• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.730-738
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• 2016

est19 is a gene from Bacillus sp. K91 that encodes a new esterase. A comparison of the amino acid sequence showed that Est19 has typical Ser-Gly-Asn-His (SGNH) family motifs and could be grouped into the SGNH hydrolase family. The Est19 protein was functionally cloned, and expressed and purified from Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). The enzyme activity was optimal at 60℃ and pH 9.0, and displayed esterase activity towards esters with short-chain acyl esters (C₂-C₆). A structural model of Est19 was constructed using phospholipase A1 from Streptomyces albidoflavus NA297 as a template. The structure showed an α/β-hydrolase fold and indicated the presence of the typical catalytic triad Ser49-Asp227-His230, which were further investigated by site-directed mutagenesis. To the best of our knowledge, Est19 is a new member of the SGNH hydrolase family identified from thermophiles, which may be applicable in the industrial production of semisynthetic β-lactam antibiotics after modification.

• 한국경제지리학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.503-521
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• 2017

세계 커피 시장에서 지속 가능한 커피 인증 프로그램을 적용한 원두 수요는 지속적으로 증가하고 있다. 이와 같은 글로벌 커피산업의 동향처럼 최근 베트남의 지속 가능한 커피 인증 프로그램 도입이 크게 증가하고 있다. 그러나 베트남의 커피 인증 프로그램은 비나카페라는 단일 국영기업에 의해 주도적으로 도입되고 있다는 점에서 다른 국가의 커피 인증 프로그램과 차별된다. 특히, 비나카페의 폐쇄적 의사결정구조는 베트남의 지속 가능한 인증 커피 프로그램 도입에 따른 경제적 파급 효과에 장애가 되었다. 따라서 본 연구의 목적은 비나카페를 사례로 베트남의 지속 가능한 커피 인증 프로그램 도입에 따른 커피산업의 가치사슬의 변화와 그 한계를 고찰하고자 한다. 이를 위해 본 연구는 1)베트남 중부고원지역의 커피산업 성장 과정에서 나타난 비나카페의 역할을 분석하고, 2) 비나카페에 의해 주도된 지속 가능한 커피 인증 프로그램 도입에 따른 변화를 분석하고, 3) 이에 따른 한계점을 고찰하고자 했다. 연구 결과, 비나카페 자회사에 속한 농가는 지속 가능한 커피 생산을 위해 인증 커피의 환경 기준 가이드라인을 준수하면서 기존 일반 커피 생산 비용에서 환경 비용을 추가적으로 지불하며, 비나카페 자회사는 인증 커피 생산 과정에서 발생하는 추가 환경 비용을 농가에 일부 지원한다. 그러나 모기업이 자회사로부터 인증 커피를 일반 커피 가격으로 구매함으로써 자회사는 모기업으로부터 인증 커피에 대한 프리미엄을 보장받지 못했다. 따라서 자회사는 인증 커피 프리미엄에 따른 손실을 상쇄하기 위해 농가에 환경 비용을 다른 형태로 전가함으로써 실질적으로 농가 역시 인증 커피 생산에 따른 프리미엄을 보장 받지 못해 인증 커피 생산에 따른 최종 손실은 농가가 부담해야 하는 결과가 나타났다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.425-431
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• 2019

As rechargeable metal-air batteries will be ideal energy storage devices in the future, an active cathode electrocatalyst is required with bi-functionality on both oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) during discharge and charge, respectively. Here, a class of perovskite cathode catalyst with a micro-tubular structure has been developed by controlling bi-functionality from different Ru and Ni dopant ratios. A micro-tubular structure is achieved by the activated carbon fiber (ACF) templating method, which provides uniform size and shape. At the perovskite formula of $LaCrO_3$, the dual dopant system is successfully synthesized with a perfect incorporation into the single perovskite structure. The chemical oxidation states for each Ni and Ru also confirm the partial substitution to B-site of Cr without any changes in the major perovskite structure. From the electrochemical measurements, the micro-tubular feature reveals much more efficient catalytic activity on ORR and OER, comparing to the grain catalyst with same perovskite composition. By changing the Ru and Ni ratio, the $LaCr_{0.8}Ru_{0.1}Ni_{0.1}O_3$ micro-tubular catalyst exhibits great bi-functionality, especially on ORR, with low metal loading, which is comparable to the commercial catalyst of Pt and Ir. This advanced catalytic property on the micro-tubular structure and Ru/Ni synergy effect at the perovskite material may provide a new direction for the next-generation cathode catalyst in metal-air battery system.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2014년도 추계 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.42-43
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• 2014

In order to ensure the construction of sustainable reinforced concrete structures, durability evaluation of Caisson structures before construction should be carried out. In this paper, a service life evaluation technique using a safety factor determined by a reliability theory for Caisson structures subjected to chloride attack is proposed.

