• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.2 no.4
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• pp.29-37
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• 2011

Dispersed generation (DG) such as wind power (WP) and Photovoltaic systems (PV) that has been promoted at the national level recently is mainly being introduced into distribution systems adjacent to consumers because it is generation on a small scale when compared to current generation. Due to its characteristics, DG can be operated by interconnection with distribution systems to present security of more stable power and efficient use of power facilities and resources. Problems on protection coordination of distribution systems by reverse flow of DG can roughly be divided into three possibilities: excess in rated breaking capacity (12.5KA) of protective devices by a fault in DG current supply, failure to operate protective devices by an apparent effect that can occur by reduction in impedance parallel circuit fault current due to interconnection of DG, and malfunction of protective devices by interconnection transformer connection type. The purpose of this study is to analyze problems in protection coordination that can occur when DG is operated by interconnection with distribution systems by conducting modeling and simulations by using theoretical symmetrical components and MATLAB/SIMULINK to present methods to improve such problems.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.48 no.2
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• pp.163-170
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• 2012

In order to inhibit the growth of pathogens and degrade biogenic amines during the fermentation of soybean products, an isolate with antimicrobial activity against pathogens and biogenic amine-degrading property was obtained from 83 traditionally fermented soybean products. The morphological and biochemical tests and the phylogenetic relationship among 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the isolate named as the strain SCK B11 was most closely related to Bacillus licheniformis. The cell-free supernatant of two day cultures was active against several pathogens including Enterococcus faecalis, Listeria monocytosis, Micrococcus luteus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus cereus, and Staphylococcus aureus. PCR analysis was conducted to determine relatedness to antimicrobial lantibiotics and biosurfactants produced by Bacillus spp., but showed negative for the genes encoding surfactin, lichenysin, and lichenicidine. Electron microscopic observation indicated that the antimicrobial agent seemed to attack the membrane of the pathogens, leaving the ghost or shrunken cells. The strain was found to degrade histamine by 72% and tyramine by 66% in the cooked soybean containing 5.3% of biogenic amine over 10 days of fermentation time. The use of selected strain would be a potential control measure in manufacturing traditionally fermented soybean products that are difficult to control pathogens and biogenic amine levels.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.201-208
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• 1991

Recently the application of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist to superovulation in previous poor responders has resulted in the improved outcomes after in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome. However, poor responders with poor estradiol $(E_2)$ rise or single dominant follicle are a particularly challenging group. Recent reports have also shown that patients with higher basal serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) level, result in poorer ovarian response and lower pregnancy rate. Analysis of the differences of superovulation outcomes according to the different protocols of GnRH agonist, long (L, n = 18) and short (S, n = 16) protocols, in patients with high basal FSH levels (>20mIU/ml) were undertaken at Seoul National University Hospital from June to October 1990. The administration of GnRH agonist was begun on day 21 of the cycle in long protocol, and on day 2 in short protocol. Ages of patients and husbands, basal FSH and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels and FSH/LH ratio did not differ significantly. Types and causes of infertility were evenly distributed. Whereas the duration of stimulation and the amounts of gonadotropins administered were significantly reduced in short protocol, the numbers of oocytes retrieved and cleaved, the cleavage rate and the number of embryos transferred were higher in long protocol without statistical signifieance. The pregnancy rate per ET was 16.7% (2/12) in short protocol, and 17.6% (3/17) in long protocol. These data suggest that both protocols result in the similar superovulation outcomes in patients with higher basal serum FSH levels.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.186-194
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• 2001

The operational meso-scale short range NWP system was developed for Cheju Regional Meteorological Office located at Cheju island, Korea. The Central Meteorological Service Center, KMA has reported the information on numerical weather prediction every 12 hours. But this information is not enough to determine the detail forecast for the regional meteorological office because the terrain of the Korean peninsula is very complex and the resolution of the numerical model provided by KMA headquarter is too coarse to resolve the local severe weather system such as heavy rainfall. LAPS and MM5 models were chosen for three-dimentional data assimilation and numerical weather prediction tools respectively. LAPS was designed to provide the initial data to all regional numerical prediction models including MM5. Synoptic observational data from GTS, satellite brightness temperature data from GMS-5 and the composite reflectivity data from 5 radar sites were used in the LAPS data assimilation for producing the initial data. MM5 was performed on PC-cluster based on 16 pentium CPUs which was one of the cheapest distributed parallel computer in these days. We named this system as Halla Short Range Prediction System (HSRPS). HSRPS was verified by heavy rainfall case in July 9, 1999, it showed that HSRPS well resolved local severe weather which was not simulated by 30 km MM5/KMA. Especially, the structure of rainfall amount was very close to the corresponding observation. HSRPS will be operating every 6 hours in the Cheju Regional Meteorological Office from April 2000.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• v.29 no.2 s.53
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• pp.159-172
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• 1996

