• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.256-269
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• 2020

Objectives: Everyone has been affected in some way by the COVID-19 pandemic, while some workers face threats to their health due to their jobs as well as worries about spreading the virus to intimate family members. With these concerns in mind, this study aims to identify occupations more vulnerable to COVID-19 and suggests the necessity of providing proper control measures against the risks in a timely manner in Korea. Methods: Daily briefing reports by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) were compiled (n=120) between January 20 and May 31, 2020. A total of 11,486 confirmed cases were included, which were sorted by occasion, area, and occupation. Among them, 2,411 cases were classified with specific occasions and/or areas of infection, while only 544 cases were determined with identifiable occupations. Guidelines for biological hazard management and COVID-19 guidelines for workplaces from domestic and international bodies were enlisted and compared. Results: It is unsurprising to find that healthcare professionals are experiencing the most immediate threat from COVID-19. In addition, service workers with face-to-face practices or indirect contact are also facing high risks. Religion facilities and eating places (dining, drinking bar, café, etc.,) follow. Guidelines and manuals for biological hazards are still lacking in Korea compared to the US and EU. Workplace manuals for managing COVID-19 are neither as comprehensive as the approaches of NIOSH's hierarchy of controls nor inclusive enough for minimizing secondary or tertiary suffering. Conclusions: The COVID-19 crisis is still ongoing and there is no doubt there will be more such events in the future. This analysis suggests that occupational health professionals, amid a pandemic including COVID-19, are urged to anticipate emerging risks related to all sorts of occupations, identify vulnerable workers and working environments, and plan and take actions to protect workers' health.

• Journal of Medicine and Life Science
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.29-32
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• 2020

As respiratory syncytial virus(RSV) is transmitted either via directly contact with an infected case or via indirectly contaminated fomites or skin, the major preventive measures are strict hand hygiene, early detection of transmitted sources, and rapid isolation of RSV patients. Especially early detection of hidden cases is the most critical control measure when an index case was notified in a postpartum center. The Guideline of Korea Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention defines potential contacts in an epidemiologic survey as admitted newborns, parents of index cases, center's workers, and visitors for 10 days before the first diagnosis day of index case. However, it needs to classify potential contacts in more detail in order to conduct a successful survey. Authors conducted to search related literatures and appraise the evidences. Firstly, potential contacts would be classified into RSV-related symptomatic contacts(SxC) and asymptomatic contacts. And then, mother, caring workers, and visitors of the index cases among asymptomatic contacts would be defined as the asymptomatic close contacts(ASCC). Finally, the rest would be defined as the asymptomatic regular contacts(ASRC). The defined test using reverse transcription-PCR is applied to SxC and ASCC, and decision of isolation or regular activities are made according to the results. The rapid antigen detection test kits are applied to ASRC. These suggestions might be helpful to detect hidden cases earlier and prevent a further infection.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제44권
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• pp.146-177
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• 2001

One of the difficulties of female-headed families face is economic hardship. Low-income single mothers work long hours, become isolated and feel burdened for dual roles. And many of them don't have relatives to share parenting roles. As a result, children of low-income female-headed families are easy to be neglected and left to form a delinquency-prone group in neighborhood. Traditionally, it has been viewed that children in female-headed families have problems due to the loss of father role. However, study indicates that these children can adjust well if the relationship between mothers and children is consistent and adequate. An Intervention program for low-income female-headed elementary children was developed and delivered in two community social welfare centers. The purpose of the program is to raise self-esteem. Two goals were 1) management of daily living habits and 2) improvement of family relations. Social workers maintained contact with mothers to talk about children's behaviors and to prompt hugging and touching. In addition, workers helped children to form good relationships with peers and school teachers. Children were satisfied with the program. Their family relations were improved statistically significantly after the program(wilcoxon signed rant test z=-2.934 p<.05). However, their self esteem were not improved significantly (wilcoxon signed test z=-1.173 p>.05). Qualitative analysis of each children were also discussed. The implications of the study are the followings: Intervention programs need to be delivered separately for low-grade and high grade elementary children because they have different developmental needs. The program also need to include education on sex and marriage as well as aggression reduction. Society needs to provide more support to single mothers for their personal and parenting needs.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.89-108
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• 1997

