• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.1909-1913
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• 2022

This work shows the technical feasibility to obtain uranium tetrafluoride through an electrochemical mercury cell. This technique represents a custom scaling-up methodology from our previous studies to obtain UF₄ using the dropping mercury electrode cell. The UF₄ products were obtained from natural UF₆ gas, which was hydrolyzed to obtain a 50 g/L UO₂F₂ solution. The electrolysis cell was made using a mercury reservoir, to reach UF₄ production rates of 1 Kg UF₄/day. This custom design allowed a stable UF₄ production thanks to the mercury cathode, which do not permit the accumulation of solid products in its surface. The cell was tested using current densities from 5.000 to 17.500 A/m² and temperatures from 25 to 65 ℃. The maximum current efficiency achieved under these conditions was 80%. The UF₄ powders possessed spherical morphology, with diameters between 20 and 80 ㎛. Compared to the SnCl₂ precipitation, this process did not allow preferential growth of the precipitates. This improved the compaction of the UF₄ - Mg powders mixtures, with densities between 3.0 and 3.5 g/cm³. The purity of the UF₄ products was over 98%.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.393-398
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• 2008

Trace analysis of Cd and Pb at surface modified thick film graphite electrode with Bi nanopowder has been carried out using square-wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV) technique. Bi nanopowder synthesized by gas condensation (GC) method showed the size of $50{\sim}100$ nm with BET surface area, $A_{BET}=6.8m^{2}g^{-l}$. For a strong adhesion of the Bi nanopowder onto the screen printed carbon paste electrode, nafion solution was added into Bi-containing suspension. From the SWASV, it was found that the Bi nanopowder electrode exhibited a well-defined responses relating to the oxidations of Cd and Pb. The current peak intensity increased with increasing concentration of Cd and Pb. From the linear relationship between Cd/Pb concentrations and peak current, the sensitivity of the Bi nanopowder electrode was quantitatively estimated. The detection limit of the electrode was estimated to be $0.15{\mu}g/l$ and $0.07{\mu}g/l$ for Cd and Pb, respectively, on the basis of the signal-to-noise characteristics (S/N=3) of the response for the $1.0{\mu}g/l$ solution under a 10 min accumulation.

• 환경생물
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.400-404
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• 2003

This study was to evaluate the effects of gamma irradiation on the germination, nutrient concentrations and growth of spinach and radish. Both the spinach and radish seeds exhibited relatively higher germination rates in response to the low doses of gamma irradiation compared to the non -irradiated control. Leaf DW of the radish did not respond to gamma irradiation but that of the spinach increased significantly in response to a gamma radiation of 4 Gy (P< 0.05). Leaf growth parameters of the spinach including the leaf area and SLA (leaf area/leaf dry weight) also demonstrated increased responses to gamma irradiation. R/S (root dry weight/shoot dry weight), root DW and root length of the spinach exhibited a positive response to gamma irradiation while those of the radish did not. In contrast, SRL (root length/root dry weight) significantly decreased with gamma irradiation at 8 Gy for the spinach, but not for the radish. The tissue nitrogen concentrations of the spinach showed an increased response to gamma irradiation while that of the radish did not. Furthermore, higher concentrations of phosphorus, potassium, calcium and magnesium were found in the irradiated spinach, but not in the irradiated radish. It seems that the non-specific physiological and/or biochemical activities of spinach might be accelerated by gamma irradiation, possibly accounting for the stimulation of nutrient uptake from the root media and early biomass accumulation in the current study.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.107-114
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• 2010

Understanding of reflectance of solar concentrators is important for assessing concentration performance. However inaccurate data about refractive indices of constituent materials and dust accumulation on the surface often prevent figuring out reflectance variations. The current study proposes an approach calculating concentrator reflectance based on the refractive index of glass obtained from reflectance and transmittance measurements. This approach improved accuracy of solar-averaged reflectance from 2.9% to 0.4% compared to the use of existing reference data. Reflectance variations with incidence angles are negligible up to $60^{\circ}C$ at various glass thicknesses. When concentrators are contaminated with dust during 2 months specular reflectance loss of vertically exposed concentrators is less than 7%. However for horizontally exposed concentrators the loss significantly increases up to 40% while dependence of reflectance on incidence angles becomes strong. Measurements of hemispherical reflectance indicate that 80 percentage of the loss comes from scattering rather than absorption by dust. Data of refractive index and reflectance provided in the current study will help estimate or model the concentrated solar flux.

