• Nutrition Research and Practice
• /
• 제17권4호
• /
• pp.789-802
• /
• 2023

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Habitual coffee consumption was inversely associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and hyperglycemia in observational studies, but the causality of the association remains uncertain. This study tested a causal association of genetically predicted coffee consumption with T2D using the Mendelian randomization (MR) method. SUBJECTS/METHODS: We used five single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) as instrumental variables (IVs) associated with habitual coffee consumption in a previous genome-wide association study among Koreans. We analyzed the associations between IVs and T2D, fasting blood glucose (FBG), 2h-postprandial glucose (2h-PG), and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1C) levels. The MR results were further evaluated by standard sensitivity tests for possible pleiotropism. RESULTS: MR analysis revealed that increased genetically predicted coffee consumption was associated with a reduced prevalence of T2D; ORs per one-unit increment of log-transformed cup per day of coffee consumption ranged from 0.75 (0.62-0.90) for the weighted mode-based method to 0.79 (0.62-0.99) for Wald ratio estimator. We also used the inverse-variance-weighted method, weighted median-based method, MR-Egger method, and MR-PRESSO method. Similarly, genetically predicted coffee consumption was inversely associated with FBG and 2h-PG levels but not with HbA1c. Sensitivity measures gave similar results without evidence of pleiotropy. CONCLUSIONS: A genetic predisposition to habitual coffee consumption was inversely associated with T2D prevalence and lower levels of FBG and 2h-PG profiles. Our study warrants further exploration.

• 농약과학회지
• /
• 제19권3호
• /
• pp.185-194
• /
• 2015

본 연구는 대부분의 농작물 중 살균제 carpropamid의 잔류량을 정밀하게 분석할 수 있는 단성분 분석법을 개발하고자 하였다. 대표 농작물로 배추, 사과, 현미, 고추를 선정하였으며, 균질화된 농작물 시료 중 carpropamid 잔류분을 acetone을 이용하여 진탕 추출하고 액-액 분배법과 Florisil 크로마토그래피법을 통해 정제하였다. C8 및 C18 역상컬럼이 장착된 액체크로마토그래피를 이용해 UV 220 nm 파장에서 carpropamid를 정량분석하였으며, 질량분석기를 통해 잔류분을 확인하였다. 본 분석법을 통한 carpropamid의 기기정량한계는 2 ng으로 분석정량한계는 0.02 mg/kg이었다. 표준용액을 3수준 (분석정량한계 ${\times}1$, ${\times}10$, ${\times}100$), 3반복으로 무처리 시료에 첨가하고 본 분석법의 회수율을 산출한 결과 84~112%이었으며, 농산물 종류에 상관없이 반복 간 분석오차는 10% 미만으로 우수한 정밀성을 보였다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
• /
• 제32권3호
• /
• pp.268-273
• /
• 1999

토지이용 유형과 유효인산 함량이 다양한 56개 토양을 대상으로 범용 분광광도계를 사용한 Lancaster법과 분석과정 및 측정과정을 간편화시킨 Soiltek$^{(R)}$ KA-1에서 제시하는 방법으로 측정한 유효인산함량에 대하여 정확도 및 정밀도를 비교 분석하였다. 두 방법으로 분석된 인산함량은 고도의 유의성 있는 정의상관 ($r=0.998^{***}$)을 보였으며, 기울기는 0.97로 거의 일치하여 두 방법간의 정확성은 차이가 없었다. 또한, 두 방법으로 측정된 인산함량 분석결과의 표준편차, CV, 상대정밀도(RS)는 거의 차이가 없으므로 정밀도에서도 차이가 없었다. 따라서, 분석과정 및 기기조작의 편리성 및 신속성을 고려한다면 Soiltek$^{(R)}$ KA-1에서 제시하는 방법으로 유효인산 함량을 측정하는 것도 유용한 방법이라고 생각된다.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
• /
• 제22권11호
• /
• pp.255-259
• /
• 2022

