• International Journal of Safety
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.12-17
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• 2006

Operations of human-centered robot, in general, facilitates the creation of new process that may potentially harm the human operators. Design of safety-guaranteed operation of human-centered robots is, therefore, important since it determines the ultimate outcomes of operations involving safety of human operators. This study discusses the application of information-theoretic measures to safety assessment of human-centered robotic operations. Some examples are given.

• International Journal of Safety
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2007

Operation of human-centered robot, in general, facilitates the creation of new process that may potentially harm the human operators. Design of safety-guaranteed operation of human-centered robots is, therefore, important since it determines the ultimate outcomes of operations involving safety of human operators. This study discusses the application of geometric tolerance and head injury criteria to safety assessment of human-centered robotic operations. Examples show that extending "Work Area" has more significant effect on the uncertainty in safety than extending the system range in the presence of velocity control.

• International Journal of Railway
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.18-21
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• 2009

The basis of modem risk-based safety management is to focus on what might happen and ensure it is designed out of the system by robust hazard identification and risk analysis. However, in the real world things go wrong and it is essential to be prepared for the worst so that the response can minimise harm and loss of property and damage to the environment. Whilst some hazard mitigation measures are aimed at preventing incidents, others are venting escalation. The results of the tests concluded that the most effective means by the control room, both with and without, local station staff assistance using directive public address announcements and CCTV surveillance.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.85-92
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• 2019

Over a million tons of spent mushroom substrate (SMS) are generated as by-products of mushroom cultivation every year in Korea. Disposal of SMS by mushroom farmers is difficult, therefore, recycling solutions that do not harm the environment are necessary. SMS consists of mushroom mycelia and residues of fruiting bodies, containing a variety of bioactive substances, such as extracellular enzymes, antimicrobial compounds, and secondary metabolites. This paper reviews utility of SMS for bioremediation, controlling plant disease, and production of lignocellulytic enzymes, organic fertilizer, and animal feed.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.231-240
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• 2020

이미 세계 여러나라는 핸드폰 전자파의 위험성을 경고하며 조치를 실시하여왔다. 반면 우리나라는 휴대폰 사용으로 인한 문제보다 학생들조차 핸드폰을 사용하지 못하게 하면 인권침해라고 항의하는 분위기이다. 인간의 뇌세포도 핸드폰 전자파에 더 많이 노출되고 있어 인체의 유해가능성에 대해 세계 여러나라에서 연구하고 있으며 최근의 연구한 발표결과들은 강력히 경고하고 있다. 현재 국내의 전자파 등급표시로는 국민에게 경각심을 불러일으키기에는 너무나 부족하다. IT 강국이라는 명성에 발맞추어 국립 전자파연구센터를 조직·운영하고 일반대중에게 핸드폰 전자파의 유해성을 경고하고 업계에 직접적인 의무를 부과할 수 있는 전파법제의 개정이 필요하다고 생각된다.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.107-115
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• 2016

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare tooth surface characteristics in extracted human molars after cervical enamel projections (CEPs) were removed with the use of three rotating instruments. Methods: We classified 60 extracted molars due to periodontal lesion with CEPs into grade I, II, or III, according to the Masters and Hoskins' criteria. Each group contained 20 specimens. Three rotating instruments were used to remove the CEPs: a piezoelectric ultrasonic scaler, a periodontal bur, and a diamond bur. Tooth surface characteristics before and after removal of the projections were then evaluated with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). We analyzed the characteristics of the tooth surfaces with respect to roughness and whether the enamel projections had been completely removed. Results: In SEM images, surfaces treated with the diamond bur were smoothest, but this instrument caused considerable harm to tooth structures near the CEPs. The piezoelectric ultrasonic scaler group produced the roughest surface but caused less harm to the tooth structure near the furcation. In general, the surfaces treated with the periodontal bur were smoother than those treated with the ultrasonic scaler, and the periodontal bur did not invade adjacent tooth structures. Conclusions: For removal of grade II CEPs, the most effective instrument was the diamond bur. However, in removing grade III projections, the diamond bur can destroy both adjacent tooth structures and the periodontal apparatus. In such cases, careful use of the periodontal bur may be an appropriate substitute.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.41-50
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• 2018

