• 한국안광학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.285-291
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• 2012

목적: VDT 작업이 조절기능에 주는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 조절기능 이상과 전신 및 안질환이 없고 교정수술을 받은 경험이 없는 대학생 48명(남 16명, 여 32명)을 대상으로 VDT 작업 전과 2시간 작업 후의 굴절력, 조절래그, 조절용이성, 상대조절력과 최대조절력, 순목 횟수 값을 측정하였다. 원거리 굴절교정 도수를 착용한 상태에서 모든 검사를 실시하였고 VDT 증후군의 자각증상에 관련된 항목에 대해 설문조사를 실시하였다. 결과: 2시간동안 VDT 작업 후의 굴절력변화는 0.23 D 증가하였고, 조절래그 변화량은 우안에서는 $0.17{\pm}0.42D$, 좌안에서는 $0.23{\pm}0.47D$(t=2.26, p=0.03) 만큼 증가하였고 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 나타내었다. 조절용이성과 상대조절력과 조절력은 VDT 작업 후에 모두 감소하는 경향을 보였으나, 순목 횟수는 증가하는 양상을 보였다. VDT 작업 후 안정피로가 33.4%, 어깨통증이 33.3%의 자각증상을 보였다. 결론: 2시간 VDT 작업 시간에 따라 조절래그는 증가하였고, 전반적인 조절기능의 능력이 감소하는 경향을 보였으며, 시각적 부담을 주는 증상으로는 안정피로가 가장 높은 자각도를 보였다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.740-748
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• 2007

To gain insight into the structure and function of repressor proteins of bacteriophages of gram-positive bacteria, repressor of temperate Staphylococcus aureus phage ${\phi}11$ was undertaken as a model system here and purified as an N-terminal histidine-tagged variant (His-CI) by affinity chromatography. A ~19 kDa protein copurified with intact His-CI (~ 30 kDa) at low level was resulted most possibly due to partial cleavage at its Ala-Gly site. At ~10 nM and higher concentrations, His-CI forms significant amount of dimers in solution. There are two repressor binding sites in ${\phi}11$ cI-cro intergenic region and binding to two sites occurs possibly by a cooperative manner. Two sites dissected by HincII digestion were designated operators $O_L$ and $O_R$, respectively. Equilibrium binding studies indicate that His-CI binds to $O_R$ with a little more strongly than $O_L$ and binding species is probably dimeric in nature. Interestingly His-CI binding affinity reduces drastically at elevated temperatures ($32-42^{\circ}C$). Both $O_L$ and $O_R$ harbor a nearly identical inverted repeat and studies show that ${\phi}11$ repressor binds to each repeat efficiently. Additional analyses indicate that ${\phi}11$ repressor, like $\lambda$ repressor, harbors an N-terminal domain and a C-terminal domain which are separated by a hinge region. Secondary structure of ${\phi}11$ CI even nearly resembles to that of $\lambda$ phage repressor though they differ at sequence level. The putative N-terminal HTH (helix-turn-helix) motif of ${\phi}11$ repressor belongs to the HTH -XRE-family of proteins and shows significant identity to the HTH motifs of some proteins of evolutionary distant organisms but not to HTH motifs of most S. aureus phage repressors.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제57권12호
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• pp.44.1-44.9
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• 2015

Background: Heat shock proteins play an important role in protection from stress stimuli and metabolic insults in almost all organisms. Methods: In this study, computational tools were used to deeply analyse the physicochemical characteristics and, using homology modelling, reliably predict the tertiary structure of the blunt snout bream (Ma-) Hsp70 and Hsc70 proteins. Derived three-dimensional models were then used to predict the function of the proteins. Results: Previously published predictions regarding the protein length, molecular weight, theoretical isoelectric point and total number of positive and negative residues were corroborated. Among the new findings are: the extinction coefficient (33725/33350 and 35090/34840 - Ma-Hsp70/ Ma-Hsc70, respectively), instability index (33.68/35.56 - both stable), aliphatic index (83.44/80.23 - both very stable), half-life estimates (both relatively stable), grand average of hydropathicity (-0.431/-0.473 - both hydrophilic) and amino acid composition (alanine-lysine-glycine/glycine-lysine-aspartic acid were the most abundant, no disulphide bonds, the N-terminal of both proteins was methionine). Homology modelling was performed by SWISS-MODEL program and the proposed model was evaluated as highly reliable based on PROCHECK's Ramachandran plot, ERRAT, PROVE, Verify 3D, ProQ and ProSA analyses. Conclusions: The research revealed a high structural similarity to Hsp70 and Hsc70 proteins from several taxonomically distant animal species, corroborating a remarkably high level of evolutionary conservation among the members of this protein family. Functional annotation based on structural similarity provides a reliable additional indirect evidence for a high level of functional conservation of these two genes/proteins in blunt snout bream, but it is not sensitive enough to functionally distinguish the two isoforms.

