• 생명과학회지
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• 제20권11호
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• pp.1738-1741
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• 2010

기존의 동물모델에서 암의 성장은 caliper를 이용하여 고형암 부피를 측정으로써 조사하였으나, 암 조직 속의괴사와 부종으로 인하여 부피측정에 신뢰성이 결여 되어 있다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해 발광 암세포를 이용하여 광학생체영상적으로 분석하는 방법이 개발 되었다. 본 연구에서는 전립선 발광 암세포를 제조하여 고형암 동물모델에서 B16 발광 암세포와 암 성장을 비교 측정하여 신규발광 암세포를 평가하였다. In vitro에서 세포 수와 발광강도는 높은 상관관계를 보였고($R^2$=0.99), 고형암 동물모델에서 암 성장 측정은 괴사에 의한 오차를 줄였다. 이러한 발광신호를 기반으로 한 측정방법은 caliper의 부피 측정에 비하여 높은 항암효과를 보임으로써 기존의 발광 암세포보다 신규 발광전립선 암세포의 유용성을 증명하였다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제44권7호
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• pp.993-999
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 선정한 생약재 및 복합처방단의 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 저해 활성을 알아보았으며, 이 방법이 미백 소재 스크리닝을 위한 유용한 평가법인지를 알아보았다. 한의학과 민간에서 당뇨의 개선 및 치료 효과가 우수하다고 알려진 생약재 및 처방 중 죽력, 귀전우, 적양, 연자육, 마인, 청심연자음의 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 활성 저해 효과는 식후 혈당조절제인 acarbose와 비교하여 볼 때 우수한 효과를 나타내었다. 미백 효과가 알려진 연자육을 함유한 청심연자음 hydrolyzed EtOAc layer는 $100{\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 약 50% 멜라닌 생성 저해 효과를 보였다. 또한 청심연자음 hydrolyzed EtOAc layer는 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 활성 저해 효과가 우수하였으나 mushroom tyrosinase 활성 저해 효과는 나타나지 않았다. 이로써 청심연자음 hydrolyzed EtOAc layer는 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 활성을 저해시켜 tyrosinase의 glycosylation을 저해함으로써 멜라닌 생성 억제 효과가 나타나는 것으로 생각된다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 활성 억제 효과가 있으면서 당뇨병에 효과가 있는 생약재들은 N-linked glycoprotein인 tyrosinase의 glycosylation을 저해하여 tyrosinase의 세포 내 이동이나 활성을 억제함으로써 멜라닌 생성을 억제할 것으로 사료되며, 본 연구에서 선정된 생약재들은 당뇨병 치료를 위한 목적뿐만 아니라 화장품에서 새로운 미백 소재로서의 활용가치가 있을 것으로 판단된다. 또한 미백에 효과가 있는 소재 스크리닝을 위해 현재 널리 사용되고 있는 mushroom tyrosinase 활성 저해 효과와 다른 접근 방법으로써 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 활성 측정 방법도 하나의 평가법으로 유용할 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.534-541
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• 2019

