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Transmission ability of Zika virus with artificially infected Aedes albopictus in Korea
Yang Sung‐Chan,Lee Hee-Il,Kim Hyunwoo,Lee Wook‐Gyo 한국곤충학회 2021 Entomological Research Vol.51 No.8
Zika virus (ZIKV), a virus mainly occurring in South America, is now globally distributed. Understanding the pathogen transmission cycle in a vector is exceptionally important in developing disease control strategies. In this study, we performed ZIKV microinjection in Aedes albopictus (Skuese), to estimate its vertical and horizontal transmission ability. The virus infection rate was confirmed by real-time qPCR in the F1 generation derived from the ZIKV-injected Ae. albopictus. The minimum infection rate (MIR) of the F1 generation was highest when they were injected with the virus at 6–12 h (MIR: 16.1) and lowest at 12–24 h (MIR: 4.7) after feeding. In the developmental stage of the F1 progeny, MIR values were 1.0, 1.3, and 6.7 in each egg, larval, and adult stage, respectively, but ZIKV was not detected in the pupa stage. Virus transmission ability was not significantly different between the collection areas (Tongyeong and Jeju). Ae. albopictus demonstrated a high venereal transmission rate of ZIKV and was detected in males (6 pool/7 pool) and females (6 pool/7 pool), confirming that ZIKV can be transmitted from infected mosquitoes to uninfected mosquitoes via mating. This is the first study of the administration of a ZIKV microinjection to Ae. albopictus in Korea and suggests a possibility of a potential mechanism for the virus to survive during adverse conditions via vertical transmission.
( Sung Won Lee ),( Hae Lim Lee ),( Nam Ik Han ),( Hee Yeon Kim ),( Chang Wook Kim ),( Chan Ran You ),( Sang Wook Choi ),( Se Hyun Cho ),( Joon-Yeol Han ),( Do Seon Song ),( U Im Chang ),( Jin Mo Yang 대한간학회 2018 춘·추계 학술대회 (KASL) Vol.2018 No.1
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the factors associated with the development of major clinical adverse events in genotype 1 hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected Korean patients who received direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy in real clinical settings. Methods: A total of 648 genotype 1 HCV infected patients who received DAA therapy between May 2016 and January 2018 at the liver units of the Catholic University of Korea were analyzed. Primary endpoints were hepatic decompensation and/or treatment discontinuation due to adverse events and the development of de novo hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Results: The median follow-up period was 12.8 months (range, 1.3~34.8). 70.7% of the patients had chronic hepatitis and 29.3% compensated cirrhosis. Treatment discontinuation due to adverse events occurred in 2.8% (18/648), hepatic decompensation in 1.4% (9/648) and de novo HCC developed in 3.1% (19/620) of the patients. In multivariate analysis, baseline platelet count less than 150,000/㎣ (P=0.022), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) less than 50 mL/min/1.73㎡ (P=0.037) and baseline serum albumin less than 3.5g/dL (P=0.035) were independently associated with hepatic decompensation and/or treatment discontinuation due to adverse events. Also, platelet count less than 150,000/㎣ was independently associated with the development of de novo HCC (P=0.048). Conclusions: Patients with low platelet count and serum albumin level, which are indicators of portal hypertension, and patients with renal impairment were more likely to experience hepatic decompensation and/or treatment discontinuation due to adverse events. Low platelet count was associated with de novo HCC development. These patients should be meticulously followed up during and after the DAA therapy.
Baseband Noise Reduction Method Using Captured TX Signal for UHF RFID Reader Applications
Sung-Chan Jung,Min-Su Kim,Youngoo Yang IEEE 2012 IEEE transactions on industrial electronics Vol.59 No.1
<P>This paper presents a baseband noise reduction method in the receiver for UHF RFID readers. The signal captured from the transmitter after passing through the main delay components is fed as an LO signal into the down-converter in the receiver. At the down-converter, the LO signal and the leakage signal from the transmitter to the receiver are mixed with each other. The matching of the delay between the two correlated signals virtually eleminates the additional baseband noise included in the phase noises after their mixing. Lowering the baseband noise improves the sensitivity of the receiver, thus allowing the RFID tags to be read further away from the reader. The proposed method was applied to a portable UHF RFID reader for its validation. Compared to the conventional configuration, the simulated baseband noise level of more than 26 dB was reduced by the proposed method. The measured sensitivity of about 19 dB was also improved. As a result, the reading distance was extended by 1.9 m from 2.02 to 3.92 m.</P>
Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of Somatic Symptom Scale-8
Chan-Mo Yang,Kyu-Sic Hwang,Sang-Yeol Lee,Jeong Seok Seo,Seung-Ho Jang 대한신경정신의학회 2020 PSYCHIATRY INVESTIGATION Vol.17 No.8
Objective Somatic symptoms in psychiatry include underlying depression, anxiety, or other psychiatric disorders. This study aimed to conduct a validation study of a Korean version of the Somatic Symptom Scale-8 (K-SSS-8), and to utilize the K-SSS-8 effectively in clinical settings. Methods For reliabilty, test-retest reliability and internal consistency were analyzed. For construct validity, exploratory factor analysis(EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted. Known-group validity was verified, Jonckheere-Terpstra test (J-T statistic) were used. Results Maternal Cronbach’s alpha was 0.85 and r value of test-retest reliability was 0.777. In the EFA, 2-, 3- and 4-factor model showed cumulative percentile for variance of 60% or more. In the CFA, the 3-factor model was found to be the most appropriated and simplest (χ2=10.992, df=17, CFI=1.000, TLI=1.022, RMSEA=0.000). The verifying the difference in K-SSS-8 also showed significant difference.(J-T statistic=-2.510, p<0.05). Conclusion K-SSS-8 can be useful for exploring symptoms such as panic symptoms, physical pain, and physiological symptoms experienced by patients in a short time. In addition, the K-SSS-8 is expected to be very useful for determining the current severity by using the severity categories and for establish additionally required assessment plans for depression and anxiety symptoms.