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Uncertainty Assessment for CAPSS Emission Inventory by DARS (DARS에 의한 CAPSS 배출자료의 불확도 평가)

  • Kim, Jeong;Jang, Young-Kee
    • Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.26-36
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    • 2014
  • The uncertainty assessment is important to improve the reliability of emission inventory data. The DARS (Data Attribute Rating System) have recommended as the uncertainty assessment technic of emission inventory by U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) EIIP (Emission Inventory Improvement Program). The DARS score is based on the perceived quality of the emission factor and activity data. Scores are assigned to four attributes; measurement/method, source specificity, spatial congruity and temporal congruity. The resulting emission factor and activity rate scores are combined to arrive at an overall confidence rating for the inventory. So DARS is believed to be a useful tool and may provide more information about inventories than the usual qualitative grading procedures (e.g. A through E). In this study, the uncertainty assessment for 2009 CAPSS (Clean Air Policy Support System) emission inventory is conducted by DARS. According to the result of this uncertainty assessment, the uncertainty for fugitive dust emission data is higher than other sources, the uncertainty of emission factor for surface coating is the highest value, and the uncertainty of activity data for motor cycle is the highest value. Also it is analysed that the improvement of uncertainty for activity data is as much important as the improvement for emission factor to upgrade the reliability of CAPSS emission inventory.

Effects of Home Visiting Physical Therapy and Environmental Factors Analysis Using International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) (ICF를 이용한 재가 장애인의 방문 물리치료 효과 및 환경 요인 분석)

  • Park, Seung-Kyu;Heo, Jae-Won;Yang, Dae-Jung;Gang, Jeong-Il;Lee, Jun-Hui
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.282-289
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    • 2012
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the home-stay disability's activity, as well as the participation domains and the environment factor domains of international classification of functioning (ICF), in order to examine the effect of the home visiting physical therapy and the disability's activity. Methods: A total of 211 home-stay disabled subjects with brain lesions or crippled disorder, living in 5 cities and districts of Jeollanam-do, underwent 90 minutes of home visiting physical therapy per week during a 6-month period, and using the ICF checklist, evaluated the subject's activity and participation domains and environmental factor domains. Results: The performance qualifier showed a significant statistical change in the movement, self-care, domestic life, interpersonal interactions and relationships, community, society and civic life domains (p<0.05); and the capacity qualifier showed a significant change only in the mobility domains in the before and after of the home visiting physical therapy (p<0.05). The barrier factor in the order of services, systems and policies domains, product and technology domains, and attitude domains it influenced significantly in the performance (p<0.05), and in the facilitator factor in the order of product and technology domains, support and relationships domains, services, systems and policies domains it influenced significantly in the performance of the disabled (p<0.05). Conclusion: The visiting physical therapy can help in the improvement of the activity and participation of the home-stay disabled subjects, and for the accurate evaluation of the home-stay disabled subjects, it is considered that an evaluation including various environmental factors, such as ICF, must be fulfilled.

A Study on the Satisfaction and Environmentally-friendly Behaviors in the Urban Parks (친환경적 도시공원 만족도 및 이용형태에 관한 연구)

  • Joo, Shin-Ha
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.11 no.6
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    • pp.91-103
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    • 2008
  • The purpose of this study is to compare the satisfaction of the urban parks and to classify and assess the environmentally-friendly behaviors in the urban parks. For this purpose, the park user's behaviors and satisfactions were surveyed in 10 parks in Seoul and its suburb area. Parks are divided into 2 types, the walking-distance parks and the metropolitan parks, by time to reach, visit frequency and visit purpose. The park users are generally satisfied with the facilities, but not satisfied with some specific items, such as cultural facilities, accommodations for the handicapped, safety facilities and sports facilities. The environmentally-friendly behaviors are positively assessed in general, but the behavior of the natural experience was negatively assessed. The environmentally-friendly behaviors in the urban parks are classified into 2 factors; the experience factor and the activity factor. The parks are categorized into 3 types by these factors. For type I parks, the experience factor is dominant, but the activity factor is relatively low. For type II parks, the both factors are low and the parks are necessary to improve. And type III parks are positively assessed in the aspect of the environmentally-friendly behaviors, even though some park are necessary to complement.

Factors of the High School Students' Environmental Friendly Activities in Kwangyang and Suncheon (광양.순천 지역 고등학생들의 친환경적 행동 변인 연구)

  • Kim Dae-Hee;Park Eun-Joo
    • Hwankyungkyoyuk
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    • v.19 no.2 s.30
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    • pp.12-25
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    • 2006
  • This research is carried out to investigate what factors affect high school students' environmental friendly activities iii Kwangyang and Suncheon. Questionnaire Survey was conducted with second-year students each three high schools in Kwangyang and Suncheon areas. Major research results were as follows; 1. High school students' environmental friendly activities were strongly affected by those behaviors of their parents. 2. High school students' environmental friendly activities were strongly affected by school environmental educations. 3. High school students' environmental friendly activities were affected by environmental factors of home, society and school. According to the above result I'd like to suggest inter-related environmental education between home and school and society, some devices which could strengthen the parents' environmental friendly activities, and systematic school environmental education should be conducted.

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Comparison of hydrochemical informations of groundwater obtained from two different underground storage systems

  • Lee, Jeonghoon;Kim, Jun-Mo;Chang, Ho-Wan
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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    • 2002.04a
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    • pp.110-113
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    • 2002
  • Statistical- based, principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to chemical data from two underground storage systems containing LPG to assess the usefulness of such technique at the initial stage (Pyeongtaek) or middle stage (Ulsan) of hydrochemical studies. For the first case, both natural and anthropogenic contamination characterize regional groundwater. Saline water buffered by Namyang lake affects as a natural factor, whereas cement grouting influence as an artificial factor. For the second study area, contaminations due to operation of LPG caverns, such as disinfection activity and cement grouting effect, deteriorate groundwater quality. This study indicates that principal component analysis would be particularly useful for summarizing large data set for the purpose of subsurface characterization, assessing their vulnerability to contamination and protecting recharge zones.

