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Development of a robust bench-scale testing unit for low-pressure membranes used in water treatment

  • Huang, Haiou;Schwab, Kellogg;Jacangelo, Joseph G.
    • Membrane and Water Treatment
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.121-136
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    • 2011
  • A bench-scale test has recently been proposed as a predictive tool to minimize the scope of pilot-scale testing or to optimize the operation of full-scale membrane filtration systems. Consequently, a bench-scale testing unit was developed for this purpose and systematically evaluated in this study. This unit was capable of accommodating commercially available, low pressure, hollow fiber (LPHF) membranes with various configurations for testing under conditions comparable to real-world applications. Reproducibility of this unit in assessing membrane fouling and microbial removal efficiency of LPHF membranes was tested and statistically comparable results were obtained. This unit serves as a useful apparatus for academic researchers and utilities to evaluate the performance of LPHF membranes used for water treatment.

A rare and unique experience of a blunt intrathoracic traumatic injury of the trachea and its management in South Africa: a case report

  • Rudo Mutsa Vanessa Pswarayi;Anna Katariina Kerola
    • Journal of Trauma and Injury
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    • v.36 no.4
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    • pp.416-420
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    • 2023
  • Blunt intrathoracic tracheal injuries are rare, even among blunt chest trauma patients. An early diagnosis based on a high index of suspicion allows for timely surgical management of potentially fatal airway trauma, thereby improving overall outcomes. Diagnosing these injuries can be difficult due to their nonspecific clinical features and the occasional difficulty in radiologic diagnosis. If a patient exhibits respiratory compromise with difficult ventilation and poor lung expansion, despite the insertion and management of an intercostal drain following high-energy blunt trauma, there should be a heightened suspicion of potential airway trauma. The aim of primary repair is to restore airway integrity and to minimize the loss of pulmonary parenchyma function. This case report discusses the rare clinical presentation of a patient with blunt trauma to the intrathoracic airway, the surgical management thereof, and his overall outcome. Although blunt traumatic injuries of the trachea are extremely rare and often fatal, early surgical intervention can potentially reduce the risk of mortality.

A Study on Rehabilitation Nursing Diagnoses used for the Clients with Stroke and Spinal Cord Injury in Korea (뇌졸중과 척수손상환자에게 적용되는 간호진단에 관한 연구)

  • Suh, Moon-Ja;Lim, Nan-Young;Kang, Hyun-Sook;Kim, Keum-Soon;Yang, Kwang-Hee;Cho, Bok-Hee;Lee, Myung-Hwa;Oh, Hae-Kyung
    • The Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.22-28
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    • 1999
  • The development of standards and guidelines of rehabilitation nursing has been the major concerns for providing better nursing to the rehabilitation clients. As the patients with stroke and spinal cord injuries are the most prevalent physical disabilities in Korea, this study focussed on the nursing diagnoses of these two groups of patients. In order to identify the nursing diagnoses frequently used In their practice for the patients with stroke and spinal cord injuries, a survey was done with the questionnaire form developed by the research team. The surveyee were the staff nurses working at rehabilitation wards more than 2 years from 8 general hospitals in Korea, They identified and set the priorities of 13 nursing diagnoses from 79 stroke patients and 10 nursing diagnoses from 35 patients with spinal cord injuries during the periods from March 1 to June 2, 1999. The identified nursing diagnoses for the stroke patients are impaired physical immobility, sensory-perceptual alteration, activity intolerance, self-care deficit, altered defecation, altered urination, risk for injury, unilateral neglect, impaired skin integrity, altered thought processes, pain, altered health maintenance, dysreflexia. The identified nursing diagnoses for spinal cord injuries are altered urination, altered defecation, impaired skin integrity, pain, risk for injury, reflex incontinence, impaired physical immobility, self-care deficit, activity intolerance, knowledge deficit.

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Cash Flow Statement Preparation Using Accounts Reconciliation Method for IACF (계정조정 방식에 의한 산학협력단 현금흐름표 작성)

  • Kang, Jinhwa;Ahn, Jaekyoung
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.41 no.2
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    • pp.47-55
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    • 2018
  • The Korean Ministry of Education (MOE) required cash flow statements, instead of fund statements, as a component of the financial statements of the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundations (IACF) when it revised IACF accounting rules in 2012. While the fund statements were aligned its accounts to the operating statements' accounts level, the newly adopted cash flow statements' accounts retreated to two levels higher than those of the operating statements. It may be resulted from the consideration that IACFs' burden of preparing cash flow statements especially in direct method. To help IACFs prepare the cash flow statements, MOE's guidance on IACF accounting rules introduced cash flow statement preparation method and presented a practical example, but it did not check whether the accounts of the cash flow statement were reconciled to the accounts of corresponding balance sheet and operating statement. That means that the guidance still lacks how to assure it was accurately prepared. Our study proposed cash flow statement preparation using reconciliation method which reconciles cash flow statement accounts' amounts to balance sheet and operating statement accounts' amounts with integrity checking and also provided a practical example by using the same case in MOE's guidance on IACF accounting rules to help IACF accounting personnel to prepare a cash flow statement efficiently.

