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A study on the difference in safety awareness of research employees working for laboratory safety management of university institutes - University, Junior College, Polytechnic Colleges- (대학의 연구실 안전관리를 위한 연구활동 종사자의 안전의식 차이에 관한 연구 - 일반대학, 전문대학, 폴리텍대학 -)

  • Kwon, Yuna;Kwon, Young-Guk
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.89-96
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    • 2015
  • The study was conducted with statical analysis of data (828 data in 2010, 752 data in 2012, 648 data in 2014) in order to evaluate laboratory awareness difference of research employees working in different types of universities. Results of the study were as follows: First, university institutes in the order of polytechnic colleges, university, and junior college showed the highest laboratory safety awareness in 'awareness and education of laboratorial safety regulation' and 'awareness in laboratory risk factors'. Second, the difference in safety awareness of universities by year(years that conducted current status survey) was the highest in year 2014, then in 2010, and in 2008. Third, the difference of research employees working for laboratory safety management by year(years that conducted current status) showed that university had the highest laboratory safety awareness in year 2010, but it changed to polytechnic colleges in year 2012 and 2014. Through this study, we could recognize the difference in safety awareness of research employees working in university institutes.

Dependence Potential of Quetiapine: Behavioral Pharmacology in Rodents

  • Cha, Hye Jin;Lee, Hyun-A;Ahn, Joon-Ik;Jeon, Seol-Hee;Kim, Eun Jung;Jeong, Ho-Sang
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.307-312
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    • 2013
  • Quetiapine is an atypical or second-generation antipsychotic agent and has been a subject of a series of case report and suggested to have the potential for misuse or abuse. However, it is not a controlled substance and is not generally considered addictive. In this study, we examined quetiapine's dependence potential and abuse liability through animal behavioral tests using rodents to study the mechanism of quetiapine. Molecular biology techniques were also used to find out the action mechanisms of the drug. In the animal behavioral tests, quetiapine did not show any positive effect on the experimental animals in the climbing, jumping, and conditioned place preference tests. However, in the head twitch and self-administration tests, the experimental animals showed significant positive responses. In addition, the action mechanism of quetiapine was found being related to dopamine and serotonin release. These results demonstrate that quetiapine affects the neurological systems related to abuse liability and has the potential to lead psychological dependence, as well.

In vitro Mammalian Chromosomal Aberration Test of Fullerene-C60 (Fullerene-C60의 포유류 배양세포를 이용한 염색체이상시험)

  • Kim, Soo-Jin;Rim, Kyung-Taek;Cho, Hae-Won;Han, Jeong-Hee;Kim, Hyeon-Yeong;Yang, Jeong-Sun
    • Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.43-52
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    • 2009
  • Fullerene의 유전독성을 평가하기 위하여 Chinese hamster유래의 난소유아세포(CHO-K1 cell)를 이용하여 직접법(-S9)과 대사활성화법(+S9 mix)의 염색체이상시험을 실시하였다. 시험물질은 1% CMC 나트륨염의 현탁액(1% CMC 용액)에 희석하여 조제하였다. 대사활성화를 시키지 않은 직접법의 염색체이상시험에서 24시간 투여군은 8단계의 농도(0.078, 0.156, 0.313, 0.625, 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10 mM)로 투여하여 실시하였다. 투여 농도 증가에 따른 염색체이상의 빈도가 증가하는 양상이 나타나지 않았다. 48시간의 투여군에서는 8단계의 농도(0.078, 0.156, 0.313, 0.625, 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10 mM)로 투여하여 실시하였는데 투여 농도 증가에 따른 염색체이상의 빈도가 증가하는 양상이 나타나지 않았다. 배수체의 염색체이상은 직접법에서 관찰되지 않았다. 대사활성화법을 이용하여 6시간 시험물질을 투여한 시험에 있어서는 8단계의 용량단계(0.078, 0.156, 0.313, 0.625, 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10mM)를 설정하였는데 투여 농도가 증가함에 따른 염색체이상빈도의 증가양상이 관찰되지 않았다. 이상의 결과를 종합할 때 본 시험물질은 본 시험 조건하에서 CHO-K1세포에서 대사활성화를 시켰을 때 염색체이상을 유발하지 않는 것으로 판단된다.

Flow-accelerated corrosion assessment for SA106 and SA335 pipes with elbows and welds

  • Kim, Dong-Jin;Kim, Sung-Woo;Lee, Jong Yeon;Kim, Kyung Mo;Oh, Se Beom;Lee, Gyeong Geun;Kim, Jongbeom;Hwang, Seong-Sik;Choi, Min Jae;Lim, Yun Soo;Cho, Sung Hwan;Kim, Hong Pyo
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.53 no.9
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    • pp.3003-3011
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    • 2021
  • A FAC (flow-accelerated corrosion) test was performed for a straight pipe composed of the SA335 Gr P22 and SA106 Gr B (SA106-SA335-SA106) types of steel with welds as a function of the flow rate in the range of 7-12 m/s at 150 ℃ and with DO < 5 ppb at pH levels ranging from 7 to 9.5 up to a cumulative test time of 7200 h using the FAC demonstration test facility. Afterward, the experimental pipe was examined destructively to investigate opposite effects as well as entrance effects. In addition, the FAC rate obtained using a pipe specimen with a 50 mm inner diameter was compared with the rate obtained from a rotating cylindrical electrode. The effects of the complicated fluid flows at the elbow and orifice of the pipeline were also evaluated using another test section designed to examine the independent effects of the orifice and the elbow depending on the distance and the combined effects on orifice and elbow. The tests were performed under the following conditions: 130-150 ℃, DO < 5 ppb, pH 7 and a flow rate of 3 m/s. The FAC rate was determined using the thickness change obtained from commercial room-temperature ultrasonic testing (UT).

A study on the Fire Hazard for the Tracking of RCD through Ground Path at Low Voltage Cabinet Panel (저압분전반에서 접지 경로를 통한 차단기의 트래킹 화재위험성에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Dong-Ook;Lee, Ki-Yoen;Kim, Dong-Woo;Gil, Hyoung-Jun;Kim, Hyang-Kon;Chung, Young-Sik
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of IIIuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers Conference
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    • 2008.05a
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    • pp.349-352
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    • 2008
  • The electrical accidents result from insulation blackdown due to over voltage and overheating due to the excess of allowable current, deterioration of insulation performance due to the passage of time, and so on. In this paper, the insulating characteristics of phenolic resin using insulating materials for low voltage were analyzed and the tracking test was performed according to IEC Publ. 112.

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IN VITRO AND IN VIVO EVALUATION OF THE GENOTOXIC EFFECT OF 2-BROMOPROPANE BY THE ALKALINE SINGLE-CELL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS(COMET) ASSAY

  • Kim, Soo-Jin;Yu, Il-Je;Lee, Yong-Mook;Chung, Ho-Keun;Maeng, Seung-Hee
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference
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    • 2002.11b
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    • pp.146-146
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    • 2002
  • The alkaline single cell gel electrophoresis (comet) assay was used to clarify in vitro and in vivo genotoxicity of 2-bromopropane (2-BP). For in vitro studies, fresh medium containing 2-BP (2.50, 1.00, 0.50, 0.25, 0.10, 0.05, 0.01 mM, and vehicle control) were added in human lymphocytes.(omitted)

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