• 유기물자원화
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.64-73
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• 2013

가축분뇨 처리시스템에 대한 환경영향을 분석하기 위하여 전과정 평가방법을 적용하였다. 전과정평가의 첫 번째 부분은 사용될 분석 항목을 구성하는 것으로, 가축분뇨 처리시스템에 대한 유입 및 배출에 대한 항목이다. 전과정 영향평가를 위한 다음 단계로서 전체 환경부하를 최종적으로 하나의 지수로 통합하기 위하여, 특정 항목에 대한 자료를 취합하고 분석하는 것이다. 전과정 영향평가를 위해, Eco-indicator 95 방법은 체계화 되었으며, 규칙적으로 적용된 영향평가 방법이기 때문에 선택하였다. 전과정 영향 분석을 위한 실례로서 호기 및 혐기소화 시스템과 같은 두 종류의 돈분 처리시스템을 선정하였다. 돈 분뇨 처리시스템에 대한 농업환경영향을 평가한 항목을 확립하였고, 혐기소화시스템에서는 전 인산 배출이 높았으며, 호기소화시스템에서는 이산화탄소 배출이 높은 것으로 관측되었다. 돈분 1ton을 처리하는데 관련된 돈분처리시스템에 대한 환경영향 평가에서 Eco-indicator 수치에 따르면, 호기소화 시스템에 있어 지구온난화 및 토양산성화에서 음의 지수를 보인 반면 혐기소화시스템은 수계 부영양화 부분에서 비교적 높은 양의 지수를 보였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권8호
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• pp.1073-1079
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• 2010

Forty-eight ((Duroc${\times}$Yorkshire)${\times}$Landrace) pigs with an average initial body weight (BW) of $48.47{\pm}1.13\;kg$ were used in a 12-week growth trial to investigate the influence of Anion (silicate) supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, meat quality and fecal noxious gas content in growing-finishing pigs. Pigs were allotted into three dietary treatments in a randomized complete block design according to sex and initial BW. Each dietary treatment consisted of four replications with four pigs per pen. Dietary treatments included: i) CON (basal diet), ii) HCI (basal diet+3 g/kg Anion), iii) HCII (basal diet+6 g/kg Anion). No significant difference (p>0.05) was detected for average daily gain (ADG), average daily feed intake (ADFI) and gain/feed ratio (G/F) throughout the experiment, although dietary supplementation of Anion numerically increased these characteristics compared with CON. The dietary HCI group significantly (p<0.05) increased the coefficient of total tract apparent digestibility (CTTAD) of dry matter (DM), nitrogen (N) and energy compared with the CON group (p<0.05). No significant difference was observed in meat quality except that meat firmness was linearly (p<0.05) increased by the Anion supplementation, while an increased tendency in meat color and a decreased tendency in 2-thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) was also observed (p<0.10). Anion supplementation linearly (p<0.05) decreased the fecal $NH_3$ compared with the CON group. However, dietary Anion supplementation at 3 g/kg decreased the $H_2S$ concentration compared with CON, while no significant difference was detected in the HCII group, although the $H_2S$ emission was numerically decreased compared with CON. In conclusion, supplementation of the diet with 3 g/kg Anion was found to exert a beneficial effect on nutrient digestibility and meat quality of growing-finishing pigs, and concomitantly decreased the noxious gas emission without negative effect on growth performance.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.173-181
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• 2012

