• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.329-336
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• 2014

As an abiotic stress, chilling stress is one of the major factors limiting plant growth and increasing susceptibility to pathogens. Therefore, enhancing stress tolerance in plants is an important strategy for their survival under unfavorable environmental conditions. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of the exogenous application of salicylic acid (SA) or nitric oxide (NO) on chilling tolerance in pepper seedlings. Pepper (Capsicum annuum L. 'kidaemanbal') seedlings were grown under normal growing conditions ($20/25^{\circ}C$, 15 hours photoperiod, $145{\pm}5{\mu}mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}$, fluorescence lamps) for 23 days after transplanting. The solution (3 mL) of 1 mM SA and 0.3 mM NO with surfactant triton 0.1% were sprayed two times a week, respectively. Right after the completion of chemical application, seedlings were subjected to chilling condition at $4^{\circ}C$ for 6 hours under dark condition and then the seedlings were recovered at the normal growing conditions for 2 days. In order to assess plant tolerance against chilling stress, growth characteristics, chlorophyll fluorescence (Fv/Fm), and membrane permeability were determined after chilling stress imposition. Total phenolic concentration and antioxidant capacity were measured during the whole experimental period. Disease incidence for pepper bacterial spot and wilt was also analyzed. Pepper seedlings treated with SA or NO were maintained similar dry mass ratio, while the value in control increased caused by chilling stress suggesting relatively more water loss in control plants. Electrolyte leakage of pepper seedlings treated with SA or NO was lower than that of control 2 days after chilling treatment. Fv/Fm rapidly decreased after chilling stress in control while the value of SA or NO was maintained about 0.8. SA increased higher total phenolic concentration and antioxidant capacity than NO and control during chemical treatment. In addition, increase in total phenolic concentration was observed after chilling stress in control and NO treatment. SA had an effect on the reduction of bacterial wilt in pepper seedlings. The results from this study revealed that pre-treatment with SA or NO using foliar spray was effective in chilling tolerance and the reduction of disease incidence in pepper seedlings.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.24-24
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• 2017

홍수와 가뭄 등 수문기상재해 분석 및 사전 예측하기 위해서는 강수뿐만 아니라 토양수분, 증발산, 유량, 등과 같이 지표?하의 수문기상정보를 고려하는 것이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)에서 개발된 고해상도 수문기상정보 모의가 가능한 WRF-Hydro를 활용하여 남강댐 유역에서 발생되는 돌발홍수 예측 적용성 평가를 수행하였다. 모델의 시공간 해상도는 1 hr, 150 m 이며, 기상 관측자료(Automatic Weather System, Automated Synoptic Observing System)를 사용하여 매개변수 민감도 실험을 실시하여 최적 모델 설정을 제시하였다. 고려된 매개변수는 격자 침투량을 결정하는 변수, 초기 저류 깊이, 표면 저항계수, 조도계수와 초기 토양수분 정보이며, 검증에 사용된 정보는 국가수자원관리종합정보시스템에서 1시간 단위로 제공되는 유입량 정보를 사용하였다. 그 결과 유출량은 격자 침투량을 결정하는 변수와 조도계수에 따라 민감하게 반응하였으며, 초기 토양수분량의 변화에 따라 시간에 따른 유출량의 변화가 강수에 민감하게 반응하는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. 보정된 매개변수를 적용하여 돌발홍수 신고 지점의 유출량 변화를 살펴본 결과 강수의 발생과 동시에 매우 빠르게 유출량이 발생한 것을 볼 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.139-145
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• 2012

There is a unique type of fatty acid in the hair surface. 18-methyleicosanoic acid (18-MEA) is an unusual anteiso fatty acid covalently linked to the outermost surface of hair cuticle. A layer of 18-MEA is located in the upper ${\beta}$-layer of the CMC that is responsible for the low surface energy and low friction resistance of the hair's outer surface. The high mobility of 18-MEA molecule facilitates spreading of extraneous lipid by decreasing interfacial shear strength. In this study, we introduced N-hydroxyl succinimidyl ester functional group to the one end of C10 - 40 isoalkyl acid for regenerating hair surface with covalently bound fatty acid layer. The re-hydrophobicization of hair surface has been investigated by contact angle measurement. The inner moisture content of hair at different levels of humidity (40, 55, 70 %RH) was measured by electric moisture analyzer. Treatment with Hydroxysuccinimidyl C10 - 40 Isoalkyl Acidate (HCIA) was supposed to make hair surface smoother by filling the cracks between cuticles with covalently bound fatty acid monomolecular layer like cuticle glue. This glue effect was also confirmed with line profile of AFM images. Therefore, the moisture and structural components of inner hair were not easily flown out and the optimum moisture content could be kept constantly though the outside humidity level was changed. The lateral force microscopy (LFM) by using atomic force microscope showed that the friction force of hair surface treated with HCIA was decreased. It also showed the constantly sustained friction value even after shampooing repeated 15 times.

