• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.367-385
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• 2022

본 연구는 영국기상청에서 개발된 지역기후모델 Hadley Centre Global Environmental Model version 3 regional climate model (HadGEM3-RA)로부터 모의된 동아시아 지역의 기온과 강수 결과를 평가하였다. HadGEM3-RA는 Coordinated Regional climate Downscaling Experiment-East Asia (CORDEX-EA) Phase II 영역에서 15년 (2000-2014년) 모의되었다. 동아시아 여름 몬순에 의한 HadGEM3-RA 강수대 분포는 Asian Precipitation Highly Resolved Observational Data Integration Towards Evaluation of water resources (APHRODITE) 자료와 잘 일치한다. 그러나, 동남아시아 강수는 과대 모의하며 남한에서는 과소 모의한다. 특히 모의된 여름철 강수량과 APHRODITE 강수량은 남한지역에서 가장 낮은 상관 계수와 가장 큰 오차크기(RMSE)를 보인다. 동아시아 기온 예측은 과소 모의하며 겨울철 오차가 가장 크다. 남한 기온 예측은 봄 동안 가장 큰 과소 모의 오차를 나타냈다. 국지적 예측성을 평가하기 위하여 서울기상관측소 ASOS 자료와 비교한 기온과 강수의 시계열은 여름철 강수와 겨울철 기온이 과소 모의하는 공간 평균된 검증 결과와 유사하였다. 특히 여름철 강수량 증가시 과소 모의 오차가 증가하였다. 겨울철 기온은 저온에서는 과소 모의하나 고온은 과대 모의하는 경향이 나타났다. 극한기후지수 비교 결과는 폭염은 과대 모의하여, 집중호우는 과소 모의하는 오차가 나타났다. 수평해상도25km로 모의된 HadGEM3-RA는 중규모 대류계와 지형성 강수 예측에서 한계를 보였다. 본 연구는 지역기후모델 예측성 개선을 위한 초기 자료 개선, 해상도 향상, 물리 과정의 개선이 필요함을 지시한다.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.469-484
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• 2021

터널 설계 시 지반조사를 통한 암반분류 결과는 공사기간 및 공사비 산출, 그리고 터널안정성 평가에 지대한 영향을 미친다. 국내에서 지금까지 완공된 3,526개소의 터널들의 설계 및 시공을 통해 관련 기술들은 지속적으로 발전되어 왔지만, 터널 설계 시 암질 및 암반등급을 보다 정확하게 평가하기 위한 방법에 대한 연구는 미미하여 평가자의 경험 및 주관에 따라 결과의 차이가 큰 경우가 적지 않다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 암석샘플에 대한 주관적 평가를 통한 기존의 인력에 의한 암반분류 대신, 최근 지반분야에서도 그 활용도가 급증하고 있는 머신러닝 알고리즘을 이용하여 시추조사에서 획득한 다양한 암석 및 암반정보를 분석하여 보다 신뢰성있는 RMR에 의한 암반분류 모델을 제시하고자 하였다. 국내 13개 터널을 대상으로 11개의 학습 인자(심도, 암종, RQD, 전기비저항, 일축압축강도, 탄성파 P파속도 및 S파 속도, 영률, 단위중량, 포아송비, RMR)를 선정하여 337개의 학습 데이터셋과 60개의 시험 데이터셋을 확보하였으며, 모델의 예측성능을 향상시키기 위해 6개의 머신러닝 알고리즘(DT, SVM, ANN, PCA & ANN, RF, XGBoost)과 각 알고리즘별 다양한 초매개변수(hyperparameter)를 적용하였다. 학습된 모델의 예측성능을 비교한 결과, DT 모델을 제외한 5개의 머신러닝 모델에서 시험데이터에 대한 RMR 평균절대오차 값이 8 미만으로 수렴되었으며, SVM 모델에서 가장 우수한 예측성능을 나타내었다. 본 연구를 통해 암반분류 예측에 대한 머신러닝 기법의 적용 가능성을 확인하였으며, 향후 다양한 데이터를 지속적으로 확보하여 예측모델의 성능을 향상시킨다면 보다 신뢰성 있는 암반 분류에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.80-89
