• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.36-46
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• 1995

The number of possible working days is one of the major factors for estimating the coverage area of a combine harvester. The percentages of possible working days at 24 locations were presented by analyzing the amount of rainfall during the working periods of rice harvesting from the end of September to the end of October for past 20 years. The percentages of possible working days ranged from 75% to 85% in most cases.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.13-26
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• 2003

The purpose of this study is to investigate the present conditions of the night work and shift work systems in the heavy chemical industrial complexes found in Changwon, Masan, and Chinhae. Korea. We will attempt to define and classify their problems; and to discover further ways to improve their systems. Fifty production factories were carefully selected as the subjects for this study. The shift systems were classified into five categories. The consecutive night shifts were long in almost all cases with 6 days (36 factories) and 7 days (13 factories). It was found that the night work of about] 2 hours continues for a long period in the weekly rotation full-day shift systems and the night-including non-full-day shift systems, and there was no holiday during a shift cycle in the continuous full-day shift systems. The work time in most shift systems was longer than the 44-hours/week permitted by Korean law. Considering the characteristics of these various types of shift systems, the most essential thing to reduce the shift workers' work load may be to shorten their working hours and improve the schedule of shift systems. It is highly recommended as a fundamental solution. to reduce the portal-to-portal hours from 12 to 8 in the night-including non-full-day shift systems and the weekly rotation full-day shift systems, and at least to employ a 4-team 3-shift system in the continuous full-day shift systems. In addition to this, it should from now on be taken as a goal to restructure the types of shift systems by taking such measures as avoiding continuous night work if possible, providing sufficient off-duty intervals both before and after night shift, providing increased opportunities for workers to nap during night work. and increasing the number of holidays.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.279-286
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• 1991

Much of the working population in developing countries are engaged in shift work now and the number of shift workers is not expected to decrease in the future mostly because the need for continuity of production is increasing. Therefore, the possible effects of shift work on health are of particular interest, and in fact, there have been many epidemiological studies on shift work since the first world war. However, no studies on health effects of shift work have been reported in Korea, and the existing studies in western world have arrived at quite different conclusions mainly because the conditions of work other than shift work, such as age and selection of workers, work environment, and labor conditions also influence the health of workers. This study was firstly carried out in Korea to investigate the health risks related to shift work with 2,093 female workers randomly selected from three major manufacturing industries in proportion to total number of female workers in those industries. Differences of work conditions other than shift work in this study were adjusted by multivariate analysis. Ma findings obtained from this study are as follows : 1. There were significant differences between shift and day workers in the distribution of age, type of industry, condition of noise and dust, regularity of mealtime, working position, and working duration. Shift workers tended to be younger, to have shorter working duration, to have more irregular mealtime, to work in standing position, and to work under more noisy and dusty environment than day workers. 2. Univariate analysis showed that shift work increased the Todai Health Index (THI) scores of digestive tract, respiratory tract, and mental instability symptom categories. Shift work also increased days of sickness absence and number of industrial accident per 100 workers per month. 3. Multivariate analysis that adjusted the differences of demographic, occupational and non-occupational health-related working conditions showed that digestive tract symptom and mental instability symptom scores were significantly higher in shift workers than those in day workers. Based on these study results, it is concluded that the shift work has significant effects on some psychophysiological conditions of the workers and the effects are also influenced by several other personal and working conditions.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.198-208
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• 1992

