Background: The transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TNES) is the most used non-invasive treatment method in physical therapy. As the mobile TENS (MTENS) has become popular, patients with pain have started using MTENS to reduce pain. Objectives: To evaluate pain, range of motion, and muscle strength before and after using MTNES in patients with wrist pain. Design: Quasi-experimental research. Methods: We conducted an experiment with 80 patients; 15 patients were dropped out, and 35 and 30 patients were evaluated in the experimental group (EG) and control group (CG), respectively. Before and after using MTENS for 4 weeks, patients were evaluated using visual analogue scale (VAS), grip power, range of motion (ROM), and digital infrared thermography imaging (DITI). In the EG, electricity was applied for the MTENS device, while electricity was not applied in the CG. Results: A significant difference in pain reduction was observed between the EG and CG. In the EG, a significant difference in grip strength was also noticed before and after using the MTENS; patients showed significantly increased power grip and tip pinch. A significant difference was observed in pre-rest and post-test wrist ROM and DITI values. Conclusion: MTENS is an appropriate procedure for patients with wrist pain.

The consumption of Flammulina velutipes mushroom imported from Korea has been associated with the cases of listeriosis in the United States, Canada, and Australia. We investigated the effect of sanitizing the plastic wrapper (used in packaging F. velutipes) with slightly acidic electrolyzed water (SAEW) and ultraviolet C waterproof light-emitting diode (UVC-WLED) on reducing the Listeria monocytogenes. Further, the effect of UVC-LED on L. monocytogenes growth in F. velutipes at different storage temperatures (2, 4, and 10oC) was determined. The combined (SAEW+UVC-W-LED) treatment for 5–10 min reduced 99.9% of bacterial population from the contaminated plastic wrapper. In addition, the UVC-LED treatment for 3 min reduced the L. monocytogenes concentration in F. velutipes by 0.47 log CFU/g. Moreover, the growth of L. monocytogenes in the treated mushrooms was slower than that of the untreated (control) ones. L. monocytogenes concentration in F. velutipes increased over 3 log CFU/g at 2oC and 10oC for 60 and 10 days, respectively. The growth of L. monocytogenes at the bottom of mushrooms was faster than that at the top at both the temperatures. These results indicate that the combined SAEW+UVC-WLED treatment of plastic wrappers and the UVC-LED treatment of mushrooms can be used as potential hurdle technologies to control the risk of L. monocytogenes in mushrooms prior to packaging at farms.

This study was conducted to examine the dry matter yield and weed control of alfalfa according to postemergence herbicides treatment during spring seeding alfalfa. The seeding time of alfalfa was April 21, 2021, the seeding amount was 20 kg/ha, and the seeding method was by 20 cm wide. The alfalfa harvest was carried out at the early bloom stage (10% of flowering), and the harvest date was June 29, 2021. The test treatments were non herbicide (NH), hand weeding (HW), herbicide 1 (Trifluralin, H1), herbicide 2 (S-metolachlor, H2), herbicide 3 (Alachlor, H3), and herbicide 4 (Pendimethalin, H4). Alfalfa plant height was significantly highest in H2 (62.1±1.4 cm) followed by H3 (61.7±1.6 cm), HW (58.5±1.0 cm), H1 (57.2±1.3 cm), H4 (56.1±1.3 cm), and NH (54.1±1.2 cm) (p<0.05). Based on HW, H2 and H3 were high and H1 and H4 were short, but NH was significantly shorter than HW and H1~H4 (p<0.05). The dry matter yield of alfalfa in NH, HW, H1, H2, H3, and H4 were 717.2±94.2, 2,613.8±254.1, 1,667.8±94.1, 2,498.3±120.2, 2,435.0±118.3, and 1,793.7±354.3 kg/ha. HW is the highest among them (p<0.05). The feed composition of alfalfa was 22~24% of the dry matter yield, and the CP content were significantly higher in NH (23.6 %) (p<0.05). The NH had higher (p<0.05) NDF and ADF, but RFV was lower (p<0.05). The weed plant height was NH 98.0±3.3cm, HW 73.3±1.7 cm, H1 91.9±1.5 cm, H2 53.3±5.8 cm, H3 81.4±3.5 cm and H4 96.6±2.2 cm, and H2 was significantly smallest in the group (p<0.05). The weed dry matter yield was NH 4,770.4±232.5 kg/ha, HW 316.3±91.9 kg/ha, H1 2,353.4±173.7 kg/ha, H2 114.5±10.2 kg/ha, H3 752.7±440.6 kg/ha and H4 2,220.6±775.6 kg/ha. The weed control value was HW 94.1%, H1 53.5%, H2 98.2%, H3 84.9%, H4 48.7%, the weed value of H2 is similar to weed control value of HW. Considering the above results, postemergence herbicide treatment controlled weeds by more than 50% compared with no treatment, and among herbicides, H2 (S-metolachlor) was found to be on a similar level to hand weeding.

