• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.423-435
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• 2020

An accurate evaluation of structural damage is essential to performance-based seismic design for the structure across the earth fissure. By comparing the calculation results from three commonly used damage models and the experimental results, a weighted combination method using Chen model was selected in this paper as the seismic damage evaluation. A numerical model considering the soil-structure interaction (SSI) was proposed using ABAQUS software. The model was calibrated by comparing with the experimental results. The results from the analysis indicated that, for the structure across the earth fissure, the existence of earth fissure changed the damage distribution of the structural members. The damage of structural members in the hanging wall was greater than that in the foot wall. Besides, the earth fissure enlarged the damage degree of the structural members at the same location and changed the position of the weak story. Moreover, the damage degree of the structure across the earth fissure was greater than that of the structure without the earth fissure under the same excitation. It is expected that the results from this research would enhance the understanding of the performance-based seismic design for the structure across the earth fissure.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.909-913
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• 2015

Background: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies evaluated the association of intake of vitamin B2 with the incidence of colorectal cancer. Materials and Methods: Relevant studies were identified in MEDLINE via PubMed (published up to April 2014). We extracted data from articles on vitamin B2 and used multivariable-adjusted odds ratio (OR) and a random-effects model for analysis. Results: We found 8 articles meeting the inclusion criteria (4 of cohort studies and 4 of case-control studies) and a total of 7,750 colorectal cancer cases were included in this meta-analysis. The multivariable-adjusted OR for pooled studies for the association of the highest versus lowest vitamin B2 intake and the risk of colorectal cancer was 0.83 (95% confidence interval [95%CI]:0.75,0.91). We performed a sensitivity analysis for vitamin B2. If we omitted the study by Vecchia et al., the pooled OR was 0.86 (95%CI, 0.77,0.96). Conclusions: This is the first meta-analysis to study links between vitamin B2 and colorectal cancer. We found vitamin B2 intake was inversely associated with risk of colorectal cancer. However, further research and large sample studies need to be conducted to better validate the result.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.189-195
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• 2005

Several models predict large and potentially abrupt ocean circulation changes due to anthropogenic greenhouse-gas emissions. These circulation changes drive-in the models-considerable oceanic oxygen trend. A sound estimate of the observed oxygen trends can hence be a powerful tool to constrain predictions of future changes in oceanic deepwater formation, heat and carbon dioxide uptake. Estimating decadal scale oxygen trends is, however, a nontrivial task and previous studies have come to contradicting conclusions. One key potential problem is that changes in the historical observation network might introduce considerable errors. Here we estimate the likely magnitude of these errors for a subset of the available observations in the Southern Ocean. We test three common data analysis methods south of Australia and focus on the decadal-scale trends between the 1970's and the 1990's. Specifically, we estimate errors due to sparsely sampled observations using a known signal (the time invariant, temporally averaged, World Ocean Atlas 2001) as a negative control. The crossover analysis and the objective analysis methods are for less prone to spatial sampling location biases than the area averaging method. Subject to numerous caveats, we find that errors due to sparse sampling for the area averaging method are on the order of several micro-moles $kg^{-1}$. for the crossover and the objective analysis method, these errors are much smaller. For the analyzed example, the biases due to changes in the spatial design of the historical observation network are relatively small compared to the tends predicted by many model simulations. This raises the possibility to use historic oxygen trends to constrain model simulations, even in sparsely sampled ocean basins.

• 생태와환경
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.478-482
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• 2017

In order to identify key nations and bird species of conservation concern we described multinational collaborations as defined using network analysis linked by birds that are found in all nations in the network. We used network analysis to assess the patterns in bird occurrence for 10,422 bird inventories from 244 countries and territories. Nations that are important in multinational collaborations for bird conservation were assessed using the centrality measures, closeness and betweenness centrality. Countries important for the multinational collaboration of bird conservation were examined based on their centrality measures, which included closeness and betweenness centralities. Comparatively, the co-occurrence network was divided into four groups that reveal different biogeographical structures. A group with higher closeness centrality included countries in southern Africa and had the potential to affect species in many other countries. Birds in countries in Asia, Australia and the South Pacific that are important to the cohesiveness of the global network had a higher score of betweenness centrality. Countries that had higher numbers of bird species and more extensively distributed bird species had higher centrality scores; in these countries, birds may act as excellent indicators of trends in the co-occurrence bird network. For effective bird conservation in the world, much stronger coordination among countries is required. Bird co-occurrence patterns can provide a suitable and powerful framework for understanding the complexity of co-occurrence patterns and consequences for multinational collaborations on bird conservation.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.138-142
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• 2006

