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The analysis of ballast abrasion and fracture by Multiple Tie Tamper (장비작업에 의한 도상자갈의 마모.파쇄변화에 관한 분석)

  • Lee, Choon-Kil;Kim, Kwan-Hyung
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2008.11b
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    • pp.1024-1028
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    • 2008
  • The ballast, one of track components, plays an essential role as intermedium in transmitting train load to subgrade safely, and the deterioration of ballast directly effects the growth of track irregularity. In this study, we determined the main factor of ballast deterioration was miniature of ballast gravel caused MTT(Multiple Tie Tamper) works and accumulated traffic loads. To estimate the deterioration characteristics of ballast, we carried out field test through track construction for test and the model test simulating the actual operation environment, have done a comparative analysis with the sample's result(crushing rate) of high-speed railroad running actually.

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Anti-inflammatory effect of Samultang in human mast cell line HMC-1

  • Choi In-Young;Kim Su-Jin;Kang Tae-Hee;Lee Byung-Hee;Lee Joon-Ho;Lee Ju-Young;Kim Hyung-Min;Hong Seung-Heon;Um Jae-Young
    • Advances in Traditional Medicine
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.237-244
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    • 2006
  • Samultang has been believed for prevention and remedy various blood diseases such as menstrual irregularity, anemia, and metrorrhagia. However, the mechanism that accounts for anti-inflammatory effects of the Samultang is still not fully understood. This study was designed to evaluate whether and how the Samultang could modulate the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines in phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) plus calcium ionophore A23187 treated-human mast cell line, HMC-1. Samultang inhibited the production of tumor necrosis factor $(TNF)-\alpha$, interleukin (IL)-6, granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in HMC-1. Maximal inhibition rate of $TNF-\alpha$, IL-6, GM-CSF, and VEGF by 0.1 mg/ml Samultang was about $70.73{\pm}3.0%,\;51.49{\pm}4.14%,\;54.03{\pm}2.09%$, and $47.95{\pm}7.86%$, respectively. Samultang partially blocked PMA plus A23187-induced cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 expression. In addition, Samultang inhibited activation of nuclear factor (NF)-kB, and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activation. These results suggest that anti-inflammatory effect of Samulatng may be mediated by the suppression of cytokine production and COX-2 activation via down-regulation of NF-kB and ERK activation.

Literatural Study on the Causes of Infertility in Women (여성(女性) 불임(不姙)의 원인(原因)에 관(關)한 문헌적(文獻的) 고찰(考察))

  • Kim, Eun Seop;Yoo, Dong Yeol
    • Journal of Haehwa Medicine
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.267-285
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    • 2000
  • According to the literatural study on the causes of Infertility in women, the results were as follows. 1. The causes of Infertility in women were arranged scholarly thoery during to Jin-Yuan era (金 元 時代) from Huang-Di-Nei-Jing(黃帝內經), and literatures after Ming-Qing era(明 淸 時代) divided and added one's own thoery since they choose preceding thoery. 2. In the Modern Medicine, the causes of Infertility in women are divided the product obstruction of Oocyte, the union obstruction of sperm and oocyte by abnormality of vagina, cervix, corpus, fallopian tubes, pelvic, and peritoneum, Endocrine factor, Immunologic factor, and Emotion factor. 3. In the Oriental Medicine, the causes of Infertility in women are attached importance to functional side as 'asthenia-cool of uterus'(子宮虛寒), 'deficiency of vital energy and blood'(氣血虛), 'deficiency of yin'(陰虛), 'impairement of seven emotion'(七情傷), 'disease of extra mierdians'(寄經病), and so forth; while on the other in the Modern Medicine, the causes of Infertility in women are attached importance to organic side as abnormality of uterus and ovary. 4. In the successive literatures, 'asthenia-cool of uterus'(子宮虛寒) occupied most frequency in the causes of Infertility in women and in the next obesity(體肥), 'deficiency of vital energy and blood'(氣血虛), menstrual irregularity(月經不調), deficiency of yin'(陰虛), 'impairement of seven emotion'(七情傷), emaciation(體瘦), 'disease of extra mierdians'(寄經病), and so forth occupied much frequency. 5. In the bodily form, obesity(體肥) and emaciation(體瘦) occupied comparatively more frequency.

