• 한국습지학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.168-181
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• 2024

인공습지는(CW)는 침투, 흡착, 저류, 식물과 미생물의 증발산 등과 같은 수문학적 및 생태학적 기작에 의하여 오염물질 제거, 탄소흡수 및 저장, 생물다양성 향상 등의 생태계서비스를 제공한다. 본 연구는 수평지하흐름 인공습지(HSSF CW)의 미생물 군집과 토양의 물리·화학적 특성 및 처리효율의 상관관계를 분석하기 위하여 수행되었다. 연구를 위한 모니터링은 강우시 수질특성, 토양특성, 미생물 분석이 수행되었다. 따뜻한 계절(>15℃) 에서 TSS, COD, TN, TP 및 중금속(Fe, Zn, Cd) 제거효율이33~74% 범위로 나타났다. 그러나 추운 계절(≤15℃)에서 TOC 35%로 가장 높은 제거 효율이 나타났다. 인공습지 내 토양은 인근에서 채취한 토양의 토양유기탄소(SOC) 함량보다 3.3배 더 높은 함량을 가지고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 유입부와 유출부의 탄소(C), 질소(N) 및 인(P)의 화학양론비(C:N:P)는 각각 120:1.5:1 및 135.2:0.4:1로 나타났으며, 탄소에 비해 질소와 인의 비율이 매우 낮아 미생물 성장에 문제가 발생될 수 있다. 미생물 분석에서는 생물다양성 지수를 통해 미생물 군집의 풍부도, 다양성, 균질성 및 균일성이 따뜻한 계절이 추운 계절에 비해 높게 나타났다. 인공습지의 강우유출수 오염물질 중 질소고정 미생물인 Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Acidobacteria, Bacteroidetes가 우점종으로 미생물 생장을 촉진하는 것으로 평가되었는데 이는 특정 토양특성 및 유입수 특성이 미생물 풍부도와 밀접한 관련이 있음을 의미한다.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.12-24
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• 2024

본세계적으로 소아 코로나바이러스 감염 2019 (COVID-19) 환자 수가 질병 초기와 비교하여 증가하고 있으며, 이는 고도로 전염성이 있는 중증 급성 호흡기 증후군 코로나바이러스 변이와 성인 COVID-19 백신 접종 증가와 관련이 있다. 본 연구는 청소년 대상 COVID-19 백신 접종의 무작위 임상시험 (randomized controlled trial, RCT) 후향적 관찰연구를 대상으로 신속 체계적 문헌고찰과 메타 분석을 수행했다. 체계적 문헌고찰 결과, 17개의 연구가 최종적으로 포함되었다. 메타 분석 결과, 청소년 대상 예방접종은 후향적 관찰 연구에서 COVID-19 감염을 예방하는 데 유의미하게 효과적이었으나 (risk ratio [RR], 0.29; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.22-0.37; I²=100%), RCT보다 COVID-19 감염을 예방하는 효과가 낮았다 (RR, 0.05; 95% CI, 0.01-0.27). 5개의 후향적 관찰 연구에서, 국민 10만 명당 심근염 및/또는 심낭염 비율은 2.33명 (95% CI, 0.97-5.61 명)이었다. 성별 및 백신 접종 횟수에 따른 하위 그룹 분석 결과, 남성 (국민 10만 명당 5.35 명) 및 두 번째 접종 (국민 10만 명당 9.71명)은 여성 (국민 10만 명당 1.09명) 및 첫 번째 접종 (국민 10만 명당 1.61명)보다 심근염 및/또는 심낭염 발생률이 유의하게 높았다. 본 연구에서는 청소년을 대상으로 mRNA COVID-19 백신을 접종하는 것은 RCT 및 관찰연구 모두에서 COVID-19에 대해 효과적이었다. 또한 청소년 대상 BNT162b2 백신의 안전성 결과를 탐색하였으며, 성별 및 백신 접종 횟수에 따른 안전성의 차이를 확인했다. 향후 mRNA COVID-19 예방접종 후 부작용 발생은 계속 모니터링할 필요가 있다.

• 경영정보학연구
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.1-19
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• 2017

본 연구는 텍스트마이닝 기법 중 토픽 분석을 활용하여 관련 업계 국내 1위 S사(社)의 최고경영자 대상 온라인 교육 콘텐츠 강의 중심으로 원문 스크립트를 분석했다. 지난 5년간(2011~2015)년 서비스된 총 4,824개 콘텐츠를 바탕으로 핵심 키워드를 추출한 다음 주제별 22가지 토픽으로 분류한 후 동향 분석을 수행했다. 이를 통해 최근 콘텐츠 비중이 급증하고 있는 토픽 주제를 확인할 수 있었다. 다음으로 토픽 분석을 통해 분류한 토픽 및 카테고리를 바탕으로 회원 평가 요인을 적용해 카테고리 및 각 토픽별 지적 관심도를 체계화 할 수 있었다. 경영·경제 분야에서는 마케팅전략, 인사/조직, 커뮤니케이션 분야 등이 높은 관심도와 만족도를 나타냈다. 인문 분야에서는 철학, 전쟁사, 역사(서양) 라이프스타일에서는 마음건강 분야가 관심도와 만족도 둘 다 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이와 함께 교육용 콘텐츠가 시대 변화에 민감하게 반응할지라도 회원의 관심과 만족도 제고에는 실패할 수 있다는 사실을 확인할 수 있었다. 최근 콘텐츠 비중은 급증했지만 평균 이하의 만족도를 기록한 IT기술 토픽이 대표적 사례라 할 수 있다. 이를 통해 최고경영자 대상 콘텐츠 제작 시 단순히 기술적 측면의 정보전달에서 끝나는 것이 아닌 기술 적용을 통한 가치혁신에 대한 깊이 있는 시사점을 도출하거나 풍부한 영상 자료를 바탕으로 다양한 볼거리를 제공하는 등 양적인 측면과 함께 질적인 측면을 고려해야 한다는 교훈을 얻을 수 있었다. 본 연구는 포털 사이트 혹은 SNS 자료가 아닌 국내 가장 영향력 있는 이러닝 기업 데이터를 토대로 분석을 진행했기에 보다 심도 있고 실용적인 결과를 도출했다. 또한 이러닝 관련 연구 분야에서 지금까지는 드물었지만 기술의 발달로 점점 연구 조사 방법론으로 기대가 높아진 텍스트마이닝 방법에 대하여 그 적용 가능성을 성공적으로 탐색해 보았다. 기존에는 콘텐츠 운영 현황 분석 시 콘텐츠 프로그램명에 입각, 표면적인 방식으로 분류할 수밖에 없는 한계가 존재했다면 텍스트마이닝 방법론을 활용하면 비정형 데이터 콘텐츠 스크립트를 바탕으로 분석하여 내용을 바탕으로 한 보다 심도 있는 콘텐츠 분류 및 주제 분류를 이끌어 낼 수 있다. 이를 바탕으로 연도에 따른 주제별 콘텐츠 서비스 현황을 도식화한다면 현재 부족한 분야와 필요한 분야에 대한 보다 심도 있는 고찰이 가능하다. 본 연구는 다양한 텍스트마이닝 기법 중에서 이러닝의 상황에서 효과적으로 연구하기 위한 새로운 방법론을 제시했으며 향후 최고경영자 교육 관련 분야별 지적 관심도에 대한 분석에 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국간담췌외과학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.70-79
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• 2024

Backgrounds/Aims: After pancreatoduodenectomy (PD), an early oral diet is recommended; however, the postoperative nutritional management of PD patients is known to be highly variable, with some centers still routinely providing parenteral nutrition (PN). Some patients who receive PN experience clinically significant complications, underscoring its judicious use. Using a large cohort, this study aimed to determine the proportion of PD patients who received postoperative nutritional support (NS), describe the nature of this support, and investigate whether receiving PN correlated with adverse perioperative outcomes. Methods: Data were extracted from the Recurrence After Whipple's study, a retrospective multicenter study of PD outcomes. Results: In total, 1,323 patients (89%) had data on their postoperative NS status available. Of these, 45% received postoperative NS, which was "enteral only," "parenteral only," and "enteral and parenteral" in 44%, 35%, and 21% of cases, respectively. Body mass index < 18.5 kg/m² (p = 0.03), absence of preoperative biliary stenting (p = 0.009), and serum albumin < 36 g/L (p = 0.009) all correlated with receiving postoperative NS. Among those who did not develop a serious postoperative complication, i.e., those who had a relatively uneventful recovery, 20% received PN. Conclusions: A considerable number of patients who had an uneventful recovery received PN. PN is not without risk, and should be reserved for those who are unable to take an oral diet. PD patients should undergo pre- and postoperative assessment by nutrition professionals to ensure they are managed appropriately, and to optimize perioperative outcomes.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.29-94
