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Clinical Significance of Intrarenal Reflux in Children withUrinary Tract Infection (요로감염 환아에서 신실질내 역류의 임상적 의의)

  • Lim, Beom-Taek;Lee, Hae-Sang;Pai, Ki-Soo
    • Childhood Kidney Diseases
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.186-193
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    • 2008
  • Purpose : Intrarenal reflux(IRR) is backflow of urine from the renal pelvis into the collecting ducts. IRR is the main cause of renal injury in children with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) which leads to renal scars, hypertension, proteinuria, and chronic renal failure. The purpose of our study was to investigate the characteristics of intrarenal reflux. Method : We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 80 patients who were diagnosed as having grades of III-V VUR from Jan. 2004 to Dec. 2006 in the department of pediatrics in Ajou University Hospital. The patients were divided into two groups according to the presence of IRR on voiding cystoureterogram and compared to each other for the possible factors associated with intrarenal reflux. Results : Among 80 VUR patients, IRR(+) group comprised 17(21.3%) patients and 27 renal units(23.2%) and revealed younger age, higher grade of VUR, and more proteinuria compared to IRR(-) group. There were no significant difference in gender, laboratory findings and the rate of resolution in VUR or defects on renal scan between two groups. Also, intrarenal reflux mostly corresponded to the same site of photon defects on DMSA scan. Conclusion : We suggest that intrarenal reflux tends to be associated with younger age, higher grade of reflux, more proteinuria with no difference in resolution rate of VUR when compared to the VUR patients without IRR. From this study, we were able to understand the characteristics of intrarenal reflux in children with urinary tract infection.

Characteristics of CuGa precursor deposited by sputter as Electron beam irradiation (Sputtering 방법을 이용하여 증착된 CuGa precursor의 전자빔조사에 따른 특성분석)

  • Park, Insun;Kim, Chaewoong;Jung, Seungchul;Kim, Dongjin;Kwon, Hyuk;Kim, Jinhyeok;Jung, Chae Hwan
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.11a
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    • pp.52.1-52.1
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    • 2011
  • 최근에 에너지 자원의 고갈이 다가오는 상황에서 태양전지 분야가 주목받고 있으며 이에 대한 시장이 급격하게 확대되고 있다. 그러나 현재의 태양전지는 주를 이루고있는 실리콘태양전지의 경우 원재료 수급이 불안정하여 가격 변동이 심하다. 따라서 이를 대체할 2세대 태양전지인 박막형 태양전지의 연구가 활발히 이루어지고 있다. 박막형 태양전지 중에서도 주목받고 있는 것은 Cu(In,Ga)$Se_2$(CIGS)박막 태양전지이다. CIGS는 Ga의 농도에 따라 1.02~1.68eV의 다양한 에너지 밴드갭을 갖는 직접천이형 반도체 물질이다. 또한 $1{\times}10^5cm^{-1}$의 높은 광흡수계수를 가지고 있으며, $450{\sim}590^{\circ}C$의 고온공정에서도 매우 안정하여 열화현상이 거의 보이지 않아 박막형 광흡수층 재료로서 적합하다. 흡수층을 제조하는 방법은 여러 가지가 있지만, 본 연구에서는 균일성이 뛰어나고 원료사용효율이 높은 sputtering 방법을 사용하였다. 그리고 결정화하기위해서 유독기체를 사용하는 셀.렌.화. (selenization) 방법 대신 전자빔을 조사하는 방법을 채택하였다. sputtering을 통한 CIGS precursor을 제조하기위해 2~3개의 화합물target을 사용하는데, 대표적인 방법으로 동시에 sputtering하는 co-sputtering 방법과 각각의 단일 층을 쌓아 제조하는 stack형으로 분류된다. 본 연구는 CIGS precursor를 제조하기 앞서 CuGa 단일 층만을 제조하여 공정조건에 따른 박막을 제조하였다. 제조된 CuGa 단일층은 전자빔 처리에 따른 영향을 알아보기 위해 전자빔의 세기와 공정시간을 달리하여 특성을 알아보았다. 실험에서는 Cu:75wt%,Ga:25wt% 조성의 target을 사용하여 공정 압력을 각각 10~1mTorr로 변화시키며 실험을 실시하였으며 공정 power는 50W, 70W, 100W로 변화 시키며 실험을 실시하였다. 이때 실험의 초기진공은 turbo-molecular pump를 이용하여 $1{\times}10^{-6}torr$ 이하로 하였으며, Target과 기판사이의 거리는 모두 같은 조건으로 고정하여 실험을 실시하였다. 박막의 균일성을 증가시키기 위하여 5 rpm의 속도로 기판을 회전하였으며 기판 온도는 가열하지 않고 상온에서 전구체를 증착하였다. 그 후 전자빔의 세기를 고정 시킨 후 전자빔 조사 시간을 조절하여 전자빔 조사 전후의 특성을 각각 분석하였다. 전기적특성은 Hall effect, 4-point probe, 구조적 특성은 SEM,EDS, XRD, XRF 를 이용하여 분석하였다.

