• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.569-583
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• 2013

In this study, the simultaneous use of a multi-level converter (MLC) as a DC-motor drive and as an active battery cell balancer is investigated. MLCs allow each battery cell in a battery pack to be independently switched on and off, thereby enabling the potential non-uniform use of battery cells. By exploiting this property and the brake regeneration phases in the drive cycle, MLCs can balance both the state of charge (SoC) and temperature differences between cells, which are two known causes of battery wear, even without reciprocating the coolant flow inside the pack. The optimal control policy (OP) that considers both battery pack temperature and SoC dynamics is studied in detail based on the assumption that information on the state of each cell, the schedule of reciprocating air flow and the future driving profile are perfectly known. Results show that OP provides significant reductions in temperature and in SoC deviations compared with the uniform use of all cells even with uni-directional coolant flow. Thus, reciprocating coolant flow is a redundant function for a MLC-based cell balancer. A specific contribution of this paper is the derivation of a state-space electro-thermal model of a battery submodule for both uni-directional and reciprocating coolant flows under the switching action of MLC, resulting in OP being derived by the solution of a convex optimization problem.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.161-166
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• 2017

The qualitative composition of active components of the corrosion inhibitor CGW-85567 was studied. It was found that С18:2 and С18:1 imidazolines and the corresponding imidazolin-amides are the major components. The HPLC/MS technique was developed for their determination in the water solutions of monoethylene glycol (MEG). Industrial application of the inhibitor showed that MEG solution retained high concentration of the inhibitor for a long time after ceasing its addition into pipelines. Low values of the partition coefficients (0.010-0.014) of imidazolines in the system "water solution of MEG (concentration of MEG 62-85% v/v) - gas condensate" have allowed to pass on from the technology of continuous pumping of the inhibitor into protected pipelines to the periodic dosing technology. Taking into account a long time of circulation in the system and high temperatures during MEG regeneration process possible degradation products of the inhibitor were studied. N, N-dimethyl-dodecanamine-1, and N, N-dimethyl-tetradecanamine-1 were identified as major degradation products of the corrosion inhibitor CGW-85567.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.833-837
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• 2004

DeniLite$^{TM}$ laccase immobilized platinum electrode was used for amperometric detection of hydroquinone (HQ) and homogentisic acid (HGA) by means of substrate recycling. In case of HQ, the obtained sensitivity is 280 nA/ ${\mu}$M with linear range of 0.2-35 ${\mu}$M ($r^2$ = 0.998) and detection limit (S/N = 3) of 50 nM. This high sensitivity can be attributed to chemical amplification due to the cycling of the substrate caused by enzymatic oxidation and following electrochemical regeneration. In case of HGA, the obtained sensitivity is 53 nA/ ${\mu}$M with linear range of 1-50 $[\mu}M\;(r^2$ = 0.999) and detection limit of 0.3 ${\mu}$M. The response times ($t_{90%}$) are about 2 seconds for the two substrates and the long-term stability is 60 days for HQ and around 40-50 days for HGA with retaining 80% of initial activities. The very fast response and the durable long-term stability are the principal advantages of this sensor. pH studies show that optimal pH of the sensor for HQ is 6.0 and that for HGA is 4.5-5.0. This shift of optimal pH towards acidic range for HGA can be attributed to the balance between enzyme activity and accessibility of the substrate to the active site of the enzyme.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.78-87
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• 2009

대규모의 다수 프로젝트가 동시에 장기간에 걸쳐 이루어지는 도시재생사업은 넓은 수행범위와 사업의 다양성, 복합성에 기인한 불확실성을 가지고 있으며 다수의 관련주체들 간 이해관계의 복잡성으로 인해 사업 생애주기 동안 갈등의 발생은 필연적이고 그 사안의 성향 및 크기 또한 다양하다. 따라서 사전에 위험을 인지하고 적절하게 대응하는 적극적인 갈등관리가 절실히 필요하다. 따라서, 본 연구는 관련주체들이 사전에 발생 가능한 갈등을 인지하여 이에 대한 대비책 모색에 참조할 수 있도록 하며, 이러한 정보들을 사용자가 사용목적에 맞게 활용할 수 있도록 도시재생사업의 단계별, 주체별 갈등사례들을 유형화하고 주요 갈등유형을 제시 해보고자 한다.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 1999년도 추계종합학술대회
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• pp.130-134
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• 1999

