• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.315-331
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• 2009

Mechanical connections are recognized as extremely important elements in the aspect of strength and structural safety. However, classical structural model does not consider the connection stiffness properties, and are based on models with pinned or rigid joints only. In fact, mechanical connections are deformable and behave not linearly, affecting the whole structure and inducing nonlinear behavior as well. The quantification of this effect, however, depends on the description of the working of the connectors and the wood response under embedment. The theoretical modeling of wood structures with semi-rigid connections involves not only the structural analysis, but also the modeling of both single and grouped moment resisting connectors and the study of the wood properties under embedment. The proposal of this paper is to approach these aspects, and to quantitatively study the influence of the moment resistant connection in wooden framed structures. Comparisons between rigid and semi-rigid connections and between linear and nonlinear analysis lead to quantitative results.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.11-17
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• 2010

For the reasonable analysis of design problems for agricultural facilities, considered the reinforcing effect of thin-wall. The most of agricultural structure is constructed small scale and have many purposes. Thus it has been designed temporary rather than permanent structure, and has relatively large slenderness ratio, small section and semi-rigid condition. Therefore many agricultural facilities are consist of relatively strong frame with weak wall at the viewpoint of stiffness and have not been reflected in the design. But the tension field influences to collapse of structure have already known. Therefore, we need quantification the effect of tension field at structural analysis. In this study, present the method of quantification the effect of tension field that came out thin-plate surrounded by high stiffness frame. The numerical results show that the effect of tension field effect for thin-wall is about 5% of the sectional area of frame in study agricultural facilities.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.695-701
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• 1999

The hypothalamus is the classic site of synthesis of arginine vasotocin as neurohypophyseal hormone in the chicken. However, high concentrations of arginine vasotocin were also measured in ovarian tissues by radioimmunoassay. At first, we observed specific positive signal of mRNA encoding AVT in the hypothalamus by Northern hybridization. However, we could not find any specific bands in ovarian and uterine tissues. For evidence of transcription of the arginine vasotocin gene ingonadal tissues of the chicken, this study has applied the polymerase chain reaction as a highly sensitive assay. The hypothalamus, the four largest preovulatory ovarian follicles and the shell gland (uterus) were collected at 4 h and 20 h before oviposition. The ovarian follicular tissues were separated into granulose theca interns and theca externa layers. The uterine tissues were separated into myometrium and endometrium The extracted mRNA was converted to cDNA by reverse-transcriptase using oligo-$d(T)_{15}$ primer. Then, the cDNA was amplified by Vent polymerase and arginine vasotocin specific primers. The amplification reaction was incubated by 30 cycles successively, $95^{\circ}C$, $55^{\circ}C$ and $72^{\circ}C$ earth for 1 min. Te comparisons of the mRNA levels encoding arginine vasotocin between the tissues were determined by semi-quantification methods. After amplification of the cDNA, the PCR products were detected in hypothalamus, ovarian tissues and uterine tissues. The results of semi-quantification showed that the levels of arginine vasotocin mRNA in ovarian iud uterine tissues were about from 1/50 to 1/1000 when compared to that in the hypothalamus. The very low levels of mRNA encoding arginine vasotocin in ovarian and uterine tissues probably led us to conclude that arginine vasotocin may play a role of local mediate acting autocrine and/or paracrine.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.45-53
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• 2009

환경 시료 (토양 및 수질)내 화약물질을 신속하고 간편하게 검출할 수 있다면, 현장조사에서 오염도 조사를 위한 스키리닝 단계로 이용하여 불필요한 시료의 갯수와 고가의 실험실 정량분석비용을 줄일 수 있다. 상용 EXPRAY$^{(R)}$ Explosives Field Detection Kit(EXPRAY)를 이용하여 14종의 화약물질을 대상으로 화약물질 표준용액에 대한 최저검출농도를 결정 하고 및 준정량화 가능성을 확인하기 위한 실험을 실시하였다. 실험결과 EXPRAY는 14종의 화약물질 중에서, TNT, RDX, HMX, Tetryl및 TNB등 5종의 화약물질을 검출할 수 있었다. Nitramine계열인 HMX와 RDX에 대한 최저검출농도는 모두 14ng/mm$^2$이었다 EXPRAY는 nitroaromatic계열에는 더욱 민감하게 반응하여, Tetryl, TNB및 TNT에 대한 단위면적당(mm$^2$)최저 검출량이 각각 3ng, 3ng및 0.3ng이었다. 실험이 통제되는 조건에서 화약물질 표준용액에 EXPRAY를 적용하였을 경우에는 발색 강도의 비교를 통해 10배 단위의 준정량화가 가능하였다. 그러나 오염토양으로 실험한 경우에는 화약물질의 존재여부 및 종류만을 확인할 수 있었다. EXPRAY Explosives Detection Kit$^{(R)}$가 화약물질을 검출할 수 있는 경제적이고 민감한 방법이지만, 현장시료의 스크리닝 단계에만 적용할 수 있는 방법이다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.343-347
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• 2014

