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The Optimum Design of Suspended Growth Systems (부유성 미생물을 이용한 생물처리법의 최적 설계)

  • Lee, Jeoung-Su
    • Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.1011-1019
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    • 2000
  • The purpose of this study is to examine the basis of design condition of existing treatment processes, namely, Extended Aeration Process, Conventional Activated Process, High Rate Aeration Process and Modified Aeration Process, by clarifying the correlations of influent wastewater concentration, hydraulic retention time, food-to-microorganism ratio and sedimentation of sludge, as well as to ascertain the feasibility of design, regardless of the existing design condition. In particular, this study made a priority investigation of hydraulic retention time and sludge sedimentation, because sludge sedimentation is the main factor$^{1)}$ which determines the operating conditions of existing treatment processes. Therefore, it is generally known that in case exceeds the sphere of design presented for each treatment, sludge bulking may occur. The results of Lesperance's test$^{1)}$, which formed the basis of design, showed the sphere of loading without security of sludge sedimentation, as in Fig. 1. The reason for sludge bulking in a certain condition, as above, is due to failure in application of optimum loading corresponding to each retention time by employing a few operating condition, which proved to be consecutively workable after years of trials and failures by Lesperance, for test conditions. However, the result of this test showed that in case of proper maintenance of loading. sludge sedimentation can be ensured under 120 SVI. Therefore, this study suggested hydraulic retention time and its corresponding optimum loading, and identified the hydraulic retention time as a determinant of sludge sedimentation. And. on the basis of these findings, this study suggested the feasiblity of UHR(Ultra High Rate), a new operating process, exceeding several times the applicable loading value of High Rate Aeration Process under one hour retention time which has not yet applied to the existing treatment processes.

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Development of a Food Retention Questionnaire for Functional Dyspepsia and the Analysis of Its Reliability and Validity (기능성소화불량의 식적설문지 개발과 신뢰도 및 타당도 검정)

  • Hwang, Mi-ni;Ha, Na-yeon;Ko, Seok-jae;Park, Jae-woo;Kim, Jin-sung
    • The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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    • v.40 no.3
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    • pp.390-408
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    • 2019
  • Objectives: Several pattern diagnosis questionnaires have been developed to objectify the process of pattern diagnosis in Korean medicine. In this context, this study aimed to develop a food retention questionnaire for functional dyspepsia (FRQ-FD) by modifying the previously developed food retention questionnaire (FRQ) and to verify its reliability and validity. Furthermore, this study aimed to identify the optimal cut-off value of the FRQ-FD for standardization and use in clinical situations. Methods: To develop the FRQ-FD, we extracted the major symptoms of food retention pattern for functional dyspepsia from Chinese/Korean medicine textbooks and requested an importance survey from experts using the Delphi method. The first draft of the FRQ-FD was composed of 25 questions comprising 8 questions from the textbooks and the Delphi method and 17 questions from the FRQ already developed in 2013. To analyze its reliability, validity, and optimal cut-off value, 60 subjects were enrolled in this study from June 25 to August 13, 2018. Thirty patients were diagnosed as both functional dyspepsia and food retention pattern, and 30 healthy participants were not. All participants were requested to fill up the FRQ-FD, Stomach Qi Deficiency Questionnaire (SQDQ), Scale for Stomach Qi Deficiency pattern (SSQD), visual analog scale (VAS) for dyspepsia, Nepean Dyspepsia Index-Korean version (NDI-K), and functional dyspepsia-related quality of life (FD-QoL). Results: No statistically significant differences were found in sex distribution, age, and body mass index between the patient group and the control group. As five questions affected the reliability negatively and three questions affected the clinical validity negatively, we decided to exclude the eight questions upon further investigation. The Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ coefficient of the revised FRQ-FD (17 items) was 0.899, and its clinical validity was verified. Construct validity was analyzed by factor analysis and produced five factors. Statistically significant positive correlations were found between the revised FRQ-FD and the other dyspepsia scales, namely, SQDQ, SSQD, VAS, NDI-K, and FD-QoL. VAS and NDI-K especially had strong positive correlations with FRQ-FD. Conclusions: The FRQ-FD developed in this study can provide fundamental reliability and validity for a pattern diagnosis questionnaire. FRQ-FD can help to diagnose food retention pattern in functional dyspepsia patients. Further studies are required to inspect several statistical factors.

