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The Molecular Design of Artificial Enzyme (인공효소의 분자 설계)

  • 김세권;전유진
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.4 no.3
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    • pp.92-101
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    • 1994
  • With the rapid development of bioorganic chemistry recently, a field of artificial enzymes has a great concern from the industrial point of view. A number of possibilities now exist ofr the construction of artificial enzymes. They must posses two structural entities, a substrate-binding site and a catalytically effective site. It has been found that producing the facility for substrate binding is relatively straightforward but catalytic sites are somewhat more difficult. Therefore, synthetic catalysts do not yet match all the properties of an enzyme, however, the design of catalysts has lead to very powerful effects. This article reviews the existing literature on the modeling of artificial enzymes using cyclodextrin, modified cyclodextrin and crown compounds.

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Fatigue Strength of Dental Implant in Simulated Body Environments and Suggestion for Enhancing Fatigue Life (생체유사환경 하의 치과용 임플란트의 피로강도 평가 및 수명 향상법)

  • Kim, Min Gun
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.259-267
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    • 2014
  • Fatigue tests were performed in various simulated body environments reflecting various factors (such as body fluids, artificial saliva) relevant within a living body. First, the fatigue limit under a simulated body environment (artificial saliva) was evaluated and the governing factors of implant fatigue strength were looked into by observing the fracture mode. The fatigue life of an implant decreased in the artificial saliva environment compared with that in the ringer environment. Furthermore, in the artificial saliva environment, the implant fracture mode was fatigue failure of fixture as opposed to the abutment screw mode in the ringer environment. In the fatigue test, corrosion products were observed on the implant in the simulated body environment. A larger amount of corrosion products were generated on the artificial saliva specimen than on the ringer specimen. It is thought that the stronger corrosion activity on the artificial saliva specimen as compared with that on the ringer specimen led to an overall decrease of fatigue life of the former specimen. In the case of the implant with a nitrided abutment screw eliminated hardened layer (TixN), a several times increase in fatigue life is achieved in comparison with tungsten carbide-coated implants.

Simulation of Sustainable Co-evolving Predator-Prey System Controlled by Neural Network

  • Lee, Taewoo;Kim, Sookyun;Shim, Yoonsik
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.26 no.9
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    • pp.27-35
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    • 2021
  • Artificial life is used in various fields of applied science by evaluating natural life-related systems, their processes, and evolution. Research has been actively conducted to evolve physical body design and behavioral control strategies for the dynamic activities of these artificial life forms. However, since co-evolution of shapes and neural networks is difficult, artificial life with optimized movements has only one movement in one form and most do not consider the environmental conditions around it. In this paper, artificial life that co-evolve bodies and neural networks using predator-prey models have environmental adaptive movements. The predator-prey hierarchy is then extended to the top-level predator, medium predator, prey three stages to determine the stability of the simulation according to initial population density and correlate between body evolution and population dynamics.

Development of a Risk Communication Material on Artificial Food Color Additives for Elementary School Students (초등학생을 위한 인공식용색소 정보전달 교육매체 개발)

  • Ko, Mun-Hee;Kim, Jeong-Weon
    • Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.365-375
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    • 2012
  • The purpose of this study was to develop a risk communication material on artificial food color additives for elementary school students. The development was based on a previous study on the perception and information needs of elementary school students on artificial food colors including that the students usually were interested in artificial food colors, but didn't know about those well, and they wanted to get information on the safety of their intake, function and necessity of food color additives. Based on the above results, a comic book on artificial food colors was developed as a risk communication material for the elementary school students by brainstorming and consultation with experts. The book was titled as 'Variegated artificial food colors! Understanding and Eating'. It contained basic information on food additives focused on artificial food colors including definition, function, calculation of ADI, usage of artificial food colors, quizzes and useful web sites, etc. The results of field evaluation for the developed material by 101 elementary school students were very positive in getting the correct information, understanding artificial food colors and having proper attitude for healthy dietary life. Therefore, the developed material could be used to help elementary school students have proper perception on artificial food colors and facilitate the risk communication on food additives.

