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A Survey on the Laboratory Animals in Korea (우리나라 실험동물 실태에 관한 조사)

  • Kim, Jae-Yeon
    • Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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    • v.4 no.2 s.7
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    • pp.33-45
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    • 1989
  • The survey was conducted on the actual conditions of species, the facilities, a establishment of regulation concerning laboratory animals and the related problems on users and suppliers of laboratory animals in Korea. The questionnaires were sent to 430 and received from 107$(24.9\%)$ places. The results obtained were as follows : 1. Experimental animals used at the 107 places were 21 species: mouse(90\;places,\;84.1\%)$, rat $(61,\;57.0\%)$, rabbit$(76,\;71.0\%)$, guineapig$(42,\; 39.3\%)$ etc. 2. The main organizations using laboratory animals were university $46(43.0\%)$, institute $32(29.9\%)$ and pharmaceutical company $27(25.2\%)$ etc. 3. Most the laboratory animal facilities in Korea have been conventional system without environmental controls, but a few places have been recently established barrier system. 4. To get a good experimental result, a regular genetic and microbiological monitoring of laboratory animals should be done. 5. It was required that a educational facilities and a quality test agency for laboratory animals should be established. 6. It was also required that a regulation for breeding and using of laboratory animals should 'be enacted.

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Status of Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity in Veterinary Research Facilities in Nigeria

  • Odetokun, Ismail Ayoade;Jagun-Jubril, Afusat Toyin;Onoja, Bernard A.;Wungak, Yiltawe Simwal;Raufu, Ibrahim Adisa;Chen, Jessica Corron
    • Safety and Health at Work
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.49-58
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    • 2017
  • Background: This study determined current status of laboratory biosafety in Nigerian veterinary research facilities. Methods: A questionnaire was developed to obtain information from researchers across Nigeria from July 2014 to July 2015. Information regarding demographics, knowledge of laboratory biosafety, availability and proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE), any priority pathogens researched, attitude on and use of standard laboratory practices, and biosafety awareness was obtained using a numeric scoring system. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, and univariate and multivariate logistic regression. Results: A total of 74 participants from 19 facilities completed the questionnaire. General knowledge scores ranged from 3 to 28 (out of 28 possible points), with 94.6% of respondents receiving low scores (scores < mean + 1 standard deviation). Very few (17.6%) reported availability or use PPE. Many participants (63.5%) reported no access to biosafety level (BSL)-1-3 facilities. None reported availability of a BSL-4 facility. Knowledge scores pertaining to biosafety management practices ranged from 0 to 14 (out of 14 possible points) with 47.3% of respondents receiving good scores (scores > mean + 1 standard deviation). Only 16.2% of respondents (from four facilities) reported having biosafety officers. Rabies virus was the most researched pathogen (31.1% of respondents). The majority (71.6%) were unaware of laws guiding biosafety. Researchers [odds ratio (OR) = 18.0; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.63, 198.5; p = 0.023], especially in BSL-2 (OR = 258.5; 95% CI: 12.71, 5256; p < 0.001) facility of research institute (OR = 25.0; 95% CI: 5.18, 120.6; p < 0.001), are more likely to have adequate access to and properly utilize biosafety devices and PPE. Conclusions: Current knowledge of laboratory biosafety is limited except among a few researchers.

A Study of Laboratory Facilities, Equipment and Expenses for Practice in a Four-year Nursing Schools (4년제 간호대학(과) 실습 비 및 실습기자재 표준안 개발을 위한 기초조사연구)

