• 한국시스템다이내믹스연구
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.107-134
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• 2016

Accelerated ageing with low fertility is one of the most critical problems in Korea. Because of ageing via low fertility, Korea will face a serious demographic cliff. This research primarily focus on the analyzing the dynamics of the marginal ageing state and decreasing population especially in Eup and Myeon region. This study based on the system dynamics approaches for finding causal loop structure of marginal ageing and critical mass of population disappearing. The results of this study are summarized as follows. First, demographic marginalization trends have already begun in the Eups and Myons of Gun. Second, marginal aging speed in Eup/Myeon areas is causing an population disappearing in the near future. Third, critical mass of population disappearing will begin when the rate of marginal aging is exceed 82% after 2023.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.269-276
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• 2008

Operational license of WWER-440/213 units at Paks NPP, Hungary is limited to the design lifetime of 30 years. Prolongation by additional 20 years of the operational lifetime is feasible. Moreover, enhancement of the reactor thermal power by 8% will increase both the net power output and the competitiveness of the plant. Paks NPP is a pioneer considering the power up-rate and preparation of long-term operation of WWER-440/213 design. Systematic preparatory work for long-term operation of Paks NPP has been started in 2000. A regulatory framework and a comprehensive engineering practice have been developed. According to the authors view, creation of a gapless engineering system via consequent application of best practices, and feed-back of experiences together with proper consideration of WWER-440/V213 features are the decisive elements of ensuring the safety of long-term operation. That systematic engineering approach is in the focus of recent paper. Key elements of justification and measures for ensuring the safety of long-term operation of Paks NPP WWER-440/213 units are identified and discussed. These are the assessment of plant condition and review of adequacy of ageing management programmes, also the review, validation and reconstitution of time limited ageing analyses as core tasks of licence renewal.

• 한국동물번식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물번식학회 2001년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.49-49
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• 2001

To elucidate overall changes in DNA methylation that occurs by inappropriate epigenetic control during ageing, we compared fetal bovine fibroblasts and their aged neomycin-resistant versions using bisulfite-PCR technology. Reduction in DNA methylation was observed in euchromatic repeats (18S-rRNA/art2) and promoter regions of sing1e-copy genes (the cytokeratin/-lactoglobulin/interleukin-13 genes). Contrastingly, a stable maintenance of DNA methylation was revealed in various heterochromatic sequences (satellite I/IIalphoid and Bov-B). The differential inheritance modes of DNA methylation was confirmed through the analysis of individual neomycin-resistant clones. These global, multi-loci analyses provide evidence on the tendency of differential epigenetic modification between genomic DNA regions during ageing.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.231-241
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• 2021

교량의 노후화는 다양한 원인에 기인하겠지만 겨울철에 제설용으로 살포하는 염화칼슘이 교량부재에 침투하여 부식을 유발하는 것이 대표적인 교량 노후화 원인중 하나라고 할 수 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 교량의 부식에 의한 노후화 정도를 정량화하고 이를 교량의 해석모델에 적용하여 노후화 정도에 따른 지진취약도 해석을 수행하고 노후화 정도와 지진취약도 곡선의 관계를 평가하는 것이다. 노후화 정도를 고려한 지진취약도 해석에 각 손상상태별로 한계값을 적절히 정의하는 것이 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 손상정도에 따른 변위 연성도 능력의 저하 특성에 관한 기존 연구결과를 활용하여 손상상태를 정의하였다. 세 가지 교량받침과 두 가지 교각 높이에 따른 예제 교량들의 지진취약도 해석으로부터 노후화 정도가 증가할수록 지진취약도가 증가하는 경향이 나타냄을 알 수 있다. 이러한 노후화 정도에 따른 지진취약도의 차이는 손상상태가 경미, 보통, 심각, 붕괴의 상태로 갈수록 증가하는 경향을 나타낸다.

