• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.100-106
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• 2012

Objectives: Diazinon is an insecticide which acts as a contact stomach and respiratory poison, and used throughout the world to control a wide range of sucking and chewing insects and mites on a range of crops. In this study, the airborne diazinon levels were measured for farmers, pest control operaters, landscapers, and agricultural chemicals sellers, and an assessment of the health risk to the workers was presented. The exposure scenario was based on the route of inhalation and skin absorption. The "OSHA Method No. 62" was used to sample and measure the airborne diazinon levels. The skin wipe method was applied to measure the level of the diazinone exposure through the skin. For the determination of exposure scenario, the exposure factors were surveyed for the daily average inhalation rate and the exposure period and frequency and time of diazinone as well as the body weight and lifetime of the workers. The median values of exposure frequency and exposure time were selected after evaluating the validity of those. Methods: The highest level of the diazinon exposure in the air was $107.21ug/m^3$ in farmers, followed by $93.53ug/m^3$ in landscapers, at $31.40ug/m^3$ in pest control operators, and $1.04ug/m^3$ in agricultural chemical seller. The amount of skin absorption was the highest in farmers at 63.39 ug/day, followed by landscapers at 10.47 ng/day, pest control operaters at 4.26 ng/day, and agricultural chemicals sellers at 0.34 ng/day. The hazardous indices calculated using toxicological reference value were 2.79 for pest control operaters, 0.41 for landscapers, 0.07 for agricultural chemicals sellers, and 0.06 for farmers. Conclusions: While the farmers were exposed to the high levels of diazinon through the air and skin, the pest control operaters, landscapers and agricultural chemicals sellers have more the diazinon hazards than the farmer based on the risk assessment in this study.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.253-258
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• 1995

Purpose : To evaluate the effects of postoperative radiotherapy and chemotherapy on the pattern of failure and survival for locally advanced rectal carcinoma, we analyzed the two groups of patients who received curative resection only and who received postoperative radiochemotherapy retro-spectively. Materials and Methods : From June 1989 to December 1992, ninety nine patients with rectal cancer were treated by curative resection and staged as B2-3 or C. Group I(25) patients received curative resection only and group II(74) patients postoperative adjuvant therapy. Postoperative adiuvant group received radiation therapy (4500cGy/25fx to whole pelvis) with 5-FU (500mg/$m^2$, day 1-3 IV infusion) as radiosensitizer and maintenance chemotherapy with 5-FU(400mg/$m^2$ for 5 days) and leucovorin (20mg/m^2$ for 5 days) for 6 cycles. Results : The patients in group I and group II were comparable in terms of age sex, performance status, but in group II $74{\%}$ of patients showed stage C compared with $56{\%}$ of group I. All patients were followed from 6 to 60 months with a median follow up of 29 months. Three year overall survival rates and disease free survival rates were $68\%,\;64\%$ respectively in group I and $64\%,\;61\%$, respectively in group II. There was no statistical difference between the two treatment groups in overall survival rate and disease free survival rate. Local recurrences occurred in $28{\%}$ of group I, $21{\%}$ of group II (p>.05) and distant metastases occurred in $20{\%}$ of group I, $27{\%}$ of group II(p>.05). The prognostic value of several variables other than treatment modality was assessed. In multivariate analysis for prognostic factors stage and histologic grade showed statistically significant effect on local recurrences and lymphatic or vessel invasion on distant metastasis. Conclusion : This retrospective study showed no statistical difference between two groups on the pattern of failure and survival. But considering that group II had more advanced stage and poor prognostic factors than group I, postoperative adjuvant radiochemotherapy improves the results for locally advanced rectal carcinoma as compared with curative surgery alone.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제30권sup2호
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• pp.281-288
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• 2001

