• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.577-598
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• 2016

This paper presents a numerical study of pile force distribution in a pile group foundation subjected to vertical load and large moment. The physical modeling of a pile foundation for a wind turbine is analyzed using 3D finite element software, PLAXIS 3D. The soil profile consists of several clay layers, which are modeled as Mohr-Coulomb material in an undrained condition. The piles in the pile group foundation are modeled as special elements called embedded pile elements. To model the problem of a pile group foundation, a small gap is created between the pile cap and underlying soil. The pile cap is modeled as a rigid plate element connected to each pile by a hinge. As a result, applied vertical load and large moment are transferred only to piles without any load sharing to underlying soil. Results of the study focus on pile load distribution for the square shape of a pile group foundation. Mathematical expression is proposed to describe pile force distribution for the cases of vertical load and large moment and purely vertical load.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.335-341
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• 2016

본 논문에서는 최대 무선전력전송 효율 구현에 필요한 최적 부하저항을 수신기 입력 임피던스(통상 $50{\Omega}$)에 바로 정합하기 위하여 수신 코일의 권선 수를 제어하는 방법을 제안한다. 수신 코일 권선 수와 도선 사이의 근접 효과가 고려된 최적 부하저항의 수식에 따라 수신 코일을 설계, 제작 및 측정하였다. 이론과 EM 시뮬레이션, 측정을 통하여 최적 부하 저항과 효율을 비교한 결과 비교적 잘 일치함을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 논문의 결과를 활용하면 별도의 급전 루프 없는 단순하고 부피가 작은 2-coil 시스템으로도 허용된 최대 전력을 구현할 수 있다.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.164-173
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• 2013

Genomic instability, which occurs through both genetic mechanisms (underlying inheritable phenotypic variations caused by DNA sequence-dependent alterations, such as mutation, deletion, insertion, inversion, translocation, and chromosomal aneuploidy) and epigenomic aberrations (underlying inheritable phenotypic variations caused by DNA sequence-independent alterations caused by a change of chromatin structure, such as DNA methylation and histone modifications), is known to promote tumorigenesis and tumor progression. Mechanisms involve both genomic instability and epigenomic aberrations that lose or gain the function of genes that impinge on tumor suppression/prevention or oncogenesis. Growing evidence points to an epigenome-wide disruption that involves large-scale DNA hypomethylation but specific hyper-methylation of tumor suppressor genes, large blocks of aberrant histone modifications, and abnormal miRNA expression profile. Emerging molecular details regarding the modulation of these epigenetic events in cancer are used to illustrate the alterations of epigenetic molecules, and their consequent malfunctions could contribute to cancer biology. More recently, intriguing evidence supporting that genetic and epigenetic mechanisms are not separate events in cancer has been emerging; they intertwine and take advantage of each other during tumorigenesis. In addition, we discuss the collusion between epigenetics and genetics mediated by heterochromatin protein 1, a major component of heterochromatin, in order to maintain genome integrity.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제22권8호
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• pp.1833-1841
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• 1997

집적광학에서 가장 기본적이고 필수적인 소자인 구형 유전체 도파로는 근사적인 해석방법에서부터 수치계산방법까지 여러가지 방법으로 연구되어왔다. 본 논문에서는 구형 유전체도파로의 해석을 위해 연속적인 섭동궤환방법을 이용하여 최적 등가도파로모델을 선택하고, 시뮬레이션을 통한 비교, 분석 결과, 섭동궤환방법을 이용해서 구한 전파상수가 다른 방법에 의해 얻어진 결과보다 더욱 정확한 값에 일치함으로써 최적의 근사치를 얻을 수 있음을 확인하였고, 또한 여기서 구한 전파 상수를 이용하여 여러 가지 집적광학 소자의 설계에 유용한 필드 특성을 표현하였다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.563-575
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• 1998

To investigate the changes during the differentiation of the cerebral neurons of chick embryo of tne embryogenic day (ED) 7 and 8, the ultrastructural changes in the cerebral neurons, the activity of dehydronases (LDH, MDH and SDH), protein expression profile and adenosine triphosphate concentration were analyzed. In ED 7 chick embryos, relatively large nucleus, centrally located nucleolus, evenly spread chromatin over nucleoplasm, and prominent nuclear envelope were observed. Oval-shaped mitochondria with well-developed cristae were present over entire cytoplasm. In ED 8 chick embryos, evenly spread chromatin over nucleoplasm, and prominent nuclear envelope were observed. In the cytoplasm, well-developed rough endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi complex were observed. In ED 7 chick embryos and ED 8 chick embryos, 31 polypeptide bands and 34 polypeptide bands were observed, respectively. The activities of dehydrogenases were lower in ED 7 chick embryos than in ED 8 chick embryos. LDH activity was 8.16 (ED 7) and 9.28 (ED 8), MDH activity was 7.98 (ED 7) and 10.10 (ED 8), and SDH activity was 5.49 (ED 7) and 7.14 (ED 8) respectively. The ATP concentration remained unchanged over ED 7 and 8.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.479-485
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• 2018

