• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.844-853
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• 2003

In this paper, a dynamic analysis of the reciprocating compression mechanism of a small refrigeration compressor is performed. In the problem formulation of the mechanism dynamics, the viscous frictional force between the piston and the cylinder wall is considered in order to determine the coupled dynamic behaviors of the piston and the crankshaft. Simultaneous solutions are obtained for the equations of motion of the reciprocating mechanism and the time-dependent Reynolds equations for the lubricating film between the piston and the cylinder wall and for the oil films on the journal bearings. The hydrodynamic forces of the journal bearings are calculated by using a finite bearing model along with the Gumbel boundary condition. A Newton-Raphson procedure is employed in solving the nonlinear equations for the piston and crankshaft. The developed computer program can be used to calculate the complete trajectories of the piston and the crankshaft as functions of the crank angle under compressor-running conditions. The results explored the effects of the radial clearance of the piston, oil viscosity, and mass and mass moment of inertia of the piston and connecting rod on the stability of the compression mechanism.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권12호
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• pp.1543-1551
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• 2023

The recently published high-resolution R388 T4SS structure provides exciting new details about the complete complex of T4SS, including the components making up the stalk and arches, numerous symmetry mismatches between regions of the complex, and an intriguing interpretation of the closed stalk and radial symmetry of the inner membrane complex, which is related to pilus biogenesis assembly. However, there are a few unidentified densities in the electron microscopy map and portions of the identified component sequences for which the structure is not yet known. It is also unclear how well this minimized DNA-transporting T4SS predicts the structure of other T4SSs, such as expanded systems and those that transport proteins rather than DNA. In this review, we evaluate what can be inferred from the recent high-resolution structure of the R388 T4SS with respect to the Cag and Dot/Icm systems. These systems were selected because, given what is currently known about these systems, we expect them to present most structural differences compared to the R388 T4SS structure. Furthermore, we discuss bacterial physiology and diversity, the T4SS structures and their variations between different bacterial species. These insights may prove beneficial for researchers who elucidate the structure and functions of T4SS in different bacterial species.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.39-48
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• 2013

The development of mobile communication technology is transforming the market of mobile communication devices, which is used to be merely for simple communication, into the one which offers features of personal digital assistant (PDA), fax communication and Internet access. Unlike a mobile phone which comes out as a complete package and whose functions cannot be changed, a smart phone can be upgraded by its user, adding or removing apps as he pleases. OS's of smart phones are iOS-based Apple, Google Android, Window Mobile, and others. Due to its convenience and powerful features, many people use smart phones its high price. On the other hand, consumer complaints are rising on poor A/S for occasional malfunction. This study analyzes how A/S cases can be classified into groups according to quality factors. We evaluate factors such as consumer impression and consumer satisfaction. By dual quality evaluation using KANO method, we would like to show the different A/S strategy for smart phones, compared with mobile phones.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.532-538
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• 2004

MEMS technology applying to the sensors and micro-electro devices is complete system. These microsystems are made by variable processes. Especially, the mentallization process has very important functions to transfer the power operating the sensor and signal induced from sensor part. But in the structures of MEMS the local stress concentration and deformation are often yielded by an irregular geometrical shape and different constraint. Therefore, this paper studies the effect of supporting type and thickness ratio about thin film of the substrate on the residual stress variation when the thermal loads is applied to the multi-layer thin film fabricated by metallization process. Specimens were made from several materials such as Al, Au and Cu. Then, uniform thermal load was applied, repeatedly. The residual stress was measured by FE Analysis and nano-indentation method using AFM. Generally, the specimen made of Al induced the larger residual stress than that of made of other materials. Specimen made of Cu and Au having the low thermal expansion coefficient induces the minimum residual stress. Similarly, the lowest indentation length was measured by nano-indentation method in the Si/Au/Cu specimen. Particularly, clusters are created in the specimen made of Cu by thermal load and the indentation length became increasingly large by cluster formation.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.98-107
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• 2022

