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A study on the analysis effectiveness of the virtual welding simulator for welding manpower development (용접인력양성을 위한 가상용접훈련 시뮬레이터 효과성 분석)

  • Choi, Eugene;Kim, Jung-Yeong;Shin, Sang-Ho;Kim, Sang-Yeol
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.40-46
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    • 2015
  • Welding is one of the most fundamental and necessary work in the industry that demand sophistication of skilled workers. This study is to introduce welding simulator as a training tool, to verify its effectiveness and to measure satisfaction of the trainees. A group of freshman students at a Korea Polytechnics College in their twenties with less experience of welding participated in the study. They were divided into two groups and took a traditional training course (comparison group) and a training course with welding simulator applied reality/haptic technology (experimental group) for same hours respectively. To evaluate training effect, a national certificate test and a survey based on Phillips' ROI (Return on Investment) methodology were conducted by the students and the college respectively. And satisfaction survey among the students based on Kirkpatrick's Four-Level Evaluation Model was also carried out. The results showed that all students in the experimental group passed the national certificate test and the ROI of the experimental group for five years were 110% higher than the comparison group. Furthermore, 25% more students in the experimental group replied "very satisfied" about the overall training course and 75% more students in the same group found that the simulation was very similar to the real welding.

Isolation of Major Microflora Bacillus coagulans from Rice Bran (쌀겨발효로부터 분리된 우점종 미생물 Bacillus coagulans의 분리)

  • Lee, Sang-Han;Park, Po
    • Food Science and Preservation
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.165-168
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    • 2010
  • It is known that temperature during solid fermentation using rice bran is increased upto 60-70 degree. To investigate the major microflora regarding temperature maintenance of rice bran bathing, we first isolated predominant microbes using various media by a limiting dilution method. The RNA of isolated strains were purified and sequenced. The rRNA sequencing revealed that the selected strains were similar to Bacillus coagulans according to their taxonomical relationships. Together, these results indicate that Bacillus coagulans is a major kind of microflora during solid fermentation using rice bran.

A Study on the Influence of Mobile Commerce Characteristics Perception on Mobile Shopping Intentions (모바일 커머스 특성 인식이 모바일 쇼핑 이용의도에 미치는 영향 연구)

  • Kim, Kyu-Dong;Yu, Yung-Mok;Kim, Jeong-Lae
    • The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.13 no.6
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    • pp.297-303
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    • 2013
  • This study was conducted to analyze the Influence of mobile commerce characteristics perception on mobile shopping intentions. The result of this study showed that mobile commerce characteristics perceptions have influence on mobile shopping intentions. The study also showed that the Influence of mobile commerce characteristics perception on mobile shopping intentions was different between mobile shopping experience group and none experience group. So the companies which is competing in the mobile commerce industry have to plan the various strategical marketing programs for the mobile devices users.

Societal Implications of Biotechnology and GMOs in Agriculture (생명공학과 GMOs의 농업에 대한 사회적 함의)

  • Lim, Hyung-Baek
    • Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.175-189
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    • 2004
  • There are many assertions related to biotechnology and genetically modified organisms(GMOs). Some experts have asserted that GM foods could be dangerous and that there is no reliable evidence that have been demonstrated safe through appropriate tests, and the others asserted these foods are as safe and nutritions as their conventional counterparts. The objectives of this study was to study an societal implications of biotechnology and GMOs in agriculture. To keep the balance in mind the researcher examined not only usefulness but also harmfulness of GMOs, along with the developmental process of biotechnology industry. It was observed that basically, multinational corporations developed GMOs to maximize their profit, and strengthened their control on agriculture and food through GMOs, as observed in alliance among big multinational corporations' food chain cluster and systems. Under the situation, farmers were losing their status as independent producer and were becoming propertied labor for multinational corporation through contract farming. If these trends continuous in the future, multinational corporations will have the control of genetic resources, these may bring about reduction of bio-diversity, thus may lead the opposite direction to eco-friendly agriculture. If multinational corporations' tendency to suppress the latent harmfulness for the profit continuous further, this may lead the degradation phase of farming and agriculture, thus leading negative socio-economic effects as well as culture and religion.

