• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.48 no.2
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• pp.174-177
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• 2005

Purpose : We evaluated children with Henoch-$Sch{\ddot{o}}nlein$ purpura(HSP) in terms of epidemiology and clinical characteristics. Methods : A total of 424 medical records of children with HSP admitted to The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, from 1987 to 2003 were retrospectively analyzed. Results : The mean annual number of cases was $25.1{\pm}7.9$ and no one year showed an outbreak. There was a steady number of patients throughout the year with a decrease during the summer season. The male-to-female ratio was 1.3 : 1 with the median age of the patients being 6-years-old. The age distribution showed a peak at age 6 in a bell-shaped distribution curve. Purpura was noted in 100 percent of the patients, gastrointestinal involvement in 53.8 percent, joint involvement in 40.8 percent, and renal involvement in 18.9 percent. Nephrotic syndrome occurred in 1 percent of all patients. Conclusion : The epidemiologic and clinical features of HSP were similar to those of other regions in Korea and foreign nations, irrespective of time.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.173-180
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• 2007

Oscillating wave amplitude in a bottom-mounted OWC chamber designed for wave energy converter is investigated by applying characteristic wave conditions in Korean coastal water. The effects of shape parameters of OWC chamber in a view of wave energy absorbing capability are analyzed. Both experimental and numerical approaches are adopted and their results are compared to optimize the shape parameters which can result in a maximum power production under given wave distribution. The experiment was carried out in a wave flume under 2-D assumption of OWC chamber. The numerical scheme employed a hybrid Green integral equation which adopts the Rankine Green function inside chamber to take account of fluctuating air pressure, while it uses the Kelvin Green function in outer domain. Air duct diameter, chamber width, and submerged depths of front skirt and back wall of chamber changes the magnitude and peak frequency of wave absorption significantly.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.08a
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• pp.181-181
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• 2013

최근에 형광체 결정 입자의 크기와 적당한 활성제 이온의 종류를 선택하여 우수한 발광 특성을 갖는 세라믹 형광체를 합성하고자 많은 노력을 경주하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 비교적 간단한 장비로 구성되며, 볼밀을 통하여 초기 물질들을 혼합하고 분쇄하여 최적의 형광 특성을 갖는 형광체 분말을 비교적 용이하게 합성하기에 적합한 고상반응법을 사용하여 적색, 황색, 녹색 형광체 La2WO6:RE3+ (RE=Eu, Dy, Tb)를 제조하고자 한다. 사용한 초기 물질은 (99.99% 순도), (99.99%), (99.9%), (99.9%) (99.9%)을 화학 정량으로 준비하였고, 활성제 이온의 함량비를 0, 0.01, 0.05, 0.10, 0.20 mol로 각각 변화시켜 형광체를 제조하여 그것의 발광과 흡광, 결정 입자의 크기와 형상을 조사하였다. 이온이 도핑된 형광체의 경우에, 발광 스펙트럼은 이온의 함량비에 관계없이 모든 시료에서 전형적인 이온의 (j=1-4) 전이에 의한 발광 스펙트럼을 나타내었고, 가장 강한 적색 발광 파장은 611 nm에서 관측되었으며, 이온의 함량비가 0.15 mol에서 발광 피크가 장파장 쪽으로 10 nm 이동하였으며, 세 종류의 발광 스펙트럼의 세기는 최대를 나타내었다. 이온의 함량비가 더욱 증가함에 따라 모든 발광 스펙트럼의 세기는 순차적으로 감소하였다. 이 현상은 농도 소광 현상으로 해석 할 수 있다. 이온이 도핑된 형광체의 경우에, 이온의 함량비에 관계없이 모든 시료에서 이온의 전형적인 전이에 의한 발광 스펙트럼이 관측되었으며, j=13/2에서 가장 강한 황색 발광이 피크 581 nm에서 관측 되었다. 상대적으로 발광 세기가 약한 484 nm에 정점을 갖는 청색 발광스펙트럼은 전이 신호이다. 이온의 함량비가 0.10 mol 일 때 세 영역의 발광 스펙트럼의 세기는 최대를 나타내었다. 이온의 함량비가 증가함에 따라 모든 발광 스펙트럼의 세기는 순차적으로 감소하였다. 주 흡광 스펙트럼은 이온의 함량비에 관계없이 모든 시료에서 파장 250 nm에서 관측되었다. 이온이 도핑된 형광체의 경우에, 이온의 함량비에 관계없이 모든 형광체 분말은 발광 세기가 제일 강한 550 nm의 피크를 갖는 녹색 발광과 상대적으로 발광 세기가 약한 495와 590 nm에 피크를 갖는 청색과 주황색 발광 스펙트럼들이 각각 관측되었다. 이 발광 신호들은 Tb3+ 이온의 5D47Fj (j=4, 5, 6) 전이에 의해 발광된 신호임을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2020.12a
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• pp.75-75
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• 2020

