• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.479-483
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• 2009

Objective : A mouse model of spinal cord injury (SCI) could further increase our basic understanding of the mechanisms involved in injury and repair of the nervous system. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether methods used to produce and evaluate photochemical graded ischemic SCI in rats, could be successfully adapted to mice, in a reliable and reproducible manner. Methods : Thirty female imprinting control region mice (weighting 25-30 g, 8 weeks of age) were used in this study. Following intraperitoneal injection of Rose bengal, the translucent dorsal surface of the T8-T9 vertebral laminae of the mice were illuminated with a fiber optic bundle of a cold light source. The mice were divided into three groups; Group 1 (20 mg/kg Rose bengal, 5 minutes illumination), Group 2 (20 mg/kg Rose bengal, 10 minutes illumination), and Group 3 (40 mg/kg Rose bengal, 10 minutes illumination). The locomotor function, according to the Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan scale, was assessed at three days after the injury and then once per week for four weeks. The animals were sacrificed at 28 days after the injury, and the histopathology of the lesions was assessed. Results : The mice in group 1 had no hindlimb movement until seven days after the injury. Most mice had later recovery with movement in more than two joints at 28 days after injury. There was limited recovery of one joint, with only slight movement, for the mice in groups 2 and 3. The histopathology showed that the mice in group 1 had a cystic cavity involving the dorsal and partial involvement of the dorsolateral funiculi. A larger cavity, involving the dorsal, dorsolateral funiculi and the gray matter of the dorsal and ventral horns was found in group 2. In group 3, most of the spinal cord was destroyed and only a thin rim of tissue remained. Conclusion : The results of this study show that the photochemical graded ischemic SCI model. described in rats, can be successfully adapted to mice, in a reliable and reproducible manner. The functional deficits are correlated an increase in the irradiation time and, therefore, to the severity of the injury. The photothrombotic model of SCI, in mice with 20 mg/kg Rose bengal for 5 minutes illumination, provides an effective model that could be used in future research. This photochemical model can be used for investigating secondary responses associated with traumatic SCI.

• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.57-71
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• 2004

Based on the data obtained under the China-Korea joint project (1997-2001) and historic observations, the distribution, transportation and sedimentation of sediment in the southern Yellow Sea (SYS) are discussed, and the controversial formation mechanism of muddy sediments is also explored. The sediment transport trend analysis indicates that the net transport direction of sediment in the central SYS (a fine-grained sediment deposited area) points to $123.4^{\circ}E,\;35.1^{\circ}N$, which is a possible sedimentation center in the central SYS. The sediment transport pattern is verified by the distribution of total suspended matter (TSM) concentration and ${\delta}^{13}C$ values of particulate organic carbon (POC), the latter indicates that the bottom water plays a more important role than the surface water in transporting the terrigenous material to the central deep-water area of the SYS, and the Yellow Sea circulation is an important control factor for the sediment transport pattern in the SYS. The carbon isotope signals of organic matter in sediments indicate that the Shandong subaqueous delta has high sedimentation rate and the deposited sediments originate mainly from the modern Yellow River. The terrigenous sediments in deep-water area of the SYS originate mainly from the old Yellow River and the modern Yellow River, and only a small portion originates from the modern Yangtze River. The analytical results of TSM and stable carbon isotopes are further confirmed by another independent tracer of sediment source, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Five light mineral provinces in the SYS can be identified and they indicate inhomogeneity in sources and sedimentary environment. The modern shelf sedimentary processes in the SYS are controlled by shelf dynamic factors. The muddy depositional systems are produced in the shelf low-energy environments, which are controlled by some meso-scale cyclonic eddies (cold eddies) in the central SYS and the area southwest of the Cheju Island. On the contrary, an anticyclonic muddy depositional system (warm eddy sediment) appears in the southeast of the SYS (the area northwest of the Cheju Island). In this study, we give the cyclonic and anticyclonic eddy sedimentation patterns.

• 대한교통학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.465-475
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• 2016

최근 일부 도시에서는 도시철도 건설 시 부정확한 수요예측에 따른 재정적 부담으로 많은 갈등을 겪은 바 있는데, 건설비용뿐만 아니라 운영비용을 잘못 예측할 경우에도 지자체 또는 정부에 막대한 예산 낭비를 초래할 우려가 있다. 특히 운영비용은 공공재인 도시철도의 요금정책에도 직접적인 영향을 줄 수 있으므로 도시철도의 현실적인 운영비용을 추정하는 모형 개발이 시급하다. 이에 본 연구에서는 도시철도의 특성을 가장 잘 설명하는 변수와 기존 연구에서 사용된 변수들보다 정확성과 신뢰성을 높일 수 있는 변수를 투입하여 운영비용의 추정모형을 개발하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 먼저 국내 도시철도를 대상으로 최근 5년의 도시철도 운영데이터를 수집하여 운영비용에 영향을 미치는 변수들을 종합적으로 검토하였고 평균 역간거리, 열차 운행 거리, 열차정원, 운전유형(유 무인), 사업유형(재정 민자)을 독립변수로 선정, 더미회귀모형을 구축하여 실질적인 운영비용을 추정하였다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.506-510
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• 2010

