Comparison of trophic factors changes in the hippocampal CA1 region between the young and adult gerbil induced by transient cerebral ischemia.

Yan, Bing Chun,Park, Joon Ha,Kim, Sung Koo,Choi, Jung Hoon,Lee, Choong Hyun,Yoo, Ki-Yeon,Kwon, Young-Geun,Kim, Young-Myeong,Kim, Jong-Dai,Won, Moo-Ho Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers 2012 Cellular and molecular neurobiology Vol.32 No.8

<P>In the present study, we investigated neuronal death/damage in the gerbil hippocampal CA1 region (CA1) and compared changes in some trophic factors, such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), in the CA1 between the adult and young gerbils after 5 min of transient cerebral ischemia. Most of pyramidal neurons (89%) were damaged 4 days after ischemia-reperfusion (I-R) in the adult; however, in the young, about 59% of pyramidal neurons were damaged 7 days after I-R. The immunoreactivity and levels of BDNF and VEGF, not GDNF, in the CA1 of the normal young were lower than those in the normal adult. Four days after I-R in the adult group, the immunoreactivity and levels of BDNF and VEGF were distinctively decreased, and the immunoreactivity and level of GDNF were increased. However, in the young group, all of their immunoreactivities and levels were much higher than those in the normal young group. From 7 days after I-R, all the immunoreactivities and levels were apparently decreased compared to those of the normal adult and young. In brief, we confirmed our recent finding: more delayed and less neuronal death occurred in the young following I-R, and we newly found that the immunoreactivities of trophic factors, such as BDNF, GDNF, and VEGF, in the stratum pyramidale of the CA1 in the young gerbil were much higher than those in the adult gerbil 4 days after transient cerebral ischemia.</P>

AN IN-SITU YOUNG'S MODULUS MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS USING TIME-FREQUENCY ANALYSIS

Choi, Young-Chul,Yoon, Doo-Byung,Park, Jin-Ho,Kwon, Hyun-Sang Korean Nuclear Society 2009 Nuclear Engineering and Technology Vol.41 No.3

Elastic wave is one of the most useful tools for non-destructive tests in nuclear power plants. Since the elastic properties are indispensable for analyzing the behaviors of elastic waves, they should be predetermined within an acceptable accuracy. Nuclear power plants are exposed to harsh environmental conditions and hence the structures are degraded. It means that the Young's modulus becomes unreliable and in-situ measurement of Young's modulus is required from an engineering point of view. Young's modulus is estimated from the group velocity of propagating waves. Because the flexural wave of a plate is inherently dispersive, the group velocity is not clearly evaluated in temporal signal analysis. In order to overcome such ambiguity in estimation of group velocity, Wigner-Ville distribution as the time-frequency analysis technique was proposed and utilized. To verify the proposed method, experiments for steel and acryl plates were performed with accelerometers. The results show good estimation of the Young's modulus of two plates.

Relationship between Meteorological Elements and Yield of Hot Pepper in Yeosu Area of Korea

Kwon,Byung-Sun,Choi,Seong-Kyu,Shin,Jeong-Sik,Shin,Jong-Sup,Shin,Dong-Young,Hwan,Kyu-Hyun,Kim,Hak-Jin,Kuk,Yong-In,Choi,Kyong-Ju 한국자원식물학회 2003 Plant Resources Vol.6 No.1

This study was conducted to investigate the relationships between yearly variations of meteorological elements and yearly variations of productivity in hot pepper. In addition, correlation coefficients among the yields and yield components were used to find out the relationships between meteorological elements and productivity. Yearly variation of the mean air temperature in May and July showed large with coefficients of variation(C.V.) of 25.0,8.9%, respectively, but the variation of the duration of sunshine in May were relative small. Yield and plant height was greatly with C.V. of 7.14,11.6%, respectively, diameter of fruit showed more or less C.V. of 2.28% and length of fruit showed less variation. Correlation coefficients between maximum temperature in period of cultivation from May and yield are positively significant at the level of 1 %. Correlation Coefficients between precipitation in period of cultivation from May to August and yield are negative significant at the level of 5 and 1 %, respectively. Correlation coefficients amount the plant height, length of fruit, diameter of fruit per plant, and seed yield were positively significant at the level of 1 %, respectively.

