• Composites Research
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.83-87
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• 2018

An object in the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is affected by many environmental conditions unlike earth's surface such as, Atomic oxygen (AO), Ultraviolet Radiation (UV), thermal cycling, High Vacuum and Micrometeoroids and Orbital Debris (MMOD) impacts. The effect of all these parameters have to be carefully considered when designing a space structure, as it could be very critical for a space mission. Polybenzimidazole (PBI) is a high performance thermoplastic polymer that could be a suitable material for space missions because of its excellent resistance to these environmental factors. A thin coating of PBI polymer on the carbon epoxy composite laminate (referred as CFRP) was found to improve the energy absorption capability of the laminate in event of a hypervelocity impact. However, the overall efficiency of the shield also depends on other factors like placement and orientation of the laminates, standoff distances and the number of shielding layers. This paper studies the effectiveness of using a PBI coating on the front bumper in a multi-shock shield design for enhanced hypervelocity impact resistance. A thin PBI coating of 43 micron was observed to improve the shielding efficiency of the CFRP laminate by 22.06% when exposed to LEO environment conditions in a simulation chamber. To study the effectiveness of PBI coating in a hypervelocity impact situation, experiments were conducted on the CFRP and the PBI coated CFRP laminates with projectile velocities between 2.2 to 3.2 km/s. It was observed that the mass loss of the CFRP laminates decreased 7% when coated by a thin layer of PBI. However, the study of mass loss and damage area on a witness plate showed CFRP case to have better shielding efficiency than PBI coated CFRP laminate case. Therefore, it is recommended that PBI coating on the front bumper is not so effective in improving the overall hypervelocity impact resistance of the space structure.

• 셀메드
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.23.1-23.7
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• 2012

The healing properties of medicinal maggots (larval stage of Lucilia sericata) are widely used in the chirurgical debridement of non-healing wounds including diabetic foot ulcers, venous and pressure ulcers, where classical approaches have failed. Several kinds of wounds are prone to complications coming out of a specific wound bed environment. There are multi-resistant bacterial species present, their pathogenic impact is multiplied by their ability to form a biofilm. Moreover, immunological events in chronic wounds differ from those in acute wounds. Non-healing wounds are cycled in the early inflammation phase with increased levels of inflammation attributes like inflammation cytokines and matrix metalloproteinases produced by inflammation phase cells. Application of larval therapy promotes progress in the healing process to the next stages involving tissue granulation and re-epithelisation. Larval debridement is an effective method of cleaning the wound of cell debris, necrotic tissue and bacterial load. This happens in a mechanical and biological manner, but the whole complex mechanism of the maggot healing activity is still not fully elucidated. Centuries of clinical practice brings noticeable proof of the maggots' beneficial effect in wound healing management. This long history led to the investigation of the bioactive components of the larval body and its extracts in vitro. We introduce a review which describes the immunomodulation impact of maggot body components on the cellular and molecular levels of the wound healing process.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.89-96
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• 2011

This study was carried out to assess the variations of water quality caused by the dam construction on the river. Six dams-Yongdam, Miryang, Hoengseong, Boryeong, Jangheung and Buan- constructed recently in Korea were selected for the study. Chemical oxygen demand(COD) was increased in the initial stage of water storage at dams compared to the lotic(river) environment, but after 3 years it was maintained lower and stabilized concentrations. Five dams except for Jangheung Dam were maintained Ia~Ib grade conditions under the water quality criteria of Korea. The concentrations of total nitrogen(T-N) were decreased under the lentic(reservoir) environment compared to the river status. Total phosphorus(T-P) was decreased 13~63% at the reservoir condition. We concluded that increase of COD concentration was due to the debris organic materials of the land, but temporary phenomenon. T-N and T-P concentrations were decreased at the lentic condition compared to the lotic.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.82-87
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• 2018

