• 한국가정과교육학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.37-54
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 기혼자의 싱글여성에 대한 이미지를 조사하기 위하여 20대에서 60대의 기혼 남녀 27명을 대상으로 심층면접을 실시하였다. 심층 면접 자료를 내용 분석한 결과, 가정 대신 열정을 쏟아 부을 수 있는 돌파구를 찾는 싱글 여성, 기혼자가 누리지 못하는 자유가 있는 싱글 여성, 기혼자들과 다른 성격 특성의 싱글 여성 이라는 3개의 대주제를 찾게 되었다. 가정대신 열정을 쏟아 부을 수 있는 돌파구를 찾는 싱글 여성이라는 주제에서는 가정 대신 열정을 쏟아 부을 수 있는 돌파구-일, 가정 대신 열정을 쏟아 부을 수 있는 돌파구-자기계발이라는 2개의 소주제가, 기혼자가 누리지 못하는 자유가 있는 싱글 여성이라는 주제에서는 성에 있어서 자유롭다, 가족으로부터의 자유가 있다, 이성과의 자유로운 만남이 있다, 자신만을 위한 소비와 여가생활에서 자유롭다라는 4개의 소주제로 분류되었다. 기혼자들과 다른 성격 특성의 성글 여성이라는 주제에서는 결혼의 힘든 현실을 회피하려고 한다, 자신과 싱글 중심 세계에서 살면서 이기적이고 자기주장이 강하다, 드러내놓고 싶지 않은 마음속의 공허함, 외로움이 있다, 삶의 만족감을 찾지 못한다 등의 4개의 소주제로 분류되었다. 기혼자들의 싱글 여성에 대한 인식은 결혼이 매우 중요한 기준이 되고 있으며 결혼을 경험한 '나와 다르다'는 인식에서 출발하고 있다. 즉 기혼자들은 자신이 경험한 결혼의 세계에서 싱글 여성들의 삶을 바라보고 있다.

• 미술이론과 현장
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• 제4호
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• pp.33-56
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• 2006

'문화 전쟁(Culture Wars)'은 1980년대 말부터 1990년대 초 미국에서 보수주의자와 진보주의자 사이에 벌어진 문화적 논쟁을 일컫는다. 이 용어는 제임스 헌터(James Hunter)의 책 "문화 전쟁: 미국을 정의하려는 노력(Culture Wars: The Struggle to Define America)"의 출간으로 대중화되었고, 당시 공화당 대통령 후보였던 패트릭 부캐넌(Patrick Buchanan)에 의해 급부상하게 된다. 그는 "이 나라에는 지금 종교 전쟁, 즉 냉전만큼 중요한 '문화 전쟁'이 일어나고 있고, 이것은 미국의 영혼을 위한 전쟁이다." 라고 부르짖으며 급변하는 문화 정체성의 위기 속에서 미국적인 전통을 지키고자 하였다. 이 문화 전쟁은 여러 다양한 논쟁을 함의하고 있었는데, 교목제도의 폐지, 교육기관에서의 다문화주의(multiculturalism) 커리큘럼 도입, 동성애자의 군복무, 낙태, 총기 소지 등의 허용 문제로 당시 미국의 교육계, 문화계뿐만 아니라 정치계, 입법부에서도 첨예한 대립 구도를 형성하였다. 미술계에서 가장 치열했던 문화 전쟁은 안드레 세라노(Andres Serrano)의 작품전과 ${\ll}$로버트 메플소프: 완벽한 순간(Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment)전${\gg}$이 공공기금인 국립예술진흥기금(National Endowments for the Arts, NEA)의 지원을 받아 개최되는 것이 타당한 것이냐에 대한 논쟁에서 표출되었다. 이 두 전시를 기점으로 그 뒤로도 여러 미술 전시회와 음악회, 연극 등을 둘러싼 NEA 기금 지원과 관련한 분쟁은 한동안 계속된다. 이 글은 이러한 미술계 문화 전쟁의 발전 과정과 몇몇 논점에 초점을 맞추되, 세라노나 메플소프의 작품 자체를 분석하고 비평하는 글이 아님을 밝혀 둔다. 본 연구는 분쟁의 전개에 대한 상세한 기술적, 연대기적 조사보다는 그 발단과 전개 과정에서 몇 가지 핵심적인 사항들을 기술하고, 이 사항들이 암시하는 정치적, 미학적, 미술사적 시각의 충돌에 대해 지적하는 글이 될 것이다. 더 나아가 당시 이러한 논쟁이 미국 미술계에 의미하던 것, 미국 문화 전체에 의미하던 것은 과연 무엇인가에 대한 비평적 질문으로 글을 맺고자 한다.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.17-26
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• 2005

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation between assessment measurements of knee osteoarthritis and obesity. Methods : Data on assessment measurements of knee osteoarthritis and obesity were obtained from 63 patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis from February to April, 2005. The assessment measurements consisted of BMI (body mass index), WHR (waist-hip ratio), two disease-specific questionnaires (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) index and Lequesne's Functional Severity Index (LFI)), one generic instrument (Korean Health Assessment Questionnaire (KHAQ)), and VAS (Visual Analogue Scale). Statistical correlations among assessment measurements were evaluated by examining the Pearson's correlation coefficients. Results : 1. The sexual ratio in this study was 1: 5.3 (male: female= 10: 53). The average age of all patients was $59.1{\pm}6.6$ (male: $58.3{\pm}7.1$, female: $59.2{\pm}6.5$), and the group of 60-69 (34 patients, 54%) was biggest in the age distribution. 2. The average BMI of all patients was $25.4{\pm}3.1\;kg/m^2$ (male: female= $23.6{\pm}2.6\;kg/m^2:\;25.8{\pm}3.0\;kg/m^2$), and the group of $20-25\;kg/m^2$ was biggest in the BMI distribution. According to clinical definition of obesity by WHO (1997), 52.4% of all patients was within normal weight, 42.9% was overweight, and 4.8% was obese. 3. The average WHR of all patients was $0.91{\pm}0.06$ (male: female= $0.90{\pm}0.05:\;0.92{\pm}0.06$). According to definition of abdominal obesity, 73.0% of all patients (46 patients were all female) was in the state of abdominal obesity. 4. There were no significant correlations in statistics among assessment measurements except between BMI and WHR. Conclusion : Though there is significant correlation between knee osteoarthritis and obesity according to many clinical and experimental researches, there is no assessment measurement reflecting knee osteoarthritis and obesity simultaneously. For this, further studies on correlation between knee osteoarthritis and obesity and development of assessment measurement or questionnaire on this are needed.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.5-23
