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고성만과 강진만에서 현탁물 섭식자에 유용한 입자물질 양과 질의 계절 변동 (Seasonal Variation of the Quantity and Quality of Seston as Diet Available to Suspension-Feeders in Gosung and Kangjin Bays of Korea)

  • 이필용;강창근;최우정;양한섭
    • 한국수산과학회지
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    • 제34권4호
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    • pp.340-347
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    • 2001
  • 한반도 남해안의 고성만과 강진만에 대한 입자유기물질 양과 현탁물식자를 위한 먹이로서의 질의 월별변동을 밝히기 위하여 부유입자물질의 원소 및 생화학 조성에 대한 현장조사를 1999년7월부터 2000년 8월까지 실시하였다. 두 해역의 총 부유입자물질은 해역간에 유사한 농도 분포로 뚜렷한 월별 변동 양식을 나타내지 않았다. 그러나 이들 생물군의 잠재 먹이원인 입자유기물질 조성성분들은 두 해역 모두 여름철에 뚜렷이 높은 농도를 보이는 계절 변동성을 나타내었다. 한편, 입자유기물질의 원소나 생화학 조성 성분의 높은 농도가 나타나는 시기는 chlorophyll a와 잘 일치하여 식물플랑크톤 생산이 입자유기물질의 중요한 조절자라는 것을 가리킨다. 그러나, chlorophyll a와 입자유기물질 조성성분(입자 단백질, 탄수화물 및 지질)들 사이에 유의한 상관관계는 나타나지 않았고, 이들 생화학 성분들 간에도 높은 상관성은 발견되지 않았다 이와 같은 결과들은 식물플랑크톤 생물량이 낮은 시기에 연구 해역들의 입자유기물질에 대한 또 다른 과정들에 의한 기여가 있다는 것을 시사하였는데, 가을에서 봄철사이에 높은 C:Chl a, C:N 비 및 입자 탄수화물의 높은 농도 등은 입자유기물질의 생화학성분 농도가 표층 퇴적물 재부유나 양식생물의 배설과 같은 과정들에 의해 영향을 받고 있다는 것을 나타낸다. 본 조사해역에서 입자유기물질 중 생화학 성분들의 합으로 나타낸 먹이물질은 그것들의 에너지 값과 함께 가을부터 봄철사이에는 다소 높은 농도가 관찰되었지만, 가장 높은 농도는 여름철에 나타났다. 총 부 유입자물질 중 먹이물질이 차지하는 비율로서 표시한 먹이지수는 대체로 $6\%$를 넘지 않는 수준으로 입자유기물질의 영양상태에 있어서 다소 낮은 질을 나타내는 것으로 평가되었다. 본 연구 결과는 식물플랑크톤 변동과 함께 입자유기물질의 먹이물질과 먹이지수 변동을 동시에 측정함으로서 현탁물 섭식자 생물군의 성장과 비만 및 생리생태를 이해하기 위한 자연의 먹이환경으로서 입자유기물질 농도나 질을 더욱 효과적으로 나타낼 수 있다는 것을 보인다.

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$CO_{2}$$CO_{2}-O_{2}$ 시스템에서 알카놀아민류 흡수제를 이용한 $CO_{2}$ 흡수 및 흡수제 열화 특성 (Characteristics of $CO_{2}$ Absorption and Degradation of Aqueous Alkanolamine Solutions in $CO_{2}$ and $CO_{2}-O_{2}$ System)

  • 최원준;이종섭;한근희;민병무
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • 제49권2호
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    • pp.256-262
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    • 2011
  • 아민 흡수 공정에서 아민은 $O_{2}$ 및 고온에 의해 비가역반응을 일으키며, 이러한 현상을 열화반응이라 한다. 열화반응은 아민의 가치를 떨어뜨릴 뿐만 아니라 부식, fouling과 같은 문제를 일으킨다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 여러가지 화학흡수제(MEA; monoethanolamine, AMP; 2-amino-2-methyl-propanol, DAM; 1,8-diamino-p-menthane)를 이용하여 i) 50, $120^{\circ}C$에서의 흡수평형, ii) $CO_{2}$$CO_{2}/O_{2}$ 계에서 흡수제의 열화에 따른 농도변화 및 초기열화속도상수, iii) 산소 $(O_{2})$에 의한 열화 영향을 살펴보았다. DAM은 흡수영역에서 MEA와 AMP에 비해 400~270% 높은 흡수평형부하를 보이며, MEA나 AMP에 비해 흡수/재생영역에서 흡수평형부하가 커 흡수능이 우수하였다. $CO_{2}$계에서 DAM의 초기열화속도상수는 $2.254{\times}10^{-4}$ $cycle^{-1}$로 MEA와 AMP의 $2.761{\times}10^{-4}$ $cycle^{-1}$, $2.416{\times}10^{-4}cycle^{-1}$에 비해 작아 열화가 늦게 진행되며, $O_{2}$ 주입시 초기열화속도상수는 1.3배 증가하여 2배 증가한 MEA보다 열화 영향이 적었다. 이러한, 일련의 열화반응은 GC chromatogram에서 새로운 peak의 생성과 FT-IR spectrum 분석을 통하여 확인할 수 있었다.

