• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.215-220
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• 2012

Objective : There were previous reports of redundant nerve roots (RNRs) focused on their clinical significance and pathogenesis. In this study, we investigated the significant radiologic findings that correlate with RNRs occurrence. These relations would provide an advanced clue for clinical significance and pathogenesis of RNRs. Methods : Retrospective research was performed with data from 126 patients who underwent surgery for central lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Finally, 106 patients with common denominators (inter-observer accuracy : 84%) were included on this study. We divided the patients into two groups by MRI, patients with RNRs and those with no RNRs (NRNRs). Comparative analyses were performed with clinical and radiologic parameters. Results : RNRs were found in 45 patients (42%) with central LSS. There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in severity of symptoms. On the other hand, we found statistically significant differences in duration of symptom and number of level included (p<0.05). In the maximal stenotic level, ligamentum flavum (LF) thickness, LF cross-sectional area (CSA), dural sac CSA, and segmental angulation are significantly different in RNRs group compared to NRNRs group (p<0.05). Conclusion : RNRs patients showed clinically longer duration of symptoms and multiple levels included. We also confirmed that wide segmental angulation and LF hypertrophy play a major role of the development of RNRs in central LSS. Together, our results suggest that wide motion in long period contribute to LF hypertrophy, and it might be the key factor of RNRs formation in central LSS.

• 한국염색가공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국염색가공학회 2012년도 제46차 학술발표회
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• pp.60-60
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• 2012

최근 들어서 소비성향의 고급화 추세와 고기능성 및 쾌적성의 추구는 발수성의 개발로 이어져왔다. Polyester, Nylon 등 다양한 합성섬유소재의 발전으로 발수기능이 상품가치의 중요한 요소로 자리잡고 있다. 더 나아가 표면과 이면이 서로 다른 특성을 가지도록 유도하여 편면기능성을 부여하는 가공을 응용한다면 더욱 더 고부가가치를 기대할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 불소계로 발수 처리된 Polyester직물 및 Nylon/PU 혼방직물에 저온 플라즈마를 출력 50W, 1, 3, 5, 7 분 처리하여 편발수성을 검토하였다. 불소계 발수제로 코팅처리한 Polyester직물의 경우 5분간 Plasma처리하면 접촉각이 미처리 시료의 $149^{\circ}$에서 처리 후, 앞면 $71.56^{\circ}$, 뒷면 $126.94^{\circ}$,Nylon/PU 혼방직물의 경우에는 $155.3^{\circ}$에서 앞면 $63.24^{\circ}$, 뒷면 $139.26^{\circ}$로 크게 편면 친수화 되었다. 그 결과로 볼 때 플라즈마처리에 의해 편면발수 가공으로 서의 효과를 얻을 수 있었다. SEM 관찰을 통해 Polyester직물 및 Nylon/PU혼방 직물에 플라즈마 처리한 후 처리시간에 따른 펴면의 발수가공 층이 파괴되는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이는 표면에서의 발수효과가 플라즈마처리에 의해 친수화가 진행된 결과와 일치한다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.299-307
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• 2003

The effects of additions/deletions in glycosylated residues of recombinant human EPO (rhEPO) produced in CHO-K1 on their secretion were examined. hEPO cDNA was amplified from human liver mRNA and cloned into the pCR2.1 TOPO. Using overlapping-extension site-directed mutagenesis method, glycosylation sites at 24th, 38th, 83rd, and 126th were respectively or accumulatively removed by substituting its asparagine (or serine) with glutamine. To add novel glycosylation sites, 69 and 105th leucine was mutated to asparagine. Mutant and wild type rhEPO constructs were cloned into the pcDNA3 expression vector with CMV promoter and transfected into CHO cell line, CHO-K1, to produce mutant rhEPO mutant rhEPO proteins. Enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA) and Western analysis with monoclonal anti-EPO antibody were performed using supernatants of the cultures showing transient and stable expressions respectively. Addition of novel glycosylation reduced rhEPO secretion dramatically while deletion mutants had little effect except some double deletion mutants ($\Delta$24/83 and $\Delta$38/83) and triple mutant ($\Delta$24/38/83). This fact suggests that not single but combination of changes in glycosyl groups affect secretion of rhEPO in cell culture, possibly via changes in their conformations.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.121-126
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• 2007

