• Computers and Concrete
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.495-504
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• 2018

The possibility of earthquakes in vulnerable regions indicates that efficient technique is required for seismic protection of buildings. During the recent decades, the concept is moving towards the insertion of base isolation on seismic prone buildings. So, investigation of structural behavior is a burning topic for buildings to be isolated in base level by bearing device. This study deals with the incorporation of base isolation system and focuses the changes of structural responses for different types of Lead Rubber Bearing (LRB) isolators. A number of sixteen model buildings have been simulated selecting twelve types of bearing systems as well as conventional fixed-base (FB) scheme. The superstructures of the high-rise buildings are represented by finite element assemblage adopting multi-degree of freedoms. Static and dynamic analyses are carried out for FB and base isolated (BI) buildings. The dynamic analysis in finite element package has been performed by the nonlinear time history analysis (THA) based on the site-specific seismic excitation and compared employing eminent earthquakes. The influence of the model type and the alteration in superstructure behavior of the isolated buildings have been duly assessed. The results of the 3D multistory structures show that the lateral forces, displacement, inertia and story accelerations of the superstructure of the seismic prone buildings are significantly reduced due to bearing insertion. The nonlinear dynamic analysis shows 12 to 40% lessening in base shear when LRB is incorporated leading to substantial allowance of horizontal displacement. It is revealed that the LRB isolators might be potential options to diminish the respective floor accelerations, inertia, displacements and base shear whatever the condition coincides. The isolators with lower force intercept but higher isolation period is found to be better for decreasing base shear, floor acceleration and inertia force leading to reduction of structural and non-structural damage. However, LRB with lower isolator period seems to be more effective in dropping displacement at bearing interface aimed at reducing horizontal shift of building structure.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.263-268
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• 2014

The etiology of most psychiatric disorders is still incompletely understood. However, growing evidence suggests that stress is a potent environmental risk factor for depression and anxiety. In rodents, various stress paradigms have been developed, but psychosocial stress paradigms have received more attention than non-social stress paradigms because psychosocial stress is more prevalent in humans. Interestingly, some recent studies suggest that chronic psychosocial stress and social isolation affects mainly anxiety-related behaviors in mice. However, it is unclear whether chronic non-social stress induces both depression- and anxiety-related phenotypes or induces one specific phenotype in mice. In the present study, we examined the behavioral consequences of three chronic non-social stress paradigms: chronic predictable (restraint) stress (CPS), chronic unpredictable stress (CUS), and repeated corticosterone-HBC complex injection (RCI). Each of the three paradigms induced mild to severe depression/despair-like behaviors in mice and resulted in increased immobility in a tail suspension test. However, anxiety-related phenotypes, thigmotaxis and explorative behaviors, were not changed by the three paradigms. These results suggest that depression- and anxiety-related phenotypes can be dissociated in mouse stress models and that social and non-social stressors might affect brain circuits and behaviors differently.

• International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.339-350
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• 2008

A general active fault-tolerant control framework is proposed for nonlinear systems with sensor faults. According to their identifiability, all sensor faults are divided into two classes: identifiable faults and non-identifiable faults. In the healthy case, the control objective is such that all outputs converge to their given set-points. A fault detection and isolation module is firstly built, which can produce an alarm when there is a fault in the system and also tell us which sensor has a fault. If the fault is identifiable, the control objective remains the same as in the healthy case; while if the fault is non-identifiable, the control objective degenerates to be such that only the healthy outputs converge to the set-points. A numerical example is given to illustrate the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed method and encouraging results have been obtained.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1995년도 하계학술대회 논문집 B
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• pp.710-713
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• 1995

Hopfield networks have been applied to the problem of linear system identification. In this paper, Hopfield network based parameter identification scheme of non-linear dynamic systems is proposed. Simulation results demonstrate that Hopfield network can be used effectively for the identification of non-linear systems assuming that the system states and their time derivatives are available. Therefore, the proposed scheme can be applied in fault detection and isolation(FDI) and adaptive control of non-linear systems where the Hopfield networks perform on-line identification of system parameters.

• 한국미생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물학회 2000년도 추계학술발표대회
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• pp.85-91
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• 2000

Aspergillus oryzae is a filamentous fungus classified in the group Aspergillaceae Ascomycetes. It is an important microorganism for industrial production of enzymes and fermented food productions. It secrets large quantities of proteins or enzymes into the culture medium which makes this organism appealing for the production of heterologous proteins. Recently Electric field-mediated transformation method, electroporation, has been applied to fungal transformation. In this study, fungal transformation was carried out by bypassing the protoplast isolation step, decreasing the culturing time and non-protoplast transformation for the increment of transformation efficiency. Transformants were obtained with electroporation in optimal condition 2,500 voltage, 1,540 ohm and 0.50 capacitance. More than 1,000 transform ants were obtained with 6-10 hrs cultured mycelia without enzyme treatment, called non-protoplast transformation.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제72권5호
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• pp.409-415
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• 2012

