• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• v.82 no.2
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• pp.133-149
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• 2022

This study investigates the resistance of sustainable ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) on steel reinforcement corrosion. For enhancing the sustainability of UHPC, concrete mixes were prepared with ordinary Portland cement main binder, and mixes with moderate to high percentages of blast furnace cement (CEM III), fly ash (FA), and slag cement as partial replacements of the full quantity of the used cement. Linear polarization resistance technique was employed to estimate the electrochemical behavior of the concrete specimens. Results showed that the compressive strength and the resistance of steel to corrosion in marine environments can be enhanced by improving the sustainability of UHPC through incorporation of CEM III, FA, and slag cement. FA replacement of up to 50% with the addition of 15% SF content produced better compressive strength and steel corrosion resistance than slag cement whether with the use of ordinary Portland cement or blast furnace cement as the main binder.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.133-140
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• 2024

This study offers a comprehensive evaluation of the role and impact of advanced power semiconductors in solar module systems. Focusing on silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) materials, it highlights their superiority over traditional silicon in enhancing system efficiency and reliability. The research underscores the growing industry demand for high-performance semiconductors, driven by global sustainable energy goals. This shift is crucial for overcoming the limitations of conventional solar technology, paving the way for more efficient, economically viable, and environmentally sustainable solar energy solutions. The findings suggest significant potential for these advanced materials in shaping the future of solar power technology.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.135-136
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• 2000

1970년대 지구적 차원의 에너지 부족, 인플레이션, 과도한 경제성장 그리고 환경보전에 대한 관심고조는 자연환경과 경제활동에 대한 지금까지의 양상과는 다른 인식전환을 요구하였다. 1992년 Rome Club에서 발표된 "Limits to Growth"에서 인류에 대한 위기를 지적, 우리의 미래에 대한 Sustainability의 개념은 새로운 이슈가 되었다. 1992년 $\ulcorner$리우환경선언$\lrcorner$ 에서 앞으로 인류가 나아가야만 하는 미래의 방향으로 ESSD(Environmentally Sound and Sustainable Development)를 제시하였다. 한국의 경우, 환경에 대한 고려는 최근까지도 정부의 경제성장 우선 정책에 의해서 뒷전으로 밀려나 있었다. (중략)

• The Magazine of the Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.44-51
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• 2004

최근에 들어와서 환경문제에 대해서는 일반인들의 관심을 끌기에 충분할 정도로 사회적 관심도가 높아져 있다. 1992년 리우환경정상회의 이후 거세게 불고있는 ESSD (environmentally sound and sustainable development)는 환경과 개발을 상충이 아닌 공존의 시각에서 보도록 요구하고 있으며, 이에 따라 건물에서 에너지와 환경문제를 동시에 해결하기 위한 방안이 등장하게 되었으며, 그 기술개발과 보급의 중요성이 국내에서도 최근에 크게 증대되고 있다. 안전하고, 쾌적하고, 에너지와 자원을 절약하면서도 주변환경에 부담을 주지 않고, 편리함을 추구할 수 있는 건물에 대한 요구사항은 21세기의 주된 이슈라고 볼 수 있다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers Conference
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• 2003.08a
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• pp.170-178
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• 2003

과거 경제도약기에는 개발을 위한 자연훼손의 문제점이 크게 부각되지 않았으며, 연안개발의 경우도 마찬가지이었다. 그러나 선진국들은 1970년대부터 자국의 자연환경보호를 위한 구체적인 행동을 취하기 시작하였으며, 1992년 우리나라를 비롯한 178개국이 참석한 유엔환경개발회의 (UNCED)에서 '환경이 감당할 수 있는 범위 내에서의 지속 가능한 개발, ESSD(Environmentally Sound and Sustainable Development)'를 위한 '의 제 21 (Agenda21)' 이 채택되었다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture Conference
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• 1999.03a
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• pp.50-51
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• 1999

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.582-593
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• 2022

