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A convergence study on dental infection management awareness and experience of dental users (치과이용자의 치과 감염관리 인식과 경험에 관한 융복합 연구)

  • Kim, Seol-Hee;Oh, Se-Li;Lee, Seul
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.18 no.11
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    • pp.329-336
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    • 2020
  • The study investigated the perception and experience of infection control targeting dental users. During July-August 2020, 198 adults over the age of 20 were surveyed on general characteristics, infection control awareness and experience, and improvement. Analysis was performed using PASW Statistics ver 18.0. The research results, 91% of dental users recognized that infection control was important. In the recognition of infection control were highly investigated oral treatment equipment sterilization, hand hygiene and glove replacement before and after treatment by dental staff. And dental users was relatively low the replacement of disposable gowns and safety glasses for each patient by medical staff. The dental staff are doing well in personal protection and instrument sterilization. Surface disinfection and water quality management needed improvement. It was meaningful to suggest improvement in infection control based on the perception and experience from the perspective of dental users. It is expected to be used as basic data necessary for high-quality medical services through infection control in dental medical institutions.

Comparative Study on the Mechanism of Water Quality Improvements (수질개선 매커니즘에 기초한 물이용부담금의 활용)

  • Koun, Hyoung-Joon
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2010.05a
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    • pp.435-440
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    • 2010
  • 최근 하천의 기능이 다양화되면서 물 사용 및 배분과 관련하여 각종 갈등이 첨예화 되면서 수리권에 대한 체계적인 정리가 필요하게 되었다. 특히, 각종 수리권의 적용 범위나 한계를 논하기 위해서는 근본적으로 하천의 자연유량과 인공유량에 대한 이해가 우선되어야 하는데 이는 수리권의 본질을 이해하는데 기본적인 사항이다. 하천의 수질개선은 오염원을 저감 또는 제거하는 것과 하천의 유량을 증가시키는 것이다. 특히, 수질개선(Water Quality Improvement)이라는 목표를 달성하기 위해 도입된 물이용부담금제도가 "수질개선사업의 범위가 어디까지인가?"라는 근본적 질문에 대한 명확한 정의가 이루어지지 않는 경우 향후 물이용부담금 제도의 효용성은 저하될 수 밖에 없다. 하천의 수질개선은 세가지 메커니즘에 의해 달성할 수 있는데, 첫번째 메커니즘은 하천의 수량이 일정할 때 하천에 유입되는 또는 유입된 오염물질을 저감시킴으로써 수질개선을 달성하는 것이다. 즉, 유입 오염물질을 제거, 저감하기 위한 하수처리시설의 설치, 운영, 습지 조성, 하천에 유입된 쓰레기나 오염물질의 제거 노력 등을 통한 수질개선이 이에 해당한다. 두번째 메커니즘은 오염원 저감측면이 아닌 하천의 유량을 풍부하게 함으로써 수질개선을 달성하는 것이다. 즉, 일반적으로 확보되는 하천의 유량보다 더 많은 유량을 하천에 흐르게 함으로써 하천 스스로의 자정능력을 키우고 오염물질의 농도를 희석함으로써 수질을 개선하는 방법이다. 해마다 발생하는 하천의 수질오염사고시 다목적댐이나 용수댐에서 희석수를 대량 방류함으로써 수질 사고를 해결하는 경우가 이에 해당한다. 또 하나의 메커니즘은 미래의 오염원이 되는 비점오염원(축산가구, 도로 산림 등)의 소산 노력 등을 통한 적극적인 수질개선이 이에 해당한다. 하천의 수질개선은 이 세가지 메커니즘이 병행하여 작용될 때 그 효과를 최적으로 달성할 수 있다. 향후 물 관리는 빗물 - 댐 하천 - 상수도 - 하수도 - 해수 등 물 순환의 전체 체계에서 이루어져야 하고 효율적인 물 관리를 위해서는 '수량 수질의 통합관리'가 불가피하다는 점에서 물이용부담금의 수량측면에 대한 이해는 물 관리의 효율성을 높이는 중요한 요소이다.

