Tomatoes in greenhouse are a widely cultivated horticultural crop worldwide, accounting for high production and production value. When greenhouse ventilation is minimized during low temperature periods, CO2 enrichment is often used to increase tomato photosynthetic rate and yield. Plant-induced electrical signal (PIES) can be used as a technology to monitor changes in the biological response of crops due to environmental changes by using the principle of measuring the resistance value, or impedance, within the crop. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between tomato growth data, vital response, and PIES resulting from CO2 enrichment in greenhouse tomatoes. The growth of tomato treated with CO2 enrichment in the morning was significantly better in all items except stem diameter compared to the control, and PIES values were also higher. The growth of tomato continuously applied with CO2 was better in the treatment groups than control, and there was no significant difference in chlorophyll fluorescence and photosynthesis. However, PIES and SPAD values were higher in the CO2 treatment group than control. CO2 enrichment have a direct relationship with PIES, growth increased, and transpiration increased due to the increased leaf area, resulting in increased water absorption, which appears to be reflected in PIES, which measures vascular impedance. Through this, this study suggests that PIES can be used to monitor crops due to environmental changes, and that PIES is a useful method for non-destructively and continuously monitoring changes of crops.

본 연구에서는 미국 해양 대기청(NOAA)의 NOAA-20 위성에 장착된 차세대 고해상도 복사계인 VIIRS로부터 산출된 적외 해수면온도의 자료를 수집하고, 실측 자료와의 일치점을 생산하여 한반도 주변 해역에서의 정확도를 검증 하였다. 2020년 5월부터 2023년 6월까지 최근 3년간의 자료를 사용하였고, 총 75,700개의 일치점을 생산하였다. NOAA-20/VIIRS 해수면온도는 표층 뜰개 부이 관측 해수면온도와 비교해보았을 때 약 0.52K의 평균 제곱근 오차와 – 0.12 K의 평균 편차를 보였고, 이는 전구 해역을 대상으로 한 기존의 정확도 검증 연구 결과값을 상회하는 수치였다. NOAA-20 해수면온도의 오차 특성 분석 결과 겨울과 봄에는 음의 편차가, 여름철에는 양의 편차를 보이는 계절적 특 성이 나타났으며, 15-16시에 최대 평균 제곱근오차, 최대 양의 편차 및 22-24시에 최소 평균제곱근오차, 최소 편차를 가지는 일간 변화를 보였다. 이외에도 NOAA-20 해수면온도의 오차는 풍속, 위성 천정각, 연안으로부터의 거리, 해수면 온도의 공간 구배 크기에 영향을 받아 변동하는 특성이 나타났다. 전반적으로 위성 해수면온도의 편차값은 14ms1 이 상의 풍속 범위에서 풍속이 커질수록 양의 방향으로 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 5 m s1 이하의 낮은 풍속 범위에서는 풍속이 약해질수록 낮/밤 자료에 따라 각각 양의 방향, 음의 방향으로 편차가 증가하였다. 위성 천정각이 커질수록 해 수면온도의 오차 범위는 급격하게 증가하였으며, 연안에 근접할수록 (<300 km) 위성 해수면온도의 오차가 증가하는 것 을 확인할 수 있었다. 해수면온도의 공간 구배는 그 크기가 커질수록 위성 해수면온도의 평균 제곱근 오차를 증폭시키 는 경향이 나타났다. 국지적인 해역에서의 위성 해수면온도 정확도 및 오차 특성은 전구 해역에서의 전반적인 특성과는 다르게 나타날 수 있다는 점을 고려할 때 본 연구는 향후 한반도 주변해에서 VIIRS 해수면온도를 활용하기 위한 선행 연구로 해수면온도 오차의 변동 특성 및 분포에 대한 깊은 이해가 필요함을 시사한다.

