This paper evaluates the use of Factor Analysis (FA) in English education research in Korea and suggests improvements in methodology. A detailed coding protocol was used to review 179 FA cases from 12 major English education journals (2014-2023). The review identified several key issues, including small sample sizes and lenient criteria for sample size selection, insufficient reporting on data appropriateness and normality, confusion between principal component analysis and FA, overreliance on the Eigenvalue > 1 criterion for determining the number of factors, inappropriate factor rotation methods, inconsistency between factor rotation and extraction methods, inadequate reporting on factor loadings and cross loadings criteria, and excessive reliance on SPSS as a statistical tool for FA. This study provides specific guidelines for applying FA appropriately and reporting results accurately.

The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has facilities that are operated for the purpose of treating radioactive wastes and storing drums before sending them to a disposal site. Domestic regulations related to nuclear facility require radiological dose assessment resulting from release of gaseous radioactive effluent of nuclear facilities. In this study, ICRP-60-based dose conversion factors were applied to evaluate the radiation dose to residents in the event of operation and accident for the radioactive waste management facilities in KAERI. The radioactive gaseous effluent generated from each facility diffuse outside the exclusion area boundary (EAB), causing radiation exposure to residents. To evaluate the external exposure dose, the exposure pathways of cloudshine and radioactive contaminated soil were analyzed. The internal exposure dose was estimated by considering the exposure from respiration and ingestion of agricultural and livestock products. The maximum individual exposure dose was evaluated to be 1.71% compared to the dose limit. The assumed situation used for accidental scenarios are as follows; A fire inside the facility and falling of radioactive waste drum. It was a fire accident that caused the maximum exposure dose to individual and population living within an 80 km radius of the site. At the outer boundary of the low population zone (LPZ), the maximum effective dose and thyroid equivalent dose were estimated as 8.92 E-06% and 5.29 E-06%, respectively, compared to the dose limit. As a result of evaluating the radiological exposure dose from gaseous emissions, the radioactive waste treatment facilities and its supplementary facilities meet the regulations related to nuclear facility, and are operated safely in terms of radiological environmental impact assessment.

South Korea’s first commercial nuclear reactor, Kori Unit 1, was permanently shut down in 2017, and preparations are currently underway for its decommissioning. After the permanent shutdown, the spent nuclear fuel from the reactor core is removed and stored in a spent fuel storage facility. Subsequently, steps are taken for its permanent disposal, and if a permanent disposal site is not determined, it is stored in an interim storage facility (or temporary storage facility). Therefore, the activation criteria for radiation emergency plans vary depending on the movement of spent nuclear fuel and the storage location. In this study, it reviewed emergency plans in the U.S. NRC Regulatory Guide (Draft) titled ‘Emergency Planning for Decommissioning Nuclear Power Reactors’ to determine the requirements for radiation emergency plans needed for decommissioned nuclear power plants. Additionally, by examining emergency plans applied to decommissioning nuclear power plants in the United States, this study identified emergency plan requirement that could be applicable to future decommissioned nuclear power plants in South Korea. This study will contribute to the establishment of appropriate radiation emergency plans for decommissioning nuclear power plants in Korea for providing accurate information on overseas cases and relevant guidelines.

Various radioactive metal wastes are generated during operation and decommissioning of nuclear facilities. Radioactive metal wastes with complex geometries or volumetric contamination can be difficult to decontaminate and disposal costs may increase. To solve these problems, the radioactive metal wastes can be treated by melting method. In this study, we designed a melting furnace system of air induction melting type, which is widely utilized due to its advantages of good thermal efficiency, uniform heating and guaranteed safety for radioactive material. By utilizing the melting furnace system, volatile radionuclides existed in the base material can be captured in the form of gas or dust by the filter. The radionuclides whose chemical properties can easily form metal oxides present as slag. For this reason, the specific radioactivity of the base material can be reduced. Radionuclides that are difficult to transport to slag and dust are uniformly distributed in the base material. A dedicated power supply and a transformer were necessary to be included in the melting furnace system since the induction furnace uses high-frequency currents. In addition, a hood is placed on top of the furnace to capture fumes generated during melting, and additional hoods were installed around the furnace to remove airborne dust. In particular, a dust collection unit consisting of a cyclone and a HEPA filter were constructed to effectively collect dust containing radionuclides. During the melting process, the slag is removed and accumulated separately, and the ingot production system was designed to produce the ingot using molten metal. The furnace was constructed for tilting the molten metal by moving the furnace using hydraulic system. The water cooling system and cooling tower were prepared to cool off the equipment with high temperature during melting is cooled off. The above process was specified in the operating procedure developed for this melting furnace system, and the operator shall operate and inspect according to the prescribed procedures. The radioactivity concentration in the sample taken in the step of tilting shall be analyzed whether they meet clearance level for self-disposal determined and publicly announced by the Commission. We can conduct self-disposal for the product of melting furnace system confirmed by the Commission as having the radioactivity concentration by nuclide not exceeding the value determined by the Commission.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is frequently observed in intact middle-aged or older male dogs with symptoms ranging from asymptomatic to various symptoms such as urination, dyschezia, dysuria, tenesmus, and intermittent serosanguinous or clear serous exudate. A 4-year-old, intact male Welsh corgi with symptoms of intermittent hematuria and serosanguinous exudate at the urethral opening was diagnosed with BPH and intraprostatic hematocyst through ultrasonographic examination and cytology test. The dog was internationally adopted for reproductive purposes and needed to undergo BPH treatment while maintaining fertility. Thus, 2.5 mg finasteride was administered orally once a day for treatment option and therapeutic effects were observed, including loss of clinical symptoms and reduced prostate and intraparenchymal cyst size.

