• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.140-145
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• 1999

Livestock manure is generally beneficial to soil and crop production when appropriate amount is applied, but excessive application may be detrimental to soil and water environments. A proper protocol of livestock waste treatment is required to manage the quality of soil and water. A trickling filter system using rice straw media was employed to treat piggery wastewater from small-scaled livestock farms as an alternative to the currently available methods. Batches of piggery wastewater were treated with this system, and the byproducts of rice straw media and trickling filtrate were applied to the soil with cultivating rye (Secale cereale L.). Objective of this research was to characterize these byproducts for the sustainable soil amendments and rye production. Both the treated straw medium and filtrate were proven to be effective organic fertilizers for rye plant development, with the enhanced but balanced absorption of nutrients. The synergistic effects of filtrate in addition to straw application did not show, but the filtrate appeared to lead to a higher water content of the plant. No specific nutrient deficiency or toxicity symptom was shown due to the salts derived from the byproducts applied. Chemical parameters of the soil quality were significantly improved with the application of straw medium either with or without the filtrate. Judging from parameters relating to the salt accumulations, such as sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), electrical conductivity (EC), exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP), potassium adsorption ratio (KAR), and residual P concentrations, the byproducts from piggery wastewater exhibited no detrimental effects on soil quality within the ranges of treatments used. In addition to the effectiveness of the rice straw trickling filter system for the small-scaled swine farms, both rice straw medium and filtrate could be recycled for the sustainable soil amendment and plant nutrition.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2002년도 춘계종합학술대회
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• pp.647-652
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• 2002

해상안전통신망은 해양사고의 예방과 해양사고발생시 인명과 재화를 효율적으로 보호하는 것을 주목적으로 하고 있다. 우리나라의 해상안전통신망은 1999년2월1일 GMDSS제도의 전면시행으로 인하여 관련통신설비들이 대폭 바뀌었다. 또, 이를 관리하는 관련법규와 운영 방식도 바뀌어 과거에 비하여 해상에서의 안전시설이나 관련제도가 강화되었다. 그러나 해양사고로 인한 인명피해는 줄어들지 않았고 오히려 증가하였다. 실제로 우리나라에서 발생한 전체 해양사고 중 약80%가 소형어선에서 발생하였으며 소형선박은 사고발생즉시 전복되기 때문에 신속히 구조요청이 이뤄져야 인명피해를 줄일 수 있다. 이에 대하여 최근 도입된 GMDSS 통신설비들은 자동화되어 신속한 구조요청 또는 조난통보를 한 수 있게되었다. 그러나, 소형어선의 해양사고는 대부분 5톤 미만의 선박이고, 이 선박들은 GMDSS제도에 의해 관리되지 못하는 문제점을 안고 있다. 본 논문에서는 우리나라의 현실에 적합한 해상안전통신망을 효율적으로 개선시킬 수 있는 대안을 제시하였다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.870-879
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• 2011

Regulated peak power tracking (RPPT) systems such as the series structure and the series-parallel structures are commonly used in satellite space power systems. However, these structures process the solar array power or the battery power to the load through two cascaded regulators during one orbit cycle, which reduces the energy transfer efficiency. Also the battery charging time is increased due to placement of converter between the battery and the solar array. In this paper a parallel structure has been proposed which can improve the energy transfer efficiency and the battery charging time for satellite space power RPPT systems. An analogue controller is used to control all of the required functions, such as load voltage regulation and solar array stabilization with maximum power point tracking (MPPT). In order to compare the system efficiency and the battery charging efficiency of the proposed structure with those of a series (conventional) structure and a simplified series-parallel structure, simulations are performed and the results are analyzed using a loss analysis model. The proposed structure charges the battery more quickly when compared to the other two structures. Also the efficiency of the proposed structure has been improved under different modes of solar array operation when compared with the other two structures. To verify the system, experiments are carried out under different modes of solar array operation, including PPT charge, battery discharge, and eclipse and trickle charge.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.99-117
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• 2015

