• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.27-35
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• 2021

일반적으로, 태양광모듈은 20년 이상의 장기간 동안 사용할 수 있다고 알려져 있지만, 설치된 주변 환경요인(염분, 온도, 습도, 자외선, 음영 등)에 따라 다양한 열화현상이 발생하여, 전기적 성능과 수명이 크게 감소할 수 있어 태양광 모듈에 대한 정확한 열화특성 분석이 요구되고 있다. 그러나, 태양광모듈의 출력을 STC조건으로 보정하여 초기 사양과 비교분석하는 기존의 열화특성 분석방법은 데이터 보정 시 필연적으로 발생하는 데이터 오류로 인하여 객관성이 결여될 수 있다. 따라서, 본 논문에서는 태양광전원 모듈부와 모니터링부로 구성된 열화진단 시험장치를 구축하여 모듈별 출력 데이터를 측정 및 수집하고, 태양광모듈의 출력 변동성과 통신 에러 및 지연에 따른 영향을 최소화하기 위하여, MATLAB을 이용한 열화특성 분석 모델링을 통하여 실측 데이터를 평활화한다. 또한, 이를 바탕으로 태양광모듈의 열화 상태를 계절별 실측 출력특성에 따라 분석한 결과, 전체 구형모듈의 평균 열화율은 총 25.73%이고, 연평균 1.55%씩 열화됨을 진단할 수 있어, 본 논문에서 구축한 열화진단 시험장치의 유용성을 확인하였다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.26-34
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• 2005

토양과 유기화합물의 접촉시간은 흡착과 탈착의 특성에 영향을 미치는 중요한 요소 중의 하나이다. 본 연구에서는 atrazine의 토양 흡착과 탈착에 미치는 접촉시간의 영향을 연구하였다. 등온 흡착실험을 수행하여 토양과 수용액 사이의 분배계수를 구하였고, 탈착에 대한 동력학 실험을 수행하고 three-site desorption모델을 이용, 회기분석 하여 탈착속도 계수들을 추산하였다. atrazine과 토양의 접촉시간은 2일에서부터 8개월까지 변화시켰다. 2일 흡착에 대한 atrazine의 흡착등온 곡선은 거의 선형이었고$(r^2>0.97)$, 흡착분배계수는 토양의 유기탄소 함량과 강한 양의 상관관계를 가졌으며 사용한 모든 토양에서 접촉시간이 길어질수록 증가하였다. 흡착곡선에서의 비선형성은 Houghton muck토양을 제외하고는 접촉시간에 따라 증가하지 않았다. 탈착실험 분석으로부터 접촉시간이 증가함에 따라 equilibrium site분율은 감소하고 non-desorbable site 분율은 증가함을 알 수 있었다. 사용한 모든 토양에서 토양유기탄소 함량으로 표준화한 경우 desorbable sites 에서의 atrazine농도는 접촉시간에 따라 비교적 일정한 것에 비해 non-desorbable site에서의 atrazine농도는 접촉시간이 증가함에 따라 증가하였다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.534-544
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• 2011

The secondary aerosol forming potential of ambient air was first measured with the Potential Aerosol Mass(PAM) chamber at Gosan supersite on Jeju island from October 22 to November 5, 2010. PAM chamber is a small flowthrough photo-oxidation chamber with extremely high OH and $O_3$ levels. The OH exposure in the PAM chamber was $(2{\pm}0.4){\times}10^{11}{\sim}(6{\pm}1.2){\times}10^{11}$ molecules $cm^{-3}$ s and was similar to 2 to 5 days of aging in the atmosphere. By periodically turning on and off UV lamps in the PAM chamber, ambient aerosol and newly formed aerosol (e.g. called as PAM aerosol) was alternately measured. Aerosol number and mass concentration in the range of 10~487 nm in diameter was measured by SMPS 3034. With UV lamps on, the nucleation mode particles smaller than 50 nm in diameters were formed. Their number concentration was greater than 105 $cm^{-3}$, leading to increase in aerosol mass by 0~8 ${\mu}gm^{-3}$. The variations of PAM and ambient aerosols were greatly dependent on characteristics of air masses such as precursor concentrations and degree of aging. This preliminary results suggests that PAM chamber is useful to assess the aerosol formation potential of air mass and its impact on the air quality. The further analysis of data with gaseous and particulate measurements will be done.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.39-45
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• 2008

Formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are emitted from wood-based panels that have been made using wood particles, wood fiber, wood chips, formaldehyde-based resins and so on. In this study, we examined formaldehyde and total VOCs (TVOC) emission behaviors for plywood overlaid with water-soluble phenolic resin impregnated linerboard (PL), and two kinds of surface materials (decorative veneer and pre-impregnated finishing foil) that were adhered onto the PL that named DPL and PPL. EVA (ethyl vinyl acetate) was used to overlay the decorative veneer and pre-impregnated finishing foil on the plywood with water-soluble phenolic resin impregnated linerboard by a hot press instrument. The debonding test and accelerated aging test were conducted to assess their mechanical properties. Formaldehyde and TVOC emission concentrations were measured using the FLEC method and a VOC Analyzer, respectively. The debonding test results of PL, DPL and PPL were 1.2, 1.5, and $0.5N/mm^2$, respectively. The surface appearance of the samples were not changed after the accelerated aging test. The PL and DPL exhibited reduced formaldehyde and TVOC emission levels, respectively. In the case of PPL, the VOC value was relatively higher than those of PL and DPL.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.517-531
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• 2021

The water supply facilities of Korea have achieved a rapid growth, along with the other social infrastructures consisting a city, due to the phenomenon of urbanization according to economic development. Meanwhile, the level of water supply service demanded by consumer is also steadily getting higher in keeping with economic growth. However, as an adverse effect of rapid growth, the quantity of aged water supply pipes are increasing rapidly, Bursts caused by pipe aging brought about an enormous economic loss of about 6,161 billion won as of 2019. These problems are not only worsening water supply management, also increasing the regional gap in water supply services. The purpose of this study is to classify hazard evaluation indicators and to rank the water distribution network hazard by cluster using the TOPSIS method. In conclusion, in this study, the entropy-based multi-criteria decision-making methods was applied to rank the hazard management of the water distribution network, and the hazard management ranking for each cluster according to the water supply conditions of the county-level municipalities was determined according to the evaluation indicators of water outage, water leakage, and pipe aging. As such, the hazard ranking method proposed in this study can consider various factors that can impede the tap water supply service in the water distribution network from a macroscopic point of view, and it can be reflected in evaluating the degree of hazard management of the water distribution network from a preventive point of view. Also, it can be utilized in the implementation of the maintenance plan and water distribution network management project considering the equity of water supply service and the stability of service supply.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.629-639
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• 2023

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the most common cardiovascular system disorders. Cellular senescence is a key mechanism associated with dysfunction of aged vascular endothelium. Hyaluronic acid and proteoglycan link protein 1 (HAPLN1) has been known to non-covalently link hyaluronic acid (HA) and proteoglycans (PGs), and forms and stabilizes HAPLN1-containing aggregates as a major component of extracellular matrix. Our previous study showed that serum levels of HAPLN1 decrease with aging. Here, we found that the HAPLN1 gene expression was reduced in senescent human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Moreover, a recombinant human HAPLN1 (rhHAPLN1) decreased the activity of senescence-associated β-gal and inhibited the production of senescence-associated secretory phenotypes, including IL-1β, CCL2, and IL-6. rhHAPLN1 also downregulated IL-17A levels, which is known to play a key role in vascular endothelial senescence. In addition, rhHAPLN1 protected senescent HUVECs from oxidative stress by reducing cellular reactive oxygen species levels, thus promoting the function and survival of HUVECs and leading to cellular proliferation, migration, and angiogenesis. We also found that rhHAPLN1 not only increases the sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) levels, but also reduces the cellular senescence markers levels, such as p53, p21, and p16. Taken together, our data indicate that rhHAPLN1 delays or inhibits the endothelial senescence induced by various aging factors, such as replicative, IL-17A, and oxidative stress-induced senescence, thus suggesting that rhHAPLN1 may be a promising therapeutic for CVD and atherosclerosis.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.24-32
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• 2023