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• 1974

Today most developed countries provide modern medical care for most of the population. The rural area is the more neglected area in the medical and health field. In public health, the philosophy is that medical care for in maintenance of health is a basic right of man; it should not be discriminated against racial, environmental or financial situations. The deficiency of the medical care system, cultural bias, economic development, and ignorance of the residents about health care brought about the shortage of medical personnel and facilities on the rural areas. Moreover, medical students and physicians have been taught less about rural health care than about urban health care. Medical care, therefore, is insufficient in terms of health care personnel/and facilities in rural areas. Under such a situation, there is growing concern about the health problems among the rural population. The findings presented in this report are useful measures of the major health problems and even more important, as a guide to planning for improved medical care systems. It is hoped that findings from this study will be useful to those responsible for improving the delivery of health service for the rural population. Objectives: -to determine the health status of the residents in the rural areas. -to assess the rural population's needs in terms of health and medical care. -to make recommendations concerning improvement in the delivery of health and medical care for the rural population. Procedures: For the sampling design, the ideal would be to sample according to the proportion of the composition age-groups. As the health problems would be different by group, the sample was divided into 10 different age-groups. If the sample were allocated by proportion of composition of each age group, some age groups would be too small to estimate the health problem. The sample size of each age-group population was 100 people/age-groups. Personal interviews were conducted by specially trained medical students. The interviews dealt at length with current health status, medical care problems, utilization of medical services, medical cost paid for medical care and attitudes toward health. In addition, more information was gained from the public health field, including environmental sanitation, maternal and child health, family planning, tuberculosis control, and dental health. The sample Sample size was one fourth of total population: 1,438 The aged 10-14 years showed the largest number of 254 and the aged under one year was the smallest number of 81. Participation in examination Examination sessions usually were held in the morning every Tuesday, Wenesday, and Thursday for 3 hours at each session at the Namchun Health station. In general, the rate of participation in medical examination was low especially in ages between 10-19 years old. The highest rate of participation among are groups was the under one year age-group by 100 percent. The lowest use rate as low as 3% of those in the age-groups 10-19 years who are attending junior and senior high school in Taegu city so the time was not convenient for them to recieve examinations. Among the over 20 years old group, the rate of participation of female was higher than that of males. The results are as follows: A. Publie health problems Population: The number of pre-school age group who required child health was 724, among them infants numbered 96. Number of eligible women aged 15-44 years was 1,279, and women with husband who need maternal health numbered 700. The age-group of 65 years or older was 201 needed more health care and 65 of them had disabilities. (Table 2). Environmental sanitation: Seventy-nine percent of the residents relied upon well water as a primary source of dringking water. Ninety-three percent of the drinking water supply was rated as unfited quality for drinking. More than 90% of latrines were unhygienic, in structure design and sanitation (Table 15). Maternal and child health: Maternal health Average number of pregnancies of eligible women was 4 times. There was almost no pre- and post-natal care. Pregnancy wastage Still births was 33 per 1,000 live births. Spontaneous abortion was 156 per 1,000 live births. Induced abortion was 137 per 1,000 live births. Delivery condition More than 90 percent of deliveries were conducted at home. Attendants at last delivery were laymen by 76% and delivery without attendants was 14%. The rate of non-sterilized scissors as an instrument used to cut the umbilical cord was as high as 54% and of sickles was 14%. The rate of difficult delivery counted for 3%. Maternal