• Journal of Science and Technology Studies
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• v.6 no.2 s.12
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• pp.131-183
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• 2006

The Korean genetics and genomics reveal a firm willingness to participate in and contribute to the production of creative scientific knowledge at a world level at present, though they have short past histories of introduction from the Western counterparts and those of education for the next generations. But the Korean genetics and genomics have been developed in a fragmented and biased manner. By reconfiguring the various research projects of genomics into the Genome Project of Korea, which reflect a worldly trend in life science, but have been established in a scattered fashion in Korea, and incorporating some neglected areas of genetics, such as human genetics and theoretical and population genetics which can be reconstructed in a new way, a genetics-genomics research system can be formulated on the multi-tiered perspective of concept, knowledge, and institution, while the system being a subsystem of the national research system of life science in Korea. Innovation can be pursued in the systematic practice through a culturalist strategy. The culturalist strategy with the practice based on the research system consists of 1) intensification of fundamentalness of genetics and genomics, 2) advancement of communitarianism in geneticist-genomicist community, 3) research on the cultural bio-species along with the promotion of scientific arts and culture, and 4)formation of the Korean science studies of genetics-genomics and the diffusion of the knowledge produced. The first two strategy components are the ones that intends to bring out changes in the structural aspect of the scientist community in Korea. The third is the one that attempts to magnify the interface between the scientist community and the Korean society at large and increase its connectivity between both, while the fourth is the one that has an intentionality toward the Korean society outside of the scientist community. This culturalist strategy is intended to increase the cultural constructivity of the genetics-genomics research system in Korea.

• Journal of Conservation Science
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.443-458
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• 2018

An archive is a collection of documents or records. Currently, most archived documents are made of paper. Paper is susceptible to biological damage and deterioration due to its material properties. To control the biological damage, treatment with chemical disinfectants and control of the storage environment are often used. In government-controlled bulk public archives, all documents are chemically sterilized before storage. However, an extremely large quantity of public records have been produced, and storage space and conservation management are gradually reaching their limits. In this study, 60 species of microbes were identified using a genetic method. We successfully applied the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence method to detect microbial contamination on paper documents. A calibration curve of the ATP bioluminescence as a function of the microbe quantity was obtained, and the microbial activity on non-sterilized paper archives from 1951 was analyzed using an ATP luminometer. It was found that the microbial activity was suppressed or reduced in climate-controlled storage environments at $22^{\circ}C$ and 55% relative humidity. We anticipate that these results will be used to establish selective sterilization systems for government-controlled bulk public archives.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.7-17
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• 1994

사람은 자연계 생물의 한 종(species)으로 태어나 자라고 늙거나 병들어 모두 반드시 죽는 고로 죽음은 생물학적인 존재인 인간에게 나타나는 보편적이고 필연적인 현상이다. 사람의 죽음은 생명 스위치를 끄듯이 일순간에 일어나는 현상이 아니고 일련의 과정을 거친다. 심장이나 폐장 또는 뇌와 같은 생명장기의 기능이 정지되면 생체액의 흐름이 정지되고 이로써 사람을 이루고 있는 모든 장기, 조직 및 세포의 생명현상이 멈추게 된다. 사람을 이루고 있는 세포가 모두 죽는 시간은 아무도 알 수 없기 때문에 사람의 죽음을 판정하는 일은 쉽지 않고 이에 실용적인 생의학적 판정기준이 논의되어 최근에는 뇌사를 죽음의 판정기준으로 하는데 동의하고 있어 "뇌의 기능이 비가역적으로 정지된 상태"는 죽음의 한 측면이다. 자신에게 다가올 죽음을 예측하면서 사는 존재인 사람에게는 이 생물학적인 과정을 거치는 동안 위격인 자아의 종결(consummation of personal self)이 함께 이루어지며 이 과정은 죽는 사람은 물론이고 가족 및 친지에게 있어서도 지극히 주관적인 고유한 경험이다. 죽음의 주체인 사람은 의지의 동물이며, 인간이 희망하고 추구하는 모든 행위는 이 의지의 표현이다. 인간의 의지 가운데 큰 의미를 두는 것은 삶, 특히 "영원한 삶"에 대한 의지여서 인간의 죽음은 의식(儀式)으로 정교하게 가꾸어져 문화가 되었다. 따라서 생의학적인 상태에 지나지 않는 인간의 죽음은 단편적인 사실로서 또는 경험의 과정으로서 뿐 아니라 종교, 관습, 문화적인 요소를 포함하는 거시적이고 포괄적인 종합체계로의 접근으로서 깊은 이해에 이를 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2018.04a
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• pp.6-6
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• 2018

