• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.3627-3630
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• 2012

The epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) is a pan-epithelial differentiation antigen that is expressed on almost all carcinomas. However, a role in rat liver carcinogenesis has never been reported previously. Thus, its expression was investigated herein in rat liver tumors induced by diethylnitrosamine (DEN). Twenty male 5-week-old F344 rats were used in this experiment. Mini-osmotic pumps containing doses of 47.5 mg of DEN were inserted into the abdominal cavity of each animal to initiate liver carcinogenesis. All animals were sacrificed at 26 weeks after DEN treatment. At necropsy, hepatic masses were processed for histopathological examination, which revealed forty-four hepatocellular adenomas (HCAs) and twenty hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC). Tumors were immunohistochemically analyzed for EpCAM, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and co-localization of the two. EpCAM expression was mainly detected in hepatic tumor cells, showing a cytoplasmic staining pattern. However, expression was also slightly observed in normally-appearing surrounding hepatic cells. PCNA expression was highly detected in tumor cells, showing nuclear staining. Double staining of EpCAM and PCNA in tumors showed many cells with co-localization. Taken together, EpCAM and PCNA expression were increased in DEN-induced tumors and many tumor cells showed co-expression. It is suggested that EpCAM may increase during DEN-induced tumors, possibly associated with cell proliferation.

• 한국압력기기공학회 논문집
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.6-12
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• 2015

In this study, the performance test was carried out under various operation conditions targeting four representing types of lubricant which are mostly used in nuclear power plants, and mutually compared the characteristic and performance of lubricant. Especially, introducing the concept of the thread friction coefficient (hereinafter, TFC), which makes the friction relation between the stem nut and stem screw dimensionless. The test was performed to compare the lubricant performance for the four kinds of lubricant (Texaco, Alvania, Mobilux, MOVLL). In a test of the room temperature stem, the TFC of MOV Long Life shows the lowest value, next to Alvania EP2, Texaco EP2, and Mobilux EP0 in that order. And in a test of the high temperature stem, the TFC of Texaco EP2 shows the lowest, next to MOV Long Life, Alvania EP2, and Mobilux EP0 in that order. From the test result of the aging condition, three types of lubricant (MOV LL, Texaco EP2, Alvania EP2) show similar patterns up to 36 months, but in 60 months, the TFC of lubricant are increased rapidly.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.14-20
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• 1999

Two extracellular proteases, EP I and EP II, from cells of Oligotropha carboxydovorans (formerly Pseudomonas carboxydovorans) DSM 1227 grown in nutrient broth were purified to greater than 95% homogeneity in five steps using azocasein as a substrate. The final specific activities of EPs I and II were 214.9 and 667.4 units per mg of protein. The molecular weights of native EPs I and II were determined to be 23,000. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-gel electrophoresis revealed the two enzymes to be monomers. The enzymes were found to be serine-type proteases. The activity of EP I was stimulated by Ca2+, Mg2+, and Ba2+, but that of EP II was not. The enzymes were completely inhibited by Fe2+, Hg2+, Co2+, Zn2+, and Cd2+. EDTA and EGTA exhibited a strong inhibitory effect on EP I. The optimal pH for the two enzymes was pH 9.0. The optimal temperatures for EP I and II were 60 and 50$^{\circ}C$, respectively. The enzymes were stable under alkaline conditions. The thermal stability of EP I was higher than that of EP II. Cell-free extracts did not inhibit the purified enzymes. The enzymes were active on casein, azocasein, azocoll, and carbon monoxide dehydrogenase, but weakly active with bovine serum albumin.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.720-726
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• 2006

