• The Korean Journal of Emergency Medical Services
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.7-18
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• 2014

Purpose: We aimed to investigate trunk angle and muscle activation of the extremity and back to evaluate the effect of chest compression on work-related musculoskeletal disorders in 119 emergency medical technicians (EMTs). Methods: Eighteen 119 EMTs performed 2-minute chest compression without interruption on a cardiopulmonary resuscitation manikin, during which we measured changes in the trunk and shoulder joint angles, muscle activation (triceps brachii, biceps brachii, erector spinae, gluteus maximus, pectoralis major, rectus abdominis, and rectus femoris) and chest compression accuracy. Results: The decrease in trunk angle by trunk muscle activation was the highest in event 2, the major direction of chest compression. Both shoulder joint angles had no significant difference. Muscle activation of the triceps brachii (p < .01), biceps brachii (p < .05), rectus abdominis (p < .05) and rectus femoris (p < .01) significantly increased during the compression phase compared with the decompression phase, with the rectus femoris showing an increase of 19%. Muscle activation of the erector spinae significantly increased in the decompression phase compared with the compression phase (p < .01). Conclusion: 119 EMTs mainly use the triceps brachii, biceps brachii and pectoralis major muscles during chest compression.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.108-117
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• 2015

This study was carried out to assess problems related to legislative regulations and guidelines concerning some biological assessment systems applied to stream corridor in Korea. We comparatively reviewed the law of stream corridors and the guidelines for master plan concerned, and the law of water quality and health assessment criteria for the aquatic ecosystem concerned. Stream environments were not managed effectively due to the absence of detail regulations and the criteria for stream assessment. A biological assessment system was not equivalently integrated within the management of water resources in process implementation of projects resulting from the dualistic management system for stream corridors in Korea. The current biological assessment system was reflected to mainly physical habitats or only oriented to some aquatic species correlated with water quality. This system was also recognized as part of environment impact assessment based on an intensive survey method of most biological taxa. Conclusively rapid and quantitative assessment techniques based on advanced organisms, such as vegetation, fish and birds, etc. should be urgently provided for considering as representative indicators of stream conditions in Korea.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.82-88
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• 2014

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic inflammatory disease preceding the development of allergic disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Sargassum micracanthum ethanol extract (SMEE) on AD. AD was induced by spreading 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzen (DNCB) on the back sides of BALB/c mice. The efficacy of SMEE was tested by observing the skin clinical severity score, proliferations of Raw 264.7 cells and the secretion of cytokines and IgE. The secretion of IL-4, and IgE was significantly decreased by SMEE in a dose dependent manner, while IFN-${\gamma}$ was increased. In addition, SMEE alleviated the AD symptoms better when compared to the positive controls. In conclusion, these results suggest that SMEE has an inhibitory effect on AD, and may serve as a useful biomaterial for the development of cosmeceuticals.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.18-24
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• 2014

This study was conducted to investigate optimum conditions for the production of cellulose-degrading crude enzymes by an isolated marine bacterium. A marine microorganism producing an extracellular cellulose-degrading enzyme was isolated from the red seaweed, Grateloupia elliptica Holmes. The isolated bacterium was identified as Cellulophaga lytica by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequence analysis and physiological profiling and designated as Cellulophaga lytica PKA 1005. The optimum conditions for the growth of Cellulophaga lytica PKA 1005 were pH 7, 2% NaCl, and $30^{\circ}C$ with 36 h incubation time. To obtain the crude enzyme, the culture medium of the strain was centrifuged for 30 min at $12,000{\times}g$ and $4^{\circ}C$, and the supernatant was used as crude enzyme. The optimum conditions for the production of the cellulose-degrading crude enzyme were pH 8, $35^{\circ}C$, 8% carboxyl methyl cellulose, and 60 h reaction time.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.27 no.8A
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• pp.739-752
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• 2002

Recently, to utilize the limited bandwidth effectively, the concept of partial response (PR) signaling has widely been adopted in both the high-speed data transmission and high-density digital recording/playback systems such as digital microwave, digital subscriber loops, hard disk drives, digital VCR's and digital versatile recordable disks and so on. This paper is concerned with adaptive equalization of partial response channels particularly for the magnetic recording channels. Specifically we study how the PR channel equalizers work for different choices of desired or reference signals used for adjusting the equalizer weights. In doing so, we consider three different configurations that are actually implemented in the commercial products mentioned above. First of all, we show how to compute the theoretical values of the optimum Wiener solutions derived by minimizing the mean-squared error (MSE) at the equalizer output. Noting that this equalizer MSE measure cannot be used to fairly compare the three configurations, we propose to use the data MSE that is computer just before the final detector for the underlying PR system. We also express the data MSE in terms of the channel impulse response values, source data power and additive noise power, thereby making it possible to compare the performance of the configurations under study. The results of extensive computer simulation indicate that our theoretical derivation is correct with high precision. Comparing the three configurations, it also turns out that one of the three configurations needs to be further improved in performance although it has an apparent advantage over the others in terms of memory size when implemented using RAM's for the decision feedback part.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.608-608
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• 2012