백두대간은 백두산에서 시작된 큰 산줄기로 금강산, 설악산, 덕유산 등을 거쳐 지리산까지 이어지는 우리나라 중심 산줄기이다. 백두대간은 우리 민족 고유의 사회 문화적 가치는 물론 자연 생태적 측면에서 매우 중요한 지역이다. 백두산에서 지리산까지 약 1,400km, 남한 지역은 약 700km가 남북으로 길게 연결되어 우리나라 주요 산들을 연결하는 한반도 중심축을 형성하고 있다. 백두대간은 생물다양성의 보고이자 주요강의 발원지로 중요한 역할을 하고 있다. 이러한 주요 지역에 위치함 국립백두대간수목원은 수목원 정원의 조성 및 진흥에 관한 법률에 근거하여 기후대 및 식생권역별 국가수목원의 확충 계획에 따라 온대 북부 권역에 조성되었다. 백두대간 산림생물 다양성 유지와 산림생물자원의 보전 및 활용을 위한 다양한 연구를 수행하고 있다. 국립백두대간수목원의 시드볼트는 생물다양성 보존과 산림생물유전자원의 지속가능한 활용을 위하여 종자보존 협력 네트워크를 구축 하고 있다. 또한 아시아를 포함한 전세계 야생 종자를 수집하기 위한 기후대 생태권역별 종합계획 수립과 표준화 모델 개발을 통해 체계적인 협력체를 구축 중이다. 종자의 안정적인 장기 보존을 위한 형태학적, 분자생물학적 연구를 통해 종자의 저장특성 연구 및 수명연구를 통해 예측 모델을 연구하며 이를 기반으로 생태계 복원을 위한 종자 활용 연구를 수행하고 있다. 국립백두대간수목원은 백두대간 생물종의 조사, 생태계 보전 복원연구를 위한 현지 조사, 서식지외 보전 기관 역할, 유용자원 발굴 및 연구 등 백두대간 생물다양성 보전을 위한 다양한 역할을 하고 있다.

• Korean Journal of Heritage: History & Science
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• v.48 no.4
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• pp.62-73
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• 2015

The Tae-Jo Geonwolleung is the tomb of the first king Tae-Jo of the Joseon Dynasty in the complex of the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty which is listed in World Heritage, and it contains various types of stone properties. The material of the stone properties consist of a single type of medium-grained biotite granite, however, each properties have different intensity and types in deterioration phenomena according to their locations and purposes. The major deterioration types of the stones are analyzed as physical decomposition and biodeterioration. The exfoliation, breaking-out and granular decomposition are widespread types of the deterioration throughout the entire burial mound stone properties and surrounding stone properties. On the other hands, the colonization of mosses and plants, and contamination by foreign materials are found more frequent in the burial mound stone properties as these stones are in contact with the soil of the tomb mound and moisture in the soil helped biodeterioration. It is suggested that anti-biology treatment and physical reinforcement are applied to the deteriorated stones to prevent further damage on the stone components of the tomb.

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.48-69
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• 2003

Colonialism heretofore described merely as a political economic phenomenon denotes another aspect, namely, an ecological imperialism that accompanies the biological implantation of human beings, crops, weeds, domestic animals, and pathogens onto colonized lands. Foremost, the Korean Peninsula during the colonial period served as a testing ground for the transplanted Japanese varieties of rice. Near the mid-1940s, the new varieties came to dominate over 90% of cultivated rice paddy. The speedy diffusion of transplanted rice was attributable to the aggressive promotion of agricultural institutions led by the Institute of Agricultural Tests and Experiments. Various policies and tactics were also instrumental to the nationwide distribution of new varieties, and they included naming recommended varieties, sponsoring rice contests, establishing crop inspection offices, educating young farmers at training camps, and publishing newsletters for agricultural societies. The forward and backward linkages that came along with the new varieties of transplanted rice helped to consolidate colonial status quo and to create hybrid agricultural landscapes in the Korean countryside.