A Biblographic Study on the Cause of Sim-Tong (심통(心痛)의 원인(原因)에 대(對)한 문헌적(文獻的) 고찰(考察))

  • Byun, Il
    • The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.19-30
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    • 1991
  • By the literatural study of chest pain (Sim-Tong), I have been obtained following conclusions. This conclusions driveed into the 'Sam-In-Guk-Il-Beung-Jung-Bang-Ron' written by the Jin, Moo-Taek. 1. Chil-jung(seven modes of emotions), Gi-Yeuk(abnomal risting of vital energy), Yang-hue(deficiency of Yang) are the chief endogenouse factor of chest pain. 2. Han-sa(cold-evil), Euk-Em(six-evils), Pung-Han-Yeol-Sa (wind-cold-heat-evils) are the exogenous factor of chest pain, and Han-Sa(cold-evil) is chief factor among them. 3. Dam-Em(phlegm-retention disease), Jeong-Sik(undigestive meal), Hoi-Chung(ascaris), Sa-Heol(blood stasis) are the chief pathologic factor neither endogenous nor exogenous of chest pain.

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A Study on Factor Analytical Methods and Procedures for PLS-SEM (Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling)

  • YIM, Myung-Seong
    • The Journal of Industrial Distribution & Business
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    • v.10 no.5
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    • pp.7-20
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    • 2019
  • Purpose - This study provides appropriate procedures for EFA to help researchers conduct empirical studies by using PLS-SEM. Research design, data, and methodology - This study addresses the absolute and relative sample size criteria, sampling adequacy, factor extraction models, factor rotation methods, the criterion for the number of factors to retain, interpretation of results, and reporting information. Results - The factor analysis procedure for PLS-SEM consists of the following five stages. First, it is important to look at whether both the Bartlett test of sphericity and the KMO MSA meet the qualitative criteria. Second, PAF is a better choice of methodology. Third, an oblique technique is a suitable method for PLS-SEM. Fourth, a combined approach is strongly recommended to factor retention. PA should be used at the onset. Next, it is recommended using the K1 criterion. In addition, it is necessary to extract factors that increase the total variance explanatory power through the PVA-FS. Finally, it is appropriate to select an item with a factor loading into 0.5 or higher and a communality of 0.5. Conclusions - It is expected that the accurate factor analysis processed for PLS-SEM as previously presented will help us extract more precise factors of the structural model.

A Study on the Effect Analysis of Servicescape on the Post Evaluation: Centered Plan to Improve Business of Hospitality Industry in Gyeongnam (서비스스케이프가 사후평가에 미치는 영향분석에 관한 연구 - 경남지역 숙박산업의 영업활성화 방안을 중심으로 -)

  • Goo, Jung-Dae;Cheon, Yong-Soo
    • Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.409-434
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    • 2011
  • The main purpose of this study was to examine the effects of servicescape on post evaluation of hospitality industry in Gyeongnam. Customers of deluxe hotels in Gyeongnam were selected for a questionnaire survey. To achieve the study objective, 253 valid questionnaires were statistically analyzed, using frequency analysis, factor, reliability analysis and regression analysis. The results of the multiple regression analysis indicated that five of servicescape factors had significant impact on customer satisfaction and customer retention. The servicescape factors partially exerted a positive influence on word-of-mouth intention. The result of the simple regression analysis also indicated that the customer satisfaction had very significant impact on customer retention and word-of-mouth intention.

Generation and Retention of Defective RNA3 from Cucumber Mosaic Virus and Relevance of the 2b Protein to Generation of the Subviral RNA

  • Emi Ota;Chikara Masuta;Minoru Takeshita
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.39 no.6
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    • pp.592-599
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    • 2023
  • A defective RNA3 (D3Yα) of strain Y of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV-Y) was examined on host-specific maintenance, experimental conditions, and a viral factor required for its generation in plants. D3Yα was stably maintained in cucumber but not in tomato plants for 28 days post inoculation (dpi). D3Yα was generated in Nicotiana tabacum or N. benthamiana after prolonged infection in the second and the third passages, but not in plants of N. benthamiana grown at low temperature at 28 dpi or infected with CMV-Y mutant that had the 2b gene deleted. Collectively, we suggest that generation and retention of D3Yα depends on potential host plants and experimental conditions, and that the 2b protein has a role for facilitation of generation of D3Yα.

Simultaneous Analysis of Stimulants and Narcotic Analgesics by Capillary Column Gas Chromatography with Nitrogen Phosphorus Detector (Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Nitrogen Phosphorus Detector를 이용한 흥분제 및 마약성 진통제의 동시분석에 관한 연구)

  • Lho, Dong-Seok;Shin, Ho-Sang;Kang, Bo-Kyung;Paek, Heang-Kee;Kim, Seung-Ki;Lee, Jeong-Ae;Kim, Young-Lim;Park, Jong-Sei
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.35 no.6
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    • pp.659-666
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    • 1991
  • A systematic analysis of 18 stimulants and narcotic analgesics containing nitrogen atom (s) in human urine by gas chromatography with nitrogen phosphorus detector (GC-NPD), is described. The urinary extract with diethyl ether at pH 8.5 showed good recoveries of the drugs and less interference peaks on GC chromatogram. Retention data were standardized by the calculation of relative retention times using diphenylamine as the internal standard. The relative standard deviations of retention times were less than 0.1% for the within-run analyses. The response factor (RRF) of a drug relative to the internal standard was calculated. RRF decreased with increasing number of nitrogen atoms. This technique can be adapted to various analytical toxicology problems.

