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일개 고등학교 환경에서 메치실린 내성 포도알균의 오염도 조사 (Study on the Contamination of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus (MRS) in a High School Environment)

  • 홍승복;백윤희
    • 대한임상검사과학회지
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    • 제49권4호
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    • pp.420-426
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    • 2017
  • 메치실린 내성 포도알균(methicillin resistant Staphylococci, MRS)는 인체 여러 부위에서 집락화 될 수 있으며 의료기관과 연관된 사람에서 흔히 분리된다. 이 연구는 밀접한 단체생활을 하는 일개 고등학교 한 개 반의 학생들 손과 그들이 사용하는 책상에서 MRS 균의 오염 정도를 평가하고자 하였다. Staphylococcus aureus가 28명의 학생의 손 중에서 2 균주가 분리되었으며 모두 메치실린에 감수성이었다. 응고인자 음성 포도알균(coagulase negative Staphylococci, CoNS)는 26 균주가(26/28, 92.9%) 분리되었으며 이들 균주 중 14 균주는 메치실린 내성균(MRCoNS)이었다. 14 MRCoNS 중 S. warneri가 가장 흔하였으며(8/14, 57%), 이들은 대부분의 $non-{\beta}-lactam$ 항생제에 감수성 이었다. 31개의 책상에서는 S. aureus는 분리되지 않았으나 26 CoNS (26/31, 83.9%)가 분리되었다. 손과 책상에서 분리된 포도알균 이외의 균은 Micrococcus와 Bacillus spp.이었다. 결론적으로 MRSA는 이번 연구에서 분리되지 않았으나 mecA 유전자를 갖고 있는 MRCoNS는 학생들의 손에서 높은 비율로 분리되었다. 손씻기와 같은 예방 교육을 강화할 뿐만 아니라 이들 균의 오염 및 보균율 등의 조사와 같은 능동적 감시 등이 이들 균의 감염예방과 전파 차단을 위해 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

석산개발에 따른 주변 환경오염 및 석분토 처리를 위한 연구 (Environmental Contamination and Best Management of Stone-dust from Quarry Mine)

  • 이평구;염승준;강민주
    • 자원환경지질
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    • 제43권4호
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    • pp.315-332
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    • 2010
  • 이번 연구에서는 석산 내부(광산) 및 외부(주변 환경)에서 채취한 모든 물 시료와 응집제를 함유한 석분토에 대해서 중금속, 시안, 독성 유기화합물 및 유기인의 총함량을 분석하였다. 그리고 EDTA 용출실험법 및 산농도 변화에 따른 용출실험법 등을 이용하여 석분토를 장기간 석산 내부에 보관할 경우 발생할 수 있는 중금속 원소의 용출특성을 평가하였다. 모든 물 시료와 석분토에서 검출된 $Cr^{6+}$, Hg, CN, TCE/PCE 및 총 인의 농도는 모두 검출한계 이하로, 오염되지 않았음을 확인하였다. 석산 내부 및 외부에서 채취한 물 시료에서는 Pb과 CD이 검출되지 않았고 구리와 아연은 일부 시료에서만, 비소는 일반적으로 검출되었으나 검출된 비소 함량은 모두 먹는 물 수질기준보다 훨씬 낮은 값을 보여주고 있다. EDTA 및 산도변화를 이용한 용출실험 등의 결과에서 Pb, Cr, Cd, Cu 및 Zn의 용출함량은 검출한계 이하 혹은 매우 낮은 함량만이 검출되었으며, 비소는 pH 3의 용출실험에서 검출되었다. 따라서 석산 개발에 따른 수계 오염은 없는 것으로 판단된다.

6MV 선형가속기에서 Al/Cu에 관한 여과판 사용시 전자오염 감소에 관한 연구 (Reduction of Electron Contamination in Photon Beam by electron Filter in 6MV Linear Accelerator)

