아산만의 해양수질을 이해하기 위하여 2011년 12월부터 2013년 2월까지 아산만과 주변 방조제 호수의 수질을 계절별로 조사하였으며, 이를 바탕으로 아산만을 3개의 해역(Bay1, Bay2, Bay3)으로 구분하여 물질수지를 분석하였다. 현장 조사 결과 여름철인 2012년 7월에 아산만의 중앙해역(Bay2)에서 영양염이 증가하는 현상이 관측되었으며, 물질수지 결과에서도 동일시기에 중앙해역에서 영양염이 생성됨을 보였다. 이렇게 중앙해역에서 영양염 농도를 증가시킬 수 있는 공급원은 노후한 방조제 호수의 배출수와 미처리된 도시하수 등 비점오염물질을 포함한 배수로의 배출수로 추정되었다. 결과적으로 이러한 중앙해역의 높은 영양염이 외만으로 확장되는 과정 중 식물플랑크톤에 이용되면서 외만에서 높은 Chl-a의 농도가 관측된 것으로 해석된다. 따라서 아산만의 건강한 해양생태계 유지를 위해서는 방조제 호수의 배출수와 비점오염에 대한 적절한 관리가 필요하다.

아산만의 해양수질의 계절적인 변화를 이해하기 위하여 2011년 12월부터 2013년 2월까지 4계절 동안 수질을 관찰하고, 담수유입으로 인한 해양수질 변화 관계를 통계적인 기법으로 분석하였다. 아산만의 해양수질 자료에 대한 요인분석 결과는 해양수질 변화를 주도하는 가장 중요한 요인은 담수유입(37.7 %)이며, 그 다음으로는 외해수의 영향(24.4 %)으로 나타났다. 아산만에서 담수의 주요 공급원은 만의 가장 안쪽에 위치한 아산호와 삽교호이며, 이들의 방류로 인해 아산만의 전체적인 수질의 공간 분포가 결정되는 것으로 보인다. 반면 담수 방류가 적은 겨울철에는 저층 재부유에 기인한 영향이 상대적으로 중요해진다. 전체적으로 담수 방류량의 계절적인 변화가 아산만 전체의 환경변화를 주도하고 있으며, 이로 인하여 DIP가 식물플랑크톤의 성장을 제한하는 요소로 나타났다.

Cordycepin (3’-deoxyadenosin), a polyadenylation specific inhibitor, is the main functional component in Cordyceps militaris which is one of the top three famous traditional Chinese medicine. It has been shown to possess many pharmacological activities including immunologically stimulating, anti-cancer, anti-bacterial, and anti-virus, anti-infection effects. However, its anti-cancer molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. In this study, the apoptotic effects by cordycepin were investigates in human leukemia cells. Treatment of cordycepin significantly inhibited cells growth in a concentrationdependent manner by inducing apoptosis, as evidenced by morphological change and apoptotic cell death such as formation of apoptotic bodies, DNA fragmentation and increased populations of sub-G1. Induction of apoptosis by cordycepin was associated with modulation of Bcl-2 and inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAP) family expression. Cordycepin also increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, activation of casepase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9, cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), β-catenin and phospholipase C (PLC)-γ1 protein. The quenching of ROS generation by N-acetyl-L-cysteine administration, a scavenger of ROS, reversed the cordycepin-induced apoptosis effects. Theresults suggested that cordycepin may be a potential chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of leukemia patients [This work was supported by Blue-Bio Industry RIC at Dong-Eui University as a RIC (08-06-07) program of ITEP under Ministry of Knowledge Economy].

Steel structures with added viscoelastic dampers are analysed to investigat their behavior under earthquake excitation. The direct integration method, which produces exact solution for the non-proportional or non-classical damping system, is used throughout the analysis. The results from modal strain energy method are also provided for comparison. Then a new analytical a, pp.oach, based on the rigid floor diaphragm assumption and matrix condensation technique, is introduced, and the results are compared with those obtained from direct integration method and modal strain energy method. The well known phenomenon, that the effectiveness of the viscoelastic dampers depends greatly on the location of the dampers, is once again confirmed in the analysis. It is also found that the modal strain energy method generaly underestimates the responses obtained from the direct integration method, especially when the dampers are placed in only a part of the building. The proposed method turns out to be very efficient with considerable saving in computation this and reasonably accurate considering the reduced degrees of freedom.

In this study, genetic diversity of wild Codonopsis lanceolata collected in Korea were analysed using SSR makers. Wild C. lanceolata roots were collected in Jeollanam-do Jangheung-gun Choentae Mountain as in roots. The wild C. lanceolata plants were cultivated in Chungbuk National University greenhouse and the leaves were sampled from 36 plants. The genomic DNA of C. lanceolata was extracted using CTAB. PCR was performed using a program of 35 cycles at 94℃ for 30 sec, 60℃ for 30 sec, and 72℃ for 30 sec with an pre-denaturation of 94℃ for 5 min and a final extension of 72℃ for 30 min. The PCR reaction mixture contains 5 pmole of primers and 20 ng of DNA template in a 20 μL reaction volume. The genotype of the analyzed samples were very different. Therefore, the wild C. lanceolata collected in Korea look genetically diverse.

Codonopsis lanceolata is a perennial climber. The roots are used as medicinal materials or vegetables. Recently, demand for C. lanceolata is increasing as a healthy food. C. lanceolata is distributed in India and East Asia such as China, Japan as well as Korea. In South Korea, this plant is widely cultivated in Gangwon-do province. No C. lanceolata varieties were developed in Korea. The objective of this study is to analyze genetic diversity of C. lanceolata cultivated in Korea using SSR makers. C. lanceolata roots were collected in each region were cultivated in Chungbuk National University greenhouse. Samples were obtained from fresh leaves of 5 plants from each collection region. The genomic DNA was extracted using CTAB. Genetic diversity was analysed using 4 sets of C. lanceolata SSR makers. PCR was performed in total 20 μL reaction volume containing 20 ng of DNA template, 5 pmole of primers. The genotypes of the analyzed samples were very similar. That means that the genetic diversity of C. lanceolata cultivated in Korea is very low.