• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.341-347
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• 2016

Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate items of commonly used questionnaires that measure functioning status of persons with stroke and map to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Methods: Eighty-six patients with stroke were recruited from 12 medical institutes for the study. Each item of the Modified Bathel Index (MBI), Stroke Impact Scale (SIS), Mini Mental Status Evaluation (MMSE) and SF-36 were examined and compared its concept with the ICF. Concept linking was performed by 10 health professionals independently. A field test was performed to assess its correlation between those of scales and their linked ICF category sets. Results: It was found that 11 items in MBI was linked to 14 ICF categories, whereas 27 items of MMSE had 10 categories of ICF linked. 60 items of SIS were to be linked with 35 ICF categories. Agreement between professionals in linking was found to be high: 97.5% for MBI items, 78.0%, 78.0%, and 74.8% for MMSE, SIS, and SF-36 respectively. Strong relationship was observed between measurement scales and linked ICF code sets (r=-0.76 for SIS, r=-0.78 for MBI, r=-0.47 for MMSE) whereas there was no relationship was found between SF-36 and its ICF code set (r=-0.06) from the field test. Conclusion: It was found that items of SIS, MMSE and MBI may be linked to ICF categories. Those of linking concept between clinical tools and the ICF could be helpful for clinical data standardization.

• Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.40-50
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• 2023

Research in interdisciplinary fields like biomechanics is published in a variety of journals whose visibility depends on bibliometric indexing that is often driven by citation analysis of bibliometric databases. This study documented variation in publication metrics and research subject categories assigned to 14 biomechanics journals. Authors, citation, and citation rate (CR) were collected for the top 15 cited articles in the journals retrieved from the Google Scholar service. Research subject categories were also extracted for journals from three databases (Dimensions, Journal Citation Reports, and Scopus). Despite the focus on biomechanics for the journals studied, these biomechanics journals have widely varying CR and subject categories assigned to them. There were significant (p=0.001) and meaningful (77-108%) differences in median CR between average, low, and high CR groups of these biomechanics journals. Since CR are primary data used to calculate most journal metrics and there is no one biomechanics subject category, field normalization for journal citation metrics in biomechanics is difficult. Care must be taken to accurately interpret most citation metrics of biomechanics journals as biased proxies of general usage of research, given a specific database, time frame, and area of biomechanics research.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2008

Recently a new technology called the flexible-fiber deep-bed filter (FDF) claimed to replace the conventional sand filter including coagulation and sedimentation filter (CSF) processes in the water treatment plant. Therefore the life cycle assessment (LCA) approach was applied for evaluating the life cycle impacts of FDF compared with those of CSF. The used LCA softwares were the Simapro 6 and PASS and their life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) methodologies were the Eco-indicator 99 and the Korean Eco-indicator, respectively. The goal of this LCA was to identify environmental loads of CSF and FDF from raw material to disposal stages. The scopes of the systems have been determined based on the experiences of existing CSF and FDF. The function was to remove suspended solids by filtration and the functional unit was $1\;m^3$/day. Both systems showed that most environmental impacts were occurred during the operation stage. To reduce the environmental impacts the coagulants and electricity consumptions need to be cut down. If the CSF was replaced with the FDF, the environmental impacts would be reduced in most of the impact categories. The LCA results of Korean Eco-indicator and Eco- indicator99 were quite different from each other due to the indwelling differences such as category indicators, impact categories, characterization factors, normalization values and weighting factors. This study showed that the life cycle assessment could be a valuable tool for evaluating the environmental impact of the new technology which was introduced in water treatment process.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.195-204
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• 2002

