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Estimation of THI Index to Evaluate Thermal Stress of Animal-occupied Zone in a Broiler House Using BES Method (BES 기법을 이용한 육계사 내부 고온 스트레스 평가를 위한 THI 지수 모의)

  • Ha, Taehwan;Kwon, Kyeong-seok;Hong, Se-Woon;Choi, Hee-chul;Lee, Jun-yeob;Lee, Dong-hyun;Woo, Saemee;Yang, Ka-young;Kim, Rack-woo;Yeo, Uk-hyeon;Lee, Sangyeon;Lee, In-bok
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.60 no.2
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    • pp.75-84
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    • 2018
  • Thermal stress of livestock has been issued due to recent climate change trends and this causes reproductive disorders, decreased feed consumption, immunosuppression, and increased mortality of animals. Concept of THI has been widely used to quantitatively evaluate the degree of thermal stress for animals, however use of this concept is restricted for animals living in the enclosed facilities such as mechanically ventilated broiler houses. In this study, time-based internal energy flow and variation trends of temperature and humidity were analyzed based on BES technique. Local weather data, insulation characteristics of building materials, heat and moisture generation rate from broilers according to age, algorithm of ventilation operation were adopted for boundary condition of the model to accurately compute THI values inside the mechanically ventilated broiler house. From the BES computation, excess frequency of THI threshold in Jeju city was highest on the assumption that air conditioning equipments were not installed. When general raising density ($39kg\;m^{-2}$) was adopted, total 2,191 hours were exceeded. Excess hours of THI threshold were strongly related to the cumulative air temperature ($R^2=0.87$).

A Study on the Establishment of Special Graduate Courses in Government Research Institutes (출연(연) 단설대학원 운영모델 연구)

