• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.223-227
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• 2018

This study reports a cyanide resistant and/or tolerant fungus, isolated from the rhizosphere of Zea mays contaminated with cyanide-based pesticides. The isolate was characterised using molecular biology. The effect of free cyanide and heavy metals on the growth of isolate in a synthetic gold mine wastewater was examined. The molecular analyses identified the isolate as Fusarium oxysporum EKT01/02 (KU985430/KU985431). The isolate had a free cyanide degradation efficiency of 77.6%. The results indicated greater growth impairment in culture containing Arsenic (optical density 1.28 and 1.458) and cyanide (optical density 1.315 and 1.385). Higher growth was observed in all cultures supplemented with extracellular polymeric substance. This study showed that the isolate possesses wide substrate utilisation mechanism that could be deployed in environmental engineering applications.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.825-834
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• 2021

Based on its simplicity and user-friendly characteristics, OpenMP has become the standard model for programming on shared-memory architectures. Checkpointing-aided parallel execution (CAPE) is an approach that utilizes the discontinuous incremental checkpointing technique (DICKPT) to translate and execute OpenMP programs on distributed-memory architectures automatically. Currently, CAPE implements the OpenMP execution model by utilizing the DICKPT to distribute parallel jobs and their data to slave machines, and then collects the results after executing these distributed jobs. Although this model has been proven to be effective in terms of performance and compatibility with OpenMP on distributed-memory systems, it cannot fully exploit the capabilities of multicore processors. This paper presents a novel execution model for CAPE that utilizes two levels of parallelism. In the proposed model, we add another level of parallelism in the form of multithreaded processes on slave machines with the goal of better exploiting their multicore CPUs. Initial experimental results presented near the end of this paper demonstrate that this model provides significantly enhanced CAPE performance.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제21권12spc호
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• pp.597-603
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• 2021

The current Sudanese preschool system depends on limited methods of education, children's education needs to be equipped to keep pace with technological development, also, the large gap that exists between the families and the Kindergartens, where many parents have no idea on how their child progresses in the KG context. The aim of this research is to integrate ICT in the preschool education to enhance and improve the preschool education, by building an Integrated Educational Application (Computerized Application for Preschool Education CAPE) which will help to improve the learning outcomes. The researchers used the Experimental Research Methodology, the characteristic of CAPE application is; suitable for children's age, the application style is more attractive to the children and contains a different way to help children get learning. Alawaeel and the Smart Child Kindergartens in Republic of Sudan were selected as a sample of the study, with sample size specifically, 50 children's. Also, the Central Bank of Sudan Kindergarten was selected as one of the institutional Kindergartens for easy communication with parents of children with a sample size 21 children. The study found that; using CAPE application in KG enables children to increase general learning effects and developing child's cognitive skills. Also, the children who were allowed to use CAPE by their parents are performed better in the overall evaluation of KG lessons. Also, using the CAPE in the Pre-School education helps the parents following their children's progress better and more reliable. The researcher recommends that to apply the computerized application and includes the second level. Also, converting the computerized program into an application to be used by children by their self, without the intervention of parents.

• 항공우주정책ㆍ법학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.125-162
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• 2007

운송장비의 국제담보권에 관한 협약 및 항공기 장비에 특유한 사안에 관한 운송장비의 국제담보권 협약 의정서가 UNIDROIT 및 ICAO의 공동 후원 하에 케이프타운에서 개최된 외교회의에서 2001년 11월 16일 채택되었다. 케이프타운 협약 및 의정서는 2006년 3월 1일 발효되었다. 케이프 타운 협약 및 의정서는 국제등록에 의하여 지지 될 항공기 장비의 저당, 소유권유보 및 리스 담보권의 설정, 완성 및 우선권에 관한 국제 법적 제도를 규정하고 있다. 이 논문의 목적은 케이프타운 협약 및 의정서의 목적 및 원칙을 설명하고, 케이프타운 협약 및 의정서상 항공기 장비의 국제담보권 및 그들의 보호를 위한 국제등록에 관한 조항들을 검토하고, 그리고 한국의 케이프타운 협약 및 의정서 가입상의 문제점에 관하여 논의하는 것이다. 이 논문의 예상되는 결과로는, 효과적 방식으로 고가 또는 특히 경제적 중요성이 있는 항공기 장비의 취득 및 이용의 금융을 촉진하고, 매년 매우 많은 금액의 금융비용을 절약하는데 기여할 것이며, 또한 항공기 장비의 국제담보권이 전세계적으로 인정되고 보호 될 것이다.

