• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.102-110
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• 1988

대호(大湖) 방조제(防潮堤) 축조(築造) 후(後) 담수호(淡水湖)의 수질(水質)을 조사(調査)하여 염농도 및 일반수질변화가 관개용수원에 미치는 영향을 규명(糾明)하고자 '84년(年) 에서 '88년(年) 5월(月) 까지의 조사결과(調査結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 대호(大湖) 담수호(淡水湖)의 수온분포(水溫分布)는 암거탄구 설치지점(設置地點)인 -14m 상부에는 계절변화(季節變化)에 따른 기온(氣溫)의 영향으로 변화(變化)$(6-25^{\circ}C)$가 많았으며, 암거탄구 이하에서는 $11.9^{\circ}C$로 년중(年中) 변화(變化)가 없었다. 2. 방조제(防潮堤) 앞 제일 깊은곳의 연도별(年度別) 수질변화는 pH7.6 $EC16,800-1,472{\mu}m$ hos/cm, DO 9.2-10.8ppm, BOD 1.3-2.5ppm, COD 2.4-5.3ppm, T-N 0.22-2.29pp, T-P는 0.01-0.10ppm을 나타내었다. 3. 대호(大湖) 담수층(淡水層)의 평균 수질성적('88년)은 pH 7.6, $EC1,745{\mu}m$ hos/cm, DO 10.8ppm, BOD 1.8pp, COD 2.4pp, T-N 0.52ppm, T-P 0.05ppm으로 전(全) 지점(地點)에서 비슷한 경향(傾向)이었다. 4. 담수층(淡水層)(6m)에서의 염도변화(鹽度變化)는 체절(締切) 전(前) 29,000ppm에서 '84년(年) 3월(月) 11,000ppm '85년(年) 3월(月) 4,300ppm, '86년(年), '87년(年) 3월(月)에는 2,000ppm, '88년 3월(月)에는 900ppm 까지 낮아졌다. 호내(湖內) 평균(平均) 염도(鹽度) 29,000ppm 정도에서 '88년(年) 3월(月) 1,200ppm 까지 낮아졌다. 또한 암거탄구 상부의 평균염도('87년(年))는 1,300ppm 정도였으며, 탄구아래는 해수(海水)와 같은 30,000ppm정도였다. 5. 담수층(淡水層)에서 가장 높은 염도를 나타낸 지점(地點)은 방조제(防潮堤) 앞 부근이며, '84년(年)에는 5,835ppm 이었다. 6. 조사시기별(調査時期別) 염도변화(鹽度變化)는 갈수기인 '87년(年) 5월(月) 2,000ppm에서 홍수기 후 8월(月) 800ppm, 풍수기인 9월(月)에는 485ppm까지 낮아졌다. 7. 염분약층(鹽分躍層) 깊이는 암거탄구 지점(地點)인 -l4m까지 유지(維持)되어 담수호화(淡水湖化)가 진행(進行)되었다. 그러므로 대호(大湖) 담수층(淡水層)의 수질은 농업용수원(農業用水源)으로는 큰 문제가 없으며, 삽교호로부터 제염용수(除鹽用水)의 공급(供給)도 불필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.6852-6859
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• 2015

