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조기퇴원 수술환자의 병원중심 가정간호 효과 및 비용분석에 관한 연구 (A Study on Effectiveness of the Hospital-based Home Nursing Care of the Early Discharged Surgical Patients and its Cost Analysis)

  • 박경숙;정연강
    • 대한간호학회지
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    • 제24권4호
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    • pp.545-556
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    • 1994
  • Medical insurance and health care delivery system enabled Korean people to get the necessary medical service, but it caused increased needs for medical service, and resulted in the occurence of some problems such as a lack of manpower and medical facilities. In order to solve these problems, many countries, which already had medical insurance system had developed home care system and it has been regarded effective both in reducing costs and in increasing the rates of turnover of bed. Recently, Korea has included home nursing care in its health care delivery system, and some models of the hospital based home nursing care had been tried and its effects had been evaluated. So, author tried to run a home nursing care for the Cesarean section mothers and evaluate Its effects both in the mother's health and costs. This study was designed as a Quasi-experimental study. Subjects were thirty mothers who got Cesarean section operation in hospital in Seoul. Experimental group consisted of 15 volunteers, and control group were selected by means of matching technique. Data were gathered from February 1st to March 26th by two assistants who were trained by author. Experimental group were discharged on the 4th day after their operation, and got nursing care and assessment about their home three times on the 5th, 6th, and 7th day. Control group stayed in the hospital until 7th day as usual and were checked on the same day as above mentioned To evaluate the state of physiological recovery, vital signs, H.O.F, presence of edema in the legs, bathing, appetite, sleep, presence of pain or discomfort in the breasts, amount of lochia, color of lochia, defecation urination. To compare incidence of complication in experimental group with that in control group, specific assessment was done such variables as smell of lochia, presence of inflammation of operation wound, dizziness, and presence of immobilization in the extremities. The activities of daily living were checked Satisfaction of nursing were checked To calculate costs, author asked subjects to specify expenditure including hospital charge, traffic enpenses, and food expenses. The results were as fellows. 1. On effectiveness of home nursing careThere were n significant differences between experimental and control group in incidence of abnormal symptoms and any complication. The number of taking a bath [POD #5 P=0.001, #6 P=0.0003, #7 P=0.001] and the degree of appetite [POD #5 P=0.03, #6 P=0.02, #7 P=0.013] were significantly higher in experimental group than in control group. Contrary to author's expectation, the degree of the activities of daily living in experimental group was not higher than that of control group. All of the experimental group said they were satisfied with the home nursing care. 2. Cost analysis 1) Hospital charge of experimental group was lower than that of control group. [P=0.009] By taking home nursing care, average period of hospitalization was shortened to 3.1 days, and family members could save 22.8 hours. Total amount of money saved by early discharge was 3,443,093 Won. It is estimated that total amount of money saved by early discharge in a year will be 40,398,956 Won. 2) Home nursing care charge of 15 mothers was 1,781,633 Won. It is estimated that total amount of money Saved by it in a year Will be 20,904,493 Won. It was lower altogether than hospital charge of the three days which is 5th, 6th, 7th day of operation. The average cost of single home visit was calculated 10,940 Won. It took 87 minutes per round and it costed 1,017.3 Won. The average hour of home care was 39.0 minutes. 3) It is expected that early discharge can bring forth the increase of hospital income. On the condition that the rate of running bed is 100%, the expected increase of hospital income will be 202,374, 026 Won in a year. Suggestions for further study and nursing practice are as follows : 1. For the welfare of patients and the increased rates of running bed, home nursing care system should be included in the hospital nursing care system. 2. Studies to test effect of home nursing care on the patients with other diseases are needed. 3. Establishment of law on the practice of home nursing care is strongly recommended.