본 연구는 부추의 안전한 재배를 위해 전국에 부추를 재배하는 지역 중 겨울재배지 A지역 3농가(I, II, III)와 여름재배지 B지역 3농가(I, II, III)를 선정하여 부추와 부추가 재배되고 있는 토양의 미생물 오염도를 조사하였다. 부추와 부추 재배 토양에서 위생지표세균(일반세균수, 대장균군, 대장균)과 병원성 미생물(B. cereus, E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., L. monocytogenes)을 조사하였다. 그 결과, A지역 3농가의 부추에서 일반세균수는 5.87-8.76 log CFU/g으로 검출되었으며 r대장균군은 1.20-6.98 log CFU/g으로 검출되었다. B지역 3농가에서는 일반세균수가 6.30-7.90 log CFU/g으로 나타났으며 대장균군은 4.97-7.36 log CFU/g이었다. 또한 A지역 3농가의 부추 재배 토양에서 일반세균수는 5.94-7.48 log CFU/g으로 검출되었으며 대장균군은 2.45-5.62 log CFU/g으로 검출되었다. B지역 3농가에서는 일반세균수가 6.30-7.80 log CFU/g으로 나타났으며 대장균군은 6.17-7.40 log CFU/g으로 검출되었다. A지역과 B지역의 부추, 부추 재배 토양에서 대장균이 모두 검출되지 않았다. 두 지역의 부추와 부추 재배 토양의 병원성 미생물 분석 결과, B. cereus는 A지역의 부추 시료 30개 중 8개(26.6%) 시료에서 검출되었으며 부추 재배 토양 24개 시료 중 24개(100%) 시료에서 검출되었다. 또한 B지역 3농가는 모두 멀칭한 농가로 부추에서는 B. cereus가 검출되지 않았으며 부추 재배 토양에서 9개 시료 중 6개(66.6%) 시료에서 검출되었다. 반면에 두 지역의 부추와 부추 재배 토양에서 E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., L. monocytogenes은 검출되지 않았다. 농산물에서 B. cereus와 같은 병원성 미생물의 오염은 재배단계에서 토양 등으로 인해 쉽게 오염될 수 있다. 이러한 오염을 줄이기 위해 농작물 재배 시 작물과 토양의 접촉을 최소화하기 위해 토양 멀칭재배와 온도 및 습도 등 재배환경을 관리하는 것이 미생물 오염도를 줄이는데 효과적일 것으로 판단된다. 또한 농산물로 인한 식중독 사고를 예방하기 위해서는 재배환경 모니터링 연구와 위생적인 관리방안에 대한 지속적인 연구가 필요할 것이라고 생각된다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제18권9호
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• pp.475-481
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• 2008

Positive temperature coefficient of resistivity (PTCR) characteristics of (1-x)$BaTiO_3-x(Bi_{0.5}K_{0.5})TiO_3$ ceramics doped with $Nb_2O_5$ were investigated in order to develop the Pb-free PTC thermistor available at high temperatures of > $120^{\circ}C$. The PTCR characteristics appearing in the ($B_{i0.5}K_{i0.5})TiO_3$ (< 5 mol%) incorporated $BaTiO_3$ ceramics, which might be mainly due to $Bi^{+3}$ ions substituting for $Ba^{+2}$ sites. The 0.99$BaTiO_3-0.01(Bi_{0.5}K_{0.5})TiO_3$ ceramics showed good PTCR characteristics of a low resistivity at room temperature (${\rho}_r$) of $31{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$ a high ${\rho}_{max}/{\rho}_{min}$ ratio of $5.38{\times}10^3$, and a high resistivity temperature factor (${\alpha}$) of $17.8%/^{\circ}C$. The addition of $Nb_2O_5$ to 0.99$BaTiO_3-0.01(Bi_{0.5}K_{0.5})TiO_3$ ceramics further improved the PTCR characteristics. Especially, 0.025 mol% $Nb_2O_5$ doped 0.99$BaTiO_3-0.01(Bi_{0.5}K_{0.5})TiO_3$ ceramics exhibited a significantly increased ${\rho}_{max}/{\rho}_{min}$ ratio of $8.7{\times}10^3$ and a high ${\alpha}$ of $18.6%/^{\circ}C$, along with a high $T_c$ of $148^{\circ}C$ despite a slightly increased ${\rho}_r$ of $31{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.97-108
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• 2024