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of SSEP monitoring during intracranial aneurysm surgery and compare the characteristics of wave change in relation to neurologic changes between ACA aneurysms and MCA aneurysms. Methods : During recent three years(between January 1997 and November 1999), intraoperative SSEP monitoring had been done in 63 operations for intracranial aneurysms. We had monitored the median nerve SSEP during surgery for aneurysms of MCA and the posterior tibial nerve SSEP for aneurysms of ACoA or ACA. A more than 50% reduction of any cortical SEP response was considered to be a significant SEP change, compared to its baseline value before the start of surgery. Changes in the SEPs were categorized as follows : Type IA, no significant amplitude changes without temporary clipping ; Type IB, no significant amplitude changes with temporary clipping ; Type II, significant changes with temporary clipping and complete return to control amplitude ; Type III, significant changes with temporary clipping and incomplete return to control amplitude ; Type IV, significant changes with temporary clipping and more decreased amplitude changes. Results : Among the 63 intraoperative monitoring, there were 37 cases of ACA aneurysms(An), and 26 of MCA An. The temporary proximal arterial occlusion during surgery were performed in 31(83.8%)cases of ACA An, 22(84.6%) of MCA An. Seven of the 31 ACA An(22.6%) and ten of the 22 MCA An(45.5%) had significant changes. The type were as follows : 4 patients with type II and 3 with type III in the ACA An ; 3 patients with type II and 3 with type III and 4 with type IV in the MCA An. In both group type II changes had no new postoperative neurological deficit. All 6 patients with type III had new neurological deficits ; However, One case in the ACA An and two cases in the MCA An. had transient neurologic deficit and improved markedly over the next two months. All 4 type IV changes in the MCA An. had permanant neurologic deficits. Two out of 30 cases(6.7%) in the ACA An. and one out of 16 cases(6.3%) in the MCA An. without significant amplitude change had new neurologic deficit postoperatively. Conclusion : Based on this study, Intraoperative SSEP monitoring during aneurysm surgery would provide useful information for detecting cerebral ischemia. SSEP response during surgery for MCA An. is more sensitive than ACA An. Otherwise, there were no meaningful difference in rate of false negativity.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.77-81
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• 1998

득량만 해수에 대한 세균학적 수질을 평가하여 수출용 패류생산지정 해역수질에 합당한가를 파악함과 동시에 지표세균의 조성, 병원성 세균등을 조사한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 득량만 해수의 세균학적 수질은 만 안쪽의 연동지선의 일부해역 (area IV)을 제외하고는 수출용패류의 생산해역의 수질기준에 합당하였다. 2. 대장균군의 최확수는 해수 100ml당 <\;3.0\~4600$의 범위였으며 230을 초과하는 시료의 비율은 $7.4\%$였고, 분변계대장균의 최확수는 $<\;30\~1,100$의 범위였으며 43을 초과하는 시료의 비율은 $8.5\%$로 한계치 $10\%$에 미달하였다. 3. 강우시에는 비강우시에 비하여 세균 오염도가 높았으며 특히 93mm의 강우가 있은 48시간 이후에도 비강우시의 $6\~7$배나 높은 세균오염도를 나타내었다. 4. 대장균군의 분류결과 Escherichia coli가 약 $54\%$나 되어 오염원의 주류가 분변오염임을 알 수 있었다 5. 살모넬라, 시겔라, 콜레라균 등 수인성 병원세균은 검출되지 않았다. 6. 병원성 비브리오균은 여름철인 $6\~8$월 사이에는 시료의 $15\~20\%$에서 양성으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.221-240
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• 2005

사람의 악성 골종양 세포주 Saos-2 를 이용하여 doxorubicin에 의해 발현이 증가 또는 감소하는 유전자들의 변화를 cDNA microarray를 이용하여 확인하였다. 그 결과 대조군에 비하여 2배 이상 증가 또는 감소하는 유전자 264개, 3배 이상 증가 또는 감소하는 유전자 35개를 선별할 수 있었다. Doxorubicin 처리 후 시간대 별로 발현변화가 비슷한 유전자들을 k-mean clustering으로 분석하여 5가지의 군으로 분류할 수 있었다. A군은 24시간 까지 계속 발현이 증가하는 67개 유전자, B군은 6시간까지는 변화가 없다가 24시간에는 감소하는 108개 유전자, C군은 6시간에 발현의 감소하고 24시간까지 지속되는 33개 유전자, D군은 6시간에 발현의 감소하였으나 24시간에는 다시 발현이 회복되는 5개 유전자, 그리고 E군은 6시간까지는 발현의 변화가 없다가 24시간에 발현이 증가하는 경향을 보이는 51개 유전자로 구분하였다. cDNA microarry 결과 발현차이가 현저한 22개의 유전자들을 대상으로 RT-PCR을 시행하여 발현정도를 비교하였다. cDNA microarry에서 발현증가를 보이는 13개 유전자 중에서, RT-PCR 결과 11개가 그 발현이 증가하였으며, cDNA microarry의 결과에서 발현감소를 보이는 9개 유전자 중에서 RT-PCR 결과에서 2개 유전자만 감소하였다. 이상의 결과 Saos-2 세포에서 doxorubicin에 의해 세포사멸과 세포성장, 세포신호전달, 세포골격, 세포주기, 운반, 대사 등에 관여하는 많은 유전자들의 발현이 변함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.48-57
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• 2017

