Kwang Jin Kim
Biographic Data
| ID | 4161754 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kwang Jin Kim |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kwang Jin |
| FAMILY NAME | Kim |
| SIGNATURE | KIM K J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rural Development Administration |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2549-9720 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 27 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Using MaxEnt to Predict Bombus Ignitus Distribution in Urban Environments
Background and objective: Urbanization significantly affects pollinators, which are crucial for maintaining biodiversity and supporting ecosystem services. This study aims to predict the potential distribution of Bombus ignitus in Seoul using the Maximum Entropy Algorithm (MaxEnt) model, focusing on the influence of factors of the urban and natural environment on habitat suitability.Methods: Using 21 occurrence records from the Global Biodiversit…
Estimation of potential topsoil organic carbon loss due to industrial complex development
Organic carbon in topsoil plays an important role in carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change. Topsoil contains the highest amount of organic carbon in soil layers, and conserving topsoil can provide an important solution to climate change. In South Korea, an extensive amount of topsoil has been lost due to the development of industrial complexes through land conversion. This study aims to quantify the potential organic carbon losses resul…
Investigating standardized criteria to evaluate the impact of agro-healing programs on psychological and interpersonal outcomes
Scales and Narratives of Urban Agriculture in South Korea
Background and objective: The scales of urban agriculture need to be assessed and rescaled to implement or achieve its multidimensional functions and values in South Korea. Significant scales and narratives were assessed and rescaled with narratives described in the laws and literatures.Methods: Narratives created from 1980 to 2022 were collected. The definition of urban agriculture, the difference between farmers and urban farmers, and the spati…
Street Tree Management Strategies for Different Special-Purpose Areas
Background and objective: This study investigated the occurrence characteristics of street tree management factors based on different special-purpose areas with emphasis on citizen participation in data collection.Methods: We collected growth and management data of street tree sections and individual trees within sections using a monitoring form developed for street trees in four special-purpose areas in the urban area of Chuncheon. We used a bin…
Analysis of Factors Influencing Indoor PM2.5 and CO2 Concentrations in Households using IoT Technology after Indoor Garden Installation
Background and objective: Plants are a natural and environmentally friendly way to improve indoor air quality. To evaluate indoor air quality, it is important to continuously measure and identify the influencing factors. This study aimed to identify the factors affecting PM 2.5 concentration in indoor spaces with indoor garden installations.Methods: Factors influencing the concentration of indoor, airborne PM 2.5 were monitored based on Internet …
Evaluation on the Potential of 18 Species of Indoor Plants to Reduce Particulate Matter
The main objective of this study is to measure the amount of particulate matter (PM) reduction under different characteristics of leaves in 18 different species of indoor plants. Methods: First, a particular amount of PM was added to the glass chambers (0.90.861.3 m) containing the indoor plant (height = 40 20 ), and the PM concentration were measured at 2-hour intervals. The experiment with the same conditions was conducted in the empty chamber …
A Study on the Application of IPA Method for Exploring the Properties of Urban Residents' Choice of Indoor Plants
Background and objective: This study was conducted to understand urban residents' perception of indoor plants in order to assist in the preparation of guidelines for growing plants indoors. Methods: Questionnaires were distributed to urban residents currently growing plants or with experience of growing plants. The data of 247 respondents were subjected to analysis to assess their level of interest and ability with regard to growing plants, and t…
Evaluation of IAQ Management Using an IoT-Based Indoor Garden
This study was designed to verify the effectiveness of smart gardens by improving indoor air quality (IAQ) through the installation of an indoor garden with sensor-based Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology that identifies pollutants such as particulate matter. In addition, the study aims to introduce indoor gardens for customized indoor air cleaning using the data and IoT technology. New apartments completed in 2016 were selected and divided into…
Identification of Plant Response to the Human Behavior of Crushing Plants
We identified how plants affected by the human behavior of crushing plants respond and what kind of plants responded sensitively. We investigated Lactuca sativa "Gaesebadak", Syneilesis palmata and Peucedanum japonicum as plants that humans use for edible purposes, and Achyranthes japonica and Bidens bipinnata as wild plants that stick to people's clothes and disperse seed. Plants exposed to human breathing air were compared with those exposed to…