본 연구는 섬진강에서 염분구배에 따른 일본채첩의 분포와 성장특성을 조사하기 위해서 14개 정점에서 봄과 이른 여름사이 현장조사를 수행하였다. 저층의 염분은 상류 정점14에서 1.02 psu로 가장 낮게, 광양만 정점1에서 32.9 psu로 가장 높게 나타났고, 섬진강 상류로 올라갈수록 지수함수적으로 염분이 감소하는 것을 파악하였다. 특히 정점11에서 염분이 급격하게 떨어져 15 psu전후를 유지하였고, 이 구간을 염분전이지역이라고 할 수 있었다. 일본재첩의 분포는 염분농도구배에 따라서 의존되는 양상을 보였고, 최고밀도는 정점13에서 $2,102inds.m^{-2}$ 로 가장 높았고, 다음으로 정점11에서 $1,507inds.m^{-2}$로 관찰되었다. 여기서, 염분의 차이에 따른 일본재첩의 성장특성에 초점을 두어 평가한 결과, 일본재첩 각장에 대한 전중량의 관계는 정점13($R^2=0.91$, P<0.001)에서 정점11($R^2=0.72$, P<0.001)보다 유의하게 높은 상관성을 보였다. 반대로, 각장대비 각고와 각폭에 대한 관계는 정점13보다 정점11에서 높은 상관성이 관찰되었다(P<0.001). 아울러 비만도지수 또한 정점13에서 채집한 재첩이 정점11보다 유의하게 높게 나타났다(t-test= -22.87, P<0.001). 이와 같은 결과는 염분에 대한 스트레스로부터 방어기작의 차이로 판단되며, 염분이 낮은 정점13에서는 패각보다 체성장에 더 많은 에너지를 투입하고, 염분의 변화가 심한 정점11에서는 재첩의 육질을 보호하기 위해서 패각을 튼튼하게 만드는 생존전략으로 판단된다. 이와 같은 염분에 대한 방어기작의 차이는 생태학적으로 일본재첩의 생존전략에 중요한 역할을 하고 있는 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.102-110
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• 2008

Complementation assay of the urea uptake-defective yeast mutants led to the identification of the Arabidopsis AtTIP4;1 gene encoding the aquaporin. However, its physiological functions still remain elusive. In the present study, histochemical and genetic analyses were performed to understand the physiological roles of AtTIP4;1 in urea uptake. The AtTIP4;1 product was detectible in the roots, but not in the leaves, the stem, and the flower. Its promoter allowed the expression of the $\beta$-glucuronidase reporter gene in the roots and the apical meristem in Arabidopsis. The AtTIP4;1 products were induced under nitrogen-deficient conditions. To investigate the role of the tonoplast intrinsic protein in urea transport and developments, Arabidopsis with the loss- and the gain-of-function mutations by T-DNA insertion in AtTIP4;1 and 35S promoter-mediated overexpression of AtTIP4;1 were identified, respectively. The transfer DNA insertion and the AtTIP4;1-overexpressed plants showed normal growth and development under normal or abiotic stress growth conditions. The urea-uptake studies using $^{14}C$-labeled urea revealed higher accumulation of urea in the AtTIP4;1-overexpressed plants. These results provide evidence that overexpression of AtTIP4;1 leads to the increase in the urea-uptake rate in plants without detectable defects to the growth and development.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.107-111
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• 2007

Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCC), a flavonoid, is the main component of green tea extracts. EGCG has been reported to be an inhibitor of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and cytochrom P450 3A(CYP3A4). This study investigated the effect of long-term administration of EGCG on the pharmacokinetics of verapamil in rats. Pharmacokinetic parameters of verapamil were determined after oral administration of verapamil (9 mg/kg) in rats pretreated with EGCG (7.5 mg/hg) for 3 and 9 days. Compared to oral control group, the presence of EGCG significantly (p<0.01) increased the area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC) of verapamil by 102% (coad), 83.2% (3 days) and 52.3% (9 days), and the peak concentration $(C_{max})$ by 134% (coad), 120% (3 days) and 66.1% (9 days). The absolute bioavailability (A.B.%) of verapamil was significantly (p<0.01) higher by 8.4% (coad), 7.7% (3 days), 6.4% (9 days) compared to control (4.2%), and presence of EGCG was no significant change in the terminal half-life $(t_{1/2})$ and the time to reach the peak concentration $(T_{max})$ of verapamil. Our results indicate that EGCG significantly enhanced oral bioavailability of verapamil in rats, implying that presence of EGCG could be effective to inhibit the CYP3A4-mediated metabolism and P-gp efflux of verapamil in the intestine. Drug interactions should be considered in the clinical setting when verapamil is coadministrated with EGCG or EGCG-containing dietary.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.823-836
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• 2019