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세력균형(power balance)에서의 군사력 수준과 동북아시아에 주는 함의 (Balance of Power and the Relative Military Capacity - Empirical Analysis and Implication to North East Asia -)

  • 김명수
    • Strategy21
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    • 통권38호
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    • pp.112-162
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    • 2015
  • This study began to confirm or review the balance of power theory by applying scientific methods through experiential cases. Though there are several kinds of national power, this study supposes military power as a crucial power when it comes to war and peace. This research covered balance and imbalance through comparing relative military power between nations or nations' group. Comparison of relative military power can be achieved by statistically processing the values of which has been converted into the standard variables in same domain, then calculating the values of nation's power which has been synthesized different experiential factors. In addition, the criteria of experiential experiment is highly dedicated to European countries, USA, Japan prior to 1st and 2nd World War, as well as USA, Soviet Union and North East Asia during Cold War era. In addition, the balance of power theory has been redefined to review the action of the state upon the changes of power as mentioned in the theory. To begin with, the redefined theory states that relative level of military power between nations defines the consistency of peace and balance of power. If military power is enough to be on the range of level required to keep the power in equilibrium, peace and balance can be achieved. The opposite would unbalance the military power, causing conflicts. While the relative military level between nations change, nations seek to establish 'nations group' via military cooperation such as alliance, which also shift relative military power between nations group as well. Thus, in order to achieve balance of power, a nation seeks to strengthen its military power(self-help), while pursuing military cooperation(or alliance). This changes relative military power between nations group also. In other words, if there exists balance of power between nations, there is balance of power between nations group as well. In this theory, WWI and II broke out due to the imbalance of military force between nations and nations group, and reviewed that due to the balance of military force during the Cold War, peace was maintained. WWI was resulted from imbalance of military cooperation between two powerful states group and WWII was occurred because of the imbalance among the states. Peace was maintained from cooperation of military power and balance among the states during the Cold War. Imbalance among continental states is more threatening than maritime states and balance of power made by army force and naval force also is feasible. Also the outcomes of two variables are found military power balanced ratio of military power for balance is 67% when variable ratio of balance is 100% and standard value for balance is 0.86. Military power exists in a form of range. The range is what unstabilized the international system causing nations to supplement their military powers. These results made possible the calculation and comparison between state's military power. How balance of power inflicted war and peace has been studied through scientific reviews. Military conflict is highly possible upon already unbalanced military powers of North East Asian countries, if the US draws its power back to America. China and Japan are constantly building up their military force. On the other hand, Korean military force is inferior so in accordance to change of international situation state's survival could be threatened and it is difficult to achieve drastic increase in military force like Germany did. Especially constructing naval force demands lots of time; however but has benefit that naval force can overcome imbalance between continental states and maritime states.

자연환경 훼손에 관한 부담금의 형평성 제고방안 -생태계보전협력금과 대체산림자원조성비의 비교를 중심으로- (A Study on the Equity of the Charges Established to be Imposed on Damaging Activities of Natural Resources -A Comparative Study of Ecosystem Conservation Cooperation Charge and Replacement Charge for Forest Resources Creation-)

  • 방상원;윤익준
    • 환경정책연구
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    • 제8권2호
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    • pp.25-61
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    • 2009
  • 최근의 환경정책은 직접규제 방식에서 경제적 유인방식으로 전환되고 있으며, 우리나라를 비롯한 OECD 국가들은 경제적 유인수단 중의 하나로 부담금제도를 두고 있다. 국내에서 자연환경을 훼손하는 행위에 대해 부과하는 부담금은 다양하다. 이 중 자연환경 훼손에 관한 부담금은 다수의 행정부처의 소관 법률에 의하여 규정되고, 부담금들의 부과목적 또는 소관부처에 따라 특색을 지니고 있기 때문에 부담금 상호간에 부과금액과 산정방식, 감면규정 등의 차이로 인한 형평성 문제가 발생할 수 있다. 생태계보전협력금은 자연환경 훼손에 부과하는 가장 주요한 부담금이며, 훼손된 자연환경의 복원 및 개선 보전에 있어 중요한 역할을 담당한다. 그러나 동 부담금은 부과금액의 상한선을 두고 있고, 단위면적당 부과금액의 산정에 있어서 훼손된 자연환경의 실질적 가치를 제대로 반영하지 못하고 있다. 이에 반해 산지전용에 대한 부담금인 대체산림자원조성비는 부과금액의 산정에 있어서 보전가치에 따라 차등부과 되고 단위면적당 부과금액에 있어서도 산림의 가치가 반영되고는 있으나, 광범위한 감면규정이 존재함으로써 자연환경의 실질적 보전효과는 낮은 것으로 여겨진다. 특히 동일 또는 유사한 자연환경의 훼손에 대해 부과하는 부담금의 산정에 있어서 부담금간에 상당한 차이가 발생하는 점은 현행 부담금제도에 있어서 가장 큰 문제 중의 하나이다. 본 연구에서 도출된 부담금의 형평성 제고방안은 다음과 같다. 먼저 부과대상을 명확히 하고, 부담금 산정의 적정성을 제고하여야 한다. 이를 위해 부담금 산정 시 훼손되는 자연환경이 가지는 본래의 가치를 반영하도록 하며 생태계보전협력금의 경우에는 그 상한액을 폐지할 필요가 있다. 또한 부과절차를 정비하고 감면규정 등을 개선함과 동시에 부담금 운용에 있어서 투명성을 기하여야 한다. 더불어 부담금의 예외규정을 축소하고 특별회계 및 기금으로 징수된 부담금은 그 부과목적에 맞게 운용되어야 한다. 결론적으로 자연환경 훼손에 관한 부담금은 그 부과목적이 적절하고, 부과금액이 타당하여야 하며 부과절차 및 운용에 있어 투명성과 효율성을 제고하여야 한다.

