사면에서의 세류간 토양침식은 빗물방울의 지표면 타격에 의한 토양입자의 박리와 면상흐름에 의한 토사이송의 상호작용에 의한 결과이다. 본 연구는 토양입자를 박리하는 강우동력과 유사이송에 기여하는 면상흐름동력을 토양침식을 위한 에너지 소비율 측면에서 새롭게 정의하고, 강우유발 면상흐름에 의한 세류간 토양침식의 유효동력 함수를 제시하였다. 강우, 경사, 유출과 관계된 인자들에 따른 강우 ․ 면상흐름의 동력을 평가하고, 기존 연구 자료를 바탕으로 이 함수의 상수들을 분석하였다. 또한 강우와 면상흐름 동력의 상대적인 크기 변화는 세류간 토양침식의 물리적 과정과 수문학적 반응을 반영함을 확인하였다. 지표유출 및 토양침식 실측자료를 세류간침식 평가 모형들에 적용한 결과 강우 ․ 면상흐름동력 함수가 가장 높은 정확도를 보여 세류간 토양침식 평가에 적합하다는 것을 확인하였다.

AFACI 회원국 4개국의 수도작 포장의 멸구류 발생 양상을 조사하기 위해서 황색 점착트랩을 이용하여 타락법으로 멸구류 발생 모니터링을 수행하였다. 전반적으로 모든 조사 지점에서 벼멸구의 발생량이 많았으며 상대적으로 흰등멸구의 발생량은 적은 편이었다. 애멸구의 발생은 없었다. 분얼기부터 호숙기까지 벼 멸구류의 발생량은 지속적으로 증가하였으며, 한국의 경우와 다르게 1~2회의 발생 최성기(Peak)가 나타나지 않았다 벼멸구의 경우 모든 조사 지점에서 발생하였으며 스리랑카의 Svay Reang에서 조사기간 동안 평균 1,673마리로 가장 많이 발생하였으며 방글라데시의 Dobila, Hamkuria, 남베트남의 Cho Gao가 각각 1,236마리, 818마리, 666마리 순이었다. 흰등멸구의 경우 조사지점 간 편차가 크게 나타났는데 방글라데시의 Dobila에서는 조사기간 동안 평균 1,163마리가 발생하였으나 남베트남에서는 거의 발생하지 않았다.

Brain MRI 검사에서는 영상을 얻기 위해 RF Pulse를 인체에 조사하게 되는데 이때 조사된 RF Pulse 에너지의 상당부분은 우리 몸에 그대로 흡수되게 되고 이로 인해 인체의 온도가 상승하게 되는데 노출정도에 따라 인체에 영향을 주게 된다. 그리고 같은 RF Pulse 에너지를 주었더라도 인체에 금속이 삽입되었다면 금속으로 인한 전자파 전도도가 증가하기 때문에 SAR가 증가하고 체온도 변화하게 된다. 이에 Brain MRI 검사 시 치아 임플란트의 재료에 따라 발생되는 두부 전체의 SAR와 온도의 변화를 비교 분석하고자 한다. 실험은 인체 두부모델에 1.5Tesla MRI장비에서 발생되는 64MHz RF Pulse 주파수, 3.0Tesla MRI장비에서 발생되는 128MHz RF Pulse 주파수를 조사한 뒤 치아 임플란트 재료를 Titanium과 Al2O3로 변화시킨 경우 두부 전체의 SAR와 온도 변화를 알아본다. 치아 임플란트 재료의 변화에서 Titanium을 사용하였을 때, 두부 전체의 SAR와 온도는 높게 나타났다. 하지만 Al2O3을 사용하였을 때, Titanium보다 두부 전체의 SAR와 온도는 낮게 나타났다. 치아 임플란트의 재료는 금속의 비중이 작은 경금속이면서 전기적 도체인 Titanium과 비교했을 때 전기전도도가 낮은 전기적 부도체인 Al2O3에서 두부 전체의 SAR와 온도는 낮게 나타났다. 치아 임플란트 재료가 Titanium 일 경우 SAR의 최대값은 제한치보다 월등히 높기 때문에 향후 Titanium의 치아 임플란트 재료를 삽입한 환자가 Brain MRI 검사를 할 경우 환자의 생물학적 영향과 관련된 연구가 필 요할 것이다. 또한, 치아 임플란트 시술 시 Titanium보다는 Al2O3 재질의 치아 임플란트를 사용하는 것이 Br ain MRI 검사에서 인체 두부 전체의 SAR와 온도를 감소시키는 방안이라는 점을 발견할 수 있었다.

