• Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2017

The Fukushima nuclear accident caused by an earthquake and a subsequent tsunami on March 11, 2011 has seriously impacted the environment surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. While all the residents near the plant were evacuated from the area deemed uninhabitable after the accident, residents of the neighboring area outside of the evacuation zone still seem to live in fear of invisible radiation. To understand Fukushima residents' thinking about the environmental risks that accompany a nuclear disaster, we utilize a poll of the residents of Fukushima conducted in 2013. Based on the survey data, we reveal factors that seem to strongly affect their knowledge and concerns about nuclear power plants. The results of the multivariate analysis show the importance of the following two factors: (1) confidence in mass media, and (2) trust in institutions in charge of administering the accident, especially the central government, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, and Tokyo Electric Power Company. We conclude that the more people trust mass media and particular institutions, the more likely it is that they are have an elevated sense of anxiety and fear of the presence of nuclear plants.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제36권9호
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• pp.721-728
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• 2012

Marine traffic safety of the Vung Tau Waterway, from port limit to Ganh Rai Gulf, plays a crucial role in the economic development of the important triangular economic zone in the south of Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai Province, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province. This paper uses the IWRAP Mk2 program to assess marine traffic safety and shows that in the area there are three parts of fairway have highest risk of collision (from buoys No. 8-9 to buoys No. 1-2 of the Song Dinh fairway; from buoy No. 0 to buoys No. 8-9 and from buoys No. 6-9 to buoys No. 8-9A of the Sai Gon-Vung Tau fairway) and the two areas have highest risk of grounding (the Vung Tau coastline from Ganh Hao to Sao Mai and an area in the Ganh Rai Gulf). In addition, the result of a questionnaire survey on a group of Pilots shows that wind, current and rain/fog have considerable negative effect to ship handling of large vessels in this area. This paper's results will be used in the further research to discover solutions for improving marine traffic safety in the Vung Tau Waterway.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제29권11호
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• pp.1099-1108
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• 2020

In this study, the capacity of supplying agricultural water to 13 districts was analyzed by calculating the necessary water supply for the arable land of Gunwi-gun and examining the capacity of supplying water to reservoirs, streams, pumping stations, collection sites, and groundwater wells in Gunwi-gun. As a result, among the 13 districts the second district was found to be short of water by 1.2×10⁶ tons/year. In general, local governments establish drought measures by selecting drought disaster risk zones. While selecting drought-risk areas, some water-poor areas that do not have water sources should be selected, even if the entire area has a sufficient water supply. The water-supply evaluation at the regional level was insufficient for locating areas without water sources, but most areas with water sources, such as streams, reservoirs, and pumping stations, were found to have no shortage of water. To locate water shortage areas without water sources, GIS analysis conducted a field survey of areas with a distance of 4 or less than that of water sources analyzed by GIS analysis. Sixty-nine sites in 13 districts were selected for the on-site survey and six areas of water shortage were identified in areas other than the second district.

• Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.210-236
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• 2021

China's Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure connectivity and other projects are presented in much of the discourse as a grand strategy to trap developing nations in debt, to exert asymmetric power and construct a new world economic order. The asymmetric relationship between China and Myanmar might therefore be expected to generate a range of political risks for stakeholders. Myanmar itself presents a "perfect storm" of problems, with dysfunctional governance, civil conflict, under-development and growing economic dependence on China. The Kyaukphyu port project and associated Special Economic Zone in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state is investigated as a case study of risks on the Belt and Road. While worst case fears China might seize military control of the port appear unlikely, at least in current conditions, empirical observation indicates the complexity on the ground generates an array of other risks - as well as opportunities, should conditions allow. Further, despite challenges and constrained capacity, Myanmar governments have demonstrated agency, including by re-negotiating control and costs of the Kyaukphyu project. The case underlines that conditions are more complicated than simply China's asymmetric power. A sceptical approach is taken to normative discourses in order to build inductive understanding of how stakeholders and local experts perceive dynamics underway. A political risk approach is deployed to develop a framework to identify, analyse and assess risks for actors in relation to the Kyaukphyu project. The research findings are presented on an interim basis, given current constraints on field interviews due to the current crisis.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제62권2호
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• pp.144-152
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• 2019

