• Science & Technology Policy
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• v.8 no.11 s.116
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• pp.9-17
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• 1998

• Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.176-192
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• 1999

The purpose of this study is to analysis change of industrial health and safety before and after economic crisis(1997~1998). The data were obtained through mail interview with health supervisor(occupational health nurses) during February, 1999. The final sample was consisted of 127 respondents, 97 are selected in this study. The major findings were as follows: First, the percent of industries whose empl safe supervisors, physicians and industry hygi decreased in number is 79.4%, 3.8%, 50.0 21.5% in each. Second, man receiving over 1.5 million won as an average wage of health supervisor is 27.5% in 1997, but it decreased to 25.3% in 1998. Man receiving under 100~150 million won is 48.4% in 1997, but this percent decreased to 36.3% in 1998 and 13.6% of health supervisor regularly were transformed to contingent worker in 1998. Third, especially, budgets for health and saf work place decreased to 13.8% in 1998 than 19. Fourth, industrial accident case, unre accident case, occupational disease decreased than 1997, but mortality from industrial a increased in 250%. Fifth, according to the health diagnosis report, number of case with evidence of disease increased in liver disease, tuberculosis and so on, and number of case with evidence of occupational disease increased in noise induced hearing loss, pneumoconiosis. organic solvent poisoning and so on. Sixth, this survey shows that health council, health education in duty of health supervisor was conducted passive in 1998 thin 1997, and percent of hold two or more positions is 47.6% in medical insurance, 10.7% in accountant's business 8.3 in secretory. 7.1% in telephone operator awl 22.6% in etc. Seventh, distress of health supervisor after economic crisis is 30.9% in employment instability, 19.8% in hold two or more positions and decrease of budgets. For subjugation of the trouble, the respond of active policy of government occupied most.

• Health Policy and Management
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.46-70
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• 2001

Medical Aid expenditure Increased rapidly at a higher rate than that of Medical Insurance during the period 1992-1999. To establish an effective cost containment strategy, knowledge of the cause and the nature of the increase of Medical Aid expenditure is required. The purpose of this study was to analyze increasing rates of Medical Aid expenditure by the components of medical expenses. Data were collected using the Medical Aid Statistical Yearbook during the period of 1992-1999. The major findings were as follows: 1. The annual mean increasing rate of Medical Aid expenditure between 1992 and 1999 was 22.8%, which exceeding that of Medical Insurance expenditure (17.5%) between 1992 and 1999. Since 1998, Medical Aid expenditure increased even more rapidly than in previous years, with the increase in number of Medical Aid beneficiaries. 2. Of Medical Aid expenditure, that of inpatient and outpatient annually increased 24.2% and 22.8% respectively and that of type 1 and type 2 increased annually 28.8% (outpatient) ∼29.9% (inpatient), 14.3% (outpatient) ∼ 15.5% (inpatient). Therefore, Medical Aid expenditure of inpatient and type 1 led the increase of Medical Aid expenditure. 3. Between 1992 and 1997, the frequencies of utilization per beneficiary and the charges per case positively contributed to the increase of Medical Aid expenditure while the number of beneficiaries contributed negatively, but since 1998, the number of beneficiaries increased and positively contributed to the increase of Medical Aid expenditure. 4. According to the analysis of the charges per case, the increase of the price index led to the increase of the charges per case but the days of medication and service intensity also contributed to the increase of the charges per case variably by year. Considering the above findings, factors associated with the Medical Aid system affected the increase of Medical Aid expenditure in addition to the general factors of the increase in medical expenditure. In conclusion, it appears that a more intensive cost containment strategy is required to control rapidly increasing Medical Aid expenditure. For this, more precise analysis and development of policy considering the effect of the number of beneficiaries and the increase of price index is needed.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Grassland and Forage Science
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.139-146
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• 2000

