• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.119-128
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• 2019

The morphological characteristics of the bloom-forming dinoflagellate Akashiwo sanguinea isolated from Jangmok Harbour, Geoje in Korea was examined using light and scanning electron microscope (SEM), and its large subunit (LSU) rDNA was sequenced. Additionally, investigation was done on the effects of temperature and salinity on the growth of A. sanguinea. The cells were dorso-ventrally compressed up to 54.7-70.3 ㎛ long and 31.5-48.5 ㎛ wide. The epicone was conical while the hypocone was separated into two lobes. The nucleus was positioned at the center of the cell. The yellow-brown chloroplasts radiated close to the cell center. SEM observation indicated that A. sanguinea has an e-shaped apical groove. Molecular phylogeny based on LSU rDNA gene sequences revealed that the A. sanguinea strains isolated from Jangmok Harbor were classified in the clade of ribotype A. The maximum growth rate (0.50 day^-1) was observed at 20℃ and 20 psu, while the maximum cell density (1,372 cells mL^-1) was observed at 25℃ and 30 psu. This indicates that the blooms of A. sanguinea ribotype A in Korean coastal area are affected by water temperature, rather than the salinity.

• Research in Plant Disease
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.75-80
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• 2018

From 2014 to 2016, Fusarium wilt disease was found on fassionfruit in Iksan and Jeju, Korea. Symptoms included wilting of foliage, drying and withering of leaves, and stunting of the plants. The infected plants eventually died during growth. Colonies on potato dextrose agar were pinkish white, and felted with cottony and aerial mycelia with 35 mm after one week. Macroconidia were falcate to almost straight, thin-walled and usually 2-3 septate. Microconidia were usually formed on monophialides of the hyphae and were hyaline, smooth, oval to ellipsoidal, aseptate or medianly 1-septate, very occasionally 2-septate, slightly constricted at the septa, $3-12{\times}2.5-6{\mu}m$. On the basis of the morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses of two molecular markers, internal transcribed spacer rDNA and translation elongation factor $1{\alpha}$, the fungus was identified as Fusarium oxysporum. Pathogenicity of a representative isolate was proved by artificial inoculation, fulfilling Koch's postulates. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the occurrence of F. oxysporum on fassionfruit in Korea.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.83-90
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• 1984

The secular fluctuations of catches and fishing grounds of mackerals and the oceanographic conditions for the fishing grounds are examined by using the data of catches of mackerals by middle and large class purse-seiner during 1951 to 1981 and those of oceanographic observation carried out by Japan Meteorological Agency. The results are as follows; The fishing grounds of mackerals are respectively distributed at northeastern and southwestern areas from the central part of the East China Sea through every season of the studied years: 1968, 1974 and 1980. The narrow belt type of fishing grounds were formed inside of the Kuroshio in spring and winter of the three years. In summer mackeral species move northward and the fishing grounds are formed in the southern sea of Korea. In winter, however, mackeral species move southward and the fishing grounds are appeared in the Tsushima Current region. The dispersion of fishing grounds is generally larger in summer and smaller in spring, and especially it is the largest in summer in 1980. It seems that the concentration and dispersion of fishing grounds are related to the depth of thermocline and the position of horizontal temperature gradient in this area.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.62-67
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• 2015

The carbon microspheres of a core-shell type were grown by the method of mixed-source hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE). The surface and the cross section of the carbon microsphere grown by a new method were observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The characteristics of the carbon microsphere were investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and a high resolution-transmission electron microscope (HR-TEM). From these measurements, the diameters of carbon sphere were about few hundred micrometers. Furthermore, we show that the carbon microsphere of the core-shell type by mixed-source HVPE method can be grown successfully with the larger size than those of the existing one. This mixed-source HVPE method is proposed a new method for making of carbon microsphere.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.21 no.9
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• pp.979-986
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• 2010

