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Nondestructive sensing technologies for food safety

  • Kim, M.S.;Chao, K.;Chan, D.E.;Jun, W.;Lee, K.;Kang, S.;Yang, C.C.;Lefcourt, A.M.
    • 한국환경농학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.07a
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    • pp.119-126
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    • 2009
  • In recent years, research at the Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory (EMFSL), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has focused on the development of novel image-based sensing technologies to address agro-food safety concerns, and transformation of these novel technologies into practical instrumentation for industrial implementations. The line-scan-based hyperspectral imaging techniques have often served as a research tool to develop rapid multispectral methods based on only a few spectral bands for rapid online applications. We developed a newer line-scan hyperspectral imaging platform for high-speed inspection on high-throughput processing lines, capable of simultaneous multiple inspection algorithms for different agro-food safety problems such as poultry carcass inspection for wholesomeness and apple inspection for fecal contamination and defect detection. In addition, portable imaging devices were developed for in situ identification of contamination sites and for use by agrofood producer and processor operations for cleaning and sanitation inspection of food processing surfaces. The aim of this presentation is to illustrate recent advances in the above agro.food safety sensing technologies.

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Direction of CM Services Defect Liability in the CM Contract

  • Cho, Young-Jun
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.209-217
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    • 2013
  • The execution of a construction project involves the engagement of many participants. Generally, the Authority uses CM to certify that the Work is built according to the contract documents. The CM work scope is expressed in the Construction Technology Management Act and its Regulation. The mandated and delegated CM services are limited to the construction period. If Contractor is required to repair a construction defect, the Contractor should bear the burden of the inspection service for the defect repair, because it is associated with him. Nevertheless, CM should submit a bond to provide the inspection and supervision service for the defect repair. These may result in conflict with each liability. Therefore, CM service in the law and regulation was investigated and analyzed in this study to classify the characteristics of CM contracts, and it was suggested that the CM liability for the inspection and supervision service for the defect repair should be reconsidered.

Review on the Relationship of Dissolved Gas Analysis and Internal Inspection of Transformer (변압기 절연재료 분석과 내부점검 결과와의 상관성 연구)

  • Park, Hyun-Joo;Nam, Chang-Hyun;Jung, Nyun-Ho
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.59 no.10
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    • pp.1869-1873
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    • 2010
  • For reliable operation of oil-filled electrical equipment, monitoring and maintenance of insulating oil is essential. Dissolved gas analysis(DGA) is widely used for monitoring faults in high voltage electrical equipment in service. Therefore, oil analysis should be monitored regularly during its service life. KEPCO has investigated thousands of dissolved gas analysis data since 1985, and conducted studies on the relationship of gas in oil analysis and internal inspection results of transformer. As the results, KEPCO revised criteria for transformer diagnosis and has applied it since 2008. Almost of 100 cases of internal inspection results since 2001 have been investigated. This paper presents the correlation of the fault-identifying gases with faults found in actual transformers and how should we approach to internal inspection of transformer by dissolved gas analysis.

A Study on Emission Inspection Method Improvement of Heavy-duty Diesel Vehicles (대형 경유자동차 배출가스 검사방법 개선에 관한 연구)

  • Jung, Youngdal;Yeo, Unseok;Yun, Yongan;Hong, Minsung
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.165-173
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    • 2014
  • The method of emission inspection for Heavy-duty diesel vehicles has been engine speed type Lug-down 3mode. This method could bring damage to decrepit vehicles under high speed and high load condition and it could not apply the driving pattern on the road. For these reasons, this study has started to create new emission inspection which is appropriate for Korea's road infrastructure. KD 147 would be applied to light-duty diesel vehicles from july 2010 after model operations. Therefore, this study has investigated new emission inspection system for heavy-duty diesel vehicles, except for light-duty diesel vehicles. In consideration of domestic conditions to meet the new load test method in this study, the Lug-down3 mode vehicle speed method was developed for the first time in korea.

Comparative analysis for improving the effective application of HACCP prerequisite items in meat markets (식육판매장 HACCP 선행요건의 효율적인 적용을 위한 비교분석)

  • Hong, Chong-Hae;Na, Hae-Seo
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.393-399
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    • 2010
  • We analyzed the HACCP prerequisite of National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS) and the Food Establishment Inspection Report of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to recommend contents and ranges to be complemented and used for preparation of guidelines for more effective application of HACCP prerequisites. We used the HACCP inspection reports implemented by Korea Livestock Products HACCP Accreditation Service from 2007 to 2009, FDA Food Code 2009 Guide 3-B Instructions for Marking the Food Establishment Inspection Report, and Retail Food Establishment Sanitation Requirements of 410 Indiana Administrative Code. Major non-compliance items were open doors and windows, insanitary cleaning of in-use utensil, inadequate record of warehousing, and improper storage, transportation, and labelling. Hot water supply, personal hygiene, and regular product testing were additional week points which should be more strongly controlled by detailed operating guidelines. Also, current prerequisite items were required revision into more precise contents to enhanced the effective evaluation and practical application in meat markets.

