• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.109-117
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• 2015

Background: Follow-up clinical consultations could improve overall health status as well provide knowledge and education for cancer prevention. Materials and Methods: This is the cross-sectional study using the Korean Community Health Survey (KCHS) 6th edition for 2012, with 115,083 respondents who underwent cancer checkups selected as subjects. Associations between the presence of consultation and the socioeconomic status were determined using statistical methods with the SAS 9.3 statistical package (Cary, NC, USA). Findings: Among the recipients, 32,179 (28.0%) received clinical consultations after cancer screenings. Those in rural areas (odds ratio, OR=0.71, 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.69-0.73) visited follow-up clinics less frequently than did those in urban areas. Starting at the elementary school level, as the education level increased to middle school (OR=1.26, 95% CI: 1.19-1.34), high school (OR=1.29, 95% CI: 1.23-1.36) or college (OR=1.76, 95% CI: 1.65-1.89), the participation rates also increased. When compared with the lowest quartile group, the quartile income level showed a statistical trend and difference as follows: second lowest quartile (OR=1.11, 95% CI: 1.07-1.16), third lowest (OR=1.12, 95% CI: 1.07-1.17) and highest quartile income (OR=1.29, 95% CI: 1.23-1.35). In addition, the people with economic activities (OR=0.87, 95% CI: 0.84-0.90) visited follow-up clinics less frequently than did the others. Current smokers (OR=0.93, 95% CI: 0.89-0.98) and inveterate drinkers (OR=0.88, 95% CI: 0.85-0.94) had a tendency to visit less often than did non-smokers and other drinkers with all cancers combined. Interpretation: We suggest primary prevention through lifestyle modifications including smoking and drinking, and environmental interventions may offer the most cost-effective approach to reduce the cancer burden.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.135-143
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• 2008

Objectives : The main purpose of this research is to make a survey of the effective way of the Oriental medical care and to enlarge the range of Oriental medical treatment about traffic accidental patients. Methods : In following research, we surveyed 120 patients of traffic accident who were hospitalized in Dong-Shin Oriental Medical Hospital from October, 1, 2007 to August, 20, 2008 according to medical chart. Results : 1. In distribution of gender and age, the rate of male was 35.8%, that of female was 64.2% and the majority of the patients were twenties and thirties. 2. In the traffic accident patterns, the most was car crash from behind(61.7%) and after traffic accident, 75 patients(62.5%) visited our hospital for oriental medical treatment in less than 5days. 3. 46 patients(38.3%) choose the oriental medical treatment for the primary care and after medical care, 36 patients(31.7%) visited our hospital due to dissatisfaction of current treatment and maintained pain. 4. Partial pain was the chief complaint and the most of painful parts was neck(76.7%), followed by low back(69.2%). 5. Though radiation test, the most was cervical spine sprain(76.7%), followed by straightening of lumbar spine(66.7%). 6. In the periods of admission, less than 7 days was the most(53.3%), followed by less than 14 days(35.9%). 7. The treatment was effective to 93 patient out of 106 who had been hospitalized for less than 14 days. Conclusions : This data suggested that the Oriental medical care could be more effective treatment about traffic accidental patients without surgical injury.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.1087-1093
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to survey the effectiveness of oriental medicine treatment on lumbar herniated intervertebral disc and spondylolisthesis. The clinical study was performed on 32 cases of patients with lumbar herniated intervertebral disc and spondylolisthesis as diagnosed by X-ray, Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) exams amongst the patients who were admitted to Jaseng Hospital of Oriental Medicine from January 2010 to June 2010. 32 cases of patients were analyzed according to the distribution of sex, age, duration of disease, contributory factor, symptoms, admission period, disc herniation type and level of spondylolisthesis. The efficacy of treatment was evaluated respectively. The number of the female patients were larger than that of male with the ratio of 1:0.6. Most of the patients were in their fifties(43.8%), choronic phase(46.9%), those patients suffered from lower back pain and leg pain radiation(90.6%), reasons unknown(56.3%). Most of them also had mixed disc(37.5%), bulging disc(37.5%) and spondylolisthesis of LS on L5(50.0%). Most of them stayed in the hospital for 21-25days. After treatment, the percentage with good improvement was 62.5%, fair 18.8%, poor 12.5%, and excellent 6.3%, respectively. Oriental medicine treatment has on useful effect on the recovery of lumbar herniated intervertebral disc with spondylolisthesis.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.539-548
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• 2014

