• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2007년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.33-33
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• 2007

In PDP industry, the dielectrics and barrier ribs have been required with low dielectric constant, low melting point and Pb-free composition due to the low power consumption, low signal delay time and the environment restriction. We were studied with $B_2O_3-Al_2O_3$-SrO glass systems about optical, thermal and dielectric properties. The glass forming region of the $B_2O_3-Al_2O_3$-SrO glass systems was narrow due to the amount of the glass former $(B_2O_3)$. The glass transition temperature (Tg) of the glasses was at $550{\sim}590^{\circ}C$. The glasses have 6~8 for the dielectric constant. Furthermore, the transmittance of the glasses was over 80% on the range of the visible ray. From the results, the glasses of the $B_2O_3-Al_2O_3$-SrO glass systems should enable to be a good candidate of the PDP devices for information display with low dielectric constant. The aim of this study is to give a fundamental result of new glass system for low dielectric constant in the information display.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.454-459
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• 2020

In this study, a TiO₂/TiO_2-x-based resistance variable memory was fabricated using a DC/RF magnetron sputtering system and ALD. In order to analyze the effect of oxygen plasma treatment on the performance of resistance random access memory (ReRAM), the TiO₂/TiO_2-x-based ReRAM was evaluated by applying RF power to the TiO_2-x oxygen-holding layer at 30, 60, 90, 120, and 150 W, respectively. The ReRAM was fabricated, and the electrical and surface area performances were compared and analyzed. In the case of ReRAM without oxygen plasma treatment, the I-V curve had a hysteresis curve shape, but the width was very small, with a relatively high surface roughness of the oxygen-retaining layer. However, in the case of oxygen plasma treatment, the HRS/LRS ratio for the I-V curve improved as the applied RF power increased; stable improvement was also noted in the surface roughness of the oxygen-retaining layer. It was confirmed that the low voltage drive was not smooth due to charge trapping in the oxygen diffusion barrier layer owing to the high intensity ReRAM applied with an RF power of approximately 150 W.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.39-44
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• 2006

복합 라이너 시스템에서 차수막으로서 PVC 지오멤브레인을 사용하기 위해서는 PVC 지오멤브레인의 침출수내의 화학성분에 대한 화학적 적합성이 중요한 요소이다. 본 논문에서는 0.76mm 두께의 PVC 지오멤브레인이 갖는 합성 일반도시 폐기물 침출수와의 적합성을 실내실험을 통해 살펴보았다. $23^{\circ}C$와 $50^{\circ}C$ 두 가지 경우에 대해 각각 30일, 60일, 90일, 120일 동안 합성 침출수에 PVC 지오멤브레인을 노출시켜 외적형태와 물리적, 역학적 성질의 변화를 측정하였다. 비록 약간의 실험오차와 멤브레인 자체의 불균일성이 존재하지만, 합성된 침출수는 실험에 사용된 PVC 지오멤브레인의 물리적, 역학적 성질을 크게 변화시키지 않았다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.105-121
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• 2011

Objectives: This paper presents the framework and protocol design for a construction industry risk management toolbox. The construction industry needs a comprehensive, systematic approach to assess and control occupational risks. These risks span several professional health and safety disciplines, emphasized by multiple international occupational research agenda projects including: falls, electrocution, noise, silica, welding fumes, and musculoskeletal disorders. Yet, the International Social Security Association says, "whereas progress has been made in safety and health, the construction industry is still a high risk sector." Methods: Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) employ about 80% of the world's construction workers. In recent years a strategy for qualitative occupational risk management, known as Control Banding (CB) has gained international attention as a simplified approach for reducing work-related risks. CB groups hazards into stratified risk 'bands', identifying commensurate controls to reduce the level of risk and promote worker health and safety. We review these qualitative solutions-based approaches and identify strengths and weaknesses toward designing a simplified CB 'toolbox' approach for use by SMEs in construction trades. Results: This toolbox design proposal includes international input on multidisciplinary approaches for performing a qualitative risk assessment determining a risk 'band' for a given project. Risk bands are used to identify the appropriate level of training to oversee construction work, leading to commensurate and appropriate control methods to perform the work safely. Conclusion: The Construction Toolbox presents a review-generated format to harness multiple solutions-based national programs and publications for controlling construction-related risks with simplified approaches across the occupational safety, health and hygiene professions.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2020

