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Experiences of Patients with Coronavirus in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era in Indonesia

  • Aungsuroch, Yupin;Juanamasta, I Gede;Gunawan, Joko
    • Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.377-392
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    • 2020
  • COVID-19 is considered the worst pandemic of the beginning of the 21st century. Among the ASEAN countries, Indonesia has the second highest number of active cases and is ranked 23th in the world in active cases as of August 14, 2020. The number of people becoming infected in Indonesia continues to grow along with fear and panic conditions that have negative impacts on Indonesian society. Therefore, efforts to deal with the conditions should be made. This study aims to explore the experience of patients with COVID-19 experiences during the treatment process. This study used literature and video clip analysis of 14 cases. Data were analyzed using content analysis. The results were presented in the following five themes (i) experience of receiving a diagnosis (I am shocked, how could I get infected?, suggestive thinking between dead or alive, and uncertainty of the test result), (ii) boredom during isolation, (iii) being stigmatized and discriminated against, (iv) self-reflection with God, and (v) social support from family members and healthcare workers. This study serves as an input to increase the chances of the recovery of the patients with COVID-19.

Development and Characterization of Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counter for Radiation Monitoring in International Space Station

  • Nam, Uk-Won;Lim, Chang Hwy;Lee, Jae Jin;Pyo, Jeonghyun;Moon, Bong-Kon;Lee, Dae-Hee;Park, Youngsik;Kim, Hyun Ok;Moon, Myungkook;Kim, Sunghwan
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.107-112
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    • 2013
  • Tissue equivalent proportional counter (TEPC) can measure the Linear Energy Transfer (LET) spectrum and calculate the equivalent dose for the complicated radiation field in space. In this paper, we developed and characterized a TEPC for radiation monitoring in International Space Station (ISS). The prototype TEPC which can simulate a 2 ${\mu}m$ of the site diameter for micro-dosimetry has been tested with a standard alpha source ($^{241}Am$, 5.5 MeV). Also, the calibration of the TEPC was performed by the $^{252}Cf$ neutron standard source in Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS). The determined calibration factor was $k_f=3.59{\times}10^{-7}$ mSv/R.

Chemical Composition of RR Lyn - an Eclipsing Binary System with Am and λ Boo Type Components

  • Jeong, Yeuncheol;Yushchenko, Alexander V.;Doikov, Dmytry N.;Gopka, Vira F.;Yushchenko, Volodymyr O.
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.34 no.2
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    • pp.75-82
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    • 2017
  • High-resolution spectroscopic observations of the eclipsing binary system RR Lyn were made using the 1.8 m telescope at the Bohuynsan Optical Astronomical Observatory in Korea. The spectral resolving power was R = 82,000, with a signal to noise ratio of S/N > 150. We found the effective temperatures and surface gravities of the primary and secondary components to be equal to $T_{eff}$ = 7,920 & 7,210 K and log(g) = 3.80 & 4.16, respectively. The abundances of 34 and 17 different chemical elements were found in the atmospheric components. Correlations between the derived abundances with condensation temperatures and the second ionization potentials of these elements are discussed. The primary component is a typical metallic line star with the abundances of light and iron group elements close to solar values, while elements with atomic numbers Z > 30 are overabundant by 0.5-1.5 dex with respect to solar values. The secondary component is a ${\lambda}$ Boo type star. In this type of stars, CNO abundances are close to solar values, while the abundance pattern shows a negative correlation with condensation temperatures.

