Serum TSH Level in Healthy Koreans and the Association of TSH with Serum Lipid Concentration and Metabolic Syndrome

( Yeo Kyung Lee ),( Jo Eun Kim ),( Hyun Ju Oh ),( Kyung Sun Park ),( Soo Kyung Kim ),( Seok Won Park ),( Moon Jong Kim ),( Yong Wook Cho1 ) 대한내과학회 2011 The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine Vol.26 No.4

Background/Aims: The proper treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism and the normal range of serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) concentration are intensely debated. However, few reports have investigated TSH concentrations in Asian ethnic groups. Therefore, the present study was designed to define the TSH reference range in a Korean population and to investigate the metabolic significance of TSH concentration. Methods: We enrolled patients who underwent medical examination at the CHA Bundang Medical Center. Anthropometric data were evaluated, and serum TSH, free T4, and lipid profiles were assayed. Results: A total of 7,270 subjects were included. Mean TSH concentration of the study population was 1.82 ± 0.95 mU/L, and we observed a sex-related difference in TSH concentration (male, 1.67 ± 0.87 mU/L; female, 2.02 ± 1.01 mU/L; p < 0.01). When the 2.5 and 97.5 percentiles were calculated, 95% TSH reference limits were 0.52-4.29 mU/L. TSH concentration was higher in elderly subjects, during winter, in postmenopausal women, and in obese males. Moreover, TSH showed significantly positive correlations with serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, and low density lipoprotein cholesterol regardless of sex, age, season, obesity, or menopausal status (all p < 0.01). Finally, TSH concentration was positively related to the prevalence of metabolic syndrome. Conclusions: We demonstrated the association between TSH concentration within the normal reference range and serum lipid levels. TSH concentration varies according to sex, age, season, and body mass index (only in males). Moreover, high normal TSH levels were significantly associated with an increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome, which may be of importance when evaluating subjects with high normal TSH concentration.

4D 특수영상에서의 캐릭터 개발과정 제작 공동 작품 연구

조현경(Cho, Hyun-Kyung) 한국만화애니메이션학회 2015 만화애니메이션연구 Vol.- No.41

영상을 통한 콘텐츠 유통 활성화는 안성지역 활성화 콘텐츠 산업에서 선순환 구조 구축의 필수조건이다. 2015년 국책 사업을 통해 안성지역 지자체에서 제작되고 있는 특수 영상 콘텐츠 제작의 애니메이션은 지역경제를 활성화시키기 위해 시에서 추진되고 있는 핵심 사업이다. 이 연구는 영상 콘텐츠 개발의 과정에서의 기획고찰과 디자인 작품 제작을 통해 시각적 제안을 하고자 한다. 캐릭터 개발 과정의 창의성 및 독창성을 비롯하여 심미적인 평가와 작품의 타당성, 비평성의 연구는 매우 중요하기에, 점차 활성화되고 있는 특수 영상(3D,4D)에서의 지방자치단체의 일반 기존 제작되어진 캐릭터와는 다른 방향의 캐릭터 개발 발전 방향을 위해서 실질적 개발의 비쥬얼이 제시되어져야 할 연구 과제일 것이다, 아울러 개발 진행 단계와 각 단계별로 평가 기준과 실질적 분석의 기획단계의 과정을 통해 제안된 작품이 주요 결과로서 제시되었다. 각 캐릭터 시안의 대한 기획과정의 연구들이 본론에서 제시되고, 결론부분에서 작품 완성 디자인이 중요하게 다루어 졌으며, 개발 사례에 대한 기획방향과 제시된 특수영상의 캐릭터의 특징들을 자세히 제시하였다. 실질 개발 과정에서의 선택과 평가가 객관적이고 결과 지향적이어야 하기에 특수영상의 실질적 캐릭터 작품을 기획과 결과 과정을 제시하며 발표하는 논문은 중요한 요청을 가지며, 제시된 디자인 결과물로서 실질적 가치 개발 창출에 의미를 가짐으로서 가시적 성과에 기여할 것으로 기대한다. In Kyung–GI DO, An-sung, Each local autonomous entity developed the character design to inform the public relations and revitalize local economy and culture. consequently, These have got benefits with marketing local speciality related to their an-sung character; we call it name is arum, pung-mul, duck-bugi who korea traditional face characters. On the contrary, Most of old characters which have been fallen off their formative qualities became a reason that unfit (4D,3D) special film at local doom movie theater. This thesis aims to study on the character of ‘namsadang’group what have been produced in ansung-si, that the show up to people about an-sung 4D Contents what local actually character and to make it more competitive through 3D,4D spacial character project developing process. It is need for new various characters, that (3D,4D-VFX)-Graphics of new an-sung‘namsadang’group. that will be total different and new development. total VFX; 4-Dimantion visual graphics released in next an-sung local festival, Business prospects are bright and receiving benefits are increasing. As seen in the case of the character of in 2015, it can be a measure to earn benefits as a higher value-added business if it is managed in the local autonomous entities. In this thesis, I propose what the of character in the local special graphics; VFX style characters design. also I was show up to‘4D contents character;’;‘namsadang’group; creative processing including planing. It is possible to be ranged from special 4D series animation, a feature-length special effct cartoon film, character products, and even local doom Theme parks show up film. which are all expected high profits. These profits will be returned back to the an-sung local autonomous entity, who can use them to develop new contents, one of foundations in local economy. As a result, it is helpful to make local traits and effective tourist attractions.

