• 농업과학연구
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.117-124
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• 1993

대두(大豆)와 분얼형(分蘖型) 옥수수의 상호간(相互間)에 생육의 안정성(安定性)을 도모하고 동시에 최대수량을 얻고자 파종비율을 달리한 교호작(交互作)으로 하여 생체(生體), 건물(乾物) 및 종실중(種實重)의 상호(相互) 비교(比較)를 통해 적정(適定) 파종비율(播種比率)을 구명하고자 실시한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 콩의 간장(桿長)은 단작(單作)의 경우 59.5cm 였는데 콩의 파종비율를 낮추고 옥수수의 비율을 증가 시킨 처리에서 크게 도장(徒長)되었으나 상대적으로 콩의 비율이 증가된 2:1, 3:1, 3:2, 3:3 처리에서는 비교적 콩의 초형(草型)이 단작형(單作型)으로 안정(安定)되었다. 2. 대부분 위와같이 도장된 처리구에서는 분지수(分枝數)와 경태(徑太)가 크게 감소되었고 도대율(倒代率)의 증가가 뚜렸한 현상을 보였다. 3. 10a당 생체중(生體重)은 콩의 비율이 옥수수에 비해 상대적으로 낮은 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 처리구가 단작에 비해 크게 감소 되었으나 콩의 비율을 증가 시킨 2:1, 2:3, 3:1, 3:2, 3:3 등에서는 오히려 단작(單作)보다 크게 증가 되었다. 4. 10a당 건물중(乾物重) 역시 같은 경향이었으나 10a당 종실수량의 경우에는 단작이 276kg으로 가장 높았고 2:1, 3:3처리구 역시 비교적 높게 나타났다. 5. 옥수수의 생육 특성을 보면 평균 간장(桿長)이 208.9cm, 주당(株當) 펑균 분얼수(分蘖數)는 2.1개, 주당(株當) 평균 이삭수(數)는 4.0개로 콩의 파종비율의 증감(增減)에서 다소의 변이(變異)를 보였으나 유의차(有意差)는 인정 되지 않았다. 6. 각 처리간 10a당 생체중, 건물중, 종실중은 다소의 유의차를 보였는데 생체중과 건물중은 3:1, 2:1처리구에서 단작보다 1000kg와 100kg정도가 각각 높았고 종실중은 모든 처리구에서 단작의 438kg보다 높았는데 특히 3:2, 2:1처리에서 530kg 정도로 높게 나타났다. 7. 두 공시 작물을 파종 비율에 따라 10a 당으로 환산(換算)한 총량(總量)을 보면 생체중의 경우 3:1, 3:2, 2:1처리에서 콩 단작의 5721kg이나 옥수수 단작의 4358kg 보다 높았고 건물중의 합은 옥수수 단작, 2:1, 3:1순으로 높았는데 종실중은 2:1, 3:1처리구에서 430kg 이상이었다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.184-189
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• 2015

Src homology 2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 2 (SHP-2) is known to protect neurons from neurodegeneration during ischemia/reperfusion injury. We recently reported that ROS-mediated oxidative stress promotes phosphorylation of endogenous SHP-2 in astrocytes and complex formation between caveolin-1 and SHP-2 in response to oxidative stress. To examine the region of SHP-2 participating in complex formation with caveolin-1, we generated three deletion mutant constructs and six point mutation constructs of SHP-2. Compared with wild-type SHP-2, binding of the N-SH2 domain deletion mutant of SHP-2 to p-caveolin-1 was reduced greatly, using flow cytometric competitive binding assays and surface plasmon resonance (SPR). Moreover, deletion of the N-SH2 domain of SHP-2 affected $H_2O_2$-mediated ERK phosphorylation and Src phosphorylation at Tyr 419 in primary astrocytes, suggesting that N-SH2 domain of SHP-2 is responsible for the binding of caveolin-1 and contributes to the regulation of Src phosphorylation and activation following ROS-induced oxidative stress in brain astrocytes.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.400-410
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• 1999