전경대원에서 발생한 결핵의 임상 양상

문창기,박상준,조민구,김영중,김소연,김윤권,정준오,안석진,김은실,서승오,김지훈,최원제,이윤영,박형기,최규영,김현근 대한감염학회 2006 감염과 화학요법 Vol.38 No.6

Background: The purpose of this study was to document the incidence and clinical characteristics of patients with tuberculosis (TB) in combat and auxiliary police, living in a group, in Korea where the incidence rate of active TB in a general population is higher than in Western countries. Materials and Methods:We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all tuberculosis patients diagnosed at National Police Hospital from January 2002 through December 2004. Results:In 2002-2004, a total of 156 cases of tuberculosis were identified with the mean (Standard deviation) age of 20.6 (±1.0) years. Of these, 134 (85.9%) patients were registered as new cases, 11 (7.1%) as relapse, 2 (1.3%) as failure, 5 (3.1%) as treatment-after-default cases whereas 4 (2.6 %) patients were not included in any categories. Average annual new TB rate and smear-positive TB rate were 86.5/10^(5) and 17.4/10^(5) person-years, respectively. In 12 of 31 smear-positive cases, time from onset of symptoms to diagnosis was more than 30 days. Two multidrug-resistance TB cases were identified and two suspected outbreak episodes of TB had occurred during 3 years. Conclusion:There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence rate of new cases of TB between the general population aged 20 to 29 years and combat and auxiliary police in Korea. 배경 : 국내 결핵의 발생은 감소 추세에 있으나 여전히 후진국형 발생양상을 보이고 있다. 특히 집단생활을 하는 젊은이들에서 발생하는 결핵의 유행이 간헐적으로 알려지고 있어 우려를 낳고 있다. 이에 저자들은 최근 전경대원의 결핵 발병 양상에 대해 알아보고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 재료 및 방법 : 2002년 1월부터 2004년 12월까지 3년간 경찰병원에서 결핵 진료를 받은 전경대원의 의무기록을 후향적으로 분석하여 연도별 결핵 신환발생률, 도말양성결핵 신환율, 진단 지연, 집단발병, 다제내성결핵을 조사하였다. 결과 : 연도별 결핵 신환자 수(10만명당 발생추정치)는 2002년 50명(83.6명), 2003년 42명(83.7명), 2004년 42명(93.5명)이었고 도말양성 폐결핵 신환자 수는 2002년 10명(16.7명), 2003년 11명(21.9명), 2004년 6명(13.4명)이었다. 3년간 도말양성 폐결핵 환자는 31명이 있었고 그 중 12명은 호흡기 증상 발생 30일이 지나서 진단을 받았다. 다제내성 결핵은 2명이 있었으며 결핵의 집단발병이 의심되는 사례는 2차례 있었다. 결론 : 전경대원과 20-29세 연령군 일반인의 결핵 신환발생률, 도말양성 폐결핵 발생률의 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다.

Direct effectiveness of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine against invasive pneumococcal disease and non-bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia in elderly population in the era of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine: A case-control study

Kim, Jong Hun,Chun, Byung Chul,Song, Joon Young,Kim, Hyo Youl,Bae, In-Gyu,Kim, Dong-Min,Choi, Young Hwa,Jun, Yoon Hee,Choi, Won Suk,Kang, Seong Hee,Kwon, Hyun Hee,Jeong, Hye Won,Kee, Sae Yoon,Hur, Jia Elsevier Ltd. 2019 Vaccine Vol. No.