In an attempt to develop an artificial diet for growing olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus), weight gain, feed utilization and nutrient retention were investigated in fish fed moist (MP), semi-moist (SMP) and extruded pellets (EP). Excretion of nitrogen and phosphorus was also estimated based on their whole body gain and intake. EP and MP composed of raw fish and SMP made of formulated powder feed with water were prepared to have the same energy contents on a dry matter basis. A total of 240 fish with an average initial weight of 120 g were randomly distributed to each (20 fish/tank) of 12 circular plastic tanks (4 tanks/treatment) and fed experimental diets for 8 weeks. Fish groups fed EP (209 g) or SMP (209 g) recorded higher final weight than those fed MP (176 g), while dry feed consumption was highest in SMP groups (106 g), followed by MP (71 g) and EP groups (62 g). As a consequence, fish groups fed EP showed much lower feed conversion ratio than the other two groups. Protein efficiency ratio was also significantly higher in fish groups fed EP (2.55) than in those fed MP (1.44) and SMP (1.31). Fish groups fed EP, which showed the highest nitrogen retention of 43.9%, resulted in the lowest excretion of nitrogen of 35.5 g per kg gain. Also, the lowest phosphorus excretion of 6.0 g per kg gain was found in the EP groups with the highest P retention (37.0%) among treatments. Although the EP groups had the lowest dietary energy intake, they retained the highest energy in the whole body among treatments. The present results showed that EP could be more advantageous than MP or SMP in terms of growth, feed utilization and excretion of nitrogen and phosphorus for olive flounder.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.100-105
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• 2006

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of extruded pellet (EP) diets, as compared to a raw fish moist pellet (MP) diet for olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus, grown in commercial-scale aquaculture for 1 year. Four diets with duplication per diet were formulated for this experiment: two experimental EP diets (EP1 and EP2), one commercial EP diet (CEP), and a raw fish MP diet (MP). The MP diet consisted of 80% frozen horse mackerel and 20% commercial binder meal. Fish weighing $30.1{\pm}0.1 g$ ($mean{\pm}SD$) were distributed randomly to each aquarium as a group of 2,600 fish. Weight gain (WG) and feed efficiency ratio (FER) of fish fed EP2 and MP were higher (P<0.05) than those of fish fed CEP, while those of fish fed EP1 did not differ (P>0.05) from those fed EP2 and MP. However, fish fed the MP diet had a higher survival rate than fish fed the other diets. Fish fed EP2 had higher serum, phospholipids and total protein levels, and lower levels of serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT), glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (GPT), and total cholesterol than fish fed MP (P<0.05). Dorsal muscle and liver proteins and lipid of fish fed EP1 were higher (P<0.05) than those of fish fed CEP, while those of fish fed EP1 and MP did not differ from those of fish fed EP2 (P>0.05). These results strongly suggest that EP1 could be developed to replace MP for grow-out stage production of olive flounder without adverse effects on growth performance.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.166-172
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• 2013

본 연구는 솔잎 유래의 phytoncide essential oil을 증류수에 희석한 것(1%, v/v, DP)과 식용 에탄올에 희석한 것(1%, v/v, EP), 증류수(DW) 및 식용 에탄올(EE)을 침지액으로 이용하였다. pH는 DW 처리구에서 가장 높고 EP 처리구에서 가장 낮았으며, 증류수보다는 에탄올 포함 처리구에서, 대조구보다는 phytoncide 성분이 포함된 처리구에서 낮은 pH인 것으로 나타났다. 적정산도는 EP 처리구가 가장 높고, DW 처리구가 가장 낮은 것으로 나타나 pH의 결과와 잘 일치하는 경향이었다. 총 가용성 고형분 함량은 1.60~2.23의 범위로, 에탄올이 포함된 EE 및 EP 처리구에서 유의적으로 높은 함량으로 나타났으며, 포장필름 내 기체조성 분석결과, EP 처리구가 modified atmosphere packaging (MAP)의 원리인 저산소 및 고이산화탄소 조건인 것으로 나타났다. 관능검사 결과, 외관, 색 및 갈변 정도에서 EP 처리구가 유의적으로 높은 점수를 얻었으며, DW 처리구가 가장 낮은 점수를 얻어 갈변 저해에 뛰어난 효과가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 총균수는 저장 중 꾸준히 증가하는 경향이었으며, EP 처리구가 가장 완만한 증가율을 보여 항갈변뿐만 아니라 항균에도 효과가 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과들로 보아 EP 처리구는 갈변 저해 및 항균에도 효과가 뛰어나 품질 유지에 긍정적인 영향을 미치므로, 고품질 신선편이 양상추의 가공 및 유통에 있어 효과적인 방법으로 이용될 수 있을 것이라 기대된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.461-466
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• 2008

