Accuracy of cardiac output measurements during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: according to the vessel anastomosis sites

Sung Yong Park,Dae Hee Kim,Han Bum Joe,Ji Young Yoo,Jin Soo Kim,Min Kang,Yong Woo Hong 대한마취통증의학회 2012 Korean Journal of Anesthesiology Vol.62 No.5

Background: During beating heart surgery, the accuracy of cardiac output (CO) measurement techniques may be influenced by several factors. This study was conducted to analyze the clinical agreement among stat CO mode (SCO), continuous CO mode (CCO), arterial pressure waveform-based CO estimation (APCO), and transesophageal Doppler ultrasound technique (UCCO) according to the vessel anastomosis sites. Methods: This study was prospectively performed in 25 patients who would be undergoing elective OPCAB. Hemodynamic variables were recorded at the following time points: during left anterior descending (LAD) anastomosis at 1 min and 5 min; during obtuse marginal (OM) anastomosis at 1 min and 5 min: and during right coronary artery (RCA) anastomosis at 1 min and 5 min. The variables measured including the SCO, CCO, APCO, and UCCO. Results: CO measurement techniques showed different correlations according to vessel anastomosis site. However, the percent error observed was higher than the value of 30% postulated by the criteria of Critchley and Critchley during all study periods for all CO measurement techniques. Conclusions: In the beating heart procedure, SCO, CCO and APCO showed different correlations according to the vessel anastomosis sites and did not agree with UCCO. CO values from the various measurement techniques should be interpreted with caution during OPCAB. Background: During beating heart surgery, the accuracy of cardiac output (CO) measurement techniques may be influenced by several factors. This study was conducted to analyze the clinical agreement among stat CO mode (SCO), continuous CO mode (CCO), arterial pressure waveform-based CO estimation (APCO), and transesophageal Doppler ultrasound technique (UCCO) according to the vessel anastomosis sites. Methods: This study was prospectively performed in 25 patients who would be undergoing elective OPCAB. Hemodynamic variables were recorded at the following time points: during left anterior descending (LAD) anastomosis at 1 min and 5 min; during obtuse marginal (OM) anastomosis at 1 min and 5 min: and during right coronary artery (RCA) anastomosis at 1 min and 5 min. The variables measured including the SCO, CCO, APCO, and UCCO. Results: CO measurement techniques showed different correlations according to vessel anastomosis site. However, the percent error observed was higher than the value of 30% postulated by the criteria of Critchley and Critchley during all study periods for all CO measurement techniques. Conclusions: In the beating heart procedure, SCO, CCO and APCO showed different correlations according to the vessel anastomosis sites and did not agree with UCCO. CO values from the various measurement techniques should be interpreted with caution during OPCAB.

Ultrasonic Degradation of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in Seawater and Brackish Water

So Young Park,Jong Sung Park,Ha Yoon Lee,Ji Yong Heo,Yeo Min Yoon,Kyung Ho Choi,Nam Guk Her 대한환경공학회 2011 Environmental Engineering Research Vol.16 No.3