The new social reality emerging amid the global rise of communication links and integration processes acutely emphasizes the problems of communication in large and small social systems. The method of their communication becomes one of the keys to ensuring global security. It has become the mission of humanitarian education to prepare the younger generations for life in a changing world with no image of the future and increasing uncertainty. In psychological and pedagogical research, there is a growing scientific interest in the problems of interaction of the individual with the social environment. The mental trace of a person's practice in society shapes the experience of social interaction, which constitutes simultaneously the source, tool, and condition for the emergence and development of personality. The study outlines the methodological foundations for the study of individual experiences of social interaction. A hypothesis about the productivity of the functional matrix method is tested. Materials for the training of specialists in the humanities include interdisciplinary approaches to the study and transformation of the experience of social interaction and systematic methodology for the study of complex objects. Fundamental to the study is the systematic-dialectical method, and the matrix method is employed as the instrumental-technological method. The paper presents the results of a multidisciplinary overview of scientific literature concerning the essential characteristics and functions of social interaction and the respective experience. The overview points to the fragmented nature of scientific understanding of the elements of experience outside its integrity and systemic properties. Based on the formula "personality interacts with the social environment", the study presents an algorithm for the application of a systematic methodology for the study of complex objects, which made it possible to identify the system parameters of experience at three levels of cognition and develop the reference structural and functional matrices for the didactic system of its pedagogical enrichment.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
• /
• 제55권4호
• /
• pp.1485-1494
• /
• 2023

The bow of the nuclear fuel assembly is a well-known phenomenon. One of the vital criteria during the history of nuclear fuel development has been fuel assembly's mechanical stability. Once present, the fuel assembly bow can lead to safety issues like excessive water gap and power redistribution or even incomplete rod insertion (IRI). The extensive bow can result in assembly handling and loading problems. This is why the fuel assembly's bow is one of the most often controlled geometrical factors during periodic fuel inspections for VVER when compared e.g. to on-site fuel rod gap measurements or other instrumental measurements performed on-site. Our proposed screening method uses existing video records for fuel inspection. We establish video frames normalization and aggregation for the purposes of bow measurement. The whole process is done by digital image processing algorithms which analyze rotations of video frames, extract angles whose source is the fuel set torsion, and reconstruct torsion schema. This approach provides results comparable to the commonly utilized method. We tested this new approach in real operation on 19 fuel assemblies with different campaign numbers and designs, where the average deviation from other methods was less than 2 % on average. Due to the fact, that the method has not yet been validated during full scale measurements of the fuel inspection, the preliminary results stand for that we recommend this method as a complementary part of standard bow measurement procedures to increase measurement robustness, lower time consumption and preserve or increase accuracy. After completed validation it is expected that the proposed method allows standalone fuel assembly bow measurements.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
• /
• 제47권1호
• /
• pp.8.1-8.9
• /
• 2022

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the color change of the Giomer resin composite (Beautifil-Bulk) by using photographs obtained with a smartphone (iPhone 6S) associated with Adobe Photoshop software (digital method), with the spectrophotometric method (Vita Easyshade) after immersion in different pigment solutions. Materials and Methods: Twenty resin composite samples with a diameter of 15.0 mm and thickness of 1.0 mm were confectioned in A2 color (n = 5). Photographs and initial color readings were performed with a smartphone and spectrophotometer, respectively. Then, samples were randomly divided and subjected to cycles of immersion in distilled water (control), açai, Coke, and tomato sauce, 3 times a day, 20 minutes for 7 days. Later, new photographs and color readings were taken. Results: The analysis (2-way analysis of variance, Holm-Sidak, p < 0.05) demonstrated no statistical difference (p < 0.005) between the methods in all groups. Similar color changes were observed for all pigment solutions when using the spectrophotometric method. For the digital method, all color changes were clinically unacceptable, with distilled water and tomato sauce similar to each other and with statistical differences (p < 0.005) for Coke and açai. Conclusions: Only the tomato sauce produced a color change above the acceptability threshold using both methods of color assessment. The spectrophotometric and digital methods produce different patterns of color change. According to our results, the spectrophotometric method is more recommended in color change assessment.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
• /
• 제25권1호
• /
• pp.7-12
• /
• 2011

