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The Proposal of Debrisflow Investigation (토석류 재해 조사법의 제안)

  • Choi, Hui-Rim;Chang, Bhum-Soo;Lee, Wang-Gon;Park, Sang-Duk
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2009.03a
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    • pp.1100-1106
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    • 2009
  • A debris flow is known as that flood and landslide of water cause much physical human damages worldwide to complex natural disaster that happen combining and happy event is happening mainly in urgent mountains area in domestic. Because happen about debris flow that happen from each place every year and is drift, mechanism of accumulation definitely make clear and great many damage is not running out. Must grasp actual conditions of priority debris flow to need debris flow prevention countermeasure and lay countermeasure to take away damage by debris flow. Because collecting actual conditions of debris flow that happen by objective investigation methods and accuracy, proposed about investigation calamity investigation method so that can calculate debris flow damage and prepare in subsequentness damage.

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Development of Design Technology for Safety Enhancement of Damaged Ship (손상 선박의 안전성 향상 설계 기술 개발)

  • Lee, Soon-Sup;Lee, Dong-Kon;Kim, Ki-Sup
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.46 no.1
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    • pp.69-77
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    • 2009
  • Loss of human lives and properties including environmental damage due to large scale accidents requires change of our perception to marine safety. IMO is trying to re-establish overall marine safety system through long term plan such as GBS. Along this line, current regulation based safety evaluation is in process of changing into performance based methods, and for this transition, simulation based safety evaluation during design stage considering damage is highly necessary. In this paper, first, damage scenario is developed from IMO regulations and accident case studies. Then an integrated and simulation based safety evaluation prototype system considering both damage stability and structural safety is developed for the use during ship design process.

Charged Cable Model (CCM) ESD Damage to ECU (Charged Cable Model (CCM) 정전기 방전(ESD)에 의한 전자제어장치의 손상)

  • Ha, MyongSoo;Jung, JaeMin
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.159-165
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    • 2013
  • ESD damage by Charged Cable Model (CCM) is introduced. Due to its own impedance characteristic unlike Human Body Model (HBM) or Machine Model (MM) electric component can be destroyed even though it is located after typical protection circuit. Possible mechanism of ESD damage to automotive electric control unit (ECU) in vehicle environment by CCM discharge was investigated. Based on investigation, field-returned vehicle whose ECU is expected to be damaged by CCM discharge was tested to reproduce it and similar electric component destruction inside ECU was observed. Suggestions to reduce the possibility of ESD damage by CCM are introduced.

Analysis of the global gene expression profiles in genomic instability-induced cervical cancer cells

  • Oh, Jung-Min
    • International Journal of Oral Biology
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    • v.47 no.2
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    • pp.17-24
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    • 2022
  • Preserving intact genetic material and delivering it to the next generation are the most significant tasks of living organisms. The integrity of DNA sequences is under constant threat from endogenous and exogenous factors. The accumulation of damaged or incompletely-repaired DNA can cause serious problems in cells, including cell death or cancer development. Various DNA damage detection systems and repair mechanisms have evolved at the cellular level. Although the mechanisms of these responses have been extensively studied, the global RNA expression profiles associated with genomic instability are not well-known. To detect global gene expression changes under different DNA damage and hypoxic conditions, we performed RNA-seq after treating human cervical cancer cells with ionizing radiation (IR), hydroxyurea, mitomycin C (MMC), or 1% O2 (hypoxia). Results showed that the expression of 184-1037 genes was altered by each stimulus. We found that the expression of 51 genes changed under IR, MMC, and hypoxia. These findings revealed damage-specific genes that varied differently according to each stimulus and common genes that are universally altered in genetic instability.

A Method for Identifying Human-generated Forces during an Extensor Thrust

  • Hong Seong-Wook;Patrangenaru Vlad;Singhose William;Sprigle Stephen
    • International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.66-71
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    • 2006
  • Some wheelchair users with neuromuscular disorders experience involuntary extensor thrusts, which may cause injuries via impact with the wheelchair, cause the user to slide out of the wheelchair seat, and damage the wheelchair. Knowledge of the human-generated forces during an extensor thrust is of great importance in devising safer, more comfortable wheelchairs. This paper presents an efficient method for identifying human-generated forces during an extensor thrust. We used an inverse dynamic approach with a three-link human body model and a system for measuring human body motion. We developed an experimental system that determines the angular motion of each human body segment and the force at the footrest, which was used to overcome the mathematical indeterminacy of the problem. The proposed method was validated experimentally, illustrating the force-identification process during an extensor thrust.