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The Study on Characteristic Composition of As in a-Se with X-ray Detection Sensor using $CaWO_4/a-Se$ (다층구조($CaWO_4/a-Se$) 기반의 X선 검출센서에서 a-Se에 첨가된 As의 특성비 연구)

  • Choe, Jang-Yong;Lee, Dong-Gil;Sin, Jeong-Uk;Kim, Jae-Hyeong;Nam, Sang-Hee;Park, Ji-Koon;Kang, Sang-Sik;Jang, Gi-Won;Lee, Hung-Won
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2002.11a
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    • pp.432-435
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    • 2002
  • The ultimate study of this research is to improve the properties of digital X-ray receptor based on amorphous selenium. There are being two prominent studying for Digital Radiography. Direct and Indirect method of Digital Radiography are announced for producing high quality digital image. But each two systems have strength and weakness. This is a basic research for developing of Hybrid digital radiography which is a new type X-ray detector. ln this study, we investigated the electrical characteristic of multi-layer$(CaWO_4+a-Se)$ as a photoconductor according to the changing iodine composition ratio. The iodine composition ratio of a-Se compound is classified into 5 different kinds which have 30ppm, 100ppm, 300ppm, 500ppm, 700ppm and were made test sample throught thermo-evaporation. The phosphor layer of $CaWO_4$ was overlapped on a-Se using EFIRON optical adhesives. We measured the dark and photo current about the test sample and compared the electrical characteristic of the net charge and signal-to-noise ratio. Among other things, test sample of compound material of 700ppm iodine showed good characteristic of $2.53nA/cm^2$ dark current and $479nC/cm^2{\cdot}mR$ net charge at $3V/{\mu}m$.

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Effects of Pine Needle Extract on Pacemaker Currents in Interstitial Cells of Cajal from the Murine Small Intestine

  • Cheong, Hyeonsook;Paudyal, Dilli Parasad;Jun, Jae Yeoul;Yeum, Cheol Ho;Yoon, Pyung Jin;Park, Chan Guk;Kim, Man Yoo;So, Insuk;Kim, Ki Whan;Choi, Seok
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.235-240
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    • 2005
  • Extracts of pine needles (Pinus densiflora Sieb. et Zucc.) have diverse physiological and pharmacological actions. In this study we show that pine needle extract alters pacemaker currents in interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) by modulating ATP-sensitive $K^+$ channels and that this effect is mediated by prostaglandins. In whole cell patches at $30^{\circ}C$, ICC generated spontaneous pacemaker potentials in the current clamp mode (I = 0), and inward currents (pacemaker currents) in the voltage clamp mode at a holding potential of -70 mV. Pine needle extract hyperpolarized the membrane potential, and in voltage clamp mode decreased both the frequency and amplitude of the pacemaker currents, and increased the resting currents in the outward direction. It also inhibited the pacemaker currents in a dose-dependent manner. Because the effects of pine needle extract on pacemaker currents were the same as those of pinacidil (an ATP-sensitive $K^+$ channel opener) we tested the effect of glibenclamide (an ATP-sensitive $K^+$ channels blocker) on ICC exposed to pine needle extract. The effects of pine needle extract on pacemaker currents were blocked by glibenclamide. To see whether production of prostaglandins (PGs) is involved in the inhibitory effect of pine needle extract on pacemaker currents, we tested the effects of naproxen, a non-selective cyclooxygenase (COX-1 and COX-2) inhibitor, and AH6809, a prostaglandin EP1 and EP2 receptor antagonist. Naproxen and AH6809 blocked the inhibitory effects of pine needle extract on ICC. These results indicate that pine needle extract inhibits the pacemaker currents of ICC by activating ATP-sensitive $K^+$ channels via the production of PGs.