Purpose: To evaluate the prognostic value of preoperative neck lymph node (LN) assessment with $^{18}F$-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ($^{18}F$-FDG PET), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients with pathologically positive LN. Materials and Methods: In total, 47 OSCC patients with pathologically positive LN were retrospectively reviewed with preoperative $^{18}F$-FDG PET and CT/MRI. All patients underwent surgical resection, neck dissection and postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy between March 2002 and October 2010. Histologic correlation was performed for findings of $^{18}F$-FDG PET and CT/MRI. Results: Thirty-six (76.6%) of 47 cases were correctly diagnosed with neck LN metastasis by $^{18}F$-FDG PET and 32 (68.1%) of 47 cases were correctly diagnosed by CT/MRI. Follow-up ranged from 20 to 114 months (median, 56 months). Clinically negative nodal status evaluated by $^{18}F$-FDG PET or CT/MRI revealed a trend toward better clinical outcomes in terms of overall survival, disease-free survival, local recurrence-free survival, regional nodal recurrence-free survival, and distant metastasis-free survival rates even though the trends were not statistically significant. However, there was no impact of neck node standardized uptake value ($SUV_{max}$) on clinical outcomes. Notably, $SUV_{max}$ showed significant correlation with tumor size in LN (p < 0.01, $R^2$ = 0.62). PET and CT/MRI status of LN also had significant correlation with the size of intranodal tumor deposit (p < 0.05, $R^2$ = 0.37 and p < 0.01, $R^2$ = 0.48, respectively). Conclusion: $^{18}F$-FDG PET and CT/MRI at the neck LNs might improve risk stratification in OSCC patients with pathologically positive neck LN in this study, even without significant prognostic value of $SUV_{max}$.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제81권4호
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• pp.339-346
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• 2018

Background: Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a standard procedure to evaluate suspicious lymph node involvement of lung cancer because computed tomography (CT) and $^{18}F$-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-CT (PET-CT) have limitations in their sensitivity and specificity. There are a number of benign causes of false positive lymph node such as anthracosis or anthracofibrosis, pneumoconiosis, old or active tuberculosis, interstitial lung disease, and other infectious conditions including pneumonia. The purpose of this study was to evaluate possible causes of false positive lymph node detected in chest CT or PET-CT. Methods: Two hundred forty-seven patients who were initially diagnosed with lung cancer between May 2009 and December 2012, and underwent EBUS-TBNA to confirm suspicious lymph node involvement by chest CT or PET-CT were analyzed for the study. Results: Of 247 cases, EBUS-TBNA confirmed malignancy in at least one lymph node in 189. The remaining 58 patients whose EBUS-TBNA results were negative were analyzed. Age ${\geq}65$, squamous cell carcinoma as the histologic type, and pneumoconiosis were related with false-positive lymph node involvement on imaging studies such as chest CT and PET-CT. Conclusion: These findings suggest that lung cancer staging should be done more carefully when a patient has clinically benign lymph node characteristics including older age, squamous cell carcinoma, and benign lung conditions.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.243-251
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• 2011

Purpose: To evaluate the prognostic value of metabolic tumor volume (MTV) and maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) on initial positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) and investigate the clinical value of SUVmax for early detection of locoregional recurrent disease after postoperative radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Materials and Methods: A total of 100 patients with locally advanced HNSCC received primary tumor excision and neck dissection followed by adjuvant radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy. The MTV and SUVmax were measured from primary sites and neck nodes. The prognostic value of MTV and SUVmax were assessed using initial staging PET/CT (study A). Follow-up PET/CT scan available after postoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy or radiotherapy were evaluated for the SUVmax value and correlated with locoregional recurrence (study B). A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to define a threshold value of SUVmax with the highest accuracy for recurrent disease assessment. Results: High MTV (>41 mL) is negative prognostic factor for disease free survival (p = 0.041). Postradiation SUVmax was significantly correlated with locoregional recurrence (hazard ratio, 1.812; 95% confidence interval, 1.361 to 2.413; P < 0.001). A cutoff value of 5.38 from follow-up PET/CT was identified as having maximal accuracy for detecting locoregional recurrence by ROC analysis. Conclusion: MTV at staging work-up was significantly associated with disease free survival. The SUVmax value from follow-up PET/CT showed high diagnostic accuracy for the detection of locoregional recurrence in postoperatively irradiated HNSCC.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.387-391
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• 2015

