• 제목/요약/키워드: Rank Reduction

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고리1호기 해체시 발생할 방사성금속폐기물 관리 옵션 연구 (Options Manageing for Radioactive Metallic Waste From the Decommissioning of Kori Unit 1)

  • 데이빗 케슬;김창락
    • 방사성폐기물학회지
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    • 제15권2호
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    • pp.181-189
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    • 2017
  • 방사성금속폐기물의 관리 옵션들을 안전성, 경제성, 작업자 피폭, 부피 감용 등의 선별 기준을 적용하여 비교 평가하였다. 원전 해체로부터 발생하는 금속폐기물의 관리 옵션에는 무구속 방출, 제한적 재사용, 그리고 직접 처분이 있다. 고려된 각각의 옵션들은 금속폐기물의 절단과 용융에 의한 부피감용을 수반한다. AHP기법을 적용하여 각 옵션들의 순위를 부여하였다. 방사성금속폐기물을 용융하여 금속 잉곳을 제조한 후 제한적 재이용 또는 무구속 방출하는 방안이 가장 효율적인 옵션으로 도출되었다.

Comparison of the Quality of Various Polychromatic and Monochromatic Dual-Energy CT Images with or without a Metal Artifact Reduction Algorithm to Evaluate Total Knee Arthroplasty

  • Hye Jung Choo;Sun Joo Lee;Dong Wook Kim;Yoo Jin Lee;Jin Wook Baek;Ji-yeon Han;Young Jin Heo
    • Korean Journal of Radiology
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    • 제22권8호
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    • pp.1341-1351
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    • 2021
  • Objective: To compare the quality of various polychromatic and monochromatic images with or without using an iterative metal artifact reduction algorithm (iMAR) obtained from a dual-energy computed tomography (CT) to evaluate total knee arthroplasty. Materials and Methods: We included 58 patients (28 male and 30 female; mean age [range], 71.4 [61-83] years) who underwent 74 knee examinations after total knee arthroplasty using dual-energy CT. CT image sets consisted of polychromatic image sets that linearly blended 80 kVp and tin-filtered 140 kVp using weighting factors of 0.4, 0, and -0.3, and monochromatic images at 130, 150, 170, and 190 keV. These image sets were obtained with and without applying iMAR, creating a total of 14 image sets. Two readers qualitatively ranked the image quality (1 [lowest quality] through 14 [highest quality]). Volumes of high- and low-density artifacts and contrast-to-noise ratios (CNRs) between the bone and fat tissue were quantitatively measured in a subset of 25 knees unaffected by metal artifacts. Results: iMAR-applied, polychromatic images using weighting factors of -0.3 and 0.0 (P-0.3i and P0.0i, respectively) showed the highest image-quality rank scores (median of 14 for both by one reader and 13 and 14, respectively, by the other reader; p < 0.001). All iMAR-applied image series showed higher rank scores than the iMAR-unapplied ones. The smallest volumes of low-density artifacts were found in P-0.3i, P0.0i, and iMAR-applied monochromatic images at 130 keV. The smallest volumes of high-density artifacts were noted in P-0.3i. The CNRs were best in polychromatic images using a weighting factor of 0.4 with or without iMAR application, followed by polychromatic images using a weighting factor of 0.0 with or without iMAR application. Conclusion: Polychromatic images combined with iMAR application, P-0.3i and P0.0i, provided better image qualities and substantial metal artifact reduction compared with other image sets.

Comparing Chewable and Manual Toothbrushes for Reducing Dental Plaque: A Pilot Study

