• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.584-590
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• 2023

Objective: This research aimed to explore the changes in the observed abdominal sagging index (ASI) and reproductive performance of Roman male and female geese during the breeding period. Methods: The 339 six-month-old breeding geese (109 male; 230 female) were used in this study, in which five male and five female geese were slaughtered on a monthly basis to record the ASI. Results: The short diameter of the testes of the male goose when the female goose lays eggs and in the second, third, and fourth months was significantly wider than in the fifth months (19.0, 20.8, 21.4, and 19.6 vs 12.7 and 14.0 mm/bird; p = 0.0105). On the other hand, the testicular weight of the male goose in the second and third months after the female goose lays eggs was significantly higher than that in the second and fifth months after laying (0.33% and 0.37% vs 0.11% and 0.19%; p = 0.0212). During the exploring period, the length and weight of the fallopian tube, the weight of the ovary, the number of follicles in 2 to 3 cm, the number of follicles in 3 to 4 cm, the fallopian tube weight in the carcass weight percentage, and the ovary weight in the carcass weight percentage all demonstrated a significant curve response. Further, female ASI was positively correlated with reproductive tract length (r = 0.815; p<0.05) and egg production per female (r = 0.790; p<0.05). Conclusion: The ASI classification method is more objective and easy to distinguish. This scoring method has a high correlation with the number of eggs laid by each goose and the length of the reproductive tract, inferring that the goose observation could take advantage of ASI during egg-laying and can predict the reproductive system development during the laying period and determine when the breeding goose begins to lay eggs.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.428-455
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• 2010

Radish kimchi is a typical side-dish in Korean traditional food and is a way of keeping vegetables for a extended period using fermentation. This study examined the classification, usage, eating history, variety, and recipes of Korean radish kimchi through ancient and modern era literature. The Korean radish kimchi were categorized into six groups: kkakttugi, seokbakji (or nabakkimchi), dongchimi, jjanji, jangachi, and jangkwa. According to the record, the eating history of radish kimchi comes from before the age of the Three Kingdom period. Radish was preserved in salt, vinegar, soybean paste or lees of fermented liquor in the early times. This pickled radish was not supposed to be watery. Radish kimchi was divided into watery kimchi (dongchimi) during the period of United Silla and the Koryo Dynasty. Kimchi was mixed with Chinese cabbage to make seokbakji or nabakkimchi. Up to the early Chosun Dynasty, the key ingredient of kimchi was radish. After the middle of the Chosun Dynasty, kimchi was mixed with red pepper powder, salted fish, soybean sauce, and various ingredients. There were many kinds of radish kimchi during the late Chosun Dynasty. In the 11 Korean recipe books published within the past 100 years, there are nine kinds of kkakttugi, three kinds of seokbakji, four kinds of dongchimi, three kinds of jjanji, nine kinds of jangachi, and five kinds of jangkwa. Kkakttugi (cubed, sliced or julienne radish) was pickled with salt, red pepper powder, garlic, green onion, oyster, sugar, salted fish, and more. Seokbakji and nabakkimchi were not as salty, so they could not be preserved as long. Dongchimi (watery radish kimchi without red pepper powder) was made of radish, water, salt, 18 side ingredients, 13 condiments, and seven garnishes. Jjanji was pickled to be very salty and was eaten during summer. Jangachi can be used as a regular side dish and is made of radish or dried radish slices pickled or seasoned with salt, soy sauce, vinegar, soybean paste, lees of fermented liquor, and spices. Jangkwa is used as a stir-fry method and has been segregated from jangachi relatively recently.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.118-133
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• 2023

