Biochar Production and Demineralization Characteristics of Food Waste for Fuel Conversion.

The pyrolysis of food waste has high economic potential and produces several value-added products, such as gas, bio-oil, and biochar. In South Korea, biochar production from food waste is prohibited, because dioxins are generated during combustion caused by the chloride ions arising from the high salt content. This study is the first to examine the water quality and the applicability of food waste-based biochar as solid refuse fuel (SRF) based on a demineralization process.

Mitigation of Gastric Damage Using Extract: Network Pharmacological Analysis of Active Compounds and Protection Effects in Rats.

Gastritis is a common disease worldwide that is caused by various causes such as eating habits, smoking, severe stress, and heavy drinking, as well as infections and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. is a tropical aromatic evergreen tree commonly used as a natural medicine in Asia and as a functional food ingredient. Studies have reported this species' anti-obesity, anti-diabetic, and cardiovascular disease suppression effects.

Effects of demineralization on food waste biochar for co-firing: Behaviors of alkali and alkaline earth metals and chlorine.

A significant amount of chlorine, and alkali and alkaline earth metal (AAEM) in food waste has been a major limitation to the utilization of food waste as fuel. The present study aims to investigate the behavior of chlorine and AAEM in food waste biochar during pyrolysis, demineralization, and combustion. Food waste compost (FWC) and food waste feedstock (FWF) were selected as raw materials.

Hair Growth Stimulation Effect of Extract: Identification of Active Compounds and Anagen-Activating Signaling Pathways.

(L.) A. Braun & Asch is a well-studied plant in Chinese medicine that is used for the treatment of several diseases.

Layer-specific serotonergic induction of long-term depression in the prefrontal cortex of rats.

Layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons (L2/3 PyNs) of the cortex extend their basal dendrites near the soma and as apical dendritic tufts in layer 1, which mainly receive feedforward and feedback inputs, respectively. It is suggested that neuromodulators such as serotonin and acetylcholine may regulate the information flow between brain structures depending on the brain state. However, little is known about the dendritic compartment-specific induction of synaptic transmission in single PyNs.

Pyrolytic valorization of water treatment residuals containing powdered activated carbon as multifunctional adsorbents.

This study investigated the possibility of applying pyrolysis as an alternative method to recycle powdered activated carbon-containing water treatment residuals (PAC-WTRs) discharged from the Cheongju water treatment plant as a multifunctional adsorbent. WTRs pyrolyzed for 1 h at 200-700 °C were compared with raw material. The carbon content of the PAC-WTR reaches 19.

Stripline beam position monitor for X-ray free electron laser of Pohang Accelerator Laboratory.

Beam position monitors (BPMs) are important instruments even in the case of an X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL). Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL) finished the construction of an XFEL (PAL-XFEL) in 2015, and new stripline BPMs were installed in PAL-XFEL. New BPMs were designed to have a strong signal and a high resolution.

T Cell Immunoglobulin Mucin Domain (TIM)-3 Promoter Activity in a Human Mast Cell Line.

T cell immunoglobulin mucin domain (TIM)-3 is an immunomodulatory molecule and upregulated in T cells by several cytokines. TIM-3 also influences mast cell function but its transcriptional regulation in mast cells has not been clarified. Therefore, we examined the transcript level and the promoter activity of TIM-3 in mast cells.

Activation of mitogen activated protein kinase-Erk kinase (MEK) increases T cell immunoglobulin mucin domain-3 (TIM-3) transcription in human T lymphocytes and a human mast cell line.

The immune regulatory molecule T cell immunoglobulin mucin domain (TIM-3) is expressed in activated T cells and in mast cells treated with transforming growth factor (TGF)-β, but underlying mechanisms for induction of TIM-3 transcription have not been well-explored. We studied the role of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in TIM-3 transcription on the basis of the involvement of MAPK in T cell activation and TGF-β signaling. Inhibitors of MAPK-Erk kinase (MEK) as well as p38 suppressed TIM-3 transcription in phorbol myristic acid (PMA)-stimulated T cells, but inhibitors of c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) did not.

The development of a guidance level for patient dose for CT examinations in Korea.

The primary goal of this study was to analyse the state of patient doses in the field of computed tomography (CT) examinations in the Republic of Korea. All survey data including the CT applications and patient dose details were obtained from general hospitals registered in the Korean Hospital Association. The systematic analysis of the patient dose survey gives target values of the weighted computed tomography dose index (CTDI(w)) and the dose-length product (DLP).

Conjugation of heparin into carboxylated pullulan derivatives as an extracellular matrix for endothelial cell culture.

A carboxylated pullulan, for use as a structural material for a number of tissue engineering applications, was synthesized and conjugated with heparin. By immobilization of heparin to pullulan, endothelial cells (ECs) attached on the heparin-conjugated pullulan were more aggregated than when attached to other pullulan derivatives. Attachments were 50, 45, 49, and 90% for a polystyrene dish, pullulan acetate, carboxylated pullulan, and heparin-conjugated pullulan, respectively.