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기후변화 시나리오에 따른 지역별 확률강우량 (Estimation of Regional Probable Rainfall based on Climate Change Scenarios)

  • 김영호;여창건;서근순;송재우
    • 한국방재학회 논문집
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    • 제11권3호
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    • pp.29-35
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    • 2011
  • 본 연구는 A1B 기후변화 시나리오를 고려하여 지역별 확률강우량을 산정하고 관측소별 기존 관측자료의 특성을 고려한 적정 방법을 제안하였다. 이를 위하여 우리나라 주요 지점 강우관측소를 연구 대상지점으로 선정하여 선정된 주요 지점 관측소에 대해 24시간 연최대강우량 평균값과 매개변수의 관계를 분석하여 2100년의 빈도별 확률강우량을 산정하였다. 2100년 빈도별 확률강우량은 기상청 실측강우량 자료를 활용하여 산정하는 방법, 확률분포의 매개변수는 실측 강우자료를 활용하고, 2100년까지의 강우자료는 A1B 시나리오를 활용하는 방법, A1B 시나리오를 활용하여 확률강우량을 산정하는 3가지 방법을 적용하였다. A1B 시나리오에 의한 강우 예측값은 실측값 보다 과소 추정되어 이를 활용하는 경우에는 보정이 필요하며, 분위 사상법을 적용하여 보정한 결과 모든 관측소에서 약 2.3~3.0배의 강우량이 평균적으로 상향조정 되었다. 실측강우 자료만으로 산정한 확률 강우량의 경우, 강우량이 지속적으로 증가하여 과대 산정되어 증가하는 경향이 강하며, A1B 시나리오 자료를 활용하여 산정한 확률강우량의 경우 대체적으로 기존 관측자료의 증감율과 유사하게 산정되기는 하지만 지역적 특성을 정확히 반영하지 못하는 경우가 다소 발생하였다. 각 지점별로 24시간 연 최대 강우량 평균 증가율과 방법별로 산정된 확률강우량의 증가율을 비교하여 기후변화를 고려한 관측지점별 확률강우량 산정 방법을 선정하였다.

집적형 이온선택성 미세전극 센서에 적합한 토양화학 분석용 침출액 종 개발 (Development of Extracting Solution for Soil Chemical Analysis Suitable to Integrated Ion-selective Micro-electrodes)

  • 신국식;임우진;이상은;이재선;차근식
    • 한국토양비료학회지
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    • 제42권6호
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    • pp.513-521
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    • 2009
  • 본 연구는 현장에서 신속히 토양양분을 측정하기에 적합한 집적형 미세 이온선택성 전극을 토양화학성 분석에 이용하기 위하여, 이에 적합한 침출액의 종류와 양과 같은 분석방법을 개발 하는 데에 목적을 두었다. 대상 토양화학성들은 교환성 양이온들($K^+$, $Ca^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$, $Na^+$)과 무기태 질소들($NH_4{^+}$, $NO_3{^-}$) 이었으며, 분석법 개발의 목표는 다 성분 동시침출액 종 선발에 있었다. 침출액 자체에 존재하는 화학종들은 이온간 방해작용으로 이온선택성 전극의 분석능에 영향을 미친다. 순수 용액 내에서는 0.01M HCl 과 1M LiCl 이 모든 분석대상 화학종과 그들의 존재 농도범위($10^{-1}M{\sim}10^{-4}M$)에 대하여 가장 Nernst 이론값에 근접하였다. 그러나 실제 토양 침출용액에서 1M LiCl은 고농도(1M)의 $Li^{+}$ 존재로 말미암아 분석대상 화학성분의 선택성이 현저히 낮아짐을 알 수 있었다. 반면에, 0.1M HCl로 침출하여 10배 희석 측정하거나 또는 0.01M HCl로 직접 침출하여 측정하는 것은 표준분석 방법과 고도의 유의성이 있는 상관관계를 보이므로 최적 분석 방법으로 밝혀졌다. 토양에 대하여 집적형 이온선택성 미세 전극을 사용한 분석치와 표준분석법 분석치의 사이의 회귀상관에서는 $K^+$, $Na^+$, $Ca^{2+}$, $NO_3{^-}$가 매우 우수한 회귀상관 관계를 보였다. 그러나 $NH_4{^+}$이온은 $K^+$이온과 혼재할 때 $K^+$이온의 간섭으로 매우 낮은 선택성을 나타내었다. 또한, $Mg^{2+}$이온은 현재까지 이온선택성 막을 위한 최적의 Ionophore(이온투과 담체)가 개발되어 있지 않아 분석의 어려움이 있었다.