Among abiotic stresses in plants, drought and chilling stresses reduce the supply of moisture to plant tissues, inhibit photosynthesis, and severely reduce plant growth and yield. Thus, the application of water stress-tolerant agents can be a useful strategy to maintain plant growth under abiotic stresses. This study assessed the effect of exogenous bio-based 2,3-butanediol (BDO) application on drought and chilling response in tomato and turfgrass, and expression levels of several plant signaling pathway-related gene transcripts. Bio-based 2,3-BDOs were formulated to levo-2,3-BDO 0.9% soluble concentrate (levo 0.9% SL) and meso-2,3-BDO 9% SL (meso 9% SL). Under drought and chilling stress conditions, the application of levo 0.9% SL in creeping bentgrass and meso 9% SL in tomato plants significantly reduced the deleterious effects of abiotic stresses. Interestingly, pretreatment with levo-2,3-BDO in creeping bentgrass and meso-2,3-BDO in tomato plants enhanced JA and SA signaling pathway-related gene transcript expression levels in different ways. In addition, all tomato plants treated with acibenzolar-S-methyl (as a positive control) withered completely under chilling stress, whereas 2,3-BDO-treated tomato plants exhibited excellent cold tolerance. According to our findings, bio-based 2,3-BDO isomers as sustainable water stress-tolerant agents, levo- and meso-2,3-BDOs, could enhance tolerance to drought and/or chilling stresses in various plants through somewhat different molecular activities without any side effects.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• v.40 no.1
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• pp.30-39
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• 2024

The conservation of the endangered Korean fir, Abies koreana, is of critical ecological importance. In our previous study, a yeast-like fungus identified as Aureobasidium pullulans AK10, was isolated and shown to enhance drought tolerance in A. koreana seedlings. In this study, the effectiveness of Au. pullulans AK10 treatment in enhancing drought tolerance in A. koreana was confirmed. Furthermore, using transcriptome analysis, we compared A. koreana seedlings treated with Au. pullulans AK10 to untreated controls under drought conditions to elucidate the molecular responses involved in increased drought tolerance. Our findings revealed a predominance of downregulated genes in the treated seedlings, suggesting a strategic reallocation of resources to enhance stress defense. Further exploration of enriched Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways and protein-protein interaction networks revealed significant alterations in functional systems known to fortify drought tolerance, including the terpenoid backbone biosynthesis, calcium signaling pathway, pyruvate metabolism, brassinosteroid biosynthesis, and, crucially, flavonoid biosynthesis, renowned for enhancing plant drought resistance. These findings deepen our comprehension of how AK10 biostimulation enhances the resilience of A. koreana to drought stress, marking a substantial advancement in the effort to conserve this endangered tree species through environmentally sustainable treatment.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.116-124
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• 2017

The study makes an attempt to investigate the causal nexus between carbon dioxide emissions, GDP per capita, industrialization and population with an evidence from Rwanda by employing a time series data spanning from 1965 to 2011 using the autoregressive distributed lag model. Evidence from the study shows that carbon dioxide emissions, GDP per capita, industrialization and population are co-integrated and have a long-run equilibrium relationship. Evidence from the Granger-causality shows a unidirectional causality running from industrialization to GDP per capita, population to carbon dioxide emissions, population to GDP per capita and population to industrialization. Evidence from the long-run elasticities has policy implications for Rwanda; a 1% increase in GDP per capita will decrease carbon dioxide emissions by 1.45%, while a 1% increase in industrialization will increase carbon dioxide emissions by 1.64% in the long-run. Increasing economic growth in Rwanda will therefore reduce environmental pollution in the long-run which appears to support the validity of the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis. However, industrialization leads to more emissions of carbon dioxide, which reduces environment, health and air quality. It is noteworthy that the Rwandan Government promotes sustainable industrialization, which improves the use of clean and environmentally sound raw materials, industrial process and technologies.

• KIEAE Journal
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.47-59
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• 2009

In Korea has been supplied a large quantities of apartments since 1970s. The deteriorated middle-rise apartments of 1970s' have been rebuilt. It isn't lucrative to reconstruct the high-rise Apartment estates of the early 1990s' new towns in the capital area. Therefore the sustainable regeneration strategies of them have to be found. This research have been focused on the social and economical changes based on demography and the turning of technology and paradigm, the cities competitiveness compared with 2nd era new towns, physical deterioration of themselves. In these aspects, high-rise apartment estates in the 1st new towns face to 10 challenges such as an aging society, a multicultural society, U-city, an environmentally-friendly situation, the cities competitiveness of social, conomical and physical environment, the declining of estates, buildings and units. This study analyzed problems of 1st new town apartment estates and suggested regeneration tasks in accordence with those problems. The tasks are as follows. To accommodate the 1st new town apartment estates to social changes, they need to have a variety of community facilities and units, an opportunity of esidents participation. to establish a self-sufficient economy, a community usiness has to be vitalized and an ecological environment, an infrastructure of u-city and an improvement of physical environment obtained.