• Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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• v.53 no.4
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• pp.342-352
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• 2021

We used data from the 7th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) (2016~2018) to investigate an association between high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and uric acid in the obese. Obesity was defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 25 kg/m² or more, severe obesity as a BMI of 30 kg/m² or more, and morbid obesity as a BMI of 35 kg/m² or more. In the complex samples multiple logistic regression, despite adjustment by adding major risk factors, the odds ratio (OR) for obesity was higher in the group with high levels of both, hsCRP and uric acid than the reference group at all stages (obesity, OR 1.89, P<0.001 vs. severe obesity, OR 5.04, P<0.001 vs. morbid obesity, OR 8.20, P<0.001). The association between hsCRP and uric acid in obese patients increased from 1.89 to 8.20 as the obesity level increased, suggesting that participants with increased BMI were significantly affected by hsCRP and uric acid. Moreover, the interaction between hsCRP and uric acid was statistically significant even in the model corrected for major confounding factors (P for interaction=0.009).

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.11 no.1 s.53
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• pp.79-87
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• 2007

This paper presents an analysis procedures of Joints in precast segmental prestressed concrete bridge piers. A computer program, named RCAHEST (Reinforced Concrete Analysis in Higher Evaluation System Technology), for the analysis of reinforced concrete structures was used. Material nonlinearity is taken into account by comprising tensile, compressive and shear models of cracked concrete and a model of reinforcing steel. An unbended tendon element based on the finite element method, that can represent the interaction between tendon and concrete of prestressed concrete member, is used. A joint element is newly developed to predict the inelastic behaviors of segmental joints. The proposed numerical method for joints in precast segmental prestressed concrete bridge piers is verified by comparison with reliable experimental results.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.67-78
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• 2012

A three-dimensional approximate computer-based method, YSPR (Yonsei Piled Raft), was developed for analysis of behavior of piled raft foundations. The raft was modeled as a flat shell element having 6 degrees of freedom at each node and the pile was modeled as a beam-column element. The behaviors of pile head and soil were controlled by using $6{\times}6$ stiffness matrix. To model the non-linear behavior, the soil-structure interaction between soil and pile was modeled by using nonlinear load-transfer curves (t-z, q-z and p-y curves). Comparison with previous model and FEM analysis showed that YSPR gave similar load-displacement behaviors. Comparison with field measurement also indicated that YSPR gave a reasonable result. It was concluded that YSPR could be effectively used in analysis and design of piled raft foundations.

• Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.294-306
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• 2005

Most immersed tunnels investigated have been investigated based on the engineer's experience with design and construction. From engineering point of view, it is very important to understand the wave interaction with the seabed and immersed tunnel, since the stability of an immersed tunnel depends largely on the behavior of the seabed foundation. In this study, for the first stage research to find out the mechanism of the wave interaction with the seabed and immersed tunnel, the benchmarking method called as direct numerical simulation (DNS) was employed to analyze comprehensively the wave-induced pore water pressures, vorticity and flows in seabed or inside rubble stone around the immersed tunnel. The immersed tunnel is modeled based on Busan-Geoje fixed link project in Korea, which is now on the stage of planning. Moreover, the nonlinear water wave interaction with an immersed tunnel/its seabed foundation was thoroughly examined with regard to the stabilities of the immersed tunnel subjected to various water wave conditions, median grain size and so forth.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.21 no.5 s.101
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• pp.109-118
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• 2006

조셉슨 터널접합을 사용한 초전도 혼합기 또는 믹서(SIS mixer)와 매우 얇은 초전도박막을 이용한 초전도 혼합기(HEB mixer)는 초전도 현상에 있어서의 거시적 양자효과를 유발하는 강한 비선형성을 가지기 때문에, 종래의 전자파 검출기로는 구현이 어렵고 또한 극도로 낮은 잡음특성을 실현한다. 테라헤르츠(THz) 주파수 영역용 고감도검출기로서도 기대되는 질화니오븀(NbN) 박막을 사용한 SIS 혼합기와 HEB 혼합기의 개발현황과 연구결과에 대하여 소개하고자 한다. 그리고 최근에 많이 연구되고 있는 펨토초레이저와 고온초전도 상호작용을 이용한 테라헤르츠 연구결과도 소개한다.

