• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.14 no.9
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• pp.4342-4348
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• 2013

The present study was intended to reveal the relationships between serum lipid levels and various factors of obesity and blood pressure. The study subjects were 1,838 adult women measured at a mass health screening during the period from January through December, 2011. TC, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C, SBP, DBP, degree of obesity, body fat rate were measured and the relation between these obesity and blood pressure measurements to serum lipid levels were studied. As a results, TC, TG, LDL-C, body fat rate and degree of obesity increased linearly with advancing age. TC, TG and LDL-C increased linearly with increasing blood pressure, and these values were higher in hypertension group than that of normal group. TC, TG and SBP increased linearly with increasing degree of obesity, and these values were higher in obesity group than that of normal group. HDL-C decreased linearly with increasing degree of obesity, and these values were lower in obesity group than that of normal group. TC, TG, HDL-C, degree of obesity, body fat rate was positive correlation with each others, but these values negatively correlated to HDL-C. Principal component analysis, showed that subjects could be divided into the group having the hypertensive group(1st principal component), the obesity group(2nd principal component), the hyperlipidemia group(3rd principal component), and HDL-C(4th principal component). In multiple regression analysis, age, TC, TG and body fat rate were affected to HDL-C. Above results suggest that higher the degree of obesity and blood pressure, the higher the serum lipid levels.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.26 no.7
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• pp.855-867
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• 2016

The horse is relatively earlier domesticated animal species. Domesticated horses have been selected for their ability of racing, robustness, and disease-resistance. As a result, the thoroughbred horse genome has been condensed many genotypes related to exercise ability. In recent years, with the advent of NGS technologies, many studies were concentrated on finding superior genetic species in the horse genome in terms of genomics. Consequently, GWAS (Genome-wide Association study) is applied to horse genome, then genetic marker is revealed for superior racing ability. In addition, RNA-Seq is utilized as a method for analyze of whole transcript profiling in specific samples. By using this approach, specific gene expression patterns and transcript sequences can be revealed in various samples such as each individual, before and after exercise state, and each tissue. DNA methylation, a strong factor that regulate gene expression without the change of DNA sequence, have got a lot of attention. In horse genome, exercise- or individual-specific DNA methylation patterns were detected, and could be useful to develop selective marker of superior horses. MicroRNAs inhibit gene expression, and transposable elements accounted for half of the mammalian genome. These two elements are the crucial factors in functional genomics, and could be applied to the selection of superior horses. As the functional genomics and epigenomics advance, then these technologies introduced in this paper were applied to select superior horses. In this paper, the studies for selection of superior horses through genetic technologies, and development possibilities of these studies were discussed.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.160-172
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• 2022

The design regulations for simple explosive storage in Korea only stipulate standards for the materials and thickness of the wall of the structure because the amount of explosives that can be stored is small. There is concern about secondary damage during an internal explosion in a simple storage facility, and it is necessary to reexamine the current standards. The numerical analysis for the TNT 15 kg explosion inside the simple storage was carried out by setting the factors using the robust experimental design method. The displacement of the structure generated under the same time condition was analyzed, and the contribution was evaluated. The contribution of concrete thickness was the highest, and the contribution of concrete strength and rebar arrangement was lower than that of concrete thickness. The reinforcement diameter contributed extremely little to the displacement. The structural standards of the simple storage that are currently applied are insufficient on blast resistance, and it is necessary to present new design standards. Therefore, the design factor to be applied later analysis and actual experiments were taken into consideration. For the design variables, the thickness of the concrete was 15 cm considering the displacement, the concrete strength was selected as general concrete considering the inlet discharge pressure, the factor with the lowest average displacement was selected for the reinforcement arrangement and the diameter of the reinforcement, the factor with the smallest level was selected in consideration of economic feasibility because the difference in displacement was low.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.36 no.8
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• pp.534-541
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• 2014

