• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제81권2호
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• pp.324-336
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• 2020

심혈관계 석회화는 다양한 심혈관계 질환에서 나타나며 심혈관 사건 발생의 표지자의 역할을 한다. CT의 기술이 발전함에 따라 심전도동기 CT뿐만이 아닌 비 심전도동기 CT에서도 심혈관계 석회화를 평가하는 것이 가능해졌다. 이번 종설에서는 비 조영증강 비 심전도동기 흉부 CT에서 발견되는 심혈관계 석회화를 심혈관 사건 발생과 연관되었다고 알려진 3가지 석회화(관상동맥, 흉부 대동맥, 판막 석회화)에 대해 자세히 살펴보고 추가적으로 우연적으로 발견될 수 있는 심막 석회화에 대해서도 간단히 기술하였다. 우리나라에서 2019년 하반기부터 폐암 검진이 시작되면서 고령 흡연자의 비 조영증강 비 심전도동기 저선량 CT의 영상의 수가 늘어나고 있고 이에 우연히 발견되는 심혈관계 석회화도 늘어나고 있다. 그러므로 비 조영증강 비 심전도동기 흉부 CT에서 발견되는 심혈관계 석회화의 의미를 이해하고 적절히 보고하는 것이 영상의학과 의사에게 중요할 것이다.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.463-470
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• 2011

본 연구는 애호박 중 chlorpyrifos의 수확 전 최종 농약 살포일로부터 수확 일까지 농약의 잔류량 감소 추이를 파악하여 생산단계 농산물 중 농약의 잔류 특성 조사, 수확전 수확 예정일의 잔류량 예측 및 생산단계 농산물의 안전성을 평가하기 위하여 수행하였다. Chlorpyrifos의 검출한계는 0.005 mg/kg이었고, 검출한계의 10배와 50배 수준으로 농약을 처리하여 수행한 회수율은 95.2-102.7%로 양호하였다. 최종 약제 살포 당일 기준량 및 배량 처리구의 잔류량은 MRL인 0.1 mg/kg을 초과하였으나 수확 예정일인 10일차의 기준량 처리구는 MRL 이하였으며, 배량 처리구의 경우 MRL을 초과하였다. 애호박 중 chlorpyrifos의 생물학적 반감기는 기준량과 배량 처리구 각각 2.5일과 2.9일이었다. 최종 약제 살포 후 애호박 중 chlorpyrifos의 잔류량은 시간이 경과되면서 감소하는 경향이었는데, 이는 농약의 분해와 더불어 애호박이 증체함에 따라 잔류농약의 농도가 희석된 결과라고 판단되었다. 잔류시험 후 시험농약의 잔류량을 바탕으로 작성한 회귀곡선을 이용하여 수확전 잔류량을 예측한 결과 수확 당일 기준량 처리구에서 MRL 이하였으나 배량 처리구에서는 수확 예정일에 MRL을 초과하였다. 또한 애호박 중 chlorpyrifos의 잔류량으로 산출한 일일섭취허용량(ADI) 대비 일일섭취추정량(EDI)은 배량 처리구에서 282%로 높았으나 수확 예정일에는 18%로 감소하였다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.92-98
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• 2008

배추에 등록된 oxadiazine계 살충제 indoxacarb와 neonicotinoid계 살충제 thiamethoxam의 얼갈이배추 중 경시적 잔류특성을 구명하기 위하여 시험 농약을 기준량과 배량으로 살포한 후 시료를 채취하여 출하 단계별 잔류 특성을 조사하고, kinetics 해석에 따른 합리적인 회귀식과 생화학적 반감기를 산출하여 최종 농약살포 후 특정 시점에서의 잔류량을 예측하였다. 시험농약의 검출한계는 모두 0.01 mg $kg^{-1}$ 이었으며, 분석법의 회수율은 0.1 mg $kg^{-1}$ 수준에서 indoxacarb와 thiamethoxam 각각 $104.36{\pm}1.24%$와 $97.91{\pm}2.39%$이었고 0.5 mg $kg^{-1}$ 수준에서는 각각 $105.49{\pm}1.08%$와 $97.07{\pm}1.42%$이었다. Indoxacarb의 반감기는 기준량과 배량에서 각각 3.4일과 3.3일이었고, thiamethoxam의 반감기는 기준량과 배량에서 각각 2.3일과 3.5일이었다. Indoxacarb와 thiamethoxam의 초기 잔류량은 indoxacarb의 기준량을 제외하고는 모두 잔류허용기준 이상이었으나 수확예정일의 시료중 잔류농도는 모두 잔류허용기준 미만이었으며, 수확예정일의 잔류량으로 산출한 시험농약의 ADI 대비 EDI의 비율은 기준량과 배량 처리구에서 모두 4% 미만이었다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.51-56
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• 2006