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• 2011

Objective : This study grasps specific task on paramedics who plays a great role in the emergency scene, thereby eliciting definition of job called paramedics and analyzing occupation by DACUM method. Thus, the aim is to suggest working-level guidelines on the task of paramedics. Methods : It targeted paramedics who are working at hospitals, fire stations, and industries in Seoul and Gyeonggi area from Oct. 11, 2010 to Nov. 30. A total of 608 copies of questionnaire were analyzed by DACUM method. A research tool on occupational analysis consisted of 8 pieces for duty, 43 pieces for task, and 149 pieces for task elements. In order to survey performance frequency, importance, and difficulty by element, each task was developed by this research team, and each task was analyzed and finally elicited through workshop of DACUM method. Results : The occupational definition of paramedics, which was defined through this DACUM, was elicited as 'professional job of performing emergency medical care on the scene, during transferring, or within medical institution in order to maintain life and prevent wound deterioration, targeting a person who is put in emergency situation.' Task element, whose performance frequency was indicated to be the highest, was in order of checking mental status($2.76{\pm}0.497$), checking vital signs($2.70{\pm}0.578$), and airway/c-spine immobilization($2.69{\pm}.546$). Especially, defibrillation stood at $2.23{\pm}.655$ points. Task element, whose performance frequency was low, was in order of caring sexual abuse victims($1.32{\pm}0.563$), performing cricothyrotomy($1.36{\pm}0.618$), and caring cardiac arrest victims($1.40{\pm}0.636$). Importance of task was in order of airway/c-spine immobilization ($2.88{\pm}0.338$), maintenance of respiration($2.88{\pm}0.351$), caring cardiac arrest victims($2.87{\pm}0.349$), and performing CPR($2.87{\pm}0.361$). Task element, whose importance is low, was indicated to be in order of enema($2.29{\pm}0.736$), urinary catheterization($2.35{\pm}0.664$), and nasogastric intubation($2.35{\pm}0.667$). Task element, whose difficulty was shown to be the highest, was indicated to be in order of caring cardiac arrest victims during pregnancy ($2.60{\pm}0.559$), caring cardiovascular injury($2.59{\pm}0.546$), and labor management($2.53{\pm}0.533$). Conclusion : Based on the results of this study, the job performance work table(Dacom chart) of paramedics is suggested to be used, thereby being applied to development in education and curriculum of paramedics. It is necessary to evaluate usefulness of the job performance work table by estimating effect of education for paramedics based on the job performance work table of paramedics.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.135-141
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• 2005

한국재래 자에서 부화 후부터 성숙에 이르는 시기까지 황체형성호르몬 자극에 대한 고환내 testosterone 생성과 혈청내 황체형성호르몬, estradiol, IGF-I 및 testosterone 농도의 변화를 알아보기 위하여 부화 후 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, 28, 32, 44, 52 및 64주령(n=13마리/일령)의 한국재래 닭을 이용하여 방사면역측정법을 적용하여 이 연구를 수행하였다. 혈청내 estradiol의 농도는4주령과 비교하여 8, 12, 16, 21, 32 및 44주령에서는 차이가 없었으나 52주령과 64주령에서는 큰 폭으로 증가하였다. 혈청내 황체 형성호르몬의 농도는 $1\~12$주령까지는 유의성이 없었고 14주령부터 32주령까지 점진적으로 증가한 다음 유의성 있게 감소하였으며 32주령에 최고치와 2주령에 최저치를 나타내었다. 혈청내 IGF-I의 농도는 $1\~16$주령까지는 유의성 있게 증가하였으나 이후에는 변화가 없이 낮게 유지되었다. 혈청내 testosterone농도는 1, 2, 4 및 8주령에는 유의성이 없고 $10\~32$주령까지 유의성있게 증가하였으며 $24\~32$주령 및 $32\~64$주령에서는 유의성이 없었다. 황체형성호르몬 자극에 대한 고환내 testosterone 생성은 $1\~32$주령까지 유의성 있게 증가하였고 $44\~64$주령까지는 큰 폭으로 감소하였다.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.135-142
