• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.416-421
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• 2011

This study was initiated to prevent rear-end collision which causes the most frequent human damage by agricultural tractors. Therefore, this study was aimed to evaluate the luminous performance of a stop lamp for an agricultural tractor which could reduce rear-end collision. The performance test of luminous intensity distribution was conducted for a total of 12 tractor models classified by size (above 44 kW for large, 30~43 kW for medium, and below 29 kW for small) and production area (domestic, foreign manufacture) in accordance with Regulation No.7 of UNECE Vehicle Regulations-1958 Agreement considering ${\pm}$20 standard deviation. Three out of 5 large, 3 out of 4 medium, and all small tractors were resulted as inadequate for the test criterion. This study found that the luminous performance results were better as the size of agricultural tractors became bigger. One out of 4 foreign and 2 out of 8 domestic manufacturers were suitable for the test criterion, and overall no difference from the luminosity test results was observed between domestic and foreign manufacturers. In addition, the measuring points, HV, 5L, 5R, 5U and 5D with the minimal luminosity revealed flaws (80% of the proportion of faulty products). Therefore, it is urgent to improve the quality for measuring points (HV, 5U, 5L, 5R, 5D) of stop lamps to apply Regulation No. 7.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.627-635
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• 2012

This study was conducted to investigate the preference for and recognition of Makgeolli by foreign students to determine its potential for export. From March 15 to 29, 2010, 300 students from four universities (Kyung-Hee University, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yonsei University, Chung-Ang University) were surveyed and data from 287 subjects were used for subsequent analyses. The recognition of Makgeolli was as follows: 40.3% knew that Makgeolli's was fermented alcohol; 49.5% knew its proof; 85.7% knew that rice and wheat were the main ingredients of Makgeolli; 72.8% knew it was Korean traditional alcohol. The preference for Makgeolli's was as follows: flavor (3.46), color (3.43), aroma (3.30), texture (3.28), reverberation (3.36), shape of glass (3.51) and Korean bar (3.72), which were slightly high. However, hangover (3.02) and plastic bottle (3.08) had lower values than the other variables. Overall, participants were likely to recommend Makgeolli to others (Male 3.57, Female 3.72), but they did not think that it is a good ingredient for food (2.91). The opportunity for the globalization of Makgeolli appeared to be high (Male 3.57, Female 3.74). To improve the export of Makgoelli, respondents reported that a better marketing strategy (37%) and new type of bottle (42.8%) were needed.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.43-51
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• 1998

곤충 후배자발생과정(약령기)에 있어서 유전자의 형질발현기구를 구명하기 위한 연구의 일환으로, 누에의 유전적 돌연변이 불면잠계통을 재료로 하여 실험을 실시하였다. nm-d, nm-f, nm-k, nm-i, nm등의 5개 불면잠계통에 대한 불면잠의 발현양상, 생존일수, 치사율, 체액단백질의 농도 및 조성 등을 조사한결과, 불면잠계통들은 대체로 유사한 형질발현을 하였으나 각 계통들의 유전자특유의 형질특성은 인정되었다. 이들 특성을 기초로하여 불면잠계통을 두가지 유형으로 구분할 수 있었다. 즉 치사시기가 빠르고 체액단백질성분의 대부분이 소실되는 약령기퇴화형불면잠과 생존기간이 비교적 길며 체액단백질성분의 감소가 비교적 적은 약령기유지형 불면잠으로 그 특성이 구분되었다.

• 한국도서관정보학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.23-45
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• 2012

우리나라는 1990년대 후반부터 전국 대학 학술정보 공유 유통 체계를 구축하여 소장정보 공동 활용과 해외전자정보 공동 구매, 학술원문 공동 구축을 통한 대학 간 정보 격차 해소에 노력을 기울여 왔다. 한편, 문부성과 NII를 중심으로 우리보다 15년경 일찍 대학 학술정보 공유 유통 체계를 구축한 일본은 대학 소장정보 공유 사업을 시작으로 우리와 비슷한 전개 양상을 보여 왔다. 그러나 최근 정보 환경이 급변하고 학술 커뮤니케이션에 변화가 발생하면서, 물리적 소장 자원을 대체하는 전자정보자원의 관리, 오픈 액세스 기반의 학술 커뮤니케이션을 중심으로 새로운 패러다임을 찾아가고 있다. 본 연구는 한국과 일본의 대학 학술정보 공유 유통 체계를 비교 연구하여 차이점을 분석하고 한국의 대학 학술정보 공유 유통 체계를 위한 발전 방향을 조망하였다. 그 결과 우리나라는 첫번째, 물리적 소장 자원을 대체하는 전자정보자원의 관리 체계 확립, 두 번째, 해외학술정보 공유 유통 체계 재편, 세 번째, 오픈 액세스를 위한 도구로써 기관 레포지토리 활성화, 네 번째, 분산된 학술정보 사업 추진 체계의 일원화가 시급한 것으로 보인다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.114-121
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• 2014

