• 한국농림기상학회지
• /
• 제25권3호
• /
• pp.197-207
• /
• 2023

본 연구는 조기경보서비스의 전국단위 확대를 앞두고 서비스 제공에 따른 재해피해 경감효과를 측정할 목적으로 수행되었다. 피해경감효과는 2017년~2020년 기간 동안 조기경보서비스 제공지역의 보험작물 19종에 대해 보험실적 자료를 이용하여 측정하였다. 측정결과, 조기경보서비스는 농가의 재해피해를 예방하거나 경감시키는 효과가 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 특히, 방재시설이 구비되어 있는 경우에 재해경감효과가 더 큰 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 분석결과를 통해 얻을 수 있는 시사점은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 주관적으로 경험한 재해경감 사례를 공신력과 객관성을 갖춘 보험실적자료를 활용하여 수치적 효과로 제시함으로써 조기경보서비스의 확대, 조기경보서비스 이용 시 보험료의 할인, 조기경보서비스 가입 촉진을 위한 홍보자료 등의 기초자료로 활용할 수 있다. 둘째, 조기경보서비스의 확대보급에 있어서 방재시설을 갖춘 지역이나 작목에 우선순위를 두는 것이 사업의 효율성과 효과성을 높이는데 도움이 될 수 있다.

• Korea Journal of Cosmetic Science
• /
• 제2권1호
• /
• pp.1-10
• /
• 2020

Protection mechanisms for skin damage of ultraviolet (UV) absorbers in personal care products for protection against UV are well studied, but not for hair protection. The purpose of this study is to describe and compare the changes of physical property produced in human hair by doses of the UV-B exposure causing protein degradation. To observe the change of physical properties in hair, the experimental intensity of UV-B exposure has been established on the basis of statistical data from official meterological administration as daily one hour sunlight exposure for two weeks. Polysilicone-15, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate (OMC), and octocrylene were employed for UV-B absorber, and those were treated to hair swatch by rubbing wash through shampoo and conditioner. Bending rigidity displayed kinetically successive reduction at high doses of UV exposure up to the 8,000 s, and exhibited different level at each sample of UV-B absorber. However, the values of Bossa Nova Technologies (BNT) for shinning factor were already saturable at the 2,000 s exposure except that treated with polysilicone-15. The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to measure a strength of inner protein produces a successive reduction of enthalpy as like a reduction of bending rigidity upon UV exposure. Surface roughness from lateral force microscope (LFM) acquired immediately after UV exposure show a saturable frictional voltage which has been also found in a saturable BNT data as the time of UV exposure increases. Through researching the DSC and the LFM, shinning of hair was much correlated to the protein damage at the surface, and bending rigidity could be regulated by the protein structural damage inside hair. Therefore, the optimization of efficient strategy for simultaneous prevention of hair protein on the surface and internal hair was required to maintain physical properties against UV.

• 한국가스학회지
• /
• 제22권5호
• /
• pp.79-88
• /
• 2018

본 연구는 NaTech 피해유형 중 발생 가능성이 높아지고 있는 지진으로 인해 석유화학공장의 화학물질 저장탱크에 미칠 수 있는 피해규모를 도출할 수 있는 평가방법을 제시하였다. 이를 바탕으로 화학물질 저장탱크의 피해저감을 위한 위험을 평가하였다. 연구 결과 저장탱크의 위험도는 지진을 고려했을 때, 크게 증가하였으며, 지진에 대한 피해영향 저감을 위해 제시한 방안들에 대해 평가한 결과 위험도가 크게 감소하였다. 본 연구는 지진뿐만 아니라 태풍, 낙뢰 등 NaTech 피해저감을 위한 연구 및 비상대응계획 수립에 많은 도움이 될 것이다. 향후, 지진을 고려한 위험도 감소 방안에 대한 체계적인 연구와 제도적 보완이 필요하다.

• 도시과학
• /
• 제11권1호
• /
• pp.1-8
• /
• 2022

As the magnitude and frequency of earthquakes increase in Korea, interest in earthquake damage reduction technology has increased. Therefore, research on vibration damping devices that directly respond to seismic loads is being actively researched. After an earthquake, damage or destruction of the device occurs due to the yield of materials, and thus it takes considerable cost and time for restoration and replacement. To supplement the problems of the existing earthquake damage reduction technology, a study was conducted on the recentering smart damper that can be used continuously after an earthquake. In this study, the recentering smart damper that can be restored to its original shape after load removal was developed using superelastic shape memory alloy, pre-compressed polyurethane. General steel was commonly applied to verify the seismic performance of the superelastic shape memory alloy, and the performance of the smart damper was verified according to the amount of polyurethane pre-compressed

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
• /
• 제33권3호
• /
• pp.325-337
• /
• 2009

Structural damage detection, damage localization and severity estimation of jacket platforms, based on calculating modal strain energy is presented in this paper. In the structure, damage often causes a loss of stiffness in some elements, so modal parameters; mode shapes and natural frequencies, in the damaged structure are different from the undamaged state. Geometrical location of damage is detected by computing modal strain energy change ratio (MSECR) for each structural element, which elements with higher MSECR are suspected to be damaged. For each suspected damaged element, by computing cross-modal strain energy (CMSE), damage severity as the stiffness reduction factor -that represented the ratios between the element stiffness changes to the undamaged element stiffness- is estimated. Numerical studies are demonstrated for a three dimensional, single bay, four stories frame of the existing jacket platform, based on the synthetic data that generated from finite element model. It is observed that this method can be used for damage detection of this kind of structures.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
• /
• 제17권3호
• /
• pp.1325-1332
• /
• 2016