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Estimation of citizens' Willing To Pay for water quality improvement on urban rivers (도시하천 수질 개선을 위한 도시민의 지불의사 추정)

  • Kang, Ji Yoon;Kim, Keewook
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2022.05a
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    • pp.463-463
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    • 2022
  • 도시하천은 급속한 경제성장과 개발 등 여건변화에 따라 크게 변화되어왔다. 이에 하천은 본연의 모습과 가치를 잃고 인공적인 모습으로 변해 하천의 주요 기능인 자정작용, 생태계 건강성 유지 등의 기능을 잃고 도시 활동에 따른 오염물질에 노출되어가고 있는 실정이다. 이로 인한 부정적인 영향으로 도시민의 삶의 질과 만족도 또한 하락되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 부산의 대표하천인 수영강을 대상으로 도시하천 수질 개선을 위한 도시민의 지불의사를 추정하였다. 비시장가치를 추정하기 위해 조건부가치측정법(CVM, Contingent Valuation Method)을 적용하여 수질개선에 따른 지불의사(WTP, Willingness To Pay)를 파악하고 경제적 가치를 추정하였다. 가상시나리오는 EPA, water quality ladder의 개념을 이용하여 현재 수영강 수질이 오염된 물(4등급)이라고 가상시장을 설정하고 낚시가 가능한 수준(2등급)까지 개선을 시키고자 할 때의 지불의사를 물었다. 이때 지불수단은 기부금의 형태로 연 1회 향후 5년간 지불기간을 설정하였다. WTP 모형추정은 KDI에서 제시하고 있는 로지스틱분포 함수와 스파이크 모형을 사용하여 WTP를 추정하였다. 스파이크 모형의 추정결과 평균 지불의사액은 12,255원으로 부산광역시 전체 가구 수인 1,392,291가구(2019년)에 적용할 경우 향후 5년간 연 170억 원의 재원을 확보할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 지불의사 추정결과 수영강 인접 지역주민의 지불의사가 높게 추정되었고, 부산시민이 수영강을 자연과 생태보전 기능하천으로 인지하고 있음(56.5%)을 고려 할 때, 하천환경개선을 통한 지불의사의 상승은 도시하천 가치 향상이 될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 또한 도시민의 기대수준 충족과 더불어 도시하천 가치상승을 위한 부족한 재원까지도 조달 할 수 있는 방안의 기초를 마련 할 수 있을 것이라 판단된다.

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The Study on Ecological Function Assessment at Streams in Rural Area - The Focus of Han-River Basin - (농촌지역 소하천의 생태환경 평가 연구 - 한강유역 지류를 중심으로 -)

  • Kang, Bang-Hun;Kim, Nam-Choon;Son, Jin-Kwan;Kim, Mi-Heui;Cho, Seung-Jin;Rhee, Sang-Young
    • Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.23-32
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this study is to produce basic planning criteria required in ecological restoration and improvement works of streams in rural area through the application of stream assessment methods (water quality, soil environment, and ecological function assessment) at 6 study sites of Han River basin. The investigation results were as followings; 1) There were the evaluation items like a manure use, salt degree, river peripheral tree, which did not fitted to apply to domestic streams, in the SVAP (Stream Visual Assessment Protocol) and NRCS Riparian Assessment that were evaluation models developed in USDA. The area inhabitants with a little knowledge and education personally seems to utilize the evaluation methods through improvement partly with an aspect that evaluation is slightly easy. 2) From the stream assessment results, the construction of diverse pools, large woody debris and isolated backwater pool are needed to improve a few of problems observed at the mostly study sites. The result of NRCS Riparian Assessment showed that the improvement of stream bank vegetative communities is needed by planting tree with deep-binding root masses, and managing of noxious weeds and exotic undesirable plants. 3) Summing up, the assessment results showed that the assessment scores were higher at upstream than downstream, the stream with totally maintenance than that with partly maintenance, the stream with slope bank than that with vertical bank, and the stream with a flood plain than that without a flood plain. So, the direction of stream maintenance projects must be set by consideration of those results.

Current Achievement and Perspectives of Seed Quality Evaluation in Soybean (콩 품질평가 현황과 전망)

