PURPOSES: In this study, a method of maximizing visibility by effectively installing rear reflectors on freight cars was analyzed to reduce traffic accidents caused by poor visibility of trucks at night. METHODS: Comparisons were made when a (1) rear reflector, (2) rear reflector and line contour, and (3) rear reflector and full contour were installed in a truck using virtual driving simulation. The safety level of each installation method was quantitatively analyzed by selecting the cognitive distance, safe distance maintenance, and deceleration in the case of using stone embankment as an effective safety measure. RESULTS : When the rear reflector and full contour was installed, the cognitive range was the longest, and the safety distance could be maintained for a relatively long time. In addition, it was possible to stop or avoid a collision when a sudden event occurred. CONCLUSIONS: The severity of rear-end crash with freight cars is very high at night, mostly because drivers are unaware of the freight car ahead. Accidents can be prevented if drivers can recognize cargo trucks. Based on the results of this study, the installation of a truck's rear reflector and full contour system will enhance night visibility, and the number of traffic accidents will also decrease.

본 연구는 적외선 열 영상 장치를 이용하여 2년생 ‘유미’ 복숭아나무의 토양수분 수준에 따른 엽온 및 CWSI를 분석하여 수분스트레스 측정 가능성을 검토하였다. 엽온은 대기온도와 유사한 일변화를 보이며 낮 시간대에는 대기온도보다 높은 양상을 보였다. 엽온은 전일(24시간) 기준으로 대기온도(r2 = 0.95), 일사량(r2 = 0.74), 상대습도(r2 = -0.88)와 모두 높은 상관계수를 나타났다. 또한 토양수분장력은 낮 시간대(11~16시)에 엽온(r2 = -0.57), 엽-대기온도차(r2 = -0.71), CWSI(r2 = -0.72)와 높은 부의상관을 나타냈다. CWSI와 엽온, 엽-대기온도차의 상관계수는 24시간 기준으로 매우 높았고(r2 = 0.90, r2 = 0.92), CWSI와 토양수분장력의 상관분석에서 24시간 기준으로는 상관관계가 낮았으나(r2 = -0.27), 낮 시간대(11~16시)에는 상관관계가 매우 높았다(r2 = -0.72). CWSI (y)와 토양수분장력(x)의 상관관계 결정계수(r2)는 11~12시간대에 가장 높았으며(r2 = 0.68), 이때 회귀식은 y = -0.0087x + 0.14로 조사되었다. 일반적인 토양수분스트레스 시점인 -50 kPa에 해당되는 CWSI는 0.575로 계산된다. 따라서 적외선 열 영상 장치를 이용한 엽온 및 CWSI는 토양수분장력에 대해 높은 상관계수를 나타낸 것으로 보아 복숭아나무의 수분스트레스 진단에 유용하게 활용할 수 있을 것으로 예상된다.

본 연구는 국내 잡초벼인 완도앵미6의 식미관련 유용인자를 자포니카벼 품종에 도입하여 식미가 개선된 새로운 품종을 개발하기 위한 기초 육종연구로 수행되었다. 식미개선을 위하여 국내 자포니카 벼 품종인 화영과 윤기치가 우수한 국내 잡초 벼인 완도앵미6를 교배하여 재조합 자식계통을 육성하였으며 이 조합으로부터 고품질 품종 개발에 활용 가능한 우량계통을 육종에 이용하고자 수행한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 화영과 완도앵미6 조합의 교배립을 생산하여 SSD법으로 8세대까지 계통전개 하였으며 초형 등을 고려하여 최종 224계 통의 RIL을 육성하였다. 2. 육성된 RIL집단의 주요 농업특성 특성을 3년(2016-2018) 간 평가하여 연차간 변이를 확인하였으며, 육성된 집단으로부터 작물학적 특성과 식미관련 특성이 우수한 10계통을 선발하였다. 3. 선발된 계통에 대한 아밀로스 함량, 단백질 함량, 알칼리 붕괴도 등의 이화학적 특성을 분석하였는데, 특히 선발된 계통 모두가 수여친인 완도앵미6의 수준에서 윤기치가 개선된 것을 확인하였다. 4. 식미와 관련이 높은 것으로 알려진 밥의 질감과 관련하여 관능평가와 기계적 물성 측정값에 대한 비교에서 두 방법 간에 상관이 확인되지 않아 이에 대한 보완 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

In this study, 38 residents of the Jeonnam areas in Korea were assessed for their level of exposure to VOCs. The aim was to understand the difference in levels of indoor, outdoor, and personal exposure to VOCs (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene) and a health effect assessment was conducted to determine whether there was any fatal cause from carcinogenic or non-carcinogenic elements from case and control group. Personal exposure to benzene showed a higher distribution than indoor and outdoor concentrations, and it was found that the average concentration of the case group was higher than that of the control group in all indoor, outdoor, and personal exposures. With regard to benzene, in the CTE, RME, and Monte-Carlo analysis, all subjects in the case group were seen to exceed the lifetime cancer risk of 10−6 defined by the US EPA and in the RME analysis the control group subjects were also seen to exceed the lifetime cancer risk of 10−6 defined by the US EPA. In the case of toluene, ethylbenzene on the CTE, RME, and Monte-Carlo analysis, the non-carcinogenic standard of 1 was not exceeded.