Differential Diagnosis of Chemical-induced Hepatobiliary Toxicities Using a New Hepatobiliary Imaging Agent in Mice

  • Ryu, Chong-Kun;Pie, Jae-Eun;Choe, Jae-Gol;Cheon, Joon;Sohn, Jeong-Won;Jurgen Seidel;David S. Paik;Michael V. Green;Chang H. Paik;Kim, Meyoung-Kon
    • Environmental Mutagens and Carcinogens
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2001
  • We have synthesized $^{99m}$Tc-mercaptoacetyltriglycine (MAG3)-biocytin as a new imaging agent for hepatobiliary scintigraphy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of $^{99m}$Tc-MAG3-biocytin scintigraphy in differentiating carbon tetrachloride ( $CCl_4$)-induced hepatotoxicity from $\alpha$-naphthylisothiocyanate (ANIT)-induced cholestasis in mice, which reflecting the differential diagnosis of neonatal jaundice caused by neonatal hepatitis from congenital biliary atresia in humans. Methods: Balb/c mice (female, 20 g, n=4-6) were pretreated with $CCl_4$(0.5 or $1.0m\ell$/kg) and ANIT ($150 or 300 m\ell$/kg) 18 h before scintigraphy. Biochemical and histopathological examinations showed a pattern of typical acute hepatitis (increase of transaminases and hepatocellular necnsis) in $CCl_4$-treated mice and cholestasis (increase of alkaline phosphatase and ${\gamma}$-glutamyltransferase, and biliary hyperplasia) in ANIT-treated mice, respectively, Mice were fasted at least 4 hr prior to the intravenous injection of $^{99m}$Tc-MAG3-biocytin (18.5 MBq/20$\mu\textrm{g}$) in 2% human serum albumin in saline. Scintigraphy was performed with a ${\gamma}$-camera equipped with a 1-mm diameter pin-hole collimator for 30 min and images were acquired every 15 s. We compared the values of physical parameters, such as peak liver/heart ratio ($${\gamma}$_{max}$) and peak ratio time ($t_{max}$) far $^{99m}$Tc-MAG3-biocytin scintigraphy. Results: Scintigraphic parameters of the $CCl_4$-pretreated (0.5 $m\ell$/kg) group showed a 81.9% decrease of r$_{max}$, and 42.2% decrease of $t_{max}$, whereas the ANIT-pretreated ( $150m\ell$/kg) group showed a 53% decrease of $r_{max}$, and 2.36-fold increase of $t_{max}$, (P<0.05). These results demonstrate that the decrease of $r_{max}$ and the shortening of $t_{max}$ are characteristic features for hepatotoxicity, in contrast to the increase of $t_{max}$ and decrease of $r_{max}$ for biliary hyperplasia. Conclusion: $^{99m}$Tc-MAG3-biocytin hepatobiliary scintigraphy can distinguish hepatitis from cholestasis in mice model and may be similarly useful in humans which differentiating the cause of neonatal jaundice in clinical study.cal study.cal study.cal study.

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Fabrication and Characterization of Lead Oxide (PbO) Film for High Efficiency X-ray Detector (고효율 X선 검출기 적용을 위한 PbO 필름 제작 및 특성 연구)

  • Cho, Sung-Ho;Kang, Sang-Sik;Choi, Chi-Won;Kwun, Chul;Nam, Sang-Hee
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2007.06a
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    • pp.329-329
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    • 2007
  • Photoconductive poly crystalline lead oxide coated on amorphous thin film transistor (TFT) arrays is the best candidate for direct digital x-ray detector for medical imaging. Thicker films with lessening density often show lower x-ray induced charge generation and collection becomes less efficient. In this work, we present a new methodology used for the high density deposition of PbO. We investigate the structural properties of the films using X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy experiments. The film coatings of approximately $200\;{\mu}m$ thickness were deposited on $2"{\times}2"$ conductive-coated glass substrates for measurements of dark current and x-ray sensitivity. The lead oxide (PbO) films of $200\;{\mu}m$ thickness were deposited on glass substrates using a wet coating process in room temperature. The influence of post-deposition annealing on the characteristics of the lead oxide films was investigated in detail. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy have been employed to obtain information on the morphology and crystallization of the films. Also we measured dark current, x-ray sensitivity and linearity for investigation of the electrical characteristics of films. It was found that the annealing conditions strongly affect the electrical properties of the films. The x-ray induced output charges of films annealed in oxygen gas increases dramatically with increasing annealing temperatures up to $500^{\circ}C$ but then drops for higher temperature anneals. Consequently, the more we increase the annealing temperatures, the better density and film quality of the lead oxide. Analysis of this data suggests that incorporation and decomposition reactions of oxygen can be controlled to change the detection properties of the lead oxide film significantly. Post-deposition thermal annealing is also used for densely film. The PbO films that are grown by new methodology exhibit good morphology of high density structure and provide less than $10\;pA/mm^2$ dark currents as they show saturation in gain (at approximate fields of $4\;V/{\mu}m$). The ability to operate at low voltage gives adequate dark currents for most applications and allows voltage electronics designs.

