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Compared Anti-inflammatory Activity of Euonymus alatus and Euonymus alatus for. ciliatodentatus (Franch. & Sav.) Hiyama Extract on Macrophages (화살나무(Euonymus alatus)와 회잎나무(Euonymus alatus for. ciliatodentatus (Franch. & Sav.) Hiyama) 추출물의 대식세포에 대한 항염증 활성비교)

  • Kim, Jeong Hwa;Oh, Su-Yeon;Han, Ju Hwan;Lee, Gooi Yong;An, Chan Ki;Hwang, Bang Yeon;Lee, Jae Kwon
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.58 no.6
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    • pp.357-363
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    • 2014
  • Euonymus alatus (EAE) and Euonymus alatus for. ciliatodentatus (Franch. & Sav.) Hiyama (EACHE) belong to the Celastraceae family and are one of the medicinal herbs used in traditional medicine as a therapeutic agent for blood circulation diseases. In this study, we prepared leaves methanolic extract of EAE (L-EAE), twigs methanolic extract of EAE (T-EAE), leaves methanolic extract of EACHE (L-EACHE) and twigs methanolic extract of EACHE (T-EACHE), and compared their anti-inflammatory activities. To analyze the anti-inflammatory activities, Raw 264.7 cells were used, since they are immature-macrophages and easily matured by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation. All extracts showed anti-inflammatory activities in the activated Raw 264.7 cells. That is, we showed that L-EACHE and T-EACHE are potent inhibitors of the production of nitric oxide and pro-inflammatory cytokines. These results are expected to serve as a guide for future studies on the ability of Celastraceae family to inhibit acute and chronic inflammatory diseases.

Experimental study on fuzzy control scheme applied to power system stabilization

  • Matsuki, Junya;Fushimi, Yasuyuki;Okada, Takao
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1990.10b
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    • pp.1271-1276
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    • 1990
  • The paper describes and presents the experimental results of a fuzzy control scheme applied to an electric power system. The fuzzy control scheme which was recently proposed by T. Hiyama and T. Nakano [1] is implemented on a digital processor with A/D and D/A converters and is tested on our laboratory system. The results show that the proposed fuzzy controller with optimal settings of its parameters gives better performance than the PSS (Power System Stabilizer) optimally adjusted. The problems encountered throughout the experiment are also discussed.

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New Record of the Genus Chlorophthalmus(Pisces : Chlorophthalmidae) from Korea (한국산 파랑눈매퉁이속(파랑눈매퉁이과) 어류 2 미기록종)

  • Kim, Yong-Uk;Kim, Young-Seop;Kang, Chung-Bae;Kim, Jin-Koo
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.163-168
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    • 1997
  • Four specimens of Chlorophthalmus albatrossis Jordan and Starks and one specimen of Chlorophthalmus acutifrons Hiyama belonging to the family Chlorophthalmidae were collected for the first time from Korea. We propose "Pa-rang-nun-mae-tung-yi" for Chlorophthalmus albatrossis and "Ch$\breve{u}$m-mun-pa-rang-nun-mae-tung-yi" for Chlorophthalmus acutifrons as a new Korean name.

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Experiments and analysis of the post-buckling behaviors of aluminum alloy double layer space grids applying ball joints

  • Hiyama, Yujiro;Ishikawa, Koichiro;Kato, Shiro;Okubo, Shoji
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.289-304
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    • 2000
  • This study discusses on the experimental and analytical results of the global buckling tests, carried out on aluminum alloy double layer space grids composed of tubular members, ball joints and connecting bolts at the member ends, with the purpose of demonstrating the effectiveness of a simplified analysis method using an equivalent slenderness ratio for the members. Because very few experiments have been carried out on this type of aluminum space grids, the buckling behavior is investigated experimentally over the post buckling regions using several space grid specimen with various values for the member slenderness ratio. The observed behavior duping the experiments is compared with the analytically obtained results. The comparison is made based on two different schemes; one on the plastic hinge method considering a bending moment-axial force interaction for members and the other on a method using an equivalent slenderness ratio. It is confirmed that the equivalent slenderness method can be effectively applied, even in the post buckling regions, once the effects of the rotational rigidity at the ball joints are appropriately evaluated, because the rigidity controls the buckling behavior. The effectiveness of the equivalent slenderness method will be widely utilized for estimation of the ultimate strength, even in post buckling regions for large span aluminum space grids composed of an extreme large number of nodes and members.