Use of products containing phytoecdysteroid (PE) as active principle has become popular in prominent sericultural areas of India for hastening larval maturation events and synchronizing cocoon spinning activities as an obvious advantage is assured. At times, the present recommendation of administering PE at the onset of spinning results in peak labour requirement at odd hrs. To enable making recommendation for the use of PE on $multi{\times}bivoltine$ silkworm hybrids based on the climatic conditions prevailing in different areas especially with regard to temperature, the experiment was taken up to determine proper treatment times so that the induced spinning will be more orderly and the labour can be leveraged more efficiently. Different brackets of low ($18-22^{\circ}C$), medium ($24-28^{\circ}C$) and high ($29-32^{\circ}C$) temperature were simulated during the latter half of V larval instar and cocoon spinning. PE was administered to $multi{\times}bivoltine$ silkworm ($BL67{\times}CSR101$) hybrid batches as per the recommended dose at three different times viz., 10 am, 4 pm and 10 pm. Three replicates of 100 larvae were maintained for each treatment. Absolute controls were also maintained in each temperature range to compare the results. Cumulative maturation percentage was recorded at 6 hrs interval to ascertain peak mounting span. The influence of the treatment on the cocoon traits also was studied. Based on the peak mounting span, it was evident that in low temperature 10 pm treatment would be better. In medium and high temperature, treatment at 4 pm proved to be a better option. The influence of the treatment times at different temperature range on labour management is discussed.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.99-101
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• 2012

Fluorescent yield X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy is useful for analyzing local structure of specific elements in matrices. We developed an XAFS apparatus with a 100-pixel superconducting tunnel junction (STJ) detector array with a high sensitivity and a high resolution for light-element dopants in wide-gap semiconductors. An STJ detector has a pixel size of $100{\mu}m$ square, and an asymmetric layer structure of Nb(300 nm)-Al(70 nm)/AlOx/Al(70 nm)-Nb(50 nm). The 100-pixel STJ array has an effective area of $1mm^2$. The XAFS apparatus with the STJ array detector was installed in BL-11A of High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Photon Factory (KEK PF). Fluorescent X-ray spectrum for boron nitride showed that the average energy resolution of the 100-pixels is 12 eV in full width half maximum for the N-K line, and The C-K and N-K lines are separated without peak tail overlap. We analyzed the N dopant atoms implanted into 4H-SiC substrates at a dose of 300 ppm in a 200 nm-thick surface layer. From a comparison between measured X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES) spectra and ab initio FEFF calculations, it has been revealed that the N atoms substitute for the C site of the SiC lattice.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.281-288
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• 2004

The present study was undertaken to confirm whether melittin, a major constituent of whole bee venom (WBV), had the ability to produce the same nociceptive responses as those induced by WBV. In the behavioral experiment, changes in mechanical threshold, flinching behaviors and paw thickness (edema) were measured after intraplantar (i.pl.) injection of WBV (0.1 mg & 0.3 mg/paw) and melittin (0.05 mg & 0.15 mg/paw), and intrathecal (i.t.) injection of melittin $(6{\mu}g)$. Also studied were the effects of i.p. (2 mg & 4 mg/kg), i.t. $(0.2{\mu}g\;&\;0.4{\mu}g)$ or i.pl. (0.3 mg) administration of morphine on melittin-induced pain responses. I.pl. injection of melittin at half the dosage of WBV strongly reduced mechanical threshold, and increased flinchings and paw thickness to a similar extent as those induced by WBV. Melittin- and WBV-induced flinchings and changes in mechanical threshold were dose- dependent and had a rapid onset. Paw thickness increased maximally about 1 hr after melittin and WBV treatment. Time-courses of nociceptive responses induced by melittin and WBV were very similar. Melittin-induced decreases in mechanical threshold and flinchings were suppressed by i.p., i.t. or i.pl. injection of morphine. I.t. administration of melittin $(6{\mu}g)$ reduced mechanical threshold of peripheral receptive field and induced flinching behaviors, but did not cause any increase in paw thickness. In the electrophysiological study, i.pl. injection of melittin increased discharge rates of dorsal horn neurons only with C fiber inputs from the peripheral receptive field, which were almost completely blocked by topical application of lidocaine to the sciatic nerve. These findings suggest that pain behaviors induced by WBV are mediated by melittin-induced activation of C afferent fiber, that the melittin-induced pain model is a very useful model for the study of pain, and that melittin-induced nociceptive responses are sensitive to the widely used analgesics, morphine.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.198-205
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• 2017

