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Diffusion Tensor-Derived Properties of Benign Oligemia, True "at Risk" Penumbra, and Infarct Core during the First Three Hours of Stroke Onset: A Rat Model

  • Chiu, Fang-Ying;Kuo, Duen-Pang;Chen, Yung-Chieh;Kao, Yu-Chieh;Chung, Hsiao-Wen;Chen, Cheng-Yu
    • Korean Journal of Radiology
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.1161-1171
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    • 2018
  • Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate diffusion tensor (DT) imaging-derived properties of benign oligemia, true "at risk" penumbra (TP), and the infarct core (IC) during the first 3 hours of stroke onset. Materials and Methods: The study was approved by the local animal care and use committee. DT imaging data were obtained from 14 rats after permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (pMCAO) using a 7T magnetic resonance scanner (Bruker) in room air. Relative cerebral blood flow and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps were generated to define oligemia, TP, IC, and normal tissue (NT) every 30 minutes up to 3 hours. Relative fractional anisotropy (rFA), pure anisotropy (rq), diffusion magnitude (rL), ADC (rADC), axial diffusivity (rAD), and radial diffusivity (rRD) values were derived by comparison with the contralateral normal brain. Results: The mean volume of oligemia was $24.7{\pm}14.1mm^3$, that of TP was $81.3{\pm}62.6mm^3$, and that of IC was $123.0{\pm}85.2mm^3$ at 30 minutes after pMCAO. rFA showed an initial paradoxical 10% increase in IC and TP, and declined afterward. The rq, rL, rADC, rAD, and rRD showed an initial discrepant decrease in IC (from -24% to -36%) as compared with TP (from -7% to -13%). Significant differences (p < 0.05) in metrics, except rFA, were found between tissue subtypes in the first 2.5 hours. The rq demonstrated the best overall performance in discriminating TP from IC (accuracy = 92.6%, area under curve = 0.93) and the optimal cutoff value was -33.90%. The metric values for oligemia and NT remained similar at all time points. Conclusion: Benign oligemia is small and remains microstructurally normal under pMCAO. TP and IC show a distinct evolution of DT-derived properties within the first 3 hours of stroke onset, and are thus potentially useful in predicting the fate of ischemic brain.

Foundation Properties of Cement Mortar in the Use of Fine Aggregate of Coal Gasification Slag (석탄가스화 용융슬래그를 잔골재로 활용하는 시멘트 모르타르의 기초적 특성)

  • Park, Kyung-Taek;Han, Min-Cheol;Hyun, Seung-Yong
    • Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.116-122
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    • 2019
  • This study evaluated the properties of Coal gasification slag(CGS) according to the CGS contents of cement mortar condition as a basic step to examine the applicability of CGS as concrete fine aggregate. Flow increased with increasing CGS contents for both Crushed sand a(CSa) and Crushed sand b+Sea sand(CSb+SS), but the amount of air contents decreased to the opposite tendency. Based on 28 days is maximum compressive strength was obtained at CGS 50% when CSa was used and CGS 75% when CSb+SS. The flexural strength were the maximum at 25% and 50% of CGS, but the tendency was similar to the compressive strength. Compared with CSa, the compressive strength and flexural strength 5% higher than those of CSb+SS, in CGS using of were about 5% higher than those of unused CGS. As a result of comprehensive study on the quality of mortar according to the CGS contents, it can be concluded that when CGS is mixed with fine aggregate at about 50%, it can contribute to securing workability and strength development positively so that resource recycling and quality improvement can be achieved at the same time.

Variation of Liquid to Gas Ratio and Sulfur Oxide Emission Concentrations in Desulfurization Absorber with Coal-fired Thermal Power Plant Outputs (석탄화력 발전설비의 출력에 따른 탈황 흡수탑 액기비와 황산화물 배출농도 변화에 대한 연구)

  • Kim, Kee-Yeong;Moon, Seung-Jae
    • Plant Journal
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.39-47
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    • 2018
  • In this research, when the output of the standard coal-fired thermal power plant operating continuously at the rated output of 500 MW is changed to operate at 300 to 500 MW, the amount of sulfur oxide produced and the amount of sulfur oxide in the absorption tower of desulfurization equipment and proposed an extra liquid to gas ratio improvement inversely proportional to the output. In order to calibrate the combustion efficiency at low power, the ratio of sulfur oxides relative to the amount of combustion gas is increased as the excess air ratio is increased. When the concentration of sulfur oxide at the inlet of the desulfurization absorber was changed from 300 to 500 ppm along with the output fluctuation. The liquid to gas ratio of limestone slurry and combustion gas was changed from 10.99 to 16.27. Therefore, if the concentration of sulfur oxides with output of 300 MW is x, The following correlation equation is recommended for the minimum required flow rate of slurry for the reduction of surplus energy due to the increase of the liquid weight at low load. $y1[m^3/sec]=0.11x+3.74$

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Suction Pressures with respect to the Operational Modes using the Multi-bore Capillary Membranes in the Membrane Bioreactor (생물막 반응기내 다공성 중공사형막을 이용한 운전방식에 따른 흡입 압력)

