• Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.328-336
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• 2021

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of cervical range of motion training on the change in respiratory function growth rate at the group and individual level in stroke patients and stroke patients with tracheostomy tube. Design: A Multilevel Growth Model Methods: 8 general stroke patients and 6 stroke patients who had a tracheostomy tube inserted were subjected to cervical range of motion training 3 times a week for 4 weeks. Force vital capacity (FVC), Forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), Forced expiration ratio (FEV1/FVC) and Manual assist peak cough flow (MPCF) were measured. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multilevel analysis with HLM 8.0. Results: A significant difference was found in the respiratory function analysis growth rate of the entire group (p<0.05), and two groups were added to the research model. The linear growth rate of respiratory function in patients with general stroke increased with the exception of FEV1/FVC (p<0.05). Stroke patients with tracheostomy tube showed a decreasing pattern except for FVC. In particular, MPCF showed a significantly decreased result (p<0.05). Conclusions: This study found that the maintenance of improved respiratory function in stroke patients with tracheostomy tube decreased over time. However, cervical range of motion training is still a useful method for respiratory function in general stroke patients and stroke patients with tracheostomy tube.

• 천문학회보
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.50.2-50.2
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• 2019

Understanding three-dimensional structure and parameters (e.g., radial velocity, angular width, source location and density) of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) is essential for space weather forecast. In this study, we determine CME mean density in solar corona and near the Earth. We select 38 halo CMEs, which have the corresponding interplanetary CMEs (ICMEs), by SOHO/LASCO from 2000 to 2014. To estimate a CME volume, we assume that a CME structure is a full ice-cream cone which is a symmetrical circular cone combined with a hemisphere. We derive CME mean density as a function of radial height, which are approximately fitted to power-law functions. The average of power-law indexes is about 2.1 in the LASCO C3 field of view. We also obtain power-law functions for both CME mean density at 21 solar radii and ICME mean density at 1AU, with the average power-law index of 2.6. We estimate a ratio of CME density to background density based on the Leblanc et al.(1998) at 21 solar radii. Interestingly, the average of the ratios is 4.0, which is the same as a default value used in the WSA-ENLIL model.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제31권10호
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• pp.546-551
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• 2021

To improve ferroelectric properties of PZT, many studies have attempted to fabricate dense PZT films. The AD process has an advantage for forming dense ceramic films at room temperature without any additional heat treatment in low vacuum. Thick films coated by AD have a higher dielectric breakdown strength due to their higher density than those coated using conventional methods. To improve the breakdown strength, glass (SiO₂-Al₂O₃-Y₂O₃, SAY) is mixed with PZT powder at various volume ratios (PZT-xSAY, x = 0, 5, 10 vol%) and coating films are produced on silicon wafers by AD method. Depending on the ratio of PZT to glass, dielectric breakdown strength and energy storage efficiency characteristics change. Mechanical impact in the AD process makes the SAY glass more viscous and fills the film densely. Compared to pure PZT film, PZT-SAY film shows an 87.5 % increase in breakdown strength and a 35.3 % increase in energy storage efficiency.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.688-700
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• 2022

A composite bionic soft gripper integrated with electromagnets and magneto-active elastomers is designed by combining the structure of the human hand and the snake's behavior of enhancing friction by actively adjusting the scales. A silicon-based polymer containing magnetized hard magnetic particles is proposed as a soft finger, and it can be reversibly bent by adjusting the magnetic field. Experiments show that the length, width, and height of rectangular soft fingers and the volume ratio of neodymium-iron-boron have different effects on bending angle. The flexible fingers with 20 vol% are the most efficient, which can bend to 90° when the magnetic field is 22 mT. The flexible gripper with four fingers can pick up 10.51 g of objects at the magnetic field of 105 mT. In addition, this composite bionic soft gripper has excellent magnetron performance, and it can change surface like snakes and operate like human hands. This research may help develop soft devices for magnetic field control and try to provide new solutions for soft grasping.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.371-388
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• 2022

The present study tackles the problem of forced vibration of imperfect axially functionally graded shell structure with truncated conical geometry. The linear and nonlinear large-deflection of the structure are considered in the mathematical formulation using von-Kármán models. Modified coupled stress method and principle of minimum virtual work are employed in the modeling to obtain the final governing equations. In addition, formulations of classical elasticity theory are also presented. Different functions, including the linear, convex, and exponential cross-section shapes, are considered in the grading material modeling along the thickness direction. The grading properties of the material are a direct result of the porosity change in the thickness direction. Vibration responses of the structure are calculated using the semi-analytical method of a couple of homotopy perturbation methods (HPM) and the generalized differential quadrature method (GDQM). Contradicting effects of small-scale, porosity, and volume fraction parameters on the nonlinear amplitude, frequency ratio, dynamic deflection, resonance frequency, and natural frequency are observed for shell structure under various boundary conditions.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.325-335
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• 2023

The missile is affected by both spinning and axial motion during its movement, which will have a very adverse impact on the stability and reliability of the missile. This paper regards missiles as cylindrical shell structures with spinning and axial motion. In this article, the forced vibration of carbon nanotube-reinforced composites (CNTRCs) cylindrical shells with spinning motion and axial motion is investigated, in which the clamped-clamped and simply-simply supported boundary conditions are considered. The displacement field is described by the first-order shear theory, and the vibration equation is deduced by using the Euler-Lagrange equation, after dimensionless processing, the dimensionless equation of motion is obtained. The correctness of this paper is verified by comparing with the results of the existing literature, in which the simply-simply supported ends are taken into account. In the end, the effects of different parameters such as spinning velocity, axial velocity, carbon nanotube volume fraction, length thickness ratio and load position on the resonance behavior of cylindrical shells are given. It can be found that these parameters can significantly change the resonance of axially moving and rotating moving CNTRCs cylindrical shells.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.265-274
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• 2024