Consideration of Programs and Operations of Farms Providing Agro-Healing Service
This study was designed to examine agro-healing services and programs provided and operated by farms in Korea. The results of the analysis of the agro-healing programs and operation of farms were as follows. The purpose of the operation of farms was to raise productivity by managing farms in a cooperative way through agricultural production, education and healing, and to raise income by processing and selling agricultural products. It was difficu…
The Impact of the Morphological Characteristics of Leaves on Particulate Matter Removal Efficiency of Plants
This study was conducted to find out differences in the removal efficiency of particulate matter (PM) depending on the type of plants and the morphological characteristics of leaves. A total of 12 plants were used, with three plants selected for each type of leaves (big leaf, small leaf, compound leaf, needle leaf). We measured the removed amount of PM10 and PM2.5, the structure of the abaxial leaf surface, and the weight of the wax layer of each…
Consideration of Programs and Operations of Farms Providing Agro-Healing Service
The Perception of Urban Residents on Creation and Management of Community Gardens
This study analyzed the factors affecting urban residents' expectations and participation in community gardens to present basic data of guidelines for community garden management. Urban citizens valued the necessity of community gardens overall, especially residents with outdoor gardens. The experience of private gardens was important in perceiving the need for community gardens, which are public spaces. The creation of community gardens had high…
Identification and Classification of Indoor Plants According to Light Intensity Requirements for Botanical IoT Application
This study aimed to provide information to urban plant growers on the best light requirement for indoor plants
Functionality Importance and Expectation Analysis for the Planning Direction Establishment of Community Gardens
This study aimed to investigate the perception of community gardens by urban citizens, who are the potential end-users and to establish baseline data to be used in the planning of community gardens. The study was conducted by surveying 200 people living in metropolitan area and 140 people living in non-metropolitan area from October 7 to October 10, 2016. The surveyed urban residents agree that community gardens are necessary, although there is a…
Change of Physiology and Emotion According to Plant-decoration Activity in Workers
This study was conducted to investigate the change of workers physiology and sensitivity according to the plant decoration activity using electroencephalographic (EEG), electrocardiogram, and semantic differential (SD) methods on 31 male and female workers in their twenties. Plant decoration activity and writing documents on a computer (WDOC) were carried out for 10 minutes each. The relative slow alpha power spectrum (RSA) has been highly exhibi…
Assessment of Programs and Operation for Consumer Horticultural Education at Agricultural Extension Service Centers in Korea
The Purpose of this study is investigated to education program and organization in Korea agricultural extension service center. In most cases, the program has steadily operated from 2014 to 2016 in metropolitan cities, specially, In Busan, the greatest education program has been set up twenty one classes during 2014~2016. This study surveyed 114 departments of 3 Agricultural Research & Extension Services and 75 Agricultural Technology Centers in …
Light Intensity and Lettuce Growth in an Apartment Balcony Affected by the Direction of Balcony
Light is very important for plant growth and a major limiting factor in indoor plant cultivation, such as in balconies. This study was conducted to investigate the light intensity and lettuce (Latuca sativa L.) growth in an apartment balcony affected by the direction of balcony. Photosynthetic photon flux (PPF), air temperature, and relative humidity in the east-, south-, or west-facing balcony were measured for a year. The lettuce was grown in t…
Volatile Organic Compound Removal Efficiency of Green and Variegated Foliage Plants Grown under Different Light Intensities
This study investigated the effect of leaf form or phenotype and light intensity on the toluene, xylene, and ethylbenzene removal of three foliage plants. Green and variegated forms of Ardisia pusilla, Scindapsus aureus, and Hedera helix plants were grown under 10 and 20 molm -2 s -1 light intensities for 8 months and were tested for their volatile organic compound (VOC) removal efficiency for 15 h. In general, variegated forms of the plant speci…
Psychological Healing Change of Workers Following After the Experiencing Indoor Garden Installation
This study was taken place to find out the psychological change with comparing before and after the experience of installation of indoor garden with 55 of subjects out of 62 subjects. More than 50% of subject answered that the garden management would be difficult before they experience the installation but the pressure was decreased while the interest of plants and landscape increased, however, the burden of management decreased and the interest …
A Noble Method for Estimating Visual Greenery Ratio in Indoor Environment