• BMB Reports
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• 제41권7호
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• pp.529-536
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• 2008

Cinnamate-4-hydroxylase (C4H) is a key enzyme in the phenylpropanoid pathway, which is responsible for synthesizing a variety of secondary metabolites that participate in development and adaptation. In this study, we isolated a full-length cDNA of the C4H gene from the Korean black raspberry (Rubus sp.) and found that this gene existed as a single gene. By comparing the deduced amino acid sequence of Rubus sp. C4H with other sequences reported previously we determined that this sequence was highly conserved among widely divergent plant species. In addition, quantitative real time PCR studies indicated that the C4H gene had a differential expression pattern during fruit development, where gene expression was first detected in green fruit and was then remarkably reduced in yellow fruit, followed by an increase in red and black fruit. To investigate the two peaks in expression observed during fruit development and ripening, we measured the flavonoid content. The content of the major flavanol of Korean black raspberry fruits was determined to be highest at the beginning of fruit development, followed by a gradually decrease according to the developmental stages. In contrast, the content of anthocyanins during the progress of ripening was dramatically increased. Our results suggest that the C4H gene in Korean black raspberry plays a role during color development at the late stages of fruit ripening, whereas the expression of C4H gene during the early stages may be related to the accumulation of flavanols.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2004

진해만 해역에 있어서 적조발생역과 물질집적공간을 진단하기 위해서 수치모델링에 의해 하계 적조가 발생했을 때 환경요인의 변통에 따른 $Cha-{alpha}$ 분포와 물리과정의 기여도를 평가하였다. 해수유동모델에 의한 표층 잔차류는 무풍시와 풍속 2 m/sec이하일 때 진해만 서부해역과 동부해역에서 각각 남향과 북향 하는 흐름이 상접하는 공간이 예측되었고, 풍속이 강해질 때는 유속도 강해지고 유향도 크게 달라지는 것으로 나타났다. 생태계모델에 의해 하계 $Cha-{alpha}$를 예측한 결과, 진동만과 가덕수로 북단의 인근 해역에서는 20 mg/㎥ 이상으로 매우 높았고, 서부해역에서도 대부분 10 mg/㎥이상으로 진해만은 전역에서 하계에는 적조발생 가능성이 매우 높은 것으로 예측되었다. 현 상황에서 $Cha-{alpha}$현존량에 대한 물리과정량을 평가한 결과, 동부해역의 가덕수로 북단과 칠천도 주변, 서부해역의 진동만 내측 그리고 가조도 서쪽지역에서 물리과정량이 (+)로 계산되어 물질의 집적이 일어날 가능성이 큰 공간으로 평가되었고, 마산만, 행암만, 진동만, 원문만 및 고현만 등에서는 물리과정량이 (-) 즉, 발산지역으로 나타나서 물리과정량 보다는 생물학적인 증식과정이 큰 기여를 하는 것으로 고려되었다. 모델링과 현장관측자료 분석결과, 진해만 해역에 있어서 적조의 초기발생역은 마산만과 행암만으로 나타났다. 풍속의 증가는 $Cha-{alpha}$의 농도를 감소시키지만 물리적으로 집적하는 공간의 확대를 야기 시키는 것으로 예측되었고, 동남풍 계열보다는 북서풍 계열이 더 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 일사량 및 일조시간의 변통은 물리적 집적공간의 분포에는 큰 영향이 없었지만, $Cha-{alpha}$의 급격한 증감을 초래하는 것으로 시뮬레이션되었다. 육상오염부하량 자체만의 변동으로는 $Cha-{alpha}$를 적조발생 가능농도이하로 감소시키지는 않는 것으로 모델링되었다.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.127-135
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• 1985

