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Enhancement of Skin Immune Activities of Spirulina maxima by High Pressure Extraction Process (Spirulina maxima 초고압 추출물의 피부 면역 활성 증진)

  • Oh, Sung-Ho;Kang, Do-Hyung;Choi, Woon-Yong;Seo, Yong-Chang;Heo, Soo-Jin;Abu, Affan Md.;Jeong, Kyung-Hwan;Lee, Hyeon-Yong
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.157-164
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    • 2010
  • A marine alga, Spirulina maxima, was extracted under high pressure and low temperature conditions at 500 MPa and $60^{\circ}C$ for 5 and 10 min. A high pressure of 500 MPa was applied to improve process yields because of low temperature extraction. This method resulted in highest higher extraction yield of 26.1% (w/w) in comparison to those results obtained from conventional extraction methods which produced a yield of 17.6% (w/w) from water. The extracts from this process also showed 19% of low cytotoxicity against human normal fibroblast cells in adding 1.0 mg/ml of the highest concentration. The crude extract significantly reduced the production of Prostaglandin $E_2$ ($PGE_2$) from CCD-986sk cells and increased nitric oxide production by macrophages. These higher activities of enhancing skin immune functions were found to have high antioxidant extract properties, like a 98% increase in DPPH radical scavenging activity. The extracts from the high pressure process showed a higher elution of active components than other processes and generated new compounds based on HPLC analysis. This clearly indicates that the extracts from high pressure and low temperature conditions have higher skin immune activation properties that have not been previously reported.

RFID Code System for Traceability of Medical Herb (한약재 이력 정보 추적을 위한 RFID 코드체계)

  • Kim, Chul;Kim, Sang-Kyun;Kim, Jin-Hyun;Song, Mi-Young
    • Journal of KIISE:Computing Practices and Letters
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    • v.15 no.12
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    • pp.973-977
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    • 2009
  • The tracing system means that the system can follows, traces, and records every steps of production and delivery of goods and its ingredient. Specially, Koreans have big concern about food tracing system which is influential for health directly. We were more interested in medical herb using in oriental medicine than any other things. We proposed the process and design of tracing system for medical herb based on RFID(Radio Frequency IDentification) technology in this research. This study shows current medical herb tracing ways and RFID code system by using for world standard. Firstly, We designed the new process of traceability of medical herb with various preceding references based on RFID technology. Secondly we suggest that RFID code configuration using the international standard code(ISO code) and korean agricultural and marine products code for the proposed process. RFID code system is very important because this plays a means of identification for tracing about medical herb. The proposed code system have the elements as Issuing Agency Code, Issuer Number, inspection information, inheritance flag, area code, modified agricultural and marine products code, serial number in 96 Bit length. Lastly We defined the code-generation process in the tracing system.

Study on the Current Status of Data Science Curriculum in Library and Information Science and its Direction (문헌정보학과의 데이터 사이언스 커리큘럼 개발 실태와 방향성 고찰)

  • Kang, Ji Hei
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.47 no.3
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    • pp.343-363
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    • 2016
  • This study determines 69 iSchools provided which data science curriculum, and presents the direction for Korean LIS schools. It is certain that iSchools extend their subject territory including areas related to health, technology and biotechnology. However, this phenomenon is not actively observed in Korea. iSchools also focus on the area about how to process and manage data. iSchools, in deed, offer courses regarding data science, data management and data security. The 'database' was a higher proportion of 'data warehouse' curriculum, and, 'data statistic and analysis' curriculum are forming similar portion. As a result of analysis of the iSchool's curriculum and comparison with Korean curriculum, this study suggests: the expansion of LIS curriculum related to data science; the enhanced role of the data translational data science; development of curriculum to raise the mathematical analysis capabilities, development of specialized curriculum and experimental classes; and support new knowledge skills to interact with technology.