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• 2022

본 연구는 수평적인 열환경 개선의 한계점을 해결하기 위해, 수직적인 녹화방법인 green curtain을 이용한 건물의 벽면녹화 유무에 따른 여름철 건물 실내와 실외의 열환경을 비교하였다. 측정은 2021년 여름철 건물내부 중심부 지점과 건물 외부 잔디밭 지점을 대상으로 미기후 자료인 기온, 상대습도, 풍속, 태양 및 지구복사에너지를 측정하여 인간 열환경지수인 PET와 UTCI를 계산하여 비교 분석하였다. 그 결과, 주간 기온은 평균 1.6℃ 더 시원한 결과를 보였으며, 야간에는 green curtain의 효과가 나타나지 않았다. 상대습도는 주간에 평균 5.6%, 야간에 평균 1.0% 실내가 더 높은 결과를 보였다. 풍속은 주간에 평균 1.4-1.8ms^-1, 야간에 평균 1.4-1.5ms^-1로 green curtain의 설치 여부와 관계없이 실외에서 높은 값을 보였다. 평균복사온도는 평균 4.7℃ 감소 효과를 보여주었으며, 야간에는 green curtain의 효과가 나타나지 않았다. 인간 열환경지수인 PET와 UTCI 결과에서는 주간 PET는 평균 2.1℃의 저감 효과를 보여 1/3 단계의 실내 열지각 개선 효과를 나타내었으며, UTCI는 평균 1.1℃로 1/6 단계의 열스트레스 저감 효과를 보이는 것으로 나타났고, 야간에는 PET와 UTCI 모두 green curtain의 효과가 나타나지 않았다. 조경계획 시 여름철 주간시간대의 열환경 개선을 위한 방안으로 green curtain을 활용하는 것도 효과적일 것이다.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.379-386
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• 1990

우리나라 수도장려품종 1988년 및 '89년산 미와 중ㆍ남부평야지대 6개소(수원, 남양, 이천, 이리, 계화, 밀양)에서 생산된 7개 품종(자포니카 5, 통일형 2)과 중북부 및 남부중산간지와 고랭지 4개소(철원, 진부, 화서, 운봉)에서 생산된 6품종에 대하여 쌀 단백질 함량의 품종 및 환경변이를 분석ㆍ조사하고 단백질 함량에 차이를 보이는 화성벼, 농백 및 용주벼의 세 품종에 대한 아미노산조성을 조사하였던 시험결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 우리나라 벼 장려품종의 백미 단백질 함량은 '88년산미는 평균 7.93%에서 5.5-10.2%의 변이, '89년산미는 평균 9.17%에서 6.3-12.0%의 변이로 현저한 년차간 변이를 나타내었고 자포니카 품종군의 평균 단백질 함량 8.22%에 비해 통일형 품종군이 9.3%로 약 1%정도 높았다. 백미 단백질 함량이 높았던 품종은 자포니카에서는 농백, 도봉벼, 치악벼 등이었고, 통일형 품종군에서는 용문벼, 용주벼, 칠성벼 등이었다. 2. 자포니카 저단백 품종인 화성벼는 자로니카 및 통일벼 고단백 품종인 농백 및 용주벼에 비해 필수아미노산 함량의 절대함량은 낮았으나 질소 16.8g당(단백질 100g에 해당) 필수아미노산 함량은 31.7%로 다른 두 고단백 품종과 비슷하였으며 아미노산중에서 화성벼는 arginine, 농백은 alanine과 lysine, 용주벼는 leucine이 가장 높았다. 아미노산중에서 세 품종 모두 글루타민산 함량이 가장 높았고 필수아미노산중에는 leucine이 가장 높았으며 methionine이 가장 낮았다. 3. 쌀 단백질 함량은 한생종일수록 약간 높은 경향을 보였고 백미투명도가 떨어지고 Mg함량이 높을수록 유의하게 높았으며, K/Mg율, 알칼리붕괴도 및 아밀로즈 함량이 낮을수록 높은 경향을 보였는데 이러한 경향은 자포니카 품종군에서 더욱 두드러졌다. 4. 쌀 단백질 함량은 중부평야지산미가 평균 6.74%로 남부평야지산미의 평균 7.54%에 비해 약 1%정도 낮았고 단백질 함량의 품종간 변이와 산지간 변이의 전분산에 대한 기여율이 각각 55.8%와 28.1%로 품종간 변이가 산지간 변이보다 두배정도 컸다. 5. 중북부 중산간지 및 고랭지산미의 쌀 단백질함량은 평균 5.95%로 남부 중산간지 및 고랭지산미의 6.8%보다 약 0.8% 정도 낮았고 단백질 함량의 품종간 변이와 산지간 변이의 전분산에 대한 기여율은 각각 16.7%와 56.4%로 산지간 변이가 품종간 변이보다 약 4배 가까이 컸다.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.491-501
