Abstract: The present invention relates to a microorganism producing inosine, which is one of purine nucleoside, an important material for 5?-inosinic acid synthesis, and method for producing inosine using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a recombinant microorganism of Corynebacterium genus producing inosine at high concentration by inactivating the gene encoding nucleoside hydrolase II and by enhancing the expression of the gene encoding 5?-nucleotidase, which still retains the characteristics of Corynebacterium ammoniagenes CJIP2401 (KCCM-10610).

Abstract: Disclosed is an immunogenic hybrid polypeptide for the prevention and treatment of obesity, in which a mimetic peptide of a B cell epitope of apolipoprotein B-IOO; a rabies virus helper T cell epitope or hepatitis B virus surface antigen helper T cell epitope and a C-terminal peptide fragment of mouse apolipoprotein Cu or a mimetic peptide of a B cell epitope of apolipoprotein B-100 are fused to each other in that order in the direction from the N terminus to the C terminus thereof. Also, a vaccine composition for the prevention and treatment of obesity, comprising the immunogenic hybrid polypeptide is disclosed, along with a polynucleotide encoding the immunogenic hybrid polypeptide, a recombinant expression vector carrying the polynucleotide, a host cell anchoring the recombinant expression vector, and a method for producing the immunogenic hybrid polypeptide by culturing the host cell transformed with the recombinant expression vector.

Abstract: Disclosed is an underwater CCD camera for visual testing of a reactor cooling system. The underwater CCD camera includes a CCD camera, a casing having a supporter supporting the CCD camera and a cooling pin on a top surface thereof, a Pb-glass window on a front side of the easing to shield the CCD camera from radiation and to reduce a temperature difference between the interior and exterior of the casing, a sealing O-ring preventing a coolant from being introduced into a gap between the Pb-glass window and the casing, a sealing nut providing a fastening force to bring the Pb-glass window into close contact with the sealing O-ring, a rear cap, a silicon O-ring preventing the coolant from being introduced into a gap between the rear cap and the casing, and a fastening nut providing a fastening force to prevent leakage between a camera cable and the casing.

Abstract: A variant of Corynebacterium shows activity greater than the endogenous activity of aspartate aminotransferase, aspartate kinase, aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenase, dihydrodipicolinate synthase, dihydropicolinate reductase and diaminopimelate dicarboxylase and additionally pyruvate carboxylase. The variant is used in a method of producing L-lysine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a microorganism producing inosine, which is one of purine nucleoside, an important material for 5?-inosinic acid synthesis, and method for producing inosine using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a recombinant microorganism of Corynebacterium genus producing inosine at high concentration by inactivating the gene encoding nucleoside hydrolase II and by enhancing the expression of the gene encoding 5?-nucleotidase, which still retains the characteristics of Corynebacterium ammoniagenes CJIP2401 (KCCM-10610).

Abstract: In a nondestructive testing apparatus for testing normality of a blade root in a steam turbine installed in a nuclear plant or a thermal plant, an ultrasonic probe and an encoder can be mounted at the outside by only removing a casing of the steam turbine, without the necessity of withdrawing a turbine rotor, so that an automatic testing can be performed by rotating the steam turbine. Since the testing result can be digitally stored, reliability of the testing is improved. Furthermore, size of the testing apparatus is highly reduced for a tester to conveniently carry and install the testing apparatus alone. As a result, installation time and the whole testing time can be minimized.

Abstract: In a nondestructive testing apparatus for testing normality of a blade root in a steam turbine installed in a nuclear plant or a thermal plant, an ultrasonic probe and an encoder can be mounted at the outside by only removing a casing of the steam turbine, without the necessity of withdrawing a turbine rotor, so that an automatic testing can be performed by rotating the steam turbine. Since the testing result can be digitally stored, reliability of the testing is improved. Furthermore, size of the testing apparatus is highly reduced for a tester to conveniently carry and install the testing apparatus alone. As a result, installation time and the whole testing time can be minimized.

Abstract: A nucleotide sequence of the threonine operon of E. coli with a deletion of all or part of a nucleotide fragment of ?56 to ?18, a recombinant vector containing the above nucleotide sequence, and a transformed host cell containing the recombinant vector are provided. A method for producing L-threonine comprising culturing the transformed host cell is also provided.

Abstract: A color lighting apparatus and method which has a small optical apparatus or method illuminating color beams with a high optical efficiency and an image projection apparatus and method using the same. The color lighting apparatus includes a light source, a color beam separating unit for separating incident light according to predetermined wavelength bands, a first condensing lens which condenses the light separated by the color beam separating unit, and a scrolling unit which changes the travel paths of beams separated according to the predetermined wavelength bands, forms color bars at different locations, and scrolls the incident light so as to periodically scroll the color bars.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for automatically tracking an object is provided. The apparatus for performing the method includes a camera having a zoom lens, an automatic focus lens, and a charge coupled device for converting an image of an object input via the lens into electrical signals. The camera is mounted on a camera supporter to rotate the camera around a first axis and the axis perpendicular to the first axis. The supporter includes holes and sensors for detecting the rotational limit of the camera in the horizontal and vertical directions. A pan/tilt controller detects a motion vector of the object, and controls the camera to move in the direction and degree corresponding to the detected motion vector. A zoom focus controller performs a zooming operation to expand an object search region of the camera whenever the camera reaches the limit of the rotational range in at least one direction, and adjusts an automatic focusing lens.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for retrieving image information in a computer. A controller receives a schematic image inputted by a user and normalizes the input image to an image of a constant size. A feature vector of each sub block of the normalized image is extracted, and the extracted feature vector is quantized to one of representative values of a determined number within feature vector space. An image profile indicating the frequency of occurrence of the feature vector of the input image is generated with respect to a quantizing level. A profile of the input image is compared with a profile of each image in an image data base part. An image corresponding to a profile whose similarity is within a reference value is displayed.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for retrieving image information in a computer. A controller receives a schematic image inputted by a user and normalizes the input image to an image of a constant size. A feature vector of each sub block of the normalized image is extracted, and the extracted feature vector is quantized to one of representative values of a determined number within feature vector space. An image profile indicating the frequency of occurrence of the feature vector of the input image is generated with respect to a quantizing level. A profile of the input image is compared with a profile of each image in an image data base part. An image corresponding to a profile whose similarity is within a reference value is displayed.

Abstract: A video conference system includes terminals where each terminal extracts only an object image from a picture that includes an object and a background. The extracted object image signal is transmitted to a controller to be synthesized on a background image, and a synthesized image is simultaneously transmitted to a plurality of terminals. Each of the plurality of terminals encodes only an object image signal corresponding to a conference participant out of a photographed video signal to output an encoded object signal. Each terminal receives and decodes a compression-encoded image signal to display a compressed image. A multi-point controller receives and decodes the encoded object signals from the plurality of terminals to restore object images, adjusts the size of the object images, synthesizes a background image with the size-adjusted object images, and compression-encodes the synthesized image to output the compression-encoded image signal to the plurality of terminals.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for searching and retrieving moving image information by using 3-dimensional icons is disclosed. The method for searching and retrieving moving image information in a computer system having a pointing device, a display unit, and external and internal memories for storing an image file includes the steps of: creating an icon file by selecting a specific frame of the image file, and storing the icon file in the internal memory; creating a main window in the display unit; creating a plurality of command windows within the main window; reading one or more specific icon file from the internal memory according to a moving image information searching command, and generating the specific icon file separated from the command windows by a given distance in the form of a 3-dimensional icon; and executing a corresponding command when any icon is dragged and dropped to any command window area by the pointing device.