Five experiments were conducted using finishing pigs (PIC L326 sires $\times$ C15 dams) to examine the effects of expander operating conditions on nutrient digestibility in finishing pigs. The effects of different expanding conditions (0, 11.7, 24.4, $32.5kg/cm^2$) for corn-SBM based diets (Exp. 1), wheat meddlings diet (Exp. 2), sorghum-SBM based diets (Exp. 3) and wheat-SBM based diet (Exp. 4). Exp. 5 was conducted as a $2{\times}4$ factorial arrangement and factors examined were 2 soy products (raw soybean and SBM) and 4 expanding conditions (0, 14.1, 28.1, $42.2kg/cm^2$). In experiment 1, total production rates (p>0.10) were similar among treatments. The amount of fines decreased (cubic effect, p<0.001) as cone pressure was increased from 0 to $11.7kg/cm^2$, with smaller differences as cone pressure was further increased to $35.2kg/cm^2$. Nutrient digestibilities increased (p<0.02) as the feed was subjected to higher cone pressures. Digestibilities of DM, N, and GE were maximized at $24.4kg/cm^2$ cone pressure. The DE of the diet expanded at 24.4 and $35.2kg/cm^2$ increased by 172 and 109 kcal/kg, respectively, compared to the diet processed at $0kg/cm^2$ cone pressure. In experiment 2, total production and screened pellets production rates were similar among the processing treatments (p>0.21). The amount of fines decreased (quadratic effect, p<0.03) by 9 kg/h as cone pressure was increased from 0 to $11.7kg/cm^2$. Digestibilities of DM (p<0.02), N (p<0.001), and GE (p<0.002) were increased as cone pressure was increased from 0 to $35.2kg/cm^2$. DM, N, and GE digestibility in the pigs fed the midds-based diet increased by 8, 13, and 10%, respectively, at the highest processing cone pressure compared to the diets without any cone pressure. In experiment 3, the conditioned mash moistures for the treatments were numerically similar around 15% moisture. As the expander cone pressure was increased from 0 to $11.7kg/cm^2$, energy consumption for the pellet mill decreased (quadratic effect, p<0.004) from 14.1 to 12.0 kWh/t. Dry matter and gross energy digestibility increased (cubic effects, p<0.006) as cone pressure was increased from 0 to $35.2kg/cm^2$ with the largest improvement occurring as cone pressure was increased from 0 to $11.7kg/cm^2$. Nitrogen digestibility increased (cubic effect, p<0.001) from 78.3 to 81.0% as the feed was subjected to the higher cone pressures, with N digestibility being maximized at $24.4kg/cm^2$ cone pressure. The DE of the diet increased (cubic effect, p<0.001) by 225 kcal/kg as cone pressure was increased from 0 to $11.7kg/cm^2$. In experiment 4, pellet moisture decreased and moisture loss increased as cone pressure was increased from 0 to $35.2kg/cm^2$. Also, starch gelatinization of the wheat-based diets increased from 16.8 to 49.1% as the diets were processed at 0 and $35.2kg/cm^2$ cone pressure. Nutrient digestibilities were not affected (p>0.18) by any increase in cone pressure. In experiment 5, pellet moisture decreased as cone pressure was increased 0 to $35.2kg/cm^2$. The amount of moisture loss for the diets expanded at $42.2kg/cm^2$ was 3.0 and 3.8% for the SBM and raw soybean (RB) diets, respectively. Starch gelatinization for the SBM diets were 19% greater than the RB diets. The RB diets had lower DM, N and GE digestibilities as compared to the SBM diets. The DE of the RB diets were lower (p<0.02) than the SBM diets. DM (p<0.06), N (p<0.02), and GE (p<0.001) digestibilities of the dietary treatments increased as cone pressure was increased 0 to $42.2kg/cm^2$.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.136-142
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• 2015

Purpose: Although the American Academy of Pediatrics provides clinical guidelines for urinary tract infection (UTI) infants, guidelines are not appropriate for neonates and infants less than 2 months of age due to insufficient data. The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of neonates and young infants less than 2 months old (group 1) with UTI compared to older infants from 2 to 12 months old (group 2). Methods: We reviewed UTI patients aged 0 to 12 months admitted to the pediatric department in the last 5 years. Clinical characteristics such as age, sex, fever duration, recurrence, progression to acute pyelonephritis (APN), malformations like hydronephrosis and vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), and laboratory results were compared between group 1 and group 2. Results: 615 patients were included in this study. Group 1 had 94 cases and group 2 had 521 cases. Escherichia coli was the most commonly isolated pathogen in urine cultures. Fever duration was shorter in group 1 (vs.) 2 ($1.91{\pm}1.43$ days vs. $3.42{\pm}2.40$ days, P<0.05). As compared to group 2, group 1 had a higher proportion of patients with antenatal hydronephrosis and hydronephrosis found after admission (10.6% vs. 3.6% and 75.5% vs. 55.9%, P<0.05). There were differences between two groups in white blood cell (WBC) count (Group 1: $13,694{\pm}5,315/{\mu}L$, Group 2: $15,271{\pm}6,130/{\mu}L$, P<0.05) and C-reactive protein (Group 1: $32.02{\pm}35.17mg/L$, Group 2: $46.51{\pm}46.63mg/L$, P<0.05). Conclusion: Compared to older infants, UTI in neonates and young infants shows milder clinical manifestations except higher rates of hydronephrosis but outcome is alike.

• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 2014년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.273-273
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• 2014

Quantum-dot sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) are an emerging class of solar cells owing to their easy fabrication, low cost and material diversity. Despite of the fact that the maximum conversion efficiency of QDSCs is still far less than that of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (>12 %), their unique characteristics like Multiple Exciton Generation (MEG), energy band tune-ability and tendency to incorporate multiple co-sensitizers concurrently has made QDs a suitable alternative to expensive dyes for solar cell application. Lead Sulfide (PbS) Quantum dot sensitized solar cells are theoretically proficient enough to have a photo-current density ($J_{sc}$) of $36mA/cm^2$, but practically there are very few reports on photocurrent enhancement in PbS QDSCs. Recently, $Hg^{2+}$ incorporated PbS quantumdots and Cadmium Sulfide (CdS) co-sensitized PbS solarcells are reported to show an improvement in photo-current density ($J_{sc}$). In this study, we explored the efficacy of $In_2S_3$ as an interfacial layer deposited through SILAR process for PbS QDSCs. $In_2S_3$ was chosen as the interfacial layer in order to avoid the usage of hazardous CdS or Mercury (Hg). Herein, the deposition of $In_2S_3$ interfacial layer on $TiO_2$ prior to PbS QDs exhibited a direct enhancement in the photo-current (Isc). Improved photo-absorption as well as interfacial recombination barrier caused by $In_2S_3$ deposition increased the photo-current density ($J_{sc}$) from $13mA/cm^2$ to $15.5mA/cm^2$ for single cycle of $In_2S_3$ deposition. Increase in the number of cycles of $In_2S_3$ deposition was found to deteriorate the photocurrent, however it increased $V_{oc}$ of the device which reached to an optimum value of 2.25% Photo-conversion Efficiency (PCE) for 2 cycles of $In_2S_3$ deposition. Effect of Heat Treatment, Normalized Current Stability, Open Circuit Voltage Decay and Dark IV Characteristics were further measured to reveal the characteristics of device.

• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 Device-to-Device (D2D) 통신 시스템이 셀룰러 단말기들과 하향 링크의 주파수 자원을 공유할 때 D2D 통신으로 인한 간섭을 완화하기 위한 빔 형성 및 스케줄링 기법을 제안한다. 유니터리 행렬을 이용한 빔 형성 기법과 양자화된 채널 상태 정보의 되먹임 방식을 사용하는 셀룰러 기지국이 D2D 수신 단말기에 미치는 간섭이 최소화되도록 전송 가중치 행렬과 셀룰러 단말기를 선택한다. 기지국으로부터 D2D 수신 단말기에 미치는 간섭을 줄여 D2D 송신 단말기의 전송 전력을 줄임으로써 D2D 통신이 셀룰러 단말기에 미치는 간섭을 최소화한다. 이때 가중치 행렬의 선택을 제한함으로써 발생하는 셀룰러 단말기들의 총 전송률의 저하를 개선하기 위하여 각 코드 벡터가 1개 이상의 유니터리 행렬에 포함되도록 코드북을 구성한다. 모의실험을 통해 제안하는 방식이 D2D 통신으로 인한 간섭을 완화시킬 뿐만 아니라 개선된 코드북을 사용함으로써 셀룰러 단말기의 총 전송률도 향상시킬 수 있음을 보인다.

