• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.99-104
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• 2007

The skin barrier function is one of the vital functions. Horny layer and epidermis among various skin layers play an important role in protecting body from environmental insults. Stratum corneum is completely formed by differentiation processes from the basal layer and newly formed corneocytes push the older ones from skin surface. In this study we investigated changes of various parameters - capacitance, transepidermal water loss (TEWL), pH and amount of removed corneocytes - according to the stratum corneum's depth. We removed the stratum corneum using tape stripping technique. We found that uppermost stratum corneum play an important role in skin surface moisturization and lower stratum corneum in protecting transepidermal water loss. In addition, skin pH is more acidic than surface pH. In the stratum corneum, skin pH is mote acidic in the deeper layer. Furthermore amount of removed corneocyte is also decreased according to depth because of stronger cell-cell union strength. From these results we suggest that stratum corneum has different characteristics depending on their position.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.727-736
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• 2017

In this study, the method of evaluation of moisturizing ability of cosmetics using specimens was studied as an alternative method of clinical tests. Cosmetic spreadability, surface drying, and moisture loss rate of four specimens (Japanese cake (Maru mochi), Garaetteok, wheat flour, and agar) were evaluated. Also, the water loss rate of the specimens and the transepidermal waterloss were analyzed for 10 kinds of lip make-up products (5 kinds of lipstick, 3 kinds of lip balm, 2 kinds of lip gloss). The moisture loss rate (moisture evaporation sensitivity) of the agar specimen was highest in the order of agar> Garaetteok> Japanese cake> wheat flour. Agar specimens are the most suitable in terms of spreadability, surface crack, and raw material supply. Containers for the preparation of agar specimens are suitable for plastic materials with low heat transfer, which can produce convex, smooth surface specimens. In the evaluation of moisturizing ability of lip makeup products, there was a strong correlation between the water loss rate and the transepidermal waterloss rate measured with agar specimens. These results show that the proposed method can be used as one of the useful alternative test methods.

• Journal of Animal Environmental Science
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.131-138
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• 2011

This study was carried out to investigate on the composting characteristics variation accoding to air supply capacity in Pig manure. The composting of pig manure is economical and efficiently process. The fermented compost was added in pig manure mixed with sawdust was composting reators. Air supply capacity levels of fermented compost on the pig manure mixed with sawdust were regulated at 50, 100, 150 and 200$\ell/m^3$/min. respectively. The obtained results can be followed as bellow; The temperature variations of experimental composting piles during composting for the different of T-1 reach $40^{\circ}C$ in 2 days, T-2, T-3 and T-4 reach $60^{\circ}C$ in 2 days and T-3, T-4 maintained until 8 days. The decreases in water contents per each square meter for the different of T-1 (50 l/$m^3$/min), T-2(100 l/$m^3$/min), T-3(150 l/$m^3$/min) and T-4(200 l/$m^3$/min.), The decreases ratio in water contents was T-1, T-2, T-3 and T-4 were 15.4%, 28.8%, 33.4% and 35.2%. The decreases ratio in weight was T-1, T-2, T-3 and T-4 were 7.6%, 15.6%, 16.8% and 16.9% respectively. The variations of oxygen concentration from composting period in case of oxygen discharge concentration T-1, T-2, T-3 and T-4 were 9 ppm. respectively. Fertilizer components after composting were examined. Nitrogen contents of the T-1, T-2, T-3 and T-4 were 0.45%, 0.44%, 0.42% and 0.44%, and P2O5 contents were T-1, T-2, T-3 and T-4 were 0.37%, 0.41%, 0.42% and 0.44% respectively. Therefore, the compost curing air supply of air volumes at least 150$\ell$/min/min. or more to supply the aerobic composting pig manure normally are judged to be possible.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.16-29
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• 2017

It is known that large-scale deforestation has occurred in North Korea due to economic failures since the 1990s, and this is expected to greatly change the characteristics of the hydrological cycle. In this study, hydrological cycle simulation was carried out for the period of about 30 years from 1981 to 2013 for the entire Korean peninsula using the VIC model, a land surface hydrology model. The simulation results are summarized as follow. First, the runoff ratio is 55%~70% in South Korea and 38~56% in North Korea. In particular, it is worth noting that despite the small runoff ratio, the variation is about 28% larger than the South Korea's 15%. The rate of evapotranspiration was larger than that of South Korea. That is, the rate of evapotranspiration in South Korea is 20~35% and in North Korea it is 25~46%. However, the rate of change was 21% in the case of North Korea and slightly larger than 15% in South Korea. Third, South Korea has an average of 34% in soil moisture and 27% in North Korea. However, unlike the simulated results of the runoff ratio and the evapotranspiration rate, the difference in the variation of soil moisture in South Korea and North Korea over the entire period was similar with 8%. As a result, we can confirm that the difference of hydrological cycle characteristics between South Korea and North Korea has been increased since the 1990s, when the forest destruction of North Korea became serious. In the case of South Korea, there is little difference in the hydrological cycle characteristics. In North Korea, however, there is a distinct difference, which is also a result reflecting the difference in the effects of forest destruction.

