• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.762-767
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• 2012

The ecotoxicity assessment of nanomaterials (NMs) in the environment is actively conducted throughout the world because of the concerns about their potential risk from usage and release into the environment, as well as their unique physiochemical properties. Ecotoxicity tests for NMs have been conducted using various species and methods; however, in spite of these efforts, the characteristics and toxicity of NMs have not been defined. The fish embryo toxicity test (FET) has been conducted extensively to evaluate the toxicity of NMs as an alternative to a whole-body test in fish. In this study, we collected and analyzed the trends of nanotoxicity on the early development of freshwater fish. The model nanomaterials are carbon NMs ($C_{60},\;C_{70},\;C_{60}$(OH)n and carbon nanotube). Their adverse effects were extensively investigated based on the properties of NMs, test species, and diverse exposure conditions.

• 천문학회보
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.43.4-44
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• 2017

Bar fractions depend on the properties of host galaxies. However, the observational studies did not provide consistent tendency. We investigated the bar fractions and their dependence on properties of host galaxies using three bar classifications: visual inspection, ellipse fitting method and Fourier analysis from a volume-limited sample of 1,698 disk galaxies brighter than Mr=-15.2 within z = 0.01 from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Data Release 7 (DR7). We found two causes to make the discrepancy in previous studies. One is caused by the difficulty in automatically identifying bars for bulge-dominated galaxies. In particular, ellipse fitting methods could miss early-type barred galaxies when a large bulge weakens the transition between a bar and disk. The other is caused by the difference in the correlation between the bar types and host morphology for strong bars and weak bars. Strong bars are preponderant in early-type spirals which are red, bulge-dominated and highly concentrated, whereas weak bars are frequent in late-type spirals which are blue, disk-dominate and less-concentrated. Therefore, how much weak bars they contain affects the trend of bar fraction on host galaxy properties. We also discuss the effect of host properties on the formation, evolution, and destruction of bars.

• 천문학논총
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.469-471
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• 2015

How galaxies are affected by their neighboring galaxies during galaxy-galaxy interactions is a long-standing question. We investigate the role of neighbors in galaxy pairs based on the SDSS data release 7 and the KIAS value-added galaxy catalog. Three groups of galaxies are identified: (a) galaxies with an early-type neighbor, (b) with a late-type neighbor, and (c) isolated ones with no neighbor. We compare their UV + optical colors and $H{\alpha}$ emission as indicators of the recent star-formation rate (SFR). Given that galaxies show systematic differences in SFR as functions of morphology, luminosity, and large-scale environments, we construct a control sample in which the galaxies have the same conditions (in terms of morphology, luminosity, and large-scale environment) except for the neighbor's properties (i.e., morphology, mass, and distance). The results are as follows. (1) Galaxies with a late-type companion demonstrate more enhanced SFR than those with an early-type companion. (2) Galaxies with an early-type neighbor show NUV- and u-band derived SFRs that are even lower than that of isolated galaxies, while they have similar or slightly higher $H{\alpha}$-based SFR compared to isolated ones.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.57-64
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• 2005

Cortical reaction and polyspermy block are well defined in most marine invertebrates. In Urechis species, the function of cortical granules (CGs) is not yet known, and there is controversy on whether the cortical reaction occurs, or the fertilization envelope (FE) is attributed to CG releases or functions to prevent polyspermy. This study was carried out to determine the cortical reactions and functions of the FE in Urechis unicinctus. Artificial insemination of the eggs revealed that CG release occurred to give rise to perivitelline space (PS) into the final FE. Both PS and final FE effectively blocked polyspermy. The final FE was accomplished within 10 min after sperm-egg initial binding. No massive release of CGs occurred within the early phase of 5 min after the initial binding, initially and the PS seemed to playa role to prevent polyspermy. The CG massively released its content into the PS in late phase of FE formation, and differentiated PS into five intermediate layers. The layers opened into each other by anastomosis, so that the final FE consisted of two layers, the inner layer ($15{\mu}m$ in thickness) and the outer layer ($1{\mu}m$ in thickness). The outer layer derived from vitelline layer and the inner layer consisted of PS and CG secretions. Immunofluorescence and confocal laser microscopy revealed that the spermatozoon took up residence in the egg cortex during FE formation and successive meioses of the fertilized egg. These results suggest that both PS and final FE of U. unicinctus were equivalent to the early and late block, respectively, of other marine animals.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.2569-2574
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• 2013

