• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.685-693
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• 2011

Objectives : Five years have passed since the departments of dental hygiene with four-year term released their graduates. It is necessary to investigate concordance between desired career and current job and job satisfaction in dental hygienists according to graduation term. Accordingly, a survey on concordance between desired career and current job and job satisfaction in dental hygienists according to graduation term was conducted to obtain a basis necessary for providing right job consciousness to students of departments of dental hygiene. Methods : Of departments of dental hygiene nationwide, a total of four departments consisting of two departments with 3-year term and two departments with 4-year term were randomly selected. Of 683 graduates for 2006-10 of the selected departments, 163 graduates who agreed to participate in this study through telephone and e-mail were chosen as subjects. The data of 159 graduates were analyzed except for 4 graduates who did not respond to job satisfaction. The questionnaire consisted of a total of 17 questions: 5 general questions such as graduation term, and current job and salary, 2 questions for desired career at the time of entrance and graduation, and 10 questions for the satisfaction of current job and working environments. Concordance between the desired career at the time of entrance and graduation and current job was calculated using Kappa-value. A cross analysis was conducted to investigate job satisfaction according to general features and graduation term. A statistical significance was examined using $X^2$-test (p<0.05). Results : The Kappa-value for concordance between the desired career at the time of graduation and the current job was 0.288, showing slightly low concordance. In particular, the Kappa-value was 0.089 in the graduates of departments of dental hygiene with 3-year term, which showed significantly low concordance. The job satisfaction of the graduates was 49.1%, which was higher in the graduates with 4-year term than in the graduates with 3-year term, but was statistically insignificant (p>0.05). The detailed job satisfaction was all higher in the graduates with 4-year term than in the graduates with 3-year term except for distance to a working place, but a statistical significance was only found in working place recognition and regional status (p<0.05 ). Conclusions : This study showed differences in concordance between desired career and current job and job satisfaction between the graduates of departments of dental hygiene with 3-year term and the graduates of departments of dental hygiene with 4-year term. Therefore, the curriculum of department of dental hygiene is required to be more specifically applied in accordance with graduation term. In addition, a further study is required to develop specialized curriculums in accordance with graduation term.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.89-99