염료감응 태양전지에서 $TiO_2$의 표면에서 일어나는 전자의 재결합 현상은 태양전지의 변환효율을 떨어뜨리는 주요한 원인이다. 본 연구에서는 이 전자의 재결합 현상을 제어하기 위해 $TiO_2$의 표면에 에너지 장벽을 도입하여 변환효율을 향상시키고자 하였다. $TiO_2$ 나노전극에 에너지 장벽의 역할을 하는 $Nb_2O_5$를 코팅시켰다. 코팅의 영향을 알아보기 위해 코팅횟수를 변화시키며 실험하였다. 가시광선 영역에서의 반사율로부터 코팅의 유무를 확인하고 회절패턴으로부터 코팅물질이 $Nb_2O_5$임을 확인하였다. 재결합을 제어할 수 있는 코팅막의 두께를 측정해 본 결과, 12회 코팅하였을 때 코팅막의 두께는 약 5 nm로 1회 코팅시 적층되는 코팅막의 두께는 약 0.417 nm로 볼 수 있었다. 코팅횟수에 따른 변환효율의 변화는 코팅막이 없는 경우 2.55%에서 2회 코팅한 경우 4.25%로 약 1.7배 증가하여 2회 코팅의 경우 효율이 가장 높았다. 따라서 $Nb_2O_5$ 2회 코팅의 경우 코팅막의 두께가 약 0.834 nm로 전자의 재결합을 가장 잘 제어할 수 있었다.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.11-14
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• 2012

AlGaN는 3.4~6.2 eV까지 넓은 밴드갭을 가지는 직접천이형 반도체이다. 최근에 자외영역의 광소자가 다양하게 응용되면서 자외선 발광이 가능한 AlGaN 역시 주목받고 있다. 이를 위해서는 고품질의 AlGaN 층이 필요하지만 GaN 층위에 AlGaN 층을 성장하는 것은 이들의 격자상수와 열팽창계수 차이로 인해 어렵다. 본 논문에서, multi-sliding boat법이 적용된 혼합소스 HVPE법을 이용하여 GaN template 위에 LED 구조를 성장하였다. 활성층의 Al 조성을 조절함으로써 AlGaN의 격자상수 변화와 광학적 변화를 관찰하고자 하였다. 에피 성장을 위해 HCl과 $NH_3$ 가스를 혼합소스 표면으로 흘려주었고, 수송가스로는 $N_2$를 사용하였다. 소스영역과 성장영역의 온도는 각각 900과 $1090^{\circ}C$로 안정화하였다. 성장 후 샘플은 x-ray diffraction(XRD)과 electro luminescence(EL) 측정을 하였다.

• 박물관보존과학
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• 제16권
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• pp.96-113
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• 2015

고차단성 필름(Barrier films)은 문화재의 안전한 보존환경을 조성하기 위해 산소와 수분을 차단하는 수단으로 사용되고 있다. 1990년대부터 사용된 고차단성 필름 중 가장 대중적으로 사용해 온 제품은 일본 M 社의 E 필름을 들 수 있다. 그러나 수입품으로서 비교적 고가의 가격대를 형성하며 구성 재질의 특성과 보존환경 제어 체계에 대한 정보가 부족한 실정임에도 관련 연구나 유사 제품군의 비교가 미진했다고 볼 수 있다. 근간 국산 고차단성 필름의 제조 기술력은 첨단산업분야의 발달과 더불어 향상되어 왔기 때문에 제품별 특성을 파악하여 문화재 보존환경 제어에 적합한 필름을 찾고자 하였다. 비교 제품군으로 일본 M 사(社)의 E필름과 함께 국내에서 제작된 전자제품 포장용 필름, 실험을 위해 특수 제조한 필름, Zipper bag 형태의 필름 등 총 5종의 필름을 선정하였다. 실험은 필름의 단면, 재질별 두께, 인장강도 및 연신율, 자외·가시광 흡광도, 황변도, 산소 및 수증기 투과도를 측정하여 물성과 기체 차단력을 비교하였고 이를 바탕으로 온·습도 재현실험을 통해 실사용 시 외부 환경과 사용 기간에 따른 변화를 관찰하였다. 그 결과, 실험에 사용된 국산 고차단성 필름은 문화재 밀폐 포장용으로 적용이 가능하고 Zipper bag 형태의 P 필름은 문화재 보관 용도에 적절하지 않았다. 또한 재현실험을 바탕으로 각 필름의 밀폐 포장 시 적정 사용 기간을 검토하였다.

• Plant Biotechnology Reports
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.253-260
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• 2010

Plant secondary metabolites have always been a focus of study due to their important roles in human medicine and nutrition. We transferred the isoflavone synthase (IFS) gene into soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] using the Agrobacterium-mediated transformation method in an attempt to produce transformed soybean plants which produced increased levels of the secondary metabolite, isoflavone. Although the trial to produce transgenic plant failed due to unestablished hygromycin selection, transformed callus cell lines were obtained. The induction rate and degree of callus were similar among the three cultivars tested, but light illumination positively influenced the frequency of callus formation, resulting in a callus induction rate of 74% for Kwangan, 67% for Sojin, and 73% for Duyou. Following seven to eight subcultures on selection media, the isoflavone content of the transformed callus lines were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. The total amount of isoflavone in the transformed callus cell lines was three- to sixfold higher than that in control callus or seeds. Given the many positive effects of isoflavone on human health, it may be possible to adapt our transformed callus lines for industrialization through an alternative cell culture system to produce high concentrations of isoflavones.