Objectives: To explore alcohol perceptions and their association hazardous alcohol use in the populations of Alberta, Canada and Queensland, Australia. Methods: Data from 2500 participants of the 2013 Alberta Survey and the 2013 Queensland Social Survey was analyzed. Regression analyses were used to explore the association between alcohol perceptions and its association with hazardous alcohol use. Results: Greater hazardous alcohol use was found in Queenslanders than Albertans (p<0.001). Overall, people with hazardous alcohol were less likely to believe that alcohol use contributes to health problems (odds ratio [OR], 0.46; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.27 to 0.78; p<0.01) and to a higher risk of injuries (OR, 0.54; 95% CI, 0.33 to 0.90; p<0.05). Albertans with hazardous alcohol use were less likely to believe that alcohol contributes to health problems (OR, 0.48; 95% CI, 0.26 to 0.92; p<0.05) and were also less likely to choose a highly effective strategy as the best way for the government to reduce alcohol problems (OR, 0.63; 95% CI, 0.43 to 0.91; p=0.01). Queenslanders with hazardous alcohol use were less likely to believe that alcohol was a major contributor to injury (OR, 0.39; 95% CI, 0.20 to 0.77; p<0.01). Conclusions: Our results suggest that people with hazardous alcohol use tend to underestimate the negative effect of alcohol consumption on health and its contribution to injuries. In addition, Albertans with hazardous alcohol use were less in favor of strategies considered highly effective to reduce alcohol harm, probably because they perceive them as a potential threat to their own alcohol consumption. These findings represent valuable sources of information for local health authorities and policymakers when designing suitable strategies to target alcohol-related problems.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.11-20
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• 2017

Purpose: This paper presented a descriptive study which aimed to identify the relationship among menstrual attitude, premenstrual distress and premenstrual coping in Korean college women and to propose fundamental data for the development of guidelines for effective management of premenstrual distress. Methods: The data were collected from 111 college women and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA and Pearson's correlation coefficients. Results: The mean score of premenstrual coping was $3.25{\pm}0.60$ out of 5 points. The 'Awareness and Acceptance of Premenstrual Change' score was highest and the 'Avoiding Harm' score was lowest. Menstrual attitude was significantly related to premenstrual distress (r=.37 p<.001) and the awareness and acceptance style of premenstrual coping (r=-.21. p=.021). And premenstrual distress was significantly related to the self-care coping style of premenstrual coping (r=.30, p=.001), the adjusting energy coping style of premenstrual coping (r=.45, p<.001) and the avoiding harm coping style of premenstrual coping (r=.48, p<.001). Conclusion: Results of this study support that positive attitude about menstruation is necessary for the effective management of premenstrual distress. Also, premenstrual coping programs that consider the level of premenstrual distress will be needed for college women.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.123-134
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• 2020

Background: The lepidopteran Asiatic corn borer (ACB), Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenee), has caused huge economic losses throughout the Asian-Western Pacific region. Usually, chemical pesticides are used for the control, but excessive use of pesticides has caused great harm. Therefore, the inartificial ecotypic pesticides to ACB are extremely essential. In our previous study, we found that panaxadiol saponins (PDS) can effectively reduce the harm of ACB by causing antifeedant activity. Therefore, it is necessary to reveal the biological molecular changes in ACB and the functionary mechanism of PDS. Methods: We analyzed the global transcription of ACB with different PDS concentration treatment (5 mg/mL, 10 mg/mL, and 25 mg/mL) by high-throughput sequencing and de novo transcriptome assembly method. Results: PDS treatment could cause the changes of many gene expressions which regulate its signal pathways. The genes in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) signaling pathway were significantly downregulated, and then, the downstream fatty acid degradation pathway had also been greatly affected. Conclusion: Through this experiment, we hypothesized that the occurrence of antifeedant action of ACB is because the PDS brought about the downregulation of FATP and FABP, the key regulators in the PPAR, and the downregulation of FATP and FABP exerts further effects on the expression of SCD-1, ACBP, LPL, SCP-X, and ACO, which leads to the disorder of PPAR signaling pathway and the fatty acid degradation pathway. Not only that, PDS treatment leads to enzyme activity decrease by inhibiting the expression of genes associated with catalytic activity, such as cytochrome P450 and other similar genes.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권10호
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• pp.6076-6083
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• 2014

서비스 복구에 관한 선행연구는 원상태로의 서비스 복구가 가능하다는 전제하에 이루어졌다. 하지만 본 연구는 국내외 최초로 원상태로 복구 불가능한 서비스 문제에 초점을 두고, 다양한 문제들을 유형별로 분류하고 각 하위 유형을 살펴보았다. 또한 복구 불가능한 서비스 문제를 겪은 고객의 감정, 행동유형, 그리고 기업의 대응유형 등을 분석하여 좀 더 고객의 구체적인 요구를 파악하고자 하는 것에 의의가 있다. 분석결과, 세 개의 주 문제유형과 문제 유형 내 하위범주는 그룹1에 대해 2개, 그룹2에 대해 6개, 그룹3에 대해 2개로 구분되었다. 구체적으로 살펴보면, 물품파손과 신체 관련 피해의 경우가 빈번히 발생되는 문제이며, 하위범주 중 가장 심각한 복구 불가능한 서비스는 신체 피해로 나타났다. 고객의 감정측면에서는 적반하장의 태도에서 고객은 가장 분노하며, 원상태로의 복구가 불가능한 서비스 실패를 야기하였음에도 기업의 대응은 다양한 문제점을 보여주었다. 서비스 문제에 대한 고객행동과 기업평가에 관해서도 유형화하여 분석결과를 제시하였다. 본 연구의 결론에서는 연구결과 요약 및 시사점, 그리고 향후연구에 대한 제언을 하였다.