• 제목/요약/키워드: distribution of exposure factors

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Study on the characteristics of airborne gross alpha and gross beta activities in the vicinity of nuclear facilities

  • Da-Young Gam;Chae-yeon Lee;Ji-Young Park;Hyuncheol Kim;Jong-Myoung Lim
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제55권12호
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    • pp.4554-4560
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    • 2023
  • Continuous monitoring of radioactive substances over a prolonged duration can yield crucial insights into the levels of radiation exposure through inhalation, both in the vicinity of nuclear facilities and/or general environments. In this study, we evaluated long-term measurements (2012-2022) of gross alpha-beta activities in the air in the vicinity of nuclear facilities and reference site, distribution characteristics of temporal trends and spatial fluctuations, and factors affecting radioactivity levels. The average airborne gross-α (in mBq m-3) for onsite and off-site were 0.124 and 0.117, respectively, and the average airborne gross-β (in mBq m-3) measurements were 1.10 and 1.04, respectively. The activity ratio (AR) of gross-α and gross-β were calculated as a ratio of 0.12. The distribution characteristics of gross-α and gross-β activities in this study area are likely influenced by the meteorological factors and variations in airborne PM concentrations rather than the operation of the nuclear facility.

중소규모 산업장 여성근로자들의 작업환경에 대한 인식이 직무만족에 미치는 영향 (The Affecting for Awareness of Exposure at Hazardous Materials on the Working Satisfaction of Female Workers in the Small Scale Industry)

  • 한성현;이명근;안경혁;이정화
    • 한국산업보건학회지
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    • 제6권2호
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    • pp.281-291
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    • 1996
  • 458 female workers working in the small and medium scaled industries in Inchon area were surveyed to study their general characteristics, health behavior, working and environmental conditions, awareness of exposure at hazardous materials, current health status, and degree of working satisfaction. Self-administered questionnaire was distributed to the female workers with the explanation by trained interviewer on the purpose of survey and the method how to answer. The results were as follows : (1) 75.5% of the respondents are living with their families and others are living in domitary or rent house for herself. Age distribution ranges from teenagers to warren in their forties. In marital status 69.0% of workers are single and 31.0% of them have ever married. 69.4% of workers are high school graduate. The size of factory is 48.3% with less than 300 workers, 42.1% with 300~500 workers. (2) Most of the workers(86.7%) are full time workers, 52% of the respondents have working experiences in other factories. More than 65% have fewer than 5 years working experience. (3) The awareness of exposure at noise was 33% of respondents, it was significantly different by skilled status. The awareness of exposure at dust, other hazardous material was each 13.3%, 12.4% of respondents. (4) 26% of them are unsatisfied with their working cognitions and 43.7% of them are unsatisfied with their welfare in occupational system unsatisfactory rate of promotion is higher in the unmarried workers(45.6%), skilled workers(47.2%), full time workers(47.4%), long term workers(50%), and awareness group of exposure hazardous material(51.3%), compared to married women workers, unskilled workers, part-time workers, short term workers and unawareness group of exposure at hazardous materials. (5) The index of working satisfaction is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 with the higher point indicating higher satisfaction. Among the selected variables, marital status, working status, the awareness of exposure at hazardous materials, were statistically significant with the index of working satisfaction. (6) By multiple regression analysis showed that the determinant factors of index of working condition were health index, the awareness of exposure at dust, the awareness of exposure other hazardous materials, marital status and working period. In conclusion, there is a significant relationship between the awareness of exposure at hazardous material the index of working satisfaction. Therefore if the workers are less exposed to the hazardous material and are educated properly they will be more satisfied with their work thus improving their health and productivity. Finally, with the result of this study, there is a great need for the development of a health promotion program and a welfare policy for small-scale factories.

