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A Number of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells but Neither Phenotype Nor Differentiation Capacities Changes with Age of Rats

  • Tokalov, Sergey V.;Gruner, Susanne;Schindler, Sebastian;Iagunov, Alexey S.;Baumann, Michael;Abolmaali, Nasreddin D.
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.255-260
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    • 2007
  • Bone marrow (BM) derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are pluripotent cells which can differentiate into osteogenic, adipogenic and other lineages. In spite of the broad interest, the information about the changes in BM cell composition, in particularly about the variation of MSC number and their properties in relation to the age of the donor is still controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate the age associated changes in variations of BM cell composition, phenotype and differentiation capacities of MSC using a rat model. Cell populations were characterized by flow cytometry using light scattering parameters, DNA content and a set of monoclonal antibodies. Single cell analysis was performed by conventional fluorescent microscopy. In vitro culture of MSC was established and their phenotype and capability for in vitro differentiation into osteogenic and adipogenic cells was shown. Age related changes in tibiae and femurs, amount of BM tissue, BM cell composition, proportions of separated MSC and yield of MSC in 2 weeks of in vitro culture were found. At the same time, neither change in phenotype no in differentiation capacities of MSC was registered. Age-related changes of the number of MSC should be taken into account whenever MSC are intended to be used for investigations.

A Study on FIBEX Automatic Generation Algorithm for FlexRay Network System (FlexRay 네트워크 시스템을 위한 FIBEX 자동 생성 알고리즘에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Ji-Ho;Lee, Suk;Lee, Kyung-Chang
    • IEMEK Journal of Embedded Systems and Applications
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.69-78
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    • 2013
  • As vehicles become more intelligent for safety and convenience of drivers, in-vehicle networking systems such as controller are network (CAN) have been widely used due to increasing number of electronic control unit (ECU). Recently, FlexRay was developed to replace CAN protocol in chassis networking systems, to remedy the shortage of transmission capacity and unsatisfactory real-time transmission delay of conventional CAN. However, it is difficult for vehicle network designers to calculate platform configuration registers (PCR) and determine a base cycle or slot length of FlexRay. To assist vehicle network designers for designing FlexRay cluster, this paper presents automatic field bus exchange format (FIBEX) generation algorithm from CANdb information, which is de-facto standard database format for CAN. To design this program, structures of FIBEX, CANdb and relationship among PCR variables are analyzed.

Analysis of X-ray image qualities-accuracy of shape and clearness of image-using X-ray digital tomosynthesis

  • Roh, Young Jun;Kang, Sung Taek;Kim, Hyung Cheol;Kim, Sung-Kwon
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1997.10a
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    • pp.572-576
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    • 1997
  • X-ray laminography and DT(digital tomosynthesis) that can form a cross-sectional image of 3-D objects promise to be good solutions for inspecting interior defects of industrial products. The major factors of the digital tomosynthesis that influence on the quality of x-ray cross-sectional images are also discussed. The quality of images acquired from the DT system varies according to image synthesizing methods, the number of images used in image synthesizing, and X-ray projection angles. In this paper, a new image synthesizing method named 'log-root method' is proposed to get clear and accurate cross-sectional images, which can reduce both artifact and blurring generated by materials out of focal plane. To evaluate the quality of cross-sectional images, two evaluating criteria: (1) shape accuracy and (2) clearness in the cross-sectional image are defined. Based on this criteria, a series of simulations were performed, and the results show the superiority of the new synthesizing method over the existing ones such as averaging and minimum method.

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Acceleration Techniques for 3D Ray Tracing for Outdoor Propagation Model (실외 전파 특성 계산을 위한 고속 3차원 광선 추적법)

  • Lee, Haeng-Seon
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.18 no.11
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    • pp.1231-1236
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    • 2007
  • In this paper, acceleration techniques for a three dimensional ray tracing method are presented. Ray tracing methods are widely adopted to obtain radio propagation channel models, however calculation times increase with the number of scatters such as buildings, hills and mountains. Various techniques are proposed in combination of ray tube concept.

FOREGROUND OF GAMMA-RAY BURSTS (GRBS) FROM AKARI FIS DATA

  • Toth, L. Viktor;Doi, Yasuo;Zahorecz, Sarolta;Agas, Marton;Balazs, Lajos G.;Forro, Adrienn;Racz, Istvan I.
    • Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.113-116
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    • 2017
  • A significant number of the parameters of a gamma-ray burst (GRB) and its host galaxy are calculated from the afterglow. There are various methods obtaining extinction values for the necessary correction for galactic foreground. These are: galaxy counts, from HI 21 cm surveys, from spectroscopic measurements and colors of nearby Galactic stars, or using extinction maps calculated from infrared surveys towards the GRB. We demonstrate that AKARI Far-Infrared Surveyor sky surface brightness maps are useful uncovering the fine structure of the galactic foreground of GRBs. Galactic cirrus structures of a number of GRBs are calculated with a 2 arcminute resolution, and the results are compared to that of other methods.