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Development of Pilot-Scale Scrubber for Simultaneous Removal of $SO_2/NO$

  • Jung, Seung-Ho;Jeong, Gwi-Taek;Lee, Gwang-Yeon;Park, Don-Hee;Cha, Jin-Myeong
    • 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.10a
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    • pp.468-474
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    • 2005
  • SOx and NOx are known major precursors of acid rain and thus the abatement of their emissions is a major target in air pollution control. To obtain basic data on the removal process of simultaneous $SO_2/NO$, the optimal reaction condition and the composition of reaction solution for simultaneous removal of $SO_2/NO$, ware investigated using a bubble column reactor. Pilot scrubber was consisted of scrubber, filter and control box. Dust removal rate was 83, 92, and 97% with catalyst flux of 0.5, 0.8, 1.5 L/min, respectively Average dust removal efficiency with a kind of nozzle was about 94 and 90% in STS FF6.5 (5/8in.) and 14 of P.P W(1.0in.), respectively Dust and $SO_2$ were removed more than 98-96% regardless of reactor number. In the case of NO gas, removal yield of 83.3% was achieved after 48 hours in 1 stage, also removal yield of 95.7% was reached in 2 stages. In tile case of application of STS (5/8 in.) and P.P (1.0 in.) as used fill packing, removal efficiency was reached higher than 98% without related to of kind of fill packing.

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The Beneficial Effect of Adenophorae Radix on DSS-induced Colitis in Mice

  • Jung, Ji-Wook;Oh, Sa-Rang;Ahn, Eun-Mi;Yang, Eun-Ju;Kim, Su-Jin
    • Biomedical Science Letters
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.188-194
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    • 2013
  • Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease, which is a chronic gastrointestinal disorder. Adenophorae Radix (AR) has been used as a traditional medicine for various diseases including strengthening cardiac function, allaying a fever, and easing pain and cough. However, the regulatory effects of AR in intestinal inflammation are not yet understood. This study attempted to determine the effect of AR in dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) - induced colitis in mice. The colitis mice were induced by drinking water containing 5% DSS for 7 days. The results showed that mice treated with DSS showed remarkable clinical signs, including weight loss, and reduced colon length. Administration of AR attenuated weight loss, colon shortening and inhibited the levels of interleukin (IL) - 6 in DSS - treated colon tissues. These results provide experimental evidence that AR might be a useful therapeutic medicine for patients with UC.

A Study on the Development of Uniform Design by Using the Hanji Thread Fabric - Focusing on the Music Hall Uniform - (한지사 직물을 이용한 유니폼 디자인 개발에 관한 연구 - 음악홀 유니폼을 중심으로 -)

  • Beom, Seo-Hee;Lee, Hyun-Og;Shon, Young-Mi
    • Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.149-155
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    • 2010
  • The advanced and complicated modern society recognizes image creation based on the identity of the global competitive age as the important means. The requirement for a new vision to the globally environmental problem has affected on design so that as environmentally-friendly products and technologies have been developed and original expression modes have been appeared which the medium of paper which is natural material, paper has been highlighted newly. Hanji made of mulberry fiber, a bast fiber of mulberry is a representative environment-friendly natural fiber. In addition, it has various functions similar to those of yellow earth such as emission of far infrared rays, antibiosis, deodorization, fast dry ability of sweat, and simple dyeing ability. It is Hanji threads that are produced from various processes of Hanji materials. Therefore, hanji threads are able to be both woven and knitted still remaining Hanji's excellent characteristics. In addition, it is light, bio-degradable, durable and washable, and it is an environment friendly product with the distinguished texture and sensitivity. Under the concept of 'Circle' designed the uniforms of music hall to inform that the uniforms as a media representing music hall represents the unique Sori Arts Center of Jeollabuk-do traditional style.

