• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate possible differences in the location of the inferior alveolar canal in male and female Egyptians. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional retrospective study involved the evaluation of 210 CBCT scans of Egyptian individuals (18-70 years old). The inferior alveolar canal was localized by measuring 8 linear dimensions: 2 for the vertical localization of the mental foramen (superior and inferior to the mental foramen), 4 at the first molar bifurcation for the vertical and horizontal localization of the inferior alveolar canal (superior, inferior, buccal, and lingual to the inferior alveolar canal), and 2 for the horizontal localization of the mandibular foramen (anterior and posterior to the mandibular foramen). The measurements were statistically analyzed via comparative analysis, stepwise logistic regression, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Results: Six of the 8 measured distances differed to a statistically significant extent between the sexes. Regression analysis suggested a logistic function with a concordance index of 84%. The diagnostic accuracy capabilities of the linear measurements as sex predictors were calculated using ROC analysis, and the 6 best predictors for sex determination were selected and ranked from highest to lowest predictive power. Moreover, combining these 6 predictors increased the predictive power to 84%. Conclusion: The location of the inferior alveolar canal in the Egyptian population varies significantly by sex; accordingly, this anatomic landmark could be used as a reliable indicator of sexual dimorphism.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.296-299
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• 2008

High order statistical parameters were evaluated using the electrochemical noise data collected during corrosion of type 430 stainless steel coupled to a inert, platinum electrode in 3.5% NaCl solution. High order statistical parameters are shown to predict uniform corrosion properly. However, Localization index, skewness of current, kurtosis and skewness of potential are capable of predicting pitting corrosion only when the transients are large with long life time. Of the high order statistical parameters evaluated, kurtosis of current is found to be the most sensitive parameter for detecting uniform and pitting corrosion.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.16-21
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• 2005

Photonic crystals, periodic structure with a high refractive index contrast modulation, have recently become very interesting platform for the manipulation of light. The existence of a photonic bandgap, a frequency range in which the propagation of light is prevented in all directions, makes photonic crystal very useful in application where the spatial localization of light is required, for example waveguide, beam splitter, and cavity. However, the fabrication of 3 dimensional photonic crystals is still difficult process. A concept that has recently attracted a lot of attention is a planar photonic crystal based on a dielectric membrane, suspended in the air and perforated with two dimensional lattice of hole. The fabrication of Si master with pillar structure using hot embossing process is investigated for two dimensional, low-index-contrast photonic crystal waveguide. From our research we show that the multiple stamp copy process proved to be feasible and useful.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권18호
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• pp.8339-8343
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• 2016

Background: To determine the outcome and cost saving by placing ultrasound guided surgical clips for tumor localization in patients undergoing neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer. Materials and Methods: This retrospective cross sectional analytical study was conducted at the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan from January to December 2014. A sample of 25 women fulfilling our selection criteria was taken. All patients came to our department for ultrasound guided core biopsy of suspicious breast lesions and clip placement in the index lesion prior to neo-adjuvant chemotherapy. All the selected patients had biopsy proven breast cancer. Results: The mean age was $45{\pm}11.6years$. There were no complications seen after clip placement in terms of clip migration or hemorrhage. The cost of commercially available markers was approximately PKR 9,000 (US$ 90) and that of the surgical clip was PKR 900 (US$ 9). The cost of surgical clips in 25 patients was PKR 22,500 (US$ 225), when compared to the commercially available markers which may have incurred a cost of PKR 225,000 (US$ 2,250). The total cost saving for 25 patients was PKR 202,500 (US$ 2, 025), making it PKR 8100 (US$ 81) per patient. Conclusions: The results of our study show that ultrasound guided surgical clip placement in index lesions prior to neo-adjuvant therapy is a safe and cost effective method to identify tumor bed and response to treatment for further management.

• 한국지역지리학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.367-381
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• 2008

본 연구는 대구시 상업지역의 공간분포 및 계층구조 변화를 분석한 것이다. 분석기법으로 집중지수, 집중화계수 및 특화계수를 이용하였으며, 1985년$\sim$2003년의 기간을 고찰했다. 도시인구의 성장과 함께 도시적 토지이용이 증가되었다. 인구 성장 118%에 비해 상업입지량 증가율은 330%에 달하였다. 주요 상업적 토지이용은 판매업이 가장 높고 그 다음이 업무, 식품 순이다. 업종별 공간 분포의 분석에서 숙박, 의료, 운수창고 및 위락 등이 집중도가 높으며, 도시 외곽으로 갈수록 특수상업지구를 형성하였다. 판매업의 분산화가 가장 높게 나타나고 있으며, 식품, 업무도 분산 성향이 높았다. 한편 분석기간 동안, 도심부의 상업 집중 성향이 나타나고 있다. 도심핵의 공간적 확장과 함께 도심 주변지역의 상업 집중 또한 증가하는 추세이다. 도시상업의 공간구조는 단핵도시의 성격이 강화되고 있다. 그러나 내부시가지의 결절에 2계층의 중심지들이 생성되면서 다핵화의 과정에 있고, 특히 동대구역 역세권 지역은 부도심으로 성장할 잠재력을 나타내고 있다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.75-90
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• 2013

