With the globalization of Korean education and the rise in the average level of education, the number of international students in Korea, especially those from China, is rapidly increasing every year. This study aimed to provide the basic information for healthy dietary education by evaluating the dietary and nutritional status of Chinese students living in Gwangju province of Korea. Data from 468 subjects who met the study participation criteria and who had given their written informed consent were used for analysis. Of the total subjects, 52.4 and 80.1% were non-drinkers and non-smokers, respectively (p<0.01). It was observed that women were more stressed than men when they did not have convenient access to a Chinese food market near their place of residence (p=0.032). The subjects with a high cultural adaptation consumed kimbap (p<0.001) and pizza (p=0.017) more frequently than the subjects with a low cultural adaptation. An analysis of the nutrient quotient revealed that male scores were higher than those of the females with regard to water intake (p=0.035) and exercise level (p=0.021). For Chinese students living in Korea to maintain proper dietary habits, it is necessary to educate them on how to purchase convenience foods and improve their lifestyle, including limiting drinking and smoking. It is also necessary to develop emotional support programs for stress management and cultural adaptation.

This study was conducted to evaluate the overall dietary habits and nutritional status of 294 elementary school students located in Gwangju using the NUTRILITE nutrition quotient (NQ). The NQ score of the subjects was 59.5 out of 100, which corresponds to the level requiring “monitoring”. Compared to the 64.4 score of students in the 5th and 6th grades of six metropolitan cities, the scores of the present subjects were lower. The NQ components were 57.4 for balance factors, 52.4 for moderation factors, 55.0 for diversification factors, 57.6 for practice factors, and 80.1 for environmental factors. Regarding the characteristics according to the NQ level, the score (61.5 in 7 times/wk vs. 55.3 in 1-2 or none times/wk) tended to be higher in subjects who frequently eat with their families (p<0.001). In conclusion, nutrition education should be provided to students to increase the frequency of meals with their families, to develop a habit of exercising regularly, and reduce the consumption of ramen, cookies, and processed drinks that are frequently consumed. These results can be used as basic data to develop nutrition education programs to improve the dietary habits and nutritional status of students in Gwangju.

There are an increasing number of reports that job related factors are associated with hypertension, sleep deprivation, obesity and diabetes. This study analyzed the relationship of working type, working hours and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome. The study’s subjects were 2,777 employees (1,446 males and 1,331 females) over 19 years old and their data was from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Survey (2015). The type of work was divided into day work and shift work. The working hours were divided into less than 40 hours, 40 to 49 hours, 50 to 59 hours and 60 hours or more per week. As a result of this study, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 26.4% of the males and 19.1% of the females. Generally there was no relationship between metabolic syndrome and type of work (day work and shift work). As a result of analysis of working hours and metabolic syndrome, the workers who worked 40-49 hr were associated with a decreased prevalence of metabolic syndrome as compared to that of workers who worked less than 40 hr (odds ratio: 0.47, 95% confidence interval: 0.24-0.95, p<0.05). Further, positive relationships were found between the number of work hours and the prevalence metabolic syndrome for specific females who worked over 40 hr/wk. It can be concluded from the results that it is important to help workers avoid metabolic syndrome through setting appropriate work hours.

Flammulina velutipes is a popular edible basidiomycete mushroom found in East Asia and is commonly known as winter mushroom. Mushroom development showing dramatic morphological changes by different environmental factors is scientifically and commercially interesting. To create a genetic database and isolate genes regulated during mushroom development, cDNA libraries were constructed from three developmental stages of mycelia, primordia and fruiting body in F. velutipes . We generated a total of 15,034 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from randomly selected clones from the three cDNA libraries. Of these, 6,225 different unique genes (unigenes) were consistent with 4,237 (68%) singlets and 1,998 (32%) contigs. The 6,225 unigenes were compared with the nr database using the BLASTx algorithm. Also, using a homology search in the gene ontology database, the EST unigenes were classified into the three categories of molecular function (20%), biological process (20%), and cellular component (14%). Comparative analysis found great variations in the unigene expression pattern among the three different unigene sets generated from cDNA libraries of mycelia, primordia and fruiting body. The 13~35% of total unigenes were unique to each unigene set and only 4% were shared among all three unigene sets. The unique and common expression in F. velutipes unigenes suggests great differential gene expression profiles during the developmental stages and provides a valuable genetic and biological basis for future study of the basidiomycete mushrooms.

