The level of urinary aflatoxin M1 in Korean adults

Yong-Dae Kim1, Hyojin Kwon, Sun-In Moon, Sang-Yong Eom, Jung-Duk Park, Byung-Sun Choi, Seok-Joon Sohn, Young-Seoub Hong, Ho Kim, Ho-Jang Kwon, Ji-Ae Lim, Hae-Jung Yoon, Gwang-Jin Kim, Heon Kim 충북대학교 동물의학연구소 2012 Journal of Biomedical and Translational Research Vol.13 No.3

Competitive ELISA methods were used to measure the level of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) from urine in 1008 Korean adults. Subjects were selected by random sampling in all areas of Korea, except Cheju-do. The recovery rate of AFM1 using this method was 105% (73-124%). The geometric mean of urinary AFM1 in all subjects was 3.43 pg/mL (3.67 ng/g creatinine). The level of AFM1 in males was statistically higher, compared with female subjects. However, the levels of AFM1 did not differ according to age. Subjects in Chungbuk-do showed the highest urinary AFM1 concentration, whereas subjects in Kyeongnam-do showed the lowest concentration. Assuming an excretion rate of 5%, this AFM1 excretion corresponds to approximately 0.1 microgram/day in Korean adults.

ZnO:In 가스 감지막의 특성 및 응용

김영범,박종아,김진해,김권태,김정규,마대영,박기철 경상대학교 생산기술연구소 2001 工學硏究院論文集 Vol.1 No.-

The microsensors to detect NH3 gas were fabricated by continous deposition of In film by evaporation and ZnO film by rf magnetron sputtering onto the Si3N4 diaphragm that was prepared by MEMS technology. The sensors were heat-treated to dope In into the ZnO thin film. The electrical characteristics of sensitive films were studied as a function of heat-temperature by 4-point probing method and electrometer. The dependence of the sensitivity, selectivity and time response of sensor on heat-treatment temperature was investigated. The microsensor heat-treated at 400℃ that 3000 A ZnO:In film was chosen as gas sensitive film, showed the highest sensitivity 23% at 350ppm NH3 under 366mW heater power. The time response was 90sec. The sensitivity for CO and NOx was not observed.

Long-Term Changes in Post-Stroke Depression, Emotional Incontinence, and Anger

Boseong Kwon,Eun-Jae Lee,박성호,Ji Sung Lee,Min Hwan Lee,Daeun Jeong,Dongwhane Lee,Hyuk Sung Kwon,Dae-Il Chang,Jong-Ho Park,Jae-Kwan Cha,허지회,Sung-Il Sohn,Dong-Eog Kim,Smi Choi-Kwon,Jong S. Kim 대한뇌졸중학회 2021 Journal of stroke Vol.23 No.2

Background and Purpose Long-term changes in post-stroke depression (PSD), post-stroke emotional incontinence (PSEI), and post-stroke anger (PSA) have rarely been studied. Methods This is a sub-study of EMOTION, a randomized, placebo-controlled trial, that examined the efficacy of escitalopram on PSD, PSEI, and PSA in patients with stroke. We interviewed patients at the long-term period (LTP) using predefined questionnaires: Montgomery-Åsberg depression rating scale (MADRS) for PSD, modified Kim’s criteria for PSEI, and Spielberger trait anger scale for PSA. Additionally, the ENRICHD Social Support Instrument (ESSI) for the social support state and the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) were measured. We investigated the changes in and factors behind PSD, PSEI, and PSA at LTP. Results A total of 222 patients were included, and the median follow-up duration was 59.5 months (interquartile range, 50 to 70). Compared to the data at 6 months post-stroke, the prevalence of PSEI (11.7% at 6 months, 6.3% at LTP; P=0.05) and mean anger score (21.62, 16.24; P<0.01) decreased, while the prevalence of PSD (35.6%, 44.6%; P=0.03) and mean MADRS (6.16, 8.67; P<0.01) increased at LTP. ESSI was associated with PSD and PSA, but not with PSEI. The effect of the baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score on PSD decreased over time. The effect of low social support on PSD was greater than that of mRS at LTP. Conclusions The prevalence and degree of PSD significantly increased, while those of PSEI and PSA decreased at LTP. PSD in this stage appeared to be more closely associated with a lack of social support than patients' physical disabilities.

