• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.48-53
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• 2017

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of the fluorescence-aided caries excavation (FACE) device to detect residual caries by comparing conventional methods in vivo. Materials and Methods: A total of 301 females and 202 males with carious teeth participated in this study. The cavity preparations were done by grade 4 (Group 1, 154 teeth), grade 5 (Group 2, 176 teeth), and postgraduate (Group 3, 173 teeth) students. After caries excavation using a handpiece and hand instruments, the presence of residual caries was evaluated by 2 investigators who were previously calibrated for visual-tactile assessment with and without magnifying glasses and trained in the use of a FACE device. The tooth number, cavity type, and presence or absence of residual caries were recorded. The data were analyzed using the Chi-square test, the Fisher's Exact test, or the McNemar test as appropriate. Kappa statistics was used for calibration. In all tests, the level of significance was set at p = 0.05. Results: Almost half of the cavities prepared were Class II (Class I, 20.9%; Class II, 48.9%; Class III, 20.1%; Class IV, 3.4%; Class V, 6.8%). Higher numbers of cavities left with caries were observed in Groups 1 and 2 than in Group 3 for all examination methods. Significant differences were found between visual inspection with or without magnifying glasses and inspection with a FACE device for all groups (p < 0.001). More residual caries were detected through inspection with a FACE device (46.5%) than through either visual inspection (31.8%) or inspection with a magnifying glass (37.6%). Conclusions: Within the limitations of this study, the FACE device may be an effective method for the detection of residual caries.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.43-55
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• 2020

The study was performed in order to derive the management methods of revegetation space on embankment upper in the shoulder of expressway. The pilot study was conducted in 2013 on the test road section of the Jungbu Inland Expressway (Smart Highway) and continues to be monitored until 2020. In the test, three commonly used methods for weed control were applied. In the early two to three years, most of the methods were effective in controlling weeds. However, at the end of six years, weed suppression effects were different for each treatment. Vegetation coverage was 90% in the untreated control, 70-80% wood chip mulching method, 50-60% solidification method, and 20% sheet mulching method. The sheet method was found to be the most effective given the low vegetation coverage was effective in controlling weeds. The wood chip mulching method is promoting weed growth over time, and weeds are invading as the effect of soil hardening is reduced in the place where the soil hardener is treated. Among the methods applied in the test, mulching the sheet is the most effective, but it is important to use a durable sheet. In the future, it is necessary to find ways to control weeds on road shoulders, considering both economic and environmental aspects. For the proper management in the shoulder of expressway set target zone is needed. Clear standards for weed control on expressway should be established. And the technology to be applied must be durable for 3 years or more and must be able to suppress the amount of weeds to a level of 20% or less.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권8호
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• pp.1253-1270
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• 2021

Assessment of male fertility is based on the evaluation of sperm. Semen evaluation measures various sperm quality parameters as fertility indicators. However, semen evaluation has limitations, and it requires the advancement and application of strict quality control methods to interpret the results. This article reviews the recent advances in evaluating various sperm-specific quality characteristics and methodologies, with the help of different assays to assess sperm-fertility status. Sperm evaluation methods that include conventional microscopic methods, computer-assisted sperm analyzers (CASA), and flow cytometric analysis, provide precise information related to sperm morphology and function. Moreover, profiling fertility-related biomarkers in sperm or seminal plasma can be helpful in predicting fertility. Identification of different sperm proteins and diagnosis of DNA damage has positively contributed to the existing pool of knowledge about sperm physiology and molecular anomalies associated with different infertility issues in males. Advances in methods and sperm-specific evaluation has subsequently resulted in a better understanding of sperm biology that has improved the diagnosis and clinical management of male factor infertility. Accurate sperm evaluation is of paramount importance in the application of artificial insemination and assisted reproductive technology. However, no single test can precisely determine fertility; the selection of an appropriate test or a set of tests and parameters is required to accurately determine the fertility of specific animal species. Therefore, a need to further calibrate the CASA and advance the gene expression tests is recommended for faster and field-level applications.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.474-484
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• 2015

본 연구는 중국 자연보호구의 현행 법률 및 법체계와 역사, 조직, 예산 등 관리체계를 분석하여 중국의 보호지역 관리를 위한 기초적 자료를 제공할 목적으로 수행되었다. 법체계는 "중화인민공화국 헌법(1954)"에 의거하여 "환경보호법(1989)", "자연보호구 조례(1994)", "자연보호구 토지 관리 방법(1995)"이 제정되었다. 자연보호구의 발전과정은 시작단계(1956-1965), 정지단계(1966-1978), 발전 단계(1979-1998), 급증 단계(1999-2006), 안정 단계(2007-현재)로 나눌 수 있으며, 안정단계에서는 생태 환경의 보호, 감독, 관리 강화 등 5단계로 분류된다. 중국 자연보호구는 법에 의거하여 국가급, 성급, 시급, 현급으로 분류하고, 자원유형별로는 자연생태체계류, 야생생물류, 자연유적류로 나누고 있다. 전체 자연보호구 2,640개소 중 임업부가 관리하고 있는 자연보호구는 1,958개(전국 수량의 74.2%) 로 가장 높은 비율을 차지하고 있다. 자연보호구 1,384개소(52.4%)에 관리조직이 건립되어 있으며, 관리조직 유 무에 상관없이 관리인원을 배치한 자연보호구는 1,702개소(64.47%)로 관리조직이 있는 비율보다 높게 나타났다.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.299-304
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• 2012