문학,문화 : 디지털 시대 도시의 생태학적 전망

이경래 ( Kyung Lae Lee ),박규현 ( Kyou Hyun Park ),조연정 ( Yeon Jung Cho ) 경희대학교 비교문화연구소 2012 비교문화연구 Vol.26 No.-

City`s Ecological Landscape in the Digital Age Lee Kyung-Lae, Park Kyou-Hyun, Cho Yeon-Jung We all know how beautiful our wild and it`s importance to our living planet Earth. But did you realise the speed at which man himself is damaging it`s unique natural habitat. We are well on our way to destroy our forests, plants, wetlands. We are polluting our oceans and seas. This way, we`re driving numerous animal species, plant species and many others into extinction. Everyone should be aware of the importance of our natural environment. We live in the period of echocide. Why we need nature to survive and how we can deal with the environmental problems we face. This paper has the purpose to reform city`s environment. Because, Metropolis and megalopolis are the principal cause of environmental disruption. To reform the city is needed to consider digital technology in our age. In the face of economic and cultural globalization, many have argued that we live an increasingly placeless world. However, as a growing number of cities participate and compete in key marketplaces of advanced capitalism, the spectacle of the city is more than ever a significant medium of communication in its own right. In doing so, this work is focused specifically on the dimension of city`s media environment. To that end, the paper examined U-City and U-Eco city. In this study, we will introduce the study on model of U-Eco City as one way for the eco-freindly future city.

Clinical Significance of Classification of Graves` Disease According to the Characteristics of TSH receptor Antibodies

(Won Bae Kim),(Hyun Kyung Chung),(Young Joo Park),(Do Joon Park),(Hong Kyu Lee),(Bo Youn Cho) 대한내과학회 2001 The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine Vol.16 No.3

