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Optimizing cement replacement with rice husk ash and eggshell ash for enhanced mechanical properties of geopolymer concrete: A comparative study with and without admixture

  • Yashwanth Pamu;Venkata Sarath Pamu;Praveen Samarthi;Mahesh Kona
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.33 no.6
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    • pp.707-724
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    • 2024
  • This paper proposes a study of cement replacement with rice husk ash (RHA) and eggshell ash (ESA) for enhanced mechanical properties of geopolymer (GP) concrete with and without admixture. The main objective is to investigate the mechanical properties of GP with various replacement levels of Pozzolana Portland cement by RHA and ESA. The GP resistance to durability is examined and impact of ash materials on concrete's durability performance is determined. The environmental benefits of using agricultural waste materials in GP manufacturing minimize cement usage and CO2 emissions. The goal is to assess value of RHA-ESA of building material, paving stones for structures to lessen environmental impact. The novelty lies in use of ESA and RHA as partial replacements for cement and investigation of admixtures to enhance concrete properties, and reduce environmental impact. The research contributes by introducing a novel approach to reducing cement consumption by using ESA and RHA to address environmental concerns. It also explores the potential benefits of admixtures improving concrete performance and reducing environmental pollution. A study is carried with and without impacts of admixture to find compressive strength of GP cubes. The cement has been replaced by RHA and ESA in the range of (2.5%+7.5%, 5%+5%, 7.5%+2.5) by weight of cement for M20 mix. The compressive strength (CS) and split tensile strength (STS) at 7days, 14 days and 28 days is obtained as 21 N/mm2 at 7.5%RHA+2.5%ESA and 2.3 at 7.5%RHA+2.5%ESA, 24 N/mm2 at 7.5%RHA+2.5%ESA and 2.3 at 7.5%RHA+2.5%ESA, 28 N/mm2 at 7.5%RHA+2.5%ESA and 2.8 at 7.5%ESA respectively with normal curing condition.

Improved Cerebral Blood Flow and Cerebrovascular Reserve after Carotid Endarterectomy in Patients with Carotid Stenosis and Contralateral Carotid Occlusion: Acetazolamide Stress Brain SPECT Study (반대측 내경동맥 폐쇄를 동반한 경동맥 협착에서 경동맥 내막절제술 후 뇌혈류 및 뇌혈관 예비능의 증가: 아세타졸아마이드 부하 뇌혈류 SPECT 연구)

  • Kim, Jae-Seung;Moon, Dae-Hyuk;Kim, Geun-Eun;Kim, Jong-S.;Kweon, Sun-Uck;Cho, Yong-Pil;Ryu, Jin-Sook;Lee, Hee-Kyung
    • The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.352-361
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    • 1999
  • Purpose: Carotid endarterectomy nay benefit patients with bilateral carotid stenosis by improving cerebro-vascular hemodynamics of ipsilateral as well as contralateral cerebral hemispheres. We investigated cerebro-vascular hemodynamics after carotid endarterectomy in patients with contralateral carotid occlusion by acetazolamide stress brain SPECT. Materials and Methods: Subjects were 14 symptomatic patients (all men, mean age 66 yrs) with carotid stenosis (>50%) with contralateral carotid occlusion. Acetazolamide stress Tc-99m ECD brain SPECTs were performed within 2 weeks before and after carotid endarterectomy using one day protocol. Cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebrovascular reserve (CVR) were assessed visually. In 12 patients, correlation between the patency of proximal anterior cerebral or anterior communicating arteries (A1/A-comm) and the improvement of CBF or CVR after endarterectomy was assessed. Results: Preoperative SPECT showed reduced CBF in 2 ipsilateral and 10 contralateral hemispheres. CVR was reduced in 4 ipsilateral and 9 contralateral hemispheres. Of 12 hemispheres with reduced CBF, 2 hemispheres (16.7%) showed improvement of CBF after endarterectomy. However, reduced CVR was improved in all 4 ipsilateral and 7 of 9 (78%) of contralateral hemispheres after endarterectomy. Three of4 with stenotic Al/A-comm and 4 of 8 with patent A1/A-comm had reduced contralateral CVR. Reduced contralateral CVR improved in all 3 patients with stenotic A1/A-comm and 3 of 4 with patent A1/A-comm. Conclusion: Acetazolamide stress brain SPECT demonstrated improvement of compromised cerebrovascular reserve in not only ipsilateral but also contralateral hemispheres of patients with contralateral carotid occlusion after carotid endarterectomy, and may, therefore, be useful for evaluating cerebral blood flow and cerebrovascular reserve after carotid endarterectomy.