Application of Risk-Informed Methods to In-Service Piping Inspection in Framatome Type Nuclear Power Plants (프라마톰형 원전의 배관 가동중검사에 리스크 정보를 활용한 기법 적용)

  • Kim, Jin-Hoi;Lee, Jeong-Seok;Yun, Eun-Sub
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.311-317
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    • 2014
  • The Pressurized water reactor owners group (PWROG) developed and applied a risk-informed in-service inspection (RI-ISI) program, as an alternative to the existing ASME Section XI' sampling inspection method. The RI-ISI programs enhance overall safety by focusing inspections of piping at high safety significance (HSS) locations where failure mechanisms are likely to be present. Additionally, the RI-ISI program can reduce nondestructive evaluation (NDE) exams, man-rem exposure for inspectors, and inspection time, among other benefits. The RI-ISI method of in-service piping inspection was applied to 3 units (KSNPs: Korea standard nuclear power plants) and is being deployed to the other units. In this paper, the results of RI-ISI for a Framatome type (France CPI) nuclear power plant are presented. It was concluded that application of RI-ISI to the plant could enhance and maintain plant safety, as well as provide the benefits of greater reliability.

Development of an Inspection Item and its Application for the Hygienic Improvement of Food service Establishments Using (식품접객 업소의 위생개선을 위한 검사항목 개발과 활용에 관한 연구 -HACCP 모델을 이용한 기여인자 분석방법으로)

  • 홍종해;이용욱
    • Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.133-145
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    • 1992
  • The sanitation inspection is the most frequently used procedure to protect foods prepared in foodservice establishments. In order to enhance foodservice inspections and to improve post-inspection remedial measures, more practical evaluation methods for sanitation are required. The HACCP approach is based upon factors which contribute to foodborne disease rather than of factors which relate to aesthetics. Contributing factors for foodborne diseases from food service establishments reported in USA, Candada, and England were analyzed to identify potential hazards during practical foodservice operations. Hazards were classified at critical control points by risk ranking, Twenty-two observable practical indicators relating to each contributing factor were selected and adjusted to standardized procedures and hazard determiners at critical control points, The weights for each inspection item were ranked as 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 according to the risk level of contributing factors. And also application for the inspection item in different 6 types of work procedures were suggested for the use of specialized foodservice establishment and cafeteria, and of manager's self inspection in each establishment.

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Estimation of the Number of Physical Flaws Using Effective POD (유효 POD를 이용한 물리적 결함 수의 추정)

  • Lee, Jae-Bong;Park, Jae-Hak;Kim, Hong-Deok;Chung, Han-Sub
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.21 no.4 s.76
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    • pp.42-48
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    • 2006
  • The strategies of maintenance and operation are usually established based on the number of flaws and their size distribution obtained from nondestructive inspection in order to preserve safety of the plant. But non destructive inspection results are different from the physical flaws which really exist in the equipments. In case of a single inspection, it is easy to estimate the number of physical flaws using the POD curve. However, we may be faced with some difficulties in obtaining the number of physical flaws from the periodic in-service non destructive inspection data. In this study a simple method for estimating the number of physical flaws from periodic in-service nondestructive inspection data was proposed. In order to obtain the flaw growth history, the flaw growth was simulated using the Monte Carlo method and the flaw size and the corresponding POD value were obtained for each flaw at each periodic inspection time. The flaw growth rate used in the simulation was statistically calculated from the in-service inspection data. By repeating the simulation numerous flaw growth data could be generated and the effective POD curve was obtained as a function of flaw size. From the effective POD curve the number of physical flaws was obtained. The usefulness and convenience of the proposed method was evaluated from several applications and satisfactory results were obtained.

An Empirical Study on the Development of Quality Management System Model and Customer Satisfaction -Primarily on the K Society of Ship Inspection- (품질경영시스템의 모형 개발과 고객만족에 관한 실증연구 - K선박검사기관을 중심으로 -)

  • Lee, Jong-In;Song, Jeong-Gyu;Noh, Chang-Kyun
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Navigation
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.173-182
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    • 2001
  • This paper aims to explore effective ways to improve inspection service and develop customer-centered inspection administration, by carrying out a case study on the K Society of Ship Inspection. The methods applied for this research project are as follows, 1) sector-based examination of the existence of the ISO 9001 system; 2) evaluation of the operation of the system; 3) conduction of a survey questionnaire with the participation of all staff and inspections institutes to analyze customer satisfaction of their inspection service, and 4) statistical analysis of the data collected from the survey questionnaire.

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Analysis of Penicillin Antibiotics in Aquatic Products (수산물 중 penicillin계열 항생제의 분석)

  • Bae, Jin-Han;Kim, Bo-Mi;Choi, Mi-Sun;Roh, Hye-Jin;Park, Mi-Jung
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.43 no.6
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    • pp.629-636
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    • 2010
  • A simple, rapid method for determining amoxicillin (AMO) and ampicillin (AMP) in aquatic products (flatfish, salmon, shrimp, tilapia, and yellow croaker) was evaluated. For quantification, the AMO and AMP ions at m/z 348.9 and 105.9, respectively, were selected. The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) for detecting AMO were 0.09 and $0.25\;{\mu}g/L$, respectively. The respective values for AMP were 0.02 and $0.05\;{\mu}g/L$. After $100\;{\mu}g/L$ AMO treatment, the level decreased 10% after 7 days at $5^{\circ}C$, while it decreased 20% at $25^{\circ}C$. After 7 days, 94.9.100% of $100\;{\mu}g/L$ AMP remained after storage at $5^{\circ}C$, while 62.3.100% remained after storage at $25^{\circ}C$. Using the food code method, the recovery of AMO ranged from 64.1.92.0% and that of AMP from 44.8.86.2%. With a protein centrifugation method, the recovery of AMO ranged from 39.8.87.9% and that of AMP from 78.0.98.1%. With liquid-liquid extraction, the recovery of AMO ranged from 36.5.88.3% and that of AMP from 31.8.75.1%.