• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.110-119
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• 2024

Background: The Mae Kha Canal is one of Chiang Mai's most important waterways. It supports local agriculture, irrigation, and transportation as well as provides stormwater drainage to prevent floods. Due to the unregulated rapid urbanization of the city and lack of efficient waste and wastewater management systems over the past few decades, the canal has become heavily polluted. This study aimed to evaluate the water quality of Mae Kha canal through assessment of the physico-chemical water quality and coliform bacteria. Moreover, benthic macroinvertebrates were samples and assessed using the Biological Monitoring Working Party (BMWP^Thai) and Average Score Per Taxon (ASPT^Thai) as biological indices. Results: The physico-chemical showed low dissolved oxygen levels, high levels of ammonia and phosphates, and elevated levels of biochemical oxygen demand, indicating that the water quality had significantly deteriorated. The canal was found to be heavily polluted, with most sites falling into the polluted to very heavily polluted. Coliform bacteria analysis revealed alarmingly high levels of total coliform bacteria and fecal coliform bacteria in the canal. The BMWP^Thai and ASPT^Thai scores indicated poor to very poor water quality. Conclusions: The physico-chemical and coliform bacteria indicated that the water quality of the Mae Kha canal had significantly deteriorated. The biological indices also indicated the poor to very poor water quality. This study underscores the urgent need for comprehensive remediation efforts, emphasizing strategic planning, investment, and community engagement to revive the canal's ecological health and water quality.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.73-86
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• 2004

The objective of this research was to estimate residents' willingness-to-pay using contingent valuation method and to investigate their environmental sensibilities prior to conduct the costbenefit analysis on the watershed management program of integrated sewerage construction and operation in the catchment of Dam Chung-Ju. A set of questionnaire was prepared and asked to 1,200 residents at downstream area as well as upstream area of Dam Chung-Ju. As a result, environmental sensibility of the residents living in the catchment of upstream of Lake Chung-Ju seemed very high. However, the substantial practice in their own life for conserving their environment was inactive, although residents' efforts trying to collect and dispose garbages in separate containers and to minimize the waste discharge load were actually made. The willingness-to-pay on each month for 20 years was estimated as 4,841 wons for the openended question and 3,411 wons for the close-ended question. Factorial analysis was also performed to obtain correlation among the questions asked. Seven groups of the correlated questions were identified and their contribution to the estimated willingness-to-pay was analyzed.

• 한국경영과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국경영과학회 2004년도 추계학술대회 및 정기총회
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• pp.35-38
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• 2004

Global competitive pressures are asking industrial companies to find the best way to meet their customer's requirements, reduce the costs of products, and increase productivity. Quality improvement has been proposed and implemented as a primary means of achieving these purposes. The quality improvement usually includes a goal of reducing the costs due to poor quality. While these costs of poor quality (COPQ) are not known precisely, they are known to be very high. Also, they may be underestimated by the hidden costs due to non-value activities, such as potential lost sales, costs of redesign due to quality reasons, and extra manufacturing costs due to defects, etc. In any manufacturing or service operation, all actions and resource expenditures of a company should be focused on creating value for customers. Any activity or resource of not creating the value for customers could be regarded as waste, which consequently causes the COPQ. Some companies did use dashboards to understand and identify value added or non-value added activities in order to reduce or eliminate wastes. These dashboards must be properly designed to consider inherent differences in manufacturing or service operations among business organizations. In addition, a structured quality improvement program such as the Six Sigma must support these dashboards. In this paper, a case study of designing dashboards for evaluating and reporting the COPQ in business units is presented.

• Journal of Community Nutrition
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.102-106
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• 2006

The purposes of this study were to investigate the effects of the popularity of menu items in nutrient consumption of school-aged children participating in a School Breakfast Program. The weighed plate waste method was used to determine the nutrient intake of students. The nutrient intake was evaluated based on the popularity of the menu item, gender, and grades. The average intakes of all nutrients except energy, fiber, and sodium were well within the goals. Actual nutrient intake varied based upon the popularity of $entr{\acute{e}}es$ and the popularity of menu items was a main effect in nutrient content of meals. When the most popular $entr{\acute{e}}es$ were served, school-aged children's energy intake and School Breakfast Program participation rate increased. Saturated fat and sodium intakes also were higher than the goal when the most popular $entr{\acute{e}}es$ were served. The significant main effect was grades for total fat (p < 0.05) and calcium (p < 0.05), which was qualified by the two-way interaction between gender and grades for saturated fat (p < 0.05), protein (p<0.1), iron (p<0.01), vitamin C (p<0.01) and carbohydrates (p<0.001). Gender itself was not a significant main effect. Based on the findings, the suggestions for educating school-aged children on more healthful breakfast food choices and reformulating recipes for the popular $entr{\acute{e}}es$ are made. (J Community Nutrition 8(2): 102-106, 2006)

