• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권9호
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• pp.473-479
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• 2017

환경오염과 인체의 유해성 및 지구온난화로 인하여 자동차의 파워트레인의 변화가 심화되고 있으며 전기자동차의 시장점유율이 상승하고 있다. 또한, 화석연료를 기반으로 하는 내연기관 자동차의 엄격한 배기가스규제를 충족시키기 위해 자동차와 선박용 후처리장치의 비중이 점차로 증가하고 있다. 이 연구의 목적은 CNG 버스에서 배출되는 유독성 가스를 저감하는 NGOC의 $CH_4$와 NOx 저감 능력 향상을 위하여 조촉매 $CeO_2$ 담지량에 영향을 파악하는 것이다. 3종의 천연가스산화촉매(NGOC)를 Fresh 조건과 $700^{\circ}C$ 12hr 열적 열화 조건으로 촉매를 제조한 후 유해가스 저감 성능을 평가하였다. $CeO_2$는 일반적으로 산화 환원반응성이 좋아 촉매활성에 좋다고 알려져 왔으며, 안정적인 물질인 $CH_4$와 NOx 저감 능력에 미치는 영향을 연구하는 것은 의의가 있다. 6wt% $CeO_2$가 담지된 Fresh $1Pt-3Pd-1Rh-3MgO-6CeO_2/(Al+Z)$ NGOC는 $CH_4$에 대한 선택도가 큰 Pd의 분산도가 제일 높았고 유해가스 저감 성능도 향상되었다. $700^{\circ}C$ 12hr 고온조건에서 내구성이 낮은 지지체 zeolite의 화합물 결정이 일부 파괴되면서 zeolite의 결정체인 $Al_2O_3$가 떨어져 나와 응집되었다. 6wt% $CeO_2$가 담지된 NGOC는 귀금속의 분산도 저하가 가장 작았고, $CeO_2$의 열적인 내구성으로 인하여 유해가스 저감 성능이 가장 높았다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.441-447
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• 2002

The bleaching of discolored nonvital teeth is conservative treatment that satisfy the cosmetic desire. The most common method for this treatment, walking bleaching, is using 30% hydrogen peroxide and sodium perborate. Many alternatives are suggested for preventing the external cervical root resorption that is the common complication of the nonvital teeth bleaching with 30% hydrogen peroxide The same extent of oxidation reactions as that resulted by the bleaching with the application of 30% hydrogen peroxide and sodium perborate can also be acquired more safely by materials that contain 10% carbamide peroxide, used primarily for the bleaching of vital teeth. Therefore, this study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of 10% and 15% carbamide peroxide bleaching gel in nonvatal teeth bleaching. The internal bleaching of intentionally discolored teeth was performed in vitro with 10% carbamide peroxide (Group 1), 15% carbamide peroxide (Group 2), mixture of distilled water and sodium perborate (Group 3), and mixture of 30% hydrogen peroxide and sodium perborate (Group 4). The bleaching materials were refreshed following 3, 6, 9 and 12 days. To evaluate the bleaching effect, the color change of the crowns was measured at 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 15 days of bleaching using the colorimeter. The results were as follows：1. L$^*$ and $\Delta$E$^*$ values were increased with time in all bleaching agents (p<0.01). 2. There was no significant difference in L$^*$ and $\Delta$E$^*$ value among bleaching agents. 3. $\Delta$E$^*$ value higher than 3 was shown after 3 days of bleaching with 10% carbamide peroxide gel, 1 day with 15% carbamide poroxide gel, 4 days with mixture sodium perborate and distilled water and 4 days with mixture sodium perborate and 30% hydrogen peroride, respectively. These results revealed that the use of 10% and 15% carbamide peroxide bleaching gel in non-vital teeth bleaching is as effective as mixture of distilled water and sodium perborate and mixture of 30% hydrogen peroxide and sodium perborate. Accordingly, carbamide peroxide could be used clinically to bleach discolored non-vital teeth.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제79권4호
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• pp.257-266
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• 2016

