• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.2965-2972
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• 2016

Background: China carries a heavy burden of cervical cancer (CC) and substantial disparities exist across regions within the country. In order to reduce regional disparities in CC, the government of China launched the National Cervical Cancer Screening Program in Rural Areas (NCCSPRA) in 2009. Critical to the success of the program are the health care workers who play a pivotal role in preventing and managing CC by encouraging and motivating women to use screening services and by providing identification and treatment services. This study aimed to assess cervical cancer knowledge among these health care workers at the county level in maternal and child health (MCH) hospitals across different socio-economic regions of China. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted and self-administered questionnaires were sent to all health care workers (a total of 66) providing cervical cancer screening services in 6 county level MCH hospitals in Liaoning, Hubei and Shaanxi provinces, representing eastern, central and western regions of China; 64 (97.0%, 64/66) of the workers responded. ANOVA and Chi-square test were used to compare the knowledge rate and scores in subgroups. Results: The knowledge level of the respondents was generally low. The overall combined knowledge rate was 46.9%. The knowledge rates for risk factors, prevention, clinical symptoms, screening and diagnostic tests and understanding of positive results were 31.3%, 37.5%, 18.1%, 56.3% and 84.4%, respectively. Statistically significant differences in scores or rates of CC knowledge were seen across the different regions. The total and sectional scores in the less developed regions were statistically significantly lower than in the other regions. Conclusions: The majority of the health care workers who provide CC screening service in NCCSPRA at county level MCH hospitals do not have adequately equipped with knowledge about CC. Given the importance of knowledge to the program's success in reducing CC burden in rural women in China, efforts are needed to improve the knowledge of health care workers, especially in less developed regions.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제63권6호
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• pp.1362-1375
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• 2021

This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of a combination 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid (THB) and oregano extracts (i.e., Carvacrol and Thymol) at intake/dietary different levels on growth performance, intestinal health indicators, immune responses and fecal oocyst shedding in broiler chickens under Eimeria challenged condition. A total of 336 one-day-old broilers were randomly assigned to one of six dietary treatments with seven replications per treatment. Dietary treatments were: i) Non-challenged bird without any dietary treatment (NCNT), ii) Challenged bird without any dietary treatment (CNT), iii) Challenged birds fed a THB diet (0.1 g/kg, THB), iv) Challenged birds fed a combination of THB and oregano extracts diet (0.1 g/kg, COM 100), and a gradual increase of combination of THB and oregano extracts likely v) 0.15 g/kg (COM 150), and 0.2 g/kg (COM 200). On day 14, all groups except for NCNT have orally challenged with a 10-fold dose of Livacox^® T anticoccidial vaccine to trigger coccidiosis. The results indicated that Eimeria-challenged broilers fed COM 100 and COM 200 diets increased (p < 0.05) body weight than CNT diet on day 35. Furthermore, birds fed COM 100 and COM 200 diets increased (p < 0.05) average daily gain compared to those fed CNT diets for the entire experimental period. There is no significant (p > 0.05) in average daily feed intake, feed efficiency between NCNT and birds fed with combined THB and oregano extracts for the entire experimental period. A combination of THB and oregano extract regardless of concentration levels or THB alone reduced (p < 0.05) lesion score in ileum compared to the CNT diet for 7 days post-infection (dpi). Birds fed COM 100 diet had lower (p < 0.05) intestinal lesion scores in jejunum and caeca on 7 dpi compared to those were in the CNT diet. No (p > 0.05) difference was observed in the oocysts per gram of feces count, intestinal morphology, carcass traits and blood cytokine concentration among the infected treatments. Collectively, we conclude that birds fed with a combination of THB and oregano extracts regardless of the ratios that were used demonstrated better recovery of health after the coccidial challenge than using only THB alone.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권7호
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• pp.1043-1052
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• 2019

