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CuPc: $F_4$-TCNQ 정공 수송층이 도입된 P-i-n형 유기 박막 태양전지의 성능 특성 연구 (Performance Characteristics of p-i-n Type Organic Thin-film Photovoltaic Cell with CuPc: $F_4$-TCNQ Hole Transport Layer)

  • 박소현;강학수;나타라잔센틸루마르;박대원;최영선
    • 폴리머
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    • 제33권3호
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    • pp.191-197
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    • 2009
  • 박막형 유기 태양전지의 성능 향상을 위하여 정공 수송층인 CuPc 층에 강한 p형 유기 반도체인 $F_4$-TCNQ을 도핑하여 ITO/PEDOT:PSS/CuPc: $F_4$-TCNQ(5wt%)/CuPc:C60 (blending ratio 1 : 1)/C60/BCP/LiF/Al의 이종 접합 구조를 가지는 P-i-n형 유기 박막형 태양전지 소자를 진공증착 장비를 이용하여 제조한 후, 유기 태양전지의 전류 밀도-전압(J-V) 특성, 단락 전류($J_{sc}$), 개방 전압($V_{oc}$), 충진 인자(fill factor: FF), 에너지 전환 효율(${\eta}_e$) 등을 측정하고 계산하여 성능 굉가를 수행하였다. CuPc 층에 $F_4$-TCNQ을 도핑함으로써 에너지 흡수 스펙트럼에서 흡수강도가 증가하였으며, $F_4$-TCNQ가 도핑된 CuPc 박막에서 $F_4$-TCNQ 유기 분자의 분산성 향상, 박막의 표면 균일성, 주입 전류(injection currents) 향상 효과등에 의해서 제조된 p-i-n형 유기 박막 태양전지의 성능이 향상되는 것으로 확인되었다. 제조된 유기 태양전지의 에너지 전환 효율(${\eta}_e$)은 0.15%로 실리콘 태양전지와 비교해서 아직도 성능 향상을 위한 많은 노력이 필요함을 보여 준다.

Combined training improves body composition, balance, and muscle function in sarcopenia elderly

  • Jung, Won Sang;Moon, Hwang Woon
    • Journal of Sport and Applied Science
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    • 제5권4호
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2021
  • Purpose: Sarcopenia is defined as a decrease in muscle mass, strength, and function with age that affects overall body function. We aimed to investigate the effect of combined training on body composition, balance, and muscle function in sarcopenia elderly. Research design, data, and methodology: Twenty-eight sarcopenia elderly (age 74.9±4.5 years) were randomly assigned to an exercise, EG (n=14), or a control, CG (n=14), group. The EG performed an intervention consisting of combined exercise training (60-75 min) for a total of 12 weeks, three times a week. The CG maintained their usual daily lifestyle during the intervention period. We measured body weight, body mass index (BMI), % body fat, free fat mass, balance ability, peak torque in shoulder, knee, and lumbar joints normalized for bodyweight in one second. Results: The EG showed improved body composition (i.e., BMI, fat-free body mass, fat mass; all p < 0.031, η2 > 0.179), balance (i.e., right and left of static and dynamic balance and fast 10 m walk; all p < 0.049, η2 > 0.152), and muscular function (i.e., 90°/sec and 180°/sec peak power per kg bodyweight, 90°/sec average power per kg bodyweight, 180°/sec total work, and 180°/sec endurance ratio; all p < 0.045, η2 > 0.158). Conclusions: Combined exercise training improves muscle mass and strength, body composition, balance, and muscle function in sarcopenia elderly.

Responses in growth performance and nutrient digestibility to a multi-protease supplementation in amino acid-deficient broiler diets

  • Cho, Hyun Min;Hong, Jun Sun;Kim, Yu Bin;Nawarathne, Shan Randima;Choi, Inchul;Yi, Young-Joo;Wu, Di;Lee, Hans;Han, Seung Eun;Nam, Ki Taeg;Seoung, Eun Il;Heo, Jung Min
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • 제62권6호
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    • pp.840-853
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    • 2020
  • The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of a multi-protease on production indicators of broiler chickens fed a crude protein and amino acid deficient-diets for 35 days immediately after hatch. A total of 448 one-day-old Ross 308 male broiler chicks were allocated in a completely randomized design into one of eight dietary treatments (positive control [PC], negative control [NC: minus 0.5% from PC, and minus 2% of lysine, methionine, threonine and methionine plus cysteine], extreme negative control [ENC: minus 1% from PC, minus 4% of lysine, methionine, threonine and methionine plus cysteine], and plus multi-protease 150 or 300 g per ton [e. g., PC-150]; PC, PC-150, NC, NC-150, NC-300, ENC, ENC-150, ENC-300) to give eight replicates with seven birds in a battery cage. Body weight, average daily gain, average daily feed intake, feed conversion ratio, and mortality were measured every week. Carcass traits, proximate analysis of breast meat, and ileum digestibility were analyzed on day 21 and 35. Feeding a multi-protease (i.e., more than 150 g/ton) for 35 days immediately after hatching improved feed efficiency and ileum digestibility (i.e., dry matter, crude protein, and energy) compared to their counterparts (i.e., diets without multi-protease: PC, NC, and ENC). In conclusion, our results indicated that broiler chickens fed nutrients deficient-diet (i.e., crude protein and amino acids) supplemented a multi-protease had an ability to compensate and (or) improve their growth performance commensurate with increased ileal digestibility for 35 days immediately after hatch.

