• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• v.57 no.2
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• pp.135-144
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• 2019

There have been some reports on schistosomiasis of school children in Sudan's Nile River basin area; however, information about the infection status of Schistosoma species and intestinal helminths among village residents of this area is very limited. Urine and stool samples were collected from the 1,138 residents of the Al Hidaib and Khour Ajwal villages of White Nile State, Sudan in 2014. The prevalence of overall schistosomiasis and intestinal helminthiasis was 36.3% and 7.7%, respectively. Egg positive rates were 35.6% for Schistosoma haematobium, 2.6% for S. mansoni, and 1.4% were mixed. The prevalence of schistosomiasis was significantly higher in men (45.6%) than in women (32.0%), in Khou Ajwal villagers (39.4%) than in Al Hidaib villagers (19.2%), and for age groups ${\leq}15$ years old (51.5%) than for age groups >15 years old (13.2%). The average number of eggs per 10 ml urine (EP10) of S. haematobium infections was 18.9, with 22.2 eggs in men vs 17.0 in women and 20.4 in Khou Ajwal villagers vs 8.1 in Al Hidaib villagers. In addition to S. mansoni eggs, 4 different species of intestinal helminths were found in the stool, including Hymenolepis nana (6.6%) and H. diminuta (1.0%). Collectively, urinary schistosomiasis is still prevalent among village residents in Sudan's White Nile River basin and was especially high in men, children ${\leq}15$ years, and in the village without a clean water system. H. nana was the most frequently detected intestinal helminths in the 2 villages.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.12 no.12
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• pp.63-70
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• 2011

Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) is a type of geosynthetic material manufactured with various strengths, unit weights, and dimensions. Due to recent advances in research on EPS, the use of EPS has increased dramatically. This super light weight material has a unit weight of approximately $0.16{\sim}0.47kN/m^3$, equivalent to 6.3~15.7 of that of most natural soils with conditions of fill materials. In spite of this advantage, it is noted that no standard method of resilient modulus test on EPS geofoam was reported and no literature on resilient modulus test methods for EPS geofoam exist. The main object of this study was to investigate feasibility of the resilient modulus of EPS when it was applied for flexible pavement. The investigation of the feasibility was completed based on the results from triaxial tests.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.53-60
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• 2022

This study attempted to find out the differences in care efficacy according to MBTIs in nursing students. The study subjects are 109 students in grades 3 and 4 of nursing departments at 1 university in Gyeongnam Region. Data analysis was performed with independent t-test and one-way ANOVA. The general characteristics that showed significant differences in care efficacy as a result of the study were major satisfaction (3.63, p<.001), practice satisfaction (4.49, p=0.013), and health status (2.91, p=0.004). The MBTI, which showed a significant difference in care efficacy, was an EP type (3.74, p=0.013) among the attitude indicators. We believe that the results of this study will serve as a basis for educational programs to improve the efficacy of care. Suggest repeated studies that apply large samples to generalize research for follow-up research, educational programs that apply MBTIs to improve care efficacy, program effectiveness analysis studies, and research on the development of tools to measure care efficacy.

• BMB Reports
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• v.55 no.6
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• pp.281-286
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• 2022

Hepatocellular carcinoma is a major health burden, and though various treatments through much research are available, difficulties in early diagnosis and drug resistance to chemotherapy-based treatments render several ineffective. Cancer stem cell model has been used to explain formation of heterogeneous cell population within tumor mass, which is one of the underlying causes of high recurrence rate and acquired chemoresistance, highlighting the importance of CSC identification and understanding the molecular mechanisms of CSC drivers. Extracellular CSC-markers such as CD133, CD90 and EpCAM have been used successfully in CSC isolation, but studies have indicated that increasingly complex combinations are required for accurate identification. Pseudogene-derived long non-coding RNAs are useful candidates as intracellular CSC markers - factors that regulate pluripotency and self-renewal - given their cancer-specific expression and versatile regulation across several levels. Here, we present the use of microarray data to identify stemness-associated factors in liver cancer, and selection of sole pseudogene-derived lncRNA ZNF204P for experimental validation. ZNF204P knockdown impairs cell proliferation and migration/invasion. As the cytosolic ZNF204P shares miRNA binding sites with OCT4 and SOX2, well-known drivers of pluripotency and self-renewal, we propose that ZNF204P promotes tumorigenesis through the miRNA-145-5p/OCT4, SOX2 axis.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.581-584
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• 2010

