• Cross-Cultural Studies
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• v.50
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• pp.53-75
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• 2018

It is commonly emphasized that the metaphor of the monster is a rhetoric universally used to identify the "main enemy" of a society, for its effective function is seen as useful for the uniting of citizens to bend together to survive or succeed before the external threat. The problem of this metaphor is that it homogenizes and dehumanizes the heterogeneous individual members of the subsequently identified enemy group. This study emphasizes the importance of some traits of the posthuman subject, such as the flexibility and the multiplicity of consciousness, to overcome the otherizing binary perspective which is commonly held regarding the concepts of good and evil. To observe specific dimensions of the posthuman consciousness, we analyze three films based on Spanish history and reality: The Spirit of the Beehive, The Day of the Beast and Pan's Labyrinth. All of these films progress around the figure of the enemy-monster(s), showing how to transgress the dichotomous structure of consciousness that defines the self/good dividing it from the other/evil. The heroes in the films seek to overcome the fear about the monster, and approach him to discover new ethical horizons, that can emerge only when an individual's consciousness chooses to stay on the border between the established beliefs and the unfamiliar voice of the dangerous stranger(s).

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.32 no.4B
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• pp.243-251
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• 2012

To investigate the characteristics of rip current occurring at Haeundae beach, observations obtained from a buoy and a CCTV were analyzed and numerical experiments were conducted. During observed rip-current events, the CCTV images showed that a couple of wave-trains, which are close to regular waves with slightly different directions, propagated to the beach, and wavelet analyses of data from the buoy showed very narrow-banded spectra with a peak frequency. From the evidences, it was inferred that a known mechanism of generating rip current due to the nodal line area of honeycomb-patterned wave crest was one of the significant factors of rip current occurrences of Haeundae beach. The mechanism has been explained by the following: When two wave-trains with slightly different directions propagate to a beach, wave crests of the incident wave-trains form honeycomb pattern due to nonlinear interaction. The nodal lines of honeycomb pattern are developed in the cross-shore direction. And longshore currents flow toward the nodal line area which has very low wave energy. Consequently their mass flux is expelled through the area toward the sea direction. To confirm the generation, numerical experiments were performed using a nonlinear Boussinesq equation model. In the cases with two incident wave-trains with slightly different directions and with a monochromatic wave propagating over a submerged shoal, it was seen that the honeycomb pattern of wave crests was well developed, and thus rip currents were evolved along the nodal lines.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.427-427
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• 2011

그래핀은 탄소원자가 육각형의 벌집형태로 배열되어 있는 원자단위 두께의 가장 얇은 재료중의 하나이다. 이는 우수한 기계적, 전기적, 광학적 특성을 지니고 있어 다양한 분야로의 응용이 가능할 것으로 예측되고 있다. 그래핀의 산업적 응용을 위해서는 대면적으로 두께 균일도가 높은 그래핀을 저렴한 방법으로 합성하는 것이 무엇보다도 우선적으로 요구된다. 그래핀을 얻는 방법으로는 물리 화학적 박리, 탄화규소의 흑연화, 열화학기상증착법(thermal chemical vapor deposition; TCVD) 등의 다양한 방법이 있으며, 현재로선 그 중 TCVD법이 대면적으로 두께균일도가 높은 그래핀을 합성할 수 있는 가장 적합한 방법으로 인식되고 있다. 그러나 이 방법은 탄소가 포함된 원료가스를 분해하기 위하여 고온의 공정이 요구되는 단점이 있다. 이러한 이유로 최근 그래핀은 저온에서 합성하기 위한 많은 연구들이 진행 중에 있으며 그 결과가 속속 보고 되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 고주파 플라즈마가 결합된 TCVD장치를 이용하여 원료가스를 효율적으로 분해함으로서 그래핀의 저온합성을 도모하였다. 기판은 300 nm 두께의 니켈박막이 증착된 산화막 실리콘 기판을 사용하였으며, 원료가스로는 메탄을 사용하였다. 실험결과, 350 W의 파워로 플라즈마를 방전하여 30분간 합성을 수행하였을 때 약 $450^{\circ}C$ 근처의 저온에서 수 겹의 그래핀이 합성 가능한 것을 확인하였다. 합성된 그래핀은 분석의 용이함 및 향후 다양한 응용을 위하여 산화막 실리콘 기판 및 투명 고분자 기판 등으로 전사하였다. 그래핀의 특성분석을 위해서는 광학현미경, 라만 분광기, 투과전자현미경, 자외 및 가시선 분광광도계, 4탐침측정기 등을 이용하였다.

• Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.141-150
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• 2010

Basaltic ash of Udo tuff cone, Jeju Island, was almost fresh across strata, but significantly altered toward surface by supergene process. The supergene alteration of the Udo tuff was examined by using X-ray diffraction, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, and electron microprobe analysis for elucidating the alteration process of basaltic ash in terrestrial environments. Fresh ash particles were composed of glass matrix, plagioclase, olivine, and pyroxene. The glass matrix was selectively replaced inward by colloform alteration rinds of Fe-Ti-rich amorphous silicate nanogranules and smectite, often leaving glass core at the center of larger ash particles. Some of the dissolved species released from the altered ash particle precipitated as fine honycomb aggregates of smectite on the pore walls, contributing to the cementation and lithification of volcanic ash.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.305-314
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to compare the findings on the chest low-dose CT (LDCT) images between the negative and positive groups for pneumoconiosis in the group exposed to inorganic dust. From May 30, 2007 to August 31, 2008, total 328 subjects were examined by a LDCT. LDCT images were read by a chest radiologist who has much experience for reading of pneumoconiosis. All subjects were classified into two groups based on digital images after consensus reading of two radiologists according to the ILO 2000 guidelines; negative group (87, 26.5%) without pneumoconiosis and positive group (241, 73.5%). Statistical analysis was performed using a SPSS 14.0. There were significant differences in age (60.9 vs. 65.0, p<0.001), and in dust expose duration (17.0 vs. 19.2, p=0.024) between two groups, but no significant difference in smoking (p=0.784). Of the 328 subjects, 13 diagnosis were extracted from 245 subjects (74.7%). Coronary artery calcification (CAC) was significantly higher in positive group than that in negative group (36.9% vs. 25.3%, p=0.049). Honeycombing showed higher frequency in positive group than in negative group (6.2% vs. 1.2%, p=0.079). Pneumoconiosis findings caused by inorganic dusts exposure showed the significant relation with CAC on LDCT images. Future studies need to prove that pneumoconiosis finding is independent risk factor for CAC using a coronary artery angiography.