• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.135-139
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• 2005

We demonstrate a simple and effective wavelength-tunable add/drop filter suitable for coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) systems. The filter consists of two fibers in contact side by side, with identical long-period fiber gratings (LPG) in each fiber. The LPG couples the power in the fundamental core mode to one of the cladding modes, which is then coupled to the same order cladding mode in the other fiber through evanescent-field coupling between two fibers. Finally, the cladding mode in the second fiber is coupled to its core mode with the help of the other LPG. With an optimal longitudinal offset distance of 10 em, coupling efficiency as high as -1.68 dB and side lobes smaller than -24 dB were experimentally obtained. The experimental results agreed well with the theoretical ones. The operating wavelength of the proposed add/drop filter was tunable by varying the temperature. The temperature sensitivity was measured to be -0.43 nm/$^{\circ}C$.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.139-151
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• 2014

Mudstone is a very common rock that, when in contact with water, can exhibit considerable volume change and breakdown. This behavior of mudstone is frequently encountered in geotechnical engineering and has a considerable influence on infrastructure stability. This is particularly important in the present work, which focuses on mitigating the harmful properties of mudstone. The samples studied are of Permian Age mudstone from Shandong Province, China. Modification tests using organic silicone additive material were carried out. The mechanisms of physical properties modification of mudstone were comparatively studied using corresponding test methods, and the modification mechanism of organic silicone additive material acting on mudstone was analyzed. The following conclusions were drawn. The surface texture and characters of mudstone changed dramatically, surface character turns from hydrophilic to hydrophobic after organic silicone additive material modification. The changes in the surface character indicate a reduction in the water sensitivity of mudstone. After modification, the shape of porosity and fracture of mudstone changed unremarkable, and the total and free expansion ratios decreased obviously, whereas the strength increased markedly.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.221-231
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• 2022

Adiponectin (Ad), a 30 kDa molecule, is an anti-diabetic adipokine; although derived from adipose tissue, it performs numerous activities in various other tissues. It binds to its own receptors, namely adiponectin receptor 1(AdipoR1), adiponectin receptor 2 (AdipoR2), and T-cadherin (CDH13). Ad plays several roles, especially as a regulator. It modulates lipid and glucose metabolism and promotes insulin sensitivity. This demonstrates that Ad has a robust correlation with fat metabolism. Furthermore, although Ad is not in direct contact with other tissues, including the skin, it can be delivered to them by diffusion or secretion via the endocrine system. Recently it has been reported that Ad can impact skin cell biology, underscoring its potential as a therapeutic biomarker of skin diseases. In the present review, we have discussed the association between skin cell biology and Ad. To elaborate further, we described the involvement of Ad in the biology of various types of cells in the skin, such as keratinocytes, fibroblasts, melanocytes, and immune cells. Additionally, we postulated that Ad could be employed as a therapeutic target to maintain skin homeostasis.

• 한국정보처리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보처리학회 2022년도 추계학술발표대회
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• pp.541-543
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• 2022

In recent years, retinal disorders have become a serious health concern. Retinal disorders develop slowly and without obvious signs. To avoid vision deterioration, early detection and treatment are critical. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive and non-contact medical imaging technique used to acquire informative and high-resolution image of retinal area and underlying layers. Disease signs are difficult to detect because OCT images have many areas which are not related to any disease. In this paper, we present a deep learning-based method to perform multi-label classification on a long-tailed OCT dataset. Our method first extracts the region of interest and then performs the classification task. We achieve 98% accuracy, 92% sensitivity, and 99% specificity on our private OCT dataset. Using the heatmap generated from trained convolutional neural network, our method is more robust and explainable than previous approaches because it focuses on areas that contain disease signs.