At present, the Department of Energy (DOE) in Unite State are directing the efforts of developing accident tolerant fuel (ATF) technology. As the first barrier of nuclear fuel system, the material selection of fuel rod cladding for ATFs is a basic but very significant issue for the development of this concept. The advanced cladding is attractive for providing much stronger oxidation resistance and better in-pile behavior under sever accident conditions (such as SBO, LOCA) for giving more coping time and, of course, at least an equivalent performance under normal condition. In recent years, many researches on in-plie or out-pile physical properties of some suggested cladding materials have been conducted to solve this material selection problem. Base on published literatures, this paper introduced relevant research backgrounds, objectives, research institutions and their progresses on several main potential claddings include triplex SiC, FeCrAl and MAX phase material Ti3SiC2. The physical properties of these claddings for their application in ATF area are also reviewed in thermohydraulic and mechanical view for better understanding and simulating the behaviors of these new claddings. While most of important data are available from publications, there are still many relevant properties are lacking for the evaluations.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.91-102
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• 2016

낙동강 하구역의 메탄 분포에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 알아보기 위하여, 2014년 1월, 9월, 11월 낙동강 하구에서 수층 메탄 농도의 시공간 분포를 살펴보고, 하구 내 메탄의 유입과 유출을 정량화하였다. 수층 메탄 농도는 21~874 nM의 범위를 보였으며, 수온과 유량의 영향으로 인해 겨울보다 여름에 더 높은 값을 보였다. 메탄은 주로 육상으로부터 강물을 통해 하구로 유입되기 때문에 상류에서 바다로 갈수록 감소하는 경향을 보였으며, 조간대나 둑 인근의 유기물이 풍부한 퇴적물 등 또 다른 메탄 유입원이 국지적으로 영향을 미친 결과, 계절에 따라 공간 분포 패턴이 다르게 나타났다. 다른 연안 지역과 비교하였을 때 낙동강 하구 수층 메탄 농도는 높은 편이었다. 이는 유역에 발달한 호소 환경과 둑의 정체 효과로 인해 강물 메탄 유입이 많기 때문으로 판단된다. 하굿둑 외측에서 메탄의 거동을 정량화한 결과 메탄은 주로 담수를 통해 유입되며 대기를 통해 유출되는 것으로 추정되었다. 낙동강 하구가 면적 당 높은 대기 방출을 보이는 이유는 울타리 섬이나 하굿둑 등에 의해 체류시간이 길어져 수층 메탄이 대기로 방출될 시간이 많아진 결과로 추정된다.

• Journal of Korean Medical Science
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• 제33권45호
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• pp.280.1-280.9
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• 2018

Background: Surveillance and interventions of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) had mainly been targeted in intensive care units (ICUs). Central lines are increasingly used outside ICUs. Therefore, we performed a hospital-wide survey of CLABSIs to evaluate the current status and develop strategies to reduce CLBASI rates. Methods: All hospitalized patients with central venous catheters (CVCs) were screened for CLABSIs from January 2014 through December 2015 at a 1,328 bed tertiary care teaching hospital in Korea using an electronic data-collecting system. Clinical information including type of CVC was collected. CLABSI rates were calculated using the definitions of the National Health and Safety Network after excluding mucosal barrier injury laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection (BSI). Results: A total of 154 CLABSIs were identified, of which 72 (46.8%) occurred in general wards and 82 (53.2%) in ICUs (0.81 and 2.71 per 1,000 catheter days), respectively. Nontunneled CVCs were most common (68.6%) among 70 CLABSI events diagnosed within one week of their maintenance. On the other hand, tunneled CVCs and peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) were more common (60.5%) among 114 CLABSI events diagnosed more than a week after maintenance. Whereas the majority (72.2%) of CLABSIs in ICUs were associated with non-tunneled CVCs, tunneled CVCs (38.9%) and PICCs (36.8%) were more common in general wards. Conclusion: CLABSIs are less common in general wards than in ICUs, but they are more often associated with long-term indwelling catheters. Therefore, interventions to prevent CLABSIs should be tailored according to the type of ward and type of catheter.