Based on superspeed nation-wide communication infrastructure, high speed and high quality ALL IP communication network is created. It is a point in time where such infrastructure allows residential and commercial phones to be ported from PSTN to IP network. The problem experienced on IP phones in ALL IP environment and IMS server products are not easily approachable and dealt with. Therefore, this paper discusses approaches used in analyzing and resolving problems before they actually occur. This paper first discusses briefly the IP phones used in IMS network and their related problems. Then next topic deals with characteristics of these problems and current status. Last but not least, the causes of the problems are analyzed and solutions to these problems are introduced. Also discussed are solutions to possible future issues followed by conclusion.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.26 no.9
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• pp.59-69
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• 2010

This study is experimentally investigated for characteristics of lightweight air-trapped soils with uniform quality. Previously, EPS (Expanded PolyStyrene) blocks are often used as lightweight embankment, but many problems such as the level difference and cracks were caused by plastic (creep) deformation. So, a new material development is urgent. By means of alternatives, lightweight air-mixed soil using in-situ soils has been developed and applied to fields. In comparison with EPS block, lightweight air-mixed soil has less plastic (creep) deformation in long period, but the strength characteristics are different according to the soils where they are obtained. Therefore, the quality management of lightweight air-mixed soil is very difficult. Therefore in this study, characteristics of lightweight air-trapped soil using a manufactured sand with uniform quality are investigated. To found out the compression and tensile characteristics of lightweight air-tapped soils, unconfined compression test and splitting tensile test are conducted on the specimens prepared with different unit weight, cement-sand ratio and air-pore.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.474-474
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• 2021

물순환 과정에서의 증발산량은 필수적으로 고려해야 하는 요소이며, 증발산은 기상학적 인자뿐만 아니라 증발 표면 특성 등 복합적인 요인에 의해서 발생한다. 이러한 이유로 실제증발산의 절대량을 추정하는 것은 쉽지 않으며, 특히 수문학적 관점에서 유역단위의 증발산량을 산정하는 데에는 기술적인 한계가 존재한다. 반면 잠재증발산량과 실제증발산량의 보완관계가설을 활용하면 복잡한 수문모델링을 거치지 않고 팬증발량으로부터 유역의 실제증발산을 산정할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 관측자료를 기반으로 하여 용담댐 유역의 증발산 보완관계를 검증하고자 한다. 실제증발산량(ETA)은 용담댐 내 덕유산 플럭스 타워의 관측자료를 활용하였으며, 잠재증발산량(ETP)으로는 기상관측소에서 관측한 팬 증발량 자료를 활용하였고 습윤증발산량(ETW)은 Priestley-Taylor 공식을 통해 산정하였다. ETW는 수분이 무제한 공급되는 상황에서의 증발산량으로 정의되며, 동시에 ETA 및 ETP와의 상대적 비율로 스케일화하여 보완관계설정에 활용하였다. 대기의 습윤지수(Moisture Index, MI)는 ETA와 ETP간의 상대적 비율로 정의하였다. 이 때 팬 증발량은 기상 및 주변 환경 조건의 영향을 받아 증발량이 과대추정 되는 경향이 있으므로 보정계수를 적용하여 보정한 값을 활용하였다. 보정계수는 FAO Penman-Monteith 식을 활용한 기준증발산량과 팬 증발량의 기울기로 산정하며, 본 연구에서는 보정계수로 0.77을 사용하였다. 또한 ETW 산정 시 적용되는 Priestley-Talyor 계수(α)는 널리 알려진 값인 1.26 대신 유역의 기상조건을 고려하여 0.99를 적용하였다. α 값의 조정을 통해 증발산 보완관계에 대한 E+의 평균 제곱근 오차(RMSE)가 0.685에서 0.075, Ep+의 경우 0.437에서 0.315로 개선되어 용담댐 유역의 증발산 보완관계가 만족할 만한 수준으로 확인되었다.

