• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.210-215
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• 2008

The objective of this study was to develop models to predict SCC (somatic cell count) in unhomogenized milk by visible and near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopic technique. Total of 100 milk samples were collected from dairy farms and preserved to minimize propagation of bacteria cells during transportation. Reductive reagents such as methyl red, methylene blue, bromcresol purple, phenol red and resazurin were added to milk samples, and then colors of milk were changed based on SCC of milk. For optimal reductive reagents, reaction time was controlled at 3 level of reaction time. A spectrophotometer was used to measure reflectance spectra from milk samples. The partial least square (PLS) models were developed to predict SCC of unhomogenized milk. The PLS results showed that milk samples with reductive reagents had a good correlation between predicted and measured SCC at 5 minutes of reaction time in the visible range. The PLS models with resazurin reagent had the best performance in $400{\sim}600\;nm$. The prediction results of milk samples with resazurin had 0.86 of correlation coefficient and 14,184 cell/mL of SEP.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.461-468
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• 2005

The major function of immune system is to protect infections. The immune systems are composed of innate and adaptive immunity. In adaptive immunity, the cellular and humoral components interact each other. Neonates and infants are infected frequently, because immune systems are naive and easy to expose to infectious agents. The complete history and physical examination is essential to evaluate the child with recurrent infections. The environmental risk factors of recurrent infections are day care center, cigarette smoke, and air pollution. The underlying diseases such as immunodeficiency, autoimmune diseases, allergy, and disorders of anatomy or physiology increase the susceptibility to infections. In immunodeficiency, infections are characterized by severe, chronic, recurrent, and unusual microbial agents infection. The defects of antibody production are susceptible to sinopulmonary bacterial infections. T cells defects are vulerable to numerous organisms such as virus, fungi, bacteria and etc. The screening tests for immune functions are the quantitative and qualitative measurements of each immune components. A complete blood count with white blood cell, differential, and platelet provide quantitative informations of immune components. Total complement and immunoglobulin levels represent the humoral component. Antibody levels of previously injected vaccines also provide informations of the antigen specific antibody immune responses. T cell and subsets count is quantitative measurement of cell mediated immunity. Delayed hypersensitivity skin test is a crude measurement of T cell function. The long term outcome of children with recurrent infections is completely dependent on the underlying diseases, the initial time of diagnosis and therapy, continued management, and genetic counscelling.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.122-130
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• 2010

Abnormal hematological values are associated with various disorders including cancer and cardiovascular, metabolic, infectious, and immune diseases. We report the copy number variations (CNVs) in clinically relevant hematological parameters, including hemoglobin level, red and white blood cell counts, platelet counts, and red blood cell (RBC) volume. We describe CNVs in several loci associated with these hematological parameters in 8,842 samples from Korean population-based studies. The data that we evaluated included four RBC parameters, one platelet parameter, and one associated with total white blood cell (WBC) count, exceeding the genome-wide significance. We show that CNVs in hematological parameters are associated with some loci, different from previously associated loci reported in single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) association studies.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.53-57
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• 2006

우리나라 전통김치의 제조방법에 따른 건조고춧가루의 사용시 고추건조에 필요한 경비와 위생문제를 해결하고, 고추 고유의 색상 유지를 위하여 $7^{\circ}C$에서 저장하면서 두 김치의 pH, 적정 산도, 총 세균수, 총 젖산균수 및 관능검사를 실시한 결과는 다음과 같다. 건고춧가루와 마쇄 홍고추 김치에 있어서 pH의 변화, 총산도의 변화, 총세균수 및 총 젖산균수의 변화양상은 비슷하였으며, 관능면에 있어서는 마쇄 고추김치가 전체적인 기호도에 있어서 낮은 값을 보였는데, 이는 마쇄 홍고추 김치에 사용된 고춧가루의 상대적인 건물량이 적은 것에 기인한 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.194-196
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• 2004

