• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.57-71
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• 2004

Objective : Physiological evidence regarding acupuncture's effect in human patients is not yet well established, despite considerable evidence for its therapeutic efficacy. Besides target or disease specificity of acupuncture, acupuncture analgesia (AA) appears to be another large subclass that poses many questions, such as whether there is point specificity with respect to which acupoint is most effective for a particular condition. Methods : We observed brain activation with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) using a set of stimuli that consist of pain, pain following Meridian acupuncture, and pain following Sham acupuncture. Results : Among the new observations, the most interesting fact is that data sets of both Meridian acupuncture and Sham acupuncture show decreased activation of the same brain areas related to the pain processing signals. Present functional MRI study demonstrate two important biological observations that could elucidate AA mechanism in human participants: the effects of acupuncture occur through mediation of the higher brain areas. Sham acupuncture stimulation appears to be almost as effective as traditional Meridian acupoint stimulation, suggesting that acupuncture is not entirely point specific. Decreased activation in the limbic paleo cortical areas appears to be the probable neurological manifestation of AA and strongly implies that acupuncture stimulation inhibits the transmission of ascending pain signals to the higher cortical areas by the previously known descending pain inhibitory circuit. Conclusion : We, therefore, a hypothesized that this pain inhibitory circuit is initiated and mediated via the broad sense Hypothalamus Pituitary Adrenal (BS HPA) axis in conjunction to the "sensory stimulation."

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권8호
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• pp.1459-1469
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• 2008

Using a rotating biological contactor modified with a sequencing bath reactor system (SBRBC) designed and operated to remove phosphate and nitrogen [58], the microbial community structure of the biofilm from the SBRBC system was characterized based on the extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) constituents, electron microscopy, and molecular techniques. Protein and carbohydrate were identified as the major EPS constituents at three different biofilm thicknesses, where the amount of EPS and bacterial cell number were highest in the initial thickness of 0-100${\mu}m$. However, the percent of carbohydrate in the total amount of EPS decreased by about 11.23%, whereas the percent of protein increased by about 11.15% as the biofilm grew. Thus, an abundant quantity of EPS and cell mass, as well as a specific quality of EPS were apparently needed to attach to the substratum in the first step of the biofilm growth. A FISH analysis revealed that the dominant phylogenetic group was $\beta$- and $\gamma$-Proteobacteria, where a significant subclass of Proteobacteria for removing phosphate and/or nitrate was found within a biofilm thickness of 0-250${\mu}m$. In addition, 16S rDNA clone libraries revealed that Klebsiella sp. and Citrobacter sp. were most dominant within the initial biofilm thickness of 0-250${\mu}m$, whereas sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, such as Beggiatoa sp. and Thiothrix sp., were detected in a biofilm thickness over 250${\mu}m$. The results of the bacterial community structure analysis using molecular techniques agreed with the results of the morphological structure based on scanning electron microscopy. Therefore, the overall results indicated that coliform bacteria participated in the nitrate and phosphorus removal when using the SBRBC system. Moreover, the structure of the biofilm was also found to be related to the EPS constituents, as well as the nitrogen and phosphate removal efficiency. Consequently, since this is the first identification of the bacterial community and structure of the biofilm from an RBC simultaneously removing nitrogen and phosphate from domestic wastewater, and it is hoped that the present results may provide a foundation for understanding nitrate and phosphate removal by an RBC system.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.61-66
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• 2011

