• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.299-308
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• 1990

A review of 50 patients with primary mediastinal tumors or cysts has been done to evaluate clinical and pathological behavior of this heterogeneous group of tumors proved by either excision or biopsy from January 1980 to August 1989 at the cardiovascular department of surgery in Kyungpook National University Hospital. There were 30 males and 20 females in this series. The ages of patients ranged from 4 months to 64 years. The mean age of subjects was 30.4 years. Neurogenic tumors [14 cases, 28%] and teratoma [14 cases, 28%] were most frequently encountered and followed by thymoma [10 cases, 20%] and benign cysts [4 cases, 8%]. The anatomic location of the primary mediastinal tumors or cysts was classified as anterior mediastinum and middle or visceral mediastinum and paravertebral or costovertebral mediastinum on the basis of the Shields’ proposition. In 32 patients[64%], the tumors or cysts were located in anterior mediastinum and in 13 patients[26%], the tumors or cysts were located in paravertebral or costovertebral mediastinum. And the rest 5 patients[10%] had middle or visceral mediastinal tumors or cysts. One of the characteristic features of primary mediastinal tumors or cysts is that some mediastinal tumors or cysts have their own preferred location in the mediastinum. In our series, all of the 14 patients with teratoma and 10 patients with thymoma had the anterior mediastinal location, while 13 of the 14 patients with neurogenic tumors had the paravertebral mediastinal location. 14 patients[28%] were asymptomatic and they all were discovered via so-called “Routine” chest x-ray examination. 39 of 50 patients[78%] were benign. 11 patients[22%] were malignant and they were all symptomatic. 40 patients[80%] were treated with complete resection. 5 patients[10%] were treated with partial resection : 2 of malignant thymoma, 3 of lipoma, neuroblastoma, primary squamous cell carcinoma. The rest 5 patients[10%] were only biopsied: 2 of undetermined malignancy and 3 of hemangioma, lymphoma, primary squamous cell carcinoma. 4 of the 10 patients were treated with combination of irradiation and chemotherapy. Postoperative complications were as followings: Horner’s syndrome [4cases, ado], respiratory failure [3 cases, 6%], pleural effusion[3 cases, 6%], Wound infection[2 cases, 4%] and bleeding, pneumothorax, empyema. There were 5 postoperative deaths [10%]. One patient with neuroblastoma died from intraoperative massive bleeding, 3 patients died early postoperatively from respiratory failure with undetermined malignancy died late postoperatively from congestive heart failure due to direct invasion of the tumor to the heart.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.802-808
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• 2013

Here we tried to uncover the potential anti-lipogenic effect and the underlying mechanism of Phaseolus angularis seed in a cellular model of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) induced in HepG2 cells. Ethanol extract of Phaseolus angularis seed (JSD) was prepared. HepG2 cells were incubated in palmitate containing media to induce intracellular lipid accumulation, and co-treated with JSD for 16 hrs before examine intracellular lipid content. In control group, the cells were not co-treated with JSD. We measured the effects of JSD on liver X receptor ${\alpha}$ ($LXR{\alpha}$) and sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor-1c (SREBP-1c) expression, transcription level of lipogenic genes, including acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), fatty acid synthase (FAS), stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (SCD-1), and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation in HepG2 cells. JSD markedly reduced palmitate-induced intracellular lipid accumulation in HepG2 cells. JSD suppressed $LXR{\alpha}$/SREBP-1c expression, and SREBP-1c mediated induction of ACC, FAS, and SCD-1. Furthermore, JSD activated AMPK, which plays a major role in the control of hepatic lipid metabolism. Taken together, it is suggested that JSD has a potential to alleviate hepatic steatosis, at least in part, by suppressing $LXR{\alpha}$/SREBP-1c mediated induction of lipogenic genes. In addtion, the anti-lipogenic potential may be associated with activation of AMPK. Therefore, the Phaseolus angularis seed could be applied as a potential therapeutics for NAFLD with additional clinical studies.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2010