In order to identify damage of highway bridges rapidly, a method for damage identification using dynamic response of bridge induced by moving vehicle and static test data is proposed. To locate damage of the structure, displacement energy damage index defined from the energy of the displacement response time history is adopted as the indicator. The displacement response time histories of bridge structure are obtained from simulation of vehicle-bridge coupled vibration analysis. The vehicle model is considered as a four-degree-of-freedom system, and the vibration equations of the vehicle model are deduced based on the D'Alembert principle. Finite element method is used to discretize bridge and finite element model is set up. According to the condition of displacement and force compatibility between vehicle and bridge, the vibration equations of the vehicle and bridge models are coupled. A Newmark-${\beta}$ algorithm based professional procedure VBAP is developed in MATLAB, and used to analyze the vehicle-bridge system coupled vibration. After damage is located by employing the displacement energy damage index, the damage extent is estimated through the least-square-method based model updating using static test data. At last, taking one simply supported bridge as an illustrative example, some damage scenarios are identified using the proposed damage identification methodology. The results indicate that the proposed method is efficient for damage localization and damage extent estimation.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.498-501
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• 2005

Photonic crystals, periodic structure with a high refractive index contrast modulation, have recently become very interesting platform for manipulation of light. The existence of a photonic bandgap, a frequency range in which propagation of light is prevented in all direction, makes photonic crystal very useful in application where spatial localization of light is required for waveguide, beam splitter, and cavity. But fabrication of 3 dimensional photonic crystal is still difficult process. a concept that has recently attracted a lot of attention is a planar photonic crystal based on a dielectric membrane, suspended in the air, and perforated with 2 dimensional lattice of hole. We show that the polymer slabs suspended in air with triangular lattice of air hole can exhibit the in-plane photonic bandgap for TE-like modes. The fabrication of Si master with pillar structure using hot embossing process was investigated for 2 dimensional low-index-contrast photonic crystal waveguide.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.59-69
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• 2010

해외건설이 국가수출에 중추적인 역할을 하는 산업으로서 기여하고 있음에도 불구하고 그 간 해외건설 진출전략에 관한 연구는 단편적인 동향이나 활성화 제언을 제시하는데 초점이 모아졌다. 금융위기와 같은 시장 불확실성에 대비하고 중장기 진출 전략을 세우기 위해서는 이러한 제언적 연구나 프로젝트단위의 연구보다는 제조업처럼 기업단위의 연구를 통해 실효성 있는 해외진출 전략을 모색하는 것이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 1993년부터 2007년까지 31개의 기업이 수행한 1,920개의 해외수주 프로젝트를 기업별로 분석하여 9개의 전략지수를 산정하고 4개의 재무지표를 조사하여 주요 기간별(아시아시장 도약기, IMF 조정기, 재도약기)로 기업의 수주성과를 다중회귀분석을 통하여 분석하였다. 또한 주요 전략지수와 재무지표의 각 시기별 증감이 기업의 해외수주량 증감과 어떤 상관관계가 있는지를 살펴보기 위해 동태적인 분석을 추가하였다. 그 결과 건설기업의 지역다각화, 공종다각화, 현지화, 부채비율 감소는 어느 시기에나 중장기적으로 해외수주량을 증가시키는 중요한 전략으로 평가되었으며, 국내기업간 공동진출비중, 선진기업 제휴비중, 현지기업 제휴비중, 인건비 비중, 관리비 비중의 증감은 시대에 따라 다르게 평가되었다. 본 연구의 성과는 해외건설진출 기업들에게 구체적이고 근거 있는 진출전략을 수립하고 해외시장진출 리스크를 관리하는데 유익하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.1-22
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• 2020

The modal strain energy method is one of the efficient methods for detecting damage in the structures. Due to existing some limitations in real-world structures, sensors can only be located on a limited number of degrees of freedom (DOFs) of a structure. Therefore, the mode shape values in all DOFs of structures cannot be measured. In this paper, a modified modal strain energy based index (MMSEBI) is introduced to locate damaged elements of structures when a limited number of sensors are used. The proposed MMSEBI is based on the reconstruction of mode shapes using Improved Reduction System (IRS) method. Therefore, in the first step by employing IRS method, mode shapes in slave degrees of freedom are estimated by those of master degrees of freedom. In the second step, the proposed MMSEBI is used to located damage elements. In order to evaluate the efficiency of the proposed method, two numerical examples are considered under different damage patterns considering the measurement noise. Moreover, the universal threshold based on statistical hypothesis testing principles is applied to damage index values. The results show the effectiveness of the proposed MMSEBI for the structural damage localization when comparing with the available damage index named MESBI. The results demonstrate that the presented method can be used as a practical strategy for structural damage identification, especially when a limited number of sensors are installed on the structure. Finally, the combination of MMSEBI and IRS method can provide a reliable tool to identify the location of damage accurately.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.657-675
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• 2015

In this study, the feasibility of vibration-based damage detection methods for the wind turbine tower (WTT) structure is evaluated. First, a frequency-based damage detection (FBDD) is outlined. A damage-localization algorithm is visited to locate damage from changes in natural frequencies. Second, a mode-shape-based damage detection (MBDD) method is outlined. A damage index algorithm is utilized to localize damage from estimating changes in modal strain energies. Third, a finite element (FE) model based on a real WTT is established by using commercial software, Midas FEA. Several damage scenarios are numerically simulated in the FE model of the WTT. Finally, both FBDD and MBDD methods are employed to identify the damage scenarios simulated in the WTT. Damage regions are chosen close to the bolt connection of WTT segments; from there, the stiffness of damage elements are reduced.