• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.101-105
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• 2013

Purpose: This study was conducted in order to determine the relationship between the number of portable X-rays and the radiation exposure dose for emergency medical service providers working in the emergency department (ED). Methods: A prospective study was conducted from February 15, 2013 to May 15, 2013 in the ED in an urban hospital. Six residents, seven emergency medical technicians (EMT), and 24 nurses were enrolled. They wore a personal radiation dosimeter on their upper chest while working in the ED, and they stayed away from the portable X-ray unit at a distance of at least 1.8 m when the X-ray beam was generated. Results: The total number of portable x-rays was 2089. The average total radiation exposure dose of emergency medical service providers was $0.504{\pm}0.037$ mSv, and it was highest in the EMT group, 0.85(0.58-1.08) mSv. The average of the total number of portable X-rays was highest in the doctor group, 728.5(657.25-809). The relationship between the number of portable X-rays and the radiation exposure dose was not statistically significant(-0.186, p=0.269). Conclusion: Under the condition of staying away from the portable X-ray unit at a distance of least 1.8 m, the relationship between the number of portable X-rays and the radiation exposure dose was not statistically significant.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권9호
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• pp.4542-4551
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• 2013

최근 해양환경에 노출된 콘크리트의 내구성에 관한 연구와 산업부산물을 재활용 하면서 해양생태계를 보호할 수 있는 친환경 콘크리트 재료에 관한 연구가 주목 받고 있다. 본 연구는 해양설치용 콘크리트 제품의 최적배합비를 적용한 4종류의 콘크리트 공시체(Control, Marine, Porous, New slag)에 대하여 해양환경폭로실험을 통한 해수저항성과 가혹한 열화환경 조건을 고려한 동결융해저항성과 염소이온침투 저항성을 통한 콘크리트의 내구성능을 평가하였다. 본 연구에서는 양생조건을 표준(담수), 해양환경을 고려한 간만대, 침지대 그리고 인공해수로 구분하여 양생하였으며, 소정의 양생일(7/28/56)마다 압축강도를 측정하여 평가한 해수저항성은 표준(담수)양생보다 해양환경폭로 양생 조건에서 압축강도비가 낮게 나타났다. 또한, 해양생태계 보호를 위해 친환경 재료($CO_2$ 저감형 시멘트, 슬래그 골재등)를 사용한 New slag는 상대적으로 압축강도가 작아 조강성 및 강도발현을 위한 추가적인 연구가 요구된다. 그리고 동결융해저항성은 모두 우수하였으며, 다공성을 고려한 Porous와 친환경 재료를 사용한 New slag가 상대적으로 낮게 나타났다. 염소이온침투 저항성은 양생조건(표준(담수), 침지대)에 따른 차이는 나타나지 않았으며, Marine보다 New slag가 상대적으로 우수하다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.73-86
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• 1999

This study was performed to find out factors affecting degree of satisfaction with workers' working environment. The study subjects were 165 workers who were working at painting process of twelve furniture manufacturing factories in Incheon area. We used self-administered questionnaire containing general characteristics, working conditions, the degree of satisfaction with working environment, and the degree of satisfaction with working condition. In addition, we measured the exposure levels of occupational hazardous agents. The results were as follows; 1. Correlations between the degree of satisfaction with workers' working environment and the measured of occupational hazardous agents did not affect the degree of satisfaction with workers' working environment. 2. Factors affecting the degree of satisfaction with workers' working environment were not the exposure levels of occupational hazardous agents, but the degree of satisfaction with working condition, size of industry, health status, and types of ventilation system. As the degree of satisfaction with working condition was increased, the degree of satisfaction with working environment was increased. Also, for the workers who had good health status, the degree of satisfaction with work environment was appeared to be high. To increase the degree of satisfaction, with workers' working environment, firstly, effective work management and production control are required. Also, the worker's effort to negotiate continuously with top manager on improving working conditions is required. Secondly, developing heath promotion program to be appropriate for the characteristics of worksite is required. Moreover, leading worker's participation in health promotion program is very important to increase the degree of satisfaction with workers' working environment.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.449-453
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• 2003