초 록 부여 쌍북리 유적에서 출토된 백제시대 도가니는 유리와 금속의 용융에 사용했던 것으로서, 기질은 대체로 경질이며 담갈색, 회청색 및 회갈색의 색조를 보인다. 태토에는 다량의 석영과 파쇄된 토기가 혼입되어 있으며, 외부에는 정선된 석영입자를 도포하여 도가니에 내화성을 부여하였다. 이 도가니는 운모류의 분해와 뮬라이트의 형성 및 장석류의 관찰여부로 볼 때, 공통적으로 $1,000^{\circ}C$ 이상의 소성을 경험한 것으로 판단되며 일부 도가니는 $1,100^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 열적 변화가 수반된 것으로 사료된다. 그러나 검출된 광물상의 특성을 고려할 때 소성 및 용융시 최대 상한 온도는 $1,200^{\circ}C$를 넘지 않았을 것으로 판단된다. 전암대자율 측정과 지구화학적 특성 분석에서 도가니 시료는 크게 두 그룹으로 분류되었으며, 이는 적어도 두 종류 이상의 성인이 다른 태토로 제작되었음을 지시한다. 그러나 도가니의 태토와 유적을 구성하는 토양의 풍화정도가 유사하고 주성분원소의 분포 또한 대체로 동일한 것으로 보아 유적이 위치한 이 일대의 충적층은 두 암종의 풍화산물이 혼재할 가능성이 매우 높다. 따라서 도가니를 구성하는 태토는 모암이 다른 쌍북리 일대의 풍화토로 구성되었던 것으로 판단된다.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.197-212
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• 2020

울산 하대유적에서 출토된 민고리자루칼을 방사선 비파괴조사와 미세조직 분석으로 환두부의 제작 방법과 재질 특성을 살펴보았다. 방사선 비파괴 조사법으로(X-ray, CT) 내부 구조를 확인한 결과, 제작 방법의 기본형식은 철 단일 소재로 칼 끝부터 환두부까지 일체형으로 제작한 단조품임을 확인하였다. 또한 미세조직 분석을 통해 살펴 본 제작기술은 '순철-형태가공, 순철-형태가공-침탄, 강-형태가공-담금질'의 세 가지 유형으로 분류할 수 있었다. 민고리자루칼 5점 중 4점의 환두부는 약 0.7% 내외인 공석강 정도의 탄소 함량을 가진다. 특히 환두부에서는 손잡이보다 증가된 탄소함량을 보이는데, 이는 손잡이 끝 부분을 세장한 형태로 만들고 둥글게 구부리는 과정에서 인성을 부여하기 위한 침탄 처리의 결과로 추정된다. 길이 60 cm 이하의 민고리자루칼 1점은 날 부위에 집중시킨 담금질을 통해 강한 인성을 부여하여 무기로서의 용도를 극대화시켰다. 반면 75 cm를 넘는 4점의 날 부위에서는 담금질 조직인 마르텐사이트가 관찰되지 않았다. 하지만 칼등 대비 날 부위의 탄소함량 증가나 결정립의 미세화는 실용기로서 사용이 가능했음을 보여준다. 2C말에서 4C초로 편년되는 울산 하대고분군 출토 민고리자루칼은 단조기술을 통해 일체형으로 제작하였으며, 사용 목적에 따라 제강, 열처리 기술을 적용하여 칼이 가지는 용도의 효과를 극대화시켜 제작하였다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1987

전해질(電解質) 용액내(溶液內)에서 이탄표면(泥炭表面)의 하전량변화(荷電量變化)와 이탄유기물(泥炭有機物)의 화학적(化學的) 성질(性質)에 관하여 조사(調査)하였다. 두이탄(泥炭)의 유기물(有機物) 함량(含量)은 영양산(産) 이탄(泥炭)이 43.3%, 평택산(産) 이탄(泥炭)이 53.7%이였으며 점토(粘土) 광물(鑛物)은 대부분(大部分)의 석영(石英)과 미량(微量)의 illite 장석류(長石類), kaolinite, hydated-halloysite가 각각(各各) 혼재(混在)되어 있었다. 시료중(試料中)의 총산기(總酸基)의 량(量)은 평택산(産) 이탄(泥炭)이 1,257me/g로서, 영양산(産) 이탄(泥炭)보다 약간 많았으며, 유기물(有機物)의 pKa값은 영양산(産) 이탄(泥炭)이 13.1, 평택산(産) 이탄(泥炭)이 12.65이었다. 산(酸), 알칼리 적정곡선(滴定曲線)은 영양산(産) 이탄(泥炭)은 pH 3.9와 4.4에서, 평택산(産) 이탄(泥炭)은 pH 3.8과 4.0에서 교차 되었다. 음양(陰陽) ion 흡착량(吸着量)의 경우 영양산(産) 이탄(泥炭)에서는 $pH\;4.55{\sim}5.20(NaCl),\;pH\;3.95{\sim}5.70(CaCl_2)$에서, 평택산(産) 이탄(泥炭)의 경우에는 $pH\;4.15{\sim}5.40(NaCl),\;pH\;3.80{\sim}4.15(CaCl_2)$에서 각각(各各) 총하전량(總荷電量)이 양(陽)에서 음(陰)으로 바뀌었다. 그래서 본이탄(本泥炭)의 ZPC(Zero point of charge)는 pH 4.0 부근에서 형성(形成)되는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국의료질향상학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.208-217
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• 2001