Active lipase-producing bacterium Burkholderia gladioli Bps-1 was rapidly isolated using a modified trypan blue and tetracycline, ampicillin plate. The electro-phoretically pure enzyme was obtained by purification using ethanol precipitation, ion-exchange chromatography, and gel filtration chromatography. The molecular weight was 34.6 kDa and the specific activity was determined to be 443.9 U/mg. The purified lipase showed the highest activity after hydrolysis with $p-NPC_{16}$ at a pH of 8.5 and $50^{\circ}C$, and the $K_m$, $k_{cat}$, and $k_{cat}/K_m$ values were 1.05 mM, $292.95s^{-1}$ and $279s^{-1}mM^{-1}$, respectively. The lipase was highly stable at $7.5{\leq}pH{\leq}10.0$. $K^+$ and $Na^+$ exerted activation effects on the lipase which had favorable tolerance to short-chain alcohols with its residual enzyme activity being 110% after being maintained in 30% ethanol for 1 h. The results demonstrated that the lipase produced by the strain B. gladioli Bps-1 has high enzyme activity and is an alkaline lipase. The lipase has promising chemical properties for a range of applications in the food-processing and detergent industries, and has particularly high potential for use in the manufacture of biodiesel.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.525-532
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• 2021

Objective: Old World camels are a valuable genetic resource for many countries around the world due to their adaptation to the desert environment. At present, Old World camels have encountered the challenge of unprecedented loss of genetic resources. Through our research, we would reveal the population structure and genetic variation in Old World camel populations, which provides a theoretical basis for understanding the germplasm resources and origin and evolution of different Old World camel populations. Methods: In the present study, we assessed mtDNA control region sequences of 182 individuals from Old World camels to unravel genetic diversity, phylogeography, and demographic dynamics. Results: Thirty-two haplotypes confirmed by 54 polymorphic sites were identified in the 156 sequences, which included 129 domestic and 27 wild Bactrian camels. Meanwhile, 14 haplotypes were defined by 47 polymorphic sites from 26 sequences in the dromedaries. The wild Bactrian camel population showed the lowest haplotype and nucleotide diversity, while the dromedaries investigated had the highest. The phylogenetic analysis suggests that there are several shared haplotypes in different Bactrian camel populations, and that there has been genetic introgression between domestic Bactrian camels and dromedaries. In addition, positive values of Tajima's D and Fu's Fs test demonstrated a decrease in population size and/or balancing selection in the wild Bactrian camel population. In contrast, the negative values of Tajima's D and Fu's Fs test in East Asian Bactrian camel populations explained the demographic expansion and/or positive selection. Conclusion: In summary, we report novel information regarding the genetic diversity, population structure and demographic dynamics of Old World camels. The findings obtained from the present study reveal that abundant genetic diversity occurs in domestic Bactrian camel populations and dromedaries, while there are low levels of haplotype and nucleotide diversity in the wild Bactrian camel population.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.313-320
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• 2022

최근 교육 현장에서는 '융합'이라는 키워드가 대두되면서 인문학에 대한 요구의 목소리도 함께 높아지고 있다. 인문학의 융합 범위는 예술 분야뿐만 아니라 과학, 기술, 공학 등 다양한 분야로 점차 확산되고 있으며, 이를 통해 학습자들이 인문학과 과학적, 실증적 이론을 융합하여 논리적이고 종합적이며 창의적인 사고를 갖춘 미래 창의 융합인재로의 양성이 트렌드로 자리 잡고 있다. 신화전설은 인류가 문화를 창출하는 내용이 담겨 있으며, 종교, 철학, 예술, 과학 등에 관한 내용을 다룬다. 따라서 학문의 분화가 이루어지지 않았던 소위 융합의 시대를 살았던 고대인들의 의식을 통해 현인류의 모습을 비추어 볼 수 있을 것이다. 본 논문에서는 중국의 유명한 학자인 원이둬(聞一多)가 <고당신녀 전설>에 대해 분석한 내용을 통해 중국문화를 교육할 수 있는 방안을 제안하고자 한다. 그는 신화 전설을 통해 민족 문화의 원류를 모색하고 기원 시기의 민족 문화 관념을 복원하여 민족의 정체성을 찾고자 하였다. 중국의 신화전설에는 현대 중국의 문화현상과도 밀접하게 연결되어 있어 중국에 대한 이해도를 한층 높여 줄 것이며, 다양한 고문의 내용을 논의의 근거로 제시하므로 중국 고문 학습에도 도움이 될 것이다.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.259-264
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• 2022

