• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.63-71
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• 2019

Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify the minimally meaningful dosage of inulin leading to a prebiotic effect in Indonesian infants. Methods: In a randomized controlled double-blinded, parallel, 3-arm intervention study, 164 healthy formula-fed infants aged 3 to 5 months first obtained formula-A (without inulin) during a 4-week adaptation period. Subsequently, 142 subjects were subjected to a 4-week feeding period by administering either formula-A (no inulin), formula-B (0.2 g/100 mL inulin) or formula-C (0.4 g/100 mL inulin). The primary outcome parameter was %-bifidobacteria in faecal samples determined using quantitative polymerase chain reaction analyses. Secondary outcome parameters were faecal %-lactobacilli, pH and stool frequency, and consistency. Growth and tolerance/adverse effects were recorded as safety parameters. Results: Typical %-bifidobacteria and %-lactobacilli at the end of the adaptation period in the study population were 14% and 2%, respectively. For faecal pH, significant differences between formula groups A vs. C and A vs. B were found at the end of the intervention period. Testing for differences in faecal %-bifidobacteria and %-lactobacilli between groups was hampered by non-normal data set distributions; no statistically significant differences were obtained. Comparisons within groups revealed that only in formula group C, all the three relevant parameters exhibited a significant effect with an increase in faecal %-bifidobacteria and %-lactobacilli and a decrease in pH. Conclusion: A consistent prebiotic effect along with a decrease in pH and increase in %-bifidobacteria and %-lactobacilli was found only in the group administered 0.4 g inulin/100 mL.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.103-113
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• 2022

On the basis of fabrication, the utilization of nano material in numerous industrial and technological system, obtained the utmost significance in current decade. Therefore, the current investigation presents a theoretical disposition regarding the flow of electric conducting Williamson nanoliquid over a stretchable surface in the presence of the motile microorganism. The impact of thermal radiation and magnetic parameter are incorporated in the energy equation. The concentration field is modified by adding the influence of chemical reaction. Moreover, the splendid features of nanofluid are displayed by utilizing the thermophoresis and Brownian motion aspects. Compatible similarity transformation is imposed on the equations governing the problem to derive the dimensionless ordinary differential equations. The Homotopy analysis method has been implemented to find the analytic solution of the obtained differential equations. The implications of specific parameters on profiles of velocity, temperature, concentration and motile microorganism density are investigated graphically. Moreover, coefficient of skin friction, Nusselt number, Sherwood number and density of motile number are clarified in tabular forms. It is revealed that thermal radiation, thermophoresis and Brownian motion parameters are very effective for improvement of heat transfer. The reported investigation can be used in improving the heat transfer appliances and systems of solar energy.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제31권8호
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• pp.691-706
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• 2022

Magnetic activated carbon was prepared by adding a magnetic material to activated carbon that had been prepared from waste citrus peel in Jeju. The adsorption characteristics of an aqueous solution of the antibiotic trimethoprim (TMP) were investigated using the magnetic activated carbon, as an adsorbent, and response surface methodology (RSM). Batch experiments were carried out according to a four-factor Box-Behnken experimental design affecting TMP adsorption with their input parameters (TMP concentration: 50~150 mg/L; pH: 4~10; temperature: 293~323 K; adsorbent dose: 0.05~0.15 g). The significance of the independent variables and their interaction was assessed by ANOVA and t-test statistical techniques. Statistical results showed that TMP concentration was the most effective parameter, compared with others. The adsorption process can be well described by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The experimental isotherm data followed the Langmuir isotherm model. The maximum adsorption capacities of TMP, estimated with the Langmuir isotherm model were 115.9-130.5 mg/g at 293-323 K. Also, both the thermodynamic parameters, ΔH and ΔG, have both positive values, indicating that the adsorption of TMP by the magnetic activated carbon is an endothermic reaction and proceeds via an involuntary process.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.99-112
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• 2022