  • 김용호
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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    • v.47
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    • pp.95-106
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    • 2002
  • Soybean is one of the most important sources of protein and oil in the world. Recently, emphasis has been laid on the chemical composition of soybean seeds for the processing soybean foods. Improvement of soybean components has been expected to improve food-processing quality for the processed soybean products such as soymilk and various edible ingredients as well as fur the traditional soyfoods. In Korea, soybean breeding research programmes have been focused on the quality of the products derived from soybean with yield stability, and some new modified soybean varieties haying good food-processing quality were developed recently. So the efforts of establishing standard and standardization of products in soybean are important. Three main categories should be considered in view of soybean seed quality; the marketing value such as grain size, shape, and appearance; the eating and processing value such as dehulled ratio, water absorption rate, and benny flavor; the nutritional value such as protein, lipid, and carbohydrate contents. And the new frontiers in research are looking at the functional nutrients in soybeans and how to improve them. In case marketing value, mainly the appearance is evaluated, therefore, each country has an application of standard related to quality. Each determination of standard class, heat-damaged kernels, splits, and soybeans of other colors is made on the basis of the grain when free from foreign materials. But processing value and nutritional value for standardization were not studied in detail till now. In addition, soybean has potential roles in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, most notably cancer, osteoporosis, and heart disease. The functional nutrients include a protease inhibitor, phytic acid, saponins, and isoflavones, etc.. It is believed that standardization of soybean quality should perform to overcome the difficulties, relatively high price of domestic soybean products has weakened the competitive power, in the market related to WTO. So, we should focus on further research into the evaluation and establishment of quality-standard in soybean.

A Study on Function Assessment of Coastal Wetlands for Ecological Network Establishment -Focused on the Westcoast of Chungnam Province - (생태네트워크 구축을 위한 해안습지 기능평가 연구 - 충남 서해안을 대상으로 -)

  • Park, Mi Ok;Park, Mi Lan;Koo, Bon Hak
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.10 no.6
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    • pp.70-80
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    • 2007
  • This study was surveyed from January to september, 2007 in order to evaluate the function of coastal wetland as a ecological axis in korea peninsula. Assessment was done by RAM (Rapid Assessment Method). RAM is consisted of total 8 contents and divided into high, moderate, low. The preservation grade of RAM is divided into 4 grades; absolute preservation, preservation, improvement and improvement or restoration. Throughout survey on total 14 wetlands of marine, estuary wetland and back marsh which are distributed in west coast in chung-nam province, their function was assessed. As result, total all the 14 wetlands were judged as preservation grade by assessment of 8 functional contents. The function of wetlands assessed as preservation grade showed high in water quality protection and improvement. Also, showed high in vegetation diversity, wildlife habitat and aesthetic recreation. Meanwhile, showed low in ground water recharge, Shoreline/Stream Bank Protection, Flood/Stormwater storage and Flood flow alteration. Of wetlands evaluated as preservation grade, Dae-ho, Sinduri, Bu-Nam lake, Sowhang dune and keum river estuary were assessed as absolute preservative area owing to habitation of international protection species and endangered species. These wetlands are essential to be managed continuously as a area having high ecological value. Farther, this wetlands will be done as a axis of ecological network related to land ecosystem.

Project evaluation by the rural villagers on and spatial analysis of the reconstructed villages under the Rural Village Improvement Project (Type A) (취락구조 개선(신촌형) 마을의 주민의식 및 공간구조 분석에 관한 연구)

  • Im, Seung-Bin;Jo, Sun-Jae;Park, Chang-Seok
    • Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.53-66
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    • 1995
  • This study aims at analyzing of residents'attitudes and spatial structures in the rural villages reconstructed by the Rural Village Improvement Project(type A), and suggesting the guiding directions for planning rural villages. Six rural villages located in KyungGi province were selected for case study. The Major findings can be summarized as follows : 1) The ratio of type A project(newly planned village) in the total cases of the Rural Village Improvement Project has increased since 1990, In the majority(91.2%) of the type A project, the project area is below 2 ha and density of dwelling unit is below 40 households/ha. 2) The three spatial structures of newly planned rural village, i.e., Loop pattern, Cul-de-sac pattern, and Dendritic pattern, are identified. And the barns in the newly-build houses are categorized into the five types : the vertical addition type, the horizontal addition type, the vertical- horizontal addition type, the no- barn type, and the reused -barn type. 3) In the newly planned rural villages, the level of satisfactions for the quality of house and water & sewer system is remarkably higher than in the existing rural villages. These are the positive effects caused by the Rural Village Improvement Project. 4) The majority of the villagers think the improvement of the existing rural village, instead of redevelopment or newly planned village, is most desirable, which means the improvement of houses, roads, and sanitary facilities while preserving the spatial structures of the existing village.