Background: Stroke patients usually experience damage to multiple functions and a long rehabilitation period. Hence, there is a large volume of patient clinical information. It thus takes a long time for clinicians to identify the patient's information and essential pieces of information may be overlooked. To solve this, we stored the essential clinical information of stroke patients in a blockchain and implemented the blockchain technology using the Java programming language. Methods: We created a mini blockchain to store the medical information of patients using the Java programming language. Results: After generating a unique pair of public/private keys for identity verification, a patient's identity is verified by applying the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm based on the generated keys. When the identity verification is complete, new medical data are stored in the transaction list and the generated transaction is verified. When verification is completed normally, the block hash value is derived using the transaction value and the hash value of the previous block. The hash value of the previous block is then stored in the generated block to interconnect the blocks. Conclusion: We demonstrated that blockchain can be used to store and deliver the patient information of stroke patients. It may be difficult to directly implement the code that we developed in the medical field, but it can serve as a starting point for the creation of a blockchain system to be used in the field.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.97-127
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• 1991

본고(本稿)의 목적(目的)은 지난 1980년대의 주요산업정책(主要産業政策) 결정과정(決定過程)에서 나타난 경쟁정책(競爭政策)의 역할(役割)과 역할한계(役割限界)의 원인(原因)을 고찰함에 있다. 1980년대의 주요산업정책 결정인 1986년의 공업발전법제정(工業發展法制定), 1986~87년 기간중 동법(同法)에 근거한 합리화업종지정(合理化業種指定), 그리고 1986~88년 기간중 조세감면규제법(租稅減免規制法)에 근거한 부실기업정리(不實企業整理)의 세 과정에서 경쟁정책(競爭政策)은 극히 제한된 역할밖에 하지 못하였다. 경쟁정책(競爭政策)의 역할한계(役割限界)의 원인(原因)에 대하여 본(本) 연구(硏究)는 정책집행론(政策執行論)의 다섯가지 가설(假說) - 법령상(法令上)의 문제(問題), 자원부족(資源不足), 직무태도(職務態度) 및 동기상(動機上)의 문제(問題), 전문성(專門性) 부족(不足), 그리고 불리(不利)한 정책집행환경(政策執行環境) - 을 중심으로 살펴보았다. 분석결과(分析結果), 경쟁정책(競爭政策) 담당기관(擔當機關)의 제한(制限)된 전문성(專門性)과 경쟁정책(競爭政策)의 효율적인 집행을 저해하는 정책환경상(政策環境上)의 요인(要因)이 가장 의미 있는 변수로 나타났다. 이러한 경쟁정책(競爭政策)의 역할한계(役割限界)의 원인(原因)에 대한 분석(分析)을 토대로, 본고(本稿)는 현재 논의가 진행중인 우리나라 공정거래제도(公正去來制度)의 제도개선방안(制度改善方案)을 평가(評價)한 후, 불리(不利)한 정책집행환경(政策執行環境)의 개선(改善)을 위한 제도적(制度的) 조치(措置)와 전문성제고(專門性提高)를 위한 경제기획원(經濟企劃院)의 순환보직제도(循環補職制度)의 합리적(合理的) 조정방안(調整方案) 및 공정거래위원회(公正去來委員會)의 내부조직(內部組織) 개편방안(改編方案)을 제시(提示)하였다.

• 한국생물정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물정보시스템생물학회 2005년도 BIOINFO 2005
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• pp.344-347
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• 2005