Background: The isolation of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) has been increasing in South Korea. To date, however, the cause of this increase has not been determined, and it remains unclear whether the use of liquid media has contributed to this increase. The aim of this study was to evaluate the factors associated with NTM isolation and the impact of liquid media on NTM culture. Methods: Mycobacterial smear/culture results of respiratory specimens (sputum and bronchial aspirates), obtained during the years 2002, 2005, and 2010, were retrieved and analyzed retrospectively. Results: During the years 2002, 2005, and 2010, 83,096 sputum specimens were collected from 31,104 patients, and were cultured for mycobacteria, using solid media only in the 2002 and 2005 specimens and both solid and liquid media in the 2010. Of these, 3,516 (4.2%) specimens were smear-positive for acid-fast bacilli (AFB). The annual rate of NTM among positive culture specimens increased from 21% in 2002 to 57.8% in 2010 (p<0.001), as did the proportion of NTM, among AFB smear- and culture-positive specimens, from 12.2% in 2002 to 45.2% in 2010 (p<0.001). In 2010, the NTM culture rate was higher in the liquid than in the solid media (13.9% vs. 8.4%, p<0.001). The NTM rate among AFB-positive specimens was higher in patients aged >50 than ${\leq}$50 years. Conclusion: The rate of NTM isolation has steadily been increasing at the hospital in South Korea, likely due in part to the use of liquid media for the culture.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.373-377
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• 1995

전국의 토양시료로부터 3가지의 곤충목인, 나비목, 파리목, 딱정벌레목에 속하는 10종의 곤충에 대하여 독성을 보이지 않는 4종의 Bacillus thunngiensis 균주를 분리하였다. 이들 4종의 균주를 각각 NTB-1, NTB-2, NTB-3, NTB-4로 명명하였다. 취상차 현미경과 주사전자현미경을 통해 관찰된 이들 4종 균주의 내독소 단백질 형태는 모두 원형이었으며, 각 균주의 내독소 단백질과 plasmid DNA 특성을 규명하기 위해 단백질 전기영동과 제한효소 분석을 실시하였다. 그 결과 이들 균주의 내독소 단백질과 plasmid DNA pattern은 이미 알려져 있는 무독성 균주들과는 다른 양상을 보여, 기존의 무독성 균주와 다른 새로운 균주임을 알 수 있었다.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.28-40
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• 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to reduce loneliness through a systematic review by analyzing the effectiveness, composition and method of non-face-to-face services on the elderly living in the local community. Methods: From June 11 to 15, 2021, related papers were searched using six databases: Ovid-Medline, Ovid-Embase, Cochrane library, KISS, Koreamed, and RISS. Two authors independently assessed the quality of selected studies and data was synthesized. Results: Non-face-to-face services promoted loneliness and social isolation, social support and quality of life, other emotional responses, attitudes and usability, and diet and exercise. As the composition and method of services are being tried in various ways, it is necessary to develop a comprehensive service using ICT to provide systematic intervention to the elderly in the local community. Conclusion: Reflecting the difficulties in implementing face-to-face services due to COVID-19, it is expected to be used as basic data for developing comprehensive non-face-to-face services that meet the major needs of the elderly people and maintain the continuity of care.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제10권10호
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• pp.1737-1743
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• 2006

동일채널 중계기(OCR:On channel repeater)는 동일한 주파수를 갖는 입출력 신호를 사용하기 때문에 주파수 재이용 효율이 높다. 반면에 입출력 신호의 주파수가 같기 때문에 발진 가능성도 높다. 중계기에서 신호의 궤환은 입출력 안테나 사이의 결합(Coupling)등에 의해서 발생되며, 중계기가 발진하는 것을 억제하기 위해서는 중계기의 이득 보다 입출력 안테나 사이의 격리도를 크게 유지해야 한다. 본 논문에서는 비재생 동일채널 중계기(Non-regeneration OCR)에서 궤환신호의 크기, 위상 및 시간지연이 비재생 동일채 널 중계 기의 특성에 미치는 영향을 시뮬레이션하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과 중계기의 이득과 격리도가 같은 경우 발진 확률이 가장 크며, 궤환신호의 위상을 조절함으로써 협대 신호를 처리하는 비재생 중계기의 경우 발진가능성을 줄일 수 있음을 알 수 있었다. 그리고 시간지연이 증가함에 따라서 특정 주파수 대역에서 중계기의 이득의 변화와 발진 가능성이 증가하였다. 또한 논문에서는 궤환신호의 크기와 위상이 비재생 및 재생(Generation) 중계기에 미치는 영향을 시험하였는데, 시험 결과 8-VSB 신호가 잡음 신호보다 $17{\sim}18dB$ 이상 큰 경우 8-VSB 신호를 수신할 수 있었다. 비 재생 중계기의 경우 궤환신호의 위상이 중계기의 특성에 영향을 주었으며, 격리도가 중계기의 이득보다 $11.75{\sim}13.75dB$ 정도 큰 경우에는 궤환신호의 위상에 따라서 8-VSB 신호의 수신 가능 여부가 결정되었고, 이 경우 궤환신호의 위상이 $48^{\circ}$ 또는 $347^{\circ}$일때 8-VSB 신호를 수신하지 못하였다. 재생 중계기의 경우 궤환신호의 위상이 8-VSB신호의 S/N에 미치는 영향이 나타나지 않았으나, 궤환되는 신호의 크기는 중계기의 특성에 영향을 주었다. 재생 중계기의 경우에는 원하는 수신신호 보다 $12.6{\sim}13.6dB$정도 큰 궤환신호가 입력되는 경우 8-VSB 신호를 수신하지 못하였으며, 그 이유는 궤환신호에 의해서 중계기의 초단부가 포화되기 때문인 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.299-303
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• 1996

Isolation, identification, and culture conditions of a lytic enzyme producing microorganism against Lacto- bacillus plantarum were investigated. The selected strain was gram-positive, rod (0.7 $\times$ 2.7 $\mu$m in size), and non-motile. The strain did not have any flagella and spores. According to its cultural and physiological characteristics, the strain was identified as Bacillus sp. The optimal pH and temperature for the production of lytic enzyme were 8.0 and 30$\circ$C, respectively. The maximum enzyme activity showed 1.5 units/ml in the medium composed of 1% peptone and 0.1% NaCl.