Background: Free-living amoebae (FLA) are widely distributed in freshwater, seawater, soil, and extreme environments, and play a critical role as feeders on diverse preys in the ecosystem. Also, some FLA can become opportunistic pathogens in animals including humans. The taxa Amoebozoa and Heterolobosea are important amoeboid groups associated with human pathogens. However, the identification and habitat of amoebae belonging to Amoebozoa and Heterolobosea remain poorly reported in the Republic of Korea. This study highlights the first record for identification and source of four amoebae including putative pathogens in the Republic of Korea. Results: In the present study, four previously reported FLA were isolated from freshwaters in Sangju Gonggeomji Reservoir (strain GO001), one of the largest reservoirs during the Joseon Dynasty period, and along the Nakdong River, the largest river in the Republic of Korea (strains NR5-2, NR12-1, and NR14-1) for the first time. Microscopic observations and 18S rDNA phylogenetic trees revealed the four isolated strains to be Acanthamoeba polyphaga (strains NR5-2 and NR12-1), Tetramitus waccamawensis (strain GO001), and Naegleria australiensis (strain NR14-1). Strains NR5-2 and NR12-1 might be the same species and belonged to the morphological Group 2 and the T4 genotype of Acanthamoeba. Strain GO001 formed a clade with T. waccamawensis in 18S rDNA phylogeny, and showed morphological characteristics similar to previously recorded strains, although the species' flagellate form was not observed. Strain NR14-1 had the typical morphology of Naegleria and formed a strongly supported clade with previously recorded strains of N. australiensis in phylogenetic analysis of 18S rDNA sequences. Conclusions: On the bases of morphological and molecular analyses, four strains of FLA were newly observed and classified in the Republic of Korea. Three strains belonging to the two species (A. polyphaga and N. australiensis) isolated from the Nakdong River have the potential to act as opportunistic pathogens that can cause fatal diseases (i.e. granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, Acanthamoeba Keratitis, and meningoencephalitis) in animals including humans. The Nakdong River in the Republic of Korea may provide a habitat for potentially pathogenic amoebae, but additional research is required to confirm the true pathogenicity of these FLA now known in the Republic of Korea.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.174-181
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• 2024

Background: Effective management of clinical assessment tools is critical in stroke and brain injury rehabilitation research. Managing rehabilitation outcome measures (ROMs) scores and training therapists in multicenter randomized clinical trials (RCTs) is challenging. Objects: The aim of this study was to develop a web-based platform, the Korean Rehabilitation Outcome Measurement (KoROM), to address these limitations and improve both therapist training and patient involvement in the rehabilitation process. Methods: The development of the KoROM spanned from June 2021 to July 2022, and included literature and web-based searches to identify relevant ROMs and design a user-friendly platform. Feedback from six physical therapy and informatics experts during pilot testing refined the platform. Results: Several clinical assessment tools categorized under the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) model are categorized in the KoROM. The therapist version includes patient management, assessment tool information, and data downloads, while the patient version provides a simplified interface for viewing scores and printing summaries. The master version provides full access to user information and clinical assessment scores. Therapists enter clinical assessment scores into the KoROM and learn ROMs through instructional videos and self-checklists as part of the therapist standardization process. Conclusion: The KoROM is a specialized online platform that improves the management of ROMs, facilitates therapist education, and promotes patient involvement in the rehabilitation process. The KoROM can be used not only in multi-site RCTs, but also in community rehabilitation exercise centers.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.123-127
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• 1978

