• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.1215-1224
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• 2008

This research has measured the indoor environment of thirty hair salons, which are located on Gunsan-Si, Jeonlabbuk-Do, from April 1st to April 30th 2005, to examine the related factors on a work environment of hairdressers and a revelation of respiratory symptom, and has polled 260 hairdressers and 350 office workers. After measuring the physical environment of hair salons, the room temperature, the relative humidity and the illumination was in an agreeable range, and 60 percent of hair salons depended on the natural ventilation through the windows. The levels of acetone, toluene and xylene, which were measured at the hair salons, were all under the safety standards (p<0.05), but these are still harmful and volatile matters, so they can be bad for your health by the contact of skin and respiration. The harmful factors that affect a revelation of respiratory symptom were the group who has many exposures of permanent wave or bleaching/dyeing and not many experiences of hairdressing work, the group who smokes every day, and the group who never exercises at all (p<0.05). This result shows that there are possibilities of health problem for hairdressers from the constant and repeating hairdressing works with the exposure of chemicals such as the permanent, bleaching and dyeing. so that hairdressers recognize that they need appropriate ventilation facilities for their agreeable indoor-environments. And also, to prevent the direct exposure of chemicals as much as they can, they need to have an active management of an individual health care by wearing gloves, mask or something like that.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제20권11호
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• pp.1018-1024
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• 2010

The printer noise consists of the noise of the various components and parts such as motor, fan and solenoid. And the human's printing sound recognition shows various aspects when the printer starts to print papers because the components operate at the same time. Especially, printers are usually installed in the quiet office room. Therefore the printing noise is related to its competitiveness in the market. The importance of the printer sound qualities is increasing and it is necessary to develop the sound quality evaluation system, so it is a key point to identify the noise source of the printer and develop the sound quality index to each component. By using this evaluation system, it is possible to evaluate the sound quality of a prototype printer compared to the already existing one. In this paper, the printer sound quality evaluation system was developed by the following steps. Firstly, the signal processing method was applied to the recorded printing sound to identity and split the noise of components. Secondly, the MLR(multiple linear regression) method and the psychoacoustics were used to develop the sound quality index. Finally, the improvement of the printer sound quality is possible by using the result of the MLR and the path analysis. The output of this research will be applied to the development of a new printer.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.109-118
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• 2016

Objectives: To review reference levels by the international and domestic management and provide the basis for setting occupational exposure limits(OELs) of radon in Korea Methods: Government's organizations with laws and systems for monitoring radon exposure were investigated and compared. There are five laws governing Indoor Air Quality(IAQ) control such as Occupational Safety and Health Act, Indoor Air Quality Control in Public Use Facilities, Etc. Act, School Health Act, Public Health Control Act and Parking Lot Act in Korea. It was surveyed that a total of 32 countries including 24 countries in the European Union(EU), six countries in Asian and two countries in North America setting the reference levels for radon in the world. Results: In Korea, there are set guidelines for radon in the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Education. Reference levels of radon for existing dwellings were $150{\sim}400Bq/m^3$ for Western European countries, and $200{\sim}1,500Bq/m^3$ in Eastern European countries. Approximately 67% of those EU countries were set up $400Bq/m^3$ to the standards for existing dwellings. EU countries such as Luxembourg, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Russia had adopted mandatory level for radon. Radon guidelines for new dwellings were set more strictly reference level($200Bq/m^3$) than existing dwellings. Conclusions: International organizations such as ICRP, UNSCEAR and NCRP, etc. had recommended the guidelines for radon. It was calculated the relation of the dose conversion factors with the annual effective doses. the OELs of radon suggest to need to establish $150Bq/m^3$ for office room and $400{\sim}1,000Bq/m^3$ for the workplace.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.409-416
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• 2015

