• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.151-163
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• 2021

본 논문에서는 초속경 복합매트를 이용하여 비탈면 보강 시 비탈면 안정해석에 대한 내용을 다루었다. 최근 지구온난화에 따른 기상이변으로 태풍, 집중호우 등에 의해 철도 성토 노반 비탈면 유실로 열차 운행이 제한되고 있다. 또한 복구 비용보다 피해액이 증가하고 있으며 유실로 인한 작업환경 저하로 작업자들의 안전이 우려되고 있다. 이를 위해 기존에 다양한 비탈면 보호공법이 개발되었지만 철도 현장 특성상 중장비의 투입이 곤란하여 적용이 곤란한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 시공기면 확보가 용이하여 시공성 및 작업 안정성을 증대시키며 집중호우 시 재유실 방지 및 식생생장을 원천적으로 차단하여 유지보수 비용을 절감할 수 있는 초속경 복합매트를 적용한 비탈면 안정해석을 실시하였다. 해석 결과 초속경 복합매트의 적용시 안전율 증가가 확인되었지만 초속경 복합매트의 두께에 따른 안전율 증가는 미미한 것으로 확인되었다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.425-436
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• 2021

In this study, chemically enhanced steam cleaning(CESC) was applied as a novel and efficient method for the control of organic and inorganic fouling in ceramic membrane filtration. The constant filtration regression model and the resistance in series model(RISM) were used to investigate the membrane fouling mechanisms. For total filtration, the coefficient of determination(R²) with an approximate value of 1 was obtained in the intermediate blocking model which is considered as the dominant contamination mechanism. In addition, most of the coefficient values showed similar values and this means that the complex fouling was formed during the filtration period. In the RISM, R _c/R _f increased about 4.37 times in chemically enhanced steam cleaning compared to physical backwashing, which implies that the internal fouling resistance was converted to cake layer resistance, so that the membrane fouling hardly to be removed by physical backwashing could be efficiently removed by chemically enhanced steam cleaning. The results of flux recovery rate showed that high-temperature steam may loosen the structure of the membrane cake layer due to the increase in diffusivity and solubility of chemicals and finally enhance the cleaning effect. As a consequence, it is expected that chemically enhanced steam cleaning can drastically improve the efficiency of membrane filtration process when the characteristics of the foulant are identified.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.7-15
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• 2013

Objectives : Interruption and subsequent restoration of blood flow into the kidney result in renal injury. As an approach to preventing the renal injury, we determined the optimal conditions and the underlying mechanisms by which supernatant of hot water extract of ground Triticum aestivum L. (extract) attenuated ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Methods : One hour after administration of the extract (400 mg/kg) by intraperitoneal injection, renal I/R injury was generated by clamping the left renal artery in rats after surgical removal of the right kidney, followed by reperfusion. The maximal difference between the vehicle-treated and the extract-treated group under ketamine/xylazine or enflurane anesthetization was assessed at varying periods of ischemia (30-45 min) and reperfusion (3-48 hr), based on the renal function assessed with serum creatinine levels, tissue injury with hematoxylin/eosin staining, and apoptosis with terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling staining. Results : Enflurane anesthetization with 40 min of ischemia and 24 hr of reperfusion was identified to be the optimal condition, under which condition serum creatinine levels and tubular damage in the extract-treated group were significantly reduced compared with those in the vehicle-treated group ($1.3{\pm}0.2$ versus $2.7{\pm}0.3$ mg/dL, P < 0.01, and average score $1.8{\pm}0.1$ versus $3.5{\pm}0.3$, P < 0.01, respectively). These beneficial effects were mediated by inhibition of apoptotic cascades through attenuation of renal tissue malondialdehyde levels, Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and caspase-3 levels. Conclusions : The extract conferred renal protection against ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats by scavenging reactive oxygen species and consequently blocking apoptotic cascades, plausibly augmented by enflurane protection.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.209-215
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• 2022