The major objective of this research is to identify those hospital characteristics that best explain cost variation among hospitals and to formulate linear models that can predict hospital costs. Specific emphasis is placed on hospital output, that is, the identification of diagnosis related patient groups (DRGs) which are medically meaningful and demonstrate similar patterns of hospital resource consumption. A casemix index is developed based on the DRGs identified. Considering the common problems encountered in previous hospital cost research, the following study requirements are estab-lished for fulfilling the objectives of this research: 1. Selection of hospitals that exercise similar medical and fiscal practices. 2. Identification of an appropriate data collection mechanism in which demographic and medical characteristics of individual patients as well as accurate and comparable cost information can be derived. 3. Development of a patient classification system in which all the patients treated in hospitals are able to be split into mutually exclusive categories with consistent and stable patterns of resource consumption. 4. Development of a cost finding mechanism through which patient groups' costs can be made comparable across hospitals. A data set of Medicare patients prepared by the Social Security Administration was selected for the study analysis. The data set contained 27,229 record abstracts of Medicare patients discharged from all but one short-term general hospital in Connecticut during the period from January 1, 1971, to December 31, 1972. Each record abstract contained demographic and diagnostic information, as well as charges for specific medical services received. The 'AUT-OGRP System' was used to generate 198 DRGs in which the entire range of Medicare patients were split into mutually exclusive categories, each of which shows a consistent and stable pattern of resource consumption. The 'Departmental Method' was used to generate cost information for the groups of Medicare patients that would be comparable across hospitals. To fulfill the study objectives, an extensive analysis was conducted in the following areas: 1. Analysis of DRGs: in which the level of resource use of each DRG was determined, the length of stay or death rate of each DRG in relation to resource use was characterized, and underlying patterns of the relationships among DRG costs were explained. 2. Exploration of resource use profiles of hospitals; in which the magnitude of differences in the resource uses or death rates incurred in the treatment of Medicare patients among the study hospitals was explored. 3. Casemix analysis; in which four types of casemix-related indices were generated, and the significance of these indices in the explanation of hospital costs was examined. 4. Formulation of linear models to predict hospital costs of Medicare patients; in which nine independent variables (i. e., casemix index, hospital size, complexity of service, teaching activity, location, casemix-adjusted death. rate index, occupancy rate, and casemix-adjusted length of stay index) were used for determining factors in hospital costs. Results from the study analysis indicated that: 1. The system of 198 DRGs for Medicare patient classification was demonstrated not only as a strong tool for determining the pattern of hospital resource utilization of Medicare patients, but also for categorizing patients by their severity of illness. 2. The wei틴fed mean total case cost (TOTC) of the study hospitals for Medicare patients during the study years was $11,27.02 with a standard deviation of $117.20. The hospital with the highest average TOTC ($1538.15) was 2.08 times more expensive than the hospital with the lowest average TOTC ($743.45). The weighted mean per diem total cost (DTOC) of the study hospitals for Medicare patients during the sutdy years was $107.98 with a standard deviation of $15.18. The hospital with the highest average DTOC ($147.23) was 1.87 times more expensive than the hospital with the lowest average DTOC ($78.49). 3. The linear models for each of the six types of hospital costs were formulated using the casemix index and the eight other hospital variables as the determinants. These models explained variance to the extent of 68.7 percent of total case cost (TOTC), 63.5 percent of room and board cost (RMC), 66.2 percent of total ancillary service cost (TANC), 66.3 percent of per diem total cost (DTOC), 56.9 percent of per diem room and board cost (DRMC), and 65.5 percent of per diem ancillary service cost (DTANC). The casemix index alone explained approximately one half of interhospital cost variation: 59.1 percent for TOTC and 44.3 percent for DTOC. Thsee results demonstrate that the casemix index is the most importand determinant of interhospital cost variation Future research and policy implications in regard to the results of this study is envisioned in the following three areas: 1. Utilization of casemix related indices in the Medicare data systems. 2. Refinement of data for hospital cost evaluation. 3. Development of a system for reimbursement and cost control in hospitals.

