• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.19.1-19.9
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• 2019

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cyclic fatigue, bending resistance, and surface roughness of EdgeEvolve (EdgeEndo) and ProTaper Gold (Dentsply Tulsa Dental Specialties) nickel-titanium (NiTi) rotary files. Materials and Methods: The instruments (n = 15/each) were tested for cyclic fatigue in single- ($60^{\circ}$ curvature, 5-mm radius) and double-curved (coronal curvature $60^{\circ}$, 5-mm radius, and apical curvature of $30^{\circ}$ and 2-mm radius) artificial canals. The number of cycles to fracture was calculated. The bending resistance of both files were tested using a universal testing machine where the files were bent until reach $45^{\circ}$. Scanning electron microscopy and x-ray energy-dispersive spectrometric analysis were used for imaging the fractured segments, while the atomic force microscope was used to quantify the surface roughness average (Ra). Results: EdgeEvolve files exhibited higher cyclic fatigue resistance than ProTaper Gold files in single- and double-curved canals (p < 0.05) and both files were more resistant to cyclic fatigue in single-curved canals than double-curved canals (p < 0.05). EdgeEvolve files exhibited significantly more flexibility than did ProTaper Gold files (p < 0.05). Both files had approximately similar Ni and Ti contents (p > 0.05). EdgeEvolve files showed significantly lower Ra values than ProTaper Gold files (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Within the limitation of this study, EdgeEvolve files exhibited significantly higher cyclic fatigue resistance than ProTaper Gold files in both single- and double-curved canals.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제40권8호
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• pp.1507-1514
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• 2015

비-직교 다중접속 (NOMA: Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access)는 5G 네트워크를 위한 유망한 후보 기술이다. NOMA는 여러 사용자가 동일한 시간과 주파수 자원을 사용하기 때문에 기존의 직교 다중 접속 (OMA: Orthogonal Multiple Access) 기술보다 개선된 주파수 효율을 갖는다. Multiple-Input-multiple-output (MIMO)는 시스템 성능을 향상 시킬 수 있는 또 다른 유망한 기술이다. 본 논문에서 우리는 다중 안테나 기반의 NOMA기법의 주파수 및 에너지 효율을 다룬다. 제안된 기법에서 셀 외각 사용자는 공간 영역 (Spatial Domain)에서 다중화되고, 이것은 셀 외각 유저가 송신 안테나 인덱스를 이용하여 정보를 전송한다는 것을 의미한다. NOMA에서 셀외각 사용자의 성능은 다른 사용자의 신호로 부터 많은 영향을 받는데, 이때 다른 사용자의 신호는 잡음으로 작용한다. 제안된 기법은 기존의 NOMA에 비해 향상된 주파수 효율을 가진다. 셀 외각 사용자를 공간 영역에서 다중화함으로써 NOMA 신호의 복호 단계를 감소시킬 수 있기 때문이다. 또한, 제안된 기법은 기존의 NOMA 보다 뛰어난 에너지 효율을 갖는다. 주파수 및 에너지 효율, 복호 과정의 간소화는 기지국(Base Station)에서 다중 송신 안테나를 사용함으로 인해 얻게 된다.

• 전자공학회논문지B
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• 제33B권11호
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• pp.44-52
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• 1996

This paper proposes a KLT-CVQ scheme using PCNN to improbe the quality of the reconstructed images at a given bit rate. By using the PCNN and classified vector quantization, we exploit the high energy compaction and compelte decorrelation capbilities of the KLT, and the pdf (probability density function) shape and space-filling advantages of the vQ to improve the performance of the proposed hybrid coding technique. In order to preserve the preceptual fetures such as the edge components in the reconstructed images, we classified the input image blocks according to the texture energy measures of the local statistics and vector-coded them adaptively, and thereby reduces the possible edge degradation in the reconstructed images. The results of the computer simulations show that the performance of the proposed KLT-CVQ is higher than that of the KLT-CSQ or the DCT-CVQ in the quality of the reconstructed images at a given bit rate.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2004년도 Asia Display / IMID 04
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• pp.401-404
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• 2004

Transfer characteristics of poly-Si TFTs within process window of laser energy are investigated. In terms of surface morphology and transfer characteristics, process window of laser crystallization is evaluated. While maximum mobility exists in lower edge of process window in n-channel TFTs, maximum mobility exists in higher edge of process window in p-channel TFTs.

