• 천문학회보
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.64.4-65
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• 2016

Observations of the early photons from evolution of optical afterglows or internal shock provides the crucial clues on the nature of the bursts and environments. Hundreds of GRBs afterglow observations in multi-wavelength region have been made mainly thanks to the fast (~ 60 seconds after the trigger) localisation GRB by Swift and its fast alert to the ground telescope. It helps to improve our understandings tremendously, however many enigmas still remain, such as burst mechanism, transition prompt emission to the afterglow, early optical flash, rise phase of the early optical light curve and some missing afterglows. They could be addressed by fast slewing and multi colour and IR follow-up by future telescopes. The primary aim of UFFO/Lomonosov is to follow up optical fast ever, within a couple of seconds after trigger by onboard X-ray telescope. Its optical FOV is $30{\times}30degrees$. As a key instrument, the Slewing Mirror to redirect the optical beam from GRBs rapidly to the Ritchey-Chretien telescope. The status and launch schedule of the UFFO/Lomonosov and its test performance will be reported and prospects for the next missions will be discussed.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.34-39
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• 2012

Collisions between tags greatly reduce the identification speed in radio frequency identification (RFID) systems and increase communication overhead. In particular for an active RFID system, tags are powered by small batteries, and a large number of re-transmissions caused by collisions can deteriorate and exhaust the tag energy which may result in missing tags. An efficient collision-free arbitration protocol for active RFID systems is proposed in this paper. In this protocol, a new mechanism involving collision detection, collision avoidance, and fast tag access is introduced. Specifically, the pulse burst duration and busy-tone-detection delay are introduced between the preamble and data portion of a tag-to-reader (T-R) frame. The reader identifies tag collision by detecting pulses and transmits a busy tone to avoid unnecessary transmission when collision occurs. A polling process is then designed to quickly access the collided tags. It is shown that the use of the proposed protocol results in a system throughput of 0.612, which is an obvious improvement when compared to the framed-slotted ALOHA (FSA) arbitration protocol for ISO/IEC 18000-7 standard. Furthermore, the proposed protocol greatly reduces communication overhead, which leads to energy conservation.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.37-45
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• 2010

Since SRC (Short-term Rotation Coppice) such as poplar and willow can be harvested in three years, they are known to be a potential forest biomass as fuel for a power plant. The production system including transplanting and harvesting is, however, necessary to be mechanized because such a biomass should be handled in a massive volumetric size. A pull-type stem-cutting transplanter was developed in the research as the first step to realize the production of SRC. A needle-like transplanting device pushes a stem-cutting into the prepared soil bed by a pneumatic cylinder, and another device firms soil around a stem-cutting transplanted. Since this is an intermittent operation, it was necessary to develop a zero horizontal velocity mechanism which enabled only the transplanting needle part to continue a zero horizontal movement relative to the ground during the transplanting operation even when the tractor kept moving forward. The 2-row transplanter can transplant stem-cuttings at the rate of 6.5 seconds per row without missing a single attempt. The planting depth and distance were well maintained and controlled. Their CVs were between 2.1~3.4% and 0.87~1.7% for the depth and the distance, respectively. Although, the transplanted stem-cuttings tended to lean outward from the back-view and forward from the side view, they were planted within the range of $3^{\circ}$ from the upright position.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.75-82
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• 2001

Effect of single pre-administration of Cordyceps militaris(Cm) extract on the survival ratio, body weight and organ weight changes and blood cell counts after whole-body ${\gamma}-irradiation$ were investigated. The single pre-administration of Cm extract at 24 hrs before ${\gamma}-irradiation$ increased the 40-day survival ratio of irradiated mice from 60.1% to 71.4%. The administration of Cm extract completely prevented weight reductions of spleen and thymus produced by ${\gamma}-irradiation$ (P<0.01, P<0.05). Similar but somewhat less radioprotective effect was also found In the testis of the Cm treated mice. The administration of Cm extract retarded the reduction of both leukocyte and lymphocyte counts occured during the first 7 days and accelerated the recovery of the counts thereafter. The exrtract also acclerated the recovery of the erythrocyte counts occured after the day 21th. SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of the soluble proteins extracted from various organs did not reveal differences to any extent in all groups except in the livers of the irradiated and extract treated groups, in which some proteins were missing or less present. Also, the result of general intra and extra mycelial enzyme assays with Cm, extramycelial enzyme activity was relatively higher than the intramycelial enzyme, Cm appeared to indicate that ${\alpha}-amylase$ was the highest among the enzymes and gluosidase and chitinase were followed. Since the spleen, thymus and testis have been well known as radiosensitive organs, the protective action of Cm extract on irradiated mice may be responsible for its enhancing recovery of these organs. Although the exact mechanism in protective effect of Cm extract on irradiated mice is not clear yet, the present study is the first report regarding the Cm which was tested and found to be a potential radioprotective agent.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.173-190
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• 2011

