• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.2647-2650
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• 2014

Background: Colorectal cancers(CRC) are the third most common cancer in the western world, with surgery preferred for management of non-metastatic disease and post surgical treatment usually arranged according to the TNM staging system. However, there is still prognostic variation between patients who have the same stage. It is increasingly recognized that variations within disease course and clinical outcome in colorectal cancer patients are influenced by not only oncological characteristics of the tumor itself but also host response factors. Recent studies have shown correlation between the inflammatory response and clinical outcomes in various cancers. The neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been described as a marker for immune response to various stimuli including cancer. Material-Methods: Two hundred eighty-one CRC patients were included in our retrospective analysis, separated into two groups according to a cut-off value for the NLR. Patient data including age, gender, vertical penetration, anatomic location, and differentiation of the tumor, TNM stage, survival rate, and disease-free survival were analyzed for correlations with the NLR. Results: Using ROC curve analysis, we determined a cut-off value of 2.2 for NLR to be best to discriminate between patient survival in the whole group. In univariate analysis, high pretreatment NLR (p=0.001, 95%CI 1.483-4.846), pathologic nodal stage (p<0.001, 95%CI 1.082-3.289) and advanced pathologic TNM stage (p<0.001, 95%CI 1.462-4.213) were predictive of shorter survival. In multivariate analysis, advanced pathologic TNM stage (p=0.001, 95%CI 1.303-26.542) and high pretreatment NLR (p=0.005, 95%CI 1.713-6.378) remained independently associated with poor survival. Conclusions: High pre-treatment NLR is a significant independent predictor of shorter survival in patients with colorectal cancer. This parameter is a simple, easily accessible laboratory value for identifying patients with poorer prognosis.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.79-88
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• 2021

본 연구는 국내·외 수집 유전자원의 작물학적 특성과 다변량 분석을 통한 품종군을 분석하여 고품질 마늘 품종육성의 기초 자료로 이용하고자 수행하였다. 마늘 수집 유전자원 160종에 대한 엽 특성 중에서 출현일수의 변이계수가 84.8%로 가장 높았고, 초장과 엽수의 변이계수는 10.1 ~ 10.2%로 다른 형질에 비해 변이가 적었다. 중국 유전자원은 출현일수가 다른 국가의 유전자원 보다 빠른 경향을 보였고, 엽 특성이 다른 국가보다 가장 양호하였다. 구의 특성 중에서 구중과 인편수가 각각 24.3%, 25.7%로 수집종간에 높은 변이를 보였고, 구고와 구경은 각각 7.5%, 11.1%로 수집종 간에서 변이차가 상대적으로 낮았다. 엽의 양적 형질 중에서 가장 양호한 생육을 보였던 중국 유전자원이 구 특성에서도 가장 우수하였다. 마늘의 12개 양적형질의 상관 분석에서 수량과 밀접히 관계하는 구중과 구경은 고도의 정의 상관관계(r = 9.0)를 보였다. 지상부의 초장, 엽초장 및 엽수가 구중과 정의 상관을 나타내어 지상부의 생육이 양호할수록 지하부의 생육도 양호하였다. 양적형질에 대하여 주성분 분석한 결과, 고유값1이상을 기준으로 상위 제 5주성분까지의 5개의 주성분으로 전체변이의 77.11%를 설명할 수 있었고, 제 1 ~ 5주성분까지의 주성분 점수를 이용하여 6개의 군집으로 분류되었다. II군집이 가장 많은 유전자원이 포함되었으며, 특히 국내 수집종 39자원 중에서 36자원이 포함되었다.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제69권2호
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• pp.97-110
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• 2024

