• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제71권5호
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• pp.368-372
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• 2011

Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia is a newly recognized pattern of acute lung injury. A 49-year-old female presented with a cough and worsening dyspnea on exertion. She had no history of smoking and no specific past medical history except exposure of home humidifier containing sterilizer. A chest computed tomography scan showed patchy consolidation with fibrosis in the right lower lobe and ill-defined centrilobular ground glass opacity in both lungs. The pathological findings were patchy areas of lung parenchyma with fibrin deposits in the alveolar ducts and alveoli, and fibrin balls with hemosiderin deposition in the alveolar spaces. The histological pattern of our case is differentiated from diffuse alveolar damage by the absence of hyaline membranes, and from eosinophilic pneumonia by the lack of eosinophils. In our case, the patient was treated with corticosteroid pulse therapy. However, the clinical course became aggravated and she died within two weeks.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.509-518
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• 2023

The Kori Unit 1 nuclear power plant, which is planned to be dismantled after permanent shutdown, is expected to generate a large amount of various types of radioactive waste during the dismantling process. For the disposal of Very-low-level waste, which is expected to account for the largest amount of generation, the Korea Radioactive waste Agency (KORAD) is in the process of detailed design to build a 3-phase landfill disposal facility in Gyeongju. In addition, a large container is being developed to efficiently dispose of metal and concrete waste, which are mainly generated as Very low-level waste of decommissioning. In this study, based on the design characteristics of the 3-phase landfill disposal facility and the large container under development, radiation exposure dose evaluation was performed considering the normal and accident scenarios of radiation workers during operation. The direct exposure dose evaluation of workers during normal operation was performed using the MCNP computer program, and the internal and external exposure dose evaluation due to damage to the decommissioning waste package during a drop accident was performed based on the evaluation method of ICRP. For the assumed scenario, the exposure dose of worker was calculated to determine whether the exposure dose standards in the domestic nuclear safety act were satisfied. As a result of the evaluation, it was confirmed that the result was quite low, and the result that satisfied the standard limit was confirmed, and the radiational disposal suitability for the 3-phase landfill disposal facility of the large container for dismantled radioactive waste, which is currently under development, was confirmed.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.526-535
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• 1992

연구배경 : 산소반응성 대사물에 의한 결핵균 살해능은 대식세포의 활성화 상태에 의해 좌우되는데 체외에서의 이러한 효과를 priming 이라 한다. priming 효과를 유도하는 물질에는 IFN-$\gamma$와 LPS가 대표적인 물질인데 이들 자체가 superoxide와 같은 산소반응성 물질의 생성을 증가시키지는 않지만 식균작용이나 PMA와 같은 화학적 물질에 반응하여 증강된 산소반응성 물질의 생성을 유도한다. 혈액단구세포와는 달리 폐포대식세포는 일상적인 외부환경에 노출되어 있기 때운에 priming 효과에 대한 논란이 있고 결핵균 세포벽의 각 성분이 대식세포의 활성화에 상반되는 결과를 보인다는 보고들이 있어 본 연구에서는 사람의 폐포대식세포와 혈액단구세포, 그리고 백서의 폐포대식세포에서 IFN-$\gamma$에 의한 priming 효과를 비교 관찰하였고 결핵균증 H37Ra 균증이 폐포대식세포에 노출되었을 때 나타나는 superoxide의 생성능의 변화를 비교하여 보았다. 방법 : 사람과 백서에서 얻은 기관지폐포세척액을 Petri dish에 부착시키고 cold shock 방법으로 부착된 대식세포를 분리하여 24시간 IFN-$\gamma$로 전처치한 후의 priming 효과와 H37Ra 결핵균종을 노출시켰을 시의 superoxide의 생성능을 ferricytochrome reduction 방법으로 측정하여 비교하였다. 결과 : 1) 사람 폐포대식세포에서는 고농도의 IFN-$\gamma$ 전처치로도 priming 효과가 관찰되지 않은 반면 혈액단구세포와 백서 폐포대식세포에서는 priming 효과를 관찰할 수 있었다. 2) 폐포대식세포를 비독력 결핵균종인 H37Ra 생균에 노출시킨 결과 사람과 백서 공히 triggering 효과를 나타내었고 그 분해물에 의한 노출 역시 유사한 결과를 나타내었다. 결론 : 사람의 폐포대식세포는 다른 대식세포와는 달리 일상적인 외부환경에 노출되어 있으으로 priming 효과가 관찰되지 않았으며 비독력 결핵균종인 H37Ra에 의해서는 폐포대식세포의 활성화를 억제하는 효과를 관찰할 수 없었다.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• 제17권E2호
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• pp.43-51
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• 2001

