• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제61권5호
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• pp.79-87
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• 2019

With desires for safe food, there is growing concern that pesticide spray drift will expose people, plants, and the environment to pesticide residue and potential negative effects thereof. For highly efficient, safe spray application, technologies for measuring the spray drift should be developed and improved with some urgency. This study investigated the applicability of two optical particle counters (OPCs), which are mostly used to measure airborne particle mass concentration, for measurement of airborne pesticide spray drift. Experiments were conducted in a controlled laboratory and an ash tree orchard to evaluate the handiness and accuracy of two OPCs, OPC 1 and OPC 2. The experimental results indicated that the OPC 1 was better applicable to the measurement of spray drift in the field while the use of the OPC 2 was limited due to its narrow range of measurable droplet sizes. The readings of the OPC 1 produced highly accurate results ($R^2=0.9637$) compared to the actual spray drift. For better application of OPCs, this study suggests the OPCs should be positioned properly to inhale spray droplets of the appropriate size and concentration.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.357-367
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• 2018

본 연구는 음식점 원산지표시제에 대한 소비자 인식과 외식행태, 그리고 지식수준과 그에 따른 확장된 계획행동이론의 변수들과 유의한 차이가 있는지 분석해보았다. 조사대상자의 외식행태와 음식점 원산지표시제 관련 일반사항에 대한 문항에 대해 조사한 결과 조사대상자의 주당 외식횟수는 7회 이상, 외식 시 1회당 비용은 1~2만원 미만이 가장 많았다. 조사대상자들은 원산지를 가장 중요시하는 식품으로 어패류이고, 육류, 가공식품 순이었다. 또한 식품 선택 시 가장 중요하게 여기는 사항에서는 원산지표시가 가장 높았으며, 위생, 품질, 영양표시 등의 순으로 나타났다. 원산지표시제를 보고 메뉴를 선택 할 의향이 있는지를 묻는 문항에서는 대다수의 소비자들이 원산지표시제를 보고 메뉴를 선택할 의향이 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, 음식점 원산지표시제 관련 지식수준을 측정한 결과 전체 평균점수는 6.3/10점이었다. 가장 정답률이 낮았던 항목은 '죽, 식혜, 떡, 면 등도 원산지표시를 해야 한다'이고, 전반적으로 소비자들은 대체적으로 현재 시행되고 있는 외식업체 원산지표시제에 대한 일반적인 사항들에 대한 지식수준은 높았으나 세부적으로 물어보는 문항에서는 낮은 정답률을 보이는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 음식점 원산지표시제의 지식수준 (하위집단, 상위집단)에 따른 일반적 사항과 외식행태에서는 일반사항과는 최종학력과 직업에서 분포에 유의한 차이가 있는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 연구 결과를 토대로 향후 연구에서는 원산지 표시를 위한 홍보 및 보다 구체적인 사례를 포함한 가이드라인의 개발이 필요할 것으로 사료된다. 그리고 이러한 결과들을 토대로 소비자들의 인식 변화에 대한 후속 연구도 같이 수행되어야 할 것으로 생각된다. 많은 후속연구의 결과들이 이루어진다면 보다 식품 안보나 식품 안전성 정책 방향 개선에도 큰 도움이 될 것이기 때문이다. 추후 연구에서 이러한 결과가 반영되기를 기대해 본다.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.68.1-68.15
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• 2021

