• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.165-167
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• 2014

Objective: The objective of this study is to estimate the effects of Inclear, a feminine cleanser, on sperm motility. Methods: Semen samples were obtained from infertile male patients. Following liquefaction, the raw semen samples were diluted with Ham's F-10 nutrient mixture medium containing 0.4% human serum albumin solution at a ratio of 1:3. The semen samples were subsequently centrifuged to separate the seminal plasma from the serum. The supernatant was discarded, and the pellet was resuspended. The sample was again centrifuged to remove cell debris, and the supernatant was removed. The final pellet was gently loosened by resuspension and incubated in medium alone as a control, and in a 10% solution of the medium plus Inclear. A sampling time of 30 minutes was selected on the basis of sperm transport studies. Sperm motility was evaluated with computer-assisted sperm analysis. Results: A total of 20 samples were analyzed. The mean age of patients was $34.40{\pm}2.96years$. There was no difference in sperm concentration and motility in the two samples at 0 minute and 30 minutes of incubation. In both semen samples, the sperm concentration and motility decreased after an incubation period of 30 minutes. However, there was no statistical difference between the samples. Sperm concentration and motility were not significantly different between the control and Inclear samples after 0 minute and 30 minutes of incubation. Conclusion: Inclear has no negative effects on sperm motility. This product can be recommended to pregnancy planners for vaginal hygiene and as a vaginal lubricant.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.253-259
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• 1993

본원에서는 출산 후 지속되는 호흡곤란, 전신부종을 주소로 내원한 환자에서 임신과 관계된 De Bakey유형II의 대동맥해리를 진단하고 성공적으로 수술을 시행한 1례를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2005년도 학술발표회(2)
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• pp.1189-1192
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• 2005

Due to their slow degradation properties, hydrophobic organic contaminants in estuarine sediment have been a concern for risks to human health and aquatic organisms. Studies of fate and transport of these contaminants in estuaries are further complicated by the fact that hydrodynamics and sediment transport processes in these regions are complex, involving processes with various temporal and spatial scales. In order to simulate and quantify long-term attenuation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) in the Elizabeth River, VA, we develop a modeling approach, which employs the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's water quality model, WASP, and encompasses key physical and chemical processes that govern long-term fate and transport of PAHs in the river. In this box-model configuration, freshwater inflows mix with ocean saline water and tidally averaged dispersion coefficients are obtained by calibration using measured salinity data. Sediment core field data is used to estimate the net deposition/erosion rate, treating only either the gross resuspension or deposition rate as the calibration parameter. Once calibrated, the model simulates fate and transport PAHs following the loading input to the river in 1967, nearly 4 decades ago. Sediment PAH concentrations are simulated over 1967-2022 and model results for Year 2002 are compared with field data measured at various locations of the river during that year. Sediment concentrations for Year 2012 and 2022 are also projected for various remedial actions. Since all the model parameters are based on empirical field data, model predictions should reflect responses based on the assumptions that have been governing the fate and sediment transport for the past decades.

• 한국해양학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.272-280
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• 1993

한반도 서해중부에 위치하는 금강하구 및 인근 연안역에서 염분 및 부유물함량의 계절적 변화양상을 관측하였다. 금강하구에서 부유물함량은 계절적으로 크게 변하였으 며, 동계에 높고 하계에 낮게 나타났다. 특히 홍수기의 하계에는 담수의 유입이 증가 하여 금강하구에서 염분은 5$\textperthousand$ 미만이었고, 염분이 28$\textperthousand$ 미만의 기수가 인근 연안역으 로 확장하였다. 부유물함량은 금강하구에서 100 mg/l 이상으로 높았지만, 외해에서는 5mg/l 이하로 감소하였다. 이와 같이 홍수기인 하계에 부유물함량이 낮은 것은 금강을 통해 공급되는 육상기원 부유물질의 대부분이 강하구역에 집적되기 때문으로 해석된 다. 금강하구 및 인근해역에서 부유물함량 및 분포양상의 계절적 변동은 한반도 서해 연악역에서 현생 퇴적물의 주기적 퇴적작용으로 해석되었다. 즉, 하계동안 금강을 통 해 공급되는 세립물질은 강하구에 우세하게 집적되며, 동계에는 재부유되어 남쪽방향 으로 운반되는 반복작용이 주기적으로 나타나는 것으로 해석된다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.100-113
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• 2016