• 한국벤처창업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2020.06a
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• pp.129-134
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• 2020

본 연구 목적은 MBTI에 의해 구분되는 인간의 성격유형에 따라 금융투자자들의 위험선호의 차이 유무, Private Banker의 투자 조언의 수용, 그리고 Private Bank Service의 사용의도에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 알아보는 것이다. 또한 MBTI의 성격유형별 주기능 사용의 차이에 기인한 개인의 특성이 위험선호에 미치는 영향을 알아보는 것이다. 이를 위해 본 연구는 실험군인 고액자산가(HNWI)와 대조군인 학생의 MBTI 성격유형을 개별로 검사하고 Holt and Laury (2002)와 Weber et al. (2002)의 설문을 활용하는 실증적인 비교분석을 실시하였다. 본 연구의 결과, 첫째, Holt and Laury(2002)의 Lottery연구에서 고액자산가와 일반 대조군 그리고 MBTI의 주기능분류(ST, NF)에 따른 차이는 존재하였다. 특히 고액자산가의 경우 ST와 NF 그룹의 차이가 존재하는 것을 확인하였다. 둘째, Weber et al.(2002)의 위험 감수를 측정하는 심리측정 요인 중 Gamble(g) Recreation(r)의 특성이 고액자산가에서 위험선호도에 미치는 영향이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 개인의 일상생활에 관련한 특성 또는 금융과 관련 없는 취미생활이 개인의 위험선호도에 반영될 수 있음을 나타내는 것으로 기존의 문헌들의 연구결과를 지지한다고 할 수 있다. 셋째, MBTI의 선호지표점수에 따라 위험선호도에 차이가 존재하였다. MBTI T점수가 높을 경우 위험선호도가 낮은 것을 확인할 수 있었으며, 고액자산가그룹에는 영향이 없는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 넷째, MBTI 유형도표의 태도지표에 의해 구분된 유형들에 따라 전체 금융자산 대비 Private Banker를 이용하는 비율의 차이가 존재하는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 고액자산가를 대상으로 분석한 결과 태도유형 EP의 경우 다른 그룹에 비해 이용비율수준이 낮아 MBTI로 분류된 성격유형에 따라 전체금융자산 대비 Private Banker의 이용수준에도 영향이 있음을 확인하였다.

• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.398-408
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• 2023

Smart clothing products can experience a decrease in performance and reliability due to various mechanical, biological, and chemical stress factors that occur throughout their life cycle. These issues can hinder consumer acceptance of the products. This study aims to enhance the reliability of smart clothing and facilitate quality control by analyzing and identifying the current status of international standardization for smart clothing and electronic textiles (e-textiles). The focus of this analysis was on the durability test methods in the use environment. Furthermore, similar standards published by different standardization organizations for durability tests were compared in depth. The study showed that a total of 27 international standards have been developed or are currently under development. The current standardization efforts mainly aim to develop functionality and durability test methods for smart clothing and e-textile products. A detailed comparison was made between two international standards (IEC 63023-204-1:2023 and AATCC TM210:2019) specifically in relation to the washing durability test method and the electrical resistance measurement standards (BS EN 16812:2016 vs AATCC EP13-2021), before and after the environmental exposure tests. Based on this comparison, several suggestions have been made and discussed for the future revision of these international standards.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.489-498
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• 2008

The objectives of this study were to provide fundamental information on how individual phenolic compounds form on the inside of apple slices during cold storage, the changes in the content of four types of phenols, ingredient variation of individual phenolic compounds and the influence of phenolic compounds on enzymatic browning. This study measured the changes in the content of soluble solids, pH and vitamin C in order to investigate the correlations between these variables. HD and FA were the main phenolic compounds found in the apple slices, and HD was the most prevalent phenol. Furthermore, comparison of the CG and EP content revealed that there were more CGs than EPs. The phenol content tended to decrease considerably in the fresh apple slices and water-dipped apple slices but only slightly in the CP from sucrose-dipped apple slices and 0.5% ascorbic acid solution-dipped apple slices. The degree of browning increased in the following order: fresh apple slices, water-dipped apple slices, 0.5% ascorbic acid solution-dipped apple slices and CP from sucrose-dipped apple slices. The vitamin C content tended to decrease in the fresh apple slices, water-dipped apple slices, 0.5% ascorbic acid solution-dipped apple slices and CP from sucrose-dipped apple slices. The pH tended to increase in all sample groups, but the pH of the water-dipped apple slices was lower than that of the comparison group. The CP from sucrose-dipped apple slices had the lowest value of pH. The change in soluble solids tended to increase in all treatment groups, but this increase was less in the CP from sucrose-dipped apple slice. Correlation analysis revealed a high degree of correlation between browning and chlorogenic acid content. The results of the present study show that, when stored in the fridge, the change in phenol ingredient content in apple slices influences the browning of the slices. The results also showed that HD and FA were the main phenolic compounds, while CG was shown to have the greatest influence on browning.