• ETRI Journal
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.543-550
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• 2023

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) testing for human body model tests is an essential part of the reliability evaluation of electronic/electrical devices and components. However, global environmental concerns have called for the need to replace the mercury-wetted relay switches, which have been used in ESD testers. Therefore, herein, we propose an ESD tester using metal oxide semiconductor-controlled thyristor (MCT) devices with a significantly higher rising rate of anode current (di/dt) characteristics. These MCTs, which have a breakdown voltage beyond 3000 V, were developed through an in-house foundry. As a replacement for the existing mercury relays, the proposed ESD tester with the developed MCT satisfies all the requirements stipulated in the JS-001 standard for conditions at or below 2000 V. Moreover, unlike traditional relays, the proposed ESD tester does not generate resonance; therefore, no additional circuitry is required for resonant removal. To the best of our knowledge, the proposed ESD tester is the first study to meet the JS-001 specification by applying a new switch instead of an existing mercury-wetted relay.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.142-153
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• 2024

Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the educational needs of interns and residents in Korean medicine as the first step in developing an education program to improve their research competencies. Methods: A mixed-method design, incorporating both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods, was used to investigate the educational needs for research competencies among interns and residents working in Korean medicine hospitals nationwide. Data were collected through online surveys and online focus group discussions (FGDs), and processed using descriptive statistical analysis and thematic analysis. The study results were derived by integrating survey data and FGD outcomes. Results: In total, 209 interns and residents participated in the survey, and 11 individuals participated in two rounds of FGDs. The majority of participants felt a lack of systematic education in research and academic writing in postgraduate medical education and highlighted the need for nationally accessible education due to significant disparities in the educational environment across hospitals and specialties. The primary barrier to learning research and academic writing identified by learners was the lack of knowledge, leading to time constraints. Improving learners' research competencies, relationship building, autonomy, and motivation through a support system was deemed crucial. The study also identified diverse learner types and preferred educational topics, indicating a demand for learner-centered education and coaching. Conclusion: This study provides foundational data for designing and developing a program on education on research competencies for interns and residents in Korean medicine and suggests the need for initiatives to strengthen these competencies.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.9-17
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• 2024

Objectives : Edible insects are the widely distributed group of animals and contain high quality proteins, fatty acids and minerals. In particular, insects are a possible interesting source of essential amino acids. Insects as traditional medicines have much potential as pharmaceuticals in modern medicines including treating infections, cancer, dissolving phlegm, relieving spasms, and inflammatory diseases. The aim of this study is to investigate the immunomodulatory effect of several kinds of insects and major amino acids. Methods : In our review we try to show the potential usefulness of insects and amino acids in searching for new therapeutic solutions for immunologic diseases. We summarized the knowledge about properties, usefulness of insect and amino acids in drug design. We hypothesized that insects and amino acids, their major ingredients, regulates airway inflammation and immunologic diseases and can be developed as therapeutic drugs for the treatment of immunologic diseases. Results : Several insects including Bombyx mori, Cryptotympana pustulata, Holotrichia diomphalia, Locusta migratoria, etc. and amino acids such as glutamine, glutamic acid, methionine and glycine may have potential protective effects against asthma and airway neutrophilia. Glutamic acid, cystine, methionine and glycine which contribute to glutathione metabolism, which are important anti-oxidant amino acids that may affect susceptibility to asthma. Conclusions : Our results provide evidence about the potential usefulness of several insects and their amino acids in allergic disorders. These findings suggest that several insects and amino acids have important roles in the way they affect the immune system and allergic responses.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 10th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.495-500
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• 2024

This paper aims to make clear the transition process of information transfer in wooden post and beam construction in Japan during the introduction and development of machine precutting technology. The machine precutting technology started from 1970s and developed toward line production or automated CAD-CAM production and have got over 90 % market share in the Japanese newly built wooden houses. Based on literature review and interviews with manufacturers of precutting machines, the transition of wooden post and beam construction houses was divided into four periods: i) before the introduction of precutting, ii) the introduction of precutting (the early stage), iii) the automation of precutting, and iv) the maturity of precutting, and the review reveals how the information of design and processing was made and transfered in each period. In addition, the modeling and comparison of information transfer in each period visually shows the transition of information transfer with the development of machine precutting technology. Before the introduction of precutting, when carpenters were responsible for the generation of both design and processing information, information was coordinated at each stage of the process based on expert knowledge, but highly precise and uniform processing of machine precutting reduced the need for such coordination skills. On the other hand, the review suggested that the precut processing technology has changed step by step based on the traditional technical system, which has maintained the rational transfer of information.