Laccase는 균류와 식물에서 광범위하게 알려진 효소로 서 다양한 기질에 대하여 촉매반응을 나타낸다. 오래 전부 터 펄프산업에서 리그닌의 제거와 섬유소의 표백작업, 그 리고 오염된 물과 토양의 복원 등의 여러 응용성에서 잠재 적인 산업적 효소로서 주목을 받고 있다. 현재는 버섯의 자 실체로부터 세포내 효소의 작용에 대한 연구가 시작되었 으며, 최근에는 표고버섯의 자실체에서 laccase가 melanin의 생합성에 중요한 역할을 하고 있음이 보고된 바 있다. 이에 우리는 일정한 조건에서 특정한 색의 갓을 보이 는 느타리버섯에서 흑색 및 갈색을 나타내는 색소인 melanin과의 연관성을 laccase의 효소활성으로 확인고자 하였다. 시료는 느타리버섯에서 분리한 흑색 및 백색의 갓 색 변이체를 사용하였으며, 생활 주기와 자실체의 부위별 로 나누어 각각 효소활성을 측정하여 비교하였다. 버섯시 료를 sodium phosphate 완충액에서 homogenizing한 후 원심분리하여, 그 상등액을 조효소액으로 사용하였다. Laccase 활성은 McIlvaine 완충액상에서 2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt (ABTS)를 기질로 사용하여 효소와 반 응시켰으며, ABTS의 산화에 의해 생성된 산화물을 ELISA를 통해서 측정하였다. 그 결과, laccase 효소활성 은 갓 색 변이체(흑, 백색)의 자실체 중에서 흑색 자실체가 가장 높았으며, 생활주기별(균사체, 원기, 자실체, 포자)에 서는 균사체가 가장 높았다. 또한, 느타리버섯의 자실체 부 위별(갓, 갓껍질, 갓주름, 줄기)에서는 갓 껍질이 가장 높 은 것으로 확인되었다.

Environmental Enrichment (EE) alone is not capable of enhancing the fine digit and the forelimb functions. Therefore, we applied modified constraint-induced movement therapy (mCIMT) under the influence of EE to assess its effect on promoting improved forelimb sensorimotor functions. Focal ischemic brain injury was produced in Sprague-Dawley rats (60 rats, 250±50 g) through middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). Before MCAO induction, all rats were trained in modified limb placing tests and reaching tasks for 1 week. Then they were randomly divided into three groups: Group I: application of standard environment (SE) after MCAO induction (n=20), Group II: application of EE after MCAO induction (n=20), Group III: MCAO+EE, mCIMT and task-oriented training that was initiated at 10th day after MCAO induction (n=20). We also applied mCIMT (between 9 AM and 5 PM/daily) which included restraining the forelimb ipsilateral to the lesion using the 'Jones & Schallert' method. We assessed the change of modified limb placing, single pellet reaching test and the immunoreactivity of BDNF by immunohistochemistry (pre, 1st, 5th, 10th and 20th day). Group I showed no improved outcome, whereas group II and III significantly improved on the use of the forelimb and the immunoreactivity. The qualitative analysis of the skilled reaching test, of group III showed the greatest improvement in the fine digit and the forelimb function. These results suggest that EE combined with mCIMT is more functional in promoting enhanced fine digit and forelimb functional movements.

Laccase는 균류와 식물에서 광범위하게 알려진 효소로서 다양한 기질에 대하여 촉매반응을 나타낸다. 오래 전부터 펄프산업에서 리그닌의 제거와 섬유소의 표백작업, 그리고 오염 된 물과 토양의 복원 등의 여러 응용성에서 잠재적인 산업적 효소로서 주목을 받고 있다. 현재는 버섯의 자실체로부터 세포내 효소의 작용에 대한 연구가 시작되었으며, 최근에는 표고버섯의 자실체에서 laccase가 melanin의 생합성에 중요한 역할을 하고 있음이 보고된 바 있다. 이에 우리는 일정한 조건에서 특정한 색의 갓을 보이는 느타리버섯에서 흑색 및 갈색을 나타내는 색소인 melanin과의 연관성을 laccase의 효소활성으로 확인고자 하였다. 시료는 느타리버섯에서 분리한 흑색 및 백색의 갓 색 변이체를 사용하였으며, 생활 주기와 자실체의 부위별로 나누어 각각 효소활성을 측정하여 비교하였다. 버섯시료를 sodium phosphate 완충액에서 homogenizing한 후 원심분리하여, 그 상등액을 조효소액으로 사용하였다. Laccase 활성은 McIlvaine 완충액상에서 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt (ABTS)를 기질로 사용하여 효소와 반응시켰으며, ABTS의 산화에 의해 생성된 산화물을 ELISA를 통해서 측정하였다. 그 결과, laccase 효소활성은 갓 색 변이체(흑, 백색)의 자실체 중에서 흑색 자실체가 가장 높았으며, 생활주기별(균사체, 원기, 자실체, 포자)에서는 균사체가 가장 높았다. 또한, 느타리버섯의 자실체 부위별(갓, 갓껍질, 갓주름, 줄기)에서는 갓 껍질이 가장 높은 것으로 확인되었다.