Recently, a nursery mat made from rock wool has realized transplanting of the younger seedlings with the ordinary transplanting machines for Chibyo and Chubyo(3 and 4～5 leaved seedling, respectively). The seedlings defined as the 'Nyubyo' or 'Nursling seedlings' became possible to achieve economic profits from the reduction in both working time and costs. It being widely noticed as a strategy to solve the difficulties in current rice cultivation. The nursling seedlings are 1.4 to 2.5 leaves and height at 4.5 to 7cm, grown 4 to 7 days after seeding. They maintain still up to 50 to 80% of their nutrients in the endosperm, and can grow by using only their own nutrients for a certain period of time after transplanting. Nursling seedlings take 2 days in the nursery chamber at 32$^{\circ}C$ after seeding, and 2 days in the greening house at $25^{\circ}C$. This is only 4 days, all together, to make the nursling seedlings of 1.5 leaves which are ready for transplanting. Watering is only needed once at the sowing time. It only takes 1 or 2 waterings even to raise a seedlings for a period of 7 days. The number of nursery boxes can be reduced because it is possible to sow more densely(220 to 240g per box), thus it only needs seedlings of 15 to 16 boxes per 10 a which leads to a reduction in facilities and space needed. Temperature during the nursery period can be artificially adjusted more precisely which may lead to the prevention of temperature stress. The nursling seedlings can root rapid by because the crown roots from the coleoptile node begin to emerge immediately after transplanting. They show strong resistance to low temperature (12$^{\circ}C$) and deep-planting. There is no danger in the rooting of the seedlings even if half of their height is buried into the soil. Moreover, it can root at a rate of up to 65 to 80% even if the full height of the seedlings is buried. They show also strong resistance to submergence (10～15cm). The nursling seedlings tend to grow by producing tillers from lower nodes. It is therefore, necessary to control to keep the proper numbers of tillers per unit area. They have no fear in the delay of heading and their yield components can be so well balanced that the same level of yield was achieved with the nursling seedlings compared to that with Chibyo. It was further suggested that if the surplus tillers can be avoided by such cultivation practices, the number of grain per panicle can be kept greater and higher yield can be realized. Practical experiments with the nursling seedlings conducted in 1989 and 1990 by farmers in various areas showed exciting results. The nursling seedlings will become widely spread, or at least occupy an important position in Japanese and also in Korean rice cultivation techniques.tivation techniques.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.359-370
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• 2022

Objective: This study is intended to design a commercially available passive sampler and conduct performance test on its use as a media for evaluating a working environment. Methods: This study was conducted to select adsorbents, design models, and evaluate storage stability and sampling rates for the development of new types of passive samplers. Results: The impurity detection, adsorbent capacity and breakthrough volume of five types of activated carbon were tested for selection of an adsorbent. One product was selected in consideration of the efficiency of purchase. A number of passive samplers were designed in a radial style and a badge style using plastic as a material. The final two prototypes were made using molds or 3D printing. For the storage stability evaluation, samples were stored at different temperature for 1~21 days and then analyzed. Most of the chemicals had excellent storage stability when refrigerated. However, some chemicals such as dichloromethane and methyl ethyl ketone need to be analyzed as soon as possible after sampling. Conclusion: In this study, new types of passive samplers for 66 chemical compounds were developed. The evaluation of storage stability and sampling rates showed different results depending on the properties of the chemical substance. For some chemicals such as methyl ethyl ketone and dimethylformamide, activated carbon is inappropriate as an absorbent. In future studies, additional experiments are required on chemicals that are difficult to collect with activated carbon.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.384-398
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• 1991