• BMB Reports
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• 제52권10호
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• pp.613-618
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• 2019

Microglial cells are known as the main immune cells in the central nervous system, both regulating its immune response and maintaining its homeostasis. Furthermore, the antioxidant ${\alpha}-lipoic$ acid (LA) is a recognized therapeutic drug for diabetes because it can easily invade the blood-brain barrier. This study investigated the effect of ${\alpha}-LA$ on the inflammatory response in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated BV-2 microglial cells. Our results revealed that ${\alpha}-LA$ significantly attenuated several inflammatory responses in BV-2 microglial cells, including pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis $factor-{\alpha}$ and interleukin (IL)-6, and other cytotoxic molecules, such as nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species. In addition, ${\alpha}-LA$ inhibited the LPS-induced phosphorylation of ERK and p38 and its pharmacological properties were facilitated via the inhibition of the nuclear factor kappa B signaling pathway. Moreover, ${\alpha}-LA$ suppressed the activation of NOD-like receptor pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasomes, multiprotein complexes consisting of NLRP3 and caspase-1, which are involved in the innate immune response. Finally, ${\alpha}-LA$ decreased the genes accountable for the M1 phenotype, $IL-1{\beta}$ and ICAM1, whereas it increased the genes responsible for the M2 phenotype, MRC1 and ARG1. These findings suggest that ${\alpha}-LA$ alleviates the neuroinflammatory response by regulating microglial polarization.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.35-47
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• 2017

Energy efficiency solutions are being pursued as a sustainable approach to reducing energy consumption and related gas emissions across various sectors of the economy. Vacuum Insulation Panel (VIP) is an energy efficient advanced insulation system that facilitates slim but high-performance insulation, based on a porous core material evacuated and encapsulated in a barrier envelope. Although VIP has been applied in buildings for over a decade, it wasn't until recently that efforts have been initiated to propose and adopt a global standard on characterization and testing of VIP. One of the issues regarding VIP is its durability and aging due to pressure and moisture dependent increase of the initial low thermal conductivity with time; more so in building applications. In this paper, the aging of commercially available VIP was investigated experimentally; thermal conductivity was tested in accordance with ISO 8302 standard (guarded hot box method) and long-term durability was estimated based on a non-linear pressure-humidity dependent equation based on study of IEA/ECBCS Annex 39, with the aim of assessing durability of VIP for use in buildings. The center-of-panel thermal conductivity after 25 years based on initial 90% fractile with a confidence level of 90 % for the thermal conductivity (${\lambda}90/90$) ranged from 0.00726-0.00814 (W/m K) for silica core VIP. Significant differences between manufacturer-provided data and measurements of thermal conductivity and internal pressure were observed.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.567-577
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 계측자료와 해석방법의 조합에 의하여 지반진동을 평가하는 방법을 제시하였다. 평가방법의 기본개념은 FRA(Federal Railway Administration)에서 발간한 진동상세평가 매뉴얼에서 제시한 방법과 유사하나 구체적 평가방법은 다양한 유형의 방진벽의 진동저감 효과를 용이하게 평가할 수 있도록 수정되었다. 터널바닥에 작용하는 하중밀도(force density)는 해당선로의 차량 및 궤도조건을 잘 고려할 수 있는 차량-궤도 상호작용해석에 의하여 산정하였다. 지반진동의 전파유동성(transfer mobility) 2차원 지반진동해석을 통하여 평가하였다. 지반진동의 2차원 해석은 각 모델간의 상대비교에 있어서는 좋은 결과를 얻을 수 있으나 절대치 평가는 어렵다. 따라서 여기서는 사전에 계측된 자료와 해석결과의 비교를 통하여 실제 지반진동 전파특성을 반영할 수 있도록 계산된 전파유동성을 보완하였다. 정립된 진동평가방법을 적용하여 실제 진동민원문제가 크게 발생하였던 도시철도 저심도 터널구간을 대상으로 9가지 유형의 방진벽의 진동저감 효과를 분석하였다.