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Monitoring Vegetation Structure Changes in Urban Wetlands (도시 내 습지의 식생구조 변화 모니터링)

  • Kim, Na-Yeong;Nam, Jong-Min;Lee, Gyeong-Yeon;Lee, Kun-Ho;Song, Young-Keun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.26 no.6
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    • pp.135-154
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    • 2023
  • Urban wetlands provide various ecosystem services and are subject to restoration and creation projects due to their increased value in the context of climate change. However, the vegetation structure of wetlands is sensitive to environmental changes, including artificial disturbances, and requires continuous maintenance. In this study, we conducted a vegetation survey of three wetlands created as part of a project to restore urban degraded natural ecosystems and monitored the quantitative changes in wetland vegetation structure using an unmanned aerial vehicle. The vegetation survey revealed 73 species in Incheon Yeonhui wetland, and the change in vegetation composition based on wetland occurrence frequency was 11.5% on average compared to the 2018 vegetation survey results. The vegetation survey identified 44 species in Busan Igidae wetland, and the proportion of species classified as obligate upland plants was the highest at 48.8% among all plants, while the proportion of naturalized plants accounted for 15.9% of all plants. The open water surface area decreased from 10% in May 2019 to 6.7% in May 2020. Iksan Sorasan wetland was surveyed and 44 species were confirmed, and it was found that the proportion of facultative wetland plant decreased compared to the 2018 vegetation survey results, and the open water surface area increased from 0.4% in May 2019 to 4.1% in May 2020. The results of this study showed that wetlands with low artificial management intensity exhibited a tendency for stabilization of vegetation structure, with a decrease in the proportion of plants with high wetland occurrence frequency and a relatively small number of new species. Wetlands with high artificial management intensity required specific management, as they had a large change in vegetation structure and a partially high possibility of new invasion. We reaffirmed the importance of continuous monitoring of vegetation communities and infrastructure for wetlands considering the function and use of urban wetlands, and restoration stages. These research results suggest the need to establish a sustainable wetland maintenance system through the establishment of long-term maintenance goals and monitoring methods that consider the environmental conditions and vegetation composition of wetlands.

The studies of actual condition and therapeutic effects of hot spring water in Korea (우리나라 온천의 실태와 치료적 효과에 관한 연구)

  • Park Rae-Joon
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.369-377
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    • 2000
  • Hot spring water is petrifaction water and mixed with animals and plants disintegrated water in the underground. The ingredient are complicated and abundant. The contained element is used to facilitate the function of human body. activate the human structure movement. discharge waste material due to increase circulation and metabolism, also it can remain the homeostasis. We can not find research for spa therapy in our country. We use to drink and bath in the hot spring water bue don't have rehabilitation facilities

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Chloroplastic NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase Complex and Cyclic Electron Transport around Photosystem I

  • Endo, Tsuyoshi;Ishida, Satoshi;Ishikawa, Noriko;Sato, Fumihiko
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.158-162
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    • 2008
  • Recent molecular genetics studies have revealed that cyclic electron transport around photosystem I is essential for normal photosynthesis and growth of plants. Chloroplastic NAD(P)H dehydorgenase (NDH) complex, a homologue of the complex I in respiratory electron transport, is involved in one of two cyclic pathways. Recent studies on the function and structure of the NDH complex are reviewed.

Spatial Division of Labor in Korea and The Characteristics of Kumi Local Labor Market (공문적 분업과 지방 노동시장의 특성에 관한 연구 -구미공업단지 섬유.전기전자산업을 중심으로-)

  • 박원석
    • Journal of the Korean Regional Science Association
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.11-38
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    • 1990
  • The purpose of this thesis is, first to present the spatial division of labor in Korea and its mechanism, and second, to elucidate the organic integral relation between local labor market and local community by studing the mechanism that the spatial division of labor is projected into the individual lacal labor marker, and reproduction of labor force process in this local labor market. According to this purpose, the theoretical frame of this analysis is done, the positive analysis is made and Kumi is choosed as its analysis case area. The main data is from 'Survey Report on Manufacturing Idustry Wage Conditions' published by Minimum Wage Council, Ministry of Labour and from the questionnaires and interview on textile industry and electric electronics industry firms in Kumi Export Industrial Estate. The following are the results of this study. 1. The mechanism of spatial division of labor in Korea, seen through the employment structure index, is accelerating the regional discrimination by fixing the regional hierarchisation between Seoul (or Seoul Metropolitan Area as expanded Seoul) and other areas. But it is also developing highly the regional employment structure at the level of technical division of labor, since the spatial division of labor in Korea is leaded by large firms and influenced by the policy for regional development. 2. Local labor market is formed in Kumi area and its delimitation is Kumi city. The employment structure of Kumi local labor market is occupying lower hierarchy division at management hierachical level and occupying upper hierarchy division at the level of technical division of labor, and brand plants of large firs are determinating and dominating this emplogment structure. These bdranch plants of large firs are forming more favorable and stabel labor marker than locally controlled ploants in Kumi local labor market. But the reproduction of labor force process in Kumi local labor market is not fully carried out and leaked into central city, therefore Kumi is now becoming an unstable local community, suffering from large movement of population. This is because Kumi local labor market is found not for itself, but by the state policy and externally controlled plants of large firms, and therefore no potentiality to control and to absorb the exterior influences is built in Kumi local labor market. 3. The case firms A, B have spatial division of labor between decision-making function and production function, and between upper management hierachical labor force and lower management hierachical labor force in internal labor market.