본 연구는 개별농가(個別農家), 영농단(營農團), 위탁영농회사(委託營農會社)의 농기계 적정투입모형(適正投入模型) 선정(選定)과 보유기종(保有機種)이나 구입희망기종((購入希望機種) 의 경제성을 분석(分析)할 수 있는 대화식(對話式) 시뮬레이션 프로그램을 개발(開發)하고자 수행(遂行)되었으며, 그 결과(結果)를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 가. 농기계(農機械)의 적정투입(適正投入) 규모(規模) 선정(選定) 경제성(經濟性) 분석(分析)의 현실(現實) 적용성(適用性)을 높이기 위하여 투입(投入) 농기계(農機械)의 부담면적(負擔面積) 결정요인(決定要因)과 비용분석을 위한 기초자료를 문헌(文獻) 및 자료조사(資料調査)를 통하여 수집하였으며 이를 기초로 하여 수학적 모델을 개발하였다. 나. 개별(個別) 농업경영체(農業經營體)(농가(農家) 또는 영농단(營農團))의 지역(地域), 기후지대별(氣候地帶別) 적기작업기간에 따른 농기계이용(農機械利用) 일수(日數), 임작업료(賃作業料) 등을, 농촌지도소에 보급된 행정전산용(行政電算用) PC를 이용(利用)하여, 프로그램 이용자(利用者)가 입력설정(入力設定)하고 투입농기계의 경제성(經濟性)을 분석(分析)할 수 있는 대화식(對話式) 프로그램을 개발(開發)하였다. 다. 개발된 프로그램을 이용하여 벼농사 일관작업(一貫作業)은 물론 각 농작업(農作業)을 분리(分離)하여 투입 농기계별로 상세(詳細)한 경제성(經濟性)을 분석(分析)할 수 있으며, 경운 정지작업 기종은 3형식, 이앙(移秧), 방제(防除), 수확작업(收穫作業) 기종은 2형식을 동시(同時)에 분석(分析)할 수 있다. 벼농사는 경운(耕耘), 정지(整地), 방제작업(防除作業)에 대하여 분석할 수 있다. 라. 프로그램 분석결과(分析結果)는 입력(入力)된 경지면적(耕地面積)에서 기계화 영농을 수행할 때 투입 농기계의 기계사용(機械使用) 과부족일수(過不足日數), 부담면적(負擔面積), 손익분기면적(損益分岐面積), 월간(月間) 고정비(固定費), ha당(當) 기계이용비(機械利用費) 등을 포함한다. 마. 손익분기면적(損益分岐面積) 기종별(機種別) 임작업료(賃作業料)를 기준으로 한 손익분기면적(損益分岐面積)은 경운(耕耘) 정지작업(整地作業)의 임작업료(賃作業料)가 100원/평 일때 경운기, 트랙터 22,25,35,38,50,74 마력은 각각(各各) 1.8, 6.7, 7.6, 9.7, 9.3, 17.5, 23.7 ha 였으며, 이앙작업(移秧作業)의 임작업료(賃作業料)가 100원/평일 때 이앙기 보행4조, 승용4,6조는 각각(各各) 2.2, 5.8, 7.9 ha, 수확작업(收穫作業)의 임작업료(賃作業料)가 130원/평 일때 바인더, 콤바인 2,3,4조는 각각(各各) 2.2, 7.2, 10.2, 15.7 ha로 나타났다.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제60권1호
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• pp.23-28
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• 2015

최근 웰빙 건강식품으로 용도가 다양한 조, 기장, 수수작물의 잡곡육성을 위한 연구개발 및 정책지원이 활발히 추진되고 있다. 조는 생육기간이 90~130일 정도로 짧고 생육온도에 대한 변이가 커서 넓은 지역에 적응할 수 있고 기상재해에 대한 내성도 크다. 본 연구는 남부지방 조 생력재배 기술을 개발하고 육묘방법과 이식방법의 현장적용 가능성을 평가하기 위해 수행하였으며 주요결과는 다음과 같다. 조 육묘방법의 폿트종류별 이식 당시 모소질은 406구, 200구, 162구간에 유의성이 없었으며 본포 활착률은 모두 94~95%를 나타내었다. 수량은 10a당 406구 305 kg > 162구 303 kg > 200구 302 kg을 나타내어 처리간 유의성이 없는 것으로 나타났다. 육묘이식재배시 폿트를 이용할 경우 406구 폿트가 200구 대비 상토 63%, 폿트 50%, 작업시간 18%가 절감되었다. 조 이식방법별 이식 당시 모소질은 이식본수가 적을수록 건조중은 높은 경향이었고 본포 활착률은 모두 95% 이상을 나타내었다. 10a당 수량은 2본 육묘이식 315 kg > 3본 육묘이식 304 kg > 1본 육묘이식 256 kg/10a 순으로 나타났다. 조 육묘이식재배시 폿트종류별 소요경비는 10a당 406구 폿트가 76,230원으로 200구에 비해 40%가 절감되는 것으로 나타나 406구폿트에 2본씩 육묘이식재배 하는 것이 생력화에 적당한 것으로 판단되었다.

