• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.405-412
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• 2023

드론 및 ICT 융합 기술의 발전에 따라 기존 잠수사가 담당하고 있던 수중 현황 탐색, 수중 구조물 검사 등의 작업을 수중 드론으로 대체하고 낚시를 위한 수중 탐사 등의 레저용 수중 드론, 다리 교각 등 산업용 등의 수중 드론의 활용성이 증대되고 있다. 기존 모터 컨트롤러는 항공 드론에 적합하며 수중 드론 전용 BLDC 모터 컨트롤러의 개발을 통해 수중 드론의 완성도와 모터 컨트롤에 대한 신뢰도를 높일 수 있다. 수중 드론 전용 배터리 관리 시스템(BMS)의 개발을 통해 충전 상태 확인, 방전 상태 확인, 셀 밸런싱 조정, 고전압 보호 기능 구현으로 배터리 안정성을 확보하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.69-75
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• 2006

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma(HNSCC) is the sixth most common cancer among men in the developed world affecting the tongue, pharynx, larynx and oral cavity. HNSCC is thought to represent a multistep process whereby carcinogen exposure leads to genetic instability in the tissue and accumulation of specific genetic events, which result in dysregulation of proliferation, differentiation, and cell loss and the acquisition of invasive capacity. Despite therapeutic and diagnostic progress in oncology during the past decades, the prognosis of HNSCC remains poor. Thus it seems that finding a biological tumor markers which will increase the early diagnosis and treatment monitoring rates, is of paramount importance in respect to improving prognosis. In an effort to identify gene expression signatures that may serve as biomarkers, this study several genes were selected, such as H3,3A, S100A7, UCHL1, GSTP1, PAI-2, PLK, TGF${\beta}$1 and bFGF, and used 7 HNSCC cell lines that were established various anatomical sites, and also 17 other cancer cell lines were used for control group using real-time quantitative RT-PCR and immunocytochemical analysis with a monoclonal antibody. In this study, S100A7 showed a clearly restricted occurrence in tongue originated cell line, and GSTP1 expression level in the pharynx originated cell line was very increased, relative to corresponding other cell lines. These results suggest that S100A7 and GSTP1 genes' expression can occur during tongue and pharynx originated head and neck tumorigenesis and that genetic change is an important driving force in the carcinogenesis process. This data indicate that S100A7 and GSTP1 expression pattern in HNSCC reflect both diagnostic clue and biological marker. And this is provides a foundation for the development of site-specific diagnostic strategies and treatments for HNSCC.

• 에너지공학
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.67-73
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• 2002

본 연구는 화력발전소 연소가스 배기덕트 내의 석탄회 미연탄소함량 동시 측정을 위한 석탄회 정전용량 분석에 관한 연구로서, 화력발전소 출력효율 증대, 양질의 석탄회 재활용 및 SOx, NOx등의 유해가스 저감에 기여하고자 하였다. 석탄회 정전용량 측정 시스템은 정전용량 계측기, 입자포집기, 측정셀로 구성되며, 전압이 인가된 양 극판 사이에 석탄회를 투입하여 정전용량을 측정하고 입력주파수, 상대습도, 수분함량, 발전소별 성분비에 따른 정전용량 특성을 분석하였다. 석탄회 정전용량은 미연탄소함량에 따라 비례적으로 증가하였으며, 석탄회 수분함량과 철 함유량이 주된 변수였다. 보령, 하동, 삼천포의 화력발전소별 석탄회의 정전용량특성을 데이터베이스화 하였으며 20% 이하의 미연탄소함량을 예측할 수 있는 경험식을 도출하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.274-281
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• 2002

The competitive quantitative PCR method targeting pcbC gene was developed for monitoring 4-chlorobiphenyl(4CB)-degrading bacteria, Pseudomonas sp. strain DJ-12, in soil microcosms. The method involves extraction of DNA from soil contaminated with 4CB, PCR amplification of a pcbC gene fragment from the introduced strain with a set of strain-specific primers, and quantification of the elec-trophoresed PCR product by densitometry. To test the adequacy of the method, Pseudomonas sp. strain DJ-12 was introduced into both contaminated and non-contaminated soil microcosms amended with 4CB. Pseudomonas sp. strain DJ-12 was monitored and quantified by a competitive quantitative PCR in comparison with 4CB degradation and the result was compared to those obtained by using the conventional cultivation method. We successfully detected and monitored 4CB-degrading bacteria in each microcosm and found a significant linear relationship between the number of 4CB-degrading bacteria and the capacity for 4CB biodegradation. The results of DNA spiking and cell-spreading experiments suggest that this competitive quantitative PCR method targeting the pcbC gene for monitoring 4CB- degrading bacteria appears to be rapid, sensitive and more suitable than the microbiological approach in estimating the capacity of 4CB biodegradation in environmental samples.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권9호
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• pp.911-917
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• 2009