• Journal of Conservation Science
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.387-396
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• 2018

Exposure to the natural environment can cause damage to domestic wooden cultural assets, such as temples. Deterioration is accelerated by biological damage and various environmental factors. In this study, meteorological factors were monitored by equipment installed at Beopjusa temple of Boeun province and Seonamsa temple of Suncheon province. A statistical model was applied to these data to predict the meteorological factors and to compare the predictive performance of each meteorological factor. The resulting correlation coefficient between air and dew point temperatures was highest, at 0.95, while the correlation coefficient for relative humidity had a moderate value(0.65) at both the Beopjusa and Seonamsa temples. Thus, a general linear model was found to be suitable for predicting air and dew point temperatures. An analysis of correlation between meteorological factors showed that there was strong positive correlation between air temperature and dew point temperature, and between solar radiation and evaporation at both sites. There was a weak positive correlation between air temperature and evaporation at Beopjusa temple. Wind speed was negatively correlated with both air temperature and relative humidity at Seonamsa temple. The wind speed at this location is higher than average in winter and lower than average in summer, and it was hypothesized that the low wind speed plays a role in reducing water evaporation in summer, when both air temperature and relative humidity are high. As a result, damage to the wooden buildings of Seonamsa temple is accelerated.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.311-316
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• 2015

하천 유사량 자료는 하천의 이 치수 목적으로 활용할 수 있는 기본 자료중 하나로서 하상변동 예측, 저수지 퇴사량 추정, 하도 계획과 설계, 유사조절 계획 수립 및 기타 구조물 등의 영향 평가 등 다양하게 활용할 수 있다. 정도 높은 유사량 자료를 측정하기 위해서는 현장측정부터 분석까지 정확한 과정과 세밀한 준비가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 정도 높은 유사량 자료를 생산하기 위하여 국가 유사량 관측망 중 19개 지점(율극, 점촌, 일선교, 구미, 왜관, 선산, 죽고, 진동, 개진2, 정암, 회덕, 마륵, 나주, 학교, 남평, 영수, 선암, 구례2, 죽곡, 용서, 곡성)에 대하여 부유사량 특성분석을 수행하고 이를 반영하여 유량-부유사량관계곡선식을 개발하였다. 유사량 측정과정은 사전조사, 현장측정, 실험실분석, 모형적용 단계를 거친다. 사전조사 단계에서는 현장에 대한 현장안전, 지점특성 등의 현장관련 정보를 수집하여 현장측정 계획을 수립한다. 현장측정 단계에서는 사전에 유량측정 자료를 이용하여 측선을 나누는 등유량법과 등간격법을 사용하였으며, ISO 기준 이상의 5~8개 측선을 나누어 측정하였다. 측정장비는 D-74 부유사 채취기를 이용하여 왕복수심적분법으로 부유사량 샘플을 채취 하였다. 실험실분석은 유량조사사업단 유사분석센터에서 채취 시료에 대한 농도, 레이저 회절법을 이용한 부유사입도분석, 하상토분석(체분석)을 실시하였다. 또한, 유량-부유사량 농도 변화양상과 부유사량 특성분석을 이용한 부유사량 측정결과를 평가하였고 각 지점의 부유사량특성을 잘 나타낼 수 있는 지수식($Q_{ss}=aQ^b$)을 이용하여 유량-부유사량관 계곡선식을 개발하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.447-447
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• 2011