The Stonecutters Bridge (SCB) in Hong Kong is the third-longest cable-stayed bridge in the world with a main span stretching 1,018 m between two 298 m high single-leg tapering composite towers. A Wind and Structural Health Monitoring System (WASHMS) is being implemented on SCB by the Highways Department of The Hong Kong SAR Government, and the SCB-WASHMS is composed of more than 1,300 sensors in 15 types. In order to establish a linkage between structural health monitoring and maintenance management, a Structural Health Rating System (SHRS) with relevant rating tools and indices is devised. On the basis of a 3D space frame finite element model (FEM) of SCB and model updating, this paper presents the development of an SHR-oriented 3D multi-scale FEM for the purpose of load-resistance analysis and damage evaluation in structural element level, including modeling, refinement and validation of the multi-scale FEM. The refined 3D structural segments at deck and towers are established in critical segment positions corresponding to maximum cable forces. The components in the critical segment region are modeled as a full 3D FEM and fitted into the 3D space frame FEM. The boundary conditions between beam and shell elements are performed conforming to equivalent stiffness, effective mass and compatibility of deformation. The 3D multi-scale FEM is verified by the in-situ measured dynamic characteristics and static response. A good agreement between the FEM and measurement results indicates that the 3D multi-scale FEM is precise and efficient for WASHMS and SHRS of SCB. In addition, stress distribution and concentration of the critical segments in the 3D multi-scale FEM under temperature loads, static wind loads and equivalent seismic loads are investigated. Stress concentration elements under equivalent seismic loads exist in the anchor zone in steel/concrete beam and the anchor plate edge in steel anchor box of the towers.

• 한국방재안전학회논문집
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2022

최근 기후변화와 하천 제방의 노후화로 인해 수재해 위험이 가중되고 있으나 기존의 재래적인 하천 제방의 점검은 많은 인력과 예산 소모로 많은 한계점들이 존재하다. 이에 따라 효과적인 홍수 대응을 위해 새로운 모니터링과 예/경보 시스템 구축이 필요한 상황이다. 본 연구는 인공위성(Sentinel-1)을 이용한 하천 제방 변위 산출, 수문학적 요인과의 관계 분석 항목들을 결합한 하천 제방 건강상태 모니터링 방법을 제안한다. 본 연구에서 산정한 변동성 지수를 계산하여 4등급으로 구분하였고, 토양 수분의 급증한 결과를 토대로 제방 붕괴 구간이 변동성이 급증한 취약지점 상태로 판단하였다. 향후에는 원격 기술과 분석 항목들을 결합한 포렌식 기법을 통해 기존 제방관리 시스템의 고도화가 가능할 것으로 기대한다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.179-188
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• 2017

With the explosive increase in exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) emitted by mobile phones, public concerns have grown over the last few decades with regard to the potential effects of EMF exposure on the nervous system in the brain. Many researchers have suggested that RF-EMFs can effect diverse neuronal alterations in the brain, thereby affecting neuronal functions as well as behavior. Previously, we showed that long-term exposure to 835 MHz RF-EMF induces autophagy in the mice brain. In this study, we explore whether shortterm exposure to RF-EMF leads to the autophagy pathway in the cerebral cortex and brainstem at 835 MHz with a specific absorption rate (SAR) of 4.0 W/kg for 4 weeks. Increased levels of autophagy genes and proteins such as LC3B-II and Beclin1 were demonstrated and the accumulation of autophagosomes and autolysosomes was observed in cortical neurons whereas apoptosis pathways were up-regulated in the brainstem but not in the cortex following 4 weeks of RF exposure. Taken together, the present study indicates that monthly exposure to RF-EMF induces autophagy in the cerebral cortex and suggests that autophagic degradation in cortical neurons against a stress of 835 MHz RF during 4 weeks could correspond to adaptation to the RF stress environment. However, activation of apoptosis rather than autophagy in the brainstem is suggesting the differential responses to the RF-EMF stresses in the brain system.

• 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국의학물리학회 2002년도 Proceedings
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• pp.471-473
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• 2002