• 대한간호
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.77-96
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• 1997

The duty shifts of hospital nurses not only affect nurses' physical and mental health but also present various personnel management problems which often result in high turnover rates. In this context a study was carried out from October to November 1995 for a period of two months to find out the status of hospital nurses' duty shift patterns, and preferred duty hours and fixed duty shifts. The study population was 867 RNs working in five general hospitals located in Seoul and its vicinity. The questionnaire developed by the writer was used for data collection. The response rate was 85.9 percent or 745 returns. The SAS program was used for data analysis with the computation of frequencies, percentages and Chi square test. The findings of the study are as follows: 1. General characteristics of the study population: 56 percent of respondents was (25 years group and 76.5 percent were "single": the predominant proportion of respondents was junior nursing college graduates(92.2%) and have less than 5 years nursing experience in hospitals(65.5%). For their future working plan in nursing profession, nearly 50% responded as uncertain The reasons given for their career plan was predominantly 'personal growth and development' rather than financial reasons. 2. The interval for rotations of duty stations was found to be mostly irregular(56.4%) while others reported as weekly(16.1%), monthly(12.9%), and fixed terms(4.6%). 3. The main problems related to duty shifts particularly the evening and night duty nurses reported were "not enough time for the family, " "afraid of security problems after the work when returning home late at night." and "lack of leisure time". "problems in physical and physiological adjustment." "problems in family life." "lack of time for interactions with fellow nurses" etc. 4. The forty percent of respondents reported to have '1-2 times' of duty shift rotations while all others reported that '0 time'. '2-3 times'. 'more than 3 times' etc. which suggest the irregularity in duty shift rotations. 5. The majority(62.8%) of study population found to favor the rotating system of duty stations. The reasons for favoring the rotation system were: the opportunity for "learning new things and personal development." "better human relations are possible. "better understanding in various duty stations." "changes in monotonous routine job" etc. The proportion of those disfavor the rotating 'system was 34.7 percent. giving the reasons of"it impedes development of specialization." "poor job performances." "stress factors" etc. Furthermore. respondents made the following comments in relation to the rotation of duty stations: the nurses should be given the opportunity to participate in the. decision making process: personal interest and aptitudes should be considered: regular intervals for the rotations or it should be planned in advance. etc. 6. For the future career plan. the older. married group with longer nursing experiences appeared to think the nursing as their lifetime career more likely than the younger. single group with shorter nursing experiences ($x^2=61.19.{\;}p=.000;{\;}x^2=41.55.{\;}p=.000$). The reason given for their future career plan regardless of length of future service, was predominantly "personal growth and development" rather than financial reasons. For further analysis, the group those with the shorter career plan appeared to claim "financial reasons" for their future career more readily than the group who consider the nursing job as their lifetime career$(x^2$= 11.73, p=.003) did. This finding suggests the need for careful .considerations in personnel management of nursing administration particularly when dealing with the nurses' career development. The majority of respondents preferred the fixed day shift. However, further analysis of those preferred evening shift by age and civil status, "< 25 years group"(15.1%) and "single group"(13.2) were more likely to favor the fixed evening shift than > 25 years(6.4%) and married(4.8%)groups. This differences were statistically significant ($x^2=14.54, {\;}p=.000;{\;}x^2=8.75, {\;}p=.003$). 7. A great majority of respondents(86.9% or n=647) found to prefer the day shifts. When the four different types of duty shifts(Types A. B. C, D) were presented, 55.0 percent of total respondents preferred the A type or the existing one followed by D type(22.7%). B type(12.4%) and C type(8.2%). 8. When the condition of monetary incentives for the evening(20% of salary) and night shifts(40% of. salary) of the existing duty type was presented. again the day shift appeared to be the most preferred one although the rate was slightly lower(66.4% against 86.9%). In the case of evening shift, with the same incentive, the preference rates for evening and night shifts increased from 11.0 to 22.4 percent and from 0.5 to 3.0 percent respectively. When the age variable was controlled. < 25 yrs group showed higher rates(31.6%. 4.8%) than those of > 25 yrs group(15.5%. 1.3%) respectively preferring the evening and night shifts(p=.000). The civil status also seemed to operate on the preferences of the duty shifts as the single group showed lower rate(69.0%) for day duty against 83. 6% of the married group. and higher rates for evening and night duties(27.2%. 15.1%) respectively against those of the married group(3.8%. 1.8%) while a higher proportion of the married group(83. 6%) preferred the day duties than the single group(69.0%). These differences were found to be statistically all significant(p=.001). 9. The findings on preferences of three different types of fixed duty hours namely, B, C. and D(with additional monetary incentives) are as follows in order of preference: B type(12hrs a day, 3days a wk): day shift(64.1%), evening shift(26.1%). night shift(6.5%) C type(12hrs a day. 4days a wk) : evening shift(49.2%). day shift(32.8%), night shift(11.5%) D type(10hrs a day. 4days a wk): showed the similar trend as B type. The findings of higher preferences on the evening and night duties when the incentives are given. as shown above, suggest the need for the introductions of different patterns of duty hours and incentive measures in order to overcome the difficulties in rostering the nursing duties. However, the interpretation of the above data, particularly the C type, needs cautions as the total number of respondents is very small(n=61). It requires further in-depth study. In conclusion. it seemed to suggest that the patterns of nurses duty hours and shifts in the most hospitals in the country have neither been tried for different duty types nor been flexible. The stereotype rostering system of three shifts and insensitiveness for personal life aspect of nurses seemed to be prevailing. This study seems to support that irregular and frequent rotations of duty shifts may be contributing factors for most nurses' maladjustment problems in physical and mental health. personal and family life which eventually may result in high turnover rates. In order to overcome the increasing problems in personnel management of hospital nurses particularly in rostering of evening and night duty shifts, which may related to eventual high turnover rates, the findings of this study strongly suggest the need for an introduction of new rostering systems including fixed duties and appropriate incentive measures for evenings and nights which the most nurses want to avoid, In considering the nursing care of inpatients is the round-the clock business. the practice of the nursing duty shift system is inevitable. In this context, based on the findings of this study. the following are recommended: 1. The further in-depth studies on duty shifts and hours need to be undertaken for the development of appropriate and effective rostering systems for hospital nurses. 2. An introduction of appropriate incentive measures for evening and night duty shifts along with organizational considerations such as the trials for preferred duty time bands, duty hours, and fixed duty shifts should be considered if good quality of care for the patients be maintained for the round the clock. This may require an initiation of systematic research and development activities in the field of hospital nursing administration as a part of permanent system in the hospital. 3. Planned and regular intervals, orientation and training, and professional and personal growth should be considered for the rotation of different duty stations or units. 4. In considering the higher degree of preferences in the duty type of "10hours a day, 4days a week" shown in this study, it would be worthwhile to undertake the R&D type studies in large hospital settings.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제5권5호
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• pp.183-192
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• 2004

