• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.483-490
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• 2013

Gamma-irradiation (0-7 kGy) of ginseng is permitted in Korea for the purpose of microbial decontamination; with strict labeling, traceability and monitoring requirements. An identification study was conducted to determine the photostimulated-luminescence (PSL) and thermoluminescence (TL) properties of gamma-irradiated fresh and white ginsengs cultivated in different areas. Dose- dependent PSL-based screening was possible for white ginseng samples; however, inappropriate results from non-irradiated fresh ginseng samples were obtained, showing intermediate (700 to 5,000) or positive ($T_2$ >5,000, irradiated) PSL counts due to the abundance of minerals on the surfaces of the samples. TL analysis of separated minerals from all non-irradiated samples gave TL glow curves of low intensity with a maximum peak after $300^{\circ}C$. However, well-defined irradiation-specific (high intensity with a maximum peak at about $200^{\circ}C$) glow curves were observed for all the irradiated samples, regardless of their type and origins. TL ratios (first glow curve /second glow curve) were also determined to confirm the irradiated (>0.1) and non-irradiated (<0.1) results. SEM-EDX (scanning electron microscope-energy dispersive X-ray) and XRD (X-ray diffraction) spectroscopic analyses showed that feldspar and quartz minerals were the main source for the typical radiation-specific luminescence properties.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.421-435
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• 2022

To investigate the non-Gaussian properties of fluctuating wind pressures and the error margin of extreme wind loads on a long-span curved roof with matching and mismatching ratios of turbulence integral scales to depth (L_u^x/D), a series of synchronized pressure tests on the rigid model of the complex curved roof were conducted. The regions of Gaussian distribution and non-Gaussian distribution were identified by two criteria, which were based on the cumulative probabilities of higher-order statistical moments (skewness and kurtosis coefficients, S_k and K_u) and spatial correlation of fluctuating wind pressures, respectively. Then the characteristics of fluctuating wind-loads in the non-Gaussian region were analyzed in detail in order to understand the effects of turbulence integral-scale. Results showed that the fluctuating pressures with obvious negative-skewness appear in the area near the leading edge, which is categorized as the non-Gaussian region by both two identification criteria. Comparing with those in the wind field with matching L_u^x/D, the range of non-Gaussian region almost unchanged with a smaller L_u^x/D, while the non-Gaussian features become more evident, leading to higher values of S_k, Ku and peak factor. On contrary, the values of fluctuating pressures become lower in the wind field with a smaller L_u^x/D, eventually resulting in underestimation of extreme wind loads. Hence, the matching relationship of turbulence integral scale to depth should be carefully considered as estimating the extreme wind loads of long-span roof by wind tunnel tests.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제40권11호
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• pp.1569-1574
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• 2011

수산 자숙액의 조사 여부를 판별하기 위해 물리적(PSL, TL) 및 화학적(hydrocarbon 분석) 검지 시험을 진행하였다. 10 kGy까지의 감마선 조사를 적용한 자숙액을 PSL법으로 측정하였을 때, 모든 자숙액에서 260~510의 photon counts를 나타내어 자숙액의 방사선조사 여부의 확인 방법으로서 PSL은 적용 가능성이 낮다고 사료되었다. 수산 자숙액에 TL법을 적용한 결과 톳 및 문어 자숙액의 경우 방사선 조사한 자숙액에서 150~250$^{\circ}C$ 범위에서 특정한 glow curve가 나타났으므로 방사선조사 여부를 확인하는데 적용이 가능할 것이라고 사료된다. 참치 자숙액의 경우 감마선조사에 의해 유래되는 hydrocarbon은 검출되지 않았는데, 이는 참치 가공에서 부산물로 얻어지는 자숙액의 낮은 지방산 함량과 자숙 공정에 따른 상이한 지방산 조성에서 비롯한 것이라고 사료된다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.69-79
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 주파수 응답함수에서의 고유진동수를 나타내는 피크와 추가적 정보를 제공하는 제로를 이용하여 구조물의 손상탐지와 손상도를 추정할 수 있는 기법을 개발하였다. 주파수 응답함수의 이론적 고찰을 통하여 주파수 응답함수 내의 피크와 제로를 정의하고, 강성 및 질량행렬, 주파수 응답행렬의 상관관계로부터 고유치 해석을 통하여 피크와 제로를 구하는 방법을 상세히 설명하였다. 부재 강성의 고유치(피크 및 제로)에 대한 민감도 분석을 이용한 구조계 추정기법의 이론을 정립하였다. 본 연구에서 제안한 기법은 고유 진동수 및 제로진동수를 이용하여 구조부재의 강성을 역으로 추정하여 실제 구조물과 가장 근접한 수치해석 모델을 만드는 것으로 이 과정에서 손상의 위치와 손상도를 추정할 수 있다. 제안한 이론의 정확성과 타당성은 스프링-매스 시스템과 보구조물의 수치해석 모델에 적용하여 입증하였다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.230-237
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• 2015

