• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.22 no.4 s.57
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• pp.287-292
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• 1983

Incubation period of rice neck blast was investigated by injection of conidial suspension of Pyricularia oryzae into young panicles inside the flag leaf sheath at booting stage. Eleven to fifteen days were taken for symptom appearance from the date of injection. About two days were taken from conidia germination until infection occurred, the incubation period was determined as nine to thirteen days for the symptom development of neck blast in rice plants.

• The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.777-789
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• 2020

COVID-19 has been rapidly spread world wide since late December 2019. In this paper, our interest is to estimate distribution of incubation time defined as period between infection of virus and the onset. Due to the limit of accessibility and asymptomatic feature of COVID-19 virus, the exact infection and onset time are not always observable. For estimation of incubation time, interval censoring technique is implemented. Furthermore, a competing risk model is applied to estimate the case fatality and cure fraction. Based on the result, the mean incubation time is about 5.4 days and the fatality rate is higher for older and male patient and the cure rate is higher at younger,female and asymptomatic patient.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1996.11b
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• pp.711-716
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• 1996

발전소 정상운전 및 정지기간 중 2차측 급수를 통하여 증기발생기 안으로 불순물이 유입되며, 운전중에 과열도가 높은 중기발생기 세관과 튜브쉬트등의 틈새에는 불순물의 농축도가 심해지며 이로인해 전열관이 부식손상을 입는다. 잠복불순물은 출력감발 및 정지기간 중에 증기발생기 급수의 냉각에 따라 불순물의 용해도차로 인해 재방출된다. 본 연구에선 89년부터 94년사이에 행하여진 원전 현장의 잠복불순물 방출시험자료를 이용하여 데이터베이스를 작성하였으며, 이중의 일부를 입력자료로 사용하여 Framona 전산코드작업을 수행한 결과 틈새의 pH 변화를 년도별로 비교할 수 있었다. 비교결과 년도가 지날 수록 증기발생기의 틈새에서의 pH는 낮아짐을 볼 수 있었으며 현장의 년도별 증기발생기 세관 관막 음수 증가 경향과 잘 일치하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.149-158
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• 2009

Tsutsugamushi fever occupies more than 80% of total fall epidemic diseases and has an incubation period of 1 or 2 weeks as well. We have assumed that the incubation period distribution is gamma and therefore, reach an agreement that the infected distribution is normal with ${\hat{\mu}}=309.92$, ${\hat{\sigma}}=14.154$ by back calculation method. The infection cases are found severely large around the month of October. The infection case distribution demonstrates the incidence number increasing rapidly and progresses fast during the month of November. In this study, we have calculated the future prevalence number of maximum 1,200 people by inferred infection probability and incubation period distribution with some sort of limitation that the trend of increasing incidence number is not taking into an account. We considered the SIRS model which is also known as epidemic model, familiar to interaction between epidemiological classes. Our estimated parameters converged well with the initial parameter values.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.41 no.5
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• pp.667-670
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• 2008

Occult bronchial foreign bodies are rare in adults, whereas tracheobronchial aspiration of foreign bodies occurs commonly in children. Treatment guidelines, according to the severity of the bronchial or lung parenchymal damage and the duration of foreign body retention, have not been established. A 40-year-old man with chronic cough, sputum production, and fever was transferred for treatment of right middle and lower lobe collapse and obstructive pneumonitis as evidenced by imaging studies. He had aspirated the cap of a felt-tipped pen 30 years before presentation, which was unrevealed until his medical history was carefully reviewed during this episode. The patient was treated with right middle-lower bilobectomy because fiberoptic bronchoscopic removal of the foreign body failed. This case added important information to our body of knowledge concerning the various clinical features of occult bronchial foreign bodies.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.145-150
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• 2001

Reactivation of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) from latency is often fatal to immunocompromised individuals. To understand the effect of HCMV on human monocytes where HCMV establishes latency, two human monocyte cell lines at different stages in differentiation, THP-1 and HL-60 were infected with HCMV. While the viability and morphology of HL-60 cells were not significantly affected by HCMV, the viability of THP-1 cells was dramatically decreased by HCMV infection. THP-1 cells infected with HCMV became aggregated and adhered to the surface of culture dishes, probably due to the increased expression of adherence molecules CD11b on the infected THP-1 cells. THP-1 cells established a latent HCMV infection were induced to differentiate by treatment with TPA and hydrocortisone. Recovery of infectious HCMV from the culture supernatant of differentiated THP-1 cells was dependent on the time of induction of differentiation after HCMV infection. Thus, in vitro model of reactivation of HCMV from latently infected monocytes was established.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.32-41
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• 2019

Purpose: In order to prevent tuberculosis transmission early, it is important to diagnose and treat tuberculosis infection by investigating people who have contact with patients with active tuberculosis. Methods: From July 2014 to June 2017, the intrafamilial childhood contacts of the patients who were diagnosed with active tuberculosis at Chungnam National University Hospital were investigated for the presence of tuberculosis infection. We also retrospectively analyzed the treatment status of children treated with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) during the same period. Results: Among the 269 children who had intrafamilial contact with active tuberculosis patient, 20 (7.4%) did not receive any screening. At the first screening, one (0.4%) was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis, seven (2.8%) had a previous history of tuberculosis infection, and 42 patients (16.9%) were diagnosed with LTBI. At the second screening, 29 patients (11.6%) were diagnosed with LTBI, and 61 patients did not finish the investigation. Only 188 (69.9%) out of 269 patients completed the investigation. Ninety patients received treatment for LTBI and 83 patients (92.2%) completed the treatment, of which 18 patients had side effects such as rash, fatigue, and gastrointestinal symptoms. However, there were no serious side effects requiring treatment discontinuation. Conclusions: The completion rate of childhood tuberculosis contact investigation was low, but the completion rate of LTBI treatment was high in children without serious side effects. In order to prevent and manage the spread of tuberculosis, active private-public partnership efforts and education of the patient and guardian are needed.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.153-157
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• 1996