P2Y receptors are metabotropic G-protein-coupled receptors, which are involved in many important biologic functions in the central nervous system including retina. Subtypes of P2Y receptors in retinal tissue vary according to the species and the cell types. We examined the molecular and pharmacologic profiles of P2Y purinoceptors in retinoblastoma cell, which has not been identified yet. To achieve this goal, we used $Ca^{2+}$ imaging technique and western blot analysis in WERI-Rb-1 cell, a human retinoblastoma cell line. ATP ($10\;{\mu}M$) elicited strong but transient $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ increase in a concentration dependent manner from more than 80% of the WERI-Rb-1 cells (n=46). Orders of potency of P2Y agonists in evoking $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ transients were 2MeS-ATP>ATP>>UTP=${\alpha}{\beta}$-MeATP, which was compatible with the subclass of $P2Y_1$ receptor. The $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ transients evoked by applications of 2MeS-ATP and/or ATP were also profoundly suppressed in the presence of $P2Y_1$ selective blocker (MRS 2179; $30\;{\mu}M$). $P2Y_1$ receptor expression in WERI-Rb-1 cells was also identified by using western blot. Taken together, $P2Y_1$ receptor is mainly expressed in a retinoblastoma cell, which elicits $Ca^{2+}$ release from internal $Ca^{2+}$ storage sites via the phospholipase C-mediated pathway. $P2Y_1$ receptor activation in retinoblastoma cell could be a useful model to investigate the role of purinergic $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ signaling in neural tissue as well as to find a novel therapeutic target to this lethal cancer.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.68-77
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• 2012

Flavan-3-ols are a subclass of flavonoids found in a variety of foods including teas. The effects of flavan-3-ols on the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) have been investigated, generally focusing on tea catechins or individual flavan-3-ol rich foods, but there is little information on dietary flavan-3-ols intake and risk of MetS in population-based studies. In this cross-sectional study, we examined the association between dietary flavan-3-ols intake and the risk of MetS in Korean adults. Subjects comprised 1,827 men and 2,918 women aged 20-69 years whose data was included in the 2008 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. This survey was conducted between January 2008 and December 2008. Total flavan-3-ols intakes were calculated from 24-hour dietary recalls using a flavonoids database. Thirty percent of the male subjects and 24% of the female subjects were reported as having MetS. In the female subjects, flavan3-ols intake was inversely associated with the risk of MetS after adjusting for potential confounders (5th vs. 1st quintile, OR=0.64, 95% CI=0.45-0.91, P for trend=0.384). The main food source of flavan-3-ols was green tea followed by apples and grapes. Among MetS components, flavan-3-ols intake was inversely associated with the risk of high blood pressure after adjusting for potential confounders (5th vs. 1st quintile, OR=0.64, 95% CI=0.45-0.90, P for trend=0.005). No significant association between flavan-3-ols intake and risk of MetS was found in the male subjects. After stratified analysis by obesity (BMI ${\geq}$ 25 or BMI < 25), however, flavan3-ols intake was inversely related to the risk of hypertension in non-obese men. These results suggest that dietary flavan-3-ols intake may have beneficial effects on MetS risk by reducing the risk of hypertension. The effects of flavan-3-ols intake dependent on obesity need further investigation.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.141-146
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• 2006

2005년 3월부터 2006년 2월까지 부산대학교병원 구강내과 구강안면통증 클리닉에 내원한 측두하악장애 재발환자 27명과 측두하악장애 신환 45명 및 부산지역 소재 치과의원에 내원한 일반치과환자 50명을 대상으로 SCL-90-R을 시행하여 심리학적으로 분석한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 측두하악장애 재발환자군(실험군)과 측두하악장애 초진군(대조군 I) 및 일반치과환자군(대조군 II)에서 9개 기본증상차원의 척도별 규준척 T점수 평균 값은 모두 정상범위 내에 있었다. 2. 재발환자군에 비해 일반치과환자군의 대인예민성 척도, 우울 척도, 공포불안 척도, 정신증 척도에서 유의한 차이를 보였다. 3. 측두하악장애 재발군과 초진군의 기본척도에서 성별에 따른 차이는 없었다. 4. 급성군과 만성군으로 구분하여 비교한 결과 재발환자에서는 특별한 차이점이 나타나지 않았으나 측두하악장애 신환군의 만성환자군에서 신체화 척도, 적대감 척도, 공포불안 척도, 정신증 척도의 평균 T점수가 유의하게 더 높았다.

