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The Power of Being Small: Nanosized Products for Agriculture

  • Anderson, Anne J.
    • 식물병연구
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    • 제24권2호
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    • pp.99-112
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    • 2018
  • Certain agrochemicals may be tuned for increased effectiveness when downsized to nanoparticles (NPs), where one dimension is less than 100 nm. The NPs may function as fertilizers, pesticides and products to improve plant health through seed priming, growth promotion, and induction of systemic tolerance to stress. Formulations will allow targeted applications with timed release, reducing waste and pollution when compared to treatments with bulk-size products. The NPs may be a single component, such as nano-ZnO as a fertilizer, or be composites of compatible materials, for example where N, P, and K plus micronutrients are available. The active materials could be loaded into porous carriers or tethered to base nanostructures. Coatings could include such natural products alginate, chitosan, zein, or silica. Certain NPs are taken up and transported in the plant's phloem and xylem so systemic effects are feasible. Timed and targeted release of the active product could be achieved in response to changes in pH or availability of ligands within the plant or the rhizosphere. Global research has revealed the many potentials offered by NP formulations to aid sustainability in agriculture. Current work will provide information needed by regulatory agencies to assess their safety in the agricultural setting.

패스트 패션(Fast Fashion)의 전략적 특성과 패션 경향 연구 (A Study on the Characteristics of Strategies and Fashion Styles in Fast Fashion)

  • 한태임;조규화
    • 패션비즈니스
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    • 제14권5호
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    • pp.21-34
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of this study is to examine the main characteristics of strategies and fashion styles in fast fashion. Ultimately, this study is aimed to give useful information to develop fast fashion companies in Korean apparel industry. There are several strategies commonly applied in most fast fashion companies. First, they produce a wide range of numerous items. Second, the price is very reasonable. The primary objective of fast fashion is to quickly produce products in a cost efficient manner. Third, fast fashion companies take charge in the whole process from designing and manufacturing to distribution and sales. Forth, while almost all apparel companies invest a large amount in advertisement to promote sales, most fast fashion companies invest in VMD instead. Also, the fashion style of fast fashion were examined. First, casual style dominated a big part in composition of the entire style. Second, they use various kinds of different fabrics. For example, natural fabrics including organic and recycled fabrics, denims, newly invented high-tech fabrics, and decorative fabrics are widely used. Third, fast fashion brands produce fashion product based on the most recent fashion trends. Forth, they pursue high quality design. Retailers' understanding of the target market's wants realizes the consumer to thrive on constant change and the frequent availability of new products. Accordingly, fast fashion is presently taking an important role in fashion although it has a short history compared to the general apparel industry.

Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) Control Potential of Essential Oil Isolated from Iranian Cymbopogon citratus Stapf

  • Ebadollahi, Asgar;Geranmayeh, Jafar;Kamrani, Morteza
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • 제23권4호
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    • pp.235-238
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    • 2017
  • Colorado potato beetle is a most destructive insect pest of potato throughout the world. Although utilization of chemical insecticides is a main method for management of this pest, their negative side-effects such as threat to humans and the environmental pollution prompted researchers to search for natural alternatives. Recently plant essential oils with low or without side-effects against noun-targeted organisms and with high availability were considered as safe bio-pesticides. In the present study, toxicity of essential oil of Iranian lemongrass, Cymbopogon citratus Stapf, was evaluated against 3th instar larvae and adults of Colorado potato beetle by a leaf dipping method. Results displayed essential oil had notable toxicity against both larvae and adults after 24 and 48 h exposure times. Probit analysis revealed $LC_{50}$ values (lethal concentration to kill 50% of population) with 95% confidence limits were 10.32 (9.17 - 11.72) and 7.76 (6.80 - 8.74) ${\mu}l/ml$ for larvae and 6.27 (4.82 - 8.15) and 4.35 (3.24 - 5.62) ${\mu}l/ml$ for adults after 24 and 48 h, respectively. Based on regression analysis, a positive correlation between log concentration of essential oil and insect mortality was achieved. Results indicated C. citratus essential oil can be candidate as a natural alternative to the harmful chemical insecticides in the management of Colorado potato beetle.

