• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.21-31
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• 2022

In recent years, various studies have been conducted on oscillating-water-column-type wave energy converters (OWC-WECs) with multiple chambers with the objective of efficiently utilizing the limited space of offshore/onshore structures. In this study, a numerical investigation based on a numerical wave tank was conducted on single, dual, and triple OWC chambers to examine the hydrodynamic performances and the energy conversion characteristics of the multiple water columns. The boundary value problem with the Laplace equation was solved by using a numerical wave tank based on a finite element method. The validity of the current numerical method was confirmed by comparing it with the measured data in the previous experimental research. We undertook a series of numerical simulations and observed that the water column motion of sloshing mode in a single chamber can be changed into the piston motion of different phases in multiple OWC chambers. Therefore, the piston motion in the multiple chambers can generate considerable airflow at a specific resonant frequency. In addition, the division of the OWC chamber results in a reduction of the time-dependent variability of the final output power from the device. As a result, the application of the multiple chambers leads to an increase of the energy conversion performance as well as a decrease of the variability of the wave energy converter.

• Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.33-42
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• 2022

The world has witnessed the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic. Mainstream and social media are playing an important role in Covid-19 pandemic prevention. This research explores awareness, communication channels and effectiveness of communication in the Covid-19 pandemic in rural areas of Thua Thien Hue province, Central Vietnam. Primary information was collected from 181 respondents, who are farmers, non-farmers and students. Secondary information was collected from reports and statistical data. Television, word of mouth and local loudspeakers are the main channels of mainstream media while social media mentions the role of Facebook and Zalo to transfer Covid-19 pandemic information. Mainstream media is still the main channel of farmers and old people while non-farmers and young people tend to access information through social media. Communication has significantly contributed to improving awareness and action of rural people in the Covid-19 epidemic prevention.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.155-166
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• 2023

Purpose: Although heated tobacco product (HTP) use among adolescents is an emerging public health problem, little is known about the frequency and quantity of HTP use. Thus, we investigated the associations between the frequency and quantity of HTP use and smoking characteristics (i.e., combustible cigarette [CC] and electronic cigarette [EC] use, and attempts to quit smoking) among CC-smoking adolescents. Methods: We analyzed nationally representative data from 2,470 Korean adolescents who were current CC smokers. To investigate our aim, we conducted multinomial logistic and logistic regression analyses. Results: We found that daily and heavier CC users had greater likelihoods of more frequent and heavier HTP use. In addition, dual users of CCs and ECs were more likely to use HTPs more frequently and heavily than CC users who did not use ECs. Moreover, daily EC users had the highest risk of frequent and heavy HTP use. The frequency and quantity of HTP use were not associated with attempts to quit smoking. Compared to CC-only use, dual use of CCs and HTPs was not associated with quitting attempts, and triple use of CCs, ECs, and HTPs was associated with a lower likelihood of quitting attempts. Conclusion: HTP use was less likely to displace CC use and promote attempts to quit smoking. Thus, strict regulations are required to prevent the promotion of HTPs as a substitute for CCs or as a means of quitting smoking. Additionally, health professionals should consider preventive interventions for HTP, as well as CC and EC use among adolescents.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2022년도 봄 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.156-157
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to propose a 40MPa mortar mixed design model that applies the neural network theory to minimize wasted effort in trial and error. A mixed design model was applied to each of the 60 data using fly ash, blast furnace slag fine powder and thickened rice husk powder. And in the neural network model, the optimized connection weight was obtained by repeatedly applying it to the MATLAB. The completed mixed design model was demonstrated by analyzing and comparing the predicted values of the mixed design model with those measured in the actual compressive strength test. As a result of the mixed design verification experiment, the error rates of the double mixed non-cement mortar using blast furnace slag fine powder and rice husk powder at a height of 40MPa were 3.24% and 3.4%. Mixed with fly ash and rice husk powder had an error rate of 3.94% and 5.8%. The error rate of the triple mixed non-cement mortar of the rice husk powder, fly ash, and blast furnace slag fine powder was 2.5% and 5.1%.

• Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.1-25
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• 2023

The aim of this study is to answer the straightforward question of whether the implementation of IC has fueled non-interest incomes of banks or not. By utilizing the data of 26 domestic banks in Vietnam and employing the value-added intellectual coefficient model (VAIC) as the measure of IC efficiency, our empirical evidence manifests that IC plays a vital role in fostering non-interest incomes of banks. When dividing VAIC into different components, we find that structure capital employed (SCE) is the most important component to enhance the expansion of these incomes compared with other components including capital employed efficiency (CEE), human capital efficiency (HCE). These findings remain unchanged through some robustness tests performed. While the main driver of IC and SCE, CEE component becomes a substantial advantage to increase non-interest incomes in large banks. Meanwhile, the degree of impact of SCE is higher in small banks compared with large ones. Overall, this study would provide a deep insight into the role of IC in the transformation into non-interest income activities of banks in an emerging country, and therefore our findings would be useful for both scholars and policy-makers in Vietnam, where has undergone the period of major reforms in banking system.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제50권
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• pp.225-231
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• 2023

Cold stress is one of the most vulnerable environmental stresses that affect plant growth and crop yields. With the recent advancements in genetic approaches using Arabidopsis and other model systems, genes involved in cold-stress response have been identified and the key cold signaling factors have been characterized. Exposure to low-temperature stress triggers the activation of a set of genes known as cold regulatory (COR) genes. This activation process plays a crucial role in enhancing the resistance of plants to cold and freezing stress. The inducer of the C-repeatbinding factor (CBF) expression 1-CBF module (ICE1-CBF module) is a key cold signaling pathway regulator that enhances the expression of downstream COR genes; however, this signaling module in Panax ginseng remains elusive. Here, we identified cold-signaling-related genes, PgCBF1, PgCBF3, and PgICE1 and conducted functional genomic analysis with a heterologous system. We confirmed that the overexpression of cold- PgCBF3 in the cbf1/2/3 triple Arabidopsis mutant compensated for the cold stress-induced deficiency of COR15A and salt-stress tolerance. In addition, nuclearlocalized PgICE1 has evolutionarily conserved phosphorylation sites that are modulated by brassinsteroid insensitive 2 (PgBIN2) and sucrose non-fermenting 1 (SNF1)-related protein kinase 3 (PgSnRK3), with which it physically interacted in a yeast two-hybrid assay. Overall, our data reveal that the regulators identified in our study, PgICE1 and PgCBFs, are evolutionarily conserved in the P. ginseng genome and are functionally involved in cold and abiotic stress responses.

• Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.35-57
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• 2024

The overarching purpose of this study is to examine the current status of academic public engagement in Vietnam. Data were obtained from a survey with 245 university lecturers, and descriptive statistics were used jointly with Bayesian statistics as tools for analysis. This study reveals that a significant proportion of university lecturers are not involved in public engagement, neither through the public press (66.5%) nor social media (49%). Those who have been active in public engagement use the public press and social networks to communicate science, with the latter being more used than the former. In addition, this study also pointed out that experienced scientists tend to engage with the public press, while early-career researchers often choose social networks. The findings of this study provide implications for higher education policymakers and administrators.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.79-92
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• 2015

미래 핵심 가치 기술 발굴 및 탐색을 위해서는 범국가적인 국가R&D정보와 과학기술정보의 연계 융합이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 국가R&D정보와 과학기술정보를 온톨로지와 토픽모델링을 사용하여 연계 융합하여 지식베이스를 구축한 방법론을 소개하고, 이를 기반으로 한 다차원 연계 지식맵 서비스를 소개한다. 국가R&D정보는 국가R&D과제와 참여인력, 해당 과제에 대한 성과 정보, 논문, 특허, 연구보고서 정보들을 포함한다. 과학기술정보는 논문, 특허, 동향 등의 과학기술연구에 대한 기술 문서를 일컫는다. 본 논문에서는 지식베이스에서의 지식 처리 및 관리의 효율성을 높이기 위해 Lightweight 온톨로지를 사용한다. Lightweight 온톨로지는 국가R&D과제 참여자와 성과정보, 과학기술정보를 과제-성과 관계, 문서-저자 관계, 저자-소속기관 관계 등의 단순한 연관관계를 이용하여 국가R&D정보와 과학기술정보를 융합한다. 이러한 단순한 연관관계만을 이용함으로써 지식 처리의 효율성을 높이고 온톨로지 구축 과정을 자동화한다. 보다 구체적인 Concept 레벨에서의 온톨로지 구축을 위해 토픽모델링을 활용한다. 토픽모델링을 활용하여 국가R&D정보와 과학기술정보 문서들의 토픽 주제어를 추출하고 각 문서 간 연관관계를 추출한다. 일반적인 Concept 레벨에서의 Fully-Specified 온톨로지를 구축하기 위해서는 거의 100% 수동으로 해야 하기 때문에, 많은 시간과 비용이 소모된다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 수동적인 온톨로지 구축이 아닌 자동화된 온톨로지 구축을 위해 토픽모델링을 활용한다. 토픽모델링을 활용하여 온톨로지 구축에 필요한 문서와 토픽 키워드 간의 관계, 문서 간 의미 상 연관관계를 자동으로 추출한다. 마지막으로, 이와 같이 구축된 지식베이스의 트리플(Triple) 정보를 활용하여, 연구자들의 공동저자관계, 문서간의 공통주제어관계 등을 연구자, 주제어, 기관, 저널 등의 다차원 연관관계를 방사형 네트워크 형식을 이용하여 시각화한 지식맵 서비스들을 소개한다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.431-438
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• 2012