• 화약ㆍ발파
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.45-51
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• 2008

불꽃놀이는 한국명 연화(煙火), 중국명 폭죽(爆竹), 일본명 하나비(화화(花火)), 영어명 파이어웍스 디스플레이(Fireworks display)로 표기되며 화약류를 연소 폭발시켜서 빛, 소리, 열, 형태, 연기, 연막, 시간지연, 운동에너지 등을 조합하여 예술적인 감각을 연출시키는 공학으로써 공예술학으로 불리는 일종의 예술행위이다. 우리나라의 연화기술은 세계적으로 인정 받고 있다. 1980년대에 개발이 완료되었고, 1990년대에 완숙단계를 거쳐 향후 2010년 이후에는 환경안전을 고려한 최첨단 나노 생명공학으로 발전하여야 할 것이다. 본 논문은 2008년 부산불꽃축제를 중심으로 현황 및 발전방향과 개선안을 제시하였으며 즐거운 불꽃축제 후의 환경 오염정도 조사와 대책마련, 저장소관리, 불발탄 및 폐기물처리, 시민의식의 향상 등 개선이 요망된다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.427-446
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• 2009

In order to meet the increasing demand for electricity, Korea has to rely on nuclear energy due to its poor natural resources. In order for nuclear energy to be expanded in its utilization, issues with uranium supply and waste management issues have to be addressed. Fast reactor system is one of the most promising options for electricity generation with its efficient utilization of uranium resources and reduction of radioactive waste, thus contributing to sustainable development. The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has been performing R&Ds on Sodium-cooled Fast Reactors (SFRs) under the national nuclear R&D program. Based on the experiences gained from the development of KALIMER conceptual designs of a pool-type U-TRU-10%Zr metal fuel loaded reactor, KAERI is currently developing Advanced SFR design concepts that can better meet the Generation IV technology goals. This also includes developing, Advanced SFR technologies necessary for its commercialization and basic key technologies, aiming at the conceptual design of an Advanced SFR by 2011. KAERI is making R&D efforts to develop advanced design concepts including a passive decay heat removal system and a supercritical $CO_2$ Brayton cycle energy conversion system, as well as developing design methodologies, computational tools, and sodium technology. The long-term Advanced SFR development plan will be carried out toward the construction of an Advanced SFR demonstration plant by 2028.

• 벤처창업연구
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.11-16
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 조직 내 생산부문에서 전개되는 혁신활동에 대한 최고경영자 및 구성원의 관심과 참여가 궁극적으로 기업경영성과에 어떤 영향을 미치는지를 구조방정식을 적용하여 살펴보고자 한다. 이를 바탕으로 기업 내 혁신활동의 성공을 위한 실천적인 방안을 찾고, 많은 기업에서 공유함으로써 보다 효율적인 혁신활동을 전개할 수 있도록 지원하기 위함이다. 본 연구는 중소기업 277개사를 대상으로 한 설문조사를 바탕으로 이루어졌으며, 수집된 설문자료는 데이터의 신뢰성과 타당성을 검토한 후 구조방정식을 이용한 모형의 설계 및 검증 과정을 통해 진행하였다. 그 결과 경영자에 의한 비전제시와 혁신활동지원 등에 대한 확고한 의지표명이 조직구성원 입장에서 혁신활동의 토대가 되는 교육 및 소집단활동, 제안활동 참여에 적극 가담하도록 영향을 미치고 있을 뿐만 아니라, 혁신활동의 성과 제고에도 유의한 영향을 미치는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 작업자의 교육 및 활동 참여의지가 혁신활동성과에 직접적인 영향을 끼치는 것도 확인할 수 있었으며, 결과적으로 매출액 증대, 영업이익률 증대, 원가절감 등과 같은 기업의 경영성과에도 긍정적인 작용을 하고 있음을 알 수 있다.