의료이용 전.후 기대와 만족수준 비교 (Consumer expectation and consumer satisfaction before and after health care service)

  • 박장순;유승흠;손태용;박은철
    • 한국병원경영학회지
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    • 제8권1호
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    • pp.112-134
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    • 2003
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the consumer's expectation before the health care service and the consumer's satisfaction after it. The participants of the study are inpatients in a general hospital located in Seoul. The resources were collected from the self-administration questionnaire survey run parallel with face to face interview. In order to measure the degree of the consumer's expectation, 349 samples were collected from the first questionnaire survey on the date of admission to the hospital. The second questionnaire survey was carried out on the date of discharge to the hospital with the participants responding to the first questionnaire survey. There are 154 samples collected from this survey. The results from the analysis of these resources are as follow. First, the survey shows that one of the highest consumers' expectations was about the generosity, kindliness and sincerity from the staff at the hospital, specially from doctors. Second, according to the analysis of the factors affecting the expectations of the consumers, with regard to path of admission to a hospital relating to patient's features, outpatient who gets into a hospital expected good medical care much more than the other patients. In regard of doctor's features, patients usually and highly expect good medical care from doctors who have good carrier and much experience. Third, according to the second questionnaire survey, what patients are satisfied most with is about the generosity and sincerity from staff at a hospital, especially from doctors and their gem attitudes. The results from survey show that the differences among the degree of consumers' satisfaction are very variable, depending on surrounding environments and facilities. The only fact that expectation didn't meet with satisfaction appeared to the case about technology and skill of medical care and the case about updated medical skills and equipments. Fourth, comparing the degree of expectation with the degree of satisfaction of consumers, correlative analysis was concerned significantly and specifically about the part of overall cleanliness relating to facilities and surrounding environments, the items about medical examination and test plan procedure relating to skill of medical care, professional specialties and convenience for procedure, and the items about satisfying explanations and concern about patients from doctors relating to staff's generosity and sincerity. Fifth, the analysis of the factors affecting the degree of how much patients are satisfied with shows that relating to sociodemographical features, patients are not satisfied with the case when the time and process of medical treatment are getting longer. It is surveyed that consumer were satisfied with the motivation to visit a hospital and the insurance type in patient's feature and so were the medical department and the factor of the degree of the expectation in disease's feature. Sixth, according to analysis based on the survey, patients would join again a hospital when they get satisfaction from the medical care and also they want to come again regarding to doctor's capability. For example, when doctors are old, have a good carrier and much experience, patients would come again. As seen from the above, consumers are usually satisfied with the medical treatment more than that they expected before. They would intend to use again when they get satisfaction from the medical care provided at a hospital. Patients and consumers highly expect good attitude as well as capacity from medical doctors and they are also generally satisfied with those things. Therefore, in order to increase the degree of consumer's satisfaction and their intention to come again, the hospital staff would have to commit themselves to achieve high quality service continuously and would have to make an effort to offer the finest quality service.