This paper presents an algorithm for retrieving precise radar cross sections(RCS) of various trihedral corner reflectors (TCR) which are external calibrators of synthetic aperture radar(SAR) systems. The theoretical RCSs of the TCRs are computed based on the physical optics(PO), geometrical optics(GO), and physical theory of diffraction(PTD) techniques; that is, the RCS computation includes the single reflections(PO), double reflections(GO-PO), triple reflections(GO-GO-PO), and edge diffractions(PTD) from the TCR. At first, we acquire an SAR image of the area that five TCRs installed in, and then extract the RCS of the TCRs. The RCSs of the TCRs are extracted accurately from the SAR image by adding up the power spill, which is generated due to the radar IRF(Impulse Response Function), using a square window. We compare the extracted RCSs with the theoretical RCSs and analyze the difference between the theoretical and experimental RCSs of the TCR for various window sizes and various backscattering coefficient levels of the adjacent area. Finally, we propose the minimum size of the integration area and the maximum level of the backscattering coefficients for the adjacent area.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.38 no.12
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• pp.1325-1333
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• 2014

The dispersion pattern of a near miss neutralizer has a great effect on the disablement of a threatening projectile. This study numerically investigated the dispersion pattern of cylindrical tungsten impactors by an explosion in the near miss neutralizer. The mass and shape of the explosive were considered as influencing factors on the dispersion pattern. The explosives were set using two shape models: a parallel shape with the same upper and lower thicknesses and a tapered shape with different upper and lower thicknesses. In the simulation results, the dispersed impactors formed a ring-shaped pattern on a two-dimensional plane in an arbitrary space. In addition, the fire net area increased with the explosive mass when the explosive shapes were identical. In particular, the tapered shape explosive formed a larger fire net area than the parallel shape explosive. Based on the analysis of the fire net area along with the dispersion density, both the explosive mass and shape representing the physical characteristics should be considered for controlling the dispersion pattern of impactors in a near miss neutralizer.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.171-179
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• 1999

The authors experienced a oral carcinoma involving the medial cortex of the right ramus of mandible and the left side of the maxilla which was metastasized from primary rectal adenocarcinoma based on the comprehensive evaluation of data obtained from (1) the past medical history of primary rectal adenocarcinoma, (2) the computerized tomographic views of the homogeneous mass on the anteromedial region of the right ramus of mandible destructing the medial cortex of the right ramus of mandible, and the irregular mass around the clivus spreading into the sphenoid sinus and destructing the left side of the maxilla ; the bone scanning of hot spots on the nasal region and the left side of maxilla ; the posteroanterior chest radiographic view of multiple nodular radiopacities on the lung, (3) the retrospective review of the sonographic view of a hypoechoic, well-demarcated, target-like mass with central hyperechoic focus on right lobe of liver in a Korean female of 49-year-old who complained the ptosis of left eyelid, the swelling on left zygomatic area, the left facial paralysis, the facial asymmetry and a round-shaped, elevated lesion with a hematoma on the mucosa covering the right ramus of mandible.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.20 no.8
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• pp.1587-1595
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• 2016

P wave is cardiac parameters that represent the electrical and physiological characteristics, it is very important to diagnose atrial arrhythmia. However, It is very difficult to detect because of the small size compared to R wave and the various morphology. Several methods for detecting P wave has been proposed, such as frequency analysis and non-linear approach. However, in the case of conduction abnormality such as AV block or atrial arrhythmia, detection accuracy is at the lower level. We propose P wave detection algorithm through adaptive threshold and QRS peak variability. For this purpose, we detected Q, R, S wave from noise-free ECG signal through the preprocessing method. And then we classified three pattern of P wave by peak variability and detected adaptive window and threshold. The performance of P wave detection is evaluated by using 48 record of MIT-BIH arrhythmia database. The achieved scores indicate the average detection rate of 92.60%.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.2-8
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• 2005

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to implement a software to visualize tumor and its surrounding fiber tracts simultaneously using diffusion tensor imaging and examine the feasibility of our software for investigating the influence of tumor on its surrounding fiber connectivity. Material and Methods : MR examination including T1-weigted and diffusion tensor images of a patient with brain tumor was performed on a 3.0 T MRI unit. We used the skull-striped brain and segmented tumor images for volume/surface rendering and anatomical information from contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images. Diffusion tensor images for the white matter fiber-tractography were acquired using a SE-EPI with a diffusion scheme of 25 directions. Fiber-tractography was performed using the streamline and tensorline methods. To correct a spatial mismatch between T1-weighted and diffusion tensor images, they were coregistered using a SPM. Our software was implemented under window-based PC system. Results : We successfully implemented the integrated visualization of the fiber tracts with tube-like surfaces, cortical surface and the tumor with volume/surface renderings in a patient with brain tumor. Conclusion : Our result showed the feasibility of the integrated visualization of brain tumor and its surrounding fiber tracts. In addition, our implementation for integrated visualization can be utilized to navigate the brain for the quantitative analysis of fractional anisotropy to assess changes in the white matter tract integrity of edematic and peri-edematic regions in a number of tumor patients.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.313-313
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• 2014