현재 국내에도 건물의 특성에 알맞은 가변적이며 대공간 확보가 가능하고 사용부재의 두께가 수mm에서 100mm에 이르는 극후판 두께의 건축 철골구조의 건축물 및 Box형 강재교량으로 구축되는 사례가 증가하면서 철골부재의 제작 및 가공기술이 예전보다 더욱 향상되고 구조물로서의 품질관리에 대한 신뢰성의 요구도 증가되고 있는 실정이다, 그러나 국내의 철골조 건축부재의 구조설계는 설계사대로 각기 이루어지고 해당 부재는 공장별로 제작진행되어 그 기술수준에는 보이지 않는 상당한 격차가 있다고 보여지며 업체별로 경제성 등을 고려하여 기본적이며 일반적 철골제작기법을 간결하게 적용하는 것에 머물러 고도한 선진적인 기술의 채용은 대부분 주저할 수 밖에 없는 상황이다 또한, 중소규모의 빌딩 건축물들의 철골조 설계적용을 고려해볼 때 수많은 접합부의 표준화를 비롯하여 구조체 전체의 표준화 및 내$\cdot$외장재까지 포함된 시스템건축의 건축물설계와 부재의 제작 및 설치기술 개발경향도 엿보이고 있는 가운데 특히, 철골부재의 공장제작과 현장설치의 보다 경제적이고 짧은 공기내에 완전한 품질을 확보할 수 있는 부재간의 접합부 설계에 대한 연구검토는 철골분야에 종사하는 업계는 물론 현장 관계자에게도 의미있는 일일 것이다. 본 논문에서는 철골조 건축물의 특성을 알아보고 철골구조물 공장제작 및 현장설치공기를 최대한 단축할 수 있는 철골기둥과 기둥, 기둥과 큰보부재 접합부 변경사례 및 Box Column의 용접자동화, 로봇화에 의한 철골기둥 부재제작사례와 금후 철골구조물 제작상의 문제점과 대응방안에 대하여 서술하고자 한다.