Public concerns associated with the electromagnetic field (EMF) exposures from mobile phones on human body are increased. Although studies on the effects of the EMF exposures on human have been carried out for a long time, it is not proved yet whether the EMF effect is harmful or not. Based on the scientific results by experts, EMF exposure limits have been regulated as a precautionary approach on the assumption that the EMF effect may be harmful. It is well known that absorbed EMF can be transformed into heat within biological tissues and that thermal effects are related with the specific absorption rate (SAR) distribution. However, the relative magnitude and distribution of the energies are not well defined. Although there is comprehensive information of the thermal effects, most of them come from animal and in vitro studies. Considerable efforts have been made to analyze the EMF absorption model while the actual temperature in the human body has been rarely measured. Temperature changes on the face of a healthy male volunteer were studied. A digital mobile phone of 1.8GHz was used. A digital infrared imaging system (IRIS-5000, Medicore, Seoul, Korea) was applied to take infrared pictures of the face every minute while the volunteer talked over the mobile phone for 20 minutes. The specification of the imaging system was as follows: Temperature resolution = 0.1$^{\circ}C$; Range of temperature measurement = 17～40$^{\circ}C$; Pixel size = 0.9mm ${\times}$ 0.9mm; Frame time = 2.6s; Active temperature of detector = 77$^{\circ}$K. The result showed that temperature of the ear region was increased during the phone call and the region of the temperature increase on the face was expanded as the phone call time increased. Further study is necessary to investigate the temperature rise analytically and quantitatively.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2008년도 International Symposium on Remote Sensing
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• pp.418-421
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• 2008

Wenchuan earthquake (Mw 7.9) occurred in Sichuan province, China, May 2008 had resulted in a huge fault displacement around the Lungmenshan fault. Preliminary results of the fault displacement observed by ALOS PALSAR interferometry are presented. The surface deformation by the Wenchuan earthquake was reported up to 10m consisting of thrust- and right-slip compnents. A significant reduction in ionospheric density was also reported. Twenty differential interferograms and twenty multiple aperture SAR interferometry (MAI) pairs were produced over four ALOS tracks. It was observed from differential interferograms that i) LOS deformation decreases steadily from northnorthwest of the Longmenshan fault to the fault, ii) the LOS deformation sharply increases at areas around the fault, and iii) the decrease of the LOS deformation is observed from the Longmenshan fault to the south-southeast of the fault. Horizontal movement of the reverse fault displacement can better be observed by MAI technique, and the MAI phases show that i) the south-southeast directional reverse fault displacement (negative along-track deformation for an ascending track) of the north-northwest block gradually increases to the Longmenshan fault, ii) the reverse fault movement of the south-southeast block is sharply reversed to the north-northwest of the fault, and iii) the northnorthwest movement gradually decreases to the south-southeast of fault. Although the Lonmenshan Fault line is a center of earthquake epicenter, the boundary of surface movement exists to the north-northeast of the fault. Since the ionosphere was not stable even forty days after the mainshock, MAI phases were seriously corrupted by ionospheric effect. It is necessary to acquire more data when the ionosphere recovered to a normal state.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.1017-1026
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• 2013

Mobi-Kids 연구의 노출량 평가 분야에는 4개국이 참여하고 있다. 각 국은 해당 지역 또는 자국의 통신 환경 및 통신 방식 등을 고려하여 평가를 수행하고, 그 결과는 휴대전화로부터 복사되는 무선주파수 및 극저주파수의 어린이 및 청소년 노출에 대한 중추신경계 발암 영향을 평가하기 위해 환자-대조군 대상자의 누적 노출량 평가에 활용된다. 본 논문에서는 Mobi-Kids 연구의 노출량 평가 프로토콜에 따라 과거 약 10년간 우리나라에서 사용해온 휴대전화의 노출 유형을 분석한다. 국내 출시 휴대전화 모델 조사, 그 결과를 바탕으로 한 노출 유형 분류, 수치해석적 대표 휴대전화 설계 방법, 그리고 휴대전화의 ELF 복사 측정 등을 주요 내용으로 한다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.40-48
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• 2016

관측위성의 고 해상도 임무요구조건 충족을 위해 기계적 구동부를 갖는 탑재장비로부터의 미소진동은 항상 차폐의 대상으로 존재하였다. 본 연구에서는 차폐의 대상이던 미소진동에 주목하여, 전기에너지 재생이 가능하고 동시에 진동절연이 가능한 복합 시스템 구현을 목표로 동조질량 흡진기 형태의 전자기 하베스터와 결합된 수동형 진동절연 시스템을 제안하였다. 아울러 하베스터의 기본특성 측정시험 결과에 기인한 수치해석과 미소진동시험 및 생성전력 측정시험을 통해 본 연구에서 제안한 복합시스템은 미소진동 절연과 동시에 전기에너지 재생에 유효함을 입증하였다.