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불포화토 내 강우침투에 따른 포화깊이비를 고려한 사면안정해석 (Analysis of Slope Stability Considering the Saturation Depth Ratio by Rainfall Infiltration in Unsaturated Soil)

  • 채병곤;박규보;박혁진;최정해;김만일
    • 지질공학
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    • 제22권3호
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    • pp.343-351
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    • 2012
  • 본 연구는 기존에 제안된 무한사면 안정해석식을 바탕으로 불포화토 내에 강우침투 시 지표로부터 시간에 따른 토층의 포화깊이비를 새로운 변수로 삽입하여 무한사면 안정해석 수정식을 제안하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 기존에 고려하지 못했던 시간에 따른 포화깊이비와 지표하 흐름 깊이의 개념을 새로이 도입하였으며, 유사동력학적 습윤지수 이론에서 도출되는 해석대상 지역의 유효상부기여면적, 지표하흐름 깊이, 포화깊이비를 계산하고, 이를 토대로 시간에 따른 포화깊이비를 반영한 무한사면 안정해석을 수행하도록 하였다. 이를 통해 실질적인 시간에 따른 강우의 변화양상과 사면 안전율 변화를 계산할 수 있게 되었다. 한편, 본 연구에서는 Park et al. (2011 a)가 실시한 불포화토 칼럼시험을 통한 강우침투 속도분석 결과를 바탕으로 본 연구에서 제안한 식을 이용하여 토층의 포화깊이비를 고려한 사면안정해석을 실시하였다. 이 해석을 통해 편마암 풍화토의 토층 내 강우 침투속도를 고려하여 포화깊이비가 변화함에 따른 안전율의 변화를 파악할 수 있었다. 해석결과에 의하면, 연속강우의 경우 안전율이 1.3 이하로 감소하는 시간이 강우강도 20 mm/h 조건에서 2.86 ~ 5.38시간이고, 강우강도 50 mm/h 조건에서는 1.34 ~ 2.92시간으로 나타났다. 반복강우의 경우, 안전율이 1.3 이하가 되는 시간은 강우조건별로 3.27 ~ 5.61시간으로 나타났다. 따라서, 토층 내 강우침투속도 차이에 따른 포화깊이비 변화를 고려한 무한사면의 안전율 변화 파악이 가능하였다.

젖소 유방염 관리에 따른 세균 및 체세포수 등급 실태 조사 분석 (Analytical studies of bovine mastitis management by standard plate counts(SPC) and somatic cell counts(SCC))

  • 허정호;정명호;박영호;조명희;이주홍
    • 한국동물위생학회지
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    • 제21권3호
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    • pp.285-300
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    • 1998
  • 1. The number of average milking cows, clinical forms of mastitis, mastitis-developing cows, and cows killed by mastitis a year were 25.7, 1.8(7%), 6.3(26%), and 2.7(10.1%)heads, respectively. The annual grade changes of standard plate counts(SPC) and somatic cell counts(SCC) showed the grade 1A of SPC diminished sharply from April to August, we think it was due to the lack of proper management in farming season and the grade 3 of SCC indirectly influenced increased in huge during August. 2. The average number of parturitions of farms was 2.3, but 50% of below 1 parturition were 22 farms(31%), 50% of above 3 parturitions were 16(23%) out of 71 farms. According to grades of the number of parturitions of milking cows per each farm, the farms' grades recording 3 parturitions and 50% were little bit excellent. 3. The actual situation research of foremilking CMT revealed 35 out of 74 farmer didn't do CMT Among them(35 out of 74 farmers), 80% did not test thanks to the troublesome process of the CMT. SCC grade 3, among farms who did foremilking CMT once or twice a month and who did not were 29% and 40% respectively and SPC grade 1A were 55% and 9%, respectively. 4. The research of actual situation on milking management let us know 29 farms(39%) did not do lastmilking, 37 farms(49%) usually did overmilking, and 34 farms(46%) did milking for 4 or 5 minutes. Grades according to average requiring times of milking showed SCC grade 1 of farms milking within 7 minutes was 11% and SPC grade 1A was 34%, on the other side, farms milking more than 7 minutes were 0% in SCC grade 1 and 13% in SPC grade 1A. Grades according to the starting time of milking after rubbing teats showed SPC grade 1A of farms starting milking at about 1 minute and over 2 minutes were 50% and 20%, respectively. 5. The research of actual situation on hygienic milking management uncovered 65 farms(88%) were using one towel which was used in washing teats and udders to wash more than 3 to 4 cows, and 53 farms(72%) were using one dried towel to dry udders not for each cow but for more than 3 to 4 cows after washing. Also, on milking turns disclosed 30 farms(40%) were milking cows in the order of incoming without isolation of a dominant group. According to grades of towels used in washing teats and udders, farms using a towel for each cow were 56% and a towel for over 3 cows were 31% in SPC grade 1A. According to using-or-not grades of dried towels after washing udders, farms using a towel for each cow were 79% and a towel for over 3 cows were 21% in SPC grade 1A. 6. Farms doing teat-dipping before milking were 7(10%), not doing teat-dipping after milking, or doing sometimes were 9(12%), and doing right after milking were 57(77%). And farms doing teat-dipping after dry cows and before delivery were 21(28a ). Farms using bethadine as an antiseptic solution were 70(95%), 40 farms(59%) diluted it with water as weak as 5 to 10 times, and on drying cows 64 farms(87%) slowly did it more than 2 days. Grade 1A of SPC of farms doing teat-dipping at every milking was 38%, farms doing occasionally or not was 33%, and farms doing it right after milking was 37% and doing after milking more than 5 cows was 20%. Grade 1A of SPC among farms diluting bethadine 5 times and diluting 5 to 10 times with water were 36% and 33%, respectively, and Grade 3 of SCC were 35% and 32%, respectively. 7. Studies on nonlactating period medical treatment, as the cows were on dry, 54 farms treated with their own hands.73 farms(98%) had bovine mastitis treated for themselves. And on applying medicines against mastitis, 55 farmers chose them on the basis of their own experience, 42 farms(57%) were treated more than 3 days. 41 farms(55%) dumped away the mastitis infected milk separately, 24 farms(32%) were feeding and milking at the same time. 8. Fifty-six farms(76%) always washed and disinfected milking machines after milking. Farms using the milking machines at low, or variable vacuum pressures, or at the vacuum pressure, set at the moment of its installation were 31(42%), and farms that did not know pulsation ratio were 27(37%). Farms changing liners when they were torn 8(11%), 58 farms(78%) said they checked milking system when there were wrong with them, 31 farms(42%) changed milking hoses when they found out problems, and 42 farms(57%) cleaned vacuum and milking systems when they felt dirty. The SPC grade 1A of farms washing and sterilizing milking machines was 38% and farms only washing was 28%.