death rate estimates about 35 per 10,000 live births. Child health Consultation rate for child health was almost non existant. In general, vaccination rate of children was low; vaccination rates for children aged 0-5 years with BCG and small pox were 34 and 28 percent respectively. The rate of vaccination with DPT and Polio were 23 and 25% respectively but the rate of the complete three injections were as low as 5 and 3% respectively. The number of dead children was 280 per 1,000 living children. Infants death rate was 45 per 1,000 live births (Table 16), Family planning: Approval rate of married women for family planning was as high as 86%. The rate of experiences of contraception in the past was 51%. The current rate of contraception was 37%. Willingness to use contraception in the future was as high as 86% (Table 17). Tuberculosis control: Number of registration patients at the health center currently was 25. The number indicates one eighth of estimate number of tuberculosis in the area. Number of discharged cases in the past accounted for 79 which showed 50% of active cases when discharged time. Rate of complete treatment among reasons of discharge in the past as low as 28%. There needs to be a follow up observation of the discharged cases (Table 18). Dental problems: More than 50% of the total population have at least one or more dental problems. (Table 19) B. Medical care problems Incidence rate: 1. In one month Incidence rate of medical care problems during one month was 19.6 percent. Among these health problems which required rest at home were 11.8 percent. The estimated number of patients in the total population is 1,206. The health problems reported most frequently in interviews during one month are: GI trouble, respiratory disease, neuralgia, skin disease, and communicable disease-in that order, The rate of health problems by age groups was highest in the 1-4 age group and in the 60 years or over age group, the lowest rate was the 10-14 year age group. In general, 0-29 year age group except the 1-4 year age group was low incidence rate. After 30 years old the rate of health problems increases gradually with aging. Eighty-three percent of health problems that occured during one month were solved by primary medical care procedures. Seventeen percent of health problems needed secondary care. Days rested at home because of illness during one month were 0.7 days per interviewee and 8days per patient and it accounts for 2,161 days for the total productive population in the area. (Table 20) 2. In a year The incidence rate of medical care problems during a year was 74.8%, among them health problems which required rest at home was 37 percent. Estimated number of patients in the total population during a year was 4,600. The health problems that occured most frequently among the interviewees during a year were: Cold (30%), GI trouble (18), respiratory disease (11), anemia (10), diarrhea (10), neuralgia (10), parasite disease (9), ENT (7), skin (7), headache (7), trauma (4), communicable disease (3), and circulatory disease (3) -in that order. The rate of health problems by age groups was highest in the infants group, thereafter the rate decreased gradually until the age 15-19 year age group which showed the lowest, and then the rate increased gradually with aging. Eighty-seven percent of health problems during a year were solved by primary medical care. Thirteen percent of them needed secondary medical care procedures. Days rested at home because of illness during a year were 16 days per interviewee and 44 days per patient and it accounted for 57,335 days lost among productive age group in the area (Table 21). Among those given medical examination, the conditions observed most frequently were respiratory disease, GI trouble, parasite disease, neuralgia, skin disease, trauma, tuberculosis, anemia, chronic obstructive lung disease, eye disorders-in that order (Table 22). The main health problems required secondary medical care are as fellows: (previous page). Utilization of medical care (treatment) The rate of treatment by various medical facilities for all health problems during one month was 73 percent. The rate of receiving of medical care of those who have health problems which required rest at home was 52% while the rate of those who have health problems which did not required rest was 61 percent (Table 23). The rate of receiving of medical care for all health problems during a year was 67 percent. The rate of receiving of medical care of those who have health problems which required rest at home was 82 percent while the rate of those who have health problems which did not required rest was as low as 53 percent (Table 24). Types of medical facilitied used were as follows: Hospital and clinics: 32-35% Herb clinics: 9-10% Drugstore: 53-58% Hospitalization Rate of hospitalization was 1.7% and the estimate number of hospitalizations among the total population during a year will be 107 persons (Table 25). Medical cost: Average medical cost