• 대한골관절종양학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.38-46
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• 1996

The traditional methodology in Ewing's sarcoma was chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Recently surgery is reemerging as an important therapeutic tool and some paper report increased survival with it. The purpose of this nonrandomized study is to evaluate our result of Ewing's sarcoma with surgery, retrospectively. We experienced 30 cases for seven years and among them 6 were extraskeletal. In location, axial was 10 cases and peripheral was 20. By Enneking's classification, state IIB was 26 cases and IIIB was 4. Eighteen patients took operation, chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy, and remaining twelve took chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy only. Type of operation was limb salvage in 16 cases and amputation 2. Average dosage of radiation was 45.1Gy. Six kinds of chemotherapeutic regimen were used, but among them main protocols were Ifosfamide-Adriamycin(17 cases) and IESS(Cytoxan, Adriamycin, Methotrexate, Vincristine:8 cases). Complications were as follows. In operation group, there were 3 local recurrence and one case of nonunion. In nonoperated group, one local recurrence and one pancytopenia resulting in death. Average follow up was 29.7 months. Kaplan-Meier's ten year actuarial survival rate for the whole 30 cases was 26.8%. Significant difference in survival exists between central and peripheral lesions(p=0.05, by log rank test). Types of chemotherapy and surgery itself showed no significance. But surgery is important in function and local control. More intensive chemotherapeutic regimen to prevent distant metastasis and combined surgery and radiotherapy may be needed in Ewing's sarcoma.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제14권10호
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• pp.2343-2350
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 내장형 웹서버를 구현하여 원격지에서 실시간으로 소비전력 및 대기전력을 감시하고 제어할 수 있는 새로운 스마트 스위치를 제안하였다. 제안한 스위치는 상용화된 스마트 미터 제품과 같이 전력을 측정하고, 유. 무선 통신을 통하여 원격지에서 실시간으로 소비전력을 모니터링하고 각 스위치를 온/오프 할 수 있다. 또한, 기존의 절전형 콘덴서와 멀티 탭의 기능인 대기전력, 과전류 및 과부하에 대한 자동 차단 기능을 모두 갖는다. 본 논문에서 설계한 스마트 스위치는 원격 제어 및 모니터링을 위하여 PC를 이용하지 않고 전용의 내장형 웹서버를 구현함으로서 기존의 제품들보다 하드웨어 및 전력소비가 적으며 소형화된 단일제품으로 상용화가 가능하다.

• ALGAE
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.21-32
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• 2011

Studies of the red algal genus Bostrychia over the last 15 years have made it a model system for many evolutionary processes within red algal species. The combination of newly developed, or first employed methods, in red algal species studies has made Bostrychia a pioneer genus in intraspecific studies. Bostrychia was the first genus in which a mitochondrial marker was used for intraspecific red algal phylogeny, and the first for which a 3-genome phylogeny was undertaken. The genus was the first red alga used to genetically show maternal plastid and mitochondria inheritance, and also to show correlation between cryptic species (genetically divergent intraspecific lineages) and reproductive incompatibility. The chemotaxonomic use, and physiological function of osmolytes, has also been extensively studied in Bostrychia. Our continuous studies of Bostrychia also highlight important aspects in algal species studies. Our worldwide sampling, and resampling in certain areas, show that intensive sampling is needed to accurately assess the genetic diversity and therefore phylogeographic history of algal species, with increased sampling altering evolutionary hypotheses. Our studies have also shown that long-term morphological character stability (stasis) and character convergence can only be correctly assessed with wide geographic sampling of morphological species. While reproductive incompatibility of divergent lineages supports the biological species nature of these lineages, reproductive incompatibility is also seen between isolates with little genetic divergence. It seems that reproductive incompatibility may evolve quickly in red algae and the unique early stages of fertilization (e.g., gametes covered by walls, active movement of spermatium nuclei to the distant egg nucleus), also well investigated in Bostrychia,. may be key to our understanding of this process.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.62-69
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• 2014