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가잠사단백질의 각과정에서의 Cystine 성분에 대한 연구 (STUDIES ON THE CYSTINE COMPONENT IN THE SERICULTURAL PROTEINS OF BOMBYX MORI L.)

  • Choe, Byong-Hee
    • 한국잠사곤충학회지
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    • 제2권
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    • pp.1-31
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    • 1962
  • 본 연구는 견사중의 Cystine 성분을 가잠전과정을 통하여 기존재를 확인하고 견사구조중에서 cross linkage를 조성하고 있음을 확인하는데 있으며 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. Cystine 결정체를 Folin 씨 방법으로 견사로부터 분리하였다. 2. 견사 및 그와 관련있는 과정에서 Sullivan 씨 방법으로 다음과 같이 분석하였다. 시료 Cystine 함유량 % A. 상엽단백질 0.175 B.잠란 0.33 C. 잠체 (탈지, 숙잠, 견사선제외) 0.41 D. 견사선 (숙잠) 1.23 E. 잠 0.0 F. 잠통 (탈지) 0.30 G. 잠아 (탈지) 0.60 H. 생계 0.22 I. Fibroin 0.175 J. Sericin 0.30 3. 잠체내의 Cystine 존재는 상엽에서 0.175%, 견사선에서 0.12%의 Methionine을 확인함으로 생화학적의의와 더불어 재확인하였다. 4. 견사선내의 Sulfhydryl 화합물은 Sericin과 Methionine으로 전환하는 동시에 전자는 액상견으로 분비되어 견사를 구성하고 후자는 영양목적으로 견사선세포 육성에 사용되는 것으로 믿어진다. 5. Cystine 성분량은 상품종, 잠품종, 자웅성, 육종과정과 사육환경에 따라 변화한다. 6. 잡종강세로 육성된 교잡종은 원잠종보다 효과적인 성장을 위하여 더욱 많은 영양성 아미노산을 필요로 한다. 7. 여기한 관찰을 통하여 견사중 아미노산조성은 어느정도 변화하는 것이며 Cystine은 섬유의 무정형부분 특히 Sericin에 함유되고 있다. 8. 순수한 Cystine 또는 양모 Cystine을 첨식한 결과 하등의 이익점을 초래하지 못하였음으로 상엽중에 함유되어있는 Cystine과 Methionine 함유량은 잠아의 영양생리에 충분한 것으로 보인다. 9. 견사중의 disulfide cross linkage는 Harris 씨 방법과 여러가지 염류와 산에 의한 수축현상으로 확인하였고 양모와 대조하여 시험하였다. 10. 본 연구중 견사의 사상구조와 액상견의 입망상구조를 현미경으로 포착하였다. 액상견의 입망상은 입상 peptide의 OH ion과 물의 H ion의 인력관계로 형성되고 있다는 것을 기 film의 배열상태로 고찰하게 되었고 상엽단백질의 입망상은 견사의 사상형성에 적당한 사료임을 보이고 있다. 11. 본 논문을 통한 Cystine 존재는 비록 그 량이 적지마는 견사중의 Cystine 전무에 대한 종래관념을 전환시킬 것이다.