Spiral welded tubes (SWTs) are fabricated by helically bending a steel plate and welding the resulting abutting edges. The cost-effectiveness of concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) columns can be enhanced by utilising such SWTs rather than the more conventional longitudinal seam welded tubes. Even though the steel-concrete interface bond strength of such concrete-filled spiral-welded steel tubes (CF-SWSTs) is an important consideration in relation to ensuring composite behaviour of such elements, especially at connections, it has not been investigated in detail to date. CF-SWSTs warrant separate consideration of their bond behaviour to CFSTs of other tube types due to the distinct weld seam geometry and fabrication induced surface imperfection patterns of SWTs. To address this research gap, axial push-out tests on forty CF-SWSTs were carried out where the effects of tube material, outside diameter (D), outside diameter to wall thickness (D/t), length of the steel-concrete interface (L) and concrete strength grade (f'_c) were investigated. D, D/t and L/D values in the range 102-305 mm, 51-152.5 and 1.8-5.9 were considered while two nominal concrete grades, 20 MPa and 50 MPa, were used for the tests. The test results showed that the push-out bond strengths of CF-SWSTs of both mild-steel and stainless-steel were either similar to or greater than those of comparable CFSTs of other tube types. The bond strengths obtained experimentally for the tested CF-SWSTs, irrespective of the tube material type, were found to be well predicted by the guidelines contained in AISC-360.

• 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국초전도학회 2000년도 High Temperature Superconductivity Vol.X
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• pp.241-247
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• 2000

77 K와 self-field에서 22 A 의 Ic 를 갖는 길이 120 m, 19-심 Bi-2223상 선재를 제조하여, 두 개의 double pancake 코일로 구성된 proto-type 고온초전도 자석을 설계, 제작하여 이 자석에서의 4.2 K와 77 K에서의 I-V 특성과 운전 특성을 평가한 결과, 이 자석은 77 K 등온조건에서는 9.5 A 의 Ic를, 77 K 헬륨가스 속에서는 8.3 A 의 Ic를 나타내었고, 4.2 K 등온조건에서는 93.7 A 의 Ic와 102 A 의 Iq를, 4.2K헬륨가스 속에서는 88.4A의 Ic 와 92.0 A 의 Iq를 나타내어, 이 자석은 4.2 K 와 77 K 의 등온조건에서 각각 0.58 T 와 0.06 T 의 자장을 발생하였는데, 이는 해석적 방법으로 계산한 결과와 잘 일치하였다. 그리고 이 자석이 전도냉각되어 4.2 K 에서 운전될 때의 안정성 특성평가로서, Ic 보다 약간 큰 전류인 89 A 를 인가한 결과, 전류인가 후 82.6초 후에 quench가 발생하였는데, 이 quench는 네 번째 pancake의 전류도입선부 연결부에서와 약간 늦지만 첫 번째 pancake의 전류도입선부 연결부에서 거의 동시에 개시되어 전체로 파급된 것으로 사료되었는데, Ic 가 낮은 첫번째 pancake에서 더 높은 전압 강하가 나타났다. 또한 장착된 heater를 통하여 77 K 에서 8.9 A 의 전류로 운전되고 있는 코일에 146 joule 의 열을 가했을 때 quench 가 일어났는데, 이때 quench 는 방위각 방향의 Bi-2223/Ag 선재를 따라서 보다 Kapton 절연층을 관통하는 선재의 반경방향으로 훨씬 빨리 전파하였다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.895-898
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• 2014

Objectives: The present study aimed to examine the cytogenetic and genetic mutation features of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in elderly Chinese patients. Methods: A retrospective analysis of cytogenetics and genetic mutations was performed in 113 cases (age range 50-82 years) with de novo AML. Results: The most frequent cytogenetic abnormality was t (15;17) (q22;q21), detected in 10.0% (n = 9) of successfully analyzed cases, followed by t (8;21) (q22;q22) in 8.89% (n = 8), and complex karyotypes in 5.56% (n = 5). Those with complex karyotypes included 4 cases (4.44%) of monosomal karyotypes. The frequencies of NPM1, FLT3-ITD, c-kit, and CEBPA mutations were 27.4% (31/113), 14.5% (16/110), 5.88% (6/102), and 23.3% (7/30), respectively. The complete remission rates of patients in low, intermediate, and high risk groups were 37.5%, 48.6%, and 33.3%, respectively (${\chi}^2$ = 0.704, P = 0.703) based on risk stratification. Conclusion: Cytogenetics and genetic mutations alone may not be sufficient to evaluate the prognoses of elderly AML patients. The search for a novel model that would enable a more comprehensive evaluation of this population is therefore imperative.

