The major focus of this study is to analyze the expression of bovine MMPs and to monitor their activity during the estrus cycle and pregnancy. During pregnancy, MMP-2 expression was detectable around 30 days but became insignificant by 60 days, then started to increase again around 90 days and reached the maximum at 250 days. The activity of MMP-2 protein changed in accordance with its expression level. As expected, the level of TIMP-2 exhibited a reverse pattern. About MMP-9, high level expression was observed as early as 30 days and gradually increase until 90 days. Then started to decrease after 250 days. Again, the sites of MMP-9 expression were similar to those of MMP-2. On the other hand, expression of TIMP-3 remained low until 90 days but showed a small and temporal increase around 250 days. In summary, expression of different MMPs were differentially regulated during estrus cycle and pregnancy. While the expression of MMP-2 was high in estrus cycle, MMP-9 slowly takes over with the progression of pregnancy. These results indicated that the luteal tissue perform distinct functions during pregnancy and estrus. Perhaps the activity of MMP-2 is required for the structural remodeling of luteum, resulting the suppression of P4 inflow from blood. On the other hand, steady maintenance of MMP-9 throughout luteal development is important for the activation of cell proliferation, maturation and angiogenesis.

Headwater streams provide various microhabitats, resulting in high diversity of macroinvertebrate community. In this study, we compared the differences of communities between two adjacent headwater streams (Jangjeon stream (GRJ; GRJ1-GRJ5) and Haanmi stream (GRH; GRH1-GRH3)) in Jungwang and Gariwang mountains, Gangwon-do and evaluated the effects of habitat condition to the macroinvertebrates community composition. In order to characterize the macroinvertebrate communities and extract influential environmental factors, we applied to Cluster analysis (CA), Indicator species analysis and Non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS). Total 33,613 individuals in 3 phyla, 5 classes, 13 orders, 51 families, and 114 taxa (genera or species) were collected. Gammarus sp. was dominant at the upper stream of GRJ, whereas Chironomidae spp. was abundant at GRH and the downstream of GRJ. The CA classified samples into six clusters (1-6) reflecting spatial and temporal variation of benthic macroinvertebrate communities. Benthic macroinvertebrate community composition was significantly different between two adjacent streams. Sweltsa sp. 1, Psilotreta kisoensis, Rhyacophila shikotsuensis and Serratella setigera were identified as representative indicator species for clusters 1, 2, 3 and 5, respectively. Similar to CA results, NMDS revealed the spatial and temporal differences of benthic macroinvertebrate communities, indicating the difference of community composition as well as microhabitat condition. Forest composition, proportion of boulders (>256 mm), and water velocity were main factors affecting the macroinvertebrate community composition.

The purpose of this study is to investigate error patterns in EFL college students’ English writing as well as their change over time, based on the teacher’s feedback. In order to accomplish this purpose, two research questions were constructed; first, what are the characteristics of Korean EFL students’ writing based on the maturity of English sentence by the T-unit analysis? Second, what types of error patterns are produced in Korean EFL students’ writing? Also, how do the error patterns change based on the teacher’s feedback over time? The participants were four Korean EFL college students, and they were asked to pre-write, draft, revise and edit until they completed their final draft. The results of pre- and post-writing test were also analyzed. The major findings are as follows: 1) The mean number of T-unit among participants was 42.25 units, and the mean number of words per T-unit was 10.95 words. 2) The most frequently committed errors were found out as lexical and morphological errors. Moreover, the rate of lexical and sentence structure errors has been dropped, whereas the rate of punctuation errors has increased as the teacher’s feedback progressed over time. Pedagogical and practical suggestions are also made on the effective teaching of English writing in Korean classroom settings.