  • 이철수
    • 대한방사선치료학회지
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    • 제8권1호
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    • pp.41-54
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    • 1996
  • The secondary electrons developed by interaction between primary beam and a tray mounted for blocks in Megavoltage irradiation result in excess soft radiation dose to the surface layer. To reduce this electron contamination, electron filters have been used to be attached under a tray. Various filters with Cu and Al plates in six different thickness and Cu/Al combined plates in 3 different thickness were tested to measure the reduction rate of secondary electron contamination to the surface layer. The measurement to find optimal filter was performed on 6MV linear accelerator in $10 cm{\times}10 cm$ field size and fixed 78.5cm source to measurement points distance from surface to maximum build up point in 2mm intervals. The result was analyzed as the ratio of measured doses with using filters, to standard doses of measured open beam. The result of this study was fellowing : 1. The contaminated low energy radiation were mainly produced by blocking tray. 2. The surface absorbed dose was slowly increased by increasing irradiation field size but rapidly increased at field size above $15cm{\times}15cm$. 3. Al plate upto 2.5mm thickness used as a filter was found to be inadequate due to the failure of reduction of the surface absorbed dose below doses of the under surface upto the maximal build up. Cu 0.5mm plate and Cu 0.28mm/A1 1.5mm compound plate were found to be optimal filters. 4. By using these 2 filters, the absorbed dose to the surface were effectively reduced $5.5\%$ in field size $4cm{\times}4cm,\;11.3\%$ in field size $10cm{\times}10cm,\;22.3\%$ in field size $25cm{\times}25cm$. 5. In field size $10cm{\times}10cm$, the absorbed dose to the surface of irradiation was reduced by setting TSD 20cm at least,. but effective and enough dose reduction could be achieved by setting TSD 30cm as 2 optimal filters used. 6. More surface dose absorbed at TSD less than 7.4cm with a tray and filters together indicated that soft radiation was also developed by filters. 7. The variation of PDD by the different size of irradiation field was minimal as 2 optimal filters used. There was also not different in variation of PDD according to using any of two different filters. 8. PDD was not effected either by various TSD or by using the different filter among two.

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대전지역 주요하천 하상퇴적물의 물리화학적 특성 및 중금속 분포 (Physicochemical Properties and Distribution of Heavy Metals in Stream Sediments of the Daejeon Area)

  • 정찬호;이상구
    • 한국광물학회지
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    • 제19권4호
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    • pp.259-264
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    • 2006
  • 이 논문에서는 대전광역시 도심하천인 유등천 및 유등천이 합류된 갑천 하류 하상퇴적물의 물리화학적 특성을 분석하고 중금속에 의한 오염 정도를 평가하였다. 유등천 하천퇴적물은 약산성내지 약알칼리이며, 퇴적물 대부분은 모래가 약 80% 이상인 사질토로 양이온 보유능력과 수분보유 능력이 낮아 식물이 자라기에 부적합한 퇴적물임을 지시한다. 따라서 유등천변 소유역 퇴적물이 토양의 기능중 하나인 자정능력을 갖추기 위해서는 점토를 많이 객토하여 식생과 자정능력을 가지는 소유역 토양으로 전환해야 할 것으로 판단한다. 조사 지점별 중금속 성분의 함량변화 특성을 보면 유등천은 도심을 통과하면서 토사내 중금속(Pb, Cr, Cd)의 농도가 증가되는 경향을 보인다. 이러한 하천유역 토사내중금속 농도의 증가는 하천수의 수질과 관련이 있는 것으로 보인다. 하상퇴적물 깊이별 중금속의 농도는 일부지점에서 심도증가와 함께 증가하는 경향을 보인다. 하천수의 수질오염은 하천 퇴적물의 오염으로 이어지고 이는 궁극적으로 하천생태환경에 영향을 미치게 되므로 하천수의 수질에 대한 지속적인 감시와 오염된 하상퇴적물에 대한 정화작업이 필요하다.

지하역사 덕트 청소로봇 기술동향 및 개발 (Development of a Duct Cleaning Robot and Technology Trends for Subway Stations)

  • 정우태;박덕신
    • 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국철도학회 2011년도 정기총회 및 추계학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.1335-1341
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    • 2011
  • Conserving clean air and removing contaminants and particular matters accumulated in the ventilation system of the subway stations are key issue for green railway environment. There is no national guideline or industrial regulations to sustain clean duct and ventilation system, which requires rapid reformation of cleaning procedure and system. In fact, accumulated various particular matters and dusts can occur secondary air contamination and become a primary health harm factor for subway passengers. This study investigates various duct cleaning technologies and trends. In additon, effective cleaning method with an automated robot device is proposed. In particular, current dust cleaning technologies and duct cleaning robots are analyzed based on their functions and feasibilities. The proposed design of automated device is expected to save the operating cost of subway HVAC system and sustain clean air environment.

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Characterization of Antibacterial Activity and Synergistic Effect of Cationic Antibacterial Peptide-resin Conjugates

  • Kim, Jeong-Min;Jang, Su-Jung;Yang, Mi-Hwa;Cho, Hyeong-Jin;Lee, Keun-Hyeung
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제32권11호
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    • pp.3928-3932
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    • 2011
  • We synthesized peptide-resin conjugates (1 and 2) by immobilizing ${\beta}$-sheet antibacterial peptide and ${\alpha}$ helical antibacterial peptide on PEG-PS resin, respectively. Conjugate 1 showed considerable antibacterial activity in various conditions, whereas conjugate 2 did not exhibit antibacterial activity. The growths of various bacteria were inhibited by conjugate 1 even at lower concentrations than MIC. Conjugate 1 killed bacteria at MIC and had a potent synergistic effect with current antibacterial agents such as vancomycin and tetracycline, respectively. Overall results indicate that polymer surface modification using antibacterial ${\beta}$ sheet peptide is a powerful way to prevent microbial contamination on polymer surfaces.

