• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.807-817
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• 2019

Airborne Gamma Ray Spectrometry (AGRS) with its important applications such as gathering radiation information of ground surface, geochemistry measuring of the abundance of Potassium, Thorium and Uranium in outer earth layer, environmental and nuclear site surveillance has a key role in the field of nuclear science and human life. The Broyden-Fletcher-Goldfarb-Shanno (BFGS), with its advanced numerical unconstrained nonlinear optimization in collaboration with Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) provides a noteworthy opportunity for modern AGRS. In this study a new AGRS system empowered by ANN-BFGS has been proposed and evaluated on available empirical AGRS data. To that effect different architectures of adaptive ANN-BFGS were implemented for a sort of published experimental AGRS outputs. The selected approach among of various training methods, with its low iteration cost and nondiagonal scaling allocation is a new powerful algorithm for AGRS data due to its inherent stochastic properties. Experiments were performed by different architectures and trainings, the selected scheme achieved the smallest number of epochs, the minimum Mean Square Error (MSE) and the maximum performance in compare with different types of optimization strategies and algorithms. The proposed method is capable to be implemented on a cost effective and minimum electronic equipment to present its real-time process, which will let it to be used on board a light Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The advanced adaptation properties and models of neural network, the training of stochastic process and its implementation on DSP outstands an affordable, reliable and low cost AGRS design. The main outcome of the study shows this method increases the quality of curvature information of AGRS data while cost of the algorithm is reduced in each iteration so the proposed ANN-BFGS is a trustworthy appropriate model for Gamma-ray data reconstruction and analysis based on advanced novel artificial intelligence systems.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.277-283
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• 2014

Next Generation Small Satellite-1 (NEXTSat-1) is scheduled to launch in 2017 and Instruments for the Study of Space Storm (ISSS) is planned to be onboard the NEXTSat-1. High Energy Particle Detector (HEPD) is one of the equipment comprising ISSS and the main objective of HEPD is to measure the high energy particles streaming into the Earth radiation belt during the event of a space storm, especially, electrons and protons, to obtain the flux information of those particles. For the design of HEPD, the Geometrical Factor was calculated to be 0.05 to be consistent with the targets of measurement and the structure of telescope with field of view of $33.4^{\circ}$ was designed using this factor. In order to decide the thickness of the detector sensor and the classification of the detection channels, a simulation was performed using GEANT4. Based on the simulation results, two silicon detectors with 1 mm thickness were selected and the aluminum foil of 0.05 mm is placed right in front of the silicon detectors to shield low energy particles. The detection channels are divided into an electron channel and two proton channels based on the measured LET of the particle. If the measured LET is less than 0.8 MeV, the particle belongs to the electron channel, otherwise it belongs to proton channels. HEPD is installed in the direction of $0^{\circ}$, $45^{\circ}$, $90^{\circ}$ against the along-track of a satellite to enable the efficient measurement of high energy particles. HEPD detects electrons with the energy of 0.1 MeV to several MeV and protons with the energy of more than a few MeV. Thus, the study on the dynamic mechanism of these particles in the Earth radiation belt will be performed.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.65-69
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• 1999

목적 : 온열치료는 엑스선 또는 감마선 등 LET 가 낮은 방사선에 대한 세포 및 조직에서의 반응을 증강시킬 수 있음이 이미 잘 알려져 있다. 그러나 다른 종류의 방사선과 온열치료의 상호작용에 대해서는 연구가 미미한 실정이다. 따라서 저자들은 속중성자와 온열치료의 순서 및 시간간격에 따른 병용효과를 파악하고자 이 연구를 시행하였다. 재료 및 방법 : 사람 위암세포주인 MKN-45 세포에서 1.5Gy 의 중성자조사 전후 각 6, 4, 2, 0(5분) 시간 간격으로 41$^{\circ}C$ 또는 43$^{\circ}C$ 에서 30분간의 온열치료 시행하여 세포생존율을 측정하였다. 결과 : MKN-45 의 D$_{0}$ 와 n 은 각각 0.8Gy 와 2.5 이었고, 1.5Gy 에서의 생존분획은 0.36($\pm0.34$) 이었다. 시간 간격에 따른 상호작용력은 대부분 1 과 2 사이였으나, 41$^{\circ}C$ 의 온열치료후 4 또는 6시간에 시행한 중성자조사에서는 상호작용력이 각각 3.0 과 2.7 이었다. 결론 : 속중성자와 온열치료의 병용효과는 주로 상가적(additive) 이나, 약온열치료(41$^{\circ}C$, 30분) 가 4 또는 6시간 전에 시행된 경우 후속 중성자조사에 대한 내성이 유발될 수있다.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.333-339
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• 2011