• 생태와환경
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• 제37권4호통권109호
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• pp.363-367
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• 2004

낙동강 전 수계 8개 정점에서 분자기법인 FISH (Fluorescent in situ Hybridization)법으로 세균군집구조를 비교분석하였다. Eubacteria에 ${\alpha}\;{\cdot}\;{\beta}\;{\cdot}\;{\gamma}-subclasses$ proteobacter CF group 세균의 합이 총세군수에서 차지하는 비율이 9.3-42.5%에서 변화하였고 그 최고치는 히상류, 청량에서 나타났다. 각 세균그룹이 총세균수에서 차지하는 비율이 10% 미만이었으나 최상류에서의 CF그룹이 총세균수에서 차지하는 비율은 23%이었다. 또한 유기물질을 분해해서 빠른 성장을 한다는 ${\gamma}-subclasses$ proteobacteria 세균군이 예상과는 달리 유기오염정도가 높은 하류에 비해 상류에서 더 많이 검출되었다. 아울러 암모니아산화세균은 $2.7-18.0{\times}10^4$ cells $mL^{-1}$의 범위에서 변화하였고 하류에서 최저치를 그리고 최고치는 중류에서 보였다. 반면에 아질산산화세균의 경우, 전수계에 걸쳐 정점간의 별 차이 없이 $5.2-7.7{\times}10^4$ Cells $mL^{-1}$에서 변화하였으며 그들이 총세균수에서 차지하는 비율은 두세균군간의 차이없이 1.0-13.6%에서 변화하였다. 결론적으로 FISH법은 통상적으로 세균군집의 정량적인 분석에 사용되지만 그 결과는 본 연구결과에서 보는 바와 같이 수계 환경의 현황에 관한 좋은 정보를 제공해주기도 한다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.814-824
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• 2010

The objective of this research was to assess the effect of experience, education, record keeping, labor, and decision making on monthly milk yield per farm (MYF), monthly milk yield per cow (MYC), monthly milk revenue per farm (MRF), and monthly revenue per cow (MRC) of dairy farms supported by a private organization in Central Thailand. The dataset contained 34,082 monthly milk yield and revenue records collected from January 2004 to December 2008 on 497 farms, and information on individual farmer experience and education, record keeping, and decision making obtained with a questionnaire. Farmer experience categories were i) no experience, ii) one year, iii) two to five years, iv) six to ten years, v) eleven to fifteen years, vi) sixteen to twenty years, and vii) more than twenty years. Farmer education categories were i) no education or primary school, ii) high school, and iii) bachelor or higher degree. Record keeping categories were: i) no records and ii) kept records. Labor categories were: i) family, ii) hired people, and iii) family and hired people. Decision making categories were: i) decisions made by farmers themselves, ii) decisions made with help from government officials, and iii) decisions made with help from organization staff. The mixed linear model contained the fixed effects of year-season, farm location-farm size subclass, experience, education, record keeping, labor, and decision making on sire selection, and the random effects of farm and residual. Results showed that longer experience increased (p<0.05) monthly milk yield (MYF and MYC) and revenue (MRF and MRC). Farms that hired people produced the highest (p<0.05) monthly milk yield (MYF and MYC) and revenue (MRF and MRC), followed by farms that used family, and the lowest values were for farms that used both family and hired people. Better educated farmers produced more MYC and MRC (p<0.05) than lower educated farmers. Farms that kept records had higher MYF and MRF (p<0.05) than those without records. Although differences among farms were non-significant, farms that received help from the organization staff had higher monthly milk yield (MYF and MYC) and revenue (MRF and MRC) than those that decided by themselves or with help from government officials. These findings suggested that dairy farmers needed systematic training and continuous support to improve farm milk production and revenues in a sustainable manner.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.111-122
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• 2009