Background: Colistin and carbapenem-resistant bacteria have emerged and become a serious public health concern, but their epidemiological data is still limited. Objectives: This study examined colistin and carbapenem resistance in Escherichia coli and Salmonella from pigs, pig carcasses, and pork in Thailand, Lao PDR, and Cambodia border provinces. Methods: The phenotypic and genotypic resistance to colistin and meropenem was determined in E. coli and Salmonella obtained from pigs, pig carcasses, and pork (n = 1,619). A conjugative experiment was performed in all isolates carrying the mcr gene (s) (n = 68). The plasmid replicon type was determined in the isolates carrying a conjugative plasmid with mcr by PCR-based replicon typing (n = 7). The genetic relatedness of mcr-positive Salmonella (n = 11) was investigated by multi-locus sequence typing. Results: Colistin resistance was more common in E. coli (8%) than Salmonella (1%). The highest resistance rate was found in E. coli (17.8%) and Salmonella (1.7%) from Cambodia. Colistin-resistance genes, mcr-1, mcr-3, and mcr-5, were identified, of which mcr-1 and mcr-3 were predominant in E. coli (5.8%) and Salmonella (1.7%), respectively. The mcr-5 gene was observed in E. coli from pork in Cambodia. Two colistin-susceptible pig isolates from Thailand carried both mcr-1 and mcr-3. Seven E. coli and Salmonella isolates contained mcr-1 or mcr-3 associated with the IncF and IncI plasmids. The mcr-positive Salmonella from Thailand and Cambodia were categorized into two clusters with 94%-97% similarity. None of these clusters was meropenem resistant. Conclusions: Colistin-resistant E. coli and Salmonella were distributed in pigs, pig carcasses, and pork in the border areas. Undivided-One Health collaboration is needed to address the issue.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제56권5호
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• pp.469-482
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 ob/ob 마우스를 이용한 비만유발 동물모델에서 단호박분말 투여가 체지방 감소에 효과적인지 확인하기 위하여 6주간 식이를 통해 10% 단호박분말을 투여하였다. 그 결과, 단호박분말과 열처리 단호박분말을 섭취한 ob/ob 마우스에서 식이섭취량이 증가하였음에도 불구하고 체중과 지방조직 무게가 감소되었음을 확인하였으며 비만에 의한 인슐린 저항성과 이상지질혈증을 예방할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 체중 감소 효능의 기전을 확인하기 위해 지방합성과 지방분해에 관여하는 인자들의 mRNA와 단백질 발현을 관찰한 결과, 단호박 분말과 열처리 단호박분말을 섭취한 ob/ob 마우스에서 지방합성 인자들의 활성이 감소되었고, 지방분해에 관련하는 효소의 활성이 증가되었음을 확인하였다 (Fig. 6). 따라서 본 연구의 결과를 통해 단호박분말 섭취는 비만이 유도된 ob/ob 마우스에서 지방조직의 지방분해 증가와 지방합성 감소를 통해 체중 감소 효능 및 비만에 의한 대사질환 발생을 예방할 수 있다고 제안한다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.528-533
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• 2008

국내 유통 중인 우육 및 돈육을 대상으로 S. aureus의 오염실태와 검출된 S. aureus 대한 항생제 감수성조사 및 내성 plasmid 전달빈도를 조사하였다. 총 421개 축산물 시료의 20.2%에서 S. aureus가 검출되었으며, 품목별로는 돈육 13.9%, 우육 33.8%의 검출률을 보였다. 가공 전 원료육이 포장육에 비해 S. aureus의 검출률이 높았는데, 돈육에서는 원료육 23.3%, 포장육 7.1%였고, 우육에서는 각각 48.6% 및 28.1%였다. 항생제 감수성 시험결과 ampicillin(76.5%), penicllin(75.3%), tertracycline(27.1%) 및 erythromycin (21.1%) 순으로 높은 내성률을 보였다. 특히 우육에서는 penicillin의 내성이 55.6%인 반면 돈육에서는 97.5%로 돈육에서 1.6배 이상의 높은 내성률을 보였고, tetracycline의 경우 우육에서 13.3%의 내성을 보인 반면, 돈육에서는 42.5%로 3배 이상의 내성률을 보였다. 8가지 항생제에 내성을 보이는 다제내성균도 검출되었으며, 약제내성과 관련된 Rplasmid의 특성시험에서 혼합배양에서는 내성이 전달되지 않았고, filter mating법에서 tetracycline내성 plasmid가 $1.1{\times}10^{-5}{\sim}1.9{\times}10^{-9}$의 빈도로, erythromycin 내성 plasmid가 $1.2{\times}10^{-5}{\sim}4.0{\times}10^{-8}$ 빈도로 내성이 전달되었다. 따라서 국내에서는 항생제투입의 정량적인 규제나 법적인 제도장치의 마련이 시급하다고 생각되며 앞으로 항생제 사용규제 및 대책마련에 대한 추가적인 연구가 절실하다고 생각되었다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.8-13
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• 2010