As a practical and effective seismic resisting technology, the base isolation system has seen extensive applications in buildings and bridges. However, a few problems associated with conventional lead-rubber bearings have been identified after historical strong earthquakes, e.g., excessive permanent deformations of bearings and potential unseating of bridge decks. Recently the applications of shape memory alloys (SMA) have received growing interest in the area of seismic response mitigation. As a result, a variety of SMA-based base isolators have been developed. These novel isolators often lead to minimal permanent deformations due to the self-centering feature of SMA materials. However, a rational design approach is still missing because of the fact that conventional design method cannot be directly applied to these novel devices. In light of this limitation, a displacement-based design approach for highway bridges with SMA isolators is proposed in this paper. Nonlinear response spectra, derived from typical hysteretic models for SMA, are employed in the design procedure. SMA isolators and bridge piers are designed according to the prescribed performance objectives. A prototype reinforced concrete (RC) highway bridge is designed using the proposed design approach. Nonlinear dynamic analyses for different seismic intensity levels are carried out using a computer program called "OpenSees". The efficacy of the displacement-based design approach is validated by numerical simulations. Results indicate that a properly designed RC highway bridge with novel SMA isolators may achieve minor damage and minimal residual deformations under frequent and rare earthquakes. Nonlinear static analysis is also carried out to investigate the failure mechanism and the self-centering ability of the designed highway bridge.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.435-442
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• 2007

대기중의 고농도 오존의 피해를 줄이기 위해서, 고농도 오존 발생 전에 미리 오존 농도를 예측하기 위한 연구가 진행되었다. 하지만, 고농도 오존은 그 발생 빈도가 매우 희소하고, 대기 오존 생성 과정이 매우 비선형적이며 복잡한 특징이 있다. 이러한 특징을 극복하고 보다 정확한 예측 모델을 개발하기 위하여, 본 논문에서는 다양한 데이터 처리 기법을 도입하였다. 데이터 전처리과정에서 FCM(Fuzzy C-mean) 방법을 이용하여 오존 농도별 데이터 클러스터링을 시도하였으며, 결측 또는 비정상 데이터를 처리할 목적으로 Rejection 표본 추출법을 이용하였고, 모델의 입력과 출력의 상관관계를 향상시키기 위해서 로그 변환기법을 응용하였다. 오존 예측을 위한 모델링 기법은 DPNN(Dynamical Polynomial Neural Networks)을 이용하였으며, 최소 바이어스 판별법(Minimum Bias Criterion)으로 최적화된 모델을 선택하였다. 끝으로, 본 논문에서는 로그 변환기법이 예측 모델에 미치는 영향을 보이기 위해서 입력 데이터를 두 개의 집합으로 나누어 다양한 방법으로 예측 결과를 평가했다. 결과적으로 계절적 영향에 의해 특정 분포를 가지는 오존 관련 데이터에 있어서 로그 변환 방법이 모델의 성능을 향상시킬 수 있다는 것을 보였다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.29-35
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• 2013

This study noted that the actual mechanism of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) photodecomposition in the presence of $H_2O_2$ is missing from the previous works. This study investigated a key unknown reactive species (URS) enhanced by the addition of $H_2O_2$ during the photolysis of NDMA with $H_2O_2$, not hydroxyl radicals. In order to provide experimental evidences in support of URS formation, we have mainly used p-nitrosodimethylaniline, methanol, and benzoic acid as well-known probes of ${\cdot}OH$ in this study. Both loss of PNDA and formation of hydroxybenzoic acids were dependent on NDMA concentrations during the photolysis in a constant concentration of $H_2O_2$. In particular, competition kinetics showed that the relative reactivity of an URS was at least identical with ${\cdot}OH$-like reactivity. In addition, the decay of NDMA was estimated to be about 65% by the direct UV light and about 35% by the reactive species or URS generated through the photolysis of NDMA and $H_2O_2$. Therefore, our data suggest that a highly oxidizing URS is formed in the photolysis of NDMA with $H_2O_2$, which could be peroxynitrite ($ONOO^-$) as a potent oxidant by itself as well as a source of ${\cdot}OH$.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2021

본 연구는 방탄소년단의 공식 트위터와 중국 미국 한국인 팬들의 심층 인터뷰를 토대로 스타와 팬이 소셜 미디어의 사회연결성을 토대로 글로벌 팬덤 공동체를 형성해내는 양상을 탐색했다. 스타와 팬은 소셜 미디어의 연결성을 활용해 공과 사를 넘나드는 유사-사적인 관계를 구축한다. 방탄소년단은 자신이 수상했음에도 팬클럽인 아미에게 "축하한다"라며 각 팬 개개인이 주체가 되도록 담화 방식을 구성해낸다. 팬으로서는 자신에게 사적으로 건네는 트윗처럼 여겨지게 되는데, 이는 비단 텍스트 구성 방식에만 적용되는 데 그치지 않는다. 공식적인 활동이나 기념일과 같은 공적인 행사가 없는 날에는 사적인 트윗 혹은 이전의 기억을 끌어올리며 하루도 빠지지 않고 소통하는 장치를 마련했다. 이처럼 끊이지 않고 연결되어 있다는 감각이 팬들이 서로에 대한 공동체 의식을 강화해주는 것으로 나타났다.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.175-183
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• 2023