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• 2005

문화생활의 향상과 더불어 골프를 즐기는 인구는 해를 거듭할수록 꾸준히 증가하고 있다. 이에 따라 골프장 설립도 활발하여 현재 200여개 이상의 골프장이 운영, 건설 혹은 착공을 준비하고 있어 발생되는 잔디예초물의 양도 계속 증가되고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구는 골프장에서 발생되는 잔디예초물을 농업적인 유기자원으로 재활용하기 위하여 호기적정체식퇴비화장치에서 잔디의 종류에 따른 퇴비화를 약 30일간 진행하면서 시료를 채취하여 이화학성을 분석하여 부숙도를 평가하였으며 실험에 사용한 잔디예초물의 초종은 Creeping Bentgrass(CB), Kentucky Bluegrass(KB), Korean Lawngrass(KL)이며 보조재료로는 계분과 탈지강, 처리구는 잔디예초물 초종별로 CB, KB, KL의 세 처리구를 선정하였다. 퇴비화 기간 동안 온도는 급격히 상승하여 약 20일 후 CB, KB, KL 처리구가 각각 ($57.9^{\circ}C$, $67.8^{\circ}C$, $74.3^{\circ}C$)의 최고온도를 보였고, 주 발효기간이 끝나고 30일차 부근에서는 $35.2{\sim}41.6^{\circ}C$로 낮아져 안정화되었다. 처리구의 pH는 상승하여 적정 pH인 6.0~8.5 범위에 준하는 8.25, 7.84, 8.34의 값을 나타내었고, 각 처리구의 C/N 비는 감소하여 11.7~13.5 범위에서 완료하였다. 배추, 상추종자를 이용한 식물독성실험에서는 KL의 G.I.값이 98.7, 78.2로 가장 높은 결과를 보였으며 원형여 지크로마토그래피에서도 KL이 가장빨리 전개되었다. 이러한 결과를 볼 때 KL, CB, KB의 순으로 퇴비의 부숙이 잘 되었으며 비료공정규격에도 모두 적합하였다. 향후에는 양질의 퇴비를 생산하기 위한 잔디예초물의 혼합비율에 따른 퇴비화연구와 작물재배 실증시험 등의 연구가 수행되어야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• 환경생물
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.138-152
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 해사채취가 이루어지지 않았던 해역에서 해사채취에 따른 저서생태계 변화를 모니터링하였다. 인위적인 교란지역, 자연지역 등의 실험 지역을 선정하여 생태계에서의 중형저서동물이 해사채취로 인한 영향을 알아보았다. 연구는 강화도 남쪽에 위치한 장봉도 인근의 수심 20 m 내외의 주문지적에서 실시되었다. 조사지역에서의 해사채취는 2006년 10월 21일부터 2006년 12월 10일까지 $38,000m^3$의 해사를 고정식 방법으로 진행되었다. 조사 지역에서의 시료 채집은 해사채취를 이전에 조사를 실시하고, 시범채취가 시작된 이후 2~7차 조사를 실시하였다. 본 연구에서 중형저서동물은 해사채취로 인한 퇴적상의 변화로 서식밀도와 생체량이 해사채취 기간 동안 크게 감소하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 하지만 해사채취가 종료된 후에는 전체 서식밀도와 생체량 값이 채취 이전의 상태와 비슷한 값으로 다시 나타나는 것을 알 수 있었다. 중형저서동물의 군집 변화를 보면, 해사채취 지역인 정점 M에서는 2006년 10월, 11월, 2007년 1월에 각 160.8, 102.3, 67.4 inds. $10cm^{-2}$로 감소하는 경향을 보였으며, 2007년 8월, 11월, 12월에도 286.4, 231.7, 51.4 inds. $10cm^{-2}$로 동계로 가면서 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 조사 지역을 두 지역 (영향지역, 비영향지역)으로 구분을 하여 분석한 결과, 해사채취가 진행되고 있는 시기에 영향지역의 퇴적물이 해사채취로 인해 평균입도가 세립화되어졌다. 이 시기에 전체 중형저서동물의 서식밀도는 영향지역에서 2개월 전보다 급감하여 132.3 inds. $10cm^{-2}$ 값이 나타났고, 비영향지역에서는 281.5 inds. $10cm^{-2}$로 이전 조사보다 증가하였다. 이 후 2006년 11월부터는 두 지역의 퇴적물 평균 입도 차이가 $0.50{\Phi}$ 이내로 감소하고, 2007년 11월, 12월에서는 거의 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 전체 중형저서동물의 서식밀도에서도 두 지역의 평균 입도 차이가 감소하는 2006년 11월부터는 큰 차이가 나타나지 않고, 그 이후의 서식밀도 역시 큰 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 하지만 CLUSTER analysis와 SIMPROF test 결과, 채취 지역과 인근 주변의 정점들과의 유의한 차이를 보이지는 않았다. 본 연구에서는 해사채취량이 지속적으로 많이 이뤄지지 않고 강한 조류의 영향으로 해사채취 웅덩이가 빠르게 메워졌고, 또한 강한 조류로 인하여 주변 생물의 가입이 빠르게 나타나 해사채취 영향이 크게 나타나지 않은 것으로 사료된다.