연구 목적: 4,000 K와 5,500 K의 색 온도를 가진 광원 하에서 치과 보철과 의사 및 치과대학 학생의 색조 비교 및 선택 능력을 평가하여 술자의 경험이 색조 선택에 영향을 주는지를 알아보고자 한다. 연구 대상 및 방법: 분광 광도계를 사용하여 색 견본을 측색한 후, 명도 값이 비슷하고 채도 값이 차이 나는 5개 탭을 선택하여 3개의 세트(a, b, c)를, 채도값이 유사하고 명도값이 차이가 나는 5개 탭을 선택하여 3개의 세트(d, e, f)를 만들었다. 각각 4,000 K, 5,500 K 색 온도의 광원 하에서 무작위로 선택된 한 개의 색 견본을 치과 보철과 의사 10명과 치과대학 학생 10명에게 제시하고 동일한 색 견본을 동일한 세트 내에서 고르게 한 다음, 제시된 색조 탭과 피험자가 선택한 색조 탭 간의 색차(${\Delta}E$) 값을 계산하여 비색 능력의 차이를 비교하였다. 광원의 색 온도 및 술자의 숙련도에 따른, 각각의 색 견본에서의 색차 값을 계산하고 95%의 신뢰 수준에서 t-test 를 시행하여 결과의 유의성을 검정하였다. 결과: 4,000K와 5,500K 광원 하에서 색차 값은 각각 $1.62{\pm}2.0$, $1.33{\pm}1.7$로 색 온도 조건에 따른 색조 선택의 차이는 나타나지 않았다(P=.398). 숙련자군과 비 숙련자군 간의 색차 값은 각각 $1.34{\pm}1.7$, $1.61{\pm}2.0$으로 각 군 간 색조 선택의 차이 또한 나타나지 않았다(P=.221). 결론: 동일한 색 견본을 동일한 광원 조건 하에서 비색하는 경우, 술자의 숙련도에 따른 색조 선택 능력에 차이가 없다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.44-54
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• 2018

Objectives: To protect individuals working at the site as well as the surrounding general population from a chemical accident, several emergency exposure guidance levels have been used to set a level of concern for certain chemicals. However, a level of concern has not been established for many substances that are frequently used or produced in large quantities in Korean workplaces. In the present study, we investigated the guidance levels for protecting populations from chemical exposure and the estimation of level of concern using acute inhalation and oral toxicity data. Methods: The number of chemicals to which emergency exposure guidance levels (e.g., ERPG-2, AEGL-2, PAC-2, and IDLH) can be applied were determined among 822 hazardous chemicals according to the 'Technical Guidelines for the Selection of Accident Scenarios (revised December 2016)'. The ERPG and AEGL values were compared across all three tiers for the 31 substances that appeared on both lists. We examined the degree of difference between the emergency exposure guidance levels and the estimates of level of concern calculated from acute inhalation or acute oral toxicity data. Results: Among the 822 hazardous chemicals, emergency exposure guidance levels can be applied to 359 substances, suggesting that the estimates of level of concern should be calculated using acute toxicity data for 56.3% of the hazardous chemicals. When comparing the concordance rates of ERPG and AEGL for 31 substances, the difference between the two criteria was generally small. However, about 40% of the substances have values diverging by more than three-fold in at least one tier. Such discrepancies may cause interpretation and communication problems in risk management. The emergency exposure guidance levels were similar to the estimates of level of concern calculated using acute inhalation toxicity data, but the differences were significant when using acute oral toxicity data. These results indicate that the level of concern derived from acute oral toxicity data may be insufficient to protect the population in some cases. Conclusion: Our study suggests that the development of standardized guidance values for emergency chemical exposure in the Korean population should be encouraged. It is also necessary to analyze acute toxicity data and fill the information gaps for substances that are important in Korean workplace situations.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.705-715
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• 2010