The growth of Bandung’s tourism industry has had a massive impact on the hotel sector. Most tourists visiting Bandung are domestic tourists and tend to be modest spenders fitting the profile of a mid-market (2/3 star) hotel guest. As competition has increased mid-market hotels have come under pressure from upmarket (4/5 star) and budget hotels committed to cutting prices. There is also competition with the midmarket hotel sector, which means that the 2/3 star hotels have to keep innovating in order to remain competitive. This study uses the Service Quality framework to describe customer expectations and identify gaps in hotel services. A questionnaire survey of 105 local tourists who had stayed in 2/3 star hotels in Bandung showed that the most important dimension is responsiveness, following by reliability, assurance, tangibles and empathy. Thus we conclude that local tourists’ primary expectations are that hotels will deliver the service they have promised, be responsive to guests’ needs and comply with service standards. Furthermore, these findings validate the earlier prediction that comparing 2/3 star hotel with 5/4 start hotel, the customers are having preliminary knowledge on facilities limitation and friendliness. Tourists using 2/3 star hotels tend to be prepared to accept limited facilities and less friendly staff service.

본 연구에서는 ANFIS 기반의 유황별 댐 예측유입량 산정 기법(Flow regime-based ANFIS Dam Inflow Prediction, FADIP)을 개발하고, 이를 단 순 ANFIS 기반 댐 예측유입량 산정 기법(ANFIS Dam Inflow Prediction, ADIP)과 비교 평가하였다. 대상유역은 국내 주요 다목적댐인 충주댐 유역과 소양강댐 유역을 선정하였으며, 입력자료로 댐 유입량, 강수량, 장기기상예보 자료를 사용하였다. 모델의 훈련 및 보정기간으로 충주댐 유역은 1987~2010년, 소양강댐 유역은 1984~2010년을 선정하였다. 검정기간은 두 유역 모두 2011~2016년을 활용하였다. 훈련 및 보정결과 FADIP 는 ADIP에 비해 평수기, 저수기에 훈련이 개선되는 것으로 나타났다. 검정결과 ADIP는 통계모델의 학습방법 특성상 일반적인 사상에 학습이 이루어져, 저수기에 예측성이 떨어지는 것으로 나타났다. 반면 FADIP는 ADIP에 비해 전기간의 정확도가 향상되었으며, 특히 평수기와 저수기에 예측성이 우수하였다. 따라서 FADIP는 다목적댐 이수관리에 활용성이 높을 것으로 판단된다.

본 연구에서는 충주댐 유역에 대해 앙상블 유량예측기법의 강우-유출 모델 매개변수, 입력자료에 따른 불확실성 분석을 수행하였다. 앙상블 유량예측기법으로는 ESP (Ensemble Streamflow Prediction) 기법과 BAYES-ESP (Bayesian-ESP) 기법을 활용하였으며, 강우-유출 모델로는 ABCD를 활용하였다. 모델 매개변수에 따른 불확실성 분석은 GLUE (Generalized Likelihood Uncertainty Estimation) 기법을 적용하였으며, 입력자료에 따른 불확실성 분석은 유량예측 앙상블에 활용되는 기상시나리오의 기간에 따라 수행하였다. 연구결과 앙상블 유량예측 기법은 입력자료 보다 모델 매개변수의 영향을 크게 받았으며, 20년 이상의 관측 기상자료가 확보되었을 때 활용하는 것이 적절하였다. 또한 BAYES-ESP는 ESP에 비해 불확실성을 감소시킬 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 불확실성 분석을 통해 앙상블 유량예측기법의 특징을 규명하고 오차의 원인을 분석하였다는 점에서 가치가 있다고 판단된다.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of fresh-cut lettuce after a washing treatment with aqueous thyme extracts of differing concentration. Four different concentrations of thyme extract were employed: 0.001% (w/v, TEA), 0.005% (w/v, TEB), 0.01% (w/v, TEC), 0.05% (w/v, TED), while distilled water was used as a control. Measurements of O2 concentration, CO2 concentration, total aerobic bacteria, CIE L*, a*, b*, browning index, total phenolic contents and enzymatic activities were investigated on day 0, 1, 3, 5, and 7 at 10 . The O2 concentration in TEB were higher than those in other samples during storage, and the CO2 concentration in TEB and TEC were significantly lower than in other samples on day 7. There was no significant difference in the total aerobic bacteria counts between treatments (p<0.05). The samples treated with TEB and TEC showed higher L* (lightness) values, but lower browning indexes, total phenolic compound levels, and enzymatic activities (polyphenol oxidase, peroxidase) than other samples during storage. Specifically, on day 7, the browning index of Cont reached 0.25, while those in the TEB and TEC were about 0.15. The L* in Cont decreased from 69.50 to 58.92, while TEB and TEC were values of 65.61 and 63.20, respectively. These results reveal that 0.005-0.01% thyme extract was effective as a washing treatment inhibited the browning of fresh-cut lettuce and is thus expected to be a useful natural extract for maintaining the quality of fresh-cut lettuce.