Background: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a common interstitial lung disease; it is a chronic, progressive, and fatal lung disease of unknown etiology. Over the last two decades, knowledge about the underlying mechanisms of pulmonary fibrosis has improved markedly and facilitated the identification of potential targets for novel therapies. However, despite the large number of antifibrotic drugs being described in experimental pre-clinical studies, the translation of these findings into clinical practices has not been accomplished yet. NADH:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) is a homodimeric enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of NADH to $NAD^+$ by various quinones and thereby elevates the intracellular $NAD^+$ levels. In this study, we examined the effect of increase in cellular $NAD^+$ levels on bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis in mice. Methods: C57BL/6 mice were treated with intratracheal instillation of bleomycin. The mice were orally administered with ${\beta}$-lapachone from 3 days before exposure to bleomycin to 1-3 weeks after exposure to bleomycin. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was collected for analyzing the infiltration of immune cells. In vitro, A549 cells were treated with transforming growth factor ${\beta}1$ (TGF-${\beta}1$) and ${\beta}$-lapachone to analyze the extracellular matrix (ECM) and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Results: ${\beta}$-Lapachone strongly attenuated bleomycin-induced lung inflammation and fibrosis, characterized by histological staining, infiltrated immune cells in BALF, inflammatory cytokines, fibrotic score, and TGF-${\beta}1$, ${\alpha}$-smooth muscle actin accumulation. In addition, ${\beta}$-lapachone showed a protective role in TGF-${\beta}1$-induced ECM expression and EMT in A549 cells. Conclusion: Our results suggest that ${\beta}$-lapachone can protect against bleomycin-induced lung inflammation and fibrosis in mice and TGF-${\beta}1$-induced EMT in vitro, by elevating the $NAD^+$/NADH ratio through NQO1 activation.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.103-114
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• 2017

A membrane bioreactor by sequentially alternating the inflow and by applying a two-stage coagulation control based on pre-coagulation was evaluated in terms of phosphorus removal efficiency and cost-savings. The MBR consisted of two identical alternative reaction tanks, followed by aerobic, anoxic and membrane tanks, where the wastewater and the internal return sludge alternatively flowed into each alternative reaction tank at every 2 hours. In the batch-operated alternative reaction tank, the initial concentration of nitrate rapidly decreased from 2.3 to 0.4 mg/L for only 20 minutes after stopping the inflow, followed by substantial release of phosphorus up to 4 mg/L under anaerobic condition. Jar test showed that the minimum alum doses to reduce the initial $PO_4$-P below 0.2 mg/L were 2 and 9 mol-Al/mol-P in the wastewater and the activated sludge from the membrane tank, respectively. It implies that a pre-coagulation in influent is more cost-efficient for phosphorus removal than the coagulation in the bioreactor. On the result of NUR test, there were little difference in terms of denitrification rate and contents of readily biodegradable COD between raw wastewater and pre-coagulated wastewater. When adding alum into the aerobic tank, alum doses above 26 mg/L as $Al_2O_3$ caused inhibitory effects on ammonia oxidation. Using the two-stage coagulation control based on pre-coagulation, the P concentration in the MBR effluent was kept below 0.2 mg/L with the alum of 2.7 mg/L as $Al_2O_3$, which was much lower than 5.1~7.4 mg/L as $Al_2O_3$ required for typical wastewater treatment plants. During the long-term operation of MBR, there was no change of the TMP increase rate before and after alum addition.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.311-316
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 모발의 내부 및 외부구조에 자외선이 미치는 영향에 관하여 조사를 수행하였다. 자외선이 조사된 모발의 형태학적 및 화학적 구조의 변화를 알아보기 위해 주사전자현미경(SEM), 투과전자현미경(TEM), 공초점레이져주사현미경(CLSM) 등을 사용하였다. SEM상에서 자외선이 조사된 모발은 자외선에 의한 화학적 산화반응에 의한 표면이 거칠고 부풀어진 형태를 보였다. 이황화결합(disulfide bond)의 산화에 의한 시스테인산(cysteic acid)의 분해로 팽윤부위가 관찰되었다. 또한 자외선 조사에 의해 표면색의 변화를 나타내었다. TEM 분석결과 버진헤어(virgin hair)의 경우에는 매끄러운 표면구조를 나타내었지만, 자외선 조사모발에 있어서는 거칠고 모수질층이 갈라진 형태를 보여주었다. 모피질층에 존재하는 멜라닌 입자의 크기가 감소하고 소실되는 것이 관찰 되었다. CLSM에 의해 3차원적 구조의 입체영상을 얻을 수 있었으며, 광학분할에 의한 버진헤어는 강한 형광을 나타내었지만, 자외선 조사모발은 낮은 형광을 보여주었다. 이는 버진헤어의 경우 자동형광을 나타낼 수 있는 방향족 아미노산이 많이 존재하는데 비해 자외선 조사모발은 방향족 아미노산이 파괴되어 낮게 나온 것으로 여겨진다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.383-387
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• 2006

