Recently, several approaches have been used to measure the oxygen consumption rates of individual embryos, but relationship between oxygen consumption and pregnancy rates of Hanwoo following embryo transfer has not yet been reported. In this study, we investigated the correlation between oxygen consumption rate and pregnancy rates of Hanwoo embryo using a SECM. In addition to, the expression of apoptosis-related genes was determined using real-time PCR by extracting RNA according to the oxygen consumption of in vivo embryo. First, we found that the oxygen consumption significantly increased in blastocyst-stage embryos (blastocyst) compared to early blastocyst stage embryos, indicating that oxygen consumption reflects the embryo quality (Grade I). The oxygen consumption or GI blastocysts were significantly higher than those of GII blastocysts (10.2x1014/mol s-1 versus 6.4x1014/mol s-1, p＜0.05). Pregnant rate in recipient cow was 0, 60 and 80% in the transplantation of embryo with the oxygen consumption of below 10.0, 10.0~12.0 and over 12.0x1014/mol s-1, respectively. Apoptosis regulatory genes, Hsp-70.1 were significantly increased in over-10.0 group than below 10.0 group but in Caspase-3, Bax and P53 gene, there was no significant difference. In conclusion, These results suggest that measurement of oxygen consumption maybe help increase the pregnant rate of Hanwoo embryos.

This study observed the upper tropospheric ozone enhancement in the northern Atlantic for the Aerosols99 campaign in January-February 1999. To find the origin of this air, we have analyzed the horizontal and vertical fields of Isentropic Potential Vorticity (IPV) and Relative Humidity (RH). The arch-shaped IPV is greater than 1.5 pvus indicating stratospheric air stretches equatorward. These arch-shaped regions are connected with regions of RH less than 20%. The vertical fields of IPV and RH show the folding layer penetrating into the upper troposphere. These features support the idea that the upper tropospheric ozone enhancement originated from the stratosphere. Additionally, we have investigated the climatological frequency of stratospheric intrusion over the tropical north Atlantic using IPV and RH. The total frequency between the equator and 30˚N over the tropical north Atlantic exhibits a maximum in northern winter. It suggests that the stratospheric intrusion plays an important role in enhancing ozone in the upper troposphere over the tropical north Atlantic in winter and early spring. Although the tropospheric ozone residual method assumed zonally invariant stratospheric ozone, stratospheric zonal ozone variance could be caused by stratospheric intrusions. This implies that stratospheric intrusion influences ozone variance over the Atlantic in boreal winter and spring, and the intrusion is a possible source for the tropical north Atlantic paradox.

ECR-PECVD법을 사용하여 450-490˚C이하의 온도에서 Pt/SiO2/Si기판 위에 PZT 박막을 증착하였다. 기판 온도가 460˚C 이하일 경우에는 페로브스이트 상과 제2상으로 이루어진 박막이 성장하였으며 기판온도가 470˚C이상일 때에는 페로브스카이트 단일상의 PZT 박막이 성장하였다. 490˚C에서 매우 얇은 페로브스카이트의 PZT 박막을 증착한 후 650˚C에서 1분간 raped thermal annealing(RTA) 처리한 결과 박막의 조성과 결정성에는 거의 변화가 없었으나 박막의 전하 저장 밀도는 크게 향상되었다. 이는 RTA 처리에 의한 저유전 계면층의 소멸이 주된 이유라고 판단된다. 열처리 후 두께 40-45nm의 PZT박막은 200kV/cm의 전장 하에서 10-6cm2이하의 누설전류값을 갖고 있었으며, 인가전압 1V에서 300fF/μm2의 정전용량, 즉 SiO2환산두께 0.12nm를 나타내었다.

Purpose of this study is investigates mechanical property of Chemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramic(CBPC). For the purpose of the investigation of mechanical property, compressive stress and length change ratio were evaluated. Evaluated results of compressive stress was shown that compressive stress increased depending on aging time. On the other hand, length change ratio decrease depending on aging time.

하수시설 콘크리트의 열화현상은 하수시설의 특수한 환경조건상 황산화세균 등의 서식에 의해 발생된 황화수소(H2S)에 기인하는 생화학적 부식이 대표적인 것으로 알려져 있으나, 국내의 경우 근본적으로 방지대책이 전혀 고려되지 않은 채 정비사업이 수행되고 있어 근본적으로 황산화세균을 억제할 수 있는 보수재료․공법의 개발이 시급히 필요한 실정이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 항균금속을 포함한 도포형 항균제를 개발한 후, 개발된 항균제의 황산화세균에 대한 항균성능과 항균제를 도포한 단면복구재의 부착강도, 흡수 및 투기저항성, 중성화 깊이, 염화물이온 침투깊이 및 화학저항성 등의 기초물성을 평가하였다.