• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.731-741
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• 2015

The objectives of study were to evaluate fish species compositions of trophic guilds and tolerance guilds and apply ecological fish assessment (EFA) models to Bekjae Weir, Keum-River Watershed. The EFA models were Stream Index of Biological Integrity (SIBI) used frequently for running water and Lentic Ecosystem Health Assessment (LEHA) used for assessments of stagnant water. The region of Bekjae Weir as a "four major river project" was originally a lotic ecosystem before the weir construction (2010, $B_{WC}$) but became more like lentic-lotic hybrid system after the construction (2011, $A_{WC}$). In the analysis of species composition and ecological bioindicator (fish), fish species with a preference of running water showed significant decreases (p < 0.05), whereas the species with a preference of stagnant water showed significant increases (p < 0.05). After the weir construction, relative abundances of tolerant species increased, and the proportion of insectivores decreased. This phenomenon indicated the changes of biotic compositions in the system by the weir construction. Applications of SIBI and LEHA models to the system showed that the two model values decreased at the same time after the weir construction ($A_{WC}$), and the region became more like lentic-lotic hybrid system, indicating the degradation of ecosystem health. The model values of SIBI were 19 and 16, respectively, in the BWC and AWC, and the health conditions were both "C-rank". In the mean time, the LEHA model analysis showed that the values was 28 in the BWC and 24 in the AWC, thus the health was turned to be "B-Rank" in the BWC and "C-Rank" in the AWC. indicating a degradation of ecological heath after the weir construction.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2008

Biological and chemical sensors are the two most frequently used sensors to monitor the water resource. Chemical sensor is very accurate to pick up the types and to measure the concentration of the chemical substance. Drawback is that it works for just one type of chemical substance. Therefore a lot of expensive monitoring system needs to be installed to determine the safeness of the water, which costs too much expense. Biological sensor, on the contrary, can judge the degree of pollution of the water with just one monitoring system. However, it is not easy to figure out the type of contaminant with a biological sensor. In this study, an endeavor is made to identify the toxicant in the water using the shape of the chlorophyll fluorescence induction curve (FIC) from a biological monitoring system. Wem-tox values are calculated from the amount of flourescence of contaminated and reference water. Curve fitting is executed to find the representative curve of the raw data of Wem-tox values. Then the curves are digitalized at the same interval to train the neural network model. Taguchi method is used to optimize the neural network model parameters. The optimized model shows a good capacity to figure out the toxicant from FIC.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.295-306
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• 2003

산업혁명 이후 인류가 과량으로 방출한 이산화탄소가 지구환경에 어떤 영향을 미치는지, 그리고 해양이 흡수하는 탄소량의 크기가 얼마인지에 대한 연구들이 진행되고 있다. 대양과 비슷한 순환 특징을 가지고 있는 동해가 이산화탄소 증가와 지구온난화에 대해 어떻게 반응하는지를 알아보기 위한 연구계획의 일환으로 탄소순환에 중요하게 기여하는 생물펌프의 크기를 간단한 상자모형을 적용시켜 추정하였다. 매개변수로는 인산염을 사용하였는데, 동해에서 일어나고 있는 수층 구조의 변화를 고려해서 해수 수지와 용존산소 수지를 맞춘 다음에, 인산염의 과거 자료를 바탕으로 인의 순환 플럭스를 모사하였다. 1952년부터 2040년까지 모사해 본 결과, 동해에서 생물펌프는 점차 강화되고 있고, 현재 0.0156 Pg C yr$^{-1}$ 정도를 해양 내부로 내보내고 있는 것으로 추정된다. 한편 동해의 해수순환은 저층수를 만드는 것이 줄어드는 반면 중앙층으로 유입이 증가하는 추세이다. 산소가 풍부한 표층수가 중앙층으로 유입되면서 유광층에서 하강한 생물입자들의 분해가 이 층에서 활발해져서 영양염을 표층으로 되돌리는 것이 강화될 것으로 보인다. 이렇게 되면 생물에 의한 탄소제거가 늘어나게 될 깃이다. 지난 50년간의 생물펌프 변화로 블 때 산업혁명 이후 생물에 의한 동해의 인류기원 이산화탄소 흡수량은 0.025 Pg C 정도로 추정된다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.127-134
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• 2018