브로콜리 추출물의 향장활성 효과

김대용ㆍ조석철ㆍ권혁선ㆍ김미경(Dae Young KimㆍSeok chul ChoㆍHyuk sun KwonㆍMee Kyung Kim) 한국인체미용예술학회 2016 한국인체미용예술학회지 Vol.17 No.1

In this study, we investigated the anti-oxidative effects, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory activities of the extracts from broccoli to evaluate its use as a functional ingredient in cosmetics. The extracts are WE (water extract at RT), MWE (mineral water extract at RT), EE (70% ethanol extract at RT), and USEE (heat process for 12 hours at 60℃ after ultrasonification for six hours with 70% ethanol). The measurements of the total polyphenol content from broccoli extracts were highest in EE at 425.24±13.9 mg/g dry. The result of electron donating ability of EE was the highest at 10,000 ㎍/㎖ as 97.81% and increased in a concentration-dependent manner. The ferric reducing antioxidant powder (FRAP) of EE was the highest at 10,000 ㎍/㎖ as 1235.6 μM. In an antimicrobial activity test, the EE showed significant antimicrobial activity against S. epidermidis, S. aureus, E. coli, P. acnes, and P. ovale. Furthermore, broccoli extract exhibited no cytotoxicity in RAW 264.7 cells. Also anti- inflammatory activity by NO assay showed LPS-induced NO was significantly inhibited following treatment with EE of 1,000 ㎍/㎖. Therefore, the broccoli ethanol extract can be used as a resource of natural cosmetic material for functional cosmetics.

제조업 근로자들의 혈청 Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) 농도와 생활습관 및 직업적 관련요인

장상환,이채관,김대환,김권복,안진홍,김휘동,이창희,김정호,이종태 大韓産業醫學會 2008 대한직업환경의학회지 Vol.20 No.3

목적: PFOA에 노출이 가능한 제조업 근로자들을 대상으로 혈청 PFOA농도를 조사하고 생활습관, 직업적 요인, 간기능 및 혈청 지질과의 관련성을 연구하고자 하였다. 방법: 2007년 8월부터 12월까지 부산지역 1개 대학병원 산업의학과에서 건강진단을 받은 PFOA노출 가능성이 있는 제조업 사업장 근로자 남자 203명과 여자112명의 총315명을 대상으로 하였다. 생활습관 및 직업적 요인을 설문조사 하였고, 혈청 PFOA 농도를 LC-MS/MS로 분석하였으며, 간기능 및 혈청 지질 검사를 실시하였다. 결과: 혈청 PFOA 농도의 평균은 전체가 8.0 ng/mL이었으며, 남자가 9.0 ng/mL, 여자가 6.3 ng/mL로 남자가 여자보다 통계적으로 유의하게 높았다(p<0.001). 다중회귀분석을 시행한 결과 성, 연령, 체질량지수, 총 콜레스테롤 등이 유의하게 나타났으며, 성별로는 남성에서, 연령이 많을 수록, 총 콜레스테롤이 높을 수록, 체질량지수가 낮을 수록 혈청 PFOA의 농도가 통계적으로 유의하게 높았다. 로지스틱 회귀분석을 실시하여 성과 연령을 보정한 교차비를 산출한 결과, 섬유제품 염색, 정리 및 마무리 가공업(OR 6.16)이 통계적으로 유의하게 높았고, 주형 및 금형 제조업(OR 4.84), 선박 구성부분품 제조업 (OR 3.87), 플라스틱 합성피혁 제조업 (OR 10.05) 등이 상대적으로 높았다. 결론: 제조업 근로자들의 혈청 PFOA 농도는 성, 연령 및 총 콜레스테를 등과 관련성이 있었고, 업종별로는 섬유제품 염색, 정리 및 마무리 가공업에서 높은 것으로 조사되었다. 이러한 결과는 PFOA의 인체 위해성을 조사하기 위한 기초자료로 활용가치가 있을 것이다. Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine serum perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) concentrations and to investigate the relationship of lifestyle, health status and work-related factors among workers at manufacturing companies with possible occupational exposure to PFOA. Methods: The study subjects were 315 workers (male 203, female 112) of manufacturing companies with possible exposure to PFOA from August to December, 2007. A questionnaire was administered to investigate lifestyle and work-related factors. Serum PFOA concentrations were analyzed by LC-MS/MS, and liver function and total cholesterol were also tested. Results: Serum PFOA concentrations ranged from 1.0 to 40.9 ng/mL (mean 8.0 ng/mL). Serum PFOA concentrations increased with age. Male workers had higher PFOA concentration than female workers (male 9.0 ng/mL; female 6.3 ng/mL). According to stepwise multiple regression analysis, factors significantly associated with PFOA concentration were male, being older, higher total cholesterol, and lower body mass index. Adjusted for age and gender by logistic regression, dyeing and finishing textiles had significantly higher odds ratio (OR) of 6.16, and moulding patterns, moulds and industrial patterns (OR=4.84), sections for ships (OR=3.87), and plastics synthetic leather (OR=1O.05) had marginally significantly high odds ratios. Conclusions: This study demonstrated the factors affecting serum PFOA concentration of workers at manufacturing companies. Further study is needed to ensure the effect of occupational exposure on serum PFOA concentration.