Purpose : In this study, we aimed to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nursing students' adjustment to college life by focusing on their empathic ability, perceived stress, and resilience. Methods : We applied a descriptive survey research design, which included a self-report questionnaire. The participants comprised 307 nursing students in B city. The data were analyzed by calculating the percentages, means, standard deviations, t-tests, ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and hierarchical regression using SPSS 23.0. Results : The participants' empathic ability score was 3.30±.42, perceived stress score 1.85±.49, resilience score 3.44±.64, and adjustment to college life score 3.25±.52. Adjustment to college life was positively correlated with resilience (r=.43, p<.001) but negatively correlated with perceived stress (r=.27, p<.001). Factors affecting adjustment to college life include, among general characteristics in Model 1, in descending order, major satisfaction-satisfied (β=.54, p<.001), interpersonal conflict: never (β=.26, p=.018), health status: healthy (β=.25, p=.002), character: positive (β=.21, p=.006), character: optimistic (β=.19, p=.015), parents' economic power: high (β=.15, p=.047), and gender: male (β=.11, p=.016). Model 1 was statistically significant (F=11.67, p<.001), and the explanatory power was 41 %. In Model 2, empathic ability, perceived stress, and resilience were added as independent variables. When including the dependent variables, the factors that most influenced adjustment to college life were perceived stress (β=-.37, p<.001), major satisfaction-satisfied (β=.36, p<.001), health status-healthy (β=.25, p<.001), gender-male (β=.10, p=.015), and resilience (β=.10, p=.029). Model 2 was statistically significant (F=17.65, p<.001), and the explanatory power was 56 %. Conclusion : We found that gender, major satisfaction, health status, perceived stress, and resilience affected adjustment to college life among nursing students who had experienced the COVID-19 pandemic. To increase their ability to adjust to college life, a gender-specific intervention program should be developed that can improve the students' health status, major satisfaction and resilience, and reduce their perceived stress.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.239-245
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to compare the electromyography signal's power spectrum mean and median tendencies appearing in the lower extremity during walking while wearing roller shoes. 9 male subjects volunteered who have no experience riding inline-skate or roller-skate, and have no record of musculoskeletal disorder. Subjects walked on treadmill twice for an hour (Once a week, one trial with the roller on and the other without roller, Walking velocity = 1.39 m/s). Electromyography was measured every 15 minute (0, 15, 30, 45, 60 minutes). Surface electrode sticked muscle at rectus femoris(R.F.), vastus lateralis(V.L.), vastus medialis(V.M.), biceps femoris(B.F.), tibialis anterior(T.A.), gastrocnemius lateralis(G.L.), gastrocnemius medialis(G.M.). At Rectus femoris, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus medialis, and Biceps femoris showed no statistically significant decrease of median frequency or mean edge frequency as time passes. Also, between two treatments (wearing the roller shoes vs not wearing the roller shoes), no statistically significant difference. After 60 minutes, mean edge frequency showed statistically significant decrease at tibalis anterior and after 45 minutes, mean edge frequency showed statistically significant decrease compared to wearing roller shoes without the wheels at gastrocnemius lateralis. At gastrocnemius medialis after 30 minutes, median frequency showed statistically significant decrease, and showed statistically significant difference compared to the control group. Wearing the roller shoes with wheels for a long time resulted in statistically significant decrease of mean edge frequency and median frequency in lower extremity, especially in shank muscles. Increase of wearing time of roller shoes and walking on a bumpy road wearing roller shoes with wheels result fatigue and thus, danger of injury.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제58권4호
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• pp.369-375
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• 2015

Meat from black pigs (BP) is in high demand compared with that from modern white pig (WP) breeds such as Landrace pigs owing to its high quality. However, the growth rate of black pigs is slower than that of white pig breeds. We investigated differences in the fecal microbial composition between white and black pigs to explore whether these breeds differed in the composition of their gut microbial communities. The swine gut microbiota was investigated using Illumina's MiSeq-based sequencing technology by targeting the V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene. Our results showed that the composition of the gut microbiota was significantly different between the two pig breeds. While the composition of the WP microbiota shifted according to the growth stage, fewer shifts in composition were observed for the BP gut microbiota. In addition, the WP gut microbiota showed a higher Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio compared with that of BP. A high ratio between these phyla was previously reported as an obesity-linked microbiota composition. Moreover, the WP microbiota contained a significantly higher abundance of cellulolytic bacteria, suggesting a possibility of higher fiber digestion efficiency in WP compared to BP. These findings may be important factors affecting growth performance and energy-harvesting capacities in pigs. Our findings of differences in the gut microbiota composition between the two breeds may provide new leads to understand growth rate variation across pig breeds.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제16권12호
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• pp.1337-1343
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• 2007

