• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제77권1호
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• pp.18-23
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• 2014

Background: Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) have different pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and outcomes than idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The intention of this study was to identify unknown differences between CPFE and IPF by a retrospective comparison of clinical data including baseline and annual changes in pulmonary function, comorbidities, laboratory findings, clinical characteristics and cause of hospitalization. Methods: This study retrospectively enrolled patients with CPFE and IPF who had undergone PFTs once or several times per year during a follow-up period of three years. Baseline clinical characteristics and the annual changes in the pulmonary function during the follow-up period were compared between 26 with CPFE and 42 patients with IPF. Results: The baseline ratio of forced expiratory volume in one second to forced vital capacity ($FEV_1$/FVC%) in patients with CPFE was lower than that in patients with IPF ($78.6{\pm}1.7$ vs. $82.9{\pm}1.1$, p=0.041). The annual decrease in $FEV_1$/FVC in the CPFE was significantly higher than in the IPF. The annual decreases in diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide and FVC showed no significant differences between the two groups. The symptom durations of cough and sputum were in the CPFE significantly lower than in the IPF. The serum erythrocyte sedimentation rate level at the acute stage was significantly higher than in the IPF. There were no significant differences in the hospitalization rate and pneumonia was the most common cause of hospitalization in both study groups. Conclusion: The annual decrease of $FEV_1$/FVC was in patients with CPFE significantly higher than in the patients with IPF.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.253-263
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• 1996

This study is an attempt to classify climatic regions of Korea based on the data of sunshine duration and to clarify the characteristics of sunshine for each divided regions. The data used in this study are the mean values of monthly and ten-daily sunshine duration, sunshine percentage, solar radiation and proud amount obtained from 63 weather stations of the Korea Meteorological Administration during the period of 1974~ 1993. The characteristics of annual change of sunshine percentage, annual duration of sunshine, percentage of sunshine, annual radiation, amount of cloud, days of sunshine percentage above 80% and-days of sunless are investigated by the mean values of -the stations belong to divided regions. The ward method of hierarchical cluster analysis is adopted to the analysis of data for the regional division. The results obtained in this study are summarized as follows. (1) The sunshine regions of Korea can be divided into six regions of the central west, central east, south west, souls east, Ullung-do and Cheju-do. These are strongly affected by the dirtribution of inclined slopes taking account of the topographic characteristics of Korea. (2) Annual distribution shows the sunshine duration of 1777~ 2287 hours, sunshine percentage of 40~53%, solar radiation of 3469~4637 MJ/$m^2$, cloud amount of 5.0~6.1, days of sunshine perrentage above 80% of 53~116days and sunless days of 46~71days. (3) The types of annual change of sunshine percentages is classified with four types of minimum in July and maximum in October, minimum in July and maximum in December, high in May and October and low in July and January, high in May and November and low in June and January. (4) The long-term trend of sunshine duration decrease in peninsula area but increase in island area and the Tong-term inclination of cloud amount is almost zero. The author believe this tendency is related to a pollutional turbidity than a cloud amount in inland area.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.557-565
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• 1984

대한해협의 Mitsushima와 Okinoshima에서 50년 이상 연속적으로 관측된 표면수온 자료의 분석을 통하여, 이 해협표면수온의 계절적 변화의 연별변동을 조사하고, 또한 누년간의 계절적 평균을 제거한 이상 수온(temperature anomalies)의 변동에 대하여 분석하였다. 표면수온의 빈도 분포는 누년 평균치에서 최대치를 나타내지 않고, 평균치보다 높은 수온과 낮은 수온 두 곳에서 최대빈도를 나타낸다. 계절적 변화를 제거한 이상수온은 $0^{\circ}C$에서 최대 빈도를 나타내며, $95\%$ 이상의 이상수온의 범위는 ${\pm}2^{\circ}C$이내이다. 표면수온 계절변화의 조화상수는 해에 따라서 바뀌는 바, 연평균과 연주기 및 반년주기의 진폭의 표준편차는 $1^{\circ}C$ 미만이고, 연주기 및 반년주기 위상의 표준편차는 각각 $5^{\circ}$ 정도 및 $50^{\circ}$ 미만이다. 대한해협에서 표면수온의 연평균이 증가함에 따라 연주기 진폭은 감소하는 경향이 나타난다. 본 논문에서는 자료 분석을 통하여 나타난 수온 변화에 대한 물리적인 설명을 제시하고 있다.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2017년도 학술발표회
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• pp.424-424
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• 2017