안와내벽파열골절의 내시경적 사골동내 충전에 따른 안와용적 변화 (Orbital Volume Change Resulted from Packing in Ethmoidal Sinus for Correction of Isolated Medial Orbital Fractures)

  • 김경훈;최수종;강철욱;배용찬;남수봉
    • 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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    • 제10권1호
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    • pp.7-13
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    • 2009
  • Purpose: Endoscopic transnasal correction of the medial orbital fractures cannot be enable to confirm the reduction degree of orbital volume without imaging modalities. We have intended through this study to make a quantative analysis of preoperative orbital volume increment and the reduction degree of that after ethmoidal sinus packing by using CT scan. Methods: In this retrospective study, 22 patients were selected to evaluate the postoperative volume reduction, who took 2 CT scans which are pre- and postoperative under the same protocol. The postoperative CT scan was carried out in about 5 days after the operation with the packing inserted into ethmoidal sinus. The length of bony defect on each section was measured by PACS program and the area of defect was calculated by summing lengths on each section multiplied by the thickness of the section. When the outline of orbit on the slice is drawn manually with a cursor, PACS program measures the area automatically. Orbital volume was calculated from the sum of the area multiplied by the section thickness. Results: The mean dimension of fractured walls was $2.86{\pm}0.99cm^2$. The mean orbital volume of the unaffected orbits was $22.89{\pm}2.15cm^3$ and that of the affected orbits was $25.62{\pm}2.82cm^3$. The mean orbital volume increment of the affected orbits was $2.73{\pm}1.13cm^3$. After surgery, the mean orbital volume of the unaffected orbits was $22.46{\pm}2.73cm^3$ and the mean orbital volume decrease on the surgical side was $2.98{\pm}1.07cm^3$. The estimated correction rate was 118.30%. Conclusion: The orbital volume increment in fractured orbit showed linear correlation with the dimension of fractured area. The orbital volume changes after ethmoidal sinus packing also showed linear correlation with orbital volume increment in fractured orbit. This study showed the regressive linear correlation between the increment of orbital volume and the correction rate. To evaluate the maintenance of reduction state, we think that the further study should be done for comparative analysis of orbital volume change after removal of packing.

민간경비원의 교육훈련만족도가 직무수행에 미치는 영향 (The effect on a job performance of the Education training satisfaction of Private Security)

  • 이세환;이승철;박준석
    • 시큐리티연구
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    • 제19호
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    • pp.139-163
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    • 2009
  • 본 연구는 민간경비원의 질을 향상시키기 위한 방안으로 교육훈련만족도가 직무수행에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구를 수행하기 위해 신임교육을 받은 민간경비원을 대상으로 설문조사를 수행하였다. 교육훈련만족도가 직무수행에 미치는 영향을 실증적 연구를 통하여 분석한 결과 교육훈련만족도와 사회적지지, 직무수행의 요인들에 대한 상관관계에서는 통계적으로 정적인 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 교육훈련만족도가 직무몰입에 미치는 영향에서는 교육과정, 교육행정, 교수강의 능력이 직무몰입에 정(+)영향이 나타났으며 직무에 몰입하기 위해서는 교육시설보다는 체계적이고 효과적인 교육과정과 행정, 강의능력이나 교육내용이 필요하다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 사회적지지가 직무수행에 미치는 영향에서는 사회적지지가 직무수행에서 직무몰입과 이직의도에 통계적으로 유의한 정(+)영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 사회적으로 교육훈련을 지지해 주었을 때 직무몰입과 이직의도가 상승한다는 것으로 사회적지지인 경비원의 교육기회제공과 교육비제공, 교육의 중요성 인식을 통하여 경비원교육을 받을 수 있는 업무조건의 사회적환경이 되었을 때 직무효과를 향상 시킬 수 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

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융복합적 접근을 통한 여성노인의 여가력, 가족상태에 따른 우울경향성 연구 (A Study on Depressive disposition by Convergence approach of Leisure History and Family situation in Elderly Women)

