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Production of clothes for beach volleyball players: Safe against ultraviolet radiation damage

  • He Huang
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.627-637
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    • 2023
  • Volleyball is an international sport with many fans. This sport has made significant progress in schools and clubs. Volleyball is suitable for all age groups and can be used in different environments. It has many social and physical benefits. During the game provides special physical training for the players and is considered one of the most exciting games. Another type of volleyball is beach volleyball, a beach sport and one of the Olympic sports held on the sand with the same rules as volleyball. This sport is usually played in coastal areas, especially with wide sandy beaches. Because this sport is played in open spaces, the players stay in this space for a long time and are exposed to dangerous ultraviolet radiation. It is a wavelength of light in the range of electromagnetic waves with a wavelength between 10 and 400 nm. This wavelength is shorter than visible light and more protracted than X-ray. Ultraviolet (UV) rays are naturally present in sunlight and include about 10% of all waves emitted from the sun's surface. Prolonged exposure to ultraviolet light causes acute and chronic damage to the skin and vision and even destroys the entire immune system. Different covers of the earth's surface reflect different amounts of UV rays. For example, snow cover, sand, and seawater surface reflect this radiation. Therefore, the health of volleyball players is in danger due to this harmful radiation. This work aims to introduce a type of clothing made of nanoparticles that can repel ultraviolet rays and protect beach volleyball players whose health is at risk from this radiation.

Remote Sensing of the Ultraviolet Reflectance on the East Coast Beach (동해안 해변의 자외선 반사량의 원격탐사)

  • Uh, Je-Sun;Choi, Chul-Jae
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.733-738
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    • 2020
  • In the recent years, the development of coastal zone has been advancing, and the chance of leisure activity has increased near the sea. However, the destruction of ozone layer has resulted in an increase in the amount of ultraviolet radiation reaching the earth surface. The human body is harmfully influenced as skin cancer and eye damage by ultraviolet radiation. Especially, the effect of ultraviolet radiation on beach is higher than that inland area due to the reflection from the sand. This study is expected to use basic data on the method of measuring ultraviolet reflections on east coast beaches using remote sensing.

Baicalein Protects Human Skin Cells against Ultraviolet B-Induced Oxidative Stress

  • Oh, Min Chang;Piao, Mei Jing;Jayatissa Fernando, Pattage Madushan Dilhara;Han, Xia;Madduma Hewage, Susara Ruwan Kumara;Park, Jeong Eon;Ko, Mi Sung;Jung, Uhee;Kim, In Gyu;Hyun, Jin Won
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.616-622
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    • 2016
  • Baicalein (5,6,7-trihydroxy-2-phenyl-chromen-4-one) is a flavone, a type of flavonoid, originally isolated from the roots of Scutellaria baicalensis. This study evaluated the protective effects of baicalein against oxidative damage-mediated apoptosis induced by ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation in a human keratinocyte cell line (HaCaT). Baicalein absorbed light within the wavelength range of UVB. In addition, baicalein decreased the level of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) in response to UVB radiation. Baicalein protected cells against UVB radiation-induced DNA breaks, 8-isoprostane generation and protein modification in HaCaT cells. Furthermore, baicalein suppressed the apoptotic cell death by UVB radiation. These findings suggest that baicalein protected HaCaT cells against UVB radiation-induced cell damage and apoptosis by absorbing UVB radiation and scavenging ROS.

Circuit Design of Ultraviolet Flame-Sensor for Fire-Fighting Appliances (자외선 센서를 이용한 화재감지기 응용 회로 설계)

  • Kim, Yeong-Min;Kim, Jong-Man
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2008.04c
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    • pp.1-5
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    • 2008
  • In this paper, we proposed that when combustible burn with ultraviolet radiation, introduce fire detector with sensor of private-use detectable light energy as ultraviolet in energy of electromagnetic-wave type radiate from flame. This research using ultraviolet flame sensor is pyro-electric ultraviolet sensor based black body radiation theory. To have high sensibility and to gain proper output voltage, it has high responsive performance. This research introduced UV flame detector and proposed method of false alarm reduced to resemble fire. the result proposed the prevention and extinction of fire technique degree, certificated operation of detector.

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The Effect of Ultraviolet-C Radiation on Disinfection (Ultraviolet-C 조사의 살균 효과)

  • Choi, Houng-Sik;Choi, Kyu-Hwan;Park, So-Yeon
    • Physical Therapy Korea
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.93-99
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    • 2002
  • Traditionally, ultraviolet (UV) has been used for treating the pressure sore and skin wound. The effects of UVA and UVB radiation on disinfection have been reported. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of UVC radiation on disinfection of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhimurium in vitro. Three bacterium were radiated by UVC (250 nm, 20 seconds) and incubated at $37^{\circ}C$ for 24 hours at the agar culture medium. Kill rates of all three bacterium were 99.9%. UVC radiated on three kinds of bacterium for 30 or 60 seconds. Kill rates were 99.9% both 30 and 60 seconds. This data suggests that UV light at 250 nm could be a useful method to minimize infection and shorten healing time in pressure sore and skin wound condition.