본 연구는 설악산 지역 남교리에서 대청봉에 이르는 구간의 고도별 식물 종풍부도 패턴 및 이러한 패턴에 영향을 미치는 요인으로서 기후 및 지형인자의 상대적 중요성을 구명하기 위해 수행되었다. 식생 조사 결과, 남교리에서 대청봉에 이르는 구간에서 총 71과, 147속, 211종의 식물이 관찰되었으며, 이 가운데 목본식물은 91종(43%), 초본식물은 120종(57%)이 관찰되었다. 고도가 증가함에 따라 목본식물의 풍부도는 감소하는 패턴을 나타낸 반면, 초본식물의 풍부도는 증가하는 패턴을 보였다. 이러한 분포 패턴을 설명하는 요인들에 대한 회귀분석 결과, 목본 및 초본식물의 종풍부도는 기후 및 지형인자 모두에 의해 제어됨을 알 수 있었다. 그러나 변이분할을 통해 두 인자들 사이의 상대적 중요성을 분석한 결과, 목본식물의 풍부도는 기후인자가, 초본식물의 풍부도는 지형인자가 더 중요한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 소규모 공간 수준에서의 고도에 따른 식물종의 풍부도 패턴과 그 제어인자는 목본 및 초본식물 사이에 다를 수 있다는 것을 나타낸다.

Background: The deep cervical flexor (DCF) muscles have a crucial role in the management of neck pain. For preventing neck pain by activation of the DCF, craniocervical flexion (CCF) is an effective exercise. However, sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle is considered to affect negatively the activation of the DCF. SCM muscle which is an accessory muscle for respiration is activated differently depending on types of breathing patterns. It’s not certain that breathing patterns affect the SCM and DCF muscles thickness during CCF exercise. Objects: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of breathing patterns on the SCM and DCF muscles thickness during CCF exercise. Methods: Forty-five subjects participated in this study, and they were classified according to their breathing pattern, as follows: Costodiaphragmatic breathing (CDB) and upper costal breathing (UCB) groups. Ultrasonographic imaging of the SCM and DCF muscles was performed during five incremental levels of CCF during tidal breathing and expiration. Results: There was a significant interaction between the breathing pattern and the phase of CCF for percentage of SCM muscle thickness changes (p˂.05). In phase 1 CCF, a percentage of SCM muscle thickness changes was increased in the UCB group than in the CDB group (p˂.05). There was an increase in DCF muscles thickness with each additional CCF phase (p˂.05). Conclusion: Recruitment of SCM muscle was increased in the UCB group while performing CCF with a low intensity. There were no significant differences on DCF recruitment between the breathing pattern groups. Higher CCF exercise intensities elicited a higher DCF recruitment.

The road surface condition in winter is important for road maintenance and safety. To estimate the road surface condition in winter, the RWIS(Road Weather Information System) is used. However RWIS is not measured the continuous road surface information but measured the locational road surface information. To overcome the current RWIS limitation, the thermal mapping sensor which can collect the road surface condition employed in some countries. Although the thermal mapping sensor can collect the continuous road surface information, it is difficult to collect vast data due to apply few probe car. This study suggests a specific methodology for the prediction of road surface temperature using vehicular ambient temperature sensors and collect road surface and vehicular ambient temperature data on the defined survey route in 2015 and 2016 year, respectively. To find out the correlation between road surface and ambient temperature which may affect patterns of road surface temperature variation, the various weather and topographical conditions along with the test route were considered. For modelling, all types of collected temperature data should be classified into response and predictor before applying a machine learning tool such as MATLAB. In this study, collected road surface temperature are considered as response while vehicular ambient temperatures defied as predictor. Through data learning using machine learning tool, models were developed and finally compared predicted and actual temperature based on average absolute error. According to comparison results, model enables to estimate actual road surface temperature variation pattern along the roads very well. Model III is slightly better than the rest of models in terms of estimation performance. When correlation between response and predictor is high, when plenty of historical data exists, and when a lot of predictors are available, estimation performance of would be much better.

This study aimed to categorize women’s body shapes by type after extracting prototypes of 25~34 year old Korean woman. The standardizing research service project conducted by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy in 2005, divided the age ranges of adult women into three groups: 18~24 years (young), 25~34 years (young-adult) and 35~49 years (adult). This study utilized this age division method to create a concrete body type categorization schema with the most marriageable period, 25 to 34 years old as target age the target age group. We used, measurement data from the 7th Korean Human Body Size Survey (Size Korea) for the body shape analysis. We completed a statistical analysis using the statistical program SPSS 21. After creating the body types using CLO 3D, which is based on the 7th Korean human body measurements, we input data for the average size for each type into the Avata. We then compared and analyzed the cross sections using the Rapidform XOR program. The results of the type-specific characteristics are as follows: big square body of obese body, small square body of plain flat body with tall, plain square body of plain flat with short, triangular body of lower body obesity there was. Significantly, the results of this study should facilitate the development of various apparel products using mass customization or easy-order systems.

