• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2014

A set of exposure factors that reflects the characteristics of individual behavior capable of influencing exposure is essential for risk and exposure assessment. In 2007, the Korean Exposure Factors Handbook was, therefore, issued, driven by the need to develop reliable exposure factors representing the Korean population. The purpose of this study was to overview the development process of the Korean Exposure Factors Handbook and major recommended exposure values for the Korean population to allow information exchanges and comparison of recommended values among nations. The researchers reviewed the domestic data that could be used in the development of exposure factors, confirmed a knowledge gap, and set a priority of development by phases. A methodology to measure exposure factors was established to develop measuring techniques and test their validity. Data were processed or a survey was conducted according to the availability of data. The study thus produced recommended values for 24 exposure factors grouped by general exposure factors, food ingestion factors, and activity factors by setting up a database of exposure factors and carrying out statistical analysis. The study has significantly contributed to reducing the potential uncertainty of the risk and exposure assessment derived by the application of foreign data or research findings lacking representativeness or grounds by developing a set of exposure factors reflecting the characteristics of the Korean people. It will be necessary to conduct revisions in light of the changing statistical values of national data and the exposure factors based on Korean characteristics.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.373-376
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• 2010

본 연구는 국내에서의 가정내 냉장고 온도에 대한 조사를 수행하여, 현 시점에서의 냉장고에서의 식품보관 온도분포를 추정하였고, 이를 MRA(미생물 위해평가: Microbial risk assessment)의 입력변수로 활용할 수 있도록 적정 확률분포 모델을 제시하였다. 일반적으로 가정내 냉장고에서의 식품 보관온도는 식중독 발생 등에서 있어 중요한 위해인자로 작용하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 조사대상 가구는 총 139가구이었으며, 조사기간은 2009년 5월에서부터 9월까지 data logger를 이용하여 측정하였다. 조사된 냉장고 온도의 평균은 $3.53{\pm}2.96^{\circ}C$로, $5^{\circ}C$ 이상은 23.6%로 나타났다. 수집된 온도자료는 @RISK를 이용, 적합성 검정(GOF: K-S와 AD test)을 수행하여 적정 확률분포모델에 대해 추정하였고, 이중 LogLogistic(-10.407, 13.616, 8.6107)분포 모델이 가장 적절한 국내에서의 가정내 냉장고 식품보관 온도분포 모델로 나타났다. 이 확률분포 모델은 MRA적용에 있어 노출평가에서 입력변수로서 직접적 활용이 가능하다고 할 수 있겠다.

• 한국도서관정보학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.77-95
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• 2013

평가지표(evaluation indicator)란 공공기관이나 기업 등에서 공정한 평가를 진행하기 위해 작성하는 문서로서, 평가표 작성에 앞서 그 기준이 되는 사항을 정하고 이를 명시한 문서를 말한다. 평가지표에는 평가기준과 평가요소, 평가항목, 평가방법, 배점 등 평가 전반에 관한 사항이 구체적으로 명시되어야 하며, 이를 통해 평가의 공평성과 투명성을 확보할 수 있다. 본 연구는 공공도서관 운영평가지표의 효용성 정도를 면밀히 분석하여 실제 운영평가에서 개별 도서관 담당자가 평가내용을 이해하기 쉽고, 평가지표를 통해 객관적이고 신뢰성 있는 데이터를 수집할 수 있도록 개선이 필요한 평가지표 항목을 선정하고 이에 대한 개선 내용을 제시하는데 그 목적이 있다. 이를 위하여 본 연구에서는 한국 공공도서관 운영평가지표의 면밀한 분석과 평가지표의 평균 도달률, 운영평가지표와 통계지표와의 비교분석을 통하여 개선이 필요한 항목을 선정하고 이에 대한 개선 내용을 제시하였다. 제안된 내용은 향후 공공도서관의 운영평가지표의 개선에 반영될 수 있다.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.485-494
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• 2017