An Availability of Low Cost Sensors for Machine Fault Diagnosis

  • SON, JONG-DUK
    • 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국소음진동공학회 2012년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.394-399
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    • 2012
  • 최근 MEMS 센서는 기계상태감시에 있어서 전력소모, 크기, 비용, 이동성, 응용 등에 있어서 각광을 받고 있다. 특히, MEMS 센서는 스마트센서와 통합가능하고, 대량생산이 가능하여 가격이 저렴하다는 장점이 있다. 이와 관련한 기계상태감시를 위한 많은 실험적 연구가 수행되고 있다. 이 논문은 MEMS 센서들을 3 가지 인공지능 분류기 성능평가를 위한 비교연구에 대해 설명하고 있다. 회전기계에 MEMS 가속도와 전류센서들을 부착하여 데이터를 취득했고, 특징추출과 파라미터 최적화를 위해 Cross validation 기법을 사용하였다. MEMS 센서를 이용한 결함분류기 적용은 적합하다고 판단된다.

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Investigation of Dietary Lysophospholipid (LipidolTM) to Improve Nutrients Availability of Diet with In Vitro Rumen Microbial Fermentation Test

  • Cho, Sangbuem;Kim, Dong Hyun;Hwang, Il Hwan;Choi, Nag-Jin
    • 한국초지조사료학회지
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    • 제33권3호
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    • pp.206-212
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    • 2013
  • This study was conducted to investigate the effect of biological membrane transfer modifier, lysophospholipd (LPLs) on the parameters from in vitro rumen simulated fermentation. Commercially available LPLs product (Lipidol$^{TM}$) was supplemented into experimental diets which consisted of orchard grass and concentrate diet (60:40) in different levels (0.1%, 0.3% and 0.5%). Then in vitro rumen simulated fermentation was performed. Although, a declining trend of pH was found in treatments, all pH values were detected in a range relevant to normal rumen fermentation. Gas production, ammonia nitrogen and total VFA production were greatly influenced by the supplementation of LPLs. All parameters were increased along with increased levels of LPLs in diet. As a result, 0.1% of Lipidol$^{TM}$ is recommended based on the determined in vitro rumen fermentative parameters in this study.

Self-adaptive testing to determine sample size for flash memory solutions

  • Byun, Chul-Hoon;Jeon, Chang-Kyun;Lee, Taek;In, Hoh Peter
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • 제8권6호
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    • pp.2139-2151
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    • 2014
  • Embedded system testing, especially long-term reliability testing, of flash memory solutions such as embedded multi-media card, secure digital card and solid-state drive involves strategic decision making related to test sample size to achieve high test coverage. The test sample size is the number of flash memory devices used in a test. Earlier, there were physical limitations on the testing period and the number of test devices that could be used. Hence, decisions regarding the sample size depended on the experience of human testers owing to the absence of well-defined standards. Moreover, a lack of understanding of the importance of the sample size resulted in field defects due to unexpected user scenarios. In worst cases, users finally detected these defects after several years. In this paper, we propose that a large number of potential field defects can be detected if an adequately large test sample size is used to target weak features during long-term reliability testing of flash memory solutions. In general, a larger test sample size yields better results. However, owing to the limited availability of physical resources, there is a limit on the test sample size that can be used. In this paper, we address this problem by proposing a self-adaptive reliability testing scheme to decide the sample size for effective long-term reliability testing.

Analysis of Mechanical Characteristics of Polymer Sandwich Panels Containing Injection Molded and 3D Printed Pyramidal Kagome Cores

  • Yang, K.M.;Park, J.H.;Choi, T.G.;Hwang, J.S.;Yang, D.Y.;Lyu, M.-Y.
    • Elastomers and Composites
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    • 제51권4호
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    • pp.275-279
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    • 2016
  • Additive manufacturing or 3D printing is a new manufacturing process and its application is getting growth. However, the product qualities such as mechanical strength, dimensional accuracy, and surface quality are low compared with conventional manufacturing process such as molding and machining. In this study not only mechanical characteristics of polymer sandwich panel having three dimensional core layer but also mechanical characteristics of core layer itself were analyzed. The shape of three dimensional core layer was pyramidal kagome structure. This core layer was fabricated by two different methods, injection molding with PP resin and material jetting type 3D printing with acrylic photo curable resin. The material for face sheets in the polymer sandwich panel was PP. Maximum load, stiffness, and elongation at break were examined for core layers fabricated by two different methods and also assembled polymer sandwich panels. 3D printed core showed brittle behavior, but the brittleness decreased in polymer sandwich panel containing 3D printed core. The availability of 3D printed article for the three dimensional core layer of polymer sandwich panel was verified.

