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Renewable energy powered membrane systems: inorganic contaminant removal from Australian groundwaters

  • Richards, Laura A.;Richards, Bryce S.;Schafer, Andrea I.
    • Membrane and Water Treatment
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.239-250
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    • 2011
  • A photovoltaic powered ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis system was tested with a number of natural groundwaters in Australia. The objective of this study was to compare system performance at six remote field locations by assessing the impact of water composition and fluctuating energy on inorganic contaminant removal using a BW30-4040 membrane. Solar irradiance directly affected pressure and flow. Groundwater characteristics (including TDS, salts, heavy metals, and pH), impacted other performance parameters such as retention, specific energy consumption and flux. During continual system operation, retention of ions such as $Ca^{2+}$ and $Mg^{2+}$ was high (> 95%) with each groundwater which can be attributed to steric exclusion. The retention of smaller ions such as $NO_3{^-}$ was affected by weather conditions and groundwater composition, as convection/diffusion dominate retention. When solar irradiance was insufficient or fluctuations too great for system operation, performance deteriorated and retention dropped significantly (< 30% at Ti Tree). Groundwater pH affected flux and retention of smaller ions ($NO_3{^-}$ and $F^-$) because charge repulsion increases with pH. The results highlight variations in system performance (ion retention, flux, specific energy consumption) with real solar irradiance, groundwater composition, and pH conditions.

A Study on Nutrient Intakes, Body Composition and Physical Fitness in Gifted Athletic Boys -Focused on Gifted Athletic Boys in Busan, Ulsan and Gyeongsangnam-do- (남자체육영재 선발자의 영양섭취, 신체조성 및 체력에 관한 연구 -부산, 울산, 경남지역 체육영재 선발자를 중심으로-)

  • Seo, Dae-Yun;Shin, Sang-Keun;Baek, Yeong-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.39 no.7
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    • pp.966-974
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    • 2010
  • The aim of this study was to examine characteristics between nutrient intakes, body composition and physical fitness in gifted athletic boys. The subjects were conducted in 50 boys aged 9~12 years living in Busan, Ulsan and Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea. Dietary intake information was collected from participants using 3-day food recorded and body composition was measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis, and their anthropometric parameters were measured. Swimming group's daily energy intakes were significantly higher compared to those of other groups. Athletics and swimming groups were significantly taller than gymnastics. Swimming group was significantly higher than gymnastics group in weight, fat mass, body fat percent and lean body mass. Athletics and swimming groups were significantly longer than gymnastics group in sit and ball throwing. Swimming group was significantly better than other groups in sit up, and athletics group was significantly faster than gymnastics group in 50 m run. In correlation result for nutrient intake and body composition: 1) Body weight shows positive correlation with protein, phosphorus, sodium, vitamin $B_1$, C and niacin. BMI shows positive correlation with sodium and niacin. Fat mass shows positive correlation with niacin and folate. Body fat% shows positive correlation with vitamin C, E, niacin and folate. LBM shows positive correlation with all elements except lipid, calcium, vitamin A, C, E and folate. In correlation result for nutrient intake and physical fitness: 2) Push up shows positive correlation with iron and vitamin C. Sit and throw ball shows positive correlation with the events except lipid, fiber, vitamin A, E and folate. Sit up shows positive correlation with vitamin $B_1$. Half squat shows positive correlation with iron. Standing long jump shows positive correlation with total energy, lipid, and vitamin A, B and $B_2$. Long run shows negative correlation with protein, carbohydrate, fiber, phosphorus, iron, sodium and zinc. Side step shows positive correlation with niacin. Sit and reach shows negative correlation with total energy, carbohydrate, phosphorus, sodium, zinc and vitamin $B_2$. In correlation result for body composition and physical fitness: 3) Sit and throw ball shows positive correlation with body weight, BMI, fat mass, body fat% and LBM. Standing long jump shows positive correlation with LBM. But long run and 50 m run shows negative correlation with body weight and LBM.