본 연구는 대구 및 경북의 치과위생사들을 대상으로 치과 감염관리의 인식과 실천도를 조사하였으며, 이전의 연구를 참조하여 수정 및 보완 후 설문 조사하였다. 근무지 유형에 따라 치과의원보다는 치과병원에서, 치과 감염관리 담당자 및 감염관리 교육의 프로그램의 여부에 따라 다르게 나타남이 나타났다. 또한 치과 감염관리의 인지도와 실천도는 근무지 유형에 따라 개인방어, 무균술식법, 방사선 장비를 포함한 치과 장비, 감염성 폐기물과 세탁물 관리에서 유의하게 차이를 보였으며, 즉 치과 의원보다 치과병원이 감염관리 인지도 및 실천도가 높았다. 따라서 치과병원에서 감염 예방을 최소화하기 위해, 감염관리 및 감염관리의 정규 교육 및 가이드라인이 필요하며, 치과의 특성을 반영하는 지표 및 프로그램 개발 등이 빨리 도입 되어야 하며, 향후 치과의원(의원급 소형병원)에서의 감염 방지 및 평가 프로그램에 대한 연구 및 정부의 제도도 필요하다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.272-280
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• 2014

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of worker exposure to hazardous chemical substances and propose the direction of work environment management for protecting worker's health in the semiconductor assembly process. Methods: Four assembly lines at two semiconductor manufacturing companies were selected for this study. We investigated the types of chemicals that were used and generated during the assembly process, and evaluated the workers' exposure levels to hazardous chemicals such as benzene and formaldehyde and the current work environment management in the semiconductor assembly process. Results: Most of the chemicals used at the assembly process are complex mixtures with high molecular weight such as adhesives and epoxy molding compounds(EMCs). These complex mixtures are stable when they are used at room temperature. However workers can be exposed to volatile organic compounds(VOCs) such as benzene and formaldehyde when they are used at high temperature over $100^{\circ}C$. The concentration levels of benzene and formaldehyde in chip molding process were higher than other processes. The reason was that by-products were generated during the mold process due to thermal decomposition of EMC and machine cleaner at the process temperature($180^{\circ}C$). Conclusions: Most of the employees working at semiconductor assembly process are exposed directly or indirectly to various chemicals. Although the concentration levels are very lower than occupational exposure limits, workers can be exposed to carcinogens such as benzene and formaldehyde. Therefore, workers employed in the semiconductor assembly process should be informed of these exposure characteristics.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.45-51
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• 1985

The purpose of this study is to research into the thermal condition and the weight of clothes suitable for the officers engagged in light works in an air-conditioned room in summer. The Major findings are as follows: 1. Thermal conditions of the working environment are $24.5^{\circ}C$ (Dry bulb temp.), $68\%$ (Relative humidity) and 2.6m/sec (Air Velocity). 2. Total clothing weights are 416.6 g/$m^2$ (male) and 340.9 g/$m^2$ (female). Underwear weights are 96.8g/$m^2$ (male) and 85.1g/$m^2$ (female). The latter turned out to be statistically significant in Sexual difference. 3. Means of the thermal sensation are 3.0 (comfortable; male) 2.7 ('Slightly cool' -'Comfortable'; female) and the relationship between clothing weights and thermal sensation proves to be significantly correlated in the case of female. 4. $66.7\%$ of the women and $37.1\%$ of the men feel sensation of coldness at the body's specific area and $79.5\%$ of the women and $54.3\%$ of the men reveals air-conditioning disturbance. 5. As the thermal sensation is close to 'cool-cold', sensation of coldness or air conditioning disturbance are showed up more frequently which is reversely related with weight of under-wear. It is also proved that air conditioning disturbances are influenced by sexual difference in addition to sensation of coldness and thermal sensation. 6. According to the result of experiment, we can have the idea that at condition $X_1$, the drop of limbs' skin temp. is remarkable. At condition $X_2$ skin temp. for distal limbs and mean skin temp. are raised and the falling degree is similar. At condition $X_3$, mean skin temp. and distal skin temp. are remarkably raised, and the falling degree decreases and the beats of pulse rate increase and diastoric blood pressure is lowered.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.1091-1095
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• 2009