  • 김갑수;김정흠;김전식;이규호;이병민;조봉제;현병환
    • Proceedings of the Korea Technology Innovation Society Conference
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    • 1998.05a
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    • pp.9-9
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    • 1998
  • 지난 수년동안 정부출연(연)의 연구개발활동의 효율화를 도모하기 위하여 정부와 과학기술계에서 논의되어 왔던 출연(연)의 석박사 교육과정 설립에 관하여 출연(연)관련자들의 의견을 모아 구체적인 설립모델을 제시하였다. 먼저 정부출연(연)에 석박사 교육과정 설치가 필요한 이유와 기대효과를 제시하고, 다음으로 단설대학원의 설립모델로는 크게 3가지 유형이 고려되었다. 가장 중요한 설립목적 및 기대효과로는 출연(연)의 목표지향적(mission-oriented) 연구에 파급지향적(diffusion-oriented) 메카니즘을 도입함으로써 출연(연)의 연구성과가 경제사회로 효과적으로 이전될 수 있도록 하기 위함이다. 단설대학원의 설립모델로서 첫째 유형은 각 출연(연)이 교육과정을 운영하는 개별대학원 모델이다. 이는 출연(연)의 연구기능과 교육기능을 현장에서 융합시켜 운영하는 것으로 설립이 비교적 용이하며 개별 출연(연)의 특수성을 살릴 수 있다. 출자형식으로 별도의 학교법인을 설립하는 방식과 내부규정으로 부설대학원을 설치운영하는 두 가지 방식 있을 수 있다. 둘째 유형은 출연(연) 연합대학원 모델이다. 출연(연)들이 연합으로 하나의 학교 법인을 설립하고 여기에 각 출연(연)들이 공동운영자로서 참여하는 방식이다 이때 연합대학원은 일종의 Virtual University 형태를 취하며 모든 교육은 참여 출연(연)에서 이루어지는 형태이다. 세 번째는 대학과 출연(연)이 연계대학원을 운영하는 모델이다. 대학의 대학원을 개방하여 출연(연) 측과 공동으로 운영하는 것으로 이는 별도의 학교법인 설립이 필요없다. 본 연구에서는 KAIST와의 연계대학원을 고찰하였다. 본 연구에서는 이들 각각의 모델에 대한 의미와 장점, 단점을 비교분석하고, 각 모델로 설립시의 법적 고려사항, 그리고 학사운영체제 등에 관해 구체적으로 고려하였다. 추가적으로 단설대학원의 설립에 관한 그간의 반대 및 우려사항에 대한 검토도 첨부하였다.한다. 선진국의 경우에도 우선 지원분야에 대한 연구비 배분은 5-10%사이이다. (ⅴ) 성과관리를 통한 지원효과의 극대화 : 기초과학의 지원에 있어서 그 성과를 특정한다는 것은 쉬운 일이 아니지만 연구비 지원효과를 극대화하기 위해서는 프로그램 평가를 통해 성과관리를 하여야 한다. (ⅵ) 효율적인 혁신시스템의 구축 : 혁신시스템의 효율적인 운영이 매우 중요하다. 이를 위해서는 첫째, 연구부문과 산업부문을 연결시킬 수 있고, 새로운 분야를 담아낼 수 있는 유연한 분야분류체계를 정립하여야 하고, 둘째 연구결과의 효율적인 활용이 이루어져야 하며, 셋째 연구지원기관간 연계시스템의 구축을 구축하여야 한다.s of rats with alveolar organism. (omitted)없었다 (P>0.05). 6. 분만 2 개월 전에 Se과 Vit. E를 투여한 한우 종빈우로부터 태어난 송아지의 혈중 Vit. E 농도에 미치는 효과를 검토한 결과, 투여구가 대조구보다 다소 높은 농도를 나타냈으나 처리구간 커다란 차이는 없었다 (P>0.05).ine oil, Phenthoate EC 및 Trichlorfon WP는 비교적 약효가 낮았다.>$^{\circ}$E/$\leq$30$^{\circ}$NW 단열군이 연구지역 내에서 지하수 유동성이 가장 높은 단열군으로 추정된다. 이러한 사실은 3개 시추공을 대상으로 실시한 시추공 내 물리검층과 정압주입시험에서도 확인된다.. It was resulted from increase of weight of single cocoon. "Manta"2.5ppm produced 22.2kg of cocoon. It is equal to 9% increase in index, as compared to that of control. In case of R-20458, the increasing rates were varied at the

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Development of Pozzolanic material from clay

  • Alaskar, Abdulaziz;Shah, S.N.R.;Keerio, Manthar Ali;Phulpoto, Javed Ali;Baharom, Shahrizan;Assilzadeh, Hamid;Alyousef, Rayed;Alabduljabbar, Hisham;Mohamed, Abdeliazim Mustafa
    • Advances in concrete construction
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.301-310
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    • 2020
  • The following paper concentrates on the objective of studying the influences of extent of duration and temperature on the Pozzolanic properties as well as reactivity of locally existing natural clay of Nai Gaj, district Dadu, Sindh Pakistan. The activation of the clay only occurs through heating when temperature in a furnace chamber reaches 600, 700 and 800oC for 1, 2 and 3 hours and at 900 and 1000℃ for 1 and 2 hours. Furthermore, the strength activity index (SAI) of advanced pozzolanic material happens to be identified through 20% cement replacement for different samples of calcined clay as per ASTM C-618. The compressive strength test of samples had been operated for 7 and 28-days curing afterwards. The maximum compressive strength had been seen in mix E in which cement was replaced with clay calcined at 700℃ for 1 hour that is 27.05 MPa that is 24.31% more than that of control mix. The results gathered from the SAI verdicts the optimal activation temperature is 700℃ within a one-hour time period. The SAI at a temperature of 700℃ with a one-hour duration at 28 days is 124.31% which happens to satisfy the requirements of the new Pozzolanic material, in order to be applied in mortar/concrete (i.e., 75%). The Energy- dispersive spectrometry (EDS) along with the X-ray diffraction (XRD) have been carried out in means of verifying whether there is silica content or amorphous silica present in metakaolin that has been developed. The findings gathered from the SAI were validated, as the analysis of XRD verified that there is in fact Pozzolanic activity of developed metakaolin. Additionally, based on observation, the activated metakaolin holds a significant influence on the increase in mortar's compressive strength.