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of single or/and double strains of probiotic supplement on feed efficiency, growth performance, and microbial population in distal gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of weaning rabbits. Methods: Sixty-four weaning (28 days old) New Zealand White rabbits were randomly distributed into four groups with treatments including: basal diet without probiotic supplement (control) or supplemented as follows: $1{\times}10^6cfu/g$ B. subtilis (BS group), $1{\times}10^7cfu/g$ L. acidophilus (LA group), or $0.5{\times}10^6cfu/g$ B. subtilis plus $0.5{\times}10^7cfu/g$ L. acidophilus (BL group). During the research, the male and female rabbits were fed separately. Body weight of the rabbits was recorded at 28, 42, and 70 d of age. Results: There was an increase (p<0.05) in body weight gain for the LA group at 42 d. Rabbits fed BL responsed with a greater growth (p<0.05) and better feed conversion ratio (p<0.05) than those fed with no probiotic. Digestibility coefficients of dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, neutral detergent fiber, and gross energy were higher (p<0.05) in LA and BL groups than those in the control group. Male rabbits had higher (p<0.05) Bacilli spp. and Coliformis spp. in the ileum than female rabbits. Rabbits supplemented with BS had greater (p<0.05) numbers of bacilli in all intestinal segments than those receiving no probiotic, whereas intestinal Lactobacilli populations were greater (p<0.001) in the LA and BL diets compared to control. Average intestinal coliform populations were lowest (p<0.05) in the rabbits supplemented with LA as compared to those fed the control and BS. Conclusion: Supplementation of L. acidophilus alone or in combination with B. subtilis at a half of dose could enhance number of gut beneficial bacteria populations, nutrient digestibility, cecal fermentation, feed efficiency, and growth performance, but rabbits receiving only B. subtilis alone were not different from the controls without probiotic.

• 환경생물
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.101-107
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• 2010

Metal ions are essential to life. However, some metals such as mercury are harmful, even when present at trace amounts. Toxicity of mercury arises mainly from its oxidizing properties. Ionizing radiation (IR) is an active tool for destruction of cancer cells and diagnosis of diseases, etc. IR induces DNA double strand breaks in the nucleus, In addition, it causes lipid peroxidation, ceramide generation, and protein oxidation in the membrane, cytoplasm and nucleus. Yeasts have been a commonly used material in biological research. In yeasts, the physiological response to changing environmental conditions is controlled by the cell types. Growth rate, mutation and environmental conditions affect cell size and shape distributions. In this work, the effect of IR and mercury chloride (II) on the morphology of yeast cells were investigated. Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells were treated with IR, mercury chloride (II) and IR combined with mercury chloride (II). Non-treated cells were used as a control group. Morphological changes were observed by a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The half-lethal condition from the previous experimental results was used to the IR combined with mercury. Yeast cells were exposed to 400 and 800 Gy at dose rates of 400Gy $hr^{-1}$ or 800 Gy $hr^{-1}$, respectively. Yeast cells were treated with 0.05 to 0.15 mM mercury chloride (II). Oxidative stress can damage cellular membranes through a lipidic peroxidation. This effect was detected in this work, after treatment of IR and mercury chloride (II). The cell morphology was modified more at high doses of IR and high concentrations of mercury chloride(II). IR and mercury chloride (II) were of the oxidative stress. Cell morphology was modified differently according to the way of oxidative stress treatment. Moreover, morphological changes in the cell membrane were more observable in the frequently stress treated cells than the temporarily stress treated cells.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.258-263
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• 2001

집단급식에 공급되는 생계육에의 Campylobacter의 오염특성을 분석하기 위하여 경기지역의 한 공급업체의 단체급식용 생계육에서 Campylobacter를 분리.동정하고 특성을 분석하였다. 생계육에 오염된 일반 세균수는 $10^4$~$10^{6}$ CFU/g로 나타났고 Campylobacter를 분리를 위하여 증균배지와 선택배지를 사용하여 candle method과 microaerophilic chamber를 활용하여 일차적으로 205균주를 분리하였다. Gram staining, catalase, oxidase의 생화학적인 특성으로 28개의 균주를 분리하였고 pA와 pB의 primer를 사용한 PCR로 16개의 Campylobacter spp.를 동정할 수가 있었다. 특히 이들 중 9개의 균주가 42$^{\circ}C$도 뿐만아니고 $25^{\circ}C$에서도 생육이 가능한 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 생계육의 초기 총균수가 평균적으로 $10^{5}$ CFU/g로 높은 것으로 나타났고 저온 생육가능한 Campyobacter도 많이 분포하고 있으므로 infective dose가 낮은 이들에 의한 식중독의 위해를 줄이기 위하여 대량 집단급식시 철저한 위생관리가 요구되었다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.565-573
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• 2018

의료용 사이크로트론은 방사성의약품을 생산하기 위해 양성자를 고속으로 가속시켜 핵반응을 일으키게 되며, 핵반응을 통해 불필요한 중성자가 발생하게 된다. 중성자는 사이클로트론의 부품에 방사화를 일으키는 원인으로 종사자들의 피폭의 원인이 된다. 이에 본 연구에서는 핵반응이 일어나는 Targetry 부품들인 Aluminum body, Silver body, Havar foil의 방사화 정도를 분석하여 피폭선량을 알아보고자 하였다. 실험결과 Aluminum body와 Silver body는 방사화된 핵종들의 에너지가 작고, 반감기가 짧아 종사들에게 미치는 선량이 미미하였으며, 재사용하는데 문제가 없었다. 하지만 Havar foil의 경우 방사화된 핵종들의 에너지가 높고 반감기가 길어 종사자들에게 미치는 영향이 매우 높았으며, 방사성폐기물로써 특별한 관리가 필용한 것으로 나타났다.