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Biomolecular Strategies for Preparation of High Quality Surimi-Based Products

  • Nakamura Soichiro;Ogawa Masahiro
    • Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.191-197
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    • 2005
  • There exist two interesting phenomena in making seafood products from surimi. When salted surimi is kept at a constant low temperature $(4\~40^{\circ}C)$, its rheological properties change from sol to gel, which is called 'setting'. Seafood processors can exploit changes that occur during setting in preparation of surimibased products, because heating at high temperatures, after the pre-heating during the setting process, enhances the gel-strength of salted surimi. Contrarily, when salted surimi or low-temperature set gel is heated at moderate temperatures $(50\~70^{\circ}C)$, a deterioration of gel is observed. The phenomenon is termed 'modori'. In the modori temperature range, heat-stable cysteine proteinases such as cathepsin B, H, Land L-Iike hydrolyze the myosins responsible for gel-formation, resulting in gel weakening modori. This article reviews molecular events occurring during gel setting that improve the quality of surimi-based products, and inhibition of modori by applying proteinase inhibitors. Application of recombinant protein technology to surimi-based products is introduced and its prospects for practical use are discussed.

A study on the calculation of greenhouse gas emission in industry complex of Shiwha-banwol using the method of IPCC (IPCC 방법을 이용한 시화·반월 산업단지의 온실가스 배출량 산정 연구)

  • An, Jae-Ho
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.67-74
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    • 2011
  • Recently environmental regulations like the Kyoto Protocol, adopted in 1997, required the reduction of the greenhouse gas of 5.2% up to 1990's emissions and 13th General Assembly in 2007, held in Bali of India, have agreed to duty reduction even in developing countries in 2013. Korean government needs research on climate change and greenhouse gas management, such as carbon emissions calculation system and the introduction of greenhouse gas reduction program. Using Top-Down approach with method of IPCC, greenhouse gas emissions from energy, transportation, agriculture, land use and forest, and waste was calculated. Total amount from Shiheung-City in 2007 was about 3,299.581 tons of greenhouse gas $CO_2$. By sectors, the total greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector mostly accounted for 78 percent, 12 percent from transportation, 6 percent of waste, the landuse/forest sector, 4% of the greenhouse gas emissions. Approximately 5,401,618 tons of the greenhouse gas $CO_2$ was total amount from Ansan-City in 2007. The share of energy sector greenhouse gas emissions was the highest portion of 79 % and 14 percent of transportation, 4% from the waste sector, 3 % from landuse/forest sector.

Does Urbanization Indeed Increase Disaster Damages? - Lessons from Gyeonggi Province, South Korea (도시화가 자연재해를 늘리는가? - 경기도 사례를 중심으로)

  • Choi, Choong-Ik
    • Journal of Environmental Policy
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.3-27
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    • 2010
  • This study empirically investigates whether urbanization triggers urban disaster damages in the metropolitan areas of Korea by applying panel data analysis. Issues are approached with respect to the perspective that increased natural disaster damages are closely related with urbanization. This paper describes the conceptual framework of disaster management to understand the factors that determine urban disaster damages in Korea. This study used a simplified model with some key factors for analysis, because flood damage factors in urban areas are too diverse, and a full understanding of every cause is not feasible. The results indicate that urbanization does not necessarily lead to increasing urban disaster damages and if properly managed, urbanization can actually reduce urban disaster damage.

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Monitoring urban growth in Metro Manila using multitemporal satellite images

  • Vinluan, Randy John N.;Quiblat, Carla;Batadlan, Beata;Asilo, Sonia;Sontillanosa, Rosalyn;Pereira, Rosalyn;Macapinlac, Oliver;Menguito, Mon Pierre
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.378-380
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    • 2003
  • One of the most common forms of land use change is urbanization. Fortunately, the temporal revisit capacity of remote sensing satellites and their multispectral imaging capability make it possible to monitor this process. Using two Landsat images taken in 1972 and 1989, and one SPOT image taken in 2000, urban growth in Metro Manila is monitored. The extent of urbanization in Metro Manila increased from about 39 percent in 1972 to about 74 percent in 2000, although a slowing of growth was observed in the last decade due to decreasing areas for development. Most cities and municipalities in Metro Manila exhibited urban growth rates higher than the metropolitan average. The drivers and environmental consequences of urban growth were determined as well as the relationship of the extent of urbanization with some socio-economic and environmental variables.

