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Acetohydroxyacid Synthase

  • Duggleby, Ronald G.;Pang, Siew Siew
    • BMB Reports
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.1-36
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    • 2000
  • Acetohydroxyacid synthase (EC 4.1.3.18) catalyses the first reaction in the pathway for synthesis of the branched-chain amino acids. The enzyme is inhibited by several commercial herbicides and has been subjected to detailed study over the last 20 to 30 years. Here we review the progress that has been made in understanding its structure, regulation, mechanism, and inhibition.

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Analysis of Conflict Structure between Parents and Children Character inherent in and : Based on Type Dynamics Theory of MBTI (에 나타난 부모와 자녀 캐릭터 사이의 갈등구조 분석 : MBTI 유형역동 이론에 근거하여)

  • Yang, Se-Hyeok
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.13 no.7
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    • pp.24-37
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    • 2013
  • This study aims to analyze comparatively the structure of conflict between parents and children in terms of their character with Pixar's and from the aspects of MBTI's type dynamics. Thus, the paper infers the hierarchy of the characters' personality type and psychological function and also analyzes the structure of conflict and reconciliation based on type dynamics. The study has drawn conclusions with the work analysis as follows: (1) The structure shows that the parents' thinking function restricts the children's intuitive function, and it is metaphorized as 'collision between reality and possibility', (2) As the extroverted psychological function of the character having a complementary role complements the underdeveloped tertiary function of the character with deficiency and contributes to the type development, (3) In , the subject of conflict realizes direct, unidirectional complementation, (4) And in , not because of the subject of conflict but because of the mirror character, indirect, bidirectional complementary methodology differs.

A Study on Structural Dynamic Modification of Ship Structure by Using FRF Synthesis Method (전달함수 합성법을 이용한 선박구조변경)

  • Choi, Su-Hyun;Kim, Kuk-Su
    • Special Issue of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • 2006.09a
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    • pp.53-58
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    • 2006
  • When the vibration troubles occur on the ship structure during the sea trial, the rectification work is very restricted because of in-situ limitation. Usually the finite element method is used to improve vibration characteristics of the structure, but it takes lots of time and effort in modeling the structure and adjusting the finite element model in order to consider appropriate boundary conditions of a complex ship structure. Therefore, experimental methods have been in general suggested to obtain proper countermeasures without time-consuming in modeling. In this paper, FRF(frequency response function) synthesis method is applied to estimate natural frequency of the modified ship structure, which is obtained from experimental and numerical methods.

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FORMALISM FOR THE SUBHALO MASS FUNCTION IN THE TIDAL-LIMIT APPROXIMATION

  • LEE JOUNGHUN
    • Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.161-164
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    • 2005
  • We present a theoretical formalism by which the global and the local mass functions of dark matter substructures (dark subhalos) can be analytically estimated. The global subhalo mass function is defined to give the total number density of dark subhalos in the universe as a function of mass, while the local subhalo mass function counts only those sub halos included in one individual host halo. We develop our formalism by modifying the Press-Schechter theory to incorporate the followings: (i) the internal structure of dark halos; (ii) the correlations between the halos and the subhalos; (iii) the subhalo mass-loss effect driven by the tidal forces. We find that the resulting (cumulative) subhalo mass function is close to a power law with the slope of ${\~}$ -1, that the subhalos contribute approximately $10\%$ of the total mass, and that the tidal stripping effect changes the subhalo mass function self-similarly, all consistent with recent numerical detections.

Fault detection of logic circuit by use of M-sequence correlation method

  • Miyata, Chikara;Kashiwagi, Hiroshi
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1993.10b
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    • pp.24-29
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    • 1993
  • In this paper, the estimation of the structure of a logic circuit under test is made from the observation of the input-output correlation function by use of M-sequence, from which we can estimate whether or not any fault exist in the logic circuit. Especially, investigation was made in case of the 2_stage logic circuit. We checked theoretically the sequence of correlation function, and we have shown that the correlation function is a function of period of M-sequence only, land the appearing number of correlation function in a period is a constant value depending on the logic circuit only. And by computer simulations we have shown that the structure of the circuit under test can be estimated from the observation of sequence of correlation function.

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Cognitive Analysis and Evaluation on Function Structure of Washing Machine for Usability (사용성 향상을 위한 세탁기의 기능구조에 대한 인지적 분석 및 평가)

  • Kwak, Hyo-Yean;Son, Il-Moon
    • Archives of design research
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    • v.19 no.2 s.64
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    • pp.251-260
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    • 2006
  • Rapid development of electronic technology has made it possible to perform various function. But this technology made it increase it's complexity. Therefore, It was important to identify usability problem in interface design. The quality of interface to promote the efficient interaction should be evaluated with regard to users' cognitive characteristics. So, in this paper, washing machine, that is one of the most useful electronic home application was studied menu structure on interface and it's operational states transition. At first, an cognitive menu structure is identified with users' conceptual similarity of the main function of washing machine. Then three washing machines was selected to compare with the cognitive menu structure. And, we were analyzed how operational state of the washing machine was transfered. As a result, we can be revealed that menu operational method based on the cognitive structure was consistent with the user's preferred operational method during the experimental tasks and the users and designers had a different knowledge of an it's function structure. These results will be useful to design the washing machine interface.

