• 설비공학논문집
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• 제15권10호
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• pp.870-878
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• 2003

The maintenance of thermal equilibrium between the human body and its environment is one of the primary requirements for health, wellbeing and comfort. For the effective control of indoor thermal environment, thermostat or humidistat is used. But, it is not sufficient to control the indoor thermal environment using only one or two parameters as human response for the indoor comfortable environment. So an environmental thermal index is required for the control of indoor thermal environment effectively. In this study, a PMV sensor has been developed which has integrated from various kinds of individual sensors for temperature, humidity, air velocity, radiant temperature. After applying the PMV and PPD equation, it is possible to monitor the indoor thermal environment with the sensor system, which is adopted to the circuit for optimization according to the human response with the metabolic rate and activities. The measurement was carried out to verify the performance of the integrated sensor system in comparison with existing measurement system, the PMV meter. As a result, the possibility of applying the PMV sensor to control the indoor thermal environment simultaneously was examined.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.399-404
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• 2019

Scabies is a parasitic skin infection with intense itching. Scabies infection seriously impairs quality of life, while outbreaks in medical institutions cause financial losses. This study aimed to present the annual and seasonal trend of prevalence of scabies in the national population. Scabies cases were extracted from National Health Insurance Service database and its epidemiologic characteristics were assessed. To analyze the seasonality of scabies occurrence, temperature and humidity were included in the model as weather factors, and the per capita gross national income index was adjusted. The annual prevalence by age group was 0.56-0.69 per 1,000 persons until the age of 40 years and peaked at 3.0-4.1 per 1,000 persons in the age group over 80 years. The number of women diagnosed with scabies has been consistently higher compared to that of men since 2010. Mean number of cases diagnosed as scabies was lowest in spring, approximately 4,000 cases, when the average temperature was less than $5^{\circ}C$ at 2 months prior, whereas more than 6,000 scabies cases occurred in autumn when temperatures exceeded $25^{\circ}C$ at 2 months prior. This study presents the epidemiological characteristics and seasonality of all cases nationwide over 8 years and will help to establish control policies.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2021년도 학술발표회
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• pp.96-96
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• 2021

수문기상인자 중 하나인 증발산량은 수자원 계획 및 관리 시 고려되며, 특히 물수지 모형 등의 입력자료로 활용된다. 우리나라를 포함한 각국 기상청 및 국제기구에서는 직접 관측이 아닌 FAO56 Penman-Monteith(PM)을 통해 증발산량을 산출하고 있다. FAO56 PM 방법은 복사(radiation), 대기온도(air temperature), 습도(humidity), 풍속(wind speed) 등의 기상인자로부터 기준증발산량(reference evapotransipiration)을 추정하며, 상대적으로 높은 정확성을 보여준다. 그러나 FAO56 PM 방법은 많은 기상인자를 요구하므로 미계측 유역을 포함한 일부지역에 대한 증발산량 자료 구축이 어려운 실정이다. 또한, 기준증발산량의 특성이 시간에 따라 변화하므로 비정상성(nonstationary)을 고려한 분석이 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 온도인자 기반의 대체모형(surrogate model)을 개발하여 기준증발산량의 비정상성을 고려하고자 한다. 한강유역에 위치한 관측소를 대상으로 모형을 개발하였으며, 시간에 따라 변동하는 기준증발산량의 특성을 고려하기 위해 Bayesian 추론기법을 통해 매개변수를 시간에 따라 추정하였다. 또한, 본 연구에서는 대체모형으로 산정된 증발산량을 활용해 가뭄지수인 EDDI(evaporative demand drought index)를 제시하였다. 가뭄 모니터링 및 조기 경보 안내를 위해 개발된 EDDI를 활용하여 기존 가뭄보다 빠르게 진행되는 초단기 가뭄(flash drought)를 평가하였다. 본 연구에서 개발된 모형은 미계측 지역에서도 적용이 가능하므로 수자원분야에서 활용성이 높을 것으로 사료된다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.1121-1129
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• 2024

Objective: Objective of the study was to reduce heat stress in Murrah buffaloes and maintain their milk production and other vital functions during heat stress. Methods: A total of 21 dyads of calf-mother Murrah buffalo were selected for the study and equally divided in 3 treatment groups. First treatment group was restricted calf contact (RCC), second treatment group was fence line calf contact (FCC) and third treatment groups fence line calf contact and heat stress protection (FCC-HSP [time-controlled fan-fogger system] in the shed). Present study was conducted from April to mid-September 2021. Results: Maximum temperature and temperature humidity index in FCC-HSP shed were significantly (p<0.05) lower than that in FCC and RCC shed. Higher (p<0.05) mean daily milk yield in both the treatment groups FCC (10.36±0.30) and FCC-HSP (10.97±0.31) than RCC (8.29±0.41) was recorded. Though no significant difference between FCC and FCC-HSP in daily milk yield but FCC-HSP yielded 600 gm more milk than FCC. Pulse rate (PR) and respiration rate (RR) were lowest in FCC-HSP followed by FCC and RCC, respectively. Cortisol and prolactin levels were lower (p<0.05) in FCC-HSP followed by FCC and RCC, respectively. Conclusion: Hence, FCC along with heat stress ameliorative measures helped the buffaloes to be free of stress and maintain milk yield during heat stress period of the year in tropical conditions.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.319-327
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• 2001