BACKGROUND: To identify the sources of inaccuracy in LC/MS/MS methods used in the routine quantitation of small molecules are described and discussed. METHODS AND RESULTS: Various UPLC coupled to triple quadrupole mass spectrometer and time of flight (TOF) were used to identify the potential sources of inaccuracy and inducing the pitfalls of qualification and quntitation during the veterinary drug residue analysis. Some of stable isotope labelled veterinary drugs, which were used as internal standards, presented "cross-talk", regardless of manufactures of mass spectrometer and types of spectrometer. Group of sulfonamides also presented inaccuracy qualification and quantitation due to the multi-residue analytical method with the same fragment ions at the close retention times. CONCLUSION: The phenomena of "cross-talk" occurring between subsequently monitored transition from stable isotope labelled and isotope non-labelled authentic chemical were identified. To prevent errors and achieve more accurate data during the analysis of small molecules by LC/MS/MS SRM method, Followings should be taken care of and kept checking; purity and concentration of stable isotope as an internal standard, prevention of carry-over during the separation in column, minimizing the ion suppression by matrix effect, identification of retention time, precursor ion and product ion, and full knowledge of data processing including smoothing and peak integration.

• Annals of Laboratory Medicine
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.545-554
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• 2018

Background: The increasing morbidity and mortality rates associated with Acinetobacter baumannii are due to the emergence of drug resistance and the limited treatment options. We compared characteristics of colistin-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CR-AB) clinical isolates recovered from patients with and without prior colistin treatment. We assessed whether prior colistin treatment affects the resistance mechanism of CR-AB isolates, mortality rates, and clinical characteristics. Additionally, a proper method for identifying CR-AB was determined. Methods: We collected 36 non-duplicate CR-AB clinical isolates resistant to colistin. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing, Sanger sequencing analysis, molecular typing, lipid A structure analysis, and in vitro synergy testing were performed. Eleven colistin-susceptible AB isolates were used as controls. Results: Despite no differences in clinical characteristics between patients with and without prior colistin treatment, resistance-causing genetic mutations were more frequent in isolates from colistin-treated patients. Distinct mutations were overlooked via the Sanger sequencing method, perhaps because of a masking effect by the colistin-susceptible AB subpopulation of CR-AB isolates lacking genetic mutations. However, modified lipid A analysis revealed colistin resistance peaks, despite the population heterogeneity, and peak levels were significantly different between the groups. Conclusions: Although prior colistin use did not induce clinical or susceptibility differences, we demonstrated that identification of CR-AB by sequencing is insufficient. We propose that population heterogeneity has a masking effect, especially in colistin non-treated patients; therefore, accurate testing methods reflecting physiological alterations of the bacteria, such as phosphoethanolamine-modified lipid A identification by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight, should be employed.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제6권5_6호
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• pp.561-578
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• 2010

This study proposes a multi-level damage localization strategy to achieve an effective damage detection system for civil infrastructure systems based on wireless sensors. The proposed system is designed for use of distributed computation in a wireless sensor network (WSN). Modal identification is achieved using the frequency-domain decomposition (FDD) method and the peak-picking technique. The ASH (angle-between-string-and-horizon) and AS (axial strain) flexibility-based methods are employed for identifying and localizing damage. Fundamentally, the multi-level damage localization strategy does not activate all of the sensor nodes in the network at once. Instead, relatively few sensors are used to perform coarse-grained damage localization; if damage is detected, only those sensors in the potentially damaged regions are incrementally added to the network to perform finer-grained damage localization. In this way, many nodes are able to remain asleep for part or all of the multi-level interrogations, and thus the total energy cost is reduced considerably. In addition, a novel distributed computing strategy is also proposed to reduce the energy consumed in a sensor node, which distributes modal identification and damage detection tasks across a WSN and only allows small amount of useful intermediate results to be transmitted wirelessly. Computations are first performed on each leaf node independently, and the aggregated information is transmitted to one cluster head in each cluster. A second stage of computations are performed on each cluster head, and the identified operational deflection shapes and natural frequencies are transmitted to the base station of the WSN. The damage indicators are extracted at the base station. The proposed strategy yields a WSN-based SHM system which can effectively and automatically identify and localize damage, and is efficient in energy usage. The proposed strategy is validated using two illustrative numerical simulations and experimental validation is performed using a cantilevered beam.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.231-257
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• 2022