Collaborative Effect of CuZnSOD and Human AP Endonuclease against Oxidative Stress

  • Kim Young Gon
    • Proceedings of the Microbiological Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2004.05a
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    • pp.47-50
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    • 2004
  • The defenses against free radical damage include specialized repair enzymes that correct oxidative damages in DNA, and detoxification systems such as superoxide dismutases. These defenses may be coordinated genetically as global responses. We hypothesized that the expression of the SOD and the DNA repair genes would inhibit DNA damage under oxidative stress. Therefore, the protection of E. coli mutants deficient in SOD and DNA repair genes $(sod^-\;xth^-\;and\;nfo^-)$ was demonstrated by transforming the mutant strain with a plasmid pYK9 which encoded Photobacterium leiognathi CuZnSOD and human AP endonuclease. The results show that survival rates were increased in $sod^+\;xth^-\;nfo^+$ cells compared to $sod^-\;xth^-\;ap^+,\;sod^-\;xth^-\;ap^-,\;and\;sod^+\;xth^-\;ap^-$ cells under oxidative stress generated from 0.1 mM Paraquat or 3 mM $H_2O_2$. The data suggested that, at least, SOD and DNA repair enzymes may have collaborate protection and repair of the damaged DNA. Additionally, both enzymes are required for protection against free radicals.

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Effect of Polyopes lancifolia Extract on Oxidative Stress in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells Induced by High Glucose

  • Min, Seong Won;Han, Ji Sook
    • Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.38-44
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    • 2013
  • The protective effect of Polyopes lancifolia extract on high glucose-induced oxidative stress was investigated using human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). High concentration of glucose (30 mM) treatment induced HUVECs cell death, but Polyopes lancifolia extract, at concentrations of 25, 50, and $100{\mu}g/mL$, protected cells from high glucose-induced damage. Furthermore, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, intracellular reactive oxygen species, and nitric oxide levels increased by high glucose treatment were effectively decreased by treatment with Polyopes lancifolia extract in a dose-dependent manner. Also, Polyopes lancifolia extract treatment reduced the overexpressions of inducible nitric oxide synthase, cyclooxygenase-2, and nuclear factor-kappa B proteins activation that was induced by high glucose in HUVECs. These results indicate that Polyopes lancifolia extract is a potential therapeutic material that will reduce the damage caused by high glucose-induced-oxidative stress associated with diabetes.

Photosensitized oxidative damage of human serum albumin by water-soluble dichlorophosphorus(V) tetraphenylporphyrin

  • Ouyang, Dongyan;Hirakawa, Kazutaka
    • Rapid Communication in Photoscience
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.41-44
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    • 2015
  • Biomolecular photo-damaging activity of a water-soluble cationic porphyrin was examined using human serum albumin (HSA), a water-soluble protein as a target biomolecule model by a fluorometry. Dichlorophosphorus(V) tetraphenylporphyrin ($Cl_2P(V)TPP$), was synthesized and used as a photosensitizer. This porphyrin could bind to HSA and cause the photosensitized oxidation of HSA through the singlet oxygen generation and the oxidative photo-induced electron transfer (ET). Near infrared emission spectroscopy demonstrated the photosensitized singlet oxygen generation by this porphyrin. Decrement of the fluorescence lifetime of $Cl_2P(V)TPP$ by HSA supported the ET mechanism. Furthermore, the estimated Gibb's energy indicated that the ET mechanism is possible in the terms of energy. Because oxygen concentration in cancer cell is relatively low, ET mechanism is considered to be advantageous for photosensitizer of photodynamic therapy.

Damage and Failure Characteristics of Semiconductor Devices by ESD (ESD에 의한 반도체소자의 손상특성)

  • 김두현;김상렬
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.62-68
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    • 2000
  • Static electricity in electronics manufacturing plants causes the economic loss, yet it is one of the least understood and least recognized effects haunting the industry today. Today's challenge in semiconductor devices is to achieve greater functional density pattern and to miniaturize electronic systems of being more fragile by electrostatic discharges(ESD) phenomena. As the use of automatic handling equipment for static-sensitive semiconductor components is rapidly increased, most manufacturers need to be more alert to the problem of ESD. One of the most common causes of electrostatic damage is the direct transfer of electrostatic charge from the human body or a charged material to the static-sensitive devices. To evaluate the ESD hazards by charged human body and devices, in this paper, characteristics of electrostatic attenuation in domestic semiconductor devices is investigated and the voltage to cause electronic component failures is investigated by field-induced charged device model(FCDM) tester. The FCDM simulator provides a fast and inexpensive test that faithfully represents ESD hazards in plants. Also the results obtained in this paper can be used for the prevention of semiconductor failure from ESD hazards.

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