옥수수 및 sorghum 식물(植物)에 있어서 생육시기(生育時期)와 환경온도(環境溫度)가 cell-wall constituents의 합성(合成) 및 축적형태(蓄積形態)에 미치는 영향(影響)을 구명(究明)하기 위하여 옥수수의 Blizzard와 sorghum의 Sioux 및 Pioneer 931 품종(品種)을 공시재료(供試材料)로 하여 포장(圃場) 및 Phytotron 시험(試驗)을 실시(實施)하였다. Phytotron의 주(晝)/야간(夜間) 실내온도(室內溫度)는 30/25, 25/20, 28/18 및 $18/8^{\circ}C$로 하였으며 일조(日照)는 30,000-35,000Lux로 13시간(時間) 조사(照謝)하였다. 1979-81년간(年間) 얻어진 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 옥수수 및 sorghum의 cell wall constituents는 유수형성기(幼穗形成期)에서 지엽(止葉)이 출현(出現)되는 시기(時期)에 최대(最大)의 합성능력(合成能力)을 갖는다. Neutral Detergence Fiber 및 Acid Detergence Fiber 농도(濃度)는 동화엽면적(同化葉面積)이 최대(最大)인 출수기전후(出穗期前后)에 각각(各各) NDF 52-55% (옥수수) 및 64-68%(Sorghum)와 ADF 30%(옥수수) 및 45% (Sorghum)로 가장 높은 수준(水準)을 나타낸다. 2 Cellulose 및 Hemicellulose는 세포구조막(細胞救造膜)을 형성(形成)하고 있는 structural carbohydrates로 Cellulose가 주(主)로 경조직(莖組織)의 cell wall을 구성(構成)하고 있는데 비해 Hemicellulose는 엽(葉)과 곡실부위(穀實部位)의 세포막구성물질(細胞膜構成物質)로서 중요(重要)한 역할(役割)을 한다. 3. Cell wall constituents의 합성(合成)은 환경온도(環境溫度)가 상승(上昇)됨에 따라 비례적(比例的)으로 증가(增加)한다. 그러나 fructosan, mono- 및 disaccharose 등 non-structural carbohydrates축적(蓄積)은 $30/25^{\circ}C$이상(以上)의 고온(高溫)에서 감소(減少)된다. 고온(高溫)에서의 세포구조막물질(細胞構造膜物質) 증가(增加)는 cell wall을 구성(構成)하고 있는 물질중(物質中) 特(特)히 Cellulose가 급증(急增)된데 기인(其因)된 것으로 온도상승(溫度上昇)에 따른 Cellulose의 합성능력(合成能力)은 Hemicellulose 및 Lignin에 비해 현저(顯著)한 증가(增加)를 보인다. 4 세포구조막물질(細胞構造膜物質)의 증가(增加)는 소화율(消化率) 및 net energy 축적(蓄積)을 크게 저해(沮害)한다. cell wall constituents 중(中) phenol 성분(成分)의 Lignin과 in vitro 소화율간(消化率間)에는 높은 부(負)의 상관(相關)이 있다($P{\leqq}0.1%$). Cellulose 및 Hemicellulose는 sorghum식물(植物)의 경우 소화율(消化率)과 NEL 축적(蓄積)을 크게 악화(惡化)시키나($P{\leqq}0.1%$) 옥수수에 있어서는 이같은 부(負)의 상관관계(相關關係)가 sorghum에서와 같이 크게 나타나지 않는다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.33-41
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• 2003