캔제품 중 Biphenol A diglycidyl ether(BADGE), bisphenol F diglycidyl ether(BFDGE) 및 그 분해산물인 BADGE $H_2O$, BADGE $2H_2O$, BADGE HCl, BADGE 2HCl, BADGE HCl $H_2O$, BFDGE $H_2O$, BFDGE $2H_2O$, BFDGE HCl, BFDGE 2HCl, BFDGE HCl $H_2O$ 등의 HPLC/FLD와 HPLC/APCI-MS에 의한 정성 및 정량방법을 확립하고 133개 캔 제품을 사용하여 분석방법의 재현성을 검토하였다. 수용성 식품의 경우 BADGE $2H_2O$가 13개 제품에서 0.400-0.888 mg/kg, BADGE HCl $H_2O$가 1개 제품에서 0.566 mg/kg, BFDGE $H_2O$가 3개 제품에서 0.489-0.664 mg/kg, BFDGE $2H_2O$가 3개 제품에서 0.455-0.846 mg/kg, BFDGE HCl $H_2O$가 2개 제품에서 0.455-0.752 mg/kg의 농도로 검출되었다. 지용성 식품의 경우에는 BADGE가 3개 제품에서 0.093-0.486 mg/kg, BADGE $H_2O$가 1개 제품에서 0.183 mg/kg, BADGE HCl이 1개 제품에서 0.097 mg/kg, BADGE 2HCl이 7개 제품에서 0.200-0.452 mg/kg, BFDGE가 3개 제품에서 0.438-0.506 mg/kg, BFDGE $2H_2O$가 1개 제품에서 0.295 mg/kg, BFDGE HCl 및 BFDGE 2HCl이 1개 제품에서 0.324 mg/kg의 농도로 검출되었다. 분석방법의 재현성은 우수하였고, 모니터링 결과는 EU 수준과 유사하거나 안전한 수준으로 나타났다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.163-172
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• 2000

Recently, there is a worldwide concern that a great number of man-made chemicals have a hormone-like action both in humans and in animals. DECD is developing screening programs using validated test systems to determine whether certain substances may have an effect in humans. In the present study. the establishment oj repeated-dose toxicity test method was tried. Flutamide. an anti-androgenic agent. was administered by gavage to Sprague-Dawley rats for 28 days at dose levels of 0. 0.5. 3 and 18 mg/kg body weight (10-15 rats/sex/group) to examine the effects on general findings. especially reproductive and endocrine parameters. Clinical signs. body weights, food consumption, and sexual cycle were checked and measured. For the gross and microscopic examinations. 10 rats/sex/group were sacrificed at the end of dosing period and the remaining animals of control and high dose groups (5 each) were sacrificed after 14 days recovery. Examinations for hematology and clinical chemistry were carried out at necropsy. There were no treatment-related changes in clinical signs. body weights, food consumption. gross necropsy. hematology and clinical chemistry at all doses of both sexes. The period and regularity of sexual cycle were not adversely affected at all doses by the test agent. At 18 mg/kg. both decreased weights of prostate, seminal vesicle and epididymis in males and increased weights of spleen and thymus in females were observed. In addition, decreased number of spermatids and sperms. increased serum testosterone concentration and increased incidence (100%) of interstitial cell hyperplasia were seen in males. At 18 mg/kg of the recovery group. decreased prostate weight. reduced sperm count and increased incidence (20%) of interstitial cell hyperplasia in males and increased thymus weight in females were observed. At 3 mg/kg. reduced sperm count was found. There were no adverse effects on parameters examined at 0.5 mg/kg of both sexes. The results suggested that the potential target organs of flutamide may be accessory sexual glands including testes for males and spleen and thymus for females. Taken together. this test method was found to be a useful screening test system for endocrine disrupting chemicals.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.349-363
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• 2000