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• 2001

A novel sterategy has been established to determine the origin of the Primordial Germ Cells (PGCs) in avian embryos directly and the developmental fate of the PGCs for the application to Poultry biotechnology. Cells were removed from 1) the centre of area pellucida, 2) the outer of area pellucida and 3) the area opaca of the stage X blastoderm (Eyal-Giladi & Kochav, 1976). When the cells were removed from the centre of area pellucida, the mean number of circulating PGCs in blood was significantly decreased in the embryo at stage 15 (Hamburger & Hamilton, 1951) as compared to intact embryos. When the cells were replenished with donor cells, no reduction in the PGCs number was observed. The removal of cells at the outer of area pellucida or at the area opaca had no effect on the number of PGCs. In case, another set of the manipulated embryos were cultured ex vivo to the hatching and reared to the sexual maturity, the absence of germ cells and degeneration of seminiferous tubules was observed in resulting chickens derived from the blastoderm in which the cells were removed from the centre of the area pellucida. It was concluded that the avian Primordial Germ cells are originated at the center of area pellucida. Developmental ability of the cells to differentiate into somatic cells and germ cells in chimeras were analyzed. Somatic chimerism was detected as black feather attributed from donor cells. Molecular identification by use of female - specific DNA was performed. It was confirmed that the donor cells could be differentiated into chimeric body and erythrocytes. Donor cells retained the ability to differentiate into germline in chimeric gonads. More than 70% of the generated chimeras transmitted donor derived gametes to their offspring indicating that the cells at the center of area pellucida had the high ability to differentiate into germ cells. A molecular technique to identify germline chimerism has been developed by use of gene scan analysis. Strain specific DNA fragments were amplified by the method. It would be greatly contributed for the detection of germline chimerism. Mixed- sex chimeras which contained both male and female cells were produced to investigate the developmental fate of male and female cells in ovary and testes. The sex combinations of donor and recipient of the resulting chimeras were following 4 pairs; (1) chimeras (ZZ/ZZ) produced by a male donor (ZZ) and a male recipient (ZZ), (2) chimeras (ZW/ZW) produced by a female donor (ZW) and a female recipient (ZW), (3) chimeras (ZZ/ZW) Produce by a male donor (ZZ) and a female recipient (ZW), (4) chimeras (ZW/ZZ) produced by a female donor (ZW) and a male recipient (ZZ). It was found that genetically male avian germ cells could differentiate into functional ova and that genetically female germ cells can differentiate into functional spermatozoa in the gonad of the mixed- sex chimeras. An ability for introduction of exogenous DNA into the PGCs from stage X blastoderms were analyzed. Two reporter genes, SV-$\beta$gal and RSV-GFP, were introduced into the PGCs. Expression of bacterial/gal was improved by complexing DNA with liposome detectedcc in 75% of embryos at 3 days embryos. At the embryos incubated for 1 day, expression of the GFP was observed all the embryos. At day 3 of incubation, GFP was detected in about 70% of the manipulated embryos. In case of GFP, expression of the transgene was detected in 30 %e of the manipulated embryos. These results suggested that the cells is one of the most promising vectors for transgenesis. The established strategy should be very powerfull for application to poultry biotechnology.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.86-94
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• 2004

