• 인간식물환경학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.551-561
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• 2021

Background and objective: Vietnam is prioritizing agricultural production for food export capacity in all national policies. As a result, for three decades, its agriculture has been making quite many remarkable achievements. Methods: The most successful one is that the nation has become one of the world's leading rice exporters and ensures its national food security. Through these endeavors, the Mekong River Delta (MRD), in particular, has emerged as a key region in ensuring national food security and rice export. Results: The new era can now see Vietnamese agriculture turning to place special emphasis on commodity quality and the improvement of the living environment. This is evidenced, for example, by the phenomenon that the MRD, as a rice basket of the whole country, is making moves back to nature-based agriculture with attempts to restore the natural ecology, including preserving and restoring local traditional rice seeds, adopting natural farming practices and minimizing the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Conclusion: The case studies of nature-based farming practices in the MRD indicate that, while the national agriculture is generally developing large-scale production, the small-scale farming in the region, integrated with tourist and educational activities on-site, is meeting the demands of a highly potential domestic niche market. Moreover, this model appears to be a sustainable farming approach that defines itself as a working green livelihood for the region.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.206-216
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• 2019

Purpose: This study is to investigate the low back pain, social support, impediment in daily living activities and to identify factors affecting impediment in elderly farmer' daily living activities. Methods: The participants were 128 elderly farmers who had received nerve block. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from February to March, 2018. They were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, pearson's correlation coefficient, and linear multiple regression. Results: The score of low back pain was $6.27{\pm}1.69$ (10 points), that of social support $2.92{\pm}0.76$ (1~5 points), and that of impediment in activity of daily living $2.01{\pm}0.82$ (0~5 points). Factors affecting impediment in activity of daily living were found to include age (p=.017), daily hours of farm work (p<.001), fear for the nerve block (p<.001), low back pain (p<.001), and social support (p<.001); the explanatory power of these variables was 58.8%. Conclusion: This study has found the controllable factors affecting impediment in activity of daily living among the rural elderly engaging in farm work include low back pain, social support, and daily farming hours. Therefore, to reduce impediment in activity of daily living among them, it is necessary to develop nursing interventions that can improve impediment in activity of daily living through reduction of daily farming hours using local resources. It is also desirable to improve their health status by reducing low back pain, and develop and apply social supports with health education programs that fit the local resources and the needs of the rural elderly.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.118-123
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• 2009

In order to find out the effect of low level of starch acetylation on physicochemical properties of potato starch, amylose content, digestibility of raw and gelatinized starch, thermal properties, pasting properties, and the swelling power of native and acetylated potato starches were measured. The amylose content was significantly lower in acetylated starch than in their counterpart native starches. Though a tendency in the decrease in digestibility of raw starch was observed with starch acetylation, acetylation did not alter the proportion of readily digestible starch (RDS), slowly digestible starch (SDS), and resistant starch (RS) of both raw and gelatinized potato starches. No clear increase in the swelling power was observed, however, the peak and onset gelatinization temperatures and the enthalpy required for starch gelatinization decreased with starch acetylation. Peak and breakdown viscosities were reduced due to acetylation of potato starch while final viscosity and set back were increased.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.432-438
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• 2021

Background: We aimed to investigate the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) and its associated agricultural work-related, biomechanical factors among this population. Methods: We analyzed initial survey data from the Safety for Agricultural Injury of Farmers cohort study involving adult farmers in Jeju Island. The prevalence of LBP was calculated with associated factors. Results: In total, 1,209 participants were included in the analysis. The overall prevalence of LBP was 23.7%. Significant associations for LBP were the type of farming activity, length of farming career, prior agricultural injury within 1 year, and stress levels. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed three biomechanical factors significantly related to LBP: repetitive use of particular body parts; the inappropriate posture of the lower back and neck. Conclusions: Some occupational, and biomechanical risk factors contribute to LBP. Therefore, postural education, injury prevention education, and psychological support will be needed to prevent LBP.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.209-215
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• 2000

Precision forging technology that can control flow velocity of workpiece have been developed to minimize the amounts of machining. To get the uniform rib length, flow velocity distribution is needed to be estimated and controlled. Computer-aided design is known for very effective to estimate the deformation behavior and design the die for controlling the flow velocity. In this study, die design to control the deformation velocity are investigated using the DEFORM-2D about rib-web shape parts. Also we can get uniform rib length by enforcing the back pressure at end section of rib. The applied load of back pressure farming is lower than that of conventional forging. These results are analysed and confirmed by the experiment.