• 한국전통조경학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.14-23
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• 2014

본 연구는 세연정의 공간구조 및 형식과 공감각적, 상징적 인지적 요소에 내재하는 전통색채를 분석함으로써 첫째, 세연정 작정에 내재한 전통 색채를 찾아내고 동시에 그 의미를 해석함으로써 세연정 작정의 또 다른 해석 방법을 제시하고 둘째, 기존에 제시된 별서정원의 전통색채 분석 방법론의 신뢰성과 타당성을 검증함을 부목적으로 하였다. 연구방법으로는 전통색채 및 세연정의 작정 배경과 이론, 전통색채 분석 방법 등에 대해서는 문헌연구를 통해 수행하였으며, 전통색채 분석 방법을 세연정 별서에 실증적으로 적용하여 연구 결과를 도출하는 방법을 사용하였다. 특히, 전통색채 분석 방법으로는 세연정에서 나타나는 공간적 요소를 크게 시각적, 공감각적, 상징적 인식적 공간 요소로 구분하여 시각적 공간으로 공간 및 경물의 위치와 방위, 공감각적 공간으로 계절과 시간 및 오관, 상징적 인식적 공간으로 칠정과 사단 등으로 구분하고 각각의 공간요소에 대한 오정색 체계 분석하여 그 의미를 해석하도록 하였다. 연구 결과를 정리 하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 세연정에서 나타난 공간구조 및 형식은 세연정(洗然亭)을 중심으로 하여 세연정의 사각형 누각의 평면 형태에 따라 동남, 서북의 두 개의 방위 축으로 구분될 수 있었다. 둘째, 세연정에 나타나는 전통색채는 '백색', '청색', '흑색', '적색', '황색 '순으로 나타났다. 셋째, 전통색채 분석에서 청렴과 순결을 상징하는 '백색'이 가장 많이 출현하는 것은 작정자인 윤선도가 맑고 깨끗하게 정치적 미련 없이 세속에 묻혀 살아가는 것을 즐기고자 작정하였다는 해석의 여지를 남겼다. 또한 자연의 생명력을 상징하는 청색의 출현이 우세를 보이는 가운데 지혜를 상징하는 '흑색', 신성하고 숭고한 생명력을 상징하는 '적색'이 유사한 비율로 출현하고 높고 고귀한 지위를 상징하는 '황색'이 제일 낮은 빈도로 출현하는 것은 윤선도가 세연정을 통해 벼슬 등 지위보다는 자연을 즐기며, 그를 통해 지혜를 쌓고, 춤과 시 짓기 등 놀이를 통해 윤선도 스스로 신성하고 고귀한 존재로 여생의 삶을 영위하고자 하는 의도로 작정되었다는 것과 일치되거나 적어도 연관되어 해석될 여지를 보였다. 넷째, 이상의 연구 결과는 본 연구에 선행된 소쇄원의 전통색채 분석과 의미 해석과 비교 고찰해 보았을 때 소쇄원에 처음으로 적용된 전통색채 분석 방법론에 대한 신뢰성과 타당성을 검증할 수 있었다.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2009

여가공간에서의 경험은 이용객들이 움직이는 동안 직접적이고 연속적인 시각적 접촉을 통해 형성된다. 이용객의 움직임은 획득하는 지식과 정보의 양을 결정하는 중요한 인자이다. 따라서 이용객의 움직임을 고려한 보행동선은 시설이용을 용이하게 하여 쾌적하고 활력적인 공간을 조성하는 필수적인 요소이다. 합리적인 동선계획은 공간의 이용 및 활성화, 만족도에 영향을 주고, 궁극적으로 공간의 이용가치를 증대시키는 수단이고, 무질서한 동선체계는 길찾기(wayfinding)의 어려움으로 인해 부정적 경험을 유발한다. 본 연구는 공간구문론(Space Syntax)을 활용하여 여가공간의 공간구조 지표와 보행량의 상관관계, 방문객의 움직임 등 보행동선 체계를 분석하였다. 연구대상지인 외암마을은 민속마을로 지정되어 많은 관람객이 방문하는 전통마을로 정주공간이 여가공간으로 이용되고 있는 대표적 사례이다. 연구 결과, 외암마을의 보행동선 구조는 전형적인 트리(tree)구조를 지니고 있어 자연스러운 동선을 형성하고 있지만, 여가공간의 측면에서는 공간의 인지도가 낮아 방문객들이 공간체험 시 길을 잃을 위험이 많고, 경제적인 관람을 유도하기가 어려운 구조를 가진 것으로 분석되었다. 따라서 정주공간인 전통마을이 여가공간으로 이용되는 과정에서는 추가적으로 보행체계의 조정과 보충이 필요하다. 또한, 공간구문론은 다른 유형의 여가공간에서 공간구조 및 보행체계 분석에 적용할 필요가 있다.