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• 2022

벤토나이트는 고준위 방사성 폐기물 처분장의 완충재 및 뒷채움재의 주재료로 고려되고 있다. 처분환경에서 벤토나이트는 열-수리-역학-화학적 복합적 거동을 겪게 된다. 본 연구는 제작된 수화거동 실험용 셀을 사용하여 수화 조건에서 벤토나이트의 거동 특성을 X선 단층촬영 기술을 이용하여 평가하고자 하였다. 플라스틱재료로 만들어진 원통형 셀은 상부의 탈착식 캡을 이용하여 시료 상부에 수직응력을 가하거나 팽윤압을 측정할 수 있도록 제작하였다. 수화실험은 건조밀도 1.4 g/cm³, 함수율 20%의 조건으로 제작된 경주 벤토나이트 블록시료로 수행되었다. 샘플의 직경은 27.5 mm, 높이는 34 mm 이며, 수화 실험 중 0.207 MPa의 일정한 압력으로 물을 주입하였으며, 7일 동안 수화실험을 지속하였다. 하루 동안 수화 과정을 거치면서 벤토나이트가 팽창하여 셀 내부의 공간을 채우는 것을 확인하였다. 또한, 샘플의 X선 CT값의 히스토그램 분석을 통해 수화 과정 초기의 샘플 밀도 증가와 이후 점진적인 밀도 감소가 발생함을 평가할 수 있었다. 평균 CT 값, CT값의 표준 편차, CT값 변화량에 대한 분석을 통해 샘플의 수화 과정에 대한 자세한 정보를 확인할 수 있었다. 즉, 수화 시작 후 2일 동안 시료 하부 및 상부 영역은 밀도가 감소하고 중간 영역은 밀도가 증가하였다. 그 후 수화가 진행되면서 샘플의 각 위치에서의 밀도 변화는 초기 샘플의 밀도와 비교할 때 그 차이가 점차 감소함을 확인하였다. 샘플 내 균열의 형성과정과 이후 감소되는 현상도 X선 단층촬영에 의해 확인되었다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제39권6_2호
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• pp.1635-1650
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• 2023

지구온난화로 인한 해수면온도 상승은 해양 생태계와 해양 생물에 열적 스트레스를 유발하여 해양 종의 생산성과 분포에 심각한 영향을 미친다. 이와 관련하여 최근 우리나라의 수산자원 중 살오징어의 어획량이 지속적으로 감소하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 지속적인 수산자원 관리를 위하여 어장 형성에 영향을 주는 해양환경을 분석하고 천리안해양관측위성 자료를 비롯한 여러 위성자료들을 이용하여 계절별 살오징어 서식지적합 모델을 개발하였다. 해수면온도는 14.11-26.16℃, 해수면높이는 0.56-0.82 m, 엽록소-a 농도는 0.31-1.52 mg m^-3, 일차생산량은 580.96-1574.13 mg C m^-2 day^-1인 범위에서 평균적으로 약 83%의 살오징어가 어획되는 것을 확인하였다. 계절별로 적합지수를 곡선 접합한 후, 네 가지 통계 방법으로 서식지적합지수를 개발하였고 그 중 산술평균을 사용한 모델이 가장 좋은 성능을 보였다. 개발한 통계 모델과 2019년 어획량 자료와 비교하였을 때, 계절별로 다른 해역에 생성되는 어장과 어획량이 높은 곳에 서식지적합지수가 높게 나타나는 것을 확인하여 모델이 잘 개발될 것을 볼 수 있었다. 또한, 살오징어의 어장 형성과 관련이 높은 해수면온도의 뚜렷한 증가 추세를 확인하였으며 앞으로 지속될 해양 온난화에 의해 어장이 변화할 것으로 예상이 된다. 수산자원 관리를 위해서는 꾸준히 모니터링하는 것이 필요하다고 보여진다.