Background: Fluorine-18 deoxyglucose positron emission tomography computed tomography (18F-FDG-PET/CT) and bone scintigraphy (BS) are widely used for the detection of bone involvement. The optimal imaging modality for the detection of bone metastases in hormone receptor positive (+) and negative (-) groups of breast cancer remains ambiguous. Materials and Methods: Sixty-two patients with breast cancer, who had undergone both 18F-FDG-PET/CT and BS, being eventually diagnosed as having bone metastases, were enrolled in this study. Results: 18F-FDG-PET/CT had higher sensitivity and specificity than BS. Our data showed that 18F-FDGPET/CT had a sensitivity of 93.4% and a specificity of 99.4%, whiel for BS they were 84.5%, and 89.6% in the diagnosis of bone metastases. ${\kappa}$ statistics were calculated for 18F-FDGPET/CT and BS. The ${\kappa}$-value was 0.65 between 18F-FDG-PET/CT and BS in all patients. On the other hand, the ${\kappa}$-values were 0.70 in the hormone receptor (+) group, and 0.51 in hormone receptor (-) group. The ${\kappa}$-values suggested excellent agreement between all patient and hormone receptor (+) groups, while the ${\kappa}$-values suggested good agreement in the hormone receptor (-) group. Conclusions: The sensitivity and specificity for 18F-FDG-PET/CT were higher than BS in the screening of metastatic bone lesions in all patients. Similarly 18F-FDG-PET/CT had higher sensitivity and specificity in hormone receptor (+) and (-) groups.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.1061-1065
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• 2013

Objective: To investigate the treatment effect of additional information obtained by single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) lung perfusion imaging (LPI) in the radiotherapy planning process for patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods: 39 patients with stage III NSCLC were enrolled. Gross tumor volume (GTV) was outlined by SPECT/CT images, SPECT-LPIs being used to define functional lung (FL) and non-functional lung (NFL) regions. Two sets of IMRT plans were designed to deliver 64Gy to PTV. One was a regular IMRT plan using CT images only (Plan 1), and the other was a corresponding IMRT plan using co-registered images (Plan 2). $FL_{Vx}$ (the % volume of functional lung receiving ${\geq}$x Gy) and $WL_{Vx}$ (% volume of whole lung to receive ${\geq}$x Gy) were compared by paired Student's t test. Kendalls correlation was used to analyze the factor (s) related with the FLV20 decrease. Results: Compared with plan 1, both $WL_{Vx}$ and $FL_{Vx}$ were decreased in plan 2. $WL_{V10}$, $WL_{V15}$, $WL_{V20}$, $WL_{V25}$, $WL_{V30}$ and $WL_{V35}$ decreased 9.7%, 13.8%, 17.2%, 12.9%, 9.8% and 9.8%, and $FL_{V10}$, $FL_{V15}$, $FL_{V20}$, $FL_{V25}$, $FL_{V30}$ and $FL_{V35}$ decreased 10.8%, 14.6%, 17.3%, 14.5%, 14.5% and 10.5%. $FL_{Vx}$ decreased significantly compared with $WL_{Vx}$. There were significant differences in $WL_{V10}$, $WL_{V15}$, $WL_{V20}$, $WL_{V25}$, $WL_{V3}$ and $FL_{V10}$, $FL_{V15}$, $FL_{V20}$, $FL_{V25}$, $FL_{V30}$ between plan 1 and plan 2 (P=0.002, 0.000, 0.000, 0.005, 0.027 and 0.002, 0.000, 0.000, 0.006, 0.010). According to Kendall correlation analysis, NFL had a negative relation with the percentage FLV20 decrease (r=-0.559, P<0.01), while the distance of PTV and NFL center had a significantly positive relation with the percentage of FLV20 decrease (r=0.768, P<0.01). Conclusion: Routine use of SPECT-LPI for patients undergoing radiotherapy planning for stage III NSCLC appears warranted.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.73-82
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• 2011