Recognition of rolling bearing fault patterns and sizes based on two-layer support vector regression machines

  • Shen, Changqing;Wang, Dong;Liu, Yongbin;Kong, Fanrang;Tse, Peter W.
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.453-471
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    • 2014
  • The fault diagnosis of rolling element bearings has drawn considerable research attention in recent years because these fundamental elements frequently suffer failures that could result in unexpected machine breakdowns. Artificial intelligence algorithms such as artificial neural networks (ANNs) and support vector machines (SVMs) have been widely investigated to identify various faults. However, as the useful life of a bearing deteriorates, identifying early bearing faults and evaluating their sizes of development are necessary for timely maintenance actions to prevent accidents. This study proposes a new two-layer structure consisting of support vector regression machines (SVRMs) to recognize bearing fault patterns and track the fault sizes. The statistical parameters used to track the fault evolutions are first extracted to condense original vibration signals into a few compact features. The extracted features are then used to train the proposed two-layer SVRMs structure. Once these parameters of the proposed two-layer SVRMs structure are determined, the features extracted from other vibration signals can be used to predict the unknown bearing health conditions. The effectiveness of the proposed method is validated by experimental datasets collected from a test rig. The results demonstrate that the proposed method is highly accurate in differentiating between fault patterns and determining their fault severities. Further, comparisons are performed to show that the proposed method is better than some existing methods.

A Study on the Hazard Analyses of Construction for Base Station of Mobile Communication (이동통신 기지국 공사의 위험요인 분석에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Sang-wook;Kwon, Soon-joon;Yi, Young-seop
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.30 no.5
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    • pp.44-51
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    • 2015
  • As the domestic communication industry has been made rapid progresses, the construction of base stations are also expanded yearly from more than 86,000 ones in the year 2005 to over 300,000 ones in 2013. While the new construction and rebuilt works have been rapidly increased, there has been not tried about the analysis as well as the control of hazards for the construction works. This study is conducted to do not only the focus interview for 27 expert groups who are engaged in the construction works and safety, but also the questionnaires for AHP analysis which is suggested by the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency for 92 persons who are engaged in the construction works in order to analyze the hazards of construction works for base stations. The high ranked risk works which are acquired from the two methods are fall under installation of antennae, struck by the hand tools and construction materials under installation of antennae, fall during going up and down the steel tower and telegraph poles and the fall by electric shock during the underground cable works. The control for the above hazards are the installation of fall protection equipments, the installation of safety nets for falling objects and the installation of protection equipment of electric shock.

Safety and Effectiveness of Food Allergen Immunotherapy (Oral): A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis

  • Mo, Jin-A;Joo, Yea-Il
    • International Journal of Contents
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.39-45
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: Food Allergen Immunotherapy (Oral) is a form of immunotherapy administered to patients who are allergic to foods such as egg, milk, and peanut. The food allergen is orally administered to the patient in an escalating dose for desensitization or tolerance development. The safety and effectiveness of the therapy were assessed using a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Methods: For a literature search, 8 national databases and a number of international databases including Ovid-MEDLINE, Ovid-EMBASE, and Cochrane Library were used; and 13 articles (all from international databases) were selected. The target of Food Allergen Immunotherapy (Oral) included patients with food allergy, and the intervention was food allergen immunotherapy without limiting the food type. The safety and effectiveness of Food Allergen Immunotherapy (Oral) were assessed by reviewing all the articles reporting on the therapy. The control group received standard therapies including aversion therapy, no treatment, anti-histamine treatment, and placebo. Safety was assessed through the incidence of complication and emergency medication. Effectiveness was assessed based on therapy success rate, symptomatic improvement, and quality of life. Results: Although Food Allergen Immunotherapy (Oral) was shown to have successful desensitization in patients with food allergy, the safety of the technique has not yet reached an acceptable level; the possible reason is due to the high rate of complication and frequency of emergency medication. Also, each study employed varying protocols while relying on a small number of participants and a short monitoring period. Conclusion: The results of assessment suggest that the level of evidence from current literature review is low and further research is necessitated for the verification of the safety and effectiveness of the therapy (Grade of Recommendation: A; Level of Technology: II-b).