• 벤처창업연구
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.253-270
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• 2023

스타트업에게 전문보육과 투자를 동시에 제공함으로써 스타트업의 생존율을 크게 개선하여 주목을 받고 있는 액셀러레이터의 투자결정요인에 대한 연구는 점점 확대되고 있다. 그러나 선행 연구들은 초기 단계로 투자결정요인 개발 시 이론적 기반을 갖추지 못한 상황으로 유사 투자자인 엔젤투자자나 벤처캐피탈의 투자결정요인을 사용하고 있으며 실증연구를 통해 중요도와 우선순위를 분석하는 단계에 머물고있다. 따라서 본 연구는 선행연구에서 비즈니스 모델 혁신 프레임워크를 기반으로 개발된 액셀러레이터 투자결정요인을 사용하여 투자결정요인의 변별력과 유효성을 국내 최초로 실증 검증하였다. 이를 위해 먼저 액셀러레이터의 스타트업 투자 성공과 실패의 판단 기준을 스케일업 이론을 기반으로 설정한 후 국내 14개 액셀러레이터의 22명의 투자전문가를 대상으로 설문조사를 시행한 결과 액셀러레이터의 스타트업 투자 후 스케일업에 성공한 스타트업 52개사, 스케일업에 실패한 스타트업 45개사 등의 총 97개 스타트업의 유효한 자료를 확보하였으며 이 두 그룹 간의 액셀러레이터 투자결정요인별 평균 차이를 검증하기 위해 독립표본 t-검정을 실시하였다 분석 결과 총 21개의 투자결정요인 중 9개(43%) 요인에서 평균 차이를 확인함으로써 비즈니스 모델 혁신 프레임워크 기반의 액셀러레이터의 투자결정요인이 실무적으로 액셀러레이터가 성공 가능한 스타트업을 발굴하고 투자의사결정을 하는데 상당한 변별력을 보유한 것으로 확인하였다. 또한 스타트업의 업종별 혁신의 특성을 고려하여 연구 대상 스타트업 표본을 제조업 분야 스타트업과 서비스업 분야 스타트업으로 구분하여 분석한 결과 제조업 분야 스타트업에서는 비즈니스 모델, 전략, 동적역량 요인에서 평균 차이가 발생한 반면 서비스업 분야 스타트업은 동적역량 요인에서만 평균 차이가 발생하였다. 본 연구는 비즈니스 모델 혁신 프레임워크를 기반으로 도출한 액셀러레이터 투자결정요인의 실무적 유효성을 실증연구를 통해 국내 최초로 검증하였다는 점에서 학문적 시사점이 크며, 액셀러레이터에게 투자의사결정을 위한 이론적 근거와 세부 투자결정요인에 대한 구체적인 정보를 제공함으로써 효과적인 투자를 할 수 있게 한다는 점에서 실무적 가치가 높다.

