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Open AccessPeripheral ERK modulates acupuncture-induced brain neural activity and its functional connectivity
Acupuncture has been widely used as a therapeutic intervention, and the brain network plays a crucial role in its neural mechanism. This study aimed to investigate the acupuncture mechanism from peripheral to ...
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Distribution of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in RAW meat and fish samples in Korea
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in raw meat and fish samples in Korea was investigated. A total of 209 samples was analyzed. Antimicrobial disk susceptibility testing with oxacillin (OX) was us...
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Occurrence of pathogenic Escherichia coli in commercially available fresh vegetable products in Korea
Pathogenic E. coli is a major foodborne pathogen associated with gastroenteritis worldwide. Fresh vegetable products as well as raw meat and meat products have been recognized as important modes of transmission w...
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Characterization of pathogenic Escherichia coli strains linked to an outbreak associated with kimchi consumption in South Korea, 2012
Pathogenic Escherichia coli (PEc) is a leading cause of both foodborne and waterborne illness. In September 2012, a major foodborne outbreak with PEc occurred, affecting approximately 1,200 students and food hand...
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The Sulfonated poly(ether sulfone ketone) ionomers containing partial graphene of mesonaphthobifluorene for PEMFC
Novel sulfonated poly(ether sulfone ketone)s containing mesonaphthobifluorene (MNF) moiety were synthesized and their properties characterized. The prepared polymers had a partial graphene structure due to the...
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Anion conductive aromatic ionomers containing a 1,2-dibenzoylbenzene moiety for alkaline fuel cell applications
Novel anion-exchange membranes with high conductivities have been prepared for application to alkaline fuel cells. A quaternary ammonium poly(dibenzoylbenzene ether sulfone) membrane was synthesized by chlorom...
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Novel cyclotetrasiloxane tetraimidazolium salts as high performance quasi-solid state electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cells
A new type of quasi-state ionics based on cyclosiloxane imidazolium iodides was synthesized and used as electrolytes in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The cyclosiloxane electrolyte formed a distinctive ca...
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Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Enterococcus spp. isolated from meat and fishery production in Korea
From February to October 2011, 209 samples of retail raw meat and fishery products were randomly obtained from 41 grocery stores in Korea and cultured for the presence of Enterococcus spp. Ninety-six enterococcal...
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Prevalence and characterization of foodborne bacteria from meat products in Korea
In this study, the distribution of Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Campylobacter jejuni, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in raw meat products in Korea were investigated. A to...
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Synthesis and properties of polycarbonate-co-poly(siloxane-urethane-siloxane) block copolymers
Polycarbonate-co-poly(siloxane-urethane-siloxane) block copolymers (SiUrPC) were synthesized from siloxane-urethane monomer and polycarbonate (PC) oligomer, and their properties were compared with those of lin...
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Development of a predictive model describing the growth of Listeria Monocytogenes in Kimbab
This study is to develop mathematical models to predict the growth of Listeria monocytogenes in kimbab as a function of storage temperature. Kimbab which was inoculated with L. monocytogenes were incubated at 4, ...
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Preparation and characteristics of silicone grafted poly(ethersulfone)s
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An efficient asymmetric synthesis of (–)-wodeshiol
An efficient synthesis of (–)-wodeshiol 1 is described. The key reactions include highly stereoselective aldol condensation of piperonal with the dianion of chiral oxazolidinone, subsequent intramolecular ring cy...
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Preparation and characterization of imide-grafted poly(ethersulfone)s
Poly(ethersulfone)s carrying pendant imide side group with a low dielectric constant were prepared. The first step in the preparation involved the nitration of poly(ethersulfone) (ultrason®-S6010), with ammoni...
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Detection and distribution of food-borne bacteria in ready-to-eat foods in Korea
In this study, the contamination levels of total aerobic plate counts, Escherichia coli and various pathogenic bacteria in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods were investigated in Korea. A total of 634 samples were purchase...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Effect Analysis of the Soft Handoff Scheme on the CDMA System Performance
In a general CDMA cellular system environment, extending the relative portion of soft handoff region to the whole cell area is bound to enlarge the cell coverage area, which in turn increases the new call arri...
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Balanced RM2: An Improved Data Placement Scheme for Tolerating Double Disk Failures in Disk Arrays
There is a growing demand for high data reliability beyond what current RAIDs can provide and users need various levels of data reliability. In order to meet these requirements, an efficient data placement sch...
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ISP’s Internet Backbone Augmentation using Virtual Link Configuration in Link-state Routing
This paper addresses the backbone augmentation problem arising from ISP’s hierarchical link-state routing operations. Focusing on Virtual Link (VL) configuration, proposed is an efficient augmentation scheme o...
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Microbial flocculant from Arcuadendron sp. TS-49
A flocculant was purified from the culture broth of Archuadendron sp. TS-49 by a series of precipitations with acetone, 60% ammonium sulfate-butanol, salting-out by dialysis, and cetylpyridinium chloride. The flo...
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Using Lattice Energies to Model the Physical/Chemical Behavior of a Doped Refractory Oxide
The calculated lattice energies apparently reflect the hydration susceptibility as a function of dopant species. While the experimental work done in this area is limited, what is reported in the literature sup...