본 논문에서는 CDMA 시스템에서 다중 사용자 검출을 위해 수신신호를 나누는 개념과 순차적 간섭 제거기를 조합한 새로운 간섭 제거기를 제안한다. 본 간섭 제거기에서 수신신호는 큰 신호 성분들의 그룹, 작은 신호 성분들의 그룹으로 나눠지며 각 그룹의 신호들은 재 확산되어 각각 수신신호에서 제거되고 그 결과치는 원하는 신호 검출을 위해 각각 위, 아랫단 순차적 간섭 제거기의 입력 신호로 이용된다. 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션 및 구조분석을 통해서 향상된 순차적 간섭 제거기가 비트 오율과 복잡성의 면에서 순차적 간섭 제거기의 성능을 유지시키는 동시에 순차적 간섭 제거기의 지연시간에 대한 단점을 향상시킴을 보여준다.

• 수산경영론집
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.59-71
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• 2019

In terms of coastal and marine tourism, Busan's Haeundae had the nation's representativeness, and is pushing for many kinds of related policies to revitalize the special tourism zone. Due to a drop in the number of beach users, it is inevitable for the Haeundae Special Tourist Zone to face active responses to new trends emerging in the global tourism market. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to present a tourism strategy for making the Suyeong River as a more competitive ourist resource along the zone. First, a language network analysis is conducted through interviews to understand the ideas of interest groups for the river cruise activation project. Second, the frame structure of stakeholders is used to analyze solutions by comparing the similarities and differences in recognition frames of interest groups. Third, we intend to analyze the detailed frame types of stakeholders and present new alternatives based on the structure of relationships between types.

• 대한화장품학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한화장품학회 2003년도 IFSCC Conference Proceeding Book I
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• pp.659-659
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• 2003

In this study, we have investigated the potent anti-aging effect of DA-3711, a cosmetic ingredient derived from artificial skin culture. The artificial skin was originally developed as a skin replacement for the treatment of chronic skin wounds. To produce DA-3711, neonatal human fibroblasts were seeded into biocompatible collagen/chitosan/glycosaminoglycan (GAG) scaffolds and cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) supplemented with fetal bovine serum and nonessential amino acids. Analysis of the culture broth (DA-3711) showed that growth factors such as VEGF, TGF-$\beta$, KGF were present at significantly higher levels that in the culture broth of fibroblasts cultured in monolayer. The biological activity of DA-3711 was assessed by measuring in vitro cell proliferation and collagen synthesis of normal human fibroblasts. Fibroblasts treated with 10％ DA-3711 showed a 2-fold higher proliferation and 2 to 4-fold higher collagen synthesis than untreated cells. DA-3711 also exhibited anti-oxidative effects, since cells under peroxide-induced oxidative stress showed a 30％ higher viability in DA-3711-containing medium than in medium without DA-3711 addition. The results suggest that DA-3711 may have anti-aging effects by stimulating skin regeneration and protecting against oxidative stress.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.833-846
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• 2001

Recently, use of natural medicine is getting more attention, and some of them are believed to be effective in　the treatment of periodontitis. Among them, the seeds of safflower(Carthamus tinctrorius L.) have been proven to be effective through its use in bone diseases such as fracture and osteoporosis. During the last few years, studies using the seeds of safflower gown in Korea have been active, and it has been reported that safflower seed extract increase the proliferation and the alkaline phosphatase(ALP) activity of human periodontal ligament fibroblast(hPDLF), osteoblast, and that they promote the mineralization process. In animal studies, when safflower seed extract were administered orally new bone formation was promoted. Recently, in an effort to find out the most effective osteogenic components, among many components of the safflower seed, various safflower seed fraction extracts were obtained by multistep extraction of the safflower components using various solvents. Among these, saf-M-W fraction extracted by methanol and water was most effective in increasing osteogenic potential of osteoblasts. In this study, the effect of safflower seed fraction extract, saf-M-W, on the growth and differentiation of hPDLF and MC3T3-E1 cell was investigated. The toxicity of saf-M-W on both cells was measured using M'IT(3-(4,5dimethylthiazol-2-y1)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide) test, and ALP activity was measured using the colorimetric assay of hPDLF. In addition, in MC3T3-El cells, the expression of ALP, bone sialoprotein(BSP) mRNA was observed using Northern blot, and the mineralized nodule formation Was observed using von Kossa stain and phase-contrast microscope. 1. In concentrations below $10{\mu}g/ml$, saf-M-W didn't show any toxicity on hPDLF and MC3T3-El cell. 2. The change in saf-M-W concentration had no effect on the ALP activity of hPDLF. 3. In MC3T-E1 cells, mRNA expressions of ALP and BSP were greater in the experimental group treated with $10{\mu}g/ml$ concentration of saf-M-W compared with the control group. 4. In MC3T3-El cells, abundance of mineralized nodules were formed in the experimental group treated with $10{\mu}g/ml$ Concentration of saf-M-W, while no mineralized nodule was formed in the control group. These results suggest that safflower seed fraction extract, saf-M-W. didn't show any toxicity on hPDLF and MC3T3-E1 cell at concentrations below $10{\mu}g/ml$ and effectively enhanced the differentiation and osteogenic potential of MC3T3-El cell.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.475-482
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• 2020