per person during one month and a year were 171 and 2,800 won respectively. Average medical cost per patient during one month and a year were 1,109 and 3,740 won respectively. Average cost per household during a year was 15,800 won (Table 26, 27). Solution measures for health and medical care problems in rural area: A. Health problems which could be solved by paramedical workers such as nurses, midwives and aid nurses etc. are as follows: 1. Improvement of environmental sanitation 2. MCH except medical care problems 3. Family planning except surgical intervention 4. Tuberculosis control except diagnosis and prescription 5. Dental care except operational intervention 6. Health education for residents for improvement of utilization of medical facilities and early diagnosis etc. B. Medical care problems 1. Eighty-five percent of health problems could be solved by primary care procedures by general practitioners. 2. Fifteen percent of health problems need secondary medical procedures by a specialist. C. Medical cost Concidering the economic situation in rural area the amount of 2,062 won per residents during a year will be burdensome, so financial assistance is needed gorvernment to solve health and medical care problems for rural people.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제70권1호
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• pp.7-16
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• 1985

임목(林木)의 주체성인(主體成因)인 수간(樹幹)에 대한 각종(各種) 성장인자간(成長因子間)의 정준상관(正準相關)과 그의 관계적(關係的) 배경(背景) 및 수간(樹幹)의 총합적(總合的)인 변동분석(變動分析)에 의(依)한 수간적(樹幹的) 특징(特徵)을 파악(把握)함에 있어, 그의 최적기법(最適技法)을 탐색(探索)하기 위한 시도(試圖)로서 일본(日本)잎갈나무(Larix leptolepis)에 주성분(主成分) 및 정준상관분석법(正準相關分析法)을 도입적용(導入適用)하고, 얻어진 결과(結果)를 다음과 같이 요약(要約)한다. 1) 정형수(正形數)($x_8$)를 제외(除外)한 모든 성장인자(成長因子) 즉(卽), 수고(樹高)($x_1$), 지하고(枝下高)($x_2$), 망고(望高)($x_3$), 흉고직경(胸高直徑)($x_4$), 중앙직경(中央直徑)($x_5$), 수관폭(樹冠幅)($x_6$) 및 간재적(幹材積)($x_7$) 등(等)의 각(各) 인자간(因子間)에 강약간(強弱間)의 상관(相關)이 있으며, 특(特)히 흉고직경(胸高直徑), 수고(樹高) 및 중앙직경(中央直徑) 등(等)은 간재적(幹材積)과 고도(高度)의 상관(相關)이 있다(표(表) l 참조(參照)). 2) (1) 상장성장인자(上長成長因子)인 수고(樹高), 지하고(枝下高) 및 망고(望高) 등(等)의 합성변량(合成變量)과 간재적간(幹材積間), (2) 비대성장인자(肥大成長因子)인 흉고직경(胸高直徑), 중앙직경(中央直徑) 및 수관폭(樹冠幅) 등(等)의 합성변량(合成變量)과 간재적간(幹材積間), (3) 상장(上長) 및 비대성장인자(肥大成長因子)를 총망라(總網羅)한 6개인자(個因子)의 합성변량(合成變量)과 간재적간(幹材積間)의 정준상관계수(正準相關係數)와 정준변량(正準變量)이 각각(各各) $${(1)\;{\gamma}_{u1,v1}=0.82980^{**},\;\{u_1=1.00000x_7\\v_1=1.08323x_1-0.04299x_2-0.07080x_3}\\{(2)\;{\gamma}_{u1,v1}=0.98198^{**},\;\{u_1=1.00000x_7\\v_1=0.86433x_4+0.11996x_5+0.02917x_6}\\{(3)\;{\gamma}_{u1,v1}=0.98700^{**},\;\{u_1=1.00000x_7\\v1=0.12948x_1+0.00291x_2+0.03076x_3+0.76707x_4+0.09107x_5+0.02576x_6}$$ 등(等)과 같이 되어, 어느 경우(境遇)에서도 고도(高度)의 정준상관(正準相關)을 가지며, (1)의 경우(境遇)에는 수고(樹高)가, (2)의 경우(境遇)에는 흉고직경(胸高直徑)이, (3)의 경우(境遇)에는 흉고직경(胸高直徑)과 수고(樹高)가 각각(各各)의 정준상관(正準相關)에 절대적인 기여(寄與)를 하는 것으로서, 각종(各種) 질적성장(質的成長)의 총합특성(總合特性)은 이들 인자(因子)의 막강한 영향력(影響力)에 의해서 형성(形成)되며, 특(特)히 (3)의 경우에서 간재적(幹材積)과의 정준상관(正準相關)에 미치는 흉고직경(胸高直徑)의 영향력(影響力)은 기타(其他)의 인자(因子)에 비(比)하여 판이(判異)하게 큰 것으로 밝혀지고 있다(표(表) 2 참조(參照)). 3) 상장성장인자(上長成長因子)인 수고(樹高), 지하고(枝下高) 및 망고(望高) 등(等)의 합성변량(合成變量)과 비대성장인자(肥大成長因子)인 흉고직경(胸高直徑), 중앙직경(中央直徑) 및 수관폭(樹冠幅) 등(等)의 합성변량간(合成變量間)의 정준상관계수(正準相關係數)와 정준변량(正準變量)이 $${\gamma}_{u1,v1}=0.78556^{**},\;\{u_1=1.20569x_1-0.04444x_2-0.21696x_3\\v_1=1.09571x_4-0.14076z_5+0.05285z_6$$와 같이 됨에 따라, 각종 상장성장인자(上長成長因子)와 비대성장인자간(肥大成長因子間)의 고도(高度)의 정준상관(正準相關)에 있어 수고(樹高)와 흉고직경(胸高直徑)만의 기여도(寄與度)가 극(極)히 현저한 것으로서, 상장성장(上長成長)의 총합특성(總合特性)은 수고(樹高)에 의해서, 비대성장(肥大成長)의 총합특성(總合特性)은 흉고직경(胸高直徑)에 의해서 각각(各各) 형성(形成)된다는 사실(事實)이 확인(確認)된 것이다. 따라서 양인자(兩因子)에 대한 간재적계측(幹材積計測)에 있어서의 필수유력인(必須有力因子)로서의 과학성(科學性)이 입증(立證)된 것이라 생각한다(표(表) 2 참조(參照)). 4) 수간(樹幹)의 8개성장인자(個成長因子) 즉(卽), 8차원(次元)의 정보(情報)(특성치(特性値))를 설정(設定)된 유효목표(有效目標) 85%에 따라 3차원(次元)으로 간략화(簡約化)된 총합특성치(總合特性値) 즉(卽), 제(第) 1 ~ 제(第) 3 주성분(主成分)은 다음과 같다. 제(第) 1 주성분(主成分)($Z_1$); $Z_1=0.40192x_1+0.23693x_2+0.37047x_3+0.41745x_4+0.41629x_5+0.33454x_60.42798x_7+0.04923x_8$ 제(第) 2 주성분(主成分)($Z_2$) ; $z_2=-0.09306x_1-0.34707x_2+0.08372x_3-0.03239x_4+0.11152x_5+0.00012x_6+0.02407x_7+0.92185x_8$ 제(第) 3 주성분(主成分)($Z_3$) ; $Z_3=0.19832x_1+0.68210x_2+0.35824x_3-0.22522x_4-0.20876x_5-0.42373x_6-0.15055x_7+0.26562x_8$ 제(第) 1 주성분(主成分)($Z_1$)은 기여율(寄與率)이 63.26%나 되는 매우 높은 정보흡수력(情報吸收力)을 가진 "크기의 인자(因子)(size factor)"로서, 그의 주성분득점(主成分得點)(principal component score)은 인자부하량(因子負荷量)이 매우 높은 간재적(幹材積), 흉고직경(胸高直徑), 중앙직경(中央直徑) 및 수고(樹高) 등(等)에 의해써 결정(決定)되며, 제(第) 2 주성분(主成分)($Z_2$)은 입체적(立體的) 형상(形狀)의 지표(指標) 즉(卽), 수간(樹幹)의 입체적(立體的) 상사성(相似性)과 완구도(完溝度)를 나타내주는 "형상(形狀)의 인자(因子)(shape factor)"로서, 그의 score는 정형수(正形數)의 절대적(絶對的)인 영향력(影響力)에 의(依)해서 형성(形成)되며, 제(第) 3 주성분(主成分)($Z_3$)은 상장성장(上長成長)과 비대성장(肥大成長)과의 역관계(逆關係)의 현상(現象) 즉(卽), 수간(樹幹)의 세장(細長)(또는 굵고 짧음)의 정도를 표시(表示)하는 성장형상(成長形狀)의 지표(指標)로서, 이는 제(第) 2의 "형상(形狀)의 인자(因子)"가 된다. 이상(以上) 3개주성분(個主成分)은 그의 누적기여율(累積寄與率)이 88.36%로서 만족스러운 정보흡수역량(情報吸收力量)을 지니고 있다(표(表) 3 참조(參照)). 5) 본(本) 연구(硏究)에 적용(適用)된 주성분(主成分) 및 정준(正準) 상관분석법(相關分析法)은 적극적(積極的)인 이용개발(利用開發)에 따라서는 삼림계측(森林計測)(임목성장(林木成長)), 지위판정분류(地位判定分類), 삼림(森林) 및 임산업(林産業)의 경영진단(經營診斷), 임산가공(林産加工)(품(品))의 생산관리(生産管理) 및 기지(其地) 총합특성치(總合特性値)의 산정(算定)을 필요(必要)로 하는 분야(分野)에 많은 기여(寄與)가 있을 것으로 사료(思料)된다.

