• Animal cells and systems
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.135-144
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• 2012

$Dendronephthya$ $castanea$ Utinomi, 1952 is a member of the family Nephtheidae, and dominates shallow waters adjacent to the southern part of Jejudo Island, Korea. This species is a gonochoric internal brooder with a sex ratio of 1:1, and releases planulae around the time of the full and new moon from July to September, when the seawater temperature peaks. The gametogenic cycle is annual, and oogenesis (12 months) is longer than spermatogenesis (4-5 months). No difference in reproductive features including sexuality, sex ratio, gametogenesis and gametogenic cycles was found between the sympatric species $D.$ $castanea$ and $D.$ $gigantea$, and there was no temporal reproductive isolation. Investigation of the morphological taxonomy and molecular biology of these species indicates that they have very similar or identical traits, suggesting an absence of speciation and a need for taxonomic reclassification.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 1997

지구상에서 가장 따뜻한 해수면 온도를 가지고 있는 열대 서태평양은 많은 대류 시스템 과 큰 연강수략에 의해 특징지워진다. GMS-IR 자료로부터 얻어진 운량자료를 이용하여 이 지역 에서의 운량 일변동을 조사하였다. 구름의 시공간적인 분포에 관한 특징은 주로 운량의 일주기 및 반일주기 성분의 진폭과 주기를 통해 조사되었다. 대기-해양의 상호작용에 의해 운량 변동에는 다양한 주기들이 나타났는데, 특히 30-60일, 17-20 일, 7-8일, 일주기와 반일주긱가 탁월하였다. 북반구 겨울(남반구 여름) 기간 동안 뉴기니아, 호주 북부에 인접한 해양 그리고 160도E 동쪽에서 큰 운량이 분포하는 것으로 조사되었다. 육지와 인 접 해성에서의 운량 일변동은 외양의 경우에 비해 약 2배 정도 크게 나타났는데, 이것은 주로 해 양과 육지의 전형적인 비열차에 기인한 것으로 여겨진다. 운량의 최대치와 최소치는 육상의 경우 18:00시와 09:00시에 나타났고, 외양에서는 정오와 21:00시에 나타났다. 1일주기 성분의 진폭은 반 일주기 성분에 비해 육상에서 4.7배, 외양에서 1.5배 정도 크게 나타났다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.177-187
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• 2009

This study examined the multi-scale variabilities of sea surface temperature (SST) and salinity in the Japan/East Sea (JES) based on statistical analyses of observational data, with a focus on the northwestern part of the sea. The regionality of JES SST variability was estimated for different frequency ranges on semimonthly (11-17 days), monthly to seasonal (30-90 days), quasi-semiannual (157-220 days), and quasi-biennial (1.5-3 years) time scales using cluster analyses of daily gridded SST data for 1996 to 2007 from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Several significant peaks and regional cores were found in each frequency range of the SST anomaly (SSTA) oscillations. Quasi-semiannual SSTA oscillations with high amplitude were found in the south-southwestern part of the Japan Basin ($41-43^{\circ}N$) and were amplified in the area adjacent to Peter the Great Bay. Oscillations with periods of 79 and 55 days also prevailed over the southwest Japan Basin between the Yamato Rise and the continental slope. A similar method was applied to classify SST and the annual cycle of surface salinity using Generalized Digital Environmental Model (GDEM) gridded data. The Tatarskii Strait and adjacent area showed the most specific annual cycles and variability in salinity on interannual to interdecadal time scales. The most significant inverse relationship between surface salinity in the Tatarskii Strait and southern JES areas was found on the interdecadal time scale. Linkages of sea water salinity in the Tatarskii Strait with Amur River discharge and wind velocity over Amurskii Liman were also revealed.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.519-536
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• 2008

