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Effect of Aroma Therapy on the Stress Alleviation and Job Satisfaction of Taxi Drivers

  • Seo, Yeongwan;Kim, Soyeon;Jeong, Sooncheol;Lee, Daesung;Choi, Jungkee
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • 제36권4호
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    • pp.318-325
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    • 2020
  • This study was carried out to find the effects of aromatherapy using natural fragrance on reducing stress and improving job satisfaction of transportation workers in the taxi industry. A total of 120 workers were divided into the experimental group and the control group according to the inhalation of the fragrance and tested for 2 weeks. After 2 weeks, the difference of emotional change, stress analysis, and evaluation of job satisfaction according to aromatherapy were compared between the two groups. The result showed that the experimental group had a higher interest in scent products than the control group and that they wanted to encounter a lot of real scents, indicating that aromatherapy caused positive interest in general scent likability. In addition, the experimental group said that the inhalation of fragrance would refresh the feeling of the passengers in the vehicle and smoothly communicate with the passengers. Especially, it showed a significant difference between the two groups in terms of tension relief, pleasure and good mood by inhalation of fragrance, indicating the positive effect on job satisfaction.

Physiological and Psychological Effects of Combined Forest/Thermal Therapy on Depressive Symptoms in Individuals with Alcohol and Nicotine Dependency

  • Sunhee Lee;Heeju Ro;Jungkee Choi;Youngran Chae;Soyeon Kim
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • 제39권4호
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    • pp.225-234
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    • 2023
  • This study verified the effect of a combined forest/thermal therapy (FT/TT) program on participants with depressive symptoms and smoking or alcohol dependence. The participants included 20 people in the experimental group and 18 people in the control group. The experimental group participated in the FT/TT program for 2 nights and 3 days at the National Center for Forest Healing, in Hoengseong (National Hoengseong Supchewon), and a charcoal kiln operated by the Gangwon Charcoal Farming Association. The control group carried out their daily life for the same period. Psychological, physiological, and biochemical tests were conducted to determine the effect of the program. The results showed that there were significant improvements in stress, anxiety, depression, sleep quality, sleep satisfaction, and IL-6 levels. However, no significant difference was found in the cortisol, serotonin and melatonin levels between the experimental and control groups. Thus, the FT/TT therapy had psychological and biochemical effects on individuals with depression and nicotine or alcohol dependency. Further studies should be conducted to verify the effect of forest healing in various conditions.

산림치유프로그램이 사회복지전담공무원과 정신보건종사자의 직무스트레스와 기분상태에 미치는 영향 (The Influence of a Forest Healing Program on Public Servants in Charge of Social Welfare and Mental Health Care Workers's Job Stress and the Profile of Mood States (POMS))

  • 신창섭;연평식;김영규;엄재옥;임영란;윤수복;박석희;김인옥;이상희
    • 한국산림과학회지
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    • 제104권2호
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    • pp.294-299
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    • 2015
  • 본 연구는 산림치유프로그램이 직무스트레스와 기분상태에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 이루어졌다. A시의 사회복지전담공무원 38명과 C도의 정신보건종사자 24명을 대상으로 1박2일의 산림치유프로그램이 실시되었으며, 사전-사후의 설계에 의해 자료를 수집하였다. 분석결과 사회복지전담공무원과 정신보건종사자의 직무스트레스는 유의하게 감소하였고, 기분상태 요소인 긴장-불안, 우울, 분노, 곤란, 피로는 유의하게 감소하였고, 활기는 유의하게 증가되었다. 그러므로 산림의 치유기능이 활용된 산림치유프로그램이 직무스트레스 뿐만이 아니라 소진예방프로그램으로서도 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

Determination and Analysis of Hyper-Variable A Mating Types in Wild Strains of Lentinula edodes in Korea

  • Mi-Jeong Park;Eunjin Kim;Yeun Sug Jeong;Mi-Young Son;Yeongseon Jang;Kang-Hyeon Ka
    • Mycobiology
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    • 제51권1호
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    • pp.26-35
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    • 2023
  • The diversity of A mating type in wild strains of Lentinula edodes was extensively analyzed to characterize and utilize them for developing new cultivars. One hundred twenty-three A mating type alleles, including 67 newly discovered alleles, were identified from 106 wild strains collected for the past four decades in Korea. Based on previous studies and current findings, a total of 130 A mating type alleles have been found, 124 of which were discovered from wild strains, indicating the hyper-variability of A mating type alleles of L. edodes. About half of the A mating type alleles in wild strains were found in more than two strains, whereas the other half of the alleles were found in only one strain. About 90% of A mating type combinations in dikaryotic wild strains showed a single occurrence. Geographically, diverse A mating type alleles were intensively located in the central region of the Korean peninsula, whereas only allele A17 was observed throughout Korea. We also found the conservation of the TCCCAC motif in addition to the previously reported motifs, including ATTGT, ACAAT, and GCGGAG, in the intergenic regions of A mating loci. Sequence comparison among some alleles indicated that accumulated mutation and recombination would contribute to the diversification of A mating type alleles in L. edodes. Our data support the rapid evolution of A mating locus in L. edodes, and would help to understand the characteristics of A mating loci of wild strains in Korea and help to utilize them for developing new cultivars.