수계환경에서 분변성 오염의 지표로 사용되는 미생물들 (Indicator Microorganisms Used as Fecal Contamination in Aquatic Environments)

  • 이건형
    • 환경생물
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    • 제20권3호
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    • pp.189-196
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    • 2002
  • The direct detection of intestinal pathogens and viruses often requires costly, tedious, and time-consuming procedures. These requirements developed a test to show that the water was contaminated with sewage-borne pathogens by assessing the hygienic quality of water based on indicator microorganisms whose presence indicates that pathogenic microorganisms may also be present. Various groups of microorganisms have been suggested and used as indicator microorganisms. Proposed and commonly used microbial indicators are total coliforms, fecal coliforms, fecal streptococci, Clostridium perfringens, heterotrophic plate count, bacteriophage, and so on. Unfortunately, most, if not all, of these indicators are not ideal because of the sensitivity and resistance to environment stresses and disinfection. However, the development of gene probes and PCR technology may give hope for the discovery of rapid and simple methods toy detecting small number of fecal pathogens in various environments.

다공성 PVDF막이 코팅된 Polyaniline 센서의 다양한 습도분위기의 메탄올 가스에 대한 감응특성 (Sensing characteristics of polyaniline sensor coated with porous PVDF layers to methanol gas under various humidity conditions)

  • 임철범;손성옥;허증수
    • 센서학회지
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    • 제15권3호
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    • pp.205-210
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    • 2006
  • Hydrophobic polymer [ex. Poly(vinylidenfluoride)] layer was coated on polyaniline (PANi) sensor to reduce the contamination humidity. The differences in sensitivity to methanol gas detection in various humidity condition between pure-PANi sensor and sensor coated with poly(vinylidenfluoride) polymer (PVDF) (coated-PANi sensor) were investigated. Considering the relation between the density of pore, which was coated on the layer of the PANi sensor, and sensitivity was investigated. To fabricate the porous PVDF layer on PANi sensor, poly(vinylalcohol) (PVA), which is water-soluble polymer, was used. Coated-PANi sensor was less affected by humidity compared with pure-PANi sensor. And higher density of pore on PVDF layer led to higher sensitivity.

아크 재생 검출에 의한 $CO_2$ 인버터 아크 용접기의 용접성능향상에 관한연구 (A Study on Welding Performance Improvement of $CO_2$ Inverter Arc Welding Machine by Arc Reignition Detection)

  • 이정락
    • 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 전력전자학회 2000년도 전력전자학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.581-586
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    • 2000
  • Gas metal arc welding(GMAW) uses a continuously fed electrode as a filler metal. The arc is shielded from atmospheric contamination by an inert gas active or inert/active gas mixture delivered through the welding gun and cable assembly. The recent research topics on $CO_2$ are welding machines are focused mainly on the reduction method of generated spatter by using new type consumable electrode metal or inverter control method. The various current waveform control methods have been researched for welding performance improvement. Until now current waveform control methods reduce to spatter occurred by instantaneous short circuiting,. but these methods is drawback that no reduce spatter occurred by arc reignition. In this paper the previous arc reignition current control method for welding performance improvement of inverter arc welding machine is studied and compared the various current control methods with the previous arc reignition current control method.

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기계발골 계육으로부터 닭고기 수리미의 제조 (Surimi Preparation from mechanically Deboned Chicken Meat)

  • 이성기
    • 한국가금학회지
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    • 제26권2호
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    • pp.85-95
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    • 1999
  • The mechanically deboned chicken meat(MDCM) has several limits in using for in using for in processed meat products as a main material because of poor color and textural properties, chance of microbial contamination and lipid oxidation. There has been a growing interest all over world in the application of MDCM to the surimi process. The surimi made from MDCM contains a high concentration of myofibrillar protein since this processing involves repeated washing processes with an aqueous solution in order to remove heme pigments, fat and other undesirable substances. The quality of the surimi made from MDCM is affected by various processing factors, such as kinds of wash solution, ion strength, washing cycle, temperature, pH changes, composition, part of muscle, particle size, and rigor state etc. A number of researchers havee investigated the effect of the various washing conditions on the properties of surimi gels. A fuller information of all the factors affecting surimi processing and gel formation by heat-induced gelation has not been known yet.

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