A hospital-based case-control study was carried out to investigate the risk factors of uterine cervical cancer in Korea. Information on a wide-range of life-styles, which might be related with uterine cervix cancer, has been routinely collected through a dual application of the self-administered questionnaire and the direct interview by a well-trained nurse at the Department of Gynecology, Seoul National University Hosiptal since 1992. The number of cervical cancer cases, histologically confirmed at the hospital, were 284. Included were 939 women as controls, who were free of past history of any malignancies. Adjusted odds ratio and 95% confidence limits were based on the unconditional logistic regression model. The multivariate logistic model was constructed under the consideration of biologic characteristics on the natural history of the malignancy. In the multivariate results, the uterine cervical cancer risk was higher in women of shorter height$(P_{trend}<0.05)$, less educated spouse$(P_{trend}<0.001)$(0.001), multiple marriages(adjusted OR=2,70, 95% C.I. $1.64\sim4.47$), ever had a family history (adjusted OR=2.14., 95% C.I. $1.18\sim3.89$), multiparity$(P_{trend}<0.001)$, and early age at first $(P_{trend}<0.001)$. These results strongly suggest that the uterine cervix cancer might be related to the reproductive factors, and probably with sexual behaviour of both women and men in Korea.

• Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.181-188
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• 2004

Background: About 3% of all cancer patients suffer from cancer of unknown primary origin. Generally, carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP) carries a grave prognosis, but primary tumor presented to the neck is exception to this. The aims of study are to determine the role of chemotherapy and to find the prognostic factors in unknown primary tumor presented to the neck. Method and Material: Eighty-four patients were diagnosed with unknown primary tumor presented to the neck between January 1996 and June 2002. Among 84 patients, 43 patients (52%) received chemotherapy, radiation or surgery were performed in 20 patients (23%), 21 patients (25%) had no treatment. Results: The response rates to chemotherapy were 87.5% in CUP only localized to the neck and 44.0% in CUP systemically involved (p=0.012). A median follow-up duration was 6.4 years and overall median survival time was 9 months. The median overall survival time of patients treated with chemotherapy were 17 months and that of patients who received surgery or radiation were 20 months (p=0.3548). The important prognostic factors were performance status and the number of involved organ. Conclusion: The prognosis of patients with CUP presented to the neck is more favorable than that of patients with CUP of other localization. The effectiveness of chemotherapy for CUP only localized to the neck was similar to that of surgery or radiation. The important prognostic factors were performance status and the number of involved organ.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.45-54
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• 2002

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point System (HACCP) is recognized worldwide as a science-based and systematic approach for food safety. This has been initiated to establish the HACCP system in Korean slaughterhouses by suggesting some of effective implementation ways. An awareness level survey using questionnaire for 124 owners and 363 employees of the slaughterhouses, and 170 government officers responsible for HACCP duties was performed. This study shows that only 34.7% of owners, 21.1% of employees, and 57.1% of government officers have good understanding of HACCP, but 93.5%, 88.9% and 93.6% respectively have the willingness of HACCP implementation. Major benefits in HACCP implementation in the slaughterhouse raised by respondents were improvement of hygiene level of the plant (54.1%), increase of meat sale (17.6%), pride of the production of safe meat for human consumption (9.6%) and increase of meat export (7.5%), while major obstacles were financial difficulties (33.2%), poor levels of the facilities and equipments in the plants (27.3%), poor level of personal hygiene (19.4%), and lack of understanding of HACCP (12.3%). The most urgent measures which respondents raised to implement HACCP system effectively in the slaughterhouses at the moment were the Improvement of levels of facilities and equipments in the plants (36.6%), the establishment of HACCP base through education and training (19%), special benefits to HACCP implementing plant (11.8%), and close relationship between government and the industry (10.3%). The present study shows some of effective ways to implement HACCP in slaughterhouses.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.58 no.1
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• pp.125-131
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• 1982