  • 최혜정;백순기
    • 한국융합학회논문지
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    • 제6권5호
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    • pp.295-302
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    • 2015
  • 본 연구는 노인의 여가력, 가족상태의 융 복합적 접근을 통한 노인의 우울성향을 심층적으로 비교 분석하였다. 본 연구는 65세 이상(평균 73.5세)의 여성노인 20명이 참여하였으며, 대상자의 여가력 분석은 심층면접법으로 총 10문항으로 구성된 구조화된 질문을 통해 여가력을 파악하였으며 가족상태 설문은 가족의 형태, 동거여부 등 총 7문항으로 구성된 설문지를 사용하였다. 우울증 측정은 Geriatric Depression Scrennng; GDS)를 이용하였다. GDS결과에 따라 우울집단과 정상집단을 구분하였으며, 여가력, 가족상태를 통해서 파악한 노인의 우울성향을 비교한 결과는 다음과 같다. 여가력에서 여가의 만족도가 우울만족도에 긍정적 영향을 미쳤으며(F(2,17)=3.989, p<.05), 반면 여가력이 낮거나, 여가동반자가 없는 경우 높은 퇴행적 우울증상을 보였다. 가족상태 중에 본인의 질환 종류에 따라 우울성향에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되었으며(F(3,16)=4.534, p<.05), 그 외 동거유무, 동거인의 건강상태가 우울성향의 평균값의 차이는 높게 나타났다. 결과 노인의 우울 증상은 표현력이 부족하여 우울성향을 쉽게 파악할 수 없으나 오랜 과거력과 주변의 영향을 많이 받는 것으로 나타나 가족의 범주에서 확대하여 지역사회 네트워크와의 관계와 우울에 관한 연구도 필요할 것으로 보인다. 또한, 여가에 있어서도 신체적, 정서적, 사회적 활동의 형태, 활동의 방법, 활동의 정도를 중심으로 한 일회적인 연구가 아니라 종단적 연구를 통해 향후 노인의 여가참여의 질을 높일 수 있는 융복합적 후속연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

안면비대칭자의 하악골 악교정수술 후 정면 연조직 변화 예측을 위한 연구 (Prediction of frontal soft tissue changes after mandibular surgery in facial asymmetry individuals)

  • 황현식;;황정현;최학희;임회정
    • 대한치과교정학회지
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    • 제38권4호
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    • pp.252-264
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    • 2008
  • 본 연구는 안면비대칭 환자의 악교정수술 시 경조직 이동에 따른 연조직 변화를 정면에서 평가함으로써 정면 얼굴 이미지 시뮬레이션 프로그램 개발에 도움이 되고자 시행되었다. 안면비대칭이 동반된 하악골 수술 예정 환자 45명을 대상으로 정모 두부방사선규격사진과 얼굴사진(photo)을 술전 및 술후에 각각 같은 각도로 촬영한 후, 술전 및 술후의 방사선사진을 이용하여 경조직 계측점의 변화를, 얼굴사진을 이용하여 연조직 계측점의 변화를 수평 및 수직으로 구분하여 각각 측정한 후 경조직 변화에 따른 연조직 변화를 비교 분석하였다. 연조직 변화와 경조직 변화의 상관성을 살펴본 결과 수평 방향, 수직 방향 모두에서 전반적으로 낮은 상관성을 보였으며, 1 : 1 mean ratio 산출을 위하여 서로 상관성이 가장 높은 경조직 계측점을 연조직 계측점별로 선택한 결과 직하방에 있는 경조직보다는 다소 멀리 떨어져 있는 경조직 계측점이 선택되는 경우가 많이 나타났다. 경조직 변화를 이용하여 연조직 변화를 예측할 수 있는 회귀방정식을 연조직 계측점별로 산출한 결과 연조직 수평변화 예측에 경조직 수직변화도 사용되고 연조직 수직변화 예측에 경조직 수평변화도 사용되었으며, 수평과 수직변화 모두에서 가장 설명력이 높은 방정식은 연조직 menton에서 나타났다. 이상의 연구결과 하부 경조직 계측점과 상부 연조직 계측점의 비율을 이용하는 1 : 1 mean ratio 방법은 불가능한 것으로 나타난 반면 회귀분석을 이용한 연조직 변화 예측은 임상에 도움이 될 수 있는 것으로 나타나 정면 이미지의 경우 컴퓨터를 이용한 시뮬레이션 프로그램이 반드시 필요함을 시사하였다.