The present study examines the natural frequencies (NFs) of perfect/imperfect functionally graded sandwich beams (P/IP-FGSBs), which are composed of a porous core constructed of functionally graded materials (FGMs) and a homogenous isotropic metal and ceramic face sheets resting on elastic foundations. To accomplish this, the material properties of the FGSBs are assumed to vary continuously along the thickness direction as a function of the volume fraction of constituents expressed by the modified rule of the mixture, which includes porosity volume fraction represented using four distinct types of porosity distribution models. Additionally, to characterize the reaction of the two-parameter elastic foundation to the Perfect/Imperfect (P/IP) FGSBs, the medium is assumed to be linear, homogeneous, and isotropic, and it is described using the Winkler-Pasternak model. Furthermore, the kinematic relationship of the P/IP-FGSBs resting on the Winkler-Pasternak elastic foundations (WPEFs) is described using trigonometric shear deformation theory (TrSDT), and the equations of motion are constructed using Hamilton's principle. A closed-form solution is developed for the free vibration analysis of P/IP-FGSBs resting on the WPEFs under four distinct boundary conditions (BCs). To validate the new formulation, extensive comparisons with existing data are made. A detailed investigation is carried out for the effects of the foundation coefficients, mode numbers (MNs), porosity volume fraction, power-law index, span to depth ratio, porosity distribution patterns (PDPs), skin core skin thickness ratios (SCSTR), and BCs on the values of the NFs of the P/IP-FGSBs.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.21-26
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• 2024

In this investigation, samples of the chemical (Hg_1-xPb_xBa₂Ca_1.8Mg_0.2Cu₃O_8+δ) were prepared utilizing a solid-state reaction technique with a range of lead concentrations (x = 0.0, 0.05, 0.10, and 0.20). Specimens were pressed at 8 tons per square centimeter and then prepared at 1,138 K in the furnace. The crystalline structure and surface topography of all samples were examined using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). X-ray diffraction results showed that all of the prepared samples had a tetragonal crystal structure. Also, the results showed that when lead was partially replaced with mercury, an increase in the lead value impacted the phase ratio, and lattice parameter values. The AFM results likewise showed excellent crystalline consistency and remarkable homogeneity during processing. The electrical resistivity was calculated as a function of temperature, and the results showed that all samples had a contagious behavior, as the resistivity decreased with decreasing temperature. The critical temperature was calculated and found to change, from 102, 96, 107, and 119 K, when increasing the lead values in the samples from 0.0 to 0.05, 0.10, and 0.20, respectively.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.240-249
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• 2022

본 연구는 인삼 습해 피해 설정을 확립하고 유전자원을 대상으로 엽록소형광 기법을 이용하여 습해 스트레스 수준을 평가하기 위해 수행되었다. 습해 스트레스 평가는 2년생 묘삼 57개 유전자원 대상으로 25일간 지제부까지 담수처리를 하였다. 피해 정도에 따라 5개 등급으로 분류하여 저항성 유전자원 3개, 감수성 유전자원 3개를 선발하였다. 인삼 유전자원 57개의 지하부 생체중 및 엽록소 함량은 대부분 감소하였고 저항성 유전자원보다 감수성 유전자원의 감소율이 크게 나타났다. 5개의 엽록소형광 매개변수는 습해 스트레스에 노출되는 기간이 길어질수록 증감하는 경향을 보였으며, 특히, Fv/Fm값이 0.8보다 낮으면 광계II의 반응중심이 손상을 입은 상태로 감수성 유전자원의 경우 습해 스트레스에 노출될수록 감소하였다. 본 연구결과에서 유전자원 57개의 최대양자수율(Fv/Fm)은 습해 스트레스 하에서 차이를 보였으며, 습해 스트레스에 저항성을 가진 습해 저항성 유전자원과 감수성 유전자원 간의 차이를 확인할 수 있는 매개변수로 판단되어 인삼 유전자원에 대해 습해 스트레스 수준을 평가할 수 있는 도구로 활용 가능하다고 사료된다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.402-408
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• 2005