In this study, the characteristics of $PM_{2.5}$ and $PM_{2.5-10}$ concentrations were identified in two different functional areas including Chuncheon and Youngwol, Korea. Even though the anthropogenic emission rates of $PM_{2.5}$ and $PM_{10}$ are approximately four times higher in Youngwol than in Chuncheon their atmospheric concentrations were statistically higher in Chuncheon. In Chuncheon, both $PM_{2.5}$ concentrations and the ratio of $PM_{2.5}/PM_{10}$ increased as relative humidity (RH) increased possibly because the inorganic and/or organic secondary aerosols were actively formed at high RH. This result was also supported by that $PM_{2.5}$ concentration was enhanced under the fog and mist conditions in Chuncheon. On the other hand, both $PM_{2.5}$ and $PM_{2.5-10}$ concentrations clearly increased with the southerly winds blown from the cement production facility in Youngwol. In addition, high $PM_{2.5-10}$ concentrations were observed with high wind speed, low relative humidity, and high $NO_2$ concentrations in Youngwol, suggesting that $PM_{2.5-10}$ was generated through the physical process including crushing and packing procedures followed by resuspension from cement and lime factory.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.215-225
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• 2004

Biomass and community composition of microphytobenthos in the Saemankeum tidal flat were studied by HPLC analysis of the photosynthetic pigments from November 2001 to November 2002. The environmental factors of sediment were also investigated to examine the relationship between microphytobenthos biomass and sedimentary environments. The detected photosynthetic pigments of microphytobenthos were chlorophyll a, b, c, fucoxanthin, 19'-hexanoyloxyfucoxanthin, violaxanthin, diadinoxanthin, alloxanthin, diatoxanthin, zeaxanthin+lutein, peridinin and beta-carotene. Pheophytin a, the degradation product of chlorophyll a, was also detected. The results of pigmen analysis suggest the presence of diatom (fucoxanthin), euglenophytes (chlorophyll b), chlorophytes (chlorophyll b + lutein), cyanobacteria (zeaxanthin), cryptophytes (alloxanthin), chrysophytes (fucoxanthin + violaxanthin), prymnesiophytes (19'-hexanoyloxyfucoxanthin) and dinoflagellates (peridinin). Chlorophyll a concentration in the top 0.5 cm of sediment was in the range of $0.24\;mg{\cdot}m\^{-2}\;-32.11\;mg{\cdot}m\^{-2}$ in the study area. The increase of chlorophyll a concentration in the spring indicates the occurrence of a microphytobenthic bloom. In the summer, there was a sharp decrease of the chlorophyll a concentration which was probably due to high grazing activity by macrobenthos. The annual mean chlorophyll a concentration in the study area was low compared to that in most of other tidal flat areas probably due to active resuspension of microphytobenthos and high grazing activity by macrobenthos. There was no clear relationship between microphytobenthos biomass and sedimentary environments because of a large variety of physical, chemical and biological factors, Pigment analysis indicated that while diatoms were dominated in the microphytobenthic community of the Geojon tidal flat, euglenophytes and/or chlorophytes coexisted with diatoms in the Mangyung River tidal flat.

• 한국해양학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.262-270
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• 1995

금강 하구언 갑문의 폐쇄에 따른 금강하구의 물리, 퇴적학적 특성변화를 살펴 보 았다. 갑문쇄 이후 최대조류 유속은 갑문개방 시기에 비하여 약 30-40% 감소하였다. 또한 금강하구의 수괴유동이 둔화되어, 염분 및 수괴투명도의 수직적 성충(vertical stratification)이 형성되었다. 이에 따라 금강하구는 갑문개방기의 완전혼합형 (wellmixed type) 하구로부터 갑문쇄 이후에는 부분혼합형(partially-mixed type) 또 는 염쇄기형(salt-wedge type)하구로 변이하였다. 갑문이후 부유물함량은 표층에서 1 0∼100 mg/l의 범위로 측정되어, 갑문개방기에 비하여 약 1/4∼1/3의 수준으로 뚜렷하 게 감소하였다. 이와 같은 부유물함량의 감소경향은 첫째 조류유속이 감소하여 해저퇴 적물의 저층재부유 현상이 감소하였고, 둘째 수괴의 수직적성층이 형성되어 저층 혼탁 수의 상부확산이 둔화되었기 때문으로 변이하였고, 세립질 부유퇴적물의 퇴적작용이 보다 활발하게 나타날 것으로 예상된다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.282-290
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• 2017