Helper T(Th) cells regulate immune response by producing various kinds of cytokines in response to antigen stimulation. The regulatory functions of Th cells are promoted by their differentiation into two distinct subsets, Th1 and Th2 cells. Th1 cells are involved in inducing cellular immune response by activating cytotoxic T cells. Th2 cells trigger B cells to produce antibodies, protective proteins used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign substances. Because cellular and humoral immune responses have quite different roles in protecting the host from foreign substances, Th cell differentiation is a crucial event in the immune response. The destiny of a naive Th cell is mainly controlled by cytokines such as IL-4, IL-12, and IFN-${\gamma}$. To understand the mechanism of Th cell differentiation, many mathematical models have been proposed. One of the most difficult problems in mathematical modeling is to find appropriate kinetic parameters needed to complete a model. However, it is relatively easy to get qualitative or linguistic knowledge of a model dynamics. To incorporate such knowledge into a model, we propose a novel approach, fuzzy continuous Petri nets extending traditional continuous Petri net by adding new types of places and transitions called fuzzy places and fuzzy transitions. This extension makes it possible to perform fuzzy inference with fuzzy places and fuzzy transitions acting as kinetic parameters and fuzzy inference systems between input and output places, respectively.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.11-26
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• 2014

The analyses carried out within the Seismic Probabilistic Risk Assessments (SPRAs) of Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) are affected by significant aleatory and epistemic uncertainties. These uncertainties have to be represented and quantified coherently with the data, information and knowledge available, to provide reasonable assurance that related decisions can be taken robustly and with confidence. The amount of data, information and knowledge available for seismic risk assessment is typically limited, so that the analysis must strongly rely on expert judgments. In this paper, a Dempster-Shafer Theory (DST) framework for handling uncertainties in NPP SPRAs is proposed and applied to an example case study. The main contributions of this paper are two: (i) applying the complete DST framework to SPRA models, showing how to build the Dempster-Shafer structures of the uncertainty parameters based on industry generic data, and (ii) embedding Bayesian updating based on plant specific data into the framework. The results of the application to a case study show that the approach is feasible and effective in (i) describing and jointly propagating aleatory and epistemic uncertainties in SPRA models and (ii) providing 'conservative' bounds on the safety quantities of interest (i.e. Core Damage Frequency, CDF) that reflect the (limited) state of knowledge of the experts about the system of interest.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제18권10호
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• pp.902-911
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• 2012

This paper proposes a robust adaptive fuzzy backstepping control scheme for trajectory tracking of an electrically driven nonholonomic mobile robot with uncertainties and actuator dynamics. A complete model of an electrically driven nonholonomic mobile robot described in this work includes all models of the uncertain robot kinematics with a nonholonomic constraint, the uncertain robot body dynamics with uncertain frictions and unmodeled disturbances, and the uncertain actuator dynamics with disturbances. The proposed control scheme uses the backstepping control approach through a kinematic controller and a robust adaptive fuzzy velocity tracking controller. The presented control scheme has a voltage control input with an auxiliary current control input rather than a torque control input. It has two FBFNs(Fuzzy Basis Function Networks) to approximate two unknown nonlinear robot dynamic functions and a robust adaptive control input with the proposed adaptive laws to overcome the uncertainties such as parameter uncertainties and external disturbances. The proposed control scheme does not a priori require the accurate knowledge of all parameters in the robot kinematics, robot dynamics and actuator dynamics. It can also alleviate the chattering of the control input. Using the Lyapunov stability theory, the stability of the closed-loop robot control system is guaranteed. Simulation results show the validity and robustness of the proposed control scheme.

• 한국도서관정보학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.5-28
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• 2010

이 연구의 목적은 차세대 도서관 목록의 주요한 기능적 특성을 살펴보는 것이다. 이를 위해 최근 OCLC의 WorldCat Local 기반으로 구축된 University of California 도서관의 '차세대 멜빌 파일로트'와 오픈소스 소프트웨어 Blacklight 기반으로 구축된 Stanford University 도서관의 'SearchWorks'의 사례를 분석하였다. 이들은 차세대 도서관 목록의 전형적 기능인 확장된 콘텐츠, 패싯 네비게이션, 키워드 검색, 검색결과의 적합성 순위화, 이용자 참여 기능을 모두 제공하지만, 그 범위와 내용은 다소 차이점을 보이며, 아직은 완성형이기보다 계속 수정 보완하며 발전해가는 과정에 있다고 할 수 있다.