• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.719-734
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• 2018

Prior to the introduction of modern seismic guidelines, it was a common practice to provide straight bar anchorage for beam bottom reinforcement of gravity load designed building. Exterior joints with straight bar anchorages for beam bottom reinforcements are susceptible to sudden anchorage failure under load reversals and hence require systematic seismic upgradation. Hence in the present study, an attempt is made to upgrade exterior beam-column sub-assemblage of a three storied gravity load designed (GLD) building with single steel haunch. Analytical formulations are presented for evaluating the haunch forces in single steel haunch retrofit. Influence of parameters that affect the efficacy and effectiveness of the single haunch retrofit are also discussed. The effectiveness of the single haunch retrofit for enhancing seismic performance of GLD beam-column specimen is evaluated through experimental investigation under reverse cyclic loading. The single steel haunch retrofit had succeeded in preventing the anchorage failure of beam bottom bars of GLD specimen, delaying the joint shear damage and partially directing the damage towards the beam. A remarkable improvement in the load carrying capacity of the upgraded GLD beam-column sub-assemblage is observed. Further, a tremendous improvement in the energy dissipation of about 2.63 times that of GLD specimen is observed in the case of upgraded GLD specimen. The study also underlines the efficacy of single steel haunch retrofit for seismic upgradation of deficient GLD structures.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.471-481
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• 2005

Heavy crudes (bitumen) are extremely viscous and contain high concentrations of asphaltene, resins, nitrogen and sulfur containing heteroaromatics and several metals, particularly nickel and vanadium. These properties of heavy crude oil present serious operational problems in heavy oil production and downstream processing. There are vast deposits of heavy crude oils in many parts of the world. In fact, these reserves are estimated at more than seven times the known remaining reserves of conventional crude oils. It has been proven that reserves of conventional crude oil are being depleted, thus there is a growing interest in the utilization of these vast resources of unconventional oils to produce refined fuels and petrochemicals by upgrading. Presently, the methods used for reducing viscosity and upgradation is cost intensive, less selective and environmentally reactive. Biological processing of heavy crudes may provide an ecofriendly alternative or complementary process with less severe process conditions and higher selectivity to specific reactions to upgrade heavy crude oil. This review describes the prospects and strengths of biological processes for upgrading of heavy crude oil.

• 셀메드
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.1.1-1.6
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• 2019

Unani medicine has been used extensively as preventive and therapeutic healthcare in India. It mostly utilizes herbal drugs for the treatment of various conditions and ailments. It is based upon the humoural and temperament theory of Buqrat (Hippocrates). Unani medicine is one of the oldest traditional system rooted within the Greek, Iranian, Arabic, and Islamic medical knowledge and has developed as a scientific healthcare system. It is highly practiced and popular in certain parts of the world, and the World Heritage Centre, part of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the United Nations Foundation list it as an authentic and still-living form of traditional medicine. But in the past, its survival required utmost efforts from different dynasties, scholars and organization around the world. The efforts of promotion, preservation, translation, upgradation and publication of medical knowledge has crucially given new life to Unani medicine in each era. This letter will enlighten the efforts of translations of medical knowledge in Unani medicine from its arising need in the past till present.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.180-187
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• 2016

In the present work, bael shell (aegle marmelos) is used as the feedstock for pyrolysis, using a fixed bed reactor to investigate the characteristics of the pyrolysis oil. The product yields, e.g., liquid, char and gases are produced from the biomass at different temperatures with the particle size of 0.5-1.0 mm, at the heating rate of $150^{\circ}C/min$. The maximum liquid yield, i.e., 36.23 wt.%, was found at $5500^{\circ}C$. Some physical properties of the pyrolysis oil such as calorific value, viscosity, density, pH, flash point and fire point are evaluated. The calorific value of the bael shell pyrolysis oil was 20.4 MJ/kg, which is slightly higher than the biomass, i.e., 18.24 MJ/kg. The H/C and O/C ratios of the bio-oil were found as 2.3 and 0.56 respectively, which are quite higher than some other bio-oils. Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS) and Fourier Transform Infra-red (FTIR) analyses showed that the pyrolysis oil of bael shell is mostly composed by phenolic and acidic compounds. The results of the properties of the bael shell pyrolysis oil reveal the potential of the oil as an alternate fuel with the essential upgradation of some properties.