• 공업화학
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.522-526
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• 2010

축열이용기술은 열저장효과를 이용하여 냉난방 부하가 적을 때 남는 열을 저장하였다가 부하가 증가할 때 이용하는 방법으로써, 열저장 물질의 온도이용 특성에 따라 현열축열과 잠열축열로 구분한다. 잠열축열은 특정 온도 범위에서 상변화 할 때 높은 잠열을 갖는 물질을 이용하여 열을 저장하는 방법으로 동일한 열저장을 위해 소요되는 공간 크기가 현열 축열에 비하여 작아지게 되고 일정한 온도범위에서 열의 흡수 및 방출이 가능한 특성이 있다. 본 연구는 건축물의 냉난방시 소요되는 에너지를 절약하기 위하여 상온 상변화물질을 축열재로 사용하여, 건축자재로 범용적으로 사용되고 있는 시멘트, 석고 등에 적용하고자 하였다. 제조된 물질이 에너지절약성능은 물론 건축자재로서 필요한 물성을 갖추기 위하여 최적배합 방법 및 비율을 도출하고자 하였다. 그에 따라 중량비로 3% 들어간 축열모르타르의 냉각지연효과는 약 19%로 나타났다.

• 한국측량학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.233-244
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• 2014

Precise Point Positioning (PPP) is an increasingly recognized precisely the GPS/GNSS positioning technique. In order to improve the accuracy of PPP, the error sources in PPP measurements should be reduced as much as possible and the ambiguities should be correctly resolved. The correct ambiguity resolution requires a careful control of residual errors that are normally categorized into random and systematic errors. To understand effects from two categorized errors on the PPP ambiguity resolution, those two GPS datasets are simulated by generating in locations in South Korea (denoted as SUWN) and Hong Kong (PolyU). Both simulation cases are studied for each dataset; the first case is that all the satellites are affected by systematic and random errors, and the second case is that only a few satellites are affected. In the first case with random errors only, when the magnitude of random errors is increased, L1 ambiguities have a much higher chance to be incorrectly fixed. However, the size of ambiguity error is not exactly proportional to the magnitude of random error. Satellite geometry has more impacts on the L1 ambiguity resolution than the magnitude of random errors. In the first case when all the satellites have both random and systematic errors, the accuracy of fixed ambiguities is considerably affected by the systematic error. A pseudorange systematic error of 5 cm is the much more detrimental to ambiguity resolutions than carrier phase systematic error of 2 mm. In the $2^{nd}$ case when only a portion of satellites have systematic and random errors, the L1 ambiguity resolution in PPP can be still corrected. The number of allowable satellites varies from stations to stations, depending on the geometry of satellites. Through extensive simulation tests under different schemes, this paper sheds light on how the PPP ambiguity resolution (more precisely L1 ambiguity resolution) is affected by the characteristics of the residual errors in PPP observations. The numerical examples recall the PPP data analysts that how accurate the error correction models must achieve in order to get all the ambiguities resolved correctly.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.271-277
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• 2012

Dimensions, operation conditions and improvement items for round roof windows were investigated in arch shape single-span plastic greenhouse with roof vents, and natural ventilation performance was analyzed based on the ventilation theory. Diameter of round roof windows was mostly 60 cm, and chimney height projected on roof was average 30 cm. Installation space was mostly 5 to 6 m but farmhouse of 10 m and over was 16.7% also. A round roof window which has 60 cm diameter was installed to 6 m space generally and 80 cm diameter was installed to 10 m space, but correct standards did not exist. There were a lot of opinions that ventilation effect of round roof windows is fairly good and user satisfaction is generally excellent. It is problem that there is few effects in summer and that vinyl around each vent tears well and rainwater leaks, and improvement hope item required development of automatic control system. In the wind speed of 0.3 m/s, it was estimated that natural ventilation rates were 0.69, 0.55, 0.50 and 0.48 volumes per minute in case of 2, 4, 6 and 8 m installation space for round roof windows, respectively. It was analyzed that the ratio of ventilation due to buoyancy out of total ventilation were 65.2, 41.9, 29.9 and 22.8% in case of 2, 4, 6 and 8m installation space, respectively. By the round roof windows installed at space of 6 m, ventilation rate was estimated to 0.5 volumes per minute, and we can expect the increase in ventilation rate of 30%. In order to meet the recommended ventilation rate for summer season, we have to install the round roof windows at space of 1 to 2 m. However, it is difficult to apply those installation space because of falling productivity due to lower light transmittance as well as rising costs. It is estimated that the installation space of 6m is appropriate for spring or fall season. Therefore it is necessary to encourage installing the roof windows in single-span plastic greenhouses.