• 지질공학
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.163-178
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• 2011

이 연구에서는 지하수내 존재하는 우라늄과 라돈-222와 같은 자연방사성물질 산출과 지화학적 상관관계를 알아보기 위하여 연구용 부지(충북 청원군 부용면 갈산리)에 120 m 심도로 시추하고, 심도별로 채취된 지하수의 화학적 특성과 시추코어의 암석화학적 특성을 분석하였다 시추코어상 주요 암종은 흑운모편암과 흑운모화강암이며 일부 구간에서 반상화강암과 염기성암맥이 확인되었다. 더블패커 시스템으로 채취한 6개 구간에서 지하수의 pH는 5.66~8.34 범위를 보이고, 화학적 유형은 Ca-$HCO_3$ 형으로 속한다. 심도별 및 시기별로 수리화학적 특성 차이를 보인다. 지하수내 우라늄과 라돈-222의 함량은 최고 683 ppb와 7,600 pCi/L를 각각 보이며, 심도 50~70 m구간에서 가장 높은 값을 보인다. 암석 및 광물내 우라늄과 토륨의 함량은 각각 0.51~23.4 ppm과 0.89~62.6 ppm의 범위를 보이며, 흑운모편암에서 가장 많은 방사성포유물(radioactive inclusion)이 관찰되었고, 현미경관찰과 EPMA 분석결과 방사성원소를 함유하는 광물로는 흑운모내 함유된 소량광물인 모나자이트, 일메나이트로 확인되었다. 우라늄은 이들 광물의 주요 구성원소를 치환하여 존재하며, 일부 석영과 장석 입자내에도 우라늄의 산출이 확인되었다. 시추공 심도 -50~-70 m 구간 지하수에서 높은 방사성물질 함량을 보이는 것은 이 구간의 지하수의 화학적 특성, 즉, 약알칼리성의 pH와 산화환경이고, 중탄산의 함량이 높아 우라늄의 용존에 좋은 조건이 된 것으로 보인다. 지하수내 라돈가스의 함량은 우라늄 농도와 대체로 비례하므로 우라늄의 붕괴와 관련된 것으로 보이며, 라돈가스의 기원에 대한 하나의 해석방법으로 헬륨과 네온등 영족기체 동위원소비를 이용한 간접적인 추적방법을 적용할 필요가 있을 것이다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.89-95
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• 2009

Objectives : To assess the protective effects of wearing protective devices among the residents and volunteers who participated in the cleanup of the Hebei Spirit oil spill. Methods : A total of 288 residents and 724 volunteers were surveyed about symptoms, whether they were wearing protective devices and potential confounding variables. The questionnaires were administered from the second to the sixth week following the accident. Spot urine samples were collected and analyzed for metabolites of 4 volatile organic compounds(VOCs), 2 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs), and 6 heavy metals. The association between the wearing of protective devices and various symptoms was assessed using a multiple logistic regression adjusted for confounding variables. A multiple generalized linear regression model adjusted for the covariates was used to test for a difference in least-square mean concentration of urinary biomarkers between residents who wore protective devices and those who did not. Results : Thirty nine to 98% of the residents and 62-98% of volunteers wore protective devices. Levels of fatigue and fever were higher among residents not wearing masks than among those who did wear masks(odds ratio 4.5; 95% confidence interval 1.23-19.86). Urinary mercury levels were found to be significantly higher among residents not wearing work clothes or boots(p<0.05). Conclusions : Because the survey was not performed during the initial high-exposure period, no significant difference was found in metabolite levels between people who wore protective devices and those who did not, except for mercury, whose biological half-life is more than 6 weeks.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.97-115
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• 2008

Introduction The e-government is concerned with using Internet and Web technologies to exchange information and services with citizens, businesses and other related organizations, and it centers on three functions, namely informational, interactive, and transactional [UN, 2001]. Many developed countries like the U.S. have been actively involved in e-government projects, since they enable both more effective public services for citizens and more efficient internal operations. Korea is among these leading countries that are planning to leverage computer and communication technologies to provide for integration of work processes and information as well as convenient access to information and services. For this reason, evaluating e-government projects is becoming a crucial issue for both researchers and policy-makers. However, most research to date has primarily focused on a model of success of an e-government system designed for citizens, overlooking internal systems specifically created for employees working in a public organization. This paper is intended to propose a model to measure the success of a Web-based information system designed for use by internal users at Chungwadae, the executive branch of Korea's central government. The paper is also aimed at applying the model to the assessment of the present system being used at Chungwadae in comparison with the preceding system. Evaluating an e-Government System The most widely cited model of information systems success today is that of DeLone and McLean[1992, 2003, 2004]. The original model states that the success of an information system can be measured using six dimensions, including system quality, information quality, use, user satisfaction, individual impact, and organizational impact. Although the ultimate success of an information system may be reflected in the impact that the system has upon individuals as well as an organization, aspects of using the system such as system use and user satisfaction