고온 플랜트용 내열 합금강 가속열화 기구의 현장 사용재 비교 검증 (Comparative Verification of Accelerated Degradation Mechanism of Heat-Resistant Steel for High Temperature Plant with that Used in the Field)

  • 이승미;김재연;변재원
    • 한국신뢰성학회지:신뢰성응용연구
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    • 제15권4호
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    • pp.262-269
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    • 2015
  • Accelerated degradation mechanism of the heat-resistant steel for high temperature plant was analysed in terms of microstructure and hardness. In order to simulate the microstructure of the steel actually used at $540^{\circ}C$ in the field, isothermal exposure was carried out at $630^{\circ}C$ up to 4,800 hours. The artificial degradation mechanism was comparatively verified to successfully simulate degradation of the long-time used field material. For the artificially degraded specimens, databases including size and aspect ratio of carbide, chemical composition (i.e., Cr/Mo ratio) of grain boundary carbide were built up. These degradation parameters were suggested as fingerprints for PHM (i.e., prognostics health management) of power plants.

Seismic behavior of steel reinforced concrete cross-shaped column under combined torsion

  • Chen, Zongping;Liu, Xiang
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • 제26권4호
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    • pp.407-420
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    • 2018
  • Experiments were performed to explore the hysteretic performance of steel reinforced concrete (SRC) cross-shaped columns. Nine specimens were designed and tested under the combined action of compression, flexure, shear and torsion. Torsion-bending ratio (i.e., 0, 0.14, 0.21) and steel forms (i.e., Solid - web steel, T - shaped steel, Channel steel) were considered in the test. Both failure processes and modes were obtained during the whole loading procedure. Based on experimental data, seismic indexes, such as bearing capacity, ductility and energy dissipation were investigated in detail. Experimental results suggest that depending on the torsion-bending ratio, failure modes of SRC cross-shaped columns are bending failure, flexure-torsion failure and torsion-shear failure. Shear - displacement hysteretic loops are fuller than torque - twist angle hysteretic curves. SRC cross-shaped columns exhibit good ductility and deformation capacity. In the range of test parameters, the existence of torque does not reduce the shear force but it reduces the displacement and bending energy dissipation capacity. What is more, the bending energy dissipation capacity increases with the rising of displacement level, while the torsion energy dissipation capacity decreases.

Variations in Karyotypic Characteristics of Different Breed Groups of Water Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

  • Bondoc, O.L.;Flor, M.C.G.T.;Rebollos, S.D.N.;Albarace, A.G.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제15권3호
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    • pp.321-325
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    • 2002
  • Karyotype analysis was carried out on blood samples of 30 water buffaloes belonging to different breed groups (i.e. Philippine Carabao (PC), Indian Murrah (IM), Bulgarian Murrah (BM), "$F_1$ 50% IM-50% PC", "$F_1$ 50% BM-50% PC" and "75% IM-25% PC"), using the modified Leucocyte Culture Technique. The modal chromosome numbers of the PC, "$F_1$ 50% IM-50% PC", "$F_1$ 50% BM-50% PC", IM, BM and "75% IM-25% PC" were 2n=48, 49, 49, 50, 50 and 50, respectively. The water buffalo chromosomes are mostly acrocentric (79.67%) and the remainder submetacentric (20.33%). Results of the ordinary least square analysis showed significant breed effects (p<0.01) on other karyotypic characteristics (i.e. relative length, arm ratio and centromeric index). Significant correlation between karyotypic characteristics and some animal performance traits were also found. The significant correlation values imply that karyotypic characteristics can be used as important criteria to select potentially productive young water buffaloes. In the future, more production and reproduction traits from non-institutional herds should be included in the analysis to reveal meaningful correlations with various karyotypic characteristics.