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Inhibitory Effects of Allergic Reaction of Aqueous Extract of Salviae Radix Root by Anal Therapy (항장요법(肛腸療法)에 의한 단삼추출액(丹蔘抽出液)의 알레르기반응 억제효과(抑制效果))

  • Cho, Jung-Youn;Moon, Seok-Jae;Moon, Goo;Won, Jin-Hee;Kim, Hyung-Min
    • The Journal of Korean Medicine
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    • v.20 no.1 s.37
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    • pp.11-21
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    • 1999
  • Dansam, the root of Salvia miltiorrhiza BGE. (Labiatae), has a bitter and a slightly 'cold' property. and is nontoxic. It has been used for the treatment of diseases such as tumors, bruises, gynecologic diseases, menoxenia, anemia and so forth. As an oriental medicine pathway, anal therapy has many kinds of treatments, Retention enema is one the most useful, advantageous methods of anal therapy. This experiment was performed in order to study the effect of an aqueous extract of Salviae radix root(SRRAE) on Immediate type allergic reaction by Retention enema. The results were obtained as follows, 1. SRRAE inhibited compound 48/80-induced Immediate type allergic reaction 100% with the dose of 0.1g/kg by anal treatment. However, SRRAE showed no significant inhibitory effect on the same reaction by oral treatment. When mice were pretreated with SRRAE at a concentration ranging from 0.001 to 1.0g/kg, by intra-anal treatment, the serum histamine levels were reduced in a dose-dependent manner. 2. SRRAE also inhibited by 79.8% local cutaneous allergic reaction activated by anti-dinitrophenyl (DNP) IgE. 3. SRRAE close-dependently inhibited the histamine release from rat peritoneal mast cells(RPMC) by anti-DNP IgE., but SRRAE not inhibited compound 48/80-induced histamine release. 4. SRRAE dose-dependently inhibited tumor necrosis $factor-\;{\alpha}$ $(TNF-\;{\alpha}$) production from RPMC by anti-DNP IgE. Moreover, the level of cAMP in RPMC, when SRRAE was added, significantly increased compared with that of a normal control. According to the above results, anal therapy(Retention enema) of SRRAE may be beneficial in the treatment of systemic and local Immediate type allergic reactions.

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Mass Transfer and Optimum Processing Conditions for Osmotic Conditions of Potatoes prior to Air Dehydration (열풍건조 전 감자의 삼투압농축시 물질이동과 공정의 최적화)

  • Kim, Myung-Hwan
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.497-502
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    • 1990
  • The effect of sugar concentration, immersion time and temperature on water loss, solid gain or loss, and sugar molality of potatoes during osmotic concentration was analyzed by a response surface methodology (RSM), and those values were predicted by using a second degree polynomial regression model. Effect of osmotic concentration and blanching on vitamin C retention of air dried potatoes (6% MC: wet basis) was also evaluated. The most significant factor was sugar concentration for water loss, solid gain or loss, sugar molality, rate parameter and retention of vitamin C. Second and third factors were immersion time and temperature respectively. Water loss and solid gain were rapid in the first 10 min and then levelled off. A 44.6% of water loss was observed during osmotic concentration using a sugar solution $(60\;Brix,\;80^{\circ}C$) with 20 min of immersion time. Dried potatoes after osmotic concentration had higher vitamin C content than dried potatoes after blanching. Optimum regions for osmotic concentration process of potatoes were $60-70^{\circ}C$ of immersion temperature, 60 Brix of sugar solution and 16-20 min of immersion time based on above 30% of water loss and 50% of vitamin C retention.

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RETENTION OF PIT AND FISSURE SEALANT (치면열구전색의 유지력)

  • Lee, Sang-Ho
    • Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.336-347
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    • 2006
  • Pit and fissure sealants has been proven as safe and effective method of caries prevention. But improper application of pit and fissure sealant may masking the caries process in occlusal fissure. Dentists have to understand the correct and exact application method of pit and fissure sealant for he good result of caries prevention. A key factor to enhanced the effectiveness of caries prevention is retention of pit and fissure sealant. Deep penetration of material into fissure and least marginal leakage around the fissure orifice are the major concerns for dentists to achieve the successive application of pit and fissure sealants. This paper reviewed the literature on the pit and fissure sealants under the following subtitles for enhanced retention : (1) application timing, (2) Indication, (3) Occlusal prophylaxis, (4) Materials, (5) Penetration, (5) Recall check Dental profession must perform the exact application of pit and fissure sealant because this procedure is one of the most technique-sensitive one in dental field.

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