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소아비만과 음료 섭취량의 관계에 대한 연구 (A Study of the Relationship between Childhood Obesity and Beverage Intake)

  • 오지현;곽인근;양승;황일태;정지아;이혜란
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • 제46권11호
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    • pp.1061-1066
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    • 2003
  • 목 적: 소아비만은 단기간에 전세계적으로 증가하였다. 이는 에너지 섭취 과다와 소모 부족으로 인한 에너지 불균형으로 여겨진다. 최근 다양한 종류의 음료 상품이 개발되면서 소아의 음료 섭취량이 늘고 있어 저자들은 소아비만에서 음료 섭취량을 파악하여 소아비만의 예방과 관리에 도움을 얻고자 본 조사를 실시하였다. 방 법: 2003년 5월에 서울시 송파구 내 초등학생 총 877명 (남녀비 1 : 1.02, 평균 나이 9.7세)을 대상으로 하였다. 신장과 체중을 측정하여 체질량지수를 산출하여 비만군, 과체중군, 정상군으로 나누었으며 설문지로 부모의 체질량지수, 사회경제적 요인, 3일간 섭취한 음식과 칼로리 및 음료 섭취량을 조사하였다. 음료는 우유, 요구르트 같은 기타 유제품, 탄산음료, 스포츠음료, 쥬스, 인공 착색 음료를 비롯한 기타 음료로 세분화하여 조사하였다. 음료는 우유, 요구르트 같은 기타 유제품, 탄산음료, 스포츠음료, 쥬스, 인공착색 음료를 비롯한 기타 음료로 세분화하여 조사하였다. 결 과 : 1) 대상아의 비만 유병률은 7.2%이었다. 2) 비만군의 어머니와 아버지의 체질량지수가 과체중군, 정상군에 비해서 유의하게 높았다(P<0.001). 3) 출생시 체중은 비만과 유의한 관련이 없었다(P=0.183). 가정의 월수입(P=0.266), 아버지의 학력(P=0.489), 어머니의 학력 (P=0.285)과 상관관계가 없었다. 4) 하루 총 칼로리 섭취량과 음식의 종류는 비만군, 과체중군, 정상군에서 유의한 차이가 없었다. 5) 7-9세 남아 비만군은 탄산음료, 스포츠 음료 섭취량이 다른 군에 비해 유의하게 많았다(P<0.001). 10-12세 남아 비만군은 총 음료 섭취량이 다른 군에 비해 유의하게 많았고(P=0.002), 인공 착색 음료를 비롯한 기타 음료 섭취에서 비만군이 다른 군에 비해 유의하게 많았다(P=0.012). 10-12세 여아 비만군은 기타 유제품 섭취에 있어 다른 군에 비해 유의하게 많았다 (P=0.002). 결 론 : 소아에서 음료의 과다 섭취는 비만으로 이어질 수 있다. 소아에서 음료 섭취를 조절하는 것이 최근 증가되는 비만의 유병률을 감소시킬 수 있는 한 가지 방법이 될 것으로 사료된다.