Energetics of the Heart Model with the Ventricu1ar Assist Device

  • Chung, Chanil-Chung;Lee, Sang-Woo;Han, Dong-Chul;Min, Byoung-Goo
    • 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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    • 제17권1호
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    • pp.43-48
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    • 1996
  • We investigated the energistics of the physiological heart model by comparing predictive indexes of the myocardial oxygen consumption (MOC), such as tension-time index (R), tension-time or force-time inteual (FTI), rate-pressure product (RPP), pressure-work index, and systolic pressure-volume area (PVA) when using the electro-hydraulic left ventricular device (LVAD). We developed the model of LVAD incorporated the closed-loop cardiovascular system with a baroreceptor which can control heart rate and time-varying elastance of left and right ventricles. On considering the benefit of the LVAD, the effects of various operation modes, especially timing of assistance, were evaluated using this coupled computer model. Overall results of the computer simulation shows that our LVAD can unload the ischemic (less contractile) heart by decreasing the MU and increasing coronary flow. Because the pump ejection at the end diastolic phase of the natural heart may increase the afterload of the left ventricle, the control scheme of our LVAD must prohibit ejecting at this time. Since the increment of coronary flow is proportional to the peak aortic pressure after ventricle contraction, the LVAD must eject immediately following the closure of the aortic valve to increase oxygen availability.

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아날로그 PID 제어기를 이용한 2단 비례 압력 제어 밸브의 실현에 관한 연구 (A Study on PID Control Law's Realization for 2-Stage Proportional Pressure Control Valve with Analog Controller)

  • 윤소남;정황훈
    • 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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    • 제9권4호
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    • pp.58-61
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    • 2012
  • The customers who used the hydroulic system desire the product that has more detailed specification quickly during the industrial technology is developed. Every researcher try to reduce the developed period and to satisfy the customers' desire. Lot's of simulation software and hardware already was used to be satisfied those purpose. But these kind of equipment need a lot of cost to set up and technical knowledge to drive that system. This paper concerns about analog PID controller that can be assembled with a few resistor, condenser and optional amplifier and doesn't need technical knowledge to drive. At the first, the plant was modeled mathematically to design the analog PID controller's circuit. After that, PID controller's parameter was selected by customers' desire. Finally, the analog PID controller's circuit was assembled from the control law. The circuit's availability was confirmed by step response test in the controlled system.

백분위수 변화점을 고려한 NHPP 소프트웨어 신뢰성장모형에 관한 연구 (The Study for NHPP Software Reliability Growth Model of Percentile Change-point)

  • 김희철;신현철
    • 융합보안논문지
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    • 제8권4호
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    • pp.115-120
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    • 2008
  • 소프트웨어 제품의 정확한 인도시기를 예측하거나 효용성 및 신뢰성을 예측하기 위해서는 소프트웨어 테스팅 과정에서 중요한 요소인 테스트 변화점를 이용하면 보다 효율적인 테스팅 작업을 할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 기존의 소프트웨어 신뢰성 모형인 지수 모형(Goel-Okumoto 모형)을 적용하여 변화점이 백분위수를 가질 경우를 고려하였다. 고장 간격시간으로 구성된 자료를 이용한 모수추정 방법은 최우추정법과 일반적인 수치해석 방법인 이분법을 사용하여 모수 추정을 실시하고 효율적인 모형 선택은 편차자승합(SSE) 을 적용하여 모형들에 대한 효율적인 모형선택을 시도하였다. 수치적인 예에서는 NTDS 자료를 사용하여 백분위수 변화점을 고려한 결과를 나열하였다.

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