Prevalence of Distress and Its Influence on Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients (유방암 환자에서의 디스트레스의 유병률 및 디스트레스가 삶의 질에 미치는 영향)

  • Chun, Soo-Yeon;Shim, Eun-Jung;Hwang, Jun-Won;Hahm, Bong-Jin
    • Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.72-81
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    • 2010
  • Objectives : Early detection and proper management of distress are known to be important for efficient care in cancer patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of distress and to evaluate its influence on quality of life in subjects with breast cancer. Methods : A total of 95 patients were recruited from a breast cancer patient community of a general hospital in Seoul. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS), the Insomnia Severity Index(ISI), the Impact of Event Scale-Revised(IES-R) and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast(FACT-B) were measured. Results : The prevalence of anxiety, depression, insomnia and posttraumatic stress disorder symptom among breast cancer patients was 26.3%, 26.3%, 13.7%, 24.3%, respectively. Nearly half(47.4%) of total subjects were under one or more significant distress, and they showed significantly lower mean FACT-B total score than patients without distress(82.91 vs. 107.20, p<0.001). Distress was negatively correlated with the quality of life to a significant level even in patients who were in normal range of distress scale scores. Conclusion : These results support the importance of regular screening and proper management of distress for breast cancer patients.

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Combined effects of dietary zinc at 3 years of age and obesity at 7 years of age on the serum uric acid levels of Korean children

  • Lee, Sung Hee;Lee, Hye Ah;Park, Eun Ae;Cho, Su Jin;Oh, Se Young;Park, Bohyun;Park, Hyesook
    • Nutrition Research and Practice
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.365-373
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    • 2020
  • BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: To assess the longitudinal associations of the antioxidant capacity of zinc and body mass index (BMI) with serum uric acid (SUA) in South Korean children. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Using follow-up data from the Ewha Birth and Growth Cohort, we included subjects who were seen at 3 and 7 years of age (n = 183; 90 boys, 93 girls). Daily zinc intake and BMI were assessed at 3 and 7 years of age. SUA measured at 7 years was used as the outcome variable. Using a general linear model, the effects of dietary zinc intake and BMI on SUA were assessed. We also assessed the combined effect of early dietary zinc intake and BMI on SUA in children. RESULTS: The dietary zinc intake at 3 years of age was negatively correlated (ρ = -0.18, P = 0.04), whereas the BMI at 7 years of age was positively correlated (r = 0.18, P = 0.01), with the SUA level at 7 years of age. The dietary zinc intake level at 3 years of age and the BMI level at 7 years of age were, together, significantly related to SUA in children at 7 years of age. SUA was lower in group 1 (normal-weight, high-zinc group) than in the other two groups (group 2: normal-weight, low-zinc and overweight, high-zinc group; and group 3: overweight, low-zinc group). Our results demonstrate the combined effect of zinc intake and BMI on SUA. The combined association remained significant in both the crude and adjusted models (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: SUA was related to combined BMI and dietary zinc intake, and increased zinc intake and normal body weight had a beneficial effect on reducing SUA in children.

Factors Related to Dietary Fiber Intake Among Sixth Grade Elementary School Children in Daejon City