Myofibrillogenesis regulator-1 (MR-1) is a novel protein involved in cellular proliferation, migration, inflammatory reaction and signal transduction. However, little information is available on the relationship between MR-1 expression and the progression of atherosclerosis. Here we report atheroprotective effects of silencing MR-1 in a model of Ang II-accelerated atherosclerosis, characterized by suppression focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and nuclear factor kappaB ($NF-{\kappa}B$) signaling pathway, and atherosclerotic lesion macrophage content. In this model, administration of the siRNA-MR-1 substantially attenuated Ang II-accelerated atherosclerosis with stabilization of atherosclerotic plaques and inhibited FAK, Akt, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and NF-kB activation, which was associated with suppression of inflammatory factor and atherogenic gene expression in the artery. In vitro studies demonstrated similar changes in Ang II-treated vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and macrophages: siRNA-MR-1 inhibited the expression levels of proinflammatory factor. These studies uncover crucial proinflammatory mechanisms of Ang II and highlight actions of silencing MR-1 to inhibit Ang II signaling, which is atheroprotective.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2005년도 생물공학의 동향(XVII)
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• pp.904-909
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• 2005

To optimize the removal of free fatty acid in crude vegetable oil, response surface methodology was applied to determine the effects of five level-four factors and their reciprocal interactions on removal of free fatty acid. A total of 30 individual experiments were performed, which were designed to study reaction temperature, reaction time, catalyst amount and methanol amount. A statistical model predicted that the highest removal yield of free fatty acid was 99.8%, at the following optimized reaction conditions: a reaction temperature of 64.99$^{\circ}C$, a reaction time of 36.20 mins., an catalyst amount of 13.01% (w/v), and a methanol amount of 15% (v/v). Using these optimal factor values under experimental conditions in three independent replicates, the average removal yield was well within the value predicted by the model.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.73-83
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• 2013

The object of this study was to evaluate lotic ecosystem health using multiple eco-metric approaches such as water chemistry diagnosis, physical habitat health evaluations, and biological integrity modeling at 100 streams of four major watersheds. For the study, eight chemical water quality parameters such as nutrients (N, P) and organic material were measured and 11-metric models of Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index (QHEI) and multiple eco-metric health assessment model (MEHA) were applied to the four major watershed. Nutrient analysis of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in all watersheds indicated a eutrophic state depending on the locations of sampling streams. Physical habitat health, based on the QHEI model, averaged 114 (range: 56 - 194), judging as a "good condition" by the criteria of Plafkin et al. (1989). In addition, primary (H1 - H4), secondary (H5 - H7), and tertiary habitat metric variables (H8 - H11) were analyzed in relation to the physical habitat degradations. The plots of tolerant species ($P_{TS}$) and sensitive species ($P_{SS}$) to water quality showed that the proportions of $P_{TS}$ had positive linear functions with nutrients, and that the $P_{SS}$ had inverse linear relations with the chemical variables. The model of eco-metric health assessment showed that mean MEHA was 20.4, indicating a fair condition. Overall, our data suggest that water chemistry, based on nutrients and organic matter, directly modified the trophic structures in relation to food chain in the aquatic ecosystems, and then these directly influenced the compositions of tolerance/sensitive species, resulting in degradations of overall ecological health.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.325-334
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• 2008