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A multimodal adaptive evolution of the N1 method for assessment and design of r.c. framed structures

  • Lenza, Pietro;Ghersi, Aurelio;Marino, Edoardo M.;Pellecchia, Marcello
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.271-284
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    • 2017
  • This paper presents a multimodal adaptive nonlinear static method of analysis that, differently from the nonlinear static methods suggested in seismic codes, does not require the definition of the equivalent Single-Degree-Of-Freedom (SDOF) system to evaluate the seismic response of structures. First, the proposed method is formulated for the assessment of r.c. plane frames and then it is extended to 3D framed structures. Furthermore, the proposed nonlinear static approach is re-elaborated as a displacement-based design method that does not require the use of the behaviour factor and takes into account explicitly the plastic deformation capacity of the structure. Numerical applications to r.c. plane frames and to a 3D framed structure with inplan irregularity are carried out to illustrate the attractive features as well as the limitations of the proposed method. Furthermore, the numerical applications evidence the uncertainty about the suitability of the displacement demand prediction obtained by the nonlinear static methods commonly adopted.

Tropospheric Anomaly Detection in Multi-Reference Stations Environment during Localized Atmospheric Conditions-(2) : Analytic Results of Anomaly Detection Algorithm

  • Yoo, Yun-Ja
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.40 no.5
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    • pp.271-278
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    • 2016
  • Localized atmospheric conditions between multi-reference stations can bring the tropospheric delay irregularity that becomes an error terms affecting positioning accuracy in network RTK environment. Imbalanced network error can affect the network solutions and it can corrupt the entire network solution and degrade the correction accuracy. If an anomaly could be detected before the correction message was generated, it is possible to eliminate the anomalous satellite that can cause degradation of the network solution during the tropospheric delay anomaly. An atmospheric grid that consists of four meteorological stations was used to detect an inhomogeneous weather conditions and tropospheric anomaly applied AWSs (automatic weather stations) meteorological data. The threshold of anomaly detection algorithm was determined based on the statistical weather data of AWSs for 5 years in an atmospheric grid. From the analytic results of anomaly detection algorithm it showed that the proposed algorithm can detect an anomalous satellite with an anomaly flag generation caused tropospheric delay anomaly during localized atmospheric conditions between stations. It was shown that the different precipitation condition between stations is the main factor affecting tropospheric anomalies.

An investigation on plan geometries of RC buildings: with or without projections in plan

  • Inan, Tugba;Korkmaz, Koray;Cagatay, Ismail H.
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.9 no.6
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    • pp.439-455
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    • 2012
  • The interaction of plan geometry and structural configuration, a determinative factor in the earthquake behavior of buildings, has become a serious issue in the building industry in Turkey due to the poor seismic performance of R/C buildings during the latest earthquake. Consequently, designing new buildings without structural irregularities against earthquake loads is proving to be more significant. This study focuses on the effects of plan geometries on earthquake performances of buildings. In that respect, structural irregularities in the plan are investigated in detail based on the Turkish Earthquake Code (TEC 2007). The study is based on five main parametric models and a total of 40 sub-models that are grouped according to their plan geometries with excessive projections such as L-shaped, H-shaped, T-shaped and U-shaped models. In addition to these, a square model without any projections is also generated. All models are designed to have the same storey gross area but with different number of storeys. Changes in the earthquake behavior of buildings were evaluated according to the number of storeys, the projection ratios and the symmetry conditions of each model. The analysis of each structural irregularity resulted in many findings, which were then assessed. The study demonstrates that the square model delivers the best earthquake performance owing to its regular plan geometry.

A Study on the Crushing Characteristic of the Ballast Gravel at High-Speed Railroad (고속선 도상자갈의 파쇄특성에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Choon-Kil;Kim, Nam-Hong;Woo, Byoung-Koo;Lee, Sung-Uk
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.384-389
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    • 2008
  • The ballast, one of track components, plays an essential role as intermedium in transmitting train load to subgrade safely, and the deterioration of ballast directly effects the growth of track irregularity. In this study, we determined the main factor of ballast deterioration was miniature of ballast gravel caused MTT (Multiple Tie Tamper) works and accumulated traffic loads. To estimate the deterioration characteristics of ballast, we carried out field test (Chap.2) through track construction for test and the model test (Chap.3) simulating the actual operation environment, have done a comparative analysis with the sample's result (crushing rate) of high-speed railroad running actually.

