Analysis of monitoring Road-kill in Odaesan National Park

Sang Jin Lim,Ki Yoon Kim,Woo Chan Lim,Hyeong Woo Ji,Baek Soon Choi,Tae Il Kim,Hyo Nam Kim,Ji Hong Min,Hey Ri Kim,Eui Kyeong Kim,Yung Chul Park 강원대학교 산림과학연구소 2017 강원대학교 산림과학연구소 학술대회 Vol.2017 No.11

We surveyed mammalian roadkill at the National Route 6 (Jin-gogae to Songcheon, 18㎞) and a local road 446 (Odaesan National Park office to Sangwon-temple, 12㎞) in Odaesan National Park. Data of the surveys were analyzed by year, month, and species. Roadkills of 226 individuals were found at the survey areas. Of them, the road-killed 131 mammal individuals, 44 bird individuals, 40 reptile individual and 11 amphibian individuals were found during the survey period. High ratio of the road-kills was observed in mammals than the other animals. Among mammalian species, high ratio of the road-kills was observed in squirrels. There were road-kills of three endangered species, containing otters, yellow-throated marten and leopard cats. According to the analyses of annual road-kills, roadkills of 104 cases were occurred and highly frequent in 2014, following by roadkills of 81 cases in 2015, and then those of 41 cases in 2016. Most ases of the roadkills occurred in summer (June to September). The results will contribute to establishing management for reduction of roadkill in Odaesan National Park.

기능성 Catechol-O-Methyltransferase 유전자 다형성과 한국인 정신분열병의 관련성

박태원,홍영준,박임순,김형섭,최인미,배수영,윤경식,강대희 大韓神經精神醫學會 2001 신경정신의학 Vol.40 No.4

연구목적 : Catechol-O-Methyltransferase(COMT)는 카테콜아민 신경전달물질의 불활성화를 담당하는 효소로서, 정신분열병과 관련된 후보 유전자로서 알려져 왔다. 최근, 기능성 COMT유전자 다형성과 정신분열병의 관련성이 제기되었는데, 한국인 정신분열병에서도 이러한 관련성이 있는지를 살피기 위해 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법 : 정신분열병으로 진단된 환자군 103명과 성별 및 연령별로 1:1 짝짓기 대조군 사이에 유전자형과 대립유전자의 분포를 비교하였다. 또한, 환자군은 공격적 행동, 가족력, 아동기 발병 여부에 따라 두 군으로 나누어 비교하였다. DNA의 다형성 부의를 중합효소연쇄반응에 의해 증폭한 후 ,NlaⅢ제한효소법과 전기영동을 실시하여 유전자형을 판별하였다. 결 과 : 환자군 전체와 대조군 사이에 유전자형과 대립유전자 빈도의 차이가 없었다. 가족력이 있는 환자군을 대조군과 비교하였을 때는, 대립유전자 L을 포함하는 유전자형과 그렇지 않은 유전자형의 분포에 있어 유의한 차이를 보였다(p=0.02, OR=3.9, 95% Cl=1.1∼14.3). 결 론 : 한국인 정신분열병과 기능성 COMT 유전자 다형성 사이에 유의한 관련성이 없었다. 따라서, 기능성 COMT 유전자 다형성이 한국인 정신분열병의 발병에 영향을 주지 못한다. 그러나, 정신분열병 가족력과 기능성 COMT유전자 다형성의 관련성이 시시돠어, 향후 본 연구에서 나타난 방법론적인 문제점을 보완하고 추가 대상자를 확보한 연구가 필요하다. Objectives : Catechol-O-methyltransferase(COMT) is involved in the degradation of catecholamine meurotransmitters and has been investigated as a candidate gene in schizophrenia. Recently, possible relationship between functional COMT gene polymorphism and schizophrenia has been suggested. To address the possible role of functional COMT gene polymorphism in the predisposition to schizophrenia, we carried out an association study in Korean schizophrenic patients and controls. Methods : One hundred and three Korean inpatients diagnosed as schizophrenia and 103 age and sex matched controls were selected as study subjects. Patients were subgrouped into two groups on the basis of history of aggressive behavior, family history of schizophrenia and related disorders, and age at onset. We determined COMT genotypes using PCR of the relevant region followed by digestion with NlaⅢ and electrophoresis. Results : No significant differences of allele and genotype frequencies were noted between patients and controls. However, when patients were categorized by the presence of family history of schizophrenia and related disorders, patients with family history showed almost 4 fold higher frequency of having COMT L allele containing genotype compared to controls(p=0.02, OR=3.9, 9.5% CI=1.10-14.33). Conclusion : Although our results do not support an association between functional polymorphism of COMT gene and schizophrenia overall, the findings suggest an association between functional COMT gene polymorphism and familial schizophrenia. Further studies with large samples are needed to confirm this association.