The objective of this study was to examine the impact of three categories of supplements on intake and diet induced difference on degradation of straw substrates. Sixteen crossbred cattle fitted with rumen cannula were randomly divided into 4 equal groups. Animals were fed on wheat straw ad libitum without any supplement except mineral mixture (control; $T_1$) or supplemented with concentrate mixture (CS; $T_2$) or green Lucerne (GLS; $T_3$) or urea-molasses block lick (ULS; $T_4$). Total dry matter intake in $T_2$, $T_3$ and $T_4$ was increased by 70, 54 and 49%, respectively compared to $T_1$ which was only 1.55 kg/100 kg B.Wt. Other than control animals, straw intake was less on $T_3$ than $T_2$ or $T_4$. In Sacco degradation of untreated and urea treated wheat or paddy straw in different treatments indicated that the supplements had a significant (p<0.01) impact on rapidly soluble (A) and insoluble but potentially degradable (B) fractions of straw. Urea treatment increased fraction-A but, provision of supplement improved fraction-B also. Effective degradation (ED) of OM was better on $T_2$. Rate of degradation (C) of OM and CWC was dependent on diet and type of straw but hemicellulose and cellulose were related to latter factor only. ED of cell wall carbohydrates (CWC) was similar in $T_2$ and $T_4$ but higher than $T_3$. CS was more effective in improving the degradation of both untreated and urea treated straw while ULS was effective on the former only. CS had more impact on superior quality straw while contrary was true with ULS. Although GLS improved intake and degradability of untreated and urea treated straws, its bulkiness affected the straw intake compared to other supplements.

• 기술혁신학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.332-364
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• 2010

본 연구는 중소기업의 외부협력이 기업의 혁신, 매출성장과 수익증가, 그리고 생존에 미치는 영향을 다각적으로 분석하였다. 기업의 성과를 다양한 측면으로 나타내었을 뿐 아니라 외부연계는 직접협력과 비공식지식흐름의 두 가지 측면을 모두 고려하여 각 파트너 유형마다 기업의 성과에 어떠한 영향을 미치는 지 보다 세밀하게 검토하였다. 또한 Pavitt의 혁신체제 분류를 응용한 방식(Freel 2003; 홍장표 김은영 2009)을 도입하여 산업혁신체제별로 외부협력의 성과가 다르게 나타남을 보였다. 분석결과 기존의 국제연구(Belderbos et al. 2004)에서 관측되지 않았던 외부연계의 영향이 산업혁신체제별로 관측되었다. 대학 및 공공기관과의 협력 그리고 고객과의 협력이 매출증대에 도움이 되는 점이 확인되었으며 경쟁업체와의 협력은 생존측면에서 부정적인 면을 내포하고 있음이 탐지되었다. 본 연구의 결과는 과학기반혁신체제의 경우 외부협력이 효과가 있다는 것을 밝히고 있다. 또한 매출증대효과 및 생존율 향상 효과가 있는 대학 및 공공기관 협력을 통해 관계위험이 존재하는 경쟁업체와의 협력을 보완하는 방식이 효과적일 수 있다는 시사점이 도출되었다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.681-691
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 전과정평가 방법론을 활용하여 교량용 탄성받침 제조 공정에 대한 전과정목록(LCI) DB를 구축하고, 교량의 환경부하평가시 신뢰성 향상율을 분석하였다. 교량용 탄성받침의 영향평가 결과, 6대 영향범주 중 자원고갈, 지구온난화, 광화학산화물 생성 범주 순으로 주로 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타냈다. 투입물의 기여도에서는 대부분의 영향범주에서 후판이 가장 높게 나타났다. 본 연구를 통해 구축된 교량용 탄성받침 전과정목록(LCI) DB를 교량 환경부하평가에 적용한 결과 환경부하량은 평균 0.53% 증가하였으며, 투입자재의 금액기준 Cut-off는 11.36% 증가하였다. 교량용 탄성받침 LCI DB 구축을 통해 향후 온실가스 배출량 산정, 환경부하평가 등의 신뢰성을 향상시키고 현재 생산기술에 기반한 자료를 제공할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.309-322
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• 2006

During the last decade, Health Impact Assessment (HIA) has been discussed worldwide as being an important tool for the development of healthy public policy. HIA has been advanced as a means of bringing potential health impacts to the attention of policy makers, particularly in sectors where health impacts may not otherwise be considered. HIA, a systematic assessment of potential health impacts of proposed public polices, programs, and projects, offers a means to advance population health by bringing public health research to bear on questions of public policy. In Korea, health-related items under current EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) system can only be found in the categories of hygiene and public health. However, environment and public health are not adequately connected and also health is underestimated even though health is an important objective component for the implementation of Environmental Assessments (EA). As a result, health is not well integrated within criteria for investigating the impacts on environment. This study examines linkages for HIA from the related and relatively well-developed field of Prior Environmental Review System (PERS) which is similar to SEA and EIA in Korea.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.165-185
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• 2004