Objectives: The objective of this study was to develop mobile phone application for image-based dietary assessment and evaluate satisfaction regarding respondent's use of the mobile phone application. Methods: We developed a mobile phone application to assess dietary intakes using 24 hour dietary recall. After initial development, application was reviewed by ten adults and revised based on their comments. We recruited 192 volunteers (92 males, 100 females) to use the mobile phone application and to respond to a satisfaction survey. Participants were instructed to use the mobile phone application with fiducial marker five centimeter in width, length and two centimeter height at each eating occasion during designated 4 days, capturing $45^{\circ}$ angle and $90^{\circ}$ angle images of all food and beverage items before and after consumption. After using the mobile phone application for 4 days, participants were asked to complete an online questionnaire on the satisfaction of the mobile phone app. User satisfaction items composed of 12 questions of application user interface, 8 questions of emotional response, 9 questions of eating behavior in 5 likert scale. Participants were also asked to provide additional open-ended comments on the use of mobile phone application. Statistical analysis was performed by using the SPSS 23.0 (Statistical Package for the Social Science). Results: The average user interface score was $2.82{\pm}1.08$, which was close to the 'normal' response. Responses for emotion and eating behavior also were borderline to the 'normal'. Conclusions: This study found that the mobile phone application using 24-hour recall was acceptable to be used to assess dietary intakes for several days. However, there should be a need for such technology to be user-oriented instead of researcher-oriented. Easy and cost-effective new technology is needed for estimating the amounts of food eaten automatically when the photos are taken.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.268-272
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of reconstruction kernel, and slice thickness on the accuracy of spiral CT-based volume assessment over a range of object sizes typical of synthetic simulated tumor. Spiral CT scanning was performed at various reconstruction kernels (soft tissue, standard, bone), and slice thickness (1, 2, 3 mm) using a phantom made of gelatin and 10 synthetic simulated tumors of different sizes (diameter 3.0-12.0 mm). Three-dimensional volume assessments were obtained using an automated software tool. Results were compared with the reference volume by calculating the percentage error. Statistical analysis was performed using ANOVA and setting statistical significance at P < 0.05. In general, smaller slice thickness and larger sphere diameters produced more accurate volume assessment than larger slice thickness and smaller sphere diameter. The measured volumes were larger than the actual volumes by a common factor depending on slice thickness; in 100HU simulated tumors that had statistically significant, 1 mm slice thickness produced on average 27.41%, 2 mm slice thickness produced 45.61%, 3 mm slice thickness produced 93.36% overestimates of volume. However, there was no statistically significant difference in volume error for spiral CT scans taken with techniques where only reconstruction kernel was changed. These results supported that synthetic simulated tumor size, slice thickness were significant parameters in determining volume measurement errors. For an accurate volumetric measurement of an object, it is critical to select an appropriate slice thickness and to consider the size of an object.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.523-538
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• 2011

This study analyzes the changes in the surface area of each forest cover, based on temperature data analysis and satellite imagery as the basic methods for the impact assessment of climate change on regional units. Furthermore, future changes in the forest cover are predicted using the double exponential smoothing method. The results of the study have shown an overall increase in annual mean temperature in the studied region since 1990, and an especially increased rate in winter and autumn compared to other seasons. The multi-temporal analysis of the changes in the forest cover using satellite images showed a large decrease of coniferous forests, and a continual increase in deciduous forests and mixed forests. Such changes are attributed to the increase in annual mean temperature of the studied regions. The analysis of changes in the surface area of each forest cover using the statistical data displayed similar tendencies as that of the forest cover categorizing results from the satellite images. Accordingly, rapid changes in forest cover following the increase of temperature in the studied regions could be expected. The results of the study of the forest cover surface using the double exponential smoothing method predict a continual decrease in coniferous forests until 2050. On the contrary, deciduous forests and mixed forests are predicted to show continually increasing tendencies. Deciduous forests have been predicted to increase the most in the future. With these results, the data on forest cover can be usefully applied as the main index for climate change. Further qualitative results are expected to be deduced from these data in the future, compared to the analyses of the relationship between tree species of forest and climate factors.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.227-245
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• 2013