Imperforate hymen is a rare congenital disorder that may predispose to retention of fluid in the vagina and uterus, thereby resulting in conditions such as hematocolpos, pyocolpos, and pyocolpometra in female dogs. A 7-year-old intact female shih tzu exhibiting abdominal distension, depression, anorexia, dysuria, dyschezia, and tenesmus was diagnosed with pyocolpos; a 9-year-old intact female Yorkshire terrier with abdominal mass, dysuria, and tenesmus was diagnosed with hematocolpos; and a 7-year-old intact female shih tzu with dysuria, dyschezia, anorexia, and vomiting was diagnosed with pyocolpometra. Ovariohysterectomy and partial vaginectomy were performed, and the blind end of the vaginal stump was omentalized. This clinical report provide diagnostic process and surgical treatment option for congenital vaginal obstruction cases.

The chelating agent and cellulose generated during the operating and decommissioning of a NPP’s form organic complexing compounds. That is accelerate the migration of radionuclide and have a bad influence of LILW disposal site. In this study, the GoldSim (RT module) program was used for the effects of radionuclide migration by organic complex compounds as described above. A scenario was derived for evaluation, and a conceptual design (Concept Art) of the GoldSim model was performed. 1) Derivation of the scenario. For the scenario, we selected a groundwater flow scenario in which groundwater flows in and radionuclides flow out after a lapse of time after the operation of the LILW disposal site in Gyeongju is closed. The inflowing groundwater comes into contact with radioactive waste and the radionuclides dissolve. The dissolved nuclides move past the drum and out of the disposal vessel due to the advection phenomenon. Radionuclides spilled from the disposal vessel pass through the silo internal filler (crushed stone) and reach the engineering barrier concrete. Radionuclides from degraded concrete are scenarios that move along the flow of groundwater to the near and far. 2) Radionuclide migration concept design. The radionuclide movement section was largely designed with Inner (Inside the silo), Near and Far. (A) Inner (Inside the silo) This section is where radionuclides move from the radiation source to the engineering barrier (silo). The detailed migration path was designed to allow radioactive nuclides to flow out and move to waste drums, solidified matrix of indrum, disposal vessel fillers, disposal vessels, silo fillers (crushed stones), and engineered barriers (concrete). The LILW disposal site in Gyeongju has a total of 6 silos. Each of the 6 silos was modeled and designed in consideration of the structural information and positional impact. (B) Near & Far. In generally design, the near is form source term to engineered barrier and far is beyond the engineered barrier. In this study, the near and far designed by radionuclide in the section from the beyond the engineering barrier (silo) to the sea through the groundwater flow through the natural rock. Especially in the case of near, the design was made by applying the position of the natural rock sampling drill hole.