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다분류 SVM을 이용한 DEA기반 벤처기업 효율성등급 예측모형 (The Prediction of DEA based Efficiency Rating for Venture Business Using Multi-class SVM)

  • 박지영;홍태호
    • Asia pacific journal of information systems
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    • 제19권2호
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    • pp.139-155
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    • 2009
  • For the last few decades, many studies have tried to explore and unveil venture companies' success factors and unique features in order to identify the sources of such companies' competitive advantages over their rivals. Such venture companies have shown tendency to give high returns for investors generally making the best use of information technology. For this reason, many venture companies are keen on attracting avid investors' attention. Investors generally make their investment decisions by carefully examining the evaluation criteria of the alternatives. To them, credit rating information provided by international rating agencies, such as Standard and Poor's, Moody's and Fitch is crucial source as to such pivotal concerns as companies stability, growth, and risk status. But these types of information are generated only for the companies issuing corporate bonds, not venture companies. Therefore, this study proposes a method for evaluating venture businesses by presenting our recent empirical results using financial data of Korean venture companies listed on KOSDAQ in Korea exchange. In addition, this paper used multi-class SVM for the prediction of DEA-based efficiency rating for venture businesses, which was derived from our proposed method. Our approach sheds light on ways to locate efficient companies generating high level of profits. Above all, in determining effective ways to evaluate a venture firm's efficiency, it is important to understand the major contributing factors of such efficiency. Therefore, this paper is constructed on the basis of following two ideas to classify which companies are more efficient venture companies: i) making DEA based multi-class rating for sample companies and ii) developing multi-class SVM-based efficiency prediction model for classifying all companies. First, the Data Envelopment Analysis(DEA) is a non-parametric multiple input-output efficiency technique that measures the relative efficiency of decision making units(DMUs) using a linear programming based model. It is non-parametric because it requires no assumption on the shape or parameters of the underlying production function. DEA has been already widely applied for evaluating the relative efficiency of DMUs. Recently, a number of DEA based studies have evaluated the efficiency of various types of companies, such as internet companies and venture companies. It has been also applied to corporate credit ratings. In this study we utilized DEA for sorting venture companies by efficiency based ratings. The Support Vector Machine(SVM), on the other hand, is a popular technique for solving data classification problems. In this paper, we employed SVM to classify the efficiency ratings in IT venture companies according to the results of DEA. The SVM method was first developed by Vapnik (1995). As one of many machine learning techniques, SVM is based on a statistical theory. Thus far, the method has shown good performances especially in generalizing capacity in classification tasks, resulting in numerous applications in many areas of business, SVM is basically the algorithm that finds the maximum margin hyperplane, which is the maximum separation between classes. According to this method, support vectors are the closest to the maximum margin hyperplane. If it is impossible to classify, we can use the kernel function. In the case of nonlinear class boundaries, we can transform the inputs into a high-dimensional feature space, This is the original input space and is mapped into a high-dimensional dot-product space. Many studies applied SVM to the prediction of bankruptcy, the forecast a financial time series, and the problem of estimating credit rating, In this study we employed SVM for developing data mining-based efficiency prediction model. We used the Gaussian radial function as a kernel function of SVM. In multi-class SVM, we adopted one-against-one approach between binary classification method and two all-together methods, proposed by Weston and Watkins(1999) and Crammer and Singer(2000), respectively. In this research, we used corporate information of 154 companies listed on KOSDAQ market in Korea exchange. We obtained companies' financial information of 2005 from the KIS(Korea Information Service, Inc.). Using this data, we made multi-class rating with DEA efficiency and built multi-class prediction model based data mining. Among three manners of multi-classification, the hit ratio of the Weston and Watkins method is the best in the test data set. In multi classification problems as efficiency ratings of venture business, it is very useful for investors to know the class with errors, one class difference, when it is difficult to find out the accurate class in the actual market. So we presented accuracy results within 1-class errors, and the Weston and Watkins method showed 85.7% accuracy in our test samples. We conclude that the DEA based multi-class approach in venture business generates more information than the binary classification problem, notwithstanding its efficiency level. We believe this model can help investors in decision making as it provides a reliably tool to evaluate venture companies in the financial domain. For the future research, we perceive the need to enhance such areas as the variable selection process, the parameter selection of kernel function, the generalization, and the sample size of multi-class.