• 소성∙가공
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.112-117
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• 2024

In this study, the friction and wear characteristics of Inconel 600 in the superplastic forming process of Ti6Al4V were evaluated through pin-on-disc tests. To achieve an efficient and systematic experimental design, the Taguchi method was employed. The wear track of the Inconel 600 pin showed scratches in the sliding contact direction, confirming that the wear mechanism is abrasive wear. Through sensitivity analysis such as ANOVA and Main effects, it was confirmed that both normal force and sliding distance have a significant impact on the wear. Changes in sliding velocity and distance did not affect the friction coefficient, which remained relatively constant at approximately 0.380. The wear prediction model for Inconel 600 in the superplastic forming of Ti6Al4V was constructed, which can be utilized as a guideline for the prediction and management of tool wear.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.164-170
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• 2004

중수로 내부구조물 중 칼란드리아관(CT)와 액체주입노즐관(LIN)은 서로 수평으로 90도 교차되게 배열되어 있으며 원자로 내의 열, 방사선, 하중에 의해 creep 현상이 발생되어 처짐이 일어난다. 칼란드리아관은 액체주입노즐관과 동일 재료이나 운전 온도와 방사선 조사량으로 인해 액체주입노즐관에 비해 상당히 열악한 조건에 노출되어 있으므로 처짐이 심각할 것으로 예상된다. 만약 두 관의 접촉이 발생되면 원전 안전성에 영향을 미칠 것이므로 인접관에 대한 접촉여부 점검은 중수로 안전현안 중 하나이다. 이러한 접촉여부를 확인하기 위하여 핵연료채널 내부로 탐촉자를 삽입하여 인접관과의 교차점에서 간격을 직접측정하기 위한 방법으로 원거리장 와전류검사 (RFECT) 기술을 적용하였다. 핵연료채널 인접관인 액체주입노즐관 신호 취득시 발생 가능한 잡음 신호(두께변화, Lift-off, 수축)에 대해 체적적분법에 의한 모델링으로 조사하였고, 신호와 잡음과의 분리 가능한 조건을 확인하였다. 원거리장 와전류검사 적정 조건은 민감도와 투과력 그리고 잡음신호 등을 동시에 고려하여 주파수 1kHz와 코일간격 200m로서 결정하였다. 원거리장 와전류검사 실험 결과 칼란드리아관과 액체주입노즐관 사이의 간격 변화에 대한 신호 특성을 전압평면을 이용하여 상관관계를 도출하였다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.286-297
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 국내 4개 도시(6개 지점)로부터 도로 노면 퇴적입자 내 PAHs의 농도 및 분포특성을 비교, 분석하고 오염 수준에 대한 초과 발암 위해도를 산정하여 인체 위해성 평가를 수행하였다. 지역별 오염농도를 바탕으로 흡입, 섭취, 피부 노출에 대한 노출경로를 설정하여 결정론적 위해성평가를 수행한 결과, 울산 지역의 경우 위해도 발암 기준 1×10^-6을 상회하는 결과가 나타났다. 또한 발암위해도가 있다고 판단되는 해당 지역에 대한 확률론적 위해성평가 결과, 확률적 평균값이 단일값을 활용한 결정론적 위해도 산정에서 도출되었던 발암위해도와 중앙값에 근접한 수준을 나타내었다. 민감도 분석 결과, 노출시간에 따른 기여도가 가장 크게 나타났다. 향후 기준치를 초과하는 발암 위해도를 나타내는 지역에 대한 위해도 관리는 물론 상세한 모니터링을 통한 추가 위해성 평가가 이루어져야 할 것으로 판단되며, 지역적 특성을 반영한 노출계수의 산정을 통해 인체 위해도 평가 결과 신뢰도를 높여야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.423-446
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• 1993