본 연구의 목적은 운전상황에서 운전자의 스트레스가 유발되었을 시, 다감각 자극이 운전자의 스트레스 저감 효과에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 본 연구에서는 운전상황의 운전자의 스트레스를 저감을 목적으로 조명과 사운드 및 향의 조합을 통한 다감각 자극을 제시함으로써, 스트레스 저감에 대한 효과를 확인하고자 하였다. 운전 시 스트레스 상황을 정의하고, 두 종류의 스트레스 유발 시나리오를 구성하였다. 실험은 신체 건강한 20-50대 남녀 30명을 대상으로, 10분간 의 운전 상황을 연출하였다. 스트레스 저감에 효과적인 자극조합을 확인하기 위해 시각, 청각, 후각의 자극을 이용하였 으며, 시각 자극의 경우 LED 조명을 이용하여 블루, 그린, 옐로우 색상을 제시하였으며, 청각 자극은 화이트, 핑크, 브라운노이즈 사운드를, 후각 자극의 경우는 로즈마리, 라벤더, 레몬향을 각각 사용하였다. 또한, 스트레스 저감에 대한 효과를 살펴보기 위해, 다감각 자극 제시 전후로 주관평가 및 심박변이도를 측정하였다. 심장 반응의 결과, 그린(조 명), 핑크노이즈(사운드), 로즈마리(향)의 자극 조합에서 HF(%) 증가 및 LF(%), LF/HF(%)의 감소를 확인할 수 있었으 며, 이는 부교감반응의 활성화가 이루어짐을 알 수 있었다. 주관평가 또한 다감각 자극에 노출되었을 때, 다감각 자극이 없는 경우보다 스트레스 저감 효과가 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 이러한 결과는 다감각 자극에 노출되기 전보다 다감각 자극을 경험할 때 운전시 스트레스 저감에 효과를 보이는 것으로 사료된다. 향후 연령별이나 성별에 대한 차이나 개인이 선호하는 자극에 대한 연구를 통해 맞춤형 스트레스 저감 자극에 대한 효과를 확인하는 것이 필요하다.

북방전복 Haliotis discus hannai 웅성생식세포의 분화과정과 정자의 형태를 미세구조적으로 기 재하였다. 정자의 분화과정은 정원세포기, 정모세포기, 정세포기 및 정자기의 4단계로 구분하였 다. 정원세포기에서 정모세포기로의 분화과정은 형태학적 변화가 크지 않았다. 그러나 정자변 태과정 동안 염색질 응축, 핵의 형태 변화, 첨체와 중편 및 편모 형성 등의 급격한 형태학적 변 화를 나타냈다. 북방전복의 정자는 두부, 중편 및 미부로 구성되며, 두부의 길이는 약 5.3 μm로 전자밀도가 높은 핵과 총알형의 첨체로 이루어져 있었다. 중편은 기저체와 미토콘드리아로 구 성되어 있었으며, 기저체를 중심으로 5개의 미토콘드리아가 한 층으로 배열되어 있었다. 미부 의 횡단면은 "9+2"의 미세소관 구조를 보였다. 이러한 형태 및 구조적 특징은 북방전복의 정자 는 원시형(primitive type) 정자임을 보여주는 결과이다.

본 논문에서는 한국형 이내비게이션 프로젝트의 사고취약선박 모니터링 지원서비스 중 상황대응 및 상황관리 프로토타입 모델을 개발하였다. 프로토타입 모델 개발을 위해서 해사데이터 교환 표준 현황과 S-100 표준 데이터 모델 개발 절차를 분석하고 개발 절차에 따라 서비스의 요구사항 분석 및 관련 표준을 참고하여 상황대응 및 상황관리 모델에 대한 프로토타입 어플리케이션 스키마를 개발하고, S-100 표준에 맞추어 프로토타입 피쳐 카탈로그와 프로토타입 포트레이얼 카탈로그를 제작하였다. 개발된 프로토타입 데이터 모델의 검증을 위해서 광양항을 기반으로 테스트 데이터셋을 제작하고, S-100 기반 데이터의 유효성 검증을 위한 소프트웨어를 통해 검증한 결과 모든 데이터가 유효함을 확인하였으며, S-100 뷰어에서 정확한 위치에 지정된 심볼이 표출됨을 확인하였다.

Colorectal cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality that accounts for over 9% of all incidences of cancer. Additionally, colorectal cancer is widely recognized as an environmental disease related to ill-defined cultural, social and lifestyle factors including physical activity, obesity, cigarette smoking and heavy alcohol consumption. Accordingly, natural phytochemicals and extracts have attracted attention because of their beneficial biological effects. Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a common supplementary medicine applied to increase bioenergetic capacity in various diseases. Therefore, in this study, we investigated whether CoQ10 treatment has any inhibitory effects and its related cellular mechanisms in human colon cancer HCT116 cells. A MTT assay revealed that CoQ10 slightly decreased the proliferation of HCT116 cells; however, glutathione- and superoxide dismutase- activity were unchanged in response to CoQ10 treatment. A DCF-DA assay revealed that CoQ10 slightly increased ROS release of HCT116 cells. However, in a nitric oxide (NO) assay, CoQ10 significantly increased NO production in a dose-dependent manner. The results of western blot analysis revealed that the protein levels of Bax, p21 and p53 were increased, whereas the protein level of Bcl2 was decreased suggesting that the CoQ10-mediated inhibitory mechanism is associated with apoptotic signaling. Taken together, our findings indicate that CoQ10 has an inhibitory effect on the growth of colon cancer cells via NO production that is associated with regulation of factors involved in apoptotic signaling including Bax, Bcl2, p21 and p53.