引張拘束 龜裂試驗에 依한 ABS EH32鋼 熔接部의 低溫龜裂 感受性

權海旭,金大憲,金星秀 영남대학교 공업기술연구소 1984 연구보고 Vol.12 No.1

Cracking of the welded zone of high strength steel is one of the most important factors of weldability and many kinds of test methods have been proposed to study that. In this study, cold cracking susceptibility of welded zone for high strength steel (ABS EH32 steel) with the shielded metal are welding was investigated by the tensile restraint cracking test. Effects of diffects of diffusible hydrogen contents on root cracking, lower critical stress, crack initiation and fracture method, hardness distribution of the welded zone and fractography were mainly investigated. The wet electrodes with higher diffusible hydrogen contents showed lower the critical lower stress level than the dried ones. Because of the hydrogen embrittlement, the heat affected zone by using the wet electrodes had higher hardness values than that by using the dried ones. Fracture surface of the heat affected zone with the wet electrodes showed mainly brittle fracture (intergranular and cleavage) and that of the weld metal also showed partially that due to the hydrogen embrittlement.

통행시간절약가치 추정을 위한 QR 모형에 관한 연구 : 자가 운전자의 선호의식을 고려하여

김갑수,권대우 영남대학교 환경문제연구소 2000 環境硏究 Vol.20 No.1

통행시간절약가치는 교통계획, 교통정책 및 교통투자사업의 사업타당성 검토시 필수요소이다. 시간절약이란 것이 실제 거래되지 않는 것이므로, 행동데이타와 의식데이타를 이용하여 시간의 행동가치를 측정하기 위한 간접적인 다양한 계측방법이 사용되어 왔다. 그러나 대개 실용적 이유로 비집계 로짓형 모형을 많이 사용하여 왔으나, 선택지들이 상호 독립적이라는 모형의 가정은 종종 한정적인 경우가 많다. 본 연구는 실험적인 연구로서, 자가용승용차 이용자의 유료도로 동행에 대한 선호의식을 이용하여, 그들의 통행시간절약가치를 추정하기 위해 로짓모형을 포함한 3가지 QR 모형을 구축하였으며, 그 결과물을 이용하여 최적 모형을 구하기 위해 모형간을 비교 분석 하였다. 분석 결과 세 모형 모두가 양호한 적합도를 보였으며, 통행시간절약가치는 약 2,400원/시간/대로 나타났다. 또한 통행단축시간보다 통행요금에 대한 탄력성이 큰 것으로 나타났다. 모형간의 비교분석결과는 적중률을 제외한 잔차제곱합, 추정확출잔차제곱합, 로그우도함수 값 등에 있어서 로짓 모형이 다소 우위를 차지하는 것으로 나타났으나, 전체적으로 차이가 있다고 보기는 어려운 것으로 나타났다. The purpose of this study is to establish three QR (Qualitative Response) models for evaluating vague of travel time saving and to find out best model by comparing these models using outcomes of model formulation. The results of this study is as follows. First, value of travel time saving is about 2,400 won/hour in all three models. Second, the three models show that the goodness-of-fit is satisfactory. Third, the results of comparing models show that logit model is best in SSR (Sum of Squared Residuals), SSR weighted by estimated probabilities and value of log likelihood function without hit ratio, but the difference between each models is very small.

Ta₂O_(5) 게이트 pH-ISFET의 제조 및 그 동작특성

권대혁,김명규,이광만,손병기 경북대학교 센서기술연구소 1991 센서技術學術大會論文集 Vol.2 No.1

To improve sensing characteristics of the pH-ISFET using LPCVD-grown Si_(3)N_(4), Ta_(2)O_(5) thin film depositied by RF reactive sputtering was used for hydrogen ion sensing gate and investigated sensing characteristics at various annealing temperatures. The XRD pattern showed that the crystal structure of the Ta20s thin film was amorphous when the annealing temperature was less than 500℃, δ-Ta_(2)O_(5) poly-crystal at MC Ta_(2)O_(5) gate pH-ISFET annealed at 400℃, O_(2) ambient for 1hour, the AES and RBS spectrum showed good stoichiometry (O/Ta=2.5). And its sensing characteristics showed good linearity and high sensitivity(57~59MV/pH) in the wide pH range(pH 2~12), and excellent long-term stability (0.03~0.05 pH/day). It can be concluded from these results that the sensing characteristics of Ta_(2)O_(5) gate pH-ISFET is more excellent than Si_(3)N_(4) gate pH-ISFET.