• 항공우주정책ㆍ법학회지
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• 제spc호
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• pp.105-135
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• 2007

운송장비의 국제담보권에 관한 협약 및 항공기 장비에 특유한 사안에 관한 운송장비의 국제담보권 협약 의정서가 UNIDROIT 및 ICAO의 공동 후원 하에 케이프타운에서 개최된 외교회의에서 2001년 11월 16일 채택되었다. 케이프타운 협약 및 의정서는 2006년 3월 1일 발효되었다. 케이프 타운 협약 및 의정서는 국제등록에 의하여 지지 될 항공기 장비의 저당, 소유권유보 및 리스 담보권의 설정, 완성 및 우선권에 관한 국제 법적 제도를 규정하고 있다. 이 논문의 목적은 케이프타운 협약 및 의정서의 목적 및 원칙을 설명하고, 케이프타운 협약 및 의정서상 항공기 장비의 국제담보권 및 그들의 보호를 위한 국제등록에 관한 조항들을 검토하고, 그리고 한국의 케이프타운 협약 및 의정서 가입상의 문제점에 관하여 논의하는 것이다. 이 논문의 예상되는 결과로는, 효과적 방식으로 고가 또는 특히 경제적 중요성이 있는 항공기 장비의 취득 및 이용의 금융을 촉진하고, 매년 매우 많은 금액의 금융비용을 절약하는데 기여할 것이며, 또한 항공기 장비의 국제담보권이 전세계적으로 인정되고 보호 될 것이다.

• 대한바이러스학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.11-22
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• 1999

Sero-epidemiologic survey has been carried out to establish serologically the presence of hantavirus in areas of South Africa. The survey was oriented to search natural infection in both of humans and wild rodents and involvement of human disease. The normal human sera were collected from the residents in urban and rural areas of Western Cape, and rural area of Eastern Cape province. The rodent sera came from various species of rodents trapped in Northern Cape and Western Free provinces. The patient sera were selected from the patients of renal failure, pulmonary syndrome and pyrexia of unknown origin (PUQ) according to diagnostic chart among the patients hospitalized in major hospitals of Cape Town area. The sera were screened and titrated by IFA test using antigens of Hantaan (HTN), Seoul (SEO), Puumala (PUU), and Prospect Hill (PH) viruses primarily. Positive cases were subjected to differential IFA test using HTN, PUU and PH antigens and plaque reduction neutralization test for further confirmation. Anti-hantavirus antibodies were detected from 2 of 352 rural, 1 of 172 urban residents of E. Cape, and 5 of 118 rural, 5 of 368 urban residents of W. Cape. The antibody was also demonstrated from 5 of 221 wild rodents, and it was appeared that 2 different species, Aethomys namaquensis and Tatem leucogaster, are involved. Among 318 patients tested, 3 who were diagnosed as chronic renal failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and glomerulonephritis were proved to be positive. The reaction patterns obtained from all of these positive sera were distinct from hantaviral sero-patterns ever established. This result suggests that new viruses may exist in this area and play an possible etiologic role in human disease. The feature of serologic survey on anti-hantavirus antibody demonstrable newly from African wild rodents which are different from reservoir species in other continents elicits a conjecture that the virus may be different from known hantaviruses ever found. This fact also suggests that an expanded role in etiologic involvement with other unknown human diseases by newly emerging hantaviruses may be possible in this areas.

• 대기
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.611-622
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• 2015

Heavy rainfall ($>30mm\;hr^{-1}$) over the Korean Peninsula is examined in order to understand thermo-dynamic characteristics of the atmosphere, using radiosonde observational data from seven upper-air observation stations during the last 17 years (1997~2013). A total of 82 heavy rainfall cases during the summer season (June-August) were selected for this study. The average values of thermo-dynamic indices of heavy rainfall events are Total Precipitable Water (TPW) = 60 mm, Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = $850J\;kg^{-1}$, Convective Inhibition (CIN) = $15J\;kg^{-1}$, Storm Relative Helicity (SRH) = $160m^2s^{-2}$, and 0~3 km bulk wind shear = $5s^{-1}$. About 34% of the cases were associated with a Changma front; this pattern is more significant than other synoptic pressure patterns such as troughs (22%), migratory cyclones (15%), edges of high-pressure (12%), typhoons (11%), and low-pressure originating from Changma fronts (6%). The spatial distribution of thermo-dynamic conditions (CAPE and SRH) is similar to the range of thunderstorms over the United States, but extreme conditions (supercell thunderstorms and tornadoes) did not appear in the Korean Peninsula. Synoptic conditions, vertical buoyancy (CAPE, CIN), and wind parameters (SRH, shear) are shown to discriminate among the environments of the three types. The first type occurred with high CAPE and low wind shear by the edge of the high pressure pattern, but Second type is related to Changma front and typhoon, exhibiting low CAPE and high wind shear. The last type exhibited characteristics intermediate between the first and second types, such as moderate CAPE and wind shear near the migratory cyclone and trough.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.254-262
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• 2019