A 12-year old neutered male Yorkshire terrier dog was presented to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital of Seoul National University with a history of chronic intermittent diarrhea, vomiting, anorexia and weight loss of 2-months duration. On presentation, he was very cachexic and had ascites. Abnormal findings on a complete blood count and chemistry profile included mild anemia, leukocytosis, panhypoproteinemia, hypocholesterolemia, decreased blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and increased serum bile acids. Radiographic findings indicated microhepatica. Peritoneal fluid analysis was consistent with transudates (total protein < 2.5 g/dl, total nucleated cell count = 2,200/ul) and cytologic examination of the fluid revealed neoplastic lymphoblasts. From these findings hepatic dysfunction and protein-losing enteropathy were attributable to abdominal lymphoma. This case suggests that cytologic examination is important in diagnosing underlying diseases of ascites, even if it is transudative effusion.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.53-57
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• 1997

Hokkaido, as center of Japanese dairying, 3.48 million tons of raw milk which was about 40% of total production in Japan were produced from 11,400 farms in 1996. The average herd size and the annual volume of milking per head in Hokkaido were 78 head, 7,200kg, and the quality of raw milk also is much better than that of other area in Japan. Raw milk having less than 100,000/ml in viable count and less than 300,000/ml of somatic cell count were 99.6%, 93% respectively. In spite of producing large amount of high quality milk, only 26% of total amount was processed as market milk and 76% was used for making dairy products like butter, cheese and milk powder. Therefore, because of big difference in price between the raw milk for market milk and for dairy products. the income of dairy farms are much less comparing to other parts of Japan, where most of the raw milk are consumed as market milk.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.160-169
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• 2004

격막 및 무격막 방식의 전해수 처리에 의한 샐러리 및 생굴의 세정처리에 따른 살균 및 저장성 효과를 조사하였다. 샐러리를 대상으로 세정처리에 따른 저장중의 품질변화를 살펴본 결과, 총균수는 전해수 처리구에서 무처리구에 비하여 약 1/200∼1/1,000 수준, 대장균군수는 약 1/100 수준으로 감소하였다. 그리고 수분함량, pH, 경도, 비타민 C 및 잔류염소 함량 등의 변화는 저장 10일째까지 처리구에 관계없이 거의 유사한 경향을 보이거나 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 색도는 모든 처리구에서 저장기간이 경과함에 따라 L값과 a값은 서서히 증가함을 보여 주었으며, 색차($\Delta$E)값은 저장 5일 경과 후부터는 처리구에 관계없이 6 수준으로 초기치와의 차이를 식별할 수 있는 정도로 나타났다. 종합적 기호도는 전해수 처리구는 저장 후 5일째까지는 수도수 및 염소계 세정제로 처리한 샐러리에 비해 다소 양호한 것으로 나타났으나 저장 5일째 이후는 수도수 및 염소계 세정제로 처리한 샐러리와 유사하거나 다소 떨어지는 기호도를 나타내었다. 무격막 시스템으로 제조한 약알칼리성 전해수로 처리한 생굴은 해수로 처리한 시료에 비해 보관 48시간 후 VBN은 약 3 mg%, 총균수는 약 1∼2 log cycle, 대장균은 2 log cycle 정도 낮은 값을 나타내었고 또한, 처리직후 총균수도 해수로 처리한 생굴에 비해 1 log cycle 정도 낮은 초기 수준을 보이며 보관 24∼48시간까지는 뚜렷한 증가를 나타내지 않았다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.173-180
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• 2022