  • Shin, Kyung-Rim;Park, Kyung-Sook;Ahn, Yang-Heui;Chaung, Seung-Kyo;Suh, Yeon-Ok
    • Korean Journal of Adult Nursing
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.305-315
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    • 2003
  • Purpose: To describe the status of the laboratory facilities, equipment and expenses for practice in a four-year nursing schools and to analyze mandatory requirements for laboratory facilities and equipment. Method: A descriptive survey research design was used. The participants were 49 of the 4-year nursing schools across the nation. The data were collected by e-mail. The return rate for questionnaires was 63.3% (n=31). Result: In 2001 the total expenses for laboratory practice were 21,865,230 won and the average per student was 102,418 won. Types of laboratories included single and complex. The mean size for laboratories was $318.7m^2$ and mean size for laboratories for fundamental nursing was $161.1m^2$. The range for number of students in a laboratory class was 20-30 for eight universities (30.8%). Among required laboratory equipment, items that were deficient in 50% in the universities were mercury and aneroid sphygmomanometers for children, electronic sphygmomanometers, Bell type fetal stethoscopes, sheepskin, beds for children, for gynecology, and electronic hilo beds. Among the elective equipment, items that were deficient in 50% of the universities were $O^2$ tents, Blackmore tubes, retractors, hot-water supply, and incentive spirometers. The number of items that needed to add to the equipment were 10 for required equipment and 22 for elective equipment. Conclusion: A standardized mandatory list of equipment for laboratory facilities and expenses for practice in 4-year nursing schools needs to be developed.

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A Study on the Using Analysis of Science Subject Learning Space Corresponding to Learning Contents and Method in Elementary School (초등학교 과학교과 학습공간 이용분석에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Seung-Je
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Educational Facilities
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.14-24
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    • 2007
  • Recently, there are three major trends in building school facilities by government. First trend is to reconstruct facilities that have been built for 30 years. Second is the creation of a new town, new construction demanded from the redeveloping area. Finally, third is to build educational convenience facilities such as gymnasium, auditorium and cafeteria etc. When building or reconstructing school facilities, it is important to consider the 7th Education curriculum. The purpose of this study is to propose the guide line of the planning the dimension of Science Laboratory in in elementary school, corresponding to teaming contents and method.

Review of laboratory test facilities for measuring impact sound insulation in Korea. (바닥충격음 관련 국내 실험실 현황 및 고찰)

  • 장길수;정갑철;김재수;김선우
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2001.05a
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    • pp.234-238
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    • 2001
  • This study aims to review the present conditions of domestic laboratory test facilities for measuring impact sound insulation. The result will be useful to establish the new Korean Standard to coincide with ISO 140-6.

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A Study on the Variation of Airflow Velocity and Temperature upon the Design of Bio Clean Room(BCR) for Laboratory Animal Facilities by Numerical Simulation (실험동물 사육실용 바이오 크린룸(BCR)의 급기 온도 및 풍속 변화 특성에 관한 수치해석적 연구)

  • Park, Dong-Il;Chung, Kwang-Seop;Kim, Young-Il;Kim, Sung-Min
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.24 no.7
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    • pp.578-584
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    • 2012
  • In this study, the analysis on the distribution of indoor airflow velocity and temperature by using numerical simulation has carried out to make fundamental data for establishing the optimum design of laboratory animal facilities. From the results, it was found that replacement of cage lacks, air supply and exhaust system, supply air temperature, supply air velocity affect to the optimum design of laboratory animal facilities as a important element.

e-Science Technologies in Synchrotron Radiation Beamline - Remote Access and Automation (A Case Study for High Throughput Protein Crystallography)

  • Wang Xiao Dong;Gleaves Michael;Meredith David;Allan Rob;Nave Colin
    • Macromolecular Research
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.140-145
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    • 2006
  • E-science refers to the large-scale science that will increasingly be carried out through distributed global collaborations enabled by the Internet. The Grid is a service-oriented architecture proposed to provide access to very large data collections, very large scale computing resources and remote facilities. Web services, which are server applications, enable online access to service providers. Web portal interfaces can further hide the complexity of accessing facility's services. The main use of synchrotron radiation (SR) facilities by protein crystallographers is to collect the best possible diffraction data for reasonably well defined problems. Significant effort is therefore being made throughout the world to automate SR protein crystallography facilities so scientists can achieve high throughput, even if they are not expert in all the techniques. By applying the above technologies, the e-HTPX project, a distributed computing infrastructure, was designed to help scientists remotely plan, initiate and monitor experiments for protein crystallographic structure determination. A description of both the hardware and control software is given together in this paper.