Patients with type II diabetes mellitus are more susceptible to colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence than non-diabetics. The anti-diabetic drug metformin is most commonly prescribed for the treatment of this disease and has recently shown antitumor effect in preclinical studies. The aberrant mutational activation in the components of RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK and PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway is very frequently observed in CRC. We previously reported that metformin inhibits the phosphorylation of ERK and BEZ235, a dual inhibitor of PI3K and mTOR, has anti-tumor activity against HCT15 CRC cells harboring mutations of KRAS and PIK3CA. Therefore, we hypothesized that simultaneous inhibition of two pathways by combining metformin with BEZ235 could be more effective in the suppression of proliferation than single agent treatment in HCT15 CRC cells. Here, we investigated the combinatory effect of metformin and BEZ235 on the cell survival in HCT15 CRC cells. Our study shows that both of the two signaling pathways can be blocked by this combinational strategy: metformin suppressed both pathways by inhibiting the phosphorylation of ERK, 4E-BP1 and S6, and BEZ235 suppressed PI3K/AKT/ mTOR pathway by reducing the phosphorylation of 4E-BP1 and S6. This combination treatment synergistically reduced cell viability. The combination index (CI) values ranged from 0.44 to 0.88, indicating synergism for the combination. These results offer a preclinical rationale for the potential therapeutic option for the treatment of CRC.

The study investigated the efficacy of four different essential oils on the repellent responses of large black chafer (Holotrichia parallela) Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in organic pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) orchards. Cinnamon, pine, peppermint, and eucalyptus oils were used, and the behavioral responses and repellent effects against H. parallela were investigated under laboratory and field conditions. Adult beetle responses to different oils were examined using a Y-tube olfactometer in the laboratory and four absorbent blocks with each oil in the field. The repellent responses rates of H. parallela were 100% for cinnamon oil; however, only 67% of adult beetles avoided peppermint and eucalyptus oil in the Y-tube olfactometer bioassay. In the field tests, the least damage to leaves was observed on trees treated with cinnamon oil, whereas the most damage was observed in the control (non-treated) trees and those treated with peppermint oil, followed by eucalyptus and pine oil. Therefore, cinnamon oil can be used as a repellent to avoid damage form large black chafers in organic pear orchards.

The efficacy of different control techniques against the large black chafer, Holotrichia parallela Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), in organic pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) orchards was evaluated. In this study, field trials were conducted in three locations in Korea—Naju, Hampyeong, and Boseong—to evaluate different techniques to suppress these beetles. Pheromone traps, bio-insecticides (Hongmengye and Melchungdaejang), and a combination of the two were applied as treatments. In Naju, Hampyeong, and Boseong, the highest number of adult H. parallela were caught in the control plots (n=45, n=39, and n=20, respectively), while the fewest were caught in the pheromone plus bio-insecticide plot (n=19) in Naju and in the combined treatment plot in Hampyeong (n=10). In Naju, the greatest leaf damage was observed in the control (66%), and in all locations (Naju, Boseong, and Hampyeong), the least damage occurred in the combined treatment plots (42%, 36%, and 24%, respectively). Regarding the tree canopy, the greatest leaf damage was observed in the upper canopy, and less damage was observed in the lower canopy. These results demonstrate that the combination of sex pheromone traps and bio-insecticides can be used to manage H. parallela in organic pear orchards.

The aim of this project was to explore the potential of the torrefaction treatment for upgrading sewage sludge into valuable product. An ancillary investigation on the cold fluidization and the behavior of sewage sludge was analyzed. The effects of the main torrefaction variables, temperature and residence time, on the performance parameters such as fixed carbon, calorific value; molar ratios, ultimate and proximate analysis, chemical exergy etc. were investigated for torrefied sewage sludge. Results for both the reactors showed that the thermochemical transformations that sewage sludge underwent, as a results of the release of volatile matter due to thermal decomposition of its organic constituents, resulted in significant improvement of their chemical and physical properties. Results obtained from this study showed that despite the leverage that fluidized bed offers (heat and mass transfer) fixed bed configuration was more pronounced for torrefaction of sewage sludge. However, a decisive conclusion cannot be made at this stage as more detail study would be required to draw a definitive conclusion over the preference of reactor for torrefaction.

