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Failure Analysis of Casting Ni-Cr-Mo Impeller After Long-Term Weak Acid Exposure
The failure of the circulation pump in a sulfur recovery unit occurred after 11 years of operation, during which it was exposed to the weak acid process stream. The A494-CW6M impeller of the pump was found to ...
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Open AccessSelenobaculum gbiensis gen. nov. sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from the gut microbiota of a patient with Crohn’s disease
The human gut microbiota is a complex ecology comprising approximately 10 to 100 trillion microbial cells. Most of the bacteria detected by 16s rRNA sequencing have yet to be cultured, but intensive attempts t...
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Open AccessProbiotic potential of Saccharomyces cerevisiae GILA with alleviating intestinal inflammation in a dextran sulfate sodium induced colitis mouse model
Recently, several probiotic products have been developed; however, most probiotic applications focused on prokaryotic bacteria whereas eukaryotic probiotics have received little attention. Saccharomyces cerevisia...
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Mean Curvature Interface Limit from Glauber+Zero-Range Interacting Particles
We derive a continuum mean-curvature flow as a certain hydrodynamic scaling limit of a class of Glauber+Zero-range particle systems. The Zero-range part moves particles while preserving particle numbers, and t...
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Open AccessTaxonomic profiling of skin microbiome and correlation with clinical skin parameters in healthy Koreans
The interest in skin microbiome differences by ethnicity, age, and gender is increasing. Compared to other ethnic groups, studies on the skin microbiome of Koreans remains insufficient; we investigated facial ...
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Open AccessAssembly and Folding Properties of Cytosolic IgG Intrabodies
Intrabodies, antibodies expressed within cells, offer an interesting way to target intracellular molecules, making them potentially useful for biotechnology and medicine. However, it remains controversial whet...
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Marriage Decline in Korea: Changing Composition of the Domestic Marriage Market and Growth in International Marriage
Explanations for the substantial decline in rates of marriage in East Asian countries often emphasize the role of rapid educational expansion for women in reducing the desirability of marriages characterized b...
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Open AccessSeven-day Green Tea Supplementation Revamps Gut Microbiome and Caecum/Skin Metabolome in Mice from Stress
Green tea supplementation has beneficial health effects. However, its underlying mechanisms, such as effects on modulating the intestinal microbiome and endogenous metabolome, particularly following short-term...
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Role of the Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease
Commonly, the ‘gut’ refers to the digestive (alimentary) canal between the pylorus and the anus. Other terms such as the ‘stomach’ and ‘intestinal tract’ are also frequently used in a more general sense. When ...
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Open AccessHeparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) function as endocytic receptors for an internalizing anti-nucleic acid antibody
A subset of monoclonal anti-DNA autoantibodies enters a variety of living cells. Here, we aimed to identify the endocytic receptors recognized by an internalizing anti-nucleic acid autoantibody, the 3D8 single...
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Lactobacillus plantarum HAC01 regulates gut microbiota and adipose tissue accumulation in a diet-induced obesity murine model
The functional features of Lactobacillus plantarum HAC01 (HAC01), isolated from fermented Korean kimchi, were studied with regard to the fat mass, immunometabolic biomarkers and dysbiosis in a diet-induced obesit...
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Open AccessDevelopment of putative probiotics as feed additives: validation in a porcine-specific gastrointestinal tract model
Enforced restrictions on the use of antibiotics as growth promoters (AGPs) in animal production have prompted investigations into alternative feed additives in recent decades. Probiotics are currently the main...
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Open AccessIn-Cell RNA Hydrolysis Assay: A Method for the Determination of the RNase Activity of Potential RNases
Conventional procedures to assay RNA degradation by a protein with ribonuclease (RNase) activity require a step to isolate intact RNA molecules, which are used as a substrate. Here, we established a novel “In-...
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Introduction: Korean Education in Transition
In this introductory chapter, we preview the major findings and discussions from each chapter in an attempt to briefly introduce the current situation, the major issues, and the changing economic and demograph...
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Single Parenthood and Children’s Education in Republic of Korea: An Update
The increase in divorce in Korea during the last two decades raises a concern for intergenerational transmission of disadvantage through family instability. The implications of this for children’s education ma...
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Development of quantitative evaluation factors for determining the level of facial muscle relaxation in rabbits using facial muscle electromyography
Permanent facial nerve damage is one of the most critical complications that can occur during otologic and neurosurgical procedures. As a result, facial nerve monitoring equipment is now used in most of otolog...
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Determination of input variables for the development of a gait asymmetry expert system in patients with idiopathic scoliosis
The purpose of this study was to select the appropriate input variables for the development of an expert system to analyze the gait asymmetry of patients with idiopathic scoliosis. Gait experiments were perfor...
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Causal Effects of Single-Sex Schools on College Entrance Exams and College Attendance: Random Assignment in Seoul High Schools
Despite the voluminous literature on the potentials of single-sex schools, there is no consensus on the effects of single-sex schools because of student selection of school types. We exploit a unique feature o...
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Japanese and Korean High Schools and Students in Comparative Perspective
Using data from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2003, this study examines problem-solving skills among 15-year-old Japanese and Korean students in comparative perspective. Problem-solvi...