A noble method was developed for determining indoor greenery ratio through a digital camera and image analysis. Photographs with 10 different exposure compensations level were taken at indoor room using the function of "Partial color (green)" in a digital camera under varied indoor light conditions. RGB photographs were converted into Lab mode using [Image/Mode] function of Photoshop software program. The number of green pixels were calculated wi…
Assessment of Plant Growth Stability on Vegetation Unit-based Bio-filter linked to AHU
People today spend 80% of their time indoors and have been showing keen interests in air quality since 2015 due to harmful chemical issues such as humidifier disinfectants. Although plant-based air purification method is widely known to the public, its objective performance and air-conditioning efficiency have been limited. In particular, in the case of publicly used places frequented by many and unspecified persons, high air-conditioning wind vo…
Formaldehyde Filtration Characteristics of Additional Filter Media for Indoor Air Biofilter System
This study was carried out to investigate the formaldehyde (FA) filtration pattern of additional media for indoor biofilter system. Dry pellet type activated carbon (PAC), activated clay (ACL), zeolite, diatomite, pumice and loess ceramic ball were tested. In the case of dry filter media, formaldehyde purification efficiency was the most excellent with activated clay and then was good with the activated carbon, diatomite, zeolite, and pumice orde…
Preference and Image Perception for Color and Shape in Green Interior
This study analyzed the questionnaire of 279 participants which counted 26 cases out of total 305 participants. It is organized to find out the influence of indoor-plants for green interior of psychological effect, general awareness and the color or shape of indoor-plants in dining/living area to the preference of consumers and emotional image. 74.6% of participants had the experience of purchasing the indoor-plants for green interior. As the res…
Estimation of potential topsoil organic carbon loss due to industrial complex development
Organic carbon in topsoil plays an important role in carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change. Topsoil contains the highest amount of organic carbon in soil layers, and conserving topsoil can provide an important solution to climate change. In South Korea, an extensive amount of topsoil has been lost due to the development of industrial complexes through land conversion. This study aims to quantify the potential organic carbon losses resul…
Inhibitory Effects of 1',2'-Dihydrorotenone on Osteoclast Differentiation and Bone Resorption In Vitro and In Vivo
It is important to identify therapeutic compounds with no adverse effects for use in the chemotherapy of patients with bone-related diseases. The aim of this study was to identify a new compound that inhibits osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption. Herein, we examined the effects of 1’,2’-dihydrorotenone on osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption in vitro and in vivo. 1’,2’-dihydrorotenone inhibited receptor activator of NF-κB liga…
Inhibitory Effects of 1',2'-Dihydrorotenone on Osteoclast Differentiation and Bone Resorption In Vitro and In Vivo
It is important to identify therapeutic compounds with no adverse effects for use in the chemotherapy of patients with bone-related diseases. The aim of this study was to identify a new compound that inhibits osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption. Herein, we examined the effects of 1’,2’-dihydrorotenone on osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption in vitro and in vivo. 1’,2’-dihydrorotenone inhibited receptor activator of NF-κB liga…
Formaldehyde Filtration Characteristics of Additional Filter Media for Indoor Air Biofilter System
This study was carried out to investigate the formaldehyde (FA) filtration pattern of additional media for indoor biofilter system. Dry pellet type activated carbon (PAC), activated clay (ACL), zeolite, diatomite, pumice and loess ceramic ball were tested. In the case of dry filter media, formaldehyde purification efficiency was the most excellent with activated clay and then was good with the activated carbon, diatomite, zeolite, and pumice orde…
Preference and Image Perception for Color and Shape in Green Interior
This study analyzed the questionnaire of 279 participants which counted 26 cases out of total 305 participants. It is organized to find out the influence of indoor-plants for green interior of psychological effect, general awareness and the color or shape of indoor-plants in dining/living area to the preference of consumers and emotional image. 74.6% of participants had the experience of purchasing the indoor-plants for green interior. As the res…
Effect of Green Interior Home on Emotional Psychology of Human
This study was investigated to find out the psychological effect of place of green-healing using by green interior plant surveyed with 112 subjects. The measurement of psychology has been investigated with the method of Attention restoration, profile of mood states: POMS and Semantic differential scale. The comparison and analysis of data has been processed with one-way analysis and Pearsonâ s correlation analysis. Based on the result of survey o…
Change of Physiology and Emotion According to Plant-decoration Activity in Workers