일개 자동차 부품공장 근로자에서 초음파로 측정한 수근관 형태와 수근관증후군 위험도

김덕수,정해관,임현술,권용욱,이종민,조대현,최대섭 大韓産業醫學會 2002 대한직업환경의학회지 Vol.14 No.3

목적 : 일개 사업장의 생산직 근로자를 대상으로 손목 계측치 및 초음파를 이용한 수근관 계측치의 상관성 분석을 통하여 수근관증후군 발생에 관여하는 개인의 감수성 및 위험요인을 파악하여 생산직 근로자들의 수근관증후군 예방에 활용하고자 본 연구를 수행하였다. 방법 : 경주시에 위치한 자동차 방음재를 생산하는 사업장에 생산직 근로자 남자 24명, 여자 11명 등 총 35명을 대상으로 2000녀 4월과 2000년 10월 반드시 각 설문조사, 이학적검사, 전기진단검사를 실시하였으며, 2000년 10월에는 초음파를 이용한 수근관계측도 실시하였다. 결과 : 수근관증후군의 신체계측 요인에 따른 분석에서는 수근관 전치/폭 비가 0.17 미만인 군에 비하여 0.17 이상인 군에서 통계적으로 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 총 수근관 면적(두께×폭)은 300 ㎟이상인 군에 비하여 300㎟ 미만인 군에서 통계적으로 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 성별을 통제변수로 처리한 신체 계측치간 상간 분석에서는 수근관폭은 전기진단 검사와 음의 상관성을 보였으며, 수근관 두께는 전기진단 검사와 양의 상관성을 보였다. 수근관 두께/폭 비는 전기진단 검사와 양이 상관성을 보였으며, 수근관비 전치/두께 비는 전기진단 검사 결과와 음의 상관성을 보였다. 하부 수근관 면적[폭×(두께-전치)]은 전기진단 검사와 양의 상관성을 보였으며, 상부 수근관 면적(폭×전치)은 전기진단 검사와 음의 상관성을 보였다. 또한 수근관 전치의 상대적 비가 클수록 수근관증후군의 회복이 유의하게 좋았다. 결론 : 수근관증후군은 수근관 폭이 좁을수록, 수근관 두께가 두꺼울수록, 수근관 전치가 작을수록 수근관증후군 위험도가 증가한다. 저자들은 초음파를 이용한 수근관 형태의 측정은 수근관증후군의 발생의 내적 요인에 대한 중요한 정보를 제공하면 수근관증후군 발생 및 회복의 개별적 위험요인을 예측하는데 중요한 근거를 제공하는 것으로 판단하였다. Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate individual susceptibility to carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) by ultrasonographic measurement of the carpal tunnel configuration in workers doing repetitive work. Methods: The study subjects consisted of 24 male and 11 female workers in a soundproof material manufacturing company in Gyeongju. We conducted a self-reported questionnaire survey, a physical examination and an electrodiagnostic study (EDS) in April 2000. After the examination, jobs were rearranged for workers with CTS. A follow up physical examination. EDS, and measurement of the carpal tunnel by ultrasonography was done six monsths later. Results: Of those studied. prevalence or CTS was 63.6/100 persons among women and 29.2/100 persons among men. Mean depth and width of wrist was shorter in those with CTS compareal to the controls (p<0.05). The risk of CTS was higher in workers whose carpal tunnel ratio (displacement/width) was 0.17 or higher (OR 7.13, 95% confidence interval 1.18-43.1), and in workers whose carpal tunnel area was less than 300 ㎟ (OR 8.00, 