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Coordination among the Security Systems using the Blackboard Architecture (블랙보드구조를 활용한 보안 모델의 연동)

  • 서희석;조대호
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.310-319
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    • 2003
  • As the importance and the need for network security are increased, many organizations use the various security systems. They enable to construct the consistent integrated security environment by sharing the network vulnerable information among IDS (Intrusion Detection System), firewall and vulnerable scanner. The multiple IDSes coordinate by sharing attacker's information for the effective detection of the intrusion is the effective method for improving the intrusion detection performance. The system which uses BBA (Blackboard Architecture) for the information sharing can be easily expanded by adding new agents and increasing the number of BB (Blackboard) levels. Moreover the subdivided levels of blackboard enhance the sensitivity of the intrusion detection. For the simulation, security models are constructed based on the DEVS (Discrete Event system Specification) formalism. The intrusion detection agent uses the ES (Expert System). The intrusion detection system detects the intrusions using the blackboard and the firewall responses to these detection information.

IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF HUMAN FACTORS ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH EMERGING NUCLEAR PLANT TECHNOLOGY

  • O'Hara, John M.;Higgins, James C.;Brown, William S.
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.41 no.3
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    • pp.225-236
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    • 2009
  • This study has identified human performance research issues associated with the implementation of new technology in nuclear power plants (NPPs). To identify the research issues, current industry developments and trends were evaluated in the areas of reactor technology, instrumentation and control technology, human-system integration technology, and human factors engineering (HFE) methods and tools. The issues were prioritized into four categories based on evaluations provided by 14 independent subject matter experts representing vendors, utilities, research organizations and regulators. Twenty issues were categorized into the top priority category. The study also identifies the priority of each issue and the rationale for those in the top priority category. The top priority issues were then organized into research program areas of: New Concepts of Operation using Multi-agent Teams, Human-system Interface Design, Complexity Issues in Advanced Systems, Operating Experience of New and Modernized Plants, and HFE Methods and Tools. The results can serve as input to the development of a long-term strategy and plan for addressing human performance in these areas to support the safe operation of new NPPs.

Design of Network control and Spontaneous Agent based Software Lisence Control Systems (네트워크 통제와 능동형 에이전트 기반의 소프트웨어 라이센스 제어 시스템 설계)

  • Park Jung-Jin;Jung Hoi-Young;Hong Chul-Ui;Park Jin-Sub;Shin Young-Sun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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    • 2006.06a
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    • pp.385-387
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    • 2006
  • 최근 인터넷 사용의 증가라 네트워크 통신 속도의 향상으로 인하여, 인터넷을 통한 대용량의 데이터의 전송이 활발하게 이용되고 있다. 이로 인하여 공공기판 및 교육기관, 기업 등에서 사용되고 있는 소프트웨어 중 정식적인 라이센스를 구입하지 않고 사용자들이 개인적으로 인터넷을 통해 불법적으로 다운받아 설치하여 사용하는 사례가 급속하게 증가하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 조직에서 효과적으로 소프트웨어 사용량을 파악하고 사용을 통제함으로써 불법소프트웨어의 사용을 줄일 수 있는 방법으로 지능형 에이전트와 네트워크 통제 방식을 연동한 라이센스 통제 기법을 제안한다.

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Control of Contaminants Elution by Solidification of Contaminated Soil (오염토양의 고형화에 따른 오염물질 용출제어)

  • Chung, Ha-Ik;Cho, Jin-Woo;Yu, Jun;Lee, Yong-Su
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2002.03a
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    • pp.739-742
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    • 2002
  • Immobilization of contaminants in contaminated soils by solidification processes is an attractive potential remediation process. In this study, the treatability of lead, copper, toluene, and COD was investigated by leaching test. Industrial sand was adopted as the test material and was contaminated with lead copper, and toluene to 100mg/kg, 500mg/kg, 200mg/kg respectively. P solidifying agent was used as the binder(20% by weight of contaminated soil) in the solidification treatment. The leachability of contaminants leached from the solidified soil was evaluated using column test. The percentage of contaminants leached from the solidified soil was significantly reduced by reaction of waste species with cement components and encapsulation reaction of binder. Based on the tests, it is ascertained solidification process can be a very effective method to control the elution of contaminants from the contaminated soil.