여주(Momordica charantia L.)는 인도 동부와 남중국 등 열대 아시아 지역이 원산지로, 열대 및 아열대를 비롯하여 온대 지역까지 널리 재배되며, 열매를 식용으로 하여 주로 채소로 재배되고 있는데, 쓴맛 때문에 '쓴오이' 라고도 부르지만 당뇨와 고혈압 등 성인병과 장 기능 개선 성분을 함유하고 있다고 알려지는 등 건강기능성 작물로 국내에서도 전국적으로 재배가 되고 있어서, 국내 재배현황과 재배농가의 실태를 조사하여 재배 애로사항 및 발전과제를 도출코져 하였다. 여주의 국내 재배는 2012년 재배면적이 10ha에서 빠르게 증가하여 2017년 606농가 107.9ha로 정점을 이루고, 점차 감소하여 2019년 232농가 59.9ha에서 재배 하였으며, 2019년 재배면적이 많았던 시군은 함양, 강진, 양주, 천안 등 이었다. 여주의 재배작형은 보통재배(육묘후 노지재배) 농가가 가장 많고, 노지재배(직파), 반촉성재배(조숙재배), 촉성재배 형태의 농가가 있는데, 보통재배(육묘후 노지재배)는 3월 하순~4월 상순에 파종 및 육묘한 후 5월상순 노지에 정식하여, 6월 하순부터 가을에 서리가 내리기 전까지 수확한다. 농가의 재배품종은 일본 등 외국도입종의 종자를 종자회사로 부터 구입하여 재배하고 있으며, 재식방법, 시비관리, 줄기유인 등 표준재배법이 정립되지 못하여 농가별로 다양한 방법으로 재배하고 있는 실정이다. 수확은 열매가 완전히 익기전에 생여주 상태에서 수확하고 있으며, 일반 재배농가는 생여주 판매가 10~20%, 건여주 판매가 80~90% 비율이며, 생여주로 100% 건조업체에 판매하기도 하고, 건여주로 100% 건조하여 판매하는 농가도 있다. 국내재배 안전성 향상을 위하여 필요시 되는 기술개발 과제는 용도별 품종육성 및 종자생산 보급, 고품질 여주 생산을 위한 재배관리 기술, 지역별 생산 여주과실의 성분 품질관리 및 건조 가공기술, 여주의 건강기능성 식품 지정 고시 방안 등으로 전문기관에서의 연구개발이 필요하다.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.828-835
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• 2011

This study was conducted to understand the characteristics of bird community, migration, nesting guild, ordination analysis of observed frequency of birds at Jeju Experimental Forests (JEFs) from November 2006 to September 2007 with surveys of two areas by line transect methods and point-count methods at five areas for three consecutive days in each month. Among observed 58 species could be classified into the 24 residents, 9 summer visitors, 9 winter visitors and 16 passage migrants according to migration habit. In species composition, passage migrants are dominant birds at study areas whereas summer and winter visitors are most dominant birds at mainland's forests. We could divide two groups of bird community in the view of monthly species composition, one is November to February group, the other March to July group by ordination analysis. Number of species did not show seasonal fluctuation which is common pattern of bird community in mainland. This pattern reflects that species composition can change during breeding and non-breeding periods, but overall number of species did not change. This can be related with the high use of passage migrants at study area, also suggests that the JEFs can be highly utilized as stopover sites during migration. At mainland's forests, we can observe about five species of woodpeckers, however we just observed the only one species of White-backed Woodpeckers (Dendrocopos leucotos) at study areas. In the view of nesting guild, breeding birds can be grouped into the 9 bush-& ground nesters, 8 canopy nesters, 7 hole nesters and one house nesters. Among hole nesters, we can observe only one species of primary cavity nesters White-backed woodpecker, and the five secondary cavity nesters, that is three species of tits, tricolor flycatchers (Ficedula zanthopygia) and ruddy kingfishers (Halcyon coromanda). Therefore, White-backed woodpeckers can be regarded as a keystone species and forest practice should consider the careful conservation of this species.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.25 no.7
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• pp.615-628
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• 2004