Transforming growth $factor-{\beta}$ ($TGF-{\beta}$)에 의해 유도되는 세포사멸 과정은 정상 조직에서 손상 받은 조직이나 비정상 적인 조직을 제거하는데 중요한 역할을 담당한다. Gadd45b는 p38 kinase를 활성화시킴으로 $TGF-{\beta}$에 의해 유도되는 세포사멸 과정을 매개한다고 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 $TGF-{\beta}$에 의해 세포사멸이 일어나는 EpH4 세포에서 Gadd45b 유전자의 발현이 $TGF-{\beta}$에 의해 촉진됨을 보여주었다. 어떠한 기작으로 $TGF-{\beta}$에 의해 Gadd45b 유전자의 발현이 촉진되는지 알아보기 위해 Gadd45g 유전자의 5'-flanking region을 cloning하였으며, EpH4 세포에서 $TGF-{\beta}$에 의해 그 promoter activity가 증가함을 확인하였다. 여러 가지 deletion mutants를 제조하여 promoter activity를 조사한 결과 전사 개시점으로부터 220 bp upstream 부위 에 promoter activity에 필수적인 sequence가 존재함을 확인하였다. 또한 $TGF-{\beta}$에 의한 Gadd45b 유전자의 promoter activity에 Smad2, Smad3, 그리고 Smad4가 중요한 기능을 담당함도 확인하였다. 마지막으로 ras 유전자가 도입되어 $TGF-{\beta}$에 의한 세포사멸이 억제되어있는 EpRas 세포에서 $TGF-{\beta}$에 의한 Gadd45b 유전자의 발현을 확인한 결과 EpRas 세포에서 $TGF-{\beta}$에 의한 Gadd45b 유전자의 발현이 억제됨을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과는 Gadd45b 유전자가 EpH4 세포에서 $TGF-{\beta}$에 의한 세포사멸을 유도하는데 중요한 기능을 담당할 가능성이 높음을 의미하는 것이다.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.114-120
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• 2013

An EP(Electrolytic Polishing)-MAP(Magnetic Abrasive Polishing) hybrid process was applied to remove burr on the micro pattern. Micro pattern fabrication processes are combined with micro milling and EP-MAP hybrid process for deburring. Depending on the micro milling conditions which are applied, micro burrs are formed around the side and top of the pattern. The EP-MAP deburring is used to remove these burrs effectively. To optimize removal rate and form error in the EP-MAP hybrid process, a design of experiment was performed. The effect of deburring process and form error of micro pattern are evaluated via SEM images and the results of AFM.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제41권8호
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• pp.99-104
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 연속적인 데이터를 위한 새로운 에러패턴 ROM(error pattern ROM: EP-ROM) 압축 기법이 제한되었다. EP-ROM은 연속적인 데이터를 근사값과 에러로 나눈 후 에러 대신 에러패턴의 인덱스를 저장함으로써 ROM의 크기를 줄인다. 이 기법은 연속된 데이터를 양자화할 때의 많은 경우 같은 에러패턴을 가진다는 특징을 이용한 것으로 ROM의 크기를 매우 작게 줄일 수 있다. 실험결과에서는 EP-ROM은 다양한 연속적인 데이터에 대하여 ROM 크기를 60∼77% 줄였다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1993년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.151-155
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• 1993

Evoked potentials(EP) measured with scalp electrodes are often described as a deterministic process corrupted by uncorrelated electrical activities occuring in the brain and These electrical activities(ongoing EEG) refer to noise in EP recording. The Conventional method to determine the EP waveform requires long recording time. Unfortunately most of algorithm developed are too complicated for implementation in real time. Thus, conner EP recording devices use Ensemble average for real time processing. In this paper introduce EP recording hardware for processing advanced algorithm in real tlne. This hardware is composed of DSP chip(TMS320c25) and microcomputer.