중국에서 술은 단순한 음료를 넘어서, 일종의 문화를 이루고 있다. 중국의 술문화는 매우 오랜 역사를 지니고 있고, 중국에서 주류회사는 엄청난 규모와 이익을 보여주고 있다. 각 지역별로 많은 회사들이 있는데, 분주는 산서성의 장수기업이며, 중국주류시장에서 상당한 영향력과 지명도를 보유하고 있다. 이러한 분주그룹이 지니는 중요성에도 불구하고, 분주그룹에 대한 연구는 한국에 아직 나타나지 않았다. 이에 본 연구는 분주그룹 기업의 발전과정과 기업 문화를 분석하고자 한다. 분주그룹은 약 100여년의 기업역사를 갖고 있으며, 초창기부터 지금까지 주류시장에서 상당한 시장점유율을 보여 왔다. 분주그룹의 이러한 발전은 우수한 기업 문화에서 기인한 것으로 분석되었다. 분주그룹은 핵심이념, 품질 및 품격 지향성, 성실과 신용경영을 근본으로 기업 문화를 형성 및 발전시켜 왔다. 이러한 기업문화를 바탕으로 조직구조를 발전시키고, 좋은 제품을 만들어서 높은 지명도와 시장점유율을 자랑하고 있다. 본 연구를 통하여 중국 유명주류회사 및 전통기업에 대한 이해도를 높이고, 한국 주류회사에 대한 시사점을 제시하고자 한다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.324-337
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• 2023

Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the different brain oxygen metabolism statuses in preeclampsia using magnetic resonance imaging and investigate the factors that affect cerebral oxygen metabolism in preeclampsia. Materials and Methods: Forty-nine women with preeclampsia (mean age 32.4 years; range, 18-44 years), 22 pregnant healthy controls (PHCs) (mean age 30.7 years; range, 23-40 years), and 40 non-pregnant healthy controls (NPHCs) (mean age 32.5 years; range, 20-42 years) were included in this study. Brain oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) values were computed using quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) plus quantitative blood oxygen level-dependent magnitude-based OEF mapping (QSM + quantitative blood oxygen level-dependent imaging or QQ) obtained with a 1.5-T scanner. Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) was used to investigate the differences in OEF values in the brain regions among the groups. Results: Among the three groups, the average OEF values were significantly different in multiple brain areas, including the parahippocampus, multiple gyri of the frontal lobe, calcarine, cuneus, and precuneus (all P-values were less than 0.05, after correcting for multiple comparisons). The average OEF values of the preeclampsia group were higher than those of the PHC and NPHC groups. The bilateral superior frontal gyrus/bilateral medial superior frontal gyrus had the largest size of the aforementioned brain regions, and the OEF values in this area were 24.2 ± 4.6, 21.3 ± 2.4, and 20.6 ± 2.8 in the preeclampsia, PHC, and NPHC groups, respectively. In addition, the OEF values showed no significant differences between NPHC and PHC. Correlation analysis revealed that the OEF values of some brain regions (mainly involving the frontal, occipital, and temporal gyrus) were positively correlated with age, gestational week, body mass index, and mean blood pressure in the preeclampsia group (r = 0.361-0.812). Conclusion: Using whole-brain VBM analysis, we found that patients with preeclampsia had higher OEF values than controls.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.1326-1333
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• 2020

Objective: To evaluate urologist satisfaction on structured prostate MRI reports, including report with tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) staging (report B) and with Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) score with/without TNM staging (report C, report with PI-RADS score only [report C-a] and report with PI-RADS score and TNM staging [C-b]) compared with conventional free-text report (report A). Materials and Methods: This was a prospective comparative study. Altogether, 3015 prostate MRI reports including reports A, B, C-a, and C-b were rated by 13 urologists using a 5-point Likert Scale. A questionnaire was used to assess urologist satisfaction based on the following parameters: correctness, practicality, and urologist subjectivity. Kruskal-Wallis H-test followed by Nemenyi test was used to compare urologists' satisfaction parameters for each report type. The rate of urologist-radiologist recalls for each report type was calculated. Results: Reports B and C including its subtypes had higher ratings of satisfaction than report A for overall satisfaction degree, and parameters of correctness, practicality, and subjectivity (p < 0.05). There was a significant difference between report B and C (p < 0.05) in practicality score, but no statistical difference was found in overall satisfaction degree, and correctness and subjectivity scores (p > 0.05). Compared with report C-b (p > 0.05), report B and C-a (p < 0.05) showed a significant difference in overall satisfaction degree and parameters of practicality and subjectivity. In terms of correctness score, neither report C-a nor C-b had a significant difference with report B (p > 0.05). No statistical difference was found between report C-a and C-b in overall satisfaction degree and all three parameters (p > 0.05). The rate of urologist-radiologist recalls for reports A, B, C-a and C-b were 29.1%, 10.8%, 18.1% and 11.2%, respectively. Conclusion: Structured reports, either using TNM or PI-RADS are highly preferred over conventional free-text reports and lead to fewer report-related post-hoc inquiries from urologists.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.1751-1760
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• 2015

