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Roles of Fungal Volatiles from Perspective of Distinct Lifestyles in Filamentous Fungi

  • Farh, Mohamed El-Agamy;Jeon, Junhyun
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.36 no.3
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    • pp.193-203
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    • 2020
  • Volatile compounds (VOCs) are not only media for communication within a species but also effective tools for sender to manipulate behavior and physiology of receiver species. Although the influence of VOCs on the interactions among organisms is evident, types of VOCs and specific mechanisms through which VOCs work during such interactions are only beginning to become clear. Here, we review the fungal volatile compounds (FVOCs) and their impacts on different recipient organisms from perspective of distinct lifestyles of the filamentous fungi. Particularly, we discuss the possibility that different lifestyles are intimately associated with an ability to produce a repertoire of FVOCs in fungi. The FVOCs discussed here have been identified and analyzed as relevant signals under a range of experimental settings. However, mechanistic insight into how specific interactions are mediated by such FVOCs at the molecular levels, amidst complex community of microbes and plants, requires further testing. Experimental designs and advanced technologies that attempt to address this question will facilitate our understanding and applications of FVOCs to agriculture and ecosystem management.

Evaluation of mathematical models for prediction of slump, compressive strength and durability of concrete with limestone powder

  • Bazrafkan, Aryan;Habibi, Alireza;Sayari, Arash
    • Advances in concrete construction
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    • v.10 no.6
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    • pp.463-478
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    • 2020
  • Multiple mathematical modeling for prediction of slump, compressive strength and depth of water penetration at 28 days were performed using statistical analysis for the concrete containing waste limestone powder as partial replacement of sand obtained from experimental program reported in this research. To extract experimental data, 180 concrete cubic samples with 20 different mix designs were investigated. The twenty non-linear regression models were used to predict each of the concrete properties including slump, compressive strength and water depth penetration of concrete with waste limestone powder. Evaluation of the models using numerical methods showed that the majority of models give acceptable prediction with a high accuracy and trivial error rates. The 15-term regression models for predicting the slump, compressive strength and water depth were found to have the best agreement with the tested concrete specimens.

Practical Experimental Design Strategy and Analysis for the Comparison of Two Treatments (두 개의 처리 비교를 위한 실용적인 실험 계획 전략과 분석)

  • Lim, Yong-Bin
    • Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.156-160
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    • 2005
  • We consider practical experimental design strategies and analysis to find out whether a modified method give better results than the standard method. The most practical design strategy is for experimenter to make r successive runs under the current standard method and then, change the standard method to a modified method to make another r successive runs under a modified method. To test a statistically significant difference between the population mean of the standard method and a modified method, additional recent data for sufficient number of consecutive responses under the standard method is needed to construct external reference distribution(Box, et al., 1968). Upon those informations unavailable, the practical design strategy is to run the experiment by split plot designs. In this paper, two types of split plot designs are proposed and how to determine efficiently the number of repetition within a given method and replication of those two methods are discussed based on results of the level of significance ${\alpha}$= 0.05 and the power being at least 0.9 at the detectable difference of ${\mu}_2-{\mu}_1=1.5{\times}{\sigma}$.

Experimental Evaluation of the Effect of the Mixing Design Factors of the Cementitious Composite for 3D Printer on the Printing Quality (3D 프린터용 시멘트 복합체의 배합요인에 따른 출력 품질의 실험적 평가)

  • Seo, Ji-Seok;Kim, Yun-Yong
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.89-96
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    • 2022
  • In this paper, to evaluate the output quality of the cementitious composite mixture for printing with the ME method for construction 3D printer, visual inspection of the output appearance and the dimensional error rate, compressive strength and flexural strength of the output were measured. As a result of the test, the mixing design with excellent output appearance was P1-2, P1-4, P2-5, P2-6, and the mixing design with good output appearance was P0-1, P1-1, P1-3, P1-6, P1-7 and P2-4. Of these mixing designs, P0-1 and P2-6 had the lowest dimensional error rates As a result of evaluating the compressive strength and flexural strength of the various mixing designs, the Mixing design with excellent output designs showed good mechnical properties. However, mixing designs with excellent mechanical properties does not necessarily have excellent output quality. Therefore, in order to accurately evaluate the output quality, it is judged that visual inspection and dimensional error rate inspection should be performed first, and then the mechanical characteristics should be reviewed.

Experimental Study for Wave Transmission Coefficients of Submerged Structure : I. Permeable Type Structure (수중구조물의 파고전달계수 산정 실험 : I. 투과형 수중구조물)

  • Lee, Jong-In;Bae, Il Rho
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.40 no.5
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    • pp.485-496
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    • 2020
  • Submerged structures such as low-crested breakwaters and artificial reefs have been commonly used for coastal protection. In this study, two-dimensional laboratory experiments were conducted in a wave flume to investigate the wave transmission phenomena of permeable type submerged structures armored by Tetrapods. Different cases of the experimental conditions were included by relative crest depth, relative freeboard, relative crest width, wave steepness and so on. An empirical formula from the experimental data was proposed to predict the wave transmission coefficients over various specifications and structural designs of the permeable type submerged structure. The proposed formula successfully predicted the wave transmission coefficients. In this study, the proposed empirical formula of the wave transmission over the submerged structure was improved from the existing formula.