The purpose of this study is to investigate drug information sources which influence physician's prescriptions, and to compare the differences of drugh information sources between private practitioners and hospital physicians. In addition, the ultimate goal of this study is to provide better quality of drug information for both groups of physicians through the professional drug information system. 264 physicians, including general practitioners and all types of specialists who were working in hospitals and private clinics in Taejon and Chungnam area, participated in this study which was conducted by mail. The results are summarized as follows ; 1. Both physician groups received drug informations mainly from medical journals, but there were differences in secondary sources of drug information. Namely, hospital physicians got drug information from annual meetings and textbooks, and private practitioners got it from detail men and colleagues. 2. Drug effect was the first consideration for drug selection in both physician groups. But, in the 2nd consideration, private practitioners concerned about the price, insurance and rebates, but hospital physicians were not. 3. Only 9.2% of the private practitioners satisfied with the sufficiency of drug information, whereas 22.0% of hospital physicians satisfied with it. The most insufficient area of information was drug interaction in both groups and 91.9% of the physicians suggested that a professional drug information system should be introduced. 4. Both physician groups had contacted with detail men frequently. However, it was rare for them to contact with a pharmacist. This phenomenon was more severe in the case of private practitioners. 5. Neither physician groups knew very much about drug informatio centers. However, they would be willig to participate if a professional drug information system were established. Also, they indicated that the information most required was drug interaction.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.153-159
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• 2021

This study aims to suggest the direction of urban regeneration policies of Gangwon-do in accordance with COVID-19 outbreak, and the results are as follows. First, it is inevitable to urgently execute the project from the perspective of cities and counties in Gangwon-do, where the promotion of urban regeneration projects has been delayed due to COVID-19 incident. As a result, it is highly likely to cause the employees overloaded and have negative effect on achieving the goals of urban regeneration, so, it is necessary to provide support measures at the government and provincial level, such as the actual execution index and the adjusting time of start and completion of particular business. Second, as the uncertainty of COVID-19 continues, it needs to strengthen the operation and monitoring of urban regeneration support centers in Gangwon-do and examine the changes in business operation plans in advance. In particular, the decrease in visitors to traditional markets and restaurants is expected to have a direct effect on small business owners engaged in the service industry. Therefore, it is necessary to actively consider the utilization plans of smart city regeneration, such as online shopping and non-contact payment. Third, it is necessary to phase in smart urban regeneration training focused on information weakness to narrow the digital gap, in preparation for general lifestyle changes such as contactless and non-face-to-face interactions. At a time when new light is being shed on local areas, which are quieter than heavily populated cities, a project that reflects the regional characteristics and culture of Gangwon-do is necessary.

• 수완나부미
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.27-65
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• 2014

Flourishing in the Central Dry Zone of Burma during a period from the mid-eleventh to the late-thirteenth century A.D., the historical kingdom of Pagan was one of the major Buddhist centers in Southeast Asia. The significance of Pagan as an important pilgrimage site of the region, where numerous relics of the Buddha were enshrined, had been maintained until long after the fall of its civilization. It is evident that the artistic influences of Pagan, particularly in the architectural and decorative domains, had been transmitted to various other Buddhist civilizations in the area. This study provides a detailed analysis on the relationships between the mural tradition of Pagan and those of its neighboring civilizations in Thailand-of the Ayutthayā, Lānnā and Sukhothai schools-dating from after the Pagan Period in the fourteenth century to the sixteenth century. Surprisingly, as the analysis of this study has suggested, such relationships seemed to be trivial, more on a minor stylistic basis than on substantial ideological and iconographic grounds. They suggest that transmission of the complex idea and superb craftsmanship of the mural tradition would not have been maintained adequately at Pagan after its civilization, probably due to the lack of royal patronage. It would have been extremely difficult for foreign pilgrims who visited Pagan after its dynastic period to appreciate the surviving murals of this lost tradition in terms of their complex programs and associated symbolism. Also, there had been a new center of the Sinhalese Buddhism firmly established in the Martaban area of lower Burma since the mid-fourteenth century that outcompeted Pagan in terms of supplying the new Buddhist ideas and tradition. Its fame spread wide and far among the Buddhist communities of Southeast Asia. Later, these Buddhist communities also established direct contact with Sri Lanka. The Sukhothai murals and the Ayutthayā murals in the crypt of Wat Rātchaburana, dating from the fourteenth/fifteenth century, show obvious Sri Lankan influence in terms of artistic style and Buddhist iconography. They could be a product of these new religious movements, truly active in Southeast Asia during that time.