This study was conducted to investigate the change of workers physiology and sensitivity according to the plant decoration activity using electroencephalographic (EEG), electrocardiogram, and semantic differential (SD) methods on 31 male and female workers in their twenties. Plant decoration activity and writing documents on a computer (WDOC) were carried out for 10 minutes each. The relative slow alpha power spectrum (RSA) has been highly exhibi…
Assessment of Programs and Operation for Consumer Horticultural Education at Agricultural Extension Service Centers in Korea
The Purpose of this study is investigated to education program and organization in Korea agricultural extension service center. In most cases, the program has steadily operated from 2014 to 2016 in metropolitan cities, specially, In Busan, the greatest education program has been set up twenty one classes during 2014~2016. This study surveyed 114 departments of 3 Agricultural Research & Extension Services and 75 Agricultural Technology Centers in …
Light Intensity and Lettuce Growth in an Apartment Balcony Affected by the Direction of Balcony
Light is very important for plant growth and a major limiting factor in indoor plant cultivation, such as in balconies. This study was conducted to investigate the light intensity and lettuce (Latuca sativa L.) growth in an apartment balcony affected by the direction of balcony. Photosynthetic photon flux (PPF), air temperature, and relative humidity in the east-, south-, or west-facing balcony were measured for a year. The lettuce was grown in t…
Volatile Organic Compound Removal Efficiency of Green and Variegated Foliage Plants Grown under Different Light Intensities
This study investigated the effect of leaf form or phenotype and light intensity on the toluene, xylene, and ethylbenzene removal of three foliage plants. Green and variegated forms of Ardisia pusilla, Scindapsus aureus, and Hedera helix plants were grown under 10 and 20 molm -2 s -1 light intensities for 8 months and were tested for their volatile organic compound (VOC) removal efficiency for 15 h. In general, variegated forms of the plant speci…
Psychological Healing Change of Workers Following After the Experiencing Indoor Garden Installation
This study was taken place to find out the psychological change with comparing before and after the experience of installation of indoor garden with 55 of subjects out of 62 subjects. More than 50% of subject answered that the garden management would be difficult before they experience the installation but the pressure was decreased while the interest of plants and landscape increased, however, the burden of management decreased and the interest …
A Noble Method for Estimating Visual Greenery Ratio in Indoor Environment
A noble method was developed for determining indoor greenery ratio through a digital camera and image analysis. Photographs with 10 different exposure compensations level were taken at indoor room using the function of "Partial color (green)" in a digital camera under varied indoor light conditions. RGB photographs were converted into Lab mode using [Image/Mode] function of Photoshop software program. The number of green pixels were calculated wi…
Assessment of Plant Growth Stability on Vegetation Unit-based Bio-filter linked to AHU
People today spend 80% of their time indoors and have been showing keen interests in air quality since 2015 due to harmful chemical issues such as humidifier disinfectants. Although plant-based air purification method is widely known to the public, its objective performance and air-conditioning efficiency have been limited. In particular, in the case of publicly used places frequented by many and unspecified persons, high air-conditioning wind vo…
Identification and Classification of Indoor Plants According to Light Intensity Requirements for Botanical IoT Application
This study aimed to provide information to urban plant growers on the best light requirement for indoor plants
Functionality Importance and Expectation Analysis for the Planning Direction Establishment of Community Gardens
This study aimed to investigate the perception of community gardens by urban citizens, who are the potential end-users and to establish baseline data to be used in the planning of community gardens. The study was conducted by surveying 200 people living in metropolitan area and 140 people living in non-metropolitan area from October 7 to October 10, 2016. The surveyed urban residents agree that community gardens are necessary, although there is a…
Identification of Plant Response to the Human Behavior of Crushing Plants
We identified how plants affected by the human behavior of crushing plants respond and what kind of plants responded sensitively. We investigated Lactuca sativa "Gaesebadak", Syneilesis palmata and Peucedanum japonicum as plants that humans use for edible purposes, and Achyranthes japonica and Bidens bipinnata as wild plants that stick to people's clothes and disperse seed. Plants exposed to human breathing air were compared with those exposed to…
Consideration of Programs and Operations of Farms Providing Agro-Healing Service
This study was designed to examine agro-healing services and programs provided and operated by farms in Korea. The results of the analysis of the agro-healing programs and operation of farms were as follows. The purpose of the operation of farms was to raise productivity by managing farms in a cooperative way through agricultural production, education and healing, and to raise income by processing and selling agricultural products. It was difficu…