Experimental Study on Wave Transmission Coefficients of Submerged Structure : II. Rubble-Mound Type Structure armored by Tetrapods (수중구조물의 파고전달계수 산정 실험 : II. 테트라포드 피복 경사형 수중구조물)

  • Lee, Jong-In;Kim, Young Il
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.40 no.5
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    • pp.497-507
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    • 2020
  • Two-dimensional laboratory experiments were conducted in a wave flume to investigate the wave transmission phenomena of rubble-mound type submerged structures armored with Tetrapods. Different experimental conditions were included by considering relative crest depth, relative freeboard, relative crest width, wave steepness, and so on. An empirical formula was proposed to predict the wave transmission coefficients over various specifications and structural designs of the partial perforated (rubble-mound) type submerged structure from the experimental results. The proposed formula successfully predicted the wave transmission coefficients. In this study, the proposed empirical formula of the wave transmission over the rubble-mound type submerged structure was improved from the existing formula.

Experimental Study on Different Principles of Variable Stiffness Actuators (가변강성 액추에이터의 원리에 대한 비교 실험 연구)

  • Baek, Kyu Yeol;Kim, HyunGyu;Seo, TaeWon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.32 no.12
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    • pp.1049-1054
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    • 2015
  • Nowadays, there are many researches involving structural actuators, which have adjustable stiffness; they are also called variable stiffness actuators (VSA). The VSAs can adjust the characteristics of actuators for various functions and human-machine safety. This paper describes the design and analysis of two types of VSAs. To adjust stiffness, the actuators are controlled by a principle of lever ratio mechanism, by changing a pivot position or a spring position in the structure with springs. To make the principle workable, the designs are simplified by using a ball screw system with a motor. Each structure shows different static properties with variable rates of stiffness. We have also shown the experimental verification of the dynamic performance of the two types of VSAs. This research can be applied to various industrial fields, where humans work in conjunction with robots.

The Impact of Aircraft Spare Engine and Module Inventory Level on Wartime Operational Availability (항공기 예비엔진 및 모듈 재고수준이 전시 운용가용도에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Jinho;Lee, Sangjin;Jung, Sungtae
    • Korean Management Science Review
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.33-48
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    • 2014
  • It is important to maintain on operational availability of aircraft during wartime. The KF-16 fighter, the backbone of the ROKAF (Republic Of Korea Air Force), has a single engine. Therefore, the engine has a critical influence on operational availability. The purpose of this study is to estimate optimal levels of spare part inventories concerning both engines and modules. That is provided by linear programming methods utilizing a developed meta-model. For drawing out the meta-model, we develop a simulation model which can consider wartime demands. In the previous study, $2^k$ factorial design method is used to check the influence of each independent variable. That method requires relatively many scenarios because every extreme value combination of independent variables should be checked. However, this study adopts NOLH (Nearly Orthogonal Latin Hypercube) as an experimental design. By adopting NOLH, this study increases not only efficiency but also accuracy. That is proven by comparing the validity of the developed meta-model on both experimental designs. This study also utilizes the OptQuest simulation tool in ARENA to derive the optimal level of spare stocks. By comparing the result of OptQuest to that of the developed meta-model, the validity of this study is secured.

A Study on the Performance of a Domestic Small Multi Refrigerator According to a Capillary Tube Change (모세관 변경에 따른 가정용 소형 멀티 냉동시스템의 성능에 관한 연구)

  • Kim Sang Uk;Lee Moo Yeon
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.29 no.6 s.237
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    • pp.763-771
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    • 2005
  • This paper is an experimental study on the performance according to a capillary tube diameter and length in a domestic small multi refrigerator[kimchi refrigerator]. Pressure drop in a capillary tube is predicted by theoretical analysis and experimental method as the reduction of capillary tube diameter from 0.74 to 0.6 mm. The differences between experimental results and analytical results are mainly caused by friction factor in a capillary tube. Because there are no adequate equations used to calculate pressure drop of capillary tube diameter under 1.0mm. The empirical equations necessary for interpretation of capillary tube were derived from capillary tube test results data using curve fitting method. This study shows that the optimized designs of system, which is capillary tube length and refrigerant charge amount, are 2000mm, 83g at the capillary tube diameter 0.6mm and 3000mm, 73g at the capillary tube diameter 0.74mm. And capillary design tools and system matching techniques necessary for development of the kimchi refrigerator were also developed through this study.

The Effect of Stretching on Fatigue and Concentration in High School Students (스트레칭이 고등학생의 피로와 주의집중력에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Jung-Soon;Lee, Soon-Ae;Kim, Myoung-Soo
    • Child Health Nursing Research
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.196-203
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    • 2006
  • Objectives: This study was conducted to test whether stretching helps high school students recover from their fatigue and improve concentration. Method: The method of this study adopted a nonequivalent control group with pre-test and post-test designs. The period of data collection was from November to December in 2004. The 135 subjects were randomly selected from two high schools in Ulsan : one school as control group(n=66) and the other school as an experimental group(n=69). The experimental group had stretching for 10 minutes before the start of their fifth period class, five times a week(once a day) 4weeks of period, but the control group did not do. Result: After stretching, the students' level of fatigue in the experiment group was immensely reduced (t=4.75, p<.001). After the stretching, the concentration level of the experimental group increased vastly compared to the control group (t=3.35, p≤.005). Conclusion: Stretching is useful to reduce fatigue and improve concentration of high school students. This study recommended that stretching, which is not limited by high physical techniques, or specific time or spaces would help high school students' health, since they do not exercise regularly and are tired physically and mentally.

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