• 한국의사학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.121-136
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• 2012

The purpose of this paper is to derive the features of cold damage clinical medicine during the early days of the Chosun(朝鮮) period by analyzing discussions on cold damage published in the official medical book of the Chosun period, Compendium of Prescription from the Countryside(鄕藥集成方, CPC). Cold damage was one of the typical diseases in East Asia where there was constant seeking of the utilization of prescriptions, ways of preparations, and awareness regarding cold damage as shown in Zhang, Zhongjing(張仲景)'s Treatise on Cold Damage Disease(傷寒論, TCDD) below. Traditional Korean medicine which possessed the medical universality of East Asia also was no exception and through an analysis of the part on cold damage in CPC, it is expected that medical features of cold damage in Korea passed down from the Koryo(高麗) Dynasty to the early Chosun period will be revealed. For this, first there needs to be an organization of past discussions on cold damage surrounding the existence of infection and after checking the issues, exploring which of the writings related to TCDD and editions are being utilized through an analysis on citing literature of Cold Damage Disease Literature(傷寒門) and Heat Pathogen Disease Literature(熱病門) which have developed discussions on cold damage in CPC. In addition, by comparing Peaceful Holy Benevolent Prescription(太平聖惠方, PHBP) and Complete Record of Sacred Benevolence(聖濟總錄, CRSB), known to have greatly influenced CPC and Cold Damage Literature and Heat Pathogen Disease Literature, features of form and content used by CPC were analyzed. Features of form were examined through pattern of organization and number of citing literature were examined and for features of content, cold damage infection, classification, syndrome differentiation method, and utilization of materia medica among prescriptions were examined. Discussions on cold damage as being uninfectious as stated in Treatise on the Pathogenesis and Manifestations of All Diseases(諸病源候論) unlike pestilence, epidemic pathogen(時氣), warm pathogen disease(溫病), and heat pathogen disease were excluded in PHBP. PHBP opened the possibility of cold damage infection and later writings, CRSB and CPC also follow this. As a result of analyzing citing literature of the part on cold damage in CPC, it is uncertain which edition of TCDD is being utilized; however, the most distinctive feature was that Classified Emergency Materia Medica(證類本草) and not writings specializing in cold damage are in use. In general, although CPC in terms of form is similar to CRSB, content creation predominantly depended on PHBP. More specifically; first, in terms of the existence of cold damage infection, arguments of PHBP and CRSB are maintained. Second, in terms of cold damage classification, although CRSB is followed, heat pathogen disease is classified separately developing PHBP as is. Third, in terms of method, as Book of Keep Healthy(南陽活人書) and CRSB compiled in later times are cited, it is deemed that arguments were raised to a certain extent regarding six-meridian syndrome differentiation(六經辨證). Fourth, although the majority of utilized materia medica among cold damage prescriptions utilize Materia Medica from the Countryside(鄕藥本草) in CPC and materia medica from Korean Peninsula, this is due to the desire for the compilation performance of CPC to be propagated to ordinary citizens and not the ruling class. CPC as the official medical book compiled in the early days of the Chosun period was greatly influenced by the Song(宋) Dynasty's medical books, PHBP and CRSB shows that cold damage medicine in the early Chosun Period indeed possesses the medical universality of East Asia. Furthermore, the features of published medical theory and prescriptions reveal the existence of the cold damage medical tradition of the Chosun period serving as clues for cold damage research tradition among Korea's medical history.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.447-459
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 위성 기반 재분석 강수 자료인 PERSIANN-CCS-CDR (Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Networks-Cloud Classification System-Climate Data Record)을 이용하여 한반도에 대한 격자형 확률강수량을 산정하였다. 고려된 기간은 1983년부터 2020년까지 총 38개년이다. 사용된 자료의 공간해상도는 0.04°이며, 시간해상도는 3시간이다. 확률분포로는 빈도해석을 위해 일반적으로 사용되고 있는 Gumbel 분포를 사용하였으며, 매개변수 추정을 위해 확률가중모멘트법을 적용하였다. 지속기간은 3시간부터 144시간 까지, 재현기간은 2년부터 500년까지가 고려되었다. 이러한 방식으로 산정된 결과를 지상우량계인 ASOS (Automated Synoptic Observing System) 기상관측소의 강수 자료를 활용하여 산정된 확률강수량과 비교·검토하였다. 그 결과, PERSIANN-CCS-CDR 자료로부터 산정된 Gumbel 분포의 매개변수들은 지속기간이 증가함에 따라 ASOS의 결과들과 유사한 양상을 보였으며 이를 토대로 얻어진 확률강수량은 지속기간이 짧은 경우 다소 큰 차이를 보였으나, 지속기간이 18 h 이상인 경우 그 차이는 약 20% 이내로 감소함을 확인하였다. 추가적으로, 남북한 차이를 살펴보았으며 Gumbel 분포 매개변수들 중 위치 매개변수의 차이가 두드러지게 나타남을 확인하였다. 지속기간의 증가에 따른 북한의 확률강수량이 상대적으로 작게 나타났으며, 지속기간 3 h 기준 남한의 84%, 지속기간 144 h 기준 70~75% 수준인 것으로 확인되었다.