Proliferation of algae on the surface of concrete or mortar in aquatic habitat has a negative impact on maintenance of concrete-based structures. Growth of algae may decrease stability of structure by bio-deterioration. In this study, we developed a functional mortar for restraining bio-deterioration by using $Cu^{2+}$ ion. The mortar contains soluble glass beads made of $Cu^{2+}$ ion, which can dissolve into water slowly. Mortars prepared with different ratio of glass beads (0, 2, 5, 10, and 15%) were placed in a culture medium with algae and incubated over a month period. Water chemistry, chlorophyll-a, and extracellular enzyme activities were measured. The incubation was conducted in both freshwater and seawater conditions, to assess applicability to both aquatic conditions. Overall, mortar with Cu glass exhibited lower chlorophyll-a content, suggesting that the functional mortar reduced algal growth. DOC concentration increased because debris of dead algae increased. Cu glass also decreased phosphatase activity, which is involved in the regeneration of inorganic P from organic moieties. Since, P is often a limiting nutrient for algal production, algal growth may be inhibited. Activities of ${\beta}$-glucosidase and N-acetylglucosaminidase were not significantly affected because carbon and nitrogen mineralization may not be influenced by the Cu glass beads. Our study suggests that functional mortar with Cu glass beads may reduce the growth of algae on the surface, while it has little environmental impact.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2017년도 제48회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.423-425
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• 2017

많은 우주 발사체와 로켓에 분리가 필요한 순간에 작동하는 파이로 분리장치는 높은 신뢰도 및 에너지를 갖는다는 장점을 가져 널리 활용되어 왔다. 그 중 high-explosive 타입의 분리장치에서 발생하는 충격과 파편은 발사체 내부 탑재 장비에 치명적 손상을 야기 할 수 있고, 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 압력 카트리지 방식의 저충격 분리장치가 개발되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 저충격 분리장치중 하나인 스플릿 타입 파이로락에 대하여 연소상태와 파이로락을 구성하는 4개의 독립적 내부 부품의 분리 거동을 모사하는 수학적 모델을 설립하고, 실험 결과와 비교를 통해 검증을 수행하였다.

• 천문학회보
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.41.2-41.2
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• 2011

P/2010 A2, a main-belt asteroid having comet-like dust trail was discovered in January 2010, but the origin of the trail is controversial. Moreno et al. (2010) reported water-ice sublimation as a mechanism for the comet-like activity, whereas other researches (Jewitt et al. 2010; Snodgrass et al. 2010) stated that impact collision contributed to the dust trail. For asteroids are categorized based on spectral shape, optical observation using different color filters makes it possible to determine the taxonomic type of P/2010 A2 nucleus, thus gives an answer to the question of activation mechanism of the object. In this presentation, we report multiband observation of P/2010 A2 in January and March 2010 with 1-meter telescope of Ishigaki-Jima Astronomical Observatory. We employed three broadband filters of g', Rc, and Ic. In this presentation, we focus on the data acquisition, the reduction and the derivation of the reflectance spectrum of debris in the trail. Finally we discuss the potential cause of dust ejection from this asteroid.

• BMB Reports
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.360-372
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• 2019

Macrophages play an essential role not only in mediating the first line of defense but also in maintaining tissue homeostasis. In response to extrinsic factors derived from a given tissue, macrophages activate different functional programs to produce polarized macrophage populations responsible for inducing inflammation against microbes, removing cellular debris, and tissue repair. However, accumulating evidence has revealed that macrophage polarization is pivotal in the pathophysiology of metabolic syndromes and cancer, as well as in infectious and autoimmune diseases. Recent advances in transcriptomic and metabolomic studies have highlighted the link between metabolic rewiring of macrophages and their functional plasticity. These findings imply that metabolic adaption to their surrounding microenvironment instructs activation of macrophages with functionally distinct phenotypes, which in turn probably leads to the pathogenesis of a wide spectrum of diseases. In this review, we have introduced emerging concepts in immunometabolism with focus on the impact on functional activation of macrophages. Furthermore, we have discussed the implication of macrophage plasticity on the pathogenesis of metabolic syndromes and cancer, and how the disease microenvironment manipulates macrophage metabolism with regard to the pathophysiology.