현재 국내 도시 생활쓰레기 및 산업쓰레기의 처리 시, 매립지 부족과 침출수 등으로 인한 2차 오염문제로 매립처리 방법은 우리나라에서는 적절치 않다. 하지만 쓰레기의 소각처리의 경우, 소각으로 인한 열작감량이 매우 크고 폐에너지 회수의 장점도 있기에 국내 쓰레기의 처리는 소각에 많이 의존하고 있다. 또한 국내 대체에너지의 목표치가 높아지는 상황에서 폐기물의 대체 에너지가 큰 역할을 해 주어야 한다. 폐기물 고형연료를 연소하는 과정 중에는 여러 문제점이 있는데, 설비의 고온 부식의 영향 및 연소로 내 국부적인 가열로 인한 설비의 파손, 연소로 내 불규칙적 유동현상으로 인한 연소 장애 등이 있다. 따라서 앞에서 말한 문제점들을 보안하며 보일러의 안정적인 운전 및 열효율 향상을 위해서는 기본적으로 연소로 내 유동현상을 정확히 예측할 수 있어야 한다. 이를 위해 우리는 상용화 되고 있는 50ton/day 이상 Stoker 보일러 현장 운전조건을 대입, Ansys CFD Fluent.18을 사용하여 시뮬레이션을 진행하였다. 연소로 내 열의 유동해석, 배출가스의 흐름 등을 예측하여 연소장애의 원인을 찾아보고 이에 맞는 대안을 찾기 위한 연구를 하였다.

국내 남성에게서 많이 발생하는 전립선암을 대상으로, 근접치료 시 나노입자 사용에 따른 선량을 평가하여 기초자료를 제시하고자 하였다. 선량평가는 몬테카를로 시뮬레이션 기법인 MCNPX 프로그램을 이용하였다. 선원은 국내 HDR장비에 다용하는 192Ir으로 선정하고 나노입자는 금, 가돌리늄, 산화철, 요오드를 사용하였다. 그 결과 표적장기인 전립선은 나노입자를 사용 시, 사용하지 않은 경우에 비해 모두 흡수선량이 높게 나타났다. 특히 금 나노입자가 3.13E-03 J/kg·e의 값으로 가장 높았다. 주변장기 및 주변인에 대한 선량은 나노입자 사용에 따른 차이가 크지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 나노입자 사용은 치료가능비를 상승시켜 치료효율을 증가시킬 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

The analysis of the high-resolution spectra of 31 Magellanic Clouds Cepheid variables enabled the identification of thorium lines. The abundances of thorium were found with spectrum synthesis method. The calculated thorium abundances exhibit correlations with the abundances of other chemical elements and atmospheric parameters of the program stars. These correlations are similar for both Clouds. The correlations of iron abundances of thorium, europium, neodymium, and yttrium relative to the pulsational periods are different in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), namely the correlations are negative for LMC and positive or close to zero for SMC. One of the possible explanations can be the higher activity of nucleosynthesis in SMC with respect to LMC in the recent several hundred million years.

The reanalysis of the previously published abundance pattern of mild barium star HD202109 (ζ Cyg) and the chemical compositions of 129 thin disk barium stars facilitated the search for possible correlations of different stellar parameters with second ionization potentials of chemical elements. Results show that three valuable correlations exist in the atmospheres of barium stars. The first is the relationship between relative abundances and second ionization potentials. The second is the age dependence of mean correlation coefficients of relative abundances vs. second ionization potentials, and the third one is the changes in correlation coefficients of relative abundances vs. second ionization potentials as a function of stellar spatial velocities and overabundances of s-process elements. These findings demonstrate the possibility of hydrogen and helium accretion from the interstellar medium on the atmospheres of barium stars.

AUDIT-K(한국형 알코올 중독 간이선별 검사법)을 이용하여 일상적으로 생활하고 있는 상당수의 잠재적인 위험 음주자들을 선별 할 수 있었으며 연령, 종교, 결혼여부, 직업, 소득음주사망 가족력, 음주시작 연령, 흡연, BMI(체질량지수)는 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었으며, 학력, 음주기간만 통계적으로 유의하였다. 이러한 결과는 교육을 더 받은 사람의 남성이 알코올 소비가 더 높다고 한 선행연구와 부합하는 결과를 나타내었으며 교육수준 또한 무엇을 어떻게 배웠는가에 따른 차이를 살펴 볼 필요가 있음을 시사하며, 교육에 따른 알코올 소비도 각각 다른 결과를 나타냄을 알 수 있다. 또한 나이가 적을수록 술을 많이 마시면 음주기간이 길어질 것이고 기존의 음주시작 연령에 대한 연구와 일치하는 결과가 나타났다. 본 연구에서는 음주 기간이 알코올 사용 장애의 가장 큰 요인이었으며 음주 기간을 단축하기 위한 방법으로는 음주 시작연령을 최대한 늦출 수 있는 국가 정부 제도의 대책 및 교육이 필요하다고 생각된다.