4D AI Convergence Education Model (4차원 인공지능 융합 교육 모형)

  • Kim, Kapsu
    • 한국정보교육학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2021.08a
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    • pp.349-354
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    • 2021
  • In this study, a model that can converge with artificial intelligence in each subject as software and artificial intelligence education become mandatory in the curriculum revised in 2022 is proposed. The proposed AI convergence education model is based on the content of the subject (accomplishment standard + subject). The second axis is artificial intelligence tools, the third axis is artificial intelligence technology, and the fourth axis is data applied in daily life. In order to apply artificial intelligence to each subject, it is necessary to apply artificial intelligence tools, artificial intelligence technology, and data in daily life to the achievement standards and content of each subject. If the achievement standards and subject contents are structured in this way, it can be seen that the convergence with each subject is good. Therefore, when composing textbooks by achievement standards and topics, it is necessary to add artificial intelligence tools, artificial intelligence technology, and daily data.

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Development of A-life(Artificial Life) based Ecosystem Simulation System (A-life(Artificial Life) 기반의 생태계 시뮬레이션 시스템 개발)

  • 박종민;박진형
    • Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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    • 1998.10c
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    • pp.84-86
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    • 1998
  • 최근 환경의 중요성이 강조되면서 대규모 개발 사업 또는 대형 해상사고 등이 환경과 생태계에 미치는 영향을 예측하고자 하는 요구가 많이 발생하고 있다. 우리의 환경과 거기에 살고 있는 생물들은 비선형으로 행동하고 생존하므로 환경의 변화에 따른 생태계의 변화를 예측하기 위한 시뮬레이션 시스템은 비선형계를 표현해야한다. 본 논문에서는 비선형성을 충실히 반영하고 있는 A-life와 그것을 기반으로 해서 만들어진 생태계 시뮬레이션 시스템의 개발에 관해 기술하고 있다.

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Need based Game Artificial Intelligence Object Modeling using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP를 이용한 욕구기반 게임 AI 객체 모델링)

  • Kwon Il-Kyoung;Lee Sang-Yong
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.363-368
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    • 2005
  • Artificial life is a science studying artificial systems that implement various behavioral characteristics of lives as an attempt of applying some features found in living creatures to artificial intelligent objects in virtual worlds. Attempts and researches are actively being made to apply human needs to games and express them through artificial life. Human needs and the expression of the needs are extremely diverse and complicated, so they cannot be modeled in a specific way. Thus this study modeled game AI object needs using AHP, which is a useful model in solving problems quantitatively through basic observation of human nature, analytic thinking, measuring, etc. In addition, the modeled game AI object needs were examined through the analysis of performance sensitivity and their applicability to actual games was assessed with example.

A Comparative Study of the Handicaps in and Satisfaction with the Ordinary Life before and after the Plastic Operation for Artificial Joint Replacement-Centering around Those Who suffer from Joint Diseases (인공관절 전치환 성형 수술 전후의 일상활동 장애정도 및 삶의 만족도 비교연구 - 관절 질환 환자를 중심으로 -)