Ischemic stroke results from a transient or permanent reduction in cerebral blood flow that is restricted to the territory of a major brain artery. Thus, this study was performed to examine (1) the effects of swimming exercise on the improvement of muscle atrophy, and (2) exercise and HSP 70 expression in an ischemic stroke model induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion. The results of this study were as follows: One week after ischemic stroke was induced, changes appeared in the muscle weight of the gastrocnemius muscle due to muscle atrophy in the affected side. Group II showed statistically significant difference from group III eight weeks after ischemic stroke was induced. (p<.05). One week and eight weeks after ischemic stroke was induced there was significant decrease in the relative muscle weight of the gastrocnemius muscle in each group except Group IV, while there was statistically significant increase in group II eight weeks after ischemic stroke was induced, compared to group III (p<.05). For neurologic exercise behavior tests, Group II generally had the highest score, compared to other groups. In immunohistochemical observations, Group II showed a decrease in HSP 70. The above results suggest that swimming exercise improved muscle atrophy, changed the HSP 70 expression of ischemic stroke in rats, and contributed to the improvement of exercise function.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of pulsed ultrasound on wound healing and observe during the wound healing process the distribution of mast cells according to histopathologic findings. Eighty Sprague Dawley rats which were divided into 4 groups received full thickness skin wounds on the back. Each of the 5 animals was sacrificed immediately and then sacrificed again 1, 3, 6, and 12 days after injury. Specimens from the wounds were removed during healing and routinely processed with a hematoxylin-eosin stain and a toluidine blue stain. The authors then observed the distribution of mast cells under a light microscope. The results of this study were as follows: The rate of wound healing and the length of the wounds of the pulsed ultrasound group II was significantly faster than group I on day 6 and day 12 (p<.001). Group III showed the most significant effect after12 days (p<.001). Group IV also showed a significant effect at 12 days (p<.01). A low-intensity ultrasound .5 resulted in a fast healing rate. During the wound healing process mast cells had a tendency to decrease in the acute inflammatory phase. During the wound healing process mast cells were thought to contribute to the healing of the wound.

This paper analyzed the effects of rotational stiffness of wedge connection between vertical and horizontal members of system supports. By simulating the connection condition both a hinge connection, which is considered in the design stage, and a spring with the rotational stiffness reflecting the actual behavior, the critical buckling load and the maximum combination stress ratio are compared. The results show that hinge condition somewhat underestimate the actual behavior of vertical members of system supports. However, it is also noted that the horizontal member represents the increased stress due to the rotational stiffness of the connection.

안전보건 민간위탁사업은 안전보건관리 능력이 취약하여 재해발생 가능성이 높은 고위험군 50인 미만 소규모 사업장의 재해예방활동을 민간기관의 기술 지도를 통하여 집중 지원함으로써 산업재해를 예방하는 사업이며, 안전보건 민간위탁 사업 중 건설 분야 민간위탁사업의 경우 총 공사금액 3억원 미만 영세규모 건설현장 및 영세규모 건설업체를 대상으로 민간 재해예방기관의 위탁을 통해 밀착지원과 감성지원으로 건설재해 예방을 추진 목적으로 하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 건설 분야 민간위탁 사업의 운영현황, 수행기관 및 사업장 분석, 그리고 연도별 성과를 분석하여 향후 건설 분야 민간위탁사업의 방향을 제시하고자 하였다. 2002년부터 2013년까지의 재해율과 사망 만인율을 분석한 결과, 건설 분야 민간위탁 사업 초기에 비해 민간위탁사업으로 소규모 건설현장의 재해율과 사망 만인율은 크게 감소한 것으로 나타났으나, 최근에는 재해율이 증가되는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서, 소규모 건설현장에 대한 민간위탁사업은 건설업 사업장의 산업재해 감소에 기여하였으나, 최근 환경 변화를 반영하여 사업이 보다 실효성 있는 방향으로의 전환될 필요가 있는 것으로 판단된다.