• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.40 no.4
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• pp.351-355
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• 2023

Background: Wet cupping (WC) is an efficient and cost-effective technique for removing metabolic waste from the bloodstream via the skin. The study aimed to examine the effect of WC on cholesterol levels including total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in a Sudanese population. Methods: In this prospective cross-sectional study, 30 participants undergoing regular WC therapy were enrolled. Blood samples collected twice: pre-WC therapy (case group) and 10-14 days afterward (controls). Results: Of the participants, 56.67% were male and 43.33% were female, aged 24-69. Pre-WC TC and LDL-C levels were significantly higher than the post-WC control group (p = 0.001). Conversely, HDL-C levels decreased significantly in the pre-WC cases compared to controls (p = 0.001). No significant sex-based difference in mean cholesterol levels (p > 0.05). Conclusions: After WC, males and females experienced significant reductions in TC and LDL-C, and significant increase in HDL-C.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.56-68
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• 2011

Wet canopy evaporation ($E_{WC}$) has been recognized as a significant component of total evapotranspiration, especially in forests and therefore it is critical to accurately assess $E_{WC}$ to understand forest hydrological cycle. In this review, I focused on the measurement methods and evaluating the magnitudes of $E_{WC}$ at diverse forest types (e.g., deciduous, coniferous, mixed, and rain forests). I also present the general issues to be considered for $E_{WC}$ measurements. The commonly used measurement methods for $E_{WC}$ include the water balance, energy balance, and the Penman-Monteith (PM) methods. The magnitudes of $E_{WC}$ ranged from 5 to 54% of precipitation based on the literature review, showing a large variation even for a similar forest type possibly related to canopy structure, rainfall intensity, and other meteorological conditions. Therefore, it is difficult to draw a general conclusion on the contribution of $E_{WC}$ to evapotranspiration from a particular forest type. Errors can arise from the measurements of precipitation (due to varying wind effect) and throughfall (due to spatial variability caused by canopy structure) for water balance method, the measurements of sensible heat flux and heat storage for energy balance method, and the estimation of aerodynamic conductance and unaccounted sensible heat advection for the PM method. For a reliable estimation of $E_{WC}$, the combination of ecohydrological and micrometeorological methods is recommended.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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• v.55 no.1
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• pp.29-38
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• 2019

In order to investigate the behavioral characteristics of Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) released at the entrance of Jinhae Bay, Korea, the direction and range of movement, swimming speed of the fish were measured with an acoustic telemetry techniques in winter, 2015. Three wild Pacific codes WC1 to WC3 (total length 66.0, 75.0, 76.0 cm; body weight 2.84, 2.79, 3.47 kg, respectively) were tagged with the acoustic transmitter. WC1 tagged with an acoustic transmitter internally by surgical method, WC2 and WC3, externally with the acoustic data logger and a micro data logger for recording audible sound waves including timer release unit. The movement routes of the tagged fish were measured more than five hours using VR100 receiver and a directional hydrophone. The directionality of the fish movement was tested by Rayleigh's z-Test, the statistical analysis, and a statistical program SPSS. Three tagged fishes were individually released on the sea surface around the entrance to the Jinhae Bay on 10 to 24 January 2015. WC1 moved about 13.32 km with average swimming speed of 0.63 m/s for six hours. The average swimming depth and water depth of the seabed on the route of WC1 were 7.2 and 32.9 m, respectively. The movement range of WC2 and WC3 were 7.95 and 11.06 km, approximately, with average swimming speed of 0.44 and 0.58 m/s for 5.1 and 5.3 hours, respectively. The average swimming depth of WC2 and WC3 were 18.7 and 5.0 m, and the water depth on the route, 34.4 and 29.8 m, respectively. Three fishes WC1 to WC3 were shown significant directionality in the movement (p < 0.05). Movement mean angles of WC1 to WC3 were 77.7, 76.3 and $88.1^{\circ}$, respectively. There was no significant correlation between the movement direction of fish (WC1 and WC2) and the tidal currents during the experimental period (p >= 0.05). Consequently, three tagged fishes were commonly moved toward outside of the entrance and headed for eastward of the Korean Peninsula, approximately, after release. It may estimate positively that the tidal current speed may affect to the swimming speed of the Pacific cod during the spring tide than the neap tide.

• Proceedings of the Korean Ceranic Society Conference
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.169.1-169
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• 2000

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.115-117
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• 2002

• Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.19-19
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• 2002

• Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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• 1999.04a
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• pp.12-12
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• 1999

• Proceedings of the Korean Ceranic Society Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.25.2-25
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• 2002

• Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.43-44
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• 2003

• Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.22-22
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• 2001

전통적으로 초경합금은 무라까미 용액에서 에칭하거나 묽은 염산에 넣고 끓이는 방법에 의해 그 밋구조를 관찰하였다. 그러나 carbide 입자가 suvmicron 크기인 초경합금에서는 전통적인 에칭 방법으 에칭 후에도 입자/기지상, 입자/입자 입계를 동시에 구분시킬 수 있는 SEM 사진을 얻을 수 없다. 본 연구에서는 submicron 크기 초경합금의 고배율 SEM 사진을 얻을 수있는 90H2O2 - 10HNO3 (vol%)의 새로운 에칭 용액을 개발하였다. 경명의 submicron 크기 WC-Co 시편을 샐운 에칭 용액인 90H2O2 - 10HNO3 (vol%)에 넣고 약 6$0^{\circ}C$에서 약 12분 동안 에칭하였다. 에칭에 의해 Co 기지상은 빠르게 제기(dissolution)되었고, 동시에 표면의 WC 입자들은 각각의 결정학적 방향에 따라 천천히(slowly) 다른 속도로 부식(sissolution)되었다. 고배율 SEM을 관찰한 결과 WC/기지상 계면과 WC/WC 입계가 명화갛게 관찰되었다. WC 입자의 성장을 억제시키는입자성장 억제제(Cr3C2, TaC,VC)가 첨가된 WC Co 초경합금을 새로운 에칭 용액인 90H2O2 - 10HNO3 (vol%)에 넣고 약 6$0^{\circ}C$에서 약 12분동안 에칭하였다. 매우 작은 입자를 갖는 미세구조임에도 불구하고 고배율 SEM에서 WC/기지상 계면과 WC/WC 입계가 명확하게 관찰되었다. 90H2O2 - 10HNO3 (vol%)에서 Co 기지상이 빠르게 제거되는 것은 산 (acid)인 HNO3)에서 금속인 Co가 쉽게 녹기 때문이다. 동시에 WC 입자들이 각각 다른 속도로 에칭 된 것은 강력한 산화제인 H2O2가 각각의 WC입자 표면에 얇은 텅스텐 산화물 층을 형성시켰고 이들이 산인 HNO3에서 녹았기 때문이다. 본 연구에서 개발된 새로운 에칭 용액인 90H2O2 - 10HNO3 (vol%)의 에칭 원리가 똑같이 적용 가능한 다른 종류의 초경 합금에서도 사용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.로 판단된다.