잡곡당화음료 제조 최적 조건 탐색 및 항당뇨 활성 평가 (Exploration of optimum conditions for production of saccharogenic mixed grain beverages and assessment of anti-diabetic activity)

  • 이재성;강윤환;김경곤;윤연경;임준구;김태우;김대중;원상연;배무환;최한석;최면
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • 제47권1호
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    • pp.12-22
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    • 2014
  • 본 연구에서는 Aspergillus oryzae CF1001 균주를 이용하여 잡곡당화음료 개발조건의 최적화와 향기성분을 분석하고 항당뇨 활성을 확인하고자 하였다. 중심합성실험계획법에 의해 당화온도 $50.71^{\circ}C$, 호화시간 45.12분이 최적 당화조건으로 선정되었으며, 당화온도가 호화시간에 비하여 $Brix^{\circ}$ 증가에 더 많은 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 잡곡당화음료의 휘발성 향기성분은 33가지 동정성분과 29가지의 미지 성분이 분석되었다. 소장 내 당흡수와 관련된 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 활성억제능은 농도 의존적으로 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. HepG2 세포의 glucose uptake 활성을 확인한 결과, 인슐린에 관계없이 glucose uptake가 증가하였으며, 관련 단백질인 GLUT-2, -4의 발현 또한 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 세포 내 당소모대사 관련 효소인 GK와 PDH도 증가하는 것으로 나타났으며, 잉여로 남은 glucose를 지방으로 전환 저장하는 ACL, ACC 유전자도 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 이를 통해 잡곡당화음료가 glucose uptake와 세포 내 당소모대사 증가를 도우며, 남는 glucose를 지방으로 전환 저장시키는데 도움을 줄 것으로 사료된다.

정신분열병 환자에서 신체미세기형에 관한 연구 (Minor Physical Anomalies in Patients with Schizophrenia)

  • 주은정;정성훈;맹소진;윤세창;김종훈;김철응;신영민;김용식
    • 생물정신의학
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    • 제9권2호
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    • pp.140-151
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    • 2002
  • Object and Method:Minor physical anomalies(MPAs) are frequently seen in patients with schizophrenia. MPAs are considered to arise from the anomalous development of ectoderm-originated tissues in the developing fetus. Since the central nervous system originates from ectoderm, MPAs can be regarded as externally observable and objective indicators of the aberrant development which might have taken place in the central nervous system. To investigate whether MPAs are more frequent in schizophrenic patients, the frequencies of MPAs were compared between schizophrenic patients and normal controls. Total 245 schizophrenic patients diagnosed with DSM-IV(male : 158, female : 87), and 418 normal control subjects(male : 216, female : 202) were included in this study. The MPAs were measured using the modified Waldrop scale with fifteen items in six bodily regions; head, eye, ear, mouth, hand, and foot. Result:The total scores of Waldrop scale were $4.40{\pm}1.93$($mean{\pm}standard$ deviation) in patients and $3.43{\pm}1.68$ in controls for females, and for males, $4.58{\pm}1.75$ in patients and $4.28{\pm}1.59$ in controls. For females, the excess of MPAs in schizophrenic patients was statistically significant(t-test : p<0.001). For males, schizophrenic patients also showed more MPAs than normal controls, but this tendency did not reach statistical significance (t-test : p=0.094). When the modified Waldrop total scores excluding head circumference were compared, the total scores in schizophrenic patients were significantly higher for both male and female subjects(t-test : male p<0.001, female p=0.001). The individual anomaly items included in Waldrop scale were also investigated. The items of epicanthus, hypertelorism, malformed ears, syndactylia were significantly more frequent in schizophrenic patients. In contrast, the items of adherent ear lobes, asymmetric ears, furrowed tongue, curved fifth finger, single palmar crease and big gap between toes did not show any differences in frequency between schizophrenic patients and normal controls. Since a lot of statistical analyses showed different results between male and female subjects, it seems to be necessary to consider gender as an important controlling variable for the analysis, however only the item of head circumference showed statistically significant gender-related difference according to log-linear analysis. Conclusion:With a relatively large sample size, the frequencies of MPAs enlisted in Waldrop scale were compared between schizophrenic patients and normal controls in this study. MPAs were more frequently seen in schizophrenic patients and, especially, several specific items in the Waldrop scale showed prominent excess in schizophrenic patients. Although definite conclusions cannot be drawn due to the inherent limitation of the study using Waldrop scale, these results seem to support the possibility that aberrant neurodevelopmental process might be involved in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia in some of the patients.

