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위해성에 근거한 정화목표 산정 및 복원전략 수립 (Determination of Target Clean-up Level and Risk-Based Remediation Strategy)

  • 류혜림;한준경;남경필
    • 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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    • 제12권1호
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    • pp.73-86
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    • 2007
  • 위해성에 근거한 복원 전략(risk-based remediation strategy, RBRS)은 위해성평가를 통하여 오염지역의 위해성 또는 오염원을 효율적으로 관리하기 위한 의사결정과정 중의 일부로서, 토양에 존재하는 독성물질이 인간이나 생태계와 같은 수용체로 전이되어 발현되는 독성을 감소시키는 것을 목적으로 한다. 토양오염에 대한 위해성평가는 토양에서 대기로 확산되어나가는 오염물질의 흡입, 토양에서 지하수로 용출된 오염물질의 섭취, 토양 자체의 섭취와 접촉 등에 의한 위해성평가를 포함하며, 오염물질의 특성뿐만 아니라 수리지질학적 자료, 토지이용용도, 수용체의 특성 등 현장의 특이적인 요소들을 충분히 고려해야 한다. 위해성에 근거한 복원전략은 위해성산정을 위한 현장조사로부터 시작하여, 구체화된 노출경로모델(conceptual site model, CSM)의 작성, 목표위해성 수준의 결정, 오염물질의 물리화학적 특성 및 독성학적 자료의 수집을 거쳐, 일반적이고 보수적인 조건 하에 가장 안전한 목표정화수준을 산정하는 Tier 1 평가와 보다 정확한 오염현장의 조사를 통하여 현장특수성을 반영하는 Tier 2 평가를 단계적으로 적용한다. 현장의 오염농도가 Tier 1으로 결정된 허용오염수준(risk-based screening level, RBSL)보다 높은 경우 Tier 2를 실시하여 현장의 특수성을 반영하는 목표정화수준(site-specific target level)을 산정하며, 이를 통하여 오염지역에 대한 과도한 정화처리나 비경제적인 복구사업 등을 피할 수 있다. 위해성에 근거한 복원전략은 이 밖에도 오염지역의 복원우선순위 결정, 토지이용용도에 따른 위해성 관리기준 수립 등 다양한 활용성을 가지지만, 여러 가지 전제조건들과 현장조사 시에 발생하는 현실적 한계 등으로 인하여 불확실성을 가진다. 이를 극복하기 위하여 정확한 CSM의 작성, 복합오염에 대한 고려, 오염물질의 이동과 거동에 영향을 미치는 환경매질의 특성과 모델 입력변수 등을 신중하게 검토해야 하며, 신뢰할 만한 현장조사기법과 독성검사기법의 확립, 국내실정에 맞는 토양 및 지하수 특성자료와 인체 노출인자 등에 대한 연구가 지속적으로 이루어져야 할 것이다.

내진여유도 평가를 위한 부석기준지진동(RLGM) 평가 연구 (A Study on Review-Level Ground Motion For Seismic Margin Assessment)

  • 연관희;이종림
    • 한국지진공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국지진공학회 2000년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집 Proceedings of EESK Conference-Spring
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    • pp.97-104
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    • 2000
  • Evaluating a Review-Level Ground Motion is a key to efficiently perform Seismic Margin Assessment of nuclear power plants whose purpose is to determine a ground motion level for which a plant has high-confidence-of-a-low-probability of seismic-induced core damage and to identify any weaker-link components. In this study a method to obtain RLGMs is reviewed which is recommended by Electric Power Research Institute and implemented to be applied to Limerick site in eastern and central U. S as a case study. This method provides reasonable and site-specific RLGMs as minimum required plant HCLPF for SMA that meet a target mean seismic core-damage frequency based on seismic hazard results and generic values of uncertainty and randomness parameters of the core-damage fragility curves. In addition high-frequency RLGM is justifiably modified to reflect the increased seismic capacity of high-frequency components and spatial variation and incoherence of input ground motion on a basemat of large structures by establishing a method to obtain high0-frequency reduction factors according to EPRI guidelines.