• 한국심리학회지 : 문화 및 사회문제
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.137-163
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• 2016

본 연구의 목적은 계획된 행동 이론(Theory of Planned Behavior; Ajzen, 1991)에 입각하여 중고령 근로자의 활동적 노년과 생산적 노년을 고찰하는 것으로, 노년기 행동에 대한 참여 과정에 대한 동기화 과정을 비교하였다. 이러한 동기화 요소로 활동적 노년과 생산적 노년 각각에 대한 태도, 주관적 규범, 행동 통제감을 연구하였으며, 이 세 요소가 노후준비라는 행동의도에 영향을 주는지 검증하였다. 또한, 노후준비의 세부요소가 활동적 노년과 생산적 노년 각각에 미치는 영향이 어떻게 다른지를 함께 검증하였다. 50~69세의 중고령 근로자 192명에게 설문조사를 통해 자료를 수집하였다. 분석 결과, 활동적 노년에 대해서는 주로 태도와 행동 통제감이 노후준비를 통해서 활동적 노년에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 반면 생산적 노년에 대해서는 규범과 행동 통제감이 노후준비를 매개로 생산적 노년에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 세부적인 분석 결과, 활동적 노년에 대해서는 사회적 노후준비를 매개 변인으로 했을 때 간접효과가 유의미했으며, 생산적 노년에 대해서는 정서적 및 사회적 노후준비를 매개변인으로 했을 때 간접효과가 유의미한 것으로 나타났다. 연구 결과를 바탕으로 중고령 근로자의 활동적 노년과 생산적 노년에 대한 시사점을 제시하였다.

• 한국노년학
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.55-82
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• 2017

본 논문의 목적은 한국 정부가 인구 고령화 문제에 대응하고자 저출산 고령사회위원회를 통해 제시한 고령친화산업 활성화 정책 분석을 통해 한국의 고령친화산업 발전을 위한 함의를 제공하는 것이다. 이를 위해 제1-3차 저출산 고령사회기본계획에 제시된 고령친화산업 활성화 정책 중에서 한국 노인의 대표 3대 고통 완화와 직접적으로 관련된 정책을 분석 자료로 하여 그것의 구체적 내용, 공통 핵심 논리와 그 타당성을 분석해 정책적 이론적 함의를 도출했다. 분석 결과, 제1차 기본계획은 경제적 빈곤 문제 완화, 제2차 기본계획은 신체적 건강 문제 완화, 제3차 기본계획은 신체적 건강 문제와 심리적 외로움 문제 완화와 관련된 정책을 제시하였고, 이들은 공통적으로 논리적 한계를 지닌 성공적 노화와 활동적 노화 개념에 기반 해 있었으며, 분야의 협소함, 내용의 부실함, 정책의 불연속성을 띠고 있었다. 이상의 분석 결과는 연속성을 담보한 고령친화산업 활성화 정책이 내실 있고 다양해져야 하며, 성공적 노화의 탈-맥락성의 한계 및 소비자본주의와의 선택적 친화성, 활동적 노화의 예방 중심성, 노인의 (비)심리적 자원의 사회성, 사회투자국가 관련 리에이블먼트의 한계로부터 정책적 함의뿐만 아니라, 노화의 모델화를 통한 이분법적 노화 인식의 한계를 넘어 노화에 대한 사회 구성적 시각이 필요하다는 이론적 함의도 제공해주고 있다. 끝으로, 본 논문의 한계와 함께 필요한 후속 연구를 제안했다.