새로운 Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors의 합성

최순규,김형민,조승환,최학기,박유미,이용균,정대일,김인식,한정태 동아대학교 부설 기초과학연구소 2004 基礎科學硏究論文集 Vol.21 No.1

노인성 치매의 일종인 alzheimer's disease의 효과적인 억제제를 합성하기 위해 우리는 분자 모델링에 의한 가장 적합한 물질인 m-[(N,N,N-trimethylammonio)phenyl]boronic acid를 합성하였다. 출발물질인 3-aminophenylboronic acid monohydrate의 경우 boronic acid의 작용기인 hydroxyl group을 protecting시킴으로써 반응의 안정성을 기하였다. Quarternary ammonium salt는 과량의 methyliodide와 염기 촉매인 potassium hydrogen carbonate를 사용하여 용매인 methanol에서 반응시켜 상당히 높은 수율을 얻을 수 있었다. 또한 과량의 methyliodide와 염기촉매인 potassium hydrogen carbonate를 사용하여 용매인 methanol에서 반응시킨 결과 boronic acid의 protection없이도 안정하게 반응이 진행되어짐을 확인할 수 있었다. In order to syntheisize a effective inhibotor for alzheimer's disease, we synthesized m-[(N,N,N-trimethylammonio)phenyl]boronic acid 4 which is designed by molecular modeling form. We protected the hydroxyl group of 3-aminophenylboronic acid monohydrate 1 with ethlyne glycol to remove the reactivity if hydroxyl group. To synthesize m-[(N,N,N-trimethylammonio)phenyl]boronic acid 4, we reacted 3-aminophenylboronic acid monohydrate 1 with ezcess methyl iodide and potassium hydrogen carbonate as a base-catalyst in methanol. but On executed reaction without protection on hydroxyl group, we found out the result that the hydroxyl group of boronic acid group at 3-aminophenylboronic acid monohydrate 1 didn't react with excess methyliodide. Synthesized m-[(N,N,N-trimethylammonio)phenyl]boronic acid 4 is in progress about biological tests as a plausible acetylcholinesterase inhibitor.

Acoustic Duct 내부에 장착된 아이오노머의 이온기 변화에 따른 흡음패턴 측정

장순석,김준섭,이제형,박재철 조선대학교 전자정보통신연구소 2001 電子情報通信硏究所論文誌 Vol.4 No.2

Nowadays, as the industrial technology and instrumentation are developed, the interest of the characteristic improvement of sound absorbing materials is rising. Recently new sound absorbing materials are being developed and manufactured for commercialization. But most of sound absorbing materials are polymer-typed or are fabricated by polymers (mixtures of polymer and glass fiber, asbestos...) for better physical characteristic. However, there was not much research about sound absorption change by the change of the ionic nature. In this paper, I composed polymers that include alkaline or acid, or other polymer that have the ionic nature to improve sound absorption characteristic and searched the characteristic pattern of the sound absorption of polymer. I used probe microphone instead of 1/4 condenser microphone such as two- microphone method in order to measure in-duct absorption coefficient of specimen of ionomers that are thin and small so that measuring absorption coefficient is not well defined.