지구온난화로 인해 촉발된 기후변화로 그린(green)이라는 코드가 21세기 중요한 생존전략이 되어가고 있다. 특히 환경부에서 2012년부터 도입할 예정인 탄소세 부과정책은 소요자재의 종류가 복잡 다양하고 건설현장의 지역적 분산으로 인하여 자재 운송 중 탄소배출이 많은 건설 산업에 상당한 부담으로 작용할 전망이다. 그러나 현재 건설현장에서 사용되고 있는 JIT delivery 방식은 다빈도 소량 발주 방식으로 운송 중 배출되는 탄소량이 많아 향후 탄소세 부과시 물류비용에 부정적인 영향을 미칠 것으로 판단된다. 이에 본 연구는 탄소세 부과시 총물류비용을 최소화하기 위한 운송빈도 최적화 전략을 제시하고자 한다. 연구방법은 먼저, 시스템다이내믹스 모델링 기법을 이용해 건설현장의 재고관리 모델을 구축한 후 이를 시뮬레이션 한다. 그리고 그 결과에 따라 최적화된 운송빈도를 산출할 수 있는 수학적 모형을 개발한다. 시뮬레이션 결과, 다빈도 소량 발주방식이 항상 유효한 수단은 아니며 물류비용을 최소화하면서도 공정에 피해를 주지 않도록 최적화된 운송빈도에 따라 재고를 관리해야 하는 것으로 분석된다. 본 연구는 JIT 배송체계를 환경적인 측면에서 재해석함으로써, 건설 자재운송시스템의 변화 필요성을 제시하고 건설기업의 물류활동을 효율적으로 관리할 수 있는 개념적 틀을 제공했다는데 그 의의가 있다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.76-82
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• 1986

1. 항온기간중(恒溫期間中) $N_2O$의 경시적(徑時的) 발생량(發生量)은 항온(恒溫) 1일(日)과 10일경(日傾) 그리고 $N_2$의 발생량(發生量)은 1일(日)과 30일경(日傾)에 많았다. 2. 토양유기물함량별(土壤有機物含量別) 탈질량(脫窒量)은 현저(顯著)한 차이(差異)를 보이지 않았으며 시용유기물간(施用有機物間)에는 녹비(綠肥)>볏짚>퇴비(堆肥)>무시용(無施用)의 순서(順序)로 높았다. 3. 질소시비량(窒素施肥量)이 증가(增加)할수록 탈질량(脫窒量)은 증가(增加)되었으나 토양간(土壤間)에는 뚜렷한 차이(差異)가 없었음. 4. 탈질반응속도(脫秩反應速度)(계수(係數))는 토양유기물함량(土壤有機物含量)이 많고 역분해성유기물(易分解性有機物)을 시용(施用)할수록 증가(增加)되었음. 5. 토양중(土壤中) 탄소발생량(炭素發生量)과 탈질량(脫窒量)과의 관계(關係)에서 아산화질소(亞酸化窒素)는 정상관(正相關) 그리고 분자상질소(分子狀窒素)는 부상관관계(負相關關係)를 보였음. 6. 탄소(炭素) 1 mg이 소모(消耗)될때 약 4 mg의 $N_2O$와 3 mg의 $N_2$가 생성되었음.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.1349-1368
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• 2016

Concentrations of fine particulate matter ($PM_{2.5}$) and several of its particle constituents measured outside homes in Houston, Texas, and Los Angeles, California, were characterized using multiple regression analysis with proximity to point and mobile sources and meteorological factors as the independent variables. $PM_{2.5}$ mass and the concentrations of organic carbon (OC), elemental carbon (EC), benzo-[a]-pyrene (BaP), perylene (Per), benzo-[g,h,i]-perylene (BghiP), and coronene (Cor) were examined. Negative associations of wind speed with concentrations demonstrated the effect of dilution by high wind speed. Atmospheric stability increase was associated with concentration increase. Petrochemical source proximity was included in the EC model in Houston. Area source proximity was not selected for any of the $PM_{2.5}$ constituents' regression models. When the median values of the meteorological factors were used and the proximity to sources varied, the air concentrations calculated using the models for the eleven $PM_{2.5}$ constituents outside the homes closest to influential highways were 1.5-15.8 fold higher than those outside homes furthest from the highway emission sources. When the median distance to the sources was used in the models, the concentrations of the $PM_{2.5}$ constituents varied 2 to 82 fold, as the meteorological conditions varied over the observed range. We found different relationships between the two urban areas, illustrating the unique nature of urban sources and suggesting that localized sources need to be evaluated carefully to understand their potential contributions to $PM_{2.5}$ mass and its particle constituents concentrations near residences, which influence baseline indoor air concentrations and personal exposures. The results of this study could assist in the appropriate design of monitoring networks for community-level sampling and help improve the accuracy of exposure models linking emission sources with estimated pollutant concentrations at the residential level.