The fuel efficiency was 16.77km/L on average for D-ENG and 12.97 km/L for B-ENG. The fuel efficiency of D-ENG was 22.66% higher than that of B-ENG. NOX had an average D-ENG of 191.75ppm and B-ENG of 104ppm. NOX of D-ENG occurred 145.76% more than B-ENG. The amount of CO2 generated was 154.25ppm for D-ENG and 199ppm for B-ENG. CO2 of D-ENG occurred 29.01% less than B-ENG. From this, it was found that the higher the fuel efficiency, the higher the emission of nitrogen oxide and the lower the emission of carbon dioxide decreased.

Pest control treatment was carried out using an unmanned automatic pesticide spraying system that can spray pesticides on crops while moving autonomously to control pests in vegetable greenhouse. As a result of examining the control effect on tomato and strawberry on thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) and greenhouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) pests, 85.6% of yellow flower thrips were found in tomatoes and 87.5% in strawberries, and 81.7% (tomato) and 80.6% (strawberry) of greenhouse whitefly. In addition, the control effect according to the pesticide treatment method showed a control effect of 81.7% of the chemical spraying treatment by manpower and 83.9% of the automatic moving pesticide spraying treatment (F=22.1, p < 0.001). When comparing the control effect between the two treatment sections, there was no significance, but the automatic transfer spraying treatment showed a 2.2% higher effect. On the other hand, as a result of comparing the spraying time of the drug, the automatic unmanned control sprayer had a spraying time of 5 min/10a, which took about 25 min less than the conventional manpower spraying time of 25－30 min/10a. Based on these results, it was judged that the automatic transfer spraying method could be usefully used for efficient pest control in the facility greenhouse during the peak period of development.

Many piping systems installed in the power plant are directly related to the safety and operation of the plant. Various dampers have been applied to the piping system to reduce the damage caused by earthquakes. In order to reduce the vibration of the piping system, this study developed a steel coil damper (SCD) with a straightforward structure but excellent damping performance. SCD reduces the vibration of the objective structure by hysteretic damping. The new SCD damper can be applied to high-temperature environments since it consists of steel members. The paper introduces a design method for the elastoplastic coil spring, which is the critical element of SCD. The practical applicability of the design procedure was validated by comparing the nonlinear force-displacement curves calculated by design equations with the results obtained from nonlinear finite element analysis and repeated loading test. It was found that the designed SCD’s have a damping ratio higher than 25%. In addition, this study performed a set of seismic tests using a shaking table with an existing piping system to verify the vibration control capacity on the piping system by SCD. Test results prove that the SCD can effectively control the displacement vibration of the piping system up to 80%.

Background: To restore the trunk function of stroke patients who tend to experience trunk weakness, a single exercise intervention is usually applied. However, problems with the trunk remain even after such an intervention. To overcome this challenge, combining other intervention methods with an exercise is suggested during training. Objectives: To investigate the effect of breathing based abdominal draw-in technique on the thickness of the transversus abdominis muscle and trunk control in stroke patients. Design: Randomized controlled study. Methods: After designating a group that will perform the abdominal draw-in technique as Experimental Group I and another group that will perform the breathing based abdominal draw-in technique as Experimental Group II, the thickness of the transversus abdominis muscle and the trunk impairment scale (TIS) of the subjects were measured as pre-tests before the interventions and as post-tests after the six week intervention period. Results: In the within group comparison, there was a significant change in the thickness of the transversus abdominis muscle for both groups while the subjects performed the abdominal draw-in technique; a significant change was also noted in their TIS (P<.05) (P<.01). However, in the inter-group comparison, a significant difference was found only in the TIS between the two groups (P<.05). Conclusion: After the application of the breathing based abdominal draw-in technique, an efficient contractile response was observed even in the muscles around the abdomen of the subjects, which indicates that this technique is an intervention method that can more effectively improve trunk control.

대표적인 상업화된 박테리오신인 나이신은 Listeria monocytogenes 및 Staphylococcus aureus와 같은 병원성 세균에 대해 강력한 항균 활성을 보인다. 본 연구에서는 시판되는 나이신 제품을 박테리오파지 SAP84와 함께 병용 처리했을 때 S. aureus 억제에 대한 상승효과에 대하여 평가했다. S. aureus KCTC 3881 균주에 대해 나이신은 농도의존적으로 생균수를 감소시켰으며 18 IU/mL의 나이신은 대조구와 비교하여 6시간째에 4.03 Log CFU/mL의 균수가 감소된 반면, 동일 용량의 나이신이 박테리오파지 SAP84 (0.1 MOI)와 병용처리 되었을 때 5.54 Log CFU/mL의 생균수 감소가 관찰되었다. 또한 나이신과 SAP84 의 조합은 양상추에서 S. aureus 균주를 효과적으로 제어하는데 성공적으로 적용되었다.

