;Br^-\;>\;{NO_2}^-\;>\;{HPO_4}^-\;>\;AcO^-\;>\;{NO_3}^-\;>\;{H_2PO_4}^-\;>\;{CO_3}^{2-}$. The electrode exhibits a Nernstian response (-59.8 mV/decade) over a wide linear concentration range of thiocyanate ($(1.0\;{\times}\;10^{-1}\;to\;5.0\;{\times}\;10^{-6}$ M), low detection limit ($(1.1\;{\times}\;10^{-6}$ M), fast response $(t_{90%}$ = 24 s), and applicability over a wide pH range (3.5∼11). Addition of anionic sites, potassium tetrakis[p-chlorophenyl] borate (KTpClPB) is shown to improve potentiometric anion selectivity, suggesting that the palladium complex may operate as a partially charged carrier-type ionophore within the polymer membrane phase. The reaction mechanism is discussed with respect to UV-Vis and IR spectroscopy. Application of the electrode to the potentiometric titration of thiocyanate ion with silver nitrate is reported.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.125-132
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• 2006

Transient kinetics of $NH_3$ adsorption/desorption and of SCR(selective catalytic reduction) of NO with $NH_3$ were studied over vanadium based catalysts, such as $V_2O_5/TiO_2$ and $V_2O_5-WO_3/TiO_2$. In the present catalytic reaction process, NO adsorption is neglected while $NH_3$ is strongly chemisorbed on the catalytic surface. Accordingly, it is ruled out the possibility of a reaction between strongly adsorbed $NH_3$ and NO species in line with the hypothesis of an Eley-Rideal mechanism. The present kinetic model assumes; (1) non-activated $NH_3$ adsorption, (2) Temkin-type $NH_3$ coverage dependence of the desorption energy, (3) non-linear dependence of the SCR reaction rate on the $NH_3$ surface coverage. Thus, the surface heterogeneity for adsorption/desorption of $NH_3$ is taken into account in this model. The present study extends the pure chemical kinetic model based on a powdered-phase catalytic system to the chemico-physical one applicable to a realistic monolith reactor.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.257-262
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• 2015

It is well known that cigarette smoke can cause erectile dysfunction by affecting the penile vascular system. However, the exact effects of nicotine on the corpus cavernosum remains poorly understood. Nicotine has been reported to cause relaxation of the corpus cavernosum; it has also been reported to cause both contraction and relaxation. Therefore, high concentrations of nicotine were studied in strips from the rabbit corpus cavernosum to better understand its effects. The proximal penile corpus cavernosal strips from male rabbits weighing approximately 4 kg were used in organ bath studies. Nicotine in high concentrations ($10^{-5}{\sim}10^{-4}M$) produced dose-dependent contractions of the corpus cavernosal strips. The incubation with $10^{-5}M$ hexamethonium (nicotinic receptor antagonist) significantly inhibited the magnitude of the nicotine associated contractions. The nicotine-induced contractions were not only significantly inhibited by pretreatment with $10^{-5}M$ indomethacin (nonspecific cyclooxygenase inhibitor) and with $10^{-6}M$ NS-398 (selective cyclooxygenase inhibitor), but also with $10^{-6}M$ Y-27632 (Rho kinase inhibitor). Ozagrel (thromboxane $A_2$ synthase inhibitor) and SQ-29548 (highly selective TP receptor antagonist) pretreatments significantly reduced the nicotine-induced contractile amplitude of the strips. High concentrations of nicotine caused contraction of isolated rabbit corpus cavernosal strips. This contraction appeared to be mediated by activation of nicotinic receptors. Rho-kinase and cyclooxygenase pathways, especially cyclooxygenase-2 and thromboxane $A_2$, might play a pivotal role in the mechanism associated with nicotine-induced contraction of the rabbit corpus cavernosum.