• Applied Microscopy
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.23-33
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• 1994

It is well known that dichlorvos (DDVP), an organophosphate insecticide in common use, is so easily and rapidly hydrolyzed and excreted that it has usually little toxic effect on human body. In these days, however, it is widely used as an industrial and domestic insecticide and as an anthelmintic agent for animals, so that the accident of chemical poisoning occurs frequently. DDVP acts as a powerful inhibitor of carboxylic esterase, which can cause accumulation of acetylcholine at the synapses so paralysis of muscle and the transmission failure in cholinergic synapses dueing to desensitization of acetylcholin receptor may occure. Moreover accumulation of the acetylcholine brings about the elevation of the cyclic-AMP, which alters the cellular metabolisms of nucleic acid, carbohydrate, protein and lipid. Present study has undertaken to investigate the cardiotoxic effect of DDVP by electron microscopic study. A total of 30 Sprague-Dawley strain rats, weighing about 250gm were used as experimental animals. 2mg/kg/day of DDVP is intraperitonealy injected 3 times with intervals of every other day. On 1 day, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days and 14 days after drug administration, the animals were sacrified by cervical dislocation. Left ventricular cardiac muscles were resected and sliced into $1mm^3$. The specimens were embedded with Epon 812 and prepared by routine methods for electron microscopical observation. All preparations were stained with lead citrate and uranyl acetate and then observed with Hitachi-600 transmission electron microscope. The results were as follows: 1. In the cardiac muscle of DDVP treated rats, mitochondria with disorganized double membrane and mitochondrial crista, and vacuole formation in mitochondrial matrix were observed. But structures of mitochondria were recovered to normal in 14 days group. 2. In the cardiac muscle of DDVP treated rats, cisternae of sarcoplasmic reticulum were dilated and sacculated. But these changes were recovered to normal in 14 days group. 3. In the cardiac muscle of DDVP treated rats, glycogen particles around damaged myofibrils were decreased. But amount of glycogen particles were restored in 14 days group. 4. In the cardiac muscle of DDVP treated rats, disruption and discontinuation of myofilaments and disorganization of Z-disc were observed. But the structures of myofibrils were recovered to normal in 14 days group. It is consequently suggested that DDVP would induce the reversible degenerative changes on the ultrastructures in cardiac muscle of rat.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권7호
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• pp.1039-1048
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• 2007

Two experiments were conducted to determine whether leptin is a metabolic signal for gonadotropin secretion in ewes. In the first experiment, twenty-eight cyclic Chal ewes were assigned randomly to an energy restricted, no leptin group (ERNL) (60% of maintenance; n = 14) and an energy normal, no leptin group (ENNL) (100% of maintenance; n = 14) for 71 days (6 estrous cycles). Estrus was synchronized with seven consecutive injections of $PGF_{2{\alpha}}$ Biweekly, body weight (BW) and body condition score (BCS) were determined and blood samples were collected to measure plasma leptin concentration. Blood samples were also taken to determine plasma progesterone concentration twice weekly. After each PG injection from the second injection to the end of experiment, four ewes were selected and blood samples were collected at 20 minutes and at hourly intervals for 3 h to detect plasma LH and FSH concentration. In the second experiment, after the ceasing of the estrous cycle caused by energy restriction, six acyclic ewes were selected and randomly allotted to two groups (n = 3) and received the following treatment for four days. Ewes in an energy restricted, leptin group (ERL) were fed with a ration which provided 60% of maintenance energy requirements and intravenously injected with $4{\mu}g$ leptin/kg BW daily. Ewes in an energy excess, no leptin group (EENL) were fed with a ration that provided 180% (120%+60%) of maintenance energy requirements and intravenously injected with 1 ml saline daily. In both groups, blood samples were collected at 20 minutes and at hourly intervals for 3 h before feeding on d 0 and d 5, and for 3 h before and after injections as above on d 2 and d 4 to detect plasma LH and FSH concentration. In the first experiment, BW and BCS from the $2^{nd}$ estrous cycle, and leptin from the $3^{rd}$ estrous cycle to the end of the experiment significantly (p<0.05) decreased. In ERNL ewes, mean plasma concentrations of FSH significantly (p<0.01) decreased from the $4^{th}$ estrous cycle to d 71 and LH pulsatile secretion was suppressed on d 71, so that, mean plasma concentrations of LH (p<0.05), LH pulse frequency (p<0.01) and LH pulse amplitude (p<0.05) significantly decreased. In the second experiment, injection of leptin significantly increased mean circulating concentrations of LH (p<0.05), LH pulse frequency (p<0.01), LH pulse amplitude (p<0.05) and mean circulating concentrations of FSH (p<0.01) and leptin (p<0.01). High energy intake significantly (p<0.05) stimulated pulsatile secretion of LH and leptin secretion (p<0.01), but non-significantly increased plasma FSH concentration. The results of this study indicate that leptin is a metabolic signal for the GnRH-LH/FSH axis in feed-restricted fat-tailed ewes.