본 연구는 식품 생산 환경에서 A. ochraceus를 저감하기 위하여 물리적 제어기술인 광살균(LED, UV), 열수 처리를 통하여 그 효과를 확인하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 A. ochraceus 포자 현탁액(107-8 spore/mL)를 스테인리스 칩에 1 mL 접종하고 37oC에 건조한 후 각각의 물리적 처리에 적용하였다. LED를 활용하여 30분, 1, 2, 5, 8, 11시간 처리하였으나 균수에서 유의적인 차이를 확인하지 못하였으나 UV-C와 열수침지에서는 모두 A. ochraceus가 유의적으로 감소하였다. UV-C를 단독으로 스테인리스 칩에 360 kJ/m2까지 조사한 결과 A. ochraceus가 1.27 log CFU/ cm2 까지 유의적으로 감소한 것을 확인하였다. 열수 처리에서는 가장 고온인 83oC에서 5분간 침지할 경우 A. ochraceus 초기 접종농도인 6.49 log CFU/cm2를 모두 사멸 시켰다. 그러나 고온의 열에너지를 5분간 현장에서 유지하는 것이 쉽지 않으므로 경제성과 사용 적합성 등을 고려하여 비교적 저온인 60oC와 자외선을 복합처리 하여 적절한 저감 조건을 확인하고자 하였다. 복합처리 결과 미온수에서도 침지시간 증가와 UV-C 조사량 증가에 따라 유의적으로 감소하여 불검출되었다. 이러한 결과들을 바탕으로 미온수인 60oC 물에 작업도구 등을 침지하여 3분 간 침지한 후 10분 이상 UV 살균처리 장치에 비치하여 둔다면 작업 중 A. ochraceus가 식품으로 교차오염되는 가능성을 줄일 수 있을 것으로 예상된다.

본 연구에서는 Froude 수 1.0으로 운항하는 길이 약 10m 급 소형 고속선박의 에너지 효율 설계를 위해 선미부에 트림 탭을 부착하였고, 선저 면과의 각도에 따른 항주자세와 저항성능의 변화를 살펴보았다. 성능 해석은 CFD 해석을 통해 수행되었으며, 축척에 의한 영향을 보기 위해 모형선과 실선에 대해 각각 해석을 수행 후 두 결과로부터 예측된 실선의 성능을 비교하였다. 나선에 대한 해석 결과는 두 결과가 전반적으로 유사하였고, 트림 탭이 부착된 경우 선저 면과의 각도가 동일할 때 자세 변화량이 달라 전 저항의 차이로 이어졌지만 자세에 따른 저항 변화 경향은 유사하였다. 이로부터 축척 효과가 있더라도 저항 저감 경향으로부터 최적 항주자세를 찾을 수 있으나, 트림 탭에 의한 자세 변화와 실선 주위 유동의 특성을 알기 위해서는 실선에 대한 직접적인 해석이 필요함을 알 수 있다.

Background/Aim: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) training requires varying degrees of staff assistance regarding operation of the fluoroscopy machine via a foot pedal. Efficiency is important to acquire during this training due to radiation risks. In this study, we evaluate the effect of controlling endoscopy and fluoroscopy unit on duct cannulation rates (CRs) and total fluoroscopy time (FT) for fellows in training. Methods: 204 patients undergoing ERCP were randomized to one of two groups: 1) “Endoscopist Driven” group in which the endoscopist controlled the foot pedal for fluoroscopy, and 2) “Assistant Driven” group in which attending or fellow controlled the foot pedal while the other team member controlled the endoscope. Various measures including selective duct CR and total FT were recorded. Results: There was no significant difference in mean procedure duration between the two groups (32 minutes vs. 33 minutes, p=0.70). There was also no statistically significant difference in CR (83.7% vs. 77.4%, p=0.25) or FT (3.27 minutes vs. 3.54 minutes, p=0.48). Conclusions: ERCP is a technically challenging procedure which requires extensive supervision. This study demonstrates that CR and FT are not affected by who controls the fluoroscopy.