• 한국지리정보학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.40-51
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• 2021

본 연구의 목적은 지속 가능한 도시성장 관리를 위한 일환으로 도시균형발전을 위해 공간모델링 기법을 이용하여 도시공간 구조 진단하는 것이다. 도시공간구조는 다양한 활동의 상호작용이므로 공간구조 요소들의 패턴 변화 분석과 함께 요소들의 분석 결과를 연계하여 살펴볼 필요가 있다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 인구, 교통 분야에 대하여 접근하였으며, 대상지의 관련 법령에 따라 정의된 다양한 생활권별 공간구조를 분석하였다. 인구는 시계열별 변화 데이터를 공간통계기법인 Getis-Ord G_i^* 기법에 적용함으로써 인구 집중지역에 대한 군집 변화를 분석하였으며, 교통은 출퇴근 교통 O-D 데이터를 Social Network Analysis 기법에 적용함으로써 중심성 변화를 분석하였다. 분석결과 대상지 전체적으로 불균형이 심화되고 있었으며, 중심성의 변화가 분석되었다. 분석 결과는 다른 공간요인과 연계하여 해석함으로써 생활권별 도시공간구조를 전망하고 지속 가능한 도시성장관리를 위한 방향을 제시할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 해당 도시에서 진행되고 있는 도시정책뿐만 아니라, 전 세계 많은 도시에서도 급속한 도시발전과 통제할 수 없는 개발에 대응하기 위하여 도입하고 있는 다양한 도시 성장 관리 정책의 의사결정을 위한 도구로 활용할 수 있을 것이다.

• 농촌지도와개발
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.363-384
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• 2009

This study aimed at finding directions for Korean agriculture to establish a new paradigm of sustainable development. Various problematic issues and concerns in the environment necessitate the transformation of Korea's development paradigm from unconditional growth to "Green Growth" through new policies on green value and review of various advanced researches. In this research, the environment-friendly agriculture's problems, particularly in agribusiness were analyzed. Drawing from Michael Porter's Value Chain Analysis, this research developed a value chain model in agriculture that reflects the environment and the present situations. Future directions in the agriculture sector were also discussed. Korea realized food self-sufficiency through the green revolution in the early 1970s. However, a lot of problems have also occurred, including ground and water pollution and the destruction of ecosystems as a result of the overuse of pesticides and chemical fertilizers. In the late 1970s, the growing interest on environment-friendly agriculture led to the introduction of sustainable methods and techniques. Unfortunately however, these were not innovative enough to foster environment-friendly agriculture. Thereafter, the consumers' distrust on agricultural products has worsened and concerns about health have increased. In view of this, the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries introduced in December 1993 a system of Quality-Certified Products for organic and pesticide-free agri-foods. Although a fundamental step toward the sustainability of the global environment, this system was not enough to promote environment-friendly agriculture. In 2008, Korea's vision is for "Low Carbon Green Growth" to move forward while also coping with climate change. But primary sectors in a typical value chain do not consider the green value of their operations nor look at production from an environmental perspective. In order to attain sustainable development, there is a need to use less resources and energy than what is presently used in Korean agricultural and value production. The typical value chain should be transformed into a "closed-loop" such that the beginning and the end of the chain are linked together. Such structure allows the flow of materials, products and even wastes among participants in the chain in a sustained cycle. This may result in a zero-waste sustainable production without destroying the ecosystem.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.69-78
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• 2015

자원수급의 불확실성이 점차 고조되고 있는 글로벌 상황에 능동적으로 대처하기 위해 전 세계적으로 효율적인 자원관리의 필요성이 증대되고 있다. 자원관리 선진국들은 국가차원에서의 지속가능한 자원관리를 유도 및 지원하기 위해 자원이용의 효율성을 극대화하기 위한 법제도 마련 및 산업구조로의 전환을 촉진하고 있다. 한편, 국내의 경우 자원수급과 관련하여 국제환경에 매우 민감한 산업구조를 나타냄에 따라 국가 주도의 자원효율성의 획기적인 제고 방안 마련이 절실히 요구된다. 특히 자원 전과정에서의 자원의 효율적 이용을 위한 단계별 추구해야 할 방향과 구체적 실천방안에 대해 검토가 필요하다. 이에 본 연구에서는 자원 전과정을 크게 생산계와 순환계로 구분하고 이에 따른 단계별 국내 자원관리의 현황 및 문제점, 이를 개선하기 위한 방향성 및 구체적 실천방안을 제시하였다.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.197-203
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• 2022