본 논문은 redundant 다치논리 (redundant multi-valued logic, RMVL)을 이용하여 디멀티플렉서 (demultiplexer)를 설계하였다. 설계한 회로는 RMVL을 이용하여 직렬 이진 데이터를 입력받아 병렬 다치 데이터로 변환하고 다시 병렬 이진 데이터로 변환한다. RMVL은 redundant 다치 데이터 (multi-valued data) 변환으로써 기존 방식 보다 더 높은 동작속도를 얻을 수 있도록 한다. 구현한 디멀티플렉서는 8개의 적분기로 구성되어 있다. 각 적분기는 누적기, 비교기, 디코더, D 플립플롭으로 구성된다. 0.35um 표준 CMOS 공정으로 구현하였으며 포스트 레이아웃 시뮬레이션 (post-layout simulation)을 통해 검증하였다. 본 논문의 디멀티플렉서의 최대 데이터 전송률은 9.09 Gb/s이고 평균 전력소모는 69.93 ㎽이다. 높은 동작 주파수를 가지는 초미세 공정에서 이 디멀티플렉서를 구현한다면 9.09 Gb/s보다 더 높은 속도에서 동작할 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국환경농학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경농학회 2009년도 정기총회 및 국제심포지엄
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• pp.119-126
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• 2009

In recent years, research at the Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory (EMFSL), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has focused on the development of novel image-based sensing technologies to address agro-food safety concerns, and transformation of these novel technologies into practical instrumentation for industrial implementations. The line-scan-based hyperspectral imaging techniques have often served as a research tool to develop rapid multispectral methods based on only a few spectral bands for rapid online applications. We developed a newer line-scan hyperspectral imaging platform for high-speed inspection on high-throughput processing lines, capable of simultaneous multiple inspection algorithms for different agro-food safety problems such as poultry carcass inspection for wholesomeness and apple inspection for fecal contamination and defect detection. In addition, portable imaging devices were developed for in situ identification of contamination sites and for use by agrofood producer and processor operations for cleaning and sanitation inspection of food processing surfaces. The aim of this presentation is to illustrate recent advances in the above agro.food safety sensing technologies.

• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.121-126
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• 2006

본 논문은 9.6kbps 무선 통신용 DSSS CDU방식의 모뎀을 설계 및 제작하였다 개발된 모뎀은 마이크로프로세서에서 신호를 주고받을 수 있도록 범용 인터페이스를 제공한다. 인터페이스는 8비트 데이터버스와 칩 Enable, R/W, 및 인터럽트 핀으로 구성하였다. 송신은 먼저 외부로 8비트 병렬 데이터를 받아 시리얼 데이터로 변환하고 모뎀 내부에서 8 비트 PN-code를 생성하여 Direct Sequence 방식으로 데이터를 76.Bkcps로 확산하여 전송한다 그리고 송수신기의 동기를 위해 8비트 훈련시퀀스를 데이터 프레임 헤드에 첨부하였다. 수신기의 경우 수신된 76.8kcps의 확산된 데이터에서 먼저 PN코드 동기를 찾아낸 후 훈련시퀀스를 이용하여 데이터 동기를 얻어낸다. 이를 위해 Early and Late방식을 이용하였다. 본 논문의 모뎀은 Xilinx FPGA 보드로 구현 및 검증된 후 Hynix $0.25{\mu}m$ CMOS 공정을 이용하여 ASIC 칩으로 제작되었으며, DSSS를 이용한 다중사용자 방식을 사용하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.122-126
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• 2004

A digestion trial in vitro was conducted to study effects of supplementation of NSP (non-starch polysaccharides) degrading enzyme (feed grade) on cell wall degradation and digestibility of nutrients in barley. The slices of barley were soaked in distilled water with or without 0.15% non-starch polysaccharides degrading enzyme. Microscopic examination of the slices showed that the endosperm cell wall of barley was completely degraded by the non-starch polysaccharides degrading enzyme. The residues and supernatant of digesta in vitro were separated by filtration with 0.1 mm nylon fabric. The residues were used for measurement of crude protein, crude fat, crude fiber, and moisture. The supernatant was used for determination of viscosity, as well as amino-nitrogen and glucose content. The results showed that compared with the control, the amino-nitrogen and glucose content of the supernatant increased by 17.58% (p<0.05) and 10.26% (p<0.05), respectively, while viscosity did not change. Enzyme supplementation increased the digestibilities of dry matter, crude protein, nitrogen-free extract, crude fat and crude fiber of barley by 18.1% (p<0.05), 20.3% (p<0.05), 16.4% (p<0.05), 26.9% (p<0.05) and 30.0% (p<0.05), respectively. The present study suggests that cell wall hydrolysis may contribute to improved nutrient digestion in vivo when non-starch polysaccharides degrading enzymes are fed to swine.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2018

