This study measured temperatures and albedos of urban surfaces for different colors and materials during summer, and calculated the energy budget over different urban surfaces to find out the thermal performance affecting the heat built-up. The study selected six surface colors and 13 materials common in urban landscape. Their surface temperatures (Ts) and albedos were measured at a given time interval in the daytime from June to August. Average Ts over summer season for asphalt-colored brick was 4.0℃ higher than that for light red-colored one and 9.7℃ higher than that for white-colored one. The Ts for artificial surface materials of asphalt paving, brown brick wall, and green concrete wall was 6.0℃ higher than that for natural and semi-natural ones of grass, grassy block, and planted concrete wall. There was the greatest difference of 16.3℃ at midafternoon in the Ts between asphalt paving and planted concrete wall. Average albedo over summer season of surface materials ranged from 0.08 for asphalt paving to 0.67 for white concrete wall. This difference in the albedo was associated with a maximum of 15.7℃ difference at midafternoon in the Ts. Increasing the albedo by 0.1 (from 0.22 to 0.32) reduced the Ts by about 1.3℃. Average storage heat at midday by natural and semi-natural surfaces of grass and grassy block was about 10% lower than that by artificial ones of asphalt, light-red brick, and concrete. Reflected radiation, which ultimately contributes to heating the urban atmosphere, was 3.7 times greater for light-red brick and concrete surfaces than for asphalt surface. Thus, surfaces with in-between tone and color are more effective than dark- or white-colored ones, and natural or semi-natural surfaces are much greater than artificial ones in improving the urban thermal environment. This study provides new information on correlation between Ts and air temperature, relationship between albedo and Ts, and the energy budget.

보습제는 피부과에서 가장 흔하게 사용하는 제품 중 하나로, 피부장벽을 유지시키고 피부가 촉촉하고 건강하게 보이게 하며, 영유아의 정상적인 피부발달에 매우 중요하게 작용한다. 하지만 보습제 도포가 정상 영유아의 피부에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지에 대한 연구는 제한적이다. 이에 건강한 정상 영유아에서 일반적인 보습제 도포가 피부에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 본 연구를 진행하였다. 31명의 피부염이 동반되지 않는 건강한 6 - 36개월 연령의 영유아를 대상으로, 하루 2회 목욕 후 눈과 기저귀 착용 부위를 제외한 전신에 존슨즈 베이비 내츄럴너리싱 로션을 4주간 도포하였다. 임상적 평가는 도포 전후, 1주, 4주에 실시하였다. 매 방문시 피부수분도와 경표피수분손실도, 피부산도 및 거칠기를 측정하였으며 피부표면을 촬영하여 비교하였고 보습제 도포 후 발생한 피부 발진을 포함한 모든 부작용을 기록하였다. 보습제 도포 후 피부수분도는 통계적으로 유의하게 증가하였으며, 경표피수분손실도와 거칠기는 통계적으로 유의하게 감소하였다. 피부산도는 약산성으로 조절되었으며, 육안적으로 피부표면은 매끄럽게 변화한 것이 관찰되었다. 임상 시험 기간 동안 부작용은 관찰되지 않았다. 본 실험을 통해 보습제 도포가 영유아의 피부에 있어 수분을 증가시키고, 피부장벽기능 증강과 약산성의 피부산도 조절 및 거칠기의 호전을 야기하며, 4주간의 보습제 도포가 미치는 영향의 정도를 확인할 수 있었다.

The relationship between international trade and foreign direct investment has been become one of the most important issues among scholars’ researches. The majority of scholars made promoting effects of foreign direct investment in the export trade as their main research content, which focused on the relationship between foreign direct investment and trade effects in the host country to verify alternative or complementary effects. Recently, they have begun to regard the home country as the research object, with the latest trade gravity model to study the FDI’s effect in the home country’s import and export trade. This paper elaborates the theory of Chinese foreign direct investment and trade effects, which highlights China’s foreign direct investment of trade effects, influencing factors of these effects and their path mechanism. Followed by the performance of the gravity model, empirical test comes that the external direct investment contributes to trade creation and regional differences, and put forward policy suggestions accordingly.