can play an important role in determining the system success, because the system would be a sheer failure if users don't like and use the system. As a response to criticisms given by numerous researchers, the authors adapted their model to fit the emerging Web-based environment. The revised model[DeLone and McLean, 2003] they offered included an additional quality dimension, namely service quality, and combined individual and organizational impacts into net benefits which can also influence user satisfaction. The e-government system success model can be built around this updated model. Our model incorporates information quality, system quality, and service quality as in the DeLone and McLean model. However, the 'system use' dimension has been replaced by perceived usefulness, as suggested by Seddon[1998]. In addition, because the e-government systems that this paper focuses on are internal public systems used in government agencies, the 'net benefits' dimension has been replaced by perceived work efficiency. Based on the proposed model, a total of nine hypotheses have been formulated which we tested using an empirical analysis. Methods A questionnaire form has been created with items that are designed to examine the relationships among the variables in the model. The questionnaire has been handed over, in person, to 65 members of Chungwadae staff who are now actively using the E-Support System, the present information system created to support internal work at Chungwadae. We made arrangements to meet with each individual who agreed to participate in our survey, and helped to fill out the survey form with explanations. Of the 65 copies that were delivered, only 33 were returned, and 30 responses of these have been adopted for our analysis, since three were not valid. The extremely small sample size was due to the limited number of staff members who had adequate experience required of this study. Results We gathered data from the questionnaire survey and analyzed them using a regression analysis to test the hypotheses. As shown in the table below, the results indicated that all three dimensions of an information system’s quality are positively related to user satisfaction. However, information quality and system quality were found to be positively related to perceived usefulness, while service quality was not. In addition, perceived usefulness is not positively related to user satisfaction, implying that a user may find a system useful, but may not be satisfied with it. Finally, user satisfaction and perceived usefulness both are positively related to perceived work efficiency. This suggests that workers' positive experience with the system is important to guarantee favorable work efficiency. Conclusions We conclude that the proposed model proved useful in measuring the success of an internal information system used by a government agency. To demonstrate the applicability and usefulness of the model in the paper, we applied the model to the assessment of the present internal system used at Chungwadae in comparison with the preceding system. The results showed that the present system outperforms the preceding one in a statistically significant way. Future research will have to focus on applying the model to Korea's governmental agencies other than Chungwadae and examine whether it proves applicable in different types of governmental organizations.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.25-51
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• 2008

Researchers have been continuously interested in the adoption of information technology (IT) since it is of great importance to the information systems success and it is also an important stage to the success. Adoption alone, however, does not ensure information systems success because it does not necessarily lead to achieving organizational or individual objectives. When an organization or an individual decide to adopt certain information technologies, they have objectives to accomplish by using those technologies. Adoption itself is not the ultimate goal. The period after adoption is when users continue to use IT and intended objectives can be accomplished. Therefore, continued IT use in the post-adoption period accounts more for the accomplishment of the objectives and thus information systems success. Previous studies also suggest that continued IT use in the post-adoption period is one of the important factors to improve long-term productivity. Despite the importance there are few empirical studies focusing on the user behavior of continued IT use in the post-adoption period. User behavior in the post-adoption period is different from that in the pre-adoption period. According to the technology acceptance model, which explains well about the IT adoption, users decide to adopt IT assessing the usefulness and the ease of use. After adoption, users are exposed to new experiences and they shape new