• 기록학연구
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• 제38호
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• pp.75-124
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• 2013

본 연구는 헌법재판소 기록물의 특수한 가치에 주목하여 기록물의 특성을 논하고, 그 현황을 파악하여 기록관리 개선방안의 제안을 목적으로 한다. 먼저 헌법재판소 기록물의 개념과 범위를 정의하고, 유형과 성격을 고찰하여 기록물의 특성을 제시하였다. 헌법재판소의 기록물은 국가의 필수 기록물이며, 민주주의 정착과 인권 보장 차원에서 특수한 가치를 지니고, 기록물의 맥락이 헌법재판소와 관계를 맺는 여타 헌법기관, 행정부 등의 기록물에 광범위하게 연결된다는 사실을 제시하였다. 다음으로 기록관리 현황을 분석하였다. 관리현황 파악은 기록관리 프로세스에 따라 진행하였다. 처리과 단계에서는 생산 및 등록, 분류체계 현황을 살펴보았고, 기록물관리기관 단계에서는 기록물의 보존 및 이용현황에 대해서 파악하고자 하였다. 현황파악을 토대로 인프라, 프로세스, 공개 및 활용으로 나누어 헌법재판소 기록관리의 문제점과 그에 따른 개선방안을 제안하였다. 인프라 부분에서는 제도, 시설, 인력 부분에 대한 문제점과 방안을 제시하였고, 프로세스에서는 분류와 평가(appraisal)에 초점을 맞추어 문제점과 대안을 제시하였다. 분류에서는 재판기록물 분류구조를 변경할 것을 제안하였고, 평가에서는 행정기록물 보존기한 책정이 현실과 부합하지 않는다는 점과 재판기록물의 보존기한 책정의 방식을 재고(再考)할 것을 주장하였다. 공개 및 활용에서는 정보공개의 문제점을 지적하고, 모든 기록물에 적용되는 정보공개규정을 제정할 것을 제안하였다. 특히 활용에서는 관련 기관과의 협력을 통한 기록물의 활용 가능성과 범위의 확장을 제시하였다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.150-157
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 기존에 임상에서 염색제를 사용한 치면세균막검사와 periodental probe를 사용한 치은지수 평가방법대신 새로운 디지털 형광 장비인 QLF-D를 이용한 검사법의 활용 가능성을 확인하고자 하였다. 염색제를 이용하여 치면세균막지수를 산출하여 연구 대상자를 위험군별로 구분하여 일반적 특성을 확인하였고, 분석 소프트웨어를 이용하여 산출되는 QLF-D score와 전체 및 전치부 치면세균막지수, 치은지수의 상관성을 확인하였다. 정상치은과 치은염에 따른 QLF-D score를 비교하였고, 각 QLF-D score에 따른 치면세균막지수와 치은지수의 평균값을 비교하여 다음과 같은 결론을 내렸다. 연구대상자의 염색제를 이용한 평균 치면세균막지수는 $42.28{\pm}17.90$이었고, 6개의 선택치아의 치은지수는 $1.05{\pm}20.38$로 나타났으며, QLF-D score는 $1.26{\pm}1.50$이었다. 상하악전치부 QLF-D score와 치면세균막염색을 이용하여 평가한 전치부 치면세균막지수의 상관 분석 결과, 유의한 양의 상관관계를 확인하였다(r=0.638, p<0.001). 또한 상하악 전치부 QLF-D score와 periodontal probe를 이용한 치은지수와의 관계를 분석한 결과에서도 두 가지 평가 지표 간에 유의한 양의 상관관계를 보였다(r=0.562, p<0.001). 치면세균막지수와 치은지수에 따른 QLF-D score의 차이를 저위험군과 고위험군으로 분류하여 비교한 결과, 치면세균막지수(p<0.0001)와 치은지수(p=0.007) 모두 저위험군에 비해 고위험군 집단에서 QLF-D score가 통계적으로 유의하게 높았다. QLF-D score에 따른 치면세균막지수 및 치은지수 평균값을 비교한 결과, QLF-D score가 증가할수록 두 가지 지수 모두 통계적으로 유의하게 증가하는 양상을 보였다(p<0.0001). 