첩약의 보험급여 적용을 위한 과제 및 접근방안에 대한 연구 (A Study of Task and Approach for the Insurance Fee Application of Packed Medical Herbs)

  • 박용신;조병희;김호;이시백
    • 대한예방한의학회지
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.17-28
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    • 2003
  • We met results like the followings through the literatures and questionnaires about the tasks and solutions about the insurance fee of packed medical herbs. 1) It's turned out that 74.8% of herb doctors agrees to the insurance fee of packed medical herbs. However, in comparison with the same survey of the herb doctor association the percentage of general approval went somewhat lower, and especially the percentage of 'positive approval' became notably lower$(43.7%{\rightarrow}26.5%)$ and the percentage of 'active objection' raised about 2 times$(6.8%{\rightarrow}12.9%)$. Inquiring into the approval reasons on the insurance fee application of packed medical herbs some heads such as 'development toward treatment medical science' and 'decrease of publics burden' were higher than the one of 'management income and expenditure.' 2) As a result of the research, 36.0% of the patients and 42.8% of the residents recognized that the pay range of Chinese herb health insurance is narrow. They recognized that less people have the experiences of Chinese medical hospital use and internal application of the packed medical herbs as they are older, men rather than women. 85.4% of the patients and 74.9% of the residents agreed on the insurance pay of packed medical herbs. It's shown that they agree on the Chinese medical hospital use more as the economic standard is lower, on the insurance pay as they have ever taken the packed medical herbs. In the aspect of increase of insurance fee, 66.7% of the patients and 44.3% of the residents agreed on the insurance pay of packed medical herbs, and 18.1% and 36.1% disagreed on the insurance pay of packed medical herbs. The main objective reason why they disagree on the insurance pay of packed medical herbs was 'because the insurance fee goes up higher,' which answered 95.2% of the patients and 78.8% of the residents. 7.22% of the patients and 1.80% of the residents answered that they can pay more insurance fee in case of the insurance pay of packed medical herbs. However, in the priority order of the insurance pay, it hold the 5th position between 2 target research groups which was less than medical examination, charges for hospital accommodation and taking MRI. 3) According to the result of analysis about the cost of packed medical herbs, current practice price is 115,000 won and the average prime cost of a packed medical herb is 73,000 to 106,000 won. It's examined that the herb doctors regard that 95,000 won will be reasonable when the packed medical herb is payed in insurance. However, it was found out that the public generally thinks that the price would be appropriate on the level of 30,000 to 40,000 won and the percentage of the answers of 20,000 won to 30,000 was fairly high. 4) the central system of a prescription should be change into the central system of demonstration and the sick and wounded. 5) To solve this problem, the government should regulate it to pass by the circulation gradation of [importer, $peasantry{\rightarrow}manufacturer{\rightarrow}wholesaler{\rightarrow}distributor$(Chinese medical hospital, pharmacy dispensary of Chinese medicine)]And it should intervene into the quality and the circulation steps of Chinese medicine through 'the office or organization which is in charge of certification of Chinese medicine' and 'the office or organization which is in charge of the circulation of Chinese medicine.' And some actions such as simple severance, lavation, drying should be included into the conception of manufacture and the boundary between food and medical supplies should be made at a manufactory. And the regulation of standardized goods at one's own house should be improved so that, the peasantry can sell the materials of Chinese medicine only to the manufacturer. 6) In company with the insurance pay of packed medical herbs, the study about the separation of dispensary from medical practice in the Chinese medicine should be accomplished.