• Composites Research
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.31-38
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 우주 파편들과의 초고속 충돌로부터 우주 구조물을 보호하기 위한 새로운 하이브리드 복합재료 쉴드가 제안되었다. 제안된 쉴드의 유한요소 모델을 구성하고, 에너지 흡수율을 예측하기 위해서 유한 요소 해석을 수행하였다. 최종모델의 해석에 앞서 각 구성 요소인 알루미늄 판, PMMA 판 그리고 중간층인 직물 섬유의 해석이 먼저 수행되었으며, 각 요소의 유한요소 모델의 타당성이 검증되었다. 해석에 사용된 재료 물성은 고 변형률 속도에서의 재료 물성들을 예측하여 사용하였으며, 해석 결과 개별 요소의 에너지 흡수율이 직물섬유를 제외하고는 잘 맞음을 확인하였다. 이후 하이브리드 복합재료 쉴드의 유한 요소 모델을 구성하였고, 직물섬유의 구속 조건을 고정과 비 구속의 두 가지로 나누어 해석을 수행하여 비교하였다. 이를 통해서 비구속 삽입된 섬유를 이용한 하이브리드 쉴드가 섬유 풀아웃 현상이 잘 구현되었고, 이로 인해 에너지 흡수율이 향상 될 수 있음을 최종 확인하였다.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 6th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.54-55
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• 2015

Increase of impervious areas due to expansion of housing area, commercial and business building of urban is resulting in property change of stormwater runoff. Also, rapid urbanization and heavy rain due to climate change lead to urban flood and debris flow damage. In 2010 and 2011, Seoul had experienced shocking flooding damages by heavy rain. All these have led to increased interest in applying LID and decentralized rainwater management as a means of urban hydrologic cycle restoration and Natural Disaster Prevention such as flooding and so on. Urban development is a cause of expansion of impervious area. It reduces infiltration of rain water and may increase runoff volume from storms. Low Impact Development (LID) methods is to mimic the predevelopment site hydrology by using site design techniques that store, infiltrate, evaporate, detain runoff, and reduction flooding. Use of these techniques helps to reduce off-site runoff and ensure adequate groundwater recharge. The contents of this paper include a hydrologic analysis on a site and an evaluation of flooding reduction effect of LID practice facilities planned on the site. The region of this Case study is LID Rainwater Management Demonstration District in A-new town and P-new town, Korea. LID Practice facilities were designed on the area of rainwater management demonstration district in new town. We performed analysis of reduction effect about flood discharge. SWMM5 has been developed as a model to analyze the hydrologic impacts of LID facilities. For this study, we used weather data for around 38 years from January 1973 to August 2014 collected from the new town City Observatory near the district. Using the weather data, we performed continuous simulation of urban runoff in order to analyze impacts on the Stream from the development of the district and the installation of LID facilities. This is a new approach to stormwater management system which is different from existing end-of-pipe type management system. We suggest that LID should be discussed as a efficient method of urban disasters and climate change control in future land use, sewer and stormwater management planning.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.92-100
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• 2015

본 연구는 폴리비닐 알코올 섬유 및 강섬유를 체적비율로 1.5% 혼입한 고인성 섬유보강 시멘트복합체에 대한 비상체의 고속충돌시험을 실시하고, 충돌조건에 따른 파괴특성을 실험적으로 검토하는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 비상체의 충돌에 의한 고인성 섬유보강 시멘트복합체의 파괴특성을 평가하기 위하여 화약압력식 충격시험장치를 활용하였으며, 충돌속도의 범위는 약 150~1,000m/s로 설정하였다. 파괴특성에 대한 평가결과, 고인성 섬유보강 시멘트복합체는 섬유를 혼입하지 않은 Plain시험체의 약 3배 이상의 비상체 운동에너지가 작용하는 범위에서도 표면관입의 파괴등급으로 평가되었으며, 시험체가 파단되지 않는 내충격성능이 확인 되었다. 또한, 충돌시험 전후에 대한 시험체의 질량감소율의 경우, Plain시험체는 비상체의 운동에너지의 증가율과 비례적인 관계를 보였지만, 고인성 섬유보강 시멘트복합체는 비상체의 운동에너지의 영향을 크게 받지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 특히, 이와 같은 경향은 시험체 배면의 파괴특성과 밀접한 관계를 가지며, S시험체에 비해 PVA시험체의 배면박리 억제효율이 큰 것으로 평가되었다. 한편, 국부손상에 대한 표면관입깊이 및 배면박리깊이의 관계를 검토한 결과, 고인성 섬유보강 시멘트복합체는 Plain과 달리 시험체 단면의 중앙선을 기준으로 배면에 가까운 영역에서 배면박리가 발생하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구를 통해 비상체의 충돌에 대한 고인성 섬유보강 시멘트복합체의 주요 파괴거동이 검토되었으며, Plain과 비교하여 내충격성능의 향상을 명확히 확인하였다.