• 인간식물환경학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.563-573
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• 2019

The North Korean government conducted its first nuclear test in 2006 and more recently the sixth nuclear test on September 3, 2017. In order to identify how North Korea's nuclear tests have affected the environment, a scientific approach is required. Although North Korea's nuclear tests and their environmental destruction are not a severe threat to the environment of the Korean Peninsula at this time, identifying environmental damage and taking countermeasures in advance are essential to minimize their potential threats to the environments. The purpose of this study is to study the environmental impact of North Korea's nuclear tests using Google Earth image analysis. As a method of the study, we compare Google Earth images taken before and after each nuclear test was conducted in North Korea. To overcome limitations of the suggested comparison method, we cross-checked our results with those of previous scientific research. After the 1st-3rd nuclear tests, green spaces were found to be considerably reduced. In particular, when comparing the Google Earth images before and after the second nuclear test, some ground subsidences were observed. Such subsidences can cause tunnels on the mountainsides and cracks in rocks around the mountains, leading to the release of radioactive materials and contaminating groundwater. Besides, after the 4th-6th nuclear tests, decay and deforestation were observed not in the nuclear test sites, but in their surrounding areas. Especially after the 5th and 6th nuclear tests, the topography and the forests of the surrounding areas were severely damaged. In relation to North Korea's nuclear tests and their impact on the natural environment, we need to prepare various policy measures to reduce North Korea's environmental pollution and natural environment destruction. Those policy measures include the establishment of various cooperative governance between the Korean government, the private sector, the academia, NGOs, and international organizations.

• 감성과학
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.51-60
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 캐주얼 티셔츠의 디자인을 평가하는 감성 요소를 도출하고, 이것이 소비자 감성에 미치는 영향을 분석하여, 그 결과를 토대로 효과적인 캐주얼 티셔츠 디자인 프로토타입을 제시하였다. 캐주얼 티셔츠 디자인에 대한 소비자 감성의 주요 하위차원으로는 맵시,평범성, 활동성의 요인이 도출되었다. 또한 캐주얼 티셔츠의 collar형태, 장식유형, 로고의 위치와 크기 그리고 인구통계학적 특성이 소비자 감성에 영향을 미칠 것이라는 가설에 대하여 유의한 차이를 얻었다. 본 연구에서 의미 있는 감성 효과를 나타난 디자인 세부 요소들은, 캐주얼 티셔츠의 디자인 기획 시에 체계적인 평가기준으로서 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.28-35
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• 2012

We investigated the breakdown patterns of silica glass under the various impacts by forensic scientific analysis. The impacts were chosen by thermal and projectiles impact stress. Thermal impacts under the fire were constructed by changing the position of the flame with gas torches. Physical impacts were constructed with the projectiles of slingshots and rifles by changing the size of the projectiles at the surfaces and the initial distance. Also we identified incident angles of the projectiles by analysis of the punching portion at the glass surface. Under the thermal impacts, the breakdown patterns were various by changing the position of the flame. Especially, the configuration of breakdown patterns had radial shape with the position of the flame at the center of the glass sheet. Under the physical impacts by the projectiles, the breakdown patterns had always radial shape.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.323-328
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• 2008

Eukaryotic cells continuously integrate intrinsic and extrinsic signals to adapt to the environment. When exposed to stressful conditions, cells activate compartment-specific adaptive responses. If these are insufficient, apoptosis ensues as an organismal defense line. The mechanisms that sense stress and set the transition from adaptive to maladaptive responses, activating apoptotic programs, are the subject of intense studies, also for their potential impact in cancer and degenerative disorders. In the former case, one would aim at lowering the threshold, in the latter instead to increase it. Protein synthesis, consuming energy for anabolic processes as well as for byproducts disposal, can be a significant source of stress, particularly when difficult-to-fold proteins are produced. Recent work from our and other laboratories on the differentiation of antibody secreting cells, revealed a regulatory circuit that integrates protein synthesis, secretion and degradation (proteostasis), into cell lifespan determination. The apoptotic elimination - after an industrious, yet short lifetime - of terminal immune effectors is crucial to maintain immune homeostasis. Linking proteostasis to cell death, this paradigm might prove useful for biotechnological purposes, and the design of novel anti-cancer therapies.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제43회 하계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.59-59
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• 2012

Vacuum pumping remains central to the performance and economy of many manufacturing processes, scientific instruments and scientific research. More vacuum is being used in many of the latest or leading edge manufacturing processes: Current examples include 3D semiconductor devices, EUV lithography, 450 mm silicon wafers, AMOLED displays, LEDs, Lithium-ion batteries and steel degassing. In other applications, vacuum pumping technology developments have led to much lower product costs which for example have enabled mass spectrometers to become a ubiquitous tool is life science research. Vacuum pumps have continuously evolved during the past 100 years of vacuum-based industrial processing but remain a key component which is often on the critical path of process and product improvements. This is especially so in the growing number of applications where the pumps are highly stressed. This presentation outlines significant developments in vacuum that have brought about this progress. The likely course of continued improvements is discussed in terms of increased performance and reliability, robust by-product handling, better cost efficiency and reduced environmental impact especially power consumption.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.170-174
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• 2017