beliefs different from the thoughts they had before. Users come to make decisions based on their experiences of IT use whether they will continue to use it or not. Most theories about the user behaviors in the pre-adoption period are limited in describing them after adoption since they do not consider user's experiences of using the adopted IT and the beliefs formed by those experiences. Therefore, in this study, we explore user's experiences and beliefs in the post-adoption period and examine how they affect user's intention to continue to use IT. Through deep literature reviews on the construction of subjective beliefs by experiences, we draw three meaningful constructs which theoretically have great impacts on the continued use of IT: perceived habit, confirmation, and computer self-efficacy. Then, we examine the role of the subjective beliefs on the cognitive/affective attitudes and intention to continue to use that IT. We set up a research model and conducted survey research. Since IT use implies interactions among a user, IT, and a task, we carefully selected the sample of users using same/similar IT to perform same/similar tasks, to exclude unwanted influences of other factors than subjective beliefs on the IT use. We also considered that the sample of users were able to make decisions to continue to use IT volitionally or at least quasi-volitionally. For each construct, we used measurement items recognized for reliability and widely used in the previous research. We slightly modified some items proper to the research context and a pilot test was carried out for forty users of a portal service in a university. We performed a full-scale survey after verifying the reliability of the measurement. The results show that the intention to continue to use IT is strongly influenced by cognitive/affective attitudes, perceived habits, and computer self-efficacy. Confirmation affects the intention to continue indirectly through cognitive/affective attitudes. All the constructs representing the subjective beliefs built by the experiences of IT use have direct and/or indirect impacts on the intention of users. The results also show that the attitudes in the post-adoption period are formed, at least partly, by the experiences of IT use and newly shaped beliefs after adoption. The findings suggest that subjective beliefs built by the experiences have deep impacts on the continued use. The results of the study signify that while experiencing IT in the post-adoption period users form new beliefs, attitudes, and intentions which may be different from those of the pre-adoption period. The results of this study partly demonstrate that the beliefs shaped by the behaviors, those are the experiences of IT use, influence users' attitudes and intention. The results also suggest that behaviors (experiences) also change attitudes while attitudes shape behaviors. If we combine the findings of this study with the results of the previous research on IT adoption, we can propose a cycle of IT adoption and use where behavior shapes attitude, the attitude forms new behavior, and that behavior shapes new attitude. Different from the previous research, the study focused on the user experience after IT adoption and empirically demonstrated the strong influence of the subjective beliefs formed in the post-adoption period on the continued use. This partly confirms the differences between attitudes in the pre-adoption and in the post-adoption period. Users continuously change their attitudes and intentions while experiencing (using) IT. Therefore, to make users adopt IT and to make them use IT after adoption is a different problem. To encourage users to use IT after adoption, experiential variables such as perceived habit, confirmation, and computer self-efficacy should be managed properly.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.53-77
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• 2008

In recent years, although numbers of corporations are bringing in PMO, they seem to be indifferent to PMO performance measurement. This demonstrates that there are also other reasons beside performance measurement of information systems (IS) project being ambiguous by introducing PMO; the lack of acknowledging the concrete function of PMO, and the scarcity of empirical study about the effect of PMO on the project members and project performance. In this sense, this study is aimed at proposing a new research model in which project success factors (i.e., standardization, management advocacy, and staff expertise) affect PMO capability (i.e., knowledge management, resources management, and problem solving competency) positively, leading to project performance (i.e., task outcomes, psychological outcomes, and organizational outcomes) eventually. To empirically test the research model, data are surveyed from PMO department and IS department. To prove the validity of the proposed research