The relatively tranquil area within the Gogunsan Archipelago was for the first time investigated preliminarily with respect to modern sedimentological processes in association with the emplacement of the Saemangeum Dyke. Basic sedimentological observations, bathymetry and surface sediments were performed twice during 2006-2008 to compare the results and elaborate changes during that period of time. In addition, sediment dynamical observations were carried out with latest measuring equipment along two transects crossing the entrances of the archipelago, including 12-hour onboard measurements of current, suspended sediments, temperature, and salinity. This dataset was used to reveal hydrodynamic characteristics for spring season April-May and to estimate the direction and relative magnitude of the net flux of suspended sediments. There occurred three depositional areas (A to C) within the archipelago, where sediment texture was also changed. In area A, around Yami Island and the dyke, and area B, in the center of the archipelago, surface sediments became coarsened over the two-year period; sand content increased 5% at the expense of silt content in the former, whereas silt content increased 3% at the expense of clay content in the latter. By comparison, area C in the western entrance of the archipelago shows a textural trend of fining with more silt and clay (combined increase of 5%) at the expense of sand content. The accumulation of sediments in areas A and B is attributable to the sand and silt resuspended from the seabed sediments off sector 4 of the dyke during the winter. The origin of the fine materials depositing on area C is uncertain at present, although suspended sediments moving offshore around the archipelago may be one of the most likely candidates for the source. The temperature of seawater increased rapidly from $9-10^{\circ}C$ in April to $14-16^{\circ}C$ in May, whereas salinity remained more or less constant at 31-32%o during the two months. Both of these parameters showed little variations with depth through a tidal cycle, suggesting good mixing of seawater without any help of significant waves. The consistency of salinity during a tidal cycle also indicates no insignificant effects of freshwater from the rivers Mangyung and Donjin emitting through the opening gap near Sinsi Island. The suspended sediment concentrations were higher at the entrance between Sunyu and Sinsi islands than at the entrance between Hoenggyong and Sinsi islands, ranging from 20 and 30 mg/l and from 5 and 15 mg/l, respectively at the sea surface. Although tidal currents were variable across a transect between Sunyu and Sinsi islands, the currents across the entrance between Hoenggyong and Sinsi islands flowed consistently in the same direction all over the transect during a tidal cycle. The estimation of net flux of suspended sediments indicates that suspended sediments are transferred to the Gogunsan Archipelago mainly through a relatively deep trough adjacent to Sinsi Island toward the shallow area around Yami Island and the dyke.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권11호
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• pp.5433-5438
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• 2012

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common and aggressive malignancy. Despite of the improvements in its treatment, HCC prognosis remains poor due to its recurrence after resection. This study provides complete genetic profile for Egyptian HCC. Genome-wide analyses were performed to identify the predictive signatures. Patients and Methods: Liver tissue was collected from 31 patients with diagnosis of HCC and gene expression levels in the tumours and their adjacent non-neoplastic tissues samples were studied by analyzing changes by microarray then correlate these with the clinico-pathological parameters. Genes were validated in an independent set by qPCR. The genomic profile was associated with genetic disorders and cancer focused on gene expression, cell cycle and cell death. Molecular profile analysis revealed cell cycle progression and arrest at G2/M, but progression to mitosis; unregulated DNA damage check-points, and apoptosis. Result: Nine hundred fifty eight transcripts out of the 25,000 studied cDNAs were differentially expressed; 503 were up-regulated and 455 were down-regulated. A total of 19 pathways were up-regulated through 27 genes and 13 pathways were down-regulated through 19 genes. Thirty-seven genes showed significant differences in their expression between HCC cases with high and low Alpha Feto Protein ($AFP{\geq}600$ IU/ml). The validation for the microarray was done by real time PCR assay in which PPP3CA, ATG-5, BACE genes showed down-regulation and ABCG2, RXRA, ELOVL2, CXR3 genes showed up-regulation. cDNA microarrays showed that among the major upregulated genes in HCC are sets. Conclusion: The identified genes could provide a panel of new diagnostic and prognostic aids for HCC.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.57-61
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• 2016

The Tomographic Gamma Scan (TGS) technique partitions radioactive waste drums into $10{\times}10{\times}16$ voxels and assays both the density and concentration of radioactivity for each voxel thus providing for improved accuracy, when compared to the traditional Non-Destructive Assay(NDA) techniques. It could decrease the degree of precision measurement since there is a trade-off between spatial resolution and precision. This latter drawback is compensated by expanding the Region of Interest (ROI) that differentiates the full energy peaks, which, in turn, results in an optimized degree of precision. The enlarged ROI, however, increases the probability of interference among those nuclides that emit energies in the adjacent spectrum. This study has identified the cause of such interference for the reference nuclide of the TGS technique, $^{137}Cs$ (661.66 keV, half-life 30.5 years), to be $^{110m}Ag$ (657.75 keV, half-life 249.76 days). A new calibration method of determining the optimized ROI was developed, and its effectiveness in accurately characterizing $^{137}Cs$ and eliminating the interference was further ascertained.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.530-534
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• 2008

The LGP with nanometer structures resulted in enhancement of optical efficiency. Its fundamental mechanism is to recycle the polarized light via one round-trip through QWP(Quarter-wave Plate) but the maximum efficiency to reach with this method is limited up to 2. To get the larger efficiency than this a LGP with 1D PC(one-dimensional photonic crystal) nanometer-patterned on its top and bottom surfaces is suggested. For its optimum design the computer simulation is performed and suggests a grating that the spatial frequency between adjacent patterns is 500nm, its height 250nm, duty cycle 50%, and its cross section is rectangular. The angles of transmitted light are nearly the same as the results expected from the generalized Snell's law. Thus the Mathematica code, developed in this experiment, will be applied to designing the optimized LGP. The LGP with nanometer-patterened 1D PC LGP on its both surfaces shows the enhancement of transmitted intensity distribution up to 5.7 times.