This study investigated 575 cultivated soybean landraces from different provinces in Korea, using 17 key agromorphological traits. The studied soybeans showed wide variations in both qualitative and quantitative traits, signifying the existence of genetic diversity. The standardized Shannon-Weaver index (H') ranged from 0.3 to 1.0, with seed-related traits having an H' value higher than 0.7. Similarly, quantitative traits showed significant variation, with the coefficient of variation ranging from 7.2% for days to maturity (DM) to 62.3% for the number of pods per plant (PPP). In terms of province, the Gyeongsangbuk-do and Gyeongsangnam-do accessions differed from the other accessions, with higher proportions of green and yellow seed coats and lower proportion of black hilums. Gyeongsangnam-do accessions also showed early maturation and flowering but had the lowest average one-hundred seeds weight (HSW). In contrast, Jeollanam-do accessions flowered and matured late but had the highest average seed weight per plant (SWPP). Hierarchical cluster analysis grouped the soybeans into 12 clusters, and further statistical analysis showed significant variations in all quantitative traits (p < 0.05). Principal component analysis grouped the accessions based on the clusters. DM, PPP, HSW, and SWPP were identified as major contributors to the observed variance along the axes of the first two principal components. Correlation analysis revealed significant associations between maturity and yield-related traits. Based on their relative performance, 37 promising accessions were identified. Overall, this study highlights the diversity of recently cultivated Korean soybean landraces and provides opportunities for future metabolomic and genomic studies.

• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.193-201
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• 2022

Subgroups of sperm which share similar motility features documented in mammals indicate between-subject variations that might be related to fertilizing potential of the respective ejaculates. The objectives of this study were to define subpopulations of motile sperm in Gyr falcon semen using kinematic parameters driven by Computer Assisted Semen Analysis (CASA) and to investigate the subject-related variations in these subpopulations. A total of 24 fresh ejaculates from 6 falcons were used to assign each of the 20473 sperms into 3 subpopulations by a multivariate cluster analysis. The proportion of sperms in different sub-populations were compared among subjects by a generalized linear model and repeatability of sperm frequency in different subpopulations was investigated by corelation analysis. The resulting 3 categories of sperm indicated significant differences in all kinematic parameters (p < 0.05). Subpopulation 1 (15.91%) contained sperms with the highest velocity and progressiveness of movement trajectory while subpopulation 3 (6.4%) included the least progressively motile sperms. Proportion of rapid and medium progressive sperm were consistently higher in the ejaculate of three falcons compared to the two other birds which also had the highest proportion of slow non-progressive sperms (p < 0.05). Respective proportion of sperms in each subpopulations indicated significant repeatability over multiple measurements (p < 0.05). In conclusion, subpopulations of motile sperm in Gyr falcon can be identified using kinematic parameters generated by CASA. Individual differences in the proportion of these subpopulations might have potential application for identifying the males with higher fertilizing capacity.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2023년도 임시총회 및 춘계학술대회
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• pp.62-62
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• 2023

Zanthoxylum piperitum ("chopi" in Korean) has been used as traditional medicinal plants with high anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antifungal activities. The aims of the study were to identify marker compounds and to investigate metabolites variation of chopi according to different parts and harvest times. Every month from June to September, chopi were harvested with three different parts: leaves, leaf-twig mixtures, twigs. Using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), two main marker compounds (quercitrin and quercetin-3-O-glucoside) were characterized in 70% ethanol extracts of chopi. Quantification of the two marker compounds were subsequently conducted by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), representing that contents of these compounds were higher in leaves and leaf-twig mixtures rather than twigs. For the comprehensive analysis of metabolites associated with production of marker compounds, 35 primary metabolites were identified using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Multivariate analysis results represented that plant parts were main contributors to the separation of chopi. However, significant differences were not observed between leaves and leaf-twig mixtures samples. The partial least square (PLS) predictive model revealed that monosaccharides (fructose, galactose, glucose, mannose, xylose) and branched-chain amino acids (isoleucine, valine, leucine) were important determinants for the production of marker compounds together with alanine, inositol, GABA, and theronic acid. This study could be extended to stabilize and utilize chopi as an industrial material, as well as to find good candidates with various nutritional traits.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.17-22
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• 2014

