• IE interfaces
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.402-411
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• 2005

Secondary batteries with high performance are essential in widespread use of modern portable devices such as cellular phones and laptop computers. High energy density, long cycle life, and safety are some of important requirements for secondary battery. To achieve such characteristics, a mixing proportion of electrolyte solution ingredients in the battery should be carefully chosen. In this paper, using statistical design of mixture experiments (DOME), we attempt to find an optimum condition of designing the secondary battery. DOME has a distinct feature in that the experimental region is represented by simplex, rather than hypercube, because the sum of blend proportions should be unity. Several designs based upon this point have been proposed for mixture experiments. Among them, an extreme vertices design is employed in this paper because there are a couple of blend constraints to be considered. In order to investigate how the mixing proportion interacts with other manufacturing factors, a fractional factorial design is also included across the extreme vertices design. As a result, we find that the blend proportion of solution ingredients has a significant effect on battery performances. By simultaneously optimizing two battery capacities, this paper proposes an optimum blend proportion according to process factor settings.

• Journal of Power System Engineering
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.12-18
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• 2012

The fluid performance is one of the key design factors considered during the development of torque converters especially at conceptual design stages. Therefore the design environment that allows an easy access to legacy data of fluid performance could be critical to reduce the design life cycle as well as to increase the performance of the torque converter. In this paper we present a computer-based system that enables designers to utilize massive legacy data for their design of torque converters. For the implementation of the system we propose a standard format for the legacy data and build them into the database to be efficiently shared by designers in the company. Also we provide numerous analysis tools in the system that allow, for example, database management, data viewing and document generation for search, analysis and reporting. In the paper the implementation of the system is introduced in detail with its effective user interface.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.376-380
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• 2009

Effects of silver nanoparticles on the phytopathogenic fungal growth were investigated. Fungal phytopathogens, especially for sclerotium-forming species Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and S. minor, were selected due to their important roles in survival and disease cycle. Tests for the fungal hyphal growth revealed that silver nanoparticles remarkably inhibit the hyphal growth in a dose-dependent manner. Different antimicrobial efficiency of the silver nanoparticle was observed among the fungi on their hyphal growth in the following order, R. solani > S. sclerotiorum > S. minor. Tests for the sclerotial germination growth revealed that the nanoparticles showed significant inhibition effectiveness. In particular, the sclerotial germination growth of S. sclerotiorum was most effectively inhibited at low concentrations of silver nanoparticles. A microscopic observation revealed that hyphae exposed to silver nanoparticles were severely damaged, resulting in the separation of layers of hyphal wall and collapse of hyphae. This study suggests the possibility to use silver nanoparticles as an alternative to pesticides for scleotium-forming phytopathogenic fungal controls.

• Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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• v.14 no.5 s.52
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• pp.218-225
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• 2005

In this apartment market, many apartments are being reconstructed within even less than 20 years from their first construction. This entails many problems in environmental and economical facets, for which many researches are under way in several institutions and universities. International cases show that the international trend goes for remodeling of maintenance, management, and repairing rather than new building. The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors of cost evaluation for establishing the time period of apartment based on durability of material and equipment while considering the economic feasibility of apartment, when remodeling as a concept of sustainability regarding building is being vitalized. This study investigates the proper period of remodeling in consideration of weight accruing to the LC(Life Cycle) and cost based on the standardized durability. The weight of cost, period establishment analysis, and LC according durability varies the data values of remodeling periods. The physical durability and cost from this data enable the investigation into not only the repair period of individual materials of the apartment but also remodeling period.

• Journal of Applied Reliability
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.27-32
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• 2015

Functional safety is part of the overall safety relating to the equipment under control (EUC) and the EUC control system that depends on the correct functioning of the electrical/electronic/programmable electronic (E/E/PE) safety-related systems. Since the complexity of the medical equipment is increased, manufactures have to obtain functional safety as well as basic safety. This study proposes a perspective for applying functional safety to medical equipment. The research is carried out with respect to overall safety life-cycle of functional safety and essential performance of the medical equipment. The relationship between functional safety and essential performance is identified centered on the safety function. The essential performance using E/E/PE systems is defined as a safety function of functional safety. This approach is applied to a ultrasound imaging system as a case study.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• v.41 no.5
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• pp.263-272
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• 2011