The objective of this study is to clarify the effect of thermal radiation environments on human thermal comfort, depending on different canyon types and surface materials on the human thermal comfort in a housing complex in Pohang city, Korea. For this purpose, the operative temperature and new effective temperature were calculated based on the modified mean radiant temperature of canyon models variated by the existence of direct radiation existence, surface materials, and the width and length of the street spaces in a housing complex. These indices for the canyon have been calculated from the meteorological data of Pohang city, which include air temperature, relative humidity, air velocity, global solar radiation and cloud. And the monthly averages of these climate factors measured at noon have been used. The results are as follows: (1) It is revealed that the short-wave radiosity reached the human body is affected by direct solar radiation and surface materials, and the long-wave radiosity by canyon types. (2) The existence of direct solar radiation, the kinds of surface materials and canyon types affect operative temperature($OT_n$) and new effective temperature($ET^*{_n}$). (3) The analysis of the human heat balance in the canyon indicates that the influence of radiation on human body is marc likely to be affected by the existence of direct solar radiation on human model.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제64권4호
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• pp.782-791
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of multiple cooling systems and different drinking water temperatures (DWT) on the performance of sows and their hair cortisol levels during heat stress. In this study, the effect of four different cooling systems: air conditioner (AC), cooling pad (CP), snout cooling (SC), and mist spray (MS), and two DWT, namely low water temperature (LWT) and high water temperature (HWT) on 48 multiparous sows (Landrace × Yorkshire; 242.84 ± 2.89 kg) was tested. The experiment is based on the use of eight replicas during a 21-days test. Different behaviors were recorded under different cooling treatments in sows. As a result, behaviors such as drinking, standing, and position change were found to be lower in sows under the AC and CP treatments than in those under the SC and MS treatments. Lying behavior increased under the AC and CP systems as compared with that under the SC and MS, systems. The average daily feed intake (ADFI) in sows and weight at weaning in piglets was higher under the AC, CP, and LWT treatments than under the SC, MS and HWT treatments. Sows subjected to SC and MS treatment showed higher hair cortisol levels, rectal temperature, and respiratory rate during lactation than those under AC and CP treatments. Hair cortisol levels, rectal temperature, and respiratory rate were also higher under the HWT than under the LWT treatment. As per the results of this study, the LWT has no significant effect on any of the behavioral factors. Taken together, the use of AC and CP cooling treatment is highly recommended to improve the behavior and to reduce the stress levels in lactating sows.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.148-156
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• 2011

산불발생 위험성이 높은 봄철(2~5월)을 대상으로 2000년부터 2008년까지의 한반도 황사 관측 유무에 따른 산불발생과의 상관관계를 알아보고 황사로 인한 산불발생 패턴을 파악하기 위하여 9개의 황사 영향권역을 설정한 후 황사가 관측된 날과 황사가 관측되지 않았던 전 후 3일에 대한 지역별 자료를 ArcGIS 9.2에서 1km${\times}$1km 공간 해상도로 거리역산가중(IDW) 분석을 실시하였다. 그리고 산불발화지 인근 기상관측소의 기온, 상대습도, 풍속 자료는 황사가 있던 날과 없던 전 후 3일에 대한 산불발생패턴을 파악하고 황사와 산불발생위험의 상관분석을 실시하였다. 2000~2008년 황사 관측은 3월에 36회, 4월에 30회 순으로 발생하였고, 권역별로는 황사빈도가 경기와 충북 권역에서 가장 높게 나타났다. 황사관측 유무에 따른 지역별 산불발생빈도는 황사 3일 전이 가장 높게 나타났으며, 경기와 강원 영서 권역이 경계한 인접지역과 충청 및 경북 내륙에서 가장 높게 나타났다. 반대로 경남 권역은 2건 이하로 가장 낮은 산불발생빈도를 보였다. 황사관측 유무에 따른 산불발생과 위험지수의 상관관계는 황사 전 후 3일에만 상관계수($R^2$)가 0.50038과 0.53978로 1% 유의수준에서 상관하는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 황사가 관측된 날에는 서로 상관하지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 산불발생빈도와 기상과의 관계를 분석한 결과는 황사관측 유무 모두에서 풍속이 산불발생과 1% 유의수준에 -0.58623 ~ -0.61245로 상관이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 또한 상대습도는 황사관측 일과 3일 후에 -0.2568, -0.35309(p${\leq}$0.01)로 유의한 것으로 나타났으며, 황사3일 전은 -0.23701(p${\leq}$0.05)의 상관을 보였다. 그러나 평균기온은 황사관측 유무에 따라 산불발생이 전혀 상관하지 않았다. 따라서 우리나라 산불의 대부분은 인위적으로 발생하기 때문에 지역별로 황사 관측 유무에 따라 야외활동의 증감이 산불발생에 영향을 주는 것으로 판단되며, 기상 요소 중에서 평균풍속은 황사 관측과 무관하게 산불발생에 가장 큰 영향을 주었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.652-658
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• 2016