현재 기후변화의 기상변동성이 커짐에 따라 태풍 및 집중호우 등의 이상기후 현상이 전 지구상에 걸쳐 광역적으로 나타나고 있다. IPCC에서는 이러한 기후변화가 기온 상승에 따른 증발산량의 증가, 강수량 및 유출량의 시공간적 분포의 변동 등을 초래하여 수자원의 효율적 관리 및 안정적인 공급에 어려움을 증대시킬 것으로 전망하였다. 뿐만 아니라 현재 국내 전반에 걸쳐 4대강 사업이 진행되고 있고, 낙동강에서도 낙동강 살리기 사업이 실시되어 주변 지형들의 변화가 진행되고 있다. 이러한 지형의 변화는 현재까지 구축되어 있는 기존자료의 대폭적인 변화를 의미하므로 홍수관련 연구결과에도 변화를 의미하고 있다. 이에 따라 4대강 사업 이후의 기후 변화에 따른 낙동강유역에서의 유출량의 증가를 분석하여 극한홍수의 발생가능성을 제시하고 이러한 극한홍수발생에 따른 위험지역도 과거에 의해 변경될 것으로 판단되어 국내외적으로 하천의 수리검토에 널리 사용되고 있는 1차원 수리해석 프로그램인 FLDWAV를 이용하여 취약지점을 분석하고 위험도를 분석하고자 한다. 낙동강 살리기 사업으로 낙동강에 건설된 8개의 보를 고려한 본류 및 지류에서의 제내지 및 제외지 지형데이터를 구축하고 구축된 자료을 이용해 낙동강 본류 및 지류에 대해서 극한홍수시 200년 빈도, 500년 빈도 홍수량 및 홍수위를 FLDWAV를 통해 정상류로 계산해서 예측하고 500년 빈도 홍수량과 홍수위를 부정류로 계산하여 제방고와 홍수위를 비교하여 범람위험지역을 선정하였다. 그리고 그 결과를 통해 GIS를 통하여 범람위험지역 제내지의 주요도심 구간 포함, 범람 범위를 분석함과 동시에 극한홍수에 따른 도심구간, 비도시구간 등의 범람범위를 분석하였다. 또한 선정한 범람위험지역의 범람 피해규모를 산정하고 피해범위의 현황을 파악하였다. 연구의 결과는 다음과 같이 나타났다. 500년 빈도 홍수시 범람위험지역은 낙동강 본류의 하류부에서 각각 154.7km, 123.2km, 12.9km에 위치한 지점이 선정되었으며 각 지점의 피해규모는 제내지에 범람된 유출량의 수위는 각각 21.7m, 24.3m, 2.11m로 계산되었고 이때의 피해면적은 각각 $2.68km^2$, $2.64km^2$, $1.25km^2$로 나타났다. 이 결과는 기후변화로 인한 극한홍수 발생 가능성과 취약지점의 분석을 통한 지역의 홍수피해 저감과 정책개발에 기본 자료로 활용될 것이며 낙동강 살리기 사업으로 인한 하천주변 지형의 변화를 제공함으로서 앞으로 진행될 연구의 기본 자료로서 이용가능 할 것으로 판단된다. 또한 이전의 홍수방어계획을 개선한 새로운 홍수방어계획의 수립을 통하여 향후 발생될 홍수의 예방 및 대응방안 수립의 참고자료로 이용될 것이며 제내지 및 제외지의 공간확보 연구를 통해 해당 지자체의 토지매수계획의 참고자료로 이용 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.333-350
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• 2014