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Insecticide Resistance in Increasing Interest

  • Lee, Sung-Eun;Kim, Jang-Eok;Lee, Hoi-Seon
    • Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • 제44권3호
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    • pp.105-112
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    • 2001
  • Insect pests can be controlled through direct application of insecticides. Insect control by residual protectants is relatively inexpensive and has an advantage of destroying all stages of infestations. The efficacy of control is largely determined by the concentration of insecticides to which the pest species is exposed. A reduction in the period of control in the field afforded by a specific level of a protectant indicates that resistance has developed. An increase in the level of protectant is required to maintain control, and the efficacy of currently used insecticides has been severely reduced by insecticide resistance in pest species. Development of resistance to particular insecticide varies with species because insecticide resistance is often correlated with increased levels of certain enzymes, which are cytochrome P450-dependent monooxygenases, glutathione S-transferases and esterases. Some sections of insecticide molecules can be modified by one or more of these primary enzymes. A reduction in the sensitivity of the action site of a xenobiotic also constitutes a mechanism of resistance. Acetylcholinesterase is a major target site for insecticide action, as are axonal sodium ion channels and ${\gamma}$-aminobutyric acid receptors. Development of reduced sensitivity of these target sites to insecticides usually occurs. This review not only may contribute to a better understanding of insecticide resistance, but also illustrates the gaps still present for a full biochemical understanding of the resistance.

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Epigenetic Changes within the Promoter Regions of Antigen Processing Machinery Family Genes in Kazakh Primary Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

  • Sheyhidin, Ilyar;Hasim, Ayshamgul;Zheng, Feng;Ma, Hong
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제15권23호
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    • pp.10299-10306
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    • 2015
  • The esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is thought to develop through a multi-stage process. Epigenetic gene silencing constitutes an alternative or complementary mechanism to mutational events in tumorigenesis. Posttranscriptional regulation of human leukocyte antigen class I (HLA-I) and antigen processing machinery (APM) proteins expression may be associated with novel epigenetic modifications in cancer development. In the present study, we determined the expression levels of HLA-I antigen and APM components by immunohistochemistry. Then by a bisulfite-sequencing PCR (BSP) approach, we identified target CpG islands methylated at the gene promoter region of APM family genes in a ESCC cell line (ECa109), and further quantitative analysis of CpG site specific methylation of these genes in cases of Kazakh primary ESCCs with corresponding non-cancerous esophageal tissues using the Sequenom MassARRAY platform. Here we showed that the development of ESCCs was accompanied by partial or total loss of protein expression of HLA-B, TAP2, LMP7, tapasin and ERp57. The results demonstrated that although no statistical significance was found of global target CpG fragment methylation level sof HLA-B, TAP2, tapasin and ERp57 genes between ESCC and corresponding non-cancerous esophageal tissues, there was significant differences in the methylation level of several single sites between the two groups. Of thesse only the global methylation level of LMP7 gene target fragments was statistically higher ($0.0517{\pm}0.0357$) in Kazakh esophageal cancer than in neighboring normal tissues ($0.0380{\pm}0.0214$, p<0.05). Our results suggest that multiple CpG sites, but not methylation of every site leads to down regulation or deletion of gene expression. Only some of them result in genetic transcription, and silencing of HLA-B, ERp57, and LMP7 expression through hypermethylation of the promoters or other mechanisms may contribute to mechanisms of tumor escape from immune surveillance in Kazakh esophageal carcinogenesis.

농촌생활환경정비 대상 시설항목의 선정: 정책적 제안 (The Policy Proposal for Selecting Facility-stems of Rural Living Environment Renewal Program)

  • 윤원근;이상문
    • 농촌계획
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    • 제4권2호
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    • pp.8-19
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    • 1998
  • The problem of outdated and surplus facility-items in existing Rural Living Environment Renewal Program(RLERP) makes this study focus on restricting the range of facility sorts for the purpose of coㅁins with the changing rural living environment. In the four aspects of plan establishment, project implementation, comprehensiveness and linkage between programs, this study made an analysis of the existing RLERP that has 4-stage hierarchy, namely, Gun(county), Myun(primary administrative district), village and project site level Firstly, Myun and upper level policy programs fulfill the comprehensiveness and planning aspects, but have defects in the implementation and linkage aspects. Secondly, the village level programs satisfies more or less the four condition, but give rise to the problems of equity between the project target village and the non-target, and of generalization of the planning method applying to a specific village. At last, project level programs, controlled by several ministries, have defects in comprehensiveness and linkage aspects, exposing the sectoralism of central government. Above all, the existing RLERP has so many facility items, which have led to inefficient investment till now. Therefore, it's necessary that the environmental facilities should be selected(simultaneously reduced ), referring to following 5 criteria. (1) Exception of facilities relating to agricultural production. (2) Confined to public facilities to be constructed by government support. (3) Common-use facilities located in small town and below level area. (4) Consideration of not only the present need but also the future need of rural residents. (5) Reflection of a regional difference of mountain, plane and suburban area. Just 13 kinds of living environmental facilities are finally selected as the result of the selecting work, which can be an new alternative for RLERP. Concludingly, the selected facility items should be integrated into a designated project site by the prepared plan in order to enhance the efficiency of RLERP, investment and also to satisfy the four analytic aspects mentioned above.