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P><B>Background</B></P> <P>While herd effects and serotype replacement by childhood pneumococcal protein conjugated vaccines (PCVs) continues to accumulate worldwide, direct effectiveness of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) against pneumococcal diseases in the elderly has been challenged. We estimated the direct effectiveness of PPV23 in the elderly population.</P> <P><B>Methods</B></P> <P>For a hospital-based case-control study, cases of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and non-bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia (NBPP) (adults ≥ 65 years) were identified in 14 hospitals participated in the pneumococcal surveillance program from March 2013 to October 2015, following implementation of PPV23 national immunization program (NIP) for the elderly in the Republic of Korea. Controls matched by age, sex, and hospital were selected at ratios of 1:2 (IPD) or 1:1 (NBPP). Clinical data and vaccination records were collected. Vaccine effectiveness was calculated as (1-adjusted odds ratio) × 100.</P> <P><B>Results</B></P> <P>We enrolled 148 IPD and 557 NBPP cases, and 295 IPD and 557 NBPP controls for analyses. Overall effectiveness of PPV23 against IPD was 28.5% [95% confidence interval (CI) −5.8%–51.6%] and against NBPP was 10.2% (-15.1-30.6) in all patients ≥ 65 years. However, in subgroup analysis of patients aged 65–74 years, PPV23 was protective against IPD [effectiveness 57.4% (19.4–77.5)] and against NBPP [effectiveness 35.0% (2.3–56.7)]. Furthermore, serotype-specific effectiveness of PPV23 against IPD was 90.6% (27.6–98.8) for PPV23-unique serotypes and 81.3% (38.6–94.3) for PPV23 serotypes excluding serotype 3.</P> <P><B>Conclusions</B></P> <P>This study indicates that PPV23 with broad serotype coverage might be beneficial in preventing IPD and NBPP due to non-PCV13 serotypes in the young-elderly, with potentially increasing effectiveness in the setting of childhood PCV NIP.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> National immunization program for PPV23 for the elderly was implemented in Korea. </LI> <LI> PPV23 was effective against IPD and NBPP for young elderly patients aged 65–74. </LI> <LI> Effectiveness of PPV23 against IPD was higher for PPV23 unique serotypes. </LI> <LI> PPV23 was non-protective against IPD caused by PCV13 serotypes. </LI> </UL> </P>

Study on Leaf Production of Angelica acutiloba by Mulching with Polyethylene Film

Choi,Seong-Kyu,Yun,Kyeong-Won,Chon,Sang-Uk,Seo,Young-Nam,Seo,Kyoung-sun,Kwon,Byung-Sun 한국자원식물학회 2003 Plant Resources Vol.6 No.3

This study was conducted to produce effectively more leaves of Angelica acutiloba through year-round production system by using various mulching materials and polyethylene(PE) tunnel. Soil temperature by covering treatment was higher in PE mulching and PE tunnel than in rice straw mulching, especially showing the highest temperature in PE tunnel from April through May. Water content of soil was higher in PE mulching than in non-mulching. Leaf production of Angelica acutiloba through year-round production showed the highest in PE tunnel and root production in PE mulching. These results suggest that leaf production of Angelica acutiloba can be maximized through PE tunnel cultivation system.

1회선 분기점을 갖는 병행 2회선 송전선로 고장점 표정 알고리즘

權寧珍,美想熙,李承宰,崔勉松 明知大學校 産業技術硏究所 2002 産業技術硏究所論文集 Vol.21 No.-

This paper presents a fault location algorithm of a single phase-to-ground fault on a parallel transmission line which contains a teed circuit. The method uses only the local end voltage and current signals. Zero sequence currents of other lines are calculated by distribution factors. Instead of zero sequence current, negative sequence current is used to remove the effect of load current and to calculate the voltage of a fault resistance. There are three distance equations in this algorithm. One of them is to calculate inner part fault location without teed circuit and another equation is for outer part fault location without teed circuit and the other is to calculate inner part fault location with teed circuit. Correct fault distance is selected by the condition of each solution. Extensive simulation studies using EMTP have verified that the proposed algorithm can calculate an accurate fault distance in spite of effects of various error sources.