• Journal of Korean Dental Science
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.29-34
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• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the microleakage of various types of resin-bonded fixed partial dentures (RBFPDs) after artificial aging. Materials and Methods: Forty models with missing first molar were fabricated using artificial resin teeth and were divided into four groups: Group A, conventional RBFPDs design; Group B, modified RBFPDs design; Group C, assembled 3-piece RBFPDs design; and Group D, assembled 3-piece RBFPDs with different occlusal rest positions. Half of the specimens underwent chewing simulation process (240,000 cycles, 50 N load, 1.7 Hz) and thermocycling (temperatures $5^{\circ}C{\sim}55^{\circ}C$, dwelling time 30 seconds) and the remaining 20 specimens didn't receive any treatment. All the specimens were immersed in 2% methylene blue solution for 24 hours to evaluate microleakage, and were sectioned at the middle part of abutment teeth. To evaluate the microleaskage, a dye penetration was calculated. Result: With artificial aging, cyclic loading and thermocycling, a 3-piece RBPFD and a 2-piece RBPFD using original tooth undercuts have significantly lower microleakge (P<0.05) compared to the conventional design of RBPFD and modified RBPFD. Conclusion: Within the limit of this experiment, the assembled RBFPDs exhibited a smaller microleakage than the conventional RBFPDs, implying that the assembled RBFPDs can be more effective for reducing the dislodgement of the RBFPDs.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.48-54
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• 2012

The $[Fe_4S_4]^{2+}$ clusters with 2-, 3-, and 4-pyridinemethanethiolate (S2-Pic, S3-Pic, and S4-Pic, respectively) terminal ligands have been synthesized from the ligand substitution reaction of the $(^nBu_4N)_2[Fe_4S_4Cl_4]$ (I) cluster. The new $(^nBu_4N)_2[Fe_4S_4(SR)_4]$ (R = 2-Pic; II, 3-Pic; III, 4-Pic; IV) clusters were characterized by FTIR and UV-Vis spectroscopy. Cluster II was crystallized in the monoclinic space group C2/c with a = 24.530 (5) $\AA$, b = 24.636(4) $\AA$, c = 21.762(4) $\AA$, ${\beta}=103.253(3)^{\circ}$, and Z = 8. The X-ray structure of II showed two unique 2:2 site-differentiated $[Fe_4S_4]^{2+}$ clusters due to the bidentate-mode coordination by 2-pyridinemethanethiolate ligands. Cluster III was crystallized in the same monoclinic space group C2/c with a = 26.0740(18) $\AA$, b = 23.3195(16) $\AA$, c = 22.3720(15) $\AA$, ${\beta}=100.467(2)^{\circ}$, and Z = 8. The 3-pyridinemethanethiolate ligand of III was coordinated to the $[Fe_4S_4]^{2+}$ core as a terminal mode. Cluster IV with 4-pyridinemethanethiolate ligands was found to have a similar structure to the cluster III. Fully reversible $[Fe_4S_4]^{2+}/[Fe_4S_4]^+$ redox waves were observed from all three clusters by cyclic voltammetry measurement. The electrochemical potentials for the $[Fe_4S_4]^{2+}/[Fe_4S_4]^+$ transition decreased in the order of II, III and IV, and the reduction potential changes by the ligands were explained based on the structural differences among the complexes. The complex III was reacted with sulfonium salt of $[PhMeSCH_2-p-C_6H_4CN](BF_4)$ in MeCN to test possible radical-involving reaction as a functional model of the [$Fe_4S_4$]-SAM (S-adenosylmethionine) cofactor. However, the isolated reaction products of 3-pyridinemethanethiolate-p-cyanobenzylsulfide and thioanisole suggested that the reaction followed an ionic mechanism and the products formed from the terminal ligand attack to the sulfonium.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.403-415
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• 1974