Several studies of the world have analyzed the regional rainfall trends in large data sets. However, it reported that the long-term behavior of rainfall was different on spatial and temporal scales. The objective of this study is to determine the local trends of rainfall indices in the Yom River Basin, Thailand. The rainfall indices consist of the annual total precipitation (PRCTPOP), number of heavy rainfall days ($R_{10}$), number of very heavy rainfall days ($R_{20}$), consecutive of dry days (CDD), consecutive of wet days (CWD), daily maximum rainfall ($R_{x1}$), five-days maximum rainfall ($R_{x5}$), and total of annual rainy day ($R_{annual}$). The rainfall data from twelve hydrological stations during the period 1965-2015 were used to analysis rainfall trend. The Mann-Kendall test, which is non-parametric test was adopted to detect trend at 95 percent confident level. The results of these data were found that there is only one station an increasing significantly trend in PRCTPOP index. CWD, which the index is expresses longest annual wet days, was exhibited significant negative trend in three locations. Meanwhile, the significant positive trend of CDD that represents longest annual dry spell was exhibited four locations. Three out of thirteen stations had significant decreasing trend in $R_{annual}$ index. In contrast, there is a station statistically significant increasing trend. The analysis of $R_{x1}$ was showed a station significant decreasing trend at located in the middle of basin, while the $R_{x5}$ of the most locations an insignificant decreasing trend. The heavy rainfall index indicated significant decreasing trend in two rainfall stations, whereas was not notice the increase or decrease trends in very heavy rainfall index. The results of this study suggest that the trend signal in the Yom River Basin in the half twentieth century showed the decreasing tendency in both of intensity and frequency of rainfall.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제12권7호
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• pp.697-704
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• 2003

Through data analysis using the meteorological data during 40 years(1961∼2000) for 2 stations(Daegu and Chupungnyong), we studied the present condition and long-term trends in urban climatic environments of Daegu. It was found that there was about 1.5$^{\circ}C$ rise in annual mean temperature of Daegu from 1961 to 2000. On the other hand, that of Chupungnyung was not more than 0.4$^{\circ}C$ for the same period. The regional disparity in temperature changes has been caused by the difference of urban effects on climate between two regions. In particular, the urban warming appears more significant in winter season. There was about 3$^{\circ}C$ rise in annual mean daily minimum temperature of winter season(Dec.∼Feb.) in Daegu. As the result, the number of winter days continuously decreased from 115 days(1961) to 75 days(2000). The long-term trends of relative humidity were also studied to exame the effects of urbanization on climate in Daegu. It was found that there was about 7% decrease in relative humidity of Daegu during past 40 years(1961∼2000). On the other side, the decrease of Chupungnyung was not more than 2% for the same period. The long-term trends of the other climatic factors(fog days, tropical night days, etc) were also studied in this study.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.10-10
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• 2022

The concern about food security is rising as the unstable situation of food supply and demand due to the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, and turbulent political situation. Korea's global food security index (GFSI), analyzed by the Economist Group, is considered good, but the level continuously decreases in comparing food security levels by country. In particular, Korea is highly dependent on food imports, and food and grain self-sufficiency rates continuously decrease. Therefore, increasing those rates to strengthen food security is urgent. Among the major grains, the self-sufficiency of wheat, com, and soybeans, except rice, is relatively low. Unlike the decrease in the annual rice consumption, the annual wheat consumption has been continuously maintained or increased, which is required public-private efforts to increase the self-sufficiency rate of wheat. Applying the government's policies implemented to increase the self-sufficiency rate of rice in the past will help increase the self-sufficiency rate of wheat. In other words, expanding wheat production and infrastructure, stabilizing supply and demand, and establishing a distribution system can be applied. However, the processing capability of wheat and rice is different, which is necessary to improve wheat quality and processing technology to produce consumer-preferred wheat-based products. The wheat and flour quality can be improved through breeding, cultivation, post-harvest management, and milling. In addition, research on formulation, processes, packaging, and storage to improve the quality of wheat-based products should be done continuously. Overall, food security could be strengthened by expanding wheat production and consumption, improving wheat quality, and increasing wheat self-sufficiency.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제80권4호
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• pp.351-359
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• 1991

Soft X-ray에 의한 연륜밀도해석법(年輪密度解析法)으로 대기오염지역(大氣汚染地域)에서 자란 해송(Pinus thunbergii) 성목(成木)의 연륜(年輪)에 대한 특징(特徵)을 알아본 결과, 연륜폭(年輪幅)과 대기밀도(最大密度), 최대밀도(最大密度)와 최소밀도(最小密度)의 차(差)(이하DD)는 공장이 가동된 이후 오염원(汚染源)의 주변지역에서는 감소하는 경향을 나타내었으며 특히 오염원(汚染源)에서 가장 가까운 지역(地域)에서 가장 뚜렷히 감소하고 있었고 추재율(秋材率)과 최소밀도(最小密度)는 오염(汚染)으로 인한 감소와 증가의 뚜렷한 특징을 나타내지 않았다. 또한 연륜폭(年輪幅) 및 최대밀도(最大密度), DD는 공장가동직후 5년동안보다도 5년이후부터 더욱 감소되고 있었으며 감소율(減少率) 역시 공장가동 5년이후 부터 증가되었고 연륜폭(年輪幅)의 감소율(減少率)이 가장 컸다. 이와같이 본조사를 통하여 본 해송의 연륜폭(年輪幅) 및 최대밀도(最大密度), DD는 오염으로 인한 생장저해(生長沮害)의 지표(指標)로서 이용할 수 있다고 추측되었다.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.89-98
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• 2011