Ground-level ozone ($O_3$) can be a menace for vegetation, especially in Asia where $O_3$ levels have been dramatically increased over the past decades. To ensure food security and maintain forest ecosystem services, such as nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration and functional diversity of soil biota, in the over-populated Asia, environmental standards are needed. To set proper standards, dose-response relationships should be established from which critical levels are derived. The predictor of the response in the dose-response relationship is an $O_3$ metric that indicates the dose level to which the plant has been exposed. This study aimed to review the relevant scientific literature and summarize the $O_3$ metrics used worldwide to provide insights for Asia. A variety of $O_3$ metrics have been used, for which we discuss their strengths and weaknesses. The most widely used metrics are based only on $O_3$ levels. Such metrics have been adopted by several regulatory agencies in the global. However, they are biologically irrelevant because they ignore the plant physiological capacity. Adopting AOT40 ($O_3$ mixing ratios Accumulated Over the Threshold of $40nmol\;mol^{-1}$) as the default index for setting critical levels in Asia would be a poor policy with severe consequences at national and Pan-Asian level. Asian studies should focus on flux-based $O_3$ metrics to provide relevant bases for developing proper standards. However, given the technical requirements in calculating flux-based $O_3$ metrics, which can be an important limitation in developing countries, no-threshold cumulative exposure indices like AOT0 should always accompany flux-based indices.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.118-126
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate pain relief and functional recovery after total knee replacement. Methods: The treatment was performed by dividing individuals into a control group ($n_1=5$), ultrasound treatment group ($n_2=5$), and micro-current treatment group ($n_3=5$). The control group applied the hot pack for 15 minutes, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for 15 minutes, and Continuous Passive Movement (CPM) for 40 minutes. The ultrasound therapy group applied the frequency of 1 MHz, intensity of 1.0 $W/cm^2$ for five minutes following the same treatment as the control group. The micro-current therapy group applied the intensity of 25 ${\mu}A$, and pulsation frequency 5 pps for 15 minutes following the same treatment as the control group. After treatment, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Korean Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (K-WOMAC), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Range of Movement (ROM) and wound length was measured. Results: VAS showed significant effect in the control group and micro-current therapy group during the treatment period. According to the treatment of K-WOMACK, BBS, ROM, and Healing wounds showed main effects between groups. Conclusion: According to the results of this study, data showed improvement of pain relief, wound healing effects, and range of motion recovery. Thus, these selected treatments were effective after total knee replacement. In other words, electrical treatment continues to influence pain relief and functional recovery after total knee replacement.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.491-511
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• 2013

In this study, three survey areas in Changnyeong, Miryang and Jinju of the confirmed the habitation of nutria and carried out the performance on the plant diet resource. From the habitat trace survey in the nutria habitat, a total of 336 trace points was shown. There were 181 trace points (54%) confirmed from St. 1 as the highest showing, followed by 52 trace points (15.4%) from St. 2, and 103 trace points (30.6)% from St. 3. The vascular plants distributed in the habitat area were a total of 182 taxonomic group with 57 families, 99 genus, 16 hybrids, and 1 race. The vascular plant living types in the habitat area are 1-year plant (Th, Th(w)) for 63class groups (34.6%), hemicryptophyte (H) for 42class groups(23.1%). plants, trees, crop plants were included. As a result of analyzing the overseas research cases on the diet plants of nutria, there are 195 taxonomic groups in a total of 39 families, 126 genus, 183 breeds, and 12 hybrids. In the study areas, feeding the plants was confirmed by the 7 taxonomic groups, aquatic plant, terrestrial From the total of 182 taxonomic groups discovered in the habitat area, 20 class groups, in 3 habitation region, 10 class groups of commonly appearing 49 class groups were shown to be the breed confirmed for diet in existing case studies, and assuming from it basis, the nutria habitating in the survey area is considered to have the supply of diverse diet resource to have flawless habitation. This is implication of having potential breeding possibility.