• Interdisciplinary Bio Central
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.5.1-5.4
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• 2009

This article is an addendum to the authors’ previous article (Kim, J. et al. (2008) Plant Cell 20, 307-319). The instrumentation and software described in this article were used to analyze the circadian leaf movement in the previous article. Here, we provide detailed and practical information on the instrumentation and the software. The source code of the LMA program is freely available from the authors. The circadian clock regulates a wide range of cyclic physiological responses with a 24 hour period in most organisms. Rhythmic leaf movement in plants is a typical robust manifestation of rhythms controlled by the circadian clock and has been used to monitor endogenous circadian clock activity. Here, we introduce a relatively easy, inexpensive, and simple approach for measuring leaf movement circadian rhythms using a USB-based web camera, public domain software and a Leaf Movement Assay (LMA) program. The LMA program is a semi-automated tool that enables the user to measure leaf lengths of individual Arabidopsis seedlings from a set of time-series images and generates a wave-form output for leaf rhythm. This is a useful and convenient tool for monitoring the status of a plant's circadian clock without an expensive commercial instrumentation and software.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.23-30
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• 1997

Leaf movements in nyctinastic plants are produced by changes in the turgor of extensor and flexor cells, collectively called motor cells, in opposing regions of the leaf movement organ, the pulvinus. In Samanea saman, a tropical tree of the legume family, extensor cells shrink and flexor cells swell to bend the pulvinus and fold the leaf at night, whereas extensor cells swell and flexor cells shrink to straighten the pulvinus and extend the leaf in the daytime. These changes are caused by ion fluxes primarily of potassium and chloride, across the plasma membrane of the motor cells. These ion fluxes are regulated by exogenous light signals and an endogenous biolgical clock. Inward-directed K$^+$ channels are closed in extensor and open in flexor cells in the dark period, while these channels are open in extensor and closed in flexor cells in the light period. Blue light opens the closed K$^+$ channels in extensor and closes the open them in flexor cells during darkness. Illumination of red light followed by darkness induces to open the closed K$^+$ channels in flexor and to close the open K$^+$ channels in extensor cells in the light. The dynamics of K$^+$ channels in motor cells that are controlled by light signals are consistent with the behavior of the pulvini in intact plants. Therefore, these cell types are an attractive model system to elucidate regulations of ion transports and their signal transduction pathways in plants. This review is focused on light-controlled ion movements and regulatory mechanisms involved in phosphoinositide signaling in leaf movements in nyctinastic plants.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.87-95
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• 2002

야외에서 채집한 27종 식물의 메탄올 추출물의 벼 도열병, 벼 잎집무늬마름병, 토마토 잿빛곰팡이병, 토마토 역병, 밀 녹병 및 보리 흰가루병에 대한 방제효과를 실험하였다. 벼 도열병에 대하여는 환삼덩굴, 비비추, 맥문동, 황기 추출물이, 잿빛곰팡이병에 대해서는 닭의장풀 추출물이, 보리 흰가루병에 대하여는 황기 추출물이 그리고 밀 녹병에 대하여는 비비추, 맥문동, 까마중 그리고 황기 추출물이 우수한 방제효과를 보였다. 이들 중 밀 녹병에 대하여 방제효과가 우수한 4종 시료를 선발하여 이들의 방제 특성을 조사하였나. 맥문동과 까마중 추출물은 밀 녹병에 대한 예방효과가 다른 추출물에 비하여 우수하였으며, 치료효과는 황기 추출물은 우수하였으나 까마중 추출물은 다소 미약한 치료활성이 있었다. 식물 추출물의 침투이행성은 엽육이행과 엽간이행으로 실험하였는데, 4종 추출물 모두 엽간이행은 거의 없었으나, 엽육이행은 우수하였다. 식물추출물의 약효지속성은 대부분 좋았으며 특히 비비추와 까마중 추출물은 약제처리 7일 후에도 95% 이상의 방제가를 보였다. 이들 결과를 종합해 보면 4종 식물 추출물 특히 까마중 추출물은 포장에서 밀 녹병에 대하여 우수한 방제효과를 보이리라 생각된다.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.936-942
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• 2018