GaN계 물질 기반의 광 반도체는 조명 및 디스플레이 관련 차세대 광원으로 많은 관심을 받고 있고, 효율 증대를 위한 에피, 소자 구조 및 패키지 등의 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 특히, 투명 전극을 이용한 광 추출 효율의 증가에 대한 연구는 전체 외부양자효율을 증가시키는 중요한 기술로 각광을 받고 있다. 이러한 투명전극은 가시광 영역의 빛을 투과하면서도 전기 전도성을 갖는 기능성 박막 전극으로 산화인듐주석이 널리 사용되고 있으나 인듐 가격의 상승과 산화인듐주석 전극 자체의 크랙 특성으로 인하여 많은 문제점이 지적되고 있다. 이러한 문제를 극복하기 위하여 GaN계 발광 다이오드에 있어서 산화인듐주석 투명 전극의 대체 물질들에 대한 많은 연구들이 활발하게 이루어 지고 있다. 특히, 투명전극 층으로 사용되는 산화인듐주석 대체 박막으로 산화아연에 대한 연구가 각광을 받고 있는 실정이다. 또한, 발광 다이오드의 효율 증가를 위해 발광소자에 표면 요철 구조 형성과 나노구조체 형성 등 박막 표면의 구조 변화를 통한 광추출효율 향상에 대한 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 산화아연 박막을 투명전극으로 사용하였으며 광추출효율 향상을 위해 산화아연 투명전극에 패터닝을 형성하고, 그 위에 산화아연 나노막대를 형성하여 기존에 사용하던 산화아연 투명전극보다 우수한 추출효율 및 전류 퍼짐 향상 구조를 제안하고 이에 따른 LED 소자의 광추출효율 향상을 연구하였다. 금속유기화학증착법을 이용하여 c-면 사파이어 기판에 n-GaN, 5주기의 InGaN/GaN 다중양자우물 구조 및 p-GaN의 간단한 LED구조를 성장한 후, p-GaN층 상부에 원자층 증착법을 이용하여 투명전극인 산화아연 박막을 60 nm 두께로 증착하였다. 산화아연 투명전극만 증착한 LED-A와 이후 0.1% HCl을 이용한 습식식각을 통하여 산화아연 투명전극에 육각형 모양의 패턴을 형성한 LED-B, 그리고 LED-B위에 전기화학증착법을 이용하여 $1.0{\mu}m$의 산화아연 나노 막대를 증착한 LED-C를 제작하였다. LED-A, -B 및 -C에 대한 표면 구조는 SEM이미지를 통하여 확인한 바 산화아연의 육각 패턴과 그 상부에 산화아연의 나노막대가 잘 형성된 것을 확인하였다. I-L 분석으로부터 패턴이 형성되지 않은 산화아연 투명전극으로만 구성된 LED-A에 비하여 산화아연 투명 전극에 육각 패턴을 형성한 LED-B의 전계 발광 세기가 더욱 큰 것을 확인하였다. 또한, 육각 패턴에 산화아연 나노막대를 성장시켜 융합구조를 형성한 LED-C에서는 LED-B와 -A보다 더 큰 전계 발광세기를 확인할 수 있었다. 특히, 인가 전류가 고전류로 갈수록 LED-C의 발광세기가 더욱 강해지는 것으로 효율저하현상 또한 나노융합구조의 LED-C에서 확인할 수 있었다. 이는 기존 산화아연 투명전극에 육각형의 패턴 및 나노막대융합구조를 형성할 경우 전류퍼짐현상을 극대화 할 뿐 아니라, 추가적인 광추출효율 향상 효과에 의해 질화갈륨 기반LED 소자의 광효율이 증가된 것으로 판단된다.