• 환경생물
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.47-51
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• 2005

3주간 정상적으로 생장한 닭의장풀을 Hoagland 용액 (대조구, 100 μM Cd/sup 2+/, 100 μM Cd/sup 2+/ + 100 μM ABA, 100 μM Cd/sup 2+/+50 mM KCl)에서 1주간 수경재배 한 후 생장, 엽록소 함량, 엽록소 형광, 수분 스트레스와 Cd/sup 2+/의 축적을 조사하여 Cd/sup 2+/ 축적과 식물의 생리적 반응과의 연관성을 찾고자 하였다. 식물의 생장에서 Cd/sup 2+/과 Cd/sup 2+/+ABA 처리구는 대조구에 비해 각각 71%와 81%생장이 감소하였고, Cd/sup 2+/+KCl 처리구는 Cd/sup 2+/ 처리구와 생장에 큰 차이가 없었다. 엽록소 함량은 Cd/sup 2+/, Cd/sup 2+/+ABA, Cd/sup 2+/+KCl 처리구에서 대조구에 비해 각각 32%, 41%, 29% 억제되었다. 엽록소 형광 측정의 경우 Cd/sup 2+/ 처리구는 대조구에 비해 모든 광도에서 Fv/Fm 비율이 14∼20% 감소하였다. Cd/sup 2+/+ABA 처리구는 Fv/Fm 비율이 23% 내외에서 감소하였으며, Cd/sup 2+/+KCl 처리구는 Cd/sup 2+/ 처리구와 Fv/Fm 비율에 큰 차이가 없었다. 수분 스트레스에 대한 Cd/sup 2+/과 ABA 처리 효과는 Cd/sup 2+/ 처리구에서 대조구에 비해 2.5배, Cd/sup 2+/+ABA 처리구에서 3배, Cd/sup 2+/+KCl 처리구에서 2.25배 각각 수분 스트레스가 증가하였다. Cd/sup 2+/ 수송에 대한 ABA의 효과를 살펴보면, Cd/sup 2+/+ABA 처리구에서 ABA는 Cd/sup 2+/ 수송을 억제하거나 촉진시키지는 않았지만 Cd/sup 2+/의 뿌리 축적을 약 13% 심화시켰다. 반면에 KCl은 뿌리 내 Cd/sup 2+/ 축적을 약 60% 억제시켰다. 따라서 대표적인 스트레스 내성 호르몬 ABA는 Cd/sup 2+/축적으로 인해 발생된 식물의 생리적 독성을 완화시켜 주지 못했으며. 오히려 독성을 증가시켰다.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.94-101
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• 2015

$CO_2$ 배출을 줄이기 위해서 최근 $CO_2$ 포집 및 저장 기술에 관한 연구가 전세계적으로 활발히 진행되고 있다. 국내에서는 해양퇴적층을 대상으로 한 $CO_2$ 저장 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 이러한 $CO_2$ 저장 연구에서 가장 중요한 요소 중 하나는 안전성 확보이다. 지중저장의 안전성 확보를 위해서 저장 $CO_2$의 누출 가능성과 누출 특성을 예측하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 해양지중에 저장된 $CO_2$가 단층을 통하여 누출될 수 있는 시나리오를 가정한 후, 지중공간 내 $CO_2$ 확산 및 누출 거동을 TOUGH2-MP ECO2N을 사용하여 시뮬레이션 하였다. 대상 저장지는 150 m 수심의 대륙붕 해저 825 m 지점에 있는 두께 150 m의 대염수층이고, 누출이 진행되는 경로는 주입정에서 1,000 m 떨어진 단층이다. 저장된 $CO_2$는 주입 압력과 밀도차에 의한 부력에 의해서 이동하게 된다. $CO_2$가 해수면으로 누출되기 위해서는 주입정에서 인가된 압력차가 $CO_2$를 단층 하단에 도달할 수 있게 할 만큼 충분히 커야 한다. 단층 하단에 도달한 $CO_2$는 추가적인 압력 구배가 없어도 부력에 의해서 누출된다. $CO_2$ 주입과 동시에 공극수는 $CO_2$가 누출되기 전까지 지속적으로 해저면으로 누출된다. $CO_2$가 해저면에 도착하면 공극수의 누출은 중단되고, 누출되는 $CO_2$질량에 상응하는 해수가 부력의 반대 작용으로 인해 단층으로 유입되는 것으로 계산되었다. 주입량이 누출에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위하여 연간 $CO_2$ 주입량 100만 톤, 75만 톤, 50만 톤 에 대한 민감도분석을 수행하였으며, 누출이 일어난 시점은 주입 후 각각 11.3 년, 15.6년, 23.2년으로 계산되었다. 또한, 주입이 종료 된 이후에도 누출은 특정 기간 동안 지속되는 것으로 계산되었다. 누적 주입량 대비 누적 누출량은 연간 $CO_2$ 주입량이 100만 톤, 75만 톤, 50만 톤인 경우, 각각 19.5%, 11.5%, 2.8% 이다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.253-258
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• 2012