  • Chung, Young-Jin;Lee, Yangsoon;Suh, Yoon-Suk
    • Nutritional Sciences
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.113-120
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    • 2004
  • This study was conducted to investigate variables related to dietary fiber intake among sixth grade children in an elementary school in Daejon city. One hundred and forty-seven children completed a questionnaire for determining their socioeconomic background and their food habits. Anthropometric measurements were taken, and a 24-hour diet recall method was used to collect three-day food intakes. The socioeconomic status of the children's families belonged to the upper middle class; 53.0% of their fathers and 25.8% of their mothers had completed college or higher degrees. 27.9% of the mothers had jobs, including part-time jobs. Approximately 30% of the children skipped breakfast, 66.4% of the children preferred animal foods to plant foods, and 52.4% of the children preferred green vegetables to yellow or pale vegetables. Grilled meat dishes, such as Grilled beef rib with seasoning, Bulgogi, grilled pork belly and beef steaks, were the most popular types of food eaten outside home by the children. Daily dietary fiber intake was 14.5 g in boys and 14.5 g in girls, and these intakes are low compared to the standard guidelines. The average intakes of energy and protein of the children were 84.5% and 114.0% of the Korean Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs), respectively. Besides energy, riboflavin, iron and calcium intakes were below the RDAs, and especially calcium intake was only 50% of the RDAs. On the other hand, thiamin, niacin, ascorbic acid, protein and phosphorus intakes exceeded the Korean RDAs. Family income or the children's body mass index (BMI) was not directly related to dietary fiber intakes. However, higher dietary fiber intakes tended to be related to higher intakes of green vegetables and fruits. Children with higher dietary fiber intake tended to prefer plant foods to animal foods. Energy and most nutrients, except heme iron and retinol, showed positive relationships with dietary fiber intake. Especially potassium and plant origin protein and calcium were highly correlated with dietary fiber intakes(r>0.6). From these results, it is concluded that dietary fiber intakes of these sixth grade elementary school children were less than the standard reference and it is anticipated to decrease further in the future with increased incomes. Therefore, increased intakes of dietary fiber by elementary school children should be promoted through nutrition education, together with the development of cooking methods and recipes utilizing green vegetables and fruits.

A Study on the Optimization of the SiNx:H Film for Crystalline Silicon Sloar Cells (결정질 실리콘 태양전지용 SiNx:H 박막 특성의 최적화 연구)

  • Lee, Kyung-Dong;Kim, Young-Do;Dahiwale, Shailendra S.;Boo, Hyun-Pil;Park, Sung-Eun;Tark, Sung-Ju;Kim, Dong-Hwan
    • Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.29-35
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    • 2012
  • The Hydrogenated silicon nitride (SiNx:H) using plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition is widely used in photovoltaic industry as an antireflection coating and passivation layer. In the high temperature firing process, the $SiN_x:H$ film should not change the properties for its use as high quality surface layer in crystalline silicon solar cells. Initially PECVD-$SiN_x:H$ film trends were investigated by varying the deposition parameters (temperature, electrode gap, RF power, gas flow rate etc.) to optimize the process parameter conditions. Then by varying gas ratios ($NH_3/SiH_4$), the hydrogenated silicon nitride films were analyzed for its optical, electrical, chemical and surface passivation properties. The $SiN_x:H$ films of refractive indices 1.90~2.20 were obtained. The film deposited with the gas ratio of 3.6 (Refractive index=1.98) showed the best properties in after firing process condition. The single crystalline silicon solar cells fabricated according to optimized gas ratio (R=3.6) condition on large area substrate of size $156{\times}156mm$ (Pseudo square) was found to have the conversion efficiency as high as 17.2%. Optimized hydrogenated silicon nitride surface layer and high efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells fabrication sequence has also been explained in this study.

The GR-tree: An Energy-Efficient Distributed Spatial Indexing Scheme in Wireless Sensor Networks (GR-tree: 무선 센서 네트워크에서 에너지 효율적인 분산 공간색인기법)