Refractoriness of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells to chemotherapeutics represents a major clinical barrier. Suicide gene therapy for cancer has been attractive but with limited clinical efficacy. In this study, we investigated the potential application of herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase/ganciclovir (HSV-TK/GCV) based system to inhibit chemoresistant AML cells. We first generated Ara-C resistant K562 cells and doxorubicin-resistant THP-1 cells. We found that the HSV-TK/GCV anticancer system suppressed drug resistant leukemic cells in culture. Chemoresistant AML cell lines displayed similar sensitivity to HSV-TK/GCV. Moreover, HSV-TK/GCV killing of leukemic cells was augmented to a mild but significant extent by all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) with concomitant upregulation of Connexin 43, a major component of gap junctions. Interestingly, HSV-TK/GCV killing was enhanced by expression of vesicular stomatitis virus G glycoprotein (VSV-G), a fusogenic membrane protein, which also increased leukemic cell fusion. Co-culture resistant cells expressing HSV-TK and cells stably transduced with VSV-G showed that expression of VSV-G could promote the bystander killing effect of HSV-TK/GCV. Furthermore, combination of HSV-TK/GCV with VSV-G plus ATRA produced more pronounced antileukemia effect. These results suggest that the HSV-TK/GCV system in combination with fusogenic membrane proteins and/or ATRA could provide a strategy to mitigate the chemoresistance of AML.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.303-310
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• 2017

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence of dental caries among an urban population. Methods: This study was conducted among 2000 people 15-40 years of age living in Kurdistan, Iran in 2015. Using a questionnaire, data were collected by 4 trained dental students. The dependent variable was the decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMF) index. Using principal component analysis, the socioeconomic status (SES) of families was determined based on their household assets. Inequality was measured using the concentration index; in addition, the Oaxaca analytical method was used to determine the contribution of various determinants to the observed inequality. Results: The concentration index for poor scores on the DMF index was -0.32 (95% confidence interval [CI], -0.40 to -0.36); thus, poor DMF indices had a greater concentration in groups with a low SES (p<0.001). Decomposition analysis showed that the mean prevalence of a poor DMF index was 43.7% (95% CI, 40.4 to 46.9%) in the least privileged group and 14.4% (95% CI, 9.5 to 9.2%) in the most privileged group. It was found that 85.8% of the gap observed between these groups was due to differences in sex, parents' education, and the district of residence. A poor DMF index was less prevalent among people with higher SES than among those with lower SES (odds ratio, 0.31; 95% CI, 0.19 to 0.52). Conclusions: An alarming degree of SES inequality in oral health status was found in the studied community. Hence, it is suggested that inequalities in oral health status be reduced via adopting appropriate policies such as the delivery of oral health services to poorer groups and covering such services in insurance programs.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.240-250
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• 2017

Objectives: Subjective life expectancy (SLE) has been found to show a significant association with mortality. In this study, we aimed to investigate the major factors affecting SLE. We also examined whether any differences existed between SLE and actuarial life expectancy (LE) in Korea. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 1000 individuals in Korea aged 20-59 was conducted. Participants were asked about SLE via a self-reported questionnaire. LE from the National Health Insurance database in Korea was used to evaluate differences between SLE and actuarial LE. Age-adjusted least-squares means, correlations, and regression analyses were used to test the relationship of SLE with four categories of predictors: demographic factors, socioeconomic factors, health behaviors, and psychosocial factors. Results: Among the 1000 participants, women (mean SLE, 83.43 years; 95% confidence interval, 82.41 to 84.46 years; 48% of the total sample) had an expected LE 1.59 years longer than that of men. The socioeconomic factors of household income and housing arrangements were related to SLE. Among the health behaviors, smoking status, alcohol status, and physical activity were associated with SLE. Among the psychosocial factors, stress, self-rated health, and social connectedness were related to SLE. SLE had a positive correlation with actuarial estimates (r=0.61, p<0.001). Gender, household income, history of smoking, and distress were related to the presence of a gap between SLE and actuarial LE. Conclusions: Demographic factors, socioeconomic factors, health behaviors, and psychosocial factors showed significant associations with SLE, in the expected directions. Further studies are needed to determine the reasons for these results.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.59-64
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• 2001