95% confidence interval 1.18-68.5). Carpal tunnel depth and depth/width ratio had a positive correlation with motor latency of the median nerve and median-ulnar sensory latency difference (p<0.05). whereas the carpal tunnel width. displacement/depth ratio, and area (width×displacement) had a negative correlation with median nerve latencies after adjusting for gender. Workers who showed an improvement in the clinical stage of CTS after job rearrangement had a significantly lower carpal tunnel displacement/width ratio and displacement/depth ratio. They also had smaller upper carpal tunnel area (width×displacement) and larger upper carpal tunner\l area [(depth-displacement)×width] than the controls (p<0.05). Conclusions:Ultrasonographic measurement of the carpal tunnel is a good predictor of susceptibility and prognosis of CTS in workers doing repetivive work.

중년 이후의 남성에 있어서 알콜 섭취가 C-reactive protein 및 관련인자들에 미치는 영향

권대근,성동진,김승권,송영주 한국스포츠리서치 2004 한국 스포츠 리서치 Vol.15 No.6

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of C-reactive protein level and related risk factors such as T-chol, TG, uric acid and albumin in middle-aged Korean men with the frequency of alcohol consumption. The subjects of the present study was 94 men of 50-years old ages men in Seoul, Korea. The subjects were classified into 3 groups by Frequencies of alcohol consumption as follows ; non-alcohol consumption group (NA), light alcohol consumption group(LA: once or twice per week), heavy alcohol consumption group(HA: drinks more than 3 times per week). The CRP and T-chol, level of HA group was higher than compared to NA group(p<.05). In terms of TG, UA and albumin concentration. there was no significant difference. however. the value of TG was slightly higher trend in the HA group. The relationship between CRP & TG, UA was shown to significantly inverse correlation and the relationship between CRP & albumin was shown to significantly reverse correlation(p<.001, respectively). From these results. there was suggested that CRP and related cardiovascular rise factors were increased with frequency of alcohol consumption and high level of blood CRP, TG, UA are potential risk factors of cardiovascular disease factors in middle-aged korean men.