• 미생물학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.74-78
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• 2000

본 연구에서는 Photobacterium phosphoreum의 배양 및 생체발광을 위한 최적 배지의 개발과 장기저장 후 생체발광능의 회복을 위한 최적의 저장 조건을 확립하고자 하였다. P. phosphoreum을 배양하기 위한 배지로 Luria broth(LB) 배지를 변형한 modified LB(mLB) 배지를 개발하였다. mLB 배지는 Luria broth에 1.5%의 NaCl과 3%의 글리세롤을 보정, 첨가한 배지로, 미생물 생장 및 생체 발광량이 Nutrient broth 배지보다 약 25% 가량 높은 수치를 보여주었으며, 생장 대수기에서 생장 휴지기로 넘어갈 때 생체 발광량이 최고치에 달하였다. 30% 글리세롤을 첨가하여 $-20^{\circ}C$ $-70^{\circ}C$ 및 액체질소에 3개월간 보관한 후, 배양하여 생장 및 생체 발광량을 조사한 결과에서는 $-20^{\circ}C$ 보관한 시료가 가장 좋은 결과를 보였다. 항 동결제로 5% adonitol을 첨가하여 동결 건조한 시료는 재 배양 시 adonitol를 첨가하지 않은 시료보다 16시간 이상 짧은 생장 유도기를 보여 주었고, 생체 발광량이 최고조에 달하는 시간도 빠르게 나타났다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.527-531
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• 2012

The flowers and leaves buds of Buddleja officinalis are used to treat eye troubles, hernia, gonorrhea and liver troubles in Asia. The present study investigated the effect of aqueous extract of Buddleja officinalis (ABO) on indoxyl sulfate (IS)-induced inhibition of cell proliferation in HK-2 cells. The HK-2 cells were incubated with 5 mM IS 5 mM in the absence or presence of ABO (2, 5, 10, 20 ${\mu}g/ml$) for 24 hr. The effect of ABO on IS-treated HK-2 cells was investigated by using MTT assay, flow cytometric analysis and Western blot. IS-induced proliferation inhibition was recovered dose-dependently by treatment with ABO. ABO reduced S and G2/M phase cell cycle arrest induced by IS. Recovery effect of ABO on inhibition of cell proliferation by IS is related to the decrease of p21 expression. Taken together, these results suggest that recovery effect of ABO on proliferation of IS-treated HK-2 cells be associated with cell cycle progression through down-regulation of p21 levels.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제41권
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• pp.61.1-61.8
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• 2019

Background: The prognosis of recovery following microneurosurgery for injured lingual nerves varies among individual cases. This study aimed to investigate if recovery ratios of sensory and taste functions are improved by the microneurosurgery within 6 months after lingual nerve injury. Methods: We retrospectively assessed 70 patients who underwent microneurosurgery at the Wakayama Medical University Hospital for lingual nerve injuries between July 2004 and December 2016. Sensory and taste functions in lingual nerves were preoperatively evaluated using a static two-point discrimination test, an intact superficial pain/tactile sensation test, and a taste discrimination test. They were evaluated again at 12 and at 24 months postoperatively. The abundance ratio of Schwann cells in the excised traumatic neuromas was analyzed with ImageJ software following immunohistochemistry with anti S-100β antibody. Results: In early cases (microneurosurgery within 6 months after the injury), recovery ratios of sensory and taste functions were not significantly different at 24 months after microneurosurgery compared with later cases (microneurosurgery more than 6 months after the injury). Meanwhile, the ratio of patients with taste recovery within 12 months after microneurosurgery was significantly decreased in late cases compared with early cases. The abundance ratio of Schwann cells in traumatic neuroma was also significantly lower in later cases. Conclusion: Microneurosurgery more than 6 months after lingual nerve injury did not lead to decreased recovery ratio of sensory and taste functions, but it did lead to prolonged recovery of taste. This delay may be associated with a decrease in the abundance ratio of Schwann cells in traumatic neuromas.

• KIEE International Transaction on Electrical Machinery and Energy Conversion Systems
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• 제12B권1호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2002

This paper proposes a new zero-current switching (ZCS) pulse-width modulation (PWM) switch cell that has no additional conduction loss of the main switch. In this cell, the main switch and the auxiliary switch turn on and turn off under zero current condition. The diodes commutate softly and the reverse recovery problems are alleviated. The conduction loss and the current stress of the main switch are minimized, since the resonating current for the soft switching does not flow through the main switch. Based on the proposed ZCS PWM switch cell, a new family of dc to dc PWM converters is derived. The new family of ZCS PWM converters is suitable for the high power applications employing IGBTs. Among the new family of dc to dc PWM converters, a boost converter was taken as an example and has been analyzed. Design guidelines with a design example are described and verified by experimental results from the 2.5㎾ prototype boost converter operating at 40KHz.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.16-21
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• 2013

In this study, diffusion coefficients of 20 kDa FITC-dextran in 2% agarose gel with different cell concentrations were measured using fiberoptic-based fluorescence recovery after photobleaching technique. As increasing cell concentration suspended in agarose gel, the diffusion coefficients were decreased. The diffusion coefficient of agarose gel which contains $10{\times}10^6$ cells/ml was decreased to 11% that of in agarose gel without cells. The distribution of fluorescence dye in 3D scaffold was also simulated. The simulation result shows that the diffusion coefficient is more significant factor than the scaffold structure.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.550-555
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• 2008

