• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.111-114
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• 2014

Purpose: This review aims to introduce aptamers and the methods of its development to improve the sensitivity and selectivity to target bacteria. In this review, we have highlighted current developments and directions in the pathogen detection based on aptamers. Background: Aptamers, the specific nucleic acid sequences, can bind to targets with high affinity and specificity. Some of researches on the use of aptamers for the detection of pathogen have been reported in recent years. Aptamers have more applicability than antibodies for the development of pathogen detection using biosensor; such as easy to synthesis and labeling, lack of immunogenicity, and a low cost of production. However, only few reports on the development and use of aptamers for the detection of pathogen have been published. Review: Aptamers specific to pathogen are obtained by whole-cell systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX) process. SELEX process is composed of screening random oligonucleotide bound with target cells, multiple separation and amplification of nucleic acids, final identification of the best sequences. For improving those affinity and selectivity to target bacteria, optimization of multiple separating process to remove unbounded oligonucleotides from aptamer candidates and sorting process by flow cytometry are required.

• 한국지열·수열에너지학회논문집
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.12-21
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• 2022

Steam assisted gravity drainage(SAGD) is a process that drills well in the underground oil sands layer, injects hightemperature steam, lowers the viscosity of buried bitumen, and recovers it to the ground. Recently, direct contact steam generator(DCSG) is being developed to maximize steam efficiency for SAGD process. The DCSG requires high technology to achieve pressurized combustion and steam generation in accordance with underground pressurized conditions. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a combustion technology that can control the heat load and exhaust gas composition. In this study, process analysis of high-pressurized DCSG was conducted to apply oxygen enrichment technology in which nitrogen of the air was partially removed for increasing steam production and reducing fuel consumption. As the process analysis conditions, methane as the fuel and normal air or oxygen enriched air as the oxidizing agent were applied to high-pressurized DCSG process model. A simple combustion reaction program was used to calculate the property variations for combustion temperature, steam ratio and residual heat in exhaust gas. As a major results, the steam production efficiency of DCSG using the pure oxygen was about 6% higher than that of the normal air due to the reducing nitrogen in the air. The results of this study will be used as operating data to test the demonstration device.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.321-326
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• 1989

m-Toluate 최소배지에서 선택적 enrichment culture를 통하여 82개의 세균의 균주를 분리하였으며, ol들 중 두 균주는 Pseudomonas cepacia, 한 균주는 P. Putida, 한 균주는 Yersinia intermedia, 그리고 한 균주는 Flavobacterium odoratum으로 동정되었다. P. cepacia SUB37은 P. putida mt-2의 TOL 플라스미드와 비슷한 크기의 플라스미드를 가지고 있었으며, Flavobacterium odoratum과 Yersinia intermedia는 이보다 더 큰 플라스미드를 갖고 있었다. P. cepacia SUB37은 streptomycin에 감수성을 나타내었으나, rifampicin에는 내성을 나타내었다. 플라스미드를 갖는 P. cepacia SUB37은 탄화수소를 해당 알콜과 알데히드를 거쳐서 benzoate와 toluate 로 분해하였다. 플라스미드 제거실험으로, P. Cepacia SUB37의 플라스미드에는 탄화수소 분해과정 중 toluene과 xylene을 benzoate, toluate로 분해하는 효소와, 계속하여 meta pathway를 거치는 단계의 효소를 코딩하는 유전자들이 있음이 확인되었다. 또한 P. cepacia SUB37은 생장이 왕성하였을 때 m-toluate를 거의 분해하였다.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈E:수학교육논문집
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.257-277
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• 2017

본 연구의 주된 목적은 크게 두 가지로 나눌 수 있다. 첫째, 최근 수학적 모델링이 강조되는 상황에서 보로노이 다이어그램과 들로네 삼각분할을 주제로 영재교육을 위한 수학적 모델링 프로그램을 개발하는 것이다. 둘째, 본 연구에서 개발한 수학적 모델링 프로그램을 실제 영재교육 수업에 적용한 결과를 분석하여 수학적 모델링 수업을 설계하는 현직교사와 융합형 영재프로그램을 개발하는 영재교사에게 도움을 주고자 한다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.220-228
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• 2020

Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (AMX) is a cost-efficient biological nitrogen removal process. The coexistence of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in an AMX reactor is an interesting research topic as a nitrogen-related bacterial consortium. In this study, a sequencing batch reactor for AMX (AMX-SBR) was operated with a conventional activated sludge. The AOB in an AMX bioreactor were identified and quantified using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) and real-time qPCR. A T-RFLP assay based on the ammonia monooxygenase subunit A (amoA) gene sequences showed the presence of Nitrosomonas europaea-like AOB in the AMX-SBR. A phylogenetic tree based on the sequenced amoA gene showed that AOB were affiliated with the Nitrosomonas europaea/mobilis cluster. Throughout the enrichment period, the AOB population was stable with predominant Nitrosomonas europaea-like AOB. Two OTUs of amoA_SBR_JJY_20 (FJ577843) and amoA_SBR_JJY_9 (FJ577849) are similar to the clones from AMX-related environments. Real-time qPCR was used to quantify AOB populations over time. Interestingly, the exponential growth of AOB populations was observed during the substrate inhibition of the AMX bacteria. The specific growth rate of AOB under anaerobic conditions was only 0.111 d^-1. The growth property of Nitrosomonas europaea-like AOB may provide fundamental information about the metabolic relationship between the AMX bacteria and AOB.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.243-252
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• 1983

This study was undertaken to invesigate the effect of early nutritional deprivation and environment on neurotransmitter concentrations and behavior in later life. The restoring process of rats fed foods ad libitum after 50% restriction of the casein or the Korean diet during the prenatal and/or the lactating periods was observed. There were two rearing conditions, isolated and enriched, after weaning. Behavioral development was measured by the Y- shaped water maze and the open field test. The neurotransmitters were analyzed after sacrifice at the age of 21 weeks. The results are summarized as follows. 1) The body weight impairment by dietary restriction during the prenatal and lactating periods could be restored within 18 weeks after weaning in case of living in a classical cage. The effect of quantitative restriction was bigger in the Korean diet than in the casein diet. 2) The brain weight was decreased by nutritional deprivation. Environmental enrichment increased it slightly. 3) The concentration of neurotransmitters, norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin, were not shown any traces of the dietary restriction at the age of 21 weeks. 4) In the maze test, the deprived rats made more errors than the nourished and the rats fed the Korean diet more than those fed the cascin dict. The environmental enrichment could decrease the number of errors. 5) In the open field test, the dietary deprived groups showed less reaction time, more squares entered in the field, and less number of fecal boli than the nourished among the environmentally isolated rats. However, rats living in the enriched cage without experience of nutritional stress showed the lowest emotionality and the elevated exploratory activity.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.525-536
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• 2015

트라피체 프로젝트는 현재 탐사단계 중 후기(Advanced exploration)단계의 프로젝트이며 안다우아일라스-야우리 광상구 연변에 나타나는 다양한 반암 광상 중 일부라고 볼 수 있다. 이 광상은 몬조나이트 반암의 관입과 관계가 있으며, 또한, 올리고세 각력 파이프와 밀접한 관계를 가지고 있는 광상이다. 광화작용은 일차 유화광물인 황철석, 황동석, 반동석 및 휘수연석으로 구성된다. 2차 유화광물인 휘동석, 코벨라이트, 다이게나이트가 산출되며 산화동으로서 공작석, 흑동석, 적동석등이 산출된다. 침출작용(lixiviation)이나 부화과정 결과로서, 광화작용은 비전형적인 누대구조를 보여주기도 한다. 각력과 반암이 나타나는 구역에서는 수직적인 누대구조를 보여주는데, 북쪽 인근에서는 침출대, 2차부화대, 전이대 및 초생광화대가 나타나고 광상의 서쪽에서는 산화대 및 혼합대가 좁게 나타난다. 광상의 추정자원은 920 Mt @ 0.41% Cu이며 한계품위는 0.15%로 산정하고 있다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제65권5호
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• pp.697-709
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• 2022