  • Jeong, Moon-Jin;Shin, Hye-Sun;Jeong, Soon-Jeong;Lim, Do-Seon
    • 치위생과학회지
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    • 제17권3호
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    • pp.267-274
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    • 2017
  • This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of chewable toothbrush and manual toothbrush and provide basic data for recommendation of the chewable toothbrush in specific groups and situations. A total of 20 subjects participated in this study (rolling method, 10; non-rolling method, 10). After professional prophylaxis, participants used the manual toothbrush to brush their teeth for 3 minutes. After a 7-day wash-out period, participants used the chewable toothbrush according to the manufacturer's instructions. Pre- and post-plaque indexing of the teeth was performed. The dental plaque index was assessed using the Turesky Modification of the Quigley-Hein Plaque Index (TMQHPI) for amount of plaque and Silness-Loe Plaque Index (SLPI) for plaque thickness. The difference between pre- and post-dental plaque index was analyzed using a paired t-test and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The Mann-Whitney U test was also used to compare the dental plaque index reduction rates. The dental plaque index differed significantly between the chewable toothbrush and the manual toothbrush. The TMQHPI reduction rate was significantly different between the rolling and non-rolling method groups for the manual toothbrush but not the chewable toothbrush. The difference in SLPI reduction rate between the rolling and non-rolling method groups was significant for the manual toothbrush but not for the chewable toothbrush. Differences in the dental plaque index reduction rates between the chewable and manual toothbrushes were not significant in the non-rolling method group. The results of this study showed higher reduction rates in dental plaque with manual toothbrush use than with chewable toothbrush use. However, the non-rolling method group did not show statistically significant differences according to toothbrush type. The present study showed that a chewable toothbrush can be an alternative to a manual toothbrush for individuals who have difficulty using the generally recommended rolling method.

저등급 석탄으로부터 초청정석탄의 추출과 초음파의 영향 (Ultrasonic Effect on the Extraction of Ash-free coal from Low Rank Coal)

  • 이시훈;김상도;정순관;임영준;김대훈;우광재
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • 제46권3호
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    • pp.555-560
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    • 2008
  • 저등급 석탄으로부터 무회분 초청정 석탄 제조를 위하여 온도 $200-430^{\circ}C$, 0.1MPa에서 추출실험을 수행하였다. 세 가지의 서로 다른 등급의 석탄시료를 사용하였으며 추출용매는 극성용매 N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone(NMP)와 비극성 용매 1-methyl naphthalene(1-MN), Light Cycle Oil(LCO)를 사용하였다. 실험결과 NMP에 의한 추출율이 1-MN이나 LCO에 의한 추출율 보다 높게 나타났다. 그러나 회분농도는 1-MN에 의한 추출탄이 가장 낮았다. 세가지 추출 운전모드, 즉 무교반운전모드, 교반운전모드, 그리고 초음파를 이용한 운전모드를 각각 수행하였다. 추출온도 $350^{\circ}C$에서 NMP를 사용한 추출실험에서, 교반운전모드에서의 추출율 및 추출탄의 회분농도는 각각 70.09wt%(daf), 1.03wt%(db) 이었으며, 초음파를 이용한 운전모드에서의 추출율 및 추출탄의 회분농도는 각각 80.70wt%(daf), 0.76wt%(db) 이었다. 1-MN를 사용한 추출에서도 NMP의 경우와 같이 초음파 추출이 가장 우수한 추출특성을 나타냈다. 초음파를 이용한 추출방법은 교반추출과 비교하여 추출율을 15-20%, 회분 저감은 최대 26% 까지 향상시킬 수 있었다.

치아 삭제의 다른 자가 평가 방법 후 개선에 대한 비교 연구 (A comparative study of the improvement after different self-assessment methods of tooth preparation)

  • 김정한;손큰바다;이규복
    • 구강회복응용과학지
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    • 제35권4호
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    • pp.220-227
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    • 2019
  • 목적: 이 연구의 목적은 세 가지 자가 평가 방법에 따라 치의학전문대학원 학생들의 치아 삭제 능력의 향상 정도를 비교하는 것이다. 연구 재료 및 방법: 경북대학교 치의학전문대학원의 2학년 48명 학생을 대상으로 3개의 실험 그룹으로 나누었다. 금관(gold crown)제작을 위한 좌측 하악 제1대구치의 치아삭제를 수행하였다. 세 가지 자가 평가 방법(시각적, 디지털, putty index 자가 평가 그룹)을 사용하여 자가 평가를 수행하고, 치아 삭제를 다시 수행했다. 구강 스캐너를 사용하여 각 치아(삭제된 치아 및 삭제되지 않은 치아)를 스캔하고 standard tessellation language (STL) 파일 형식으로 데이터를 저장하였다. 삭제된 치아와 삭제되지 않은 치아의 STL 파일은 3 차원 분석 소프트웨어(Geomagic control X)를 사용하여 중첩되었다. 그리고 삭제량을 측정했다. 통계적 분석에서, 삭제량의 모든 값은 Wilcoxon signed rank 및 Kruskal-Wallis 테스트로 분석하였다(α = 0.05). 결과: 세 가지 자체 평가 방법은 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 나타냈다(P < 0.001). putty index 자가 평가 그룹은 디지털 자가 평가 방법보다 교육 후 오차의 감소가 더 컸다. 결론: 이 연구의 한계 내에서, 학생들은 세 가지 자기 평가 방법에 따라 치아 삭제 능력의 개선에 유의한 차이가 있음을 보였다.