N/A Background:It has been widely accepted that the epitope (s) and/or functional characteristics of thyrotropin receptor antibodies (TSHRAb) from Graves` patients are heterogenous among patients. However, the clinical significance of such heterogeneity has not been systematically evaluatedyet. We were to elucidate and find the clinical significance of heterogeneity for TSH receptor antibodies in Graves` disease. Methods:We measured stimulating TSHRAb (TSAb) activities using CHO-hTSHR cells, FRTL-5 cells and chimeric receptor expressing cells (Mc1+2 and Mc2), specific blocking TSHRAb (TSBAb) activities using Mc2 cells and TBII activities using porcine thyroid membrane in 136 patients with untreated hyperthyroid Graves` disease. Results: Based on various TSHRAb activities from each patient, the patients could be categorized into 7 subgroups by cluster analysis; 1) Group 1 (n=41) was characterized by moderate TSAb activities bothin CHO-hTSHR cells and in FRTL-5 cells, typical TSAb epitope, rare blocking antibodies and high TBII activities. 2) Group 2 (n=16) was characterized by the presence of blocking TSHRAb in most patients, albeit the other characteristics were the same as those in Group 1. 3) Group 3 (n=19) patients had low TSAb activities bothin CHO-hTSHR cells and in FRTL-5 cells, seldom had blocking TSHRAb, but they had high TBII activities. 4) Group 4 (n=30) could be categorized as `mild disease` group, as they had low activities in all kinds of TSHRAb assay and had low antim icrosomal antibody activities. 5) Group 5 (n=14) was characterized by moderate TSAb activities with atypical epitope (s), rare blocking TSHRAb and moderate TBII activities. 6) Group 6 (n=10) patients had veryhigh TSAb activities with typical epitopes, seldom blocking TSHRAb and low TBII activities. 7) Group 7 (n=6) was characterized by very high TSAb activities with atypical epitopes and high TBII activities. Pretreatment serum thyroid hormone level was low only in group 4 patients compared to the other 6 groups (p<0.05). The size of goiter was significantly larger in those in group 1 and group 3 (p<0.05) compared to the other 5 groups. The prevalence of clinically significant ophthalmopathy was higher in group 2 patients than the other 6 groups (50%vs.27.5%,p=0.06). Among 6 kinds of TSHRAb activities, only the blocking TSHRAb activity was significantly associated with the presence of ophthalmopathy in multivariate analysis. Conclusion:These results suggest that the differences inepitopes for TSAb or the presence of blocking TSHRAb is not a major factor in determining the degree of thyrotoxicosis in Graves` disease. Although the pathogenic mechanism is not clearyet, we suggest that patients with ophthalmopathy have different TSHRAb repertoire from those without ophthalmopathy in Graves` disease.

야생동충하초로부터 우량균주선발(II)

방극소(Keuk-So Pang),홍경환(Kyung-Hwan Hong),조덕현(Duck-Hyun Cho) 한국자원식물학회 2001 한국자원식물학회지 Vol.14 No.2

2000년 5월 중순부터 10월까지 채집하였다. 이 중 2속 4종을 확인하였고 6균주를 분리하여 모두를 자실체 유도실험에 이용하였다. 그 결과 동충하초 [Corcyceps miliraris(CHO-7410)] 1균주, 눈꽃동충하초[isaria japoica (CHO-6713, CHO-7413)] 2균주를 상업적이나 의약품개발에 있어서의 시료등 각 산업에있어서 전반적으로 이용가치가 충분히 있다고 사료되어 우량균주로 선발하였다. Many Cordyceps spp. were collected for excellent strains selection at near Wanju-kun from May to October, 2000. They were identified. As the resulting, They were 2 genera and 4 species. 6 strains were got through 4 species culture. 6 strains are Cordyceps militaris f. albino, C, gracilaides, C. militaris and Isaria japoica. Among them, 4 species used for induction of artifitial fruiting body. 3 strains of them were selected for excellent strains. excellent strains are Cordyceps militaris and Isaria japoica.

40세 이하 관상동맥 질환자에서 장기적 임상 관찰

이승욱,정명호,박종철,박형욱,조상희,김원,김계훈,이상현,강경태,조장현,김남호,김건형,안영근,조정관,박종춘,강정채 全南大醫大 2001 전남의대학술지 Vol.37 No.2

Helicobacter pylori와 대장균의 Shuttle Vector 개발

조명제,이우곤,이상룡,김경희,안영숙,김성희,김현주,류복덕,최여정,윤영혜,백승철,전영석,이광호 경상대학교 유전공학연구소 1997 遺傳工學硏究所報 Vol.16 No.-

