• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TC
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• v.45 no.7
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• pp.53-61
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• 2008

Consider a typical wireless sensor network in which stem nodes form the backbone network of mesh topology while each stem node together with leaf nodes in its vicinity forms a subnetwork of star topology. In such a wireless sensor network, we must heed the following when we design a MAC scheme supporting the packet delivery from a leaf node to a stem node. First, leaf nodes are usually battery-powered and it is difficult to change or recharge their batteries. Secondly, a wireless sensor network is often deployed to collect and update data periodically. Late delivery of a data segment by a sensor node causes the sink node to defer data processing and the data segment itself to be obsolete. Thirdly, extensive signaling is extremely limited and complex computation is hardly supported. Taking account of these facts, a MAC scheme must be able to save energy and support timeliness in packet delivery while being simple and robust as well. In this paper, we propose a version of ALOHA as a MAC scheme for a wireless sensor network. While conserving the simplicity and robustness of the original version of ALOHA, the proposed version of ALOHA possesses a distinctive feature that a sensor node decides between stop and continuation prior to each delivery attempt for a packet. Such a decision needs a stopping rule and we suggest a Bayes stopping rule. Note that a Bayes stopping rule minimizes the Bayes risk which reflects the energy, timeliness and throughput losses. Also, a Bayes stopping rule is practical since a sensor node makes a decision only using its own history of delivery attempt results and the prior information about the failure in delivery attempt. Numerical examples confirm that the proposed version of ALOHA employing a Bayes stopping rule is a useful MAC scheme in the severe environment of wireless sensor network.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.32 no.10
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• pp.863-873
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• 1999

배경: 혈전 생성은 심혈관계 삽입물이나 순환 보조장치의 발전에 있어서 중요한 문제이므로 이러한 장치들의 혈전성에 대한 평가는 필수적이다. 따라서 이러한 장치들의 혈전성 연구를 시행하기 위한 효과적인 생체 외 실험 방식이 개발되어 원심성 순환 펌프의 발전에 큰 도움이 되고 있으며, 최근 엄밀하게 혈액과 공기의 접촉을 차단하는 방식이 믿을 수 있는 생체 외 실험 방식으로 강조되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 모의 순환 회로를 이용하여 기존에 행해진 연구 방법 상의 공기 접촉에 따른 핼액 응고 기전의 활성화 여부를 알아보기 위하여 공기 접촉 여부에 따른 혈액 인자의 변화를 관찰하여 확인하고, 또한 회로 내에서 생성된 혈전을 생체 내에서 형성된 혈전과 비교 분석하여 이 모의 순환 회로를 이용한 생체 외 검사가 새로 고안된 심혈관계 장치들의 혈전성을 평가하는데 있어서 동물실험을 대신할 수 있다는 기존의 주장을 검증하고자 하였다. 연구재료 및 방법: 바이오펌프를 이용한 같은 모의 순환 회로 한 쌍을 준비하고 동일 개체에서 얻은 헤파린을 첨가한(1u/$m\ell$) 신선한 혈액을 공기와 접촉시키지 않도록 한 A-회로와 공기와 접촉시킨 B-회로에 충전시켜 실험을 동시에 진행하여 결과를 얻었으며 총 12번 시행하였다. 회로에 충전한 혈액의 activated clotting time(ACT)은 정상의 3~5배였으며 ACT가 정상 범위의 1.5배가되면 실험을 끝냈고, Hematocrit(HCT), 혈소판, 동맥혈가스분석(ABGA), factor Ⅷ, factor \ulcorner, 섬유소원, thromboxane B2(TXB2), free hemoglobin(fHb) 등을 측정하였다. 실험이 끝난 후 A-회로와 B-회로에서 얻은 각 검사를 평가하고 분석하였으며 생성된 혈전을 생체 내에서 생성된 혈전과 조직 검사로 비교하였다. 본 연구의 자료분석은 SPSS 통계 프로그램을 이용하였고 유의수준 0.05를 기준으로 유의도를 판단하였다. 결과: 정상 ACT는 186.9$\pm$20.5초(평균$\pm$표준편차)이었고, 헤파린을 넣은 초기 ACT는 982.2$\pm$165.5초이었으며, 실험시간은 보통 60분에서 180분 사이였다. HCT, fHb, 혈소판, TXB2, factor Ⅷ, factor \ulcorner, 섬유원소의 초기값은 35.5$\pm$3.2%, 12.4$\pm$6.5 mg/dL, 354$\pm$56($\times$103)/$\mu$L, 72.6$\pm$15.1 mg/dL, 29.3$\pm$1.2%, 137.9$\pm$42.1 mg/dL, 그리고 17.7$\pm$9.7%이었다. 공기 접촉에 따른 차이를 보았을 때 ACT(p=0.398), HCT(p=0.988), fHb(p=0.898), 혈소판 (p=0.904), TXB2(p=0.985), factor Ⅷ(p=0.872), factor \ulcorner(p=0.489), 섬유원소(p=0.973)으로 전 예에서 통계적 유의성이 없었다. 실험 후 양 군에서 생성된 혈전의 현미경 소견은 B-회로의 혈전에 여러 군데 공기 방울이 관찰되는 것 이외에 A-회로에서 생성된 혈전과 차이가 없었고, 생체에서 생성된 혈전과 비교했을 때 그 양상이 같았다. A-회로와 B-회로에서 생성된 혈전의 총 량은 8.4$\pm$3.7 mL와 9.4$\pm$3.1 mL로 통계상 유의성은 없었다. (p=0.624). 결론: 모의 순환 회로를 이용한 혈전성 평가를 위한 생체 외 실험에 있어서 공기와의 접촉 여부는 혈액 응고 기전의 활성화나 혈전 생성에 별다른 영향을 미치지 않는다. 모의 순환 회로에서 형성된 혈전과 문헌에 있는 인체 내에서 형성된 혈전을 비교한 결과 그 형태가 일치하므로 이 모의 순환회로를 이용한 실험이 동물실험을 대신할 수 있다고 판단된다.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.669-678
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• 1994