Effects of Extacellular Divalent Cations on the Hyperpolarization-activated Currents in Rat Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons (세포 밖 2가 양이온이 과분극에 의해 활성화되는 전류($I_h$)에 미치는 영향)

  • Kwak, Ji-Yeon
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.56 no.2
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    • pp.108-115
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    • 2012
  • The hyperpolarization-activated current ($I_h$) is an inward cation current activated by hyperpolarization of the membrane potential and plays a role as an important modulator of action potential firing frequency in many excitable cells. In the present study we investigated the effects of extracellular divalent cations on $I_h$ in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons using whole-cell voltage clamp technique. $I_h$ was slightly increased in $Ca^{2+}$-free bath solution. BAPTA-AM did not change the amplitudes of $I_h$. Amplitudes of $I_h$ were decreased by $Ca^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$ and $Ba^{2+}$ dose-dependently and voltage-independently. Inhibition magnitudes of $I_h$ by external divalent cations were partly reversed by the concomitant increase of extracellular $K^+$ concentration. Reversal potential of $I_h$ was significantly shifted by $Ba^{2+}$ and $V_{1/2}$ was significantly affected by the changes of extracellular $Ca^{2+}$ concentrations. These results suggest that $I_h$ is inhibited by extracellular divalent cations ($Ca^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$ and $Ba^{2+}$) by interfering ion influxes in cultured rat DRG neurons.

Synthesis of Novel Quinacridone Dyes and Their Photovoltaic Performances in Organic Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

  • SaKong, Chun;Kim, Se-Hun;Yuk, Sim-Bum;Kim, Jeong-Yun;Park, Se-Woong;Ko, Min-Jae;Kim, Jae-Pil
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.32 no.8
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    • pp.2553-2559
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    • 2011
  • Two novel quinacridone (QNC) dyes with thiophene or benzene-conjugated bridge and cyanoacrylic acid acceptor were first designed and synthesized for use in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The absorption spectra, electrochemical and photovoltaic properties of these dyes were investigated. Under simulated AM 1.5G irradiation conditions, the solar cell based on the quinacridone dye containing thiophene as a bridge unit had a short-circuit photocurrent density of 8.51 $mA{\cdot}cm^{-2}$, an open-circuit voltage of 643.6 mV, and a fill factor of 0.70, corresponding to an overall conversion efficiency of 3.86%.

Effect of Buried Contact on the Epitaxial Base Silicon Solar Cell (에피텍셜 베이스 실리콘 태양전지에서 Buried Contact 효과)

  • Chang, Gee-Keun;Lim, Yong-Keu;Jeong, Jin-Cheol
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.13 no.5
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    • pp.313-316
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    • 2003
  • The new epitaxial base cell as a high efficiency Si solar cell was fabricated and the effect of buried contact on the cell characteristics was investigated. In our experiments, the cell with buried contact showed the open circuit voltage of 0.62 V, the short circuit current of 40 mA, the fill factor of 0.7, and the efficiency of 10% under the incident light of AM-1 100 ㎽/$\textrm{cm}^2$. The insertion of buried contact in the epitaxial base structure brought the fabricated cell to the efficiency improvement of about 33%. The cell proposed in this paper has the structural superiority in the fabrication of high efficiency solar cell due to the carrier drift transport in the optical absorption region and the formation of back surface field by $p^{-}$ $p^{+}$ epitaxial base, and the reduction of emitter series resistance by n+ buried contact.

Analysis on the Operational Characteristics of the Combined Generation System with Power Storage Apparatus that Apply Microcontroller

  • Lim, Jung-Yeol;Yoon, Seok-Am;Cha, In-Su
    • KIEE International Transaction on Electrical Machinery and Energy Conversion Systems
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    • v.12B no.1
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    • pp.24-30
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    • 2002
  • The developments of the solar and the wind power energy are necessary since the future alternative, energies that have no pollution and no limitation are restricted. Currently power generation system of MW scale has been developed, but it still has a flew faults with the weather condition. In order to solve these existing problem combined generation system of photovoltaic(400W) and wind power generation system(400W) was suggested. It combines wind power and solar energy to have the supporting effect from each other. However, since even combined generation system cannot always generate stable output with ever-changing weather condition, power storage apparatus that uses elastic energy of spiral spring to combined generation system was also added far the present study. In an experiment, when output of combined generation system gets lower than 12V(charging voltage), power was continuously supplied to load through the inverter by charging energy obtained from generating rotary energy of spiral spring operates in small scale generator.