In order to elucidate seasonal sedimentary characteristics and depositional environment after construction of seawall on macrotidal flat, a seasonal observations of surface sediments (total 450) and sedimentation rates on 4 transects have been investigated for 2 years. The eastern area of Iwon tidal flat, has been changed from semi-closed coast to open coast by construction of seawall, shows general seasonal changes similar to characteristics of open coast type, which represented both fining and bad sorted distribution due to deposition of fine sediments under low energy condition in the summer, and relatively coarser and better sorted distribution because of erosion of fine sediments in the winter. In considering angles of transects, distribution patterns of surface sediments, the northern and southern parts of eastern tidal flat are dominantly influenced by wave and tidal effects, respectively. As time goes by, the eastern tidal flat shows coarsening-trend of surface sediments caused by direct effect of tidal current, were and typhoon. Meanwhile the western area of seawall, which has been re-formed by construction seawall, is sheltered from northwesterly seasonal wind. The seasonal change pattern of western area of seawall is slightly different from that of eastern tidal flat. Mean grain size and sorting of surface sediments during spring is finer and worse than those during summer. This seasonal change pattern maybe influenced by topographic effects caused from the construction of seawall. In consideration of all result, the transport of fine sediments in the study area, which is supplied to limited sediments, shows clockwise circulation pattern that fine sediments are transported from the eastern tidal flat to the western area of seawall because of blocking of seawall in the winter and are transported reversed direction the summer. As a result, many changes have been observed in the study area after construction of seawall; however, this change is still in progress and is expected to need continuous monitoring.

• The Sea:JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF OCEANOGRAPHY
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.97-105
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• 2011

This study investigated the community structure and spatio-temporal variation of macrobenthic assemblages around Gijang Province, East Sea of Korea. Macrobenthos collected seasonally using a modified van Veen grab sampler from March to November 2006. A total of 157 macrobenthic fauna were collected. The overall average macrobenthos density were $552 \;ind/m^2$. The species number of macrobenthos was in the range from 62 in winter and spring to 122 in autumn. On the other hand, abundance fluctuated between 6,540 (in spring) and 17,920 (in autumn) inds./$18m^2$. Cluster analysis and non-metric multi-dimensional scaling (nMDS) were applied to assess the spatio-temporal fluctuation in the macrobenthic assemblages. Cluster analysis and nMDS ordination analysis based on the Bray-Curtis similarity identified 3 station groups. The group 1 (station 8~10, 12, 13, 17 and 18) was characterized by high abundance of the polychaete Lumbrineris longifolia, the bivalve Ennucula tenuis and the Amphipoda spp., with mean phi range from $6.2{\Phi}$ to $7.1{\Phi}$ (above 50m water depth). The group 2 (station 5~7, 11, 14~16) was numerically dominated by the po1ychaete Ampharete arctica and the bivalve Theorafragilis (mean phi: $6.0{\sim}7.0{\Phi}$; within 40 m water depth). Finally group 3 (station 1~4) was characterized by high density of the polychaetes Magelona japonica and Sternaspis scutata, with mean phi range from $3.5{\Phi}$ to $6.9{\Phi}$ (below 30 m water depth). In conclusion, the Macrobenthic community structure showed a distinct spatial and temporal trend, which seemed to be related to the water depth and sediment composition.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.403-409
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• 2000