Treatment of chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is relatively straightforward, however, there is still some debate regarding the best strategy for treatment. The most practical recommendations of up to date were identified by a review of literature. The author reviewed the literature on CSDH management from the past to now to identify the best methods. Till 1970s, craniotomy was the most commonly used method. Burr hole (BH) became the most preferred method from 1980s. In 1977, twist drill (TD) craniostomy was introduced. Closed system drainage after a BH or a TD became the most frequently used surgical method. Although nonsurgical treatment is often successful, trephination has more advantages, such as rapid resolution of the symptoms and short period of hospitalization. Nonsurgical treatment is possible in asymptomatic patients with a small CSDH. For the symptomatic patients with CSDH, trephination is the treatment of choice, either by BH or TD. In gray zone between surgery and medical treatment, shared decision making can be an ideal approach. For the recurrent CSDHs, repeated trephination is still effective for patients with a low risk of recurrence. If the risk of recurrence is high, additional management would be helpful. For the refractory CSDHs, it is necessary to obliterate the subdural space.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.15-22
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 현장조사, 실내시험 및 문헌자료를 기초로 지진 시 산사태 발생 위험지 예측 모델인 Newmark displacement model을 이용하여 위험지를 예측하였다. Newmark displacement model은 주로 지진의 정보와 해당 지역의 사면의 정보를 통해 산정되며, 사면의 안전율은 산지 토사재해 예측 프로그램인 LSMAP의 결과를 활용하였다. 연구대상 지역으로 과거 산사태가 발생한 부산의 백양산 일대를 선정하였다. 산사태 발생 해석 결과 Newmark displacement model을 활용한 지진 시 산사태 위험지 예측이 지진 계수가 미적용된 LSMAP의 산사태 위험지 예측보다 약 1.15배 넓은 지역을 위험지역으로 예측하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.1818-1827
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• 2018

Objective: The objective of this work was to determine the prevalence of the pathologies that caused the condemnation of pig carcasses in an area of intensive pig farming and Mediterranean climatology and to evaluate their influence in a risk-based inspection procedure for slaughterhouses. Methods: A retrospective observational investigation was carried out from 2002 to 2016 into the pathological processes that caused the condemnation of pig carcasses in a slaughterhouse from South-eastern Spain. The seasonal effect on the causes of condemnation carcass was reported. Negative binomial model was used to evaluate the effect of season on the rate of antemortem rejections and post-mortem condemnations. Histopathological examinations were performed to confirm the diagnosis. Results: The risk of antemortem rejections (0.0564%) was significantly greater in summer (risk ratio [RR] = 1.57). Autumn was associated with higher rate (RR = 1.69) of the total postmortem condemnations (0.1046%). Significantly higher rates of pronounced anaemia (0.0111%) were observed in summer (RR = 3.20). The main causes of anaemia were observed gastroesophageal ulcers and haemorrhagic enteropathies. Significantly highest risk of erysipelas (0.0074%) were observed in autumn (RR = 5.485). About other zoonosis, only eight cases (0.0013%) of carcasses were declared unfit due to tuberculosis lesions. Porcine muscular cysticercosis was not detected. Nevertheless, nonspecific causes such as generalized infections and emaciation represented the half of the condemned carcasses (50.90%). Conclusion: The pathologies leading to the condemnation of carcasses in this study can be considered representative of the pathologies that affect the pig population from a region with a high intensive production and Mediterranean climatology because this slaughterhouse receives a lot of animals from many farms of different size in a high intensive pig production zone (Mediterranean region). Increased knowledge of environmental factors that may foment the appearance of the diseases is essential for implementing inspection programs based on risk assessment in pig's slaughterhouses.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.133-141
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 시울지역 내 분포하고 있는 15개 지역의 문화재 주변지반에 대하여 표면파탐사를 바탕으로 하는 지반조사결과를 이용하여 수치해석 기반의 3차원 내진해석을 수행하였으며, 해석결과를 기반으로 지반변위를 분석하였다. 해석결과, 지반의 변위는 (구)공업전습소 본관이 최대 약 9.7mm로 나타났다. 이와 같이 변위가 작게 나타난 원인은 문화재가 위치한 지역의 토층이 매우 단단하기 때문으로 표면파 탐사를 통해서 분석된 지반가속도를 비교해 보아도 하부에 매우 단단한 암층이 존재하는 것으로 확인되었다. 그러나 낙성대 삼층석탑에 있어서, 지반 자체의 변위는 다른 지역과 유사하게 나타났으나 화강암으로 구성된 석탑은 상부에서 최대 30mm의 변위를 나타냈다. 이는 낙성대 삼층석탑을 지지지하는 지반의 경우 지진파에 대한 상호 보완을 할 수 있는 구조, 즉 지반반력으로 인한 감쇠효과가 나타나기 때문에 지반의 변위 자체는 작게 해석되었으나 상부 구조물의 경우에는 지진파가 작용하였을 때 응력해방에 기인하여 변위가 가장 많이 발생한 것으로 판단된다.