• 한국지역지리학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.165-182
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• 1998

관광지는 관광객에 의하여 이용이 지속될 때 관광목적지로서 그 생명력과 가치를 유지할 수 있으며, 그렇지 못할 경우 그 관광지는 곧 쇠퇴해 버리게 된다. 따라서 본 연구는 버틀러에 의해 제시된 관광목적지 수명주기이론을 바탕으로 한국에 분포하는 온천관광지 중 현재 이용중에 있는 46개 온천지구를 대상으로 수명주기 단계와 분포특성 및 이용객의 행태를 분석하여 관광목적지가 쇠퇴하지 않고 더욱 활성화하는 방안을 모색하고자 하였다. 분석대상으로 삼은 46개 온천지구 중 개발단계가 29개지구로 가장 많은 비중을 차지하고 있으며 성장단계 4개지구, 성숙단계 5개지구, 침체 및 쇠퇴단계 5개지구, 재활단계 3개지구로 나타났다. 이러한 수명주기에 영향을 미치는 분포특성 및 이용객의 행태를 분석한 결과 지형적 위치, 접근도에 의한 분포특성이 수명주기에 많은 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 관광객들의 관광행태가 단일목적의 관장에서 다목적 관광으로 전환되고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 온천관장저의 활성화 방안으로는 온천지구의 확대지정과 온천수 보존, 장기체류형 관광지로의 복합개발, 도로망의 확충, 주변관광자원의 활용, 공동급수의 시행, 관광특구의 지정 등 관광객을 견인할 수 있는 새로운 관광매력물을 꾸준히 개발해야 할 것이다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.25-33
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 지진하중을 받는 내부 및 외부 철근콘크리트 보-기둥 접합부의 강도 및 연성능력을 평가하였다. 접합부에 인접한 보에 소성힌지가 발생한 이후 접합부가 파괴할 경우 접합부 내력은 보의 소성힌지의 영향을 받아 감소하게 된다. 보에 소성힌지가 발생하면 보의 부재축방향 변형률은 급격하게 증가하게 되며, 증가된 부재축방향 변형률은 접합부의 변형에 영향을 주어 접합부의 강도를 저감시킨다. 이 논문에서는 보에 소성힌지가 발생하기 이전에 파괴하는 접합부의 내력과 보에 소성힌지가 발생한 이후에 파괴하는 접합부의 연성능력을 접합부의 변형능력 및 스트럿의 강도저감을 이용하여 평가하였다. 제시한 평가법은 52개의 접합부 실험체를 이용하여 검증하였다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.363-368
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• 2016

We describe here the mass death of predatory carp, Chanodichthys erythropterus, in Korea induced by plerocercoid larvae of Ligula intestinalis as a result of host manipulation. The carcasses of fish with ligulid larvae were first found in the river-edge areas of Chilgok-bo in Nakdong-gang (River), Korea at early February 2016. This ecological phenomena also occurred in the adjacent areas of 3 dams of Nakdong-gang, i.e., Gangjeong-bo, Dalseong-bo, and Hapcheon-Changnyeong-bo. Total 1,173 fish carcasses were collected from the 4 regions. To examine the cause of death, we captured 10 wondering carp in the river-edge areas of Hapcheon-Changnyeong-bo with a landing net. They were 24.0-28.5 cm in length and 147-257 g in weight, and had 2-11 plerocercoid larvae in the abdominal cavity. Their digestive organs were slender and empty, and reproductive organs were not observed at all. The plerocercoid larvae occupied almost all spaces of the abdominal cavity under the air bladders. The proportion of larvae per fish was 14.6-32.1% of body weight. The larvae were ivory-white, 21.5-63.0 cm long, and 6.0-13.8 g in weight. We suggest that the preference for the river-edge in infected fish during winter is a modified behavioral response by host manipulation of the tapeworm larvae. The life cycle of this tapeworm seems to be successfully continued as the infected fish can be easily eaten by avian definitive hosts.