• 자동차안전학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.24-30
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• 2016

In Korea, the Vehicle Dismantler and Recycler industry is supervised by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport under the Automobile Management Act. Also, Korean Automotive recycling businesses are supervised by the Minister of Environment under the Resource Recirculation Act. The main concern of the Minister of Environment is how the wastes from Dismantled vehicles will be environmentally removed, stored, treated, recycled or disposed. In 2000, the European Union (EU) adopted the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive (2000/53/EC) which required Members to ensure the collection, treatment and recovery of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs). The Directive, the most tightly regulated and precautionary legal systems, required that the last owner of a vehicle could drop off the ELV at an authorized treatment facility and that the producers of the ELV should pay the cost of the program. The adoption of the ELVs directive has led the development of Automotive Dismantler and Recycler networks to reuse, refurbish, remanufacture, recycle and recover parts and materials embedded in ELVs. Also, the ELVs directive which has had an insignificant impact on Korean manufacturers has strong presence in the European market and has been successfully externalized on them. The Korean manufacturers not only achieve the 85% recycling target set by the ELVs directive but also meet the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) which requires manufacturers to contribute dismantling process. In order to improve the Korean vehicle dismantling and recycling system, the Automobile Management Act and the Resource Recirculation Act should be harmonized. Particularly the roles of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Minister of Environment should be sharply divided. Like Japan, the ELV management needs to be highly centralized, regulated, and controlled by the ministry specialized in Vehicle, namely the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the sub organizations. Like EU Members, recovery, reuse, and recycling must be distinguished. Recovery is defined as the final productive use of the parts and materials embedded in ELVs, which includes reuse and remanufacture of parts and recycling of the other materials. Dismantling process and reuse and remanufacture of parts must be governed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. For environmental recycling or disposal of waste materials, such as CFCs, glass and plastic material, and toxic substances, governmental financial support system should be in place.

• 디자인학연구
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• 제21권
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• pp.139-147
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• 1997

본 연구는 우리의 일상 생활에서 물건을 보호하며 이를 용기에 담아 운반하는 것과 넓은 의미의 포장은 인류의 역사와 더불어 시작된 지혜이며 인간의 삶의 질을 향상시킨다는 하나의 행위이다. 산업발달과 국민경제의 고도성장과 수출증대에 따라 포장산업은 국내외적으로 대량유통체제가 요청되고 있으며 이러한 유통체제에 적응키 위해 제품의 생산에서 소비에 이르는 유통과정을 일관하는 매체로서 중요한 산업이 되어가고 있다. 그러나 산업발달에 따른 다양해지는 제품과 포장의 급증으로 배출되는 포장 폐기물은 심각한 사회문제가 되고 있다. 그러므로 제품의 보호, 운송, 보관에 적합하게 하면서도 기능적으로 편리하게 하고 내용물을 소모한 뒤의 포장 폐기물 처리 문제에까지 고려하는 것이 오늘날의 문제이다. 따라서 일반소비자들은 환경 적으로 건전하다고 판단되는 제품을 구매하거나 재활용함으로써 일차적인 환경보존에 기여할 수 있어야 한다. 그러므로 본 논문은 포장의 1차용도의 개념에서 벗어나 2차용도인 재활용을 위한 새로운 포장기능을 널리 인식시키고 앞으로 디자인방향의 개선점을 고려해 봄에 있다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.147-149
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• 2005

The investigation was undertaken to enhance the decomposition process by pre-treatment of rice stubble, having higher concentration of lignin. Air-dried rice stubble was treated with 1.8 liter of 1% NaOH and autoclaved. Six cellulolytic fungi, Trichoderma harzianum, Penicillium citrinum, Curvularia lunata, Aspergillus flavus and Alternaria alternata were grown in basal synthetic medium along with delignified rice-residue as carbon source for production of soluble crude protein. Though the loss of cellulose has been observed by all of them but having a considerable status in the presence of T. harzianum and T. harzianum yielded highest percentage of crude protein (27.99%) with biomass of 375 mg, whereas the lowest protein value (17.91%) was recorded in case of A. niger with biomass of 422 mg. Among the imperfect fungi, T. harzianum was the most potent. Effects of incubation period and nitrogen sources on soluble crude protein production by T. harzianum were also undertaken in this study. Fifth day of incubation period and potassium nitrate as nitrogen source among other nitrogen sources was found most appropriate for soluble crude protein production by the mentioned organism.