• 환경생물
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.400-412
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 과정기반 생지화학모형 중 하나인 BGC-MAN (Biogeochemistry Management) 모형을 남북한에 적용하여 산림생태계의 생산성을 나타내는 지표인 순일차생산성(Net Primary Productivity, NPP)을 평가하였다. 기상자료의 경우에는 우리나라 기상청 기후정보포털의 실측 및 동아시아 시나리오 자료를 병행하여 활용하였다. 식생정보로는 소나무(Pinus densiflora) 및 참나무(Quercus spp.) 임분을 대상으로 우리나라의 광릉 및 설마천 유역과 북한 내 양묘장이 있는 것으로 알려져 있는 사리원, 서흥, 해주, 정주, 원산을 대상지로 선정하였다. 생물리적 정보 중경위도, 고도, 사면 방향 등의 지형정보는 SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission)의 수치표고모델을 활용하였으며, 토양정보 등의 경우에는 HWSD (Harmonized World Soil Database)의 정보를 활용하였다. 관리 요인의 경우에는 1950년의 한국전쟁으로 인한 남북한 산림파괴와 이후 산림의 재조림 과정을 고려하였다. 1991년부터 2100년까지 모의된 NPP의 전체 평균 값은 5.17 Mg C ha^-1이었으며, 범위는 3.30~8.19Mg C ha^-1로 도출되었다. 또한 기후 시나리오의 변동성이 커짐에 따라서 산림 생산성의 교란이 커졌으며, 소나무 임분의 생장 둔화가 두드러지게 나타났다. 기후변화에 따라 생태계 과정기반 모형의 중요성이 커지는 시점에서 BGC-MAN 모형의 한반도 적용성이 검토되었다. 본 연구의 제한된 자료를 통해서 기후변화에 대한 교란이 산림생태계에 미치는 여러 요인들이 분석된 만큼, 향후 모델링 방법의 보완을 통해 보다 한반도 전역의 정밀한 생태계 변화를 과정기반 모형을 통해 모의할 수 있도록 해야 할 것이다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.44-65
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• 1983

As a part of the epidemiological studies of clonorchiasis, this study was conducted to evaluate the current endemicity and the natural transition of the Clonorchis infection in Gimhae Gun and delta area a high endemic area in Korea in recent years, prior to the introduction of praziquantel which will eventually influence the status of the prevalence. The data obtained in this study in 1983 were evaluated for natural transition of the infection in comparison with those obtained 16 years ago in 1967 by the author(Kim, 1974). The areas of investigation, villages and schools surveyed, methods and techniques used in this study were the same as in 1967, except for the contents of the questionnaire for raw freshwater fish consumption by the local inhabitants. 1) The prevalence rate of clonorchiasis in the general population of the villages was 48.1% on the average out of a total of 484 persons examined. The average of those of the riverside-delta area was 65.2% and 43.0% in the inland area. Among the schoolchildren, the prevalence rate was 8.2% on the average out of a total of 1,423 examined. By area, the prevalence rate was 10.8% in the riverside delta area and 2.8% in the inland area. By sex, difference in the prevalence was seen only in the inhabitants of the inland area showing 52.4% in the male and 33.5% in the female. 2) In the natural transition of the infection, the prevalence rate among the inhabitants has decreased from 68.8% in 1967 to 48.1% in 1983, and in the schoolchildren from 56.4% in 1967 to 8.2% in 1983. The reduction rate was higher in the riverside-delta area than in the inland area. 3) In the prevalence rate by age, 11.9% was first seen in the 5-9 age group and the rate gradually increased up to 75.0% in the 50-59 age group. By sex, the rate was higher in the male than in the female in the 20-29 age group and over. 4) In the natural transition of the prevalence rate by age, the reduction rate of the infection during the past 16 years was greater in the younger age groups up to the 40-49 age group and reached the same level in the age group 50-59. Reduction was seen again in the age group over 60s. By sex, the reduction rate was greater in the female than in the male in the 20-29 age group and over. By area, the reduction rate was greater in the riverside delta area than in the inland area, particularly in the young age groups. 5) In the intensity of the infection among the cases, the mean egg out-put per mg feces per infected cases(EPmg) in the inhabitants was 6.3. EPmg of those of the river-side-delta area was 15.4 and that of the in-land was 2.8. On the other hand, in the schoolchildren, EPmg was 3.2, and no difference was seen between the two areas, the river-side-delta area and the inland area. 6) In the transition of the intensity of the infection by area, EPmg among the inhabitants inexplically increased from 7.8 in 1967 to 15.4 in 1983. This was probably caused by uneven specimen collection in the process of sampling the population. EPmg of the inhabitants in the inland area and those of the schoolchildren of both riverside delta and inland areas showed a similar decrease in the past 16 years. 7) The intensity of the infection by age showed a relatively low level in the 20-29 age group and below, and EPmg 5.1-9.5 was seen in the 30-39 age group and over. Sex, Epmg was 5.8 in the male and 4.7 the female. By in 8) In the transition of the intensity of the infection, EPmg decreased from 6.2 in 1967 to 5.4 in 1983. By age, in contrast to the figures of 1967 in which EPmg gradually increased with some fluctuation from 1.1 in the 0-4 age group to peak 10.5 in the 50-59 age group, in 1983 lower intensity of the infection was seen in the age group from 10-14 to 20-29 with the EPmg range of 0.6-2.7. 