• Journal of agriculture & life science
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• v.46 no.4
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• pp.31-39
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• 2012

In this study, biodiversity was classified as 4 sectors (genes, species, ecosystems, and cultures) and overall 14 indicators were subdivided by the classification criterion of 4 sectors. Among those 14 indicators, monetary evaluation was conducted for 11 indicators that can be quantified in economic perspectives. Results show that negative economy effects (forest degradation, forest fire, forest damage caused by diseases and insects, deforestation, and cost under the assumption with the adoption of the Nagoya Protocol to be compensated for traditional knowledge) by reducing forest biodiversity were evaluated as 254.5 billion won annually. Also, Bioindustry, indigenous species, forest production, protection area, and income associated with mountain village were considered as positive economy effects and their annual economic value was 6.72 trillion won. Net annual benefit by maintaining forest biodiversity was about 6.5 trillion won.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.417-424
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• 1989

The volatile constituents of Mugwort seeds were extracted by simultaneous steam distillation-extraction apparatus, and analyzed by combined GC and GC-MS. Of the 73 compounds identified from Mugwort seed extract, the main volatile compounds were campher (14.242%), borneol(12.812%), 1.8-cineol(6.437%) and terpinen-4-ol(1.185%) comprising about 35%. Effect of the volatile constituents (champher, borneol, 1.8-cineol, terpinen-4-ol and essential oil) on the growth of Microorganism (B. subtilis, E. coli, S. cerevisiae, L. mesenteroides, L. Plantarum, A. oryzae). Of the volatile compounds had a antibiological effect, terpinen-4-ol was the most effective in volatile compound.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.722-733
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• 2019

This study was carried out to provide basic information for the ecological preservation management of temple forest (Donghaksa, Gapsa, Sinwonsa) by investigating the ecological characteristics of vegetation structure of the Cultural Heritage Site in Mt. Gyeryongsan National Park based on the Braun-Blanquet vegetation survey method from September 2018 to May 2019. As a result of hierarchical cluster analysis, the forest vegetation was classified into 3 vegetation units (Zelkova serrata - Akebia quinata - Kerria japonica community, VU1; Quercus serrata - Callicarpa japonica - Carpinus cordata community, VU2; and Pinus densiflora - Prunus sargentii - Fraxinus sieboldiana community, VU3). The indicator species of each vegetation unit were 12 taxa, 8 taxa, and 6 taxa, respectively. The result of the importance value analysis showed that Z. serrata had the highest importance value in all vegetation units, and the result of the species diversity analysis showed that the species diversity of VU3 was 0.939, which was relatively higher than other vegetation units. The result of the CCA of correlation between vegetation units and abiotic environmental factors showed that VU2 had a negative correlation with altitude, and biotic environmental factors had no significant correlation with vegetation units.

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.528-543
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• 2004

The biogeographical approach on the species composition, distributional range, and life form of native Korean conifers suggests that the Korean Peninsula harbors 4 families 10 genera 30 species. Early-evolved conifers maintain high species diversity and broad distribution. During the glacial periods, the ranges of cold-tolerant conifers expanded, on the other hand, those of warmth-tolerant ones reduced. Presence of endemic subalpine conifers might be the result of long-term isolation of conifers on high mountains. Horizontal and vertical ranges of native Korean conifers are classified into alpine, subalpine, montane, coastal, insular and disjunctive types, and then subdivided into twelve sub-types. Typical life form of native Korean conifers is evergreen tree, blooms in spring, and fruits ripe in autumn or following autumn. Oval and elliptical seeds with wing might be beneficial for their dispersal. Further works on the migration, dispersal, genetics, ecology of native Korean conifers are required for the better understanding of the biogeography of conifers.