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2001.04a
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• pp.309-314
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• 2001

In this study, the nonlinear soil structure interaction analysis method based on finite element and boundary element method is developed. In the seismic region, the nonlinearity of near field soil has to be considered for more exact reflection of soil-structure interaction effect. Thus, nonlinear finite element program coupled with boundary elements is developed for nonlinear soil-structure interaction analysis. Using the developed numerical algorithm, the nonlinear soil-structure interaction analysis is performed and responses due to dynamic forces and seismic excitation are investigated. The developed method is verified by comparing with previous studies.

• Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.408-417
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• 2007

Recently, an artificial beach has been constructed compensating for loss of the natural one caused by the development of coastal area, as well as serving as a location for recreational activities such as sea bathing. It is well known that some structure should be constructed to protect an artificial beach from the outflow due to wave action of the reclaimed sand. In general, dike is utilized as the structure to protect an artificial beach. And, one of the factors which may need to be taken into consideration for stability of dike on seabed foundation is the ground water behavior behind dike. However, the interrelated phenomena of nonlinear wave and ground water response have relatively little attention although these interactions are important for stability of structure and sand suction to the artificial beach. In this paper, the numerical wave tank was developed to clarify nonlinear wave, dike and ground water dynamic interaction, which can simulate the difference of ground water and mean water level. Using the developed numerical wave tank, the present study investigates how variation of ground water level influences hydrodynamic characteristics in seabed around dike and numerically simulates the wave fields, pore flow patterns, pore water pressures and vorticities according to variation of ground water level. Numerical results explain well how hydrodynamic characteristics in seabed around dike is affected by the variation of ground water level.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.132-139
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• 2019

Bi-directional interaction between vegetation and groundwater table has a great influence on the dynamics of wetland vegetation. In this study, nonlinear dynamics of wetland vegetation affected by groundwater are analyzed. The effect on groundwater is described as a loss term in the governing equation of wetland vegetation and it is explored how the wetland vegetation is likely to converge into two attractors by groundwater table change. From this conceptual approach, the vulnerability to catastrophic shifts in stable state where the current vegetation species are extinct and stabilized by other vegetation species is analyzed in response to groundwater table.

• Journal of KIISE:Software and Applications
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.145-155
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• 2002

In content-based image retrieval (CBIR), most conventional approaches assume a linear relationship between different features and require users themselves to assign the appropriate weights to each feature. However, the linear relationship assumed between the features is too restricted to accurately represent high-level concepts and the intricacies of human perception. In this paper, a neural network-based image retrieval (NNIR) model is proposed. It has been developed based on a human-computer interaction approach to CBIR using a radial basis function network (RBFN). By using the RBFN, this approach determines the nonlinear relationship between features and it allows the user to select an initial query image and search incrementally the target images via relevance feedback so that more accurate similarity comparison between images can be supported. The experiment was performed to calculate the level of recall and precision based on a database that contains 1,015 images and consists of 145 classes. The experimental results showed that the recall and level of the proposed approach were 93.45% and 80.61% respectively, which is superior than precision the existing approaches such as the linearly combining approach, the rank-based method, and the backpropagation algorithm-based method.

• Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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• 2014.03a
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• pp.75-88
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 비선형 Poisson-Boltzmann 식의 해를 구할 수 있는 웹 기반 EPBS를 이용하여 이온채널의 전하 분포와 유전률이 이온채널의 이온선택성에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아본다. 모델로 사용한 이온채널은 이온채널과 유사한 구조를 갖는 합성 단백질인 고리형 펩타이드 나노튜브와 자연계에 존재하는 Gramicidin A 이다. 계산 결과로부터 용매인 물과 단백질의 유전율 차이에 의해 이온이 이온채널을 통과할 때 반응장이 생성되며, 이는 이온과 상호작용을 통해 이온 종류에 관계없이 이온 통과를 방해하는 에너지 장벽을 형성함을 알 수 있다. 한편, 두 이온채널 부분 전하, 특히 골격에 존재하는 카르보닐기의 쌍극자 모멘트에 의해 이온채널 내부에는 0 보다 작은 정전기 퍼텐셜이 형성된다. 이온채널 내부의 총 정전기 퍼텐셜은 이온채널의 부분 전하에 의한 정전기 퍼텐셜과 유전률 차이에 의한 반응장의 합으로 나타나며, 계산 결과 0 보다 작은 값을 갖는다. 이로부터 본 연구에서 사용된 두 종류의 이온채널이 양이온에 선택성이 있음을 알 수 있다.