To investigate the effect of GyeongshinhaeGihwan 1(GGT1) frequently used as an anti-obesity herbal medicine in oriental medicine on the expression of obesity-related genes, we measured the changes in mRNA levels of these genes by GGT1 in human growth hormone transgenic (hGHTg) obese female rats, and these effects by GGT1 were compared with those of reductil (RD), an anti-obesity drug approved by FDA. Rats received once daily oral administrations of autoclaved water, RD, or GGT1 for 8 weeks. At the end of study, rats were sacrificed and tissues were harvested. Total RNA from adipose tissue, liver and kidney was prepared and the mRNA levels for LPL (lipoprotein lipase), $PPAR{\gamma}$ (peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-gamma), $PPAR{\delta}$ (peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-delta), leptin, $TNF{\alpha}$ (tumor necrosis factor-alpha), and internal standard G3PDH (glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase) were analyzed by RT-PCR. Compared with control group, $PPAR{\gamma}$ mRNA levels of liver and kidney were decreased in both RD and GGT1 groups, and the effects were more prominent in GGT1 group than in RD group, suggesting that GGT1 is effective in the inhibition of lipid storage by decreasing the $PPAR{\gamma}$ expression. $PPAR{\delta}$ mRNA levels of adipose tissue were increased by RD and GGT1 compared with DW, and the magnitude of increase were higher in GGT1 group than in RD group, indicating that GGT1 stimulates fatty acid oxidation and energy metabolism by activating $PPAR{\delta}$ expression. GGT1 group had higher concentrations of serum leptin, a well-known inhibitor of appetite, than control and RD groups. However, The mRNA levels of leptin, LPL, and $TNF{\alpha}$ were not changed by GGT1. These results indicate that GGT1 can prevent obesity in hGHTg obese female rats by down-regulating and up-regulating the mRNA expression of $PPAR{\gamma}$ and $PPAR{\delta}$, respectively, and that this anti-obesity effects were more pronounced in GGT1 group compared with RD group. In addition, GGT1 seems to inhibit obesity by increasing the circulating leptin levels.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.69-78
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• 1978

알루미나이징강에 대하여 초기마모영역에서 rolling-sliding 마모시험을 한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1) 2차 확산재의 내마모성이 가장 우수하고 처녀재에 비하여 저응력 레벨에서 약 18%, 고응력에서 약 40%의 마모감소를 나타낸다. 2) 2차 확산재는 피복층과 합금층 경계부근의 공공생성으로 인하여 예상보다 내마모성이 낮다. 3) 알루미나이징강의 rolling-sliding 접촉에 의한 마모파양의 형태는 spalling 이며 spalling crack은 합금속의 경계부근에서 발생한다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.259-266
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• 2006

A dual-channel glass coil sampling technique was used to measure hourly formaldehyde concentration in the ambient air. The dual-channel coil sampling assembly consists of three parts; an all-pyrex 28-turn coil made of 0.2-cm internal diameter glass tubing for gas-liquid contact and scrubbing of soluble gases, an inlet section upstream of the coil for introducing sample air and scrubbing solution, and a widened glass section downstream of the coil for gas-liquid separation. The scrubbing solution used was a dilute aqueous DNPH (dinitrophenylhydrazine) solution. Hourly concentration of formaldehyde was determined at a Gwangju semi-urban site during two intensive studies between September and October using the dual channel glass-coil/DNPH sampling technique and HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) analysis. The mean concentration was 1.7($0.4{\sim}4.7$) and 3.0($0.5{\sim}19.1$) ppbv for the September and October intensives, respectively, which are considerably low, compared to those measured in polluted urban areas around the world including several urban areas of Korea. The diurnal variation showed significant increase of formaldehyde in the daytime suggesting the dominance of formation of formaldehyde due to photochemical oxidation of methane and other hydrocarbons. An increase in the formaldehyde sometimes in the night might be due to an increase in primary source, i.e. traffic emissions. It was also found that rapid increase in formaldehyde levels from 3.0 to 19.1 ppbv in the afternoon on October 20 was due to plumes from burning of agricultural wastes such as rice straw and stubble. It is expected from the measurement data that the constructed dual-channel glass coil sampling system can be utilized for measuring atmospheric concentration of the formaldehyde with high time resolution.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.241-254
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• 2017