양성자 빔의 조사선량에 따라 정상섬유모세포인 MRC-5와 신경모세포종세포인 SK-N-SH의 DNA 손상도를 확인하고 시간 흐름에 따른 회복률을 비교 분석하였다. 두 가지의 세포에 2Gy, 5Gy, 8Gy의 양성자 빔을 각각 조사한 후 Alkaline comet assay를 실시하였다. Tail moment를 측정하여 DNA의 손상도를 비교하였고 일정시간이 지난 후 재 측정을 하여 두 가지 세포의 회복가능성을 비교하였다. 세가지 선량으로 양성자 빔을 조사하였을 때 전체적으로 SK-N-SH에 비해 MRC-5의 DNA 손상도는 낮았지만 8Gy 조사하였을 때 MRC-5의 Tail moment값은 $50.3202{\pm}23.17155$로 위험수준의 손상이 발생함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 2Gy와 5Gy 조사하였을 때 두 세포 모두 25시간 안에 거의 회복되는 반면 8Gy 조사시 두 세포 모두 회복률이 낮아졌으며 MRC-5의 경우 25시간 후 측정시 Tail moment값은 $18.1536{\pm}4.42849$로 선량 증가에 크게 반응하여 회복률이 낮아짐을 확인하였다. 양성자 빔의 SOBP 중 다른 지점에 비해 distal declining edge에서 LET가 더 높으며 선량을 높이면 그 차이는 월등히 커진다. 이러한 특징과 더불어 본 연구에서 확인한 고선량 조사시 정상섬유모세포의 회복률이 낮아져 지속적인 손상으로 이어진다는 점은 양성자 치료시 주의하여야 한다. 종양조직에 해당하는 SOBP 중심부에 조사되는 조건 뿐 아니라 더 높은 RBE의 주변 정상조직에 적용되는 조사조건을 확인하여야 부작용을 막을 수 있다.

• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.305-319
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• 1999

The objective of this study were to evaluate the relation between post-examination management states of dental caries in elementary school students and a mother's dental health beliefs. We systematically chose 10 elementary school in urban and rural areas of Chungnam Province and determined the first class students of 5 and 6 grade in each school as study subjects. Among 837 participants, 669 students were diagnosed with dental caries after a 1998 periodic dental health examination was answered completely and analysed. The contents of the questionnaire for students were general characteristics, dental health behaviors, notification factors, treatment factors. Their mothers were surveyed by another questionnaire. The contents of the questionnaire for mothers were also general characteristics, dental health behaviors, and dental health beliefs. The result of this study were as follows 1. The prevalence of dental caries was 65.0% and there was no significant difference between urban and rural areas. 2. Meanwhile, 63.8% of students in urban areas knew the examination result through a doctor's explanation, 52.4% of students in rural areas learned through a school notification letter, 82.9% of all the students let their parents know of their dental caries. 3. Among the dental caries group, 36.3% of the students were treated as for treatment, most students in urban areas visited a dental clinic, but those in rural areas visited the dental dept of a public health center as for the treatment time, 35.9% of the students were treated immediately after the examination. 4. 44.9% of those treated answered that they felt they needed treatment; 67.2% of those not treated answered that they considered the treatment as a bother and unnecessary due to no pain. 5. Overall, the scores in the dental health beliefs in mothers were low. Especially among the 5 items of susceptibility and seriousness, the scored were very low but the benefit was high. Logistic regression analysis showed that the treatment of a child's dental caries was significantly associated with low scores of benefit in those untreated and high scores among those treated. Considering these results, health education to stimalate a mother's susceptibility and seriousness in health beliefs and for students to learn the need for treatment, including a more detailed post exam management system at the school level should be considered for a higher treatment rate.

• 수산경영론집
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.1-24
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• 2006

In terms of the size of aquaculture farms and production volume, inland freshwater aquaculture is much smaller than marine aquaculture in Korea. However, freshwater aquaculture provides fish which is not produced in the sea. Freshwater aquaculture plays an important role in the efficient use of resources, development of local areas and economy vitalization in under - developed areas. freshwater aquaculture also helps ecosystem recovery by stocking farmed fry. As addressed above, inland freshwater aquaculture plays various roles and can not be ignored. However, freshwater aquaculture has been off the interest of fisheries authority. Considering a series of changes in the circumstances such as the government's disapproval of pen - raised aquaculture, higher standard for discharged water from aquaculture farms and a rapid increase in import of low price fish from other countries, it is difficult to expect the quantitative expansion of the freshwater aquaculture any more. Furthermore, freshwater aquaculture lost the trust of people because of the use of Malachite green, and the consumption of farmed product plummeted last year. Even though it would be difficult to expect the quantitative expansion, we could expect qualitative growth and let the inland freshwater aquaculture keep playing the own roles. In order to achieve competitive advantage and regain the trust by providing safer farmed product, the government's support and freshwater aquaculture industry's active and voluntary efforts are very important. This paper suggests several points for the future oriented inland freshwater aquaculture in Korea such as strategic intensive development of selected species, the technical improvement and its diffusion, increased cooperation among the government authority, industry and scientists.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2015년도 제49회 하계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.61.2-61.2
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• 2015