새우조망 끝자루의 망목선택성을 조사하기 위한 시험조업은 여수 거문도 주변해역에서 2002년 10월 중에 끝자루의 망목을 28, 38, 51 그리고 61mm로 구성하여 덮그물 방식으로 각각 5 회씩, 총 20회 거문도 주변해역에서 실시하였다. 주 어획대상 어종인 수염대롱새우의 끝자루 망목별 어획률과 망목선택성 곡선 S=1/(1+exp$^{-{\alpha}CL+{\beta}})$)의 기울기 (a)와 절편 (b) 및 선택계수 그리고 표본망목선택성곡선 S=1/(1+exp$(^{-{\alpha}(CL/M)+{\beta}}))$)의 기울기(a)와 절편 (b) 및 적정망목을 추정한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 시험조업 결과 어획미수는 끝자루 11,504마리, 덮그물 12,879마리로 총 24,374마리, 313.1kg이 어획되었고 종별구성은 새우류, 어류, 게류, 연체동물 순이었으며, 부수 어획물은 어류의 자치어가 대부분을 차지하였다. 2. 끝자루 망목 28.0, 38.0, 51.0, 61.0 mm에 어획되는 대롱수염새우의 어획률은 각각 0.72, 0.63, 0.46, 0.29로 나타났다. 3. 끝자루 망목 28.0, 38.0, 51.0, 61.0 mm에 대한 선택성곡선의 a와 b 값은 0.53 -12.65, 0.35 -9.40, 0.28 -8.97과 0.24 -8.27이었고, 선택계수는 0.85, 0.71, 0.62, 0.55이었다. 4. 표본망목선택성곡선의 기울기(${\alpha}$)와 절편(${\beta}$) 값 은 8.44, -5.49이었고, 대롱수염새우의 최소성숙갑각장 20.6 mm에 대한 적정망목은 30.7 mm, 상품(上品) 최소갑각장 25 mm에 대한 적장망목은 38.5 mm로 나타났다.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.112-118
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• 2002

분열효모 S. pombe의 포자형성은 배지상의 질소원 고갈에 의해 유도되어지며 감수분열로부터 포자형성에 도달하는 과정에는 다수의 특이적인 유전자들이 관여하고 있다. 본 실험에서는 S. pombe genomic library 형질 전환법으로 spo5 유전자를 상보하는 clone을 screening한 후, sport 유전자를 단리하였다$^{8)}$ . 전포자막 구축에 필수적인 sport 유전자를 보유하는 약 5kb의 DNA 단편을 대장균, 효모 shuttle vector pTB248'의 Hind III 부위에 subclonning하였다. 그리고 이 DNA단편으로부터 제한 효소 지도를 작성하여(Fig. 2), spo5 변이체의 상보 능력을 조사하였다 (Fig. 3). 결과에서 서술한 바와 같이 상보능력은 동일하였으며, 이러한 상보성 실험 결과로부터 삽입된 단편상의 유전자 발현은 벡터의 promoter로부터 전사가 일어나는 것이 아니라, 삽입 단편상의 효모 고유의 promoter 에 의해서 전사가 일어나는 것으로 확인되었다. 따라서 clone화 한 DNA 단편 배열상에는 변역영역뿐만 아니라 promoter 영역이 포함된 것으로 판단되었다. 결실변이 도입 해석으로부터, spo5 유전자는 Sma I 부터 Hind m의 3kb 영역에 존재하였고 (Fig. 3), Nor-thern분석에 의해서 spo5 유전자의 전사를 조사한 결과, spo5 -mRNA는 Sma I 부터 Hind III 의 3kb 영 역에서 약2.5kb 크기로 검출되었다. 이 단편의 유전해석으로 부터 약 2.5kb의 전사산물은 최대 800개의 아미노산 잔기를 code하는 단백질로 판단되었다(Fig. 4). 그리고, Northern 분석법에 의해서 spo5 유전자의 전사를 조사한 결과, 서술한 바와 같이, 이 유전자는 질소기아 조건하에서만 유전자가 발현되는 것을 확인하였다(Fig. 4-2.5kb 단편).었다. 그리고 Edman법으로 결정한 PPIase의 39아미노산 잔기가 이 배열내에 완전히 보존되어 있었다. 이 결과로부터 이 ORF는PPIase구조 유전자의 1/3에 해당하는 단편임을 확인하였다. training system to a dangerous work like as "Interruption-free live-line work exchanging COS(Cut-Out-Switch)". In this program, the user works with a instruction on the window and speaker and can't work other tasks until each part of the task completed. The workers using this system can use their hands and viewpoint movement as he is in a real environment but the trainee can't use all parts and senses of a real body with the current VR technology. Despite of this weak point, when we consider the trends of improvement in electrical devices and communication technology, we can say that 3D graphic VR application has a high potentiality.) 야생화 초지(NWP, IWP)는 관행 혼파초지나 하번초 혼파초지에 비하여 동물상이 다양하고 많게 분포되었으며 그중 외국산 야생화초지의 동물 개체수가 가장 많게 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 종합할 때, 야생화 초지는 봄부터 가을까지 야생화가 지속되었고, 양서류 및 곤충의 개체 수가 증가되었던 것으로 보아 야생화 초지의 공익적인 측면에서의 활용 가능성도 클 것으로 기대된다

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.1-24
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to define the content of requisite human structure and function knowledge needed for clinical knowledge of nursing practice. Subjects of human structure and function were divided into 10 units, and each unit was further divided into 21 subunits, resulting in a total of 90 items. Contents of knowledge of human structure and function were constructed from syllabus of basic nursing subjects in 4 college of nursing, and textbooks published by nurse scholars prepared with basic nursing sciences. The degree of need of 90 items was measured with a 4 point scale. The subjects of this study were college graduated 136 nurses from seven university hospitals in Seoul and three university hospitals located in Chonnam Province, Kyungbook Province, and Inchon. They have been working at internal medicine ward, surgical ward, intensive care unit, obstetrics and gynecology ward, pediatrics ward, opthalmology ward, ear, nose, and throat ward, emergency room, rehabilitation ward, cancer ward, hospice ward, and their working period was mostly under 5 years. The results were as follows: 1. The highest scored items of human structure and function knowledge necessary for nursing practice were electrolyte balance, blood clotting mechanism and anticoagulation mechanism, hematopoietic function, body fluid balance, function of plasma, and anatomical terminology in the order of importance. The lowest scored items of human structure and function knowledge necessary for nursing practice was sexual factors of genetic mutation. 