Background: Hepatic steatosis measured with controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) using transient elastography predicts metabolic syndrome in the general population. We investigated whether CAP predicted metabolic syndrome in chronic kidney disease patients. Methods: CAP was measured with transient elastography in 465 predialysis chronic kidney disease patients (mean age, 57.5 years). Results: The median CAP value was 239 (202-274) dB/m. In 195 (41.9%) patients with metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus was more prevalent (105 [53.8%] vs. 71 [26.3%], P < 0.001), with significantly increased urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (184 [38-706] vs. 56 [16-408] mg/g Cr, P = 0.003), high sensitivity C-reactive protein levels (5.4 [1.4-28.2] vs. 1.7 [0.6-9.9] mg/L, P < 0.001), and CAP (248 [210-302] vs. 226 [196-259] dB/m, P < 0.001). In multiple linear regression analysis, CAP was independently related to body mass index (${\beta}=0.742$, P < 0.001), triglyceride levels (${\beta}=2.034$, P < 0.001), estimated glomerular filtration rate (${\beta}=0.316$, P = 0.001), serum albumin (${\beta}=1.386$, P < 0.001), alanine aminotransferase (${\beta}=0.064$, P = 0.029), and total bilirubin (${\beta}=-0.881$, P = 0.009). In multiple logistic regression analysis, increased CAP was independently associated with increased metabolic syndrome risk (per 10 dB/m increase; odds ratio, 1.093; 95% confidence interval, 1.009-1.183; P = 0.029) even after adjusting for multiple confounding factors. Conclusion: Increased CAP measured with transient elastography significantly correlated with and could predict increased metabolic syndrome risk in chronic kidney disease patients.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.268-278
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• 2021

Purpose: While several prognostic models for the stratification of death risk have been developed for patients with advanced gastric cancer receiving first-line chemotherapy, they have seldom been tested in the Chinese population. This study investigated the performance of these models and identified the optimal tools for Chinese patients. Materials and Methods: Patients diagnosed with metastatic or recurrent gastric adenocarcinoma who received first-line chemotherapy were eligible for inclusion in the validation cohort. Their clinical data and survival outcomes were retrieved and documented. Time-dependent receiver operating characteristic (ROC) and calibration curves were used to evaluate the predictive ability of the models. Kaplan-Meier curves were plotted for patients in different risk groups divided by 7 published stratification tools. Log-rank tests with pairwise comparisons were used to compare survival differences. Results: The analysis included a total of 346 patients with metastatic or recurrent disease. The median overall survival time was 11.9 months. The patients were different into different risk groups according to the prognostic stratification models, which showed variability in distinguishing mortality risk in these patients. The model proposed by Kim et al. showed relative higher predicting abilities compared to the other models, with the highest χ² (25.8) value in log-rank tests across subgroups, and areas under the curve values at 6, 12, and 24 months of 0.65 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.59-0.72), 0.60 (0.54-0.65), and 0.63 (0.56-0.69), respectively. Conclusions: Among existing prognostic tools, the models constructed by Kim et al., which incorporated performance status score, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, alkaline phosphatase, albumin, and tumor differentiation, were more effective in stratifying Chinese patients with gastric cancer receiving first-line chemotherapy.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.233-243
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• 2021

