This study compares and analyzes changes in users’ perceptions of industrial catering food service quality before and after COVID-19. The survey enrolled 226 subjects at five industrial catering establishments in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province; a total of 204 customers with complete data were included in the final analysis. Factor analysis was conducted to verify convergence validity and construct reliability; results pertaining to ‘service and environmental hygiene’ and ‘quality of food’ were extracted. Among the general variables of food service quality, differences were obtained in the user’s perceptions of food service qualities according to gender, education, and marital status. Our results revealed that women, low education, and married people perceived significant differences in all attributes before and after COVID-19. Additionally, varied altered perceptions were determined for service quality according to the occupations of the subjects. However, no differences were obtained for pleasant dining environment in the ‘service and environmental hygiene factor’ and variety of desserts in the ‘food quality factor’.

최근 기후변화로 가뭄, 홍수 등 재해의 빈도와 강도가 높아지고 있다. 이러한 재해의 피해를 줄이기 위해서는 시공간적 현황 파악을 통한 대비가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 가뭄의 피해를 최소화하고자 지역별 밭작물의 필요수량과 공급량을 고려하여 밭가뭄 지역 등급화 실시하였고, 월별 비교를 통해 가뭄 취약 시기를 파악하였다. 전국 148개 지역 중 안전지역(Ⅰ), 안전지역(Ⅱ), 우려지역, 상습지역으로 구분한 25개 지역을 선정하였으며, 이 지역의 월별 필요수량 대비 공급량 분석을 하였다. 필요수량 산정의 재배작물은 콩으로 선정하였으며, 공급량은 공공관정, 민간관정, 상수도 자료를 분석하였다. 필요수량 대비 공급량이 봄철은 안전지역(Ⅰ), 안전지역(Ⅱ), 우려지역, 상습지역에서 각 1,281.5%, 667.6%, 729.5%, 316.3%, 가을철에는 각 436.0%, 212.8%, 213.9%, 105.3%로 공급이 충분할 것으로 분석되었으나 여름철에는 각 82.4%, 40.6%, 42.6%, 20.0%로 용수공급 이 부족한 것으로 분석되었다. 콩의 재배 기간인 5~9월에 관정(공공+민간)으로의 공급량은 대부분 지역에서 부족한 것으로 분석되었다. 이러한 분석을 통해 용수 부족이 발생하는 재배기간 동안 용수확보 방안이 필요하다.

This study was conducted to apply with an air duct for the cooling and a utilizing cultivating method that uses the fruiting node and the defoliation to the high-temperature vertical and hydroponic cultivation of the oriental melon. The lower fruiting node (LF) was to remove all third vines generated from 5 nodes of a secondary vine. The higher fruiting node (HF) was fruiting on the third vine generated from a first node of the third vine. The direction of the stem string; upward (UW), downward (DW). Four treatment conditions were applied with the LF-UW, LF-DW, HF-UW (control), and HF-DW. The leaf age of melon leaves was measured for photosynthesis at 3 days intervals, and the fruit characteristic was conducted on 79 fruits in each treatment. The photosynthesis rate steadily increased after leaf development, reaching 20.8 μmol CO2·m-2·s-1 on the 10 days, gradually increasing to 21.3 μmol CO2·m-2·s-1 on the 19 days, and reaching 23.4 μmol CO2·m-2·s-1 on the 32 days. After that, it lowered to 16.8 μmol CO2·m-2·s-1 on the 38 days and dropped significantly to 7.6 μmol CO2·m-2·s-1 on the 47 days. As a result of the fruit characteristics by fruiting nodes, the treatments of the fruit length was 12.6-13.4 cm, respectively, which was significant, and the fruit width was 7.9- 8.6 cm, respectively, was not significant. The soluble content ranged from 12.9 to 15.7°Brix, and the significance of all treatments, and higher than of LF-DW and HF-UW. The photosynthesis rate of melon leaves was good until 32 days after leaf development, but after that, the rate decreased. As for fruit quality, it was conformed that melons can be cultivated at the LF because the fruit enlargement and soluble content dose not decrease even when set at the LF. Results indicated that those can be used for LF and defoliation in the development of vertical and hydroponic cultivation method in high-temperature season.

This study aimed to investigate the protective effect of enzymatically modified stevia (EMS) on C2C12 cell-based model of dexamethasone (DEX)-induced muscle atrophy to provide baseline data for utilizing EMS in functional health products. C2C12 cells with DEX-induced muscle atrophy were treated with EMS (10, 50, and 100 μg/mL) for 24 h. C2C12 cells were treated with EMS and DEX to test their effects on cell viability and myotube formation (myotube diameter and fusion index), and analyze the expression of muscle strengthening or degrading protein markers. Schisandra chinensis Extract, a common functional ingredient, was used as a positive control. EMS did not show any cytotoxic effect at all treatment concentrations. Moreover, it exerted protective effects on C2C12 cell-based model of DEX-induced muscle atrophy at all concentrations. In addition, the positive effect of EMS on myotube formation was confirmed based on the measurement and comparison of the fusion index and myotube diameter when compared with myotubes treated with DEX alone. EMS treatment reduced the expression of muscle cell degradation-related proteins Fbx32 and MuRF1, and increased the expression of muscle strengthening and synthesis related proteins SIRT1 and p- Akt/Akt. Thus, EMS is a potential ingredient for developing functional health foods and should be further evaluated in preclinical models.