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Disinfection Effect of Film Cassettes by Ultraviolet Irradiation (자외선을 이용한 Film Cassette의 소독 효과)

  • Kweon, Dae-Cheol;Park, Peom
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.425-432
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    • 2001
  • A bacteria infection on film cassette contact surface was examined at the diagnostic radiology department. Studies have demonstrated a bactericidal effect of ultraviolet irradiation, and to assess the contamination level on film cassette contact surface as a predictor of patient prevent from nosocomial infection. The study showed that the laboratory result was identified non-pathologic and pathologic bacterial in the five different cassette size of the contact surface. Film cassettes were exposed to ultraviolet light for 1, 2 and 3 minutes. Ultraviolet light disinfection practices suitable for bacteria. The study concludes that presence of a bacterial infection will prevent a using antiseptic technique on film cassette contact surface. In conclusion, ultraviolet irradiate on film cassette over the surface more than 2 minutes. Ultraviolet dose of $1565 {\mu}W{\codt}s/cm^2$ Win in 30 second relative to ultraviolet dose in time.

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Effects of ultraviolet radiation on the toxicity of water-accommodated fraction and chemically enhanced water-accommodated fraction of Hebei Spirit crude oil to the embryonic development of the Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum

  • Lee, Chang-Hoon;Sung, Chan-Gyoung;Kang, Sin-Kil;Moon, Seong-Dae;Lee, Ji-Hye;Lee, Jong-Hyeon
    • The Korean Journal of Malacology
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.23-32
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of oil dispersant and ultraviolet (UV) radiation on the toxicity of crude oil. The toxicity of water-accommodated fraction (WAF) and chemically enhanced water-accommodated fraction (CEWAF) of Hebei Spirit crude oil was investigated in the embryo of the Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum with- and without ultraviolet radiation. The WAF and CEWAF with- and without UV radiation affected significantly the embryonic development of R. philippinarum. The EC50s of WAF without UV, WAF with UV, CEWAF without UV, and CEWAF with UV were 2.82, 0.79, 1.60, and 0.45 g/L, respectively. CEWAF was 1.6 times more toxic than WAF. UV radiation increased crude oil toxicity to 3.6 times for both WAF and CEWAF. The oil dispersant and UV radiation did not affect the acute toxicity to the embryo but retarded the period of embryonic development up to 26%. R. philippinarum proved to be a sensitive species to reflect the toxic effects of oil spill combined with oil dispersant and UV radiation. It is suggested that the chemical analyses on the WAF and CEWAF is important for the identification and quantitative explanation of the phototoxic compounds in crude oil.

Inactivation of Escherichia coli in Surface Water of Saturated Soil with the Pig Manure-based Liquid Fertilizers by Ultraviolet Radiation (자외선에 의한 가축분뇨 액비 시용 논 표면수 중 대장균 사멸율 변화)

  • Kim, Min-Kyeong;Jung, Goo-Bok;Hong, Seung-Chang;Kang, Seong-Soo;Kwon, Soon-Ik
    • Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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    • v.44 no.3
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    • pp.368-370
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    • 2011
  • Liquid manure fertilizer drived from pig slurry is a valuable source of nutrients for crop production. However, there is no study for environmental assessment regarding microbial quality to apply liquid manure fertilizer. Therefore, this study aimed at quantifying the level of environmental impact on fecal coliform (Escherichia coli or E. coli ) survival in saturated soil such as paddy field. Surface water samples were collected up to 168 and 11 hours under natural sunlight and artificial ultraviolet radiation, respectively. The inactivation rate of E. coli under natural sunlight increased gradually after 48 hours. However, the inactivation rate of E. coli under artificial ultraviolet radiation increased linearly over time. Our findings suggested that the ultraviolet radiation is the limited factor on E. coli survival in surface water of saturated soil. This result will provide useful and practical guideline to applicators of agricultural soil in deciding appropriate handling and time frames for preventing pollution of water quality for sustainable agriculture.

Hesperidin Attenuates Ultraviolet B-Induced Apoptosis by Mitigating Oxidative Stress in Human Keratinocytes

  • Hewage, Susara Ruwan Kumara Madduma;Piao, Mei Jing;Kang, Kyoung Ah;Ryu, Yea Seong;Han, Xia;Oh, Min Chang;Jung, Uhee;Kim, In Gyu;Hyun, Jin Won
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.312-319
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    • 2016
  • Human skin cells undergo pathophysiological processes via generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) upon excessive exposure to ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation. This study investigated the ability of hesperidin ($C_{28}H_{34}O_{15}$) to prevent apoptosis due to oxidative stress generated through UVB-induced ROS. Hesperidin significantly scavenged ROS generated by UVB radiation, attenuated the oxidation of cellular macromolecules, established mitochondrial membrane polarization, and prevented the release of cytochrome c into the cytosol. Hesperidin downregulated expression of caspase-9, caspase-3, and Bcl-2-associated X protein, and upregulated expression of B-cell lymphoma 2. Hesperidin absorbed wavelengths of light within the UVB range. In summary, hesperidin shielded human keratinocytes from UVB radiation-induced damage and apoptosis via its antioxidant and UVB absorption properties.

Treatment of Ballast Water By Filtration -Ultraviolet radiation-Electrolytic Process (FUE 공정에 의한 Ballast Water처리)

  • 박상호;김억조;박성진;김인수
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.23-27
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    • 2002
  • Reballasting at sea, as recommended by the IMO guidelines, currently provides the best-available measure to reduce the risk of transfer of harmful aquatic organisms, but is subject to serious ship-safety limits. It is therefore extremely important that alternative, effective ballast water management and treatment methods are developed as soon as possible, to replace reballasting at sea. Filtration-Ultraviolet radiation-Electrolytic process (FUE) was evaluated for disinfection of seawater used In ballast water Optimal current density and UV light intensity were 2.0A/dm$^2$ and, 220㎼/$\textrm{cm}^2$/m with which 100% reduction time was 2sec in a Ultraviolet radiation-Electrolytic process. This study showed that FUE process was effective for the disinfection of commonly isolated bacteria and bacillus from ballast water.

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