Titanium and its alloys are finding increasing use in medical devices and dental implants. The strong selling point of titanium is its resistance to the highly corrosive body fluids in which an implant must survive. This corrosion resistance is due to a tenacious passive oxide or film which exists on the metal's surface and renders it passive. Potentiodynamic polarization measurement is one of the most commonly used electro-chemical methods that have been applied to measure corrosion rates. And the potentiodynamic polarization test supplies detailed information such as open circuit, rupture, and passivation potential. Furthermore, it indicates the passive range and sensitivity to pitting corrosion. This study was designed to compare the corrosion resistance of the commonly used dental implant materials such as CP Ti, Ti-6A1-4V, Co-Cr-Mo alloy, and 316L stainless steel. And the effects of galvanic couples between titanium and the dental alloys were assessed for their useful-ness-as. materials for superstructure. The working electrode is the specimen , the reference electrode is a saturated calomel electrode (SCE), and the counter electrode is made of carbon. In $N_2-saturated$ 0.9% NaCl solutions, the potential scanning was performed starting from -800mV (SCE) and the scan rate was 1 mV/sec. At least three different polarization measurements were carried out for each material on separate specimen. The galvanic corrosion measurements were conducted in the zero-shunt ammeter with an implant supraconstruction surface ratio of 1:1. The contact current density was recorded over a 24-hour period. The results were as follows : 1. In potential-time curve, all specimens became increasingly more noble after immersion in the test solution and reached between -70mV and 50mV (SCE) respectively after 12 hours. 2. The Ti and Ti alloy in the saline solution were most resistant to corrosion. They showed the typical passive behavior which was exhibited over the entire experimental range. Therefore no breakdown potentials were observed. 3. Comparing the rupture potentials, Ti and Ti alloy had the high(:st value (because their break-down potentials were not observed in this study potential range ) followed by Co-Cr-Mo alloy and stainless steel (316L). So , the corrosion resistance of titanium was cecellent, Co-Cr-Mo alloy slightly inferior and stainless steel (316L) much less. 4. The contact current density sinks faster than any other galvanic couple in the case of Ti/gold alloy. 5. Ag-Pd alloy coupled with Ti yielded high current density in the early stage. Furthermore, Ti became anodic. 6. Ti/Ni-Cr alloy showed a relatively high galvanic current and a tendency to increase.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.127-131
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 굴절률 감지 방식의 수직 결합형 폴리머 마이크로링 공진기 기반 글루코스 바이오 센서를 제안하고 구현하였다. 이 센서에서 상부 클래딩 역할을 하는 글루코스 분석 대상물의 농도 변화는 링 공진기의 공진파장 이동을 측정함으로써 얻어진다. 특히, 센서의 감도를 향상시키기 위해 다음과 같은 방법을 사용하였다. 첫째로, 분석 대상물에 근접한 유효굴절률을 갖는 폴리머 도파로 구조를 공진기 센서에 도입하였다. 둘째로, 분석 물질의 접촉면적을 확대하기 위해 측면 클래딩층이 충분히 식각된 pedestal 링 도파로 구조를 사용하였다. 제안된 공진기 센서는 빔전파 방법을 사용하여 설계하고 분석하였다. 사용된 코어 및 클래딩용 폴리머의 굴절률은 각각 1.430과 1.375였으며, 링 반경은 $400\;{\mu}m$였다. 이 때 얻어진 도파로의 유효굴절률은 ${\sim}1.390$였으며 글루코스 수용액의 굴절률 1.333와 매우 근접하였다. 제작된 소자의 기본적인 전달특성은 FSR(free spectral range) 0.66 nm, 대역폭 ${\sim}0.15\;nm$, Q 값 10,000 이었다. 1550 nm 광파장 대역에서 얻어진 측정 결과를 살펴보면, 센서 감도는 ${\sim}0.28\;pm$/(mg/dL)였으며, 이에 따른 굴절률 변화 감도는 ${\sim}200\;nm/RIU$였다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.155-162
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• 2002

CO 기체 감지 특성을 향상시키기 위해서 3 mol% ZnO를 첨가한 $SnO_2$와 3mol% $SnO_2$를 첨가한 ZnO의 적층 형태를 변화시켜 연구하였다. 적층 구조는 단일층, 복층, 그리고 이종층 구조로 후막 인쇄법을 사용하여 제작하였다. $SnO_2$-ZnO계에서 제 2상은 발견되지 않았다. 전도성은 $SnO_2$에 ZnO를 첨가하면 감소하고, ZnO에 $SnO_2$를 첨가하면 증가하였다. 측정 온도증가와 CO 기체 유입으로 전도성은 증가하였다. 단층 및 복층의 후막센서 구조의 감도 향상은 없었으나, $SnO_2$ 3ZnO-ZnO $3SnO_2$/substrate 구조의 이종층 센서의 감도는 향상되었다. 센서 구조에 관계없이 I-V 변화는 모두 직선성을 나타내서 Ohmic 접합 특성을 이루고 있었다.