In this study, a series of experiments was conducted on the relative degradation of commonly known endocrine-disrupting compounds such as bisphenol A (BPA) and 17α-ethinyl estradiol (Ee₂) in a single-component aqueous solution using 28 and 580 kHz ultrasonic reactors. The experiments were conducted with three different types of model water: deionized water (DI), synthetic brackish water (SBW), and synthetic seawater (SSW) at pH 4, 7.5, and 11 in the presence of inert glass beads and humic acids. Significantly higher sonochemical degradation (93-97% for BPA) occurred at 580 kHz than at 28 kHz (43-61% for BPA), regardless of water type. A slightly higher degradation was observed for Ee₂ compared to that of BPA. The degradation rate of BPA and Ee₂ in DI water, SBW, and SSW after 30 min of ultrasound irradiation at 580 kHz increased slightly with the increase in pH from 4 (0.073-0.091 min-1 for BPA and 0.081-0.094 min-1 for Ee₂) to 7.5 (0.087-0.114 min-1 for BPA and 0.092?0.124 min-1 for Ee₂). In contrast, significant degradation was observed at pH 11 (0.149-0.221 min-1 for BPA and 0.147-0.228 min-1 for Ee₂). For the given frequencies of 28 and 580 kHz, the degradation rate increased in the presence of glass beads (0.1 mm and 25 g) for both BPA and Ee₂: 0.018-0.107 min-1 without beads and 0.052-0.142 min-1 with beads for BPA; 0.021-0.111 min-1 without beads and 0.054-0.136 min-1 with beads for Ee₂. A slight increase in degradation of both BPA and Ee₂ was found as the concentration of dissolved organic carbon (DOC, humic acids) increased in both SBW and SSW: 0.107-0.115 min-1 in SBW and 0.087-0.101 min-1 in SSW for BPA; 0.111-0.111 min-1 in SWB and 0.092-0.105 min-1 in SSW for Ee₂. After 30 min of sonicating the humic acid solution, DOC removal varied depending on the water type: 27% (3 mg L-1) and 7% (10 mg L-1) in SBW and 7% (3 mg L-1) and 4% (10 mg L-1) in SSW.

대장내시경검사의 전처치로서 항콜린제 사용에 관한 연구 : 전향적, 이중맹검법으로

박경남,한동수,이민호,최호순,박준용,손주현,이오영,함준수,전용철,송승찬,기춘석,윤병철,이종희 대한소화기내시경학회 1997 Clinical Endoscopy Vol.17 No.3

Background: Use of antispasmodic medication prior to colonoscopy is controversial but someone believes antispasmodic may improve visualization of colonic mucosa and ease colonoscope insertion. So, we designed a study to assess the effect of premedication with the antispasmodic, hyoscine-N-butyl bromide(Buscopan') on the performance of colonoscopy. Methods: This study was prospective, double blinded, randomized, controlled study, One hundred three consecutive patients were randomized to receive intravenous buscopan lml(n=52) or placebo(n=51) combined with our standard initial medication(me- peridine 50 mg and midazolam 2 mg). Insertion of colonoscopy was timed, and 100 mm visual analogue scales (VAS) were used for asscssing difficulty of procedure, colonic motility, frequency of positional change, frequency of external compression, difficulty of assistance and degree of discomfort experienced by the patients. Results: There were no significant differences of intubation time between buscopan group(mean time, 7.23 min., range 2~15) and placebo group(7.07 min., range 3-25), (p=0.83) and withdrawal time between buscopan group (6.46 min., range 2-22) and placebo group(6.76 min., range 2 25), (p=0.69). Also, there was no significant differences in intubation time between males and females(buscopan; males 7.00 min., females 7.60 min., p=0.34, placebo; males 7.0~5 min., females 7.08 min., p 0.44). The VAS scores checked by endoscopist(p=0.29), assistant(p=0.32) and patient (p=0.15) were not significantly different in both groups. There were no significant differences in intubation time, VAS scores nf endoscopist, assistant, and patients. Conclusion: Premedication with intravenous bu.opan has no advantage on colonoscopy procedure. Use of antispasmodic medication prior to colonoscopy was not considered as recommendable agent.

확장된 계획행동이론을 통한 무주 태권도공원 방문객의 방문의도 분석

박용수(Yong Soo Park),한진욱(Jin Wook Han),김민수(Min Soo Kim) 한국사회체육학회 2012 한국사회체육학회지 Vol.0 No.48

The purpose of this study was to predict travelers` behavioral intention to visit the Muju Taekwondo Park, based on extended Theory of Planned Behavior(TPB). Tourists` motivation was newly included in determining their behavioral intention to visit the park along with existing three components of traditional Theory of Planned Behavior(attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control). To this end, a total of 241 Taekwondo masters was selected using a conveniently sampling method and responded to a survey questionnaire. The 206 usable questionnaires were utilized to the final data analyses. Statistical Package of PASW 15.0 was used for data analyses including descriptive analysis, exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. The results of this study were as follows. Firstly, attitudes toward visiting the park had a significant impact on visiting the park Secondly, subjective norms had a significant influence on visiting the park. Thirdly, perceived behavioral control significantly affected behavioral intention to visit the park. Lastly, motivation was a significant predictor of subjects` visiting the park. Additionally, practical implications of the findings and suggestions were discussed.