연소화염법을 이용한 다이아몬드 박막합성은 기판의 표면상태에 크게 의존한다. 특히 탄소결합상이 기판에 조재하는 경우 다이아몬드 핵생성과 성장은 크게 영향을 받는다. 본 연구에서는 일정한 흡입가스비율(R=O2/C2H2)과 기판온도 조건의 연소화염법을 이용하여 몰리브덴 기판위에 다리아몬드박막을 합성하는 과정에서 박막의 핵생성에 미치는 기판 탄소화합물의 영향을 조사하였다. Mb 금속기판표면에 형성된 탄화물로는 Mo2C상과 soot를 택하여 박막합성 전에 Mo기판상에 형성시켰다. Mo 금속기판표면에 형성된 탄화물(Mo2C)상에는 다이아몬드 핵생성과 입자성장이 촉진되어 가장 조대한 양질의 다이아몬드 입자가 형성되었다. 이것은 탄화물상이 반응가스중의 탄소의 확산을 저지함과 동시에 핵생성의 필요한 잠복기간을 감소키켰기 때문이다. 그러나 soot를 구성하는 미세한 탄소결합상들이 다이아몬드 핵생성 장소로 작용하여 결과적으로 다이아몬드 수밀도가 가장 크게 관찰된 반면, 입자성장은 Mo2C기판에 비해 작았다.

• Cement
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• s.190
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• pp.32-38
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• 2011

콘크리트에서 알칼리골재반응은 내구성에 악 영향을 주는 일종의 암이라고 표현할 수 있다. 잠복기간이 길고, 균열이 나타나는 시기도 매우 오래 걸리기 때문이다. 이러한 현상이 1940 년대 알려지면서, 미국 ASTM에는 1950년에 모르타르봉 시험방법이, 1952년에 화학법이 각각 시험방법 규격으로 제정되었다. 국내에서는 한국도로교통연구원을 비롯한 전문연구기관 등에서 화학법 및 모르타르봉 방법으로 연구한 결과, 화학법에서는 일부 골재가 반응성이 있는 것으로 보고 되었으나, 모르타르봉 방법에서는 대상 골재에서 유해가능성이 낮은 것으로 보고되었다. 또한, 그동안은 구조물에서 알칼리골재반응에 의한 피해사례도 보고되지 않았고, 골재의 품질도 양호한 것으로 알려져 왔다. 그러나, 최근들어 서해안 고속도로 일부 구간에서 알칼리골재반응에 의한 포장노면에 균열 및 스폴링 등 심각한 피해사례가 보고되면서 국내에서도 관심이 높아지기 시작하였다. 특히 일본에서는 제 63회 시멘트기술대회 (2009년 5월 22일)에서 팽창기구의 재검토에 대한 이야기가 패널토의에서 제기되었고, 일부 시험방법의 이야기도 나왔다. 그동안의 골재는 현재의 규격만으로도 설명이 가능했는데, 최근의 골재들은 설명이 잘 안 되는 경우가 종종 있다는 이야기다. 이런 이야기들은 일본 지인들과 기술교류를 하면서 많은 이야기를 나누었고, 또한 우연히 문헌들을 독해하던 중 이런 이야기들을 경험한 문헌인 일본 태평양시벤트에서 발간되는 CEM'S 자료를 찾았기에 발췌 정리한 것이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.62 no.4
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• pp.270-275
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• 2007

The QuantiFERON-TB Gold assay and tuberculin skin test (TST) have been useful test for diagnosing latent tuberculosis infections (LTBI). However, there are few reports on the efficacy of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold assay and TST in evaluating the response after the treatment of LTBI. This study examined the changes in the TST and QuantiFERON-TB Gold assay before and after a treatment for latent tuberculosis in health care workers (HCWs) at a local tertiary hospital. Methods: A cohort of volunteers working as nurses and doctors who underwent a TST and QuantiFERON-TB Gold assay was established. The volunteers positive for the QuantiFERON-TB Gold assay had been treated with 3 months of isoniazid (INH) and rifampin (RFP). After completing treatment, the TST and QuantiFERON-TB Gold assay were repeated. Results: Of the 48 participants (14 doctors, 34 nurses, M: F=11:37, mean $age=29.9{\pm}5.5$ years, mean employment $period=74.9{\pm}64.3$ months), 19 (39.6%) tested positive to the TST (mean induration=$19.1{\pm}9.7mm$) and 8 (16.7%) were QuantiFERON-TB Gold assay. Among them, one had active pulmonary tuberculosis. Seven volunteers were consistently positive to both the TST and QuantiFERON-TB Gold assay after being medicated with INH and RFP for 3 months. Conclusion: TST and QuantiFERON-TB Gold assay are unsuitable for evaluating the treatment response of LTBI because they were consistently positive both before and after the anti-tuberculosis medication.