비유일수별로 변화하는 유생산기록을 305일로 보정하기 위하여, 분만 시 나이와 분만계절, 산차를 고려한 305일 보정계수를 개발하였고, 비선형적 특성에 적합하고 사용을 용이하게 하는 거듭제곱 함수 형태의 보정 공식을 개발하였다. 각각의 보정계수가 얼마나 정확하게 기록을 보정 할 수 있는 지 측정하기 위하여 실제 305일 누적 착유량 및 개체별 누적 착유량 평균과의 오차를 비교 분석 한 결과 새롭게 개발된 보정계수의 오차가 가장 적게 나타났으며, 이를 토대로 한 보정공식 역시 작은 오차를 나타냈다. 유생산량의 평균치가 최근까지 많이 증가하였음에도 불구하고 2산 이상의 개체에서 2002년에 개발된 보정계수의 오차가 낮게 나타난 것으로 보아 앞으로의 보정계수 개발에는 2002년 보정계수 개발에 사용되었던 건유효과에 대한 부분을 추가해야 더 정확하게 보정할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다. 유량에서의 보정계수 개발 및 보정식 개발 방법으로 유지방, 유단백, 무지고형분량에 대해서도 비유 일수 305일째의 누적량으로 보정할 수 있는 보정 공식을 개발하였다.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2002년도 춘계종합학술대회
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• pp.485-489
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• 2002

병행 객체지향 프로그래밍 언어는 병행 프로그래밍을 위한 객체의 병행성과 객체지향 프로그래밍 언어의 중요한 장점인 상속성과 재사용성, 캡슐화를 동시에 지원하기 위한 목적을 가진 언어이다. 병행 객체지향 프로그래밍의 병행성과 객체지향 프로그래밍 언어의 특성이 통합된 여러 가지 모델이 제안되어 왔다. 병행프로그래밍과 객체지향프로그래밍 기법을 결합한 병행객체지향 언어는 병행 응용프로그램을 개발하는데 여러 가지 이점을 얻을 수 있다. 병행성과 상속성의 결합으로 인하여 객체의 재사용성을 현저하게 떨어뜨리게 되거나 서브 클래스에서 상속된 코드의 재 정의를 요구하게 된다. 이렇게 병행성과 상속성을 결합할 때 두 특성 사이에 서 발생하는 충돌 또는 간섭현상을 상속변칙이라고 하는데, 이 상속 변칙의 영향을 최소화하고 코드 재사용을 개선하기 위한 접근 방법에 대해 많은 연구 결과가 발표되었다. 이와 같이 상속성과 병행성 사이의 간섭 문제를 해결하기 위해서 동기화 코드와 메소드 코드로 구분하여 본 논문에서는 접근하고자 한다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.181-193
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• 2017

철원 갈말-김화 지역의 쥐라기 복운모 화강암체 내 페그마타이트에서는 다양한 망간-철 인산염광물의 집합체가 산출되고 있으며, 후기 마그마 단계로부터 열수단계 및 지표 풍화 단계에서 다양한 광물상의 변화가 유도되었다. 철원 복운모 화강암은 낮은 대자율 값을 갖는 전형적인 S-형 화강암으로 중알루미나질~고알루미나질, 후-충돌대 환경을 나타내고 있다. 페그마타이트는 K-Ar 연대가 약 153 Ma로서 복운모 화강암의 K-Ar 연대($151{\pm}4Ma$)와 전반적으로 일치하고 있어 동일 기원의 마그마로 추정된다. 한편 갈말-김화 페그마타이트는 광물조성에 의한 분류기준에 의하면 백운모-희유원소 종, 리튬 세부종, 녹주석 유형에 속하는 녹주석-콜롬바이트-인산염광물으로 구분되며, LCT(Li-Cs-Ta) 계열에 해당한다. 망간 인산염광물 중 트리플라이트는 주로 후기 마그마 단계에 정출되었으며, 열수 단계에서는 망간 인산염광물의 변질광물인 루코포스파이트와 잔사이트로 정출되었다. 풍화 단계에서 트리플라이트는 포스퍼시더라이트와 망간 산화물로 교대되어 산출된다.