Genome-Wide SSR 마커를 이용한 주요 산지별 참당귀의 유전다양성 분석 (Genetic Diversity of Angelica gigas Nakai Collected in Korea using Genome-Wide SSR Markers)

  • 정대희;박윤미;김기윤;박홍우;전권석;김만조;길진수;이이;엄유리
    • 한국약용작물학회지
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    • 제27권6호
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    • pp.376-382
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    • 2019
  • Background: Angelica gigas Nakai has been used as an herbal medicine in Eastern Asia for treating disorders in women for a long time. To date there are no studies on the genetic diversity of A. gigas. The present study aimed to study the genetic diversity of A. gigas variants using genome-wide simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Methods and Results: The genetic diversity of 199 variants of A. gigas cultivated in of different regions, was analyzed using 5 genome-wide SSR markers. The results revealed that the genetic variants were very diverse, and genetic analysis using the 5 SSR markers revealed high diversity among the variants. Conclusions: It is expected that the development of the true Angleical cultivar, by studying the system and group selection, can be achieved by genetic analysis using the developed markers, for generating a genetically fixed lineage and group selection.

우리나라 동위도지역(동해안, 서해안) 해안림의 식물상 (Flora of the Coastal Forests on the Same Latitude of East and West Coast in Korea)

  • 김남영;최혜진;김영설;이학봉;손호준;박완근
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • 제28권2호
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    • pp.118-136
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    • 2012
  • Investigation of flora was performed from March to October of 2008 as Eastern and Western coastal districts located in the same latitude ($36^{\circ}47^{\prime}-37^{\circ}48^{\prime}$), in order to apply this to basic data for effective protection and management of coastal forests also for insurance of biodiversity in coastal forests. As a result of the investigation of floras, both coastal forests recorded product-plants as follows: 98 families, 262 genera, 370 species, 46 varieties, 4 forms, 1 hybrid, 421 taxa in total. The Eastern coastal forests had 85 families, 188 genus, 248 species, 32 varieties, 3 forms, 1 hybrid, 285 taxa in total, whereas Western coastal forest had 96 families, 227 genus, 306 species, 39 varieties, 2 forms, 1 hybrid, 348 taxa in total. Among them, seashore plants accounted for 10.2% of total plants appeared in both coastal, and they are 26 families, 38 genus, 40 species, 3 hybrids and 43 taxa in total. There are special Korea plants in both coastal; 9 families, 9 genus, 8 species, 1 varieties, 1 hybrid, 10 taxa in total. There are rare plants in both coastal; 8 families, 8 genus, 7 species, 1 varieties, 8 taxa in total. Naturalized plants are also existed; 11 families, 24 species, 1 variety, 30 taxa in total.

Effect of forest restoration treatment on Abies holophylla growth and soil condition: Focusing on the Daegwallyeong alpine pastures

  • Ju-Eun Kim;Jeong-Hyeon Bae;So-Jin Kim;Ki-Hyung Park;Namin Koo;Won-Seok Kang;YuGyeong Jung
    • 농업과학연구
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    • 제51권1호
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    • pp.25-39
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    • 2024
  • This study aimed to determine a method for restoring grasslands to forests in mountainous areas. The study was conducted in an area damaged by trampling due to construction activity and herding. Additionally, there were concerns of hindered tree growth due to the alpine region climate, characterized by the low temperatures, drying, and strong winds. Therefore, forest restoration treatments such as tillage, furrow, and shading were performed to improve growth conditions. From July 2021 to April 2023, soil temperature and moisture were monitored for each treatment plot, and changes in the initial growth and survival rate of Abies holophylla were investigated. Both soil temperature and soil moisture showed significantly higher values during the four seasons in the grassland-furrow treatment plot (p < 0.05). Compared to the grassland-control plot, the average soil temperature in winter was as high as 1.1℃, and the soil moisture in summer was as high as 20.3%. Additionally, the survival rate and relative growth rate were the largest in the grassland-furrow treatment plot. The survival rate was 87.5%, the relative growth rate in terms of height was 0.013, and the relative growth rate in terms of diameter at root collar was 0.023, indicating that furrow treatment had a positive effect on the initial survival and growth of seedlings. These results suggest that furrow treatment may be an appropriate restoration method when implementing forest restoration projects in areas where tree growth is challenged.

Ecological Attributes by Forest Types in the Natural Forest of Mt. Odae

  • Choi, Yeong Hwa;Kim, Ji Hong;Chung, Sang Hoon
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • 제33권1호
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    • pp.66-73
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    • 2017
  • This study was conducted to evaluate the ecological attributes of forest types which were classified by cluster analysis in the natural forest of Mt. Odae on the basis of the vegetation data (232 sampling points) from the point-quarter sampling methods. For the classified types, the species composition was expressed by importance value to describe the stand structure and the species diversity was quantified using the Shannon's diversity index. Recognized forest types were 1) Quercus mongolica-Pinus densiflora-Betula ermanii forest type, 2) Mixed mesophytic forest type, 3) Q. mongolica forest type, 4) B. ermanii forest type. Species diversity indices of total and overstory were highest in the Mixed mesophytic forest type (3.465 and 2.942), and lowest in the B. ermanii forest type (0.118 and 0.832). In addition to that, Q. mongolica-P. densiflora-B. ermanii forest type was calculated as 3.226 and 2.565, and Q. mongolica forest type was calculated as 2.776 and 1.218 in total and overstory, respectively. It was considered that after the P. densiflora and B. ermanii first invaded and site condition became good, Q. mongolica-P. densiflora-B. ermanii forest type was dominated by Q. mongolica. Mixed mesophytic forest type showed the most stable stand structure with various species distributed uniformly. Q. mongolica forest type would preserve the present stand status for a while, and the B. ermanii in B. ermanii forest type would be pressed by other species over time.