두툽상어의 간조직 cDNA library의 EST를 통해 중금속의 세포내 농도 조절과 환경으로부터 흡수한 유해 중금속의 해독작용 등의 기능을 수행하는 MT 유전자를 cloning하였다. 염기서열 분석 결과 두툽상어의 MT 유전자는 204bp의 coding 영역과 182bp의 3'UTR 영역으로 구성되어 있었으며, 종결코돈 이후 162bp의 polyadenylatin 신호서열과 이로부터 15bp 이후의 poly(A)서열 등이 확인되었다. 염기서열로부터 유추한 68개의 아미노산 서열에는 다른 척추동물에서와 같이 Cys 잔기가 전체의 29.4%(20/68)로 풍부하였으며, 아미노산 서열수준에서 포유류와는 43~54%, 어류들과는 41~45%의 상동성을 나타냈었다. 특히 20개의 Cys은 어류와 18개가 다른 척추동물과는 19개가 잘 보존되어 있었다. 두툽상어 MT는 특이하게 모든 척추동물에서 잘 보존된 $\beta$-domain 끝 쪽의 9번째 Cys앞에 5개의 아미노산을 더 갖고 있었으며, 경골어류 MT의 특징인 4번째 위치의 gap이 없고, 18번째 Cys의 위치가 어류와 달리 다른 척추동물들과 같았다. 또한 C 말단의 아미노산 잔기가 다른 생물체와는 모두 다른 Ser을 갖는 특징을 나타내었다. 이와 같은 두툽상어 MT유전자의 특징들은 연골어류의 분자적 진화과정을 알 수 있는 분자 표지유전자로 이용할 수 있을 것이다.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 전자 유도 법칙을 이용한 차량용 유도 전력 집전장치가 제안하였으며 전력 전송 특성을 개선하기 위한 전력 집전체의 몇 가지 설계에 관련된 개점을 제시하였다. 또한 다양한 공진 주파수로 동작되는 직렬 공진 컨버터와 연결하여 전력 전송 시스템의 해석을 나타내었다. 동작 주파수와 파라미터의 변동에 대한 시스템의 민감도가 고려되며, 유도 전력 전송 시스템에 있어서 전력은 코일이나 트랙의 형태인 1차 권선을 통하여 하나, 혹은 그 이상의 절연된 급전 코일로 전송된다. 본 논문은 유도전력전송의 집전장치의 구조를 기존변압기와 유사한 등가회로의 파라미터로 구성하고, 공극 및 권선을 고려한 1차, 2차측 파라미터를 설정하여 1차측 급전 주파수의 변화에 따른 집전특성에 대하여 기술하였다.

• 무역상무연구
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• 제43권
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• pp.53-74
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• 2009

INCOTERMS have been changed almost every 10 years since ICC established INCOTERMS as trade terms for International transaction. Recently transportation has become bigger, and modernized by means of electronic appliances such as RFID, IT, and containerization. FRC, FOR/FOT, FOA were added in INCOTERMS1980 and every conditions are unified into three alphabets in INCOTERMS1990. The best features of INCOTERMS2000 are that FCA substitute FRC, FOR/FOT, FOA and customs formalities were simplified to make clear for each party of contract. It seems that business circles still stick to old customs of their trade like FOB or CIF not only in Korea but in an international practice even though there have been several revisions of INCOTERMS until now. ICC have tried to provide INCOTERMS3000 to solve problems between a theory and an actual condition of international trade. This study has tried to suggest opinions against INCOTERMS3000 and has surveyed a recognition, an actual using situation and issues of INCOTERMS to get improvements. For a recognition of INCOTERMS has been spread as you can find at tables many kinds of business circles still stick to old customs of their trade terms FOB and CIF. Now there are two alternative plans. Firstly, we need to suggest improvements against inconsistency of INCOTERMS to be applied on newly revised INCOTERMS3000 and educating business circles to use proper conditions of INCOTERMS for their doing business. Secondly, we shall participate in revising INCOTERMS to activate multimodal transport conditions of INCOTERMS and provide solutions to fill gap between a theory and an actual condition of international trade. It seems that terms of multimodal transport such as FCA, CPT, or CIP can be a perfect condition for each party of contract. We have examined the inconsistent features of Ship's rail and notions of on board, and observed how to activate multimodal transport terms. These would be hot issues of next revision of INCOTERMS and we provided improvements on each trade terms, THC charges, or others against INCOTERMS.