The purpose of this study is to present the results as basic data for establishing proper storage conditions and distribution conditions of actual farms at point of increasing concern about hygiene and palatabiltiy of consumers to food. In this study, three farmhouses of dried persimmons prepared using different storage conditions were selected in Sangju (Korea). The dried persimmons were stored for 90 days. Changes in temperature and humidity were measured with a temperature and humidity recorder under each storage condition, and physicochemical analysis and sensory evaluation were performed. The average temperatures of farmhouse A, B and C were approximately -22--23℃, -19--18℃ and -25℃ respectively. The humidities of A, B and C were 62-63%, 59-60%, and 66-67%, respectively, and the moisture contents of all farmhouses increased during the storage period, with farmhouse B showing the most rapid increase. Free sugars increased, except for those from farmhouse C. Persimmons from farmhouse B showed the greatest changes in chewiness and hardness. The values of a* and b* were significantly decreased in persimmons from farmhouse B, and the color difference value of farmhouse B was dramatically increased. Sensory evaluation showed that the color preference tended to decrease compared with the initial value. Only farmhouse B showed decreased overall acceptability. Moreover, farmhouse B had the highest storage temperature and lowest humidity. Therefore, our results showed that storage at a low temperature and high humidity was important for manufacturing high-quality dried persimmons.

These days, corporate risk management has become a major concern in the corporate world. Companies in the global environment are exposed to diverse kinds of risks that are affecting the decisions of investors and other stakeholders. Therefore, companies are expected to not only identify and manage risks but also voluntarily report the same to the stakeholders. Increasingly, standard setters and regulators are requiring firms to disclose such information. On the contrary, there also exists a perception that risk reporting can create a negative impression among the stakeholders about the future of the company. In line with such growing dilemma for risk disclosures, the issue of corporate risk reporting (CRR) has been receiving immense emphasis from the accounting academicians. The main objective of this article is to conduct a comprehensive literature review on corporate risk disclosures. In order to fulfill this objective, at first, a summary of the relevant available literature is presented to identify the current regulations on risk reporting, existing trends of CRR research and theories applied in research. Then, through analysis, several research avenues are identified. It is expected that if these dimensions are explored by the future researchers, a better and broader understanding of the risk reporting practices can be achieved.

In this study, a lab-scale experiment was conducted to derive the optimal torrefaction conditions for upscaling food waste torrefaction to generate solid fuel. Basic characteristic analyses (a proximate analysis, elemental analysis, calorific value and thermogravimetric analysis) were conducted and further used to develop experimental conditions during upscaling. Based on the characteristics analysis, the experiments were conducted by varying the heating rates by 5, 10 and 15oC/min, varying the torrefaction temperature from 200 to 550oC at an interval of 50oC and varying the torrefaction residence time from 0 to 50 minutes at an interval of 10 minutes. The heating rates were varied and only carried out for the combustion experiments of the torrefied product at a temperature range of 50 to 800oC. The results show that the optimal torrefaction temperature and residence time of food waste torrefaction were 250 ~ 350oC and 30 ~ 40 minutes, respectively.

Rubia cordifolia has been used to treat diseases for many years in China and India. Although the biological properties and major compounds of R. cordifolia have been extensively studied, the underlying mechanisms of its biological effects remain elusive. In terms of immunological effects, anti-inflammation effect of macrophage (Raw 264.7) simply has been reported. In this study, R. cordifolia was extracted in 70% ethanol and the extract did not affect to macrophage (Raw 264.7) pro-inflammation and T cell (Molt-4). However, in mast cell (RBL-2H3), it showed inhibition of degranulation. The inducing inhibitory effect on degranulation was related to concentration dependent variation in phosphorylation of ERK-1/2 and upregulating the JNK phosphorylation in RBL-2H3 cells. Based on these data, we concluded that R. cordifolia newly have anti-allergenic effects in RBL-2H3 and might be used as a therapeutic agent to treat or prevent allergic diseases such as asthma and atopic dermatitis.