A trial was carried out to investigate the effect of fermented saw-dust pig manure (FSP) and N fertilizer application on physical, chemical properties and microbial population of soil on Cheju brown volcanic ash pasture during the period from September, 1997 to January, 1999. Average soil N contents during 3 different periods, August and October, 1998, and January, 1999 were 0.39, 0.41 and 0.39% for fertilizer N level 0, 150 and 300kg/ha, respectively. Soil N contents determined in January, 1999, was significantly increased by an increase of fertilizer N. Nitrogen contents in the soil applied with 0, 3, 6 and 12 tons 1 ha of FSP were 0.43, 0.40, 0.38 and 0.38%, respectively, showing decreasing tendency of soil with increasing levels of FSP application. Soil N contents determined in August, 1998 and January, 1999, were significantly decreased by increasing levels of FSP application. Organic matter contents of the soil applied with N 0, 150 and 300 kg/ha was 8.04, 8.37, and 9.08%. Soil organic matters determined on the 1st and 2nd period trended to increase with increasing level of fertilizer N. FSP application significantly decreased organic matter contents of pasture soil, (9.14, 8.79, 8.28 and 7.78% OM in soil applied with FSP 0, 3, 6 and 12 tonlha of FSP), respectively. Soil OM determined in October, 1998, also showed a significant decrease with increasing level of FSP. Soil pH, available phosphorus, exchangeable K, Ca, Mg and Na in soil studied were not influenced by fertilizer N or FSP application during all three periods. N application tended to increase soil bacteria count, ($27.0\;{\times}\;10^4\;cfu/g,\;29.4\;{\times}\;1-^4\;cfu/g$ and $53.6\;10^4\;cfu/g$ in the soil applied with 0, 150 and 300 kg N/ha, respectively). The number of colonies of soil bacteria and fungi determined in June and October, 1998 was not increased remarkably by FSP application, but the number of colonies of bacteria determined in March, 1998 showed a significant increase with increasing level of FSP application. In conclusion, N contents and OM of soil increased with increasing level of N application, but decreased with increasing level of FSP application.

• Korean Journal of Cognitive Science
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.1-15
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• 2005

Since human visual system has limited capacity for visual information processing, it should select goal-relevant information for further processing. There have been several studies that emphasized the possible involvement of memory in spatial shift of selective attention (Chun & Jiang, 1998, 1999; Klein, 1988; Klein & MacInnes, 1999). However, other studies suggested the inferiority of human visual memory in change detection(Rensink, O'Regan, & Clark, 1997; Simons & Levin, 1997) and in visual search(Hotowitz & Wolfe, 1998). The present study examined the involvement of memory in visual search; whether memory for the previously searched items guides selective attentional shift or not. We investigated how search works by comparing visual search performances in three different conditions; full exposure condition, partial exposure condition, and partial-to-full exposure condition. Revisiting searched items was allowed only in full exposure condition and not in either partial or partial-to-full exposure condition. The results showed that the efficiencies of attentional shift were nearly identical for all conditions. This finding implies that even in full exposure condition the participants scarcely re-examined the previously searched items. The results suggest that instant memory can be formed and used in visual search process. These results disagree with the earlier studies claiming thar visual search has no memory. We discussed the problems of the previous research paradigms and suggested some alternative accounts.

• Proceedings of the Korean Aquaculture Society Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.58-59
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• 2003

연안정착성 어류인 쏨뱅이는 대부분의 볼락류와 더불어 자어를 출산하는 종이다. 그러므로 종묘생산을 원활히 수행하기 위해서는 건강한 자어를 안정적으로 확보하는 것이 무엇보다 중요한 요소이다. 이번 실험은 쏨뱅이 어미를 실내사육하고 자어 출산을 유도하여, 우량의 자어를 다량 확보할 수 있는 기초를 마련하고자 출산시기, 출산횟수, 자어마리수, 자어크기 등 쏨뱅이의 출산생태에 대하여 1997년부터 1999년까지 3년간 실내 자연출산에 관한 연구를 실시하였다. 1. 쏨뱅이 어미의 출산횟수. 쏨뱅이는 한 마리의 어미가 수회에 걸쳐 자어를 출산하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 1997년에서 1999년까지 전년 12월에서 4월까지 쏨뱅이 출산기간동안 출산횟수를 조사한 결과 1997년에는 24마리의 어미 중 총 8마리의 어미가 출산에 가입하였고, 이중 5마리는 1회 출산이 이루어 졌으며, 2마리는 2회, 1마리는 3회 출산이 일어났다. 1998년에는 24마리의 어미를 수용하여, 6마리의 어미에서 출산이 이루어 졌으며, 이중에 4마리가 1회만 출산하였고, 각각한 마리가 2회와 4회 출산하였다. 전장 23.6cm(체중 244.7g)의 쏨뱅이 어미는 총 4회 출산하면서 215,000마리의 자어를 나누어 낳았다. 1999년에는 21마리의 암컷 중 11마리가 출산하였다. 이중 9마리가 1회 출산하였으며 2마리가 2회 출산하였다. 종묘생산 된 쏨뱅이를 대상으로 자어 출산을 조사한 결과 만 2년어부터 출산에 가입하고 있었으며 출산기간동안 1회 출산하였다. 2. 출산자어의 마리수. 1997년과 1998년에 각각 24마리, 1999년에 31마리의 쏨뱅이 어미를 이용하여 출산자어 마리수를 조사하였다. 1997년 쏨뱅이 어미(전장 19.2~23.9cm, 체중 150.0~354.0g)에서 1회 출산 할 때마다 18,000~46,000 마리의 자어를 출산하였다 . 마리당 총출산량은 20,000~56,000 마리 였다. 1998년 쏨뱅이 어미 (전장 19.2~24.7cm, 체중 144.3~317.9g)는 1회 출산에 8,000~90,000마리의 자어를 출산하였고, 마리당 총출산량은 8,000~215,000 마리의 자어를 낳아서 개체에 따라 큰 차이를 나타내었다. 1999년에는(어미 : 전장 20.7~25.5cm, 체중 205.5~396.4g) 1 회 출산때마다 7,000~50,000 마리의 자어를 출산하였다. 3. 출산간격. 다회 출산한 쏨뱅이 어미가 첫 번째 출산에서 다음 출산까지 소요되는 기간을 조사한 결과 13일에서 25일이 걸리는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 4회 출산 한 1998년 쏨뱅이 어미는 첫 번째 출산 후 19일만에 두 번째 출산이 이루어 졌고 각각 13 일과 14 일만에 세 번째, 네 번째 출산이 이루어져 총 46일 동안 4회에 거쳐 자어를 출산하였다. 4. 출산자어의 크기. 1997년 3회 출산한 쏨뱅이의 출산시기별 자어 크기를 조사한 결과 첫 번째 출산에서는 평균전장 4.1$\pm$0.07mm의 자어를 낳았으나 두 번째 출산에서 자어의 크기는 평균전장이 3.9$\pm$0.11mm, 세 번째 3.8$\pm$0.12mm로 점차 작은 경향을 나타내었다.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.117-125
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• 1999