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Effect of Ammonium Thiosulfate on Biological Activity in a Paddy Soil (Ammonium Thisoulfate 처리가 담수(湛水) 답토양(畓土壤)의 생물활성(生物活性)에 미치는 영향)

  • Lim, Sun-Uk;Seo, Young-Ho
    • Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.40-47
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    • 1994
  • The objective of this research was to examine the effect of ammonium thiosulfate(ATS) on urease activity and on biological and chemical properties of flooded paddy soil especially having high organic matter content by comparing with the effect of sodium thiosulfate(STS). The results obtained are summarized as follows. 1. The hydrolysis of urea was inhibited at 3 and 5 days after treatment of thiosulfate(ATS and STS) +glucose and thiosulfate only, respectively. The inhibitory effect of ATS on urea hydrolysis was slightly lower than that of STS in glusoce-added soils, but when the glucose was not added, the effects of ATS and STS were not different significantly. 2. The soil pH and Eh was lowered by 0.3~0.5 units and 30~120 mV, respectively, when incubated flooded soil with ATS and glucose at $25^{\circ}C$. 3. Soil respiration rate in/flooded soil was increased by 10~70% with the treatment of ATS during the 20 day experimental period. 4. The contents of acetic and butyric acid in thiosulfate treatment soil was below $10{\mu}g/g$, which was lower than that($220.3{\mu}g/g$) of critical growth inhibition of rice.

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Protective Effect of Dopaol β-D-glucoside Isolated from East Asian Monk'shood on Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity (한라돌쩌귀로부터 분리된 Dopaol β-D-glucoside의 신장독성 보호효과)

  • Nho, Jong Hyun;Jung, Ja Kyun;Jung, Ho Kyung;Jang, Ji Hun;Jung, Da Eun;Lee, Ki Ho;Kim, A Hyeon;Sung, Tae Kyoung;Park, Ho;Cho, Hyun Woo
    • Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.231-237
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    • 2017
  • Background: Cisplatin is one of the most extensively used chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of cancer, including bladder, and ovarian cancers. However, it has been shown to induce nephrotoxicity, despite being an outstanding anti-cancer drug. In this study, we investigated the protective effect of dopaol ${\beta}$-D-glucoside (dopaol) on cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. Methods and Results: To confirm the protective effect of dopaol on cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity, HK-2 cells were treated with $20{\mu}M$ cisplatin and $80{\mu}M$ dopaol. Cisplatin increased apoptosis, caspase-3 activity and mitochondrial dysfunction; however pretreatment with $80{\mu}M$ dopaol successfully attenuated apoptosis, caspase-3 activity and mitochondrial dysfunction. To evaluate the protective effect dopaol on cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in vivo, we used an animal model (balb/c mice, 20 mg/kg, i.p. once/day for 3 day). The results were similar to those obtained using HK-2 cells; renal tubular damage and neutrophilia induced by cisplatin reduced following dopaol injection (10 mg/kg, i.p. once/day for 3 day). Conclusions: These results indicate that dopaol treatment reduced cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in vitro and in vivo, and can be used to treat cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. However, further studies are required to determine the toxicity high dose dopaol and the signal pathways involved in its mechanism of action in animal models.

The Leaf Morphological Variation of Ten Regions of Natural Populations of Machilus thunbergii in Korea (후박나무 10개 천연집단의 엽형질 변이)

  • Yang, Byeong-Hoon;Song, Jeong-Ho;Lee, Jae-Cheon;Park, Young-Goo
    • Journal of agriculture & life science
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    • v.45 no.3
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    • pp.25-33
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    • 2011
  • This study was conducted to examine genetic variation on leaf characteristics of Machilus thunbergii populations. Ten populations were subjected to multivariate analysis for 9 characteristics of leaf morphology. Average length of leaf blade, leaf width, petiole length, vein number were 9.8cm, 4.0cm, 1.8cm, 8.4 respectively, while angle of leaf base and leaf apex were $67.9^{\circ}$ and $78^{\circ}$ respectively. The coefficient of variation (C.V.) on leaf characteristics was 20% which indicate similar features among the populations. Nested analysis showed statistically signigicant differences among populations as well as among individuals within populations. Genetic relationship between populations using complete linkage method showed four groups to Euclidean distance 1.2 and did not show a tendency to cluster into the same group. There were three principal components that had a meaningful eigenvalue over 1.0 among the 9 components. The explanatory power of the top three main components on the total variation was 92.8%. The first principal component (PC) was explained about 40.3% which is mainly correlated with maximum leaf width and the second PC was explained about 28.7% which is correlated with leaf blade length. The third PC was explained about 23.8% which is correlated with petiole length ($X_3$). These characters were important factors for analysis of the relationship among natural populations of M. thunbergii.