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Discrete Model Reference Adaptive Control based on Lyapunov's Stability Theory (Lyapunov 안정도이론에 기초를 둔 이산기준모델 적응제어)

  • 함운철;최계근
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.942-947
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    • 1987
  • In this paper, we suggest a new adaptive control theory for discrete-time single-input single output systems based on the Lyapunov's stability theory by using the fact that the transfer function of the model is strictly positive real. And also, obervers are used in the structure of controller. The result of computer simulation shows that the proposed algorithm can be applied to both stable and unstable plants.

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LQ-servo method for non-minimum phase plants (비최소 위상 플랜트에서 LQ-servo 방법)

  • 서병설;장태우
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics B
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    • v.33B no.3
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    • pp.9-16
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    • 1996
  • LQ-servo is a robustness guaranteed multivariable controller design method based on the LQR structure to improve command following with output feedback. in this paper we introduce a weighting factor on the low frequency part of the state weighting matrix in the performance index in order to increase the low frequency gain of loop transfer function matrix T(s) in the loop shaping design method.

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Snake Venom Phospholipase A2 and its Natural Inhibitors

  • Singh, Pushpendra;Yasir, Mohammad;Khare, Ruchi;Tripathi, Manish Kumar;Shrivastava, Rahul
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.259-267
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    • 2020
  • Snakebite is a severe medical, economic, and social problem across the world, mostly in the tropical and subtropical area. These regions of the globe have typical of the world's venomous snakes present where access to prompt treatment is limited or not available. Snake venom is a complex mixture of toxin proteins like neurotoxin and cardiotoxin, and other enzymes like phospholipase A2 (PLA2), haemorrhaging, transaminase, hyaluronidase, phosphodiesterase, acetylcholinesterase, cytolytic and necrotic toxins. Snake venom shows a wide range of biological effects like anticoagulation or platelet aggregation, hemolysis, hypotension and edema. Phospholipase A2 is the principal constituent of snake venom; it catalyzes the hydrolysis of the sn-2 position of membrane glycerophospholipids to liberate arachidonic acid, which is the precursor of eicosanoids including prostaglandins and leukotrienes. The information regarding the structure and function of the phospholipase A2 enzyme may help in treating the snakebite victims. This review article constitutes a brief description of the structure, types, mechanism occurrence, and tests of phospholipase A2 and role of components of medicinal plants used to inhibit phospholipase A2.

A Design of Stable Continuous-time Model Reference Adaptive Controllers by a Hyperstability Method (초안정도 방법에 의한 안정한 시연속 기준모델 적응제어기의 설계)

  • 이호진;정종대;최계근
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics
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    • v.26 no.10
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    • pp.1488-1497
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    • 1989
  • In this paper, a new adaptive control scheme is proposed that uses a special form of rational function-type linear operator in the parameter adaptation and that removes the augmenting signal terms of the control input components. This adaptation scheme is applied to the MRAC of continuous-time, linear time-invariant, minimum-phase plants whose relative degrees are arbitrary. This scheme can be applied without any change of the controller structure to the adaptive systems regardless of the relative degree if it is greater than 1. And this scheme does not require any signal augmentation for arbitrary relative-degree plants if the reference model has no zeros. The asymptotic stability of the adaptive systems controlled by this scheme is shown by a hyper-stability method.

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Modeling of Combustion in Co-Generation / Industrial Boiler Furnace (열병합/산업용 보일러 화로에서의 연소 해석)

  • Kim, Byoung-Yun;Park, Pu-Min;Lee, Kyoung-Mo
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2001.11b
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    • pp.842-846
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    • 2001
  • Our company produces boilers for industrial usages or power plants. The aim of this study is to investigate the flame structure, heat transfer to evaporator tube wall and NOx emission in the furnaces. Also we are to derive correct FEGT(Furnace Exit Gas Temperature) characteristic curve. When we design furnace and superheater, economizer etc. FEGT characteristic curve is very important factor for optimum design. We calculated turbulent reacting flow, heat transfer and NOx emission in furnace by using numerical modeling with the help of commercial code. Three dimensional steady state calculation is done. k-e turbulence model and equilibrium chemistry combustion model with $\beta-probability$ density function is used. To calculate radiation heat transfer discrete ordinates model is used. And we measured FEGT at several operating plants. Measurement is done by R-type thermocouple. Radiation shield is attached to the thermocouple to prevent radiation effect. Measured and calculated results show good agreement. And we could understand the flame structure and NOx formation positions in each furnaces.

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A Study on Development of Evaluation Method on Riverine Ecobelt (수변 생태벨트 평가방법 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Cho, Yong-Hyeon;Choi, Dae-Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.42 no.1
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    • pp.123-132
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    • 2014
  • This study aims to develop the diagnostic evaluation method of the riverine ecobelt for construction, conservation, and maintenance of the riverine ecobelt. The value indices in the proposed evaluation method are composed of total 5 fields and 19 elements. The 5 fields are flood control, environmental function, growth of plants, ecobelt function, and restoration potential. Flood control field is composed of total 3 elements such as length, width, and density of green area. Environmental function field is composed of 4 elements such as park use, landscape boundary and edge, microclimate control, non-point pollution control. Growth of plants field is composed of 6 elements such as species composition, forest height, stratum structure, vine plants, plant vitality, and succession of plants. Ecobelt function field is composed of 4 elements such as longitudinal connectivity, lateral connectivity, in-stream forest or habitat, roads on bank top. Restoration potential field is composed of 2 elements such as landform and land use of the immediate vicinity. The score system ranging 1~4 was adopted. The weighting parameters of elements were unified with each other. The final grade system ranging 1~5(1: very good~5: very bad) was adopted, and the final grade was evaluated by the mean values of each field. According to the test application of the diagnostic evaluation method of the riverine ecobelt, the final grades showed effectively the real condition of each site.