본 연구는 외국 관광객 유치를 위한 전략적 개선방안 모색 차원에서 한국을 방문한 외국인을 대상으로 한국 방문 선택요인과 그들의 국적에 따라 관광 결정 메커니즘인 만족도, 재방문 의사, 그리고 타인 권유 간에 어떠한 차이가 있는지를 실증적으로 검정하고자 한다. 본 연구는 2021년 한국을 방문한 외국인을 대상으로 조사한 자료 중에서 방문 국가, 방한 선택요인, 만족도, 재방문 의사, 그리고 타인 권유를 조사한 데이터를 활용하였다. 조사자료는 8,000천 명이 넘는 대용량 데이터이지만, 결측치가 있는 응답치를 제외한 1,398개가 분석의 자료로 활용되었다. 분석 결과에 따르면, 방문 결정 선택요인과 방문자의 국가에 따라 관광 결정 메커니즘인 만족도, 재방문 의사, 그리고 타인 권유 간에 유의미한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 유의미한 차이가 있는 방문 결정 선택요인으로는 레저·스포츠 활동과 자국과의 이동 거리인 것으로 나타났다. 한국 방문 결정 메커니즘이 상대적으로 낮은 국가로는 일본, 싱가포르, 중국, 대만, 말레이시아, 대만, 캐나다, 몽골, 인도로 나타났다. 이런 분석 결과를 토대로, 본 연구는 엔데믹 이후 본격화된 한국 관광산업을 활성화하는 방안을 제시하였다.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.49-56
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• 2012

Purpose: For determining the prognosis of critically injured patients, transporting patients to medical facilities capable of providing proper assessment and management, running rapid assessment and making rapid decisions, and providing aggressive resuscitation is vital. Considering the high mortality and morbidity rates in critically injured patients, various studies have been conducted in efforts to reduce those rates. However, studies related to diagnostic factors for predicting severity in critically injured patients are still lacking. Furthermore, patients showing stable vital signs and alert mental status, who are injured via a severe trauma mechanism, may be at a risk of not receiving rapid assessment and management. Thus, this study investigates diagnostic factors, including physical examination and laboratory results, that may help predict severity in trauma patients injured via a severe trauma mechanism, but showing stable vital signs. Methods: From March 2010 to December 2011, all trauma patients who fit into a diagnostic category that activated a major trauma team in CHA Bundang Medical Center were analyzed retrospectively. The retrospective analysis was based on prospective medical records completed at the time of arrival in the emergency department and on sequential laboratory test results. PASW statistics 18(SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) was used for the statistical analysis. Patients with relatively stable vital signs and alert mental status were selected based on a revised trauma score of more than 7 points. The final diagnosis of major trauma was made based on an injury severity score of greater than 16 points. Diagnostic variables include systolic blood pressure and respiratory rate, glasgow coma scale, initial result from focused abdominal sonography for trauma, and laboratory results from blood tests and urine analyses. To confirm the true significance of the measured values, we applied the Kolmogorov-Smirnov one sample test and the Shapiro-Wilk test. When significance was confirmed, the Student's t-test was used for comparison; when significance was not confirmed, the Mann-Whitney u-test was used. The results of focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) and factors of urine analysis were analyzed using the Chi-square test or Fisher's exact test. Variables with statistical significance were selected as prognostics factors, and they were analyzed using a multivariate logistics regression model. Results: A total of 269 patients activated the major trauma team. Excluding 91 patients who scored a revised trauma score of less than 7 points, 178 patients were subdivided by injury severity score to determine the final major trauma patients. Twenty-one(21) patients from 106 major trauma patients and 9 patients from 72 minor trauma patients were also excluded due to missing medical records or untested blood and urine analysis. The investigated variables with p-values less than 0.05 include the glasgow coma scale, respiratory rate, white blood cell count (WBC), serum AST and ALT, serum creatinine, blood in spot urine, and protein in spot urine. These variables could, thus, be prognostic factors in major trauma patients. A multivariate logistics regression analysis on those 8 variables showed the respiratory rate (p=0.034), WBC (p=0.005) and blood in spot urine (p=0.041) to be independent prognostic factors for predicting the clinical course of major trauma patients. Conclusion: In trauma patients injured via a severe trauma mechanism, but showing stable vital signs and alert mental status, the respiratory rate, WBC count and blood in the urine can be used as predictable factors for severity. Using those laboratory results, rapid assessment of major trauma patients may shorten the time to diagnosis and the time for management.