Urban space expansion is an important symbol of the urbanization process and has always been an important topic in urban studies. In addition, for sustainable city management, it is important to identify factors that can influence, such as the driving force and direction of urban space expansion, from the stage of establishing an urban development plan. To understand these factors, by observing the expansion process of a specific city, it is possible to sufficiently observe how the urban spatial dimension changes. Through a series of processes, the spatial growth characteristics of the city are analyzed, and the influence and results of important factors are analyzed. For this purpose, this paper examines the changes in the city's outer boundary and land use structure through monitoring data on urban areas of 14 cities in Hunan Province, China from 2000 to 2016. Temporal and spatial regularity according to the urban space expansion of these cities were analyzed, and a preliminary assessment was made on whether the urban space expansion is coordinated with the urban population growth. The assessment result showed: (1) The urban space of most cities has been extended rapidly in 2000-2015 however, the rate and the intensity of urban space expanding has been declining. (2) The construction of the industrial park is the core driving force of the urban space expanding, and the change of the urban space structure is manifested as enclave city expansion because that the industrial park is usually far away from the city center. (3) The population agglomeration is another driving force of the urban space expanding. At this time, the urban space expanding is like boundary extension. (4) Except Changsha city, all of the cities has a high urbanization-area-growth elastic coefficient. It means that most of the cities should enhance the land use degree.

• 한국의상디자인학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.45-59
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• 2023

This study aims to find implications for the introduction and practice of ESG by domestic fashion companies by examining the core ESG topics and strategies of Samsung C&T Fashion Division, Kolon FnC, F&F holdings, and Fila. ESG management analysis examined the importance of the criticality evaluation process, critical issues, and implementation strategies for each key topic based on the company's 2021 ESG sustainable management report, and analyzed the relationship with UN SDGs and the GRI. The analysis results are as follows: As for KCGS' ESG rating, Samsung C&T's fashion division, Kolon FnC, and Fila Holdings were rated A, while F&F Holdings was rated B+. The major issues derived from ESG's criticality assessment are environmental issues related to Samsung C&T's fashion division. Kolon FnC was found to have focused on the social sector and F&F Holdings focused on governance structure. After examining the correlation between the ESG core strategies of the investigated fashion companies and the 17 SDGs, the common areas were identified as quality employment, sustainable production and consumption, and climate changes and response. Correlation with the GRI Standards 2021 Index, (GRI 1, GRI 11, and GRI 12 created in 2021) was not reflected. In the future, it will be necessary to have a transparent governance structure that meets global standards, sets measurable goals, and continuously manages them. Other companies should also recognize ESG management processes that embrace various stakeholders and strengthens win-win cooperation to manage risks, and establish mid- to long-term response strategies.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.365-374
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• 2024

This paper adopts a new approach in which nonlinear vibrations can be controlled using fuzzy controllers by optimal grey evolutionary algorithm. If the fuzzy controller cannot stabilize the systems, then the high frequency is injected into the system to assist the controller, and the system is asymptotically stabilized by adjusting the parameters. This paper uses the GM (grey model) and the neural network prediction model. The structure of the neural network is improved from a single factor, and multiple data inputs are extended to various factors and numerous data inputs. The improved model expands the applicable range of uncontrolled elements and improves the accuracy of controlled prediction, using the model that has been trained and stabilized by multiple learning. The simulation results show that the improved gray neural network model has higher prediction accuracy and reliability than the traditional GM model, improving controlled management and pre-control ability. In the combined prediction, the time series parameters and the predicted values obtained from the GM (1,1) (Grey Model of first order and one variable) are simultaneously used as the input terms of the neural network, considering the influence of the non-equal spacing of the data, which makes the results of the combined gray neural network model more rationalized. By adjusting the model structure and system parameters to simulate and analyze the controlled elements, the corresponding risk change trend graphs and prediction numerical calculation results are obtained, which also realize the effective prediction of controlled elements. According to the controlled warning principle and objective, the fuzzy evaluation method establishes the corresponding early warning response method. The goals of this paper are towards access to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services, promotion of inclusive and sustainable urbanization and participation, implementation of sustainable and disaster-resilient buildings, sustainable human settlement planning and manage.