수술실 오염도감소를 위한 수술실공조시스템에 대한 연구

김천숙,박은정,강규식,김지은,안기량,권진형,유시현,주영철,권순정 순천향의학연구소 2004 Journal of Soonchunhyang Medical Science Vol.10 No.1

Background: The OR(operating room) should provide an optimum environment that is safe for the patient and the working personnel. The air ventilation system of OR has been studied to decrease the contamination of air. We investigated the flow and contamination of the air in OR at our hospital. Method: Cultures in OR were made and the number of bacteria and fungi were calculated. A two-dimensional model for the cross-section of an operation room is developed for the CFD (computational fluid dynamics) analysis. The characteristics of air flow in the empty operation room and in the occupied operation room are calculated by using a CFD program. Results: The current air ventilation system of our hospital does not deliver the clean air to the operating site efficiently in occupied OR. Conclusions: We suggested a new location of air ventilation system which improves air venting with little increase of the cost of equipment.

人蔘이 卵巢摘出로 誘發된 흰쥐의 骨多孔症 예방에 미치는 효능

정국영,서부일,이은숙,변부형,신순식,박지하 대한본초학회 2004 大韓本草學會誌 Vol.19 No.1

Objectives : The present study has been undertaken to investigate the effects of Ginseng Radix on prevention of osteoporosis in ovariectomized rats. Methods : In this experiment, the rats were ovariectomized. Rats were administered by 2 kinds of medicine, Estradiol, Ginseng Radix. The levels of bone mineral density, osteocalcin, ALP, phosphorus, calcium in serum, deoxypyridinoline in urine, calcium, phosphorus, ash weight of bone, body weight and uterus weight were measured. Results : The levels of spinal bone mineral density was significantly increased in comparison with OVX group at 8 weeks in Ginseng Radix group. The levels of serum didn t show significant change in comparison with OVX group in Ginseng Radix group. The levels of urine deoxypyridinoline showed significant decrease in comparison with OVX group in Ginseng Radix group. The levels of femoral and fibula-tibial ash weight didn t show significant increase in comparison with OVX group in Ginseng Radix group. The levels of femoral and fibula-tibial calcium showed significant increase in comparison with OVX group in Ginseng Radix group. The levels of femoral and fibula-tibial phosphorus showed significant increase in comparison with OVX group in Ginseng Radix group. The levels of body weight didn t show significant changes in comparison with OVX group in Ginseng Radix group. The levels of uterus weight didn t show significant changes in comparison with OVX group in Ginseng Radix group. Conclusions : Reviewing these experimetal results, it appears that Ginseng Radix have efficacy on prevention of osteoporosis. And further study should be conducted to illustrate in depth the curing and prevention of osteoprosis.

신규간호사 배치후 교육시 프리셉터쉽 적용 사례연구

김창희,김혜숙,조혜성,이순옥,함형미,박미미 성인간호학회 2000 성인간호학회지 Vol.12 No.4

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of preceptorship on On the Job Training of new nurses. The research design was a retrospective survey and one group pre-rost test design. The subjects were 49 entry nurses and 49 preceptors The data were collected from Feburary 1, 1998 to December 1, 1998. One questionnair applied in this study consisted of general characteristics, the responses of new entry nurses and their preceptors and their qualities. The other questionnair consisted of job satisfaction of new entry nurses and Preceptors and their competencies. The data were analyzed for frequencies, mean score, standard deviation, t-test, and ANOVA. The results of the study were as follows : 1) Preceptees's responses were that the nurses' affiliation of unit. cooperation of other nurses, and competencies of nursing skills improved after OJT applied preceptorship. 2) Preceptors's answers were that preceptorship had a positive effect on their continuing education. 3) While preceptees's job satisfaction scores were high in interaction, administration, and organization, they were low in autonomy and pay. 4) Pre-competency scores were the same as post-competency scores. 5) After preceptorship, preceptors responded that their nursing skill & communication competency increased, but their nursing administration competency decreased. 6) Finally, preceptorship's other effects were as follows: ① Checklists for preceptee education at the nursing unit were developed separately. ② It was proved that 'preceptor interview note' was effective on manage preceptorship. ③ We obtained duty orierlap periods, medical-surgical units-1 month. 5 ICU-2 months. operaction room-3 months ④ We prepared a preceptor program based on the study results.