• 공학교육연구
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.3-12
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• 2024

The degree-linked programs for employees, operated by joint training centers in specialized universities that have implemented work-study integrated programs, are educational programs that require an annual government budget of around 80 billion KRW. However, the 70+ universities running these programs face issues such as a decline in academic achievement and an increase in dropout rates among students. In this paper, I conducted multiple regression analysis based on observed and measured information to examine whether the participating students in these programs are achieving an appropriate level of academic performance and to identify the factors that universities need to invest in to achieve that level. To do this, I hypothesized a causal relationship between the university's input factors and students' academic achievement, and used the SPSS program to analyze the statistical data, confirming the validity of the hypothesis. The collected data for the study were obtained through a survey developed using a Likert 4-point scale, which quantified the distribution of grades among students enrolled in IT-related departments offering the degree-linked programs for employees and the emotional contact efforts made by the universities to motivate them for academic success. Particularly, through the results of multiple regression analysis, it was confirmed that these input factors, unlike those for students in general education programs, require more personalized and frequent interactions.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2024

Background: Available publications (e.g., theses, scientific reports, books and papers) about the elements of the Egyptian biodiversity during 2000-2018 were collected in a progress scientific report. The publications reported in this bibliography were collected from various sources including: site of the Egyptian Universities Libraries Consortium Portal, accounts of the biodiversity specialists on Research gate, direct contact with the national experts of the Egyptian biodiversity, libraries of some universities and research centers and others. The elements of the Egyptian biodiversity are classified into different categories. Results: Up till now, a total of 20,521 species were recorded in Egypt, of which insects have the highest contribution (48.7%), followed by fungi (12.1%) and vascular plants (11.5%). In a descending order, each of amphibians, viruses, reptiles, mammals, cyanobacteria, bryophytes, and bacteria have a minor contribution (< 1%). Based on the available data, Egyptian biodiversity contributes 1.3% of the world biota, although its area contributes only 0.7% of the world area. At a global scale, the most represented groups are algae (12.22% of the world figure), followed by cyanobacteria (6.08%) and birds (4.70%). On the other hand, the less represented are amphibians (0.14% of the world figure), flora (0.84%) and insects (1.00%). Conclusions: Some suggestions are recommended for preparing a phytoplankton checklist based on the rich available publications; further studies should be carried out on the lichen biodiversity in order to prepare acceptable verified checklist for this important group. In addition, paleo-biologists should work together to publish a book dealing with the Egyptian paleo-biology, such studies will lead to high ranking the Egyptian biodiversity.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.252-260
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• 2009