The BOD removal characteristics of submerged biofilters filled with three kinds of filter media respectively were experimentally examined with constant temperature, pH value and variable BOD loading and recirculation ratio. Obtained results are as follows; 1. The BOD removal ratio decreases with the increasing $BOD_5$ volumetric loading rate, and the loading rate for the BOD removal over 90% is lower thean $1.6kg{\cdot}BOD_5/m^3{\cdot}d$ for the plastic media of Netring and cubic wire meshes. This is a much large value than $0.3{\sim}0.8kg{\cdot}BOD_5/m^3{\cdot}d$ for conventional activated sludge process. The required submerged biofilter volume is found to be much samller than that of conventional activated sludge process. 2. The decreasing order of BOD removal is Netring (random plastic media), cubic wire meshes (plastic module), and then gravel (stone media). This is mainly due to the media characteristics such as void ratio, specific surface area and media shapes. 3. The $BOD_5$ removal rate increases with the recircuration ration, but the rate of increases becomes samaller as the recirculation ratio increases over 20. When $BOD_5$ loading is $1.8kg{\cdot}BOD_5/m^3{\cdot}d$, the required recirculation rationto obtain 90% $BOD_5$ removal is about 20 for Netring and it was about 30 for cubic wire meshes. 4. Reynold's Number increases with recirculation ratio, and the Reynold's Numbers corresponding to the recircuration ratio of 10~50 are less than 52, showing laminar up flows in the filter. The settled and effluent sludges increase with increase of Reynol's Number, and there are the definite Reynold's Numbers at which the settling sludge concentrations become nearly constant respectively in each filters. 5. In this submerged biofilter system, small volume of sludge hopper can be substituted for a separated settling tank.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.54-68
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• 2015

The advantage of electric taxies is that people who are not familiar with electric vehicle(EV) can have easily experience to ride EV. So, EV taxi would be a reasonable strategy for triggering EV market expansion. However, the EV taxi can be adopted by taxi companies with financial benefits. Therefore the feasibility study should be required by analyzing the cost with the points of view of the taxi company. In this study we suggested the methodology for feasibility study of the EV taxi based on the real taxi data and presented political implication. According to the study result, EV taxies could have economic value under the specific conditions such that the government subsidy is added to the purchase price of the vehicle. Also, the charging time should be used as drivers' rest time or mealtime in order not to consider the loss cost. We suggest that the new feasibility study which compares an EV taxi with other alternative vehicles such as PHEV or with an old EV taxi is needed as the future works.

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.75-80
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• 1999

Li-ion cells employ lithium transtion metal oxide as the cathode material and carbon as anode material. To manufacture Li-ion cell with higher capacity and better cycle life, the utilization of electrode materials should be as high as possible without lithium deposition onto the carbon surface during charging. A careful design of cell balance between cathode and anode materials as well as a proper charge method is a key factor to design Li-ion cell with long cycle life. In this study, we investigated the effect of cathode/anode weight ratio on the performance of $LiCoO_2/MPCF$ cell. First we evaluated the charge-discharge behaviours of half-cells. And cylindrical Li-ion cells were fabricated using graphitized MPCF anode and $LiCoO_2$ cathode. The voltage profiles for each half-cell in $LiCoO_2/MPCF$ cell were measured by using lithium metal as a reference electrode. Also, we evaluated the cyclic performance of $LiCoO_2/MPCF$ cells according to weight ratio. From the result of experiment $LiCoO_2$ cathode utilization was independent of weight ratio, but MPCF anode utilization was dependant on weight ratio. Also, the optimal weight ratio of $LiCoO_2/MPCF$ cell was found to be $2.0\~2.2$.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.15 no.5 s.66
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• pp.579-589
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• 2003