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to report a case series of advanced cancer patients whose cancer pain was relieved by using autonomic nerve pharmacopuncture (ANP) treatment. ANP is a subcutaneous injection therapy of mountain ginseng pharmacopuncture (MGP) along the acupoints on the spine (Hua-Tuo-Jia-Ji-Xue; 0.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous processes of vertebrae) to enhance the immune system and to balance autonomic nerve function. Methods: Patients with three different types of cancer (gastric cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer with distant metastases) with cancer pain were treated with ANP. 1 mL of MGP was injected into the bilateral Hua-Tuo-Jia-Ji-Xue on the T1-L5 sites (total 12-20 mL injection) of each patient's dorsum by using the principle of symptom differentiation. During ANP treatment, the visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain was used to assess their levels of cancer pain; also, the dosage and the frequency of analgesic use were measured. Results: The cancer pain levels of all three patients improved with treatment using ANP. The VAS scores of the three patients decreased as the treatment progressed. The dosage and the frequency of analgesics also gradually decreased during the treatment period. Significantly, no related adverse events were found. Conclusion: ANP has shown benefit in controlling cancer pain for the three different types of cancer investigated in this study and in reducing the dosage and the frequency of analgesics. ANP is expected to be beneficial for reducing cancer pain and, thus, to be a promising new treatment for cancer pain.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제58권4호
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• pp.349-355
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• 2020

외상, 구강암, 선천적 요인 등에 의한 구강 결손시 음식물의 섭취, 흡입성 폐렴 방지, 안모 지지를 위하여 치과용 obturator가 제작된다. 그러나 기존의 전통적인 인상 채득 방법을 이용한 obturator제작 시, 제작 과정에서 술자와 환자, 기공사 모두 번거로운 과정을 거쳐야 하며, 환자는 악안면 보철 치료가 가능한 치과 보철 전문의가 있는 병원을 찾아 방문해야 하는 어려움이 있다. 그러나, 3D printing을 포함한 CAD-CAM 기술을 이용하면 비교적 간단하게 hollow obturator를 제작할 수 있고, 보철 전문의가 없는 지역에서도, 지역 치과의사와 멀리 떨어져 있는 보철 전문의 간의 협진을 통해 수월한 치료가 가능할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 한국의 상악 구개 결손 환자들의 치료를 위해, 일본에서 obturator를 디자인하고 한국에서 3D printing하여 성공적으로 obturator를 제작하였고, 더불어 원격 치료의 가능성을 확인하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.3325-3331
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• 2015

Pim kinase-3(Pim-3), a member of serine/threonine protein kinases, has been implicated in multiple human cancers and involved in Myc-induced tumorigenesis. However, little is known regarding its expression and biological function in human ovarian cancer. In this study we showed that the clinical significance and biological functions of Pim-3 in ovarian cancer and found that higher Pim-3 mRNA level are detected in ovarian cancer tissues than those in normal ovarian tissues. There are significant correlations between higher Pim-3 expression levels with the FIGO stage, histopathological subtypes, and distant metastasis in ovarian cancer patients. Lentivirus-mediated gene overexpression of Pim-3 significantly promotes the proliferation and migration of SKOV3 cell lines. Furthermore, MACC1 and Pim-3 expression were significantly correlated in human ovarian cancer cells, and overexpression of Pim-3 in ovary cancer cells increased MACC1 mRNA and protein expression. The data indicate that Pim-3 acts as a putative oncogene in ovary cancer and could be a viable diagnostic and therapeutic target for ovarian cancer.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.2219-2224
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• 2012

Background: Circulating lymphocyte subsets reflect the immunological status and might therefore be a prognostic indicator in cancer patients. Our aim was to evaluate the clinical significance of circulating lymphocyte subset in gastric cancer (GC) cases. Methods: A retrospective study on a prevalent cohort of 846 GC patients hospitalized at Hospital from Aug 2006 to Jul 2010 was conducted. We calculated the patient's disease free survival (DFS) after first hospital admission, and hazard ratios (HR) from the Cox proportional hazards model. Results: Our findings indicated a significantly decreased percentage of CD3+, and CD8+ cells, a significantly increased proportion of $CD4^+$, $CD19^+$, $CD44^+$, $CD25^+$, NK cells, and an increased $CD4^+/CD8^+$ ratio in GC patients as compared with healthy controls (all P < 0.05). Alteration of lymphocyte subsets was positively correlated with sex, age, smoking, tumor stage and distant metastasis of GC patients (all P<0.05). Follow-up analysis indicated significantly higher DFS for patients with high circulating $CD19^+$ lymphocytes compared to those with low $CD19^+$ lymphocytes (P=0.037), with $CD19^+$ showing an important cutoff of $7.91{\pm}2.98%$ Conclusion: Circulating lymphocyte subsets in GC patients are significantly changed, and elevated CD19+ cells may predict a favorable survival.