• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.121-126
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• 2002

본 연구는 지하수로부터 방출되어 가옥의 실내에 존재하는 라돈에 의한 체내축적량을 현실적으로 평가하는 방법을 보여준다. 먼저 지하수로부터 실내공기로 전달되는 과정을 모의하기 위해 2_구역모델을 개발하였다. 이 모델은 실내에서 발생하는 생활활동, 즉, 목욕, 세수, 세탁, 변기에서의 물사용에 의해 실내로 휘발, 이동하는 시간에 따를 라돈농도분포를 계산한다. 다음, 이 모델의 불확실성이 존재하는 입력인자들에 대해 불확실성분석을 수행하여 최종 실내라돈 농도분포를 결정하였다. 그리고 이러한 실내 라돈을 호흡하여 체내에 축적되는 양을 보다 정량적으로 모의하기 위해 PBPK 모델을 개발하였다. 불확실성이 포함된 라돈농도분포와 정량적인 체내축적모의를 위한 PBPK 모델의 결합으로 보다 현실적인 라돈의 체내축적량을 분석할 수 있다. 이러한 연구의 결과는 지하수로부터 발생하는 라돈에 의한 인체위해평가시 도움을 주리라고 판단된다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.147-156
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• 2023

Efforts to employ smart home sensors to monitor the indoor activities of elderly single residents have been made to assess the feasibility of a safe and healthy lifestyle. However, the bathroom remains an area of blind spot. In this study, we have developed and evaluated a new edge computer device that can automatically detect water usage activities in the bathroom and record the activity log on a cloud server. Three kinds of sound as flushing, showering, and washing using wash basin generated during water usage were recorded and cut into 1-second scenes. These sound clips were then converted into a 2-dimensional image using MEL-spectrogram. Sound data augmentation techniques were adopted to obtain better learning effect from smaller number of data sets. These techniques, some of which are applied in time domain and others in frequency domain, increased the number of training data set by 30 times. A deep learning model, called CRNN, combining Convolutional Neural Network and Recurrent Neural Network was employed. The edge device was implemented using Raspberry Pi 4 and was equipped with a condenser microphone and amplifier to run the pre-trained model in real-time. The detected activities were recorded as text-based activity logs on a Firebase server. Performance was evaluated in two bathrooms for the three water usage activities, resulting in an accuracy of 96.1% and 88.2%, and F1 Score of 96.1% and 87.8%, respectively. Most of the classification errors were observed in the water sound from washing. In conclusion, this system demonstrates the potential for use in recording the activities as a lifelog of elderly single residents to a cloud server over the long-term.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.85-91
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• 2005

ECR-MOCVD를 이용한 상온조건에서 투명전도성 고분자막이$(CH_3)_4Sn-H_2-O_2$ 분위기하에 $SnO_2$막이 제조되었다. 제조된 투명전도막의 전기적특성은 공정압력, 전자석/분사링/기판사이의 거리, 전자석의 전류, 마이크로파 출력, 증착시간과 같은 공정변수에 따라 조사되었다. 마이크로파 출력과 전자석의 전류가 증가함에 따라 낮은 전기적 저항을 갖는 $SnO_2$막이 형성되었다. 또한 이들 공정변수들이 증착된 막의 광학적특성에 미치는 영향은 중요하게 나타났다. ECR-MOCVD에 의해 제조된 막의 투과도와 반사도는 380-780 nm의 가시광영역에서 각각 93-98%, 0.1-0.5%였다. 증착된 막의 평균 grain 크기는 공정변수에 관계없이 20-50 nm범위의 값으로 일정하였다. 본 연구의 최적화된 조건에서 전기적저항은 $7.5{\times}10^{-3}ohm{\cdot}cm$, 투과도 93%, 반사도 0.2%를 갖는 막이 얻어졌다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.577-582
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• 2011

감귤의 유통 중 신선도 유지에 효과적인 것으로 알려진 열수처리를 실제 생산현장에서 적용 가능성을 확인해 보고자 상용 선과장의 선과시설에 열수처리 장치를 장착하여 온실재배 온주감귤을 대상으로 현장처리 실험을 실시한 후 저장 중 품질특성 변화를 관찰하였다. 수확후 감귤을 65$^{\circ}C$의 열수로 10초간 분무한 열수처리구와 무처리 대조구를 5$^{\circ}C$에서 3주, 이후 18$^{\circ}C$에서 1주간 저장하면서 생리특성 및 품질특성 변화를 비교한 결과, 호흡률은 열수처리에 따른 차이가 없었으며 pH, 총산도, 가용성 고형분 함량, 중량감소, 경도, 표피 색과 같은 품질인자 항목에서도 열수처리에 의한 차이를 볼 수 없었다. 그러나 열수처리는 저장 중 꼭지 썩음, 곰팡이 썩음, 표피 흑변 등의 부패과 발생을 현저히 억제시키는 동시에 표면 광택을 포함한 외관품질을 우수하게 유지하였다. 결과적으로 현장실험에서 적용한 열수처리는 상품감귤의 유통 중 신선도 유지용 수확 후 전처리 방법으로서 상당히 효과적임을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제11권1_2호
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• pp.19-29
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• 1996