Assessment in Socio-economic items should be used to estimate social influence when policies and projects were introduced. To estimate current situation of socio-economic items 19 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) of large scale projects were analyzed. The projects were selected based on magnitude of social impact when the projects were implemented. Environmental Impact Statement was categorized into line projects(road construction, railroad construction, stream development, etc), and surface projects(energy development, wetland reclamation, recreation and sport development, and housing and residential development, etc) thus being chosen for 19 projects in each categories. This report was based on the analysis of 7 items in socio-economic environmental items(i.e., population, residents, industry, public facilities, education, transport and historical monument). Most EIS did not follow the regulation suggested by Ministry of Environment, and only current circumstances were briefly described. Indifference of in-depth analysis of socioeconomic environmental items would influence the process of social and environment impact negatively in the midst of construction of National Projects such as Outer Circle Seoul Highways, Saemankeum Reclamation Projects, etc. This abrupt halt of construction was mostly based on a lack of public hearing or public participation. Socio-economic items are also very much lacking in quantitative method and strengthening socio-economic environmental items is needed via checklist or matrix that brings decision-makers better ideas objectively.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.52-61
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• 2020

The article examines the impact differences between producing concrete and asphalt. Both materials are widely used in the construction industry. Construction activities account for a large portion of greenhouse gases. Therefore, it is important to consider the Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) to reduce environmental impacts. In this study, the material processes were inputted into an LCA program called SimaPro. The database used for the study was Ecoinvent as it is one of the major databases within SimaPro. The materials were compared against impacts per kg of material produced as the functional unit. Each process was created using the materials, energy and transportation required to produce the materials. Waste streams were also included in the process to determine the impacts after the product was done with its useful life. Using the ReCiPe method, an LCA was conducted. Midpoint and endpoint categories were examined for both the productions. The processes had similar results for the human health and ecosystems categories; however asphalt was marginally higher for both. Asphalt had exceeded concrete in the resource impact category by 100 mPt. The results indicate that concrete is the more sustainable building material. Determination of various impacts of the materials is important for material selection.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제38권11호
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• pp.589-595
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• 2016

본 연구는 전과정평가 기법으로 석유화학업체에서 발생하는 폐수처리슬러지의 매립처리에 대한 잠재적인 환경영향을 평가하고 매립가스 활용에 의한 환경영향의 저감을 평가하였다. 본 연구의 기능단위는 '폐수처리슬러지 1 ton의 매립'이며, 시스템경계는 폐수처리슬러지가 매립장으로 투입 처리되는 과정을 포함하며 외부에너지 생산 및 이용까지 확장하였다. 환경영향은 매립공정 및 침출수처리공정에서 높게 나타났으며, 지구온난화 및 광화학적산화물생성은 매립공정에서, 자원고갈, 산성화, 부영양화, 오존층파괴는 침출수처리공정에서 높게 나타났다. 영향범주별 주요원인물질은 Crude oil(자원고갈), $NO_X$(산성화, 부영양화), $CH_4$(지구온난화, 광화학적산화물생성), $Cl_2$(오존층파괴) 이었다. 자원고갈, 산성화, 부영양화는 침출수처리과정 중 사용되는 전기의 생산에 의한 부하가 주원인으로 나타났으며, 지구온난화, 광화학적산화물생성은 포집되지 않는 매립가스에 포함된 메탄이 주원인이었다. 이에 매립가스에 의한 전기 생산, 공정개선 등으로 전기사용량을 저감하거나 메탄가스 회수율 향상, Flaring system, 매립가스의 연료대체 등으로 메탄배출량을 저감하는 것이 환경영향을 저감하는 방안이 될 수 있다. 한편, 영향범주별 환경영향은 지구온난화-자원고갈-광화학적산화물생성 순으로 나타나 지구온난화가 약 90% 이상의 절대적 환경영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이에 환경영향을 줄이는데 메탄의 배출량을 저감하는 것이 전기사용량을 저감하는 것보다 우선순위가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 매립가스의 연료대체에 의한 회피효과를 검토한 결과, B-C유 또는 LNG를 대체할 경우 각각 32.7%, 12.0%의 환경영향을 저감할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.