• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.402-411
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• 2017

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The role of a school's nutrition environment in explaining students' eating behaviors and weight status has not been examined in an Asian setting. The purpose of this study was to create a school nutrition environment index and to pilot test the index in elementary and middle schools in urban South Korea. SUBJECTS/METHODS: This study used a mixed-methods approach. Environment assessment tools were developed based on formative research, which comprised literature reviews, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions. Key elements from the formative research were included in the assessment tool, which consisted of a structured survey questionnaire for school dietitians. Fifteen school dietitians from 7 elementary and 8 middle schools in Seoul completed the questionnaire. RESULTS: The formative research revealed four main sections that guided a summary index to assess a school's nutrition environment: resource availability, education and programs, dietitians' perceptions and characteristics, and school lunch menu. Based on the literature reviews and interviews, an index scoring system was developed. The total possible score from the combined four index sections was 40 points. From the 15 schools participating in the pilot survey, the mean school nutrition-environment index was 22.5 (standard deviation ${\pm}3.2$; range 17-28). The majority of the schools did not offer classroom-based nutrition education or nutrition counseling for students and parents. The popular modes of nutrition education were school websites, posters, and newsletters. CONCLUSIONS: This paper illustrates the process used to develop an instrument to assess a school's nutrition environment. Moreover, it presents the steps used to develop a scoring system for creation of a school nutrition environment index. As pilot testing indicated the total index score has some variation across schools, we suggest applying this instrument in future studies involving a larger number of schools. Future studies with larger samples will allow investigation of the validity and reliability of this newly developed tool.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.111-120
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• 2010

DEPs (diesel exhaust particles) like any other particles can be also inhaled into lung to participate in a damaging reaction to the organ. Possible damages might be apoptosis and inflammatory responses to the cells in respiratory track. The aim of this study was cytotoxicity evaluation of DEPs from five in-use diesel vehicles using a murine macrophage cell (RAW 254.7). We found that most DEPs have a considerable cytotoxicity compared to the control and SRM 2975. When measured by MTT assay and extents of apoptosis, DEPs of two highmileage vehicles had higher toxicity than those of the other three low-mileage vehicles tested. Although mRNA expression level of TNF-${\alpha$ somewhat explains the trend of cytotoxicity and apoptosis, that of IL-1$\beta$ did not. Correlation studies among the extents of MTT assay, apoptosis, and TNF-$\alpha$ expression showed that the extents between apoptosis and TNF-$\alpha$ expression was most highly correlated (r=0.96). These results suggest that cytotoxicity of various DEPs could be compared easily by measuring the extent of apoptosis or TNF-$\alpha$ expression by DEPs.

• 식품과학과 산업
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.93-101
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• 2021

1993년 국제식품규격위원회(CODEX)에서 HACCP 지침서를 발간하고 적용할 것을 권장하면서 HACCP 제도는 국제적인 교역에서도 필수적인 제도가 되기 시작했다. 국내의 경우 1990년대부터 본격적으로 도입되어 축산과 식품을 우선으로 적용되기 시작하였으며 수산물, 급식, 외식 등 식품 원료, 제품 전 분야를 망라하는 구조로 확대 적용되고 있다. 국내에서의 HACCP은 축산, 식품으로 이원 적용되었기 때문에 두 제도간의 일원화 연구가 보고되고 있으며, HACCP 적용에 따른 효과 검증 연구가 축산, 식품 등 다양한 제품을 대상으로 이루어지고 있다. 한국과학기술정보연구원(KISTI)의 학술정보 검색엔진(ScienceON)을 활용하여 연도 제한 없이 'HACCP'을 검색어로 검색 시 총 6,173건의 연구보고가 검색되었다. 관련한 연구보고 중 관리, 효과 관련 연구가 492건으로 전체의 53%에 이르는 것으로 나타나 중복을 감안하더라도 많은 연구가 이에 집중되어 있음을 알 수 있다. 즉, HACCP 적용 시의 식품안전, 품질 및 경제적 효과에 대한 연구가 지속적으로 보고되고 있고, HACCP 적용에 따른 소비자 인식 변화 및 이를 통한 기업에의 영향연구가 이루어지고 있다. 4차 산업혁명시대의 급변하는 기술변화와 발맞춰 HACCP 제도에도 블록체인 등 다양한 기술을 접목하여 효율적인 모니터링을 진행할 수 있도록 추진되고 있다. HACCP관련 연구는 지속적으로 이루어지고 있으므로 이들 연구 자료의 활용을 위해 체계적 문헌고찰(systematic review)과 같은 방법론을 적용하여 좀 더 체계적으로 검토하여 연구 방향 설정 및 정책 반영에 활용하는 것이 좋겠다.