고밀도 폴리에틸렌(HDPE)과 같은 고분자재료의 기계적 거동은 시간과 온도에 의존적이다. 따라서 근위경골절골술(HTO)용 X-밴드 플레이트에 적용되는 HDPE의 각기 다른 변형률속도에 따른 인장거동에 대한 연구는 매우 중요하다. 일반적으로 엔지니어링 응력-변형률곡선에 기반을 둔 폴리메트릭 물질의 변형거동은 입자넥킹의 소성변형을 동반한 높은 비균질성을 나타내므로 매우 복잡한 거동을 나타낸다. 본 연구에서는 1~500%/min의 9가지 변형률속도를 적용하여 그에 따른 점탄성 거동을 평가하였다. 그 결과, 저속 변형률속도에서는 최대인장응력이 증가하고 변형률은 감소하였으나 고속 변형률속도에서는 점탄성거동이 급변하는 교차점(Ts)이 발생하였다. 또한 전이점($P_{st}$)에 의해 구해진 전이응력(${\sigma}_{ts}$)은 고속 변형률속도에서 최대인장응력(${\sigma}_{ult}$)보다 저하됨을 관찰할 수 있었고, 초기 모듈러스와 전이점에서의 시컨트 모듈러스의 비인 ${\beta}$를 이용하여 저속과 고속 변형률속도에서의 점탄성 거동을 평가한 결과 고속 변형률속도에서 급격한 ${\beta}$의 증가를 관찰할 수 있었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.541-549
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• 2015

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer (BC) with higher metastatic rate and both local and systemic recurrence compared to non-TNBC. The generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) secondary to oxidative stress is associated with DNA damage, chromosomal degradation and alterations of both hypermethylation and hypomethylation of DNA. This study concerns differential methylation of promoter regions in specific groups of genes in TNBC and non-TNBC Saudi females in an effort to understand whether epigenetic events might be involved in breast carcinogenesis, and whether they might be used as markers for Saudi BCs. Methylation of glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1), T-cadherin (CDH13), Paired box protein 5 (PAX5), death associated protein kinase (DAPK), twist-related protein (TWIST), DNA-binding protein inhibitor (ID4), High In Normal-1 (HIN-1), cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A (p16), cyclin D2 and retinoic acid receptor-${\beta}$ ($RAR{\beta}1$) genes was analyzed by methylation specific polymerase chain reaction (MSP) in 200 archival formalin-fixed paraffin embedded BC tissues divided into 3 groups; benign breast tissues (20), TNBC (80) and non-TNBC (100). The relationships between methylation status, and clinical and pathological characteristics of patients and tumors were assessed. Higher frequencies of GSTP1, ID4, TWIST, DAPK, PAX5 and HIN-1 hypermethylation were found in TNBC than in non-TNBC. Hypermethylation of GSTP1, CDH13, ID4, DAPK, HIN-1 and PAX5 increased with tumor grade increasing. Other statistically significant correlations were identified with studied genes. Data from this study suggest that increased hypermethylation of GSTP1, ID4, TWIST, DAPK, PAX5 and HIN-1 genes in TNBC than in non-TNBC can act as useful biomarker for BCs in the Saudi population. The higher frequency of specific hypermethylated genes paralleling tumor grade, size and lymph node involvement suggests contributions to breast cancer initiation and progression.