Mucin2 (MUC2), an important regulatory factor in the immune system, plays an important role in the host defense system against bacterial translocation. Probiotics known to regulate MUC2 gene expression have been widely studied, but the interactions among probiotic, pathogens, and mucin gene are still not fully understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of MUC2 in blocking effects of probiotics on meningitic E. coli-induced pathogenicities. In this study, live combined probiotic tablets containing living Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, and Streptococcus thermophilus were used. MUC2 expression was knocked down in Caco-2 cells by RNA interference. 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine (5-Aza-CdR), which enhances mucin-promoted probiotic effects through inducing production of Sadenosyl-L-methionine (SAMe), was used to up-regulate MUC2 expression in Caco-2 cells. The adhesion to and invasion of meningitic E. coli were detected by competition assays. Our studies showed that probiotic agents could block E. coli-caused intestinal colonization, bacteremia, and meningitis in a neonatal sepsis and meningitis rat model. MUC2 gene expression in the neonatal rats given probiotic agents was obviously higher than that of the infected and uninfected control groups without probiotic treatment. The prohibitive effects of probiotic agents on MUC2-knockdown Caco-2 cells infected with E44 were significantly reduced compared with nontransfected Caco-2 cells. Moreover, the results also showed that 5-Aza-CdR, a drug enhancing the production of SAMe that is a protective agent of probiotics, was able to significantly suppress adhesion and invasion of E44 to Caco-2 cells by upregulation of MUC2 expression. Taken together, our data suggest that probiotic agents can efficiently block meningitic E. coli-induced pathogenicities in a manner dependent on MUC2.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.167-172
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• 2010

목 적 : ELBWI의 생존률의 괄목할 만한 향상과 더불어 괴사성 장염으로 수술 받는 건수가 증가하고 있다. ELBWI 사망의 중요한 원인인 괴사성 장염으로 수술한 1,000 g 미만 환아의 예후인자에 대해 확인해 보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 2001년부터 2008년까지 삼성서울병원 신생아 집중치료실에서 괴사성 장염으로 수술 받은 1,000 g 미만 환아 35명을 대상으로 개복술 후 생존군(n=28명)과 사망군(n=7명)의 임상적 특성 및 수술관련 인자들을 후향적으로 조사하였다. 결 과 : ELBWI 출생 환아 408명 중 35명(생존군 28명, 사망군 7명)이 괴사성 장염으로 개복술을 받았고 20%의 환아가 사망하였다. 수술 전 SNAP-II 점수($8{\pm}10$점 vs. $20{\pm}17$점; P = 0.022), 흡입산소농도($0.3{\pm}0.1$ vs. $0.7{\pm}0.4L/min$ ; P <0.001)는 생존군에서 사망군에 비해 유의하게 낮았고, 염기과잉은($-3{\pm}7$ vs. $-11{\pm}8$; P =0.004) 사망군에서 유의하게 낮았다. 수술 전과 후의 맥박수, 호흡수, 평균혈압 등 활력지수와 혈액가스 검사상 수소이온농도지수, 이산화탄소 농도, 칼륨은 두 군간 유의한 차이가 없었다. 수술 중 수액 투여량($14{\pm}4$ vs. $11{\pm}4mL/kg/hr$; P =0.045)이 생존군에서 유의하게 높았으나 수술 후 수액 투여량($184{\pm}36$ vs. $266{\pm}173mL/kg/day$; P =0.022)은 사망군에서 유의하게 높았다. 결 론 : 괴사성 장염으로 수술 받은 ELBWI를 대상으로 생존군과 사망군을 비교해보았을 때 양호한 예후인자로 수술 전 안정된 전신상태, 수술 중 충분한 수액의 투여, 그리고 수술 후 안정된 혈역학적 상태가 관련이 있었다.