A Study on Oxidation Behavior and Cytotoxicity Test of Ti-10Ta-10Nb Alloy (생체용 타이타늄 합금의 산화거동 및 세포독성에 관한 연구)

  • Cho, Hong-Kyu;Lee, Doh-Jae;Lee, Kwang-Min;Lee, Kyung-Ku
    • Journal of Technologic Dentistry
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.97-104
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    • 2004
  • A new Ti-10Ta-10Nb alloy has designed and examined some possibility of forming more passive oxide film by oxidation treatment which is closely related to corrosion resistance and biocompatibility. Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-10Ta-10Nb alloys were prepared by consumable vacuum arc melting and homogenized at 1050$^{\circ}C$ for 24hours. Alloy specimens were oxidized at the temperature range of 400 to 750$^{\circ}C$ for 30minutes, and the oxide films on Ti alloys were analysed by optical microscope, SEM, XPS and TGA. Cytotoxicity test was performed in MTT assay treated L929 fibroblast cell culture by indirect method. It is found out that the oxide film on Ti-10Ta-10Nb alloy is denser and thinner compared to Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The weight gain during the oxidation was increased rapidly at the temperature above 650$^{\circ}C$ for Ti-6Al-4V alloy and above 700$^{\circ}C$ for Ti-10Ta-10Nb alloy respectively. It was analysed that the passive film of the Ti alloys consisted of TiO2 through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. It is found out by cytotoxicity test that moderate oxidation treatment lowers cell toxicity, and Ti-10Ta-10Nb alloy showed better result compared to Ti-6Al-4V alloy.

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Analytical Model for Predicting Degassing Pressure of the One Way Valve with Ring Type Rubber Disk for Packaging (포장용 링타입 고무막 One-way 밸브의 가스배출압력 예측을 위한 수학적 분석 모델)

  • Oh, Jae Young;Lee, Jin Yong;Yu, Ha Kyoung
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF PACKAGING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.33-37
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    • 2016
  • One-way degassing valves usually designed for coffee packaging are recently applied to the various food packaging such as fermented health functional food or home meal replacement (HMR) packaging. The optimized degassing pressure by food product is important factor for keeping effective freshness and improving preservation of the food, therefore the development of degassing valves specified with various open pressure is needed. In this study, the mechanical characteristics of the degassing valve with ring type rubber disk were analyzed and a mathematical model was developed to predict the open pressure of the valve. The model was verified with test results derived from several available valves, and it may be useful in designing and developing a new valve.

Differences in depression and psychological emotions according to the degree of self-elasticity of college freshmen in COVID-19 (코로나 19상황에서 대학신입생들의 자아탄력성 정도에 따른 우울감과 심리적 정서의 차이)

  • Yang, Hye-Jin
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.75-82
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    • 2020
  • This study was attempted to identify differences in depression and psychological emotions according to the degree of self-elasticity of college freshmen in COVID-19. The survey was conducted online from April 6 to 13, 2020, and the results were analyzed using a total of 220 copies of the survey data, excluding insufficient surveys. As a result of the analysis, compared to the case where the self-elasticity is below average, the psychological emotion caused by COVID-19 as well as the depression of new students is statistically significant in all emotions such as anxiety, irritability, helplessness, anger, fear, confusion, and distrust. It was found to be higher. Based on these results, several roles and coping strategies were suggested to help students recover and maintain their psychological stability and mental health.

Analyzing the Relationship between the Spatial Configuration of Urban Streets and Air Quality (도시가로의 형태요소와 대기질과의 관계 연구)

  • Chu, Junghyun;Oh, Kyushik;Jeong, Yeun-Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.73-82
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    • 2009
  • The traffic volume of Seoul is extremely high in comparison to other major cities in Korea, and the result has been harmful physical and mental exposure to pollution by Seoulites on a regular basis. The street air pollution is more important than the others, because the air pollution generated by street traffic directly impacts the health of nearby pedestrians. This problem requires urgent attention and resolution. Among the factors creating the air pollution originating from the street, is the configuration of streets, which have emerged as the most significant because it is related to air and pollutant dispersion. Therefore, this study was conducted under the assumption that street form affects the air quality. Study sites were classified by street characteristics, and air quality was analyzed in each class. Then the OSPM (Operational Street Pollution Model) was employed to simulate the relationship between street configuration and air quality of streets within the old city center and new city center in Seoul. After that this study analyzed the correlation between air pollution and the spatial configuration of urban streets (ex. street width, building height, building density, etc.) to determine their contributions to air pollution. The outcome of this study is as follows : First, the result that was derived from the correlation analysis between street configuration and air quality hewed that the air pollution of the street is influenced by the average height of building, width of the roads as well as traffic volume. On the roadside, the concentration level of $NO_2$ is mainly affected by the average height of building and the deviation of building height along the street and CO is affected by street width. The outcome of this study can be used as a basis for more sound urban design policies, and the promotion of desirable street environments for pedestrians.