• 대한교통학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한교통학회 1995년도 제27회 학술발표회
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• pp.101-113
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• 1995

The objective of this research is to test the feasibility of developing a statewide truck traffic forecasting methodology for Wisconsin by using Origin-Destination surveys, traffic counts, classification counts, and other data that are routinely collected by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT). Development of a feasible model will permit estimation of future truck traffic for every major link in the network. This will provide the basis for improved estimation of future pavement deterioration. Pavement damage rises exponentially as axle weight increases, and trucks are responsible for most of the traffic-induced damage to pavement. Consequently, forecasts of truck traffic are critical to pavement management systems. The pavement Management Decision Supporting System (PMDSS) prepared by WisDOT in May 1990 combines pavement inventory and performance data with a knowledge base consisting of rules for evaluation, problem identification and rehabilitation recommendation. Without a r.easonable truck traffic forecasting methodology, PMDSS is not able to project pavement performance trends in order to make assessment and recommendations in the future years. However, none of WisDOT's existing forecasting methodologies has been designed specifically for predicting truck movements on a statewide highway network. For this research, the Origin-Destination survey data avaiiable from WisDOT, including two stateline areas, one county, and five cities, are analyzed and the zone-to'||'&'||'not;zone truck trip tables are developed. The resulting Origin-Destination Trip Length Frequency (00 TLF) distributions by trip type are applied to the Gravity Model (GM) for comparison with comparable TLFs from the GM. The gravity model is calibrated to obtain friction factor curves for the three trip types, Internal-Internal (I-I), Internal-External (I-E), and External-External (E-E). ~oth "macro-scale" calibration and "micro-scale" calibration are performed. The comparison of the statewide GM TLF with the 00 TLF for the macro-scale calibration does not provide suitable results because the available 00 survey data do not represent an unbiased sample of statewide truck trips. For the "micro-scale" calibration, "partial" GM trip tables that correspond to the 00 survey trip tables are extracted from the full statewide GM trip table. These "partial" GM trip tables are then merged and a partial GM TLF is created. The GM friction factor curves are adjusted until the partial GM TLF matches the 00 TLF. Three friction factor curves, one for each trip type, resulting from the micro-scale calibration produce a reasonable GM truck trip model. A key methodological issue for GM. calibration involves the use of multiple friction factor curves versus a single friction factor curve for each trip type in order to estimate truck trips with reasonable accuracy. A single friction factor curve for each of the three trip types was found to reproduce the 00 TLFs from the calibration data base. Given the very limited trip generation data available for this research, additional refinement of the gravity model using multiple mction factor curves for each trip type was not warranted. In the traditional urban transportation planning studies, the zonal trip productions and attractions and region-wide OD TLFs are available. However, for this research, the information available for the development .of the GM model is limited to Ground Counts (GC) and a limited set ofOD TLFs. The GM is calibrated using the limited OD data, but the OD data are not adequate to obtain good estimates of truck trip productions and attractions .. Consequently, zonal productions and attractions are estimated using zonal population as a first approximation. Then, Selected Link based (SELINK) analyses are used to adjust the productions and attractions and possibly recalibrate the GM. The SELINK adjustment process involves identifying the origins and destinations of all truck trips that are assigned to a specified "selected link" as the result of a standard traffic assignment. A link adjustment factor is computed as the ratio of the actual volume for the link (ground count) to the total assigned volume. This link adjustment factor is then applied to all of the origin and destination zones of the trips using that "selected link". Selected link based analyses are conducted by using both 16 selected links and 32 selected links. The result of SELINK analysis by u~ing 32 selected links provides the least %RMSE in the screenline volume analysis. In addition, the stability of the GM truck estimating model is preserved by using 32 selected links with three SELINK adjustments, that is, the GM remains calibrated despite substantial changes in the input productions and attractions. The coverage of zones provided by 32 selected links is satisfactory. Increasing the number of repetitions beyond four is not reasonable because the stability of GM model in reproducing the OD TLF reaches its limits. The total volume of truck traffic captured by 32 selected links is 107% of total trip productions. But more importantly, ~ELINK adjustment factors for all of the zones can be computed. Evaluation of the travel demand model resulting from the SELINK adjustments is conducted by using screenline volume analysis, functional class and route specific volume analysis, area specific volume analysis, production and attraction analysis, and Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT) analysis. Screenline volume analysis by using four screenlines with 28 check points are used for evaluation of the adequacy of the overall model. The total trucks crossing the screenlines are compared to the ground count totals. L V/GC ratios of 0.958 by using 32 selected links and 1.001 by using 16 selected links are obtained. The %RM:SE for the four screenlines is inversely proportional to the average ground count totals by screenline .. The magnitude of %RM:SE for the four screenlines resulting from the fourth and last GM run by using 32 and 16 selected links is 22% and 31 % respectively. These results are similar to the overall %RMSE achieved for the 32 and 16 selected links themselves of 19% and 33% respectively. This implies that the SELINICanalysis results are reasonable for all sections of the state.Functional class and route specific volume analysis is possible by using the available 154 classification count check points. The truck traffic crossing the Interstate highways (ISH) with 37 check points, the US highways (USH) with 50 check points, and the State highways (STH) with 67 check points is compared to the actual ground count totals. The magnitude of the overall link volume to ground count ratio by route does not provide any specific pattern of over or underestimate. However, the %R11SE for the ISH shows the least value while that for the STH shows the largest value. This pattern is consistent with the screenline analysis and the overall relationship between %RMSE and ground count volume groups. Area specific volume analysis provides another broad statewide measure of the performance of the overall model. The truck traffic in the North area with 26 check points, the West area with 36 check points, the East area with 29 check points, and the South area with 64 check points are compared to the actual ground count totals. The four areas show similar results. No specific patterns in the L V/GC ratio by area are found. In addition, the %RMSE is computed for each of the four areas. The %RMSEs for the North, West, East, and South areas are 92%, 49%, 27%, and 35% respectively, whereas, the average ground counts are 481, 1383, 1532, and 3154 respectively. As for the screenline and volume range analyses, the %RMSE is inversely related to average link volume. 'The SELINK adjustments of productions and attractions resulted in a very substantial reduction in the total in-state zonal productions and attractions. The initial in-state zonal trip generation model can now be revised with a new trip production's trip rate (total adjusted productions/total population) and a new trip attraction's trip rate. Revised zonal production and attraction adjustment factors can then be developed that only reflect the impact of the SELINK adjustments that cause mcreases or , decreases from the revised zonal estimate of productions and attractions. Analysis of the revised production adjustment factors is conducted by plotting the factors on the state map. The east area of the state including the counties of Brown, Outagamie, Shawano, Wmnebago, Fond du Lac, Marathon shows comparatively large values of the revised adjustment factors. Overall, both small and large values of the revised adjustment factors are scattered around Wisconsin. This suggests that more independent variables beyond just 226; population are needed for the development of the heavy truck trip generation model. More independent variables including zonal employment data (office employees and manufacturing employees) by industry type, zonal private trucks 226; owned and zonal income data which are not available currently should be considered. A plot of frequency distribution of the in-state zones as a function of the revised production and attraction adjustment factors shows the overall " adjustment resulting from the SELINK analysis process. Overall, the revised SELINK adjustments show that the productions for many zones are reduced by, a factor of 0.5 to 0.8 while the productions for ~ relatively few zones are increased by factors from 1.1 to 4 with most of the factors in the 3.0 range. No obvious explanation for the frequency distribution could be found. The revised SELINK adjustments overall appear to be reasonable. The heavy truck VMT analysis is conducted by comparing the 1990 heavy truck VMT that is forecasted by the GM truck forecasting model, 2.975 billions, with the WisDOT computed data. This gives an estimate that is 18.3% less than the WisDOT computation of 3.642 billions of VMT. The WisDOT estimates are based on the sampling the link volumes for USH, 8TH, and CTH. This implies potential error in sampling the average link volume. The WisDOT estimate of heavy truck VMT cannot be tabulated by the three trip types, I-I, I-E ('||'&'||'pound;-I), and E-E. In contrast, the GM forecasting model shows that the proportion ofE-E VMT out of total VMT is 21.24%. In addition, tabulation of heavy truck VMT by route functional class shows that the proportion of truck traffic traversing the freeways and expressways is 76.5%. Only 14.1% of total freeway truck traffic is I-I trips, while 80% of total collector truck traffic is I-I trips. This implies that freeways are traversed mainly by I-E and E-E truck traffic while collectors are used mainly by I-I truck traffic. Other tabulations such as average heavy truck speed by trip type, average travel distance by trip type and the VMT distribution by trip type, route functional class and travel speed are useful information for highway planners to understand the characteristics of statewide heavy truck trip patternS. Heavy truck volumes for the target year 2010 are forecasted by using the GM truck forecasting model. Four scenarios are used. Fo~ better forecasting, ground count- based segment adjustment factors are developed and applied. ISH 90 '||'&'||' 94 and USH 41 are used as example routes. The forecasting results by using the ground count-based segment adjustment factors are satisfactory for long range planning purposes, but additional ground counts would be useful for USH 41. Sensitivity analysis provides estimates of the impacts of the alternative growth rates including information about changes in the trip types using key routes. The network'||'&'||'not;based GMcan easily model scenarios with different rates of growth in rural versus . . urban areas, small versus large cities, and in-state zones versus external stations. cities, and in-state zones versus external stations.