• 지적과 국토정보
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.161-173
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• 2015

최근 기후변화에 따른 집중호우로 산사태 및 토석류가 발생하여 많은 인명 및 재산피해가 발생하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 UAV 측량기술을 활용하여 산사태 평가에 필요한 DSM과 정사영상을 신속하게 구축하였으며, 이를 무한사면해석모형에 적용하여 산사태 위험도를 평가하였다. 대상지역에 대한 산사태 위험도를 평가한 결과, 산사태 위험도 구간인 $SI{\leq}1.0$에서의 분포면적이 $46,396m^2$로 분석되었으며 분포비율로는 전체지역의 18.2%로 나타났다. 특히 산사태 발생이 매우 심각하여 사면보강 대책을 시급히 시행해야 되는 구간인 $SI{\leq}0.0$의 면적은 $7,988m^2$로서 전체지역의 0.8%를 차지하는 것으로 분석되었다. 또한 사면안정지수에 의한 산사태 위험도와 물골분석에 의한 토석류 위험도를 종합적으로 검토함으로써, 집중호우 시 산사태에 따른 토석류 위험지역을 선정할 수 있었다. 본 연구에서 분석한 산사태 및 토석류 위험지역은 향후 사면보강이나 주민안전대책 수립을 위한 의사결정 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.7-12
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• 1999

석유 화학플랜트에서 다량 부산되는 가연성 고체인 EVA(ethyl vinyl acetate) 분진의 열적특성 및 산화제와의 혼촉 위험성을 조사하였다. 시차주사열량계(DSC, Differential Scanning calorimeter) 및 열중량 분석기(TGA, Thermogavimetric Analysis)를 이용하여 온도에 따른 발열개시온도 및 중량감소를 조사하였고, EVA 분진의 위험성을 살펴보고자 몇 가지 대표적인 산화제와 혼합하여 무게비에 따른 압력용기 내에서의 혼촉 위험성을 조사하였다. DSC 분석 결과 EVA 분진의 열분해에 따른 발열 peak가 220~$250^{\circ}$ 부근에서 나타나고 있으며, TGA 분석결과 EVA 분진의 분해온도는 250~$500^{\circ}$ 범위이다. 압력 용기 시험에 의한 산화제와 EVA 분진의 혼촉 위험성은 오리피스 직경이 감소할수록 증가하며, 승온속도가 증가할수록 증가한다. 또한 승온속도가 느린 경우에는 시료의 분해온도와 산화제의 분해온도가 비슷한 경우 혼촉 위험성이 크게 나타났으며, 승온속도가 빠른 경우에는 시료 및 산화제의 분해온도보다는 분자 내에 산소의 함유량이 높은 산화제가 혼촉 위험성이 크게 나타났다.