경기지역 12곳의 보육시설과 유치원의 식재료 및 조리식품, 환경요소에 대한 미생물 오염도 평가를 위하여 2007년 8월${\sim}10$월까지 시료를 채취하였다. 농산물 17, 수산물 3, 축산물 6, 가공식품 6, 조리식품 24로 총 56가지 시료를 대상으로 하였고, 환경은 칼, 도마, 고무장갑, 조리종사원의 손, 행주, 공중낙하균을 포함하여 총 105개를 대상으로 하였다. 식재료에 대한 미생물 분석 결과, 보육시설의 농산물에서는 시금치 I, II와 양배추 I, 콩나물, 오이가 일반세균수 5 log CFU/g 이상으로 나타났고, 시금치 I, II와 양배추, 콩나물은 장내세균도 5 log CFU/g 수준이었다. 식중독균은 시금치 I에서 C. perfringens만 1.18 log CFU/g로 검출되었다. 수산물은 냉동오징어에서 일반세균만 5.87 log CFU/g로 검출되었다. 축산물에서 대장균군과 장내세균은 돼지고기와 닭고기에서만 각각 $2.38{\sim}5.15$, $2.30{\sim}3.14\;\log\;CFU/g$로 검출 되었고, 대장균은 대부분의 식재료에서 2 log CFU/g 정도로 높게 검출되었다. 가공식품 중 두부는 일반세균수가 7.46 log CFU/g로 높게 나타났다. 유치원의 농산물에서는 깻잎의 일반세균수와 대장균군수가 각각 7.04, 4.98 log CFU/g로 검출 되었다. 연근에서는 식중독균인 C. perfringens가 2.01 log CFU/g로 검출되었다. 수산물 중 조기는 일반세균만 3.39 log CFU/g로 나타났고, 오징어는 일반세균과 장내세균만 각각 4.89, 4.21 CFU/g로 나타났다. 축산물에서 쇠고기는 일반세균 4.22, 장내세균 2.53, 대장균군 2.43, 대장균 1.90 log CFU/g로 검출되었다. 가공식품 중 냉동고기산적에서는 4 log CFU/g 이상의 일반세균수가 검출되었으며, 대장균이 0.66 log CFU/g로 검출되어 기준에 적합하지 않았다. 쥐어채는 일반세균 5.58, 장내세균 4.12, 대장균군 3.72, 대장균이 1.69 log CFU/g로 검출되었다. 조리식품 중 비가열 조리공정 식품은 보육시설에서는 일반세균이 모두 적합수준이었으나 장내세균은 오이무침에서만 4.23 log CFU/g 검출되었다. 유치원에서는 배추겉절이에서 일반세균, 장내세균이 기준에 적합하지 않았다. 오이부추무침은 장내세균만 기준에 적합하지 않았다. 가열조리 후처리공정 식품은 보육시설의 경우 시금치나물 I에서 일반세균수와 장내세균수가 각각 6,5 log CFU/g 이상이었고, 시금치나물 II에서 장내세균이 2 log CFU/g 이상으로 검출되어 기준을 벗어났다. 가열조리 공정 식품은 보육시설, 유치원 모두 기준에 적합하였다. 조리과정에서 식품과 접촉할 수 있는 칼에서는 보육시설의 1 곳에서만 채소용 칼과 육류용 칼에서 기준치를 크게 넘어섰다. 도마에서는 보육시설의 경우 일반세균수는 채소도마에서 2곳이 허용치 이상으로 나타났고, 육류용 도마에서는 1곳이 4.43 log CFU/cm2로 검출되었다. 대장균군은 육류도마에서만 1곳에서 2.59 log CFU/cm2로 검출되었다. 유치원의 경우 1곳의 육류도마에서 일반세균과 대장균군이 기준에 적합 하지 않았다. 세척용 고무장갑에서는 보육시설의 경우 일반세균이 $1.58{\sim}6.04\;\log;CFU$/hand로 검출되었고, 1곳에서 장내세균과 대장균군이 각각 2.44, 1.58 log CFU/hand로 나타났다. 유치원은 4곳 모두 일반세균이 $1.80{\sim}3.19\;\log;CFU$/hand로 검출되었고, 그 중 2곳에서는 장내세균, 대장균군이 각각 $1.75{\sim}1.96$, $1.27{\sim}1.52\;\log\;CFU/g$로 나타났다. 조리용 고무장갑은 보육시설 1곳에서만 일반세균이 4.43 log CFU/hand로 검출되었다. 조리종사자의 손은 보육시설에서 일반세균수 $0{\sim}5.42\;\log\;CFU$/hand로 검출되었고, 장내세균 $0{\sim}4.30$, 대장균군 $0{\sim}3.78\;\log\;CFU$/hand로 검출되었다. 유치원에서는 9명 중 8명이 일반세균 ND ${\sim}4.00\;\log\;CFU$/hand로 검출되었고, 장내세균과 대장균군은 1명이 각각 1.99, 1.84 log CFU/hand로 검출되었다. 행주에서는 일반세균이 보육시설에서 $5.03{\sim}5.44\;\log\;CFU/g$ 범위로 나타났다. 영유아 급식 조리장 내 공중낙하세균 분석 결과 기준초과구역으로는 보육시설 1곳, 유치원 1곳이 각각 2.25, 2.30 log CFU/plate/15 min으로 검출되었고, 그중 유치원 1곳은 장내세균이 1.43 log CFU/plate/15 min로 검출되었다. 이상의 연구결과, 조사 대상 보육시설과 유치원의 일부 식재료는 높은 오염도를 보였으므로 이들 고위험 식재료에 대해서는 납품업체 선정 및 검수 기준 마련과 지도가 필요하다. 조리공정 별로는 비가열조리 및 가열조리 후처리 공정을 거치는 일부음식에 대한 온도관리 및 교차오염 방지 방안의 제시가 필요하며, 미생물 오염도가 높은 식품 접촉 표면에 의한 교차오염을 예방하기 위해서는 세척 및 소독방법의 기준이 제시되어 위생관리 수준을 향상시킬 수 있어야 할 것이다.

