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Hard Ticks as Vectors Tested Negative for Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Ganghwa-do, Korea during 2019-2020

  • Jin, Kyoung;Koh, Yeon-Ja;Ahn, Seong Kyu;Cho, Joonghee;Lim, Junghwan;Song, Jaeyong;Lee, Jinyoung;Gong, Young Woo;Kwon, Mun Ju;Kwon, Hyung Wook;Bahk, Young Yil;Kim, Tong-Soo
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.59 no.3
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    • pp.281-289
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    • 2021
  • This study aimed to characterize the seasonal abundance of hard ticks that transmit severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus from April to November 2019 and 2020 on Ganghwa-do, Incheon Metropolitan City, Korea. The ticks were collected at grassland, grave site, copse and mountain road using a collection trap method. The ixodid hard ticks comprising three species (Haemaphysalis longicornis, H. flava, and Ixodes nipponensis) collected were 6,622 in 2019 and 3,811 in 2020. H. longicornis was the most frequent (97.9% in 2019 and 96.0% in 2020), followed by H. flava (2.0% and 3.0% in 2019 and 2020, respectively) and I. nipponensis (less than 0.1%). Our study demonstrated that seasonal patterns of the tick populations examined for two years were totally unsimilar. The hard ticks tested using RT-qPCR were all negative for severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus.

Design and Implementation of Hybrid Hard Disk Simulator based on Linux Environment (Linux 기반의 하이브리드 하드 디스크 시뮬레이터 설계 및 구현)

  • Lee, Geun-Hyung;Kim, Deok-Hwan
    • Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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    • 2008.06a
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    • pp.649-650
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    • 2008
  • In order to resolve mechanical limit in HDD, recently, the hybrid hard disk combining HDD and a flash memory was launched. In this paper, we propose a simulator for hybrid hard disk which considers redirection, flushing and spin-down function to complement the difference between HDD and hybrid hard disk. The simulator was implemented in linux kernel 2.6.20 by modifying system calls related with file system. The experiment shows that the power consumption of hybrid hard disk is 47% smaller than that of hard disk in laptop PC.

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Co-Evolutionary Model for Solving the GA-Hard Problems (GA-Hard 문제를 풀기 위한 공진화 모델)

  • Lee Dong-Wook;Sim Kwee-Bo
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.375-381
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    • 2005
  • Usually genetic algorithms are used to design optimal system. However the performance of the algorithm is determined by the fitness function and the system environment. It is expected that a co-evolutionary algorithm, two populations are constantly interact and co-evolve, is one of the solution to overcome these problems. In this paper we propose three types of co-evolutionary algorithm to solve GA-Hard problem. The first model is a competitive co-evolutionary algorithm that solution and environment are competitively co-evolve. This model can prevent the solution from falling in local optima because the environment are also evolve according to the evolution of the solution. The second algorithm is schema co-evolutionary algorithm that has host population and parasite (schema) population. Schema population supply good schema to host population in this algorithm. The third is game model-based co-evolutionary algorithm that two populations are co-evolve through game. Each algorithm is applied to visual servoing, robot navigation, and multi-objective optimization problem to verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms.

MODERN CONSTRUCTION OF TUNNELS AND LARGE CAVERNS IN HARD ROCK (경암에서의 터널과 대공동개발의 최근의 건설기술)

  • Aarvold, Vidar
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 1993.10b
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    • pp.119-132
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    • 1993
  • Modern construction of tunneis and large caverns in hard rock involves high technology design and construction methods. The use of sofisticated construction equipment is also an important part of a succesful completion. Since tunnels and caverns in hard rock often is situated in urban or sub-urban areas, the construction works have to be carried out under strict control as far as vibrations and other impacts on the environment is concerned. This paper will mainty discuss modern methods and equipment for the construction of large caverns.

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Stiction and AE Characteristics of Hard Disk Drive under Various Environmental Conditions (환경 조건에 따른 하드디스크의 Stiction 및 AE 특성)

  • 박용식;성인하;김대은
    • Tribology and Lubricants
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2001
  • Hard disk drives operate in various environmental conditions. Thus, it is necessary to assess the reliability of the head/disk interface under these conditions. In this work, stiction and acoustic emission signals were investigated under different temperature, humidity, and ambient pressure conditions. Also, track average amplitude was observed for disk failure in N$_2$environment. It is shown that failure of the head/disk interface occurs more readily at high temperature and low ambient pressure conditions.

Denoising Algorithm using Wavelet (웨이브렛을 이용한 잡음 제거 알고리즘)

  • 배상범;김남호
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.6 no.8
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    • pp.1139-1145
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    • 2002
  • Wavelet transformed data can filter signal with each frequency band, because it includes detail information about original signal. Therefore, in this paper, important two noises were removed by wavelet. About AWGN environment UDWT(undecimated discrete wavelet transform), applying hard-threshold, was used and about impulse noise environment, it can be possible to recognize edge of original signal as well as superior denoising effect by using two methods, denoising by threshold and slope of signal by wavelet. SNR was used as a judgemental criterion of a denoising effect and Blocks and DTMF(dual tone multi frequency) were used as a test signal.