The Impact of the Morphological Characteristics of Leaves on Particulate Matter Removal Efficiency of Plants
This study was conducted to find out differences in the removal efficiency of particulate matter (PM) depending on the type of plants and the morphological characteristics of leaves. A total of 12 plants were used, with three plants selected for each type of leaves (big leaf, small leaf, compound leaf, needle leaf). We measured the removed amount of PM10 and PM2.5, the structure of the abaxial leaf surface, and the weight of the wax layer of each…
Consideration of Programs and Operations of Farms Providing Agro-Healing Service
The Perception of Urban Residents on Creation and Management of Community Gardens
This study analyzed the factors affecting urban residents' expectations and participation in community gardens to present basic data of guidelines for community garden management. Urban citizens valued the necessity of community gardens overall, especially residents with outdoor gardens. The experience of private gardens was important in perceiving the need for community gardens, which are public spaces. The creation of community gardens had high…
Evaluation on the Potential of 18 Species of Indoor Plants to Reduce Particulate Matter
The main objective of this study is to measure the amount of particulate matter (PM) reduction under different characteristics of leaves in 18 different species of indoor plants. Methods: First, a particular amount of PM was added to the glass chambers (0.90.861.3 m) containing the indoor plant (height = 40 20 ), and the PM concentration were measured at 2-hour intervals. The experiment with the same conditions was conducted in the empty chamber …
A Study on the Application of IPA Method for Exploring the Properties of Urban Residents' Choice of Indoor Plants
Background and objective: This study was conducted to understand urban residents' perception of indoor plants in order to assist in the preparation of guidelines for growing plants indoors. Methods: Questionnaires were distributed to urban residents currently growing plants or with experience of growing plants. The data of 247 respondents were subjected to analysis to assess their level of interest and ability with regard to growing plants, and t…
Evaluation of IAQ Management Using an IoT-Based Indoor Garden
This study was designed to verify the effectiveness of smart gardens by improving indoor air quality (IAQ) through the installation of an indoor garden with sensor-based Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology that identifies pollutants such as particulate matter. In addition, the study aims to introduce indoor gardens for customized indoor air cleaning using the data and IoT technology. New apartments completed in 2016 were selected and divided into…
Analysis of Factors Influencing Indoor PM2.5 and CO2 Concentrations in Households using IoT Technology after Indoor Garden Installation
Background and objective: Plants are a natural and environmentally friendly way to improve indoor air quality. To evaluate indoor air quality, it is important to continuously measure and identify the influencing factors. This study aimed to identify the factors affecting PM 2.5 concentration in indoor spaces with indoor garden installations.Methods: Factors influencing the concentration of indoor, airborne PM 2.5 were monitored based on Internet …
Scales and Narratives of Urban Agriculture in South Korea
Background and objective: The scales of urban agriculture need to be assessed and rescaled to implement or achieve its multidimensional functions and values in South Korea. Significant scales and narratives were assessed and rescaled with narratives described in the laws and literatures.Methods: Narratives created from 1980 to 2022 were collected. The definition of urban agriculture, the difference between farmers and urban farmers, and the spati…
Street Tree Management Strategies for Different Special-Purpose Areas
Background and objective: This study investigated the occurrence characteristics of street tree management factors based on different special-purpose areas with emphasis on citizen participation in data collection.Methods: We collected growth and management data of street tree sections and individual trees within sections using a monitoring form developed for street trees in four special-purpose areas in the urban area of Chuncheon. We used a bin…
Using MaxEnt to Predict Bombus Ignitus Distribution in Urban Environments
Background and objective: Urbanization significantly affects pollinators, which are crucial for maintaining biodiversity and supporting ecosystem services. This study aims to predict the potential distribution of Bombus ignitus in Seoul using the Maximum Entropy Algorithm (MaxEnt) model, focusing on the influence of factors of the urban and natural environment on habitat suitability.Methods: Using 21 occurrence records from the Global Biodiversit…
Environmental Science (11 works) · Geography (11 works) · Urban Green Space and Health (11 works) · Biology (9 works) · Engineering (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Chemistry (6 works) · Korean Urban and Social Studies (6 works) · Business (5 works)