Tablet dosage forms have been preferred over other formulations for the oral drug administration due to their low manufacturing costs and ease of administrations, especially controlled-release applications. Controlled-release tablets are oral dosage forms from which the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) is released over an intended or extended period of time upon ingestion. This may allow a decrease in the dosing frequency and a reduction in peak plasma concentrations and hence improves patient compliance while reducing the risk of undesirable side effects. Conventional singlelayered matrix tablets have been extensively utilized to deliver APIs into the body. However, these conventional single-layered matrix tablets present suboptimal delivery properties, such as non-linear drug delivery profiles which may cause higher side effects. Recently, a multi-layered technology has been developed to overcome or eliminate the limitations of the singlelayered tablet with more flexibility. This technology can give a good opportunity in formulating new products and help pharmaceutical companies enhancing their life cycle management. In this review, a brief overview on the multi-layered tablets is given focusing on the various tablet designs, manufacturing issues and drug release profiles.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.490-494
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• 2007

The chemical process plant information is used and updated during design, construction, operation, and maintenance of plant. This special type of information should be utilized as the DW(datawarehouse) which conforms to the standard format. The DW should be design in consideration of connectivity to application softwares. The application softwares are different from each other in the context of their objects such as design, management, decision-making, and so on. In this paper, some considerable facts in dealing with chemical process plant information on the framework of developing application software including datawarehousing, model building, interfacing. As a case study, the development of decision-making support system for environmental policy is illustrated for the related discussion.

• Proceedings of the Korea Technology Innovation Society Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.140-157
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• 2010

하루가 다르게 변화되는 세계화의 물결 속에서 기술은 기업과 국가가 경쟁 우위를 확보하는 핵심적인 요인이라고 할 수 있다. 특히 기술의 Life cycle이 점점 짧아지는 요즘 시대에 기술적인 경쟁 우위를 확보하는 것이 생존의 필수적인 요인이다. 이러한 시대에 기업에서 요구되는 인력은 기술 혹은 과학적 지식을 보유하고 있는 것 뿐 만 아니라 경영학적 마인드와 함께 다양한 인문, 사회지식을 갖춘 융 복합형 인재를 선호하고 있다. 이러한 시대의 흐름에 맞춰 국내외 적으로 기술경영(Management of Technology)이 부각되고 있는데, 기술경영은 기술에 경영학적 방법론을 접목시키는 학제적인 분야로 오늘날 요구되는 실질적인 학문이라고 할 수 있다. 우리나라에서도 MOT 프로그램의 중요성을 인식하여 2006년부터 국가 차원에서 MOT프로그램을 지원하는 구체적인 방안을 도입했다. 그러나 늘어나는 기술경영분야 인재의 수요에도 불구하고 공급은 여전히 부족한 실정이다. 따라서 국내의 기술경영 인력 양성에 관한 교육 프로그램들을 우리보다 먼저 기술경영 교육을 실시하고 있는 해외 우수 프로그램과 비교 분석함으로써 앞으로 우리나라의 기술경영 교육 프로그램이 나아가야 할 발전적 방향을 제시하는 것은 의미가 있다고 할 수 있다. 비교 분석 결과, 기술경영 교육의 소속, 교수진의 확충, 관련 학부의 신설, 다양한 외부 활동 등이 프로그램 발전을 위해 필요한 것으로 확인되었다.

• Journal of Distribution Science
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.37-53
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• 2018

Purpose - There have been not enough studies on the ways customer Moment of Truth(MOT) activities are structured along with consumption chain and their influences as well as the relative influences of service quality at Moment of Truth on customer performance. Therefore, customer service needs needed at Moment of Truth may differ depending on whether these distribution services are at introduction-growth stages or maturity-decline stage already, but there is no study which illustrates this. Research design, data, and methodology - This study selects VoIP and IPTV as the household telecommunication and distribution services at introduction-growth stages as well as high speed internet and wire telephone as those at maturity-decline stages. Then it identifies which experiences that customers have at Moment of Truth by each service as well as the influences related to what the customers consider as important. Results - As the result of demonstration with the target of 858 respondents, customers' experiences and requests differ at Moment of Truth. For service quality, what takes the positive roles in customer performance includes corporeality and certainty for the services at introduction-growth stages as well as reliability, sympathy, and mutuality for those at maturity-decline stages. Conclusions - Implications of these results as well as further directions for study are suggested.

• Journal of the military operations research society of Korea
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.39-52
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• 2010

DoD makes efforts to develop Capability-Based Force Structure through NCW and requirements. MND makes efforts to develop capability based force development and management for dynamic security environment and wartime command and control, however it seems to be very difficult to develop Capability-Based Force Structure without the concept and development method of integrated capability. The purpose of this paper is to make "An Integrated Capability Framework of Capability Based Force Structure" which presents integral capability of Enterprise. This framework contains the concept of force operation and force development view based on defense force life cycle.