The aim of this study was to isolate chicken feather-degrading bacteria with high keratinolytic activity and to investigate cultural conditions affecting keratinolytic enzyme production by a selected isolate. A chicken feather-degrading bacterial strain CH3 was isolated from poultry wastes. Isolate CH3 degraded whole chicken feather completely within 3 days. On the basis of phenotypical and 16S rDNA studies, isolate CH3 was identified as Bacillus thuringiensis CH3. This strain is the first B. thuringiensis described as a feather degrader. The bacterium grew with an optimum at pH 8.0 and $37^{\circ}C$, where maximum keratinolytic activity was also observed. The composition of optimal medium for keratinolytic enzyme production was feather 0.1%, sucrose 0.7%, casein 0.3%, $K_2HPO_4$ 0.03%, $KH_2PO_4$ 0.04%, $MgCl_2$ 0.01% and NaCl 0.05%, respectively. The keratinolytic enzyme had a pH and temperature optima 9.0 and $45^{\circ}C$, respectively. The keratinolytic activity was inhibited ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride, and metal ions like $Hg^{2+},\;Cu^{2+}\;and\;Zn^{2+}$. The enzyme activated by $Fe^{2+}$, dithiothreitol and 2-mercaptoethanol.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.305-309
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• 2013

A freesia (Freesia hybrida Hort.) 'Dancing Flame' was developed for the cut flower in the National Institute of Horticultural Herbal Science in 2007. This hybrid was selected from a crossing between a seedling 'Vulcano' and 'Sailor', which is scarlet double flowering and purple single flowering, respectively, and 'Figaro' which is bright red color and semi-double flowering, in 2000. Morphological characteristics of the selected hybrid were investigated for 3 years from 2005 to 2007, and then it was named 'Dancing Flame'. 'Dancing Flame' had red color (RHS R44B) and single flower with yellow center color (RHS Y9A). The growth of the plant was vigorous and the average height was 93.3 cm. The average flower width was 60 mm, number of floret per stalk was 14.3, and stalk was 13.2 cm length. The average yield, 7.8 cuttings per plant, was 2.5 stems per plant more than the control cultivar. The average days to first flowering of 'Dancing Flame', 133 days, was approximately 5 days earlier than the control cultivar. And its average yield, 7.1 cormlet per plant, was also 2.5times more than the control cultivar.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.147-159
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• 2011

A high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometric method was developed to determine simultaneously eight marker constituents of Forsythiae fructus, and subsequently applied it to classify its two botanical origins. The marker compounds of Forsythia suspensa were phillyrin, pinoresinol, phillygenin, lariciresinol and forsythiaside; those of F.viridissima were arctiin, arctigenin and matairesinol. Separation of the eight analytes was achieved on a phenyl-hexyl column (150${\times}$2.0 mm i.d., 3 ${\mu}M$) using gradient elution with the mobile phase: (A) 10% acetonitrile in 0.5% acetic acid, (B) 40% aqueous acetonitrile. A few fragment ions specific to the types of lignans, among the product ions generated by collisonally induced dissociation (CID) of molecular ion clusters, such as [M-H]$^-$ or [M+OAc]$^-$ were used not only for fingerprinting analysis but for the quantification of each epimer by using multiple-reaction monitoring mode. It was shown good linearity ($r^2{\geq}$ 0.9998) over the wide range of all analytes; intra- and inter-day precisions (RSD, %) were within 9.14% and the accuracy ranged from 84.3 to 115.1%. The analytical results of 40 drug samples, combined with multivariate statistical analyses - principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) - clearly demonstrated the classification of the test samples according to their botanical origins. This method would provide a practical strategy for assessing the authenticity or quality of the herbal drug.