강원도 막국수와 메밀분의 성분학적 특성 및 시판제품 중의 메밀함량 감별법 (Studies on compositional Characteristics and Quantitative Determination of Buckwheat Flour in Commercial Products of Kangwondo Makkuksoo(Buckwheat Noodle) and Buckwheat Flour)

  • 이상영;최용순;심태흠;김준래;김성완;정의호
    • 한국식품영양과학회지
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    • 제28권5호
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    • pp.963-968
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    • 1999
  • This study was tried to evaluate possibilities for discriminating the mixture degree of wheat flour from buckwheat products. Buckwheat was milled into four grades of powder, i.e. whole grain flour (WGF), inner layer flour(ILF), middle layer flour(MLF) and outer layer flour(OLF)), and these powders were mixed with wheat flour(WF) to make mixed samples. Ash, protein and fat contents of the buckwheat flours were high in the order of OLF=WGF>MLF>ILF. On the other hand, WF showed a similar content to OLF in ash and protein, and to ILF in fats. Potassium and magnesium contents were higher in all the buckwheat powder than in the wheat flour. Flavonoid contents were higher in order of OLF>WGF=MLF> ILF, but it was not in wheat flour. Although the reliable correlation between mix ratio and components, i.e. mag nesium or ash analyzed were found, it did not seem to reflect sufficiently the expected variations of contents of original material components. Also, compositions of commercial buckwheat products were analyzed to evaluate the mixed ratio of buckwheat flour and wheat flour. The results suggest that the components analyzed in this study as putative marker were not good in determining whether or how much buckwheat products contained wheat flour.

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Numerical verification of a dual system's seismic response

  • Phocas, Marios C.;Sophocleous, Tonia
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • 제3권5호
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    • pp.749-766
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    • 2012
  • Structural control through integration of passive damping devices within the building structure has been increasingly implemented internationally in the last years and has proven to be a most promising strategy for earthquake safety. In the present paper an alternative configuration of an innovative energy dissipation mechanism that consists of slender tension only bracing members with closed loop and a hysteretic damper is investigated in its dynamic behavior. The implementation of the adaptable dual control system, ADCS, in frame structures enables a dual function of the component members, leading to two practically uncoupled systems, i.e., the primary frame, responsible for the normal vertical and horizontal forces and the closed bracing-damper mechanism, for the earthquake forces and the necessary energy dissipation. Three representative international earthquake motions of differing frequency contents, duration and peak ground acceleration have been considered for the numerical verification of the effectiveness and properties of the SDOF systems with the proposed ADCS-configuration. The control mechanism may result in significant energy dissipation, when the geometrical and mechanical properties, i.e., stiffness and yield force of the integrated damper, are predefined. An optimum damper ratio, DR, defined as the ratio of the stiffness to the yield force of the hysteretic damper, is proposed to be used along with the stiffness factor of the damper's- to the primary frame's stiffness, in order for the control mechanism to achieve high energy dissipation and at the same time to prevent any increase of the system's maximum base shear and relative displacements. The results are summarized in a preliminary design methodology for ADCS.

THE CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF PG QUASARS

  • 신재진;우종학
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제37권2호
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    • pp.74.2-74.2
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    • 2012
  • Metallicity is an important tracer of star formation in galaxy evolution. Based on the flux ratios of broad emission lines, AGN metallicity has shown a correlation with AGN luminosity. However, it is not clear what physical parameter drives the observed correlation. Using a sample 69 Palomar-Green QSOs at low-z (z<0.5), we determine BLR gas metallicity from emission line flux ratios, i.e., N V1240/C IV1549, (Si IV1398+O IV1402)/C IV1549 and N V1240/He II1640 based on the UV spectra from the HST and IUE archives. We compare BLR gas metallicity with various AGN properties, i.e., black hole mass, AGN luminosity and Eddington ratio, in order to investigate physical connection between metal enrichment and AGN activity. In contrast to high-z QSOs, which show the correlation between metallicity and black hole mass, we find that the metallicity of low-z QSOs correlates with Eddington ratio, but not with black hole mass, suggesting that metallicity enrichment mechanism is different between low-z and high-z.

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Aerodynamics of tapered and set-back buildings using Detached-eddy simulation

  • Sharma, Ashutosh;Mittal, Hemant;Gairola, Ajay
    • Wind and Structures
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    • 제29권2호
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    • pp.111-127
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    • 2019
  • The tapered and set-back type of unconventional designs have been used earlier in many buildings. These shapes are aerodynamically efficient and offer a significant amount of damping against wind-induced forces and excitations. Various studies have been conducted on these shapes earlier. The present study adopts a hybrid approach of turbulence modelling i.e., Detached-eddy Simulation (DES) to investigate the effect of height modified tapered and set-back buildings on aerodynamic forces and their sensitivity towards pressure. The modifications in the flow field around the building models are also investigated and discussed. Three tapering ratios (T.R.=(Bottom width- Top width)/Height) i.e., 5%, 10%, 15% are considered for tapered and set-back buildings. The results show that, mean and RMS along-wind and across-wind forces are reduced significantly for the aerodynamically modified buildings. The extent of reduction in the forces increases as the taper ratio is increased, however, the set-back modifications are more worthwhile than tapered showing greater reduction in the forces. The pressure distribution on the surfaces of the buildings are analyzed and in the last section, the influence of the flow field on the forces is discussed.