The aim of this study investigated the fluctuations of 3 characters from 3 ecotypes [early ripening (ER), middle ripening (MR), and late ripening (LR)] of 20 Korean brown rice cultivars in different storage systems [time: 12 and 24 weeks, temperature: low ($10^{\circ}C$) and room ($25^{\circ}C$)]. With increase of storage time and temperature, lipoxygenase activity, and fat acidity increased, whereas germination rate was reduced. ER cultivars exhibited the highest lipoxygenase activity of $35.49{\pm}2.46$ unit/mg protein during 24 weeks storage at $25^{\circ}C$, followed by LR ($32.73{\pm}1.33$) and MR ($32.66{\pm}1.62$) cultivars. The amounts of fat acidity also were observed by the same order (ER: $20.40{\pm}2.12$>LR: $19.68{\pm}1.86$>MR: $19.64{\pm}1.35$ mg KOH/100 g). Germination rate slightly decreased with increase of time and temperature (MR>LR>ER), but MR and LR cultivars showed the most significant changes (ER: $60.90{\pm}23.47%$, MR: $32.66{\pm}13.95%$, and LR: $32.53{\pm}5.87%$). On the basis of above results, MR cultivars were evaluated the highest quality, because high lipoxygenase activity, high fat acidity, and low germination rate have deteriorated in quality and generated off-odor. Thus, MR cultivars might be very important sources in food processing and stored dietary supplement aspects.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제26권10호
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• pp.491-496
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• 2014

In general, the entire air supply of a bio-safety laboratory (BSL) should be exhausted on the outside to ensure bio-safety, and the air conditioning system should always be operated to maintain a difference in the room pressure. As a result, the annual energy consumption of such a building is approximately five or ten times higher than that of an office building of the same magnitude. Thus, this study applies an actual operating system that targets BSL. The energy consumption is analyzed using the Energy Plus V8.0 program (an energy analysis program), and five kinds of cases that depend on the energy consumption of the basic BSL system are also analyzed. As a result, the energy consumption in Case 1 (basic system) is of 324.95 GJ. When the basic system of Case 1 is compared to that in Case 2 (basic system+passive design with exterior envelopes), an annual energy savings of is 6.9% is achieved. For Case 3 (basic system+Photovoltaic, PV) 12.7% is achieved, and for Case 4 (Solar Geothermal Hybrid System of renewable energy, SGHS) 49.5% is achieved. If a passive design with exterior envelopes and renewable energy system (PV+SGHS) is combined, as in Case 5, the energy consumption would be 118.15 GJ. Therefore, when this last system is compared to a basic system, the passive design with exterior envelopes and renewable energy system (PV+SGHS) can reduce energy consumption by 63.6%.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2009

본 연구의 목적은 실내 유해가스의 제거효율 향상을 위하여 기계 환기시스템의 환기성능을 분석하는 것이다. 환기성능은 ASTM E741-83 기준에 의거하여 체강법을 사용하여 평가하였다. 추적가스($CO_2$) 기법을 사용하여 환기율과 급기/배기구 위치에 따른 환기성능이 평가되었다. 결과적으로 $CO_2$ 농도는 환기율 증가에 따라 지수적으로 감소하며 환기농도가 증가함을 파악하였다. 2종 환기방식 시스템의 환기성능이 1종 환기방식 또는 3종 환기방식 보다 더 우수하였다. 환경공조챔버에서 자연감쇠의 경우와 비교하여 급기량 570Lpm에서 1시간 후에 재실자가 없는 경우의 환기성능은 55%까지 증가하였고 1인 재실자가 있는 경우의 환기성능은 25%까지 증가하였다. 사무실에서 급기량 570Lpm인 경우 환기성능은 자연감쇠와 비교하여 15% 이상 크게 나타났다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.83-88
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 가솔린 풀화재 시 호흡량과 호흡주기 변화에 따라서 인체에 흡입되는 연소가스 농도에 관한 기초 연구를 수행하였다. 이를 위해서 ISO 9705 룸코너 시험기의 1/4 크기인 구획공간을 제작하였으며, 호흡유량 (2, 6, 10) LPM 에 대해서 연소가스를 지속적으로 흡입하는 경우(Infinity)와 호흡주기가 2 s와 5 s인 각각의 경우 일산화탄소와 산소 농도를 측정하였다. 그 결과 구획 공간에서 가솔린 풀화재의 이론 발열량이 5.34 kW인 연소조건에서 산소와 이산화탄소의 경우 모두 호흡주기에 비해서 호흡량이 증가함에 따른 농도 편차가 더욱 높은 것을 확인하였다. 또한, 호흡 주기가 증가함에 따라서 산소 농도의 경우 최소값의 변화가 평균값에 비해서 더욱 크게 나타난 반면 일산화탄소 농도의 경우 평균값의 변화가 최대값에 비해서 더욱 크게 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 화재 시 피난자의 호흡 특성에 따라서 실제 흡입되는 유해가스의 농도를 고려하여야 보다 정확한 피난 특성을 예측할 수 있는 것으로 사료된다.