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VSAT 위성통신 보호를 위한 키 분배 방식의 적용 (Adaptation of a Key Distribution Scheme for VSAT Satellite Communications)

  • 박정현;임선배
    • 한국정보처리학회논문지
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.115-122
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    • 1999
  • 본 논문에서는 VSAT 위성 통신의 안전성을 위해 변형 Yacobi 방식과 변형 Diffie-Hellman 키분배 방식을 제안한다. 제안된 변형 DH 방식은 세션키로 키센터에서 발급한 비밀키로 사용하지 않으며 수시로 변경할 수 있다. 또한 변형 Yacobi 방식도 세션키가 키센터에서 발급한 비밀키에 독립적이며 안전성을 이산대수 문제와 큰 소수의 인수분해의 어려움에 바탕을 두고 있다. 제안된 방식은 VSAT 위성통신의 특성상 키 센터를 중심국의 망관리 및 운영부로 두고 가입자를 VSAT 단말로 하여 시뮬레이션 했으며 여기서 모듈러 연산을 위해 몽고메리 알고리즘을, 해시 함수로 MD5를 각각 이용했다.

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개인과 미디어의 선택성이 강화된 디지털 뉴스 유통 환경에서 선택적 노출과 의견변화, 정치참여의 관계 연구 (A study on the relationship between selective exposure, opinion change, and political participation in a digital news distribution environment)

  • 신지희;양승찬
    • 문화기술의 융합
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    • 제10권2호
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    • pp.391-406
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    • 2024
  • 본 연구는 현재 디지털 뉴스 유통 과정이 개인의 선택, 이에 기반한 미디어의 선택으로 인해 이용자들에게 정치적으로 편향된 정보를 제공할 수 있다는 점에 초점을 맞추고 개인의 뉴스 선택에 영향을 미치는 요인과 이용자의 정파적 선호에 맞춤화된 뉴스가 추천됐을 때 발생할 수 있는 의견변화와 정치참여의 효과를 탐색적으로 분석했다. 자신의 정파적 선호에 부합하는 뉴스를 선택하는 선택적 노출의 현상은 개인이 한정적 정보처리를 많이 이용하고, 정치적 신념이 같은 집단 간의 높은 토론 효능감을 경험할수록 그 정도가 높은 것으로 니타났다. 선택적 노출의 정도가 높은 개인에게 정파적 성향과 일치하는 일방향 메시지의 뉴스를 무작위로 제공했을 때 기존 의견이 강화되는 방향으로 의견 공고화와 의견보강 정보처리가 일어나면서 온라인 정치참여가 높아지는 경향성이 발견되었다. 반면 이들에게 미디어가 경쟁하는 두 정파적 입장을 균형있게 다룬 양방향 메시지 뉴스를 무작위로 제공했을 경우 상대편의 견해와 논지를 이해하고 더 나은 의견이 있다면 기존 의견을 조정해보려는 의향이 함께 발견되었다. 이 연구는 숙의민주주의 과정에서 다양한 의견을 균형있게 이용하는 것의 중요성을 지적하고 이와 관련한 미디어 리터러시의 필요성을 제안했다.

종 분포 모형을 활용한 제주고사리삼의 복원 및 보전 대상지 선정과 관리방안 (Selection and Management Strategies for Restoration and Conservation Target Sites of Mankyua chejuense using Species Distribution Models)

  • 이상욱;장래익;오홍식;전성우
    • 한국환경복원기술학회지
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    • 제26권3호
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    • pp.29-42
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    • 2023
  • As the destruction of habitats due to recent development continues, there is also increasing interest in endangered species. Mankyua chejuense is a vulnerable species that is sensitive to changes in population and habitat, and it has recently been upgraded from Endangered Species II to Endangered Species I, requiring significant management efforts. So in this study, we analyzed the potential habitats of Mankyua chejuense using MaxEnt(Maximum Entropy) modeling. We developed three models: one that considered only environmental characteristics, one that considered artificial factors, and one that reflected the habitat of dominant tree species in the overstory. Based on previous studies, we incorporated environmental and human influence factors for the habitats of Mankyua chejuense into spatial information, and we also used the habitat distribution models of dominant tree species, including Ulmus parvifolia, Maclura tricuspidata, and Ligustrum obtusifolium, that have been previously identified as major overstory species of Mankyua chejuense. Our analysis revealed that rock exposure, elevation, slope, forest type, building density, and soil type were the main factors determining the potential habitat of Mankyua chejuense. Differences among the three models were observed in the edges of the habitats due to human influence factors, and results varied depending on the similarity of the habitats of Mankyua chejuense and the dominant tree species in the overstory. The potential habitats of Mankyua chejuense presented in this study include areas where the species could potentially inhabit in addition to existing habitats. Therefore, these results can be used for the conservation and management planning of Mankyua chejuense.

