• 분석과학
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.258-267
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• 2000

1995년부터 실시해 온 산업보건 분야의 '유해물질 및 대사물 분석의 실험실간 정도관리 프로그램'(공식명: 특수건강진단기관 분석정도관리)의 5년간 실시 경과와 결과를 보고하고, 고찰을 통하여 우리나라 산업보건분야 실험실 서비스의 질관리를 위한 앞으로의 방향 등을 제시하고자 한다. 산업현장에서 많이 쓰이는 4가지 혈중 중금속과 5가지 유기용제 대사물에 대하여 연구원에서 제조된 표준시료를 분배하고 결과 분석값과 크로마토그람 등 관련 자료들을 분석하여 참가기관에 대한 분석능력 평가를 실시하였다. 연 2회 실시된 정도관리 결과는 인터넷 등을 통하여 고시하여 산업보건 관련 실험실들의 자율적인 질관리 서비스 경쟁을 유도하고, 관련 실험실 서비스의 사용자인 근로자, 사업주, 산업보건 관련자들의 알 권리를 충족시켜, 실험실의 분석데이타에 대한 객관적인 신뢰도를 확보하고 산업보건 서비스의 질 향상에 크게 기여하였다.

• 한국약용작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국약용작물학회 2011년도 추계학술발표회
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• pp.23-29
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• 2011

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.34-37
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• 2019

Gadolinium contrast agents (CAs) are integral components of clinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, safety concerns have arisen regarding the use of gadolinium CAs, due to their association with nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF). Furthermore, recently the long-term retention of $Gd^{3+}-based$ CAs in brains patients with normal renal function raised another possible safety issue. The safety concerns of $Gd^{3+}-based$ CAs have been based on the ligand structure of $Gd^{3+}-based$ CAs, and findings that $Gd^{3+}-based$ CAs with linear ligand structures showed much higher incidences of NSF and brain retention of CAs than $Gd^{3+}-based$ CAs with macrocyclic ligand structure. In the current study, we report the in vivo biodistribution profile of a new highly stable multifunctional $Gd^{3+}-based$ CA, with macrocyclic ligand structure (HNP-2006). MR imaging using HNP-2006 demonstrated a significant contrast enhancement in many different organs. Furthermore, the contrast enhanced tumor imaging using HNP-2006 confirmed that this new macrocyclic CA can be used for detecting tumor in the central nervous system. Therefore, this new multifunctional HNP-2006 with macrocyclic ligand structure shows great promise for whole-body clinical application.

• 의료법학
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.111-140
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• 2019

생명윤리 및 안전에 관한 법률은 인체유래물연구와 인체유래물은행에 관하여 일련의 규율을 가하고 있다. 같은 법은 인체유래물연구에 대하여는 연구목적을 정하여 설명 후 동의를 받게 하는 반면, 인체유래물은행의 경우 연구목적을 정하지 아니한 채 기증받게 한다. 나아가 보건복지부령으로 정하는 인체유래물 연구 동의서식을 보면 연구목적을 정하는 경우에도 '포괄적으로 연구에 대하여' 동의하는 개방동의·백지동의가 허용된다. 덧붙여 2019. 4. 23. 개정된 제42조의2는 진단·치료과정에서 채취된 인체유래물의 잔여검체에 대하여 본인이 거부의사를 명시하지 아니하는 한 목적도 정하지 아니한 채 인체유래물은행에 제공하는 것을 허용한다. 이러한 입법은 과도하다고 보인다. 국제적으로 인체유래물기증자의 자율성과 인체유래물은행 및 인체유래물연구의 특성을 고려할 때 포괄동의를 수용할 필요가 있음은 부정하기 어렵다. 그러나 인체유래물연구에는 생명윤리 및 안전에 관한 법률 이외에 종종 개인정보 보호법도 적용되고 국내·외적으로 이 영역에서는 개방동의·백지동의는 물론, 포괄동의의 허용성도 논란의 대상이었음을 염두에 둘 필요가 있다. 또 근래의 발전된 정보통신기술에 비추어볼 때 완전한 동적동의는 아니라 하더라도 특히 위험한 경우에는 동적동의를 통한 특정동의요건의 충족이 필요하고 가능한 사안도 있다. 이는 인체유래물의 제2차적 사용 내지 인체유래물은행의 운영에 관한 거버넌스 설계와 그에 대한 설명 후 동의 및 인체유래물기증자에 대한 투명성, 인체유래물기증자의 참여권 보장을 포함한다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.143-151
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• 2016