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Structure and Function of HtrA Family Proteins, the Key Players in Protein Quality Control

  • Kim, Dong-Young;Kim, Kyeong-Kyu
    • BMB Reports
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.266-274
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    • 2005
  • High temperature requirement A (HtrA) and its homologues constitute the HtrA familiy proteins, a group of heat shock-induced serine proteases. Bacterial HtrA proteins perform crucial functions with regard to protein quality control in the periplasmic space, functioning as both molecular chaperones and proteases. In contrast to other bacterial quality control proteins, including ClpXP, ClpAP, and HslUV, HtrA proteins contain no regulatory components or ATP binding domains. Thus, they are commonly referred to as ATP-independent chaperone proteases. Whereas the function of ATP-dependent chaperone-proteases is regulated by ATP hydrolysis, HtrA exhibits a PDZ domain and a temperature-dependent switch mechanism, which effects the change in its function from molecular chaperone to protease. This mechanism is also related to substrate recognition and the fine control of its function. Structural and biochemical analyses of the three HtrA proteins, DegP, DegQ, and DegS, have provided us with clues as to the functional regulation of HtrA proteins, as well as their roles in protein quality control at atomic scales. The objective of this brief review is to discuss some of the recent studies which have been conducted regarding the structure and function of these HtrA proteins, and to compare their roles in the context of protein quality control.

Envelope-Function Equation and Motion of Wave Packet in a Semiconductor Superlattice Structure

  • Kim, Byoung-Whi;Jun, Young-Il;Jung, Hee-Bum
    • ETRI Journal
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.1-27
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    • 1999
  • We present a new description of envelope-function equation of the superlattice (SL). The SL wave function and corresponding effective-mass equation are formulated in terms of a linear combination of Bloch states of the constituent material with smaller band gap. In this envelope-function formalism, we review the fundamental concept on the motion of a wave packet in the SL structure subjected to steady and uniform electric fields F. The review confirms that the average of SL crystal momentums K = ($k_x,k_y,q$), where ($K_x,k_y$) are bulk inplane wave vectors and q SL wave vector, included in a wave packet satisfies the equation of motion = $_0+Ft/h$; and that the velocity and acceleration theorems provide the same type of group velocity and definition of the effective mass tensor, respectively, as in the Bulk. Finally, Schlosser and Marcus's method for the band theory of metals has been by Altarelli to include the interface-matching condition in the variational calculation for the SL structure in the multi-band envelope-function approximation. We re-examine this procedure more thoroughly and present variational equations in both general and reduced forms for SLs, which agrees in form with the proposed envelope-function formalism. As an illustration of the application of the present work and also for a brief investigation of effects of band-parameter difference on the subband energy structure, we calculate by the proposed variational method energies of non-strained $GaAs/Al_{0.32}Ga_{0.68}As$ and strained $In_{0.63}Ga_{0.37}As/In_{0.73}Ga_{0.27}As_{0.58}P_{0.42}SLs$ with well/barrier widths of $60{\AA}/500{\AA}$ and 30${\AA}/30{\AA}$, respectively.

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Intestinal Structure and Function of Broiler Chickens on Wheat-Based Diets Supplemented With a Microbial Enzyme

  • Iji, P.A.;Hughes, R.J.;Choct, M.;Tivey, D.R.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.54-60
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    • 2001
  • A study was conducted to assess the nutritive value of two diets based on a low-energy variety of wheat, RAC C1 and their effects on intestinal mucosal structure and function in broiler chickens. The diets were fed with or without microbial enzyme supplement to male and female broiler chickens. The digesta viscosity was reduced (p<0.001) through supplementation with a microbial enzyme in male and female chicks. Enzyme supplementation also improved the dietary apparent metabolizable energy content (p<0.001) and had slight but non-significant positive effects on chick growth and feed conversion ratio. Intestinal mucosal structure and enzyme function were not affected by microbial enzyme supplement. Male chicks consumed more feeds (p<0.001), attained higher final body weight (p<0.001) and were more efficient at feed utilization (p<0.01) than the female chicks. Except for duodenal villus surface area and ileal protein content, intestinal mucosal structure and enzyme activities were similar between the two sexes and dietary treatment groups. The study showed an improvement in the nutritive value of the diets in the presence of the microbial enzyme supplement.

Selection of Optimal Supporting Position to Maximize Natural Frequency of the Structure Using Frequency Response Function (주파수 응답함수를 이용한 구조물 고유진동수 극대화를 위한 최적 지지점 선정)

  • 박용화;정완섭;박윤식
    • Journal of KSNVE
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.648-654
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    • 2000
  • A procedure to determine the realizable optimal positions of rigid supports is suggested to get a maximum fundamental natural frequency. a measured frequency response function based substructure-coupling technique is used to model the supported structure. The optimization procedure carries out the eigenvalue sensitivity analysis with respect to the stiffness of supports. As a result of such stiffness optimization, the optimal rigid-support positions are shown to be determined by choosing the position of the largest stiffness. The optimally determined support conditions are verified to satisfy the eigenvalue limit theorem. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method, the optimal support positions of a plate model are investigated. Experimental results indicate that the proposed method can effectively find out the optimal support conditions of the structure just based on the measured frequency response functions without any use of numerical model of the structure.

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