Enhanced accumulation of carotenoids in sweetpotato plants overexpressing <i>IbOr-Ins</i> gene in purple-fleshed sweetpotato cultivar

Park, Sung-Chul,Kim, Sun Ha,Park, Seyeon,Lee, Hyeong-Un,Lee, Joon Seol,Park, Woo Sung,Ahn, Mi-Jeong,Kim, Yun-Hee,Jeong, Jae Cheol,Lee, Haeng-Soon,Kwak, Sang-Soo Elsevier 2015 Vol. No.

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Sweetpotato [<I>Ipomoea batatas</I> (L.) Lam] is an important root crop that produces low molecular weight antioxidants such as carotenoids and anthocyanin. The sweetpotato orange (IbOr) protein is involved in the accumulation of carotenoids. To increase the levels of carotenoids in the storage roots of sweetpotato, we generated transgenic sweetpotato plants overexpressing <I>IbOr-Ins</I> under the control of the cauliflower mosaic virus (<I>CaMV) 35S</I> promoter in an anthocyanin-rich purple-fleshed cultivar (referred to as <I>IbOr</I> plants). <I>IbOr</I> plants exhibited increased carotenoid levels (up to 7-fold) in their storage roots compared to wild type (WT) plants, as revealed by HPLC analysis. The carotenoid contents of <I>IbOr</I> plants were positively correlated with <I>IbOr</I> transcript levels. The levels of zeaxanthin were ∼12 times elevated in <I>IbOr</I> plants, whereas β-carotene increased ∼1.75 times higher than those of WT. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis revealed that most carotenoid biosynthetic pathway genes were up-regulated in the <I>IbOr</I> plants, including <I>PDS</I>, <I>ZDS</I>, <I>LCY-β</I>, <I>CHY-β</I>, <I>ZEP</I> and <I>Pftf</I>, whereas <I>LCY-ɛ</I> was down-regulated. Interestingly, <I>CCD1</I>, <I>CCD4</I> and <I>NCED,</I> which are related to the degradation of carotenoids, were also up-regulated in the <I>IbOr</I> plants. Anthocyanin contents and transcription levels of associated biosynthetic genes seemed to be altered in the <I>IbOr</I> plants. The yields of storage roots and aerial parts of <I>IbOr</I> plants and WT plants were not significantly different under field cultivation. Taken together, these results indicate that overexpression of <I>IbOr-Ins</I> can increase the carotenoid contents of sweetpotato storage roots.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> <I>IbOr-Ins</I> gene was transferred into purple-fleshed sweetpotato. </LI> <LI> Overexpression of <I>IbOr-Ins</I> increased carotenoid contents in storage roots. </LI> <LI> Most carotenoid biosynthetic pathway genes were up-regulated in transgenic plants. </LI> <LI> <I>CCD</I> genes were differentially induced in <I>IbOr</I> transgenic plants. </LI> </UL> </P>

Photo-induced hybrid nanopatterning of titanium dioxide <i>via</i> direct imprint lithography

Park, Hyeong-Ho,Choi, Dae-Geun,Zhang, Xin,Jeon, Sohee,Park, Seong-Je,Lee, Soon-Won,Kim, Sarah,Kim, Ki-don,Choi, Jun-Hyuk,Lee, Jihye,Yun, Dae Keun,Lee, Ki Joong,Park, Hyung-Ho,Hill, Ross Henry,Jeong, J Royal Society of Chemistry 2010 Journal of materials chemistry Vol.20 No.10