Background: Maspin expression is a potential prognostic factor for various malignancies but its relation with gallbladder cancer is unknown and needs to be investigated needs to be investigated. We therefore here focused on maspin mRNA expression in normal, gall stone disease and gallbladder cancer subjects, with particular attention to prognostic importance in individuals with malignancies. Materials and Methods: This study was carried out at the Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India. Gallbladder samples from normal (n=25), gall stone disease (n=25) and cancer patients (n=38) were analysed for maspin mRNA expression by semi-quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR and quantitative real time PCR. Statistical analysis was carried out using the Students t test or ANOVA. Survival analysis was conducted according to the Kaplan-Meier method and correlations were assessed using the Pearson correlation method. p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Significant increase (p=0.028) in expression of maspin mRNA was observed in gallbladder cancer as compared to gall stone disease, whereas no expression was found in normal tissues. Significant correlation (Pearson's coefficient(r)=-0.798, p<0.0001) was observed between relative quantification of maspin mRNA and survival of cancer patients after surgery, with significantly shorter (p=0.002) survival in patients having relative quantification >1.5 as compared to those having relative quantification <1.5. Similarly, significant differences in patient survival for maspin mRNA expression was observed for stage II (p=0.025) and III (p=0.011) cancer. Conclusions: Higher expression of maspin mRNA in gallbladder cancer has prognostic significance for stage II and III cancer, which needs to be investigated further.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.540-549
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• 2024

Objective: This study investigated the feasibility and prognostic relevance of threshold-based quantification of myocardial delayed enhancement (MDE) on CT in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM). Materials and Methods: Forty-three patients with NIDCM (59.3 ± 17.1 years; 21 male) were included in the study and underwent cardiac CT and MRI. MDE was quantified manually and with a threshold-based quantification method using cutoffs of 2, 3, and 4 standard deviations (SDs) on three sets of CT images (100 kVp, 120 kVp, and 70 keV). Interobserver agreement in MDE quantification was assessed using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Agreement between CT and MRI was evaluated using the Bland-Altman method and the concordance correlation coefficient (CCC). Patients were followed up for the subsequent occurrence of the primary composite outcome, including cardiac death, heart transplantation, heart failure hospitalization, or appropriate use of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate event-free survival according to MDE levels. Results: Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) was observed in 29 patients (67%, 29/43), and the mean LGE found with the 5-SD threshold was 4.1% ± 3.6%. The 4-SD threshold on 70-keV CT showed excellent interobserver agreement (ICC = 0.810) and the highest concordance with MRI (CCC = 0.803). This method also yielded the smallest bias with the narrowest range of 95% limits of agreement compared to MRI (bias, -0.119%; 95% limits of agreement, -4.216% to 3.978%). During a median follow-up of 1625 days (interquartile range, 712-1430 days), 10 patients (23%, 10/43) experienced the primary composite outcome. Event-free survival significantly differed between risk subgroups divided by the optimal MDE cutoff of 4.3% (log-rank P = 0.005). Conclusion: The 4-SD threshold on 70-keV monochromatic CT yielded results comparable to those of MRI for quantifying MDE as a marker of myocardial fibrosis, which showed prognostic value in patients with NIDCM.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.11-17
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• 2000

There are among the most relevant toxic emissions from incinerators such as polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Induction of cytochrome P4501A1 catalyzed 7-ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase(EROD) activity in mammalian cell culture(EROD bioassay) is thought to be a selective and sensitive parameter used for the quantification of dioxin-like components. In this study, the toxic emissions from several school waste incinerators were evaluated by determination of CYPIA catalytic activity and cytotoxicity using cell culture microbioassay. The incinerator residue and soil samples were collected from the schools located in Kyunggi province from April to June 1999. The samples were extracted in a Soxhlet apparatus using toluene for 20 hours. In order to clean-up, concentrated crude extracts were applied to basic alumina column. The EROD activities of extracts in the H4IIE cells were from 1.91$\pm$0.32 ng-TEQ/g to 24.54$\pm$3.48 ng-TEQ/g of biochemical-TEQ value. In soil samples, CYP1A catalytic activity was 0.09~0.64 ng-TEQ/g. EROD bioassay, seems to be a useful short-term bioassay when information about the biological response of complex environmental samples is needed. Although further study is needed, these results indicate that the potent toxic emissions are produced from school waste semi-incinerators.