직업성 천식은 시안화물의 폭로에 의해 발생되는 것으로 알려져 있다. 남호주에 있는 가구산업에서는 일반적으로 목재판 위를 피복하기 위해 이중분사도포를 할 때 이소시안화물 도포제가 사용된다. 이 연구는 이와 관련 된 분야의 자료부족으로 관련 산업에서의 환경 및 피부와 안구폭로에 대한 모니터링을 위하여 수행되었다. 이 연구결과에 의하면 저압다량(HVLP)의 분사기 사용, 페인트 용액중의 저농도 경화제 및 전면 호흡보호구와 같은 적절한 보호구의 사용시에는 대기로부터 오염물질의 유입은 거의 없었고, 분사실 주변의 일반적인 작업범위에도 HDI 가 거의 감지되지 않았다. 페인트분사시의 일회용 장갑착용으로 피부폭로는 발견되지 않았으나, 칼라 모니터링에 의하면 장갑을 착용하지 않거나 청결하게 관리할 수 있는 공정이나 안전한 장소에 보관하지 않으면 작업장으로부터 피부폭로가 있었다. 페인트분사로부터 눈의 오염은 감지되지 않았고, 호흡기, 피부 및 안구에도 폭로되지 않았으며 유입과 가장 관련성이 있는 것은 작업형태이다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.763-768
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• 2014

The identity of 45 Hanwo and 47 imported beef (non-Hanwoo) samples from USA and Australia were verified using the microsatellite (MS) marker and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) methods. Samples were collected from 19 supermarkets located in the city of Seoul and Gyeonggi province, South Korea, from 2009 to 2011. As a result, we obtained a 100% concordance rate between the MS and SNP methods for identifying Hanwoo and non-Hanwoo beef. The MS method presented a 95% higher individual discriminating value for Hanwoo (97.8%) than for non-Hanwoo (61.7%) beef. For further comparison of the MS and SNP methods, blood samples were collected and tested from 54 Hanwoo ${\times}$ Holstein crossbred cattle (first, second, and third generations). By using the SNP and MS methods, we correctly identified all of the first-generation crossbred cattle as non-Hanwoo; in addition, among the second and third generation crossbreds, the ratio identified as Hanwoo was 20% and 10%, respectively. The MS method used in our study provides more information, but requires sophisticated techniques during each experimental process. By contrast, the SNP method is simple and has a lower error rate. Our results suggest that the MS and SNP methods are useful for discriminating Hanwoo from non-Hanwoo breeds.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.523-528
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• 2016

풀무치(Locusta migratoria)는 벼과 작물(벼, 옥수수 등)에 큰 피해를 주는 세계적으로 유명한 메뚜기목 해충의 하나로서 밀도요인에 따라 형태와 행동적으로 구별되는 단독형(solitaria)과 군집형(gregaria)을 나타낸다. 풀무치는 전세계적으로 다양한 형태적인 변이가 알려져 있으나 최근의 분자생물학적 연구에 따르면 2가지 계통, 즉 남방계통(아프리카, 남유럽, 동남아시아, 호주)과 북방계통(동아시아, 유라시아)으로 나뉜다. 2014년 8월 전남 해남군 산이면에서 군집형 약충들이 대발생하여 주변 잡초 및 작물(벼, 기장)에 큰 피해를 주었다. 우리나라에서 군집형 풀무치의 발생에 대한 명확한 학술적 보고는 이번이 처음이다. 해남지역의 풀무치 대발생 지점에서 채집한 풀무치 12개체의 COI 염기서열을 분석한 결과, 0.0%-0.9%의 유전적 변이를 보였으며, 모두 북방계통에 속했다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.234-237
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• 2014