체적제어를 이용한 신뢰성 기반 위상 최적화

박재용,황승민,임민규,오영규,박재용,한석영 한국공작기계학회 2009 한국공작기계학회 춘계학술대회논문집 Vol.2009 No.-

This paper presents a reliability-based topology optimization (RBTO) using bi-directional evolutionary structural optimization (BESO). An actual design involves uncertain conditions such as material property, operational load and dimensional variation. Deterministic topology optimization (DTO) is obtained without considering of uncertainties related to the uncertainty parameters. However, the RBTO can consider the uncertainty variables because it has the probabilistic constraints. In this paper, the reliability index approach (RIA) is adopted to evaluate the probabilistic constraint. RBTO based on BESO starting from various design domains produces a similar optimal topology each other. Numerical examples are presented to compare the DTO with the RBTO.

Effect of Organic Materials in Water Treatment by Hybrid Module of Multi-channel Ceramic Microfiltration and Activated Carbon Adsorption

Park, Jin-Yong,Lee, Sang-Min The Membrane Society of Korea 2009 Korean Membrane Journal Vol.11 No.1

We investigated the effect of organic materials on membrane fouling in advanced drinking water treatment by a hybrid module packed with granular activated carbon (GAC) outside multi-channel ceramic microfiltration membrane. Synthetic water was prepared with humic acid and kaolin to simulate natural water resouces consisting of natural organic matter and inorganic particles. Kaolin concentration was fixed at 30 mg/L and humic acid was changed as 2~10 mg/L to inspect the effect of organic matters. Periodic back-flushing using permeate water was performed for 10 sec per filtration of 10 min. As a result, both resistance of membrane fouling (Rf) and permeate flux (J) were influenced highly by concentration of humic acid. It proved that NOM like humic acid could be an important factor on membrane fouling in drinking water treatment. Turbidity and UV254 absorbance were removed up to above 97.4% and 59.2% respectively.

Choline dehydrogenase interacts with SQSTM1/p62 to recruit LC3 and stimulate mitophagy.

Park, Sungwoo,Choi, Seon-Guk,Yoo, Seung-Min,Son, Jin H,Jung, Yong-Keun Landes Bioscience 2014 AUTOPHAGY Vol.10 No.11

<P>CHDH (choline dehydrogenase) is an enzyme catalyzing the dehydrogenation of choline to betaine aldehyde in mitochondria. Apart from this well-known activity, we report here a pivotal role of CHDH in mitophagy. Knockdown of CHDH expression impairs CCCP-induced mitophagy and PARK2/parkin-mediated clearance of mitochondria in mammalian cells, including HeLa cells and SN4741 dopaminergic neuronal cells. Conversely, overexpression of CHDH accelerates PARK2-mediated mitophagy. CHDH is found on both the outer and inner membranes of mitochondria in resting cells. Interestingly, upon induction of mitophagy, CHDH accumulates on the outer membrane in a mitochondrial potential-dependent manner. We found that CHDH is not a substrate of PARK2 but interacts with SQSTM1 independently of PARK2 to recruit SQSTM1 into depolarized mitochondria. The FB1 domain of CHDH is exposed to the cytosol and is required for the interaction with SQSTM1, and overexpression of the FB1 domain only in cytosol reduces CCCP-induced mitochondrial degradation via competitive interaction with SQSTM1. In addition, CHDH, but not the CHDH FB1 deletion mutant, forms a ternary protein complex with SQSTM1 and MAP1LC3 (LC3), leading to loading of LC3 onto the damaged mitochondria via SQSTM1. Further, CHDH is crucial to the mitophagy induced by MPP+ in SN4741 cells. Overall, our results suggest that CHDH is required for PARK2-mediated mitophagy for the recruitment of SQSTM1 and LC3 onto the mitochondria for cargo recognition.</P>