In the past decades, green energy, such as solar energy, wind power, hydropower, biomass energy, geothermal energy, and so on, has been widely investigated and developed to solve energy shortage. Recently, organic solar cells have attracted much attention, because they have many advantages, including low-cost, flexibility, light weight, and easy fabrication [1-3]. Organic solar cells are as a potential candidate of the next generation solar cells. In this abstract, to improve the power conversion efficiency and the stability, the inverted polymer solar cells with various structures were developed [4-6]. The novel cell structures included the P3HT:PCBM inverted polymer solar cells with AZO nanorods array, with pentacene-doped active layer, and with extra P3HT interfacial layer and PCBM interfacial layer. These three difference structures could respectively improve the performance of the P3HT:PCBM inverted polymer solar cells. For the inverted polymer solar cells with AZO nanorods array as the electronic transportation layer, by using the nanorod structure, the improvement of carrier collection and carrier extraction capabilities could be expected due to an increase in contact area between the nanorod array and the active layer. For the inverted polymer solar cells with pentacene-doped active layer, the hole-electron mobility in the active layer could be balanced by doping pentacene contents. The active layer with the balanced hole-electron mobility could reduce the carrier recombination in the active layers to enhance the photocurrent of the resulting inverted polymer solar cells. For the inverted polymer solar cells with extra P3HT and PCBM interfacial layers, the extra PCBM and P3HT interfacial layers could respectively improve the electron transport and hole transport. The extra PCBM interfacial layer served another function was that led more P3HT moving to the top side of the absorption layer, which reduced the non-continuous pathways of P3HT. It indicated that the recombination centers could be further reduced in the absorption layer. The extra P3HT interfacial layer could let the hole be more easily transported to the MoO3 hole transport layer. The high performance of the novel P3HT:PCBM inverted polymer solar cells with various structures were obtained.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.45-55
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• 2004

본 논문은 물순환 기구와 지형 발달에 대한 상호작용을 정량적으로 평가하기 위한 일환으로 조사한 내용 중 'U자형 골' 곡두사면의 강우-유출특성과 수분분포 그리고 지중수이동에 관하여 기술하였다. 그 내용은 다음과 같이 요약할 수 있다. 'U자형 골' 전면에 나타난 fissure와 파이프 입구는 직접유출 성분을 토양 파이프 혹은 토양층에 많은 수량을 유입시킴으로서 토양층의 침식을 가속화시켜 토양 파이프의 확대와 발달에 기여할 것으로 간주된다. 그리고 토양에 침투한 대부분의 강우가 파이프류로 유출되고, 나머지 일부가 지하수에 공급됨으로서 강우강도가 작은 강우 이벤트에도 선행강우의 효과에 의해서 지하수위와 파이프류가 민감하게 반응한 것으로 판단된다. 따라서 토양 파이프는 'U자형 골' 곡두사면의 물질수지를 좌우하는 중요한 요인이라 할 수 있다. 그리고 지중수의 비유속은 곡두사면 하단부보다 상단부에서 큰 변화를 나타내고. 강수량에 따라 곡두사면 상단부에 상대적으로 큰 비유속이 부가됨에 따라 'U자형 골' 곡두사면이 상부로 후퇴하는 조건을 제공한다고 생각할 수 있다.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.61-79
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• 2016

This study aims at examining the structural and managemental problems of the existing fishways which affect the migrations of fishes, and at suggesting alternatives to improve the fishways' efficiency. The study focuses on the fishways constructed in the diversion weirs in the lower reaches of 41 rivers(2 national rivers and 39 rural rivers) in the eastern coast of Korea. Most of water-using facilities in Korean rivers are diversion weirs, and fishways are established as subsidiary facilities of most of the weirs. Among the 58 or so fishways examined in this study, only a few are doing their proper function, and most of them need improvement. This study aims at strengthening those fishways function and increasing their economic efficiency and migration efficiency. Based on the results of this study, the followings are suggested. In case the fishway sticks out downstream from the apron, a subsidiary fishway diverging from the main is suggested to attract fish. The entrance to the subsidiary should head below the raised part of the apron and a pool should be constructed in the connecting part with the main. To attract fish and let the upstream migrators rest for a while, an entrance pool should be constructed in the fishway. Most of the examined fishways have low side walls, which allow the upstreamers to jump out of the fishway. Those side walls are suggested to be raised above the jumping height of target fishes. The exit parts of most fishways are too shallow, or have no grass to protect the fish from the birds. Protective facilities are suggested to keep the birds from entering the fishway. By the time Ice-harbor type and Vertical-slot type fishways are scientifically proved to be defective, the fishway should not diverge from the standard design.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 1999년도 Proceedings of International Symposium on Remote Sensing
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• pp.208-213
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• 1999

Space Physics Sensor (SPS) on-board the KOMPSAT-1 consists of the High Energy Particle Detector (HEPD) and the Ionospheric Measurement Sensor (IMS). The HEPD is to characterize the low altitude high energy particle environment and the effects on the microelectronics due to these high energy Particles. It is composed of four sensors: Proton and Electron Spectrometer(PES), Linear Energy Transfer Spectrometer (LET), Total Dose Monitor (TDM), and Single Event Monitor(SEM). 35MeV proton beam from the medical KCCH cyclotron, at Korea Cancer Center Hospital in Seoul, is used to calibrate the PES. Primary proton beam of 35MeV scattered by polypropylene target is converted to various energy Protons according to the elastic collision kinematics. In this calibration, the threshold level of the proton in the PES can be determined and the energy ranges of PES channels are also calibrated.