Fuzzy Inference for Idle Time Optimization of Hard Disk Drive (퍼지 추론을 이용한 하드디스크드라이브의 유휴시간 최적화)

  • Jun, Jin-Wan;Kim, Gyu-Taek;Lee, Jee-Hyong
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.57 no.3
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    • pp.473-479
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    • 2008
  • Generally, HDDs are widely used as data storage device in office, home and mobile machineries. So, it is used for various applications or tasks, such as file copy, file download, music and movie play etc., in various environment. In spite of this kind of varieties in tasks and environment in which HDDs perform, most commercial HDDs hardly control its operations adaptively to these varieties. Thus, it is preferred to optimize the performance and energy consumption of HDDs according to the task and/or the environment. So, this paper proposes a new fuzzy inference algorithm which adaptively controls HDDs operations and may also easily be implemented as the firmware of HDDs and run in the restricted environment such as embedded systems.

Isolation and identification of tick-borne pathogens in hard ticks collected in Daejeon (대전 주택가 산책로 진드기의 인수공통전염병 병원체 감염실태 조사)

  • Han, So-young;Sung, Sun-hye;Seo, Jin-woo;Kim, Jong-ho;Lee, Seok-ju;Yoo, Sang-sik
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.93-102
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    • 2021
  • In this study, a total of 9,449 hard ticks were collected once a month from April to October 2020 from a neighborhood park in Daejeon by flagging & dragging method and CO2 manned trap method. The collected ticks were classified according to the Yamagutsi search table using a stereoscopic microscope and molecular biological analysis of four pathogens (SFTSV, Anaplasma spp., Ehrlichia spp., Borrellia spp.). As a result of the study, Haemaphysalis longicornis were collected the most in all areas of the five boroughs at a rate of 82 to 96 percent, while adults were collected the most in May to July, nymphs were collected the most in April to June, and larvae from August to October at a rate of 78 percent to 98 percent. In pathogens, three cases of SFTSV were detected, showing a minimum infection rate (MIR) of 0.46%, while Anaplasma spp. and Ehrlichia spp. were detected one each, with 0.15% and Borrelia spp. with a minimum infection rate of 0.46%. The detected SFTSV showed 99.9% homogeneity with the KF781490 detected in Cheongwon-gun, Chungbuk Province, Anaplasma spp. showed 99.0% homogeneity with JN990105 detected in China, and Erhlichia spp. showed 98.9% genetic similarity with U96436 separated from the U.S. In this study, the distribution status and pathogen infection rate of the hard ticks in the Daejeon area are analyzed and provided as basic data for the prevention of the hard tick-borne infectious disease.

Study on Influencing Factors of Port Logistics Development Based on Configuration Analysis QCA

  • Li, Jian;Lee, Sang-Chun;Hong, Seung-Lin
    • Journal of Korea Trade
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    • v.25 no.5
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    • pp.58-73
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    • 2021
  • Purpose - In the context of economic globalization and the continuous development of international trade, as countries around the sea peninsula, port construction is particularly important. Based on the research on the influencing factors of port logistics development based on the allocation analysis, QCA (Qualitative Comparative Analysis) provides the basis for the planning and policy of port logistics development and has important theoretical value and practical significance for improving the level of port logistics management, reducing logistics operating costs and increasing economic benefits. In the tide of global integration for the development of port logistics, promote the growth of foreign trade economy of the city. It is also of great significance to the development and progress of commerce and trade. Design/methodology - Based on the relevant data samples of various ports in South Korea, this paper uses fsQCA (fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis) to integrate and analyze the influence mechanism of port logistics development and extracts five influencing factors of port logistics development, including the port's scale and infrastructure in the hard environment, port-neighboring enterprises in the soft environment, hinterland economy and government support. Findings - The five factors are unable to separately constitute the necessary and sufficient conditions of port logistics development, only a combined model can influence lake port logistics development. The scale and infrastructure of the port itself and port-neighboring ring enterprises are the main core conditions, which work together on the port, affect the throughput capacity of the port, and promote the development of port logistics. When the port-neighboring enterprises are not complete and the scale is low, the growth of port throughput will be restrained and the development of port logistics will be affected, whether the hinterland economic benefits are general, the development of port-neighboring enterprises is insufficient, or the government supports are limited. Originality/value - Through the research on the development of port logistics in South Korea from the perspective of configuration, this paper finds the configuration influence of hard environment and soft environment on the development of port logistics, which has important theoretical and practical significance for better promoting the development of port logistics in South Korea.

Comparison of HVOF Thermal Spray Coatings of T800 and WC-Co Powders

  • Cho, T.Y.;Yoon, J.H.;Kim, K.S.;Baek, N.K.;Song, K.O.;Youn, S.J.;Hwang, S.Y.;Chun, H.G.
    • Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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    • v.39 no.6
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    • pp.295-301
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    • 2006
  • Hard chrome plating has been used in surface hard coating over 50 years both for applying hard coating and re-building of worn components. Hard chrome plating solution and mist pollute environment with very toxic $Cr^{6+}$(hex-Cr) known as carcinogen which causes lung cancer, High velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) thermal spray coatings of WC base cermet and Co-alloy powders are the most promising candidates for the replacement of the traditional hard chrome plating. Surface properties, wear, and friction behaviors of micron size Co-alloy (T800) and micron size WC-l2Co (WC-Co) have been studied for the application as hard coatings. The temperature dependence of wear and friction behaviors of T800 and WC-Co have been investigated at the temperature of $25^{\circ}C$ and $538^{\circ}C$ for the application to high speed spindle.