Surface and bottom water samples were collected from 10 stations located in the coastal area of Tongyong in April, August and October 2000. Distribution of heterotrophic bacteria, coliform bacteria and fungi in the sea water samples was investigated by measuring the corresponding viable cell number according to the plate counting method. Heterotrophic bacteria in the surface water counted 3.1$\times$10$^2$- 4.0$\times$10$^3$cfu ml$\^$-1/, 2.7$\times$10$^3$- 1.2$\times$10$\^$5/cfu ml$\^$-1/ and 1.3$\times$10$^2$- 7.2$\times$10$^2$cfu ml$\^$-1/ in April, August and October, respectively. The cell number of coliform bacteria in the surface water amounted to 0-1.5$\times$10$^1$cfu ml$\^$-1/, 3.5$\times$10$^1$- 5.2$\times$10$^3$cfu ml$\^$-1/ and 0-1.8$\times$10$^2$cfu ml$\^$-1/ in April, August and October, respectively. As for fungi, the cell number in the surface water was 0-3.0$\times$10$^1$propagules ml$\^$-1/, 3.0$\times$10$^1$- 8.0$\times$10$^1$ propagules ml$\^$-1/ and 0-2.2$\times$10$^1$ propagules ml$\^$-1/ in April, August and October respectively. The surface water samples from the station 3 in August were added with feed stuffs for fish as much as 0.01 gl$\^$-1/, 0.1 gl$\^$-1/ and 1 gl$\^$-1/ and cultured at 5$\^{C}$, 15$\^{C}$, 25$\^{C}$ and 35$\^{C}$. Microbial cells were not isolated at all when the culturing temperature was 5$\^{C}$. However, the microbial cell number increased significantly in all the surface water samples containing 1 gl$\^$-1/ of the feed stuffs when cultured at 15$\^{C}$, 25$\^{C}$ and 35$\^{C}$

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.51 no.4
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• pp.389-397
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• 2015

Dongchun, one of the representative streams in urban area, is a downstream that is connected to Hogyechun, Bujeonchun, Jeonpochun, Danggamchun, and Gayachun as its upstream. Hogyechun has been mostly covered with concrete structures for decades, causing sewage pollution from the upstream, overflow of the downstream region and other serious pollution that gave rise to many civil complaints from the residents nearby. In this study, we analyzed 3 stations, including control station for water quality and malodor changes of Hogyechun after applying the microbial augmentation (BM-2) for a few months including the rainy season. Amounts (g/h) of DO in the middle site (Middle) and the downstream site (Borim) increased by 1.7 times compared with the upstream site (Chuhae) after augmentation for about 2 months. Amounts (g/h) of COD and $NO_3{^-}N$ decreased by 2 and 1.7 times, respectively, in the middle and downstream sites while SS increased by 7.5 and 22 times in the middle and downstream sites, respectively. Moreover, odor removal efficiencies at the middle and downstream sites were 65% and 19%, respectively, indicating the microbial activity in reduction of malodor in the polluted stream. The dominant microbial species of the sampling sites were Hydrogenophaga caeni, Sphaerotilus natans, Acidovorax radicis, Acidovorax delafieldii, and Cloacibacterium rupense. Densities of the two species Sphaerotilus natans and Acidovorax delafieldii were significantly increased in the middle site after augmentation which possessed potential odor removal and denitrification activity, respectively. Potential pathogens (e.g., Arcobacter cryaerophilus) were also removed from the middle site after the implementation.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.331-338
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• 2002

Purpose : To investigate the feature of the range of measles in 2000, we studied epidemics of the measles in western Kyungnam District. Methods : Among 489 patients under 15 years of age who visited or were admitted to in our hospital from January to December in 2000, we selected 344 patients whose measles IgM antibody was positive. We investigated age, monthly incidence, clinical features, vaccination history, and measles IgG antibody. Results : Patients under 12 months of age occupied the largest proportion(36.9%). Patients firstly occurred in May and geometrically increased from October. Fever, cough and rashes were observed in all patients but conjunctivitis in 54.9%, Koplik spot in 23.8%. The first vaccination ratio was 41.8%. Compared with the number of patients and the first vaccination ratio, the first vaccination ratio was the lowest under 12 months of age. After that age group, the number of patients was decreased as the first vaccination ratio was increased. Among 152 patients sampled for measles IgG antibody, 35 patients had received the first vaccination and 6 patients had received the second vaccination. Among 35 patients who received the first vaccination, 22(62.9%) patients were negative of measles IgG antibody. Among 6 patients who received the second vaccination, 3(50%) patients were negative. Conclusions : Measles patients under 12 months still dominated. Therefore, routine vaccination of single measles vaccine, is currently done at 6 month when measles are prevalent, should be considered. High first vaccination failure suggests problems of vaccines itself, transport and storage rather than vaccination methods. Therefore a thorough investigation should be made.