Measurement of ecological niche of Quercus aliena and Q. serrata under environmental factors treatments and its meaning to ecological distribution

  • Lee, Seung-Hyuk;You, Young-Han
    • Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • 제35권3호
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    • pp.227-234
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    • 2012
  • Quercus aliena and Q. serrata are both occur as natural vegetation alongside natural freshwater bodies of the southern Korea Peninsula. Q. serrata dominates over Q. aliena as secondary forest vegetation in the present day. In order to explain these natural distributional traits of the oak species, we conducted some experiments with oak seedlings which treated with major important environmental resources, including light, moisture and nutrients, under controlled conditions. We then measured the ecological niche breadths and overlap from 15 eco-morphological characteristics. The ecological niche breadth of Q. aliena and Q. serrata were higher in terms of the nutrient factor applied, but was lower terms of light. The niche breadth of Q. serrata was wider than that of Q. aliena in light and moisture exposure. On the other hand, the niche breadth of Q. aliena was similar with that of Q. serrata in terms of the nutrient factor applied. These results imply that Q. serrata has a broader ecological distribution in over a wider variety of light and moisture environments than that of Q. alien. Ecological niche overlap between two oak species was the widest in terms of the light treatment factor applied, and narrowest in terms of moisture. This response pattern was also verified by cluster and principle component analysis. These results suggest competitive interactions between Q. serrata and Q. aliena seedlings may be higher for light resources than moisture or nutrient resources, and that Q. serrata is more shade tolerant than Q. aliena.

코발트-60 선원 대체용 고선량률 Ir-192 선원의 조직선량특성 (Characteristics of Tissue Dose of High Dose Rate Ir-192 Source Substitution for Co-60 Brachytherapy Source)

  • 최태진;이호준;김옥배
    • 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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    • 제9권4호
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    • pp.259-266
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    • 1998
  • 코발트-60 근접조사선원을 대체할 Ir-l92 선원주변의 2차원적 선량분포를 얻기 위하여, 조사선량률과, 조직감쇠계수를 구하였다. 조직감쇠계수는 선원에서 20 cm 지점까지 실험식을 구하였다. ?보기 방사능은 조사선량상수를 사용하여 결정하였으며, 2.5mm 직경에 두께 2.5 mm 의 선원은 조직선량을 정하기 위해 선원을 4401 개로 분할하여 선원 자체의 흡수효과와 ?슐벽의 차폐 효과와 조직감쇠계수를 적용하였다. 조직감쇠계수는 4차식을 사용하여 1% 오차범위내에서 실험값을 얻을 수 있었으며, Meisberger 상수는 선원에서 많이 떨어질수록 오차가 커서, 10 cm 위치서 7%, 20 cm 에서 33%의 오차를 발견할 수 있었으나, 겉보기방사능과 선원모양 및 크기가 달라 다른 결과를 가져올 수 있다고 본다. 발표된 Ir-192 선원의 에너지스펙트럼을 이용한 선량률상수는 절삭에너지 10 keV인 경우 4.69 R$cm^2$/mCi-hr을 얻었으며 Air Kerma는 0.973 을 구하였다. 이 실험에서 고안 선원의 분할선원에 의한 선원자체흡수와 ?슐벽에 의한 감쇠는 실선원의 54.6%가 겉보기방사능으로 나타남을 알 수 있었으며, 선량계획에 이용하기 위해 단위 ?보기 방사능에 대한 2차원적 선량표를 준비함으로써 기하학적선량과 선량 비등방성을 쉽게 이용할 수 있도록 하였다.