2. The highest order of need according to unit was membrane transport in the living unit, anatomical terminology in movement and exercise unit, mechanism of hormone function in regulation and integration unit, component and function of blood in oxygenation function unit, structure and function of digestive system in digestive and energy metabolism unit, temperature regulation in temperature regulation unit electrolyte balance in body fluid and electrolyte unit, concept of immunity in body resistance unit, and genetics terminology in genetics unit. The highest order of importance according to subunit was membrane transportation in cell subunit, classification of tissues in tissue unit, function of skin and skin in skin subunit, anatomical derivatives of the skeleton subunit, classification of joints in joint subunit, an effect of exercise on muscles in muscle subunit, function of brain in nervous system subunit, special sense in sensory subunit mechanism of hormone function in endocrine subunit, structure and function of female reproductive system in reproductive system unit, structure and function of blood in blood unit, structure of heart, electrical and mechanical function in cardiovascular system unit, structure of respiratory system in respiratory system subunit, structure and function of digestive system in digestive system subunit, hormonal regulation of metabolism in nutrition and metabolism subunit, function of kidney in urologic system subunit, electolyte balance in body fluid, electolyte and acid-base balance subunit. 3. The common content of human structure and function knowledge need for all clinical areas in nursing was structure and function of blood, hematopoietic function, function of plasm, coagulation mechanism and anticoagulation mechanism, body fluid, electrolyte balance, and acid-base balance. However, the degree of need of each human structure and function knowledge was different depending on clinical areas. 4. Significant differences in human structure and function knowledge necessary for nursing practice such as skin and derivatives of the skin, growth and development of bone, classification of joint, classification of muscle, structure of muscle, function of muscle, function of spinal cord, peripheral nerve, structure and function of pancrease, component and function of blood, function of plasma, structure and function of blood, hemodynamics, respiratory dynamics, gas transport, regulation of respiration, chemical digestion of foods, absorption of foods, characteristics of nutrients, metabolism and hormonal regulation, body energy balance were demonstrated according to the duration of work. 5. Significant differences in human structure and function knowledge necessary for nursing practice such as classification of tissue, classification of muscles, function of muscles, muscle metabolism, classification of skeletal muscles, classification of nervous system, neurotransmitters, mechanism of hormone function, pituitary and pituitary hormone, structure and function of male reproductive organ, structure and function of female reproductive organ, component and function of blood, function of plasma, coagulation mechanism and anticoagulation mechanism, gas exchange, gas transport, regulation of respiration, characteristics of nutrients, energy balance, function of kidney, concept of immunity, classification and function of immunity were shown according to the work area. Based on these findings, all the 90 items constructed by Korean Academic Society of Basic Nursing Science should be included as contents of human structure and function knowledge.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.747-754