간흡충증(肝吸虫症) 역학(疫學) - II. 저도유행지(低度流行地) 고양지방(高陽地方)에 있어서의 간흡충감염(肝吸虫感染)의 현황(現況)과 자연추이(自然推移) (Epidemiological Studies of Clonorchiasis - II. Current Status and Natural Transition of the Endemicity of Clonorchis sinensis in Goyang Gun, a Low Endemic Area in Korea)

  • 김동찬;이온영;이종수;안장수;장영미;손성창;이성희
    • 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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    • 제8권1호
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    • pp.66-80
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    • 1983
  • As a part of the epidemiological studies of clonorchiasis in Korea, this study was conducted to evaluate the current endemicity and the natural transition of the Clonorchis infection in Goyang Gun a low endemic area in recent years, prior to the introduction of praziquantel which will eventually influence to the status of the prevalence. The data obtained in this study in 1983 were evaluated for natural transition of the infection in comparison with those obtained 16 years ago in 1967 by the author (Kim, 1974). The areas of investigation, villages and schools surveyed, methods and techniques used in this study were the same as in 1967, except for the contents of the questionnaire for raw freshwater fish consumption by the local inhabitants. 1) The current prevalence rate of Clonorchis infection among the inhabitants was 7.5% on the average out of a total of 479 persons examined. The prevalence rate was 9.0% in the riverside area and 4.2% in the inland area. Among the schoolchildren, the prevalence rate was 1.1% out of a total of 1 319 examined. By area, it was 1.4% in the riverside area and 0.7% in the inland area. By sex, the prevalence rate was 13.3% in the male and 1.3% in the female in the inhabitants and no difference was seen in the schoolchildren. 2) In the natural transition of the infection, the prevalence rate in the inhabitants has decreased from 22.5% in 1967 to 7.5% in 1983, and in the schoolchildren, from 9.5% in 1967 to 1.1% in 1983. The reduction rate was higher in the riverside area than in the inland area. 3) In the prevalence rate by age, 1.2% was seen in the 10-14 age group and gradually increased to 8.1% in the 30-39 age group and reached peak 18.1% in the 40-49 age group. By sex, in the male, the prevalence rates have increased to 31.9% and 33.3% in the 40-49 and 50-59 age groups, respectively and decreased thereafter. In the female, the prevalence rate less than 5% was seen only in between the 10-14 and 30-39 age groups. 4) In the natural transition of the prevalence rate by age, sharp decrease was seen in the male from around 50% in 1967 between 15-19 and 30-39 age groups. The generation over 40s showed less decrease. In the female, the prevalence rate has decreased from 13% in 1967 to 5% in 1983 in the middle age groups and dropped to 0% in the rest of the age groups. 5) The intensity of the infection among clonorchiasis cases by mean EPmg (number of eggs per mg feces) value was 1.4. In the inhabitants, the value was 2.0 in the riverside area and 0.4 in the inland area. While in the schoolchildren, the value was 0.2 in both riverside and inland areas. 6) In the transition of the intensity of the infection, EPmg among the inhabitants has decreased from 3.9 in 1967 to 2.0 in 1983 in the riverside area, and from 2.9 to 0.4 in the inland area. In the schoolchildren, the reduction was similar in both riverside and inland areas resulting from 1.0-1.1 in 1967 to 0.2 in 1983. 7) In the intensity of the infection by age, EPmg 3.4 was peak at the 40-49 age group and 0.2-1.0 was seen in the rest of the age groups. The mean value was 1.5 in the male and 0.6 in the female. 8) In the natural transition of the intensity of the infection, the EPmg has decreased from 2.7 in 1967 to 1.4 in 1983. By age, reduction was seen in all of the age groups, particularly in the young and the old age groups of 50s and over, except in the 40-49 age group in which reverse phenomenon was seen. By sex, it has decreased from 3.5 in 1967 to 1.5 in 1983 in the male and from 1.0 to 0.6 in the female. 9) In the distribution of the clonorchiasis cases by the range of EPmg value, 70.3% of the cases were placed in the range of 0.1-0.9 as the most and 16.2% in 1.0-4.9 as the next. With such figures, those included in the range less than 0.9 as light infection were 78.4% and under 5.0-9.9 up to moderate infection 99.3% of the cases were covered. The cases were distributed up to 20.0-39.9 in the male and to 1.0-4.9 in the female. 10) In the transition of the distribution of the clonorchiasis cases by EPmg, the highest intensity reached up to 60.0-79.9 in 1967 and to 20.0-39.9 in 1983. In the range of light infection, under 0.1-0.9, the distribution in rate was 64.5% in 1967 and 78.4% in 1983. Up to the range of moderate infection, under 5.0-9.9, 91.7% in 1967 and 97.3% in 1983 were seen respectively. 11) In a survey for raw freshwater fish consumption among the local inhabitants,78.3 of the clonorchiasis cases interviewed admitted their experience of the raw consumption. However, those who practised in the past two years were 34.8% 55.6% of those who have such experience in the past professed that they did not practise raw freshwater fish consumption in the past two years. 12) The major cause of the reduction of the raw freshwater fish consumption among the inhabitants were the wide spread water pollution in the locality. The most common reason professed for stopping raw freshwater fish consumption among the inhabitants was the risk of the fluke infection. 13) In animal survey, 3.1% of dogs were found infected with Clonorchis, decreasing from 21.6% in 1967. 14) The distribution of the first intermediate host, Parafossarulus manchouricus has greatly diminished in this locality and found only in two localized ponds. No Clonorchis infection was found from the snails examined. 15) The second intermediate freshwater fish host has been further limited by extended water pollution. No susceptible fish host could be examined. 16) In conclusion, the endemicity of Clonorchis infection in Croyang Gun, low endemic area, has significantly decreased during the past 16 years. The major cause of the regressive transition of the infection was the water pollution of the freshwater system of this locality. This has upset the ecosystems of the intermediate host of Clonorchis sinensis in many areas of waterbodies and further discouraged to a significant extent the local inhabitants from raw freshwater fish consumption.