태양광 패널은 중금속을 함유한 전자 폐기물이다. 전 세계적으로 매년 빠르게 증가하고 있으며 집중강우 시 유실되는 태양광전지 패널은 토양 중금속 오염의 문제 및 소규모 태양광 발전은 관리 부재라는 문제가 있어, 이를 효율적으로 모니터링하기 위한 기술 개발이 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 Sentinel-1 위성의 SAR Temporal Baseline과 Coherence간의 상관관계를 이용한 태양광전지 패널 모니터링 방법을 연구하였다. 또한, 태양광 발전소와 주변의 Coherence 차이를 이용한 태양광전지 패널 탐지를 실험하였다. 실험결과 안정적 산란체로 가정한 태양광전지 패널의 Coherence가 0.50~0.65 분포 0.53의 중앙값으로 치우친 편향을 보이고 있어 처리과정에서 발생될 수 있는 오차를 개선할 추가 연구가 요구된다. 태양광전지 패널의 Coherence 시간적 감소 비율이 건물 등 인공물체와 다름에 따라 시간적 기준선을 이용한 변화탐지가 가능할 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구결과는 기존 광학영상을 활용한 대규모 태양광 발전 시설 위치정보 획득 연구에서, 소규모 태양광전지 패널 모니터링이 가능하도록 영상레이더를 적용한 초기 연구이다. 또한, 본 연구를 바탕으로 지속적 모니터링이 가능하고 태양광전지 패널 유실과 같은 상황에서 공간적 분포를 파악할 수 있는 효율적인 방안이 될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.316-331
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• 2019

Carbon dioxide($CO_2$) emission from rivers to the atmosphere is a key component in the global carbon cycle. Most of the rivers are supersaturated with $CO_2$. At a global scale, the amount of $CO_2$ emission from rivers is reported to be five-fold greater than that from lakes and reservoirs, but relevant data are rare in Korea. The objectives of this study is to estimate the $CO_2$ net atmospheric flux(NAF) from the upstream of Gangjeong-Goryeong Weir(GGW), Dalseong Weir(DSW), Hapcheon-Changnyeong Weir(HCW), and Changnyeong-Haman Weir(CHW) located in Nakdong River South Korea) using field and laboratory experiments and to apply data mining techniques to develop parsimonious prediction models that can be used to estimate $CO_2$ NAF with physical and water quality variables that can be collected easily. As a result, the study sites were all heterotrophic systems that often released $CO_2$ to the atmosphere, except when the algal photosynthesis was active.The median $CO_2$ NAF was minimum $391.5mg-CO_2/m^2$ day at GGW and maximum $1472.7mg-CO_2/m^2$ day at DSW. The $CO_2$ NAF showed a negative correlation with pH and Chl-a since the overgrowth of the algae consumed $CO_2$ in the water and increased the pH. As the parsimonious multiple regression model and random forest model developed, this study showed an excellent performance with the $Adj.R^2$ value higher than 0.77 in all weirs. Thus, these methods can be used to estimate $CO_2$ NAF in the river even if there is no $pCO_2$ measurement data.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제52권7호
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• pp.493-503
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• 2019

본 연구의 목적은 영상 처리를 통하여 자갈 이상의 조립질 재료로 이루어진 하상의 입도 분포를 추정하는 기법을 개발하는 것이다. 전체 과정은 개별 입자의 영상 분석과정과 혼합 입경으로 이루어진 하상 영상에서 입자를 추출하고 분석하여 입도 분포를 추정하는 두 과정으로 이루어졌다. 먼저 개별 입자들의 영상에 나타난 평면 특성(장축, 중간축, 면적 등)이 실제 입자와 어떤 관계를 가지는지 분석하였다. 이를 위하여, 3개 중소하천에서 240개의 자갈 시료를 채취한 뒤, 각 입자의 장축, 중간축, 단축의 길이와 중량을 측정하였다. 또, 채취된 입자를 하나씩 촬영하여 영상을 만들고, 영상에서 장축과 중간축, 투영면적을 계측하였다. 영상에서 계측된 정보와 버니어 캘리퍼스와 저울을 이용하여 실제 측정한 자료를 비교하였다. 입자의 개별 측정 결과 자갈 하천의 하상 재료의 형상계수는 0.514~0.585 이었다. 또한 자갈의 중량은 장축이나 중간축보다는 투영면적과의 상관성이 더 높다. 따라서 영상의 투영면적에서 중량을 산정할 수 있는 관계식을 작성하였다. 또, 자갈하상을 촬영한 영상에서 ImageJ 프로그램를 이용하여 입자 하나하나의 윤곽을 검출한 뒤, 입자의 투영면적을 산출하였다. 그리고 투영면적과중량의 관계식을 이용하여, 중량입도분포를 추정하는 방법을 제시하였다. 제안된 방법을 3개 하천에 적용해 본 결과 비교적 상당한 정확도로 자갈의 입도분포를 추정할 수 있었다. 다만, 추정된 입도곡선에서 일부분은 실측된 입도곡선과 차이를 보였으며, 이는 추후 개선되어야 할 부분이다.