본 연구에서는 상백피의 소화효소 저해활성과 3T3-L1 전지방세포의 분화 억제능을 기반으로 항비만 효능소재로 서의 활용가능성을 평가하였다. 상백피의 에탄올 추출물 (MRE)은 α-amylase와 α-glucosidase, pancreatic lipase를 활 용한 소화효소 저해활성 평가 실험에서 각각 7.86±0.36, 0.12±0.03, 7.93±0.11 mg/mL 의 IC50 값을 보이며 우수한 억제 활성을 나타냈다. 또한 3T3-L1 전지방세포를 활용한 세포분화억제효능실험에서 MRE 처리군의 세포내 지방 축 적율은 농도 의존적으로 감소되었다. 상백피의 항비만 작 용 기전을 구명하기 위하여 adipogenesis 및 lipogenesis와 관련된 유전자 발현양상을 분석한 결과, 상백피 추출물 처 리군에서는 생체내 지방대사 조절에 중요한 역할을 하는 FAS와 ACC 뿐 아니라 adipogenesis와 lipogenesis와 관련된 주요 전사요소인 PPARγ와 C/EBPα, SREBP-1c의 유전자 발현이 현저하게 억제되었다. qRT-PCR 분석 결과, 상백피 추출물의 anti-adipogenesis 효능은 전사단계에서의 관련 유 전자 발현억제에 기인한다고 판단되었다. 본 실험결과 상 백피 추출물은 전지방세포의 분화와 세포내 지질합성을 저해하고 비만과 관련 된 소화효소에 대한 저해활성을 나타 내었다. 이러한 결과를 기반으로 상백피의 비만 예방 소재 로서의 잠재적인 가능성을 확인하였다.

The objective of the research was to study the determinants affecting the decision to study nautical science program within a Thai maritime institute in preparation for working post-graduation as a ship officer on a merchant ship. The samples are classified by institute, academic year, cumulative score level, domicile, and parent's monthly income. The total sample of study was 386 Thai merchant marine students. The data collection method was a one to five rating scale questionnaire. The statistical methods applied in analyzing the data were percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, one way analysis of variance and a Sheffe's test. The study shows seven factors that influenced the decision in descending order; expectations, tuition and scholarships, selection system, quality of the institute, background and private capability, generality of the institute and external influences on the decision. The decision to select an institute was classified by institute and revealed that different institutes had distinct determinants that led to the decision. The students were from The Merchant Marine Training Center and from The International Maritime College, Kasetsart University were differences. There were no dissimilarity between academic year, cumulative score level, domicile, and parent's monthly income.

During the deregulation weave of natural monopoly industry in the word, reform of natural gas industry among those shows difference and complex. This paper aims at developing theoretical frame of industry organization model of natural gas, and it is illustrated by applying it to five countries. Firstly, based on three coordinating system theory nine organization models are identified, and described in more detail using additional structural features. In the following, developed theoretical frame is illustrated by applying it to four countries.

Anomalous X-ray pulsars (AXPs) are thought to be magnetars which are young isolated neutron stars with extremely strongmagnetic fields of >1014 Gauss. Their tremendous magnetic fields inferred from the spin parameters provide a huge energyreservoir to power the observed X-ray emission. High-energy emission above 0.3 MeV has never been detected despiteintensive search. Here, we present the possible Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) detection of γ-ray pulsations above 200MeV from the AXP, 1E 2259+586, which puts the current theoretical models of γ-ray emission mechanisms of magnetars intochallenge. We speculate that the high-energy γ-rays originate from the outer magnetosphere of the magnetar.