9) In the distribution of the clonorchiasis cases by the range of EPmg value, 43.2% of the cases were in 0.1 0.9 and 34.6% in 1.0-4.9. As a whole by cumulative percent, 44.6% of them were under 0.9 as light infection and 86.1% of them under 9.9 up to moderate infection. By sex, no difference was seen in Epmg. 10) In the transition of the distribution by the range of Epmg, the cases were distributed up to the range 80.0-99.9 in 1967 and to 60.0-79.9 in 1983. By cumulative percent, in the range of 0.1-0.9 and less, light infection, 34.3% of them were distributed in 1967 and 44.6% in 1983 with about 10% increase. In the range of 5.0-9.9 and less, up to moderate infection, 83.2% in 1967 and 86.1% in 1983 of the cases were seen, respectively. 11) The practice of raw freshwater fish consumption among the inhabitants seems to have decreased in recent years. Those who admitted to raw freshwater fish consumption in the last two years among the infected inhabitants were 59.3%, although 86.8% of them professed to have experience with raw freshwater fish consumption. 31.7% of those who have had experience of the raw freshwater fish consumption denied any further consumption in recent years. From an interview of 543 school-children, 24.1% of them admitted to an experience of raw freshwater fish consumption. However, those who have practised in the past two years comprized 17.9%. Those who denied raw freshwater fish consumption in recent years among those who had such experience were 26.0% out of 131 interviewed. The rate of raw freshwater fish consumption in both inhabitants and schoolchildren were higher in the male than in the female. On the contrary, the rate of those who did not practise in recent years among those who had experience of raw freshwater fish consumption was higher in the female than in the male. 12) The major reason for the reduction of raw freshwater fish consumption among the local inhabitants was the risk of the fluke infection. However, it has become apparent that such change of taste has resulted from water pollution impact which has affected throughout the areas of the freshwater systems in this locality since last several years. 13) In animal survey, Clonorchis infection was seen in 14.8% of 88 dogs examined and 3.7% of 27 house rats examined. It was noted that populations of dogs and cats have increased in the villages surveyed. Although the prevalence rate was lower in the present survey than those of 1967, the significance of the animals as the reservoir host has not changed. 14) Prevalence rate of Clonorchis infection by cercariae in the first intermediate host, Parafossarulus manchouricus, was 0.6% out of 517 snails examined. The infection rate was lower in comparison with 2.3% out of 2,124 examined in 1967. Moreover, sharp decreases in number and distribution of the intermediate host snails in many watershed areas of the huge freshwater systems in this locality seemed to reduce transmission of Clonorchis in connection with the intermediate host stage of its life cycle. 15) Clonorchis infection in the second intermediate fish hosts was relatively low. The mean number of Clonorchis metacercaria per fish in Pseudorasbora parva was 517 in 1983, whereas it was 1943 in 1968 through 1969. Environmental water pollution has also caused the decreased fish population density in these areas, and this has also apparently affected to the practice of raw freshwater fish consumption among the local inhabitants. 16) In conclusion, endemicity of Clonorchis infection in Gimhae Gum and delta area of the Nagdong River has sharply decreased during the past 16 years. The major cause of the regressive transition of the infection was the water pollution of the land water systems of this locality. The pollution has upset the ecosystems comprizing of the intermediate hosts of Clonorchis in many areas, and also affected to a significant extent to the discontinuance of the local inhabitants for raw freshwater fish consumption.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.83-101
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• 1981

Under the full consideration of the growing need and importance of population education in the field of home economics in Korea, the study was carried out to verify and assess the following facts on the current issues of population education of home economists who are presently engaging in teaching professions as the teachers of middle and high school and professors of college and universities by setting its primary objectives of the study as followings; 1) to assess the degree of general knowledge and attitudes of home economists toward population education in the field of home economics, 2) to verify the problems encountered in implementing population education by home economists in its field, 3) to find an existing status of previous trainings received and other activities of population education of home economists aimed at utilizing these findings as a part