• 미술자료
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• 제96권
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• pp.239-260
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• 2019

본 논고는 19세기 이후 형성된 서화(書畫)의 유통과 확산의 양상을 당시 활발히 제작된 장식병풍 중 하나인 <백선도(百扇圖)>의 예를 통해 살펴본 글이다. 백선도는 화면에 다양한 형태의 부채를 겹쳐서 배치하고 각각의 선면(扇面) 안에 여러 종류의 화제(畫題)를 그린 것을 말한다. 부채와 선면화(扇面畫)라는 소재는 이전부터 존재하였지만 장식용 회화의 소재로 등장한 것은 19세기 이후로, 호사취미 경향을 반영하여 주로 병풍(屛風)으로 활발히 제작되었다. 지난 2016년 국립중앙박물관 특별전 '미술 속 도시, 도시 속 미술'에서 독일로텐바움세계문화예술박물관 소장 <백선도>가 새로이 소개된 바 있다. 6폭으로 구성된 이 병풍에는 한 폭 당 5개 이상의 다양한 종류의 부채들이 등장하고 각 부채 면에는 단순히 채색한 것 뿐 아니라 다양한 화목(畫目)의 그림들이 남아있다. 무엇보다 이 작품을 주목해야 하는 것은 국립중앙박물관에 동일한 초본(草本)이 전하고 있기 때문이다. 19세기에 들어서면서 이전의 왕실이나 사대부들이 사적인 공간에서 향유하였던 서화(書畫)는 민간으로 확산되었고 시장을 통한 유통의 단계로 넓어졌다. 집안을 꾸미고 장식하는 풍조에 따라 화려한 장식그림들이 선호되었고, 한 폭에 다양한 형태의 화면과 다채로운 畫目(화목)의 그림을 그려 완성하는 백납도병풍 제작이 성행하였다. 로텐바움박물관 소장 한국 컬렉션의 상당수는 독일 주재 조선국 총영사이자 독일의 사업가였던 하인리히 콘스탄틴 에두아르 마이어(Heinrich Constantin Eduard Meyer, 1841~1926)의 수집품이다. 그는 1890년대 후반부터 1905년까지 조선과 독일을 오가며 다양한 유물들을 수집하여 독일에 돌아가 1909년까지 순차적으로 수집품을 로텐바움박물관에 전달하였으며, <백선도>도 그 중 하나이다. 새롭고 장식미가 돋보이는 <백선도>는 조선에 들어와 있던 외국인들의 이목을 집중시키기에 충분했을 것이다. 로텐바움박물관 소장 <백납도>는 제2폭의 뒷면에 "동현(銅峴)"이라는 지명이 적힌 종이조각이 거꾸로 붙어있어 흥미를 끈다. 동현은 지금의 서울 을지로 1가와 을지로2가 사이에 위치했던 곳이며, 조선시대에는 도화서(圖畫署)를 비롯한 혜민서(惠民署)·장악원(掌樂院) 등의 관청과 시전(市廛)이 있어 가내수공업이 성하던 지역이었다. 실제로 1900년대 초 이곳에는 서화를 유통하는 상점들이 자리잡고 있었기 때문에, 마이어가 수집했던 서화들의 구입처가 동현에 위치했었을 가능성은 매우 높다고 하겠다. 로텐바움박물관 소장 <백선도>는 총 6폭의 병풍으로, 1980년대에 한국 서화 소장품들을 수리하는 과정에서 현재의 모습을 갖춘 것으로 보인다. 국립중앙박물관 소장 <백선도 초본>은 1945년부터 1950년 사이 국립민족박물관에 입수된 작품이다. <백선도 초본>은 총 7점으로, 7점 중 6면 화면의 여백에 화면의 순서까지 정해져 있어 본래 총 8폭 병풍용 초본임을 알 수 있다. 한 화면에는 5개 이상의 다양한 접선(摺扇)과 단선(團扇)들이 배열해있는데, 작은 장식에서부터 부챗살의 문양까지 초본부터 사실적으로 묘사되었음을 볼 수 있다. 여기에 '석간주(石間朱)', '홍(紅)', '묵(墨)', '청(靑)' 등과 같이 부채에 들어갈 색 대부분을 지정하고, 빈 부채에는 '유(油)'라고 적거나 비워두었으며 이 중 10개의 부채에는 화훼초충도(花卉草蟲圖)나 고사인물도의 밑그림이 남아있다. 이를 실제 로텐바움박물관 소장 <백선도>와 비교하면 화면의 크기와 비례까지 정확하게 일치하고 있어, 초본의 매뉴얼을 그대로 따르고 있음을 보여준다. 이 작품의 펼쳐진 부채 면에는 산수, 고사인물, 화조, 영모, 초충, 어해 등 다양한 장르의 그림이 그려져 있는데 화접도(花蝶圖)나 어해도(魚蟹圖) 등은 19세기 유행하였던 소재로 당시 화단의 경향을 잘 보여준다. 이 작품에서 주목할 것은 김홍도(金弘道)의 전형적인 화풍을 연상시키는 장면들이 다수 포함되어 있다는 점이다. 이는 지금까지 알려진 백선도나 백납도에서는 찾아보기 어려운 특징이다. 서원아집도(西園雅集圖)는 상대적으로 제한된 작은 화면에 그려야 하는 백납도나 백선도의 특성상 잘 다루지 않는 소재로, 국립중앙박물관 소장 김홍도의 <서원아집도>병풍과 화면의 구성이나 화풍 모두 매우 흡사하다. 더구나 <백선도>병풍의 몇몇 장면은 김홍도의 작품 중에서도 1796년작 《병진년화첩(丙辰年畫帖)》과 유사한 화면들을 다수 발견할 수 있어 흥미롭다. <사인암(舍人巖)>과 흡사한 산수도(山水圖)를 비롯하여 <서원아집도>, <쌍치도(雙雉圖)> 등에서 김홍도 화풍을 연상시킨다. 따라서 부채 속 그림을 그린 인물은 김홍도 화풍의 영향을 받은 직업화가일 것으로 보이며, 작가는 《병진년화첩》을 직접 감상한 적이 있거나, 서화시장에 《병진년화첩》을 베껴 그린 부본(副本)이 유통되었을 가능성이 매우 높다. 현재까지 알려진 병풍으로 된 백선도는 10점 내외인 것으로 파악되며, 이 작품들을 비교해보면 화면의 구성이 부채 1개 정도 차이가 있거나 비례와 좌우가 바뀌었을 뿐 화면구성이 매우 유사함을 찾아볼 수 있다. 이처럼 일정한 패턴의 화면구성은 같은 시기 민간에서 성행한 책가도(冊架圖)에서도 찾아볼 수 있는 특징으로, 19세기 서화의 수요층이 넓어짐에 따라 세밀한 표현과 화려한 장식성이 요구되는 회화들의 대량 제작을 위한 초본이 존재했음을 보여준다. 특히 도안이 복잡하여 범본이 필요한 곽분양행락도나 요지연도, 백동자도, 해학반도도 등의 규모가 큰 장식병풍에서 적극 활용되었으며, 실제 남아있는 작품에서 몇 가지의 도상들이 반복하여 등장하고 있어 초본을 참고했던 흔적을 찾아볼 수 있다. 시장의 수요에 맞추어 대량 제작할 수 있는 초본 활용이 성행했던 당시의 경향은 화면을 다채로운 부채들로 채우고 그 부채 면에 각기 다른 그림을 그려야하는 백선도 제작에 있어서도, 초본을 요긴하게 사용했음을 보여준다. 더구나 테두리를 그은 후 다양한 화목의 그림을 담는 백납도에 비해 백선도는 다양한 형태의 부채들을 먼저 그려야하는 공정을 거쳐야 했기 때문에, 대량 제작이 어렵고 그만큼 남아있는 작품이 상대적으로 적은 원인으로 생각된다. 이처럼 로텐바움박물관 소장 <백선도> 병풍과 국립중앙박물관 <백선도 초본>은 새로운 화풍이 수용되어 시도되었던 조선 말기 화단의 경향을 잘 보여주는 예라 하겠다. 다수의 백선도들이 박기준의 작품과 유사한 화풍과 화면 구성 보이는 것에 비해, 김홍도의 영향이 분명히 드러나는 매우 이례적인 예라는 점에서 앞으로도 더욱 심층적인 분석이 요구되는 작품이다.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.297-310
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 성인기 초반에 있는 대학생 271명(남성 155명, 여성 116명)을 대상으로 야식으로부터 섭취하는 열량의 비율에 따라 야식 비섭취군, 25% 미만 야식군, 25% 이상 야식군으로 나누어 조사한 후, 야식으로부터 섭취하는 열량의 비율에 따른 군간 생활 습관 및 식습관, 영양소 및 식품섭취 상태, 영양의 질적 지수를 평가하였으며, 야식으로부터의 식품 및 열량 섭취량, 열량 섭취에 대한 기여율과 영양의 질적 지수와의 관련성을 분석하였고, 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 연령 및 신체계측 사항(신장, 체중, 체질량지수 및 체지방율)은 남녀 모두에서 야식으로부터의 섭취 열량 비율에 따른 군간 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 또한 흡연, 규칙적 운동 여부, 세끼 식사 횟수 및 식사시간의 경우, 남녀 모두에서 야식으로부터의 섭취 열량 비율에 군간 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았으며, 아침의 식욕 저하 및 불면증과 같이 야식으로 야기될 수 있는 임상 증상의 경우 남녀 모두에서 각각 35%와 10% 미만의 비율을 가지는 것으로 나타났으나, 야식으로부터의 섭취 열량 비율에 따른 군간 유의한 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 1일 섭취 열량의 경우 남성에서는 야식 비섭취군, 25% 미만 야식군 및 저녁식사 각각 1,517.67 kcal, 1,970.69 kcal, 2,353.68 kcal였으며, 여성에서 야식 비섭취군, 25% 미만 야식군 각각 1,768.95 kcal, 2,019.57 kcal로 야식을 섭취하는 군에서 유의적으로 높은 열량 섭취량을 보였다(p<0.001, p<0.05). 