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Gelidium amansii (GA) contains plenty of agars and various biological substances, which make them a popular functional food to control body weight in previous studies. Unlike previous studies focused on agar in GA, objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of agar-free GA extract (AfGAE) on preventive and treatment models by using diets-induced obese (DIO) C57BL/6J mice. MATERIALS/METHODS: AfGAE were used to test their effects on the prevention (Exp-1) and treatment (Exp-2) against obesity after pilot study in DIO mice. The weight changes of the body and fat tissues and protein expression related to lipid metabolism and inflammation as well as plasma lipid profile and insulin were detected. RESULTS: Although AfGAE did not prevent long-term DIO, it did increase the levels of anti-inflammatory cytokine production and lipolysis protein. We further evaluated various doses of AfGAE in preventive and treatment models. As a result, our findings suggested that an AfGAE administration as a preventive model might be a better approach to achieve its anti-inflammatory and lipolysis-promoting effects in DIO mice. CONCLUSION: Although future studies to investigate the target materials such as polyphenols in AfGAE are required, the result suggests that GA without agar might be a therapeutic tool to improve health conditions related to inflammation.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.126-140
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• 2022

Stem cells can be applied usefully in basic research and clinical field due to their differentiation and self-renewal capacity. The aim of this study was to establish an effective novel therapeutic cellular source and create its molecular expression profile map to elucidate the possible therapeutic mechanism and signaling pathway. We successfully obtained a mesenchymal stem cell population from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) cultured on chemically defined feeder-free conditions and treated with connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) and performed the expressive proteomic approach to elucidate the molecular basis. We further selected 12 differentially expressed proteins in CTGF-induced hESC-derived mesenchymal stem cells (C-hESC-MSCs), which were found to be involved in the metabolic process, immune response, cell signaling, and cell proliferation, as compared to bone marrow derived-MSCs(BM-MSCs). Moreover, these up-regulated proteins were potentially related to the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. These results suggest that C-hESC-MSCs are a highly proliferative cell population, which can interact with the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway; thus, due to the upregulated cell survival ability or downregulated apoptosis effects of C-hESC-MSCs, these can be used as an unlimited cellular source in the cell therapy field for a higher therapeutic potential. Overall, the study provided valuable insights into the molecular functioning of hESC derivatives as a valuable cellular source.

• 한국항만학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.25-38
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• 1995

The wind generated circulation model describes the phenomenon based on the following physical assumptions: a) As the horizontal dimension of the flow domain is several orders of magnitude larger than vertical dimension, nearly horizontal flow is realistic. b) The time taken for circulation to develop may effect on the flow domain of the earth's rotation, the contribution of the Coriolis force. c) A flow domain of large dimension results in quite large Reynolds number and the Reynolds stresses are approximated by the turbulent mean velocity gradient. d) The circulation is forced by the shear stresses on the water surface exercised by the wind. Modification made to the depth average approximation of the convective terms and the bed shear stress terms by adopting a certain distribution of current over the depth and laboratory measurements for the bed shear expression. Modification circulation patterns, energy evolution and surface profile gave the significant differences comparing with the classical model results. The modified model results in higher free surface gradients balancing both the free surface shear and the bed shear and consequently to higher surface profiles along the coast.