Enhanced Efficiency of Transmit and Receive Module with Ga Doped MgZnO Semiconductor Device by Growth Thickness

  • Shim, Bo-Hyun;Jo, Hee-Jin;Kim, Dong-Jin;Chae, Jong-Mok
    • JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.39-43
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    • 2016
  • The structural, electrical properties of Ga doped MgZnO transparent conductive oxide (TCO) films by ratio-frequency(RF) magnetron sputtering were investigated. Ga doped MgZnO TCO films were deposited on the sapphire substrates at $200^{\circ}C$ varying growth thickness 200 to 600 nm. The optical properties of Ga doped MgZnO TCO films were showed above 85% transmittance from 300 to 1000 nm region. In addition, the current density ($J_{SC}$) of $Cu(In,Ga)Se_2$ (CIGS) solar cells was improved by using the MgZnO:Ga films of 500 nm thickness because of outstanding electrical properties. The $Cu(In,Ga)Se_2$ solar cells with MgZnO:Ga transparent conducing layer yielded an efficiency of 9.8% with current density ($31.8mA/cm^2$), open circuit voltage (540.2 V) and fill factor (62.2) under AM 1.5 illumination.

Electrical Properties of Metal - Insulator- Metal Diode for AM-LCD Driving

  • Kim, Jang-Kwon;Lee, Myung-Jae;Kim, Dong-Sik;Chung, Kwan-Soo
    • Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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    • 2002.07b
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    • pp.1125-1128
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    • 2002
  • Tantalum pentoxide (Ta$_2$O$\sub$5/) is a candidate for use in metal-insulator-metal diode in switching devices for active-matrix liquid-crystal displays. The MIM diode with very low threshold voltage and perfect symmetry was fabricated. High quality Ta$_2$O$\sub$5/ thin films were obtained by using an anodizing method. Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy, transmission electron microscope observations, auger electron spectroscopy, ellipsometry measurements, and electrical measurements, such as current - voltage(I-V) measurements were performed to investigate Ta$_2$O$\sub$5/ films and their reliability and indicated that the obtained TaOx thin films were reliable Ta$_2$O$\sub$5/ films for the applications. Furthermore, in this paper, we discuss the effects of top-electrode metals and annealing conditions. The conduction mechanism of the leakage current and the symmetry characteristics related to the Schottky emission and Poole-Frankel effect are also discussed using the results of electrical measurements and conduction barrier theory.

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Structural Features of Glandular and Non-glandular Trichomes in Three Species of Mentha

  • Choi, Jang-Sean;Kim, Eun-Soo
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • v.43 no.2
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    • pp.47-53
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    • 2013
  • The trichomes on leaves of three species of Mentha such as M. spicata, M. suaveolens, and M. piperita var were examined by scanning electron microscopy. Simple non-glandular trichomes and peltate glandular trichomes were distinctively occurred on these leaves. In M. spicata, short and sharp non-glandular trichomes were dominantly appeared on adaxial surface, whereas capitate glandular trichomes were commonly localized on abaxial surface. In M. suaveolens, non-glandular trichomes were identified with simple unbranched and branched. Unbranched trichomes which were sharp and pointed in shape occurred on adaxial surface, however, branched and v-shaped trichomes appeared abundantly on abaxial surface. Peltate trichomes consisted of a large eight-celled head. Small capitates trichomes consisted of a cylindrical head with an one-celled uniseriate stalk. In M. piperita var, single non-glandular trichomes and peltate trichomes were present on adaxial surface. Small capitate trichomes consisted of a globose unicellular head with a two- or three-celled uniseriate stalk. Peltate trichomes were distinctly present on abaxial surface, whereas they were not observed on adaxial surface. The trichomes were less dense in this species. Peltate trichomes consisted of a large eight-celled head, with an enlarged secretory cavity, attached to an one-celled short stalk.