Effects of Regular Exercise and L-Arginine Intake on Abdominal Fat, GH/IGF-1 Axis, and Circulating Inflammatory Markers in the High Fat Diet-Induced Obese Aged Rat

Sok Park(박석),Ki Woon Sung(성기운),Jin Lee(이진),Cheon Ho Lee(이천호),Young Jun Lee(이영준),Young June Yoo(유영준),Kyoung Shil Park(박경실),Byung Jin Min(민병진),Yong Sub Shin(신용업),Jung Suk Kim(김정석),Hun Jung(정훈) 한국생명과학회 2012 생명과학회지 Vol.22 No.4

본 연구는 비만과 노화가 동시에 유발된 흰쥐에서 12주간의 트레드밀 운동과 L-arginine의 투여가 복부지방량, GH, IGF-Ⅰ, somatostatin, fibrinogen, PAI-1에 미치는 영향을 관찰하고 이를 개선하는데 더욱 효과적인 방법을 제시하는데 그 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 단독 처치 군과 복합 처치 군으로 나누어 실험하여 그 효과를 비교, 분석한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 복부지방량은 통제집단에 비해 모든 집단에서 유의하게 감소하였다(p<0.01). 2. AG+EX, AG+LA+EX집단에서 통제집단에 비해 GH의 혈중 농도가 유의하게 높게 나타났다(p<0.1). 3. AG+EX, AG+LA+EX집단에서 통제집단에 비해 IGF-Ⅰ의 혈중 농도가 유의하게 증가하였다(p<0.01). The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of exercise and/or L-arginine on abdominal fat, IGF-1 on GH/IGF-1 axis, fibrinogen, and PAI-1 in aged and obese rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with a D-galactose aging inducing agent (50 mg/kg) given intraperitoneally for 12 weeks. Thirty-two male Sprague-Dawley rats were treated and divided into four groups: aging-high fat diet group (AG+HF), AG+HF with L-arginine intake group (AG+LA), AG+HF with exercise group (AG+EX), and AG+EX with L-arginine intake group (AG+LA+EX). The experimental rats underwent treadmill training (60 min/day, 6 days/week at 0% gradient) for 12 weeks. L-arginine was given orally (150 mg/kg/day) for 12 weeks. After the experiment, blood was collected from the left ventricle and abdominal fat was extracted. The results showed that GH was significantly increased in AG+EX and AG+AL+EX. IGF-1 was significantly increased in both the AG+AL+EX and AG+EX group (p<0.05), while fibrinogen and PAI-1 were not significantly different among the groups. Abdominal fat was significantly decreased in the AG+LA, AG+EX, and AG+LA+EX groups (p<0.05) compared with the AG+HF group. In conclusion, this study suggests that exercise alone or L-arginine alone or a combination not only increases the GH and IGF-1 concentration, but also decreases the abdominal fat mass.

반응표면분석법을 이용한 배 퓌레 열수처리 조건 최적화

박민경(Min Kyeong Park),조용식(Yong Sik Cho),장현욱(Hyun Wook Jang) 한국식품영양과학회 2022 한국식품영양과학회지 Vol.51 No.11