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Potential of River Bottom and Bank Erosion for River Restoration after Dam Slit in the Mountain Stream

  • Kang, Ji-Hyun;So, Kazama
    • 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국수자원학회 2011년도 학술발표회
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    • pp.46-46
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    • 2011
  • Severe sediment erosion during floods occur disaster and economic losses, but general sediment erosion is basic mechanism to move sediment from upstream to downstream river. In addition, it is important process to change river form. Check dam, which is constructed in mountain stream, play a vital role such as control of sudden debris flow, but it has negative aspects to river ecosystem. Now a day, check dam of open type is an alternative plan to recover river biological diversity and ecosystem through sediment transport while maintaining the function of disaster control. The purpose of this paper is to verify sediment erosion progress of river bottom and bank as first step for river restoration after dam slit by cross-sectional shear stress and critical shear stress. Study area is upstream reach of slit check dam in mountain stream, named Wasada, in Japan. The check dam was slit with two passages in August, 2010. The transects were surveyed for four upstream cross-sections, 7.4 m, 34 m, 86 m, and 150 m distance from dam in October 2010. Sediment size was surveyed at river bottom and bank. Sediment of cobble size was found at the wetted bottom, and small size particles of sand to medium gravel composed river bank. Discharge was $2.5\;m^3/s$ and bottom slope was 0.027 m/m. Excess shear stress (${\tau}_{ex}$) was calculated for hydraulic erosion by subtracting the values of critical shear stress (${\tau}_{c}$) from the value of shear stress (${\tau}$) at river bottom and bank (${\tau}_{ex}=\tau-{\tau}_c$). Shear stress of river bottom (${\tau}_{bottom}$) was calculated using the cross-sectional shear stress, and bank shear stress (${\tau}_{bank}$) was calculated from the method of Flintham and Carling (1988). $${\tau}_{bank}={\tau}^*SF_{bank}((B+P_{bed})/(2^*P_{bank}))$$ where $SF_{bank}=1.77(P_{bed}/p_{bank}+1.5)^{-1.4}$, B is the water surface width, $P_{bed}$ and $P_{bank}$ are wetted parameter of the bed and bank. Estimated values for ${\tau}_{bottom}$ for a flow of $2.5\;m^3/s$ were lower as 25.0 (7.5 m cross-section), 25.7 (34 m), 21.3 (86 m) and 19.8 (150 m), in N/$m^2$, than critical shear stress (${\tau}_c=62.1\;N/m^2$) with cobble of 64 mm. The values were insufficient to erode cobble sediment. In contrast, even if the values of ${\tau}_{bank}$ were lower than the values for ${\tau}_{bottom}$ as 18.7 (7.5 m), 19.3 (34 m), 16.1 (86 m) and 14.7 (150 m), in N/$m^2$, excess shear stresses were calculated at the three cross-sections of 7.5 m, 34 m, and 86 m distances compare with ${\tau}_c$ is 15.5 N/$m^2$ of 16mm gravel. Bank shear stresses were sufficient for erosion of the medium gravel to sand. Therefore there is potential to erode lateral bank than downward erosion in a flow of $2.5\;m^3/s$. Undercutting of the wetted bank can causes bank scour or collapse, therefore this channel has potential to become wider at the same time. This research is about a potential of sediment erosion, and the result could not verify with real data. Therefore it need next step for verification. In addition an erosion mechanism for river restoration is not simple because discharge distribution is variable by snow-melting or rainy season, and a function for disaster control will recover by big precipitation event. Therefore it needs to consider the relationship between continuous discharge change and sediment erosion.

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