Continuous increase of domestic meat consumption has inevitably increased generation of livestock manure and caused severe environmental impacts on ecosystem and human beings. This work produced biochar from cattle manure samples with different composting aging stages and investigated the properties of the produced biochar. The result of thermogravimetric analysis showed that thermal decomposition of the manure initiated at <600℃. The biochar yield was higher for the manure with a longer pre-composting period due to the elimination of microbially metabolized carbons during composting process. The result of FT-IR analysis showed that the number of surface functional groups were reduced during pyrolysis while enhancing the graphitic structures of the carbon framework. Manure samples tended to leach out N and P in leaching tests, with its amount higher for aged one than fresh one. However, their leaching was substantially suppressed when the manure was produced into biochar. In XPS spectra, it was found that N and P in the manure incorporated into biochar surface to form N-doped graphitic carbon and P-N-moieties, respectively. The findings of this work suggest that the thermochemical process can be of a viable option to valorize into biochar for potential environmental applications as well as to alleviate undesired nutrients loading to the environment.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.105-108
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• 2018

Beef was dry aged for 40-60 days under controlled environmental conditions in a refrigerated room with a relative humidity of 75%-80% and air-flow. To date, there is little information on the microbial diversity and characteristics of dry aged beef. In this study, we explored the effect of change in meat microorganisms on dry aged beef. Initially, the total bacteria and LAB were significantly increased for 50 days during all dry aging periods. There was an absence of representative foodborne pathogens as well as coliforms. Interestingly, fungi including yeast and mold that possess specific features were observed during the dry aging period. The 5.8S rRNA sequencing results showed that potentially harmful yeasts/molds (Candida sp., Cladosporium sp., Rhodotorula sp.) were present at the initial point of dry aging and they disappeared with increasing dry aging time. Interestingly, Penicillium camemberti and Debaryomyces hansenii used for cheese manufacturing were observed with an increase in the dry aging period. Taken together, our results showed that the change in microorganisms exerts an influence on the quality and safety of dry aged beef, and our study identified that fungi may play an important role in the palatability and flavor development of dry aged beef.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.6357-6362
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• 2013

Background: The C677T polymorphism of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) has been associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). However, results were conflicting. The aim of this study was to quantitatively summarize the evidence for the MTHFRC677T polymorphism and ALL risk. Methods: Electronic searches of PubMed and the Chinese Biomedicine database were conducted to select case-control studies containing available genotype frequencies of C677T and the odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to assess the strength of any association. Results: Case-control studies including 6,371 cases and 10,850 controls were identified. The meta-analysis stratified by ethnicity showed that individuals with the homozygous TT genotype had decreased risk of ALL (OR= 0.776, 95% CI: 0.687~0.877, p< 0.001) in Caucasians (OR= 0.715, 95% CI: 0.655~0.781, p= 0.000). However, results among Asians (OR=0.711, 95% CI: 0.591~1.005, p= 0.055) and others (OR=0.913, 95% CI: 0.656~1.271, p= 0. 590) did not suggest an association. A symmetric funnel plot, the Egger's test (P=0.093), and the Begg- test (P=0.072) were all suggestive of the lack of publication bias. Conclusion: This meta-analysis supports the idea that the MTHFR C677T genotype is associated with risk of ALL in Caucasians. To draw comprehensive and true conclusions, further prospective studies with larger numbers of participants worldwide are needed to examine associations between the MTHFRC677T polymorphism and ALL.

• 보존과학연구
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• 통권32호
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• pp.137-153
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• 2011

박물관 및 도서관 등에 소장되어 있는 지류 유물은 균류, 곤충, 설치류 등과 같은 다양한 생물학적 열화요인들에 의해 비가역적인 손상을 입을 수 있다. 특히 습도가 높은 조건에서는 균에 의한 열화가 발생되기 쉬우며, 균류는 종이의 주성분인 셀룰로오스 및 사이징제, 전분, 아교 등의 탄수화물과 단백질 성분을 영양원으로 하므로 종이의 노화를 야기하게 된다. 현재까지 박물관과 도서관 등에서 지류 유물에 생물학적 열화를 발생시킬 수 있는 미생물종으로 약 300여 종이 동정되었으며, 그 중에서도 Aspergilli (30%)와 Penicilli (30%)가 셀룰로오스의 주요 열화 균으로 알려져 있다. 균류에 의한 생물학적 손상을 방지하기 위한 가장 좋은 방법으로서 습도, 온도, 산소 등 미생물의 생육 조건을 조절, 억제 또는 차단하는 방법을 들 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 산소흡수제를 이용하여 미생물의 생육조건 중 산소를 조절하여 Aspergillus versicolor 과 Penicillium polonicum 균에 의한 생물열화 방지 효과를 분석하였다. 연구 결과 산소흡수제 처리가 2종의 균에 의한 생물학적 열화 억제 효과가 있음을 확인하였다.