In recent years, on average, 270 domestic marine pollution accidents are occurring a year and especially, damage by oil outflow accidents is extremely serious. These large-scale oil outflow accidents bring about a very huge damage to marine living resources and recovery of nature and it takes a long period of time to restore. Therefore, this study aims to examine the increase in the marine pollution control staff over the last decade focusing on the Maritime Pollution Response Bureau that is an organization affiliated to Korea Coast Guard run by the state and compare the number of marine accidents and marine pollutant outflow. Over the past decade, the pollution staff has increased to 110, which is 30 percent higher than the total number of employees and excepting the large-scale outflow accident of a specific year, the outflow has slowly decreased by nearly 55 percent. Although marine pollution accidents have partially grown, most of them are slight careless faults in small fishing vessels with a weight of 50 tons or under. In conclusion, the increase in the marine pollution control staff has led to the decrease in outflow, which means obviously, increasing the marine pollution control staff has had a positive influence on improvement in marine pollutant outflow.

We investigate the effects of Yb2O3 and calcium aluminosilicate (CAS) glass as sintering additives on the sintering behavior of AlN. The AlN specimens are sintered at temperatures between 1700oC and 1900oC for 2 h in a nitrogen atmosphere. When the Yb2O3 content is low (within 3 wt.%), an isolated shape of secondary phase is observed at the AlN grain boundary. In contrast, when 3 wt.% Yb2O3 and 1 wt.% CAS glass are added, a continuous secondary phase is formed at the AlN grain boundary. The thermal conductivity decreases when the CAS glass is added, but the sintering density does not decrease. In particular, when 10 wt.% Yb2O3 and 1 wt.% CAS glass are added to AlN, the flexural strength is the highest, at 463 MPa. These results are considered to be influenced by changes in the microstructure of the secondary phase of AlN.

시설잎들깨에 발생하는 차먼지응애를 친환경적으로 방제하고자 피레스럼(pyrethrum)의 농도별 방제효과를 조사하였다. 2%, 4%, 6% 피레스럼 1,000배 희석액에 대한 차먼지응애 약·성충의 생충률은 약제 살포 3일 후 각각 58.1%, 27.5%, 22.7% 였으며, 5일 후 각각 73.4%, 37.3%, 30.6% 였다. 차먼지응애에 대하여 방제효과가 우수했던 6% 피레스럼 1,000배액와 화학약제인 밀베멕틴(milbemectin EC 2%) 1,000 배액을 이용하여 약제 살포 후 차먼지응애에 대한 약·성충 밀도를 지름 1cm 잎디스크 내에서 조사한 결과, 6% 피레스럼을 차먼지응애의 발생이 예측되는 시기인 5월 10일부터 10일 간격으로 사용한 곳에서 밀도가 낮게 유지된 반면 차먼지응애의 피해가 확인된 후 화학약제를 사용한 곳에 서는 1주 간격 1~2회의 살포로는 차먼지응애의 밀도를 낮출 수 없었으며 1주 간격 3회 살포 이후 밀도가 낮아졌다. 따라서, 시설잎들깨에서 효과 적으로 차먼지응애를 방제하기 위해서는 발생이 예측되는 초기부터 방제제를 사용하는 것이 효과적이다.

본 연구는 예배무용과 신앙성숙도가 심리적복지감에 미치는 영향 관계와 자기조절효능감의 매개효과로 인한 영향을 검증하여, 예배무용이 기쁨과 즐거움, 행복과 같은 심리적으로 감정을 만져주고, 몸과 마음의 평안함과 안정감이 자리해서 삶에 대한 긍정적 정서, 정신적 피로 해소 등에 영향을 미치고, 예배무용을 통해 교회생활이나 사회생활에서 타인을 긍정적으로 바라보며 심리적으로 관계를 할 수 있으며, 현대교회의 예배설교 외에 예배무용의 중요성을 인지하고, 각 교회마다 예배무용 프로그램 개발과 더불어 체계적인 교육을 활성화하여 영적․정신적 부분까지 고려한 심리적복지감과 행복하고 건강한 신앙생활과 삶을 영위할 수 있도록 하는 것에 그 목적을 둔다.

담배가루이 방제는 대부분 화학적 방제에 의존하므로 약제저항성 증가가 야기되므로, 트랩식물을 이용한 대체 방제법 개발을 위해 허브식물들에 대한 담배가루이의 기주 선호성을 조사하였다. 완주군에 있는 국립원예특작과 학원 내 토마토온실에서 실험을 진행하였으며, 허브 식물로 레몬밤, 초코민트, 로즈제라늄, 애플제라늄을 지면으로부터 50 cm와 작물 상단부의 30 cm 위치에 각각 설치하여 담배가루이 밀도를 조사하였다. 허브식물의 설치 위치별 담배가루이 밀도를 각각 조사한 결과 레몬밤이 설치된 곳에서 높았으며 로즈제라늄과 애플제라늄은 오히려 기피하는 것으로 나타났다. 이 결과는 유인제, 기피제 및 트랩 식물을 포함한 허브 식물을 사용하는 담배가루이의 대체 방제법 개발에 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다.