This study was carried out to investigate algal community structures and their correlations with environmental factors on five weir areas in the Nakdong River, South Korea. Water qualities, hydrodynamics, meteorological conditions and algal species compositions were observed in studied sites from May 2010 to Dec. 2013. Results showed that average total phosphorus concentration of 2013 was decreased by 52.4% in comparing with that from 2010 to 2011. Chlorophyll.a concentrations were positive significant with water temperature, pH, total phosphorus and total nitrogen, but is not significant with turbidity and suspended solids. Seasonal successions of algae were observed that Stephanodiscus sp. was dominant species with 65.3% of dominant frequency in studied site. Large algal biomass of the low temperature-adapted diatoms were observed during temperature range of $4{\sim}9^{\circ}C$, but large cyanobacterial biomass mainly during high temperature period ranged from $22^{\circ}C$ to $32^{\circ}C$. Microcystis sp. dominated during high water temperature in summer. The yearly correlations of algal biomass with accumulated solar radiations were not significant but seasonal correlations of summer from June to August were significant with correlation coefficient 0.33 (p<0.05). There were not significant correlations between turbidities and algal biomass. Turbidity and suspended solids concentrations were not significant correlation with algal biomass. According to the results, algal communities had strong correlation with water temperature and had partially correlation with solar radiation. For an effective management of algal blooms, water managers should survey with more long-term monitoring of various environmental factors and algal communities.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.661-678
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• 2006

Products developed in this research is a software which can transfer the type of shape(.shp) into the type of ascii using the land cover data and the topography data in the metropolitan area of Seoul. In addition, it can calculate the $CO_2$ flux according to distribution of plants within the land cover data. The $CO_2$ flux is calculated by the experimental equation which is compose of the meteorological parameters such as the solar radiation and the air temperature. The net flux was shown in about $-19ton/km^2$ by removing $CO_2$ through the photosynthesis during daytime, and in 2 ton/km2 by producing it through the respiration during nighttime on 10 August 2004, the maximum day of air temperature during the period of 3yr(2001 to 2004), in the metropolitan area of Seoul. Spatial distribution of the air temperature and the wind field is simulated by substituting the middle classification of the land cover map data, upgraded by the Korean Ministry of Environment(KME), for the land-use data of the United States Geological Survey(USGS) within the Meteorological Mesoscale Model Version 5(MM5) on 10 August 2006 in the metropolitan area of Seoul. Difference of the air temperature between both data was shown in the maximum range of $-2^{\circ}C\;to\;2.9^{\circ}C$, and the air temperature due to the land use data of KME was higher than that of USGS in average $0.4^{\circ}C$. Also, those of wind vectors were meanly lower than that of USGS in daytime and nighttime. Furthermore, the hourly time series of Volatile Organic Components(VOCs) is calculated by using the Biosphere Emission and Interaction System Version 2(BEIS2) including the new land cover data and the meteorological parameters such as the air temperature and so]ar insolation. It is possible to calculate the concentration of ozone due to the biogenic emission of VOCs.

• 분석과학
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.293-299
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• 2016

