• BMB Reports
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.303-304
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• 2016

Myoblast fusion is important for skeletal muscle formation. Even though the knowledge of myoblast fusion mechanism has accumulated over the years, the initial signal of fusion is yet to be elucidated. Our study reveals the novel function of a phosphatidylserine (PS) receptor, stabilin-2 (Stab2), in the modulation of myoblast fusion, through the recognition of PS exposed on myoblasts. During differentiation of myoblasts, Stab2 expression is higher than other PS receptors and is controlled by calcineurin/NFAT signaling on myoblasts. The forced expression of Stab2 results in an increase in myoblast fusion; genetic ablation of Stab2 in mice causes a reduction in muscle size, as a result of impaired myoblast fusion. After muscle injury, muscle regeneration is impaired in Stab2-deficient mice, resulting in small myofibers with fewer nuclei, which is due to reduction of fusion rather than defection of myoblast differentiation. The fusion-promoting role of Stab2 is dependent on its PS-binding motif, and the blocking of PS-Stab2 binding impairs cell-cell fusion on myoblasts. Given our previous finding that Stab2 recognizes PS exposed on apoptotic cells for sensing as an "eat-me" signal, we propose that PS-Stab2 binding is required for sensing of a "fuse-me" signal as the initial signal of myoblast fusion.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제40권11호
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• pp.1073-1077
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• 2003

Sn $O_2$ 가스센서는 낮은 농도의 가연성 가스 및 유독 가스를 표면 저항의 변화로부터 탐지할 수 있으나, 가스 선택성이 부족하다는 단점을 가지고 있다. 이러한 단점을 보완하기 위해서는 가스반응기구의 규명과 같은 기초이론 연구와 함께 선택성이 우수한 센서재료의 개발 및 적절한 신호처리방법의 적용이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 Sn $O_2$ 표면에서 일어나는 에탄올 (C$_2$ $H_{5}$OH)과 아세토니트릴($CH_3$CN)의 촉매산화반응을 가스크로마토그래피 분석을 통해 확인하였다. PdCl$_2$가 첨가된 Sn $O_2$ 센서는 에탄올과 아세토니트릴에 대하여 높은 감도를 보였고, 반면에 La$_2$ $O_3$가 첨가된 Sn $O_2$ 센서는 에탄올에 대해서는 높은 감도를, 그리고 아세토니트릴에 대해서는 낮은 감도를 보였다. 이들 두 센서재료 개발 및 패턴인식기법적용을 통하여 아세토니트릴에 대한 선택성을 크게 증가시킬 수 있었다. 아세토니트릴에 대한 최소 탐지농도는, 공기 중에서는 15 ppm이었고, 다른 방해가스와 함께 존재할 경우에는 20 ppm에서 100 ppm 정도로 나타났다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2003년도 ICCAS
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• pp.479-482
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• 2003

We propose a real time gas monitoring system for classifying various gases with different concentrations. Using thermal modulation of operating temperature of two sensors, we extract patterns of gases from the voltage across the load resistance. We adopt the relative resistance as a pre-processing method and an ART2 neural network as a pattern recognition method. The proposed method has been implemented in a real time embedded system with tin oxide gas sensors, TGS 2611, 2602 and an MSP430 ultra-low power microcontroller in the test chamber.

• 한국고분자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국고분자학회 2006년도 IUPAC International Symposium on Advanced Polymers for Emerging Technologies
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• pp.164-164
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• 2006

Polymeric photorefractive materials exhibit two attractive features, the large refractive index modulation (up to the order of $10^{-2}$) and the optical erasabilility of recorded holographic information. These advantages make the organic photorefractive materials to become candidates for optical data processing, e.g., pattern recognition and fingerprint verification. In this work, we demonstrate optically controlled SLMs using photorefractive composite. An incoherent image imposed in Xe-lamp light was converted into a coherent image.

• 한국통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국통신학회 2004년도 하계종합학술발표회논문초록집
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• pp.200-200
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• 2004

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2005년도 학술대회 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.138-140
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• 2005

A fuzzy ARTMAP neural network and a fuzzy ART neural network are proposed to identify $H_2S$, $NH_3$ and their mixtures and to estimate their concentrations, respectively. Features are extracted from a micro gas sensor array operated in a thermal modulation plan. After dimensions of the features are reduced by a preprocessing scheme, the features are fed into the proposed fuzzy neural networks. By computer simulations, the proposed methods are shown to be fast in learning and accurate in concentration estimating. The results are compared with other methods and discussed.

• BMB Reports
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.267-277
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• 2008

Insects mount a robust innate immune response against a wide array of microbial pathogens. The hallmark of the Drosophila humoral immune response is the rapid production of anti-microbial peptides in the fat body and their release into the circulation. Two recognition and signaling cascades regulate expression of these antimicrobial peptide genes. The Toll pathway is activated by fungal and many Gram-positive bacterial infections, whereas the immune deficiency (IMD) pathway responds to Gram-negative bacteria. Recent work has shown that the intensity and duration of the Drosophila immune response is tightly regulated. As in mammals, hyperactivated immune responses are detrimental, and the proper down-modulation of immunity is critical for protective immunity and health. In order to keep the immune response properly modulated, the Toll and IMD pathways are controlled at multiple levels by a series of negative regulators. In this review, we focus on recent advances identifying and characterizing the negative regulators of these pathways.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.3561-3568
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• 2012

The calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) is a member of the largest family of cell surface receptors, the G protein-coupled receptors involved in calcium homeostasis. The role of the CaSR in neoplasia appears to be homeostatic; loss of normal CaSR-induced response to extracellular calcium is observed in cancers of the colon and ovary, while increased release of PTHrP is observed in cancers of the breast, prostate and Leydig cells. Currently CaSR can be considered as a molecule that can either promote or prevent tumor growth depending on the type of cancer. Therefore, recognition of the multifaceted role of CaSR in gliomas and other malignant tumors in general is fundamental to elucidating the mechanisms of tumor progression and the development of novel therapeutic agents. Emphasis should be placed on development of drug-targeting methods to modulate CaSR activity in cancer cells.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2017

In this paper, we propose efficient design and construction of an infrared wide angle optical system with low distortion utilizing a high resolution detector for automobile application. The operational convenience and the recognition ability have been improved significantly by applying the high resolution uncooled thermal detector with wide angle optical design. The active ahtermalization mechanism is implemented so that the adjustment of the optical component of the system is to be made automatically according to the temperature change by motorized control. The modulation transfer function (MTF) is about 50% at the Nyquist frequency close the diffraction limit. The distortion is less than 5% at the edge field. As a result, a high-resolution uncooled thermal optical system with wide field of view (FOV) is assembled, aligned and its performance is tested successfully.

• 한국자기학회:학술대회 개요집
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• 한국자기학회 2002년도 동계연구발표회 논문개요집
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• pp.13-13
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• 2002

A Spatial light modulator (SLM) is a real-time programmable device having the modulation function of the amplitude, phase or polarization of an optical wavefront as a function of position via electrical or optical control signals. Various types of reusable SLMs with two-dimensional pixel arrays are centrally important devices in volumetric recording, data processing, pattern recognition, optical computer and other optical system. (omitted)