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to research learning based on brain science and the learning methodology of Korean Medicine according to disparity of age. Through this, the study aimed to provide a guideline to related Korean Medicine treatments as well as the common nurturing/educational institutions. Methods: All journals and dissertations on brain science based learning methods studied in Korea to date that could be found in the National Assembly Library and the RISS were implemented in the analysis. The terminology used for search was as follows: 1st search, 'Brain'; 2nd search, 'Learning', 'Education'; 3rd search, 'Baby, 'Infant', 'Child'. For the learning methodology of Korean Medicine according to disparity of age, the related contents were extracted from Donguibogam and Liuyi, Sasang constitutional medicine. Results: A total of 30 studies, were collected as data. In the baby stage, the development and myelination of brain neurons are accelerated by experience and learning, highly influenced by social, cognitive and emotional movement. In infancy, the frontal lobe actively develops, so education for development of the prefrontal cortex is suggested. The brain of the infant at this stage can be developed by arts and physical education. In the child stage, the parietal and temporal lobe develop actively. Thus, programs to stimulate brain activity including brain respiration would be helpful in enhancing learning ability, concentration, etc. As evidence for learning and nurturing methodology according to disparity of age from Korean Medicine prospective, the following are listed: Location and time for sexual intercourse before pregnancy, stabilization during pregnancy, baby nurturing methods for nurturing from Donguibogam. Also Liuyi and Sasanag constitutional medicine can be the learning methodology according to disparity of age. And there are acupuncture points on each head section according to age in Donguibogam. Conclusions: Studies on 'brain-science based learning' are continuously being conducted. Based on these studies, diverse new brain-science based learning will be developed in the future. There is also a need to develop the learning methodology of Korean Medicine according to disparity of age in a more systematic and diverse way.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.53 no.4
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• pp.242-250
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• 2017

Actinobacteria tolerating extreme conditions can be a rich source of bioactive compounds and enzymes. In this study filamentous actinobacteria were isolated from soils of Ulleung Island, and their physiological properties were examined. Soil samples were collected, serially diluted and spread on various agar media. The average viable counts of total bacteria were $1.28{\times}10^7CFU/g$ for soil sample 1 (ULS1) and $2.05{\times}10^7CFU/g$ for soil sample 2 (ULS2). As a result, 34 strains of actinobacteria were isolated and assigned to the genera Streptomyces (16 strains), Isoptericola (5 strains), Rhodococcus (4 strains), Agromyces (3 strains), Micrococcus (2 strains), Arthrobacter (1 strain), Williamsia (1 strain), Microbacterium (1 strain), and Oerskovia (1 strain) based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Enzyme activity and plant growth promoting potential were tested for representative isolates. Multiple strains of Streptomyces degraded starch, casein and Tween 80. As for plant growth promoting potential, strains of Oerskovia, Williamsia, Isoptericola, and Streptomyces solubilized phosphate, and those of Agromyces, Oerskovia, Micrococcus, Rhodococcus, Streptomyces, and Isoptericola produced 3-indole-acetic acid (IAA), respectively. Selected strains of Streptomyces exhibited strong antagonistic activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis as well as Candida albicans. This study confirms that actinobacteria from Ulleung Island can be a good source of novel bioactive compounds.

• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.22-30
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• 2014

Self-photoinitiating acrylate (SPIA) which can undergo self-initiation under UV irradiation was synthesized by a Michael addition in the presence of a base catalyst. The SPIA polymerizations were investigated by photo-differential scanning calorimeter (photo-DSC) and surface physical properties such as pendulum hardness and pencil hardness. The results showed that the SPIA can cure upon UV irradiation by itself without a photoinitiator. But we found out that both the curing rate and the conversion were too low for the self-curing reaction of SPIA. In order to improve the SPIA curing properties, we introduced the SPIA/cationic hybrid system and observed the effects of the addition of commercial free radical type monomer and photoinitiator on the curing behaviors. SPIA/cationic hybrid system was the best suitable to improve the SPIA curing properties. The kinetic analysis indicated that the cationic monomer and photoinitiator apparently accelerated the cure reaction and rate of the hybrid SPIA system, mostly due to the synergistic effect of cationic monomer and photoinitiator increasing the mobility of active species and the generation of reactive species (free radical, cation) during the photopolymerization process. The physical properties showed that, unlike typical free radical system, the hybrid systems did not show oxygen inhibition effect because of cationic reaction on the coating surface.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.605-617
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• 2021

The recovery of the sedimentary environment around a fallowing shellfish farm during its rest period after 20 years of long-running operation, was explored in Tongyeong Bay of Korea. Seasonal survey on macrobenthos community was conducted from July 2016 to September 2018 at five stations, which included the fallowing shellfish farm after 20-year operation (FF), a newly installed shellfish farm (NF), a shellfish farm for comparison around the closed shellfish farm (CF), and control stations with no farming activities (Con1, Con2). The total number of species and the density of macrobenthos were higher at the shellfish farm stations than the non-shellfish farm station, and their seasonal changes were significant. The dominant species at the shellfish farm stations was Capitella capitata while Paraprionospio patiens was dominant at the non-shellfish farm stations. The two dominant species were potential organic contamination indicators usually inhabiting the areas with dense organic matter. This suggests that the overall survey area was highly polluted with organic matters. Multivariate analysis showed that the macrobenthic community of CF changed to a level similar to that of Con1 immediately after the investigation, but not to a state above the Con1 level. Furthermore, the changes in NF were not significant when compared to those in CF.