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• 2005

Nutritional regulation of gene expression associated with growth and feeding behavior in avian species can become an important technique to improve poultry production according to the supply of nutrients in the diet. Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) found in chickens has been characterized to be a 70 amino acid polypeptide and plays an important role in growth and metabolism. Although it is been well known that IGF-I is highly associated with embryonic development and post-hatching growth, changes in the distribution of IGF-I gene expression throughout early- to late-embryogenesis have not been studied so far. We revealed that the developmental pattern of IGF-I gene expression during embryogenesis differed among various tissues. No bands of IGF-I mRNA were detected in embryonic liver at 7 days of incubation, and thereafter the amount of hepatic IGF-I mRNA was increased from 14 to 20 days of incubation. In eyes, a peak in IGF-I mRNA levels occurred at mid-embryogenesis, but by contrast, IGF-I mRNA was barely detectable in the heart throughout all incubation periods. In the muscle, no significant difference in IGF-I gene expression was observed during different stages of embryogenesis. After hatching, hepatic IGF-I gene expression as well as plasma IGF-I concentration increases rapidly with age, reaches a peak before sexual maturity, and then declines. The IGF-I gene expression is very sensitive to changes in nutritional conditions. Food-restriction and fasting decreased hepatic IGF-I gene expression and refeeding restored IGF-I gene expression to the level of fed chickens. Dietary protein is also a very strong factor in changing hepatic IGF-I gene expression. Refeeding with dietary protein alone successfully restored hepatic IGF-I gene expression of fasted chickens to the level of fed controls. In most circumstances, IGF-I makes a complex with specific high-affinity IGF-binding proteins (IGFBPs). So far, four different IGFBPs have been identified in avian species and the major IGFBP in chicken plasma has been reported to be IGFBP-2. We studied the relationship between nutritional status and IGFBP-2 gene expression in various tissues of young chickens. In the liver of fed chickens, almost no IGFBP-2 mRNA was detected. However, fasting markedly increased hepatic IGFBP-2 gene expression, and the level was reduced after refeeding. In the gizzard of well-fed young chickens, IGFBP-2 gene expression was detected and fasting significantly elevated gizzard IGFBP-2 mRNA levels to about double that of fed controls. After refeeding, gizzard IGFBP-2 gene expression decreased similar to hepatic IGFBP-2 gene expression. In the brain, IGFBP-2 mRNA was observed in fed chickens and had significantly decreased by fasting. In the kidney, IGFBP-2 gene expression was observed but not influenced by fasting and refeeding. Recently, we have demonstrated in vivo that gizzard and hepatic IGFBP-2 gene expression in fasted chickens was rapidly reduced by intravenous administration of insulin, as indicated that in young chickens the reduction in gizzard and hepatic IGFBP-2 gene expression in vivo stimulated by malnutrition may be, in part, regulated by means of the increase in plasma insulin concentration via an insulin-response element. The influence of dietary protein source (isolated soybean protein vs. casein) and the supplementation of essential amino acids on gizzard IGFBP-2 gene expression was examined. In both soybean protein and casein diet groups, the deficiency of essential amino acids stimulated chickens to increase gizzard IGFBP-2 gene expression. Although amino acid supplementation of a soybean protein diet significantly decreased gizzard IGFBP-2 mRNA levels, a similar reduction was not observed in chickens fed a casein diet supplemented with amino acids. This overview of nutritional regulation of IGF-I and IGFBP-2 gene expression in young chickens would serve for the establishment of the supply of nutrients to diets to improve poultry production.