We present the Hilbert-Huang transform (HHT) analysis on the quasi-periodic modulation of SMC X-1. SMC X-1, consistingof a neutron star and a massive companion, exhibits superorbital modulation with a period varying between ~40 d and ~65 d.We applied the HHT on the light curve observed by the All-Sky Monitor onboard Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) to obtainthe instantaneous frequency of the superorbital modulation of SMC X-1. The resultant Hilbert spectrum is consistent with thedynamic power spectrum while it shows more detailed information in both the time and frequency domains. According to theinstantaneous frequency, we found a correlation between the superorbital period and the modulation amplitude. Combiningthe spectral observation made by the Proportional Counter Array onboard RXTE and the superorbital phase derived in theHHT, we performed a superorbital phase-resolved spectral analysis of SMC X-1. An analysis of the spectral parameters versusthe orbital phase for different superorbital states revealed that the diversity of nH has an orbital dependence. Furthermore,we obtained the variation in the eclipse profiles by folding the All Sky Monitor light curve with orbital period for differentsuperorbital states. A dip feature, similar to the pre-eclipse dip of Her X-1, can be observed only in the superorbital ascendingand descending states, while the width is anti-correlated with the X-ray flux.

This study aims to present about current status of logistics in Mongolia. As a landlocked country have limited the role of a maritime transportation is a very poor country. However, Mongolia is a rich country in mineral resources in the world and became a center of increasing international trade. Therefore, Mongolia wants to develop logistics as other developed countries using a strategic location. Mongolia uses international port for transit China and Russia by railway. First, this paper focuses on discussing the current situation of logistics. Second it points out some issues currently facing by the governmental policy to promote. Finally, this paper presents some recommendations for developing logistics in Mongolia. The geographical remoteness of Mongolia which results in high cost of transport causes problems for trade relations with the rest of the world to grow.

The objective of this study was to compare the attitude of merchant marine student of Thailand in 3 aspects; cognitive, affective and behavioral classified by institutes, domiciles, parent's occupation, parent's income per month, motivation and information receiving concerning mariner profession. The sample used in this study consisted of 867students in maritime institutes of Thailand. The instrument implemented in collecting data was a set of 30 five rating scale questionnaires. The statistical methods applied in analyzing the data were mean, standard deviation, t-test and one way analysis of variance and fisher's LSD. The results of this research shows that the attitude in vocational education of Thai merchant marine student was of the high in every aspect. Attitude for mariner profession of Thai merchant marine student in terms of different institutes had different in all aspects. In terms of different domiciles, it shows different attitude in affection and similar attitude in cognition and behavior. In terms of parent's occupation, it shows similar in all aspects. In terms of parent's income per month, it shows different attitude in cognition and affection and similar attitude in behavior. In terms of motivation, it shows similar in all aspects. In terms of information receiving concerning mariner profession, it shows different attitude in all aspects.

As the faithful performance of ISPS of IMO, nowadays actually applicable an integrated safety and security system in and out of vessel should be organized in views of seafarers. Therefore, this paper is aimed to design a fundamental system for ship's integrated safety and security. The system of integrated grabbing will affect efficiently in any maritime field of material and human flow. Therefore this research will be expected to affect economical side by securing all the risk of maritime issues. In addition to the passenger ship and merchant vessel, it is applicable to other public and private vessels either. As a result of this paper, the system designed collecting various data through integrating the system including RFID reader, PIR sensor, and CMOS camera by putting an individual number into each unit that could be control at easy.

The purpose of this study was to create a cyber-training & education program in response to the needs of skippers and crews operating tug-barges within Korean coastal waters and the rapid changers in this industry. Skippers and crews are inclined to operate tug-barges on the basis of experience rather than information. It is not easy to provide useful information whenever they want or to drill them in safety management skills, because of their passive attitude toward education and the few opportunities that exist. In order to increase educational opportunities, efficiency and motivation, the authors have developed this program which consists of a 'tug bridge resource management module, risk perception training module, accident case module, operating module and navigation module', and are hoping that this program will enhance and strengthen all tug-barge operations. We are also putting all our energies into designing up to date animation programs and developing new scenarios concerning the method of evaluation and certification distribution.