본 연구는 하천법에 근거하여 국가차원에서 홍수 예보, 수자원 공급과 관리계획, 생태 및 환경 등의 목적을 위한 국가수문관측망을 구축하여 그 근간자료가 되는 하천 수문자료를 국가공공기초자료로 제공함으로써 불필요한 수문조사 중복 등을 방지하고 효율적인 수문조사의 기반을 구축하고자 하는 것이다. 국가수문관측망 설계는 기존 수문조사기관(국토해양부, 한국수자원공사, 한국수력원자력, 한국농어촌공사)의 관측망에 대한 현황을 파악하고, 도상조사와 현장조사를 통하여 수리 수문학적, 사회 경제적 중요성 검토 등의 과정을 통해 재설계할 수 있도록 하였다(2010, 장 등). 국가수위관측망의 구축은 결과적으로 우리나라의 총 643개소의 관측소가 필요한 것으로 설계되었으며 이 중 495개소는 기존 관측소를 그대로 활용하고, 129개소는 신설이 필요한 것으로 판단되었다. 또한 국가수위관측망 중 563개소에서는 수위자료와 유량자료를 제공하고 80개소는 수위자료만을 생산하여 제공하게 된다. 또한 유량관측소는 380개소(건설교통부, 2007), 자동유량관측소 97개소, 유사량관측소 138개소, 토양수분량 및 증발산량 관측소 각 25개소를 가지는 국가수문 관측망을 제시하였다. 국가수문관측망은 앞서 언급된 다양한 목적으로 활용되는 수문자료를 객관적이고 공정한 국가기초자료로 제공하여 불필요한 수문조사 중복 등을 방지하고 체계적이고 효율적인 우리나라 수문조사의 기반으로 활용 되어질 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.412-412
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• 2022

지속가능한 물관리를 위해서는 강우, 수문학적 반응의 동적 순환과 생공업 및 농업 기반시설과 같은 관리 조치에 사용되는 물을 포함한 가용수(Available Water)의 시공간적 영향을 파악할 수 있어야 한다. 가용수의 구성요소를 파악하기 위해 블루워터와 그린워터의 개념이 제안되었다. 블루워터는 강수로 인해 형성된 지표수, 지하수 및 호수·저수지의 저류량을 포함하며, 그린워터는 강수로부터 불포화 토양층에 저장된 토양수분과 수역, 초목에서 대기 중으로 방출되는 증발산을 말한다. 블루워터와 그린워터를 산정하기 위해서는 동적 수자원과 인적 요소에 의존되는 수자원을 정확하게 구별해야 하며 물 가용성 평가를 용이하게 하는 통합 기반 개념의 수문학적 모델이 필요하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 5대강을 대상으로 각 유역의 가용수량의 변화를 파악하기 위해 각 유역별 블루워터와 그린워터를 평가하고자 하였다. 5대강 유역의 장기간 변화와 광범위한 분석을 위해 SWAT(Soil and Water Assessment Tool) 모형의 수문모델링 결과를 활용하였다. SWAT 모형의 신뢰성 있는 수문 검보정을 위해 전체 기간(2005~2020) 중 모형의 보정(2005~2009) 및 검증(2010~2017)기간을 설정하였으며, 각 유역의 다목적댐과 다기능 보의 실측방류량을 이용하여 댐 운영모의를 고려하였다. 검보정된 SWAT 결과를 활용하여 블루워터와 그린워터를 분류하였으며 가용수량을 평가하는 방법을 제시하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Quaternary Research
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.57-63
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• 2000

A simulation model was used to examine the effects of climate variation on the tree-ring structure of Larix leptolepis trees growing at a plantation plot in Worak National Park in central Korea. The model uses mathematical equations to simulate processes affecting cell(tracheid) size variations for individual rings using daily precipitation and temperature measurements. Limiting conditions are estimated from temperature, day length and a calculated water balance. The results indicate that the seasonal growth is mostly limited by the soil moisture content and precipitation income during April and May. The April-May temperature also inversely influences the growth by increasing water losses from soil. The global climate-change scenario which includes regional warming(increasing temperature in spring-summer periods) appears to decrease the duration of optimal growths. Consequently, the model estimated that Larix leptolepis would lose the total production of xylem by 25%.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.422-432
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• 2022

Soil and micro-climatic environmental monitoring was conducted to evaluate the factors causing tree growth impediments at the Baekdudaegan ecological axis restoration project site. As a result, it was found that the nutrient supply was insufficient in the restoration project site due to the lack of organic matter, total nitrogen and cation exchange capacity of the soil compared to the surrounding forest. After the completion of the restoration, the soil moisture in the autumn decreased more than 7 times faster than that of the surrounding forest, and it was evaluated that the soil moisture was significantly low due to the lack of silt and clay content. In the case of the restoration site, the annual potential evapotranspiration was analyzed to be 975mm, which is approximately two times higher than that of the surrounding forest. The soil moisture of the restoration site in the summer decreased rapidly during the daytime when the amount of insolation increased and this was found to be strongly influenced by the increase in potential evapotranspiration. In order to improve the above factors affecting the tree growth at the Baekdudaegan ecological axis restoration project site, it is necessary to induce the smooth supply of nutrients and water to plants by improving physical proprieties and cation exchange capacity, i.e., using litterfall, humus soil, soil conditioner and organic fertilizer. The results of this study are expected to serve as basic data for the design, construction, and management of ecological axis restoration projects in the future.