• Computers and Concrete
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.649-659
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• 2018

Adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference systems (ANFIS) can be efficient in modelling non-linear, complex and ambiguous behavior of cement-based materials undergoing combined damage factors of different forms (physical and chemical). The current work investigates the use of ANFIS to model the behavior (time of failure (TF)) of a wide range of concrete mixtures made with different types of cement (ordinary and portland limestone cement (PLC)) without or with supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs: fly ash and nanosilica) under various exposure regimes with the most widely used chloride-based de-icing salts (individual and combined). The results show that predictions of the ANFIS model were rational and accurate, with marginal errors not exceeding 3%. In addition, sensitivity analyses of physical penetrability (magnitude of intruding chloride) of concrete, amount of aluminate and interground limestone in cement and content of portlandite in the binder showed that the predictive trends of the model had good agreement with experimental results. Thus, this model may be reliably used to project the deterioration of customized concrete mixtures exposed to such aggressive conditions.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.65-78
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• 2011

Ozone ($O_3$) is a main component of photochemical oxidants, and a phytotoxic anthropogenic air pollutant. In North America and Europe, the current concentration of $O_3$ has been shown to have significant adverse effects on vegetation. In this review, we summarize the experimental studies on the effects of $O_3$ on the growth and photosynthetic activity of Japanese forest tree species to understand the present knowledge and provide sound basis for future research toward the assessment of $O_3$ impacts on Japanese forest ecosystem. Since the 1990s, several Japanese researchers have conducted the experimental studies on the effects of ambient levels of $O_3$ on growth and physiological functions such as net photosynthesis of Japanese forest tree species. Although the sensitivity to $O_3$ of whole-plant growth is quite different among the species, it was suggested that the current ambient levels of $O_3$ in Japan are high enough to adversely affect growth and photosynthetic activity of Japanese forest tree species classified into high $O_3$ sensitivity group such as Japanese beech. The N load to soil has been shown to reduce the sensitivity to $O_3$ of Japanese larch and increase that of Japanese beech. To establish the critical level of $O_3$ for protecting Japanese forest tree species, therefore, it is necessary to take into account the N deposition from the atmosphere. There is little information on the combined effects of $O_3$ and other environmental factors such as elevated $CO_2$ and drought on growth and physiological functions of Japanese forest tree species. Therefore, it is necessary to promote the experimental study and accumulate the information on the combined effects of $O_3$ and any other abiotic environmental factors on Japanese forest tree species.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.459-471
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• 2010

The main behavioural and environmental risk factors for cancer mortality in the world are related to diet and physical inactivity, use of addictive substances, sexual and reproductive health, exposure to air pollution and use of contaminated needles. The population attributable fraction for all cancer sites worldwide considering the joint effect of these factors is about 35% (34 % for low- and middle-income countries and 37% for high-income countries). Seventy-one percent of lung cancer deaths are caused by tobacco use (lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death globally). The combined effects of tobacco use, low fruit and vegetable intake, urban air pollution, and indoor smoke from household use of solid fuels cause 76% of lung cancer deaths. Exposure to these behavioural and environmental factors is preventable; modifications in lifestyle could have a large impact in reducing the cancer burden worldwide. The evidence of association between lifestyle factors and cancer, as well as the main international recommendations for prevention are briefly reviewed and commented upon here.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2015

Anaerobic biodegradation of diesel with coexisting heavy metals (Pb) was monitored in batch mode. Two different groups of the indigenous bacteria from a site contaminated with diesel and lead were used in this research: the first group was composed of a single species and the second group was composed of several species. The effect of heavy metals on the microbial population was monitored and confirmed the biodegradation mechanism in each combined contaminant. Growth of the microorganisms in 21 days was observed Diesel > Diesel + Pb > Diesel + Cu > Diesel + Pb + Cu > Diesel + Cr > Diesel + Pb + Cr. Indigenous microorganisms showed the adaptation in the Pb contaminate. Interactive toxic effect using AMES test observed larger synergistic effect than antagonistic in Diesel + Cr and Diesel + Pb + Cr. Therefore, the main effects of diesel biodegradation in the present of heavy metals are likely to exist other factors as well as toxic of heavy metals. This is a necessary part of the future studies.

• 환경생물
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.321-327
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• 2003

Differences between the principles for the radiological protection of man and the environment are compared. The derived levels of exposure for man and biota recommended by the international agencies with dose rates for chronic radiation producing effects at different levels of biological organization were given in terms of the biological effects. Cytogenetic effects on plants after an exposure to ionizing radiation at low doses alone and in combination with other factors are discussed. A wide range of experimental data were analysed and the general conclusions were extracted to cover the topics such as non-linearity of dose response, synergistic and antagonistic effects of the combined exposure of different factors, radiation-induced genomic instability, and the phenomena of radioadaptation.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.13-22
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• 2018