Anaesthetic effect of lidocaine hydrochloride-sodium bicarbonate mixture $(lidocaine\;HCL/NaHCO_3)$ and tricaine methanesulfonate (MS-222) was tested for the greenling (Hexagyammos otakii) at three different temperature regimes: $12^{\circ}C,\;8^{\circ}C\;and\;24^{\circ}C.$ Based on the exposure and recovery time, effective dose of lidocaine $HCl/NaHCO_3$ was 800 ppm $(18^{\circ}C)\;and\;300\;ppm\;(24^{\circ}C)$ for greenling of $21.0\pm1.4\;cm$ body length. Anaesthetic dose and temperature-dependent relationship in exposure and recovery time were observed. Effective dose of MS-222 at $18^{\circ}C$ was proven to be 125 ppm and 150 ppm. Combination of lidocaine $HCl/NaHCO_3$ and MS-222, considerably reduced the dosage of each anaesthetic required to give rapid, deep anaesthetic condition. In the dry exposure after anaesthetic, the control fish exhibition $22\%$ mortality after dry exposure of 20 min; whereas, the anaesthetic condition with 800 ppm lidocaine $HCl/NaHCO_3$ for 1 min exhibited delayed recoveries from the anaesthetic condition with mortalities of $20\%,\;41\%,\;78\%\;and\;100\%$ after dry exposures of 8 min, 12 min, 16 min and 20 min, respectively. The results indicate that lidocaine $HCl/NaHCO_3$ can be used as suitable anaesthetic for the greenling.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.111-122
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• 2013

본 연구는 디지털방사선장비에서 자동노출제어장치 사용 시 초점-검출기간의 거리, 관전압, 구리필터의 조합을 이용해 환자의 피폭을 감소하고자 시행 하였다. 경추, 요추측면검사, 두개골 전후검사법을 대상으로 관전 압은 60~100 kV, 초점-검출기간의 거리는 100~200 cm으로 변화시키고 구리필터를 추가하면서 입사선량을 측정하고 영상을 평가하였다. 입사선량은 경추측면검사에서 90 kV, 0.3 mmCu, 200 cm일 경우에 0.06 mGy, 요추측면검사에서는 100 kV, 0.3 mmCu, 200 cm일 경우 0.40 mGy, 두개골전후검사에서는 90 kV, 0.3 mmCu, 140 cm일 경우 0.24 mGy로 가장 낮았다. 입사선량은 0.1 mmCu, 150 cm, 70 kV (경추측면검사), 81 kV (요추측면검사)로 변화 시켰을 경우에 가장 큰 폭으로 감소했다. 초점-검출기간의 거리가 늘어날수록 영상의 확대가 줄었고 180 cm 이상에서는 차이가 적었다. 두개골전후검사에서는 80 kV, 0.1 mmCu, 120 cm으로 변화했을 경우에 입사선량이 가장 많이 감소했다. 따라서 자동노출제어장치를 사용할 시 영상의 품질을 고려한 범위에서 최대한 높은 관전압을 사용하고 초점-검출기간의 거리는 검사실의 구조, 방사선사의 신체조건을 감안하여 선 검사대(Wall)에서는 150~200 cm, 누운 검사대(Table)에서는 120~140 cm으로 늘리고 0.1~0.3 mm Cu의 부가필터를 적절히 조합하여 사용하는 것이 영상의 왜곡 방지와 입사선량을 감소시켜 환자의 피폭을 줄일 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2000년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집(II)
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• pp.1291-1296
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• 2000

A basis for the direct use of data from nondestructive evaluation methods in bridge management systems is presented. Bridge management systems use integer-valued condition ratings to recognize conditions of bridge elements, to model progression of deterioration, and to determine repair needs. Data from nondestructive evaluation methods can inform management systems on the extent of damage, on the initiation of deterioration processes, and on the exposure of bridge elements to aggressive agents. In addition, data obtained through nondestructive evaluation methods allow the formation of models of specific deterioration process. The use of these data in bridge management systems requires redefinition of condition ratings together with the creation of procedures for automated interpretation of data. By these action, nondestructive evaluation methods are directly used to assign condition ratings, and condition ratings are made into terse form of NDE data that are compatible with present day bridge management systems. This paper reports work in progress to strategic use of nondestructive evaluation methods in bridge management system.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.281-291
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• 1996

