• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.411-420
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• 2022

Monitoring large structures is a significant issue involving public health on which new studies are constantly carried out. Although the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is the most preferable method for measuring structural displacements, total stations, one of the classical geodetic instruments, are the first devices that come to mind in cases that require complementary usage and auxiliary measurement methods. In this study, the relative displacements of the structural movements of a tower were determined using robotic total stations (RTS) and GNSS. Two GNSS receivers and two RTS observations were carried out simultaneously for 10 hours under normal weather conditions. The spectral analysis of the GNSS data was performed using fast Fourier transform (FFT), and while the dominant modal frequencies were determined, the total station data were balanced with the least-squares technique, and the position and position errors were calculated for each measurement epoch. It has been observed that low-frequency structural movements can be determined by both methods. This result shows that total station measurements are a helpful alternative method for monitoring large structures in situations where measurements are not possible due to the basic handicaps of GNSS or where it is necessary to determine displacements with short observations.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.314-321
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• 2023

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of thymus extract on corrosion inhibition of aluminum 5083 alloy in a 0.1 M NaCl medium prepared using a mixture of ethylene glycol and water using potentiodynamic and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques. The potentiodynamic electrochemical technique showed an increase in corrosion inhibition efficiency starting from 49.63% at a concentration of 0.25 g/L to 92.71% at a maximum concentration of 1.25 g/L of the extract. These results were consistent with those obtained via EIS analysis. Spectral characterization of the tested plant extract using the Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) technique confirmed the presence of organic compounds having different oxygen and aromatic functionalities in the extract that could help enhance the adsorption of these compounds on the aluminum surface. This study reveals possible adsorption isotherm of the thymus extract on the aluminum surface, supporting a Langmuir isotherm for the adsorption of inhibitor molecules on this surface.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.213-222
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 FT-IR 스펙트럼 분석을 통해 한국에서 자생하는 Zoysia 속인 들잔디(Zoysia japonica)와 갯잔디(Zoysia sinica)의 전세포추출 시료로부터 대사체 수준에서 신속한 식별체계를 확립하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 기준라인으로 분자마커를 이용해 동정이 완료된 들잔디와 갯잔디 시료를 FT-IR 분석에 사용하였으며, 제주도와 전라도에서 수집된 미동정 잔디들을 기준라인과 비교분석하기 위해 FT-IR 분석에 사용하였다. 기준라인 들잔디와 갯잔디 시료로부터 확보된 FT-IR 스펙트럼 데이터의 PCA (principal component analysis)와 PLS-DA (partial least square discriminant analysis) 분석 결과 각 기준라인은 들잔디 및 갯잔디 종에 따라 뚜렷하게 식별되었다. 들잔디와 갯잔디 시료 사이에서 가장 큰 PC loading value값을 보인 부위는 $1,100{\sim}950cm^{-1}$였다. 이 부위는 carbohydrates 계열의 화합물들의 질적, 양적 정보를 반영하는 부위로 이 계열의 화합물의 양적, 질적 차이가 들잔디, 갯잔디의 대사체 수준 구분에 중요한 역할을 하고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 기준라인 들잔디와 갯잔디 시료집단에 미동정된 잔디 시료 집단을 추가하여 PCA와 PLS-DA 분석한 결과, 일차적으로 들잔디와 갯잔디로 구분이 이루어졌으며 미동정 집단은 모두 들잔디 그룹내에 분포하였다. 특히, HCA (hierarchical clustering analysis) dendrogram 분석 결과에서 동정 및 미동정 들잔디 시료들은 모두 수집지 특성에 따라 국내 국립공원의 고산지대와 국내 섬지역 해안가의 저지대로 별도의 소그룹을 형성하였다. 따라서, 본 연구 결과에서 확립된 FT-IR 스펙트럼 분석법은 한국 전역에 자생하는 들잔디와 갯잔디의 신속한 종 식별뿐만 아니라 수집 지역의 특성에 따라 대사체 수준에서의 유연관계를 규명하는데 활용 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.17-25
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of applied insole types to lower extremities muscle fatigue during treadmill exercise. The control group and each different insole type group consisted of ten healthy male subjects. In the control group and each different insole type (soft type; 10 shore, semi-rigid type; 33 shore, rigid type; 50 shore) treadmill exercise was performed in twenty-five minutes. The electromyography (EMG) signals of four muscle (tibialis anterior, gastrocnemius medialis, rectus femoris, biceps femoris) were recording at sampling rate of 1024 Hz during treadmill exercise. The localized muscle fatigue (LMF) can be investigated using power spectral analysis. When did data analysis that excepted initial five minutes. The raw EMG signals was processed using the fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) and the median power frequency value was determined in initial ten second period and in last ten second period. Fatigue index was calculated and collected data were statistically analyzed by SPSS version 10.0 two-way using analysis of variance (ANOVA) with repeated measures ($4{\times}4$) was used to determine the main effect and interaction. Post hoc was performed with least significant difference. A level of significance was .05. Muscles fatigue index were significantly decreased in insole types (p<.05) and not significantly different in muscle (p>.05). Post hoc analysis shows that fatigue index in soft insole type, semi-rigid insole type and rigid insole type were lower than that control group (p=.028, p=.146, p=.095). There were no interaction between insole type and muscles (p>.05). The finding of this study can be used as a fundamental data when insole is applied and insole can be used to decreased of a fatigue during the dynamic exercise.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.9-18
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• 2024