<P>A novel ultraviolet (UV)-assisted imprinting procedure that employs photosensitive titanium(<SMALL>IV</SMALL>) di-n-butoxide bis(2-ethylhexanoate) is presented for the fabrication of well-ordered titanium dioxide (TiO<SUB>2</SUB>) nanostructures at room temperature. The main novelty of this technique is the use of the photosensitive titanium organic compound, rather than a commonly used UV-curable resin, for direct UV-assisted nanoimprint lithography. Fourier transform infrared and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies suggest that exposure to UV light resulted in the gradual removal of organic groups from films prepared from titanium(<SMALL>IV</SMALL>) di-n-butoxide bis(2-ethylhexanoate) photochemically and successively converted the films to TiO<SUB>2</SUB> at room temperature. This approach allows direct fabrication of TiO<SUB>2</SUB> nanopatterns with lines down to 35 nm in width, hole arrays of 265 nm in diameter, and three-dimensional TiO<SUB>2</SUB> hybrid micro/nano-patterns without observable defects for use in applications where ordered surface nanostructures are required, such as photovoltaics, photonics, and optical waveguides.</P> <P>Graphic Abstract</P><P>A novel UV-assisted imprinting procedure that employs photosensitive Ti(<SMALL>IV</SMALL>) di-n-butoxide bis(2-ethylhexanoate) is presented for the fabrication of well-ordered TiO<SUB>2</SUB> and 3-D TiO<SUB>2</SUB> hybrid micro/nano-patterns at room temperature. <IMG SRC='http://pubs.rsc.org/services/images/RSCpubs.ePlatform.Service.FreeContent.ImageService.svc/ImageService/image/GA?id=b921343k'> </P>

Facile nanopatterning of zirconium dioxide films <i>via</i> direct ultraviolet-assisted nanoimprint lithography

Park, Hyeong-Ho,Zhang, Xin,Lee, Soon-Won,Kim, Ki-don,Choi, Dae-Geun,Choi, Jun-Hyuk,Lee, Jihye,Lee, Eung-Sug,Park, Hyung-Ho,Hill, Ross H.,Jeong, Jun-Ho Royal Society of Chemistry 2011 Journal of materials chemistry Vol.21 No.3

<P>A novel ultraviolet (UV)-assisted imprinting procedure that employs photosensitive zirconyl 2-ethylhexanoate is presented for the fabrication of both amorphous and crystalline zirconium dioxide (ZrO<SUB>2</SUB>) nanostructures. Upon annealing at 400 °C for 1 h, the lateral shrinkage and thickness shrinkage of ZrO<SUB>2</SUB> nanostructures were 69.8 and 66.7%, respectively, indicating an isotropic volume loss. During UV irradiation and annealing treatment, the refractive index of UV-irradiated ZrO<SUB>2</SUB> film is gradually increased by improvement in the packing density and crystallinity of the film. With increasing UV exposure time and annealing temperature, the optical band gap (<I>E</I><SUB>g</SUB>) of the UV-irradiated ZrO<SUB>2</SUB> film is red-shifted from 5.745 to 5.265 eV, due to the removal of organic groups and the resultant densification of the film during the photochemical reaction and the heat-induced increase in the crystallinity of the film. These results suggest that the refractive index and optical <I>E</I><SUB>g</SUB> of ZrO<SUB>2</SUB> nanostructures could be controlled by tuning the conditions of UV exposure time and annealing treatment. Nanopatterns of ZrO<SUB>2</SUB>, fabricated by direct UV-assisted nanoimprint lithography, are potential candidates for protective coatings for optical mirrors and filters, <I>e.g.</I> high-reflectivity mirrors and broadband interference filters, as well as active electro-optical devices where ordered surface nanostructures are necessary.</P> <P>Graphic Abstract</P><P>A novel ultraviolet (UV)-assisted imprinting procedure that employs photosensitive zirconyl 2-ethylhexanoate is presented for the fabrication of both amorphous and crystalline ZrO<SUB>2</SUB> nanostructures. The refractive index and optical band gap of ZrO<SUB>2</SUB> nanostructures could be tuned by varying the UV exposure time and the annealing treatment. <IMG SRC='http://pubs.rsc.org/services/images/RSCpubs.ePlatform.Service.FreeContent.ImageService.svc/ImageService/image/GA?id=c0jm01403f'> </P>