With the increasing attention to environmental pollution caused by particulate matter globally, the automotive industry has also become increasingly interested in particulate matter, especially particulate matter generated by automobile brake systems. Here, we designed a coating composition and analyzed its mechanical properties to reduce particulate matter generated by brake systems during braking of vehicles. We designed a composition to check the mechanical properties change by adding Cr3C2 and YSZ to the WC-Ni-Cr composite composition. Based on the designed composition, coating samples were manufactured, and the coating properties were analyzed by Vickers hardness and ball-on-disk tests. As a result of the experiments, we found that the hardness and friction coefficient of the coating increased as the amount of Cr3C2 added decreased. Furthermore, we found that the hardness of the coating layer decreased when YSZ was added at 20vol%, but the friction coefficient was higher than the composition with Cr3C2 addition.

췌장 가성동맥류는 췌장염이나 췌장 수술과 연관되어 종종 생명을 위협하는 합병증으로 알려져 있다. 췌장 가성동맥류가 파열되면 치명적인 출혈을 유발할 수 있으며 높은 사망률과 관련이 있기 때문에 임상적 의심과 조기 진단이 환자의 임상 경과를 호전되게 할 수 있는 중요한 역할을 한다. 가성동맥류의 치료법 중 하나로 알려진 색전술은 효과적일 수 있으나, 췌장염과 관련된 가성동맥류 파열 환자의 색전술 치료 결과에 대한 국내 연구는 적다. 이에 췌장염으로 인한 가성동맥류 파열을 진단받고 색전술로 성공적으로 치료받은 환자들에 대한 증례를 보고한다.

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common type of oral cancer, and it has been steadily increasing in worldwide. Pituitary tumor transforming gene 1 (PTTG1) has been known as oncogene in a verity of cancers. Nevertheless, the expression and role of PTTG1 in OSCC progression remains largely unexplored. In this study, clinical datasets were analyzed to assess the genetic impact of PTTG1 on OSCC progression and to identify its functional roles in OSCC cell lines. We analyzed the expression of PTTG1 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSC) and OSCC using databases form the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). To investigate the effect of PTTG1 on proliferation and migration abilities in OSCC cell lines, following the knockdown of PTTG1 in HSC-2 and SCC-9 cell lines, we analyzed the proliferation and metastatic abilities of OSCC cells using EdU and Boyden chamber assays. Our database analysis revealed that PTTG1 was significantly overexpressed in tumor tissues compared to normal tissues. Moreover, its expression correlated with clinical parameters of OSCC. In vitro experiments demonstrated that depletion of PTTG1 suppressed the ability of cell proliferation and migration in both HSC-2 and SCC-9 cell lines. In conclusion, our study suggests that PTTG1 may act as an oncogene in OSCC. These findings provide new insights into the mechanisms and clinical implications of PTTG1 expression in OSCC patients.

본 연구는 낙엽활엽수종인 이팝나무(Chionanthus retusa) 잎의 흡음 성능을 평가하고자 하였다. 잎을 주재료로 하여 재료의 크기와 두께 및 건조 조건을 달리해 흡음재를 제조하였다. 중간형 측정관(100㎐-3200㎐)을 적용한 관내법(Impedance tube method)을 이용하여 흡음율을 측정하였 다. 총 18개의 조건에서 측정된 흡음율을 분석하였다. 기건엽 조건(MC 13.92%)과 생엽 조건(MC 162.04%)의 흡음율은 두께가 증가함에 따라 크게 향상되었다. 흡음율은 밀도의 증가에 비례하는데, 부피당 밀도가 더 높은 생엽조건의 두께별 흡음율이 더 높게 나타났다. 생엽 조건군에서 크기 0.5 × 0.5㎠의 2.50㎝ 두께에서 평균 흡음율은 0.643으로 가장 높게 나타났으며, 각 시험처리 조건별 흡음재의 주파수 대역별 흡음율은 기건엽 조건의 두께 1.75㎝에서 가장 높게 나타났다. 이상의 연구결과로부터 전반적인 흡음율은 1000㎐ 이상의 대역에서 더 높은 성능을 보였다.

Big data technology is being used in various fields followed by the development of information and communication technology. In the corporate and public sectors, diverse system platforms are built and operated due to the needs of users, but efficiency is low because they are built from an individual service perspective rather than an integrated service perspective. In this study, the relationship between presenting the characteristics of the type of shared information platform, the integration plan, and integration performance of the shared information system platform was analyzed. The results of the study will provide guidelines for the integration of shared information system platforms by the government and private companies in the future.

