• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.385-397
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• 2017

Currently, CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer) plate bonding is used quite extensively as a strengthening method. In this technique, a composite CFRP plate or sheet of relatively small thickness is bonded with an adhesion material to steel or concrete structure in order to improve its structural behavior and strength. The sheets or plates do not require much space and give a composite action between the adherents. In this study, the rotation capacity of CFRP-strengthened cold-formed steel (CFS) beams has been evaluated through numerical investigation. Studies on different structural levels have been performed. At the beam level, C-section has been adopted with different values of profile thickness, web height, and flange width. At the connection level, a web bolted moment resistant type of connection using through plate has been adopted. In web-bolted connections without CFRP strengthening, premature web buckling results in early loss of strength. Hence, CFRP sheets and plates with different mechanical properties and geometric configurations have been examined to delay web and flange buckling and to produce relatively high moment strength and rotation capacity. The numerical results reveal that CFRP strengthening may increase strength, initial stiffness, and rotation capacity when compared with the case without strengthening.

• Journal of Interdisciplinary Genomics
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.6-9
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• 2019

In this report, the phenotypes of three patients from two families with mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II) are compared: a novel variant and recombinant variant of IDS gene. The results of urine in patients showed a pronounced increase in glycosaminoglycan excretion with decreased iduronate-2-sulfatase enzyme activity in leukocyte, leading to a diagnosis of MPS II. A patient has a novel variant with 1 bp small insertion, c.1224_1225insC in exon 9, which caused frameshifts with a premature stop codon, and two patients have a recombination variant, c.418+495_1006+1304del, leading to the loss of exons 4, 5, 6, and 7 in genomic DNA, which is relatively common in Korean patients. They had different phenotypes even in the same mutation. The patients have now been enzyme replacement therapy with a significant decrease in glycosaminoglycan excretion. Further study on residual enzyme activity, as well as experience with more cases, may shed light on the relationship between phenotypes in MPS II and gene mutations.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.123-140
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• 2019

This paper presents experimental study on effects of width-to-thickness ratio and loading history on cyclic rotational capacity of H-shaped steel beams subjected to pure bending. Eight Class 3 and 4 H-shaped beams with large width-to-thickness ratios were tested under four different loading histories. The coupling effect of local buckling and cracking on cyclic rotational capacity of the specimens was investigated. It was found that loss of the load-carrying capacity was mainly induced by local buckling, and ductile cracking was a secondary factor. The width-to-thickness ratio plays a dominant effect on the cyclic rotational capacity, and the loading history also plays an important role. The cyclic rotational capacity can decrease significantly due to premature elasto-plastic local buckling induced by a number of preceding plastic reversals with relative small strain amplitudes. This result is mainly correlated with the decreasing tangent modulus of the structural steel under cyclic plastic loading. In addition, a theoretical approach to evaluate the cyclic rotational capacity of H-shaped beams with different width-to-thickness ratios was also proposed, which compares well with the experimental results.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.507-515
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• 2021

To evaluate the influence of slag on the alkalinity of pore solution and microstructure of concrete, this paper performs a leaching experiment on hardened cement-slag pastes (HCSP) slice specimens with different slag content in purified water. The pH value of pore solution, average porosity, morphology, phase composition and Ca/Si of HCSP specimens in the leaching process are measured by solid-liquid extraction, saturated-dried weighing, scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectrometry (SEM-EDS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Results shows that the addition of slag can mitigate an increase in porosity and a decrease in Ca/Si of HCSP in the leaching process. Besides, an appropriate slag content can improve the microstructure so as to obtain the optimum leaching resistance of HCSP, which can guarantee the suitable alkalinity of pore solution to prevent a premature corrosion of reinforced bar. The optimum slag content is 40% in HCSP with a water-binder ratio of 0.45, and an excessive slag causes a significant decrease in the alkalinity of pore solution, resulting in a loss of protection on reinforced bar in HCSP.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2023