Objectives: Aqueous leaf extract of Tridax procumbens (ALETP) has potent relaxant activity. However, this relaxant activity in respiratory smooth muscle remains uninvestigated. This study investigates the effect of ALETP on the contractile activity of tracheal smooth muscle (TSM) in adult male Wistar rats. Methods: Twelve male Wistar rats divided into 2 groups and were treated with either 100 mg/kg of ALETP (ALETP treatment group) or vehicle (distilled water; control group) through oral gavage for 4 weeks. Dose responses of TSM from the 2 groups to acetylcholine (10^-9 to 10^-5 M), phenylephrine (10^-9 to 10^-5 M), and potassium chloride (KCl; 10^-9 to 10^-4 M) were determined cumulatively. Furthermore, cumulative dose responses to acetylcholine (10^-9 to 10^-5 M) after pre-incubation of TSM with atropine (10^-5 M), L-NAME (10^-4 M), indomethacin (10^-4 M), and nifedipine (10^-4 M), were determined. Results: Treatment with ALETP substantially inhibited TSM contraction stimulated by cumulative doses of acetylcholine, phenylephrine, and KCl. Furthermore, preincubation of TSM from the 2 groups in atropine significantly inhibited contractility in TSM. Incubation in L-NAME and indomethacin also significantly inhibited contractility in TSM of ALETP-treated rats compared to that of controls. Contractile activity of the TSM was also inhibited significantly with incubation in nifedipine in ALETP-treated rats. Conclusion: ALETP enhanced relaxant activity in rat TSM primarily by blocking the L-type calcium channel and promoting endothelial nitric oxide release. ALETP contains agents that may be useful in disorders of the respiratory tract.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.311-318
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• 2023

Background: The beneficial effects of compound K (CK) on different chronic diseases have been shown to be at least related to antioxidant action. Nevertheless, since its antioxidant activity in human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells is still unknown, here we investigated whether CK alleviates oxidative stress-stimulated damage in RPE ARPE-19 cells. Methods: The cytoprotective consequence of CK in hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂)-treated cells was evaluated by cell viability, DNA damage, and apoptosis assays. Fluorescence analysis and immunoblotting were performed to investigate the inhibitory action of CK on reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and mitochondrial dysfunction. Results: H₂O₂-promoted cytotoxicity, oxidative stress, DNA damage, mitochondrial impairment, and apoptosis were significantly attenuated by CK in ARPE-19 cells. Furthermore, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) phosphorylation level and its shuttling to the nucleus were increased, which was correlated with upregulated activation of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1). However, zinc protoporphyrin, a blocker of HO-1, significantly abrogated the preventive action of CK in H₂O₂-treated ARPE-19 cells. Conclusion: This study indicates that activation of Nrf2/HO-1 signaling by CK plays an important role in rescuing ARPE-19 cells from oxidative cellular damage.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.133-144
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• 2023

Auranofin is a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved anti-arthritis medication that functions as a thioredoxin reductase inhibitor. Spermidine, a polyamine present in marine algae, can exert various physiological functions. Herein, we examined the synergistic anticancer activity of auranofin and spermidine in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Combined treatment with auranofin and spermidine suppressed cell viability more efficiently than either treatment alone in HCC Hep3B cells. The isobologram plotted by calculating the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC₅₀) values of each drug indicated that the two drugs exhibited a synergistic effect. Based on the analysis of annexin V and cell cycle distribution, auranofin and spermidine markedly induced apoptosis in Hep3B cells. Moreover, auranofin and spermidine increased mitochondria-mediated apoptosis by promoting mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψm) loss. Auranofin and spermidine significantly increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in Hep3B cells, and the blocking ROS suppressed apoptosis induced by spermidine and auranofin. In addition, auranofin and spermidine reduced the expression of phosphorylated phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K) and protein kinase B (Akt), and PI3K inhibitor accelerated auranofin- and spermidine-induced apoptosis. Using ROS scavenger and PI3K inhibitor, we revealed that ROS acts upstream of auranofin- and spermidine-induced apoptosis. Collectively, our study suggests that combination treatment with auranofin and spermidine could afford synergistic anticancer activity via ROS overproduction and reduced PI3K/Akt signaling pathway.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.275-290
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• 2022