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Impact of Urbanization on Hydrology of Geumho River Watershed: A Model Study (금호강 유역의 수문환경에 대한 도시화의 영향: 모형 연구)

  • Kim, Jae-Chul;Lee, Jiho;Yoo, Chulsang;Kim, Sangdan
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.535-542
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    • 2007
  • The Geumho river watershed located in the middle of the Nakdong river has been threatened by high population growth and urbanization. Of concern specifically is the potential impact of future developments in the watershed on the reduction of base flow and the consequent risk of degradation of ecological habitats in Geumho river. Anticipated increase in imperviousness, on the other hand, is expected to elevate flood risk and the associated environmental damage. A watershed hydrology based modeling study is initiated in this study to assist in planning for sustainable future development in the Geumho river watershed. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) is selected to model the impact of urbanization in the Geumho river watershed on the hydrologic response thereof. The modeling results show that in general the likelihood that the watershed will experience high and low stream flows will increase in view of the urbanization so far achieved.

Variation of Hydro-Meteorological Variables in Korea

  • Nkomozepi, Temba;Chung, Sang-Ok;Kim, Hyun-Ki
    • Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.135-143
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    • 2014
  • The variability and temporal trends of the annual and seasonal minimum and maximum temperature, rainfall, relative humidity, wind speed, sunshine hours, and runoff were analyzed for 5 major rivers in Korea from 1960 to 2010. A simple regression and non-parametric methods (Mann-Kendall test and Sen's estimator) were used in this study. The analysis results show that the minimum temperature ($T_{min}$) had a higher increasing trend than the maximum temperature ($T_{max}$), and the average temperature increased by about $0.03^{\circ}C\;yr.^{-1}$. The relative humidity and wind speed decreased by $0.02%\;yr^{-1}$ and $0.01m\;s^{-1}yr^{-1}$, respectively. With the exception of the Han River basin, the regression analysis and Mann-Kendall and Sen results failed to detect trends for the runoff and rainfall over the study period. Rapid land use changes were linked to the increase in the runoff in the Han River basin. The sensitivity of the evapotranspiration and ultimately the runoff to the meteorological variables was in the order of relative humidity > sunshine duration > wind speed > $T_{max}$ > $T_{min}$. Future studies should investigate the interaction of the variables analyzed herein, and their relative contributions to the runoff trends.

A Study on Runoff Prediction according to Land Use Change Considering Uncetainty based on AR5 Scenario in Doam Dam Watershed (AR5 시나리오기반 불확실성을 고려한 토지이용 변화에 따른 도암댐 유역의 유출전망)

  • Kim, Jung Min;Moon, Soo Jin;Kim, Ji Hoon;kang, Boosik;Kim, Young Do
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2015.05a
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    • pp.421-421
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    • 2015
  • 2007년 IPCC 4차 기후변화 평가보고서 발간 이후, 최근 제 5차 기후변화 평가보고서에 표준 온실가스 시나리오를 대표농도경로(Representative Concentration Pathway, RCP)로 새롭게 선정하여 발간되었다. 이러한 기후변화 시나리오를 적용하여 수자원변화를 예측하는 연구들이 진행되었다. 그러나 기후변화 모델을 제공하는 기관이 많고 전지구적인 스케일로 제공되고 있어 모델의 선택여부와 지역적인 특성으로 인해 발생하는 스케일 불일치 등 다양한 불확실성을 포함하고 있다. 또한, 본 연구 대상지역인 도암댐 유역은 상류에 고랭지 밭이 다수 위치해 있으며 2018년 동계올림픽을 유치하는 평창에 속해있어 2011년 이후로 급격한 개발이 이루어졌고 지속적으로 토지 이용변화가 일어나는 유역이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 RCP 4.5와 8.5시나리오를 대상으로 총 20개의 기후변화 모델 자료를 수집하였고 지역오차보정을 통해 지역적인 스케일의 불일치를 개선하고 미래시나리오에 대해서는 비정상성을 고려한 비정상성 분위사상법을 통해 미래 시나리오의 정확성을 높였다. 과거 토지이용변화추세를 반영하여 5가지의 미래토지이용변화 시나리오를 생성하고 이를 유역모형인 SWAT모형에 적용하여 미래기후변화와 토지이용변화를 모두 고려하여 도암댐 유역에서의 유출을 전망하였다.