A Research of the Correlation between Menstrual Conditions and Health Checkup Examines in Female University Students (여대생의 건강검진자료와 월경양상과의 상관성에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Yoon-Sang;Oh, Hyun-Sook
    • The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.56-69
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    • 2012
  • Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between menstrual conditions and items of health checkup examinations in female university students for prediction of reproductive health. Methods: Data from the 2011's medical examination participants(990 students among total 1,699 students) of ${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$ University University in Korea were analyzed for this study. Menstrual condition, Sa-sang constitution and other surveys were checked through self-administered questionnaire, health checkup were measured anthropometric variables, CBC, B/C and U/A. Results: In the 46.4% of total participants appeared menstrual disorder of menstrual cycle or menstrual amount, the irregular period of menstrual cycle have a influence on menstrual amount. stress was relatively heavy factor of causing irregularity of menstrual cycle and amount, RBC, cholesterol, ABO type and Sa-sang constitution had some connection with menstrual amount. Conclusions: Among the items of health checkup examinations, stress, RBC, cholesterol, ABO type and Sa-sang constitution were related with the change of menstrual cycle and amount.

Study for Relations Among the Dietary Behavior, Physical Status, and the Degree of Study Achievement of the Secondary School Students (중.고등학생의 식생활행동과 신체상태 및 학업성취도와의 관계 연구)

  • Lee, Gun-Soon;Rhie, Seung-Gyo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.137-147
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    • 1997
  • The purpose of this study was to determine the influences on physical status and study achievement by the dietary behavior of the youth in Korea. The survey was carried from June to July, 1995 by way of questionnaire to 397 students. The students' study achievement records and physical status were analyzed by the factor of dietary behavior. The results were as follows: 1 The average physical status of male students was lean, but females were standard. 76ft of mothers of the subjects were working in specialty farming. The monthly income of their family was $1000{\sim}1500$ thousand Won and students' pocket money was $20{\sim}40$ thousand Won per month. 2. The aspects of meal behavior included the general idea that the meal was thought to relieve hunger, and preference of taste was spiciness The most important factor of the meals for the students was taste. Their bad meal habits were quick eating and irregularity of meals. 3. There was a significant difference in the comparison of the study achieving records with the frequency of supper However, there was no one meaningful difference between study achievement records and the attendance rate to school, health status, and living conditions. However, there was a significant difference between their study records and eating with family. The students, who had the breakfast and/or supper with family, remarked better study records than other groups. 4. Also, there was a significant difference of study records with physical status. The overweight or obese students had a lower degree of study score (p<0.1). Adolescence is considered a period of setting up dietary behavior, so it is necessary to educate good nutrition and dietary habits for students to keep in healthy physical condition and with high study achievements.

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Study on Visual Patterns about Spatial Dimensions - Centered on the Golden Ratio, Fibonacci Sequence, and Fractal Theory - (공간 차원에 관한 시각적 패턴 연구 - 황금비, 피보나치 수열, 프랙털 이론을 중심으로 -)

  • Kim, Min-Suk;Kim, Kai-Chun
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.88-95
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    • 2014
  • This study intended arousal of other viewpoints that deal with and understand spaces and shapes, by describing the concept of 'dimensions' into visual patterns. Above all, the core concept of spatial dimensions was defined as 'expandability'. Then, first, the 'golden ratio', 'Fibonacci sequence', and 'fractal theory' were defined as elements of each dimension by stage. Second, a 'unit cell' of one dimension as 'minimum unit particles' was set. Next, Fibonacci sequence was set as an extended concept into two dimensions. Expansion into three dimensions was applied to the concept of 'self-similarity repetition' of 'Fractal'. In 'fractal dimension', the concept of 'regularity of irregularity' was set as a core attribute. Plus, Platonic solids were applied as a background concept of the setting of the 'unit cell' from the viewpoint of 'minimum unit particles'. Third, while 'characteristic patterns' which are shown in the courses of 'expansion' of each dimension were embodied for the visual expression forms of dimensions, expansion forms of dimensions are based on the premise of volume, directional nature, and concept of axes. Expressed shapes of each dimension are shown into visually diverse patterns and unexpected formative aspects, along with the expression of relative blank spaces originated from dualism. On the basis of these results, the 'unit cell' that is set as a concept of theoretical factor can be defined as a minimum factor of a basic algorism caused by other purpose. In here, by applying diverse pattern types, the fact that meaning spaces, shapes, and dimensions can be extracted was suggested.