A survey on the indoor air quality of schools was conducted on a total of 10 schools in each location, such as industrial zones, roadside zones and clean zones of the Jeonbuk Province. Regardless of their location, 75% of the schools were not suitable to the environmental standard, and five schools were inadequate in both the first and the second half measurement results. Compared to the public facilities survey conducted by the Jeollabukdo Institute Health and Environment Research from 2008 to 2016, the concentration of CO2, total airborne bacteria (TAB), and PM10, with the exception of HCHO, was higher in school classrooms than in any other public facilities. The correlations between pollutants and test items demonstrated that total airborne bacteria (TAB) were significantly correlated with the degree of ventilation, and the PM10 was correlated with the cleaning status, respectively. Although the other test items of indoor air quality in the school were measured in the same way as the public facilities measurement methods, the PM10 is applied in accordance with the simplified method. In order to investigate the difference between the measurement methods, the results were compared at the same point at the same time. When comparing the concentrations of PM10, the gravimetric method, which is a public facilities measurement method, showed a significant difference from the light scattering method, which is a method of measuring PM10 in schools. By comparison, it was confirmed that the light scattering method was measured lower than the gravimetric method. The light scattering method is useful for confirming the change of the particulate matter, but it is considered difficult to judge the concentration of the particulate matter in the classroom by the instantaneous measurement because of the potential error caused by high humidity, etc. Secondary pollution ions were measured at 17.1% ~ 40.5% in the industrial zone schools, 7.4%~27.4% in the roadside zone schools and 8.1%~21.8% in the clean zone schools, The percentage of pollution ions were not clearly distinguished by location.

The number of aged bridges is increasing so that bridges over 30 years old account for about 11% of all bridges. Consequently, the development of a seismic performance evaluation method that considers the effects of ageing is essential for a seismic retrofitting process for improvement of the seismic safety of existing old bridges. Assessment of the damage situation of bridges after the recent earthquakes in Korea has been limited to the bearings, anchor, and concrete mortar on piers. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the seismic responses of PSC box girder bridges by considering the ageing effect of rubber bearings (RBs) and lead-rubber bearings (LRBs). The modification factor proposed by AASHTO is used to take into account the ageing effect in the bearings. PSC box girder bridges with RBs and LRBs were 3D modeled and analyzed with the OpenSEES program. In order to evaluate the ageing effect of RBs and LRBs, 40 near fault and 40 far field records were used as the input earthquakes. When considering the effect of ageing, the displacement responses and shear forces of bridge bearings (RBs and LRBs) were found to increase mostly under the analytical conditions. It was shown that the effect of ageing is greater in the case of RBs than in the case of LRBs.

Although mud shrimp (Upogebia Major) provides benefits on the tidal flat ecosystem, it is causing the mass mortality of Manila clam (Tapes philippinarum) and large economic loss to the aquaculture farmer due to spreading in the entire coastal clam farm area of the West Sea of Korea. In this study, a mud shrimp blocking box for cultivating clam was tested to prevent the mud shrimp from invading the habitat of the clam. To determine the effect of the blocking box, the growth characteristics of the clams under various culture conditions were investigated. The shell length, total weight, condition index, the presence of mud shrimp in the box, and the soil decay in the box were examined according to whether the clams were raised in the box or in natural state, whether the box is covered with a net or not and the gap size of the box. As a result, no significant differences in shell length, total weight, and condition index were found between the clam grown in the box and the natural state (P>0.05) without any evidence of invading of mud shrimp to the box. In addition, the soil inside the box was in good condition, not decayed. Therefore, using the mud shrimp blocking box, mud shrimp can be prevented from propagating to the habitat of the clam, thereby contributing to the normal production of the clam and thus to restoring the clam farming.