Since its first identification in 1995, klotho (KL) has become the most promising gene to consider for suppressing aging and aging-related diseases. KL knockout mice exhibited similar phenotypes found in human with premature aging such as short lifespan, osteoporosis, arteriosclerosis and hearing loss. Genetically modified mice overexpressing KL prolonged lifespan more than 20%. Also, clinical reports have indicated decreased concentration of the circulating KL protein in blood, which is called soluble klotho (sKL), is closely related to development of senile diseases. The best way to discover significance of sKL on the development of the diseases might be comparison of sKL concentration between controls and patients. Here we analyzed published clinical reports identified sKL concentration in the cohorts. The sKL concentrations were displayed using heatmap for better comparison. In most of the senile diseases, disease progression was inversely related with sKL concentration. Hypertension was the only disease had no relationship, while schizophrenia was the only disease had direct proportion to the disease progression. Overall, sKL concentration in blood could be a marker to determine current severity of the senile diseases and even to estimate disease progression for the patients at the onset of their senile diseases.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.2053-2068
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• 2023

Following a loss of coolant accident (LOCA), prestressing concrete containment vessels (PCCVs) may experience high thermal load as well as internal pressure. The high temperature stress would increase the risk of premature damage to the containment, which reduces the safety margin during the increasing internal pressure. However, current investigations cannot clearly address the issues of thermal-pressure coupling effect on damage propagation and thus safety of the containment. Thus, this paper offers three simple and powerful damage parameters to differentiate the severity of damage of the containment. Moreover, despite of the temperature action severely threatening the pressure performance of the containment, the research regarding the improvement of the resistant performance of the containment is quite scarce. Therefore, in this paper, a comprehensive comparison of damage propagation and mechanism between conventional and fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC) containments is performed. The effects of fiber characteristics parameters on damage propagation of structures following the LOCA are also specifically revealed. It is found that the proposed damage indices can properly indicate state of damage in the containment body and the addition of fiber can be used to obviously mitigate the damage propagation in PCCV considering the thermal-pressure coupling.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.446-452
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• 1999

제 1 대구치의 이소 맹출이란 제 1 대구치가 비정상적인 맹출 경로를 취해 제 2 유구치의 비정상적인 조기 흡수를 일으키는 경우를 뜻한다. 비가역적 이소 맹출의 경우 제 2 유구치의 조기상실은 공간 상실, 제 1 대구치의 근심 경사, 제 2 소구치의 함몰, 총생과 대합치의 과맹출등을 야기시킨다. 치료의 주목적은 (1) 제 2 유구치의 조기 상실을 막아 공간 유지의 역할을 하게하고 (2) 상실된 치열장을 회복해 제 2 소구치의 정상적인 맹출을 돕는 것이다. 치료 방법은 제 1 대구치의 맹출 정도, 제 1 대구치의 위치 변화, 제 1 대구치가 걸려있는 제 2 유구치의 enamel ledge양, 제 2 유구치의 동요도, 동통이나 염증의 유무에 의해 결정된다. 제 1 대구치의 근심 경사의 치료에 사용되는 대부분의 편측성 장치는 결과적으로 공간 상실을 증가시키는 힘을 가하게 된다. 따라서 고정원의 보강을 위해 holding arch와 같은 양측성 고정원의 사용이 추천되고 있다. 본 증례 보고는 삼성 서울 병원을 내원한 환아중 제 1 대구치의 비가역적 이소 맹출로 제 2 유구치의 치근 흡수와 동요도 증가를 보이는 환아에서 양측성 고정원을 이용한 장치를 사용해 제 2 소구치의 정상적인 맹출에 필요한 충분한 공간을 유지할수 있었기에 이에 보고하는 바이다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.376-379
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• 2009

가성 저알도스테론혈증은 신장 세뇨관의 알도스테론 수용체의 이상으로 알도스테론의 분비는 증가되지만 반응성은 감소되어 저알도스테론혈증의 증상을 보이는 질병이다. 가성 저알도스테론혈증은 다뇨증, 과도한 소변 내 염분소실, 저나트륨혈증, 고칼륨혈증, 대사성 산증을 특징으로 하며, 산전부터 다뇨 증상이 시작되면 양수과다증을 초래할 수 있다. 미숙아에서는 생후 초기 불감 수분 손실량이 많으며, 폐 기능과 신장 기능이 미숙하여 전해질 이상을 흔히 동반하는데, 몸무게의 소실에도 불구하고 지속적인 다뇨와 저나트륨혈증, 고칼륨혈증의 증상이 있다면 전해질 불균형을 초래하는 기저질환을 확인하여야 한다. 저자들은 양수 과다증의 산전력이 있는 산모에게서 출생한 재태주령 32주 미숙아에서 지속적인 몸무게 감소에도 불구하고 계속되는 다뇨와 저나트륨혈증, 고칼륨혈증이 있어 17수산화프로게스테론을 조기에 선별 검사하여 선천성 부신 과형성증의 가능성을 배제함으로써 불필요한 스테로이드 치료를 피하고, 지속적인 전해질 보충으로 점차 전해질 이상의 호전을 보인 가성 저알도스테론혈증 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.172-179
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• 2015