In this study, we examined the residual amounts of formaldehyde in hygiene products to determine the safety of these products in Gyeonggi-do. Formaldehyde is among the harmful substances that may remain within certain hygiene products. On the basis of an analysis of formaldehyde in a total of 222 items (6 disposable paper straws, 9 disposable paper napkins, 21 toilet papers, 13 disposable dishcloths, 16 disposable paper towels, 32 wet wipes for food service restaurants, 25 disposable cotton swabs, and 100 disposable diapers), we detected traces in three wet wipes for food service restaurants (1.87 to 4.45 mg/kg), which is approximately 9% to 22% of the standard level (20 mg/kg). We established that all the hygiene products assessed in the study met the individual standards for formaldehyde, thereby confirming that safe products are being distributed. In the standards and specifications for hygiene products, the formaldehyde test method is regulated for application with respect to three categories based on the type of product. The samples used in this study were of types for which method 1 or method 2 is applied, and the limits of detection, limits of quantification, linearity, and recovery rates were reviewed to verify the validity of each test method. When method 2 was applied, we experienced interference when performing analysis at a wavelength of 412 nm, which was associated with the influence of impurities in some samples of disposable cotton swabs and disposable diapers. Consequently, in these cases, the results were compared after analysis using method 1. By comparing the results obtained using method 2 with those obtained using method 1, the latter of which were unaffected by the interference of impurities, we were able to detect formaldehyde at low concentrations. These findings accordingly highlight the necessity to standardize the formaldehyde test method for future analyses.

Sarcomatoid carcinoma is rarely diagnosed as gallbladder cancer. Its aggressive nature, due to the characteristics of both sarcoma and carcinoma, results in a poor prognosis. We report a case of gallbladder sarcomatoid carcinoma in an 82-year-old male who was referred to our hospital for evaluation of gallbladder cancer observed on abdominopelvic computed tomography. The characteristics of the cancer were not confirmed after several imaging modalities. The surgically resected tumor was positive for both cytokeratin and vimentin as revealed via immunohistochemical staining, and a sarcomatoid carcinoma was finally diagnosed. The role of chemotherapy has not yet been identified. Therefore, radiation therapy is planned to reduce the risk of recurrence.

본 연구에서는 가설 강교에 사용되는 조립식 거더-교각 접합부에 대한 새로운 설계를 제안하였다. 새로운 접합부는 모듈의 각 부분을 공장에서 용접하여 제작한 후 현장에서 용접 대신 볼트 접합부를 사용하도록 구성하여 현장에서 모듈을 신속 하게 조립하도록 구성하였다. 이 새롭게 제안된 거더-교각 접합부의 구조적 성능을 평가하기 위해 정적 거동, 연성 성능 및 회 전 성능을 분석하는 실험을 수행하였다, 실험결과 제안된 볼트 접합부는 기존의 용접 체결부에 비해 정적 지지력, 연성 거동 및 회전 성능에서 우수한 성능을 보여주었다. 비록 볼트 체결부의 강성이 용접 체결부보다 다소 작지만, 체결부의 연성 성능이나 정적 지지력에 큰 영향을 미치지 않았으며, 안전성 향상, 빠른 조립 및 분해, 건설 공기 단축 등의 유리한 특성으로 인해 가설 교량 건설에 적합한 것으로 평가되었다.

지진이란 지구 내부의 갑작스러운 에너지 방출로 땅이 흔들리는 자연재해의 일종으로 지표면에 살고 있는 사람들에 게 수많은 피해를 발생시킨다. 이에 따라 지진의 피해를 최소화하는 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있지만 지진 이후 발생한 구조물 의 잔류변형, 댐퍼와 구조물의 보수와 같은 문제는 피할 수 없다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 반영구적으로 사용이 가능한 초탄성 형 상기억합금을 댐퍼에 적용하고 제안한다. 본 연구의 에너지 소산형 댐퍼는 초탄성 형상기억합금과 더불어 마찰볼트가 추가됨으 로써 잔류변형은 적고 에너지 소산 및 하중 성능은 우수한 댐퍼이며 ABAQUS 프로그램을 활용한 유한요소해석을 진행하여 성 능을 입증한다. 재료의 차이, 마찰볼트의 유무, 핵심부재의 크기 차이를 설계 변수로 해석을 진행하여 도출된 힘-변위 거동응답 결과를 최대하중, 잔류변위, 에너지 소산 등의 성능에 대해 비교분석한다. 따라서, 연구 결과를 바탕으로 에너지소산형 댐퍼는 우수한 성능으로 안전한 사회기반을 조성하는 초석이 될 것으로 기대된다.

본 연구는 수직 벽체형 콘크리트 구조물의 정밀안전진단을 위한 외관조사시 고품질 정밀영상을 자동화된 방식으로 획득하여 균열손상을 탐지하고 시설물의 상태를 평가하기 위하여 개발된 등벽드론 탑재형 균열진단 시스템에 대한 것이다. 본 논문에서는 영상기반 균열진단 시스템을 이용한 정밀영상 획득기술, 자동화된 영상처리 알고리즘을 이용한 데이터 처리 기법을 제시하였으며, 실험적으로 도출된 지상표본거리를 기반으로 영상처리 자동화 알고리즘을 이용하여 생성된 균열모사 시험벽체의 평면전개 이미지 상 균열손상의 위치 정확도를 평가 분석하였다. 평가분석 결과, 가로축 길이 대비 최대 1.1%, 세로축 길이 대 비 최대 1.4%의 오차율을 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 제안된 영상 내 픽셀 좌표와 지상표본거리를 기반으로 균열손상의 위치를 추정하는 기법은 실측 좌표 대비 평균 1.0% 이하의 위치 오차를 가지는 것으로 평가되었다. 최종적으로 영상기반 진단과 긴급 보수와 같은 일반적인 시설물의 유지관리에 요구되는 위치 정확도를 확보하고 있는 것으로 분석되었다.