• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제60권3호
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• pp.363-370
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• 2022

본 논문에서는 전기자동차용 배터리 충/방전 상태 추정의 정확도를 개선하기 위해 칼만 필터(Kalman Filter, KF) 알고리즘과 등가회로모델(Equivalent Circuit Model)을 활용한 State Of Charge (SOC) 추정 방법을 적용하였다. 특히 노화된 배터리 용량을 함께 추정 가능한 관측기(observer)를 설계하였다. 우선 노화가 없는 경우, 칼만 필터를 이용하여 SOC를 단일 추정하면, 관측기 없이 모델로 계산된 경우와 비교하여 평균 절대 오차율이 1.43%(관측기 미사용)에서 0.27%(관측기 사용)로 감소하였다. 차량 주행상태에서는 전류가 고정되지 않아 SOC와 배터리 용량을 모두 추정하는 것에 일반적인 KF 혹은 Extended KF 알고리즘을 이용할 수 없다. 배터리 노화에 의한 용량 변화는 단시간에 일어나지는 않다는 점에 착안하여, 충전 시 배터리 용량 추정을 주기적으로 실시하는 전략을 제시하였다. 충전 모드에서는 일정 구간마다 전류가 고정되기에, 해당 상황에서 배터리 노화 용량을 SOC와 함께 추정 전략을 제시하였다. 전류가 고정된 상태에서 SOC 추정의 평균 절대 오차율은 0.54% 였으며, 용량 추정의 평균 절대 오차율은 2.24%로 나타났다. 충전상태에서 전류가 고정됨으로 일반적인 EKF를 활용하여 배터리 용량과 SOC 동시 추정이 가능하도록 하였다. 이를 통하여 배터리 충전 시 주기적인 배터리 용량 보정을 수행할 수 있다. 그리고, 방전 시에는 해당 용량으로 고정한 채 SOC를 추정하는, 배터리 관리 시스템에서 활용 가능한 추정 알고리즘을 제안하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.267-271
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• 1997

We developed a dermal equivalent (DE) which was engineered using human dermal fibroblasts and a matrix of collagen gel. The in vitro construction of the DE was accomplished by casting a porcine collagen type I solution plus concentrated medium with isolated and cultured fibroblasts. These constructs were attached to culture dishes or left floating in culture medium. Contraction of attached gels results in decreased gel thickness without a change in gel diameter, and contraction of floating gels results in decreased gel thickness and diameter. After contraction, there was no increase in cell number in floating gels, but cells in attached gels began to increase after about 4 days of the lag phase in cell growth curve. At this lag phase, addition of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) at a concentration of $0.1{\mu}$/ml promoted cell proliferation in the attached collagen gels, but no effect in floating gels. These results indicate that the method of contraction had an influence on the extracellular matrix (ECM) organization, and this influenced not only cell growth but also fibroblast responsiveness to FGF. This suggests that attached collagen gel is more suitable as a dermal equivalent than the floating gel. And the final contracted area of attached gel is much larger than that of the floating gel since floating gel is contracted in all directions but attached gel is contracted only vertically.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.2503-2509
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• 2012

Considerable research has been conducted concerning galectin-9 and carcinomas, but little information is available about any relation with the hepatocellular carcinoma. In this study, we employed a small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting galectin-9 to down-regulate the expression in HepG2 cells. As a result, after galectin-9 expression was reduced, cell aggregation was suppressed, while other behaviour such as the proliferation, adhesion and invasion to ECM, cell-endothelial adhesion and transendothelial invasion of the cells were markedly enhanced. When tumors of 200 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma were tested for galectin-9 expression by immunohistochemistry, binding levels demonstrated intimate correlations with the histopathologic grade, lymph node metastasis, vascular invasion and intrahepatic metastasis (P<0.05). Moreover, survival analysis indicated that patients with galectin-9 expression had much longer survival time than those with negative lesions, and the Log-rank test indicated that this difference was statistical significant (P<0.0001). The Cox proportional hazards model suggested that negative galectin-9 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma represented a significant risk factor for patient survival. We propose that galectin-9 might be a new prognostic factor with antimetastatic potential in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.51-72
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• 2010

Given the extensive role of IS in everyday life and the increasing presence of women in IS users, understanding gender differences in individual technology continuance usage decisions is an important issue. Nevertheless, much of the large body of research on gender differences has just examined mean differences between women and men in terms of abilities, usage habit, and traits. Even though lots of psychology studies have shown that women, more than men, were influenced by affective factors, gender-affection-continuance use linkage has not been examined in the context of on-line shopping services. Therefore, the primary purpose of this paper is to seek to examine gender differences in terms of influence of affective factor in the context of IS continuance use. Meanwhile, IS continuance has been an important subject of study in the IT research area. To date, to explain why and how users are motivated to continue to use on-line shopping services, lots of theory-based research such as expectation-confirmation model (ECM) has been proposed. In particular, various affective factors have been proposed to explain continuance use of on-line shopping services recently. Affective factors have been regarded as essential factors for increasing relational strength and satisfaction. Several affective factors have been studied by prior IS adoption and continuance studies. Among them are enjoyment and anxiety. In IS continuance research, positive affect has been commonly and narrowly conceptualized and measured as the enjoyment which a person derives from using computers. Hence, in this study, we introduced intimacy factor, which was conceptually related to the quality of interactions and relationships in previous research. It also has been regarded as essential factors for strengthening human relationships. As a result, we have observed gender effect while examining intimacy-continuance bond. As expected based on the previous literatures, women seem to be more sensitive in affective factors. The contribution point here is that we find evidence in the context of on-line shopping services.

