PURPOSES: The purpose of this study is to develop the U-turn accident model at 4-legged signalized intersections in urban areas. METHODS : In order to analyze the characteristics of the accidents which are associated with U-turn operation at 4-legged signalized intersections in urban areas and develop an U-turn accident model by regression analysis, the tests of overdispersion and zero-inflation are conducted about the dependent variables of number of accidents and EPDO (Equivalent Property Damage Only). RESULTS: As their results, the Poisson model fits best for number of accident and the ZIP (Zero Inflated Poisson) fits best for EPOD, the variables of conflict traffic, width of opposing road, traffic passing speed are adopted as independent variable for both models. The variables of number of bus berths and rate of U-turn signal time at which the U-turn is permitted are adopted as independent variable only for EPDO. CONCLUSIONS: These study results suggest that U-turn would be permitted at the intersection where the width of opposing road is wider than 11.9 meters, the passing vehicle speed is not high and U-turn operation is not hindered by the buses stopping at bus stops.

본 연구에서는 각 추출방법에 따른 섬백리향(Thymus magnus Nakai)의 향기 성분들을 분석하여, 이를 토대로 본연의 향에 아주 가까우면서 맡기에 좋은 향으로 재현하고자 초임계유체추출법, 혼합 증류법, 동시증류추출법으로 정유를 추출한 후 gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)로 휘발성 향기성분을 분석하였다. 그 결과 먼저 초임계유체추출법의 40 ℃ - 400 bar 조건에서 추출한 정유 성분 중 linalool (0.1%), trans-sabinene hydrate (0.9%)가 다른 조건에서 추출한 정유성분과 비교하였을 때 상대적으로 더 많이 함유되어 있었으며, 50 ℃ - 400 bar 조건에서는 borneol (3.82%), terpinen-4-ol (0.3%), caryophyllene oxide (2.2%), 50 ℃ - 300 bar 조건에서는 β-bisabolene (5.88%), 1-octen-3 -ol (0.31%), caryophyllene (2.91%), p-cym-ene (2.04%), γ-terpinene (0.52%), 50 ℃ - 200 bar 조건에서는 thymol (77.63%), carvacrol (5.65%)이 상대적으로 더 많이 함유되어 있는 것으로 나타났다. 혼합 증류법으로 추출한 정유 성분 중에는 α-bisabolol (0.17%), caryophyllene (6.46%), cis-α-bisabolene (1.52%), β-bisabolene (20.65%)이 초임계유체추출법으로 추출한 정유 성분 보다 상대적으로 더 많이 함유되어 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 동시 증류추출법을 통해서는 정유를 얻지 못하였다. 이 같은 연구 결과는 각각의 추출법을 통해서 확인된 향기 성분들을 모두 취합하여 섬백리향 본연의 향에 좀 더 가깝도록 세밀하게 재현하는데 있어 유용한 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 보인다.

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of Lythrum salicaria L. ethanol extract on anti-obesity effects in rat fed a high fat diet for 8 weeks to induce obese rat model. Male SD rats were divided into normal group, control (high fat diet) group, positive control (Garcinia Cambogia extracts) group, high fat group supplemented with ethanol extracts of Lythrum salicaria L. (EELS). The body weight gain and control (high fat diet) were increased by a high fat diet, but decreased in the EELS. At the end of the experiment, the body weight in high fat diet groups was higher than that of normal diet group, while the body weights of EELS and positive control group were significantly reduced by 16.62%, as compared with that of high fat diet group (p < 0.05). The levels of serum triglyceride, total cholesterol in EELS group were significantly decreased as compared with high fat diet group (p < 0.05). The liver and mesenteric adipose tissue weights of control (high fat diet) increase than that for normal group, whereas EELS and positive control group were significantly decreased (p < 0.05). Levels of triglyceride in liver were significantly lower in EELS group than those in high fat diet group (p < 0.05). These results indicate that Lythrum salicaria L. extract may improve lipid metabolism and reduce fat accumulation and body weight.

In this study, the bioactivities of ethanol (EELS) and water extract (WELS) from the leaf of Lythrum salicaria L. were investigated. In the anti-cancer activity, the growths of both human prostate cancer (DU145) and human colonic carcinoma cell (HT29) were inhibited up 60% by adding 10 mg/ml of EELS. Anti-inflammatory activity of EELS and WELS have been evaluated on lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced release of nitric oxide (NO) by the macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. EELS and WELS inhibited inflammatory by 57.3 and 46.9% in 10 mg/ml, respectively. In the anti-oxidative activity, IC50 of DPPH radical scavenging activity was respectively 60.71 and 92.90 μg/ml by EELS and WELS. In the anti-diabetic activity, IC50 of α-amylase inhibitory activity of EELS and WELS were respectively 5,250 and 5,020 μg/ml. IC50 of α-glucosidase inhibitory activity was 7.96 and 68.41 μg/ml by EELS and WELS. In the anti-obesity, IC50 of lipase inhibitory activity was 880 and 9,840 μg/ml by EELS and WELS. Finally, EELS and WELS exhibited anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic activity and anti-obesity. It suggests that Lythrum salicaria L. could be potentially used as a resource of bioactive materials for health functional foods.