Activated magnetite ($Fe_3O_{4-{\delta}}$) was applied to reducing $CO_2$ gas emissions to avoid greenhouse effects. Wet and dry methods were developed as a $CO_2$ removal process. One of the typical dry methods is $CO_2$ decomposition using activated magnetite ($Fe_3O_{4-{\delta}}$). Generally, $Fe_3O_{4-{\delta}}$ is manufactured by reduction of $Fe_3O_4$ by $H_2$ gas. This process has an explosion risk. Therefore, a non-explosive process to make $Fe_3O_{4-{\delta}}$ was studied using $FeC_2O_4{\cdot}2H_2O$ and $N_2$. $FeSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O$ and $(NH_4)_2C_2O_4{\cdot}H_2O$ were used as starting materials. So, ${\alpha}-FeC_2O_4{\cdot}2H_2O$ was synthesized by precipitation method. During the calcination process, $FeC_2O_4{\cdot}2H_2O$ was decomposed to $Fe_3O_4$, CO, and $CO_2$. The specific surface area of the activated magnetite varied with the calcination temperature from 15.43 $m^2/g$ to 9.32 $m^2/g$. The densities of $FeC_2O_4{\cdot}2H_2O$ and $Fe_3O_4$ were 2.28 g/$cm^3$ and 5.2 g/$cm^3$, respectively. Also, the $Fe_3O_4$ was reduced to $Fe_3O_{4-{\delta}}$ by CO. From the TGA results in air of the specimen that was calcined at $450^{\circ}C$ for three hours in $N_2$ atmosphere, the ${\delta}$-value of $Fe_3O_{4-{\delta}}$ was estimated. The ${\delta}$-value of $Fe_3O_{4-{\delta}}$ was 0.3170 when the sample was heat treated at $400^{\circ}C$ for 3 hours and 0.6583 when the sample was heat treated at $450^{\circ}C$ for 3 hours. $Fe_3O_{4-{\delta}}$ was oxidized to $Fe_3O_4$ when $Fe_3O_{4-{\delta}}$ was reacted with $CO_2$ because $CO_2$ is decomposed to C and $O_2$.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.39-44
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• 2010

Purpose: Bone tissues for clinical application can be improved by studies on osteoblast differentiation. Runx2 is known to be an important transcription factor for osteoblast differentiation. However, bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-2 treatment to stimulate Runx2 is not sufficient to acquire enough bone formation in osteoblasts. Therefore, it is necessary to find other regulatory factors which can improve the transcriptional activity of Runx2. The erythroblast transformation-specific (ETS) transcription factor family is reported to be involved in various aspects of cellular proliferation and differentiation. Methods: We have noticed that the promoters of osteoblast differentiation markers such as alkaline phosphatase (Alp), osteopontin (Opn), and osteocalcin (Oc) contain Ets binding sequences which are also close to Runx2 binding elements. Luciferase assays were performed to measure the promoter activities of these osteoblast differentiation markers after the transfection of Runx2, myeloid Elf-1-like factor (MEF), and Runxs+MEF. Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction was also done to check the mRNA levels of Opn after Runx2 and MEF transfection into rat osteoblast (ROS) cells. Results: We have found that MEF, an Ets transcription factor, increased the transcriptional activities of Alp, Opn, and Oc. The addition of Runx2 resulted in the 2- to 6-fold increase of the activities. This means that these two transcription factors have a synergistic effect on the osteoblast differentiation markers. Furthermore, early introduction of these two Runx2 and MEF factors significantly elevated the expression of the Opn mRNA levels in ROS cells. We also showed that Runx2 and MEF proteins physically interact with each other. Conclusions: Runx2 interacts with MEF proteins and binds to the promoters of the osteoblast markers such as Opn nearby MEF to increase its transcriptional activity. Our results also imply that osteoblast differentiation and bone formation can be increased by activating MEF to elicit the synergistic effect of Runx2 and MEF.