In-vessel retention through external reactor vessel cooling (IVR-ERVC) is a severe accident management (SAM) strategy that has been adopted and used in many nuclear reactors such as AP1000, APR1400, and light water reactor etc. Some reactor accidents have raised concerns about nuclear reactors among residents, leading to a decrease in residents' acceptability and many studies on SAM are being conducted. Experiments on IVR-ERVC are almost impossible due to its specificity, so fluid characteristics are analyzed through BALI experiments with similar condition. In this study, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) via Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) and large eddy simulation (LES) for BALI experiments were performed. Steady-state CFD analysis was performed on three turbulence models, and SST k-ω model was in good agreement with the experimental measurement temperature within the maximum error range of 1.9%. LES CFD analysis was performed based on the RANS analysis results and it was confirmed that the temperature and wall heat flux for depth was consistent within an error range of 1.0% with BALI experiment. The LES CFD analysis results were compared with those of the Lagrangian-based solver. LES matched the temperature distribution better than SOPHIA, but SOPHIA calculated the position of boundary between stratified layer and convective layer more accurately. On the other hand, Lagrangian-based solver predicted several small eddy behaviors of the convective layer and LES predicted large vortex behavior. The vibration characteristics near the cooling part of the BALI experimental device were confirmed through Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) investigation. It was found that the power spectral density for pressure at least 10 times higher near the side cooling than near the top cooling.

• 지질공학
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.29-46
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• 2004