A long-term resuspension of small particles, called persistent turbidity, is one of the most important water quality concerns in the dam reservoirs system located in North Han River. Persistent turbidity may incur aesthetic nuisance and harmful effect on the ecosystem health, in addition to elevated water treatment costs for the drinking water supply to the Seoul metropolitan area. These sufferings have been more intensified as the strength and frequency of rainfall events increase by climate change in the basin. This study was to analyze the effect of an extreme turbidity flow event that occurred in 2006 on the serial reservoirs system (Soyang-Uiam-Cheongpyung-Paldang) in North Han River. The CE-QUAL-W2 model was set up and calibrated for the river and reservoirs system using the field data obtained in 2006 and 2007. The results showed that Soyang Reservoir released turbid water, which was classified as the TSS concentration is greater than 25 mg/L, for 334 days with peak TSS of 264.1 mg/L after the extreme flood event (592.7 mm) occurred between July 10 and 18 of 2006. The turbid water departed from Soyang Reservoir reached at the most downstream Paldang Reservoir after about 20 days and sustained for 41 days, which was validated with water treatment plant data. Since the released water from Soyang Reservoir had low water temperature and high TSS, an underflow formed in the downstream reservoirs and vertically mixed at Paldang Reservoir due to dilution by the sufficient inflow from South Han River.

• 한국해양학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.101-109
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• 1986

경기만 식물플랑크톤 생태에 영향을 미치는 광조건을 알기 위하여 광도, 보상 깊이, 소광계수, 투명도, 부유물질등이 조사 연구되었다. 봄부터 가을까지는 식물플 랑크톤성장에 적절한 광도를 유지하였으나 가을에는 플랑크톤 성장을 제한할 정도 의 낮은 광도를 보였다. 투명도 및 보상깊이도 계절적인 변화를 보여 동계에는 표 층하 1-2m내에 국한되었다. 소광계수는 만 전체에 전반적으로 높은 양상을 보이고 뚜렷한 계절변화를 보였다. 이와같은 낮은 광도, 낮은 보상깊이, 투명도, 높은 소광 계수는 경기만 내 특징인 높은 탁도와 높은 부유물질 농도에 기인된다. 특히 겨울 철의 나쁜 광조건은 조류와 북서계절풍에 의한 심한 수괴의 혼합으로 미세 퇴적물 의 재 부유 현상에 기인된 것으로 보인다.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.9.1-9.7
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• 2018

To establish a comprehensive management strategy, as part of the optimization of cultural practice for an oyster rack culture system, we used a numerical model to estimate the primary production in the waters on the eastern coast of Wando island, South Korea. The estimated primary production ranged from 17.12 to $1052.55mgC\;m^{-2}day^{-1}$ ($204.22{\pm}224.75mgC\;m^{-2}day^{-1}$ in average). Except for the times of peak phytoplankton blooms, the estimated primary production (PP) was consistently under $200mgC\;m^{-2}day^{-1}$, which is more similar to the value of PP measured off the western coast of South Korea than the southern coast. No clear relationship was observed between nitrogen content and rainfall with the exception of heavy rainfall events, indicating that precipitation might not be the main source of nutrients in these waters. No clear influence was observed from Doam tidal discharge, located 24 km north from these waters due to main tide comes in this area from the channel between Gunwe-myeon in Wando island and Pukpyeong-myeon in Haenam-gun. Because of the shallow water depth and strong tidal current, resuspension of sediments, which causes an input of nitrogen into the system, could be easily caused by even mild wind and the infrequent passing of ships. Microscopic examination of the phytoplankton composition showed additional contribution of benthic species such as Paralia sulcata into the waters, which increase the productivity of oyster farms in the waters. The availability of nitrate and phosphate for primary production was temporarily limited throughout most of the spring and autumn blooming season.