Microspore-derived cell lines resistant to 5-methyltryptophan (5MT, a tryptophan analog) or S-(2-aminoethyl)-L-cysteine (AEC, a Iysine analog) were selected in rice by in vitro mutagenesis. For selection of 5MT or AEC resistant cell lines, suspension-cultured cells were irradiated with gamma rays. Thirteen 5MT resistant cell lines were selected and they were able to grow stably at 2 times higher 5MT concentration. A feedback insensitive form of anthranilate synthesis, the pathway specific control enzyme for tryptophan synthesis, was detected from the 5MT resistant lines. Contents of the free amino acids in five resistant lines (MR12-1 to MR12-5) showed a 7.4 to 46.6 times greater level than that in the control culture. Tryptophan, phenylalanine, and tyrosine levels in the shikimate pathway were 28.1 and 22.5 times higher in MR12-3 and MR12 4, respectively, than that measured in the control cells. Four AEC resistant cell lines were isolated from cultures grown on medium containing 1 mM AEC, They were able to grow stably with 2 mM AEC, while sensitive calli were inhibited by 0.5 mM AEC. Aspartate kinase activities of the resistant lines were insensitive to the natural inhibitor, Iysine, and accumulated 2.2 to 12.9-fold higher levels of free Iysine than that of the control cells. Especially, the levels of aspartate, asparagine, and methionine in the aspartate pathway showed higher accumulation in the AEC resistant lines than that in the control cells.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.325-334
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• 2010

Transcriptional regulation in response to salt in mutant lines was investigated using oligonucleotide microarrays. In order to characterize the salt-responsive genes in rice, the expression profiles of transcripts that responded to salt-treatment were monitored using the microarrays. In the microarray analysis, among 37,299 reliable genes, 5,101, 2,758 and 2,277 genes were up-regulated by more than 2-fold using the salt treatment, while the numbers of down-regulated genes were 4,619, 3,234, and 1,878 in the WT, ST-495, and ST-532, respectively. From genotype changes induced by gamma ray mutagenesis, 3,345 and 2,397 genes were up-regulated, while 2,745 and 2,075 genes were down-regulated more than 2-fold in the two untreated mutants lines compared with untreated WT, respectively. A total of 3,108 and 2,731 genes were up-regulated more than 2-fold, while 3,987 and 3,660 genes were down-regulated by more than 2-fold in the salt treatment of the two mutants lines compared with the salt treated WT, respectively. The expressions of membrane transporter genes such as OsAKT1, OsKUP, and OsNAC increased more severely in ST-495 and ST-532 than in the WT. The expressions of the proline accumulation related genes such as OsP5CS and OsP5CR were also markedly increased in the salt tolerant mutants when compared to the WT plant.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.383-393
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• 2024

Monopile foundations of offshore wind turbines embedded in soft clay are subjected to the long-term cyclic lateral loads induced by winds, currents, and waves, the vibration of monopile leads to the accumulation of pore pressure and cyclic strains in the soil in its vicinity, which poses a threat to the safety operation of monopile. The researchers mainly focused on the hysteretic stress-strain relationship of soft clay and kinds of stiffness degradation models have been adopted, which may consume considerable computing resources and is not applicable for the long-term bearing performance analysis of monopile. In this study, a modified cyclic stiffness degradation model considering the effect of plastic strain and pore pressure change has been proposed and validated by comparing with the triaxial test results. Subsequently, the effects of cyclic load ratio, pile aspect ratio, number of load cycles, and length to embedded depth ratio on the accumulated rotation angle and pore pressure are presented. The results indicate the number of load cycles can significantly affect the accumulated rotation angle of monopile, whereas the accumulated pore pressure distribution along the pile merely changes with pile diameter, embedded length, and the number of load cycles, the stiffness of monopile can be significantly weakened by decreasing the embedded depth ratio L/H of monopile. The stiffness degradation of soil is more significant in the passive earth pressure zone, in which soil liquefaction is likely to occur. Furthermore, the suitability of the "accumulated rotation angle" and "accumulated pore pressure" design criteria for determining the required cyclic load ratio are discussed.