본 연구는 장성 편백치유의 숲(Jangseong Pyunbaek Healing Forest: JPHF) 방문객을 대상으로 방문객 유형과 방문객 유형에 따른 인구사회학적 특성, 이용행태 및 방문동기를 알아보기 위해 시행되었다. 자료는 2016년 10-11월중 편의표 본추출법을 통해 선정된 216명의 표본을 대상으로 자기기입식 설문기법을 이용하여 수집되었다. 또한 방문객의 참여활 동에 대한 자료는 동일 기간에 동일한 조사방법을 통해 별도로 수집되었으며 총 476명이 조사에 참여하였다. 분석결과, 응답자의 77.0%가 '휴양객'(방문의 주목적이 건강 및 치유목적보다는 경관감상 및 관광, 사회적 교류 등 일반적 휴양경 험에 있는 방문객)으로 분류되었으며, '치유객'(방문의 주목적이 일반적 휴양객과는 달리 건강 및 심신의 치유에 있는 방문객)은 단지 10.3%에 불과했다. 치유객은 휴양객에 비해 방문경험 수준이 높았으며, 방문 전 JPHF를 ‘조용하며 자연경험을 즐길 수 있는 장소’로 기대하는 경향이 높게 나타났다. 치유객은 휴양객에 비해 ‘혼자서’ 방문하는 경향이 있었으며, 방문그룹의 크기도 휴양객에 비해 적었다. 전 응답자의 26.8%가 JPHF가 치유의 숲이라는 사실을 모르는 것으로 나타났으며, 치유객은 휴양객에 비해 JPHF가 치유의 숲이라는 사실에 대한 높은 인지도를 보였다. 66.8%의 응답자가 JPHF의 전반적 관리 및 운영상태를 긍정적으로 평가하였으며, 6.2%의 응답자만이 부정적으로 평가를 하였다. 치유객과 휴양객 간 JPHF의 전반적 관리상태 평가에는 차이가 없었다. JPHF의 주임도(이용률: 47.4%), 와 치유필드(이용률: 59.2%)에 방문객의 이용집중 현상이 두드러지게 나타났다. 치유객은 ‘고요함’, ‘건강’, ‘긴장완화’ 요인에서 휴양객에 비해 높은 동기를 보인 반면, 휴양객은 치유객에 비해 ‘사회적 교류’ 요인에서 높은 동기를 나타냈다. 분석결과를 토대로 JPHF의 관리적 관점에서 몇 가지 시사점을 제시하였다.

PURPOSES: This study develops various models that can estimate the pattern of road surface temperature changes using machine learning methods. METHODS : Both a thermal mapping system and weather forecast information were employed in order to collect data for developing the models. In previous studies, the authors defined road surface temperature data as a response, while vehicular ambient temperature, air temperature, and humidity were considered as predictors. In this research, two additional factors-road type and weather forecasts-were considered for the estimation of the road surface temperature change pattern. Finally, a total of six models for estimating the pattern of road surface temperature changes were developed using the MATLAB program, which provides the classification learner as a machine learning tool. RESULTS: Model 5 was considered the most superior owing to its high accuracy. It was seen that the accuracy of the model could increase when weather forecasts (e.g., Sky Status) were applied. A comparison between Models 4 and 5 showed that the influence of humidity on road surface temperature changes is negligible. CONCLUSIONS: Even though Models 4, 5, and 6 demonstrated the same performance in terms of average absolute error (AAE), Model 5 can be considered the optimal one from the point of view of accuracy.