그러나 남성의 경우 섬유소, 비타민 $B_1$, 비타민 $B_2$, 엽산, 비타민 C, 칼슘, 칼륨 및 철 등 미량영양소의 섭취 밀도에서 세군 중 25% 이상 야식군이 유의적으로 낮게 나타났으며, 여성의 경우 25% 미만 야식군의 비타민 C 섭취 밀도가 야식 비섭취군에 비해 유의적으로 높게 나타났다. 또한 영양소별영양의 질적 지수를 분석한 결과, 남성에서 비타민 $B_1$, 비타민 $B_2$, 엽산, 비타민 C, 칼슘 및 철의 INQ에서 25% 이상 야식군이 세 군 중 유의적으로 가장 낮게 나타났으며, 여성에서는 25% 미만 야식군의 비타민 C INQ가 야식 비섭취군에 비해 유의적으로 높게 나타났다. 식품군별 섭취량 분석 결과, 남성에서 식품 섭취량은 야식 비섭취군, 25% 미만 야식군 및 25% 이상 야식군에서 각각 849.84 g, 1,138.91 g, 1,449.16g으로 25% 이상 야식군에서 유의적으로 가장 높게 나타났으며(p<0.001), 여성에서도 25% 미만 야식군의 1일 총 식품 섭취량은 1,280.97 g으로 야식 비섭취군의 1,034.98 g에 비해 유의적으로 높게 나타났다(p<0.01). 남성에서 육류, 유지류 및 음료류의 섭취량의 경우 25% 이상 야식군에서 유의적으로 가장 높게 나타났으며, 여성에서 25% 미만 야식군의 과일류 및 우유류의 섭취량이 야식 비섭취군에 비해 유의적으로 높게 나타났는데, 이는 야식으로부터의 식품군별 섭취량을 분석해 본 결과에서도 유사하게 나타났다. 또한 연구 대상자들의 야식으로부터의 식품 및 열량 섭취량, 열량 섭취에 대한 기여율과 영양의 질적 지수와의 관련성을 분석한 결과, 남성에서 비타민 $B_1$, 비타민 $B_2$, 비타민 C, 칼슘 및 철 INQ의 경우 야식으로부터의 식품 및 열량 섭취량, 열량 섭취에 대한 기여율에서 모두 유의적인 음의 상관성을 보였으며, 여성에서 비타민 $B_1$ INQ는 야식으로부터의 열량 섭취량 및 열량 섭취에 대한 기여율과 유의적인 음의 상관성을 보였다. 이와같은 결과를 종합해볼 때 본 연구 대상자인 남녀 대학생의 경우 야식으로 섭취하는 열량의 비율이 5.74%로 야식으로부터 섭취하는 열량의 비율이 높지 않은 것으로 나타났으나, 25% 이상 야식으로부터 열량을 섭취하는 남자 대학생의 경우 1일 절대적인 양적 식품 및 열량 섭취량은 다른 군에 비해 높고, 영양섭취기준을 충족하는 비율도 높았지만, 미량 영양소의 1,000 kcal당 섭취량이나 영양의 질적 지수는 낮게 나타나 미량 영양소의 섭취가 질적으로 낮을 가능성이 나타났다. 또한 야식으로부터의 식품 및 열량 섭취량, 열량 섭취에 대한 기여율도 미량영양소의 INQ와 유의적인 음의 상관성을 보여 야식의 섭취와 미량 영양소 섭취의 질과의 음의 관련성을 시사하여 주었다. 따라서 이와 같은 결과를 성인기 초반에 있는 대학생을 대상으로 한 건강 관련 적절한 식습관에 대한 영양 교육 시 고려해야 할 것으로 생각된다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.29-36
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• 1976

Introduction Recently, changes in the patterns and concepts of maternity care, in both developing and developed countries have been accelerating. An outstanding development in this field is the number of deliveries taking place in hospitals or maternity centers. In Korea, however, more than 90% of deliveries are carried out at home with the help of untrained relatives or even without helpers. It is estimated that less than 10% of deliveries are assisted by professional persons such as a physician or a midwife. Taking into account the shortage of professional person i11 rural Korea, it is difficult to expect widespread prenatal, postnatal, and delivery care by professional persons in the near future, It is unrealistic, therefore, to expect rapid development of MCH care by professional persons in rural Korea due to economic and sociological reasons. Given these conditions. it is reasonable that an educated village women could used as a "maternity aid", serving simple and technically easy roles in the MCH field, if we could give such a women incentive to do so. The midwife and physician are assigned difficult problems in the MCH field which could not be solved by the village worker. However, with the application of the village worker system, we could expect to improve maternal and child hoalth through the replacement of untrained relatives as birth attendants with educated and trained maternity aides. We hope that this system will be a way of improving MCH care, which is only one part of the general health services offered at the local health centre level. Problems of MCH in rural Korea The field of MCH is not only the weakest point in the medical field in our country hut it has also dropped behind other developing countries. Regarding the knowledge about pregnancy and delivery, a large proportion of our respondents reported having only a little knowledge, while 29% reported that they had "sufficient" knowledge. The average number of pregnancies among women residing in rural areas was 4.3 while the rate of women with 5 or more pregnancies among general women and women who terminated childbearing were 43 and 80% respectively. The rate of unwanted pregnancy among general women was 19.7%. The total rate for complications during pregnancy was 15.4%, toxemia being the major complication. The rate of pregnant women with chronic disease was 7%. Regarding the interval of pregnancy, the rates of pregnancy within 12 