A report by the national research council in the United States suggested that many lung cancer deaths each year be associated with breathing radon in indoor air. Most of the indoor radon comes directly from soil beneath the basement of foundations. Recently, radon released from groundwater is found to contribute to the total inhalation risk from indoor air. This study presents the quantitative assessment of human exposures to radon released from the groundwater into indoor air. At first, a three-compartment model is developed to describe the transfer and distribution of radon released from groundwater in a house through showering, washing clothes, and flushing toilets. Then, to estimate a daily human exposure through inhalation of such radon for an adult. a physiologically-based pharmacokinetic(PBPK) model is developed. The use of a PBPK model for the inhaled radon could provide useful information regarding the distribution of radon among the organs of the human body. Indoor exposure patterns as input to the PBPK model are a more realistic situation associated with indoor radon pollution generated from a three-compartment model describing volatilization of radon from domestic water into household air. Combining the two models for inhaled radon in indoor air can be used to estimate a quantitative human exposure through the inhalation of indoor radon for adults based on two sets of exposure scenarios. The results obtained from the present study would help increase the quantitative understanding of risk assessment issues associated with the indoor radon released from groundwater.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.73-81
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• 2012

Object: The aim of this study is to suggest a list of priority chemicals for the Hazard & Risk Evaluation of Chemicals (HREC) controlled by the Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA). Method: Screening assessment was done for 642 chemicals whose exposure threshold limit values were set by the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL). Hazard data were collected from Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency (KOSHA) and/or other toxicity database. Exposure data were obtained from KOSHA internal database. The hazard and exposure scores of chemicals were listed by order of priority in accordance with GHS classification and exposure index data. Result: From the result of screening risk assessment for 642 chemicals, we extracted a list of 13 priority chemicals for HREC performed by the ISHA. A priority list of 27 chemicals which have carcinogen, mutagen and/or reproductive toxicity but not controlled by the ISHA was suggested for additional evaluation as "chemicals for special management".

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.349-355
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• 2009

Biomarkers are characteristic biological properties that can be detected and measured in a variety of biological matrices in the human body, including the blood and tissue, to give an indication of whether there is a threat of disease, if a disease already exists, or how such a disease may develop in an individual case. Along the continuum from exposure to clinical disease and progression, exposure, internal dose, biologically effective dose, early biological effect, altered structure and/or function, clinical disease, and disease progression can potentially be observed and quantified using biomarkers. While the traditional discovery of biomarkers has been a slow process, the advent of molecular and genomic medicine has resulted in explosive growth in the discovery of new biomarkers. In this review, issues in evaluating biomarkers will be discussed and the biomarkers of environmental exposure, early biologic effect, and susceptibility identified and validated in epidemiological studies will be summarized. The spectrum of genomic approaches currently used to identify and apply biomarkers and strategies to validate genomic biomarkers will also be discussed.

• 대한화장품학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한화장품학회 2003년도 IFSCC Conference Proceeding Book I
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• pp.413-416
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• 2003

Hair fragility is a major concern to most people of African decent due to frequent chemical treatments, thermal appliance use and environmental exposure. It is extremely important to both cosmetic scientists and African-American consumers to understand the internal and external hair damage caused by these factors.(omitted)

• Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.197-197
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• 2018

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제57권5호
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• pp.476-479
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• 2004

철폐증은 철분진을 장기간 흡입하여 발생하는 질환으로, 진단은 환자의 용접등의 철분진에 대한 노출력과 흉부 방사선 소견과 함께 폐내 철분진의 축적을 확인한다. 저자들은 기관지 폐포 세척술 및 경피적 폐생검술을 시행하여 철폐증을 진단한 1예를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.1137-1143
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• 2015

다양한 서비스를 제공하는 인터넷 환경에서 수많은 중요정보가 전송되고 있으나, 대부분의 내부 사용자는 어떠한 중요 정보가 전송되는지 모르고 있다. 본 논문에서는 네트워크 패킷 내에 포함된 중요정보를 지속적으로 모니터링하고, 유출 여부를 사용자에게 알려주는 차단 시스템 개발을 목표로 한다. 이를 위하여 중요정보 필터링 시스템을 설계하고 구현하여 그 결과를 분석한다. 사용자는 제안 시스템을 사용하여 중요정보의 유출 여부를 시각적으로 직접 확인할 수 있으며, 해당 패킷을 폐기할 수도 있다. 본 연구 결과는 중요정보 유출 방지에 기여함으로써 기업 내부정보를 대상으로 하는 다양한 사이버 침해를 줄이는데 기여할 수 있을 것으로 판단한다.