The apoptotic caspases have been classified in accordance with their substrate specificities, as the optimal tetrapeptide recognition motifs for a variety of caspases have been determined via positional scanning substrate combinatorial library technology. Here, we focused on two proteolytic recognition motifs, DEVD and IETD, owing to their extensive use in cell death assay. Although DEVE and IETD have been generally considered to be selective for caspase-3 and -8, respectively, the proteolytic cleavage of these substrates does not display absolute specificity for a particular caspase. Thus, we attempted to monitor the cleavage preference for caspase-3, particularly using the recombinant protein substrates. For this aim, the chimeric GST:DEVD:EGFP and GST:IETD:EGFP proteins were genetically constructed by linking GST and EGFP with the linkers harboring DEVD and IETD. To our best knowledge, this work constitutes the first application for the monitoring of cleavage preference employing the recombinant protein substrates that simultaneously allow for mass and fluorescence analyses. Consequently, GST:IETD:EGFP was cleaved partially in response to caspase-3, whereas GST:DEVD:EGFP was completely proteolyzed, indicating that GST:DEVD:EGFP is a better substrate than GST:IETD:EGFP for caspase-3. Collectively, using these chimeric protein substrates, we have successfully evaluated the feasibility of the recombinant protein substrate for applicability to the monitoring of cleavage preference for caspase-3.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.137-143
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• 1999

A novel chromosomal gene tagging technique using a specific fragment of the fatty acid desaturase-like open reading frame (des-like ORF) from the tox-argK gene cluster of Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola was developed to identify Xanthomonas spp.released into the environment as biocontrol agents. X. campestris pv. convolvuli FB-635, a pathogen of Convolvulus arvensis L., (bindweed), was chosen as the organism in which to develop and test the system. A 0.52 kb DES fragment amplified from P. syringae pv. phaseolicola C-199 was inserted into pGX15, a cosmid clone containing a 10.3 kb Eco RI-HindIII fragment derived from the xanthomonadin biosynthetic gene cluster contained in plasmid pIG102, to create a pigG::DES insertion. The 10.8 kb EcoRI-BamHI fragment carrying the pigG:: DES insertion was cloned into pLAFR3 to generate pLXP22. pLXP22 was then conjugated into X. campestris pv. convolvuli FB-635 and the pigG::DES insertion integrated into the bacterial chromosome by marker exchange. Rifampicin resistant, tetracycline sensitive, starch hydrolyzing, white colonies were used to differentiate the marked strain from yellow pigmented wild-type ones. PCR primers specific for the unique DES fragment were used for direct detection of the marked strain. Result showed the marked strain could be detected at very low levels even in the presence of high levels of other closely related or competitive bacteria. This PCR-based DES-tagging system provides a rapid and specific tool for directly monitoring the dispersal and persistence of Xanthomonas spp.released into the environment.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 조립질의 퇴적층이 깊게 분포되어 있고 지하연속벽과 지반앵커로 구성된 굴착현장을 선정하여 흙막이 벽계와 배면지반의 수평변위 비교, 벽체 내부에 깊이별로 설치된 토압계와 앵커 두부에 설치된 축력계로 부터의 토압과 축력의 변화등을 정밀하게 평가분석 하였다. 분석결과 강성벽계의 수평변위는 벽체 내부에 설치된 지중경사계로 측정된 결과가 보다 합리적인 것을 알 수 있었다. 그리고 단계별 굴착에 따른 토압의 변화를 분석한 결과, 굴착이 진행됨에 따라 지반앵커의 선행 긴장력으로 인해 배면 토압은 점차 증가하는 경향을 나타내고 있었으며, 지하연속벽이 강성 벽체지만 퇴적층이 깊고 굴착 깊이가 깊은 경우에는 연성벽체에서 경험적으로 평가된 경험토압과 유사한 결과가 나타남을 확인하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.778-784
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• 2017