The author has investigated epidemiological features of human cases of epidemic encephalitis (E. E.) in the Republic of Korea and the status of antibody requisition in pre-and post-epidemic time. And virological and serological studies with regarding the relationship of E. E. infection between human and piglet, and field survey against its vector by means of virus isolation from mosquitoes were carried out. Finally, vaccine field trial against human population has also been evaluated in order to confirm its effectiveness. The results of the studies are summarized as follows : 1. The annual incidence of reported cases during the past 25 years (1949-1973) in the Republic of Korea has shown two patterns, one was typical cyclic incidence and the other one was irregular. Annual average morbidity and mortality rate per 100,000 population were 5.7 and 2.1 and fatality rate was 34.6% in typical cyclic years. 2. With regard to the geographical distribution of E. E., the province of Jeolla-Bug-Do illustrated the highest incidence regardless of the epidemic size. 3. The main epidemic period was between mid-August and mid-September (above 90% of the total number of cases). The first case was reported in middle of July and the epidemic ceased in late of October. 4. An analysis of the age distribution of cases of E. E., has shown that above 90% of the total cases occurred in the age groups under 14 years and it was noted that about its 54% were occurred in the age groups between 5-9 years group. 5. Through the Haemagglutination Inhibition (H-I) test for the laboratory diagnosis of E. E., it was found that higher H-I antibody titer was usually detected in the convalescent phase, 15 days after onset. 6. The H-I antibody survey against 563 healthy population by age groups during the pre-epidemic season showed that 422(75%) were less than H-I titer, 1:20 and 122(21.7%) were positive H-I titer, 1:20. Among the 94 American in Seoul who had not been in E. E. endemic area previously only one person had appeared sero-conversion as a H-I titer of 1:80 after post-epidemic season. 7. The E. E. virus could be isolated from the mosquitos pools-C, tritaeniorhyncus which were caught between late July and middle August. 8. E.E. Virus was also isolated from piglet blood on early August and H-I antibody conversion was occurred mostly on middle of August. 9. H-I antibody sero-conversion rate reached to high level when vaccine purified by mouse brain tissue inoculated, showing 98.9%. Higher antibody titer was acquired when booster inoculation was performed, Four fold rise of H-I add N-T antibodies was confirmed with 93.2% and 82.1% respectively.

• 청정기술
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.35-44
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 이론화학 또는 분자모델링이라 불리는 계산화학을 기존에 연구된 촉매반응 실험결과를 해석하는 데 접목시켜 보았다. 온실효과의 주범인 이산화탄소를 에폭사이드와 반응을 통해 고정화하고 카보네이트를 생성하는 반응을 선택하였는데 이 반응은 활성화 에너지(55~59 kcal/mol)가 높아 촉매의 사용이 불가피하다. 많은 기존 연구들 중에 ZIF-90/ionic liquid immobilized ZIF-90 (IL-ZIF-90), polystyrene-supported quaternized ammonium salt, KI/KI-glycine, dimethylethanolamine (DMEA)를 촉매로 사용한 경우에 대해 반응의 각 단계를 계산하여 반응의 경로를 예측하고 단계별로 구한 에너지를 바탕으로 에너지도를 구성함으로써 실험결과를 열역학적으로 해석하였다. ZIF-90/IL-ZIF-90과 KI/KI-glycine의 경우는 실험적으로 후자들이 상대적으로 높은 수율을 얻었는데 계산 결과 활성화에너지가 낮아진 이유가 아니라 전자들의 경우 반응 중간체가 높은 에너지를 가져 반응물로 되돌아가는 역반응에 의해 정반응의 진행이 방해를 받은 것으로 밝혀졌다. DMEA를 촉매로 사용하였을 경우는 활성화 에너지를 ~42 kcal/mol로 낮춰줌으로써 금속이나 할로겐염 없이도 촉매의 활성이 잘 일어남을 증명하였다. 폴리스티렌(polystyrene)으로 지지된 quaternized 암모늄염 촉매의 경우 클러스터 가정을 사용하여 계산을 진행하였으며 암모늄염의 -NH기와 에폭사이드의 O 원자 사이의 상호작용의 가능성을 확인할 수 있는 반응경로를 제시하였다.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.184-190
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• 2011