of reference materials when the population education is conducted in the field of home economics. In order to attain these objectives described above, the questionnaire was carefully designed to house a total of 40 questions with good combination of multiple-choice and the simple answer questions. The mail questionnaire survey was conducted by establishing teachers of home economics at middle/high schools and college/universities as Senior Home Economists(SHE) who are from public, private liberal arts and vocational schools. The rate of response observed during the survey was 45.6 percent and the findings of the survey research are as follows: 1) Examining the status of the respondents by residence and religion, it was found that 45 percent of middle & high school teachers ar.d 59. 1 percent of college professors are residing in Seoul city area and that the largest percent of them are christian in their religion. Analyzing respondents by their ages, 56 percent of middle/high school teachers are in their 30s, 45 percent of college professors are in their 40s, and 37 percent of college teachers are in their 30s. In addition, 13 percent of the total respondents are found to be unmarried. The study also revealed that 71 percent of the college professors finished Master Degree course and 82 percent of middle/high school teachers are graduated from college level lasting 4 years. Looking over the status cf major fields of respondents, 68.4 percent of middle/high school teachers are specialized in home economic education and the college professors, on the other hand, show relatively even prortion by specializing in the order of food & nutrition science, clothes & textile science and home managerial science. As far as the length of teaching experience is concerned, a relatively longer period of teaching experience is observed in the college professors in comparison with that of middle/high school teachers. In other words, 33.3 percent of middle/high school teachers are experienced in teaching from 6 to 10 years on average while 43.9 percent of college professors show more than 16 years of experience. 2) Examining the status of existing number of children cf the respondents, one boy and one daughter pattern is predominant, showing 28.5 percent in middle/high school teachers and 21.1 percent in college professors. As for the desired number of children of unmarried respondents, it is observed that 43.8 percent of middle/high school teachers desire to have one boy and one girl, and 31.3 percent of college professors want to have one child regardless of the sex. By assessing the degree of awareness of the population education through their students, it is observed that 53 percent of middle/high school teachers and 50 percent of college professors are aware of population education in some extent and that a majority of respondents took the positive attitudes toward an inclusion of family planning components into the formal school education. Another noteworthy to observe is that a total of 84.8 percent out of middle/high school teachers pointed that the population education currently conducted at schools as a part of home economics are less sufficient than it should be. 3) Analyzing the tendency as to whether the respondents were experienced in receiving population education during the time when they were students, 75 percent of college professors and 59 percent of middle/high school teachers responded negative answers in the survey. In the mean time, a total of 50 percent of the respondents replied that they began to acknowledge the importance of population education mainly through the participation of some sort of population-education orientend seminars, experienced by 40 percent of college professors and 80 percent of middle/high school teachers. 4) What it calls attention in this study was to find that 96.5 percent of middle/high school teachers and 72 percent of college professors conduct population education to some extent during their lecture hours and that more than 80 percent of them are never experienced in teaching population and family planning contents in their regular classes. It is, on the other hand, found that no more than once was the response of those who believe themselves that they are experienced in teaching these relevant components to their students. Analyzing the contents of the subjects being taught in the class, a large percent of them are found to be consisted of population and family planning contents. According to this study, the current population education through the formal school is quite inactive. Analyzing the facts, 44.9 percent of the college professors responded that the population and family planning components are quite apart from their specialization which eventually generates lack of interest in the field. 