Fenton 산화공정을 매립지 침출수에 적용하여 최적의 촉매를 선정하고 최적의 반응조건을 도출하기 위해 Lab scale로 상온에서 실험하였다 본 실험의 연구 결과, 다음의 결과를 얻을 수 있었다. 1) TOC의 제거효율로 최적 pH를 살펴본 결과 $Fe^{2+}$는 pH 3.0, $Fe^{3+}$는 pH 4.5, $Fe^0$는 pH 4.0으로 각각 관찰되었다. 2) 각 촉매별 최적 주입량을 결정하고 반응특성을 살펴보기 위하여 TOC, $COD_{Cr}$, $UV_{254}$를 변수로 보았고, 2가철의 경우 $H_2O_2$ : $Fe^{2+}\;=\;1,200\;mg/L$ : 1,200\;mg/L로 결정되었다 또한 3가철의 경우 $H_2O_2$ : $Fe^{3+}\;=\;1,200\;mg/L$ : 1,200 mg/L, 0가철의 경우 $H_2O_2$ : $Fe^0\;=\;900\;mg/L$ : 1,200 mg/L로 각각 결정되었다. 3) 최적조건에서 3가철($Fe^{3+}$)이 TOC와 $COD_{Cr}$에서 가장 높은 제거효율을 나타냈지만 0가철($Fe^0$)과 큰 제거율 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 이에 따라 경제적인 측면을 고려할 때 0가철($Fe^0$)이 동일한 철염주입량에서 가장 적은 과산화수소 주입량이 필요하므로 상대적으로 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 4) 실험에 적용된 최적 pH를 검증하기 위해 처리수를 pH 중화제(NaOH)로 적정했을 때 각 촉매별로 실험에 사용된 pH가 최적조건임을 확인할 수 있었다. 5) 촉매별로 시간에 따른 redox potential을 사용하여 모든 촉매에 대해 산화반응의 정도 및 반응이 일어나고 있는 계의 산화환원력을 간접적으로 측정할 수 있었다. 이에 따라 실제 Fenton 공정을 적용할 때 "on-line monitoring"의 기초 자료로써 산화환원전위를 활용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.565-578
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• 1992

수용액 및 유기용매-물 혼합용매속에서 L이 $NH_3$, $NH_2$$CH_3$, $glyOC_2H_5$, $glyOCH_3$, $dl-alaOC_2$$H_5$, $NH_2$$CH_2$$CONH_2$, $NH_2$CH$_2$CN 이 배위된 cis-[Co(en)$_2$(L)Cl]$^{2+}$ (en = 1,2-diaminoethane)에 $Hg^{2+}$을 작용시켰을 때 속도론적인 자료, 원평광이색성 스펙트라, 이온교환 크로마토그래피에 의한 생성물 분석 및 용매의 성질인 Y(ionizing power)를 이용한 m(Grunwald-Winstein의 기울기)값의 결과들로 부터 반응은 I$_{d-}$메카니즘으로 제안되었다. 반응 결과 L이 $NH_3$과 NH$_2$CH$_3$이 배위된 cis-[Co(en)$_2$(L)Cl]$^{2+}$은 Cl$^-$이 해리되어 H$_2$O 분자가 치환되었으며, L이 glyOC$_2$H$_5$, glyOCH$_3$, dl-alaOC$_2$H$_5$, NH$_2$CH$_2$CONH$_2$과 NH$_2$CH$_2$CN이 배위된 cis-[Co(en)$_2$(L)Cl]$^{2+}$은 Co(Ⅲ)에 대한 각 리간드 L의 킬레이트화가 일어났다. 에탄올-물 혼합용매 속에서 cis-[Co(en)$_2$(NH$_2$CH$_2$CN)Cl]$^{2+}$을 제외한 cis-[Co(en)$_2$(L)Cl]$^{2+}$은 에탄올의 양이 증가될수록 속도상수(k)의 값이 증가되었고, 또한 30${\%}$ 유기용매-물 혼합용매 속에서의 속도상수의 값은 30${\%}$ 2-프로판올-물>30${\%}$ 에탄올-물>물의 순서를 나타내었다. 그러나 cis-[Co(en)$_2$(NH$_2$CH$_2$CN)Cl]$^{2+}$은 이와 반대의 결과를 나타내었다. 각 착물들의 속도상수의 차이에 있어서 cis-[Co(en)$_2$(NH$_3$)Cl]$^{2+}$ 및 cis-[Co(en)$_2$(NH$_2$CH$_3$)Cl]$^{2+}$은 리간드장 파라메타(${\Delta}$)와 관계가 있었지만, cis-[Co(en)$_2$(L)Cl]$^{2+}$(L = $glyOC_2$H$_5$, glyOCH$_3$, dl-alaOC$_2$H$_5$, $NH_2$CH$_2$CONH$_2$, $NH_2$CH$_2$CN)은 이와 관계가 없었다. cis-[Co(en)$_2$(L)Cl]$^{2+}$에 대하여 $NO_3^-$을 첨가시켜 $Hg^{2+}$이 촉매로서 작용하는 반응에서 $NO_3^-$에 의하여 그 반응 메카니즘이 변화되는 것이 아니라 단지 속도만 변화되었다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.127-136
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• 2015