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ELISA법으로 측정한 소아 혈중 LEPTIN 치에 관한 연구 (A Study on Serum Leptin Values by Elisa Method in Children)

  • 송수호;정용헌
    • Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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    • 제3권2호
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    • pp.175-180
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    • 2000
  • 목 적: Leptin은 지방세포에서 분비되어 hypothalamus에 작용함으로써 식욕과 에너지소모를 조절한다고 알려졌다. 그러나 비만아에서는 Leptin 수용체의 저항성 증가에 의해 비만이 지속된다고 보고된다. 최근들어 국내에서도 비만아에서의 Leptin 농도에 대해 많은 연구가 이루어지고 있으나 그 결과가 일치하지 않고 대부분의 연구는 Leptin RIA kit를 이용하여 이루어진 바 저자들은 human leptin ELISA kit를 이용하여 혈중 leptin 농도를 측정하여 ELISA법의 유용성을 규명하고 비만아와 정상아 및 연령과 성별에 따른 차이를 비교해 보고자 본 연구를 실시하였다. 방 법: 1999년 2월 1일부터 1999년 6월 30일까지 충남대학교병원에 내원한 아동을 대상으로 총 67명(남아 41명, 여아 26명)의 소아를 무작위로 추출 하였다. 1999년도 대한소아과학회의 신장별 표준체중치를 이용하여 각 연령별, 성별 신장대비 표준체중의 120% 이상 되는 환아를 비만으로 정의하여 비만아동 19명(남아 12명, 여아 7명)과 정상아동 48명(남아 29명, 여아 19명)으로 분류하였다. 67명의 대상아동에 대해 신장, 체중, 비만도, 체질량지수를 조사하고 ELISA법을 이용하여 Leptin 농도를 측정하였다. 이것을 비만군과 정상군, 체질량지수별, 성별, 연령별로 나누어 비교분석 하였다. 결 과: 1) 정상아의 평균 Leptin 치는 $7.69{\pm}8.83\;ng/ml$이었다. 2) 비만아에서 평균 Leptin 치는 $36.34{\pm}18.57\;ng/ml$이었다. 3) 체질량 지수가 20 이상인 군에서 20 미만인 군보다 혈중 leptin 치가 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 4) 10세 이상인 군에서 10세 미만인 군보다 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 5) 남녀간의 혈중 leptin 치는 유의한 차이가 없었다(p>0.05). 결 론: ELISA법을 이용한 혈중 leptin 치는 RIA법을 이용한 혈중 leptin 치와 같이 비만한 군에서 높게 나타났으며, 이에 관련된 인자로는 비만도, 체질량 지수 및 연령 등이 있었다. 특수 시설이 필요한 RIA법보다 일반 검사실에서 용이하게 측정할 수 있는 ELISA법이 널리 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

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장거리 (마라톤)선수에서의 전 경기중 심박동수의 변화 (Changes of Heart Rate During Marathon Running)

  • 김인교;이중우;하종식;유연희;최정옥;김기호
    • The Korean Journal of Physiology
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    • 제13권1_2호
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 1979
  • To evaluate the present status of physical fittness of Korean long distance runners, body fat, pulmonary functions, maximal oxygen intake and oxygen debt were measured in 5 elite marathoners (A group), 6 college student runners (B group) and 3 middle school student runners (C group). After laboratory tests, full course marathon running was performed in 2 elite marathoners during which their heart rates were monitored continuously. The results are summerized as follows: 1) Total body fat in all three groups are in the range of 13-15% of their body weight. 2) In all three groups, average values of various pulmonary functions were within the normal limits, but those of tidal volume were higher and respiratory rate were lower in comparison to normal values. These phenomena may represent respiratory adaptations against training. The average resting oxygen consumptions in A,B and C were $322{\pm}23$, $278{\pm}14$ and $287{\pm}16$m1/min, respectively. 3) In all three groups, resting blood pressures were in the normal range, but the resting heart rate was slightly lower in groups A $(56{\pm}3\;beats/min)$ and B $(64{\pm}2\;beats/min)$ and higher in group C $(82{\pm}9\;beats/min)$ in comparison to normal values. These changes in cardiovascular functions in marathoners may also represent adaptive phenomena. 4) During treadmill running the minute ventilation and oxygen consumption of the runners increased lineally with work load in all three groups. When the oxygen consumption was related to heart rate, it appeared to be a exponential function of the heart rate in all three groups. 5) The average maximal heart rates during maximal work were $196{\pm}3$, $191{\pm}3$ and $196{\pm}5\;beats/min$ for groups A,B and C, respectively. Maximal oxygen intakes were $84.2{\pm}3.3\;ml/min/kg$ in group A, $65.2{\pm}1.1\;ml/min/kg$ in group B and $58.7{\pm}0.4\;ml/min/kg$ in group C. 6) In all three groups, oxygen debts and the rates of recovery of heart rate after treadmill running were lower than those of long ditsance runners reported previously. 7) The 40 km running time in 2 elite marathoners was recorded to be $2^{\circ}42'25'$, and their mean speed was 243 m/min (ranged 218 to 274 m/min). The heart rate appeared to increase lineally with running speed, and the total energy expenditure during 40 km running was approximately 1360.2 Calories. From these it can be speculated that if their heart rates were maintained at 166 beats/min during the full course of marathon running, their records would be arround $2^{\circ}15'$. Based on these results, we may suspect that a successful long distance running is, in part, dependent on the economical utilization of one's aerobic capacity.