  • Kim, Min Hyeong;Koo, Eeung Mo;Lee, Min Soo;Chung, Kun Yong
    • Membrane Journal
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    • v.31 no.5
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    • pp.343-350
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    • 2021
  • In this study the suction pressure was measured with respect to operational time by submersing the multi-bore capillary membrane module in membrane bioreactor(MBR). The hexagonal shape capillary module which has the nominal pore size of 0.2 ㎛, outer diameter of 6.4 or 4.2 mm was immersed in MLSS 8,000 mg/L active sludge aqueous solution, and confirmed changes with respect to permeation flux and air flow rate. It was operated by the filtration/relaxation(FR), FR with backwashing(FR/BW), and sinusoidal flux continuous operation(SFCO) modes. The suction pressure for the SFCO and FR modes was lower at 30 and 50 L/m2·hr, respectively. In addition, the suction pressure of the module with a small outer diameter was relatively low. The suction pressure of a large outer diameter was greatly increased, but it could be reduced by more than 40% by backwashing.

Study for Failure Examples Involved to Spark Plug Assembling Part Damage, Timing Maladjustment and Alien Substance Insertion in Intake Valve Part on LPG Vehicle Engine (자동차용 LPG 엔진의 점화플러그 장착 부 손상, 점화시기 조정불량, 흡입밸브 부 이물질유입 고장사례 연구)

  • Lee, IL Kwon;Kook, Chang Ho;Ham, Sung Hoon;Kim, Sung Mo;Hwang, Han Sub;Jung, Dong Hwa;Moon, Hak Hoon;Lee, Jeong Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.22-27
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    • 2021
  • This paper is a purpose to study the failure examples for LPG vehicle. The first example, the researcher certified the incongruity phenomenon decreased engine power by ignition fire leakage because of spark plug threaded part damage assembling in cylinder head. The second example, the timing mark that accurately adjusting the camshaft and crankshaft position were twisted about 0.5 block each other. Finally, the researcher seeked the disharmony phenomenon as it couldn't set ignition timing. The third example, the researcher knew the failure phenomenon by interrupted the closing period for intake valve moving with air flow in the number 3 port of cylinder head as the foreign substance in cylinder head didn't remove. Therefore, the manager of a car has to thorough going inspect and the manufacture of a car must remove the cause of failure with quality assurance.

Development of Panel-Based Rapid Aerodynamic Analysis Method Considering Propeller Effect (프로펠러 효과를 반영 가능한 패널 기반 신속 공력 해석 기법 개발)

  • Tai, Myungsik;Lee, Yebin;Oh, Sejong;Shin, Jeongwoo;Lim, Joosup;Park, Donghun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.49 no.2
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    • pp.107-120
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    • 2021
  • Electric-powered distributed propulsion aircraft possess a complex wake flow and mutual interference with the airframe, due to the use of many propellers. Accordingly, in the early design stage, rapid aerodynamic and load analysis considering the effect of propellers for various configurations and flight conditions are required. In this study, an efficient panel-based aerodynamic analysis method that can take into account the propeller effects is developed and validated. The induced velocity field in the region of propeller wake is calculated based on Actuator Disk Theory (ADT) and is considered as the boundary condition at the vehicle's surface in the three-dimensional steady source-doublet panel method. Analyses are carried out by selecting an isolated propeller of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)'s Quad Tilt Propeller (QTP) aircraft and the propeller-wing configuration of the former experimental study as benchmark problems. Through comparisons with the results of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) based on actuator methods, the wake velocity of propeller and the changes in the aerodynamic load distribution of the wing due to the propeller operation are validated. The method is applied to the analysis of the Optional Piloted Personal Aerial Vehicle (OPPAV) and QTP, and the practicality and validity of the method are confirmed through comparison and analysis of the computational time and results with CFD.

Estimation of Pollution Sources of Oenam Watershed in Juam Lake using Nitrogen Concentration and Isotope Analysis (주암호 외남천 유역 하천수의 질소농도와 동위원소비 분석을 이용한 오염원 평가)