• 현장농수산연구지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.37-53
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• 2014

본 연구의 목적은 농업후계자들이 대학에서 전문교육을 받고 귀향한 후 친환경농업을 실천하는 데 따른 어려움을 파악하고 이를 해결할 수 있는 방안을 검토하는 데 있다. 본 연구의 조사대상은 전체 한농대 졸업생 감귤농가 24명 중에서 친환경농업을 실천하고 있거나 실천 경험이 있는 총 8명 중 조사에 응한 6농가이며, 개방형 설문지에 의한 사례 연구 방식으로 분석되었다. 사례농가들의 영농실태 분석결과, 이들은 기후변화 및 시장개발에 대응하기 위해 작목전환과 경영의 다각화를 도모하고 있으며, 농법으로는 한 농가만이 무농약 수준의 친환경농업을 희망하고 있고 대부분 유기재배를 지향하고 있다. 사례농가의 경영비 분석결과, 자재비 기준으로 물재비는 더 적게 들지만 관행농업과 같은 수준의 상품성을 얻기 위해서는 노력비가 더 들어가야 하는 것으로 조사되었다. 친환경농업의 생산량은 관행농업에 비해 20-50% 정도 감소하며, 판매가격은 10-50% 높은 것으로 나타났다. 친환경 감귤농가의 애로사항으로는 유기농업 기술 부족과 친환경농업에 적합한 판로부족이며 규모확대를 위한 토지구입이 어려운 것은 제주 농업이 갖는 특수한 제약조건이다. 졸업생 농가의 친환경농법으로의 전환은 부모님과의 합의가 어려운 문제로 나타나고 있으며, 친환경농업 기술을 자문 받을 수 있는 지역의 창구가 없다는 점이 지적되었다. 졸업생농가가 친환경농법으로 전환하기 위해서는 농업기술원 및 농업기술센타를 중심으로 친환경농업 선진농가와의 연계를 통해서 지속적인 기술교육과 자문이 이루어질 수 있도록 가칭 '제주 친환경 생태 유기농업 포럼'을 구성하여 기술자문 및 현장애로 기술이 개발 보급될 필요가 있다. 친환경 감귤의 적정 가격과 판로를 확보하기 위해서는 제주 지역의 로컬푸드와 연계된 판매활동과 육지의 로컬푸드와의 연계도 필요하다. 안전성과 신선도의 가치를 소비자가 신뢰하고 구매할 수 있는 다양한 유통채널을 확보해야 한다. 대부분의 사례농가의 소득증대를 위해서 장기적으로 체험이나 관광과 연계할 수 있는 6차농업의 농장경영을 구상할 필요가 있다. 다양한 품종의 감귤을 도입하여 다양성을 확보하고 체험 및 관광과 연계시켜 생태 유기농장으로 발전해 가야 한다. 이를 위해서는 국내외 선진 농장을 벤치마킹하고 정책사업과 연계할 수 있는 기반을 조성해야 한다. 한국농수산대학에서는 제주지역 졸업생들이 친환경 유기농업을 통해서 경영의 안정을 꾀하고 지역농업의 리더가 될 수 있도록 연구기관 및 보급기관과 연계하여 제주지역에 맞는 지원 프로그램을 개발하고 이를 바탕으로 졸업 후에도 지속적으로 새로운 정보와 기술을 제공해야 한다.