In this study, a vehicle vector using cryptic plasmids was constructed for gene transfer in Helicobacter pylori. pHP51(3.9 kb) and pHP489(1.2 kb) were selected for constructing vectors from cryptic plasmid of H. pylori isolates in Korea. The HindⅢ-digestedDNA fragment(1.2kb) of pHP489 and 1.6kb DNA fragment of pHP51 were ligated with a kanamycin resistance gene(aph3'-Ⅲ) from C. jejuni to produce the recombinant plasmids pHP489K and pHP51K, respectively. Transformation frequency of pHP51K by electroporation was low. But pHP489K could be effectively transformed into various H. pylori strains. In order to design an intermdiate vehicle vector for gene transfer into H. pylori, pBlueHP489K was prepared by recloning pHP489K DNA into pBluescript and pTZ19R vector. This vector permitted the DNA fragment containing pHP489 sequence, aph3'-Ⅲ, and cloned DNA to be cut and self-ligated in the SacⅠ site after cloning. ureA and ureB gene were inserted into pBlueHP489K, resulting in pBlueHP489K/AB. The DNA fragment containing pHP489, kanamycin resistance gene(aph3'-Ⅲ), and urease structural gene was cut away from pBlueHP489K/AB and self-ligated to generate pBlueHP489K/AB. pBlueHP489K/AB made urease-negative H. pylori strains restore their urease activity. By this experiment, pBlueHP489K was confirmed to be the vehicle system for transferring H. pylori genes.

DS-CDMA의 수용 능력에 관한 연구

조경구,나현식 湖南大學校 情報通信硏究所 1999 정보통신연구 Vol.9 No.-

본 연구에서는 전력제어가 정확하며 해당 셀에서 가입자 수가 균일하다는 가정하에 단일셀에서 CDMA와 FDMA, TDMA 간의 가입자 수를 비교하였다. 다른 기술들이 결합되지 않은 순수한 CDMA의 가입자 수용능력은 단일 셀이 다중 셀에서 FDMA, TDMA와 큰 차이가 없으나, 음성활성화계수(VAC)와 섹터화 안테나 등 간섭 신호를 감소시키는 기술이 결합된 경우는 상대적으로 많은 이득이 있는 것으로 나타났다. In this paper, radio capacity between CDMA and FDMA, TDMA in a single cell under an accurate power control was compared. The pure CDMA has no significant capacity difference over FDMA, TDMA. However, with interference reduction techniques, sectored antenna and voice activity factor combined CDMA shows the greater performance on capacity than FDMA, TDMA regardless data rates.

하악골에 발생된 Low grade 골육종:증례보고

조현이,정종철,김호성,최재욱,성대경,서지훈,김성범,이계혁 大韓顎顔面成形再建外科學會 2000 Maxillofacial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Vol.22 No.1

Osteosarcoma is a primary malignant tumor arising most often in the long bone, but rare in jaw bone. Especially osteogenic sarcoma of the mandible is a rare tumor, comprising less than 0.5% of all head and neck tumors. Osteosarcoma occurs cheifly in young persons, and presenting very survival rates. Histopathologically this tumor can be classified three types, osteoblastic, fibroblastic, chondroblastic and classified from low grade to high grade by anaplasia or mitosis of the tumor cells. Sometimes, the exact diagnosis of osteosarcoma is difficult especially in low grade osteosarcoma, even if clinical or radiographical findings suggest to osteosarcoma. So suspcious to malignant bone tumor in clinical or radiological findings, biopsy should be taked from deep portion and multiple area, and sharing the patient history and radiographs with pathologist will assist in the development of the diagnosis. We report a case of low grade osteosarcoma on the mandible initially difficulty in accurate diagnosis. The patient visited our hospital for routine dental treatment but radiographic findings displayed ill-defined radiolucency with osteoid formation on the mandible. Final diagnosis was difficulty in initial biopsy but subsequent biopsy taked from deep portion presented infiltrative growth and mitosis of the tumor cell in some area with small osteoid bone formation, so we could reach final diagnosis as low grade sarcoma. We treated this patient with bloc resection of the mandible and immediate reconstruction with iliac corticocancellous block.

유전체가 입혀진 금속거울을 사용한 3중반사 위상지연계 설계

趙顯柱,玄在慶 慶熙大學校 1990 論文集 Vol.19 No.-

Triple-reflection system of the dielectric coated metallic mirror acts as retarder, by proper selection of film refractive index, film thickness, and angle of incidence, that maintains collinearity of the input and output beams. If the film refractive index and angle of incidence are given, then the design procedure is described to determine the film thickness at design wavelength. Example is presented of quarterwave retarder that uses a ZnS-Ag film substrate system at the CO_2 laser wavelength. The equal net reflectances for p and s polarizations are computed and found to be high. Also the useful operation over a small wavelength range is demonstrated.