Nowadays, people share and discuss scientific papers on social media such as the Web 2.0, big data, online forums, blogs, Twitter, Facebook and scholar community, etc. In addition to a variety of metrics such as numbers of citation, download, recommendation, etc., paper review text is also one of the effective resources for the study of scientific impact. The social media tools improve the research process: recording a series online scholarly behaviors. This paper aims to research the huge amount of paper reviews which have generated in the social media platforms to explore the implicit information about research papers. We implemented and shown the result of text mining on review texts using R language. And we found that Zika virus was the research hotspot and association research methods were widely used in 2016. We also mined the news review about one paper and derived the public opinion.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제44회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.127-127
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• 2013

The quest for renewable energy requires us to understand, predict, and ultimately control matter and energy at the electronic, atomic, and molecular levels. The ever-increasing demand to diversify the energy portfolio and to minimize environmental impact while supplying global energy needs, has intensified the urgency for developing alternative energy sources and carriers. Significant research efforts are under way and will continue in a broad range of materials synthesis, use-inspired and fundamental science with the use of light sources such as synchrotron and free electron lasers. Energy-related materials research faces urgent challenges today. We need to go beyond the Edisonian hit and trial approach to more systematic research with the use of advanced tools applicable under realistic in-situ and in-operando conditions capable of exploring electronic and atomic structure of catalysts and energy relevant materials. Through various scientific examples, I will explain the current state-of-the art and future directions in the aforementioned areas of research.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권14호
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• pp.6171-6172
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• 2015

A direct connection between certain lifestyle factors and an increased risk of cancer has already been established. Despite well-documented associations, controversial messages on causes of cancer often appear without taking into consideration their impact on the general population. While mainstream coverage of cancer research is clearly welcome, consideration must be given to the risk of transmitting provocative messages with serious negative consequences for cancer research and public health. We must avoid becoming a breeding ground for the misinterpretation of scientific information. Polemical results can stimulate scientific research and progress, but controversial messages encourage confusion and impotence in an increasingly disoriented population. The correct communication of health messages is at least as important as research on risk factors.

• 천문학회보
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.69.1-69.1
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• 2021

We present preliminary results of the VLA archival HI data of local AGN hosts. The sample consists of the galaxies selected from the Swift-BAT hard X-ray survey. The main goal is to probe the gas environment of the sample in order to verify the role of gas accretion as one of the major AGN triggering mechanisms. HI, as a mostly diffuse and extended gas component in many galaxies, is a sensitive tracer to explore the impact of the surroundings on galaxies. In this work, we therefore probe the HI imaging data of a subsample of BAT-BASS AGN hosts, starting with the cases for which relatively high HI fluxes have been reported from the past single-dish observations. Based on their resolved HI properties, we will discuss the possibility of gas accretion and its role in powering AGNs in these examples.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.635-647
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• 2018

동기기반추론은 원하는 특정한 결과나 목표를 성취하고자 하는 동기에 영향을 받아 이루어지는 편향된 추론을 의미한다. 이 연구에서는 과학적 사고 발달을 저해하는 동기기반추론 대한 이론적 연구를 시도하고, 실제 국내 과학기술 분야의 학문후속세대들이 경험한 동기 기반추론의 실제적 맥락에 대하여 탐색하였다. 구체적으로 이를 위해 문헌연구에서는 동기기반추론의 심리학적 특성과 과학적 사고에 미치는 부정적 영향에 대해 살펴보았다. 또한 국내 과학기술 분야 대학원생 8인과 신진 연구원 1인과의 심층 면담을 토대로 실제 과학기술 분야에서 나타나는 동기기반추론의 의미와 맥락을 파악하고자 했다. 문헌 분석 결과 동기기반추론은 개인적 수준에서 과학적 사고의 핵심인 이론과 자료의 적절한 조정 과정을 방해하며 과학적 지식 구성의 고착을 가져올 수 있으며, 사회문화적 수준에서 특정 사회문화적 신념이나 목적에 의해 과학이 이용되는 기작으로서 작용할 수 있다는 점에서 합리적이고 객관적인 과학적 사고를 기반으로 한 과학기술의 발전을 저해할 수 있음을 살펴보았다. 또한 실제 국내의 과학기술 분야의 학문후속세대들이 경험했던 동기기반추론 사례를 살펴본 결과, 기존의 신념 보호, 성급한 결론 추구, 사회문화적 신념 보호, 집단의 의사결정을 합리화를 통해 동기기반추론이 나타나고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 과학기술 학문후속세대들의 동기기반추론은 이들이 보다 이론과 증거의 적절한 조정을 통해 타당한 과학기술 지식을 구성하는데 있어 걸림돌이 될 수 있음을 살펴보았다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 이 연구에서는 과학적 사고 교육에 대해 논의하였다.