The Physiological Effects of Foot Reflex Massage (발반사마사지의 인체 생리학적 효과)

  • Chang, Mee-Kyung;Kim, Seong-Oh;Jung, Jun-Hwan;Yoo, Young-Dae;Kim, Tae-Youl;Kim, Gye-Yeop
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.403-412
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    • 2005
  • The purpose of this investigation is examining how treatment for foot reflex massage affect the changes in body temperature and blood composition. The cases of experiment are 10 male(n=2) and female(n=8) who don't have special clinical problems. This is the process of experiment. First, we photograph the anterior part and posterior of the upper, lower half of the body with an infrared imaging system. Second, among same parts, we compare the temperature of the whole body before treatment for foot reflex massage with the temperature after it. Then we draw blood from the body and observe a change: in numerical value of blood before and after treatment. Before and after treatment, we come to measure temperature of the whole body, the numerical value of WBC, RBC, platelet, HCT, Hb through analysis of blood, and the result of AST(GOT), ALT(GPT), ALP, GGT through analysis of serum enzyme activity of blood. There were no significant differences in blood composition. In terms of SPSS statistic program, when we explain each numerical value before and after foot massage, the abdominal, the buttocks, the femoral region universally take successful results about a change in body temperature(p<0.05).

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Effects of Isokinetic Exercise on the Composition of Muscle Fibers in Rats Lower Limb (등속성 운동이 흰쥐 하퇴의 근섬유조성에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Yong-Deok;Cho, Hyun-Gug;Kim, Han-Soo;Park, Youn-Ki;Suh, Tae-Soo
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.75-90
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    • 1991
  • This study is to characterize the effects of swimming exercise on the composition of muscle fibers in rats lower limb tissue. By comparing the exercised group (4, 8 weeks) with the control group, we analyzed the difference histologically, histochemically and morphometrically. The obtained results are as follows ; 1. In the histological view, the distance between the individual muscle fibers and the muscle bundles in exercised group was shorter than that of control group. The irregular shape of sarcolemma in exercised group was observed. 2, In the histochemical view(NADH-TR. and Myosin ATPase reaction analysis), the increased populations of red and intermediate fibers were observed, whereas the white fiber was decreased. 3. In the morphometrical view, the red and intermediate fibers of tibialis anterior and gastrocnemius in exercised group were quantitatively increased, compared with control group. However, the white fiber and connective tissue in exercised group were decreased.

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Development of Bamboo Zephyr Composite and the Physical and Mechanical Properties

  • SUMARDI, Ihak;ALAMSYAH, Eka Mulya;SUHAYA, Yoyo;DUNGANI, Rudi;SULASTININGSIH, Ignasia Maria;PRAMESTIE, Syahdilla Risandra
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • v.50 no.2
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    • pp.134-147
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    • 2022
  • The objective of this study is to determine the effect of fiber direction arrangement and layer composition of hybrid bamboo laminate boards on the physical and mechanical properties. The raw material used was tali bamboo (Gigantochloa apus (J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kurs) rope in the form of flat sheets (zephyr) and falcata veneer (Paraserianthes falcataria (L) Nielsen). Zephyr bamboo was arranged in three layers using water-based isocyanate polymer (WBPI) with a glue spread rate of 300 g/m2. There were variations in the substitution of the core layer with falcata veneers (hybrid) as much as two layers and using a glue spread rate of 170 g/m2. The laminated bamboo board was cold-pressed at a pressure of 22.2 kgf/cm2 for 1 h, and the physical and mechanical properties were evaluated. The results showed that the arrangement of the fiber direction significantly affected the dimensional stability, modulus of rupture, modulus of elasticity, shear strength, and screw withdrawal strength. However, the composition of the layers had no significant effect on the physical and mechanical properties. The bonding quality of bamboo laminate boards with WBPI was considered to be quite good, as shown by the absence of delamination in all test samples. The bamboo hybrid laminate board can be an alternative based on the physical and mechanical properties that can meet laminated board standards.

Effects of 12-Week Walking Exercise on Health-related Factors, Growth Hormone, IGF-1 and Leptin in the Obese and the Normal Middle School Girls (12주 걷기운동이 비만과 일반 여중생의 건강관련요소, GH, IGF-1 및 leptin에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Jong-Won;Kwak, Yi-Sub;Yoon, Byung-Kon;Kim, Do-Yeon
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.19 no.11
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    • pp.1644-1650
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    • 2009
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 12-week walking exercise on body composition, physical fitness, cardiovascular function, blood lipids, GH, IGF-1and leptin in obese and normal middle school girls. Participants included 12 pairs of middle school girls who were matched for sex, age and stratified by BMI (Obese Group: BMI$\geq$25.0; Normal Group: BMI<23.0). The variables of all factors were measured in all the subjects before and after the 12-week walking exercise program. The test data were analyzed by paired t-test, and t-test using the SPSS 14.0 statistics package and the alpha level of p<0.05 was set for all tests of significance. Body composition showed a significant difference in both groups, but the variables of physical fitness, cardiovascular function, blood lipids, growth hormone, and leptin did not show a significant difference in the two groups. We conclude that regular and continuous walking exercise improved body composition, physical fitness, cardiovascular function, blood lipids, and insulin factors in both groups. Consequently, these findings suggest that walking exercise will be effective for preventing obesity and improving health-related factors in the middle school girls.