This study examined the energy performance according to the main design parameters of a solar water heating system for an office building using the life cycle cost (LCC) optimization simulations. The LCC optimization simulations of the system were conducted with TRNSYS and GenOpt employing the Hooke-Jeeves algorithm for cases where water temperature was $60^{\circ}C$ and $50^{\circ}C$. The results showed that for water temperature at $60^{\circ}C$ and $50^{\circ}C$ the global radiation incident on the collector could be decreased by 16.98% and 28.52%, collector useful energy gain could be decreased by 15.04% and 22.59%, energy to load from storage tank could be decreased by 10.86% and 18.06% and AH energy to load could be increased by 16.86% and 38.50% respectively compared to a non-optimized system. The annual average collection efficiency of the collector was increased by 0.88% for $60^{\circ}C$ and 2.78% for $50^{\circ}C$ because of increase of collector slope and decrease of the mass flow rate per collector area. The annual average efficiency of the system was increased by 1.74% and 3.47% compared to the basis system. However, the annual solar fraction of the system was decreased by 6.68% for $60^{\circ}C$ and 11.26% for $50^{\circ}C$ due to decrease of collector area and storage tank volume.

• 고려인삼학회:학술대회논문집
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• 고려인삼학회 2002년도 학술대회지
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• pp.185-211
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• 2002

We have found many beneficial effects of the long-tenn intake of Korean red ginseng (KRG) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type-I infected patients, including the maintenance of CD4+ T cell count for 10 years with KRG only and the delayed development of resistance mutation to ZDV. In this study, to investigate whether KRG-intake could affect the clinical progression and nef gene variation, we determined 200nef sequences from 70 patients. Follow-up period was $8.8{\pm}2.9$ years and annual decrease in CD4+T cell was $41{\pm}57/ul.$ Nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and direct sequencing were perfonned with peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) obtained at times during the study period. First, there was a significant correlation between survival duration and duration of KRG-intake $(36.8{\pm}38$ months)(P=0.000). There were significant correlations between the last NefProg score and CD4+ T cell count (r= 0.208, P<0.05) and annual decrease in CD4+ T cell count (r =0.346, P<0.01) in 70 patients. In addition, there were significant correlations between KRG-intake and annual decrease (r= 0.323, P<0.01), and the CD4+ T cell count itself (r=0.229, p<0.05). Furthennore, there was also a mild significance between the NefProg score and the duration of KRG-intake in only SP and RP (n=30, r=-0.281, P=0.067). In addition, we detected various defects in 21 patients $(30.0\%),$ not including 5 premature stop codons. Ten $(12.5\%)$ patients showed repeated deletion of an amino acid. Four of 10 patients were gross deletions and they were treated with KRG for more than 20 months. The number of patients with repeated gross deletions was significantly higher in the order of slow progressors $(18\%)$, typical progressors($3\%$), and rapid progressors($0\%$) (P<0.05). We also observed that long-tenn intake of KRG might make the change from A or D to T at position 54 and decrease NefProg score. Taken together, our results show clear evidence that the long-term intake of KRG has effects on nef gene variation as well as definite clinical usefulness.

• 생태와환경
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• 제37권4호통권109호
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• pp.431-435
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• 2004

이 연구는 일본의 카나가와현 츠꾸이에 위치하고 있는 선상지에서 지하수 수질을 조절하는 요인들을 평가하기 위해 질산성 질소에 의해 오염된 지하수를 수문지구화학적으로 조사하였다. 2003년 월별 지하수의 수위는 강우에 의해 크게 증감하였지만, 지하수 내의 질산성 질소 농도는 약간의 변화만을 보여주었다. 뿐만아니라 년중 대부분 지하수 수질 기준의 최고 오염 수준 $10mgL^{-1}$을 초과하였다. 2003년 1년간 지하수의 재충전량은 1,730mm(지하수 수위의 일 증가의 년간 총합인 20,056mm와 일별 감소량의 년간 총합인 18,326mm의 차이)로 나타났다. 그러나 지하수 수위의 일별 증가량의 년간 총합(20,056mm)은 년간 강우량보다 약 10배 이상 높았다. 더욱이 일별 감소량의 년간 총합(18,326mm)은 많은 양의 지하수가 질산성 질소 오염과 함께 방출되었음을 보여주었다. 상당히 높은 질산성 질소를 보유한 강우가 있은 후, 선상지를 통해 많은 양의 지하수 유출입이 관찰되었다. 결과적으로, 산림지대를 포함한 이 선상지에서는 '질소 과잉' 또는 '질소 포화' 라고 하는 상태를 반영하고 있다. 많은 양의 지하수 방출은 지표수에서 질산성 질소의 오염과 같은 환경문제를 야기할 수 있으며, 본 연구를 통해 수문지구화학적 자료가 수질관리에 유용하길 기대한다.