The diagnostic multi-leaf collimator preventing unnecessary dose from entering into patients during the diagnostic examination was made in this study. The movement of the entire 50 leaves was embodied with the group of 25 ones thereof configured in a pair facing each other on the left and right of the median line. Dimensions of the length, width, and height of each shielding leaf were $5{\times}0.5{\times}0.5cm^3$ resulting in the maximum boost field of $10{\times}10cm^2$. The material of multi-leaf collimator had the excellence on the machinability with the use of the SKD-11 alloy tool steel having the high wear resistance against frequent movement, and it was devised to control both-side's shielding leaves by moving 2 motors unlike existing remedial multi-leaf collimator that use as many motors as the number of 50 shielding leaves. Thereafter, the transmission dose of leaves, cross-leaf leakage dose, and inter-leaf leakage dose were measured by the developed multi-leaf collimator attached to X-ray equipment. An ionization chamber was used to detect doses there from, and the comparative analysis was carried out by means of the radiographic film that was easy to detect the dose leakage in between each leaf. Results obtained from the test conducted in comparative analysis yielded approximately 98%, 96%, and 94% of shielding efficiency realized at each level of energy of 80kV, 100kV, and 120kV it was confirmed there was no dose leakage resulted from the varied level of irradiation energy. Thus the multi-leaf collimator to be developed based on this study is thought that it could fully reduce the unnecessary dose to patients in the diagnostic test and the shielding efficiency thereof is expected to be increasing if it is made in a miniaturized form with a way of increasing the thickness of each leaf later for an extended application to general diagnostic purposes.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.561-567
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• 2011

상록활엽관목으로서 꽃이 화려하고 관상가치가 높으나 멸종위기 수종인 자생만병초와 원예도입종 만병초 품종을 공시하여 내한성의 기작을 잎 운동과 광합성 활성 등의 생리적 반응을 조사하여 구명하고자 하였으며 다음과 같이 요약된다. 월동 후의 엽소 피해 정도로 측정한 내한성 정도는 자생종인 만병초와 홍만병초에서 도입종보다 크게 높았으며, 도입종 중에서도 'Nova Zembla'에서 가장 낮았고, 'Cynosure'와 'Parker's Pink'는 이보다 다소 높았다. 저온에 의한 엽각의 변화는 자생종과 'Parker's Pink' 품종에서 크게 일어났으며, 'Nova Zembla'와 'Cunningham's White'에서의 변화는 적었다. 저온에 의한 잎말림 현상도 자생종에서 크게 일어났고 도입종은 이들보다 작았으며, 도입종 중에서는 'Parker's Pink'가 다소 컸고 나머지 품종들은 작았다. 자생종의 내한성은 저온에 의한 엽각변화와 잎말림현상이 관여하는 것으로 판단되며, 내한성이 약한 'Parker's Pink'에 있어서는 잎운동 활성과의 관련성이 적어 다른 요인이 관여하고 있는 것으로 생각된다. 내한성이 강한 만병초에서 월동 전 광합성 활성이 높았고 월동 후 광합성활성의 회복이 자생종 및 도입종의 'Cynosure'에서 비교적 빨랐으며, 내한성이 가장 약했던 'Nova Zembla'에서 월동 전 광합성 활성과 월동 후 광합성활성의 회복속도가 가장 낮았다. 기공전도도는 광합성활성과 유사한 경향을 보였으며, 내한성이 강한 자생종에서 월동 후 뿌리로부터 잎으로의 수분이동이 원활하여 엽소현상이 적었고, 월동 후 기공전도도가 가장 낮았고 수분이동에 크게 제한을 받은 'Nova Zembla'에서 엽소현상이 크게 나타난 것으로 생각된다. 이상의 결과로부터 만병초 종에 있어서 월동중의 잎 운동과 월동후의 수분이동 및 광합성에 의해 축적되는 수분스트레스 관련 물질들이 종합적으로 관여하여 엽소현상으로서 나타나는 내한성을 결정하는 것으로 생각된다.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.319-325
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• 2001

Transport of colored papers and decomposition of leaf litter of Quercus mongolica, Acer pseudo-sieboldianum, and Kalopanax pictus were investigated on three patches differentiated by aspect and understory in a temperate hardwood forest. Two patches are represented by dwarf bamboo (Patch SS) and herbaceous plants (Patch S), respectively, Iying on a south-west-facing slope. The other patch (Patch N) is located on a northeastfacing slope with herbaceous plants. Colored papers were placed on the patches to understand the pattern of litter movement on the ground. Papers were move dispersed in Patch S than in the other two patches. Some of the colored papers placed in Patch S moved upward. The results suggest that the litter movement is affected by aspect and that the leaf litter is retained by dwarf bamboo in Patch SS. Decay constant of Q. mongolica was significantly (p＜0.05) lower than those of K. pictus and A. pseudo-sieboldianum. Decay rates of Q. mongolica were significantly different between Patches N and S and between Patches SS and S (p＜0.05). On the other hand, decay rates of the other species were not significantly different among the three patches. The results suggest that aspect and understory exert an influence on redistribution and decomposition of leaf litter and that the effects could be different among the plant species.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2016