Auto-ID 센터에서는 13.56MHz RFID 시스템에서 다중 태그를 식별하기 위한 충돌 방지 알고리즘으로 STAC 프로토콜을 제안하였다. STAC 프로토콜에서는 다음 응답 라운드의 슬롯 개수를 결정하기 위하여 태그 수 추정 기법을 적용한다. 이 경우 추정한 태그의 수에 오차가 발생하면 충돌 또는 빈 슬롯이 많이 발생할 수 있으므로 식별 성능이 저하되는 문제점이 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 응답 라운드 동안 빈번한 충돌 또는 빈 슬롯이 발생하면 응답 라운드를 종료하는 기법과 태그의 전송확률을 제어하는 기법을 적용한 ERPB 알고리즘을 제안하고, 이에 대한 성능을 분석한다. 시뮬레이션을 통한 성능분석의 결과, 제안한 기법은 충돌률이 STAC 프로토콜에 비하여 39% 정도 낮으므로 태그 식별 시간이 짧음을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.83-89
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• 2020

This study provides a detailed morphological description of larvae obtained from Urocampus nanus and Syngnathus schlegeli male brood fish over 20 days of culture in the laboratory. In both species, mating takes place when several males each spread their brood pouch like a wing to attract a female's attention. When the female begins to swim upward, the males follow her and receive her eggs in their brood pouches. Newborn larvae of U. nanus and S. schlegeli had already completed formation of dorsal and caudal fin rays, but not of pectoral fin rays. Pectoral fin rays were completely formed 15 days after release in S. schlegeli and 20 days after release in U. nanus. The ratio of caudal fin length to standard length increased until 8 days and decreased thereafter in S. schlegeli, while in U. nanus this ratio declined continuously after hatching. The larvae of the two species were very similar in external morphology, but well distinguished by the number of dorsal fin rays (15-16 in U. nanus vs. 39-43 in S. schlegeli), the presence of a membrane under the tail (absent in U. nanus vs. present in S. schlegeli), and the presence of melanophores in the dorsal fin (present in U. nanus vs. absent in S. schlegeli). Based on this study, U. nanus appears to be evolutionally more similar to pipefish than to seahorse.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.129-134
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• 2014

It has been suggested that transition metal ions such as iron can produce an oxidative injuries to nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons, like Parkinson's disease (PD) and subsequent compensative increase of tetrahydrobiopterin ($BH_4$) during the disease progression induces the aggravation of dopaminergic neurodegeneration in striatum. It had been established that the direct administration of $BH_4$ into neuron would induce the neuronal toxicity in vitro. To elucidate a role of $BH_4$ in pathogenesis in the PD in vivo, we assessed the changes of dopamine (DA) and $BH_4$ at striatum in unilateral intranigral iron infused PD rat model. The ipsistriatal DA and $BH_4$ levels were significantly increased at 0.5 to 1 d and were continually depleting during 2 to 7 d after intranigral iron infusion. The turnover rate of $BH_4$ was higher than that of DA in early phase. However, the expression level of GTP-cyclohydrolase I mRNA in striatum was steadily increased after iron administration. These results suggest that the accumulation of intranigral iron leads to generation of oxidative stress which damage to dopaminergic neurons and causes increased release of $BH_4$ in the dopaminergic neuron. The degenerating dopaminergic neurons decrease the synthesis and release of both $BH_4$ and DA in vivo that are relevance to the progression of PD. Based on these data, we propose that the increase of $BH_4$ can deteriorate the disease progression in early phase of PD, and the inhibition of $BH_4$ increase could be a strategy for PD treatment.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.116-124
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• 2006

