• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.353-363
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• 2017

Purpose: Oral glucose and pH are known as critical indicators for the growth of microorganism inside the oral cavity. This study was performed to identify oral glucose and pH variances in the early postnatal days of newborns. Methods: An explorative study which included 67 newborns was conducted to measure the oral glucose and pH during the first three days of life. Oral secretions were collected every 8 hours for three days or 6 to 9 times immediately after birth up to discharge. Oral glucose and pH variances during the three days were analyzed using the SPSS 22.0. Results: Oral glucose was $30.66{\pm}22.01mg/dl$ at birth then increased to $54.77{\pm}27.96mg/dl$ at the third day of life (F=8.04, p<.001) while oral pH decreased from $7.35{\pm}0.36$ to $5.53{\pm}0.39$ during the three days (F=113.35, p<.001). Oral glucose and pH were related to gestational age, regurgitation, and maternal diabetic mellitus. A negative correlation was found between oral glucose and pH (r=-.34, p<.001). Conclusion: Oral glucose and pH can be utilized for oral health assessment in newborns. Further study is needed to explore the factors which influence oral glucose and pH in high-risk newborns.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.362-367
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• 1998

사양토, 양토, 식양토의 3가지의 토양을 2' column에 충진한 후 인공 산성비( pH 2.0, 4.0, 6.0) 1200㎜를 처리하여 산성비의 토양내 침투수량에 따른 토양 중 무기양분의 이동 양상과 토양내에서의 환경변화에 대한 시험 결과, 산성비의 토양침투에 따른 토양의 pH 변화는 산성비의 pH가 4.0가 6.0에서는 별 차이가 없었으나 pH2.0에서는 토심별로 큰 차이를 보였으며, pH감소는 사양토> 양토> 식양토 순위였다. 산성비의 토양침투에 따른 토양의 토심별 치환성과 수용성 염기의 용탈양은 Ca> Mg> K 순위였으며, 산성비의 pH2.0에서 가장 많은 양이 이동하였다. 이들 염기들의 평균이동거리를 pH2.0의 산성비 처리에서는 사양토, 양토, 식양토 공히 Mg> Ca> K의 순위였으나, 산성비의 pH4.0인 경우 사양토와 식양토는 Mg> K> Ca, 양토의 경우는 K> Mg> Ca의 순위였다. 인산의 경우 평균 이동거리는 다른 성분에 비하여 매우 짧았으며 산성비의 산도가 증가할수록 증가하였고, 일반 강우 조건에서는 거의 이동하지 않았다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.273-277
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• 2010

운데실프로지닌과 스트래토루빈 B는 S. coelicolor가 생산하는 붉은색 항생물질이다. 이번 연구에서 이들 붉은색 항생제의 생산성과 pH shock 스트레스와의 상관관계를 연구 하였다. 운데실프로디지닌과 스트랩토루빈 B의 생합성은 고체 R2YE 배지에서 산성 pH shock에 의해 증가되었다. 최적 pH shock은 pH 4로 비교군과 비교하여 각각 1.6배 및 2배 운데실프로디진과 스트랩토루빈 B의 생산성이 증가되었다. 게다가, 산성 pH 4의 세포 추출물은 T. mentagrophytes 에 대한 주목할만한 저항 활성을 나타내었다. 그러나, 중성 및 염기성 pH shock에서는 이들 항생제의 생산성뿐만 아니라 항진균 활성 증가가 일어나지 않았다. 그러므로, 비록 산성 pH shock이 간단하고 쉬운 방법이지만, 이들 붉은색 항생물질과 다른 이차대사산물의 생산성 향상에는 매우 효과적인 접근방법일 것이다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.200-207
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• 2007

In vitro rumen incubation studies were conducted to determine effects of initial pH on bacterial attachment and fiber digestion. Ruminal fluid pH was adjusted to 5.7, 6.2 and 6.7, and three major fibrolytic bacteria attached to rice straw in the mixed culture were quantified with real-time PCR. The numbers of attached and unattached Fibrobacter succinogenes, Ruminococcus flavefaciens and Ruminocococcus albus were lower (p<0.05) at initial pH of 5.7 without significant difference between those at higher initial pH. Lowering incubation media pH to 5.7 also increased bacterial numbers detached from substrate regardless of bacterial species. Dry matter digestibility, gas accumulation and total VFA production were pH-dependent. Unlike bacterial attachment, maintaining an initial pH of 6.7 increased digestion over initial pH of 6.2. After 48 h in vitro rumen fermentation, average increases in DM digestion, gas accumulation, and total VFA production at initial pH of 6.2 and 6.7 were 2.8 and 4.4, 2.0 and 3.0, and 1.2 and 1.6 times those at initial pH of 5.7, respectively. The lag time to reach above 2% DM digestibility at low initial pH was taken more times (8 h) than at high and middle initial pH (4 h). Current data clearly indicate that ruminal pH is one of the important determinants of fiber digestion, which is modulated via the effect on bacterial attachment to fiber substrates.

• 한국해양학회지
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• 제1권1_2호
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• pp.1-6
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• 1966

A latitudinal, differential pH distribution is observed in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean with a pH range of 8.15 at high latitude (42 N) to 8.29 at low latitude (23 N). These pH values are generally greater than the calculated equilibrium pH with respect to atmospheric carbon dioxide. If we assume that the calculated equilibrium pH values ae valid, then the surface waters are undersaturated with respect to the atmospheric carbon dioxide during April to June 1966. A high surface pH value of about 8.26 was observed immediately south of the SubarcticBoundary zone near 170 W. This value differs from the equilibration pH by as much as 0.1 unit.