• 환경정책연구
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.97-122
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• 2013

우리나라의 1971년~2009년 시계열자료를 이용하여 소득 및 에너지소비와 $CO_2$ 배출량 간 동태적 관계를 분석한다. 자기시차분포(ARDL: Autoregressive Distributed Lag) 방법을 이용하여 소득 및 에너지소비와 $CO_2$ 배출량의 장 단기적 관계를 분석하고, Toda and Yamamoto 방법을 사용하여 주요 변수들 간 인과성을 분석한다. 추정 결과 에너지소비 및 소득과 $CO_2$ 배출량 간 장기균형관계가 존재하고 일시적 외생충격에 의해 불균형이 발생하더라도 빠르게 균형으로 회복되는 것으로 나타났다. 소득과 $CO_2$ 배출량은 장 단기적으로 N자형의 관계로 EKC 가설은 성립하지 않았다. $CO_2$ 배출량에 대한 에너지소비 장 단기탄력성은 양(+)이고, 에너지소비 장기탄력성이 단기탄력성보다 크게 나타났다. 인과성 측면에서 에너지소비량과 $CO_2$ 배출량은 쌍방향의 인과성이 존재하고, $CO_2$ 배출량 및 에너지소비는 소득에 일 방향의 인과성이 존재하는 반면에 그 역은 성립하지 않았다. 에너지소비가 직 간접적으로 소득보다 $CO_2$ 배출의 예측에 중요한 변수일 가능성을 제시한다.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.59-69
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• 2021

Electrospinning is a cost-effective and versatile method for producing submicron fibers. Although this method is relatively simple, at the theoretical level the interactions between process parameters and their influence on the fiber morphology are not yet fully understood. In this paper, the aim was finding optimal electrospinning parameters in order to obtain the smallest fiber diameter by using Taguchi's methodology. The nanofibers produced by electrospinning a solution of Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) in Dimethylformamide (DMF). Polymer concentration and process parameters were considered as the effective factors. Taguchi's L9 orthogonal design (4 parameters, 3 levels) was applied to the experiential design. Optimal electrospinning conditions were determined using the signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio with Minitab 17 software. The morphology of the nanofibers was studied by a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Thereafter, a tensile tester machine was used to assess mechanical properties of nanofibrous scaffolds. The analysis of DoE experiments showed that TPU concentration was the most significant parameter. An optimum combination to reach smallest diameters was yielded at 12 wt% polymer concentration, 16 kV of the supply voltage, 0.1 ml/h feed rate and 15 cm tip-to-distance. An empirical model was extracted and verified using confirmation test. The average diameter of nanofibers at the optimum conditions was in the range of 242.10 to 257.92 nm at a confidence level 95% which was in close agreement with the predicted value by the Taguchi technique. Also, the mechanical properties increased with decreasing fibers diameter. This study demonstrated Taguchi method was successfully applied to the optimization of electrospinning conditions for TPU nanofibers and the presented scaffold can mimic the structure of Extracellular Matrix (ECM).

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.29-44
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• 2023

Objectives : This study was planned to evaluate the therapeutic effectiveness and possible underlying mechanism of TPE (Tetrapanax papyrifer stem(inner part of the stem Extract) and AQE (Akebiae quinata stem Extract) on osteoarthritis. Methods : Osteoarthritis models were induced through intra-articular injection of MIA (monosodium iodoacetate) 50 μL with 80 mg/ml in rats. Excluding the normal group, Osteoarthritis-induced rats were divided into 4 groups (Control, INDO, TPE, AQE). The drug concentrations were indomethacin 5 mg/kg, TPE 200 mg/kg, and AQE 200 mg/kg, and were orally administered once a day for a couple of weeks. After drug supplementation, the effects of TPE and AQE were measured with serum diagnosis, western blotting, and histopathological staining. Results : It was found that the DPPH and ABTS free radical erasure ability of AQE was better than that of TPE. AQE administration improved rear limb overload and it led to relieving pain. Both PTE and AQE significantly reduced the expression of inflammatory mediators COX-2, iNOS, and inflammatory cytokine IL-1β and IL-6 by inhibiting the phosphorylation of IκBα and deactivating the pathway of NF-κBp65. On the other hand, TNF-α was significantly reduced only by administration of AQE. In addition, histopathological analysis showed that the administration of AQE compared to PTE suppressed cartilage degeneration and effectively suppressed damage to proteoglycan, a component of ECM. Conclusion : Reviewing these experimental results, TPE and AQE possessed the effect of delaying the progress of osteoarthritis and protecting cartilage. In addition, the results of this study show that AQE has a better cartilage protection effect than TPE.