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Lesson for New Urbanism from the Traditional Space in East Asia

  • Lee, Jawon
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.143-151
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    • 2018
  • Industrialization has accelerated the expansion of mobility to the urban areas, land use for function of residence and consumption. With the urbanization, the management and distribution of the physical space of the city and rational design have also become major issues. Rapid and widespread urbanization has consistently accumulated problems of natural, physical, environmental, and psychological circumstances, and most of urban areas have begun to focus on restoring an efficient, safe and healthy urban environment to improve of the quality of life since the latter half of the 20th century, New-Urbanism is a new urban development paradigm that resembles the practical implications of a shared economy for social, economic and environmental cost reduction.. The geographical significance of the sharing city's concept of the alleys is to revitalize sustainable cities while restoring the attractive elements of the city. This study examines the lessons of New-Urbanism in those traditional urban space comparing with each East Asia's cities such as golmok (alley or backlane) in Seoul, Huton in Beijing, Lilong in Shanghai, and Roji in Japan. This study diagnoses whether main principals of New-Urbanism such as development of good community and walkable pedestrian route, restoration of regional identity and sense of the place, and mitigation of climate change strategy can be practiced in the community of alley as well.

Analysis of habitat characteristics of mosquitoes in Danwongu, Ansan city, Korea, based on civil complaint data

  • KIM, Jeong Eun;BAE, Yeon Jae;LEE, Hwang Goo;KIM, Dong Gun
    • Entomological Research
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    • v.48 no.6
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    • pp.540-549
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    • 2018
  • Climate change due to global warming and changes in land use increase the development time and distribution, as well as the abundance, of mosquitoes, thereby negatively affecting human life and health. In this study, we investigated the habitat characteristics of mosquito occurrence sites in Danwon-gu, Ansan city, Korea, based on a daily record of civil pest complaints lodged at the Danwon-gu Community Health Center. We considered two types of factors (natural and artificial) known to affect mosquito occurrence. We confirmed a total of 554 cases of mosquito occurrence from March 2014 to August 2017. The total study area was $49.11km^2$, with urban areas constituting the largest proportion. Additionally, we investigated habitat preferences of mosquitoes in terms of terrain factors; generally, mosquitoes occurred at low elevations and on low slopes. Regarding the preference of oviposition sites, mosquitoes occurred at higher rates near streams and crops lands. The rate of mosquito occurrence tended to increase in areas with dense human populations. Regarding climatic factors, the rate of mosquito occurrence increased in areas with high temperature and low precipitation.

The Netherlands Spatial Development for Port Area in City-Region Focusing on the Case of Kop van Zuid in Rotterdam

  • Lee, Hee Jae;Whang, Heejoon
    • Architectural research
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.135-143
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    • 2020
  • The Netherlands is a human-made country and an extremely well-designed European country as well. The general Dutch spatial planning for the city and environment takes place at a regional level. The local community determines the primary development conditions, and the prospect is included in a legally binding land-use plan. Especially, Rotterdam is a representative port city as the center of world trade and the gateway to western Europe. According to the history of war, the city reconstruction and the movement of the port area have led to a general change in Rotterdam and the regional redevelopment project on the southern port area of Mass river for the expansion of city functions and the balanced development. The research purpose is to understand the spatial development of the Netherlands city-region based on the analysis regarding the Kop van Zuid project, which is a representative implemented case in Rotterdam. The theoretical framework is the five dimensions and twelve indicators of territorial governance from the TANGO research project by the EU. The target case is assessed by planning and social aspect, respectively, and the results are discussed based on the theoretical framework. This research has the possibility to be utilized as advanced research by the European perspective for spatial development in other city-regions with the port area, such as Incheon and Busan in Korea.