균열을 따른 지하수 유동은 균열 기하양상에 의해 속도와 유동형태가 결정되므로, 암반 내 지하수 유동특성 해석 시 유동경로 역할을 하는 균열의 기하양상을 정확하게 파악하는 것은 중요하다. 그러나, 실제 현장규모에서는 노두의 불연속적 분포와 지표 하 정보의 연속적 획득이 불가능하기 때문에 전체적인 균열 정보를 얻기 어렵다. 따라서, 해석대상 균열 전체양상을 표현할 수 있는 방법의 개발이 요구된다. 이 연구는 퓨리에 변환을 토대로 해석대상 균열의 전체 기하양상을 파악하는 방법을 개발하고자 새로운 접근을 시도하였다. 시추코아로부터 해석대상 균열을 따라 시료를 채취한 후, 각 시료별로 퓨리에 변환을 통해 거칠기 구성성분 중 영향력이 큰 성분을 선택하였다. 그리고, 선정된 성분들을 평균하여 평균 스펙트럼을 구하였다. 평균 스펙트럼은 각 시료의 모든 성분을 포함하고 있으므로, 해석 대상 균열의 거칠기 성분 중 대표성분을 나타낸다. Low pass filtering을 수행한 후, 퓨리에 역변환을 실시하여 평균화 된 전체 균열의 거칠기 형상을 재현하였다. 재현된 거칠기 형상 또한 각 시료의 전체 기하특성을 포함하는 해석대상 지표하 균열의 대표적 거칠기 양상을 나타내는 것이다. 또한, 이는 규모확장을 통한 균열 전체의 거칠기 양상을 의미하는 것이다. 해석대상 균열을 따른 투수계수 특성을 파악하기 위해 재현된 거칠기 양상을 바탕으로 균열모델을 구성하였다. 투수계수는 균열 기하특성을 최대한 반영하여 정확한 투수계수를 구할 수 있는 균질화 해석법을 통해 산정 하였다. 해석결과는 $10^{-4}{\;}and{\;}10^{-3}{\;}cm/sec$ 범위의 투수계수 분포를 보이는데, 이는 큰 규모의 균열을 따른 투수계수 값이라 할 수 있다. 이러한 시도는 전술한 바와 같이 제한된 단속적 균열정보를 이용해 해석대상의 균열전체에 대한 기하양상은 물론 투수계수를 산정 할 수 있는 방법이 될 것이다.도는 매립된 폐기물의 성상과 밀접한 관계를 보이며 해안가를 따라 매립되어 있는 지역의 토양 내 중금속의 용출은 주변 환경에 대한 잠재적인 환경위험을 결정 시 중요한 역할을 한다.로 제거할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 오염 지도에 근거하여 산출된 복원 물량에 대하여 토양세척법을 이용하는 경우 복원 비용을 산출하였으며, 이와 같은 자료는 고로폐광산 주변 오염 토양에 대한 실제 복원 공정의 설계에 중요한 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.om the sampling and analytical procedures. There is a cost involved in order to improve the precision of sampling and analytical methods so as to decrease the degree of measurement uncertainty. The economical point of compromise in an investigation planning can be achieved when the allowable degree of uncertainty has been set before-hand. The investigation can then be planned accordingly not to exceed the uncertainty limit. Furthermore, if the measurement uncertainty estimated from the preliminary investigation can be separated into sampling and analytical uncertainties, it can be used as a criterion where the resources for the investigation should be allotted cost-effectively to reinforce the weakest link of

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.2170-2178
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 작업수행시의 집중상태 변화를 검출하기 위하여 2011년 1~2월 동안 집중을 유발하는 시각유발자극에 대하여 생체신호를 측정한 피험자들 중 한명의 뇌파신호를 분석하였다. 두피에서 측정한 뇌파신호로부터 집중관련 뇌 안에서의 발원 신호와 안구운동잡음 신호를 분리하기 위하여 독립성분 분석기법을 측정뇌파 신호에 적용하였다. 안구운동잡음신호가 제거된 집중관련 신호원을 단시간 푸리에 변환하여 주파수 성분 신호를 연속적으로 축적함으로서 시변 특징 형태를 나타내는 에포크 그래프와 스펙트럴 칼라 맵에서의 도식 표현상 규칙성을 향상 시킬 수 있었다. 추출한 감각운동리듬 (SMR: 12-15Hz)과 세타파 리듬 (4-7Hz)관련 집중 지표는 집중시험시간이 경과함에 따라 증가 하였다. 실험을 통하여 단시간 푸리에 변환과 결합한 독립성분 분석기법은 참여자의 집중상태 변화를 분석하는데 사용 할 수 있을 것이다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권16호
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• pp.6773-6779
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• 2014