특이 스펙트럼 분석 기반 단일 채널 탄성파 자료처리 연구 (Single-Channel Seismic Data Processing via Singular Spectrum Analysis)

  • 정우돈;이찬희;강승구
    • 지구물리와물리탐사
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    • 제27권2호
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    • pp.91-107
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    • 2024
  • 단일 채널 탄성파 탐사는 소규모 자료획득 시스템으로 지하 지질구조를 파악하는 효과적인 방법이다. 영벌림거리 혹은 가까운 벌림거리를 사용하여 획득한 단일 채널 탄성파 자료는 연직 방향의 지하 지질구조를 직접 반영하므로 탄성파 단면도를 효과적으로 작성할 수 있다. 그러나 공통중간점 중합 과정을 적용할 수 없어 신호 대 잡음비가 매우 낮으므로 단면에 나타나는 반사 구조의 정밀한 해석에 있어 중합 단면 대비 불리함을 가진다. 본 연구에서는 단일 채널 탄성파 자료의 신호 대 잡음비를 향상시키기 위해 특이 스펙트럼 분석을 기반으로 한 잡음 제거 및 신호 향상 방법을 제안한다. 기존의 특이 스펙트럼 분석 방법은 행렬의 특정 특잇값을 임의로 추출하여 자료 내에 있는 무작위 잡음을 제거하는 방식으로 수행되었으나, 이는 낮은 신호 대 잡음비나 이상 잡음이 있는 자료에 적용할 수 없다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 행렬의 특잇값을 최적화하고 저계수 근사를 수행하여 무작위 및 이상 잡음을 동시에 효과적으로 제거한다. 또한, 잡음 제거로 인한 신호 손실을 보정하고 탄성파 이벤트의 수평적 연속성을 향상시키기 위해 행렬의 고유 영상에 기반한 가중치를 계산하여 탄성파 단면의 품질을 향상시킨다. 본 연구에서 제안하는 기술의 적용성 및 우수성을 확인하기 위해 북극해 척치해저고원에서 획득한 단일 채널 스파커 탄성파 자료에 대한 자료 처리 실험을 수행하였으며, 수치 예제를 통해 매우 높은 수준의 신호 대 잡음비와 최소의 신호 손실을 가진 탄성파 단면을 얻을 수 있었다. 본 연구에서 제안하는 단일 채널 탄성파 자료 처리 기술은 향후 국내 연안지역의 해양개발과 해저 지질재해를 규명하기 위한 단일 채널 및 초고해상도 탄성파 탐사에 매우 효과적으로 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

실트펜스와 식생밭두렁 적용을 통한 밭 비점오염 저감효과 분석을 위한 포장실험 연구 (A Plot Scale Experiment to Analysis the NPS Reduction by Silt Fence and Vegetated Ridge for Non-Irrigated Cropland)

  • 김성재;박태양;김성민;장정렬;김상민
    • 한국농공학회논문집
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    • 제54권4호
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    • pp.19-27
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    • 2012
  • The objective of this study was to test the pollutant reduction effect by the silt fence and vegetated ridge through field monitoring. The experiment plots were established with two replication and three treatments. Each plot was designed with 5 m width, 22 m length, and 3 % slope. Flumes with the floating type stage gages were installed at the outlet of each plot to monitor the runoff. For a rainfall monitoring, tipping bucket rain gage was installed within the experiment site. Cultivated crops were spring daikon and autumn chinese cabbage. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicated that the water quality concentration from three experiment plots were not significantly different in 5 % of significant level. The monitoring results showed that the average pollution loads reduced by silt fence compared to control were SS 75.33 %, TN 40.87 %, TP 56.58 %, BOD 52.12 %, COD 36.07 %, TOC 34.99 %; by vegetated ridge compard to control were SS 65.27 %, TN 81.80 %, TP 54.26 %, BOD 67.09 %, COD 46.55 %, TOC 43.30 %. Analysis of Spearman's rank correlation coefficient showed that BOD-SS and SS-Turbidity were highly related at the silt fence and vegetated ridge plots. In all plots, SS-Turbidity and TP-TN relations were relatively high. The monitoring results showed that the silt fence and vegetated ridge were effect method to reduce the pollutant loads from the field runoff. Long-term monitoring is required to obtain more quantitative reduction effect for diverse crops and to increase the reliability of results.