Reliable strength assessment of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cargo containment system under the sloshing impact load is very difficult task due to the complexity of the physics involved in, both in terms of the hydrodynamics and structural mechanics. Out of all those complexities, the proper selection of the design sloshing load which is applied to the structural model of the LNG cargo containment system, is one of the most challenging one due to its inherent randomness as well as the statistical analysis which is tightly linked to the design sloshing load selection. In this study, the response based strength assessment procedure of LNG cargo containment system has been developed and proposed as an alternative design methodology. Sloshing pressure time history, measured from the model test, is decomposed into wavelet basis function targeting the minimization of the number of the basis function together with the maximization of the numerical efficiency. Then the response of the structure is obtained using the finite element method under each wavelet basis function of different scale. Finally, the response of the structure under entire sloshing impact time history is rapidly calculated by synthesizing the structural response under wavelet basis function. Through this analysis, more realistic response of the system under sloshing impact pressure can be obtained without missing the details of pressure time history such as rising pattern, oscillation due to air entrapment and decay pattern and so on. The strength assessment of the cargo containment system is then performed based on the statistical analysis of the stress peaks selected out of the obtained stress time history.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.35-40
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• 2015

Purpose: This study aims to assess the psychological characteristics of patients with iatrogenic damage of the trigeminal nerve using Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R). Methods: A total of 22 patients who visited the clinic of Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Chosun University were evaluated in the months from December 2012 to December 2014. Patients were included in the study if they presented with reported sensory changes due to iatrogenic trigeminal nerve injury. A total of 37 control group who has no symptoms of pain and sensory change were included in the study. All participants filled out the SCL-90-R instrument to assess psychosocial symptoms. Results: The T-scores of most of the SCL-90-R symptom dimensions were within normal range (less than 55) in the patients and the control group. The patients group showed higher T-scores of SCL-90-R than those of the control group, with statistically significance of somatization, anxiety, psychoticism, and positive symptoms distress. Female patients group had higher Tscores of SCL-90-R than those of male patients group, but there was no statistical difference, except for the positive symptom global index. The chronic patients group showed higher Tscores of SCL-90-R than those of the acute patients group, but there was no statistical difference, except for the Positive symptom global index. Conclusions: According to the psychological assessment of iatrogenic trigeminal nerve injury patients using SCL-90-R, the patients group, as compared to the control group shows a significantly higher score for somatization, anxiety, and psychoticism. Therefore, assessment of psychological state would be considered to treat patients with iatrogenic trigeminal nerve injury.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.147-155
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• 2011

심각한 손상, 결함, 재료적인 열화현상 등이 발견되지 않은 교량들은 대부분 설계하중에 대한 안전성을 확보하고 있으나, 주기적으로 시행되는 안전진단에서 건전성이 충분히 입증된 경우조차 대부분 재하시험을 수행하고 있다. 재하시험 필요 여부에 대해서 관련 세부지침에서는 정성적인 기술에 머무르고, 일부 연구들이 응답보정계수 산정 등 내하력 평가에 대한 개선 방안들을 제시하고 있으나, 재하시험의 적정성에 대한 연구는 미미하다. 본 연구는 안전진단에서 재하시험의 관행적 수행에 대한 기존의 의문에 대해 검토하고, 기설 콘크리트 교량들의 상태평가와 내하율 산정 자료 등에 대한 통계 분석을 토대로 재하시험 수행 여부를 포함하는 합리적이고 정량적인 절차적 안전진단 대안을 제시하였다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.8.1-8.9
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• 2022

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the color change of the Giomer resin composite (Beautifil-Bulk) by using photographs obtained with a smartphone (iPhone 6S) associated with Adobe Photoshop software (digital method), with the spectrophotometric method (Vita Easyshade) after immersion in different pigment solutions. Materials and Methods: Twenty resin composite samples with a diameter of 15.0 mm and thickness of 1.0 mm were confectioned in A2 color (n = 5). Photographs and initial color readings were performed with a smartphone and spectrophotometer, respectively. Then, samples were randomly divided and subjected to cycles of immersion in distilled water (control), açai, Coke, and tomato sauce, 3 times a day, 20 minutes for 7 days. Later, new photographs and color readings were taken. Results: The analysis (2-way analysis of variance, Holm-Sidak, p < 0.05) demonstrated no statistical difference (p < 0.005) between the methods in all groups. Similar color changes were observed for all pigment solutions when using the spectrophotometric method. For the digital method, all color changes were clinically unacceptable, with distilled water and tomato sauce similar to each other and with statistical differences (p < 0.005) for Coke and açai. Conclusions: Only the tomato sauce produced a color change above the acceptability threshold using both methods of color assessment. The spectrophotometric and digital methods produce different patterns of color change. According to our results, the spectrophotometric method is more recommended in color change assessment.