• 분석과학
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.33-38
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• 2012

염화물 고정화능력의 중요성에도 불구하고 고정화능력을 측정하는 것은 어려우며 특히, 이미 건설되어 공용중인 구조물에서는 더욱 어렵다. 실제로 고정염화물을 측정하는 과정은 온도, 시료의 분말도, 공극수 추출기법 등과 같은 환경적 요인에 의해 큰 영향을 받는다. 본 연구에서는 X-선 회절분석법(XRD; X-ray diffraction)을 이용하여 콘크리트 내 염화물 이온의 고정화능력을 정량화하는 방법에 대해 중점을 두고 연구를 진행하였다. 염화물의 고정능력 isotherm은 물/시멘트비, 양생기간, 결합재 종류에 영향을 받으며 Langmuir isotherm 을 통하여 일단 결정된 고정염화물(Friedel 염)은 XRD를 이용하여 동시에 분석을 진행한다. XRD 그래프에서 나타난 고정염화물량의 피크 강도와 측정된 고정염화물의 총량의 관계를 결정한다. 결과적으로 양생기간이 증가될수록, 물/시멘트비가 감소될수록 고정화 능력은 증가하였다.

• 분석과학
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.60-68
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• 2012

지표수 중에 GC-MS에 의한 25개 준휘발성유기물질을 동시에 분석하는 방법을 개발하였다. 1.0 L의 물 시료를 분액깔대기 안에 넣고 NaCl로 포화시킨 다음 40 mL methylene chloride로 두 번 추출하였다. 이 방법은 0.01-800 ng/L 범위의 직선성을 보였고 15% 이내의 정밀도를 보였다. 확립한 방법을 사용하여 금강물 16개 시료를 분석한 결과 준휘발성유기화합물이 0.02-96.8 ng/L의 농도범위로 검출되었으며 측정값은 US EPA 또는 독일에서 확립한 준거치 이하의 값을 보였다. 이 측정방법은 지표수에서 SVOCs 대한 국가모니터링사업에 사용할 때 효율적인 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.303-314
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• 2011

Surface albedo is an important parameter of the surface energy budget, and its accurate quantification is of major interest to the global climate modeling community. Therefore, in this paper, we consider the direct solution of kernel based bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) models for retrieval of normalized reflectance of high resolution satellite. The BRD effects can be seen in satellite data having a wide swath such as SPOT/VGT (VEGETATION) have sufficient angular sampling, but high resolution satellites are impossible to obtain sufficient angular sampling over a pixel during short period because of their narrow swath scanning when applying semi-empirical model. This gives a difficulty to run BRDF model inferring the reflectance normalization of high resolution satellites. The principal purpose of the study is to estimate normalized reflectance of high resolution satellite (RapidEye) through BRDF components from SPOT/VGT. We use semi-empirical BRDF model to estimated BRDF components from SPOT/VGT and reflectance normalization of RapidEye. This study used SPOT/VGT satellite data acquired in the S1 (daily) data, and within this study is the multispectral sensor RapidEye. Isotropic value such as the normalized reflectance was closely related to the BRDF parameters and the kernels. Also, we show scatter plot of the SPOT/VGT and RapidEye isotropic value relationship. The linear relationship between the two linear regression analysis is performed by using the parameters of SPOTNGT like as isotropic value, geometric value and volumetric scattering value, and the kernel values of RapidEye like as geometric and volumetric scattering kernel Because BRDF parameters are difficult to directly calculate from high resolution satellites, we use to BRDF parameter of SPOT/VGT. Also, we make a decision of weighting for geometric value, volumetric scattering value and error through regression models. As a result, the weighting through linear regression analysis produced good agreement. For all sites, the SPOT/VGT isotropic and RapidEye isotropic values had the high correlation (RMSE, bias), and generally are very consistent.