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간흡충증(肝吸虫症)의 역학(疫學) - I. 고도유행지(高度流行地) 김해지방(金海地方)에 있어서의 간흡충감염(肝吸虫感染)의 현황(現況)과 자연추이(自然推移) (Epidemiological Studies of Clonorchiasis. - I. Current Status and Natural Transition of the Endemicity of Clonorchis sinensis in Gimhae Gun and Delta, a High Endemic area in Korea)

  • 김동찬;이온영;이종수;안장수;장영미;손성창;문익상
    • 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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    • 제8권1호
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    • pp.44-65
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    • 1983
  • As a part of the epidemiological studies of clonorchiasis, this study was conducted to evaluate the current endemicity and the natural transition of the Clonorchis infection in Gimhae Gun and delta area a high endemic area in Korea in recent years, prior to the introduction of praziquantel which will eventually influence the status of the prevalence. The data obtained in this study in 1983 were evaluated for natural transition of the infection in comparison with those obtained 16 years ago in 1967 by the author(Kim, 1974). The areas of investigation, villages and schools surveyed, methods and techniques used in this study were the same as in 1967, except for the contents of the questionnaire for raw freshwater fish consumption by the local inhabitants. 1) The prevalence rate of clonorchiasis in the general population of the villages was 48.1% on the average out of a total of 484 persons examined. The average of those of the riverside-delta area was 65.2% and 43.0% in the inland area. Among the schoolchildren, the prevalence rate was 8.2% on the average out of a total of 1,423 examined. By area, the prevalence rate was 10.8% in the riverside delta area and 2.8% in the inland area. By sex, difference in the prevalence was seen only in the inhabitants of the inland area showing 52.4% in the male and 33.5% in the female. 2) In the natural transition of the infection, the prevalence rate among the inhabitants has decreased from 68.8% in 1967 to 48.1% in 1983, and in the schoolchildren from 56.4% in 1967 to 8.2% in 1983. The reduction rate was higher in the riverside-delta area than in the inland area. 3) In the prevalence rate by age, 11.9% was first seen in the 5-9 age group and the rate gradually increased up to 75.0% in the 50-59 age group. By sex, the rate was higher in the male than in the female in the 20-29 age group and over. 4) In the natural transition of the prevalence rate by age, the reduction rate of the infection during the past 16 years was greater in the younger age groups up to the 40-49 age group and reached the same level in the age group 50-59. Reduction was seen again in the age group over 60s. By sex, the reduction rate was greater in the female than in the male in the 20-29 age group and over. By area, the reduction rate was greater in the riverside delta area than in the inland area, particularly in the young age groups. 5) In the intensity of the infection among the cases, the mean egg out-put per mg feces per infected cases(EPmg) in the inhabitants was 6.3. EPmg of those of the river-side-delta area was 15.4 and that of the in-land was 2.8. On the other hand, in the schoolchildren, EPmg was 3.2, and no difference was seen between the two areas, the river-side-delta area and the inland area. 6) In the transition of the intensity of the infection by area, EPmg among the inhabitants inexplically increased from 7.8 in 1967 to 15.4 in 1983. This was probably caused by uneven specimen collection in the process of sampling the population. EPmg of the inhabitants in the inland area and those of the schoolchildren of both riverside delta and inland areas showed a similar decrease in the past 16 years. 7) The intensity of the infection by age showed a relatively low level in the 20-29 age group and below, and EPmg 5.1-9.5 was seen in the 30-39 age group and over. Sex, Epmg was 5.8 in the male and 4.7 the female. By in 8) In the transition of the intensity of the infection, EPmg decreased from 6.2 in 1967 to 5.4 in 1983. By age, in contrast to the figures of 1967 in which EPmg gradually increased with some fluctuation from 1.1 in the 0-4 age group to peak 10.5 in the 50-59 age group, in 1983 lower intensity of the infection was seen in the age group from 10-14 to 20-29 with the EPmg range of 0.6-2.7. 