Multiobjective PI/PID Control Design Using an Iterative Linear Matrix Inequalities Algorithm

  • Bevrani, Hassan;Hiyama, Takashi
    • International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.117-127
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    • 2007
  • Many real world control systems usually track several control objectives, simultaneously. At the moment, it is desirable to meet all specified goals using the controllers with simple structures like as proportional-integral (PI) and proportional-integral-derivative (PID) which are very useful in industry applications. Since in practice, these controllers are commonly tuned based on classical or trial-and-error approaches, they are incapable of obtaining good dynamical performance to capture all design objectives and specifications. This paper addresses a new method to bridge the gap between the power of optimal multiobjective control and PI/PID industrial controls. First the PI/PID control problem is reduced to a static output feedback control synthesis through the mixed $H_2/H_{\infty}$ control technique, and then the control parameters are easily carried out using an iterative linear matrix inequalities (ILMI) algorithm. Numerical examples on load-frequency control (LFC) and power system stabilizer (PSS) designs are given to illustrate the proposed methodology. The results are compared with genetic algorithm (GA) based multiobjective control and LMI based full order mixed $H_2/H_{\infty}$ control designs.

NDVI RESPONSES TO THE FOREST CANOPY AND FLOOR IN EASTERN SIBERIA

  • Suzuki, Rikie;Kobayashi, Hideki;Delbart, Nicolas;Hiyama, Tetsuya;Asanuma, Jun
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2007.10a
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    • pp.325-328
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    • 2007
  • We discuss the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) of the forest canopy and floor separately based on airborne spectral reflectance measurements and simultaneous airborne land surface images acquired around Yakutsk, Siberia in 2000. The aerial land surface images were visually classified into four forest types: no-green canopy and snow floor (Type-1), green canopy and snow floor (Type-2), no-green canopy and no-snow floor (Type-3), and green canopy and no-snow floor (Type-4). The mean NDVI was calculated for these four types. Although Type-2 had green canopy, the NDVI was rather small (0.17) because of high reflection from the snow cover on the floor. Type-3, which had no green canopy, indicated considerably large NDVI (0.45) due to the greenness of the floor. Type-4 had the largest NDVI (0.75) because of the greenness of both the canopy and floor. These results reveal that the NDVI depends considerably on forest floor greenness and snow cover in addition to canopy greenness.

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Air Pollutant Dispersion Phenomena at a Street under a Sky Train Station in Bangkok, Thailand

  • Hiyama, Kyosuke;Hoshiko, Tomomi;Prueksasit, Tassanee;Kato, Shinsuke;Koganei, Makoto
    • International Journal of High-Rise Buildings
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.115-121
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    • 2013
  • The ventilation performance of a street in Bangkok, Thailand, was investigated by performing measurements and conducting a CFD analysis. We focused on a street that was covered by an elevated train station. It was shown that the ventilation efficiency varied drastically depending on the angle between the street and the wind direction. When the wind direction was parallel to the street, the elevated structure had a negative influence, which created higher pollutant concentrations than in locations without elevated structures. However, when the wind direction was perpendicular to the street, the pollutant concentrations in the two situations were similar. Using a CFD analysis and ventilation performance indexes, it was shown that the elevated structure directed the wind flow and enhanced the ventilation efficiency, which positively affected ventilation performance. These kinds of knowledge can lead us to optimize city planning including high-rise buildings with high ventilation efficiency.