• 한국실내디자인학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국실내디자인학회 2006년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.173-178
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• 2006

An increase in the proportion of Korean population in older age is much faster than the rest of the world. Along with rise of nuclear family due to rapid industrialization, informatization and materialization, ageing, on current situation in Korea that a reality of being diminished consciousness involving the sense of filial piety, and of respect or honor for the elders, does mean that such topics in ageing have become sociocultural issues that a nation should get more deeply involved in caring later life of the elderly population in an official and obligatory manner. Under this circumstance, an exhibition space in the hall intended for experiencing the later life of the elderly will surely play the role of locomotive in the respect of education to understand aging adults, and to promote development of health and welfare industry, especially for older population, also in creating and developing a positive and desirable culture and environment. To implement design project concerned with the space for the elderly population in a more careful and effective manner, the features of the Old Age Experience Hall that will satisfy the requirements thereof and the space compositions as well as characteristics of three exhibition halls having already been operated were analyzed examining closely the current facing issues in this aging society and also investigating the aging process related to physical functions of older adults. Based on those analyses, this study was aimed to prepare an efficient and systematic theoretical foundation for planning space composition of the Old Age Experience Hall further having extracted basic directions for design from, which should be meticulously considered and reflected so as to make the Old Age Experience Hall function properly.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.207-219
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• 2019

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is associated with the development of extrinsic skin aging. We performed in vivo assays in order to investigate the protective effect of a combination of grapefruit and rosemary extracts (cG&Re) on UVB-induced skin aging. The results indicated that cG&Re displayed elastase inhibitory activity in a dose-dependent manner. Topical application of cG&Re mitigated photo-aging related lesions such as skin erythema and thickening in photo-aged BALB/c mice dorsal skin, by preventing UVB-induced collagen degradation. Immunohistochemical analyses revealed that cG&Re stimulated SIRT-1 expression, and suppressed MMP-1 and $IL-1{\beta}$ expression. It was observed that expression of MMP-1 and -13 mRNA was downregulated in the cG&Re-treated group. Furthermore, cG&Re treatment drastically suppressed protein expression of MMP-1 and regulated the phosphorylation of p-38 kinase. As expected, oral administration of cG&Re resulted in the same SIRT-1, MMP-1, and $IL-1{\beta}$ expression patterns observed upon topical application of cG&Re in the UV-induced mice model. Overall, the current results demonstrated that cG&Re attenuated both the downregulation of MMP-1 expression and up-regulation of SIRT-1 expression, as well as decreased phosphorylation of MAPK in UVB-induced skin ageing mice model, suggesting that cG&Re might be used as an internal food ingredient for beauty-purposes as well as a functional food material.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.151-166
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• 2016

This study examined frequency of contact between parents and their non-coresident, never-married daughters and sons compared to children in other marital statuses. Despite an increasing number of never married adults, little is known about the extent to which they may be willing to remain connected to and exchange support with their parents. The data were drawn from first wave of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA, 2006). For analyses, respondents who had at least one non-coresident child aged 40 or older were selected, resulting in the analytic sample of 2,755 parents with 7,741 children. Both sibling fixed effects regression models and regression models with robust standard errors were estimated using the xtreg and reg procedures in STATA. Findings revealed significant marital status by gender interaction effects on face-to-face contact. Never-married daughters were more likely to see their parents compared to their married, divorced, or widowed counterparts. Never-marred sons, on the other hand, reported slightly lower levels of in-person contact with their parents in comparison to married sons and lower levels of contact compared to divorced or widowed sons. More frequent contact via phone, mail, or email was reported in daughter-parent relationship compared to son-parent relationship, but no significant marital status by gender interactions were observed.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.13-21
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• 2016

Objectives: The present study aims to examine associations between job demands and problem drinking, smoking, and practice of regular exercise among middle-aged and older male employees. Methods: Analyses were based on 239 employees aged 50+ and participated the 1st(2006) and the 4th(2012) waves of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing(KLoSA). Panel logit regression analyses were performed to explore longitudinal associations between physical and cognitive job demands and the health behaviors when effects of demographic characteristics and objective job conditions were controlled. Results: Results suggested that first, workers who reported greater cognitive job demands were less likely to engage in problem drinking over the 6-year-period. Second, increased physical demands of the job were associated with greater odds of smoking, while physical demands predicted a reduced likelihood of practicing regular exercise. Conclusions: Results from the present analyses emphasize job demands could lead workers to problem health behaviors and suggest areas for health promotion efforts at the workplace that are sensitive to the needs of aging workers.