Influences of the devastated forest lands on flood damages (Observed at Chonbo and the neighbouring Mt. Jook-yop area) (황폐임야(荒廢林野)가 수해참상(水害慘狀)에 미치는 영향(影響) (천보산(天寶山)과 인접(隣接) 죽엽산(竹葉山)을 중심(中心)으로))

  • Chung, In Koo
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.4-9
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    • 1966
  • 1. On 13 September 1964 a storm raged for 3 hours and 20 minutes with pounding heavy rainfalls, and precipitation of 287.5 mm was recorded on that day. The numerous landslides were occured in the eroded forest land neighbouring Mt. Chunbo, while no landslides recorde at all on Mt. Jookyup within the premise of Kwangnung Experiment Station, the Forest Experiment Station. 2. Small-scalled Landslides were occured in 43 different places of watershed area (21.97 ha.) in which the survey had already been done, in and around Mt. Chunbo (378 m a.s.l.). The accumulated soil amount totaled $2,146,56m^3$ due to the above mentioned landslides, while soil accumulated from riverside erosion has reached to $24,168.79m^3$, consisting of soils, stones, and pebbles. However, no landslides were reported in the Mt. Jook yup area because of dense forest covers. The ratio of the eroded soil amount accumulated from the riversides to that of watershed area was 1 to 25. On the other hand, the loss and damage in the research area of Mt. Chonbo are as follows: 28 houses completly destroyed or missing 7 houses partially destroyed 51 men were dead 5 missing, and 57 wounded. It was a terrible human disaster However, no human casualties were recorded at all, 1 house-completly destroyed and missing, 2 houses-partially destroyed. Total:3 houses were destroyed or damaged, in The area of Mt. Jookyup 3. In the calculation of the quanty of accumulated soil, the or mula of "V=1/3h ($a+{\sqrt{ab}}+b$)" was used and it showed that 24, 168.79m of soil, sands, stones and pebbles carried away. 4. Average slope of the stream stood 15 at the time of accident and well found that there was a correlation between the 87% of cross-area sufferd valley erosion and the length of eroded valley, after a study on regression and correlation of the length and cross-area. In other works, the soil erosion was and severe as we approached to the down-stream, counting at a place of average ($15^{\circ}1^{\prime}$) and below. We might draw a correlation such as "Y=ax-b" in terms of the length and cross-area of the eroded valley. 5. Sites of char-coal pits were found in the upper part of the desert-like Mt. Chunbo and a professional opinion shows that the mountain was once covered by the oak three species. Furthermore, we found that the soil of both mountains have been kept the same soil system according to a research of the soil cross-area. In other words, we can draw out the fact that, originally, the forest type and soil type of both Mt. Chunbo (378m) and Mt. Jookyup (610m) have been and are the same. However, Mt. Chunbo has been much more devastated than Mt. Jookyup, and carried away its soil nutrition to the extent that the ratios of N. $P_2O_5K_2O$ and Humus C.E.C between these two mountains are 1:10;1:5 respectively. 6. Mt. Chunbo has been mostly eroded for the past 30 years, and it consists of gravels of 2mm or larger size in the upper part of the mountain, while in the lower foot part, the sandy loam was formulated due to the fact that the gluey soil has been carried and accumulated. On the hand, Mt. Jookyup has consitantly kept the all the same forest type and sandy loam of brown colour both in the upper and lower parts. 7. As for the capability of absorbing and saturating maximum humidity by the surface soil, the ratios of wet soil to dry soil are 42.8% in the hill side and lower part of the eroded Mt. Chunbo and 28.5% in the upper part. On the contrary, Mt. Jookyup on which the forest type has not been changed, shows that the ratio in 77.4% in the hill-side and 68.2% in the upper part, approximately twice as much humidity as Mt. Chunbo. This proves the fact that the forest lands with dense forest covers are much more capable of maintaining water by wood, vegitation, and an organic material. The strength of dreventing from carring away surface soil is great due to the vigorous network of the root systems. 8. As mentioned above, the devastated forest land cause not only much greater devastation, but also human loss and property damage. We must bear in mind that the eroded forest land has taken the valuable soil, which is the very existance of origin of both human being and all creatures. As for the prescription for preventing erosion of forest land, the trees for furtilization has to be planted in the hill,side with at least reasonable amount of aertilizer, in order to restore the strength of earth soil, while in the lower part, thorough erosion control and reforestation, and establishments along the riversides have to be made, so as to restore the forest type.

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