• 한국문헌정보학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.29-49
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• 2011

한식은 세계화의 충분한 잠재력과 가능성을 갖고 있으며 한식의 다양성과 특수성이 국가경쟁력을 제공하는 국가 홍보 전략의 하나가 될 수 있다. 이를 위해서 가장 먼저 바탕이 되어야하는 것이 한식과 관련해서 쏟아져 나오는 정보의 조직화이다. 따라서 본 연구는 한식에 관한 자료의 분류 현황 및 사례 분석을 바탕으로 한식이 문헌분류표에 반영된 정도와 앞으로 개선되어야할 사항을 파악하고 DDC의 수정 전개안의 제안을 통해 DDC 22판 개정의 근거와 국내 도서관의 DDC 수정 전개 활용을 제공하고자 하였다.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.230-244
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• 1999

1) Table salt (=NaCl=common salt=salt) is scientifically characterized, and the significant role in dietary and daily life has generally been discussed from the standpoint of human ecology. 2) In dietary life, salt fundamentally gives a deliciousness to dishes and nutro-physiologically functions to keep homeostasis in the body. Meanwhile, the excessive intake of salt often causes the high blood pressure and induces several fatal diseases. 3) In daily life, salt derivatives(Na-, Cl-compound) are quite useful widely over food, clothing and housing. Meanwhile, some of them especially organochlorine compounds often pollute the environment and damage the humans and or ecology as so-called environmental hormone resulting in dioxins. 4) For the ambivalence of salt in health and environment, humans, but not salt, are wholly responsible. The fact would go not only to salt but also generally to resources on the earth. 5) Humans should adequately be moderate in utilizations and consumptions of salt and or resources. Everything must be kept with in bounds. This conception would surely bring the stable maintenance and the sound development to the system of human ecology as well as global ecology.

• 농촌계획
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.83-96
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• 2021

This study analyzes the perception of public value created by Korea Rural Community Corporation, a representative public corporation in the agricultural and rural sector. We categorize agricultural and rural public values as 'stable food supply,' 'conservation of national environment and nature,' 'formation and cultivation of water resources,' 'prevention of soil loss and flooding,' 'conservation of ecological system,' 'conservation of rural tradition and culture.' For the qualitative analysis, we apply content analysis. And, for the quantitative analysis, we use topic modeling and Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) analysis which is used widely in the field of text-mining. Results show that internal perception for value suppliers are mainly created for 'stable food supply,' 'formation and cultivation of water resources,' and 'conservation of rural tradition and culture.' External perception for value demanders are created for all public values, but its evaluation and demand include various aspects including both positive and negative opinions.

• 식품과학과 산업
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.260-267
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• 2021

현재 한국김치는 80여 개국에 수출되어 해외에서 쉽게 찾아볼 수 있는 식품이 되었지만 "한국김치" 라는 명칭은 아직 국제적으로 보호받지 못하고 있다. 김치 뿐 아니라 연간 70억 불을 수출하는 한국의 농식품도 이제는 해외에서 보호받을 수 있는 제도적 장치를 마련해야 한다. 2020년 김치산업진흥법이 개정되면서 "한국김치"의 지리적 표시를 할 수 있는 법적근거가 마련되었다. 현행 제도와 생산자 단체 간의 쟁점은 있지만, 지리적 표시가 자국의 농산물과 산업보호의 수단으로 활용된다는 기본 취지에 우선하여 한국김치가 국내뿐 아니라 수출국에서 보호받을 수 있도록 법적인 권리를 조속히 마련해야 할 것이다.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.49-60
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• 2004

Life Cycle Assessment for the pulp, which is mainly used as the raw material of fine paper, base paper for food packaging and paper cup, has been carried out in this study to consider environmental aspects by quantifying the environmental emission and to evaluate its environmental impact potential. The system boundary was selected from cradle to gate stage(raw material acquisition, transportation of raw material and product manufacturing) of the product. Environmental impact was divided into 8 categories considering Korean situation: abiotic resource depletion, global warming, ozone depletion, acidification, eutrophication, photochemical oxidant creation, ecotoxicity and human toxicity. In Life Cycle Impact Assessment(LCIA) methodology phase, Ecopoint, Eco-indicator 95 and Korean eco-indicator were used and the results carried out by each methodology were compared. The results from this study were also compared with those of foreign study to verify the reliability of the results. The results of the study could be utilized as the basic data for Environmental Management System(EMS), Design for Environment(DfE) and Type III eco-labeling in the paper and paper-related industry.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.43-52
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• 2014

A plant factory system is getting the spotlight as alternatives to cope with the weather anomaly and food crisis because of the global warming. A study on 'Plant Processing Factory System' has been proceeded to develope 'low-carbon green growth' since our government selected it as the green technologies in 2010. The plant factory has played a major role in growth industries connected to many other fields like low-carbon as well as lighting and automated system. This study is aimed to solve the problems on low productivity and health problem of plant workers caused by highly concentrated carbon dioxide and low temperature in each process in the plant factory. It is aimed to research data to understand the actual conditions of plant workers and improve the thermal environment.

• STI Policy Review
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.117-138
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• 2012

Governments around the world place great hopes in innovation in their search for new sources of growth and for responses to grand challenges, such as climate change, new or re-emerging infectious diseases, accelerating urbanisation, ageing, food security, and availability of clean water. However they must devise their relevant support policies -- including through sponsored research within public research institutes -- taking into account that innovation processes are currently undergoing a major transformation. New innovation patterns include a broadening scope of relevant activities, a growing importance but changing nature of scientific roots of technological development, a stronger demand-pull, the emergence of new local and national STI powerhouses, and the rise of more open and globalised innovation networks. They translate into new opportunities but also constraints for policies to enhance the contribution of public research institutes to national innovation performance. The article derives the main policy implications regarding the desirable evolution of the mission, research focus, as well as the funding and steering of public research institutes, with a special reference to Korea.