The current research focuses on the development of a numerical approach to forecast strongly subcooled flow boiling of FC-72 as the refrigerant in various vertical minichannel shapes for high-heat-flux cooling applications. The simulations are carried out using the Volume of Fluid method with the Lee phase change model, which revealed some inherent flaws in multiphase flows that are primarily due to an insufficient interpretation of shearlift force on bubbles and conjugate heat transfer against the walls. A user-defined function (UDF) is used to provide specific information about this noticeable effect. The influence of shape and the inlet mass fluxes on the flow patterns, heat transfer, and pressure drop characteristics are discussed. The computational results are validated with experimental measurements, where excellent agreements are found that prove the efficiency of the present numerical model. The findings demonstrate that the heat transfer coefficient decreases as the mass flux increases and that the constriction design improves the thermal performance by 24.68% and 10.45% compared to the straight and expansion shapes, respectively. The periodic constriction sections ensure good mixing between the core and near-wall layers. In addition, a slight pressure drop penalty versus the thermal transfer benefits for the two configurations proposed is reported.

• 공업화학
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.419-426
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• 1999

가황고무의 가황반응에 대하여 가황시스템 및 온도, 보강성충전제 첨가량 변화에 의한 반응속도상수 및 활성화에너지, 가교밀도 및 탄성상수, 가황특성 ($t_5,\;t_{90}$), 고무보강성 및 내마모성을 고찰하였다. 반응속도상수는 보강성충전제 첨가량, 가황시스템 및 가황반응온도에 대한 의존성이 크게 나타났으며, 반응온도에 따라 지수적으로 증가하였다. 활성화에너지는 가황시스템중 촉진제에 대한 황 비율이 높은 가황시스템에서 가장 작게 나타났으며, 보강성충전제 첨가량이 적을수록 작게 나타났다. 카본블랙 첨가량 변화는 고무보강성 및 내마모성에 직접적으로 영향을 미치고 있으나, 가황시스템 변화는 각기 다른 영향이 나타났다. 카본블랙 첨가량이 증가하면 모듈러스가 증가하고, 내마모성이 향상되며, 스코치시간이 짧아졌으나, 가교밀도 및 탄생상수는 감소하였다. 높은 가교밀도 및 탄성상수는 카본블랙 첨가량에 관계없이 촉진제에 대한 황 비율 0.73 (${\fallingdotseq}1$)에서 나타났으며, 스코치시간 ($t_5$)은 촉진제에 대한 황 비율 변화에 거의 영향을 받지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 빠른 최적가황시간 ($t_{90}$) 역시 촉진재에 대한 황 비율이 1에 가까운 조건 (=0.73)에서 나타났다. 가황조건별 배합고무의 등가 가황곡선계수는 카본블랙 첨가량에 관계없이 CC 시스템에 대해서는 0.96, SEC 및 EC 시스템에 대해서는 0.74로 나타났다. 한편 가황고무의 마모된 부피는 부과된 하중이 증가함에 따라 지수적으로 증가하였다.

• 공업화학
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.312-317
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 새집증후군 원인가스 중 하나인 벤젠 가스 흡착특성을 향상시키기 위하여 활성탄소섬유에 함산소불소화 처리를 실시하였다. 함산소불소화 처리된 활성탄소섬유 표면특성 및 기공특성은 X-선광전자분광기(XPS)와 Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) 분석을 통해 확인하였으며, 벤젠 가스 흡착 특성은 가스크로마토그래피(GC)로 평가하였다. XPS 결과로부터 불소분압이 증가함에 따라 활성탄소섬유 표면의 불소관능기가 증가함을 알 수 있었다. 함산소불소화 처리 후 모든 샘플의 비표면적은 감소하였으나, 불소 분압이 0.1 bar일 때 그 미세기공 부피비가 증가하였다. 함산소불소화 처리된 활성탄소섬유는 11 h 동안 100 ppm의 벤젠 가스를 모두 흡착하였으며, 이는 미처리 활성탄소섬유와 비교하여 벤젠 가스 흡착효율이 약 2배 향상됨을 알 수 있었다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.331-341
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• 2018

A numerical study on the flow over a square cylinder in the vicinity of a wall is conducted for different Couette-Poiseuille-based non-uniform flow with the non-dimensional pressure gradient P varying from 0 to 5. The non-dimensional gap ratio L (=$H^{\ast}/a^{\ast}$) is changed from 0.1 to 2, where $H^{\ast}$ is gap height between the cylinder and wall, and $a^{\ast}$ is the cylinder width. The governing equations are solved numerically through finite volume method based on SIMPLE algorithm on a staggered grid system. Both P and L have a substantial influence on the flow structure, time-mean drag coefficient ${\bar{C}}_D$, fluctuating (rms) lift coefficient ($C_L{^{\prime}}$), and Strouhal number St. The changes in P and L leads to four distinct flow regimes (I, II, III and IV). Following the flow structure change, the ${\bar{C}}_D$, $C_L{^{\prime}}$, and St all vary greatly with the change in L and/or P. The ${\bar{C}}_D$ and $C_L{^{\prime}}$ both grow with increasing P and/or L. The St increases with P for a given L, being less sensitive to L for a smaller P (< 2) and more sensitive to L for a larger P (> 2). A strong relationship is observed between the flow regimes and the values of ${\bar{C}}_D$, $C_L{^{\prime}}$ and St. An increase in P affects the pressure distribution more on the top surface than on bottom surface while an increase in L does the opposite.