다이옥신류(Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans: PCDD/Fs)는 화학적으로 매우 안정화 되어 있으며 난분해성 이자 강한 독성을 가지고 있다. 특히 환경 매체의 오염을 통해 생태계 내 생물의 생체에 종종 축적된다. 외래종 등검은말벌은 2003년 국내 침입 후 전국적으로 확산되었으며, 최근 말벌(집)을 민간요법으로 식음하는 사례가 늘면서 이로 인한 오염물질 노출 가능성이 높아지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 도시 및 산림지역에서 말벌(집)을 채집한 후 비의도적 잔류성유기오염물질 공정시험방법에 따라 전처리 후 가스크로마토그래프/고분해능질량분석기(GC/HRMS) 를 이용하여 다이옥신류의 농도수준과 경향을 확인하였다. 농도는 WHO에서 제시한 2015 독성등가계수를 이용하여 TEQ농도(pg-TEQ/g)로 환산하였다. 그 결과, OCDD 등 일부 다이옥신 물질이 검출되었으나, 인체의 유해정도는 낮은 것으로 보인다. 그러나 다양한 지역에서의 등검은말벌 채취 및 분석, 위해성평가 등 추가연구가 필요하다.

Monochamus saltuarius Gebler (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is a well-known as vector species of the pine wood nematode (PWN) in the northern areas of South Korea. In 2017, larval parasitoids of M. saltuarius and their parasitism patterns were investigated in Pinus koraiensis forests with consideration of sentinel logs positions (height: 0 m vs. 1.8 m), distances from the edge to the center of the forest (0, 20, 40, 60, 80m), and damage degrees of the pine wilt disease (infested area, buffer area, and uninfested area). In total six of larval parasitoids were collected: Spathius verustus, Sclerodermus harmandi, Cynopterus flavator, Heydenia testacea, Heydenia sp., Braconidae sp. The parasitism rate to larvae of M. saltuarius larvae was not affected by sentinel log positions. However, the parasitism rate was significantly higher in infested areas compared to the buffer and uninfested areas. In the infested area, the parasitism rate was increased with distance from forest edges.

Honey bee has been widely used as a model insect for biological sciences because of its sociality and specialized labor division. For the investigation of the seasonal and labor-dependent expression patterns of genes putatively involved in its sociality, quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) can be applied to quantify gene expression level and selection of reliable reference gene(s) for normalization is an accurate step. In this study, using three softwares (geNorm, NormFinder and BestKeeper), we evaluated seasonal expression stabilities of four reference genes that have been widely used for qRT-PCR in forager and nurse heads. Among four candidates, two genes, rpS18 and gapdh, were suggested to be the optimal reference genes for qRT-PCR.

Ko, Bo-Ai. 2018. “Thematic Patterns in Formal Email Writing of Korean EFL College Learners”. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 26(1). 31~59. This study explores the Theme types and the thematic progression in the formal email writings of Korean EFL college learners, based on the Theme-Rheme analytical framework of Systemic Functional Grammar (SFG). Data was collected from 99 college students, enrolled in an English Writing Composition course during the second semester of 2017 via a cyber university in Korea. Their main writing activity involved email writings in the form of requesting primarily based on the Genre Approach. Text analysis was conducted with the comparison of the high- scoring group (15), the medium-scoring group (15) and the low-scoring group (15), based on assessment of the course assignment. Employing the coding step of identifying the Theme and Rheme of each T-unit, the text analysis sought to figure out which Theme types were used for each T-unit and which thematic progression patterns were used for overall text flow and cohesion. The key finding was that there were certain discourse-specific thematic patterns of formal email writing. Among the range of thematic features, this study will highlight marked Themes, interpersonal Themes and thematic choices of nominalization for the purpose of formal email writing texts.

The distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates was investigated at 1,157 sites of 7 main water systems in Korea, including 442 sites of Han River system (Namhan River, Bukhan River, Han River main stream, Anseongcheon, etc.), 305 sites of Nakdong River system (Nakdong River, Hyeongsan River, Taehwa River, etc.), 199 sites of Geum River system (Geum River, Sapgyocheon, Mangyeong River, Dongjin River, etc.) 102 sites of Seomjin River system (Seomjin River), 102 sites of Yeongsan River system (Yeongsan River, Tamjin River, etc.), and 7 sites of Jeju stream system. A total of 151 families were found in the whole survey sites, including 141 families in Han River, 122 in Nakdong River, 115 in Geum River, 106 in Seomjin River, 113 in Yeongsan River, and 50 in Jeju. Chironomidae (20.8%) was the most dominant species in Korea, followed by Hydropsychidae (17.1%), Baetidae (12.6%), Tubificidae (10.3%), Heptageniidae (8.6%), Ephemerellidae (6.3%), Asellidae (2.7%), Leptophlebiidae (2.4%), Planariidae (1.7%), and Tipulidae (1.6%). Substrates compositions consisted of large sand (22.6%), large gravel (18.4%), silt (10.5%), and boulder (8.2%). The mean stream width was 133.5 m and the mean watercourse width was 61.7 m. The mean water depth and velocity were 30.2 cm and 33.1 cm s-1, respectively. Results of cluster analysis based on distributional characteristics of benthic macroinvertebrates were divided into six groups according to the frequency of benthic macroinvertebrate taxa which appeared in the study area. Finally, altitude, current velocity and substrate composition were the most influencial factors determining the distribution patterns of macroinvertebrate communities.

가축질병 바이러스는 매우 빠르게 전파되는 특징을 가지고 있으며 질병에 걸린 동물의 분비물에 접촉하거 나, 사람이나 차량에 의한 바이러스의 이동, 또는 공기를 통하여 전파가 이루어진다. 본 연구에서는 가축 및 분뇨 운반차량이 질병을 전파시키는 요인이 될 수 있다고 판단하고 전염병 발생 시 질병의 이동 경로를 파악 하고 효율적인 방역범위를 설정하는데 기초자료로 활용 하고자 한다. 축산차량의 이동경로를 분석하기 위해 ArcGIS(Ver. 10.3, ESRI, USA)의 Spatial Statistics tool에서 Measuring geographic distribution방법을 활용하여 Directional distribution을 추출하였다. 결과 값으로 위도(Latitude), 경도(Longitude), Rotation, XstdDist, YstdDist을 얻었다. 그 결과 특정한 목적을 가지고 출발지가 일정 지역에 귀속되어 있는 가축 및 분뇨 차량의 경우 출발지점, 도착지점, 목적지가 크게 바뀌지 않을 경우, 이용하는 도로는 한정되어 있었다. 30대의 차량 중 대다수의 차량이 일정한 패턴을 가지고 평상 시 이용하는 경로만 이용하여 분뇨를 운반하는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. 본 연구를 통해 전염병 발생 시 질병의 이동 경로를 파악하고 효율적인 방역범위를 설정하여 투입 인원과 장비를 줄이면서 현재보다 효율적인 방역 범위를 설정이 가능할 것으로 판단되었다.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of squat exercises with an upper limb resistance movement on the vastus medialis oblique, vastus lateralis, and gluteus maximus. This study recruited 16 healthy men. All subjects performed squat exercises with and without upper Limb resistance movements by using elastic tubing band. Electromyography (EMG) activity of the vastus medialis oblique, vastus lateralis, and gluteus maximus was recorded using a surface EMG system during these isometric squat exercises in both experimental conditions. The different muscle activation of the vastus medialis oblique, vastus lateralis, and gluteus maximus between the squat exercises with and without the upper limb resistance movement was analyzed using a paired t-test or Wilcoxon signed rank test. Our findings showed that the vastus medialis oblique, vastus medialis oblique/vastus lateralis ratio and gluteus maximus muscle activity was significantly increased during the squat exercise with upper limb resistance movements, as compared to the squat exercise without this component (p < .05). Based on our findings, the additional upper limb resistance movement may be a useful strategy to facilitate the vastus medialis oblique and gluteus maximus muscle activation during a squat exercise.