Background: The public has increasing concerns about herbal crops owing to insufficient information on biological hazards such as foodborne pathogens. Therefore, the objective of this study is the development of a herbal crop quality control system through monitoring with biological hazard analysis. Today, it is estimated that millions of people become ill every year from food contamination. The public demands agricultural products of stable and consistent quality. Governments have the responsibility of establishing the standards, legislation and enforcement programs necessary to control food quality and safety. However, research on the biosafety of herbal crop products is still insufficient. Therefore, the implementation of monitoring systems with high standards is critical for public safety. Methods and Results: In this study, we collected 52 samples of herbal crop products, and conducted both quantitative and qualitative biological hazard analysis. With biological hazard analysis, aerobic bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli, Coliforms, and Listeria spp. could be detected. Conclusions: Herbal crops were found to be contaminated with aerobic bacteria at $3.69{\pm}0.32log\;CFU/g$. Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli, Coliforms, and Listeria spp. were not detected in any of the samples. This research suggests that continuous monitoring of biological hazards is required to improve the quality of herbal crops.

• International Journal of Safety
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.39-43
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• 2008

With ever increasing number of citizen using subway stations everyday, safety, health and comfort of passengers and occupants (mostly metro personnel) have become important social issues. Considering the fact that various physical variables and pollutants such as particulate, VOCs and biological agents are closely related to indoor air quality (IAQ) which may cause health problems, a method of quantitative assessment using information-theoretic measure on such variables needs to be devised and implemented for comfort, health and safety of passengers and occupants in the subway station. A basic framework for assessing indoor air quality (for comfort and health) and safety in subway station is suggested. In particular, application of information-theoretic measure for the assessment of indoor air quality, comfort and safety in subway station is discussed. Some examples are presented as well.

• 한국환경농학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경농학회 2009년도 정기총회 및 국제심포지엄
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• pp.93-115
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• 2009

There are growing public concerns over crop and food safeties due to the elevated levels of heavy metals grown in contaminated soil. Heavy metals are classified as the chemical harmful risks for crop and food safety. With implementation of GAP, crop safety is controlled by many regulatory options for soil, irrigation water and fertilizers. Any attempt to retard the metal uptake by crops may be the best protocol to secure crop and food safety. This article reviews the management strategies for heavy metals in view of crop safety in Korea and demonstrates results from the field experiments to retard metal translocation from soil to crops by using chemical amendments and soil layer management methods. Major source of soil pollution by heavy metals has been related with mining activities. Risk assessment revealed that rice consumption and groundwater ingestion in the abandoned mining areas were the major exposure pathways for metals to human and the heavy metal showed the toxic effects on human health. Chemical amendments such as lime and slag retarded Cd uptake by rice (Oryza sativa L.) by increasing soil pH, lowering the phytoavailable Cd concentration in soil solution, immobilizing Cd in soil and converting the available Cd fractions into non-available fractions. The soil layer management methods decreased the Cd uptake by 76% and Pb by 60%. Either reversing the surface layer with subsurface layer or immobilization of metals with layer mixing with lime was considered to be the practical option for the in-situ remediation of the contaminated paddy soils. Combination of chemical soil amendments and layer management methods was efficient to retard the metal bioavailability and thus to secure crop safety for heavy metals. This protocol seems to be cheap, relatively easy to practice and practical in the agricultural fields. However, a long term monitoring work should be followed to verify the efficiency of this protocol.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제59권2호
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• pp.165-169
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• 2016