치근 형성은 매우 복잡한 과정이며, 유전적으로 그 형태가 정해져 있다. 유전이나 환경적인 요인이 치근발달과정에 영향을 줄 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 제1대구치의 치근형성이상을 주소로 내원한 12명의 환아들에 대하여 보고하고자 한다. 임상적으로 이들 치아는 정상적인 치관의 형태를 보이고 있었다. 그러나 방사선학적 검사상 치근이 얇고 꼬여있으며 불규칙한 길이를 나타내었다. 그리고 백악법랑경계에서 치근이개부까지의 길이는 짧았으며, 치수강은 협착되어 있었다. 이들 중 6명의 환아에서는 제2유구치의 치근형성이상이 함께 나타났으며, 3명의 환아에서는 상악 중절치의 치관형태이상이 함께 나타났다. 이들 대부분에서 조산, 뇌신경계 감염, 선천성 심질환 등의 의학적 병력이 생후 1년 이내에 관찰되었다. 제1대구치에서 특징적으로 발생하는 치근형태이상에 대한 보고는 희소하며, 본 증례에서 열두 명의 환아에서 동시에 발생한 제1대구치의 치근형성이상은 임상가들에게 새로운 증례의 발견 및 진단함에 의의가 있다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.11-24
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• 1996

The number of multifetal pregnancies has increased dramatically as a result of the widespread clinical use of ovulation induction and assisted reproductive technology(ART) in infertile patients. In multifetal pregnancies, the adverse outcome is directly proportional to the number of fetuses within the uterus, primarily because of an increased predisposition to premature delivery. It is extremely difficult to counsel patients about the expected outcome of pregnancies involving three or more fetuses. To increase the chances of delivering infants mature enough to survive without being irreversibly damaged by the sequelae of marked prematurity, selective fetal reduction(SFR) to the smaller number of fetuses should be considered in multifetal pregnancies. From January, 1991 to December, 1992, transabdominal SFR in multifetal pregnancies was performed in 22 patients including 13 triplet, 7 quadruplet, 1 quintuplet and 1 heptuplet pregnancies. Transabdominal SFR using intracardiac KCI injection and aspiration of amniotic fluid was carried out in 8-13 weeks of gestation. After procedure, 20 patients were remained as twin pregnancies, and 2 patients as triplet pregnancies. There have been 11 sets of twin delivery including 2 stillbirths, 2 sets of triplet delivery including 1 stillbirth, and 1 singleton delivery. Six cases were delivered after 37 weeks of gestation, 4 cases in 33 - 37 weeks, and 1 case in 30 weeks. Unfortunately, 3 stillbirths occurred in 20-24 weeks of gestation, and 4 cases were aborted. As 7 losses of pregnanancy including 1 case of septic abortion occurred, the delayed fetal loss rate was 38.9%(7/18) in transabdominal SFR. All babies born after 30 weeks of gestation were healthy, and no fetal anomaly directly related to the procedure was encountered. From July, 1993 to February, 1995, transvaginal SFR was performed in 20 patients including 15 triplet, 4 quadruplet and 1 quintuplet pregnancies. Transvaginal SFR using the same method as transabdominal SFR was carried out in 8-11 weeks of gestation. After procedure, 19 patients were remained as twin pregnancies, and 1 patient as singleton pregnancy. There have been 13 sets of twin delivery including 2 stillbirths, and 1 singleton delivery. Six cases were delivered after 37 weeks of gestation, 5 cases in 36-37 weeks, and 1 case in 30 weeks. Unfortunately, 2 still-births occurred in 20 weeks and 21 weeks of gestation, respectively, and 2 cases were aborted. As 4 losses of pregnancy including 1 case of septic abortion occurred, the delayed fetal loss rate was 25.0%(4/16) in transvaginal SFR. No fetal anomaly directly related to the procedure was encountered. It is suggested that transvaginal SFR could be performed more easily and earlier with the lower fetal loss rate as compared with transabdominal SFR. In conclusion, SFR is a rather safe and ethically justified procedure that may improve the outcome of multifetal pregnancies.