Objective : The present study aimed to identify the function of ischemic stroke (IS) patients' peripheral blood and its role in IS, explore the pathogenesis, and provide direction for clinical research progress by comprehensive bioinformatics analysis. Methods : Two datasets, including GSE58294 and GSE22255, were downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus database. GEO2R was utilized to obtain differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis of DEGs were performed using the database annotation, visualization and integrated discovery database. The protein-protein interaction (PPI) network of DEGs was constructed by search tool of searching interactive gene and visualized by Cytoscape software, and then the Hub gene was identified by degree analysis. The microRNA (miRNA) and miRNA target genes closely related to the onset of stroke were obtained through the miRNA gene regulatory network. Results : In total, 36 DEGs, containing 27 up-regulated and nine down-regulated DEGs, were identified. GO functional analysis showed that these DEGs were involved in regulation of apoptotic process, cytoplasm, protein binding and other biological processes. KEGG enrichment analysis showed that these DEGs mediated signaling pathways, including human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV)-I infection and microRNAs in cancer. The results of PPI network and cytohubba showed that there was a relationship between DEGs, and five hub genes related to stroke were obtained : SOCS3, KRAS, PTGS2, EGR1, and DUSP1. Combined with the visualization of DEG-miRNAs, hsa-mir-16-5p, hsa-mir-181a-5p and hsa-mir-124-3p were predicted to be the key miRNAs in stroke, and three miRNAs were related to hub gene. Conclusion : Thirty-six DEGs, five Hub genes, and three miRNA were obtained from bioinformatics analysis of IS microarray data, which might provide potential targets for diagnosis and treatment of IS.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.958-968
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• 2024

In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the important role that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play in the immunological process of hepatocellular carcinoma (LIHC). An increasing number of studies have shown that certain lncRNAs hold great potential as viable options for diagnosis and treatment in clinical practice. The primary objective of our investigation was to devise an immune lncRNA profile to explore the significance of immune-associated lncRNAs in the accurate diagnosis and prognosis of LIHC. Gene expression profiles of LIHC samples obtained from TCGA database were screened for immune-related genes. The optimal immune-related lncRNA signature was built via correlational analysis, univariate and multivariate Cox analysis. Then, the Kaplan-Meier plot, ROC curve, clinical analysis, gene set enrichment analysis, and principal component analysis were performed to evaluate the capability of the immune lncRNA signature as a prognostic indicator. Six long non-coding RNAs were identified via correlation analysis and Cox regression analysis considering their interactions with immune genes. Subsequently, tumor samples were categorized into two distinct risk groups based on different clinical outcomes. Stratification analysis indicated that the prognostic ability of this signature acted as an independent factor. The Kaplan-Meier method was employed to conduct survival analysis, results showed a significant difference between the two risk groups. The predictive performance of this signature was validated by principal component analysis (PCA). Additionally, data obtained from gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) revealed several potential biological processes in which these biomarkers may be involved. To summarize, this study demonstrated that this six-lncRNA signature could be identified as a potential factor that can independently predict the prognosis of LIHC patients.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.888-894
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• 1997

보리로부터 도정처리한 정맥 및 제분에 의한 분획별 ${\beta}-glucan$ 함량을 분석하여 ${\beta}-glucan$을 강화할 수 있는 방법에 관하여 연구하였다. 쌀보리가 겉보리보다 ${\beta}-glucan$ 함량을 강화하는데 유리한 것으로 나타났으며 찰성 쌀보리인 수원-291이 메성인 무등쌀보리보다 ${\beta}-glucan$ 함량이 높았다. 보리 ${\beta}-glucan$의 용해성은 품종간 차이가 있으며 평균 약 67%가 수용성인 것으로 나타났다. 쌀보리는 도정에 의해 ${\beta}-glucan$ 함량이 1.2배까지 높아졌으며 쌀보리를 ${\beta}-glucan$이 가장 높은 상태인 정맥수율 $70{\sim}75%$로 도정하여 분쇄하고 $100{\sim}325-mesh$ 체를 사용하여 연속적으로 체질함에 의해 ${\beta}-glucan$ 함량이 22%까지 포함된 획분을 얻어 원맥 ${\beta}-glucan$ 함량의 3배 이상으로 강화하였다. 한편 보리를 $B{\ddot{u}}hler$ test mill을 사용하여 제분해 본 결과 보리가루의 ${\beta}-glucan$ 함량은 원맥에 비해 낮아진 반면 bran과 shorts에서는 원맥보다 높은 농도로 존재하였다, Shorts와 bran은 다시 분쇄 후 체질함으로써 원맥의 2.4배까지 ${\beta}-glucan$이 강화된 획분을 얻을 수 있었다. 체질에 의해서 입자크기에 따라 분획된 보리가루 획분들은 총 ${\beta}-glucan$의 $40{\sim}81%$가 수용성이며 정맥으로부터 얻은 획분에 비해 $B{\ddot{u}}hler$ mill stream의 bran 및 shorts로부터 얻은 획분에서 용해성이 다소 높게 나타났다.