Physicochemical Properties of Arrowroot Starch (칡전분의 이화학적 성질)

  • Kim, Kwan;Yoon, Han-Kyo;Kim, Sung-Kon
    • Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.245-251
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    • 1984
  • Physicochemical properties of arrowroot starch were investigated. The starch had blue value of 0.397, alkali number of 10.1 and amylose content of 22.0%. The starch was practically insoluble in water up to $55^{\circ}C$. X-ray diffraction was C pattern, but was close to A pattern. The alkali number, X-ray pattern and viscogram of the starch and retrogadation rate of the starch gels indicated that the properties of the arrow root starch were close to those of cereal starches.

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The Ray Tracing Modeling Using the Modified Image Method in Microcellular Environment (개선된 영상기법을 이용한 마이크로셀 환경에서의 전파경로 추적 모델링)

  • 송기홍;함영권;이혁재
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.15-25
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    • 1996
  • This paper proposes the modified image method scheme to search the reflected points and the method to calculate the number of rays. These methods are applied to the ray tracing technique for received power and delay profile prediction in microcelular environment. With ray tracing model using these methods, we show the simulated results for various environmental structures. To demonstrate the validity of this approach, these simulated results are compared and analysed with measured results in apartment towns along the street. In addition we proposed the optimum number of multipath rays with the results in microcellular environment.

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Tolerance-based Point Classification Algorithm for a Polygonal Region (공차를 고려한 다각형 영역의 내외부 판별 알고리즘)

  • 정연찬;박준철
    • Korean Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.75-80
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    • 2002
  • This paper details a robust and efficient algorithm for point classification with respect to a polygon in 2D real number domain. The concept of tolerance makes this algorithm robust and consistent. It enables to define‘on-boundary’ , which can be interpreted as either‘in-’or‘out-’side region, and to manage rounding errors in floating point computation. Also the tolerance is used as a measure of reliability of point classifications. The proposed algorithm is based on a ray-intersection technique known as the most efficient, in which intersections between a ray originating from a given test point and the boundary of a region are counted. An odd number of intersections indicates that the point is inside region. For practical examples the algorithm is most efficient because most edges of the polygon region are processed by simple bit operations.

Gamma Ray Shielding Study of Barium-Bismuth-Borosilicate Glasses as Transparent Shielding Materials using MCNP-4C Code, XCOM Program, and Available Experimental Data

  • Bagheri, Reza;Moghaddam, Alireza Khorrami;Yousefnia, Hassan
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.49 no.1
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    • pp.216-223
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    • 2017
  • In this work, linear and mass attenuation coefficients, effective atomic number and electron density, mean free paths, and half value layer and $10^{th}$ value layer values of barium-bismuth-borosilicate glasses were obtained for 662 keV, 1,173 keV, and 1,332 keV gamma ray energies using MCNP-4C code and XCOM program. Then obtained data were compared with available experimental data. The MCNP-4C code and XCOM program results were in good agreement with the experimental data. Barium-bismuth-borosilicate glasses have good gamma ray shielding properties from the shielding point of view.

Radial Variations of Elements in the Ring-porous Wood (환공재(環孔材) 주요구성요소(主要構成要素)의 방사방향변동(放射方向變動))

  • Park, Sang-Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.1-6
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    • 1981
  • This study examined the radial variations in element demensions of mongolian oak (Quercus mongolica.), elm (Ulmus japonica.), maackia(Maackia amurensis.), castor aralia (Kalopanax pictus.) from pith outwards. Disks were cut from the d.b.h.(above 1.2m) of each species and specimen for tangential pore diameters, fiber length, ray height and width were taken from 1-3rd, 5th, 10th, 15th.............40th ring number from pith. The tangential pore diameters in the earlywood increased rapidly near the pith and then maintained almost constant or very gradually increased diameters in about 20th-30th ring number from pith. In the latewood, tangential pore diameters gradually increased from pith to outwards though the increment is smaller than in early wood. Radial variations of ray height and width maintained almost constant, gradually increased or rapidly increased diameters and then maintained almost constant from pith to outwards. Patterns of radial variations in the fiber length were almost coincident with patterns of earlywood pore diameters, and of ray height or width in Ulmus japonica and Maackia amurensis.

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