model, PLS analysis is applied with valid 132 questionnaires. By employing PLS technique, the measurement reliability and validity of research variables are tested and the path analysis is conducted to do the hypothesis testing. The path analysis results can be organized into 7 ways in large scale. First, standardization of project success factors has a positive association with knowledge management, resources management, and problem solving competency of PMO capabilities. The findings of this result indicate that the multiple or single project management should satisfy standardization in order to operate an effective PMO. Second, management advocacy of project success factors has a positive association with knowledge management, resources management, and problem solving competency. Management advocacy refers to the willingness of management to provide the required resources and authority for project success. There is agreement among researchers regarding the importance of management advocacy for favorable PMO capability. Third, staff expertise of project success factors has a positive association with knowledge management, resources management, and problem solving competency. The findings of this result indicate that the formation of an exceptional consultant or members with a proficient knowledge for staff expertise of project member is the key factor to elevate the PMO capability. Past research suggests that experience and knowledge and the resultant familiarity with the problem faced can be an important determinant of PMO capability. A capable project with appropriate staff expertise means that it enjoys a diversity of abilities and experiences. Fourth, knowledge management competency of PMO capabilities has a positive impact on psychological outcomes but has no direct effect on task outcomes and organizational outcomes. In domestic case of S. Korea, PMO was finally introduced to many other corporations in 2005 though it started bringing in 2000. Therefore, it had neither a significant impact on the task outcomes nor organizational outcomes by lacking the contents and the infrastructure of the knowledge management because the knowledge consolidation and management period of PMO is comparatively shorter by terms than other foreign nations. Fifth, resources management competency of PMO capabilities has a positive association with task outcomes, psychological outcomes, and organizational outcomes. In addition, problem solving competency of PMO capabilities has a positive association with task outcomes, psychological outcomes, and organizational outcomes. Therefore, the findings of this results stress that PMO capabilities has a positive impact on project performance. Sixth, according to the path analysis of the hypothesis, which suggested in this research, problem solving competency is the PMO capability which is the key success factor for task, psychological, and organizational outcomes as an integrated performance model. Further, the analysis reveals that problem solving competency is an important factor for integrated performance model. The finding is in line with past IS research, which affirms that the work of IS projects is essentially a problem solving endeavor. Seventh, in the path analysis of the hypothesis in this research, the path of the management advocacy $\rightarrow$ problem solving competency $\rightarrow$ organizational outcomes appears to be the most important and strongest path. In brief, the finding of this study suggests that project success factors influence PMO capability positively, and project performance as well. From the results, it can be concluded that PMO helped great improve the project success rate and project performance. This study advances research on PMO capability in three important aspects. First, the findings of our study have implications for IS theory and future research. Our study contributes to IS theory by synthesizing concepts from PMO research and project management research with those in IS research. We proposed and tested PMO capability of IS projects and the findings of our investigation provided some preliminary answers to some of the questions raised. Secondly, this thesis does not only help depicting the concept of IT governance but also approaches empirically. It makes a gradual approach to the main content, step by step, in contrary of simple standard, scholastic way of thinking. Finally, we argued that this task-oriented(technical) view is not sufficient to adequately conceptualize IS project performance. Hence, we applied that the research on organization teams, which provides a flip viewpoint to that of project management research in that it gives more weight for psychological outcomes of organizational work groups, can be very helpful in reconceptualizing the IS project performance construct. The limitations of this study are also discussed to provide research directions for future research.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.681-692