Radioprotective effects of ginger essential oil (GEO) on mortality, body weight alteration, hematological parameters, antioxidant status and chromosomal damage were studied in irradiated mice. Regression analysis of survival data in mice exposed to radiation yielded LD50/30 as 7.12 and 10.14 Gy for control (irradiation alone) and experimental (GEO-treated irradiated) mice, respectively, with a dose reduction factor (DRF) of 1.42. In mice exposed to whole-body gamma-irradiation (6 Gy), GEO pre-treatment at 100 and 500 mg/kg b.wt (orally) significantly ameliorated decreased hematological and immunological parameters. Radiation induced reduction in intestinal tissue antioxidant enzyme levels such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione was also reversed following administration of GEO. Tissue architecture of small intestine which was damaged following irradiation was improved upon administration of GEO. Anticlastogenic effects of GEO were studied by micronuclei assay, chromosomal aberration and alkaline gel electrophoresis assay. GEO significantly decreased the formation of micronuclei, increased the P/N ratio, inhibited the formation of chromosomal aberrations and protected agaisnt cellular DNA damage in bone marrow cells as revealed by comet assay. These results are supportive of use of GEO as a potential radioprotective compound.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
• /
• 제42권6호
• /
• pp.799-813
• /
• 2012

Five two-span reinforced concrete (RC) slabs and seven two-span RC beams were tested under the ISO 834 standard fire with different durations. CFRP strengthening was then applied to some of the specimens after the damaged concrete was removed from the specimens and replaced with polymer mortar. All the specimens were loaded to failure to investigate the influence of fire-damage and the effectiveness of strengthening methods. Test results indicated that the flexural capacities of specimens decrease with the fire duration increases. Moreover, fire exposure had more significant effect on the flexural rigidity than on the bearing capacity of the specimens. After rehabilitation, the bearing capacities of specimens reached or even exceeded that of the reference RC specimen, and the strengthening methods seemed to have limited effect on flexural rigidity recovery. From the analysis of moment redistribution of tested beams, elevated temperature is found having different impacts on sagging moment region and hogging moment region. The damage of RC continuous member is definitely a comprehensive response of different regions.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
• /
• 제1권2호
• /
• pp.209-219
• /
• 1997

Previous studies have demonstrated that oxidative stress involving generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is responsible for the cytotoxic action of $TNF{\alpha}$. Protective effect of small heat shock proteins (small HSP) against diverse oxidative stress conditions has been suggeted. Although overexpression of small hsp was shown to provide an enhanced survival of $TNF{\alpha}$-sensitive cells when challenged with $TNF{\alpha}$, neither the nature of $TNF{\alpha}$-induced cytotoxicity nor the protective mechanism of small HSP has not been completely understood. In this study, we have attempted to determine whether $TNF{\alpha}$ induces oxidative DNA damage in $TNF{\alpha}$-sensitive L929 cells. We chose to measure the level of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8 ohdG), which has been increasingly recognized as one of the most sensitive markers of oxidative DNA damage. Our results clearly demonstrated that the level of 8 ohdG increased in L929 cells in a $TNF{\alpha}$ dose-dependent manner. Subsequently, we asked whether small HSP has a protective effect on $TNF{\alpha}$-induced oxidative DNA damage. To accomplish this goal, we have stably transfected L929 cells with mouse small hsp cDNA (hsp25) since these cells are devoid of endogenous small hsps. We found that $TNF{\alpha}$-induced 8 ohdG was decreased in cells overexpressing exogenous small hsp. We also found that the cell killing activity of $TNF{\alpha}$ was decreased in these cells as measured by clonogenic survival. Taken together, results from the current study show that cytotoxic mechanism of $TNF{\alpha}$ involves oxidative damage of DNA and that overexpression of the small hsp reduces this oxidative damage. We suggest that the reduction of oxidative DNA damage is one of the most important protective mechanisms of small HSP against $TNF{\alpha}$.

• Advances in concrete construction
• /
• 제17권1호
• /
• pp.45-52
• /
• 2024

In this study, the fresh properties of paraffin-mixed concrete, compressive strength, resistance to frost damage, and resistance to composite deterioration under freeze-thaw and salt environment were investigated. The compressive strength of paraffin-mixed concrete was almost the same as that of unmixed concrete, and no decrease in strength was observed, unlike the concrete with entrained air in consideration of freeze-thaw resistance. Concerning the freeze-thaw resistance of paraffin-mixed concrete, the relative dynamic modulus of elasticity (RDME) did not decrease even without entrained air. In addition, no decrease in the RDME was observed in the combined deterioration with salt damage, and it was confirmed that the mass reduction was suppressed compared to the concrete without paraffin. The freeze-thaw resistance of concrete when paraffin is mixed may be improved due to the reduction in the amount of frozen water and the mixed paraffin particles exist in the concrete as pore fillers with a size of 200 ㎛ or less, which act as substitutes for air voids. This resulted in reduction of the apparent air void spacing and thereby relieving the pore pressure.

• 한국방재학회 논문집
• /
• 제7권5호
• /
• pp.119-127
• /
• 2007

본 연구에서는 지역별 재해 발생 위험과 피해규모를 재해연보상의 다양한 유형으로 재구성하고 시설물별 재해 저감능력 및 예방정도를 평가할 수 있는 지표를 개발하였다. 각 지표는 기상학적, 수문학적 취약성과 재해 발생 확률과 같은 내용을 포함하고 있다. 이러한 내용을 GIS 기반의 DB 시스템으로 구축하여 시설물별 저감능력 대비 피해규모를 매칭하여 지역안전도를 진단하였다. 개발된 안전도 지표는 지역의 인명을 보호하고, 피해를 감소하며, 방재 시설물을 보호하는 내용을 담고 있다. 또한 재해 유형별 피해유형분석을 GIS 기반의 자료를 이용하여 시행하였다.