오징어의 품질을 평가하기 위한 여러 항목 들이 있으나 현장에서 소비자 및 유통업자들의 경우 주관적인 관능평가에 의존하고 있으며 소비자의 어류 구매의사 결정에 부패취가 직접적인 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 따라서 관능적 평가를 입증 할 수 있는 과학적인 품질인자를 제시하고자 하였으며, 온도와 저장시간에 따른 상호관계를 분석하였다. 과학적 품질인자로는 TVC, Pseudomonas spp., pH, VBN 으로 선정하였으며 세 가지 온도 조건에서 보관하였다. 이취발생검지시점은 R-index를 이용해 측정하고 kinetic 모델링을 진행하였다. 모델링 결과 활성화 에너지는 이취발생검지 시간이 51.210 kJ/mol, TVC는 42.888 kJ/mol, Pseudomonas spp.는 50.283 kJ/mol, VBN은 72.594 kJ/mol, pH는 41.990kJ/mol 으로 나타났다. Pseudomonas spp., TVC, pH, VBN 순으로 이취발생검지 시간의 활성화 에너지에 근사하였으며, 특히 Pseudomonas spp.는 이취발생검지 시간의 활성화 에너지와 가장 유사하였다. 따라서 오징어의 이취발생 indicator는 이취발생시간과 가장 유사한 양상을 나타내는 Pseudomonas spp.로 판단 할 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.388-394
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• 2017

Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of oral lesions in human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) patients in a descriptive cross-sectional study, and to establish their presence according to levels of CD4+ cells (including the CD4+/CD8+ cell ratio). Materials and Methods: A total of 75 patients infected with HIV were included. Oral lesions were observed and classified using World Health Organization classification guidelines. Potential correlations between the presence and severity of oral lesions and CD4+ cells, including the CD4+/CD8+ cell ratio, were studied. Results: The most frequent oral lesion detected was oral pseudomembranous candidiasis (80.0%), followed by periodontal disease (40.0%), herpetic lesions (16.0%), hairy leukoplakia (16.0%), gingivitis (20.0%), oral ulceration (12.0%), Kaposi's sarcoma (8.0%), and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (4.0%). The CD4+ count was <$200cells/mm^3$ in 45 cases (60.0%), between $200-500cells/mm^3$ in 18 cases (24.0%), and >$500cells/mm^3$ in 12 cases (16.0%). The mean CD4+ count was $182.18cells/mm^3$. The mean ratio of CD4+/CD8+ cells was 0.26. All patients showed at least one oral manifestation. Conclusion: There was no correlation between the CD4+/CD8+ cell ratio and the presence of oral lesions. The severity of the lesions was more pronounced when the CD4+ cell count was less than $200cells/mm^3$.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권8호
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• pp.1207-1213
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• 2016

Heat stress negatively affects milk quality altering its nutritive value and cheese making properties. This study aimed at assessing the impact of seasonal microclimatic conditions on milk quality of Friesian cows. The study was carried out in a dairy farm from June 2013 to May 2014 at Beni-Suef province, Egypt. Inside the barn daily ambient temperature and relative humidity were recorded and used to calculate the daily maximum temperature-humidity index (mxTHI), which was used as indicator of the degree of heat stress. The study was carried out in three periods according to the temperature-humidity index (THI) recorded: from June 2013 to September 2013 (mxTHI>78), from October 2013 to November 2013 (mxTHI 72-78) and from December 2013 to April 2014 (mxTHI<72). Eighty Friesian lactating dairy cows were monitored in each period. The three groups of cows were balanced for days in milk and parity. Milk quality data referred to somatic cell count, total coliform count (TCC), faecal coliform count (FCC), Escherichia coli count, percentage of E. coli, and Staphylococcus aureus, percentage of fat, protein, lactose, total solid and solid non-fat. Increasing THI was associated with a significant decrease in all milk main components. An increase of TCC, FCC, and E. coli count from mxTHI<72 to mxTHI>78 was observed. In addition, the isolation rate of both S. aureus and E. coli increased when the mxTHI increased. The results of this study show the seriousness of the negative effects of hot conditions on milk composition and mammary gland pathogens. These facts warrant the importance of adopting mitigation strategies to alleviate negative consequences of heat stress in dairy cows and for limiting related economic losses.