치과 CAD/CAM 가공방식에 따른 임시보철물의 내면 적합도 : 3차원 중첩 분석 (Internal evaluation of provisional restorations according to the dental CAD/CAM manufacturing method : Three-dimensional superimpositional analysis)

  • 김재홍;김기백
    • 대한치과기공학회지
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    • 제41권2호
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    • pp.81-86
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    • 2019
  • Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to compare the internal fit of two different temporary restorations fabricated by dental CAD/CAM system and to evaluate clinical effectiveness. Methods: Composite resin tooth of the maxillary first molar was prepared as occlusal reduction(2.0mm), axial reduction(1mm offset), vertical angle(6 degree) and chamfer margin for a temporary crown and duplicated epoxy die was fabricated. The epoxy dies were used to fabricate provisional restorations by CAD/CAM milling technique or 3D-printing technique. The inner data from all crowns were superimposed on the master die file in the 'best-fit alignment' method using 3D analysis software. Statistical analysis was performed using a Wilcoxon's rank sum test for differences between groups. Results: It showed that the internal RMS(Root Mean Square) values of the additive group were significantly larger than those of other group. No significant differences in internal discrepancies were observed in the temporary crowns among the 2 groups with different manufacturing method. Conclusion: All the groups had the internal fit within the clinical acceptable range (< $50{\mu}m$). The continuous research in the future to be applied clinically for the adaptation of additive manufacturing technique are needed.

MR 방법으로부터 다단 정현파의 주파수 추정 (Frequency Estimation of Multiple Sinusoids From MR Method)

  • 안태천;탁현수;이종범
    • 전자공학회논문지B
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    • 제29B권2호
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    • pp.18-26
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    • 1992
  • MR(Model Reduction) is presented in order to estimate the frequency of multiple sinusoids from the finite noisy data with the white or colored noises. MR, using the reduced rank models, is designed, appling the approximation of linear system to LP(Linear Prediction). The MR method is analyzed. Monte-carlo simulations are conducted for MR and Lp. The results are compared with in terms of mean, root-mean square and relative bias. MR eliminates effectevely the extremeous and exceptional poles appearing in LP and improves the accuracy of LP. Especially, MR gives promising results in short noisy measurements, low SNR's and colored noises. Power spectral density and angular frequency position are showed by figures, for examples. Finally, the new method is utilized to the communication and biomedical systems estimating the characteristics of the signal and the system identification modelling the dynamic systems from experimental data.

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Robust $L_2$Optimization for Uncertain Systems

  • Kim, Kyung-Soo;Park, Youngjin
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 제어로봇시스템학회 1995년도 Proceedings of the Korea Automation Control Conference, 10th (KACC); Seoul, Korea; 23-25 Oct. 1995
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    • pp.348-351
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    • 1995
  • This note proposes a robust LQR method for systems with structured real parameter uncertainty based on Riccati equation approach. Emphasis is on the reduction of design conservatism in the sense of quadratic performance by utilizing the uncertainty structure. The class of uncertainty treated includes all the form of additive real parameter uncertainty, which has the multiple rank structure. To handle the structure of uncertainty, the scaling matrix with block diagonal structure is introduced. By changing the scaling matrix, all the possible set of uncertainty structures can be represented. Modified algebraic Riccati equation (MARE) is newly proposed to obtain a robust feedback control law, which makes the quadratic cost finite for an arbitrary scaling matrix. The remaining design freedom, that is, the scaling matrix is used for minimizing the upper bound of the quadratic cost for all possible set of uncertainties within the given bounds. A design example is shown to demonstrate the simplicity and the effectiveness of proposed method.

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