The present study was carried out to elucidate the effect of girdling on the quality and harvest date of the 'Shigyoku' grapes. Among girdled vines, the interval from full bloom to harvest date was 77 days; this was as much as seven days shorter in vines receiving a 20% girdling treatment. With regards to fruit characteristics, significant differences were observed in cluster length, berry number, and berry weight in vines that received girdling treatments. There were also significant differences in cluster weight; 468.2 g, 491.6 g and 504.9 g in the control group, 10% girdling group, and 20% girdling group, respectively. Thus, the use of girdling treatments is an effective approach to increasing cluster weight by 5% in the 10% girdling treatment and 8% in the 20% girdling treatment. The 10% girdling treatment showed significant difference in terms of titrable acidity; in fact, the overall titrable acidity was relatively high among all the girdling treatments. The concentration of anthocyanin increased in 20% girdling treatment, but there were no significant differences in anthocyanin concentration among girdling treatments. Berry color developed rapidly in vines that received girdling treatment.

To improve maritime security and enhance international shipping commerce within US ports in addition to ISPS (International Ship and Port Facility Security Code), the TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) program is working on the maritime field from the October 15, 2008 in the United States. In this paper, the program is reviewed and investigated in terms of goal, benefit, solution, and related legislation so forth In addition, other maritime security programs including MMD (Merchant Mariner Document), FAST (Free and Secure Trade), SIDA (Security Identification Display Areas). and Air Cargo security program was analyzed and compared in order to obtain relationship and difference with the program in terms of enrollment frequency, list and method of security check, and profile of each program As a result of this paper, the program is mostly to improve maritime security, protect individual privacy, and enhance commerce rather than other programs.

On May 12th, 2007 a merchant vessel of Golden Rose (South Korea) sank into near 38 mile from Yentai in China after the vessel collided with a container vessel of Jinsung (China), leaving all 16 sailors, including seven South Koreans, missing. According to the official report. The Chinese vessel, authorities, and South Korean government did not coordination q rescue and salvage for the sailors and vessel properly as follows: 1) The Chinese vessel left the scene without rescue and salvage of the sailors, 2) Chinese authorities failed to comply with law of the sea that required them to report the collision to South Korea immediately after confirming the accident, and 3) The South Korean government is also being criticized for its slow response to the incident since the government did not set up a response team until 21 hours after the incident. In order to reduce this number of sailor missing in future incidents, this research is studied regarding assembling conferences, assigning SRR in ASEAN+3, simplicity to enter other territory waters and cooperative training and education for the SAR.

The results on the useful functional compounds of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) leaves cultivated in reclaimed lands and the biological activity effects of extracts were as follows. On 98 days after sowing (DAS) Tainung-2 showed the highest total chlorophyll content (1.68 mg/g), and on 141 DAS Dowling showed higher chlorophyll content (1.50 mg/g) than the other two did. In all cultivars the total chlorophyll content was higher on 141 DAS than on 98 DAS. Total polyphenol and total flavonoid contents were the highest in Tainung-2 (30.50 mg/g and 57.03 mg/g, respectively), and total polyphenol and total flavonoid contents (30.50 mg/g and 57.03 mg/g, respectively) were the highest in 30% ethanol extraction. Ascorbic acid contents were higher on 141 DAS than on 98 DAS in three cultivars. SOD activities of kenaf leaf extract were generally over 90%. DPPH radical scavenging activity of Tainung-2 was higher than others.

PPD ginsenosides in ginseng leaf were analyzed to determine effects of either FIR heat or steaming heat treatment. Among the PPD ginsenosides, Rb1, Rc and Rb3 forming four glycoside-attached aglycons were increased as FIR heat temperatures were increased from 60 to 120℃, while Rb3 was decreased. In addition, FIR heat treatment was effective to increase Rd forming a three glycoside-attached aglycon. Rg3 and Rh2 were not increased by the FIR heat treatment. In steaming heat treatment, Rb1 was significantly decreased, while Rb2 was increased. Rd was also increased by increased steaming temperature, yet its content was lower than in the FIR heat treatment. However, the steaming heat treatment increased yields of Rg3 and Rh2, which were not observed in the FIR heat treatment. Thus, FIR heat treatment was beneficial to efficient products of Rb1, Rc, Rb3 and Rd. Steaming heat treatment was effective to higher collection of Rb2, Rg3 and Rh2.