The tendency to use a probabilistic design method rather than a deterministic design method for the design of nuclear power plants (NPPs) will increase because their safety should be considered and strictly controlled in relation to various causes of damage. The distance between a seismically isolated NPP structure and a moat wall is called the clearance to stop. The clearance to stop is obtained from the 90th percentile displacement response of a seismically isolated NPP subject to a beyond design basis earthquake (BDBE) in the probabilistic design method. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of heating and buckling effects on the 90th percentile displacement response of a lead-rubber bearing (LRB) subject to a BDBE. The analysis results show that considering the heating and buckling effects to estimate the clearance to stop is conservative in the evaluation of the 90th percentile displacement response. If these two effects are not taken into account in the calculation of the clearance to stop, the underestimation of the clearance to stop causes unexpected damage because of an increase in the collision probability between the moat wall and the seismically isolated NPP.

본 연구에서는 2018년 충남에서 유통되는 과일류에 대한 잔류농약 실태를 조사하여 보고하고자 한다. 유통 과일류 150건을 실험대상으로 식품공전 다종농약다성분 분석법(제2법)으로 분석이 가능한 195종의 잔류농약을 실험 하였다. 150건의 과일 시료 중 63건에서 40종의 잔류농약이 검출되었으며, 검출률은 42.0%였다. 각 과일의 잔류농약 검출률은 감귤류(55.2%), 인과류(41.3%), 장과류(38.7%), 핵과류(36.0%) 순이였으며 표본이 작지만 열대과일에서는 잔류농약이 검출되지 않았다. 검출빈도가 높은 과일은 사과 21회, 감귤이 16회로 다른 과일에 비해 높은 검출빈도를 보였으며, 검출빈도가 가장 높은 농약은 bifenthrin(21회), pyraclostrobin(17회), novaluron(13회)로 나타났다. 잔류농약이 검출된 시료 중 74.6%의 시료에서 2종 이상의 동시에 검출되었다. 잔류농약이 검출된 63건의 과일 모두 잔류허용기준 이하로 안전한 수준으로 평가되었으나, 잔류농약 검출률이 높고, 농약의 종류가 다양해지고 있어 지속적으로 모니터링이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

‘Japonica 6’(Registration No. BPI-NSIC-2017-Rc 484SR) 은 열대지역에 적응하는 고품질 다수성 자포니카 벼를 개발 하기 위하여 육성되었으며 육성 과정 및 주요 특성은 다음과 같다. 1. ‘Japonica 6’는 열대지역 적응 고품질 자포니카 다수성 품종 육성을 목적으로 2010년 필리핀 소재 국제미작연구소 (IRRI)에서 농촌진흥청 파견 연구원 주도로 인공교배와 계통 육종법으로 육성된 품종이다. 2. 인공교배와 계통육성은 국제미작연구소 온실과 육종포장 에서 실시하였고 열대기후에서 생육과 임실이 안정적인 IR94746-24-3-2-2-2을 선발하여 2015~2016년 2년간 우기 및 건기 각 2회 지역적응시험을 실시한 결과 그 우수성이 인정되어 2017년에 필리핀 벼 품종심의위원회에서 장려품종으로 선정하였다. 2. ‘Japonica 6’은 파종부터 수확까지 생육일수가 121일인 중생종으로, 간장은 70 cm, 이삭길이는 21 cm, 주당 이삭수 16개였으며, 현미 천립중이 26.7 g으로 단원형 중대립이다. 3. ‘Japonica 6’의 병해충 반응은 도열병과 잎집무늬마름병에서 중도 저항성을 보였으나, 흰잎마름병, 퉁그루바이러스, 멸구류에는 저항성이 없다. 4. ‘Japonica 6’의 도정특성 중 도정률은 73.0%로 대비품종인 ‘MS11’보다 높았고 완전미도정수율은 64.2%로 ‘MS11’보다 유의하게 개선되었다. 5. ‘Japonica 6’의 쌀수량은 필리핀 5개 지역에서 지역적응 시험 결과 평균 3.59 MT/ha으로 대비품종 ‘MS11’보다 43% 높았다.