다공성 중공형태의 $LiMn_2O_4$는 실리카 템플레이트과 침전법에 의해 합성되었다. 합성한 $LiMn_2O_4$는 나노사이즈의 1차입자를 가지며 다공성 중공형태를 가지고 있었다. 실리카 템플레이트의 제거는 NaOH를 이용하여 화학적 에칭법이 사용되었다. NaOH의 농도를 높여줌에 따라 망간산화물 입자 크기가 증가 하며 다공성의 중공구가 형성되었다. X-선 회절 분석을 통하여 합성된 $LiMn_2O_4$는 Fd3m의 공간 그룹을 가지는 스피넬 구조가 형성된 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. 실리카와 망간염의 비율을 높여주었을 경우 합성된 $LiMn_2O_4$는 1차입자의 크기는 감소한다. 실리카와 망간염의 비율이 1 : 9 이상인 경우에서 마이크론 단위의 정방정계의 $LiMn_2O_4$가 합성되었다. 다공성 중공형태의 $LiMn_2O_4$의 전기화학적 특성을 평가하기 위하여 2032형태의 코인셀을 제작하여 충/방전 테스트를 하였다. 나노사이즈의 1차입자를 가진 시료의 경우에는 마이크론 사이즈의 1차입자를 가진 시료보다 용량은 낮았지만 용량유지율은 향상되는 것 확인 할 수 있었다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.279-285
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• 2017

3GPP에서는 LTE sidelink기술을 이용한 V2V(Vehicle to Vehicle)통신 표준에 대한 연구를 진행 중이다. 고속의 차량 간 통신이라는 점에서 기존 sidelink기술을 그대로 적용하기에 부적합한 부분이 존재하는데, 일반적으로 3km/h의 도보이용자를 기준으로 하였던 기존 DM-RS(Demodulation Reference signal)구조를 통해서는 120km/h로 이동하는 차량 통신에서 필요한 채널 추정 정보를 얻기에 부족하다. 본 논문에서는 빠른 채널 변화 특성을 갖는 차량 간 통신에서 필요한 향상된 DM-RS 구조에 대해서 알아보고, 각각의 DM-RS구조들에 의한 채널 추정 정확도를 비교 분석 하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과 확장된 반송파 주파수를 사용함으로써 반송파 간 간섭을 방지하여 빠르게 변하는 채널 상황에서 보다 정확한 채널 추정 값을 얻을 수 있었다. 그러나 확장된 반송파 주파수는 Cyclic prefix에 의해 큰 오버헤드를 갖게 되어 결과적으로 기존의 반송파 주파수를 유지하면서 높은 밀도를 가지는 DM-RS 구조가 차량 간 통신에 적합 할 것으로 보여 진다.

• 정보처리학회논문지D
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• 제16D권3호
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• pp.307-316
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• 2009