• 패션비즈니스
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.185-199
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• 2010

Global warming started as the scientific problem in 20th century is being highlighted as the environmental issue with the conclusion of convention on climate change. It has great influence in all aspects of nature, especially 'Eco-friendly design' that takes not only health life of present but also affluent life in the future into consideration became an inevitable trend in almost all industries including the apparel and distribution industry worldwide. Therefore, this study is an eco-friendly tendency in fashion that are hot issue in the world and focused on advertisement and collection since 2000. The aim of this is to classify eco-friendly fashion design study presented in contemporary fashion brand. In result, it was analyzed fourth tendencies as follows : eco-friendly tendency with organic material, upgradation of recycle fashion, green campaign and well-being LOHAS fashion. In this aspect, eco-friendly tendency that is expanded to overall society, culture and living shows in present.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제88권1호
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• pp.67-81
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• 2023

The reinforced concrete (RC) structures might need strengthening or upgradation due to adverse environmental conditions, design defects, modification requirements, and to prolong the expected lifespan. The RC beams have been efficiently strengthened using the near surface mounted (NSM) approach over the externally bonded reinforcing (EBR) system. In this study, the performance of RC beam elements strengthened with NSM-steel rebars was investigated using an experimental program and nonlinear finite element modeling (FEM). Nine medium-sized, rectangular cross-section RC beams total in number made up for the experimental evaluation. The beams strengthened with varying percentages of NSM reinforcement, and the number of grooves was assessed in four-point bending experiments up to failure. Based on the experimental evaluation, the load-displacement response, crack features, and failure modes of the strengthened beams were recorded and considered. According to the experimental findings, NSM steel greatly improved the flexural strength (up to about 84%) and stiffness of RC beams. The flexural response of the tested beams was simulated using a 3D non-linear finite element (FE) model. The findings of the experiments and the numerical analysis showed good agreement. The effect of the NSM groove and reinforcement on the structural response was then assessed parametrically.

• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.43-57
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• 2022

One of the instances which demand structural engineer's greatest attention and upgradation is the changing live load requirement in bridge design code. The challenge increases in developing countries as the pace of infrastructural growth is being catered by the respective country codes with bigger and heavier vehicles to be considered in the design. This paper presents the case study of India where Indian Roads Congress (IRC) codes in its revised version from 2014 to 2017 introduced massive Special vehicle (SV) around 40 m long and weighing 3850 kN to be considered in the design of road bridges. The code does not specify the minimum distance between successive special vehicles unlike other loading classes and hence the consequences of it form the motivation for this study. The effect of SV in comparison with Class 70R, Class AA, Class A, and Class B loading is studied based on the maximum bending moment with moving load applied in Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis. The spans considered in the analysis varied from 10 m to 1991 m corresponding to the span of Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (longest bridge span in the world). A total of 182 analyses for 7 types of vehicles (class B, class A, class 70R tracked, class 70R wheeled, class AA tracked, AA wheeled, and Special vehicle) on 26 different span lengths is carried out. The span corresponding to other vehicles which would equal the bending moment of a single SV is presented along with a comparison relative to Standard Uniformly Distributed Load. Further, the results are presented by introducing a new parameter named Intensity Factor which is proven to relate the effect of axle spacing of vehicle on the normalized bending moment developed.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2015

Purpose - This study aims to seek various plans to maintain the advancement of the overseas and domestic employment scenario through a case analysis of the Japanese industry, which maintains domestic employment while promoting the overseas advancement of companies despite having a similar industrial structure as Korea. The study further intends to derive insightful implications for Japanese manufacturing companies and government policies. Research design, data, and methodology - We selected four companies from the Japanese manufacturing industry. Being companies that were successful in increasing the domestic employment scenario while advancing in overseas markets. We utilized several secondary data sources including Japanese newspapers and report literature. Results - Previous studies have shown a negative relationship between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) or offshoring and domestic employment. However, our results showed this relationship with respect to the Japanese manufacturing industry as follows: 1. FDI for developing overseas markets does not decrease domestic production. If Japanese companies change their strategy from exports to overseas production, there will be a consequent decrease in domestic employment of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs). However, the local production that plans the sales expansion of a foreign market does not substitute domestic production. 2. Several case studies illustrate that, as the production of final goods is expanded in foreign countries, there is a corresponding increase in the export of intermediary goods from Japan. In this case, if the production process of Japanese companies is promoted in foreign markets, the amount of exported material and parts from Japan will consequently increase. 3. It is difficult to consider that the establishment of subsidiary companies in foreign countries by manufacturing companies for wholesale, retail, and services decreases domestic employment. This is because the international development of these industries needs expatriates, expatriate training organizations, and research and development (R&D) activities. 4. When there is overseas demand, the growth of local management activities is expected to increase the work of the overseas business department in the head office in Japan, if competitiveness can be secured for better localization and management speed. 5. The conversion of the domestic manufacturing industry into high value-added production is necessary. The relocation of domestic production to foreign markets decreases domestic employment. To prevent this, the upgradation of domestic production bases, including high value-added production, and R&D capability need to be strengthened. Technology-based companies must develop new technology, patents, processes, and so forth, which require extensive human resources for R&D. Conclusions - Domestic medium-sized companies that are capable of consistently supplying high value-added products should be actively encouraged to deploy into and develop overseas markets. Further, this paper considers the necessity of a guidance policy that provides suggestions for overseas deployment, by the initiation of the government, to companies that cannot do so due to the lack of foreign experience or decisions by the CEO, despite having the relevant capability and technologies to supply high value-added products.