Due to lack of established operating conditions, the swine manure management process circulates bio-liquor between the slurry pit and the bioreactor process cannot be effectively used yet. Therefore, a lab scale study comprising a single bio-reactor and slurry pit was conducted to investigate the optimal operating conditions. The main experiment was performed after conducting a preliminary study on the operating conditions. In the preliminary study, the volume ratio of the bioreactor to the slurry pit was fixed at 1 and hydraulic retention time (HRT) of the bioreactor was set as 5, 10 and 15 d. In the main experiment, the HRT of the bioreactor was fixed at 5 d based on preliminary results and the ratio of bioreactor to slurry pit was set at 1:3, 1:5, 1:7 and 1:10. Since, a decrease in bioreactor performance occurred when NH4-N loading rate reached 60 g/m3/d, the loading rate of NH4-N was required to be maintained below 55 g/m3/d to achieve stable operation. Although manure excretion can definitely increase the loading rate into the bioreactor as well as NH4-N concentration in the slurry pit, the NH4-N in slurry pit can be kept consistent with the circulation rate above 9.5Q (ratio to manure excretion). The optimal volume ratio of the bioreactor to the slurry pit and HRT of the bioreactor to fulfill these operating conditions was 1:3 and 5d, respectively. Notably, studying of the individual farm situation is very important to establish an ideal method to apply the optimal operation conditions suggested in this study.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of mixed or split-sex feeding on growth performance and behavior of Korean native chickens. Three variants of the sex ratio, FO (female only), MO (male only) and MI (mixed) were tested in Korean native chickens (Hanhyop 3) that were between the ages of 7 and 91 days. Body weight gain was the highest (p<0.05) in the MO treatment and the lowest (p<0.05) in the MI treatment. The feed intake (FI) of birds in the MO treatment was higher (p<0.05) than that of birds in the MI treatment during days 14-21, also MO treatment was higher (p<0.05) than that of birds in the MI treatment during days 21-28. However, the FI of birds in the MI group was higher (p<0.05) than that of birds in FO treatment during days 35-42. The behavioral frequency of walking, drinking, and aggressive pecking were not affected by sex ratio treatment. The behavioral frequency of feeding was higher in the FO treatment than that of birds in the other treatments. The comfort time of birds in the MI treatment was longer (p<0.05) than that of birds in the other treatments. The behavioral frequency of pecking was higher in the MO treatment than that of birds in the other treatments. The study suggests that when male and female Korean native chickens are reared together, sex ratio can influence growth performance and behavior frequency.

벼의 Lipoxygenase-3 (LOX-3)는 벼의 저장 후 종자 수명과 고미취 발생에 관련이 있다. LOX-3 결핍은 저장 후 종자수명 향상과 고미취 발생 저감에 효과가 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 국내 대면적 재배 품종인 새누리의 근동질계통으로 LOX-3가 결핍된 전주624호의 고온 저장 후 종자 수명과 고미취 관련 특성을 분석함으로써 LOX-3 결핍 대립유전자 도입에 따른 저장 후 효과를 구명하고자 수행되었다. 건열 처리 및 고온 저장 후 발아율 검정에서 LOX-3 결핍 자원인 다우담과 전주624호가 LOX-3 보유 품종인 남평과 새누리에 비해 발아율이 높았다. 고온 저장 후 지방산가 함량은 저장 전후 모두 전주624호가 가장 낮았고, 함량 차이는 다우담(2.0 KOH mg/100g), 전주624호(2.2), 남평(4.0), 새누리(4.2) 순으로 LOX-3 결핍 자원이 LOX-3 보유 품종에 비해 적었다. 고온 저장 후 LOX 효소 활성은 저장 전후 모두 다우담이 가장 낮았고, 활성 차이는 다우담(4.8 unit/mg protein), 전주 624호(8.9), 남평(20.30), 새누리(22.72) 순으로 LOX-3 결핍자원이 LOX-3 보유 품종에 비해 적었다. 고온 저장 후 hexanal 함량은 저장 전후 모두 전주624호가 가장 낮았고, 함량 차이는 전주624호(1,333 peak), 다우담(1,839), 새누리(5,238), 남평(36,427) 순으로 LOX-3 결핍 자 원이 LOX-3 보유 품종에 비해 적었다. 전주624호는 새누리 유전 배경에 LOX-3가 결핍된 근동질계통으로 저장 후 종자 수명 향상과 고미취 저감효과가 확인되었다. 이를 통해 LOX-3 결핍 대립유전자의 도입은 저장 후 종자 수명 향상과 고미취 저감에 효과가 있을 것으로 판단되었다.

The objective of this study is to establish the shelf life of non-pasteurized whole egg, egg yolk and egg white liquid. Each sample was stored for two weeks at 5oC, 10oC, 15oC, and 25oC, and then sensory, microbial, and physicochemical tests were performed periodically. The estimation of shelf life was based on the microbial standards of total viable counts and coliforms. The chemical properties highly correlated with the sensory evaluation were also used. Our results showed that the shelf life was the most influenced by microbial properties. Exceptionally, however, whole egg and white liquid stored at 5oC and 10oC with limited bacterial growth were affected by chemical property. The shelf life of the three non-pasteurized liquids was calculated to be less than one day at over 15oC. At 5oC and 10oC, the shelf life was calculated to be 5 d and 1 d for egg yolk liquid, 5 d and 5 d for egg white, and 7 d and 5 d for whole egg, respectively. Therefore, it is advisable to establish reasonable shelf life in the more specific manner based on consideration of these findings.