Cotton leaf curl is devastating disease of cotton characterized by leaf curling, vein darkening and enations. The disease symptoms are induced by DNA satellite known as Cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite (CLCuMuB), dominant betasatellite in cotton but another betasatellite known as Chili leaf curl betasatellite (ChLCB) is also found associated with the disease. Grafting experiment was performed to determine if host plant resistance is determinant of dominant population of betasatellite in cotton (several distinct strains of CLCuMuB are associated with the disease). Infected scion of Gossypium hirsutum collected from field (the source) was grafted on G. arboreum, a diploid cotton species, resistant to the disease. A healthy scion of G. hirsutum (sink) was grafted at the top of G. arboreum to determine the movement of virus/betasatellite to upper susceptible scion of G. hirsutum. Symptoms of disease appeared in the upper scion and presence of virus/betasatellite in the upper scion was confirmed via molecular techniques, showing that virus/betasatellite was able to move to upper scion through resistant G. arboreum. However, no symptoms appeared on G. arboreum. Betasatelites were cloned and sequenced from lower scion, upper scion and G. arboreum which show that the lower scion contained both CLCuMuB and ChLCB, however only ChLCB was found in G. arboreum. The upper scion contained CLCuMuB with a deletion of 78 nucleotides (nt) in the non-coding region between Arich sequence and ${\beta}C1$ gene and insertion of 27 nt in the middle of ${\beta}C1$ ORF. This study may help in investigating molecular basis of resistance in G. arboreum.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1996년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.49-51
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• 1996

We have developed the prototype Multi-leaf Collimator(MLC) for Medical linear acclerator. In this study, we have examined the mechanical characteristics of newly developed multileaf collimator. The leaf movement in clinical situation and the modification of accessories is good. such as the block tray mount and the wedges, due to the new MLC installation are efficient. But it was that bolts and nuts for the leaf control should have better performance.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.130-136
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• 1982

소맥엽신에 있어서 기공개도의 측정법 및 기공개도의 일변화를 검토하여 광합성연구 및 수분생리 연구의 기초자료를 얻고자 조사하였든 바 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 기공개도의 실측치와 침윤법에 의한 시약순위와는 직선적인 비례관계가 있었다. 2. 침윤법으로 측정한 시약순위 1의 경우 기공개도의 실측 평균치는 0.7$\pm$0.5$\mu$이었으며 순위 6의 경우는 6.3$\pm$0.6이었다. 3. 동일엽신내에서도 엽신의 기부는 선단부보다 기공개도가 현저히 컸다. 4. 지엽과 제1엽 엽신의 기공은 10시경에 제2엽은 12시경에 기공개도가 가장 컸으며, 오후가 되면서 기공개도는 감소하기 시작하여 18시경에는 거의 완전히 폐공하였다. 5. 기공개도의 최대치는 지엽보다 제1엽이 또 세력이 왕성한 분벽의 엽신일수록 큰 경향이었다. 6. 엽신기부의 기공은 선단부에 비하여 모든 엽위와 어는 시각에서도 기공개도가 큰 일변화를 보였다. 7. 이상의 결과로부터 소맥엽신의 기공개도 측정은 침윤법으로 가능하나 품종이나 육종재료들에 대하여 기공개도를 비교할 때는 엽위, 엽신부위 및 분벽간에 차가 있으므로 측정재료 선정에 주의가 필요하리라 본다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.43-52
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• 2019

Background: The mid-term performance of clinical linear accelerator (LINAC) during volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) treatment period is not performed in clinical practice and usually replaced with one-time plan quality assurance (QA). In this research we aim to monitor daily reproducibility of VMAT delivery from tracking individual leaf movement error and dosimetric error to evaluate the mid-term quality of the machine used. Materials and Methods: First, multileaf collimator (MLC) information was imported into MATLAB program to determine which of the MLC leaves in the leaf bank had the maximum RMS position error (maxRMS). We estimated where the maximum positional errors (maxPE) of the chosen leaf occur along its path length and tracked its daily variations over the entire treatment period. Secondly, picture information of dosimetric error from portal dosimetry was imported into MATLAB where representative high gamma index region (HGR) was determined as HGR with length of > 1 cm and their centers were daily tracked. Results and Discussion: The maxPEs in the brain and tongue cases were distributed broader than in other cases, but all data were found located within ${\pm}0.5mm$. From first day to last day all of five cases show the similar visual pattern of HGRs and Centers of the longest HGRs remained within ${\pm}1mm$ of that in first day. These findings prove excellent mid-term performance of the LINAC used in VMAT treatments over a full course of treatment. Conclusion: Tracking the daily location changes of leaf movement and dosimetric error can be a good indicator of predicting the daily quality like stability and reproducibility of beam delivering in VMAT treatment.