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Characteristics of Plant Distribution in the Reclaimed Dredging Area in Gwangyang Bay, Korea

  • Nam, Woong;Kwak, Young-Se;Lee, Deok-Beom;Lee, Sang-Suk
    • Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • 제32권2호
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    • pp.115-121
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    • 2009
  • In order to elucidate the mechanisms affecting plant distributions in the reclaimed dredging area in the Gwangyang steelworks, in the Gwangyang Bay, Korea, we examined soil characteristics and plant distributions in four study sites and a control site in the study area. Desalination occurring along a gradient with increasing elevation, resulting in decrease of soil pH, EC, P, K, Cl, Ca, Mg, and salt and an increase in soil T-N, silt, clay contents. From site 1 (the lowest-elevation site) to site 5 (the highest-elevation site), halophytes decreased in abundance and nonhalophytes increased. The dominant species in each site were: Phragmites communis, Limonium tetragonum, and 12 additional species at site 1, Carex pumila, Suaeda japonica, and 15 additional species at site 2, Spergularia marina, Scirpus planiculmis, and 22 additional species at site 3, Miscantus sinensis, Lespedeza bicolor, and 26 additional species at site 4 and Pinus thunberii, Rhododendron mucronulatum, and 39 additional species at site 5, which resembled a naturally-occurring P. thinbergii community. Cluster analysis of the vegetation data matrix grouped the 35 plots into 5 major groups, and cluster analysis using the soil environment data matrix revealed 4 major groups. CCA of the floristic and environmental data matrix showed a positive relationship of SAR, EC, Na, Cl, and Ca, which are related to salt, in the $1^{st}$ axis and $2^{nd}$ axis, but negative relationships for altitude, organic contents, silt, and clay contents. Notably, plant species in the reclaimed dredging area that were separated along the $1^{st}$ axis showed strong relationships with factors that related to salt. Long-term exposure to natural rainfall in the reclaimed dredging area changed the soil characteristics, such as salinity. This change in soil characteristics might alter the SAR, which affects plant survival strategies in a given habitat. These results strongly indicated that factors related to salt and elevation play important roles in determining the overall plant distribution in the reclaimed dredging area.

기후변화에 따른 지자체의 생태계 취약성 평가 (Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment of Local Government Due to Climate Change)

  • 공우석;이슬기;박희나;유정아
    • 한국기후변화학회지
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    • 제3권1호
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    • pp.51-69
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    • 2012
  • 이 연구는 기후변화가 지자체의 식물, 동물, 보전구역 등 생태계에 미치는 취약성을 현재와 미래 시점에서 시 공간적으로 분석하는 방법론을 논의하고, 적응 능력을 높이기 위한 방안을 토의하였다. 생태계 부문의 취약성 평가는 침엽수를 중심으로 한 수목 생장과 분포의 취약성, 해충과 꿀벌을 중심으로 한 곤충의 취약성, 국립공원을 중심으로 한 보전구역 관리의 취약성으로 수행되었다. 구체화된 각 대용변수의 취약성을 평가하기 위하여 기후노출, 민감도, 적응능력의 대용변수 및 세부 대용변수를 선정하였다. 현재를 기준으로 하였을 때 침엽수의 생장과 분포의 취약성, 해충과 꿀벌의 취약성, 국립공원 관리의 취약성은 기후노출, 민감도, 적응능력 대용변수 가운데 기후노출에 가장 큰 영향을 받는다. 현재로부터 2100년까지 미래로 갈수록 침엽수의 생장과 분포의 취약성, 국립공원관리의 취약성에 대한 지역 간 격차는 커지고, 해충과 꿀벌의 취약성에 대한 지역 격차는 줄어드는 경향을 나타냈다.