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Effect of Solubilizing and Microemulsifying Excipients in Polyethylene Glycol 6000 Solid Dispersion on Enhanced Dissolution and Bioavailability of Ketoconazole

  • Heo, Min-Young;Piao, Zong-Zhu;Kim, Tae-Wan;Cao, Qing-Ri;Kim, Ae-Ra;Lee, Beom-Jin
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.604-611
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    • 2005
  • Polyethylene glycol (PEG) 6000-based solid dispersions (SDs), by incorporating various pharmaceutical excipients or microemulsion systems, were prepared using a fusion method, t o compare the dissolution rates and bioavailabilities in rats. The amorphous structure of the drug in SDs was also characterized by powder X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The ketoconazole (KT), as an antifungal agent, was selected as a model drug. The dissolution rate of KT increased when solubilizing excipients were incorporated into the PEG-based SDs. When hydrophilic and lipophilic excipients were combined and incorporated into PEG-based SDs, a remarkable enhancement of the dissolution rate was observed. The PEG-based SDs, incorporating a self microemulsifying drug delivery system (SMEDDS) or microemulsion (ME), were also useful at improving the dissolution rate by forming a microemulsion or dispersible particles within the aqueous medium. However, due to the limited solubilization capacity, these PEG-based SDs showed dissolution rates, below 50% in this study, under sink conditions. The PEG-based SD, with no pharmaceutical excipients incorporated, increased the maximum plasma concentration (C$_{max}$) and area under the plasma concentration curve (AUC$_{0-6h}$) two-fold compared to the drug only. The bioavailability was more pronounced in the cases of solubilizing and microemulsifying PEG-based SDs. The thermograms of the PEG-based SDs showed the characteristic peak of the carrier matrix around 60$^{\circ}C$, without a drug peak, indicating that the drug had changed into an amorphous structure. The diffraction pattern of the pure drug showed the drug to be highly crystalline in nature, as indicated by numerous distinctive peaks. The lack of the numerous distinctive peaks of the drug in the PEG-based SDs demonstrated that a high concentration of the drug molecules was dissolved in the solid-state carrier matrix of the amorphous structure. The utilization of oils, fatty acid and surfactant, or their mixtures, in PEG-based SD could be a useful tool to enhance the dissolution and bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drugs by forming solubilizing and microemulsifying systems when exposed to gastrointestinal fluid.

Role-Based Network Access Control System on Open Network Two-Factor Authentication (네트워크 이중 인증을 통한 역할 기반 개방형 네트워크 접근 통제 시스템의 구현)

  • Lee, Chun-Jae;Cho, Ki-Ryang
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.32 no.8B
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    • pp.502-508
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    • 2007
  • This paper proposes a method to shut out all of the not certified network access packet by embodying the two-factor(MAC ADDRESS, ID/PASSWORD) authentication system. The Authenticating Gateway System takes over central server's policy and permit or hold up the packet by inherited policy. And checks the whether or not patched the OS version and getting influenced from computer virus. And takes the information about client's resources(H/W, S/W) without Agent in the client. That makes more stability of network operating circumstance and fast facing the attack from hackers. In the fixed mobile network circumstance, This method provides more simplicity and less expenses than IEEE802.1x authentication system(cisco nac).

Synthesis and Characteristics of Hyaluronic Acid Bead Crosslinked by 1,3-Butadiene diepoxide (1,3-Butadiene diepoxide에 의해 가교된 히아루론산 비드의 제조 및 특성)

  • Kwon, Ji-Young;Cheong, Seong-Ihl
    • Polymer(Korea)
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    • v.29 no.5
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    • pp.445-450
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    • 2005
  • Hyaluronic acid-based beads were prepared in order to develop a biomedical material for augumentation. Hyaluronic acid was crosslinked by 1,3-butadiene diepoxide in a suspension state maintained by rapid mixing of soybeen oil and hyaluronic acid solution. The particle size, surface area and swelling ratio were measured to investigate the physical properties of the synthesized beads and the bead surface was examined by scanning electron microscopy. The beads were formed in the range of $5-12vol\%$ concentration of crosslinking agent, which showed monodisperse size distribution. Both BET surface area and swelling ratio decreased as the concentration of either hyaluronic acid or crosslinking agent increased, and crosslinking temperature decreased. Bead size could be effectively controlled by mixing speed without affecting other physical property.