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.263-270
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• 2009

Carbon felt surface was modified by heat or acid treatment in order to use for the electrode of a redox-flow battery. Polymers on the surface of carbon felt was removed and oxygen-containing functional group was attached after the thermal treatment of carbon felt. Thermal treatment was better for the stability of the carbon structure than the acid treatment. Oxygen-containing functional group on the thermally treated carbon felt at 500$^{\circ}C$ was confirmed by XPS and elementary analysis. BET surface area was increased from nearly zero to 96 $m^2/g$. Thermally treated carbon felt at 500$^{\circ}C$ showed lower activation polarization than the thermally treated carbon felt at 400$^{\circ}C$ and the acid-treated carbon felt in the cyclicvoltammetry and polarization experiments. The thermally treated carbon felts at 400$^{\circ}C$ and 500$^{\circ}C$ and the acid-treated carbon felt was applied for the electrode to prepare vanadium redox flow battery. Voltage efficiencies of charge/discharge were 86.6%, 89.6%, and 96.9% for the thermally treated carbon felts at 400$^{\circ}C$ and 500$^{\circ}C$ and the acid-treated carbon felt, respectively.

• Proceedings of the Korea Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry Conference
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• 2001.04a
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• pp.89-89
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• 2001

종이는 목재섬유와 물의 현탁액을 스크련을 통해 균일하게 분산시킨 판상섬유 제품 으로서 가격이 저렴하고, 열, 전기절연성, 필터기능, 난연성 및 폐기성이 우수하여 다양한 분 야에서 활용되고 있다. 특히 최근에는 종이의 고부가가치화, 차별화를 위하여 내열성, 전기 절연성, 내수성, 기계적 특성, 내약품성, 생체적응성을 지닌 다양한 기능지가 개발되어 식품, 전기, 전자, 건축, 화학, 의료 관련 산업에 있어서 주요 재료로 이용되고 있다. 특히 전기, 전 자산업 발전과 더불어 전기절연성이 우수한 종이의 역할과 수요는 크게 증대되고 있으며 산 업발전의 핵심적인 제품으로서 자리매김을 하고 있다. 하지만 국내의 경우 전기절연지와 관 련된 제품 및 생산기술 부족으로 전량을 수입에 의존하고 있는 실정이며, 그 수입량은 앞으 로 전기 및 전자 산업의 발전으로 인해 더욱 증가할 것으로 예상된다. 이러한 수입의존성을 극복하기 위해서는 전기절연지와 관련된 제품개발 및 생산기술에 관한 연구가 시급히 요청 되고 있다. 이러한 기술의 국산화는 수입 대체 효과 뿐만 아니라 관련 산업의 발전에도 기 여할 수 있을 것으로 예상되며 수출산업으로 성장할 수 있을 것으로 예상된다. 종이의 전기적 성질은 유전상수, 유전손실율과 같은 유전적 특성과 전기저항, 절연 파괴강도의 기계적 특성으로 구분할 수 있다. 종이의 전기적 성질 가운데 유전율은 전기장 에 대한 종이의 물리화학적인 반응으로 일반적으로 종이의 밀도와 종이를 구성하는 성분의 쌍극자 모멘트에 비례하며 온도에 따라서도 변화한다. 일반적으로 온도가 상승하면 열에너 지를 얻게된 쌍극자가 전기장에 배열됨으로써 유전율이 상승하지만 온도가 유리전이점 이상 으로 높아질 경우 열적 교란에 의해서 분극 능력이 감소하게 되어 유전완화 현상이 나타난 다. 전기절연지로 사용될 종이의 절연특성을 이해하기 위해서는 사용환경에 따른 유전적 특 성 및 tan$\delta$에 관한 연구가 펼요하다. 본 연구에서는 종이의 유전특성을 개선하기 위해서 펼름형성능력이 우수한 polyvinyl alcoholCPV A)과 aery lonitrile을 이용하여 시아노에틸화한 P PYA의 표면처리에 따른 종이의 유전적 특성의 변화를 검토하였다. 그 결과 PYA에 도입된 시아노에틸기에 의해 유전율을 증가시킬 수 있음을 확인하였다. 또 본 연구에 적용된 시험 범위에서는 온도상승에 따라 유전율이 상승하였다.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.68-76
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• 2017

Flat membrane with $0.4{\mu}m$ pore size was prepared with PVdF (polyvinylidene fluoride) nanofiber, which has the advantages such as excellent strength, chemical resistance, non-toxicity, and incombustibility. The spiral wound module was manufactured with the flat membrane and a woven paper. Hybrid water treatment process was composed of the PVdF nanofibers spiral wound microfiltration and granular activated carbon (GAC) adsorption column. Effect of GAC packing mass was investigated by comparing the case of recycling or discharging the treated water using the synthetic solution of kaolin and humic acid. After each filtration experiment, water back-washing was performed, and recovery rate and filtration resistances were calculated. Also, effect of GAC adsorption was compared by measuring turbidity and $UV_{254}$ absorbance. As a result, there was no effect of GAC packing mass on turbidity treatment rate; however, the treatment rate of $UV_{254}$ absorbance was 0.7~3.6% for recycling the treated water, and increased to 3.2-5.7% for discharging the treated water. In the case of recycling the treated water, reversible filtration resistance ($R_r$) and irreversible filtration resistance ($R_{ir}$) trended to decrease as increasing GAC packing mass; however, total fitration resistance ($R_t$) was almost constant, and recovery rate of water back-washing trended to increase a little.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.434-439
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• 2012