A biogeochemical model was used to estimate air-sea $CO_2$ exchange over the East China Sea. Since fresh water discharge from the Changjiang River and relevant chemistry were not considered in the employed model, we were not able to produce accurate results around the Changjiang River mouth. This factor aside, the model showed that the East China Sea, away from the Changjiang River mouth, takes approximately $1.5{\sim}2\;mole\;m^{-2}yr^{-1}$ of $CO_2$ from the atmosphere. The model also showed that biological factors modify the air-sea $CO_2$ flux by only a few percent when we assumed that biological activity increased two-fold. Therefore, we can argue that the biological effect is not strong enough over this area within the framework of the current phosphate-based biological model. Compared to the preindustrial era, in 1995 the East China Sea absorbed $0.4{\sim}0.8\;mole\;m^{-2}yr^{-1}$ more $CO_2$. If warming of the sea surface is considered, in addition to the increase in atmospheric $CO_2$ concentration, by 2045 the East China Sea would absorb $0.2{\sim}0.4\;mole\;m^{-2}yr^{-1}$ less $CO_2$ compared to the non-warming case.

• 한국식품저장유통학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식품저장유통학회 2003년도 제23차 추계총회 및 국제학술심포지움
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• pp.192.1-192
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• 2003

The aim of this study was to develop a model that could be used in the design of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) for Mandarin oranges. Respiratory data at 5, 10, 20$^{\circ}C$ for mandarin oranges were gathered and altered for create useful respiration model. The maximum rate of oxygen uptake increased with increasing temperature. The packaging materials were conventional low density polyethylene and polypropylene with anti-fog, and anti-fungi treatments, and thickness was 30 $\mu\textrm{m}$ and 50 $\mu\textrm{m}$. Permeability tests were performed to find their oxygen, carbon dioxide, water vapor transmission rate as increases in temperature. Test results were then converted to logarithm format for MAP modeling. Optimum gas composition in the package system for fruits were set according to literature and upper or lower limits of oxygen and dioxide established. To predict gas composition at certain storage time, weight of fruits, film thickness, film type, and other variables, respiration rate was studied at various storage conditions. The validity of the model was tested experimentally by observing actual atmospheric changes inside packages. It is concluded that the strategy developed is of use in designing dynamic gas exchange MAP systems, and also has potential uses in similar agricultural products.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.1155-1161
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• 2005

Anoxic-oxic process were analyzed numerically for the each unit and final TN effluent by Water Quality Management(WQM) model and the results were compared data from these sewage or wastewater treatment plants. No bugs and logic error were occurred during simulation work. All of the simulation results tried to two times were obtained and both results were almost same thus this model has good reappearance. A few of simulation results were deviated with measured data because lack of influent water qualities are reported however simulation results have wholly good relationship with measured data. Also each unit of simulation result was kept good relationship with that of measured data therefore this WQM model has good reliance. Finally, WQM model predicts final TN effluent within ${\pm}4.1\;mg/{\ell}$

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제62권4호
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• pp.407-415
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• 2019

들깻잎에 살포된 triazole계 살균제 6종에 대하여 생물학적 반감기를 산출하고 분해 및 소실 속도를 확인하였으며, 통계분석으로 생물학적 반감기와 농약의 물리화학적 특성간의 상관관계를 확인하였다. 확립된 분석법으로 6종 농약의 회수율 시험 결과 84.8-104.9%로 잔류농약분석법 기준을 만족하였다. 들깻잎에 살포한 농약 6종의 생물학적 반감기는 first-order kinetics model으로 산출하였으며, 그 결과 6.4-15.1일로 나타났다. 산출된 생물학적 반감기와 6종의 농약의 물리화학적 특성을 주성분 분석으로 상관성을 확인하였을 때, pKa, Log P 및 생물학적 반감기가 PC1에 영향을 받아 상관성이 있는 것으로 나타났다. Spearman rank-order correlation으로 생물학적 반감기와 물리화학적 특성간의 상관계수를 산출하였을 때, 생물학적 반감기와 pKa는 R² = -0.928, p <0.01로 나타나, 생물학적 반감기는 pKa와 상관성이 있는 것으로 나타났다.