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A Basic Study on the Development of Indicators for Measuring the Value of Ocean Education (해양교육의 가치 측정 지표 개발에 관한 기초연구)

  • Lee, Seulgi;Kim, Tae-goun
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.45 no.4
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    • pp.224-230
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    • 2021
  • It has been 16 years since the government announced its first Ocean Education Policy in 2005. Although the public consensus on the importance of ocean education has been formed, it is impossible to objectively analyze the impact of the policy on the society or the economy. The aim of this paper was to identify differences in perceptions and behaviors about the ocean between groups participating in ocean education and non-participating groups and to analyze the effectiveness of ocean education by developing measurement indicators for the value that individuals gave to ocean education services. To conduct this study, first, the value of ocean education was defined and value items that could be provided to individuals were classified. Second, to develop indicators that could measure classified value items, a Delphi survey was conducted to collect opinions of various experts. Third, by measuring the content validity ratio (CVR) for each item, final indicators and questionnaire were derived. As a result of Delphi analysis, 18 items with a CVR value of 0.6 or higher were finally adopted out of 32 indicator items. In the cognitive value category, indicators that could identify an individual's level of knowledge of the ocean, change in perception, and problem-solving ability were selected. In the behavioral value category, indicators were expanded to judge changes in attitudes and relationships toward the ocean and responsible behavior in more detail. This study is meaningful in that it provides the basis for directly judging the value of ocean education service provided by the government to the people. Results of such analysis are expected to contribute to securing a stable budget and the justification for expanding human resources in the government's continuous promotion of ocean education policies.

The Effect of Convergence Vision Therapy on VR Cybersickness (시지각 훈련이 사이버 멀미에 대한 융복합적 효과)

  • Cho, Hyung-Chel;Ro, Hyo-Lyun;Lee, HeeJae
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.55-65
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    • 2022
  • The purpose of this paper was to investigate the relationship between cybersickness symptoms and visual function and to determine whether visual perception training is effective in reducing symptoms of cybersickness. The study subjects were healthy adult males who experienced the same virtual reality program for 15 minutes. Afterwards, the VR satisfaction score and cybersickness level were measured and classified into a comfortable virtual reality program viewer group (CVR group, 20 people) and an uncomfortable virtual reality program viewer group (UVR group, 20 people). Visual function test was performed on all subjects, and the vision therapy training program was applied to the UVR group once a week for 40 minutes 12 times, and then the visual function and SSQ questionnaire were re-evaluated. Subjects with diplopia were 55% in the UVR group and 5% in the CVR group, which was significantly higher in the UVR group, there were differences in stereopsis, exophoria, near point convergence(p<.01) and vergence function(p<.001) between the two groups. After vision therapy, changes in SSQ, stereopsis, near point convergence, and vergence function of UVR user group were positively changed(p<.01). Therefore, cybersickness symptoms are related to visual function, it seems that the vision therapy can be used as a way to alleviate the symptoms of cybersickness.

A Study on The Unsafe Packet Drop and Delay of Multimedia Traffics (멀터미디어 트래픽의 비보안 패킷 폐기와 지연에 관한 연구)

  • Lim Chung-Kyu
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.10 no.6 s.38
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    • pp.227-232
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    • 2005
  • A network of Packet based switch Mode will be required to carry the traffics(CVR,VBR, UBR, ABR) generated by a wide range of services. Packet based Network services the quality-of-Service (QoS) management of traffic sources and bandwidth. Besides efficiency and throughput services are achieved in the multimedia traffic sent in the network. In this paper. the scheduler transmits the safe packet, drop the unsafe packet and evaluate unsafe packet as the requirement of the delay avoiding the network congestion for improving the QoS of the multimedia network In this paper. we Propose the scheduling algorithm which evaluates and drops the packet . The suggested model performance of the switch is estimated and simulated in terms of the delay by computer.

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A Study on The UnSafe Packet Drop and Delay of Multimedia Traffics (멀티미디어 트래픽의 비보안 패킷 폐기와 지연에 관한 연구)

  • Lim Chung-Tyu
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.10 no.5 s.37
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    • pp.245-250
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    • 2005
  • A network of Packet based switch Mode will be required to carry the traffics(CVR,VBR, UBR, ABR) generated by a wide range of services. Packet based Network services the Qualify-of-Service (QoS) management of traffic sources and bandwidth. Besides efficiency and throughput services are achieved in the multimedia traffic sent in the network. In this paper, the scheduler transmits the safe packet, drop the unsafe packet and evaluate unsafe Packet as the requirement of the delay avoiding the network congestion for improving the QoS of the multimedia network. In this paper, we Propose the scheduling algorithm which evaluates and drops the packet The suggested model Performance of the switch is estimated and simulated in terms of the delay by computer.