• Journal of international Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.9-15
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• 2013

This paper presents a uniform analytical model by energy method and Fourier series expansion to analyze detent force in uneven magnetic field for permanent magnet linear synchronous motor (PMLSM). The model reveals that detent force in long-primary type is mainly influenced by non-ideal distribution of permanent magnet magnetic motive force, while nounified air-gap permeance makes a great impact on detent force of short-primary type. Hence, magnetic field similarity of motor design techniques referring rotary counterpart are adopted. For long-primary type novel method of splitting edge magnets is proposed to reduce end effects force, and optimal widths of edge tooth in short-primary type also verify the effectiveness of magnetic field similarity. The experimental results validate finite element analysis results.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제40회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.442-442
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• 2011

Electronic and magnetic properties of bilayer zigzag graphene nanoribbon (bZGNR) are studied using pseudopotential density functional method. The edge atoms in the top and bottom layers of bZGNR make a weak hybridization, which leads to electronic structures different from monolayer ZGNR. For asymmetric bZGNR, where the top and bottom layers have different widths, one edge is pinched by the interlayer bonding and the other sustains antiferromagnetic ordering. A small amount of charge transfer occurs from narrower to wider layer, producing spin-polarized electron and hole pockets. External electric field produces asymmetric energy-gap opening for each spin component, inducing half-metallicity in bZGNR.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.267-288
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• 2012

Free vibration analysis of arbitrary quadrilateral thick plates with internal columns and elastic edge supports is presented by using the powerful pb-2 Ritz method and Reddy's third order shear deformation plate theory. The computing domain of arbitrary quadrilateral planform is mapped onto a standard square form by coordinate transformation. The versatile pb-2 Ritz functions defined by the product of a two-dimensional polynomial and a basic function are taken to be the admissible functions. Substituting these displacement functions into the energy functional and minimizing the total energy by differentiation, leads to a typical eigenvalue problem, which is solved by a standard eigenvalue solver. Stiffness and mass matrices are numerically integrated over the plate by using Gaussian quadrature. The accuracy and efficiency of the proposed method are demonstrated through several numerical examples by comparison and convergency studies. A lot of numerical results for reasonable natural frequency parameters of quadrilateral plates with different combinations of elastic boundary conditions and column supports at any locations are presented, which can be used as a benchmark for future studies in this area.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2006년도 하계종합학술대회
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• pp.329-330
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• 2006

This paper presents a recovery technique for images with block-based corruption by transmission losses. Conventional methods that do not consider edge directions can cause blocked blurring artifacts. In this paper, we present a block recovery scheme using Haar wavelet features. The adaptive selection of neighboring blocks is performed based on the energy ratio f wavelet subbands. The lost blocks are recovered by linear interpolation in the spatial domain using selected block pairs. The proposed directional recovery method is effective for the strong edge because it exploits the varying neighboring blocks adaptively according to the edges and the directional information in the image. The proposed method outperforms the previous methods that used only a predefined set of neighboring blocks.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 1999년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.267-270
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• 1999

We measured the dielectr~c constant of undoped GaN thin films grown on (0001) sapphire substrates In 0.8 - 4.5 eV energy (276 - 1550 nm wavelength) range by spectroscopic ellipsometry. For more accurate data analysis we also performed X-ray diffraction, photolurninescence and Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy on samples. Data were analyzed with a four-phase model. The dielectric constant of GaN thin films was obtained not only in the transparent region but also around the absorption edge. Absorption edge energy, $3.3992{\pm}0.002$eV was determined from the obtained dielectric function.

• E2M - 전기 전자와 첨단 소재
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.52-70
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• 1992

Poly(3-alkythiophene)은 온도에 따라 전기적 광학적인 성질의 현저한 변화가 관측되었다. poly(3-alkylthiophene)의 전기전도도는 온도가 상승함에 따라 증가하지만 최대치를 유지한 후 용융점에서 단게적으로 감소한다. 가열과 냉각과정 동안 전기전도도의 온도의존성에서 hysteresis가 관측되었다. 이 변칙은 carrier확산에 따른 분자구조 변화의 강한 영향인 것으로 생각된다. 흡수 spectrum 또한 상전이에서 급격히 변화한다. poly(3-alkylthiophene)의 흡수 peak는 액체상태에서 가열하면 energy는 높게 이동한다. 그러나 흡수 edge의 이동은 비교적 작다. 그렇지만 고체-액체 상전이에서 흡수 edge는 energy가 높은 쪽으로 이동한다. 이러한 현상은 고체-액체 상전이에서 poly(3-alkylthiophene)의 구조가 현저하게 변화하고 있는 것으로 설명되며 공역 길이가 짧게되는 것은 큰 구조 변화에 의해 공역계의 평면성 감소에 의한 결과로 생각한다.