Background: Inhalation of asbestos fibers can lead to adverse health effects on the lungs. This study describes lung function profiles among individuals with nonmalignant asbestos-related disorders (ARDs). Methods: The study population was from the Workers' Compensation (Dust Diseases) Board of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Lung function measurements were conducted in males with asbestosis (n = 26), diffuse pleural thickening (DPT; n = 129), asbestosis and DPT (n = 14), pleural plaques only (n = 160) and also apparently healthy individuals with a history of asbestos exposure (n = 248). Standardized spirometric and single-breath diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide ($DL_{CO}$) measurements were used. Results: Mean age [standard deviation (SD)] was 66.7 (10.3) years for all participants. Current and ex-smokers among all participants comprised about 9.0% and 54.8%, respectively. Median pack-years (SD) of smoking for ex- and current-smokers were 22.7 (19.9). Overall 222 participants (38.6%) and 139 participants (24.2%) had forced expiratory volume in 1 second ($FEV_1$) and forced vital capacity (FVC) measurements < 80% predicted, and 217 participants (37.7%) had $FEV_1/FVC$ results < 70%. A total of 249 individuals (43.8%) had DLCO values < 80% predicted and only 75 (13.2%) had DLCO/VA results < 80% predicted. A total of 147 participants (25.6%) had peak expiratory flow (PEF) measurements < 80% predicted. The presence of ARDs lowered the lung function measurements compared to those of healthy individuals exposed to asbestos. Conclusion: Lung function measurement differs in individuals with different ARDs. Monitoring of lung function among asbestos-exposed populations is a simple means of facilitating earlier interventions.

• 국제지역연구
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.873-896
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• 2009

중국의 아프리카에 대한 자원 외교는 성공적인 결과를 이루어내고 있다. 이러한 결과는 1990년대 이후 뚜렷하게 나타났던 '에너지 확보를 위한 원조 정책(aid-for-energy strategy)'처럼 단기간의 경제협력만으로 이루어진 것이 아니다. 중국은 1955년 반둥회의에서 아프리카와 첫 공식적인 외교 접촉을 가진 후 다양한 후원을 반세기 이상 지속하였다. 중국과 아프리카의 관계를 다룬 지금까지의 연구는 1990년대 이후 중국의 석유 및 천연자원 분야, 자원민족주의, 자원패권주의를 다루는 것에 편중되어 있었다. 따라서 이념으로 시작된 국제관계가 어떤 과정을 통해 정치 경제 분야로 파급되었는지에 대한 논의의 필요성이 제기되었다. 이러한 취지에서 본 연구는 1955년 '반둥회의'와 1957년 '아시아-아프리카 인민연대회의'를 중심으로 중국과 아프리카의 최초 공식 접촉과 그에 이어지는 관계의 발전을 고찰함으로써 중국의 대(對) 아프리카 정책의 초기단계를 이해하는데 목적이 있다.

• 국제지역연구
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.297-323
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• 2010

냉전기간 중국과 아프리카의 경제관계의 특징은 중국의 '순수한 이념적, 정치적 목적(purely ideological and political purpose)'으로 인하여 아프리카와의 상당한 무역규모에도 불구하고 경제관념이 전혀 대두되지 않았다. 냉전이라는 거대한 시대적 흐름으로 인해 '원조' 또는 '지원' 이라는 개념으로 대체되어 왔던 것이다. 그러나 탈냉전 이후 중국과 아프리카의 관계는 정치적, 이념적 목적이 퇴색하였거나 완전히 배제되는 특징을 보이고 있다. 1990년대 들어 철저한 경제관념, 즉 실용주의(pragmatism)에 입각한 중국에게 있어 아프리카는 안정된 에너지 공급원으로서의 역할뿐만 아니라 물품 수출 및 직접 투자가 가능한 '신흥시장'으로 부각되기에 이르렀기 때문이다. 본 연구는 중국과 아프리카의 냉전과 이후의 경제관계 비교를 통해 드러나는 명확한 차이점을 분석함으로써 중국의 변화된 대(對) 아프리카 경제정책을 이해하고자 한다. 이를 통해 현재 아프리카라는 신흥시장에서 투자와 수출입을 포함하는 통상 관계 전반에 걸쳐 영향력 확대를 위해 심혈을 기울이고 있는 한국에 시사점을 제공하는데 그 목적이 있다.