Background : The objective of this study is proving the basic data for developing a management system for the discharges against medical advice(AMA) by identifying the characteristics of the AMA patients of an university hospital for 10 years. Methods : By using discharge abstract data base, we divided the total discharges(435,254) into two groups, discharge against medical advice and discharge with discharge order. We confirmed the characteristics of AMA group by analyzing discharge abstract data of the both groups by SAS software V6.12 and $x^2$ test. Medical records of AMA patients in the year 2000 were reviewed to identify the reasons for AMA which we couldn't extract from discharge abstract DB. Result : The total number of AMA for 10 years were 9,358(2.15%) and the AMA rate has been continuously decreased for 10 years. Male, admission through emergency room, discharges admission via other hospital, patients without operation during hospitalization, discharges in hopeless or not improved condition showed higher AMA rate. The AMA rate was higher as the age of the patients was higher, and the average length of stay was longer in AMA patients than in those with discharge order. The AMA rate in psychiatry was highest(14.3%) and it was higher in surgery departments than those of medical or other sections. The AMA rate varied by attending physicians even in the same department and it was statistically significant. Patients with the principal diagnosis of "medical observation and evaluation for suspected diseases" showed the highest AMA rate(15.5%), and that of schizophrenia or psychosis was the nest. One hundred twenty-one patients(19.5%) out of 622 AMA in 2000 discharged against medical advice for transfer to order health care facilities. Among them 71 patients(58.7%) discharged with their medical care information, such as copies of medical record, medical certificates, summaries, etc. Written oath of the patients discharged AMA was filed in their medical records in 466 cases(74.9%) although some of them were incomplete. Conclusion : Characteristics of AMA discharge could be used as the basic data in developing a system to manage the patients who have risk factors to leave the hospital against medical advice. By reducing number of patients leaving the hospital against medical advice we can increase satisfaction of medical providers and consumers.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.265-280
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• 2011

The temporal dynamics of the meiofauna community in Marian Cove, King George Island, Antarctica were observed from March 7 to December 21 2007. Nine meiofauna taxa were found, with nematodes the most dominant group, making up 92.97% of the total meiofauna density, followed by harpacticoid copepods (3.18%). Meiofauna abundance ranged from 123 to 874 individuals per 10 $cm^2$ (mean 464 inds.10 $cm^{-2}$), which is lower than that found in some polar and temperate regions. The lowest meiofauna abundance was found in the 26th April sample (III) and the highest meiofauna abundance was found in the March 23rd sample (II). There was no correlation between meiofauna abundance and season. The seasonal changes were likely caused by meltwater runoff, and there were the physical disturbances on the bottom sediment by huge iceberg. Biomass of meiofauna varied between 20.36 and 101.02 ${\mu}gC{\cdot}10\;cm^{-2}$, and overall mean biomass was 54.17 ${\mu}gC{\cdot}10\;cm^{-2}$ during the study periods. More than 80% of meiofauna was concentrated in the upper 2 cm of the sediment, and density decreased with depth. The mean diversity index was 0.37, and the ratio between the abundance of nematodes: and harpacticoids (N/C) ratio ranged from 7.31 to 95.04 (mean 26.39). NMDS analysis divided the community into three groups: A (III, IV, V, VII, VIII), B (II, IX, XI, XII) and C (I, V, X). The results of ANOSIM and SIMPER analysis revealed significant differences in community structure among three groups and major contributed meiofauna taxon in grouping were nematodes and copepods. No significant correlations were observed between major meiofauna taxon and environmental factors. Thirteen species in 12 genera representing nine families of harpacicoids were recorded. Ancorabolidae was the most diverse family, and Heteropsyllidae was the most abundant. The correlation analysis between benthic harpacticoid copepods and environmental factors showed that some species were affected by water temperature, sediment temperature, salinity, chlorophyll a concentration, grain size of the sediments and heavy metal contents of the sediments. These data describe the usefulness of benthic harpacticoid copepods as biological indicator species in Antarctic regions.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.1510-1516
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• 2007