Human exposure to volatile compounds in tap water can occur from inhalation and dermal absorption as well as direct ingestion. The relative contribution to total human exposure from these pathways has been considered to be important especially for VOC's (volatile organic compounds). In an attempt to reduce the uncertainty of the risk assessment, it has been suggested that the exposure assessment process could be significantly improved by adopting Monte-Carlo simulation. However, there is no actual data in Korea for each exposure parameter to determine the level of exposure, and the distributional pattern. Therefore, we surveyed water use patterns and behavior related to multi-route exposure to VOC's in household tap water in Korea, and compared these values to the those in western countries. In the first survey, we calculated daily water intake using data from a sample of 1322 persons of several cities in Korea. In the second survey, we obtained questionnaire data on exposure time for showering, bathing and household activities, and tap water intake from 851households in Korea. In the last survey, we measured the exposure parameters (exposure time, water use rate etc.) related to showers, baths, toilets, dish washing, washing and cooking, and tap water intake was surveyed. Also, the subjects were measured their body weight, height and tidal volume, etc. A diary, a flow meter and a measuring cup were used to measure these values as precisely as possible. Average daily water intake was ranged 0.79-1.71 L/day for adults in three surveys. Tap water intake measured by log-sheet during one week in third survey was 1.26 (average), 1.98 L/day (90 percentlie), respectively. These results were comparable with results from EPA (1.4, 2L/day). The average amount of water used by housewives in the third survey was 515.0 $\pm$ 564.6L/day. In usual activity, the amount of water used in the bathroom, the laundry and the kitchen was 140.0 $\pm$ 538.9, 148.0 $\pm$ 174.5, 229.3 $\pm$ 205.4 L/day, respectively. Exposure parameters such as water intake rate, exposure duration, body weight, inhalation rates in surveyed data of Korean people differed from those published from western countries. This could be attributed to variations in lifestyle, dietary habits and physiological characteristics.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.437-442
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• 2013

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of drive-assisting system in a shower carrier on the upper body muscle activities of caregivers through drivability tests. Background: In care facilities, one of the major ADL (Activities of Daily Living) factors is bathing/showering. Recently, bath/shower-assisting equipment is actively being introduced in care facilities to reduce caregivers' muscle burden. In particular, it is desirable to utilize a shower carrier equipped with drive-assisting system to effectively care for the elderly. However, there were few systematic studies on the relationship between muscle activities and drive-assisting speeds. Method: For the drivability tests to study the effects on the muscle activities according to the drive-assisting speeds(corresponding drive-voltages: 0.0V, 2.0V, 2.1V, 2.3V), 6 females in their 40s($43{\pm}4yrs$, $157{\pm}5cm$, and $54.5{\pm}1.5kg$) were selected. To measure muscle activities of caregivers through drivability tests, 7 muscles in the upper body(TM/Trapezius Muscle, DM/Deltoid Muscle, BBM/Biceps Brachii Muscle, TBM/Triceps Brachii Muscle, ECRLM/Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus Muscle, FCUM/Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Muscle, and ESM/Erector Spinae Muscle) were selected. Results: In the TM, muscle activities were decreased as 21% compared to 0.0V, when drive-voltage 2.0V was applied, as 57% by 2.1V, and 62% by 2.3V(p<0.05), whereas 40%, 56%, and 69% of muscles activities were decreased respectively from the DM(p<0.05). Also, from the UL(BBM+TBM+ECRLM+FCUM), muscle activities were decreased by 17% with 2.0V as against 0.0V, by 47% with 2.1V, and 52% with 2.3V, whereas decreases in muscle activities from the ESM were found by 20%, 34%, and 42% respectively by 2.0V, 2.1V, and 2.3V(p<0.05). Conclusion: The muscle activities were decreased in the order of the DM, TM, ESM, and UL. As muscle activities were remarkably reduced as drive voltage were increased, it was expected to reduce the upper body muscle burden on the caregivers when using shower carriers equipped with driving-assist system. Applications: The results from this study can be applied for the development of a shower carrier including other equipment to possibly reduce the muscle burden of the caregivers.