• 경영정보학연구
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.209-227
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• 2010

최근 경영정보와 마케팅 분야의 최근 연구들은 다양한 미디어 플랫폼 환경에서 소비자들의 지속사용을 유발하는 요인들을 밝히고자 노력하고 있다. 유사한 맥락에서 본 연구는 모바일 데이터 서비스(Mobile Data Services: MDS) 플랫폼에서 사용자들의 서비스 지속사용 의지에 영향을 미치는 선행변수들을 밝히고자 한다. MDS 소비자들은 서비스 사용에 대한 비용을 직접 지불한다. 그러므로 해당서비스의 사용을 통해서 획득할 수 있는 이득과 사용할 때 지불해야 하는 비용이 지속사용을 결정하는 중요한 변수들이 될 수 있다. 이러한 의사결정 과정을 반영하기 위해서 본 연구는 소비자들이 얻을 수 있는 이득으로 인지된 유용성과 인지된 즐거움을 고려하였으며, 지불해야 하는 비용으로 재무적 비용과 정신적 비용을 고려하였다. 본 연구는 고려된 변수들을 기대일치모형(Expectation Confirmation Model: ECM)에 결합하여 MDS 사용자 지속사용을 설명할 수 있는 연구 모형을 제안하였다. 연구 모형에서 제안된 가설들 검증하기 위해서, 설문 응답 시점에서 3개월 이내에 MDS를 이용한 경험이 있는 대학생들을 대상으로 설문조사를 수행하여 총 204부의 설문지를 수집하였다. 수집된 데이터는 PLS(partial least squares)를 이용해서 분석되었다. 분석 결과, 인지된 유용성과 인지된 즐거움은 서비스 지속사용 의지를 형성하는데 도움을 주는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 반대로, 재무적 비용과 정신적 비용은 사용자들의 서비스 지속사용 의지를 저해하는 요인들임이 밝혀졌다. 본 연구의 결과는 MDS 플랫폼에서 소비자들의 지속사용 행태에 대한 깊은 이해를 제공하며, 서비스 활성화를 위한 전략 개발과 시사점 제공에 도움을 줄 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.169-181
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• 2016

This work presents a new method for enhancing the performance of a dual band Planer Inverted-F Antenna (PIFA) and its lumped equivalent circuit formulation. The performance of a PIFA in terms of return loss, bandwidth, gain, and efficiency is improved with the addition of the proposed open stub in the radiating element of the PIFA without disturbing the operating resonance frequencies of the antenna. In specific cases, various simulated and fabricated PIFA models illustrate that the return loss, bandwidth, gain, and efficiency values of antennas with longer optimum open stub lengths can be enhanced up to 4.6 dB, 17%, 1.8 dBi, and 12.4% respectively, when compared with models that do not have open stubs. The proposed open stub is small and does not interfere with the surrounding active modules; therefore, this method is extremely attractive from a practical implementation point of view. The second presented work is a simple procedure for the development of a lumped equivalent circuit model of a dual band PIFA using the rational approximation of its frequency domain response. In this method, the PIFA's measured frequency response is approximated to a rational function using a vector fitting technique and then electrical circuit parameters are extracted from it. The measured results show good agreement with the electrical circuit results. A correlation study between circuit elements and physical open stub lengths in various antenna models is also discussed in detail; this information could be useful for the enhancement of the performance of a PIFA as well as for its systematic design. The computed radiated power obtained using the electrical model is in agreement with the radiated power results obtained through the full wave electromagnetic simulations of the antenna models. The presented approach offers the advantage of saving computation time for full wave EM simulations. In addition, the electrical circuit depicting almost perfect characteristics for return loss and radiated power can be shared with antenna users without sharing the actual antenna structure in cases involving confidentiality limitations.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권10호
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• pp.15-23
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 전기자동차용 배터리의 충방전 상태를 정확하게 추정하고 안정적으로 평가하기 위하여, 비선형성을 가지는 배터리의 출력특성을 단계마다 선형화시켜 상태를 평가하고, 실시간 구현 및 모델의 오차보정과 노이즈에 강인한 특성을 가지고 있는 확장칼만필터 알고리즘을 이용한 SOC 추정 방법을 제안한다. 확장칼만필터를 적용하기 위해 배터리를 1차 Thevenin 모델로 나타내고, SOC 추정을 위한 배터리 성능평가 시뮬레이터를 구현하여, 실험을 통해 확장칼만필터에 적용될 파라미터를 도출한다. 본 논문에 적용된 SOC 상태추정 전략에서는 기존 선행 연구들과 다르게 배터리에 명시되어 있는 정격용량을 최대 충전가능용량으로 대체함으로써, 배터리의 노화에 상관없이 언제나 0%~100%의 SOC를 가질 수 있도록 변경된 수법을 제안한다. 이를 통해, 고정밀 CT를 사용한 Ah counting에 의한 SOC 추정을 기준으로 하여 본 논문에서는 배터리의 비선형 구간에서도 오차를 줄일 수 있는 확장칼만필터 방법을 제안하고 시뮬레이션을 통해 배터리 전 SOC 영역에서 추정오차를 5% 미만으로 줄일 수 있음을 확인한다.