In this study, in order to develop a method to efficiently inject essential nutrients necessary for plant growth into wood chips, which are simply used as soil covering materials in the agriculture, landscaping and horticultural industries, the atmospheric pressure dipping method and the vacuum pressure impregnating method are used to improve the plant nutrients injectability and impregnation amount were comparatively analyzed. Nutrient ingredients and 8 major heavy metal contents of wood chips injected with nutrients were analyzed, and soil covering effects were examined by covering wood chips injected with nutrients on soil. Comparing the dipping method and the vacuum pressure impregnation method, it took about 48 hours or more to inject 1,500 g or more of the nutrient aqueous solution into 1 kg of wood chips in the dipping method, but the vacuum pressure impregnation method could be impregnated in about 5 minutes. Components of the impregnated nutrients were detected in proportion to the diluted concentration. As a result of covering the wood chips developed in this study on soil, they showed weakly acidic pH, and the heat insulation and moisturizing effects during the winter season were evaluated to be superior to those of uncovered soil. In the future, wood chips impregnated with nutrients are expected to contribute to the more efficient use of waste wood resources and the long-term supply of nutrients essential for plant growth, reducing excessive use of chemical fertilizers and reducing costs.

본 연구는 난대상록수종인 종가시나무에 대한 수간곡선식의 도출과 재적표의 작성 및 탄소배출계수를 이용하여 탄소저장, 흡수량을 추정하고자 수행하였다. 분석에 사용된 공시목은 전남, 경남, 제주 등에서 수집된 468본이며, 수간형태를 도출하기 위하여 적용한 수간곡선 모형은 Kozak 모델이다. 이 모델의 적합도는 0.9452, 편의는 0.0807, 추정치 표준오차의 백분율은 1.7145, 평균절대편차는 1.2655로 각각 나타났다. 종가시나무의 개체목 재적은 Kozak 수간곡선 모델에 Smalian 재적식을 적용시켜 산출하였으며, 수고와 흉고직경급별로 재적표를 작성하였다. 그리고 붉가시나무 재적표와 이번에 만든 종가시나무 재적표를 서로 비교한 결과(t-test), 통계적으로 두 집단 간에 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 이들 재적표는 두 수종 중 하나만 이용하거나, 둘을 하나로 통합하여도 문제가 없을 것으로 판단된다. 한편 종가시나무림의 탄소저장 및 흡수량은 산림바이오소재연 구소 시험림의 조사구를 대상으로 하였다. 이들 조사구를 대상으로 탄소저장 및 흡수량을 계산한 결과, 생육상태가 양호한 시험구(A)에서 탄소저장량 은 93.17 C ton/ha, 그리고 탄소흡수량은 13.14 CO2 ton/ha/yr 인 것으로 나타났다. 반면에 생육이 저조한 시험구(B)의 탄소 저장 및 흡수량은 양호한 시험구보다 약 1/3 정도 낮게 나타났다.

PURPOSES : The objectives of this study are to evaluate the condition of concrete bridge decks using the multi-channel ground penetrating radar (GPR) testing and compare the value of its dielectric constant value with actual concrete condition. METHODS : The reflection coefficient method was used to measure the dielectric properties of concrete bridge decks. Air-coupled step-frequency GPR testing was used to measure the time taken for reflection from the interfaces between the layers. Specimens of the asphalt mixture and concrete bridge-deck were collected by field coring. GPR testing was conducted on two bridges with different concrete bridge deck conditions on national highways. After the GPR tests, the actual conditions of the concrete bridge deck were investigated using specimen coring. RESULTS : GPR testing indicated that the dielectric constants of concrete bridge decks in good condition ranged from 8 to 10, whereas those corresponding to poor condition ranged from 4 to 6. The results of GPR testing can determine the actual condition and degree of distress of concrete bridge decks determined from the specimen coring data. Therefore, GPR testing is appropriate for nondestructively evaluating the condition of a concrete bridge deck. CONCLUSIONS : The analysis results of the dielectric constants of the concrete bridge deck obtained from multichannel GPR testing were consistent with the actual bridge deck conditions. In the near future, an additional verification process for this approach under different bridge conditions will be required to improve its precision and ensure reliability.