• Weed & Turfgrass Science
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.376-382
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• 2015

동전마름병은 Sclerotinia homoeocarpa가 원인균으로 주로 한지형 잔디에 발생하는 주요 병이다. 본 연구는 이쑤시개를 이용하여 동전마름병 전염원 검출과 처리물량을 달리하여 약제 살포하였을 때 병원균 검출 특성을 조사하기 위하여 수행하였다. 동전마름병 병원균을 검출한 결과 병반 중심의 잎 부위에서는 100% 검출되었으며, 대취 부분에서는 83.3%가 검출되었으나 토양에서는 전혀 검출되지 않았다(대취층 아래 1, 2와 3 cm). 병반 중심부와 가장자리에서는 100% 검출되었으며 병반으로부터 1.5 cm 떨어진 부분에서는 13% 검출되었으며 병반으로부터 3와 4.5 cm 떨어진 부분에서 병원균의 분리빈도는 각각 3와 0%로 나타났다. 동전마름병 병원균은 병반으로부터 1.5 cm 떨어진 지점의 잎과 대취에서는 73.3%와 20%가 검출되었으며 3 cm 떨어진 부분과 4.5 cm 떨어진 부분에서 각각 46.6%와 13.3% 병원균이 검출되었다. 토양부분에서는 병원균이 검출되지 않았으며 전염원 검출 빈도는 병반으로부터 멀어질수록 낮아지는 경향이었다. 두 가지 약제를 같은 약량으로 2.26와 6.78 L의 물에 희석하여 처리한 결과 병원균 검출빈도는 Chlorothalonil (CH) 처리구보다 Propiconazole (PP) 처리구에서 높게 나타났다. 병반중심부에서 CH의 경우 검출 빈도는 15.5%로 PP의 경우 20.5%로 나타났다. 잎에서는 CH약제 처리구는 각각 15.5%와 2.2%가 검출되었으며 PP 처리구에서 이보다 높은 20.5%와 4.4%가 검출되었다. 대취층에서 전염원은 CH 처리구에서 물 2.26 L와 12.7%로 물 6.78 L가 2.2%로 검출되었다. 가장자리에서는 잎 부분을 검출한 결과 CH의 경우 물 2.26 L 처리구에서는 2.7%로 물 6.78L에서는 검출되지 않았으며 PP의 경우 물 2.26 L에서 9.4%로 물 6.78L에서는 CH 처리구와 같이 검출되지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 이쑤시개 방법은 빠르고 쉽게 동전마름병을 검출하여 전염원의 분포 조사 및 전염원 형성 예측을 할 수 있는 방법으로 제안한다.