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Biotic ligand model에 근거한 중금속 오염지역의 Pb 및 Cd 위해오염도 평가기법 개발 (Assessment of Risk Based Pollution Level of Pb and Cd in Metal Contaminated Soils Using Biotic Ligand Model)

  • 안진성;정슬기;문희선;남경필
    • 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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    • 제16권4호
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    • pp.23-30
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    • 2011
  • Risk based pollution level of Pb and Cd in metal contaminated soils depending on physicochemical properties of soil in a target site was assessed using biotic ligand model. Heavy metal activity in soil solution defined as exposure activity (EA) was assumed to be toxic to Vibrio fischeri and soil organisms. Predicted effective activity (PEA) determined by biotic ligand model was compared to EA value to calculate risk quotient. Field contaminated soils (n = 10) were collected from a formes area and their risk based pollution levels were assessed in the present study using the calculated risk quotient. Concentrations of Pb determined by aqua regia were 295, 258, and 268 mg/kg in B, H and J points and concentrations of Cd were 4.73 and 6.36 mg/kg in G and I points, respectively. These points exceeded the current soil conservation standards. However, risk based pollution levels of the ten points were not able to be calculated because concentrations of Pb and Cd in soil solution were smaller than detection limits or one (i.e., non toxic). It was because heavy metal activity in soil solution was dominant toxicological form to organisms, not a total heavy metal concentration in soil. In addition, heavy metal toxicity was decreased by competition effect of major cations and formation of complex with dissolved organic carbon in soil solution. Therefore, it is essential to consider site-specific factors affecting bioavailability and toxicity for estimating reliable risk of Pb and Cd.

한국형 소프트웨어를 이용한 유류.중금속 복합오염지역의 인체위해성평가 및 RBCA Tool Kit과의 비교분석 (Human Risk Assessment of a Contaminated Site Using Korean Risk-Based Corrective Action (K-RBCA) Software)

  • 남택우;류혜림;김영진;고석오;백기태;남경필
    • 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.32-41
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    • 2011
  • By using a newly developed Korean risk-based corrective action (K-RBCA) software (K-RBCA) and the RBCA Tool Kit, risk assessment was performed on a site that was contaminated with aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals. Eight chemicals including benzene, ethylbenzene, xylenes, naphthalene, benz(a) anthracene, benzo(b) fluoranthene, benzo(a) pyrene, and arsenic that exceeded the US EPA Soil Screening Level were chosen as the target pollutants. A conceptual site model was constructed based on the site-specific effective exposure pathways. According to the RBCA Tool Kit the carcinogenic risk of arsenic was larger than $10^{-6}$, which is the generally acceptable carcinogenic risk level. The K-RBCA estimated the same level of carcinogenic risk for arsenic. With the RBCA Tool Kit, the carcinogenic risk of benzo(a) pyrene was estimated to be about $1.3{\times}10^{-6}$. However, with the K-RBCA benzo(a) pyrene did not exhibit any risk. The inconsistency between the softwares was attributed to the different fundamental settings (i.e., medium division) between the two softwares. While the K-RBCA divides medium into surface soil, subsurface soil, and groundwater, the RBCA Tool Kit divides medium into only soil and groundwater. These differences lead to the different exposure pathways used by the two softwares. The K-RBCA considers the exposure pathways in surface soil and subsurface soil separately to estimate risk, however, the RBCA Tool Kit considers the surface soil and subsurface soil as one and uses the integrated exposure pathways to estimate risk. Thus the resulting risk is higher when the RBCA Tool Kit is used than when the K-RBCA is used. The results from this study show that there is no significant difference in the risks estimated by the two softwares, thus, it is reasonable to use the K-RBCA we developed in risk assessment of soil and groundwater. In addition, the present study demonstrates that the assessor should be familiar with the characteristics of a contaminated site and the assumptions used by a risk assessment software when carrying out risk assessment.