A Study on the effect of the Pottery Stone added to the Porcelain Body (자기 소지의 특성에 미치는 도석첨가의 영향)

  • 이응상;임대영
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.215-222
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    • 1982
  • This study is to investigate the effect of a domestic pottery stone as a batch inclusion on the synthesis of porcelain bodies and their physical properties. The basic composition of porcelain bodies studied was consisted of 50wt% kaolin, 25wt% feldspar and 25wt% quartz. The inclusion of pottery stone was performed by partial substitution for either quartz or feldspar up to 25% of the total weight of batches. Sixteen porcelain bodied different in batch composition were prepared by firing them in the temperature range from 110$0^{\circ}C$ to 135$0^{\circ}C$ and their physical properties and microstructures were carefully examined. It was found that the inclusion of pottery stone could reudce the firing temperature for vitrification up to 5$0^{\circ}C$ but appreciably decreased the mechanical strength of sintered bodies. The most faborable result could obtain with partial substitution for both quartz and feldspar at same time up to 25% of the total batch weight.

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Effect of Leaf Dehydration Process and Air Flow Capacity of Curing Facility on Physical Properties and Composition of Leaves During Flue-curing (황색종 연초 건조중 탈수경과 및 풍속차가 건조엽의 특성에 미치는 영향)

  • Ryu, Myong-Hyun;Seok, Yeong-Seon;Lee, Un-Chul
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Tobacco Science
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.9-15
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    • 1983
  • The effect of leaf dehydration process and air flow capacity of bulk curing on physical properties and composition of cured leaves was studied, respectively, during flue- curing. Cured leaves from excessive moisture during yellowing stage and those from rapid dehydration Process inevitably during later stages, tend towards lower equilibrium moisture contents, higher shatter index, hither protein nitrogen, and leaf scalding or deterioration of Beaves with redish cast. Early dehydration at the yellowing stage re suited in increasing of p Bamitic, stearic, linoleic, and linolenic acid contents, but showed reduction of brightness difference between upper and lower surface of the cured leaves, Leaf surface lipid decreased with the progress of curing stages, more conspicuously during later stage. Lowering air flow capacity of fan by 50oye during stem drying stage resulted in increasing of leaf surface lipid and 25oye decreasing of electric power consumption , but curing period and kerosene consumption were not affected.

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Dependence of Physical, and Electrical Properties of $CaTiO_3$ on Sintering Temperature and Composition ($CaTiO_3$ 유전 재료의 소결온도와 조성변화에 따른 물리적 및 전기적 특성 변화)

  • 우성수;안영수;한문희;노광수
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.32 no.10
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    • pp.1111-1116
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    • 1995
  • To use dielectric material of high power multilayer capacitor, the composition of the commercial CaTiO3 was changed to decrease the sintering temperature, and the physical and electrical properties were investigated. Series of experiments showed that CaTiO3 with sintering additives had the highest density, the highest shrinkage, the lowest dielectric constant, the lowest loss factor, and the lowest temperature coefficient of capacitance (TCC). These properties had the constant values at sintering temperature of above 120$0^{\circ}C$.

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An Analysis about Moving Awareness and Trend of Route Choice in Middle School Students on Variation Type (교과교실형 중학교 학생 이동의식 및 경로선택 추이 분석)

  • Jeong, Joo-Seong
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Educational Facilities
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.13-20
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    • 2015
  • This study was carried out to analyze moving awareness of students to physical conditions and attitudes on user's place to moving route. Moving awareness and route choice of students on variation type were grasped through questionnaire. As the results, the satisfaction degree, moving awareness and elapsed time for adaptation of students to physical facilities associated with moving class were antithetical to numbers of class and student. The more students, the more negative the moving itself. Especially, students showed a different tendency to route choice of high frequency moving and possession awareness of their belongings according to spatial nearness and composition of homebase. These basic data will be utilizable to suggest various model for composition and rearrangement of school space.