본 연구는 열수처리 온도(50, 70, 90°C) 및 열수처리 시간(15, 30, 45분)을 달리하여 배 퓌레를 제조한 후 품질특성을 분석하여 반응표면분석법을 통해 최적의 열수처리 조건을 구하고자 하였고, 중심합성계획법에 따라 총 9가지의 실험점에서 진행하였다. 열수처리 온도 및 시간을 독립변수로 정하고, 품질특성에 관련된 적색도, ΔE값, 일반세균, 대장균군, polyphenol oxidase 활성, 총 폴리페놀 함량, 총 플라보노이드 함량을 종속변수로 설정하였다. 독립변수가 종속변수에 미치는 영향에 대해 분석한 결과, 적색도와 갈변을 나타내는 ΔE값은 각각 -0.38~1.20, 0.97~11.88의 범위로 측정되었고, 반응식의 R2은 각각 0.9754, 0.9818이었다. 일반세균 및 대장균군의 생균수는 각각 0.00~4.91 log CFU/mL, 0.00~4.03 log CFU/mL의 범위였고, 반응식의 R²은 0.9849, 0.9714였다. 갈변의 원인이 되는 polyphenol oxidase 활성은 122.57~235.13 unit 범위였으며, 반응식의 R²은 0.8616의 값을 보였다. 배 퓌레의 유효성분으로 총 폴리페놀 함량 및 총 플라보노이드 함량은 각각 19.33~24.54 GAE mg/100 g, 4.56~5.78 GAE mg/100 g 범위였으며, 이때 반응식의 R²은 각각 0.9181, 0.9097을 나타내었다. 이를 바탕으로 contour map을 superimposing 하여 최적 열수처리 조건을 설정한 결과, 최적화된 열수처리 조건의 온도범위는 69.3~80.4°C, 시간 범위는 16.8~25.8분으로 나타났으며, 최적점은 74.6°C, 20.7분으로 나타났다. 이에 대해 모델의 신뢰성을 검증하기 위해 예측값과 실험값을 비교한 결과, 각 반응변수의 실험값은 모두 예측값의 95% 신뢰구간 및 예측구간 범위에 들어와 모델의 적합성을 확인하였다. This study analyzed the quality characteristics of pear puree by varying the hydrothermal treatment temperature (50, 70, and 90°C) and time (15, 30, and 45 min) and sought to determine the optimal hydrothermal treatment conditions through the response surface methodology. A total of nine experimental points were studied according to the central composite design. The temperature and time were set as independent variables, and the redness, ΔE value, aerobic bacteria, coliform group, polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity, total polyphenol content (TPC), and total flavonoid content (TFC) related to the quality characteristics were set as dependent variables. The redness and the ΔE value were measured as −0.38∼1.20 and 0.97∼11.88, respectively, and the R² value was 0.9754 and 0.9818, respectively. The R2 value of viable cell counts were 0.9849 and 0.9714 in the aerobic bacteria and coliform groups. The PPO activity was 122.57∼235.13 g/min, and the R² value was 0.8616. The TPC and TFC as active ingredients of pear puree were in the range of 19.33∼24.54 and 4.56∼5.78 GAE mg/100 g, respectively, and the R² values were 0.9181 and 0.9097, respectively. Based on this, the contour map was superimposed to set the optimal hydrothermal treatment conditions. The optimum points derived were 74.6°C and 20.7 min. When the predicted and the experimental values were compared to verify the reliability of the model, all the experimental values of each of the response variables were within the 95% confidence and prediction intervals, confirming the suitability of the model.

신뢰성 지수에 의한 위상최적화

임민규,박재용,황승민,오영규,박재용,한석영 한국공작기계학회 2009 한국공작기계학회 춘계학술대회논문집 Vol.2009 No.-

The objective of this work is to integrate reliability analysis into topology optimization problems. The reliability index determines design domain and uncertainty value. The elemental sensitivity numbers are calculated from finite element analysis and then converted to the nodal sensitivity numbers in the design domain. A mesh-independency filter using nodal variables is introduced to determine the addition of elements and eliminate unnecessary structural details below a certain length scale in the design. To further enhance the convergence of the optimization process, the accuracy of elemental sensitivity numbers is improved by its historical information. Application of the RBTO model gives a different topology relative to DTO. It is found that the RBTO model yields more reliable optimal topologies than those produced by DTO.