산지개간(山地開墾)에 의한 인공초지(人工草地) 조성(造成)은 급경사지(急傾斜地)이고 복잡(複雜)한 지형(地形)의 한국(韓國) 산악지(山岳地) 조건(條件)과 계절간(季節間)에 기후차(氣候差)가 심한 한국(韓國)의 기후상태(氣候狀態)로 보아 많은 문제점(問題點)이 있을 것이고, 이와 같은 지형(地形)과 기후조건(氣候條件)들 때문에 토지이용시(土地利用時) 신중(愼重)한 배려(配慮)가 요구(要求)된다. 산지황폐(山地荒廢)와 홍수피해(洪水被害) 등(等)이 국토관리상(國土管理上) 큰 문제점(問題點)으로 되어 왔고 금후(今後)에도 이 문제(問題) 해결(解決)은 토지경영(土地經營)에 있어 커다란 과제(課題)로 남아 있다. 또한 식량증산(食糧增産)을 위한 토지(土地)의 경제적(經濟的) 이용(利用)도 큰 과제(課題)의 하나임에는 틀림 없다. 이와 같이 토지이용상(土地利用上)에 서로 상충(相衝)되는 이들 과제(課題)를 해결하기 위하여 인공토지(人工土地) 조성(造成) 대책(對策)을 검토(檢討)한 바 임축인(林畜人)들이 상호(相互) 협동(協同)하여 이 과제(課題)의 기술(技術)을 개발(開發)시켜야 될 것으로 판단(判斷)이 된다. 국토보존(國土保存) 문제(問題)를 해결하고 동시에 인공초지(人工草地)의 문제점인 하고현상 식피밀도(植被密度)와 연년생장(年年生長)의 감소현상을 해결하기 위하여 상호보완적(相互補完的)인 생태적(生態的)인 방법(方法)이 도입(導入)되어야 할 것 같다. 이를 위해 삼림(森林)이 갖고 있는 토양침식방지(土壤浸蝕防止), 토양수분보지기능(土壤水分保持機能), 온도변화기능(温度變化機能), 공중온도(空中温度) 보지기능(保持機能), 방풍기능(防風機能)과 풍치기능(風致機能)을 잘 활용(活用)하여 국토(國土)를 보존(保存)시키고 동시(同時)에 초지생산성(草地生産性)도 높이는 방안(方案)이 인공초지조성(人工草地造成)에 있어 기대될 수 있는 방법(方法)으로 사료(思料)된다. 이의 대책(對策)의 일환으로 유실수(有實樹)와 초(草)와의 혼농림조성(混農林造成), 임간초지(林間草地)와 방목(放牧), 활엽수림하(闊葉樹林下)의 혼림초지(混林草地) 경사지(傾斜地)에 있어 대상식(帶狀式)과 세포식(細胞式)의 방풍(方風) 및 황폐방비림(荒廢防備林)에 의한 초지조성(草地造成) 또한 산능선부와 계곡부의 삼림(森林)을 보존(保存)시키는 초지조성법(草地造成法)을 제시(提示)하였다. 수광량(受光量)이 문제(問題)가 될 경우에는 간벌(間伐)과 가지치기 들(等)으로 조절할 수 있게 되고 예취작업(刈取作業)의 기계화상(機械化上)의 문제(問題)는 상하(上下) 수대(樹大)의 배열(配列) 또는 배식방법(配植方法)에 의해 조절할 수 있으므로 혼림초지조성(混林草地造成)이 초지생산성(草地生産性)에 하등의 영향을 주지 않을 것으로 사료(思料)되며 오히려 초생산량(草生産量)을 증대(增大)시키는 방법(方法)이 될 것이다.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.188-193
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• 2013

Anatoxin-a, saxitoxin and neosaxitoxin are produced by Aphanizomenon flos-aquae that is a sort of the cyanobacteria phylum. Therefore, it is not permitted for food materials in Korea. Traditionally, the classification of cyanobacteria has been based on morphological characters such as trichome width, cell size, division planes, shape, and the presence of character such as gas vacuole. But, some diagnostic features, such as gas vacuole or akinetes, can show variation with different environmental or growth conditions and even be lost during cultivation. Therefore, we developed detection method for functional foods containing Aph. flos-aquae by PCR. To design the primer, 16S rRNA region of Aph. flos-aquae, Spirulina laxissima, and Spirulina spp. registered in the GeneBank (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) have been used and for comparative analysis, BioEdit ver. 7.0.9.0. was used. As a result, we was design AFA-F1/AFA-R1 (363 bp) primer for the differentiation Aph. flos-aquae from chlorella, spirulina, green tea, and spinach. Also, it could be distinguished chlorella and spirulina products those are made to contain 1% Aph. flos-aquae.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.181-187
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• 2013

Identification of main ingredients in starches has been investigated using physicochemical analysis method mainly. However, physicochemical properties such as particle size have limitations in determining the differences among mixed starches. Therefore, we developed a molecular biological method to identify materials used in starch, as a sample, 11 kinds of starches including sweet potato starch, potato starch, corn starch, and tapioca starch. DNeasy plant mini kit, magnetic DNA purification system, and CTAB methods were used to extract DNA from samples. After gene extraction, whole genome amplification (WGA) was performed to amplify the extracted DNA. Species-specific primers were used as followings: ib-286-F/ib-286-R (105 bp), Pss 01n-5'/Pss 01n-3' (216 bp), SS11b 3-5'/SS11b 3-3' (114 bp), and SSRY26-F/SSRY26-R (121 bp) gene for sweet potato, potato, corn, and tapioca, respectively. In this study, we could confirm the main ingredients using WGA and PCR method.