Transmission lines systems are important components of the electrical power infrastructure. However, these systems are vulnerable to damage from high wind events such as hurricanes. This study presents the results from a 1:50 scale aeroelastic model of a multi-span transmission lines system subjected to simulated hurricane winds. The transmission lines system considered in this study consists of three lattice towers, four spans of conductors and two end-frames. The aeroelastic tests were conducted at the NSF NHERI Wall of Wind Experimental Facility (WOW EF) at the Florida International University (FIU). A horizontal distortion scaling technique was used in order to fit the entire model on the WOW turntable. The system was tested at various wind speeds ranging from 35 m/s to 78 m/s (equivalent full-scale speeds) for varying wind directions. A system identification (SID) technique was used to evaluate experimental-based along-wind aerodynamic damping coefficients and compare with their theoretical counterparts. Comparisons were done for two aeroelastic models: (i) a self-supported lattice tower, and (ii) a multi-span transmission lines system. A buffeting analysis was conducted to estimate the response of the conductors and compare it to measured experimental values. The responses of the single lattice tower and the multi-span transmission lines system were compared. The coupling effects seem to drastically change the aerodynamic damping of the system, compared to the single lattice tower case. The estimation of the drag forces on the conductors are in good agreement with their experimental counterparts. The incorporation of the change in turbulence intensity along the height of the towers appears to better estimate the response of the transmission tower, in comparison with previous methods which assumed constant turbulence intensity. Dynamic amplification factors and gust effect factors were computed, and comparisons were made with code specific values. The resonance contribution is shown to reach a maximum of 18% and 30% of the peak response of the stand-alone tower and entire system, respectively.

• 분석과학
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.142-153
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• 2016

범죄수사에서 지문인식은 개인 식별을 위한 가장 중요한 기술 중 하나이다. 그러나 다양한 방법으로 각각 현출된 지문을 비교하는 객관적이고 공정한 평가 방법은 존재하지 않는다. 따라서 객관적이고 정량적인 방법의 개발을 위하여 농도계 이미지 분석(densitometric image analysis) 프로그램(CP Atlas 2.0)과 Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS)을 이용하여 다공성 표면에서 현출된 지문을 비교, 평가하였다. 먼저 시료지문 채취 상 최적의 압력과 유류시간 조건을 찾기 위하여 두 가지 조건을 변화시켜 날인을 한 비교적 균일한 품질을 가진 잉크지문(Inked fingerprint)을 분석하였다. AFIS 분석을 통해 얻은 특징점(minutia)수와 이미지 분석을 통해 얻은 융선 peaks의 면적 결과를 계산하여 비교한 결과 1.0 kg.f 의 압력으로 5초(sec.) 동안 유류 한 잉크지문이 육안 상 가장 선명한 융선을 보였으며 가장 많은 수의 특징점 수, 가장 넓은 융선의 peaks 면적을 갖는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. 또한, 잠재지문 현출에 응용하기 위하여 감열지에 날인 된 잠재재문을 iodine fuming법으로 현출시켜 분석한 결과 1.0 kg.f/5 sec의 조건에서 특징점 수가 가장 많고 융선의 peaks 면적도 가장 넓게 나오는 것을 확인하였다. 추가적으로 프린트 용지에 날인한 잠재지문을 0.5 %와 5 %의 ninhydrin용액으로 현출하여 비교한 결과 2.0 kg.f/5 sec의 조건으로 날인하여 5 %의 ninhydrin용액으로 현출하였을 때 가장 좋은 결과를 갖는 것을 확인하였다. 전반적으로 이미지분석을 통하여 얻은 peaks의 평균면적이 클수록 AFIS를 통해 확인되는 특징점수가 많아진다는 것이 확인되었으며 농도계 이미지 분석을 이용한 지문 평가의 추가적인 연구를 통해 본 방법은 지문 현출 평가에 대한 객관적이고 정량적인 새로운 시험방법이 될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.335-347
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• 2016

정선 지역 고품위 석회석 광산인 강원, 충무 및 백운 광산을 대상으로 풍촌층 상부 층준의 대표적 탄산염암을 구분하고 각 유형의 전암 분석 및 VNIR-SWIR(visible near infrared-short wavelength infrared) 분광분석을 실시하여, 현장에서 고품위 석회석의 CaO 함량, 이질 불순물 및 백색도를 평가할 수 있는 분석법을 제시하였다. 동일 시료에서 분말 시료의 분광 반사도는 절단 시편에 비하여 매우 높은 분광 반사도를 보였고, 탄산염암의 분말 시료는 백색도와 분광 반사도가 0.99의 매우 높은 상관관계를 보이고 있다. 전암 분석에서 확인된 충무광산의 방해석과 백운석 분말 시료를 75:25, 50:50, 25:75 질량비로 혼합하여 각각 스펙트럼의 변화를 확인하고, 탄산염암의 CaO 함량과 흡수파장을 비교한 결과 0.98~0.99로 매우 높은 상관도를 보이고 있다. 탄산염암의 흡수파장과 화학조성은 2340 nm(55.86 wt.%)에서 2320 nm(29.71 wt.%)로 이는 $CO{_3}^{-2}$ 성분과 결합하고 있는 Ca 함량과 이를 치환하는 Mg 성분 함량의 차이에 따라 흡수 위치가 변화되는 것을 의미하며, 현장에서 분광분석을 통한 탄산염광물의 CaO 함량을 정량적으로 적용할 수 있다.