• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.107-113
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• 2018

Background: The purpose of our study was to compare the dosimetric advantages of Flattening filter free (FFF) beams for trigeminal neuralgia patients using 4 mm conical collimators over previously treated patients with 6 MV SRS beam. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted for 5 TN patients who had been previously treated at our institution using frame-based, LINAC-based stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) on Novalis Tx using 6 MV SRS beam were replanned on 6X FFF beams on Edge Linear accelerator with same beam angles and dose constraints using 4 mm conical collimator. The total number of monitor units along with the beam on time was compared for both Edge and Novalis Tx by redelivering the plans in QA mode of LINAC to compare the delivery efficiency. Plan quality was evaluated by homogeneity index (HI) and Paddick gradient index (GI) for each plan. We also analyzed the doses to brainstem and organ at risks (OARs). Results and Discussion: A 28% beam-on time reduction was achieved using 6X FFF when compared with 6X SRS beam of Novalis Tx. A sharp dose fall off with gradient index value of $3.4{\pm}0.27$ for 4 mm Varian conical collimator while $4.17{\pm}0.20$ with BrainLab cone. Among the 5 patients treated with a 4 mm cone, average maximum brainstem dose was 10.24 Gy for Edge using 6X FFF and 14.28 Gy for Novalis Tx using 6X SRS beam. Conclusion: The use of FFF beams improves delivery efficiency and conical collimator reduces dose to OAR's for TN radiosurgery. Further investigation is warranted with larger sample patient data.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 1998년도 춘계학술대회논문집; 용평리조트 타워콘도, 21-22 May 1998
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• pp.684-688
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• 1998

Optimization of the collocated piezoceramic sensor/actuator placement is investigated numerically and verified experimentally for vibration control of laminated composite plates. The finite element method is used for the analysis of dynamic characteristics of the laminated composite plates with the piezoceramic sensor/actuator. The structural damping index(SDI) is defined from the modal damping. It is chosen as the objective function for optimization. Weights for each vibrational mode are taken into account in the SDI calculation. The gradient method is used for the optimization. Optimum location of the piezoceramic sensor/actuator is determined by maximizing tie SDI. Numerical simulation and experimental results show that the optimum location of the piezoceramic sensor/actuator is dependent upon the outer layer fiber orientations of the plate, and location and size of the piezoceramic sensor/actuator.

• 통합자연과학논문집
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.187-191
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• 2011

The differences of properties for both single-layered and multi-layered porous silicon were investigated. Multistructured porous silicons such as DBR or rugate porous silicon exhibit strong reflection resonances providing the reflection of a specific wavelength in the optical reflectivity spectrum. DBR PSi displays a square varying porosity gradient in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the filter but a sinusoidally varying porosity gradient was obtained for rugate PSi.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.3-7
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 1m 공간해상도를 가지는 도시 지역의 위성영상에서 스테레오 정합의 성능을 향상시키기 위해 그레디언트(gradient)의 히스토그램을 이용하여 스테레오 정합 창틀의 크기를 자동적으로 결정하는 방법을 제안한다. 영상의 각 화소에 대해 한 화소 거리의 대각 방향에 놓여진 4 개 화소들의 수직 및 수평 방향에 존재하는 화소간의 밝기값 차로 정의되는 그레디언트를 계산하여 평탄화 지수 영상(Flatness Index Image)을 생성한다. 평탄화 지수 영상에서 에지 등과 같이 주변 화소의 밝기값과 차이가 큰 화소는 상대적으로 높은 평탄화 지수를，비에지 화소의 경우에는 낮은 평탄화 지수를 가지게 된다. 에지와 비에지를 판정하는 평탄화 임계값을 결정하기 위해 평탄화 지수 영상의 히스토그램 분포를 이용한다. 결정된 평탄화 임계값보다 작은 평탄화 지수를 가지는 정합 창틀 내의 화소들이 일정 비율보다 크면 비에지 화소로 판정하고 정합 창틀을 한 단계 더 크게 설정하는 방법으로 정합 창틀의 크기를 각 화소마다 가변적으로 변화시킨다. 제안한 방법을 IKONOS 스테레오 위성영상에 적용하여 고정 크기의 정합 창툴에 비해 정합 성능이 향상되는 것을 보였다.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.131-136
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• 1988

The continuum analyses and polar ordinations were applied for the ordination of forest vegetation in Mt. Naejang, national park in Korea. In the continuum analyses the sequence of Pinus densiflora, Quercus mongolica, Quercus variabilis, Carpinus laxiflora, Carpinus tschonoskii, Lindera erythrocapa and Zelkova serrata community was arranged along the continuum gradient as in moisture gradient analyses. The positive correlation of r=0.83 between continuum index and soil moisture content was observed. In the polar ordinations ten communities of Pinus densiflora, Quercus monogolica, Quercus variabilis, Carpinus laxiflora, Daphniphyllum macropodum, carpinus tschonoskii, Quercus aliena-Carpinus tschonoskii, Torreya nucifera, Cornus controversa-Lindera erythrocarpa and Zelkova serrata were identified. However, continuous distribution pattern of ten communities mentioned above could be regarded as a vegetational continuum. The results of these ordinations also were corresponded to those of phytosociological classification.