최근 건축물이 고층화 및 대형화됨에 따라 건축물의 주요 구조부 중 기둥과 보를 철근콘크리트가 아닌 철골구조로 많이 시공하고 있다. 건축물의 뼈대가 되는 철골에는 내화피복재를 코팅하여 화재에 견딜 수 있는 구조로 시공한다. 내화시험(실제 규모 화재시험)을 수행하지 않고 현장에 시공된 내화피복재의 성능을 확인할 수 있는 간편한 시험방법의 도입이 필요하다. 본 연구는 내화뿜칠재에 대한 성분분석(기기분석)을 통하여 과학적이며 빠른 분석이 가능한 현장분섭법을 도출하였으며 열분석을 이용하여 내화성능이 확인된 내화뿜칠재의 고유지문영역을 확보하고 이를 표준물질로 Database화하여 현장시공재료에 대한 일치 성분석에 활용 가능함을 실험을 통하여 입증하였다.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
• /
• 제33권4호
• /
• pp.521-524
• /
• 2006

Purpose: The history of biometry dates back to ancient Greek. The ideal body ratio from biometry is used as a guideline in many works of art. Biometry is also used as a medical standard to determine normal or abnormal. Since the biometry of face is so complicated, many surgeons tend to regard preoperative evaluation as a bother and substitute medical records with some photographs. We introduce a new method to measure $MRD_1$ and levator function using digital photographs, which becomes widely used lately. Methods: $MRD_1$ can be measured with the primary-gaze-view photo which is magnified by PhotoshopR 7.0.1. The distance from coneal reflex of ring flash to upper eyelid margin is converted to mm-unit using the piece of ruler attached on the patient's face. Levator function can be measured with up-gaze-view photo and down-gaze-view photo which are superimposed on another. The excursion distance of upper eyelid margin (a) and the excursion distance of eyebrow (b) are measured respectively. The levator function can be assessed through subtraction of two values (a-b). This method is simple and precise and can be applied directly to patient without photos. Results: Using magnified digital photos and computer, this method can reduce personal error and instrumental error. Taking some digital photos doesn't take long time, so it can reduce the effort of preoperative evaluation and discomfort of patients. Conclusion: Digital photo-biometry is useful for retrospective study. Especially reducing personal error, it is useful when the number of specimens is huge. New levator function test is much more useful for Asian-specific eyes than Berke's method allowing frontalis muscle compensation.

• 환경영향평가
• /
• 제19권4호
• /
• pp.421-429
• /
• 2010

The reliability of the measurement of ambient trace species is an important issue, especially, in background area such as Gosan in Jeju Island. In a previous episodic study, it was suggested that the PM10 measurement result by the gravimetric method(GMM) was not in agreement with the result by the ${\beta}$-ray absorption method(BAM). In this study, a systematic comparison was carried out for the data between 2001 and 2008 at Gosan(GMM and BAM) and Jeju city (BAM) which is near to Gosan. It was found that at Gosan the PM10 concentration by BAM was higher than GMM and the correlation between them was low. The BAM results at Gosan and Jeju city showed similar trend implying the discrepancy at Gosan was not caused by instrumental problem of the BAM at Gosan. Based on the previous studies two probable reasons for the discrepancy are identified; (1) negative measurement error by the evaporation of volatile ambient species at the filter in GMM such as nitrate and ammonium and (2) positive error by the absorption of water vapor during measurement in BAM. There was no heater at the inlet of BAM at Gosan during the sampling period. Based on the size-segregated measurement data, it was identified that the evaporation error was minor, if any. The relationship between the two methods did not vary with the ambient relative humidity. Thus, at present, it is not clear why the discrepancy had been occurring and when using the PM10 data at Gosan, one should be aware the possible errors.

• 한국조리학회지
• /
• 제23권6호
• /
• pp.70-77
• /
• 2017

The purpose of this study was to examine tourist satisfaction towards Hanoi local food image as well as examine the relationship between those two variables with tourist destination loyalty intention. A self-administered survey was carried out in Hanoi, Vietnam. Of the distributed 400 questionnaires, a total 393 respondents of foreign tourists were used to data analysis by a convenience sampling method. Factor analysis was performed to identify underlying dimensions of what foreign tourists expect most from Hanoi local food image. The results showed that foreign tourist perceived Hanoi local food image as, food quality, food culture, contexture features and atmospheric. The finding showed that Hanoi local food image had a direct effect on foreign tourist's satisfaction and destination loyalty intention. In addition, tourist satisfaction had a positive influence on destination loyalty intention. At last, considering the results from this study, it is suggested that it is necessary to create and maintain the identity of image by formulating appropriate strategies and it is instrumental to promote local food image based on its distinctiveness and diversity which stands for the unique native culture.