본 연구는 남한강 수계 하천 퇴적물 중 $^{137}Cs$의 방사능 농도 분포 실태를 조사하고, 국외 연구사례와 비교하여 국내 하천퇴적물 중 $^{137}Cs$의 농도수준을 평가하였다. 감마선분광분석기를 이용하여 퇴적물 중 $^{137}Cs$의 방사능 농도를 분석한 결과, 농도범위는 <$MDA{\sim}3.80{\pm}0.14Bq/kg{\cdot}dry$로 국내 토양 중 $^{137}Cs$ 농도와 비슷한 수준을 보였다. 국외 연구사례를 조사한 결과, 원전사고나 방사성물질 유출 등에 의한 오염원이 존재할 경우 $^{137}Cs$의 농도범위는 $3.7{\sim}15,396Bq/kg{\cdot}dry$로 국가별, 오염원 발생시기, 조사시점 등에 따라 다양한 농도 분포를 보였다. 또한, 오염원이 없는 국외 하천 호소 퇴적물 중 $^{137}Cs$의 농도는 대부분 $10Bq/kg{\cdot}dry$ 미만으로 본 연구결과와 유사한 수준으로 나타났다. 본 연구결과는 우리나라 하천퇴적물 중 $^{137}Cs$의 배경농도를 제공하고, 하천의 $^{137}Cs$ 오염여부를 판단하는 기초자료로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 생태와환경
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.255-262
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• 2010

본 연구는 2009년 5월과 9월 두 차례에 걸쳐 보청천 유역의 5개 지점에서 어류상의 분포와 물리적 서식지를 조사함으로써 수행되었다. 생물통합지수인 IBI (Index of Biological Integrity) 모델은 우리나라 하천의 특성에 맞게 수정 보완하여 총 8개 메트릭 시스템으로 구성하였으며, 물리적 서식지 평가는 11개의 다변수 메트릭 모델을 이용하였다. 이화학적 수질 분석은 2005년부터 2009년까지의 환경부 수질 측정망 자료를 통해 8가지 수질 항목을 평가하는 것으로 이루어졌다. 어류의 종 조성을 분석해보면 내성종이면서 잡식종인 피라미가 약 24.3%로 가장 우점하였으며, 조사지점 중 총 4곳에서 외래종인 배스(약 1.2%)가 발견되었고, B5에서는 보호종인 감돌고기와 꾸구리가 채집되었다. 보청천 유역의 1, 2차 조사 결과 생물통합지수는 평균 28로 B등급의 양호상태(Good)로 나타났으며, B1, B4, B5가 양호상태(Good), B2와 B3는 보통상태(Fair)로 나타났다. 물리적서식지평가(QHEI)는 평균 152로 양호상태임이 확인되었으며, 공사중인 B5를 제외하고 하류로 갈수록 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 이화학적 수질 자료의 분석 결과, 평균 BOD는 지난 5년간의 보청천 유역 5개 지점에서 하천수질환경 기준(환경정책기본법)에 의거할 때 모두 Ia (매우 좋음) 등급으로 나타났다. 영양염류(TN, TP)와 부유물질(SS)의 값은 하천주변의 토지이용도에 따라 비점오염원의 영향이 달라져 지점별로 약간의 변이 폭을 보였다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.668-674
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• 2019

Objectives: Modern people spend most of their day indoors. As the health impact of radon becomes an issue, public interest also has been growing. The primary route of potential human exposure to radon is inhalation. Long-term exposure to high levels of radon increases the risk of developing lung cancer. Radon exposure is known to be the second-leading cause of lung cancer, following tobacco smoke. This study measures the indoor radon concentrations in detached houses in area A of Chungcheongbuk-do Province considering the construction year, cracks in the houses, the location of installed detectors, and seasonal effects. Methods: The survey was conducted from September 2017 to April 2018 on 1,872 private households located in selected areas in northern Chungcheongbuk-do Province to figure out the year of building construction and the location of detector installed and identify the factors which affect radon concentrations in the air within the building. Radon was measured using a manual alpha track detector (Raduet, Hungary) with a sampling period of longer than 90 days. Results: Indoor radon concentrations in winter within area A was surveyed to be 168.3±193.3 Bq/㎥. There was more than a 2.3 times difference between buildings built before 1979 and those built after 2010. The concentration reached 195.4±221.9 Bq/㎥ for buildings with fractures and 167.2±192.4 Bq/㎥ for buildings without fractures. It was found that detectors installed in household areas with windows exhibited a lower concentration than those installed in concealed spaces. Conclusion: High concentrations of indoor radon were shown when there was a crack in the house. Also, ventilation seems to significantly affect radon concentrations because when the location of the detector in the installed site was near windows compared to an enclosed area, radon concentration variation increased. Therefore, it is considered that radon concentration is lower in summer because natural ventilation occurs more often than in winter.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.107-113
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• 1981