5) It is also noticed through the study that the degree of frequency of commenting on population and family planning contents during the classes was depending significantly on their specializations which means that the degree of frequency varies from a major to another. Those who majored in home managerial science was the first one, as compared to others who majored in different specializations. Glancing over the status of correlations between ages of the respondents and numbers of seminar paticipation, it is quite clear that the aged group participated more than the younger group did, and that the most highest number of participations made by college professors were those who are in 50s. In addition, it is also found that those who are aged 20s and 60s of the respondents were the group who comments least on the contents of population and family planning at their classes. The suggestions and recommendation made through this survey research are as follows. 1) No one denies that the rapid increase of population, as compared to the limited size of land and resources, will certainly affect adversly to an enhancement of individual life quality which will, eventually, bring forth the poverty of the nation. This is the reasson why we are insisting that the world population be controlled up to an optimum level with a matter of global concerns. It is our understading that the primary aim for reducing number of population is believed to be attained only by conducting the systematic and comprehensive population education through the formal schools. Therefore, the role of home economists in the field of population/family planning education is considered very importment due to the fact that an ultimate goal of population education is placed in elevating the quality of family life by having optimum number of children through family planning program. 2) It is quite clear that home economists as teachers of formal school in all level are invited to pay their attention on redefining the ultimate goal of education and that of population education. We also understant that the primary objective of population education is to change the norm and value of the clients by replenishing the students with pertinent knowledge and attitudes on population and its related problems through a sort of education in order to attain the ultimate goal for enhancing the quality of life. There is no exception in the theory of home economics. An altimate goal of home economics is to elevate the general quality of life through an establishment of value existed in daily life. Considering the relations between population education and home economics, it is quite indespensable to bandle population components as an integral part in the field of home economics. We believe, therefore, that the senior home economists positive participation in the effort population control is more needed than it has been. 3) It is also strongly urged that population education should be a part of instructor training course for home economics. In other words, the teacher of home economics should be well aware of population and its problems by teaching interrelationship between population education and home economics, needs, contents and methods of population education during the instructor training courese for home economics. In addition, the senior home economists should be encouraged through positive participation on the short term training by types of domestic and international seminar, workshop, etc. 4) We certainly believe that the population education can not sustain itself without any backing-up of information and findings' of various and comprehensive researches of natural and social sciences. Accordingly, every senior home economist is invited to exert their maximum effort to conduct systematic study with an aim to utilize these findings and information at best in population education in the field of home economics. Therefore, we consider that the development of training material is imminent in order to provide effective and efficient population education through the for training of home economies. It should be noted that these training materials must be carefully designed, tailored and developed to meet the different classes of trainees under the considerations as to whether it is easily adaptable and infusable into the curricula of every field of home economics, and it is acceptable in the degree of difficulty and quality in its contents. 5) It is true that there are many domestic and international research rapers, reports and findings in the field of population education and family planning. However, there is a tendency that the most of research papers are heavily relying on the authors intension and preferences in its expression and publication. Under these circumstances, it is urged that the home economists should aware of the growing need of the technical training in order to keep these available information and research findings reprocessed and redesigned to insure the practical application into the population education in the field of home economics in Korea.