이와 같은 결과를 통해, QLF-D로 치면세균막을 평가함으로써 치은상태를 모니터링 하는 것이 가능함을 확인하였다. 이를 통해 임상 현장에서 QLF-D를 활용한다면, 비교적 간편하게 구강 이미지를 획득하고 구강 상태를 점수화하여 제시함으로써 술자의 진단 절차가 간편해지고 환자와의 의사소통이 원활해질 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.99-112
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• 2008

본 연구의 목적은 조경건설업의 중요한 생산지표인 기성실적을 조사분석하여 조경건설업의 매출액 특성을 규명하는 것이다. 연구를 위해 조경건설업을 일반건설업인 조경공사업, 전문건설업인 조경식재공사업과 조경시설물설치공사업으로 구분하고, 타 건설업과 조경건설업의 기성실적 비교분석, 조경건설업의 지역별 연도별 기성실적, 공사1건당 평균기성금액, 업체당 연평균 기성실적을 분석하였다. 이러한 결과를 토대로 하여 조경건설업의 기성실적의 변동 특성에 대한 고찰을 하였으며, 연구의 주요결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 조경건설업은 1997년부터 2006년까지 10년간 타 건설 분야에 비해 기성실적이 상대적으로 크게 증가하여 왔는데, 일반건설업에서 조경공사업의 기성실적이 차지하는 비중은 0.9%에서 1.9%으로 증가하고, 전문공사업에서 조경식재공사업의 기성실적이 차지하는 비중은 1.3%에서 2.5%, 조경시설물설치공사업의 기성실적은 0.5%에서 1.5%로 증가하였다. 또한 조경공사업의 기성실적 증가율은 367%, 조경식재공사업은 328%, 조경 시설물설치공사업은 515% 급증한 것으로 나타났으며, 선행지표인 2006년 계약실적 이 크게 증가한 것으로 보아 향후 이러한 증가 추세가 지속될 것으로 전망되고 있다. 2. 지역별 기성실적에서 서울, 경기의 기성실적이 상대적으로 높아 조경공사업은 전체의 53.5%, 조경식재공사업은 전체의 55.1%, 조경시설물설치공사업은 전체의 71.2%를 차지하고 있어, 조경건설시장의 수도권 집중화 현상이 심각한 것으로 나타났다. 3. 조경건설업의 단위공사당 평균기성금액은 조경공사 5억 4,000만원, 조경식재공사 7,320만원, 조경시설물공사는 7,740만원으로 조경 공사의 1건당 평균계약금액이 상대적으로 높은 것으로 분석 되었다. 조경공사와 조경식재공사는 연도별로 뚜렷한 증가세를 보여주고 있지 못하고 있으나, 조경시설물설치공사는 지속적으로 공사규모가 커지고 있어 2002년부터 조경식재공사보다 1건당 평균기성금액이 높아지고 있다. 4. 조경건설업 업체당 연평균 기성실적은 조경공사업 19억 7,000만원, 조경식재공사업 7억 9,080만원, 조경시설물설치공사업 4억 6,890만원으로 조경공사업의 업체당 연평균 기성실적이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 조경공사업 및 조경식재공사업은 전체 기성실적이 지속적으로 증가해 왔음에도 불구하고 연평균 기성실적이 증가하지 못하였다. 연구결과를 종합해 보면, 조경건설업의 기성실적은 타 건설업역보다 높은 성장을 해왔고, 이러한 성장추세가 향후에도 계속될 것으로 예측되고 있다. 그러나 조경건설업의 지속적인 성장에도 불구하고 조경공사의 규모가 상대적으로 작다는 점과 조경건설업체수의 급증에 따라 조경건설업체의 기성실적이 영세하다는 문제는 해결되고 있지 않는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 아울러 서울, 경기, 인천 등 수도권 지역에서 차지하는 기성실적이 상대적으로 높게 나타나고 있어 조경건설시장의 수도권 집중화 현상이 심각한 것으로 밝혀졌다.