GN01 is a new antiviral medicine acting against Korean Sacbrood virus (KSBV) of honeybees. It contains 5 mg/mL of active ingredient, double stranded RNAs(dsRNA), that homologous to KSBV ribonucleic acid coding coat protein (VP1) of virus and inducing RNA interference (RNAi). RNA medicine is generally recognized as safe for rapid breakage by intrinsic ribonuclease and limited absorption from gastrointestinal tract. However, there were no data of repeat-dose toxicity in laboratory animals for dsRNA targeting SBV. This study was performed to investigate toxicity of GN01 in SD rats after weekly oral dosing for 28 days and to determine its no-observed-adverse-effect-level (NOAEL). Male and female SD rats were orally administered with GN01 at 0, 25, 50 and 100 mg/kg bw/day of dsRNA once per week for 28 days (total 5 administrations). The highest dose 100 mg/kg bw/day was determined based on the maximum volume injectable (20 mL/kg bw) via gavage. During treatment period, clinical signs, functional and sensory responses, body weights, food and water consumption, ophthalmological findings and urinalysis were investigated. After treatment period, hematological and clinical biochemistry tests and examination of necropsy findings, organ weights and histopathological lesions were performed. There were no significant differences between all test groups and vehicle control group in all measured parameters. Therefore, the NOAEL of GN01 was determined 100 mg/kg bw/day, the highest dose administered. In conclusion, repeated oral administration of GN01, a dsRNA medicinal product, is safe even at the maximum available dose in rats.

The process of clothing production creates waste and scrap, which creates environmental, economic, and ethical issues. With this in mind the concept of ethical and sustainable fashion is discussed on many platforms as an important and timely topic. Many solutions have been presented on this subject. For the solution of this problem which has been increasing in the fashion and textile industry, the usage of sustainable materials and production methods is needed. There in a ‘recyclable material cycle’ should be adapted, instead of a ‘traditional material cycle’. New methods and techniques should be developed with multi-disciplinary design approaches to produce creative and high value-added products in the name of fashion and sustainability. This is seen as one of the more effective solutions. This study aims to show that production scraps can be transformed into timely clothing designs with samples. The fabric scraps from different brands were turned into unique clothing designs with up to date trends by designer. In the practices completed while following the design process, collage and patchwork techniques were applied depending on the characteristics of the scrap fabric, artistic figures were hand-stitched onto the design. With this study, the scraps that get thrown into dumping grounds and damage the ecosystem can turn into ethical and economic benefits for the manufacturer. How to choose new high value-added products and create an awareness of social responsibility is also shown with examples in this study.

Water resources are the most important resources for all living things on the earth to grow and reproduce, and sustain agricultural, industrial, household, recreational and environmental activities. Since 97% of these water resources is a seawater, desalination is a practical choice of many water-poor countries. Currently MSF (multistage flash evaporation) and RO (reverse osmosis) that need 25 kWh and 4kWh per m3 of fresh water although thermal methods need 718kWh and pressure based-RO 1kWh. This work focuses on how to estimate highest osmotic pressure of many aqueous saturated solutions such as NaCl and fuel ethanol that reaches 343.07 bars of 26.47%, over 5000 bars, respectively. This work shows that Lewis equation (1908) fits within 10% of OLI pressure and the modified estimation of Chang (1983) within 1% accuracy.

DGEBA/MDA/GN 계의 기계적 및 절연성질에 미치는 후기경화 조건의 영향을 연구하였다. 시편은 80˚C에서 1.5시간 동안 경화한 후 150˚C에서의 후기 경화시간과 경화온도를 다르게 하였다. 후기 경화온도가 증가함에 따라 인장강도, 절연파괴 강도 그리고 유리전이온도는 약간 증가하였으나 감소하였다. 4시간까지 후기경화되었을 때 인장강도와 유리전이온도는 증가하였으나 충격강도는 감소하였다. 그러나 4시간 후에는 거의 일정한 값을 나타내었다. 절연파괴 강도는 후기경화 시간에 관계없이 거의 일정한 값을 나타내었다.

고분자 재료의 가격을 낮추거나 물리적, 열적 성질을 향상시키기 위해 고분자 복합재료 분야에서 무기 첨가제의 사용이 크게 증가하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 DBEBA/MDA/GN 계의 경화특성에 미치는 천연 Zeolite의 영향을 고찰하였다. DGEBA/MDA/GN 계의 경화 매카니즘과 DGEBA/MDA/GN/natural zeolite계의 경화 메카니즘은 매우 유사하였다. Zeolite의함량이 20phr까지 증가함에 따라 속도 상수는 증가하였으나 Zeolite의 함량이 증가함에 따라 속도 상수는 감소하였다.