Objectives : Generally, it seemed that the therapeutic result in diabetic patients was changed by compliance. This study was conducted on the basis of assumption that the therapeutic result id diabetic patients could control according to compliance. This study was conducted to analyze the related factors in association with compliance to drug, diet and exercise therapy. Methods : 224 diabetic patients in Kyungpook National University Hospital were selected through the interviews and HbA1c values from 1 Jan. to 28 Feb.1997. The drug compliance was tested by regularity of drug administration, the diet compliance was tested by restriction of food, exactly allocation, balance of nutrient, measuring food and the exercise compliance was tested by regularity of exercise per day. We assessed compliance by percentage, $x^2-test$ and generalized logit regression model(method:enter). Results : The significant variable was the satisfaction to medical personnels in drug, the knowledge to disease in diet, the participation of the diabetic education in exercise therapy and the satisfaction to medical personnels in HbA1c. Using the generalized logit model(method : enter) in compliance change, the significant variables were the satisfaction to medical personnels and the complication in drug; the significant variables were the age at the first diagnosis, the family history, the concern of health, the knowledge of disease, the self-exertion for therapy and the complication in diet: the only significant variable was the gender in exercise therapy. Conclusions : The degree of glycemic control in diabetic patients was influenced by compliance. In order to improve patient's compliance, we must foster the knowledge on the diseases, lead participation for diabetic education. Because the satisfaction to medical personnels was the important variables, we must build up good relationship between doctors and patients.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.9-21
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• 1996

This study was carried out to evaluate the fatty acid intakes of employees in employee feeding operations in Seoul and to provide prudent dietary guidelines with special concern on dietary fat. Four establishments were selected in large scale group and other four were selected as small scale group according to feeding numbers and food cost. Food intake was measured by substracting the leftover from the averaged portion amount. The leftover was measured by the modified aggregate selection plate waste measurement technique. The results were as follows : Employees from the large scale institution consumed more energy, protein, carbohydrate and niacin compared to those from the small scale institution(p<0.05). The mean calorie compositions of carbohydrate, protein and fat of all subjects were 66.7, 16.4 and 16.9%. The mean fat intake was 12.1g/lunch. Linoleic acid(C18:2 $\omega$6, 3.67g) was the most abundant fatty acid contained in the diet, followed by oleic acid (C18:1 $\omega$9, 3.53g) and palmitic acid(C16:0, 1.83g). The subjects consumed 5.2g polyunsaturated fatty acids(PUFA), 4.6g monounsaturated fatty acid(MUFA), 3.2g saturated fatty acid(SFA) per lunch per person. The average ratios of P/M/S and $\omega$6/$\omega$3 fatty acids were 1.6/1.5/1.0 and 8.5/1/0., respectively. the dietary $\omega$3 fatty acid status can be improved, even though the ratios found belong to the desirable range, by including $\omega$3 fatty acid rich-foods such as bean products and seafoods more frequently in the diet. Caution is needed for higher unsaturated nature of $\omega$3 series fatty acids to be prevented from peroxidation.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권12호
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• pp.1975-1981
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• 2019

Recently, outbreaks of food-borne diseases linked to fresh produce have been an emerging public health concern worldwide. Previous research has shown that when human pathogens co-exist with plant pathogens, they have improved growth and survival rates. In this study, we have assessed whether Escherichia coli O157:H7 benefits from the existence of a phytopathogenic bacterium and the underlying mechanisms were further investigated. When Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 (Pst DC3000) and E. coli O157:H7 were co-inoculated by either dipping or infiltration methods, the populations of E. coli O157:H7 increased; however, no effect was observed when type three secretion system (T3SS) mutants were used instead, suggesting that E. coli O157:H7 benefits from the presence of Pst DC3000. In addition, this study confirmed that the E. coli O157:H7 populations increased when they occupied the tomato leaf intercellular space; this colonization of the interior of the leaves was possible due to the suppression of the PAMP-triggered immunity (PTI) by Pst DC3000, in particular with the AvrPto effector. In conclusion, our data support a plausible model that E. coli O157:H7 benefits from the presence of Pst DC3000 via AvrPto suppression of the PTI resistance.