9) In the distribution of the clonorchiasis cases by the range of EPmg value, 43.2% of the cases were in 0.1 0.9 and 34.6% in 1.0-4.9. As a whole by cumulative percent, 44.6% of them were under 0.9 as light infection and 86.1% of them under 9.9 up to moderate infection. By sex, no difference was seen in Epmg. 10) In the transition of the distribution by the range of Epmg, the cases were distributed up to the range 80.0-99.9 in 1967 and to 60.0-79.9 in 1983. By cumulative percent, in the range of 0.1-0.9 and less, light infection, 34.3% of them were distributed in 1967 and 44.6% in 1983 with about 10% increase. In the range of 5.0-9.9 and less, up to moderate infection, 83.2% in 1967 and 86.1% in 1983 of the cases were seen, respectively. 11) The practice of raw freshwater fish consumption among the inhabitants seems to have decreased in recent years. Those who admitted to raw freshwater fish consumption in the last two years among the infected inhabitants were 59.3%, although 86.8% of them professed to have experience with raw freshwater fish consumption. 31.7% of those who have had experience of the raw freshwater fish consumption denied any further consumption in recent years. From an interview of 543 school-children, 24.1% of them admitted to an experience of raw freshwater fish consumption. However, those who have practised in the past two years comprized 17.9%. Those who denied raw freshwater fish consumption in recent years among those who had such experience were 26.0% out of 131 interviewed. The rate of raw freshwater fish consumption in both inhabitants and schoolchildren were higher in the male than in the female. On the contrary, the rate of those who did not practise in recent years among those who had experience of raw freshwater fish consumption was higher in the female than in the male. 12) The major reason for the reduction of raw freshwater fish consumption among the local inhabitants was the risk of the fluke infection. However, it has become apparent that such change of taste has resulted from water pollution impact which has affected throughout the areas of the freshwater systems in this locality since last several years. 13) In animal survey, Clonorchis infection was seen in 14.8% of 88 dogs examined and 3.7% of 27 house rats examined. It was noted that populations of dogs and cats have increased in the villages surveyed. Although the prevalence rate was lower in the present survey than those of 1967, the significance of the animals as the reservoir host has not changed. 14) Prevalence rate of Clonorchis infection by cercariae in the first intermediate host, Parafossarulus manchouricus, was 0.6% out of 517 snails examined. The infection rate was lower in comparison with 2.3% out of 2,124 examined in 1967. Moreover, sharp decreases in number and distribution of the intermediate host snails in many watershed areas of the huge freshwater systems in this locality seemed to reduce transmission of Clonorchis in connection with the intermediate host stage of its life cycle. 15) Clonorchis infection in the second intermediate fish hosts was relatively low. The mean number of Clonorchis metacercaria per fish in Pseudorasbora parva was 517 in 1983, whereas it was 1943 in 1968 through 1969. Environmental water pollution has also caused the decreased fish population density in these areas, and this has also apparently affected to the practice of raw freshwater fish consumption among the local inhabitants. 16) In conclusion, endemicity of Clonorchis infection in Gimhae Gum and delta area of the Nagdong River has sharply decreased during the past 16 years. The major cause of the regressive transition of the infection was the water pollution of the land water systems of this locality. The pollution has upset the ecosystems comprizing of the intermediate hosts of Clonorchis in many areas, and also affected to a significant extent to the discontinuance of the local inhabitants for raw freshwater fish consumption.

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