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The prominin-like Gene Expressed in a Subset of Dopaminergic Neurons Regulates Locomotion in Drosophila

  • Ryu, Tae Hoon;Subramanian, Manivannan;Yeom, Eunbyul;Yu, Kweon
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • 제45권9호
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    • pp.640-648
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    • 2022
  • CD133, also known as prominin-1, was first identified as a biomarker of mammalian cancer and neural stem cells. Previous studies have shown that the prominin-like (promL) gene, an orthologue of mammalian CD133 in Drosophila, plays a role in glucose and lipid metabolism, body growth, and longevity. Because locomotion is required for food sourcing and ultimately the regulation of metabolism, we examined the function of promL in Drosophila locomotion. Both promL mutants and pan-neuronal promL inhibition flies displayed reduced spontaneous locomotor activity. As dopamine is known to modulate locomotion, we also examined the effects of promL inhibition on the dopamine concentration and mRNA expression levels of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and DOPA decarboxylase (Ddc), the enzymes responsible for dopamine biosynthesis, in the heads of flies. Compared with those in control flies, the levels of dopamine and the mRNAs encoding TH and Ddc were lower in promL mutant and pan-neuronal promL inhibition flies. In addition, an immunostaining analysis revealed that, compared with control flies, promL mutant and pan-neuronal promL inhibition flies had lower levels of the TH protein in protocerebral anterior medial (PAM) neurons, a subset of dopaminergic neurons. Inhibition of promL in these PAM neurons reduced the locomotor activity of the flies. Overall, these findings indicate that promL expressed in PAM dopaminergic neurons regulates locomotion by controlling dopamine synthesis in Drosophila.

A Study on the Role of Locomotion Orientation as an Antecedent of Salespeople' Selling Behavior

  • Lee, Ihn Goo;Ji, Seong Goo
    • Asia Marketing Journal
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    • 제15권2호
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    • pp.175-194
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the locomotion orientation on salespeople' sales performance with the mediating effect of selling behavior(adaptive selling behavior, SOCO). And we figure out the relationship between customer-oriented selling behavior and adaptive selling behavior because those relationships are not clear. The authors infer research hypotheses based on literature review. We have confirmed the reliability and validity test and those results can be acceptable. Hypotheses test were conducted with structural equation modeling, AMOS. All paths in the research model reasoned by authors have been supported statistically at the significant level. This study with the theoretical implications is as follows. First, this study is the first attempt to investigate the path between locomotion orientation and adaptive selling behavior and SOCO. Secondly, there is an empirical conflict between our study and Franke and Park(2006)'s study. Our study was contradictory to Franke and Park(2006)'s consequences. And so, figuring out clearly those causal paths remains. This study with practical implications are as follows. First of all, the salespeople' selling performance was affected by adaptive selling behavior, customer-oriented selling behavior, and sales-oriented activities, such as the importance of selling behavior once again proven. It is necessary to enhance the capabilities that can be transformed into action appropriate to the needs of customers each sales step-by-step in the process of salespeople for various system through education and incentives, and to interact with customers and understand their customers relative to salespeople will. In order to enhance adaptive selling behavior, the company needs to do educational program and monitoring system with the positional promotion when salespeople get the high adaptive selling behavior. Secondly, the locomotion orientation of the salespeople is to cause this selling behavior. Management style to increase locomotion orientation is needed, which means, salespeople' superior about something should be conducted. In order to stimulate the selling behavior of the salespeople, most supervisors should use some managerial tools such as feedback, engagement, and rewards.

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VR 공간에서의 이동기술 평가를 위한 사용성평가 모델 (Usability Evaluation Model for Locomotion Technology in VR Space)

  • 딩슈후이;셰차오;장영직;윤태수
    • 한국융합학회논문지
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    • 제10권9호
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2019
  • 본 논문에서는 가상 환경(VE; Virtual Environment)에서 이동기술을 사용성평가 하기 위한 평가모델을 제안하고 사례연구를 통해 검증하고자 한다. 이를 위한 순서는 첫째, VR상에서 이동기술에 대한 이론적인 접근을 통해 분석하기 위한 요소를 도출한다. 둘째, VR상에서의 이동기술과 사용성 평가에 대한 정의 및 개념을 통해 이론적으로 정립하여 문헌조사를 통해 VE에 대한 이론적인 접근을 통해 분석하기 위한 요소를 도출한다. 셋째, 이를 바탕으로 VE에서의 이동기술을 평가하기 위한 사용성 평가 모델을 제안한다. 마지막으로, 문헌조사에서 도출한 세 가지 이동기술을 적용한 기존의 VR 게임을 실험 및 분석하여 결과를 도출한다. 본 논문을 통해 VR상에서의 이동기술은 각각의 방법을 별도로 사용하는 것이 아니라 사용성 평가를 통해 접근 및 분석하면 VR 게임 콘텐츠 성격에 부합하는 이동기술을 제안할 수 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 본 논문은 VR 콘텐츠의 제작 단계에서 이동기술의 문제점을 도출할 수 있고 기준을 제안할 수 있는 유의미한 자료라 사료된다.