농림업 분야 기후변화 영향평가를 위해 기후기록에 비해 상대적으로 미흡한 생물계절자료의 보완이 절실하다. 겨울기온의 상승이 동아시아 기후변화의 주된 특징임을 감안하면 낙엽수목의 월동기간 휴면생태가 큰 영향을 받았을 것으로 예상된다. 포도품종 Campbell Early의 품종특성을 갖도록 조절시킨 생물계진모형을 이용하여 1921년부터 2004년까지 남한지역 8곳의 기온경과에 따른 낙엽과수의 월동기간 중 휴면양상을 복원하고 발아기자료를 생산하였다. 이 자료에 따르면 내생휴면해제일은 대구, 전주에서 1월 중순, 인천, 제주에서 2월 하순이었으며 대구-전주 선을 기준으로 남북으로 멀어질수록 지연되며, 내동성유지기간도 짧아지는 공간분포특성을 보였다. 과거에 비해 휴면해제에 걸리는 기간은 단축되는 경향이며 목포의 경우 1921-1950 기간에 비해 1981-2004 기간에 15일 단축되었지만 제주에서는 예외적으로 지연되었다. 내동성유지기간은 강릉과 서울에서 크게 단축되었고 인천, 목포에서는 변화가 없었다. 발아기는 인천에서 가장 늦고 부산, 대구에서 가장 빠른데 70년대부터 단축되기 시작하여 제주를 제외하고 단축정도는 6-10일이다. 단축의 원인은 지역에 따라 달라 인천, 목포에서는 휴면해제일 단축, 제주, 부산은 휴면해제후 발아소요기간 단축이 주요인이며 나머지 지역은 두 가지 모두 해당되는 것으로 나타났다. 이 기간 중 발아일의 연차변이는 지속적으로 증가하였으며 인천, 강릉, 대구, 부산의 증가폭이 목포, 전주, 서울에 비해 컸다.

• 식물병연구
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.272-278
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• 2004

1998년에서 2002년까지 5년간 감 탄저병이 심하게 발생하는 농가 포장에서 탄저병균의 분생포자 비산과 발생 생태를 조사하였다. 탄저병 포자의 비산은 4월 초순부터 시작하여 6, 7월에 최대치에 이르고 8월 초순부터는 급격히 감소하였다. 분생포자의 비산은 그 시기의 강우와 밀접한 관계가 있었으며 주변에 새로운 감염이 늘어남에 따라 비산량이 급격하게 증가하였다. 4월 중에 비산하는 분생포자는 탄저병 발생에 직접적인 영향을 미치지 못하였지만 5월 초의 포자 비산은 신초와 어린가지에 병 발생량이 많아졌고 이것은 어린 과실에 감염율을 높이는 결과를 가져와 전체적으로 탄저병 발생일 많아졌다. 이시기에 적절한 방제를 하지 않으면 탄저병 발생이 폭발적으로 증가하여 8월 하순에는 96.5%까지 발생하였다. 병든 과실은 대부분 낙과 되었는데 일찍 발생할수록 낙과율이 높았으며 심한 포장에서는 8월 하순에 이미 84.1%의 과일이 낙과하였다. 탄저병은 저장 및 유통 중에도 발생하는데 대부분 포장에서 재배기간 중에 감염된 것으로 아주 작은 병반이 형성된 과일을 가려내지 못한 것이 저장 중에 병이 진전된 것이다. 경남 지방에서 조사한 저장 중의 탄저병 발생율은 1.2${\sim}$1.6% 정도이다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.126-132
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• 2014

As a tumor suppressor homologue during mitosis, Chk2 is involved in replication checkpoints, DNA repair, and cell cycle arrest, although its functions during mouse oocyte meiosis and early embryo development remain uncertain. We investigated the functions of Chk2 during mouse oocyte maturation and early embryo development. Chk2 exhibited a dynamic localization pattern; Chk2 expression was restricted to germinal vesicles at the germinal vesicle (GV) stage, was associated with centromeres at pro-metaphase I (Pro-MI), and localized to spindle poles at metaphase I (MI). Disrupting Chk2 activity resulted in cell cycle progression defects. First, inhibitor-treated oocytes were arrested at the GV stage and failed to undergo germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD); this could be rescued after Chk2 inhibition release. Second, Chk2 inhibition after oocyte GVBD caused MI arrest. Third, the first cleavage of early embryo development was disrupted by Chk2 inhibition. Additionally, in inhibitor-treated oocytes, checkpoint protein Bub3 expression was consistently localized at centromeres at the MI stage, which indicated that the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) was activated. Moreover, disrupting Chk2 activity in oocytes caused severe chromosome misalignments and spindle disruption. In inhibitor-treated oocytes, centrosome protein ${\gamma}$-tubulin and Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) were dissociated from spindle poles. These results indicated that Chk2 regulated cell cycle progression and spindle assembly during mouse oocyte maturation and early embryo development.