A STUDY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD CRITERIA OF EQUIPMENT FOR 3 YEAR NURSING EDUCATION (3년제 간호교육과정의 실험실습 기자재 기준 개발)

  • Chon, Si-Ja;Kwon, Sook-Hee;Kim, Yeon-Hwa;Park, Yeon-Su;Hong, Yong-Hae;In, Kyung-Sun;Lee, Sook-Hee;Oh, Sei-Young;Choi, Byung-Sun;Chu, Su-Kyung
    • The Korean Nurse
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    • v.37 no.3
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    • pp.78-91
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    • 1998
  • This descriptive study was conducted in order to develop a standard criteria for nursing laboratory facilities and equipment for use by the 3 year nursing colleges. The data was collected from Aug. 28 to Sept. 30, 1997 by mail from 44 3 year nursing schools. To develop a standard criteria, the syllabi for Fundamentals of Nursing laboratory and for Physical Assessment were collected and analyzed. The following information was elicited and analyzed by the researchers : 1. for each procedure in the syllabus, the percentage of schools using the procedures 2. the facilities and equipment recognized as necessary and the percentage of schools which possess each item 3. calculation of the standard criteria for size of the nursing laboratory together with a list of the necessary facilities and equipment. The results of the study were as follows : 1. The Size of facility was 181.2m2 for fundamentals of Nursing laboratory and 56.4m2 for the storage room. For those whose number of students exceed 120, 1.98m2 is required for each students. 2. The number of items included in the standard criteria was 92 for Fundamentals of Nursing and Physical Assessment and 47 for other nursing subjects. The items made of rubber, plastic and the disposable ones were suggested but excluded from the standard criteria. Based on the above findings, the following suggestions were made : 1. Periodic review of the standard criteria is necessary to update the standard. 2. A study on the standardization of the curriculum for basic science laboratory, including experiment and a standard criteria of equipment, is necessary. 3. A study to develop a computer program for management of nursing laboratory facilities and equipment is needed.

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The Importance-Performance Analysis(IPA) of the Laboratory Facilities for the Practical Education of Culinary Arts Majors in the Continuity of Educational Experiences - Focusing on the Y University in Chung-Buk Province - (교육 연계성 측면에서 조리 실습실 시설에 대한 전공자의 중요도-만족도 분석 - 충청북도에 위치한 Y대학교를 중심으로 -)

  • Na, Tae-Kyun;Choo, Sang-Yong
    • Culinary science and hospitality research
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.255-267
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    • 2009
  • The purpose of this study is to evaluate the importance and performance of the educational laboratory facilities for culinary practice. The questionnaire was distributed to 100 students enrolled in the culinary arts department at Y University located in Chung-buk province, and a total of 71 usable, completed questionnaires were received for the research. Collected data was statistically analyzed using the SPSS 10.0 Windows version, and the IPA(Importance-Performance Analysis) was conducted to compare importance and satisfaction from kitchen laboratory facilities which have been a key element of culinary education. Results of this study can be summarized as follows. Firstly, it was found that performance (M=3.42) for culinary practice facilities was lower than importance(M=4.09) for culinary practice facilities. Secondly, through IPA, the importance and satisfaction of culinary laboratory elements showed some differences between the students who had have some educational experience in culinary art prior to enrollmnet and those who had not. The former students attached importance to the usefulness of facilities rather than the size of facilities. And as rapidly improved factors, they answered ventilation and water supply facilities for culinary laboratories. The application of this study in physical environment of culinary education will contribute to improve students` satisfaction with the quality of education. However, the critical point of this study is a limited sampling, so the results of this study cannot be generalized.

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