무령왕릉 석수와 지석은 같은 암종으로 심성화성암에 속하는 각섬석암(hornblendite)이다. 이 암석은 녹회색에 중립의 등립질 입상조직을 보이며, 주요 조암광물은 각섬석과 사장석이다. 석수의 전암대자율은 0.15~0.63(평균 $0.42{\times}10^{-3}SI\;unit$), 왕의 지석은 0.11~0.38(평균 $0.24{\times}10^{-3}SI\;unit$), 왕비의 지석은 0.10~0.33(평균 $0.18{\times}10^{-3}SI\;unit$)으로 거의 동일한 낮은 값을 보였다. 이 암석은 공주 부근에서 대규모 산출지를 찾기가 어려우나 암맥상으로 여러 곳에서 확인된다. 그러나 산출상태와 암상으로 보아 석수와 지석의 암석은 맥암과는 달리 심성암의 특징을 보인다. 석수와 지석의 표면에 분포하는 적갈색 및 담갈색 오염물의 분석 결과, 적갈색 오염물은 Fe에 의한 산화물로, 담갈색 오염물은 Ca의 용출에 의한 것으로 나타났다. 적갈색 오염물은 암석 내부 기원과 철제 부장품의 산화가 모두 작용하였으며, 담갈색 오염물은 왕릉에 사용된 석회질에서 유입되어 약간의 철산화물이 더해진 것으로 판단된다. 석수와 지석은 균열, 탈락과 같은 물리적 요인과 화학적 오염이 복합적으로 작용하여 손상이 진행되었다. 그러나 모두 물리적 손상은 극히 적으며, 석수 일부분과 왕비 지석 앞면을 제외하고는 화학적 풍화에도 안정한 상태이다.

• 공업화학
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.522-526
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• 2007

산화처리 탄소로부터 상분해시킨 코크스의 구조 및 전기화학적 특성을 조사하였고, KOH 활성화 코크스와 비교하였다. $NaCLO_3$/니들 코크스의 비율이 7.5 이상의 조건에서 산화처리를 행한 graphene 층간 구조를 가진 니들 코크스($d_{002}=3.5{\AA} $)는 산화흑연 구조로 상변화가 일어나고, 이 때 산소함량의 증가와 함께 층간 간격은 $6.9{\AA} $으로 증가하였다. 산화처리 탄소를 $200^{\circ}C$에서 열처리 건조를 하면 상분해가 일어나서 다시 graphene 층간 구조로 복원하고, 층간 간격은 $3.6{\AA} $으로 감소하였다. 그러나, KOH 활성화 과정에서 니들 코크스의 층간 변화는 관찰되지 않았다. 한편, 1차 충전에서 전해질 이온들에 의한 상분해 코크스에의 침입은 1.0 V에서 일어나고, 이는 KOH 활성 코크스보다 작은 수치이다. 상분해 코크스를 이용한 커패시터 셀은 1 kHz에서 $0.57{\Omega}$의 내부저항을 나타내고, 2 전극 시스템에서 0~2.5 V 범위 내에서 측정한 상분해 코크그의 중량 또는 전극 부피 당 용량은 각각 30.3 F/g과 26.9 F/mL을 나타내었고, 이들 특성은 KOH 활성 코크스보다 우수하였다. 상분해 코크스의 우수한 전기화학적 특성은 산화처리-상분해 과정에서의 층간 팽창-수축에 따른 층간 결함과 관련 있는 것으로 판단된다.