High glucose diets shorten lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans via ectopic apoptosis induction

  • Choi, Shin-Sik
    • Nutrition Research and Practice
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    • 제5권3호
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    • pp.214-218
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    • 2011
  • Diets based on carbohydrates increase rapidly the blood glucose level due to the fast conversion of carbohydrates to glucose. High glucose diets have been known to induce many lifestyle diseases. Here, we demonstrated that high glucose diet shortened the lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans through apoptosis induction. Control adult groups without glucose diet lived for 30 days, whereas animals fed 10 mg/L of D-glucose lived only for 20 days. The reduction of lifespan by glucose diet showed a dose-dependent profile in the concentration range of glucose from 1 to 20 mg/L. Aging effect of high glucose diet was examined by measurement of response time for locomotion after stimulating movement of the animals by touching. Glucose diet decreased the locomotion capacity of the animals during mid-adulthood. High glucose diets also induced ectopic apoptosis in the body of C. elegans, which is a potent mechanism that can explain the shortened lifespan and aging. Apoptotic cell corpses stained with SYTO 12 were found in the worms fed 10 mg/L of glucose. Mutation of core apoptotic regulatory genes, CED-3 and CED-4, inhibited the reduction of viability induced by high glucose diet, which indicates that these regulators were required for glucose-induced apoptosis or lifespan shortening. Thus, we conclude that high glucose diets have potential for inducing ectopic apoptosis in the body, resulting in a shortened lifespan accompanied with loss of locomotion capacity.

곤충형 다리 구조를 갖는 4족 로봇의 효율적인 계단 보행 방법 (An Efficient Stair Locomotion Method of Quadruped Robot with Mechanism of Insectile Leg)

  • 변재오;최윤호
    • 한국전자통신학회논문지
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    • 제10권3호
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    • pp.395-402
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    • 2015
  • 본 논문에서는 곤충형 다리 구조를 갖는 4족 로봇의 정적 계단 보행 시 계단과의 충돌 제약이 없는 효율적인 걸음새 궤적 생성 방법을 제안한다. 우선 4족 로봇의 순기구학 및 역기구학 모델을 각기 대수학적 방법과 기하학적 방법으로 유도한다. 제안한 방법에서는 보행 시작 위치에서 수직 상승 후 사인 파형의 계단 보행 궤적을 생성하고, 계단과의 충돌을 피하기 위한 보행 궤적의 계수를 설정한다. 또한 안정적인 계단 보행을 위한 걸음새 순서를 결정한다. 마지막으로, 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 통해 제안한 계단 보행 방법의 효용성 및 실제 적용 가능성을 검증한다.

격자형 용접선 추적을 위한 용접 이동로봇의 모델링 및 제어 (Modeling and Control of Welding Mobile Robot for the Tracking of Lattice Type Welding Seam)

  • 이근유;서진호;오명석;김상봉
    • 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한기계학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회
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    • pp.923-928
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    • 2003
  • This paper presents the motion control of a mobile robot with arc sensor for lattice type welding. Its dynamic equation and motion control method for welding speed and seam tracking are described. The motion control is realized in the view of keeping constant welding speed and precise target line even though the robot is driven along a straight line or comer. The mobile robot is modeled based on Lagrange equation under nonholonomic constraints and the model is represented in state space form. The motion control of the mobile robot is separated into three driving motions of straight locomotion, turning locomotion and torch slider controls. For the torch slider control, the proportional integral derivative (PID) control method is used. For the straight locomotion, a concept of decoupling method between input and output is adopted and for the turning locomotion, the turning speed is controlled according to the angular velocity value at each point of the comer with range of $90^{\circ}$ constrained to the welding speed. The proposed control methods are proved through simulation results and the results have proved that the mobile robot has enough ability to apply the lattice type welding line.

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