관광동기와 인터넷 관광정보 검색간의 관계에 관한 탐색적 연구 (An Exploratory Study on the Relationship Between Tourism Motivations and On-line Tourism Information Search Behavior)

  • 나윤중;임채관;박봉규
    • 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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    • 제5권5호
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    • pp.202-210
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    • 2005
  • 지방자치단체의 관광정보 웹사이트는 정보의 갱신 및 시의적절한 관광정보 공급에 있어 비효율적으로 운영되고 있으며, 관광정보 웹사이트도 체계적이지 못하다. 공공 관광 웹 사이트의 성공적인 운용은 공공성의 유지와 웹 사이트의 지속가능성을 동시에 성취할 수 있는 전략을 수립하는 것이다. 이러한 전략을 위해서는 관광객의 동기와 관광정보검색의 태도에 미치는 영향을 파악하여야 한다. 따라서 본 연구는 관광동기가 정보검색에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위하여 정보검색모형을 제시하고 이를 실증적으로 분석하고자 한다. 분석결과는 따르면, 활동형 동기는 목적형 정보, 즉 레저/편의시설, 교육/기능성 정보의 중요성에 정(+)의 효과를 가지며, 탈출형 동기는 기본정보의 중요성에 정(+)의 효과를 가진다. 이러한 결과는 관광동기에 따른 검색정보의 상이함으로 인하여 관광목적지 선택에 적용할 수 있는 전략 수립에 한계가 있으며, 관광정보시스템은 목적형 정보를 구조화함으로써 활동형 관광동기 관광객들을 관심집단으로 조직화하는 방향으로 개선되어야 할 것으로 나타났다.

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3D-QSAR Study on Imidazopyridazines Derivatives as Potent Pim-1 Kinase Inhibitors using Region-Focused CoMFA

  • Balasubramanian, Pavithra K.;Balupuri, Anand;Cho, Seung Joo
    • 통합자연과학논문집
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    • 제10권2호
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    • pp.95-104
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    • 2017
  • Proviral Integration site of Moloney (Pim) murine Leukemia virus kinases is a serine/threonine specific protein kinase. It is largely involved in cell survival and proliferation. Pim-1 phosphorylates multiple cellular substrates to inhibit apoptosis and promote cell cycle progression. Over expression of Pim-1 kinase is observed in a range of malignancies and various solid cancers. High level of Pim-1 expression is seen in myeloma, acute myeloid leukemia, prostate cancer and liver carcinomas. Hence, Pim-1 is considered as an interesting cancer target. In the present study, we have performed region-focused CoMFA study on a series of imidazopyridazine derivatives as Pim-1 kinase inhibitors. A statistically acceptable region-focused CoMFA model ($q^2=0.571$; ONC=3; $r^2=0.909$) was developed. The model was then validated using Bootsrapping and progressive sampling. The contour map highlighted the regions favorable to increase the activity. Bulky substitutions in $R^2$ position of the phenyl ring could increase the activity. Similarly, small negative substitution in the $R^1$ position of the Pyridine ring could increase the activity considerably. Our results will be useful to design novel Pim-1 kinase inhibitors of this series.

Analysis of Web Browser Security Configuration Options

  • Jillepalli, Ananth A.;de Leon, Daniel Conte;Steiner, Stuart;Alves-Foss, Jim
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • 제12권12호
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    • pp.6139-6160
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    • 2018
  • For ease of use and access, web browsers are now being used to access and modify sensitive data and systems including critical control systems. Due to their computational capabilities and network connectivity, browsers are vulnerable to several types of attacks, even when fully updated. Browsers are also the main target of phishing attacks. Many browser attacks, including phishing, could be prevented or mitigated by using site-, user-, and device-specific security configurations. However, we discovered that all major browsers expose disparate security configuration procedures, option names, values, and semantics. This results in an extremely hard to secure web browsing ecosystem. We analyzed more than a 1000 browser security configuration options in three major browsers and found that only 13 configuration options had syntactic and semantic similarity, while 4 configuration options had semantic similarity, but not syntactic similarity. We: a) describe the results of our in-depth analysis of browser security configuration options; b) demonstrate the complexity of policy-based configuration of web browsers; c) describe a knowledge-based solution that would enable organizations to implement highly-granular and policy-level secure configurations for their information and operational technology browsing infrastructures at the enterprise scale; and d) argue for necessity of developing a common language and semantics for web browser configurations.