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• 1996

The present study was conducted to isolate Babesia gibsoni by culture method of the microaerophilous stationary phase(MASP) and analyse the antigenic properties of the parasite by SDS-PAGE and immunoblot. The results obtained were summarized as follows. The protozoan parasite Babesia gibsoni multiplied in canine erythrocytes in RPMI 1640 medium(pH7.0) containing 20 40% normal canine serum under the MASP condition of 5% CO2 and 95% air at $37^{\circ}C$ incubator. The levels of parasitaemia in the erythrocytes were shown more higher by exchanging the medium at 24 hours interval. Under the above condition of MASP, the percentage of parasitized erythrocytes(PPE) after incubation for 8 days increased about 14 times more than that in the initiation of the 1% infected canine erythrocyte culture. The parasites were purely isolated from the MASP culture of red blood cells collected from dogs infected with Babesia gibsoni naturally or artificially. Among the total of 36 canine(Pit-bullterier) blood samples the parasites were isolated from 17 cases(47.2%) in the MASP culture while the parasites were detected from 20 cases(56%) and 12 cases(33.3%), respectively, by indirect fluorescent antibody(IFA) test and direct light microscopy(DLM). On the other hand, Babesia gibsoni was isolated by MASP culture from 15 cases(75%) and 11 cases(92%) of positive cases of IFA and DLM, respectively. In the analysis of the erythrocytic merozoite(AEOM) antigen derived from infected dog approximately 11 antigenic bands in molecular weight of 130, 120, 97.4, 92, 80, 52, 50, 42, 36, 30 and 29 KDa were observed on SDS-PAGE. Antigenic bands in the endoerythrocytic merozoite(CEOM) antigen derived from infected erythrocyte (sediment) in MASP culture were much similar to those of AEOM bands. In the exoerythrocytic merozoite(CEEM) antigen derived from supernatant of the infected erythrocyte culture approximately 20 antigenic bands were observed and the molecular weight of the major bands among these were 140, 120, 114, 105, 96, 93, 92, 80, 60, 52, 50, 38, 36, 30, 24, 18.5 and 16 KDa. In the protein patterns of AEOM and CEOM antigen by immunoblot 15 bands were observed and these patterns were much similar between each other. The molecular weight of the major bands in the both antigens were 130, 120, 80, 60, 52, 50, 42, 30, 29, 18.5 and 16 KDa. Approximately 21 bands were observed in CEEM antigen and the molecular weight of the major bands were 140, 120, 96, 92, 85, 80, 76, 60, 52, 50, 37, 30, 24, 16 and 15 KDa. The specific antigenic bands in the artificially infected dogs were firstly observed at 3 weeks afrer inoculation of infected blood and these antigenic bands were maintained up to 18 months after inoculation. In the immunoblot of the sera of the splenectomized dogs the specific antigenic bands with the molecular weight of 93 KDa and 52 KDa, respectively, were observed weakly comparing to those of non-splenectomized dog. In immunoblot of the sera collected from the naturally infected dogs the antigenic bands were observed as same as those of artificially infected dogs while antigenic band of 29 KDa in some individual dog showed strongly. In comparison of immunoblot of the sera collected from dogs non-treated and treated with diminazene aceturate(7mg/kg, IM) after artificial infection no differences of antigenic bands were observed. In analysis of antigenic bands by digoxigenin glycan/protein double labeling, antigenic bands in the molecular weight of 106, 60 58, 36, 30 and 29 KDa were determined as glycoproteins.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.3-9
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• 2011

이중에너지 방사선 흡수계측법(Dual-energy X-ray Apsorptiometry, DXA)은 일반적으로 골밀도를 통한 골다공증 평가 및 치료목적으로 이용되어 왔으며 최근 비만에 대한 관심이 높아지면서 체지방검사 처방이 증가하고 있는 추세이다. 기존의 체지방 측정은 전신을 검사해야만 평가가 가능했지만 근래 DXA장비의 소프트웨어가 향상 되면서 요추와 대퇴부의 측정만으로도 전신체지방률을 추측 할 수 있게 되었다. 전신측정이 아닌 부분측정 값이 다른 검사방법으로 산출된 값과 비교하여 타당성을 갖는지 생체전기저항측정법(Bioelectrical Impedence Analysis, BIA)과 체질량 지수(Body Mass Index, BMI)와의 상관도 분석을 통해 알아보고자 한다. 2010년 3월부터 8월까지 본원 건강검진센터에 내원한 수검자 중 40세 이상의 여성 90명을 대상으로 DXA와 BIA를 통해 체지방률을 측정하였다. BMI는 신체 계측기를 통해 측정된 신장과 체중을 수검자 정보에 기입하여 자동으로 산출되는 값을 활용하였다. 또한 체중에 따른 차이가 있는지 알아보기 위해 BMI를 기준으로 저체중, 정상, 비만의 세 그룹으로 분류하여 각 그룹에서 BMI와 BIA, DXA 간의 상관도를 분석하였다. 저체중과 정상, 비만으로 나눈 세 그룹에서의 DXA와 BIA의 비교는 모든 그룹에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 그룹으로 나누지 않은 상태에서의 상관분석결과 DXA로 측정된 체지방률은 BMI와 비교해 통계적으로 유의한 높은 상관관계를 나타냈으며(r=0.908, p<0.01) BIA와의 비교에서도 통계적으로 유의한 높은 상관관계를 보였다(r=0.927, p<0.01). 부분 골밀도 측정으로부터 추정된 전신체지방률이 BIA 그리고 BMI와 비교해 뛰어난 상관관계를 보여 정보의 신뢰도가 높다는 것을 확인하였다. 아직 추정된 전신체지방률에 관한 명확한 기준이 없어 골밀도측정만으로 체지방평가를 하기는 어렵다. 그러나 골밀도검사를 통해 골다공증의 진단은 물론 체지방에 관한 정보까지 얻을 수 있다는 점에서 매우 효율적이며 추후 전신골밀도검사로 측정된 체지방률과의 비교연구를 통해 더 객관적이고 임상적으로 유용한 정보 제공이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.