  • Kang, Shin-Hwa
    • Journal of muscle and joint health
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.37-49
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    • 1996
  • The joint diseases threaten modern people's healthy life. They bring about a long pain, an anasarca, loss of joint function or even deformation and rigidity of joint, limiting people's ordinary activities much. The chronic joint patients may be subject to some hypochondria caused by anxiety for their life, social isolation, financial problem and physical disability. Therefore, this population should continue to be duely taken care of by medical personnels. In particular, nurses should adequately help these people to recover and improve their health through suitable adaptations. With such basic conceptions in mind, this study was aimed at reviewing these patients' conditions in their ordinary life before and after a plastic operation for artificial joint replacement as well as their satisfaction with their life. For this purpose, those patients who underwent some plastic operations for artificial joint replacement at university hospitals in Seoul from January 2, 1993 to June 30, 1995 were selected as the population of this study. Among them, 87 people were randomly sampled to answer a questionnaire designed specially. For the surveying tools, Jette's (1980) scale was applied to address the sample people's inconveniences experienced and supports received in their ordinary life, while the scale of Wood, Wylie & Sheafer was used to measure their satisfaction with their life. The collected data were analyzed for percentiles, means, SD, t-test and Pearson's correlations. The results of survey can be summarized as follows ; As a result of t-test the frequencies of other people's support before and after the plastic operation, it was disclosed that those who underwent the operation were supported less frequently. In addition, as a result of t-testing their satisfaction with life before and after the operation, it was found that the operation increased their satisfaction with life significantly. Meanwhile, as a result of t-test inconveniences, frequencies of supports and life satisfaction before and after the plastic operation for artificial knee replacement, it was disclosed that only the inconveniences were significantly reduced after the operation. In contrast, the t-test the variables before and after the plastic operation for artificial hip replacement, it was found that only the frequencies of other people's supports were significant reduced after the operation. Furthermore, the differences 6 months, one year and two years after the plastic operation for artificial joint replacement were t-tested on the variables. As a result, it was disclosed that people's inconvenience, frequencies of supports and life satisfaction were not improved 6 months after the operation but their frequencies of supports decreased significantly one year after, while their inconveniences and life satisfaction were significantly improved two years after. As a result of analyzing the variables with Pearson's correlations, inconveniences and frequency of supports were negatively correlated significantly with the life satisfaction. In conclusion, the plastic operation for artificial joint replacement significantly improved people's living inconveniences, reduced their frequency of other people's support and enhanced their satisfaction with life. To break don the plastic operation for artificial knee replacement improved patients' inconveniences, while the plastic operation for artificial hip replacement not only improved patients' inconveniences but reduced the frequencies of other people's support also. Finally, the finding that the plastic operation for artificial joint replacement brought about the improvement two years after suggests that this period is needed for the patients to adapt themselves to the post-operation conditions.

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Food Selection of the Abalone, Haliotis discus hannai on Various Diets

  • Kang, Kyoung-Ho;Hwang, Sung-Il;Zhang, Zhi-Feng;Kim, Jae-Min;Kim, Young-Hun
    • The Korean Journal of Malacology
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.89-93
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    • 2003
  • In this study, the food selection of abalone, Haliotis discus hannai, on four various diets, Ulva pertusa, Laminaria japonica, Navicula spp., and artificial diet, was investigated. The abalones in Ulva pertusa and Navicula spp groups had the higher migration rate than the others. The artificial group had the lowest migration rate. As to the growth, Ulva pertusa group had the highest daily increment and the growth rate, which is 120.7 ${\mu}$m and 2.41%. The value of Navicula spp. group is 102.0 ${\mu}$m and 2.04% and that of Laminaria japonica group is 88.7 ${\mu}$m and 1.77%. The lowest one is 81.7 ${\mu}$m and 1.63%, which appeared at the artificial diet group. We suggest that, when breeding Haliotis discus hannai and the diets which is easy to be ingested and digested, as well as contains much nutrient content, should be used. If the artificial diet is used, it should contain low concentration of flesh-eating content.

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A Methodology on Estimating the Product Life Cycle Cost using Artificial Neural Networks in the Conceptual Design Phase (개념 설계 단계에서 인공 신경망을 이용한 제품의 Life Cycle Cost평가 방법론)

  • 서광규;박지형
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.21 no.9
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    • pp.85-94
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    • 2004
  • As over 70% of the total life cycle cost (LCC) of a product is committed at the early design stage, designers are in an important position to substantially reduce the LCC of the products they design by giving due to life cycle implications of their design decisions. During early design stages, there may be competing concepts with dramatic differences. In addition, the detailed information is scarce and decisions must be made quickly. Thus, both the overhead in developing parametric LCC models fur a wide range of concepts, and the lack of detailed information make the application of traditional LCC models impractical. A different approach is needed, because a traditional LCC method is to be incorporated in the very early design stages. This paper explores an approximate method for providing the preliminary LCC, Learning algorithms trained to use the known characteristics of existing products might allow the LCC of new products to be approximated quickly during the conceptual design phase without the overhead of defining new LCC models. Artificial neural networks are trained to generalize product attributes and LCC data from pre-existing LCC studies. Then the product designers query the trained artificial model with new high-level product attribute data to quickly obtain an LCC for a new product concept. Foundations fur the learning LCC approach are established, and then an application is provided.