NF-${\kappa}B$ Inhibitory Activities of Phenolic and Lignan Components from the Stems of Acanthopanax divaricatus var. albeofructus

  • Sun, Ya Nan;Li, Wei;Song, Seok Bean;Yan, Xi Tao;Yang, Seo Young;Kim, Young Ho
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.232-236
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    • 2014
  • Acanthopanax divaricatus var. albeofructus (ADA) is commonly ingested as a traditional medicine or as a component of a health drink in Korea. In this phytochemical study, nine phenolics (1 - 9) and three lignans (10 - 12) were isolated from the MeOH extract of the stems of ADA. Chemical structures were elucidated by comparing spectroscopic data with reported values. Nuclear factor kappa B ($NF-{\kappa}B$) inhibitory activity of the isolated compounds was evaluated using an $NF-{\kappa}B$ luciferase assay in HepG2 cells. Among them, compounds 1, 3 - 8, and 11 showed significant inhibitory effects on $TNF{\alpha}$-induced $NF-{\kappa}B$ transcriptional activity in a dosedependent manner, with $IC_{50}$ values ranging from 13.25 to $37.36{\mu}M$. Further studies on potential anti-inflammatory effects and the benefits of phenolic and lignan components from ADA are warranted.

The current status and strategies of livestock health control on national and international basis (국내.외 가축위생관리기준의 현황, 적용과 대책)

  • Ryu, Il-Sun
    • 한국환경농학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.07a
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    • pp.240-272
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    • 2009
  • Recently, as Foot and Mouth disease(FMD) outbreaks in South-East Asia, Taiwan, China, we cannot loose our tense to sustain our FMD free country status. And we have increasing possibility of disease inflow because of continual outbreaks of FMD type A, O and Asia 1 in neighbored countries, foreign visitor and foreign workers. So we have to be urgently ready for strengthen surveillance, early-report and early-diagnosis. So the most important things in epidemic control of livestock are co-work between central and local epidemic control office and field epidemic control. However, potential risk for FMD recurrence and sporadic occurrence of epidemic disease still threaten our livestock farmhouse, so we have to be ready for bio-security against these threatening. For these reasons, I will introduce the concept, etiology and epidemiology of disease and investment/ analysis of health management standard of main animals like cattle and pig which is applied to the inside and outside of country. With these references, we have to manage livestock health management thoroughly by establishing livestock health management standard and notifying special veterinarian and livestock farmer of these standard. Later on, prevention and quarantine of epidemic outbreak and establishing livestock health management standard should be undertaken primarily for sustainable growth and stability of livestock farm industry.

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The Effect of Poria cocos Extract to Inhibit Enterovirus Replication (적복령 추출물의 심근염 유발 엔테로바이러스 증식 억제 효과)

  • Han, Jae-Young;Kim, Jin Hee;Lim, Byung-Kwan
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.47 no.2
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    • pp.137-142
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    • 2016
  • Enterovirus is a common cause of several severe diseases such as myocarditis, hand-foot-mouth disease, and meningitis in children and adult. There are many try to develop new antiviral drug for direct treatment in virus infection. However, synthetic chemical antiviral drug is not working. To overcome this limitation, we examined plant extracts. The antiviral effect of plant extracts was screened by HeLa cell survival assay in coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) infection. We observed a strong antiviral effect of Poria cocos extract in a dose-dependent manner (1 mg/ml~0.01 mg/ml). P. cocos extract (1 mg/ml) treatment was dramatically decreased virus protease 2A induced eIF4G-I cleavage and virus capsid protein VP1 production. CVB3 positive and negative strand RNA amplification were significantly reduced in P. cocos extract treatment. P. cocos extract completely blocked early time activation of ERK and AKT activity in CVB3 infection. Taken together these data indicate that the treatment of P. cocos extract strongly inhibit CVB3 replication. Poria cocos extract may possible to developed as a therapeutic agent for enterovirus.