This study is based on the results of the 7th Korea Human Size Survey (Size Korea). The standard body shapes of Korean women between 25 and 34 years old were analyzed and used to develop a prototype princess line for wedding dresses. or this purpose I conducted a literature review and a survey of the actual situation of domestic ligaments. In order to select suitable ligaments for the standard body type of 25~34 year-old Korean women, I collected the most representative ligaments from around the world: Stock man from France, Superior from the USA, KIIYA from Japan, and Pig and Nonno from Korea. They were then compared and analyzed. In the form of a formal wedding dress, a prototype princess line was developed by a draping technique in order to finely implement the human body fitting. To develop the prototype of the princess line, I made test garments with muslin. 25 to 34 years old Korean female standard body type Three human subjects close to the average measurement value were selected as subjects. An exterior appearance evaluation questionnaire was created with 28 questions focusing on the main parts of the prototype princess line. The clothes were evaluated three times. In this study, aesthetic and functional elements were considered for the development of princess line prototypes for wedding dresses. In addition, the amount of spare area was given differently. This study is significant in the achievement of a dress line closest that closely matches the human body line of the standard Korean female body type.

In order to identify key nations and bird species of conservation concern we described multinational collaborations as defined using network analysis linked by birds that are found in all nations in the network. We used network analysis to assess the patterns in bird occurrence for 10,422 bird inventories from 244 countries and territories. Nations that are important in multinational collaborations for bird conservation were assessed using the centrality measures, closeness and betweenness centrality. Countries important for the multinational collaboration of bird conservation were examined based on their centrality measures, which included closeness and betweenness centralities. Comparatively, the co-occurrence network was divided into four groups that reveal different biogeographical structures. A group with higher closeness centrality included countries in southern Africa and had the potential to affect species in many other countries. Birds in countries in Asia, Australia and the South Pacific that are important to the cohesiveness of the global network had a higher score of betweenness centrality. Countries that had higher numbers of bird species and more extensively distributed bird species had higher centrality scores; in these countries, birds may act as excellent indicators of trends in the co-occurrence bird network. For effective bird conservation in the world, much stronger coordination among countries is required. Bird co-occurrence patterns can provide a suitable and powerful framework for understanding the complexity of co-occurrence patterns and consequences for multinational collaborations on bird conservation.

해상교통안전진단제도의 해상교통시스템 적정성 평가 항목 중 통항안전성 근접도 평가 기준은 충돌확률이 1.0 × 10-4 미만일 경우에 선박의 안전 확보가 가능하다고 제시하고 있다. 1970년대 선박 충돌에 관해 Fujii 와 Macduff의 연구를 시작으로 많은 연구자와 연구기관에서 충돌확률 예측 모델을 제시하였다. 이 같은 다양한 연구에서 충돌확률은 1.0 × 10-4을 크게 벗어나지 않는 수준이지만, 대부 분 가정된 상황을 기준으로 제시됨에 따라 다양한 형태의 실제 항로 기준에 적용하는데 근거가 부족한 문제가 있다. 이 연구는 직선항 로와 곡선항로를 통항한 선박들의 GICOMS 데이터를 이용하여 선박의 크기별로 근접도 평가를 조사하였다. 이를 근거로 모든 선박에 일률적으로 적용되던 평가 기준을 선박의 크기별로 근접도 평가를 적용 하는 것이 보다 더 합리적이라 판단되어 항로 형태에 따른 선박 크기별 충돌확률을 제시하였다. 향후 보다 다양한 상황과 형태의 항로에서의 해상교통시스템 적정성 평가 기법에 대한 정확성 개선연구 가 필요하다.

Purpose: This study investigated the dietary patterns associated with Korean food and the level of proper eating habits according to recognition of the Kimchi cooking method, and aimed to suggest the necessity of dietary education of traditional foods such as Kimchi. Methods: Based on the results of the national dietary survey conducted in 2014 by Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs of Korea, a total of 1200 subjects were classified into two groups, one that knew how to make Kimchi (53.8%) and another that did not (46.2%). Results: The group that knew how to make Kimchi (FG) showed significantly higher scores in knowledge of how to cook most types of Korean foods and traditional fermented foods than the other group (NG). Moreover, FG showed significantly higher scores in regularity in meals and a higher frequency of Korean foods such as rice, Kimchi, and grilled or stewed food, while it showed significantly lower scores in dietary risk factors than NG. In addition, FG showed significantly higher scores in dietary education interest and number of meals with family during the week than NG. Finally, FG had significantly higher scores in the degrees of practice of all eight items related to proper eating habits. Conclusion: Since recognition of Kimchi cooking has a great influence on maintenance of dietary life, dietary education to improve the cooking ability of traditional foods should be further strengthened.