• 한국프랜차이즈경영연구
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.19-42
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• 2010

유통시장 전면 개방 이후 외국유통업체 및 국내 대기업의 유통산업 진입, 정보화 사회에 따른 인터넷 통신판매 급증, 소득수준의 향상으로 인한 고급화 및 규격화 추구, 젊은 층을 중심으로 편리성을 중시하는 소비패턴 변화 등의 이유로 재래시장은 소비자에게 점점 더 외면 받고 있는 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 새로운 유통환경변화 속에서 재래시장의 침체 원인 및 문제점을 파악하고, 해외 재래시장 및 국내 재래시장의 활성화 사례 분석을 통해 국내 재래시장의 활성화 방안을 모색해보고자 한다. 사례분석 결과 활성화에 성공한 시장의 경우 초기에 활성화에 강한 의지를 갖고 있던 리더십 있는 소수의 상인에 의해 시작된 사례가 많다는 것이다. 특히 하드웨어적인 측면의 시장 활성화보다는 경영의 효율화나 마케팅력 강화와 같은 소프트웨어 측면의 활성화대책이 상대적으로 효과가 높다는 것이다. 또한 신용거래의 정착에 필수적인 신용카드 이용확대를 위한 노력이 중요한데, 신용카드가맹점의 확대를 위해서는 신용카드 장점과 기대효과에 대한 상인들의 인식제고가 필요하다. 이러한 연구결과는 재래시장에 많은 소비자들이 스스로 방문하여 쇼핑의 즐거움과 편의성, 그리고 시간적, 금전적, 심리적 가치를 창출할 수 있는 장소가 될 수 있도록 시장 생태계를 조성하는 방안을 제시하는데 의의가 있다.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.49-63
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• 2010

본 연구는 기호학적 분석과 해석을 통해 아파트브랜드 명명(命名)에 담긴 의미와 가치를 살피고, 브랜드가 지향하는 조경적 관점의 설득 메시지가 무엇인가를 밝히고자 시도되었다. 명명 조어분석 결과, 조합과 접합 그리고 혼성방식의 경향이 강한데, 이는 주거문화의 다양한 가치를 담기 위한 시도로 판단된다. 명명 발상법은 문자의 상징성 강조 방식이 강하며, 다의적 메시지를 전달하고자 하는 중의법적 경향과 건물에 인격을 부여하기 위한 의인화, 고유어 및 한자를 적절히 섞어 이용함으로써 자연과 인간의 조화 및 전통적 주거관을 현대적 감각으로 되살리고자 하는 실험성도 동시에 발견된다. 어휘소의 빈도 분석 결과, ville, nature, beauty(미(美)), human, park, hi, green, palace(궁(宮)), nobility, centre(tra) 등의 순으로 설득언어의 등장 비중이 높음을 알 수 있는데, 이는 대부분 조경 및 전망, 자연성 그리고 품격 등을 설명하는 어휘소로 판단된다. 또한 아파트브랜드 포지셔닝 등 기존 연구동향을 바탕으로 한 분석틀에 의한 어휘소 유형화 결과, 국내 아파트브랜드의 지향점과 가치를 좌우하는 가장 비중 있는 외적 개념 축은 '환경지향성'과 '감성지향성'이며, 내부적으로 '기능지향적' 특성이 강화되는 추세로 볼 수 있다. 또한 '환경지향성'을 표출하는 대표적 설득언어이자 브랜드 어휘소의 순위가 정원 및 공원, 전망 그리고 자연성 등임을 볼 때 '조경적 설득 메시지'가 브랜드 명명에 팽배되어 있음을 엿볼 수 있다. 또한 palace, nobility, class를 주요 어휘소로 하는 '품격축'과 human I, you 등을 어휘소로 하는 '자부심축' 등의 감성지향적 설득언어 역시 브랜드의 차별화와 고급화를 선도하는 중요 가치개념이자 설득언어로 활용되고 있다. 더불어 환경지향적 관점으로 유형화한 전망축의 어휘소 중 hi, hill, tower, view, mark, heights 등의 어휘소는 주상복합아파트 등 조망을 주요 가치개념으로 한 초고층아파트가 지향 트렌드와 중복되고 있음을 비추어볼 때, 당분간 고층지향적 설득언어 역시 국내 아파트브랜드의 동향을 지배하는 요인이 될 것으로 예견된다.