The quantitative analytical method for the bioactive substance, 3-cyano-4-methoxy-N-methyl-2-pyridone (ricinine) and an index compound, ricinoleic acid in castor plant (Ricinus communis) extract or oil was developed. For the determination of a pyridone alkaloid compound, ricinine, successive cartridge cleanup method combined with ultra-performance liquid chromatography was set up with $ENVI-Carb^{TM}$ (0.5 g) and $C_{18}$ SPE cartridges. Accuracy and precision were evaluated through fortification studies of one biopesticide (PE) at 10 and $100mg\;kg^{-1}$. Mean recoveries of ricinine were 98.7 and 96.0 % associated with less than 10 % RSD, respectively. For the determination of ricinoleic acid in castor extract and oil, saponification and methylation were optimized using gas chromatography-time of flight mass spectrometry. Recovery was more than 84.8 % associated with 6.2 % RSD after derivatization procedure. Both methodologies developed were applied to analyze real samples including three castor oil products and six commercially available biopesticides containing R. communis, collected at Korean market. The contents of ricinine and ricinoleic acid in most commercial biopesticides were less than the oil or extract contents indicated by label.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.43-54
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• 2021

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the factors influencing infection-related characteristics and patient safety culture on awareness of blood-borne infection prevention between operating room nurses and general ward nurses. Methods: Participants were 198 nurses(operating room nurses 98 and general ward nurses: 100) working at three general hospitals and three university hospitals in three cities. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from September 11 to October 14, 2020. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression with IBM SPSS/WIN 26.0 program. Results: Typically, 39.8% of nurses in the operating room and 24.0% of ward nurses experienced injuries such as needles and sharp instruments used by the patient. The awareness of patient safety culture was identified to be higher for the ward nurses. Factors influencing the awareness of blood-borne infection prevention in operating room nurses were patient safety culture and wearing protective equipment for infection prevention while nursing infected patients. Moreover, the explanatory power of these variables was 19.4%. In general ward nurses, the patient safety culture was identified as a significant predictor, which accounted for 16.5% of awareness of blood-borne infection prevention. Conclusion: To prevent hospital infection, a strategy is needed to improve the level of awareness of blood-borne infection prevention and patient safety culture of operating room nurses. To this end, the difference in infection-related characteristics and influencing factors between the operating room nurses and the general ward nurses should be considered and planned.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.328-335
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• 2015

본 연구는 생산단계 방울토마토 중 fluopicolide 및 metrafenone의 경시적 잔류변화를 조사하여 반감기를 산출함으로서 생산단계 잔류허용기준을 설정하고자 수행하였다. Fluopicolide 및 metrafenone 농약을 안전사용기준에 준하여 각각 포장 1, 포장 2 지역으로 나누어 기준량 처리하였으며, 약제처리 2시간 후를 0일차로하여 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10일차에 시료를 채취하여 분석하였다. 두 약제 모두 LC-MS/MS를 이용하여 분석하였으며, MLOQ(Method Limit of quantitation)는 0.005 mg/kg이었다. 분석결과, fluopicolide 회수율은 92.7∼94.8%이었고, metrafenone의 회수율은 82.6 ∼88.0%이었으며, 두 약제 모두 표준편차는 10% 미만이었다. 방울토마토 중 각각의 농약에 대한 반감기는 fluopicolide의 경우 15.0일(포장 1)과 12.8일(포장 2)로 나타났으며, metrafenone의 경우 18.9일(포장 1), 21.5일(포장 2)로 나타났다. fluopicolide 및 metrafenone에 대하여 방울토마토 수확 10일 전 잔류량이 각각 0.27 mg/kg, 2.29 mg/kg이하로 나타난다면 수확 시 잔류량은 MRL 수준 이하일 것으로 판단된다.