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4개 권역 축산물 판매업소의 원산지 표시실태 및 위생상태 표본조사 (Survey of the Status of Conutry-of-origin Lables and Hygine on the Meat Markets of 4 Regions in Korea)

  • 남보라;남정옥;박정민;이라미;구효정;김명희;장은재;서형주;김진만
    • 한국축산식품학회지
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    • 제27권1호
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    • pp.122-126
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    • 2007
  • 본 조사는 전국의 4개 권역의 쇠고기를 판매하는 도 소매점을 상대로 이루어졌으며, 쇠고기의 위생적 관리와 표시규정의 준수 여부를 주요 항목으로 정하여 실시하였다. 4개 권역의 축산물 판매업소의 규모를 보면 소형영업소의 규모가 가장 많은 비율을 차지하고 있으며 그 다음으로는 중형영업소와 대형영업소 각각 차지하고 있었다. 비포장 및 포장 쇠고기의 판매 영업소의 항목별 적합여부의 조사 결과는 4개 권역 모두 양호하였으나, 포장육의 조리방법 표시와 보관방법의 표시 등 일부 항목은 잘 지켜지지 않아 영업자들에게 그 필요성이 인식되지 않고 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 특히 호남권역의 시급한 개선이 필요한 것으로 조사되었다. 위생 실태에 관련한 항목에서는 조사지역에 관계없이 금속류 및 이물질 검출, 기계 및 기구류의 세척 및 소독, 위생적 보관, 종업원의 장신구 접촉예방 등의 항목에서 상대적으로 저조한 적합률을 나타내었다. 원인으로는 영업자의 식육의 오염에 대한 관념이 부족한 것으로 사료되며 이에 정부의 위생과 관련한 안전교육은 위생 관념이 부족한 영업자들에게 시급한 문제임을 본 연구를 통해 알 수 있었다. 본 연구는 전국 축산물 판매업소의 원산지 표시실태 및 위생상태에 관한 모니터링결과로서 식품안전성을 확보하기 위해서는 식품위생과 안전성, 식품표시에 대한 홍보와 교육이 지속적으로 이루어져야 할 것이며 또한 소비자들 의 식품안전에 대한 인식과 신뢰도를 높여야 할 것이다. 이를 위해서는 생산자와 소비자, 식품가공업자 언론, 정부, 학자들이 함께 풀어야 할 복합적인 문제로서 향후 더 많은 다양한 연구가 진행되어야 할 필요가 있다고 사료된다.

건강한 중년 남성에서 커피 음용 습관이 혈중 총 콜레스테롤 값에 미치는 영향 (The Effect of Coffee Consumption on Serum Total Cholesterol Level in Healthy Middle-Aged Men)