These experiments were carried out to optimize the parameters of electrical activation, methods of parthenogenetic activation and embryo culture in vitro and meanwhile to isolate embryonic stem cells-like (ESCs) derived from porcine parthenogenetic blastocysts (pPBs). These results showed that, as the electric field strength increased from 1.0 to 2.7 kV/cm, the cleavage rate of parthenogenetic embryos increased gradually but the rate of oocyte lysis was significantly increased when using 2.7 kV/cm field strength. The rate of cleavage in 2.2 and 2.7 kV/cm groups was significantly increased in comparison with that of the 1.0 kV/cm group. A voltage field strength of 2.2 kV/cm DC was used to investigate blastocyst development following activation with a single pulse of 30 or $60-{\mu}sec$ pulse duration. The optimum pulse duration was 30-${\mu}sec$, with a blastocyst rate of 20.7%. Multiple pulses were inferior to a single pulse for blastocyst yield (8.0% vs. 29.9) (p<0.05). For porcine oocyte parthenogenetic activation methods, the rates of cleavage (79.0% vs. 59.8%) and blastocysts (19.4% vs. 3.4%) were significantly increased in electrical activation in contrast to chemical activation with ionomycin/6-DMAP (p<0.05). Rates of cleavage and blastocyst formation in NCSU-23 and PZM-3 embryo media were higher than those of G1.3/G2.3 serial culture media, but there was no significant difference among the three groups. The total cell number of blastocysts in PZM-3 embryo culture media containing $5{\mu}g/ml$ insulin was significantly higher than that of the control (no insulin) ($44.3{\pm}9.1$ vs. $33.9{\pm}11.7$). For isolation of PESCs-like, the rates of porcine blastocysts attached to feeder layers and ICM colony formation in Method B (nude embryo culture) were better than those in Method A (intact embryo culture).

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권8호
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• pp.1028-1033
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• 2010

The effects of delta-aminolevulinic acid (DALA) or chito-oligosaccharide (COS) in layer diets on production performance, egg quality and hematological characteristics were investigated in this 8-week trial. Two hundred and seventy 27-week-old (Hy-Line brown) layers were randomly assigned to 5 treatments with 9 replications per treatment. Dietary treatments were i) Control (basal diet); ii) DALA1 (basal diet+DALA 2 mg/kg); iii) DALA2 (basal diet+DALA 4 mg/kg); iv) COS1 (basal diet+COS 100 mg/kg) and v) COS2 (basal diet+COS 200 mg/kg). In this study, no significant difference was observed in feed intake and egg shell quality (eggshell breaking strength and egg shell thickness) among treatments. The inclusion of DALA increased egg production during the first 4 weeks. Egg weight was increased in both DALA (quadratic, p<0.05) and COS (linear, p<0.05) treatments compared with the control treatment. Laying hens fed the DALA treatment had an increased yolk color unit (quadratic, p<0.05) and haugh unit (linear, p<0.05) compared with the control group. Similarly, these characteristics were also affected by COS treatments, with both values being linearly increased (p<0.05) in COS treatments compared with the control treatment. Additionally, birds fed DALA treatments significantly increased (quadratic, p<0.05) the number of RBC, WBC and lymphocytes compared with the control treatment. Dietary DALA supplementation linearly increased (p<0.05) the serum iron concentration at the end of the 8th week. The inclusion of COS increased (linear, p<0.05) the concentration of RBC, WBC and lymphocytes compared with the control treatment. In conclusion, dietary DALA at the lower dosage (2 mg/kg) could exert better effects in laying hens than higher dosage (4 mg/kg). Birds fed DALA supplemented diet had an increased iron availability, egg weight, eggshell quality and immunity. Moreover, the inclusion of COS (200 mg/kg) can increase egg weight, eggshell quality and immunity in laying hens. Therefore, both the utilization of COS and DALA could be considered as a new strategy for optimizing egg quality and health condition of laying hens.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.1504-1512
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• 2009

A feeding trial was conducted to examine the effect of high-temperature-micro-time (HTMT) processing of diets containing extruded soybean (ESB) in high quantity on milk fat production, metabolic responses, and the formation of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and trans-vaccenic acid (TVA). Twenty-one multiparous Holstein cows in mid-lactation were blocked according to milk yield in the previous lactation. Cows within each block were randomly assigned to either normal concentrate or HTMT treated diets containing ESB (7.5% HTMT-ESB and 15% HTMT-ESB). It was hypothesized that the HTMT-ESB would affect the undegradable fatty acids in the rumen and, thus, would modify the fatty acid profile of milk fat. Both 7.5% and 15% HTMT-ESB did not affect milk yield, fat, protein, lactose and solid-not-fat (SNF), but the proportion of cis-9, trans-11 CLA in milk fat was significantly increased by these treatments. Content of TVA in milk fat was not affected by HTMT-ESB. The HTMT-ESB influenced the fatty acid profile in milk fat, but there was little difference between 7.5% and 15% of supplementation. HTMT-ESB feeding significantly decreased the concentration of plasma insulin and glucose, while plasma growth hormone (GH), triglyceride (TG), non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) and HDLcholesterol were increased by 7.5% and 15% ESB-HTMT supplementation in comparison to the control group (p<0.05). However, no significant difference was observed in plasma LDL-cholesterol, insulin like growth factor (IGF)-1, T3, T4, and leptin concentrations among treatments (p>0.05). The present results showed that cis-9, trans-11 CLA production was increased by HTMT treatment of dietary ESB without reduction of milk fat, and the unchanged milk fat and yield was assumed to be associated with the constant level of thyroid hormones, leptin, and IGF-1.