  • Choi, Yujin;Jung, Jaewoon;Choi, Woojung;Yoon, Kwangsik;Choi, Dongho;Lim, Sangsun;Jeong, Juhong;Lim, Byungjin;Chang, Namik
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.467-474
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    • 2011
  • In an effort to investigate water pollution characteristics of Juam lake, water samples were collected from three sites (Sites A, B, and C) of Oenam stream which is a typical tributary of rural watershed in the lake and analyzed for N concentration and the corresponding isotope ratio (${\delta}^{15}N$) of ${NO_3}^-$. Concentrations of ${NO_3}^-$ were not dramatically different among the sites; $0.8{\pm}0.2mgNL^{-1}$ (range: $0.0{\sim}4.3mgNL^{-1}$) for Site A, $1.1{\pm}0.2mgNL^{-1}$ ($0.0{\sim}4.3mgNL^{-1}$) for Site B, and $1.1{\pm}0.1mgNL^{-1}$ ($0.1{\sim}2.6mgNL^{-1}$) for Site C. Meanwhile, ${\delta}^{15}N$ tended to decrease with river flow; it was highest for Site A ($45.5{\pm}5.3$‰) followed by Site B ($19.7{\pm}2.0$‰) and Site C ($8.7{\pm}1.5$‰). Such high ${\delta}^{15}N$ values of ${NO_3}^-$ in Site A suggested that ${NO_3}^-$ derived from livestock feedlot (specifically livestock excrete of which ${\delta}^{15}N$ is higher than 10‰) is the predominant pollution sources despite mountainous area occupied the most of land-use in the watershed. Using the two-sources isotope mixing model, it was estimated that the contribution of cropping activities (i.e. fertilization) became greater in down-stream area (Sites B and C) due to the higher agricultural land-use than the up-stream area (Site A). Particularly, during the active cropping season, the low contribution of organic pollution sources indicated that domestic sewage was not the predominant pollution source. Therefore, it was suggested that agricultural sources such as livestock farming and cropping rather than mountainous and residential are the dominant sources of water pollution in the study area. These results could be effectively utilized in elucidating water pollution sources in rural areas and selecting water management practices.

Fault Classification Model Based on Time Domain Feature Extraction of Vibration Data (진동 데이터의 시간영역 특징 추출에 기반한 고장 분류 모델)

  • Kim, Seung-il;Noh, Yoojeong;Kang, Young-jin;Park, Sunhwa;Ahn, Byungha
    • Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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    • v.34 no.1
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    • pp.25-33
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    • 2021
  • With the development of machine learning techniques, various types of data such as vibration, temperature, and flow rate can be used to detect and diagnose abnormalities in machine conditions. In particular, in the field of the state monitoring of rotating machines, the fault diagnosis of machines using vibration data has long been carried out, and the methods are also very diverse. In this study, an experiment was conducted to collect vibration data from normal and abnormal compressors by installing accelerometers directly on rotary compressors used in household air conditioners. Data segmentation was performed to solve the data shortage problem, and the main features for the fault classification model were extracted through the chi-square test after statistical and physical features were extracted from the vibration data in the time domain. The support vector machine (SVM) model was developed to classify the normal or abnormal conditions of compressors and improve the classification accuracy through the hyperparameter optimization of the SVM.

Emission Rates of Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds from Various Tree Species in Korea (II): Major Species in Urban Forests (국내 수종별 BVOCs 방출량(II): 도시 숲 주요 수종)

  • Hanna, Chang;Jounga, Son;Juwan, Kim;Junhyuk, Kim;Yeongseong, Kim;Won-Sil, Choi;Young-Kyu, Lee
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.111 no.4
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    • pp.490-501
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    • 2022
  • In this study, the isoprene and terpene emissions from 32 major urban tree species were investigated. We conducted sampling using a dynamic enclosure system between June and July 2021. Seedlings aged < three years were enclosed in a chamber consisting of a 400 L transparent Tedlar bag. The air flow from the outlet of the chamber was sampled using Tenax-filled sorbent tubes under standard conditions (temperature: 30°C; PAR: 1,000 μmol/m2/sec). A thermal desorption gas chromatography/mass spectrometry system was used to analyze the following 38 biogenic volatile organic compounds: isoprene, monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, oxygenated monoterpenes, and oxygenated sesquiterpenes. Isoprene emitters included Quercus mongolica, Salix koreensis, Robinia pseudoacacia, and Salix chaenomeloides. Monoterpene emitters included Pinus strobus, Cedrela sinensis, and Cercis chinensis. The monoterpene emission profiles were dominated by á-pinene, myrcene, camphene, and limonene. The predominant oxygenated monoterpene and oxygenated sesquiterpene were eucalyptol and caryophyllene oxide, respectively. For all species, the contributions of sesquiterpenes and oxygenated sesquiterpenes were relatively low.

Ground Separation Test to Verify Separation Stability of External Fuel Tank (외부연료탱크의 분리 안정성 검증을 위한 지상 분리시험)

  • Kim, Hyun-gi;Hong, Seung-ho;Ha, Byung-geun;Kim, Sung-chan;Lee, Jun-won
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.99-104
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    • 2022
  • Aircraft pylon connects the engine or external stores to the main wing, and transfers the load acting on the pylon to the main structure of the aircraft. In particular, it should perform the function of separating the external store mounted on the pylon in case of emergency or mission performance. At this time, if the separation of the external store is not performed properly due to peripheral air flow or functional problems during the separation process of the external store, it may seriously impact the survivability of the aircraft. For this reason, to apply an external attachment to an aircraft, it is necessary to prove the stability of the external attachment in the separation situation in advance. In this paper, we present the result of the ground separation test performed to confirm that the external fuel tank, which is an external attachment, can be safely separated from the pylon. As a result of the test, the separation movement of the external fuel tank was measured with a high-speed camera, and the stability of the separation of the external fuel tank from the pylon were confirmed through the ground separation test. Additionally, the test result provides basic data for the stability evaluation of the separation of external attachments in actual aircraft.