세포벽 분해 효소와 단백질 분해 효소를 이용하여 스피루리나 추출물을 효율적으로 생산할 수 있는 방법을 조사하였다. 특히 단백질 분해 효소의 처리 조건을 최적화하여 효율적인 스피루리나 추출물의 제조공정을 제시하였다. 세포벽 분해 효소인 Tunicase는 스피루리나의 중량 기준으로 2%를 사용하였고 2시간 동안 반응시켰다. 상업용 단백질 분해 효소로는 Alcalase를 사용하였다. 이때, Alcalase의 최적 사용량은 1%이었으며, 효소 반응 시간은 2시간이 적절하였다. Tunicase와 Alcalase의 처리 방법에서 Tunicase를 먼저 사용한 후 Alcalase를 사용하는 순차적으로 처리하는 것이 고형분 회수율과 spirulina extraction (SE) index를 최대로 증가시킬 수 있는 효과적인 방법이었다. 두 효소를 순차적으로 반응시키면 단순 열수 추출보다 고형분 회수율은 약 56%($45.2%\;{\rightarrow}\;70.7%$), SE index는 약 100%($11.4%\;{\rightarrow}\;22.8%$) 증가하였다.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.419-425
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• 2001

A dense pellicular solid matrix has been fabricated by coating 4% agarose gel on to dense zironia-silica(ZS) spheres by watr-in-oil emulsification . The agarose evenly laminated the ZS bead to a depth of 30㎛, and the resultin gpellicular assembly was characterised by densities up to 2.39g/mL and a mean particle dimeter of 136 ㎛. In comparative fluidisation tests, the pellicular solid phase exhibited a two-fold greater flow velocity than commercial benchmark ad-sorbents necessary to achieve common values of bed expansion. Furthermore, the perlicular parti-cles were characterised by improved qualities of chromatographic behaviour, particularly with re-spect to a three-fold increase in the apparent effective diffusivity of lysozyme within a pellicular assembly modified with Cibacron Blue 3GA. The properties of rapid protein adsorption/desorp-tion were attributed to the physical design and pellicular deployment of the reactive surface in the solid phase. When combined with enhanced feedstock throughput, such practical advantages recommend the pellicular assembly as a base matrix for the selective recovery of protein products from complex, particulate feedstocks(whole fermentation broths, cell disruptates and biological extracts).

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.291-297
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• 2019

Phosphorus is a vital resource for sustaining agriculture and nutrition, but a limited non-renewable resource. Thus, the recovery of phosphorus from waste activated sludge(WAS) was attempted by microwave heating and magnesium ammonium phosphorus(MAP) crystallization. Polyphosphate-accumulating organisms(PAOs) in WAS release phosphate from the cell when they are exposed to high temperature environments. Microwave heating caused phosphorus and ammonia to release from WAS. The amount was increased with increasing temperature, showing that 88.5% of polyphosphate present in the cells were released in the form of phosphate at $80^{\circ}C$. A similar result was also observed in the release of ammonia. On the other hand, both phosphorus and ammonia were crystallized with magnesium, and then was harvested as MAP. Phosphorus recovery rate reached almost 97.8%, but the ammonia was about 13.4%. These results cleary indicate that phosphorus could be recovered from WAS using a physiological trait of PAOs. Heavy metal analyses also show that the MAP crystal is useful and safe as a phosphorus fertilizer.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.160-161
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• 2022

Hydrogen is bridge fuel with high energy content and environmentally friendly to satisfy the stringent IMO regulation relating to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. There is growing interest in hydrogen in numerous nations and regions illustrated by an extensive range of research and development in technology. Regarding maritime applications, researchers have recognized the utilization of hydrogen as a fuel for fuel cells, a device that converts the chemical energy of the fuel to electrical energy. Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), with high working temperature, is easy to combine with the waste heat recovery cycles/devices to increase output power and thermodynamic performances as well. Furthermore, the cold energy from liquid hydrogen supplied to SOFC can also be used to generate more power. In this study, we proposed a SOFC integrated system with the idea of combining the waste heat recovery from the SOFC exhaust stream and cold energy utilization from LH₂. The designation is aimed to target small-scale vessel which uses electric propulsion for short distances voyage.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.364-371
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• 2005

Fuel cell systems(FCS) have a financial and environmental advantage by providing electricity at a high efficiency and useful heat. For use in a residence, a polymer electrolyte fuel cell system(PEFCS) with a battery pack and a hot water storage tank has been modelled and simulated. The system is operated without connection to grid line. Its electric conversion efficiency and heat recovery performance are highly dependent on operation strategies and also on the seasonal thermal and electric load pattern. The output of the fuel cell is controlled stepwise as a function of the state of the battery and/or the storage water tank. In this study various operation strategies for cogeneration fuel cell systems are investigated. Average fuel saving rates at different seasons are calculated to find proper load management strategy. The scheme can be used to determine the optimal operating strategies of PEFCS for residential and building applications.