• 분석과학
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.304-309
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• 2011

본 연구는 물과 토양에서 pH와 상등액을 변화 시켜었을 때 인과 탁도의 행태에 관해 연구 하였다. 탁도의 인 용출율은 pH 4 이하 또는 pH 7 이상일 때 증가 되었고, 토양으로 부터 탁도 발생율은 pH가 증가하면 증가하며, pH 4 보다 커지면 급격히 상승한 후 pH 6 이상에서 안정화된다. 용존성인은 2-24시간까지 증가 후 안정화 됐고, 탁도 역시 24 시간까지 정점에 도달한 후 96시간까지 감소됨. 시료상 등수를 교체를 하면 용존성인과 탁도는 감소한다. 시료를 pH 6에서 pH 10으로 증가시키고, 상등액 교체를 1회에서 4회로 동시에 증가시킬 때 용존성인과 탁도의 행태는 유사하다. 이 결과로 용존성인과 탁도는 pH와 직접적인 연관이 있다고 사료되며, 호수는 pH 7-10 정도이기 때문에 이 결과는 대단히 중요하다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.247-252
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• 2005

토양 pH는 토양화학반응의 결과로 토양용액으로 해리하는 수소이온을 나타내는 intensity factor이고 토양의 알루미늄에 의하여 수소이온이 완충되고 있다. 토양 양이온에 의하여 알루미늄의 수소이온 완충기능이 저하되면 토양 pH 양상이 달라지므로 토양 EC에 따른 토양 pH 양상은 토양의 pH 완충력 등 토양관리를 위한 중요한 정보를 담고 있다. 토양에 투입되는 양분에 의하여 토양 pH가 달라지는 현상을 구명하고 시설재배지 토양의 EC에 따른 토양 pH 양상을 파악하기 위하여 사양토에는 가축분과 퇴비 및 비료를 넣고 시설재배지 토양은 무처리 상태로 $30^{\circ}C$에서 5, 10, 20, 40일간 호기항온 후 토양과 토양용액의 화학적 특성을 분석하였다. 가축분을 첨가한 사양토의 pH 양상은 토양에 첨가된 양이온 함량에 비례하여 pH가 올라갔으며 양분이 축적된 시설토양의 pH 양상은 양분함량이 많을수록 pH가 낮아졌다. 따라서 토양 EC가 높아질 때 토양 알루미늄의 수소이온 완충력이 높은 상태에서는 토양의 pH는 양이온의 양에 비례하여 올라가지만 토양 알루미늄의 수소이온 완충력이 저하된 상태에서는 토양의 음이온의 양에 비례하여 pH가 낮아지는 것으로 나타났다.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.954-958
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• 2009

Effects of controlled- and uncontrolled-pH operations on phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) production by a recombinant Escherichia coli strain were investigated at uncontrolled-pH ($pH_{UC}$) and controlled-pH ($pH_C$) of 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 in bioreactor systems. The results showed that the recombinant PAL activity was improved significantly by controlled pH strategy. Among the $pH_C$ operations, the highest PAL activities were obtained under $pH_C$ 7.5 strategy where cell mass ($OD_{600\;nm}$) and PAL activity was 1.3 and 1.8 fold higher than those of $pH_{UC}$, respectively. The maximum PAL activity reached 123 U/g. The $pH_C$ 7.5 strategy made recombinant plasmid more stable and therefore allowed easier expression of PAL recombinant plasmid, which increased PAL production. It was indicated that the new approach (controlled-pH strategy) obtained in this work possessed a high potential for the industrial production of PAL, especially in the biosynthesis of L-phenylalanine.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2003

This paper reports on a pilot scale comparison of PACS coagulation with and without pH preadjustment. The pH of the water was adjusted with carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid. Process performance was assessed on the basis of total organic carbon(TOC), UV absorbance, turbidity and disinfection by-product(DBP) precursors. Coagulation pH appeared to be a determining factor for maximum NOM removal. The optimum coagulation pH in order to decrease TOC and turbidity were pH 7. Preadjustment of pH 7 increased TOC removal to as much as 43, 47 percent with sulfuric acid and carbon dioxide. Moreover, coagulation at pH 7 caused a reduction in UV$_{254}$, THMFP and HAAFP compared to the baseline coagulation. For preadjustment of pH 7 with carbon dioxide, the percentage of TOC, UV$_{254}$, THMFP and HAAFP shows the reduction rate of 3.8, 0.5, 4.8, 9.4％ comparing to the coagulation rendition using sulfuric acid. Acid addition to depress pH during coagulation decrease Langelier Saturation Index(LSI), potentially causing increase corrosion in water distribution systems. LSI for carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid at pH 6 was -2.3, -3.3. Therefore, carbon dioxide was more effective at controlling corrosion than sulfuric acid.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권12호
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• pp.3595-3600
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• 2014

Monitoring of pH, especially under highly alkaline conditions, is necessary in various processes in the industrial, biotechnological, agricultural, and environmental fields. However, few pH indicators that can function at highly alkaline levels are available, and most of which are organic-based pH indicators. Several years ago, it was reported that gold nanoparticles prepared using trisodium citrate dihydrate were rapidly aggregated at pH values higher than ~12.7. A shift of surface plasmon resonance for such aggregated gold nanoparticles can be applied to pH indicators, allowing for the substitution of traditional organic-based pH indicators. The most important characteristic of pH indicators is the transition pH range. Herein, gold and silver nanoparticles are prepared using different reducing agents, and their transition pH ranges are examined. The results showed that all nanoparticles prepared in this study exhibit similar transition pH ranges spanning 11.9-13.0, regardless of the nanoparticle material, reducing agents, and concentration.