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Analysing the Effect of Residual Chlorine Equalization for Water Quality Improvement in Water Distribution System (공급과정 수질개선을 위한 잔류염소 균등화 효과분석)

  • Choi, Taeho;Lee, Doojin;Bae, Cheolho;Moon, Jiyoung
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.30 no.5
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    • pp.587-596
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    • 2016
  • This study attempts to draw factors for an analysis of the operation effect of a rechlorination facility and autodrain equipment for residual chlorine equalization by installing and operating a rechlorination facility and autodrain equipment in P City and analyzing the practical evaluation method and operation effect. For this purpose, this study selected three indicators for an analysis of the effectiveness of residual chlorine equalization and conducted a comparative analysis before and after the implementation of the residual chlorine equalization. As a result of estimation, (1) the reduction of the residual chlorine concentration range from a water treatment plant to the pipe end was 16.0%; (2) the total reduction of chlorination input was 18.0%; and (3) the reduction of the generation of disinfection by-products was 19.5%. In addition, this achieved enough residual chlorine equalization in the supply process and shows that it could successfully achieve the economic feasibility of investment in equipment and the reduction of the generation of disinfection by-products. Like this, it is judged that the three indicators suggested in this study will be used sufficiently as indicators of an analysis of the effectiveness of residual chlorine equalization according to the operations of the rechlorination facility and autodrain equipment.

Evaluation on the Locations of Powdered Activated Carbon Addition for Improvement of Taste and Odor Removal in Drinking Water Supplies (상수원수 내 이취미 제거효율 향상을 위한 분말활성탄 투입지점의 평가)

  • Kim, Young-Il;Lee, Sang-Jin;Bae, Byung-Uk
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.341-348
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    • 2007
  • The efficiency of powdered activated carbon (PAC) for removing taste and odor (T&O) in drinking water supplies is dependent on the contact time, quality of mixing, and the presence of competing compounds. All of these are strongly influenced by the stage in the treatment process at which the PAC is added. In conventional water treatment plants (WTPs), PAC is commonly added into the rapid mixing basin where chemicals such as coagulants, alkaline chemicals, and chlorine, are simultaneously applied. In order to prevent interference between PAC and other water treatment chemicals, alternative locations for addition of PAC, such as at transmission pipe in the water intake tower or into a separated PAC contactor, were investigated. Whatever the location, addition of PAC apart from other water treatment chemicals was more effective for geosmin removal than simultaneous addition. Among several combinations, the sequence 'chlorine-PAC-coagulant' produced the best result with respect to geosmin removal efficiency. Consequently, when PAC has to be applied to cope with T&O problems in conventional WTPs, it is very important to prevent interference with other water treatment chemicals, such as chlorine and coagulant. Adequate contact time should also be given for adsorption of the T&O compounds onto the PAC. To satisfy these conditions, installation of a separated PAC contactor would be the superior alternative if there is space available in the WTP. If necessary, PAC could be added at transmission pipe in the water intake tower and still provide some benefit for T&O treatment.

Garlic (Allium sativum) Supplementation: Influence on Egg Production, Quality, and Yolk Cholesterol Level in Layer Hens

  • Mahmoud, Kamel Z.;Gharaibeh, Saad M.;Zakaria, Hana A.;Qatramiz, Amer M.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.23 no.11
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    • pp.1503-1509
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    • 2010
  • Forty-eight 40-wk-old Hi-sex laying hens were individually caged in an environmentally controlled house to evaluate the effect of garlic (Allium Sativum) juice administration on egg production, egg quality, and yolk cholesterol. Garlic juice was prepared by blending pealed garlic cloves with distilled water (1:1, w/w). Hens were randomly divided into four equal groups; one served as a control and the other three groups were individually gavaged, 3.75 ml, 7.5 ml, or 15 ml garlic juice, three times a week, which respectively represented 0.25, 0.50 and 1% of body weight. Egg production was recorded on a daily basis; egg weight, albumen height, albumen and yolk pH, Haugh unit, and bacterial count of E. coli-challenged eggs were recorded at day of oviposition (day-1) and after 5 and 10 days of storage at room temperature. Yolk cholesterol content was analyzed for five successive weeks. Garlic juice increased (p<0.05) egg weight and mass with no change in egg production intensity. Garlic juice administration recorded higher (p<0.05) albumen height and improvement in Haugh unit. Also, eggs from garlic-treated hens recorded lower (p<0.05) albumen and yolk pH when compared to eggs collected from control hens. Garlic reduced (p<0.05) the $log_{10}$ of bacterial count in egg contents linearly when challenged with E. coli. Egg-yolk cholesterol content was not influenced by garlic juice administration. It is concluded that garlic juice improved performance characteristics and may increase egg shelf life as indicated by egg quality improvement and lower bacterial count of E. coli-challenged eggs. The levels of garlic juice used in this study were insufficient to influence egg yolk cholesterol.