months and within 36 months after last delivery were 9 and 49% respectively. Induced abortion has been increasing in rural areas, being as high as 30-50% in some locations. The maternal death rate was shown 10 times higher than in developed countries (35/10,000 live births). Prenatal care Most women had no consultation with a physician during the prenatal period. Of those women who did have prenatal care, the majority (63%) received such care only 1 or 2 times throughout the entire period of pregnancy. Also, in 80% of these women the first visit Game after 4 months of gestation. Delivery conditions This field is lagging behind other public health problems in our country. Namely, more than 95% of the women deliveried their baby at home, and delivery attendance by a professional person occurred only 11% of the time. Attendance rate by laymen was 78% while those receiving no care at all was 16%. For instruments used to cut the umbilical corn, sterilized scissors were used by 19%, non-sterilized scissors by 63% and 16% used sickles. Regarding delivery sheets, the rate of use of clean sheets was only 10%, unclean sheets, vinyl and papers 72%, and without sheets, 18%. The main reason for not using a hospital as a place of delivery was that the women felt they did not need it as they had previously experience easy deliveries outside hospitals. Difficult delivery composed about 5% of the total. Child health The main food for infants (95%) was breast milk. Regarding weaning time, the rates within one year, up to one and half, two, three and more than three years were 28,43,60,81 and 91% respectively, and even after the next pregnancy still continued lactation. The vaccination of children is the only service for child health in rural Korea. As shown in the Table, the rates of all kinds of vaccination were very low and insufficient. Infant death rate was 42 per 1,000 live births. Most of the deaths were caused by preventable diseases. Death of infants within the neonatal period was 83% meaning that deaths from communicable diseases decreased remarkably after that time. Infant deaths which occurred without medical care was 52%. Methods of improvement in the MCH field 1. Through the activities of village health workers (VHW) to detect pregnant women by home visiting and. after registration. visiting once a month to observe any abnormalities in pregnant women. If they find warning signs of abnormalities. they refer them to the public health nurse or midwife. Sterilized delivery kits were distributed to the expected mother 2 weeks prior to expected date of delivery by the VHW. If a delivery was expected to be difficult, then the VHW took the mother to a physician or call a physician to help after birth, the VHW visits the mother and baby to confirm health and to recommend the baby be given proper vaccination. 2. Through the midwife or public health nurse (aid nurse) Examination of pregnant women who are referred by the VHW to confirm abnormalities and to treat them. If the midwife or aid nurse could not solve the problems, they refer the pregnant women to the OB-GY specialist. The midwife and PHN will attend in the cases of normal deliveries and they help in the birth. The PHN will conduct vaccination for all infants and children under 5, years old. 3. The Physician will help only in those cases referred to him by the PHN or VHW. However, the physician should examine all pregnant women at least three times during their pregnancy. First, the physician will identify the pregnancy and conduct general physical examination to confirm any chronic disease that might disturb the continuity of the pregnancy. Second, if the pregnant woman shows any abnormalities the physician must examine and treat. Third, at 9 or 10 months of gestation (after sitting of the baby) the physician should examine the position of the fetus and measure the pelvis to recommend institutional delivery of those who are expected to have a difficult delivery. And of course. the medical care of both the mother and the infants are responsible of the physician. Overall, large areas of the field of MCH would be served by the VHW, PHN, or midwife so the physician is needed only as a parttime worker.