Background: Nanotechnology opens new applications in many fields including medicine. Among all metallic nanoparticles, silver nanoparticles (silver NPS) have proved to be the most effective against a large variety of organisms including toxic cyanobacteria. Materials and Methods: Silver NPs were biosynthesized in vivo with different alga species namely, Spirulina piatensis, Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus oh/iquus following two scenarios. First: by suspending a thoroughly washed algae biomass in 1 mM aqueous $AgN0_3$ solution. Second: by culturing them individually in culture media containing the same concentration of $AgN0_3$. Silver NPs were characterized using UV-Vis spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive analysis (EDX) and Fourier transform infra-red (FfIR) spectroscopy. The biosynthesized silver NPs were tested for cytotoxic activity against a cancer promoter cyanobacteruim Microcystis aeruginosa, considering effects on cell viability and chlorophyll content. Results: The surface plasmon band indicated the biosynthesis of silver NPs at ~400 nm. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed that the silver NPs had a mean average size below 100 nm. Energy-dispersive analysis X-ray (EDX) spectra confirmed the presence of silver element. FfIR spectral analyses suggested that proteins and or polysaccharides may be responsible for the biosynthesis of silver NPs and (-COO-) of carboxylate ions is responsible for stabilizing them. The toxic potentialities ofthe biosynthesized silver NPs against the cancer promoter cyanobacterium, Microcystis aeruginosa showed high reduction in viable cells count and the total chlorophyll content. Conclusions: The potential activity of the biosynthesized silver NPs from the studied algae species against Microcystis aernginosa cells is expected to be mainly mediated by the release of silver ions (Ag+) from the particle surface and bioactive compounds as indicated by FfIR analysis.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.63-76
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• 2001

Many studies have shown that the initial median frequency (MDF) and slope correlate with the muscle fiber composition. This study tested the hypothesis that the initial MDF and slope are fixed, regardless of the interval at which data are collected. MDF data using moving fast Fourier transformation of EMG signals, following local fatigue induced by isotonic exercise, were obtained. An inverse FFT was used to eliminate noise, and characteristic decreasing regression lines were obtained. The regression analysis was done in three different periods, the first one third, first half, and full period, looking at variance in the initial MDF, slope, and fatigue index. Data from surface EMG signals during fatiguing isotonic exercise of the biceps brachii and vastus lateralis in 20 normal subjects were collected. The loads tested were 30% and 60% maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) in the biceps brachii and 40% and 80% MVC in the vastus lateralis. The rate was 25 flexions per minute. There were no significant differences in the initial MDF or slope during the early or full periods of the regression, but there was a significant difference in the fatigue index. Therefore, to observe the change in the initial MDF and slope of the MDF regression line during isotonic exercise, this study suggest that only the early interval need to be observed.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.765-773
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• 2016

The vehicle interior noise caused by exterior fluid flow field is one of critical issues for product developers in a design stage. Especially, turbulence and vortex flow around A-pillar and side mirror affect vehicle interior noise through a side window. The reliable numerical prediction of the noise in a vehicle cabin due to exterior flow requires distinguishing between the aerodynamic (incompressible) and the acoustic (compressible) surface pressures as well as accurate computation of surface pressure due to this flow, since the transmission characteristics of incompressible and compressible pressure waves are quite different from each other. In this paper, effective signal processing technique is proposed to separate them. First, the exterior flow field is computed by applying computational aeroacoustics techniques based on the Lattice Boltzmann method. Then, the wavenumber-frequency analysis is performed for the time-space pressure signals in order to characterize pressure fluctuations on the surface of a vehicle side window. The wavenumber-frequency diagrams of the power spectral density shows clearly two distinct regions corresponding to the hydrodynamic and the acoustic components of the surface pressure fluctuations. Lastly, decomposition of surface pressure fluctuation into incompressible and compressible ones is successfully accomplished by taking the inverse Fourier transform on the wavenumber-frequency diagrams.