The aim of this study was to identify the risk factor related to the need for operative treatment and avoid unnecessary non-operative management for intussusception in children. We retrospectively reviewed medical records of patient treated for intussusception at our institution between January 2006 and January 2013. Clinical features such as gender, age, seasonal variation, symptoms and signs, treatment results were analyzed. Univariate and multivariate analyses including a chi-square test for categorical variables and logistic regression analysis were performed. During the study period, 356 patients were treated for intussusception. 328 (92.1%) was treated successfully by the non-operative pneumoreduction, and 28 (7.9%) required operative management. On univariate analysis, risk factors which were related to the need for operative treatment were age, vomiting, bloody stool, lethargy, and symptoms duration. A logistic regression analysis in order to assess for independent predictors of operative treatment was performed. Age (<6 vs ${\geq}12$ months) (OR 4.713, 95% CI 1.198~18.539, p=0.027) and symptoms duration longer than 48 hours (OR 4.534, 95% CI 1.846~11.137, p=0.001) were significantly associated with a requirement for operative treatment. We conclude that younger age and a longer duration of symptoms (${\geq}48$ hours) are the independent risk factor related to the need for operative treatment for intussusception. Early surgical intervention or transfer to a hospital with pediatric surgical capabilities should be considered for patients with these findings.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권24호
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• pp.10791-10795
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• 2015

Background: Phyllodes tumors of the breast are rare fibroepithelial lesions, so relatively little is known about this disease entity. The present study was designed to identify differences in clinical features between benign borderline and malignant phyllodes tumors. Materials and Methods: Data from 246 women with phyllodes tumors of the breast treated in Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences between 2002 and 2012 were collected and analyzed, including age at presentation, age at treatment, course, size of primary tumor, location, histological type, type of surgery and treatment, local recurrence, distant metastasis, fibroadenoma history, disease-free survival and number of mitosis per 10hpf. There are 125 (55%) benign, 55 (24%) borderline and 47 (21%) malignant tumors. Results: In univariate analysis, average age at presentation, average age at treatment, size of primary tumor, ulceration or not, type of primary surgery, distant metastasis and number of mitosis per 10 hpf turned out to be statistically different among the three PT types (p=0.014, 0.018, <0.000, 0.003, <0.000, 0.001 and <0.000, respectively), while recurrence and disease-free survival (DFS) demonstrated trends for statistical significance (P =0.055 and 0.060, respectively). Multivariate analysis revealed distant metastasis and excision were significantly different in benign, borderline and malignant phyllodes tumors of the breast (p=0.041 and 0.018, OR=0.061 and 0.051). At the same time, size of primary tumor with p=0.052 tended to be different between groups (OR=1.127). However, age at treatment, ulceration and DFS showed no statistically significant variation (p=0.400, 0.286 and 0.413, respectively). Conclusions: Benign borderline and malignant phyllode tumors have different distant metastasis risk, different primary tumor size and different surgical procedures, and malignant PTs are more likely to be bigger and to metastasize.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.33-44
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• 2003

The atmospheric concentrations of particulate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) associated with PM$_{10}$ were determined in Taegu metropolitan area. Sampling was undertaken every five days throughout one year period from 1993 to 1994 at four sites, representing a residential, a commercial, an industrial, and a sub-urban area, respectively. Benzo (e) pyrene, benzo (k) fluoranthene, and chrysene were found to be the most abundant com-pounds during the study period. The concentrations of benzo (a) pyrene, one of carcinogenic PAHs, ranged 2.0~4.8 ng/㎥ in winter and 0.5~1.5 ng/㎥ in summer season, indicating a marked seasonal variation. It was found that there were very similar patterns in the relative profiles of PM$_{10}$-bound PAH concentrations among the four sampling sites, while the absolute levels of each PAH were significantly different from each site. In addition, the patterns of summer to winter concentration ratios for each PAH were almost identical between the different sites. Despite difficulties due to the lack of good markers for specific sources in the target compounds, we were able to evaluate and describe the effects of vehicle emissions and space heatings, using relative profiles of PAHs, winter to summer (W/S) ratios, PAH-to-PAH ratios, and the result of principal component analysis. As a con-sequence, it was concluded that the vehicle emissions in urban and sub -urban areas are likely to be a major contributor for PAH loadings in the ambient atmosphere during the non-heating season, while the contributions of residential heating and local industrial oil burning emissions were highly significant in heating season.son.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제40권11호
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• pp.1623-1630
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• 2011