458 female workers working in the small and medium scaled industries in Inchon area were surveyed to study their general characteristics, health behavior, working and environmental conditions, awareness of exposure at hazardous materials, current health status, and degree of working satisfaction. Self-administered questionnaire was distributed to the female workers with the explanation by trained interviewer on the purpose of survey and the method how to answer. The results were as follows : (1) 75.5% of the respondents are living with their families and others are living in domitary or rent house for herself. Age distribution ranges from teenagers to warren in their forties. In marital status 69.0% of workers are single and 31.0% of them have ever married. 69.4% of workers are high school graduate. The size of factory is 48.3% with less than 300 workers, 42.1% with 300~500 workers. (2) Most of the workers(86.7%) are full time workers, 52% of the respondents have working experiences in other factories. More than 65% have fewer than 5 years working experience. (3) The awareness of exposure at noise was 33% of respondents, it was significantly different by skilled status. The awareness of exposure at dust, other hazardous material was each 13.3%, 12.4% of respondents. (4) 26% of them are unsatisfied with their working cognitions and 43.7% of them are unsatisfied with their welfare in occupational system unsatisfactory rate of promotion is higher in the unmarried workers(45.6%), skilled workers(47.2%), full time workers(47.4%), long term workers(50%), and awareness group of exposure hazardous material(51.3%), compared to married women workers, unskilled workers, part-time workers, short term workers and unawareness group of exposure at hazardous materials. (5) The index of working satisfaction is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 with the higher point indicating higher satisfaction. Among the selected variables, marital status, working status, the awareness of exposure at hazardous materials, were statistically significant with the index of working satisfaction. (6) By multiple regression analysis showed that the determinant factors of index of working condition were health index, the awareness of exposure at dust, the awareness of exposure other hazardous materials, marital status and working period. In conclusion, there is a significant relationship between the awareness of exposure at hazardous material the index of working satisfaction. Therefore if the workers are less exposed to the hazardous material and are educated properly they will be more satisfied with their work thus improving their health and productivity. Finally, with the result of this study, there is a great need for the development of a health promotion program and a welfare policy for small-scale factories.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.47-55
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• 2015

Research and investigation is required for the exposure dose of radiation workers to work in the dental hospital as increasing interest in exposure dose of the dental hospital recently accordingly, study aim to minimize radiation exposure by making a follow-up study of individual exposure doses of radiation workers, analyzing the status on individual radiation exposure management, prediction the radiation disability risk levels by radiation, and alerting the workers to the danger of radiation exposure. Especially given the changes in the dental hospital radiation safety awareness conducted the study in order to minimize radiation exposure. This study performed analyses by a comparison between general and dental hospital, comparing each occupation, with the 116,220 exposure dose data by quarter and year of 5,811 subjects at general and dental hospital across South Korea from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2012. The following are the results obtained by analyzing average values year and quarter. In term of hospital, average doses were significantly higer in general hospitals than detal ones. In terms of job, average doses were higher in radiological technologists the other workes. Especially, they showed statistically significant differences between radiological technologists than dentists. The above-mentioned results indicate that radiation workers were exposed to radiation for the past 5 years to the extent not exceeding the dose limit (maximum $50mSv\;y^{-1}$). The limitation of this study is that radiation workers before 2008 were excluded from the study. Objective evaluation standards did not apply to the work circumstance or condition of each hospital. Therefore, it is deemed necessary to work out analysis criteria that will be used as objective evaluation standard. It will be necessary to study radiation exposure in more precise ways on the basis of objective analysis standard in the furture. Should try to minimize the radiation individual dose of radiation workers.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제48권8호
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• pp.598-604
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• 1999

This paper describes the research to minimize the film stress and maximize the aspect ratio of photoresist structure, especially about SU-8 for electroplating mold. UV LIGA process using SU-8 allows fabricating high aspect ratio polymer structures. However, it is hard to get fine patterns in the high aspect ratio structures because of high internal stress and difficulty of removing SU-8. The purpose of this paper is to setup the process condition for the obtainment of both low film stress and high aspect ratio and to find design rules that make the pattern be less dependent on stress problem. Firstly, the process of heat treatment and exposure of SU-8 are proposed. These two conditions control the amount of cross-linkage in polymer structure, which is the most important parameter of both pattern generation and remaining stress. Heat treatment is dealed with soft bake and post-exposure-bake. Temperature and time duration of each step are varied with heat treatment condition. Some test patterns are fabricated to evaluate the proposed process. Nickel electroplating is performed with the mold fabricated through the proposed process to confirm the SU-8 as a good electroplating mold.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.375-380
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• 2014

Macro fouling due to blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) has affected negatively on the operation efficiency and eventual system failure of offshore structures and coastal power stations. A certain range of chlorine (0.05, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 and 1.0 mg/L) was applied on the mussel larvae to identify the survival rate with respect to various exposure times under laboratory condition. The ciliary movement of the larvae was used to check their survival. The 1.0 mg/L of chlorine shows to 97% of larvae mortality whereas 0.7 mg/L of chlorine shows only 16% of larvae mortality. Minimum exposure times for 100% larvae mortality ranged from 300 to 20 min for increasing concentrations of chlorine (0.05~1.0 mg/L). It was found that 1 mg/L of chlorine was 4 times more efficient than 0.7 mg/L of that, and 15 times more than 0.05 mg/L of chlorine dose. Data collected and analyzed here will help plant operators to optimize chlorine dosage and its scheduling.