Gentamicin/CTMA/Montmorillonite as Slow-Released Antibacterial Agent

  • Fatimah, Is;Hidayat, Habibi;Purwiandono, Gani;Husein, Saddam;Oh, Won-Chun
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.31 no.6
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    • pp.367-374
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    • 2021
  • This paper presents the characteristics of gentamicin-loaded into cetyl trimethyl ammonium intercalated montmorillonite (GtM/CTMA/Mt) as a hybrid composite for a slow-released antibacterial delivery systems. The work describes the successful immobilization of gentamicin into the interlayers of surfactant-modified montmorillonite. Physicochemical characterization of the material is carried out by means of X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The kinetics of the gentamicin release is investigated by in vitro study and analyzed based on UV-Vis spectrometry. In addition, antibacterial study is performed towards Klebsiella pneumoniae Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Streptococcus pyogenes. The results show that the gentamicin loading into CTMA/Mt increases the effectiveness of the antibacterial activity, as shown by the higher inhibition zone for all tested bacteria, compared to gentamicin as a positive control. The kinetics study suggests that the gentamicin release obeys the modified Korsmeyer-Peppas model. The physicochemical study and activity test demonstrate the feasibility of the GtM/CTMA/Mt for practical applications.

Cucurbit Powdery Mildew: First Insights for the Identification of the Causal Agent and Screening for Resistance of Squash Genotypes (Cucurbita moschata (Duchesne ex Lam.) Duchesne ex Poir.) in Mendoza, Argentina

  • Caligiore-Gei, Pablo Fernando;Della-Gaspera, Pedro;Benitez, Eliana;Tarnowski, Christian
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.296-303
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    • 2022
  • The cucurbit powdery mildew (CPM) caused by different fungal species is a major concern for cucurbit crops around the world. In Argentina CPM constitutes the most common and damaging disease for cucurbits, especially for squash crops (Cucurbita moschata). The present study displays initial insights into the knowledge of the disease in western Argentina, including the determination of the prevalent species causing CPM, as well as the evaluation of the resistance of squash cultivars and breeding lines. Fungal colonies were isolated from samples collected in Mendoza province, Argentina. A field trial was also performed to assess the resistance of five squash accessions, including commercial cultivars and breeding lines. The severity of CPM was analyzed and epidemiological models were built based on empirical data. The morphological determinations and analysis with specific molecular markers confirmed Podosphaera xanthi as the prevalent causal agent of CPM in Mendoza. The results od the field trial showed differences in the resistance trait among the squash accessions. The advanced breeding line BL717/1 showed promising results as source of CPM resistance for the future development of open pollinated resistant cultivars, a crucial tool for an integrative control of the disease.

Deep reinforcement learning for a multi-objective operation in a nuclear power plant

  • Junyong Bae;Jae Min Kim;Seung Jun Lee
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.55 no.9
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    • pp.3277-3290
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    • 2023
  • Nuclear power plant (NPP) operations with multiple objectives and devices are still performed manually by operators despite the potential for human error. These operations could be automated to reduce the burden on operators; however, classical approaches may not be suitable for these multi-objective tasks. An alternative approach is deep reinforcement learning (DRL), which has been successful in automating various complex tasks and has been applied in automation of certain operations in NPPs. But despite the recent progress, previous studies using DRL for NPP operations have limitations to handle complex multi-objective operations with multiple devices efficiently. This study proposes a novel DRL-based approach that addresses these limitations by employing a continuous action space and straightforward binary rewards supported by the adoption of a soft actor-critic and hindsight experience replay. The feasibility of the proposed approach was evaluated for controlling the pressure and volume of the reactor coolant while heating the coolant during NPP startup. The results show that the proposed approach can train the agent with a proper strategy for effectively achieving multiple objectives through the control of multiple devices. Moreover, hands-on testing results demonstrate that the trained agent is capable of handling untrained objectives, such as cooldown, with substantial success.