We investigated the reproductive cycles of two freshwater fishes, Moroco oxycephalus and M. lagowskii, in Korea. Seasonal changes in gonadosomatic index (GSI) and gonads were investigated histologically from April 1998 to April 1999. The reproductive cycles of two species were not shown any differences. The reproductive cycle can be divided into 5 phases : phase I (spent phase), phase II (immature phase), phase III (early developing phase), phase IV (late developing phase), and phase V (ripe phase). In phase I, the gonads of two species began to lose distinctly their weights from mid April, and reached the lowest GSI in late July (phase II). In September, the GSI values of testis and ovary increased very slowly (phase III) and gonadal developments rested during the winter season (phase IV). In March, the GSI values of M. oxycephalus and M. lagowskii began to increase, and reached the maximum in April (phase V). From the cyclic changes in the GSI and histological analyses, the spawning period was between mid April and mid May.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.1-3
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• 1999

Solar ultraviolet-A (UV-A) irradiances indicent on a horizontal surface at Taegu of Korea during 1995-1998 were calculated with 5 min averages of measurements taken every 30 seconds by a broadband UV- A sensor. The maximum and minimum of monthly averages of daily UV-A dose were 499.37 KJ m-2 day-1 inJuly and 171.09 KJ m--2 day-1 in December for 4 years of the observation period. The maxima of daily UV-A dose and instandaneous UV-A were observed as 846.46KJ m-2 day-1 June 7, 1998 and 37.22 W m-2 at 12 : 15, July 16, 1998, respectively. Increasing trends in annual maxima of daily UV-A dose and instantaneous UV-A were averaged to 6.4% and 6.7% , respectively, per year during 1995-1998 at Taegu, Korea.

• Research in Plant Disease
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.19-22
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• 2000

Ten samples were collected from soft rotted ornamental foliage plants, that were cultivated in the vinyl-houses in Taejeon, Yeoju, Seongnam, Kimhae and Cheju during 1998 to 1999. Studies on morphological, cultural, physiological and pathological characteristics indicated that the bacteria from Begonia heimalis, Saintpaulia sp. and Clivia miniata were Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora, E. carotovora subsp. carotovora the first description of bacteria which caused bacterial soft on Begonia heimalis, Saintpaulia sp., and Clivia miniata in Korea.

• Wind and Structures
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• v.5 no.2_3_4
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• pp.257-266
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• 2002

In the recent years flow around bridges are investigated using computer modeling. Selvam (1998), Selvam and Bosch (1999), Frandsen and McRobie (1999) used finite element procedures. Larsen and Walther (1997) used discrete vorticity procedure. The aeroelastic instability is a major criterion to be checked for long span bridges. If the wind speed experienced by a bridge is greater than the critical wind speed for flutter, then the bridge fails due to aeroelastic instability. Larsen and Walther (1997) computed the critical velocity for flutter using discrete vortex method similar to wind tunnel procedures. In this work, the critical velocity for flutter will be calculated directly (free oscillation procedure) similar to the approaches reported by Selvam et al. (1998). It is expected that the computational time required to compute the critical velocity using this approach may be much shorter than the traditional approach. The computed critical flutter velocity of 69 m/s is in reasonable comparison with wind tunnel measurement. The no flutter and flutter conditions are illustrated using the bridge response in time.