• 한국농촌건축학회논문집
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.119-127
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• 2014

This study suggests institutional and methodological approaches for preservation of South Korea's registered cultural properties of modern architecture. The suggested approaches are as follows. First, in order to improve the current registration and preservation system for cultural properties, we need to employ both structure-based classification and style-based classification. Registration criteria for modern architecture properties need to include more detailed classification in terms of their structure: brick structure, steel concrete structure and post lintel structure. In terms of construction style, the properties need to be further classified into the western style, the traditional style and the Korean-western eclectic style. In addition, protection of registered cultural properties need to be achieved through legislation of a protection system. Second, while the current system sets out six methods for preservation of registered cultural properties of modern architecture, more specific preservation methods types and plans need to be continuously introduced. In particular, as for the method of partial preservation, the method needs to be further classified based on the usage of the relevant structure so as to allow for more diverse options. First, the 'Preservation by Interior Alteration' needs to be added to the category, where the exterior is preserved as it is and the interior is preserved through alteration. Also needs to be added the preservation method where the interior space is preserved as it is and the exterior space is altered, in case the finishing materials of the exterior has deteriorated. Third, if the records on registered cultural properties of modern architecture are to provide the functions of legal evidences regarding management of architectural cultural properties, sources of knowledge required for policy making and implementation and past management record for the future, each phase needs to be closely connected in an organic manner, and we need to establish a management system and plan that go beyond the relevant organizations. Fourth, in order to preserve South Korea's registered cultural properties of modern architecture in its original state, it is imperative to prepare separate criteria for registration of technicians with expertise on modern architecture, and train experts and technicians on modern architecture, which is distinguished from the traditional architecture.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2018

A boiler system transforms water to pressured supercritical steam which drives the running of the turbine to rotate in the generator to produce electricity in power plants. Materials for building the tube system face challenges from high temperature creep damage, thermal fatigue/expansion, fireside and steam corrosion, etc. A database on the creep resistance strength and steam oxidation of the materials is important to the long-term reliable operation of the boiler system. Generally, the ferritic steels, i.e., grade 1, grade 2, grade 9, and X20, are extensively used as the superheater (SH) and reheater (RH) in supercritical (SC) and ultra supercritcal (USC) power plants. Currently, advanced austenitic steel, such as TP347H (FG), Super304H and HR3C, are beginning to replace the traditional ferritic steels as they allow an increase in steam temperature to meet the demands for increased plant efficiency. The purpose of this paper is to provide the state-of-the-art knowledge on boiler tube materials, including the strengthening, metallurgy, property/microstructural degradation, oxidation, and oxidation property improvement and then describe the modern microstructural characterization methods to assess and control the properties of these alloys. The paper covers the limited experience and experiment results with the alloys and presents important information on microstructural strengthening, degradation, and oxidation mechanisms.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2004년도 ICEIC The International Conference on Electronics Informations and Communications
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• pp.410-415
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• 2004

Employing knowledge of adaptive possibilities of agents in multi-agents system, we have explored new aspects of distributed modular systems for building ubiquitous heterogeneous robotic systems using intelligent building blocks (I-BLOCKS) [1] as reconfigurable modules. This paper describes early technological approaches related to technical design, experimental developments and evaluation of adaptive processing and information interaction among I-BLOCKS allowing users to easily develop modular robotic systems. The processing technology presented in this paper is embedded inside each $DUPLO^1$ brick by microprocessor as well as selected sensors and actuators in addition. Behaviors of an I-BLOCKS modular structure are defined by the internal processing functionality of each I-Block in such structure and communication capacities between I-BLOCKS. Users of the I-BLOCKS system can easily do 'programming by building' and thereby create specific functionalities of a modular robotic structure of intelligent artefacts without the need to learn and use traditional programming language. From investigating different effects of modern artificial intelligence, I-BLOCKS we have developed might possibly contain potential possibilities for developing modular robotic system with different types of morphology, functionality and behavior. To assess these potential I-BLOCKS possibilities, the paper presents a limited range of different experimental scenarios in which I-BLOCKS have been used to set-up reconfigurable modular robots. The paper also reports briefly about earlier experiments of I-BLOCKS created on users' natural inspiration by a just defined concept of modular artefacts.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권7호
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• pp.2656-2661
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• 2023

The project of China initiative Accelerator Driven Subcritical (CiADS) system has been started to construct in southeast China's Guangdong province since 2019, which is expected to be checked and accepted in the year 2025. In order to make the students in University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) better understand the main characteristic and the operation condition in the subcritical nuclear facility, the training platform for CiADS has been developed based on the Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE) in the Institute of Modern Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMPCAS). The CAVE platform is a kind of non-head mounted virtual reality display system, which can provide the immersive experience and the alternative training platform to substitute the dangerous operation experiments with strong radioactivity. In this paper, the CAVE platform for the training scenarios in CiADS system has been presented with real-time simulation feature, where the required devices to generate the auditory and visual senses with the interactive mode have been detailed. Moreover, the three dimensional modeling database has been created for the different operation conditions, which can bring more freedom for the teachers to generate the appropriate training courses for the students. All the user-friendly features will offer a deep realistic impression to the students for the purpose of getting the required knowledge and experience without the large costs in the traditional experimental nuclear reactor.