  • 신명희;김동현;배종면;이형기;이무송;노준양;안윤옥
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • 제27권2호
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    • pp.200-216
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    • 1994
  • In present study, the authors investigated the possible effect of coffee consumption on serum cholesterol level in 1017 men between the ages of 40 and 59 years, who were randomly selected from the members of Seoul Cohort Study. Serum total cholesterol data was collected with other serologic indices (e.g. systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, hight, weight, etc.) through the program of biennial health check-up offered by Korean Medical Insurance Corporation (KMIC). The amount of coffee consumption was assessed by a self-administered questionnaire through mailing. Other confounding factors, such as age, body mass index, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, and other dietary intake pattern were also determined by the questionnaire. The differences in means of serum total cholesterol in compared to non consumers were $-0.4{\pm}3.56mg/dl$ for those drinking less than 1 cup a day, $-0.6{\pm}3.60mg/dl$ for those drinking 1 cup a day, and $7.1{\pm}3.41mg/dl$ for those drinking more than 2 cups a day. Since smoking interacted the relationship between coffee consumption and serum total choleaterol, we re-analyzed those relationship in smokers and non-smokers separately Other atherogenic behaviors were well correlated with total cholesterol, so we adjusted the mean values of serum total cholesterol through multivariate model selection with age(r=0.12), total cigarette index (cigarette-years; r=0.10), Quetelet's index ($Kg/m^2$, r=0.16), daily calory expenditure (kcal/day, r=0.06), weekly meat and poultry consumption(g/week, r=0.05), weekly fish consumption (g/week, r=0.08), other caffeinated beverage intake (cups/week), and the amount of sugar and prim added to the coffee. Among those variables only age, Quetelet's index, fish consumption, and total cigarette index (in smokers) were remained in the models. After adjustment, the corresponing differences of total cholesterol in smokers were changed to $0.4{\pm}5.24mg/dl,\;-0.5{\pm}4.97mg/dl,\;and\;8.9{\pm}4.78mg/dl$, which were significantly different among themselves (P=0.011). In non-smokers, however, the differences were not statistically significant (P=0.76). Adjusted mean values of systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure were also determined to evaluate the direct effect of coffee to cardiovascular system, but their means were not significantly different by coffee consumption(p=0.18 for SBP, p=0.48 for DBP). Asuming instant coffee in the most popular type of coffee in Korea, the association observed in our study between coffee and serum total cholesterol, especially in smokers, is very interesting finding for the connection between coffee and serum total cholesterol, because only 'boiled coffee' tend to show significant lipid raising effect rather than to other types of coffee, like filtered or espresso, in most of the western countries. We concluded that people who drink coffee more than 2 cups a day have significantly higher serum total cholesterol level than those who never drink coffee, especially in smokers.

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CO2 파이프라인 수송에서의 N2 불순물이 압력강하에 미치는 영향에 대한 실험적 연구 (Experimental Study on N2 Impurity Effect in the Pressure Drop During CO2 Mixture Transportation)

  • 조맹익;허철;정정열;백종화;강성길
    • 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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    • 제15권2호
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    • pp.67-75
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    • 2012
  • 이산화탄소 포집 및 저장기술(Carbon Capture and Storage, CCS)은 발전소, 제철소 등의 대량의 배출원으로부터 포집된 이산화탄소를 압축공정, 정제공정, 수송공정을 거친 후, 지중의 안전한 지질구조 내에 수백, 수천년 이상 안정적으로 저장하는 기술이다. CCS 공정 중 이산화탄소에는 이산화탄소를 발생시키는 연소공정이나 포집 경제되는 공정에서 유입되는 불순물이 섞임으로서 혼합물을 이루게 된다. 혼합물의 성분으로는 대표적으로 $SO_2$, $H_2O$, CO, $N_2$, Ar, $O_2$, $H_2$ 등이 있으며 위 공정들에서 이산화탄소 혼합물에 포함된 불순물들은 전 공정에 영향을 미치게 된다. 본연구에서는 이산화탄소 혼합물 내 다양한 불순물이 수송공정에 미치는 영향을 실험적으로 평가할 수 있도록 혼합물이송공정 모의실험장치를 설계 제작하였으며 이산화탄소 혼합물의 이송공정에 질소불순물이 미치는 영향을 실험적으로 평가하였다. 각 실험조건 마다 증가율의 차이는 있으나 $N_2$비율이 증가할수록 $CO_2-N_2$ 혼합물의 질량유량당 압력강하량 및 비체적이 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 120 bar 및 100 bar 실험조건에서는 혼합물의 상태가 단상 초임계상태이었으며 $N_2$ 조성비 증가에 따른 비체적 및 질량유량당 압력강하 기울기가 크게 변하지 않음을 확인하였다. 70 bar 실험조건에서는 액상, 이상, 기상으로 혼합물의 상이 바뀌었으며 각 상에 따라 질량유량당 압력강하 및 비체적의 기울기가 달라짐을 확인하였다.