참굴(Crassostrea gigas)의 패각운동을 이용하여 Alexandrium 속의 조기 출현모니터링 가능성을 고찰하였다. 지구규모에서 패류독화를 발생시키는 A. fundyense와 잠재적 유독종으로 알려진 A. affine를 이용하여 홀 소자센서(Hall element sensor)를 사용하여 참굴의 패각운동(SVMs)을 측정하였다. 참굴은 Isocrysis galbana를 먹이생물로 하여 안정화 시킨 다음 3일간 절식 시킨 후 실험에 제공하였다. 결과 참굴은 A. fundyense에 대해 세포밀도 20 cells/mL에서 SVMs 횟수가 $10.5{\pm}1.2times/hr$로 증가하여 민감하게 반응하였고, 세포밀도 500 cells/mL에서 재차 $14.1{\pm}5.7times/h$, 5,000 cells/mL에서 $27.9{\pm}11.1times/hr$로 SVMs가 급격한 증가를 보였다. 그러나 A. affine에 대해서는 세포밀도가 300 cells/mL까지 $6.7{\pm}3.9times/hr$로 기준 SVMs와 유사하였고, 세포밀도 1,000 cells/mL 이상에서 $15.3{\pm}10.8times/hr$로 급격히 증가하였다. 즉 A. fundyense는 20 cells/mL에서부터 참굴의 SVMs가 민감하게 반응하였지만, A. affine는 높은 1,000 cells/mL의 세포밀도에서 SVMs가 반응하였다. 이러한 결과에서 유독와편모조에 대한 참굴의 SVMs는 종에 따른 차이가 있어, A. fundyense의 초기발생 예보에는 유용하게 활용 가능하지만, A. affine에 응용하는 것은 어렵다는 결론을 얻었다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.273-280
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• 2008

The single intratracheal instillation (ITI) of bleomycin (BLM) is a widely used method for inducing experimental pulmonary fibrosis in rat model. In the present study, pulmonary function tests (PFTs) of tidal volume ($V_T$), minute volume ($V_M$), and respiratory frequency ($F_R$) have been applied to study their possibility as a tool to monitor the progress of BLM-induced lung injury in rat model. Rats were treated with a single ITI of BLM (2.5 mg/kg) or saline (control). Animals were euthanized at 3, 7, 14, 21, and 28 days post-ITI. Lung toxicity effects were evaluated by inflammatory cell count, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), and light microscopic examination of lung injury. The PFT parameters were measured immediately before the animals were sacrificed. BLM treatment induced significant cellular changes in BALF-increase in number of total cells, neutrophils, and lymphocytes along with sustained increase in number of macrophages compared to the controls at days 3, 7, and 14. BALF LDH level was significantly increased compared to that in the controls up to day 14. On day 3, infiltration of neutrophils was observed in the alveolar spaces. These changes developed into marked peribronchiolar and interstitial infiltration by inflammatory cells, and extensive thickening of the interalveolar septa on day 7. At 14, 21, and 28 days, mild peribronchiolar fibrosis was observed along with inflammatory cell infiltration. The results of PFT show significant consistencies compared to the results of other toxicity tests. These data demonstrate that the most suitable time point for assessing lung fibrosis in this model is 14 days post-ITI of BLM based on the observation of fibrosis at 14, 21, and 28 days. Further, the progress of lung injury can be traced by monitoring the PFT parameters of $F_R$, $V_T$, and $V_M$.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.2-10
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• 2017

Early detection and proper management of kidney rejection are crucial for the long-term health of a transplant recipient. Recipients are normally monitored by serum creatinine measurement and sometimes with graft biopsies. Donor-derived cell-free deoxyribonucleic acid (cfDNA) in the recipient's plasma and/or urine may be a better indicator of acute rejection. We evaluated digital PCR (dPCR) as a system for monitoring graft status using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based detection of donor DNA in plasma or urine. We compared the detection abilities of the QX200, RainDrop, and QuantStudio 3D dPCR systems. The QX200 was the most accurate and sensitive. Plasma and/or urine samples were isolated from 34 kidney recipients at multiple time points after transplantation, and analyzed by dPCR using the QX200. We found that donor DNA was almost undetectable in plasma DNA samples, whereas a high percentage of donor DNA was measured in urine DNA samples, indicating that urine is a good source of cfDNA for patient monitoring. We found that at least 24% of the highly polymorphic SNPs used to identify individuals could also identify donor cfDNA in transplant patient samples. Our results further showed that autosomal, sex-specific, and mitochondrial SNPs were suitable markers for identifying donor cfDNA. Finally, we found that donor-derived cfDNA measurement by dPCR was not sufficient to predict a patient's clinical condition. Our results indicate that donor-derived cfDNA is not an accurate predictor of kidney status in kidney transplant patients.