To improve the performance of ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) actuators, Nafion films sandwiched with Nafion/conducting nanoparticulate electrospun webs were used as polymer electrolytes of IPMC. Multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT) and silver were the conducting nanoparticulates and the nanoparticles dispersed in a Nafion solution were electrospun. IPMCs with the Nafion/conducting nanoparticulate electrospun webs displayed improved displacements, response rates, and blocking forces. MWNT was superior to silver in terms of displacement and blocking force, and the webs without the conducting fillers also caused enhanced performances compared with the conventional IPMCs. These improvements were attributed to an elevated electrolyte flux through highly porous interlayers and capacitance induced by well dispersed conducting fillers, and low interfacial resistance between electrolyte and electrodes.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.466-477
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• 1994

PEG 600-diglycidyl ethers(PDE) were synthesized using $BF_3$ catalyst by the reaction of epichlorohydrin and PEG 600 which is known to have the hygroscopicity, softening property, and antistatic property. Water-soluble long chain polyamines(PDET) were synthesized by coreaction of PDE and triethylenetetramine which is high conductive aliphatic amine curing agent. To prevent the gelation of the PDET and increase the water-solution stability, water-soluble quaternary ammonium polyamines were synthesized by cationation of PDET with acetic acid. Antistatic agents PDET-2A, PDET-5A, PDET-6A, PDETA-2A and PDETA-4A were prepared by the mixing of PDET-2, PDET-5, PDET-6, PDETA-2 and PDETA-4 with water. Synthesized antistatic agents were treated on PET textiles with and without resin. Then surface electrical resistivity and half life characteristics value were tested. As the results there were no remarkable decreasing changes in antistatic abilities of the textiles treated with PDETA-2A and PDETA-4A after 50 times washing. So PDETA-2A and PDETA-4A were proved to be durable antistatic agents. Surface electrical resistivity of the textiles treated with PDETA-2A and PDETA-4A before washing were $1{\times}10^7{\Omega}$ and $2{\times}10^7{\Omega}$, respectively, and half life characteristics values were 0.8sec and 1.1sec, respectively. Therefore PDETA-2A and PDETA-4A were proved to be good antistatic agents.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.233-239
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• 1988

Vegetable mixed codiments, commercial products prepared using soybean,paste and natto, respectively as the ingredients, were used ina study to evaluate the efficacy of gamma irradiationas a means of decontamination and the emphasis was placed upon the determination of the effect of irradiation on the microbiological and some physicochemical properties of the samples. The number of microorganisms contaminated ranged from $10^{6}\;to\;10^{7}$ cells per gram in mesophilic total bacteria, which were composed of thermophilts and acid tolerant bacteria by over 90%. They were reduced by 3 to 4 log cycles with irradiation at 10 kGy. Gamma irradiation at 5 kGy could eliminate the microbial populations of yeasts and molds ($10^{2}\;to\;10^{3}$ cells per gram) and coliforms ($10^{6}\;to\;10^{6}$ cells per gram of natto condiments). However, total destruction of microorganisms in soybean-paste and natto condiments was shown to be possible at a dose-range more than 10 kGy. Irradiationup to 10 kGy was not detrimental to the physicochemical properties of the sample, such as pH. amino nitrogen, rancidity and color, even though some change was brought about in the content of sulfur-containing amino acids.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.51 no.3
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• pp.293-298
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• 2008

Purpose : The aim of our study was to evaluate the therapeutic response to cyclosporine, time to remission and side effects in steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS). Methods : This study included 22 children with idiopathic SRNS who were treated with cyclosporine between June 1989 and August 2006. Medical records were reviewed retrospectively. Results : The mean age of patients at diagnosis was $5.2{\pm}3.3\;years$. The male to female ratio was 1.2:1. Pre-treatment renal biopsies showed minimal change (MCD) in 12 (54.5%), focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) in 8 (36.4%), membranous nephropathy (MGN) in one (4.5%) and mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis in one (4.5%). 15 (68.2%) patients responded to cyclosporine, of whom 11 (91.6%) patients were MCD, 3 (37.5%) patients FSGS, and 1 patient MGN (MCD vs FSGS, P<0.05). The time to remission in patients who responded to cyclosporine was $31.5{\pm}15.2\;days$. Four of the 15 cyclosporine responders maintained complete remission even after cessation of the medication Seven still received cyclosporine, 2 were intermittently treated with steroids after discontinuation of cyclosporine, and two were treated with cyclosporine and steroids. The mean duration of cyclosporine therapy was $546.5{\pm}346.2$, $1,392.9{\pm}439.7$, $439.5{\pm}84.1$, and $433.5{\pm}74.2$ days, respectively. We performed post-treatment biopsies in 8 patients and partial interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy were found in two. Conclusion : The thrapeutic response of cyclosporine is good in steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome, especially in minimal change. But, there is a problem of long term cyclosporine dependency.