Effect of a Situational Module Learning Course on Critical Thinking Disposition and Metacognition in Nursing Students: A Quasi-experimental Study (간호대학생의 비판적 사고성향, 메타인지에 대한 상황모듈학습 프로그램 적용 효과)

  • Park, Kwang Ok;Yu, Mi
    • The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.251-262
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    • 2019
  • Purpose: This study aimed to identify the effect of a situational module learning course on critical thinking disposition and metacognition in sophomore nursing students. Methods: This study was a non-equivalent control-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design; the participants included 64 nursing students (32 in the experimental and 32 in the control group) from two Korean universities. Critical thinking disposition and metacognition between the control and intervention groups were measured before and after program participation. Data collection was conducted between September 1 and December 15, 2016. An independent t-test was used to determine differences in critical thinking disposition and metacognition between the groups and Pearson's correlations were measured for correlation with critical thinking disposition and metacognition. Results: The intervention group showed higher critical thinking disposition (t=3.16, p=.002); intellectual integrity (t=2.85, p=.006); and open-mindedness (t=3.30, p=.002) relative to those of the control group. However, there were no statistical differences in metacognition between the two groups (t=-0.14, p=.888). A significant positive correlation between metacognition and critical thinking disposition was found. (r=.62, p<.001). Conclusion: The situational module learning course developed in this study could be used to promote critical thinking disposition in nursing students.

Investigating Structural Stability and Constructability of Buildings Relative to the Lap Splice Position of Reinforcing Bars

  • Widjaja, Daniel Darma;Rachmawati, Titi Sari Nurul;Kwon, Keehoon;Kim, Sunkuk
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.315-326
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    • 2023
  • The design principles and implementation of rebar lap splice in architectural structures are governed by building regulations. Nevertheless, the minimization of rebar-cutting waste (RCW) is often impeded by the mandatory requirements pertaining to the rebar lapping zone as prescribed in design codes. In real-world construction scenarios, compliance with these rules often falls short due to hurdles concerning productivity, quality, safety, time, and cost. This discrepancy between code stipulations and on-the-ground construction practices necessitates an academic exploration. The goal of this research was to delve into the effect of rebar lap splice placement on the robustness and constructability of building edifices. The study initially took on a review of the computation of rebar lapping length and the rules revolving around the lapping zone. Following this, a structural robustness and constructability examination was undertaken, focusing on adherence to the lap splice zone. The interpretations and deductions of the research led to the following insights: (1) the efficacy of rebar lap splice is not solely contingent on the moment, and (2) the implementation of rebar lap splice beyond the specified zone can match the structural integrity and robustness of those confined within the designated area. As a result, the constraints on the rebar lapping zone ought to be revisited and possibly relaxed. The conclusions drawn from this research are anticipated to reconcile the disconnect between building codes and practical construction conditions, furnishing invaluable academic substantiation to further the endeavor of achieving near-zero RCW.

Electrophoretic Tissue Clearing and Labeling Methods for Volume Imaging of Whole Organs

  • Kim, Dai Hyun;Ahn, Hyo Hyun;Sun, Woong;Rhyu, Im Joo
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • v.46 no.3
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    • pp.134-139
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    • 2016
  • Detailed structural and molecular imaging of intact organs has incurred academic interest because the associated technique is expected to provide innovative information for biological investigation and pathological diagnosis. The conventional methods for volume imaging include reconstruction of images obtained from serially sectioned tissues. This approach requires intense manual work which involves inevitable uncertainty and much time to assemble the whole image of a target organ. Recently, effective tissue clearing techniques including CLARITY and ACT-PRESTO have been reported that enables visualization of molecularly labeled structures within intact organs in three dimensions. The central principle of the methods is transformation of intact tissue into an optically transpicuous and macromolecule permeable state without loss of intrinsic structural integrity. The rapidly evolving protocols enable morphological analysis and molecular labeling of normal and pathological characteristics in large assembled biological systems with single-cell resolution. The deep tissue volume imaging will provide fundamental information about mutual interaction among adjacent structures such as connectivity of neural circuits; meso-connectome and clinically significant structural alterations according to pathologic mechanisms or treatment procedures.

Trust in Korean Workplaces: Meaning and Empirical Search for Antecedents (신뢰의 의미와 그 선행요인에 관한 연구 -상사와 부하관계를 중심으로-)

  • Choi, Sung-Won;Yoon, Bang-Seob
    • Korean Business Review
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    • v.13
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    • pp.31-47
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    • 2000
  • Trust has been viewed from many perspectives according to their domains. This article reviewed some of many formerly suggested studies and models. And antecedents of trust, such as trustworthiness(ability, benevolence, integrity) and individual trust propensity as well as their interactions, were respectively and empirically tested in the context of Korean workplaces. Through the factor analysis of field survey(N=243), proposed conceptual independence in trustworthiness was only partially supported. Of the relationships between antecedents and trust, all components of trustworthiness were significantly sustained. While effects of individual trust propensity and its interactions with trustworthiness on trust were not found.

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Development Status for Commercialization of Spent Nuclear Fuel Transportation and Dry Storage System Technology (사용후핵연료 수송/저장시스템 상용화 기술개발 경과)

  • Baeg, Chang-Yeal;Cho, Chun-Hyung
    • Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.271-279
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    • 2018
  • During the seven years from 2009 to 2016, PWR SNF (spent nuclear fuel) transportation and storage systems suitable for domestic conditions were developed by the government to cope with the saturation of wet storage capacity in NPPs. One of the developed systems is a multipurpose metal cask applicable for transportation/storage; the other is a concrete cask dedicated to storage. Efficient cask technologies were secured utilizing the characteristics and experience of relevant industrial, academic and research institutes. Technological independence was also achieved through several patent registrations of research outcomes. To prepare for a rapid increase of demand in the near future, technology transfer of secured patents and technologies to the domestic industry was carried out twice in the years of 2016 and 2017.