The number of researches on the mechanical properties of cemented sand and gravel (CSG) materials and the application of the CSG Dam has been increased. In order to explain the technical scheme of strength prediction model about the artificial neural network, we obtained the sample data by orthogonal test using the PVA (Polyvinyl alcohol) fiber, different amount of cementing materials and age, and established the efficient evaluation and prediction system. Combined with the analysis about the importance of influence factors, the prediction accuracy was above 95%. This provides the scientific theory for the further application of CSG, and will also be the foundation to apply the artificial neural network theory further in water conservancy project for the future.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.735-751
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• 2014

In the previous paper, authors proposed the unified equivalent frame method (UEFM) for the lateral behavior analysis of the flat plate structure subjected to the combined gravity and lateral loads, in which the rotations of torsional members were distributed to the equivalent column and the equivalent slab according to the relative ratio of gravity and lateral loads. In this paper, the lateral behavior of the multi-span flat plate structures under various levels of combined gravity and lateral loads were analyzed by the proposed UEFM, which were compared with test results as well as those estimated by existing models. In addition, to consider the stiffness degradation of the flat plate system after cracking, the stiffness reduction factors for torsional members were derived from the test results of the interior and exterior slab-column connection specimens, based on which the simplified nonlinear push-over analysis method for flat plate structures was proposed. The simplified nonlinear analysis method provided good agreements with test results and is considered to be very useful for the practical design of the flat plate structures under the combined gravity and lateral loads.

• 환경생물
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2008

A mathematical model for the synergistic interaction of physical and chemical environmental agents was suggested for quantitative prediction of irreversibly damaged cells after combined exposures. The model took into account the synergistic interaction of agents and was based on the supposition that additional effective damages responsible for the synergy are irreversible and originated from an interaction of ineffective sublesions. The experimental results regarding the irreversible component of radiation damage of diploid yeast cells simultaneous exposed to heat with ionizing radiation ($^{60}Co$) or UV light (254 nm) are presented. It was shown that the cell ability of the liquid holding recovery decreased with an increase in the temperature, at which the exposure was occurred. A good correspondence between experimental results and model prediction was demonstrated. The importance of the results obtained for the interpretation of the mechanism of synergistic interaction of various environmental factors is discussed.

• 환경생물
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.165-172
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• 2002

두 가지 유해인자가 동시에 작용할 때 생물체에 나타나는 영향은 길항작용에서 상승작용에 이르기까지 폭넓게 나타난다. 상승작용의 생물학적 중요성에도 불구하고 유해인자간의 복합작용을 설명할 수 있는 구체적 연구결과들은 별로 없는 실정이다. 본 연구는 고온과 기타 환경 유해인자의 복합작용에 의해 생물체에 나타내는 반응에 있어서의 규칙성을 도출해 내기 위하여 수행되었다. 고온과 이온화방사선, 자외선, 초음파 등의 동시작용에 관한 효모세포 실험결과를 분석하였으며 다른 연구자들에 의하여 수행된 바이러스, 세균포자, 동식물세포 및 포유류 배양세포에 관한 실험결과를 이용하여 도출된 규칙성을 검증하였다. 본 연구를 통하여 검증된 상승 작용에 관한 규칙성은 다음과 같이 요약될 수 있다. 방사선량률이 일정할 경우 특정 온도범위 내에서만 상승작용을 관찰할 수 있다. 방사선량률을 증가시키면 최대 상승작용을 나타내는 온도 값도 증가하게 되며, 선량률을 낮추면 온도값도 따라서 낮아지게 된다. 방사선 조사시의 온도가 일정할 경우 특정범위의 선량률에서만 상승작용이 관찰되는데, 이 범위 내에 최대상승작용 유발선량률 값이 존재한다. 방사선 조사시의 온도를 낮추면 선량률의 값 또한 낮아지며 그 역도 마찬가지이다. 본 연구에서 밝혀진 규칙성은 상승작용의 신개념 적립에 실마리를 제공할 것이며 특히 생물체에 대한 유해 환경 요인의 복합영향 해석과 환경재해 예방을 위한 영향평가 및 위해 평가에 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것이다

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.123-131
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• 2015

현대는 융합의 시대이다. 복잡하고 급격한 환경변화에서 살아남아야 하는 기업의 입장에서는 융합이라는 테마는 선택이 아닌 필수가 아닐 수 없다. 기술 분야에 있어서도 융합의 바람은 거세다고 할 수 있다. 이러한 현상들은 실생활에서도 많이 찾아 볼 수 있다. 실생활에서 가장 많이 접하고 있는 서비스 분야도 예외는 아니다. 융합으로 인하여 은행과 보험이 결합된 방카수랑스란 이름으로 은행업과 보험업이 통합되고 있다. 심지어 최근에는 은행 지점내에서 투자 상담, 주식매매 서비스까지 제공되고 있는 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 기업의 융합 필요성에 근거를 두고 기업의 융합요인이 재무적 성과에 어떠한 영향을 미치는 지를 회귀분석을 통하여 살펴보았다. 연구 결과 융합요인을 구성하는 외부환경요인, 내부환경요인, 핵심역량요인 모두 재무적 성과에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.