Twenty $Pelibuey{\times}Katahdin$ ewes ($35{\pm}2.3kg$) were used to determine the effects of the consumption of standardized plant extract containing a mixture of quaternary benzophenanthridine alkaloids and protopine alkaloids (QBA+PA) on growth performance, dietary energetics, visceral mass, and ruminal epithelial health in heat-stressed ewes fed with a high-energy corn-based diet. The basal diet (13.9% crude protein and 2.09 Mcal of net energy [NE] of maintenance/kg of dry matter) contained 49.7% starch and 15.3% neutral detergent fiber. Source of QBA+PA was Sangrovit RS (SANG) which contains 3 g of quaternary benzophenathridine and protopine alkaloids per kg of product. Treatments consisted of a daily consumption of 0 or 0.5 g SANG/ewe. Ewes were grouped by weight and assigned to 10 pens (5 pens/treatment), with two ewes per pen. The experimental period lasted 70 days. The mean temperature humidity index during the course of this experiment was $81.7{\pm}1.0$ (severe heat stress). There were no treatment effects on water intake. Dry matter intake was not affected (p = 0.70) by treatments, but the group fed SANG had a numerically (11.2%) higher gain in comparison to the control group, SANG improved gain efficiency (8.3%, p = 0.04), dietary NE (5.2%, p<0.01) and the observed-to-expected NE (5.9%, p<0.01). Supplemental SANG did not affect ($p{\geq}0.12$) carcass characteristics, chemical composition of shoulder, and organ weights (g/kg empty body weight) of stomach complex, intestines, and heart/lung. Supplemental SANG decreased liver weight (10.3%, p = 0.02) and increased visceral fat (16.9%, p = 0.02). Rumen epithelium of ewes fed SANG had lower scores for cellular dropsical degeneration (2.08 vs 2.34, p = 0.02), parakeratosis (1.30 vs 1.82, p = 0.03) and neutrophil infiltration (2.08 vs 2.86, p = 0.05) than controls. It is concluded that SANG supplementation helped ameliorate the negative effects of severe heat on growth performance of feedlot ewes fed high-energy corn-based diets. Improvement in energetic efficiency may have been mediated, in part, by anti-inflammatory effects of supplemental SANG and corresponding enhancement of nutrient uptake.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.411-417
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• 2017

광도, 포차와 같은 환경요인과 엽면적 지수와 같은 생육요인은 증산 속도를 변화시키는 중요한 변수이다. 본 연구에서는 Penman-Monteith의 증산 모델과 인공신경망(ANN)에 학습에 의한 증산속도 추정값을 비교하는 것을 목표로 하였다. 파프리카(Capsicum annuum L. cv. Fiesta)의 증산속도 추정은 로드셀을 이용한 배지의 중량변화를 통해 계산하였다. 온도, 상대습도, 배지 중량 데이터는 1분 단위로 2개월간 수집하였다. 증산량은 일차식으로는 정확한 추정이 어렵기 때문에, 기존의 Penman-Monteith식에 보정 광도를 사용한 수정식 Shin 등(2014)을 사용하였다. 이와는 별개로 ANN을 사용하여 증산량을 추정 비교하였다. 이를 위하여 광도, 온도, 습도, 엽면적지수, 시간을 사용한 입력층과 5개의 은닉층으로 구성된 ANN을 구축하였다. 각 은닉층의 퍼셉트론 개수는 가장 정확성이 높은 512개로 하였다. 검증 결과, 보정된 Penman-Monteith 모델식의 $R^2=0.82$이었고, ANN의 $R^2=0.94$로 나타났다. 따라서 ANN은 일반적인 모델식에 비해 정확한 증산량 추정이 가능한 것으로 나타났고, 추후 수경재배의 효율적인 관수전략 수립에 있어 적용 가능할 것으로 판단되었다.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.773-787
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• 2020

In the injection molding process, the controlling stability of products quality is a very important factor in terms of productivity. Even when the optimum process conditions for the desired product quality are applied, uncontrollable external factors such as ambient temperature and humidity cause inevitable changes in the state of the melt resin, mold temperature. etc. Therefore, it is very difficult to maintain prodcut quality. In this study, a system that learns the correlation between process variables and product weight through artificial neural networks and predicts process conditions for the target weight was established. Then, when a disturbance occurs in the injection molding process and fluctuations in the weight of the product occur, the stability control of the product quality was performed by ANN predicting a new process condition for the change of weight. In order to artificially generate disturbance in the injection molding process, controllable factors were selected and changed among factors not learned in the ANN model. Initially, injection molding was performed with a polypropylene having a melt flow index of 10 g/10min, and then the resin was replaced with a polypropylene having a melt floiw index of 33 g/10min to apply disturbance. As a result, when the disturbance occurred, the deviation of the weight was -0.57 g, resulting in an error of -1.37%. Using the control method proposed in the study, through a total of 11 control processes, 41.57 g with an error of 0.00% in the range of 0.5% deviation of the target weight was measured, and the weight was stably maintained with 0.15±0.07% error afterwards.