치주질환 심도에 따른 조직내 림프구 및 NK 세포의 변화에 관한 면역조직학적 연구

최호근,이만섭,권영혁 慶熙大學校 齒科大學 1993 慶熙齒大論文集 Vol.15 No.1

성형외과영역에 있어서 컴퓨터의 활용에 관한 연구(II)

최영화,권성택 大韓成形外科學會 1993 Archives of Plastic Surgery Vol.20 No.5

Triggered by the computerized tomography, computer has become an invaluable equipment for both diagnosis and treatment. Recently, the computer technology seems to be able to do everything including simulation surgery. Although required by only a small portion of surgeons, computer simulation systems have been developed because some patients are very curious about their final outcomes and impatient to wait. But in the field of plastic surgery, it is quite natural that computer cannot adjust individual patients and ill suggested predicted picture may evoke serious problems. Nevertheless the computer image simulation systems are still used in some clinics and thought to be valuable in some aspects. Computer simulation can be helpful in understanding patient's mind easily and quickly. Computer simulation can make patient be more objective than before and even contribute to minimize the unrealistic expectation or desire of patient. To add the value of previous image simulation systems, although not a exact and complete one, authors would like to propose a simulation method which uses surgeons' previous data. Authors analysed previous cases and made image data bases which is applicable to new patients according to the types of patients and preference of patients and surgeons. Authors equipped simulation system as followings : (1) 80386 IBM compatible personal computer : (2) 4-megabyte random access memory (2MB RAM) : (3) keyboard : (4) 3.5-inch floppy diskette drive : (5) 200-MB hard disk drive : (6) True vision Advanced Raster Graphic Adapter(TARGA) 16 Board : (7) Summer graphics graphic tablet : (8) Electro home 14-inch color monitor : (9) JVC-RGB video camera. For operating simulation authors invented our own Software 'Tomis-PS(Ⅱ)' which evoloved from 'Tomis-PS(Ⅰ)' for image data storage system. Program starts with capturing the patient's image in fixed grids and after choosing suitable databases, overdrawing of image data bases is followed by image substraction with or without blending. Predicted images are displayed with untouched images and consultation goes ahead. Because all data were driven from clinical cases, this 'tomis-Ⅱ' can be applicable to only a few but common types of operation. Although simple 32-bit personal computer cannot produce real 3-dimensional images, video-captured images and image data can look like 3-dimension. Simulated images are inevitablely somewhat different from real results, but they are not drawn beyond the surgeon's ability because they are confined to data bases only. Conclusively, authors felt that image simulation can facilitate a quick consultation for decision making and screening out the patients who have intractable unrealistic expectations, and also authors would like to propose that computer image simulation might have some value in office practice in practical points.

PCR-RFLP 분석에 의한 무의 자가불화합성 유전자의 비교

최장선,김영호,강권규 안성산업대학교 2002 論文集 Vol.33 No.-

Self-incompatibility of Raphanus sativus is controlled by a single multi-allelic locus(S locus), which contains at least two highly polymophic genes expressed in the stigma: an S glycoprotein gene(SLG) and an S recetor kinase gene(SRK). The putative ligand-binding domain of SRK exhibits high homology to the secretory protein SLG, and it is believed that SLG and SRK form an active receptor kinase complex with a self-pollen ligand, which leads to the rejection of self-pollen. Among fifty-one inbred lines of R. sativus, fourteen S haplotypes were identified on the basis of DNA polymorphisms detected by PCR-RFLP analysis using SLG and SRK specific primer. PCR amplification was detected band in SLG 1.1~1.2Kb, SRK Ⅰ 0.8~0.9Kb, SRK Ⅱ 1.2~1.3Kb by analysis of the agaros gel electrophoresis. All different S genotypes showed different profiles in agarose electrophoresis, after digestion with restriction endonucleases. The nucleotide sequences of the fragments of these fourteen R. sativus SLG and SRK alleles were determined. Degree of similarity of the nucleotide sequences to a Brassica SLG and SRK ranged from 87% to 94%. Amino acid sequences deduced from these show about 50-55% homology to the putative amino acid sequences of SLG and SRK.