이 논문에서는 자동 원격 검침(AMR) 시스템에서 수집되는 전력 사용량 데이터의 분석 결과를 실세계에 적용하기 위하여 시간과 공간의 변화에 따른 전력 소비 패턴의 주기성 탐사를 위한 시공간 데이터마이닝 기법을 제안하였다. 첫째, 고객의 전력 사용 목적에 따른 군집 분석을 위하여 분할 군집화 기법을 적용하였다. 둘째, 3차원 큐브 마이닝 기법을 적용하여 고객의 전력 소비 데이터가 갖는 시간 속성과 공간 속성에 대한 패턴을 탐색하였다. 셋째, 다양한 시간 도메인에서의 주기 패턴 발견을 위한 캘린더 패턴 마이닝 기법을 이용하여 탐사된 패턴들이 갖고 있는 시간 속성의 의미와 관계를 분석 및 예측하였다. 제안된 시공간 데이터마이닝 기법을 평가하기 위해 한국 전력 연구원에서 구축된 GIS-AMR 시스템에 의해 제공되는 고압 전력 소비 고객 3,256명의 2007년 1월부터 4월까지 총 266,426건의 데이터로부터 시간의 주기성 및 공간적 특성을 포함한 전력 소비 패턴을 분석하였다. 제안한 분석 기법을 통하여 특정 그룹에 속한 각각의 대표 프로파일이 시간과 공간상에서 갖는 주기성을 발견하였다.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.160-168
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• 2000

목 적: 소장에서 발생한 자연 정복된 일과성 장중첩증의 임상 양상과 복부 초음파 검사소견을 규명하기 위하여 본 조사를 시행하였다. 방 법: 1999년 3월부터 2000년 2월까지 12개월 동안 장중첩증으로 울산동강병원 소아과에 입원한 98례를 대상으로 후향적으로 조사하여 일과성 소장형 장중첩증과 전형적인 장중첩증의 임상 양상 및 복부초음파 소견을 비교하였다. 결 과: 1) 98례의 장중첩증 환아 중 일과성 소장형 장중첩증이 12례(12.3%), 전형적 장중첩증이 86례 (87.7%)였다. 2) 일과성 소장형 장중첩증은 3세 이상이 7례(53.8%)로서 가장 많았으나, 전형적 장중첩증은 6~12개월 사이가 27례(31.4%)로 가장 많았고, 3세 이상은 6례(7.0%)로서 일과성 소장형 장중첩증군은 전형적 장중첩증군에 비해 높은 연령군에서 잘 발생되었다(p<0.05). 성별 분포는 모두 남아가 여아보다 빈도가 높았다. 3) 일과성 소장형 장중첩증군은 지속적 복통을 호소하는 예가 7례(58.3%)로서 가장 많았고, 주기적 보챔 5례(41.7%), 구토 4례(33.4%)순이었다. 전형적 장중첩증군은 주기적 보챔 77례(91.9%), 구토 51례(59.3%) 혈변 36례(41.9%), 복부 종괴 23례(26.7%)순 이었고, 지속적인 복통만 호소하는 예는 1례(11.2%)로 나타나 주기적 보챔, 구토, 혈변, 복부종괴 등은 전형적 장중첩증군에서 잘 나타나나 일과성 소장형 장중첩증군에선 비교적 드물었고(p<0.05), 일과성 소장형 장중첩증군에선 지속적 복통을 호소하는 경우가 많았다(p<0.05). 4) 일과성 소장형 장중첩증군의 과녁 징후 전체의 두께와 주변부 저에코륜의 두께는 각각 $11.95{\pm}2.61$ mm, $2.08{\pm}1.15$ mm로 전형적 장중첩군의 두께 각각 $26.91{\pm}5.98$ mm, $7.86{\pm}2.77$ mm보다 적었다(p<0.05). 5) 일과성 소장형 장중첩증군에서는 동반된 질환이 8례(66.7%)였으나, 전형적 장중첩증군에서는 23례(26.7%)로서 일과성 소장형 장중첩증군에서 동반된 질환이 더 많았다(p<0.05). 6) 일과성 소장형 장중첩증군에서는 12례 모두 (100.0%)가 자연 정복되었고, 전형적 장중첩증군에서는 자연 정복된 경우는 1례도 없었고 대부분 (89.5%) 검압 통기법으로 정복되었다. 결 론: 일과성 소장형 장중첩증은 일반적으로 알려져 있는 것보다는 빈도가 높을 것으로 사료되며, 복부초음파 검사시 본 질환에 대한 관심을 가져야겠으며, 자연 정복되므로 특별한 원인이 없는 일과성 소장형 장중첩증은 즉각적인 수술이나 무리한 시술을 하기보다는 주의 깊은 관찰과 재검사가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.