  • Kim, Min-Soo;Jang, In-Sung
    • Spatial Information Research
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.63-74
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    • 2011
  • Recently, there has been much interest in the spatial query which energy-efficiently acquires sensor readings from sensor nodes inside specified geographical area of interests. The centralized approach which performs the spatial query at a server after acquiring all sensor readings, though simple, it incurs high wireless transmission cost in accessing all sensor nodes. In order to remove the high wireless transmission cost, various in-network spatial indexing schemes have been proposed. They have focused on reducing the transmission cost by performing distributed spatial filtering on sensor nodes. However, these in-network spatial indexing schemes have a problem which cannot optimize both the spatial filtering and the wireless routing among sensor nodes, because these schemes have been developed by simply applying the existing spatial indexing schemes into the in-network environment. Therefore, we propose a new distributed spatial indexing scheme of the GR-tree. The GR-tree which form s a MBR-based tree structure, can reduce the wireless transmission cost by optimizing both the efficient spatial filtering and the wireless routing. Finally, we compare the existing spatial indexing scheme through extensive experiments and clarify our approach's distinguished features.

Reproductive Ecology of the Freshwater Bivalve, Unio douglasiae (Unionidae) in Lake Uiam (의암호 말조개, Unio douglasiae (Unionidae) 의 번식생태)

  • Song, Mi-Young;Im, Jire;Lee, Wan-Ok;Kim, Sung Tae;Kim, Dae-Hee
    • The Korean Journal of Malacology
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.171-178
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    • 2015
  • The reproductive ecology of freshwater bivalve, Unio douglasiae in Lake Uiam were examined from March 2014 to February 2015. The gonads distributed in reticular connective tissue, the dioecious clams take an internal fertilization and fertilized eggs are stored in the foster-sack in the gills, then the hatched juveniles are released outside after an ovoviviparous process. The gonad index (GI) began to increase in April, reached the maximum value in July and to decrease in August. The reproductive cycle of U. douglasiae can be divided into five successive stages: multiplicative stage (November to January), growing stage (February to March), mature stage (February to May), spawning stage (April to September), recovery stage (August to December). The spawning periods were from April to September, and the main spawning occurred between April and July. The shell length at 50% group maturity was estimated to be 29.4 mm.

Fertility Evaluation of Tobacco Field by Quantitative and Qualitative Characteristics of Soils (토양의 정량적 및 정성적 특성을 이용한 연초 경작지의 비옥도 평가)

  • 홍순달;김기인;이윤환;정훈채;김용연
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Tobacco Science
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.123-132
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    • 2000
  • Evaluation method of soil fertility by combination of soil color characteristics and survey data from soil map as well as chemical properties was investigated on total 35 field and pot experiments. Total 35 tobacco fields including 11 fields located at Cheonweon county in Chungnam Province, 9 fields located at Goesan county in Chungbuk Province, and 15 fields located at Youngcheon county in Kyongbuk Province were selected in 1984 to cover the wide range of distribution in landscape and soil attributes. Yields of tobacco grown on the plots of both the pot and field experiment which were not applied with any fertilizer were considered as basic fertility of the soil (BFS). The BFS was estimated by 32 independent variables including 15 chemical properties, 3 color characteristics, and 14 soil survey data from soil map. Twenty-four independent variables containing 16 quantitative variables selected from 24 quantitative variables by collinearity diagnostics and 8 qualitative variables, were classified and analyzed by multiple linear regression (MLR) of REG and GLM models of SAS. Tobacco yield of field experiment showed high variations by eight times in difference between minimum and maximum yield indicating the diverse soil fertility among the experimental fields. Evaluation for the BFS by the MLR including quantitative variables was still more confidential than that by a single index and that showed more improvement of coefficient of determination ($R^2$) in pot experiment than in field experiment. Evaluation for the BFS by MLR in field experiment was still improved by adding qualitative variables as well as quantitative variables. The variability in the BFS of field experiment was explained 43.2% by quantitative variables and 67.95% by adding both the quantitative and qualitative variables compared with 21.7% by simple regression with NO$_3$-N content in soil. The regression evaluation for the best evaluation of the BFS of field experiment by MLR included NO$_3$-N content, L value, and a value of soil color as quantitative variables and available soil depth and topography as qualitative variables. Consequently, it is assumed that this approach by the MLR including both the quantitative and qualitative variables was available as an evaluation model of soil fertility for tobacco field.

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