• 한국결정성장학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국결정성장학회 1998년도 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 15TH KACG TECHNICAL MEETING-PACIFIC RIM 3 SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM SESSION 4, HOTEL HYUNDAI, KYONGJU, SEPTEMBER 20-23, 1998
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• pp.9-13
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• 1998

Large vacuum Bridgman-Stockbarger (BS) equipments was composed for growing large diameter CaF2 crystals. The CaF2 crystal of 4.5-inch was grown under the conditions of freezing temperature gradient of 12$^{\circ}C$/cm and growing rate of 3mm/hr. Also the 6-inch crystal was grown by using thermal stabilization method under freezing temperature gradient of 14$^{\circ}C$/cm and growing rate of 2mm/hr. The dislocation density was characterized for evaluating the quality of crystals. And the optical properties such as transmittance, refractive index and fluorescence were analyzed in order to investigate on the applications of optical components.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.67-78
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• 2017

In this study, free vibration of functionally graded (FG) micro/nanobeams based on nonlocal third-order shear deformation theory and under different boundary conditions is investigated by applying the differential quadrature method. Third-order shear deformation theory can consider the both small-scale effects and quadratic variation of shear strain and hence shear stress along the FG nanobeam thickness. The governing equations are obtained by using the Hamilton's principle, based on third-order shear deformation beam theory. The differential quadrature (DQ) method is used to discretize the model and attain the natural frequencies and mode shapes. The properties of FG micro/nanobeam are assumed to be chanfged along the thickness direction based on the simple power law distribution. The effects of various parameters such as the nonlocal parameter, gradient index, boundary conditions and mode number on the vibration characteristics of FG micro/nanobeams are discussed in detail.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.403-432
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• 2019

Axially functionally graded (AFG) beams are a new class of composite structures that have continuous variations in material and/or geometrical parameters along the axial direction. In this study, the exact analytical solutions for the free vibration of AFG and uniform beams with general elastic supports are obtained by using Euler-Bernoulli beam theory. The elastic supports are modeled with linear rotational and lateral translational springs. Moreover, the material and/or geometrical properties of the AFG beams are assumed to vary continuously and together along the length of the beam according to the power-law forms. Accordingly, the accuracy, efficiency and capability of the proposed formulations are demonstrated by comparing the responses of the numerical examples with the available solutions. In the following, the effects of the elastic end restraints and AFG parameters, namely, gradient index and gradient coefficient, on the values of the first three natural frequencies of the AFG and uniform beams are investigated comprehensively. The analytical solutions are presented in tabular and graphical forms and can be used as the benchmark solutions. Furthermore, the results presented herein can be utilized for design of inhomogeneous beams with various supporting conditions.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제78권1호
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• pp.103-116
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• 2021

In this work, a model of a functionally graded (FG) nanotube conveying fluid embedded in an elastic medium is developed based on the nonlocal strain gradient theory (NSGT) in conjunction with Euler-Bernoulli beam theory (EBT). The main objective of this research is to investigate the nonlinear vibration and stability analysis of fluid-conveying nanotubes. The governing equations of motion are derived by means of Hamiltonian principle. The analytical expressions of nonlinear frequencies and critical flow velocities for two different types of boundary conditions including pinned-pinned (P-P) and clamped-clamped (C-C) conditions are obtained by employing Galerkin method as well as Hamiltonian Approach (HA). Comparison of the obtained results with the published works show the acceptable accuracy of the current solutions. The effects of the power-law index, the nonlocal and material length scale parameters and the elastic medium on the stability and nonlinear responses of FG nanotubes are thoroughly investigated and discussed.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제55권11호
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• pp.903-911
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• 2022

물을 공급하기 위한 자원 중 하나인 지하수는 다양한 자연적 요인에 의해 수위의 변동이 발생한다. 최근, 인공신경망을 이용하여 지하수위의 변동을 예측하는 연구가 진행되었다. 기존에는 인공신경망 연산자 중 학습에 영향을 미치는 Optimizer로 경사하강법(Gradient Descent, GD) 기반 Optimizer를 사용하였다. GD 기반 Optimizer는 초기 상관관계 의존성과 해의 비교 및 저장 구조 부재의 단점이 존재한다. 본 연구는 GD 기반 Optimizer의 단점을 개선하기 위해 GD와 화음탐색법(Harmony Search, HS)를 결합한 새로운 Optimizer인 Gradient Descent combined with Harmony Search(GDHS)를 개발하였다. GDHS의 성능을 평가하기 위해 다층퍼셉트론(Multi Layer Perceptron, MLP)을 이용하여 이천율현 관측소의 지하수위를 학습 및 예측하였다. GD 및 GDHS를 사용한 MLP의 성능을 비교하기 위해 Mean Squared Error(MSE) 및 Mean Absolute Error(MAE)를 사용하였다. 학습결과를 비교하면, GDHS는 GD보다 MSE의 최대값, 최소값, 평균값 및 표준편차가 작았다. 예측결과를 비교하면, GDHS는 GD보다 모든 평가지표에서 오차가 작은 것으로 평가되었다.