Background: Active natural ingredients, especially small molecules, have recently received wide attention as modifiers used to treat neurodegenerative disease by promoting neurogenic regeneration of neural stem cell (NSC) in situ. 20(S)-protopanaxadiol (PPD), one of the bioactive ingredients in ginseng, possesses neuroprotective properties. However, the effect of PPD on NSC proliferation and differentiation and its mechanism of action are incompletely understood. Methods: In this study, we investigated the impact of PPD on NSC proliferation and neuronal lineage differentiation through activation of the Wnt/glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)-3β/β-catenin pathway. NSC migration and proliferation were investigated by neurosphere assay, Cell Counting Kit-8 assay, and EdU assay. NSC differentiation was analyzed by Western blot and immunofluorescence staining. Involvement of the Wnt/GSK3β/β-catenin pathway was examined by molecular simulation and Western blot and verified using gene transfection. Results: PPD significantly promoted neural migration and induced a significant increase in NSC proliferation in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, a remarkable increase in anti-microtubule-associated protein 2 expression and decrease in nestin protein expression were induced by PPD. During the differentiation process, PPD targeted and stimulated the phosphorylation of GSK-3β at Ser9 and the active forms of β-catenin, resulting in activation of the Wnt/GSK-3β/β-catenin pathway. Transfection of NSCs with a constitutively active GSK-3β mutant at S9A significantly hampered the proliferation and neural differentiation mediated by PPD. Conclusion: PPD promotes NSC proliferation and neural differentiation in vitro via activation of the Wnt/GSK-3β/β-catenin pathway by targeting GSK-3β, potentially having great significance for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

• 청정기술
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2021

Active Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode (AMOLED) 봉지 공정은 수분과 산소에 매우 취약하기 때문에, 수분과 산소의 함량이 최소화된 고순도의 질소를 사용하여야 한다. 본 연구의 목적은 AMOLED 봉지 공정에 사용하는 질소에서 산소를 제거하기 위한 용도로 사용되는 구리계 촉매를 최적화하는 것이다. CuO, Al2O3, 또는 ZnO의 조성으로 이루어진 2성분계 및 3성분계 촉매를 공침법을 통해서 제조하였다. 제조된 촉매들을 BET, XRD, TPR, XRF의 분석장비를 활용하여 촉매의 특성을 분석하였다. 촉매의 산소 제거 성능을 확인하기 위해 고정층 반응기에서 촉매 산소 제거 반응 실험을 수행하고 산소 분석기를 통해 산소 함량을 측정하였다. 또한 사용된 촉매의 반복 재생을 통해 촉매의 재사용 성능을 검증하였다. CuO와 Al2O3 비율이 6 : 4, 7 : 3 및 8:2로 제조된 2 성분계 촉매의 특성과 산소 제거 능력을 비교하였다. CuO와 Al2O3의 비율이 8:2인 촉매의 환원성이 가장 높았는데, 이는 CuO의 분산도가 가장 높기 때문이다. 결과적으로, 2성분계 촉매 중에서 CuO와 Al2O3의 비율이 8 : 2 인 촉매의 산소 제거 능력이 가장 우수한 것으로 나타났다. CuO : Al2O3 의 비율이 8:2인 촉매에 ZnO를 2 wt% 넣어준 촉매가 3성분계 촉매 중에는 가장 우수한 산소제거 능력을 보였으며, 이는 뛰어난 환원성에 기인한다고 할 수 있다. 또한 이 촉매는 재생 실험을 통해서도 산소 제거능력이 유지된다는 것을 확인하였다.