Most beam-to-column connections are symmetrically reinforced because of the reverse action caused by earthquakes. However, in weak-earthquake regions like Korea, asymmetrically reinforced connections could be used. In particular, the connections between concrete-filled tube (CFT) column and H-shape beam could be applied using a simplified lower diaphragm. The tensile capacity or Combined Cross Diaphragm for upper reinforcing was tested using a simple tension test. Four types for lower reinforcing combined Cross, none, horizontal T-bar, and vertical plate were tested using the ANSI/AISC SSPEC 2002 loading program. Horizontal T-bar and stud bolts in vertical flat, bar transmit tensile stress from the beam's bottom flange to filled concrete. All test specimens satisfied 0.01 radian inelastic rotational requirement in ordinary moment frame of AISC seismic provision. According to the results of the parametric studies simplified lower diaphragms demonstrated outstanding strength, stiffness, and plastic deformation capacity which could lead to more sufficient seismic performance in the field.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.22 no.9
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• pp.85-94
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• 2022

In modern society, environmental and energy problems have caused to replace cars with environment friendly energy. Vehicles with internal combustion engine which use petroleum are one of the factors that influence global pollution due to environment problems such as fine dust and ozone layer destruction. In addition use of energies for automobile making resources to become depleted. To solve this limited oil energy problem by using other energy sources. To the problem using electric energy and green energy as alternative for a solution. Among environment friendly energies this paper studies the possibility of drive service for autonomous vehicles that self-charges using only solar energy and whether they can be used as pollution free and alternative energy for automobiles. Studies was researched based on published literature review, data from ministry of transportation and automobile companies. Also case of electric vehicle and prototype automobile using only solar energy and the theory of near future technologies. Many automakers are using electric cars as alternative energy. Also making efforts to use solar energy as an substitute energy source and as a way to supplement electricity. Results show that there is a potential on operating autonomous vehicle using only solar energy. Furthermore, it will be possible to use automobiles actively, also use and supply solar energy. This paper suggest the possibility of contributing to the future of the automotive industry.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.17 no.7
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• pp.437-442
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• 2017

Previously, studies on compensation material to increase the signal intensity have been conducted which does not affect the reading of images. However, the compensation material has a concern on patient infection as it is attached directly on the skin. Therefore, in this study, we tested an indirect attachment of the compensation material as an alternative method of the direct attachment. The silicon compensation material was fabricated in the form of a cylindrical bar and attached to each element of the 8 channel head coil. Then the signal intensities of the water phantom pre and post application of the silicon were measured. T1 and T2-weighted images were acquired using an 8-channel head coil and a 3.0T superconducting MRI. Signal intensities were measured by using an image measuring program. Paired t-test was used to verify if there were significant differences. The signal intensity before application of the silicon was significantly increased by 3.39% and 2.62% in T1 and T2 weighted images, respectively. Although the indirect attachment method had a limitation to completely replace the existing method, it was considered to be useful in patients with infectious diseases such as diabetic complications since it had a meaningful improvement in signal intensity based on the filling factor increase.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.90-97
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of passive or active application of primer and coat times of bond on the shear bond strength when a self-etching primer adhesive (Clearfil SE Bond) was applied to enamel surface. Crowns of sixteen human molars were selected. Buccal and lingual enamels of crowns were partially exposed and slabs of 1.2 mm thick were made. They were divided into one of four equal groups (n = 8). Group 1: passive application of Primer and 1 coat of Bond, Group 2: active application of Primer and 1 coat of Bond, Group 3: passive application of Primer and 2 coats of Bond, Group 4: active application of Primer and 2 coats of Bond. Clearfil AP-X was bonded to enamel suface of each group using Tygon tubes. The bonded specimens were subjected to microshear bond strength (uSBS) testing with a crosshead speed of 1 mm/min. The results of this study were as follows; 1. The uSBS of Group 1 was the lowest among groups and the uSBS of Group 4 was the highest. 2. There was not statistically significant interaction between enamel uSBS by application method of Primer and coat time of Bond (p > 0.05). 3. There was not statistically significant difference between enamel uSBS by passive and active application of Primer (p > 0.05). 4. There was statistically significant difference between enamel uSBS by one- and two-coat of Bond (p < 0.05).

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.39 no.9
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• pp.876-880
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• 2015

In 2016, the IMO's new rules for an 80% reduction in NOx emissions in newly built ships will necessitate the use of LNG as a clean fuel. So far, the developed European countries have led the development of LNG bunkering ships and related facilities. An LNG bunkering system stores LNG in a horizontal or vertical IMO "C"-Type tank insulated with perlite powder, and a vacuum in the annular space between the double walls, like the cryogenic liquid nitrogen tank. Current storage tanks have high heat leakage, evaporating over 2.0% daily, and are difficult to build with the required vacuum. A more efficiently insulated storage tank could reduce the evaporation rate. This research carried out thermal analysis on a new effective insulation method that separates high vacuum in the annular space between two tanks with a solid insulation material, such as urethane foam, lining the outer vessel. This highly efficient insulation system obtained an evaporation rate of 0.03% per day under a $10^{-3}torr$ vacuum, and an evaporation rate of 0.11% at $10^{-45}torr$. Even if the space loses its vacuum, the new insulation system showed a lower evaporation rate of 4.12% than the present perlite system of 4.9%. This newly developed tank can increase the efficiency of LNG storage tank and may help keep LNG bunkering systems safe.