The impact of free cyanide ($CN^-$) and thiocyanate ($SCN^-$) on the $CN^-$ (CDO) and $SCN^-$ degraders (TDO) to nitrify and denitrify aerobically was evaluated under alkaline conditions. The CDO's were able to nitrify under cyanogenic conditions, achieving $NH_4{^+}-N$ removal rates above 1.66 mg $NH_4{^+}-N.L^{-1}.h^{-1}$, except when $CN^-$ and $SCN^-$ loading was 15 mg $CN^-/L$ and 50 mg $SCN^-.L^{-1}$, respectively, which slightly inhibited nitrification. The TDO's were able to achieve a nitrification rate of 1.59 mg $NH_4{^+}-N.L^{-1}.h^{-1}$ in the absence of both $CN^-$ and $SCN^-$, while the presence of $CN^-$ and $SCN^-$ was inhibitory, with a nitrification rates of 1.14 mg $NH_4{^+}-N.L^{-1}.h^{-1}$. The CDO's and TDO's were able to denitrify aerobically, with the CDO's obtaining $NO_3{^-}-N$ removal rates above 0.67 mg $NO_3{^-}-N.L^{-1}.h^{-1}$, irrespective of the tested $CN^-$ and $SCN^-$ concentration range. Denitrification by the TDO's was inhibited by $CN^-$, achieving a removal rate of 0.46 mg $NO_3{^-}-N.L^{-1}.h^{-1}$ and 0.22 mg $NO_3{^-}-N.L^{-1}.h^{-1}$ when $CN^-$ concentration was 10 and 15 mg $CN^-.L^{-1}$, respectively. However, when the CDO's and TDO's were co-cultured, the nitrification and aerobic denitrification removal rates were 1.78 mg $NH_4{^+}-N.L^{-1}.h^{-1}$ and 0.63 mg $NO_3{^-}-N.L^{-1}.h^{-1}$ irrespective of $CN^-$ and $SCN^-$ concentrations.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.540-556
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• 2023

본 연구는 여름 및 초가을(6-9월)에 한반도에서 관측된 레윈존데 사운딩을 분석하여 대류가용잠재에너지와 대류억제도가 깊은 습윤 대류 및 강수 발생 예측에 유용성이 있는지를 확인해보았다. 레원존데 사운딩은 열역학적으로 깊은 습윤 대류가 발생할 가능성이 높은 고 대류가용잠재에너지 저 대류억제도 그룹과 대류 발생을 억제시킬 수 있는 저 대류가용잠재에너지 고 대류억제도 그룹으로 분류하였다. 이후, 두 그룹의 12시간 누적 강수량, 12시간 평균 최저운고, 12시간 평균 중하층운량의 분포 차이가 유의미한지 여부를 통계적 가설검정을 통해 확인하였다. 그 결과, 무강수인 경우 21:01-09:00 KST 시간대의 12시간 평균 최저운고를 제외하고 두 그룹은 통계적으로 유의미한 차이가 있음이 검증되었다. 이 결과는 고 대류가용잠재에너지 저 대류억제도 그룹이 저 대류가용잠재에너지 고 대류억제도 그룹보다 깊은 습윤 대류 및 강수 발생에 더 유리함을 시사한다.

• Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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• 제35권
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• pp.39.1-39.14
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• 2023

Background: Diseases affecting the lungs and airways contribute significantly to the global burden of disease. The problem in low- and middle-income countries appears to be exacerbated by a shift in global manufacturing base to these countries and inadequate enforcement of environmental and safety standards. In Ghana, the potential adverse effects on respiratory function associated with occupational wood dust exposure have not been thoroughly investigated. Methods: Sixty-four male sawmill workers and 64 non-woodworkers participated in this study. The concentration of wood dust exposure, prevalence and likelihood of association of respiratory symptoms with wood dust exposure and changes in pulmonary function test (PFT) parameters in association with wood dust exposure were determined from dust concentration measurements, symptoms questionnaire and lung function test parameters. Results: Sawmill workers were exposed to inhalable dust concentration of 3.09 ± 0.04 mg/m³ but did not use respirators and engaged in personal grooming habits that are known to increase dust inhalation. The sawmill operators also showed higher prevalence and likelihoods of association with respiratory symptoms, a significant cross-shift decline in some PFT parameters and a shift towards a restrictive pattern of lung dysfunction by end of daily shift. The before-shift PFT parameters of woodworkers were comparable to those of non-woodworkers, indicating a lack of chronic effects of wood dust exposure. Conclusions: Wood dust exposure at the study site was associated with acute respiratory symptoms and acute changes in some PFT parameters. This calls for institution and enforcement of workplace and environmental safety policies to minimise exposure at sawmill operating sites, and ultimately, decrease the burden of respiratory diseases.