This study investigated a method to determine an efficient operating condition for the $UV/H_2O_2$ process. The OH radical scavenging factor is the most important factor to predict the removal efficiency of the target compound and determine the operating condition of the $UV/H_2O_2$ process. To rapidly and simply measure the scavenging factor, Rhodamine B (RhB) was selected as a probe compound. Its reliability was verified by comparing it with a typical probe compound (para-chlorobenzoic acid, pCBA); the difference between RhB and pCBA was only 1.1%. In a prediction test for the removal of Ibuprofen, the RhB method also shows a high reliability with an error rate of about 5% between the experimental result and the model prediction using the measured scavenging factor. In the monitoring result, the scavenging factor in the influent water of the $UV/H_2O_2$ pilot plant was changed up to 200% for about 8 months, suggesting that the required UV dose could be increased about 1.7 times to achieve 90% caffeine removal. These results show the importance of the scavenging factor measurement in the $UV/H_2O_2$ process, and the operating condition could simply be determined from the scavenging factor, absorbance, and information pertaining to the target compound.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.91-106
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• 2014

This study tries to cluster the 795 standard watersheds of Korea Water Resources Unit Map using multivariate statistical analysis technique. The 30 factors of watershed characteristics related to topography, stream, meteorology, soil, land cover and hydrology were selected for comprehensive analysis. From the factor analysis, 16 representative factors were selected. The significant factors in order were the pedological feature, scale and geological location and meteorological and hydrological features of the watershed. As a next step, the 73 gauged watersheds were selected for cluster analysis. They are scattered properly to the whole country and the discharge data were within a confidential level. Based on the 73 watersheds, the other ungaged watersheds were clustered by applying the 16 factors and calculating Euclidian distances. The clustering results showed that the similarity between standard watersheds within the same river basin were 87%, 69%, 41%, 52%, and 27% for Han, Nakdong, Geum, Seomjin, and Yeongsan river basins respectively.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.11 no.3 s.55
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• pp.43-52
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• 2007

This study suggests a method to determine optimal seismic retrofitting schemes for existing bridges based on weighting-factored evaluation. According to the recognition for potential seismic risk, various kinds of retrofitting methods are applied to improve the seismic performance of existing bridges. However, the relevant technique is not available to select optimal retrofitting scheme for bridges now. This suggested method weights five factors, structural compatibility, economic efficacy, environmental factor, consturctability and maintenance, and draws out optimal seismic retrofitting schemes. The application of the developed method to one hundred sixty existing bridges verifies the adaptability of this method. As a result, this study provides an idealized retrofitting schemes, and the suggested method could be a guideline to determine the more cost-effective and optimal retrofitting schemes for existing bridges in Korea.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.497-497
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• 2023

정수장에서 소독 및 여과 처리가 완료된 깨끗한 물은 배급수시설로 전달되나, 실제로 관의 노후화, 갑작스러운 유향 변동, 특정 구역의 관 내 정체 시간에 따른 Water Age 상승 등 여러 요인으로 인해 실제 수용가에는 안전하지 않은 용수가 공급될 가능성이 있으며, 이에 따라 적절한 위치에서 지속적인 감시를 통한 조기 발견 및 조치가 필요하다. 상수도 시설기준(2010)에 배수시설의 주요 지점 혹은 관 말단 등 필요에 따라 적절한 위치에 수질 계측기를 설치할 수 있도록 제시되어 있으나, 계측기 설치 위치나 개수에 대한 기준이 모호한 실정이다. 모든 구역에 수질계측기를 설치하여 감시하는 것이 이상적이지만, 현실적으로는 지자체 환경 및 경제적인 한계가 있어 주요 위치에 설치하는 것이 바람직하다. 본 연구에서는 대표적인 수리해석 모형인 EPANET을 사용하여 대상 관망의 노후도, 유속, 유향변동 등의 영향인자를 바탕으로 수질사고가 발생할 확률이 높은 관을 위험관으로 선정하고, 선정된 위험관을 대상으로 최단 경로와 Cost를 산출할 수 있는 Floyd Warshall Algorithm을 이용하여 각 Node(수용가)간 물이 이동할 때의 최소 도달시간과 경로를 파악하였다. 또한, 시간 서비스 수준(Level of T hour Serivice)의 개념을 도입하여 위험관으로부터 특정시간 이내에 흐름이 도달하는 Node를 파악한 뒤, 그 중 가장 많은 피해를 발생시킬 수 있는 위험관을 수질계측위치 지점으로 선정하였다. 제시된 수질사고 발생위험이 높은 위험관을 대상으로 수질계측 위치를 선정하는 방법이 전체 관망 네트워크를 대상으로 수질계측 위치를 판단하는 방법보다 결과 신뢰도 측면에서 더욱 효과적이고 효율적인 방법으로 사료된다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.199-199
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• 2021