Objectives : This study is aimed to seek how to promote oral health care by leading the clients with dental fears to change their behaviors in oral hygiene care based on the analysis of the relationships between the dental fears and oral health care behaviors of the clients who visit the Dental Hygiene Education Room. Methods : This study analyzed the 361 dental hygiene records of the subjects with finished treatment and accurate records among a total of 370 clients who had received dental hygiene care at the Dental Hygiene clinic in Y University from March 2007 till June 2009. According to their general features, the study analyzed whether they had any dental fears and why such fears occurred and conducted Chi-square test to compare their oral hygiene care experiences and behaviors with dental fears. Data analysis was made using the SPSS 12.0K for Window, with level of significance set at 0.05. Results : 1. In terms of dental fear or non-fear, the comparison by gender showed that women had a higher level than men, with 76 women(47.2%) answering yes; the comparison by age showed that the age group of 30 years old or older had a higher level than other groups. 2. In terms of dental fear reasons, "the past pain experiences" recorded 34.2%, showing the highest rate. 3. In addition, dental fears had influences on regular dental examination, scaling and dental hygiene education and the subjects without dental fear showed higher levels in terms of tooth-brushing frequency and time. Conclusions : To control "the past pain experiences", future dental treatment should place priority on preventive treatment and get clients to cope with pains through the preliminary education with pains. Besides, to make an effective oral health care of the clients with dental fears, dental hygienists should control the fears of the clients and perform an appropriate oral health care for them using the communication techniques to make friendly and trustworthy impressions.

• 정보관리연구
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.85-102
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• 2011

전통적으로 과학데이터 시각화는 데이터 분석과 관련이 깊은 연구 수행과정 중의 하나로 간주되어 왔다. 그러나 최근 들어서 과학데이터 시각화의 연구영역 자체가 독립적인 학문분야로서 자리를 잡기 시작하면서 시각화의 기술 및 방법들이 점차 고도화되고 복잡해지고 있다. 그러나 과학데이터 시각화 연구가 개인 및 그룹의 연구자들 스스로의 노력으로 시각화 문제를 해결하는 데 있어서 한계가 있다. 따라서 전문집단에 의한 체계적인 지원의 필요성이 대두되고 있으며, 본 연구는 거시적 관점의 국가수준에서 어떻게 과학데이터 시각화를 체계적으로 지원할 것인가를 정책적인 시각에서 분석하였다. 구체적으로 기존 문헌의 조사를 통하여 주요 성공요인들을 파악하였으며, 집중적으로 투자해야 할 연구의 영역을 설정하였다. 다음으로 국가수준의 시각화 연구지원의 전략적인 방향과 전략적 과제를 제언하였다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.18-25
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• 2014

Objective : This study explored the relationships among demographic (DVs) and clinical variables (CVs), neurocognitive (NOs) and functional outcome (FO) that could be used as prognostic factors for old aged patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) undergoing or appointed disability evaluation (DE) after treatment. Methods : A total of 162 subjects with TBI above the age of 55 years undergoing DE or appointed to do so after treatments were selected. The patients were divided into two subgroups according to age : a junior elderly group 55 to 64 years old and a senior elderly group over the age of 65. NOs and FO were evaluated using the Seoul Neuropsychological Screening Battery and Clinical Dementia Rating scale. Results : Gender, age, and education level were shown to significantly impact the recovery of NOs after TBI. Other DVs and CVs such as area of residency, occupation, type of injury, or loss of consciousness were not found to significantly affect the recovery of NOs after TBI. Analysis of the relationships among DVs, CVs and NOs demonstrated that gender, age, and education level contributed to the variance of NOs. In FO, loss of consciousness (LOC) was included to prognostic factor. Conclusion : Gender, age and education level significantly influence the NOs of elderly patients with TBI. LOC may also serve as a meaningful prognostic factor in FO. Unlike younger adult patients with TBI, old aged patients with TBI did not show global faking-bad or malingering attitudes to DE for compensation, but assume that they could faking their performance in a test set available visual feedback.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.97-106
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• 2020

Background: In Korea, laws for many medical technicians were revised in the Enforcement Decree of the Medical Technicians Act (MTA), which was announced on December 2018, whereas those related to dental hygienists remained unchanged. This study aimed to determine the awareness and opinions of dental hygienists regarding MTA. Methods: Dental hygienist were recruited as participants via convenient sampling in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, and Chungcheong-do; data from 291 self-reported questionnaire responses were used for the final analysis. We investigated the participants' general characteristics, awareness, and request for the amendment of the MTA. The compliance with the work scope specified in the MTA and level of demand for revision of the MTA were analyzed by independent t-test and one-way analysis of variance. For all statistical analyses, the significance level was set at 0.05. Results: For the 2018 MTA revision, 99 (34.02%) knew that dental treatment assistance and surgery assistance were excluded, whereas 192 (65.98%) did not know. The item "The current medical technician law must be revised" was scored 4.13±0.80 out of 5 points, and significant differences were identified according to the education level, career, and position (p<0.05). The item "It is necessary to institutionalize the expanded work scope beyond the work scope of dental hygienists specified in the MTA" was scored 4.02±1.04 out of 5 points, and significant differences were identified according to age (p<0.05). Conclusion: The participants wanted the MTA to be revised to reflect the real-world work performed by dental hygienists in the dental clinical field. The legal system must ensure the legal protection of the work area of the dental hygienist as an oral health professional, and recognize the legal work scope of the dental hygienist.