Mobile sand barriers are a new type sand-retaining structure that can be moved and arranged according to the engineering demands of sand control. When only used for sand trapping, mobile sand barriers could be arranged in single row. For the dual purposes of sand trapping and sand stabilization, four rows of mobile sand barriers can be arranged in a staggered form. To reveal the effect of plane layout, the included angle between sand barrier direction and wind direction on the characteristics of flow fields and the sand control laws of mobile sand barriers, numerical computations and wind tunnel tests were conducted. The results showed that inflows deflected after passing through staggered arrangement sand barriers due to changes in included angle, and the sand barrier combination exerted successive wind resistance and group blocking effects. An analysis of wind resistance efficiency revealed that the effective protection length of staggered arrangement sand barriers approximately ranged from the sand barrier to 10H on the leeward side (H is sand barrier height), and that the effective protection length of single row sand barriers roughly ranged from 1H on the windward side to 20H on the leeward side. The distribution of sand deposit indicated that the sand interception increased with increasing included angle in staggered arrangement. The wind-breaking and sand-trapping effects were optimal when included angle between sand barrier direction and wind direction is 60°-90°.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제61권3호
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• pp.401-406
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• 2023

산업이 발달함에 따라 미세먼지는 환경, 건강, 생활 등 다양한 분야에서 문제를 일으키고 있으며, 특히 대기오염에 의해 발생되는 미세먼지는 심각한 환경문제로 대두되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 전기방사 기술을 적용하여 실리콘 지지체에 셀룰로스아세테이트 고분자 섬유를 방사하여 미세입자를 차단하고, 활성탄 입자를 첨가하여 휘발성유기 화합물을 제거하고자 하였다. 활성탄 비율과 전기방사 시간을 달리하여 활성탄 비율, 필터 두께에 따른 미세먼지 차단효과, 톨루엔 흡착 성능을 분석하였다. 그 결과 전기방사시간이 증가함에 따라 1~3 ㎛ 크기의 입자가 효과적으로 차단되었으며, 활성탄의 양이 0%에서 5%로 증가함에 따라 톨루엔 흡착량이 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 전기방사 시간이 길어질 경우 필터 두께 증가로 인해 빛 투과가 현저히 떨어졌으며, 20~30분 전기방사한 필터의 경우 빛이 투과하여 창문 필터 적용 가능성을 보여주었다.

• 분석과학
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.285-289
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 산 표면 처리한 입상 활성탄(GAC)과 활성 탄소섬유(ACF)에 의한 $Pb^{2+}$와 $Ni^{2+}$ 이온의 흡착 특성을 고찰하였다. 산 표면 처리용액으로는 1.0 M 질산 용액을 사용하였다. GAC와 ACF의 표면특성분석은 pH, 등전점(pHpzc), 그리고 원소분석기를 사용하였으며, 비표면적과 기공구조는 77K에서 $N_2$ 등온흡착 방법으로 측정하였다. 본 실험결과 GAC 와 ACF를 산으로 표면 처리한 경우 산소를 포함한 작용기가 증가하였다. 이처럼 산 표면 처리에 의해 증가된 표면 작용기에 따른 GAC 및 ACF의 기공이 막힘에도 불구하고, acidic-ACF > untreated-ACF > acdic-GAC > untreated-GAC 순으로 중금속 흡착능이 증가하였다.

• 분석과학
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.193-197
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 금속침적처리에 의한 입상활성탄의 페놀흡착에 관하여 고찰하였다. 금속침적 용액으로는 질산코발트와 질산아연용액을 사용하였다. 77K에서의 질소 흡탈착 특성을 통한 비표면적 및 포어 구조를 측정하였다. 페놀 흡착량 및 흡착속도는 분광광도계를 이용하여 측정하였다. 요오드흡착 용량은 금속 침적 처리되지 않은 활성탄보다 코발트 금속이 침적된 코발트침적 활성탄이 크게 흡착됨을 알 수 있다. 코발트 침적 활성탄은 중기공이 발달되었고, 이것은 메틸렌블루와 같은 고분자 물질의 흡착에 다른 흡착제보다 효과적이다. 페놀 흡착용량은 금속 침적활성탄의 금속 침적에 따른 비표면적 감소에도 불구하고 Co-GAC>Zn-GAC>R-GAC 순서로 측정되었다.