• BMB Reports
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.341-346
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• 2023

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a multifaceted syndrome influenced by the functions of various extrinsic and intrinsic pathways and pathological processes, which can be detected in circulation using biomarkers. In this study, we investigated the secretome protein profile of induced-hypertrophy cardiomyocytes to identify next-generation biomarkers for AMI diagnosis and management. Hypertrophy was successfully induced in immortalized human cardiomyocytes (T0445) by 200 nM ET-1 and 1 μM Ang II. The protein profiles of hypertrophied cardiomyocyte secretomes were analyzed by nano-liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry and differentially expressed proteins that have been identified by Ingenuity Pathway Analysis. The levels of 32 proteins increased significantly (>1.4 fold), whereas 17 proteins (<0.5 fold) showed a rapid decrease in expression. Proteomic analysis showed significant upregulation of six 14-3-3 protein isoforms in hypertrophied cardiomyocytes compared to those in control cells. Multi-reaction monitoring results of human plasma samples showed that 14-3-3 protein-zeta levels were significantly elevated in patients with AMI compared to those of healthy controls. These findings elucidated the role of 14-3-3 protein-zeta in cardiac hypertrophy and cardiovascular disorders and demonstrated its potential as a novel biomarker and therapeutic strategy.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.247-294
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• 1996

본 논문은 사상채질분류검사지의 표준화 연구와 공동작업으로 행해진 연구로써 최근에 들어 다각도로 행해지고 있는 사상체질분류 객관화 연구의 한 방면이라고 하겠다. 본 논문의 주된 내용은 진단정확률의 확인을 통하여 새로 개발된 검사지의 타당도를 검증해 보고 프로파일 분석이라고 하는 통계분석상의 기법을 활용해서 설문지에 대한 적응도가 다소 떨어지는 집단들을 추출해내고 그들의 특성을 분석연구하자는 것이다. 연구에 사용된 검사지는 기본의 1992년판 검사지를 의학, 문학, 철학 및 심리화분야등 각 방면에서 폭넓은 검토를 거쳐 개정한 것이다. 본 연구의 대상이 되는 집단은 1995년 8월 7일부터 동년 9월 6일까지 경희의료원 동서종합건진센터 및 경희의료원 한방병원의 사상의학과에서 수진하여 전문의의 사상체질변증과정을 거친 외래환자들의 집단과 체질변증 과정이 없이 개방적으로 자료를 모집하되 연령별, 성별, 학력별로 나누어 고르게 분포하도록 한 일반인들의 집단으로 집단내 인원수는 각각 총 274명과 1092명이었다. 이들로부터 채집된 자료중 환자집단의 자료를 가지고 진단정확률을 조사하고, 일반인군 자료의 표준화에서 얻어진 규준(norms)을 환자군의 사상척도점수에 적용하여 T점수를 구하고 다변량군집분석을 시행하여 집단별 특성을 프로파일 그래프로 작성하여 파악해 보는 작업을 거쳐 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 예언집단과 실제 집단간의 비교로 나타나는 진단정확률은 기존의 QSCC에 비하여 대폭 향상된 70.08%로 나타나 검사지의 타당도가 입증되었다. 2. 각 체질집단의 전체 프로파일 특성비교에서 각 체질별로 해당척도에 대한 반응은 모든 척도에서 일정하게 상승되어 체질변증의 측면에서 긍정적인 양상을 보였다. 3. 자기표현의 정도를 중심으로 관찰해 본 전체 프로파일의 분석에서는 소양집단이 가장 뚜렷한 선명성을 보였고 소음집단이 가장 취약하였으며 태음집단은 이중적 속성을 나타냈다. 4. 각 체질별 세 군의 하위집단중에서 소위 이탈집단이라고 할 수 있는 부류의 집단은 나머지 두 집단과 프로파일의 특성에 있어서 확연히 구분되는 양상을 보였는 바 그 내용은 다음과 같다. 가. 소양인의 이탈집단은 소양집단의 일반적 속성과 달리 현저하게 소극적인 양상을 보였으며 소음척도에서 비교적 높은 반응을 보였다. 나. 태음인의 이탈집단은 점수분포가 매우 낮은 소극적 양상을 보였으며 태음집단의 특성인 태양-태음 동반상승과는 반대로 태양척도에서 점수가 급락하는 현상을 나타냈다. 다. 소음인의 이탈집단은 소양집단의 프로파일 형태와 유사한 특성을 보여 소음집단 특유의 소극적이고 표현에 취약한 특성이 대부분 희석된 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과로 보아 제작된 검사지의 타당도가 입증되었으며 본 연구의 과정에서 실시한 체질별 이탈집단의 프로파일 분석을 통해 몇가지 방향에서 그들의 특성을 파악할 수 있었다. 이 결과는 추후에 본 검사지의 개선에 하나의 자료로 이용될 수 있을 것으로 기대하며 검사지의 발전을 위해서는 이탈집단과 대조집단의 특성차이에 대한 좀 더 심층적인 연구가 지속되어져야 할 것으로 사료된다.