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Exogenous Natural Glycoprotein Multiple Mechanisms of Anti-tumor Activity

  • Yuan, Hong-Liang;Liu, Xiao-Lei;Dai, Qi-Chang;Song, Hui
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.1331-1336
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    • 2015
  • Natural glycoproteins can induce apoptosis of tumor cells and exert anti-tumor activity by immunomodulatory functions, cytotoxic and anti-inflammation effects, and inhibition of endothelial growth factor. Given their prospects as novel agents, sources of natural antitumor glycoproteins have attracted attention and new research directions in glycoprotein biology are gradually shifting to the direction of cancer treatment and prevention of neoplastic disease. In this review, we summarize the latest findings with regard to the tumor suppressor signature of glycoproteins and underlying regulatory mechanisms.

The Relationship between Environmental Conservation Consiousness, Environmental Conservation Behavior and Qualify of Life - Centered on Seoul City Housewives- (환경보전의식 및 환경보전행동과 삶의 질의 관계에 대한 연구 - 서울시 주부를 중심으로-)

  • 최남숙;이소영
    • Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.135-147
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    • 2002
  • The purpose of this study was to achieve regarding the environmental problem due to excessive economic development for human being's continous life and to try to enhance the quality of life. The major findings of this study are as followings: 1) Environmental consciousness and activity are closely correlated and also postively related to quality of life. Accordingly, environmental consciousness should be inspired and the environmental activities performed successfully to enhance the quality of life so that we can lead higher quality of life. 2) Income takes the highest position in the life-influncing factor with the following sequence of environmental consciousness, preservation acitivity, housekeeper's education level and age. So, earlier and steady education are important in raising the education level to have people equipped with environmental consciousness and activity. Moreover, we should be able to create income through education to enhance the quality of life. Accordingly, we should take a positive measure for enhancing environmental preservation and quality of life to meet two solutions, such as mankind's continuous development and value-oriented life.

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Determination of Medium Components in the Flocculating Activity and Production of Pestan Produced by Pestalotiopsis sp. by Using the Plackett-Burman Design

  • Moon, Seong-Hoon;Hong, Soon-Duck;Kwon, Gi-Seok;Suh, Hyun-Hyo;Kim, Hee-Sik;An, Keug-Hyun;Oh, Hee-Mock;Mheen, Tae-Ick;Yoon, Byung-Dae
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.341-346
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    • 1998
  • Optimization for the production of Pest an was followed by the Plackett-Burman Design, using modified Czapek-dox medium as the starting point. At the flask level, $K_2HPO_4$, $MgSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O$, and aeration variables positively affected the Pestan production, DCW (dry cell weight), apparent viscosity, and flocculating activity response. KCI and $FeSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O$ negatively affected the Pestan production, DCW, apparent viscosity, and flocculating activity response. Aeration variable was shown to have a positive effect on only the flocculating activity response among Pestan production, DCW, and apparent viscosity responses. In comparison of the positive and negative variables media conditions, Pestan production and flocculating activity differed by about 9 and 125 times, respectively. In particular, at the jar fermentor level, the aeration variable was the most important factor of the all responses (pestan production, DCW, apparent viscosity, flocculating activity, and anionic charge density). The flocculating activity and apparent viscosity of Pestan were closely related to the molecular chain length and charge density.

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A Semi-empirical Equation for Activity Coefficients of Ions with One Parameter

  • Lee, Jai-Yeop;Han, Ihnsup
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.34 no.12
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    • pp.3709-3714
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    • 2013
  • Based on the Debye-H$\ddot{u}$ckel equation, a semi-empirical equation for activity coefficients was derived through empirical and theoretical trial and error efforts. The obtained equation included two parameters: the proportional factor and the effective radius of an ionic sphere. These parameters were used in the empirical and regression parameter fitting of the calculated values to the experimental results. The activity coefficients calculated from the equation agreed with the data. Transforming to a semi-empirical form, the equation was expressed with one parameter, the ion radius. The ion radius, ${\alpha}$, was divided into three parameters, ${\alpha}_{cation}$, ${\alpha}_{anion}$ and ${\delta}_{cation}$, representing parameters for the cation, anion and combination, respectively. The advantage of this equation is the ability to propose a semi-empirical equation that can easily determine the activity coefficient with just one parameter, so the equation is expected to be used more widely in actual industry applications.

A study on Environment-friendly Consumption of Adolescents Consumers (청소년 소비자의 환경친화적 소비행동에 관한 연구)

  • 김시월
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.41 no.6
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    • pp.105-117
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    • 2003
  • This study was intended to investigate specific plan to enhance the adolescents consumers' environment-friendly consumption behavior in their consumption. For this purpose, a questionnaire was conducted among middle and high school students. As a result, the following findings were obtained: The related items in the questionnaire were categorized into factors in an attempt to investigate consumers' environment-friendly consumption. Factor I was coded as active recycling and the use of refilled products and Factor Ⅱ was coded as the behavior of active savings. Adolescents consumers with more experiences in environmental activity showed the higher level of behavior of environment-friendly consumption, and female adolescents consumer did so than male adolescents consumer And adolescents consumers showed the higher level of practical behavior of environment-friendly consumption in case of data and document arrangement than in case of cleaning, and in case of voluntary social service than in case of only cleaning.