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A Study on the Delays of Security Packet for ATM Network (ATM 망의 보안 패킷 지연에 관한 연구)

  • Lim Chung-Kyu
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.9 no.4 s.32
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    • pp.173-178
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    • 2004
  • A network of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) will be required to carry the traffics(CVR, VBR, UBR. ABR) generated by a wide range of services ATM services the Quality-of-Service (QoS) management of traffice sources and bandwidth. Besides efficiency and throughput, the security services are achieved in the traffic sent in ATM network. In this paper, the scheduler evaluate and the packets sent in ATM security group. The scheduler transmits the safty packet, drop the unsafty packet and evaluate mark packet as the requirement of the delay. In this paper, we propose the scheduling algorithm of mark packet which evaluates the packet. The suggested model performance of the firewall switch is estimate simulation in terms of the delay by computer.

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Effect of Caffeine on Coronary Circulation and Calcium Release in Isolated Guinea Pig Hearts (Guinea Pig Heart의 관상동맥 순환기능과 Calcium Release에 있어서 Caffeine이 미치는 영향)

  • 김은지
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • v.25 no.7
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    • pp.597-607
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    • 1992
  • The present study examined effects of caffeine on coronary circulation myocardial oxygen me-tabolism and calcium release in isolated perfused guinea pig hearts. Intracoronary caffeine({{{{ {10 }^{-5 } }}}}∼{{{{ { 10}^{-3 } }}}}M) was employed for 10 minutes to measure coronary perfusate flow(CF) and coronary vascular sresistance(CVR) at a constant coronary perfusion pressure of 80 cmH2O Perfusate myocardial oxygen consumption(MVO2) and percent oxygen extraction(%EC2) were calcula-ted. In addition calcium contents in both perfusate samples were measured to calculate calcium release in coronary venous effluent. Caffeine significantly decreased CF and increased CVR during 10 minutes of caffeine perfusion regardless of dose of caffeine perfused exhibiting time-response. While % EO2 was significantly enhanced with caffeine MVO2 was markedly reduced. The coronary venous perfusate pH dcreased during the perfusion with caffeine. These changes were consistent with caffeine-induced metabolic acidosis. Calcium release appeared to be dose-dependent and high dose of caffeine greatly increased venous calcium release even 2 minutes after perfusion with carffeine. These finding in dicate that caffeine produced coronary vasoconst-riction with increased calcium release in isolated perfused guinea pig hearts. Additionaly this vasoconstrictor response mignt be due tin part to the direct actions of caffeine.

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A Study on deducting evaluation items for rock cut slope using delphi survey (델파이조사를 통한 암반비탈면 평가항목 도출 연구)

  • Suk, Jae-Wook
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.2828-2836
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    • 2015
  • Evaluation items were deducted by based on literature materials to supplement the evaluation system of rock cut-slope in national road. Delphi survey of experts were conducted to review the final evaluation items. As a result of reviewing the significance through stepwise multiple linear regression, all of deducted items were statistically significant because these had lower P-value than 0.05. And It was confirmed that the items were selected appropriately as they had relatively similar levels of the weight. In consideration of CVR and reliability both suggested items and existing items, the exclusible items was selected and new items can complement existing evaluation system were added. Finally 18 rock cut-slope evaluation items was deducted.

Reliability and Validity of the Diet Quality Index for 7-9-year-old Indian Children

  • Chamoli, Ritushri;Jain, Monika;Tyagi, Gargi
    • Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.554-564
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    • 2019
  • Purpose: This study verified the reliability and validity of the Diet Quality Index for Indian children (DQIIC). Methods: The study sample included 100 school going boys and girls (7-9 years). The dietary behavior of children was studied using a questionnaire and 24-hour dietary recall. The DQIIC comprises 21 items which aimed to assess the diet of Indian children on the basis of variety, adequacy of consumption of dietary components, and moderation in the amount of nutrients that are associated with diseases and dietary habits. The reliability of the DQIIC was assessed using the split half method, Cronbach's alpha, and test retest reliability. Content validity was evaluated using content validity ratio (CVR). Results: The intake of iron was found to be less than the recommended dietary allowances. There was frequent consumption of empty calorie packaged foods and higher than the recommended amount of sodium. Reliability of the DQIIC was 0.85 by split half method and the correlation coefficient for test retest reliability was 0.87. Cronbach's alpha was 0.62 and CVR was 0.85 for this index. Most of the children fell in the moderately healthy category. Conclusion: The DQIIC is a reliable and valid tool to assess the diet quality of Indian children between 7-9 years.