감귤과피 및 건 표고버섯을 첨가하지 않은 소시지를 대조군으로, 감귤과피분말 0.5%(C1), 1.0%(C2), 2.0%(C3), 건표고버섯 0.5%(L1), 1.0%(L2), 2.0%(L3) 그리고 감귤과피분말 및 건표고버섯 혼합군 0.5%(CL1), 1.0%(CL2), 2.0%(CL3)를 첨가하여 소시지의 품질 및 관능 특성에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 수분함량은 대조군에 비하여 첨가군에서 유의하게 낮게 나타났으며, 회분 함량은 높게 나타났다. pH와 색도 적색도는 감소하고 황색도는 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 기계적 특성을 이용한 조직감은 유의한 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 소시지 관능특성 중 8개의 특성들이 유의한 차이를 나타냈다. 제1주성분(PC1)과 제2주성분(PC2)의 변동은 58.96%와 23.08%로 총 변동의 82.04%가 설명되었다. 관능적 특성에 따른 제1주성분은 향미 특성인 짠맛, 신맛, 감귤향과 부서짐성, 돼지고기향, 단맛 그리고 부패취 3부분으로 관찰되었다. 제2주성분은 향미와 부패취와 관련이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 주성분분석(PCA)결과 소시지 제조 시 0.5~1% 건 표고버섯 첨가는 단맛과 돼지고기향과 관련되어 있으며, 감귤과 피분말 첨가는 신맛과 짠맛을 만드는 주요한 성분과 연관성이 있는 것으로 평가되었다. 관능적 특성과 기계적 물성 강도 간 부분최소평방회귀분석(PLSR) 수행 결과, 제1주성분(T1)과 제2주성분(T2)이 각각 총 변동의 46.98%와 14.75%를 설명하여 총 변동의 61.73%를 설명되었으며 관능적 특성인 감귤향과 신맛, 짠맛, 색상이 양의 방향으로 높게 부하되어 있고, 감귤과피 분말 2.0%(C3) 및 감귤과피 분말 및 건표고버섯 혼합군 2.0%(CL3) 또한 T1에 대하여 양의 방향으로 부하되어 있었다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.79-94
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• 2006

가막만에 분포하는 동물플랑크톤의 종조성과 분포 양상을 밝히고, 군집에 미치는 환경요인을 파악하기 위해 2003년 4월, 7월, 9월, 11월에 총 12개 정점에서 조사하였다. 동물플랑크톤은 총 43개의 분류군이었으며 평균 출현 개체수는 $270{\sim}1,803$ 개체/$m^3$의 범위를 보였지만 시 공간적인 변동폭이 다소 크게 나타났다. 우점종은 요각류 A. erythraea, E. pacifica, A. omorii, P. par편 s. 1, 지각류인 P. polyphemoides이었다. 동물플랑크톤 군집은 3개의 Group으로 구분되어졌으며, 정체성 해역인 소호 인근의 Group A, 가막만 중앙부해역인 Group B, 비교적 해수 소통이 원활한 남부해역인 Group C로 구분되었다. 군집으로 구분되는 세 Group간에 종수와 다양성 지수는 군집에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타난 반면(p<0.05), 평균출현 개체수는 유의한 영향을 미치지 않았다(p>0.05). 본 연구에서 조사된 환경 자료를 이용하여 분석한 결과 동물플랑크톤의 군집에 미치는 환경요인을 분석한 결과는 수온, 염분, 용존산소로 나타났다. 결과적으로 가막만 동물플랑크톤의 군집 특성을 볼 때 소호 인근 해역은 급속한 산업화와 도시화로 인하여 지속적인 생활하수의 유입의 영향을 받고 있으며, 남부 해역의 군집은 계절에 따른 만 외수의 영향을 받아 계절에 따른 군집양상이 바뀌는 것으로 판단된다.