• 약학회지
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.225-229
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• 2005

A rapid, sensitive and selective tandem mass spectrometric method (LC-MS/MS) for the quantitation of nicorandil in human plasma was developed. A bioavailability study of Sigmat tablet (5 mg nicorandil, Choongwae Co.) was per-formed using the validated LC-MS/MS method. The dose of 5 fig of nicorandil (1 tablet) was orally administered to 9 healthy Korean subjects. After administration, blood was taken at 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, and 24 hour. The validation data were as follows; the standard curve was linear ($r^2$=0.999) over the concentration range of $0.5\~200.0 ng/ml$. The coefficient of variation for intra- and inter-day assay were $3.55\~7.44$, and $2.17\~9.102\%$, respectively. The lower limit of quantification for nicorandil was 0.5 ng/ml. The pharmacokinetic parameters obtained were as follows; $AUC_t$ was 145.9$\pm$83.0 ng-hr/ml, Cmax was 83.8$\pm$32.2 ng/ml, $C_{max}$ was 0.42$\pm$0.13 hr, $K_e$ was 0.56$\pm$0.23 l/hr, and $t_{l/2}$ was 1.42$\pm$0.52 hr. Based on the validated analytical method and pharmacokinetic parameters, a standard guideline of the bioavailability test of nicorandil dos-age forms was prepared successfully and could be used for the bioequivalence test of nicorandil preparation.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.102-110
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• 2006

Background: Dendritic cells (DC) are professional antigen-presenting cells in the immune system and can induce T cell response against virus infections, microbial pathogens, and tumors. Therefore, immunization using DC loaded with tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) is a powerful method of inducing anti-tumor immunity. For induction of effective anti-tumor immunity, antigens should be efficiently introduced into DC and presented on MHC class I molecules at high levels to activate antigen-specific $CD8^+$ T cells. We have been exploring methods for loading exogenous antigens into APC with high efficiency of Ag presentation. In this study, we tested the effect of the cationic liposome (Lipofectin) for transferring and loading exogenous model antigen (OVA protein) into BM-DC. Methods: Bone marrow-derived DC (EM-DC) were incubated with OVA-Lipofectin complexes and then co-cultured with B3Z cells. B3Z activation, which is expressed as the amount of ${\beta}$-galactosidase induced by TCR stimulation, was determined by an enzymatic assay using ${\beta}$-gal assay system. C57BL/6 mice were immunized with OVA-pulsed DC to monitor the in vivo vaccination effect. After vaccination, mice were inoculated with EG7-OVA tumor cells. Results: BM-DC pulsed with OVA-Lipofectin complexes showed more efficient presentation of OVA-peptide on MHC class I molecules than soluble OVA-pulsed DC. OVA-Lipofectin complexes-pulsed DC pretreated with an inhibitor of MHC class I-mediated antigen presentation, brefeldin A, showed reduced ability in presenting OVA peptide on their surface MHC class I molecules. Finally, immunization of OVA-Lipofectin complexes-pulsed DC protected mice against subsequent tumor challenge. Conclusion: Our data provide evidence that antigen-loading into DC using Lipofectin can promote MHC class I- restricted antigen presentation. Therefore, antigen-loading into DC using Lipofectin can be one of several useful tools for achieving efficient induction of antigen-specific immunity in DC-based immunotherapy.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.81-85
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• 2004

To examine whether the IL-1A (-889) polymorphism associates with a risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and acts interactively with the apolipoprotein (APOE) $\epsilon$4 in the development of AD, we performed genotype analyses of the IL-1A and the APOE of the 102 Korean AD patients and 200 Korean non-demented controls. We failed to detect a significant difference in genotypic and allelic frequencies of IL-1A between the AD group and control group. No overexpression of the IL-1A C/T genotype and IL-1A T allele was found when we analyzed the late-onset and early-onset patients, separately. There was no significant genetic interaction between IL-1A polymorphism and the APOE polymorphism. I n conclusion, the IL-1A polymorphism did not contribute to the development of AD independently or interactively with the APOE $\epsilon$4 allele in Koreans.