밤나무의 시비(施肥)에 따른 증수효과를 구명(究明)함과 동시(同時)에 밤나무 전요(專用) 복합비료(複合肥料)의 개발을 목적(目的)으로 1979년(年)과 1980년(年) 2 개년(個年)에 걸쳐 은기(銀寄)밤나무에 대해 조선비료공업주식회사에서 시제(試製)한 복비(複肥)(16-16-13)와 함붕소복비(含硼素複肥)(16-16-13-0.7)를 일반단비와 비교시험한 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 마음과 같다. 1. 밤나무의 생육(生育)은 시비수준(施肥水準)에 따라 커다란 차이(差異)가 있었으며, 비종별(肥種別)로는 단비보다는 복비(複肥)가 더 좋은 경향(傾向)이었으나 통계적(統計的)인 유의차(有意差)는 없었다. 2. 시비수준(施肥水準)에 따라 주당총착과수 및 결실구과수는 증가하고 낙구과율(落毬果率)은 크게 감소(減少)하는 경향(傾向)을 보여 주었다. 비종별(肥種別)로는 함붕소복비(含硼素複肥)의 낙구과방지효과가 매우 크다는 것이 인정(認定)되었다. 3. 밤 수확량(收穫量)은 시비량(施肥量) 증가에 따라 크게 증가하는 경향(傾向)을 보였으며 비종별(肥種別)로는 단비와 일반복비간(一般複肥間)에는 큰 차이(差果)가 없었으나 함붕소복비(含硼素複肥)를 시용(施用)했을 때는 타비종(他肥種)보다 수량증가가 매우 뚜렷하였다 1980년도(年度)에는 저온 및 일조부족(日照不足)으로 인(因)하여 79년(年) 보다 무비(無肥) 단비 및 일반복비시용구에서의 수량(收量)은 감소(減少)하였으나 함붕소복비시용구에서는 크게 증가하였다. 함붕소복비(含硼素複肥)는 일기가 불순(不順)했을 때 증수효과가 더 크다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 4. 함붕소복비(含硼素複肥)의 시용(施用)은 밤나무의 생장보진(生長保進), 생리적(生理的) 낙과방지(落果防止) 및 밤수량(收量) 증대에 효과가 크다는 것이 인정(認定)되었으므로 이 비료(肥料)를 밤나무 전용복비(專用複肥)로 추천할만 하다고 판단된다.

• 헤리티지:역사와 과학
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.174-189
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• 2012

경상북도 경주시에 위치한 양동마을은 중요민속문화재 제189호로 지정된 500년 역사의 한국의 전통마을이다. 최근 유네스코(UNESCO)의 세계유산인 양동마을은 보존 가치가 높아짐과 동시에 관광객의 증가에 따라 많은 위협을 받고 있다. 본 연구는 양동마을의 관속식물과 외래식물 및 귀화식물의 현황을 조사 분석하여 전통문화공간 관리체계의 부재를 인식하고 차후 외래 식물 관리보전방안 수립을 위한 기초자료를 제공하기 위해 실시하였다. 관속식물상은 89과 227속 261종 1아종 5품종 26변종 총 293분류군이다. 외래식물은 53과 98속 104종 2품종 8변종 총 114분류군이다. 귀화식물은 15과 36속 37종 2변종 총 39분류군이다. 이에 따른 양동마을의 귀화율은 13.31%, 도시화지수는 13.64%이다. 양동마을의 전체 관속식물상 293분류군 중 외래식물은 114분류군으로 38.91%에 해당하는 높은 수치이다. 따라서 우리나라의 전통유산으로서 양동마을의 식물관리지침을 수립하고, 이에 따른 외래식물 유입 방지와 관리 및 식재계획을 세워야 하며, 주민을 대상으로 한 교육을 병행하는 것이 바람직하다.