A simultaneous determination method was developed for nine preservatives (benzoic acid, sorbic acid, dehydroacetic acid, methyl-, ethyl-, isopropyl-, propyl-, isobutyl- and butyl-parabens) in sausage by liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS/MS). Each parameter was established by multiple reaction monitoring in negative mode. Separation was achieved on a phenyl-hexyl ($2.5{\mu}m$, $2.1{\times}150mm$, Waters) with A-20 mM ammonium acetate containing 0.1% acetic acid in water, B-Acetonitrile as mobile phase with gradient mode at a flow rate of 0.3 mL/min. The developed method was validated for specificity, linearity, accuracy and precision in sausages samples. Linearity was over 0.998 with calibration curve of the mixed standards. The mean recoveries from sausages fortified at the level of 2.0~10.0 mg/L were in range of 98.60~109.16% with RSDs lower than 8.93%. The limits of detection (LOD) and the limits of quantification (LOQ) were in the range between 0.0003~0.085 mg/L and 0.01~0.257 mg/L, respectively. Intra-day precision and inter-day precision were 0.45~6.16% and 2.81~13.33%, respectively. Using presently developed determination method, 33 field sausage samples from Gwangju city in Korea were screened over nine preservatives. As a result, no preservatives were detected in all samples.

• Composites Research
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.84-93
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 탄화규소 섬유강화 탄화규소 복합재료에 내환경 코팅을 수행한 후, 열 기계적 특성평가에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 초기분말은 성형공정도중 흐름성을 좋게 하기 위해 분무건조법으로 구형의 분말을 제조하였다. 내환경 코팅재는 복합재료가 산화되거나 고온 수증기와 반응하는 것을 방지하기 위해 행하여 지는데, 본 연구에서는 액상침투법(LSI)으로 제조한 복합재에 실리콘으로 본드코팅을 하고 그 위에 대기플라즈마용사법으로 뮬라이트(mullite)와 무게비로 12% 이터븀 실리케이트(ytterbium silicate)가 혼합된 복합재를 코팅하였다. 대기플라즈마 코팅공정 시 성형변수로서 분무거리를 100, 120 그리고 140 mm로 변화시켰다. 그 후 $1100^{\circ}C$의 온도에서 100시간동안 유지하는 실험과 $1200^{\circ}C$의 온도에서 열충격을 가하는 싸이클을 3000회 반복하였다. 열내구성 시험동안 계면 박리는 일어나지 않았지만, 현저한 균열들이 코팅층 내에서 발견되었다. 균열밀도와 균열의 길이는 코팅도중의 분무거리에 의존하여 변화하였다. 열 내구성 시험 후, 압흔 시험을 통해 기계적 열화거동을 분석하였는데, 시험의 방식이나 조건들이 하중-변위 곡선의 거동에 영향을 주었다.