• 한국지역지리학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.101-117
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• 2012

본 연구의 목적은 전국의 귀촌자를 대상으로 설문조사를 통해 귀촌적응과정과 영농실태를 분석하여 특성에 따른 귀촌정책방안을 제언하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 도시민의 농촌지향 이주자들이 어떤 동기와 특성을 갖고 귀촌하였는지 설문조사를 통해 실태를 살펴보았다. 귀촌동기는 경제외적 사유가 주를 이루며, 귀촌 시 가장 큰 영향을 준 사람은 배우자와 부모로 나타났다. 귀촌자금은 초기영농활동을 위해 주로 사용되었으며, 영농생활 시 가장 큰 도움과 영농지식과 기술을 가장 많이 얻은 곳은 이웃 독농가였다. 영농생활의 가장 큰 애로사항과 농촌 거주시 가장 큰 불편사항은 영농자금조달과 소득수준이며 이를 위한 정부 지원책을 가장 바라고 있었다. 향후 농촌생활방향은 농업을 본업으로 하며 농촌에 계속 거주하겠다고 응답하여 미래의 농촌현실은 밝을 것이다. 앞으로 이와 같은 동향과 특성을 기초로 세밀한 도시민의 농촌지향 인구의 정착방안에 대한 발전전략 연구를 수행할 필요가 있다.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.67-74
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• 2016

Objective: The aim of this study is to develop a farming shovel to reduce workload, which helps farmers lower the risk of musculoskeletal disease. Background: Most of work using farming tools including shovels requires repetitive works and awkward postures on body parts, and it could possibly cause work-related musculoskeletal disorders. It is necessary to develop and distribute farm equipment and tools in order to reduce physical workload. Method: To improve the most uncomfortable task perceived by ten farmers during the work with a shovel, the improved shovel was designed and made as a prototype for experiment for the comparison of the existing and improved shovels. Twenty males were recruited for this experiment, and muscle activity (%MVC) of six body parts and subjective discomfort ratings by body parts while working with a shovel were measured. A paired t-test was performed to compare physical workload between the existing shovel and the developed one. Results: A shovel applying foothold tied between shaft and blade was designed, which can help workers reduce repetitive bending of back and pressures for upper limbs while digging soil. According to compared evaluation of the developed shovel and the existing shovel, the developed shovel's %MVCs in all experimental muscles were significantly lower than those of the existing shovel. The developed shovel showed the biggest drop in perceived subjective discomfort rating of back, followed by arm and neck, compared to the existing shovel. Conclusion: It was confirmed that attaching a foothold to a shovel was an effective way of reducing workload in back and upper limbs during digging. Application: In the near future, if we put the prototype of developed shovel to practical use after making up for defects, it will help farm work environment be healthier and safer.

• 농촌계획
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.45-54
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• 2014

The main purpose of this study is to provide the back-from-city farmers with the information about the melon cultivation technology by surveying 268 farm houses in the major melon producing districts such as Seongju and Chilgok. For the purpose, this study classifies the essential technologies that the melon experts think as most important into 6 categories: size of plastic film house, covering film, varieties of oriental melon, lagging cover, ventilation method and ways to reduce repeated-cultivation damage. The result of the study shows that the back-from-city farmers should consider the following items when they choose to cultivate oriental melons. For the size of plastic film house, the ventilation method and the covering film of plastic film house, it is better to choose the latest technology. Even though it may require larger initial investment, the latest technology can increase the production and lower the cost. In case of variety, it is better to choose popular or the most widely grown ones rather than the new ones. The lagging cover should be selected in consideration of climate conditions such as average temperature and humidity, transplant time and harvest time of the farming region.

• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.135-147
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to make a proposal for the planning of the back-to-farming community village. For this study of a community village designed by residents, the information on the residents' participation and the role of a coordinator in the whole planning process of the community village were investigated, based on the rural village development policy. The community village studied here is located at Sannae-myeon, Namwon-city in Jeonbuk-do. Interviews were answered by 17 households and a process coordinator. The results are as follows. 1) The process coordinator participated in the project on the design of village, permission documentation, and construction from the beginning. The coordinator and residents met every month, and discussed the respective housing and the village environment regulation. 2) Every house has its own plan, but the architectural coordinator's counseling and coordination in the planning process resulted in higher participation. Function of common spaces were determined by residents' participation. Finally, common spaces consist of 2 buildings that one would have as much as open spaces to accommodate as many as residents' activities and the other have business facilities. 3) The political assistance is needed to activate construction of resident-participation typed community villages; development of the conflict coordination program and coordinator education program for operation & planning.