한국농어촌공사에서는 과학적이고 체계적인 농업기반시설 및 용수관리로 재해를 예방하고 물관리의 효율성 증대를 위한 유지관리 종합정보시스템인 농업기반시설관리시스템을 구축하여 운영중에 있다. 한국농어촌공사는 2012년부터 저수지별 일공급량을 측정하여 기록 관리하고 있어, 저수지의 수위차와 공급량을 사용하여 저수지의 일유입량을 산정 할 수 있는 체계를 구축하였고 저수지 종합건전성 평가를 위해 이 자료를 사용하였다. 수량부문은 수문학적으로 하천환경 및 수생태계에 민감한 영향을 끼치는 인자들로 지표를 구성하였다. 선정된 지표는 High Flow, Low Flow, Seasonality, Zero Flow, Variability로 구성하였다. 수질부문은 자연적 요인과 사회·경제적 요인 기준에 의한 분류를 통해 저수지의 건전성 상태를 파악할 수 있는 지표를 선정하였다. 자연적 요인은 환경부의 수질환경기준에 제시된 항목 중 저수지 건전성을 대표할 수 있는 수온, DO, COD, SS, TN, TP 및 TOC를 선정하였다. 농업용 저수지 수량·수질을 고려한 수환경 평가체계 적용을 위해 적누, 이담, 송고 저수지를 선정하였다. 3개 저수지를 대상으로 수량, 수질 부문으로 나누어 부문별 건전성 및 종합건전성 평가를 수행하였다. 선정된 지표의 분석단위를 통일시키기 위하여 표준화를 수행하였으며 자료의 왜곡정도가 큰 경우에는 로그변환을 취하여 표준화를 수행하였다. 가중치 적용은 주관적인 견해가 들어갈 수 있는 전문가의 설문에 의한 방법보다는 수학적 방법을 이용한 주성분과 엔트로피 가중치 방법을 적용하였다. 최종적으로 산정된 지수에 따라 하천별 현황을 주제별, 시기별로 검토하였으며 객관적이고 이해가 쉽게 5개 등급으로 등급분류를 해 저수지별 건전성 정도를 쉽게 파악할 수 있도록 하였다.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.121-130
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• 1993

The major objective of this study is to develop practical methods for estimating sediment yield rates of medium size watersheds of which areas range from 200 to $2,000km^2$. For this purpose, this study adopts an empirical method of statistical approach and another empirical method of weighting the watershed characteristics factors. A total of 13 data points for sediment yield rate, including five data points from reservoir deposit data and eight data points from sampled river-sediment data have been collected. Meanwhile, seven factors that may affect the sediment yield rate of a watershed have been selected. They are drainage density, rainfall erosivity, ground cover and land use, soil erodibility, topography, river-bed material characteristics, and watershed area. In the companion paper following this paper, methods for estimating sediment yield rate are to be developed using the 13 data points collected and seven watershed characteristics factors selected in this study.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.90-98
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• 2002

The effects of swirl and combustion parameters on the performance and emission in a turbo-charged D.I. diesel engine of the displacement 9.4L were studied experimentally in this paper. Generally the swirl in the combustion process of diesel engine promotes mixing of the injection fuel and the intake air. It is a major factor to improve the engine performance because the fuel consumption and NO$_{x}$ is trade-off according to the high temperature and high pressure of combustion gas in a turbocharged D.I. diesel engine, it's necessary to thinking over the intake and exhaust system, the design of combustion bowl and so on. In order to choose a turbocharger of appropriate capacity. As a result of steady flow test, when the swirl ratio is increased, the mean flow coefficient is decreased, whereas the gulf factor is increased. Also, through engine test its can be expected to meet performance and emissions by optimizing the main parameter's; the swirl ratio is 2.43, injection timing is BTDC 13$^{\circ}$ CA, compression ratio is 16, combustion bowl is re-entrant 5$^{\circ}$, nozzle hole diameter is $\Phi$0.28*6, turbocharger is GT40 model which are compressor A/R 0.58 and turbine A/R 1.19.