• Advances in environmental research
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.217-227
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• 2017

In this study, the elimination of $Ni^{2+}$ using 13X sorbent due to an electrostatic interaction was reported. The significant factors including pH, time and 13X sorbent amount were investigated using Box-Behnken design (BBD). In the optimum experimental conditions, the linear rang and limit of detection of the proposed method were 0.1-20 and $0.102mg\;L^{-1}$, respectively. The precision as RSD% was 1.3% for concentration of $2mg\;L^{-1}$. Concerning the excellent recoveries in a short time with highly efficient sample clean-up and removal, this method may be a very powerful and innovative future sample removal technique. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on using BBD for optimizing the parameters affected the removal of $Ni^{2+}$ by 13X zeolite sorbent.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.309-315
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• 2020

Slaughterhouse wastewater (SWW) is characterized as one of the most harmful agriculture and food industrial wastewaters due to its high organic content. The emissions of SWW would cause eutrophication of surface water and pollution of groundwater. This study developed a pilot scale anaerobic-aerobic slaughterhouse wastewater treatment process (AASWWTP) to enhance the chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total nitrogen (TN) removal. The optimum supernatant reflux position and ratio for TN removal were investigated through the modified Box-Behnken design (BBD) experiments. Results showed that COD could be effectively reduced over the whole modified BBD study and the removal efficiency was all higher than 98%. The optimum reflux position and ratio were suggested to be 2 alure and 100%, respectively, where effluent TN concentration was satisfied with the forthcoming Chinese discharge standard of 25 mg/L. Anaerobic digestion and ammonia oxidation were considered as the main approaches for COD and TN removal in the AASWWTP. The results of inorganic nutrients (K⁺, Na⁺, Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺) indicated that the SWW was suitable for biological treatment and the correspondingly processes such as AASWWTP should be widely researched and popularized. Therefore, AASWWTP is a promising technology for SWW treatment but more research is needed to further improve the operating efficiency.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.545-550
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• 2012

최적의 추출조건을 찾는데 매우 유용한 방법인 반응 표면 분석법(RSM, response surface methodology)을 사용하여 새우껍질로부터 astaxanthin 추출조건을 최적화하였다. 추출조건은 용매 에탄올과 추출물질의 비율, 추출온도($^{\circ}C$), 추출시간(min)의 세가지 독립변수를 설정하여 BBD (Box-Behnken design) 방법을 이용하였다. 이 BBD 모델링은 0.9218의 $R^2{_{adj}}$값과 0.0003의 확률 값 p 값으로 회귀 모델에 대한 신뢰도를 입증하였다. RSM 분석을 통해 찾아낸 새우껍질로부터 astaxanthin의 최적 추출조건은 에탄올 용매비 1:29.7, 추출온도 $49.5^{\circ}C$, 추출시간 59.9 분이고, 이 때 astaxanthin 추출량은 $17.80{\mu}g/g$으로 예측하였다. 최적 수율로 예측된 결과는 각각의 조건에 따른 실험을 통해 그 예측의 정확도를 확인하였으며 $17.77{\mu}g/g$으로 예측조건과 비슷한 결과를 보였다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.375-383
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• 2023

최근 다양한 피부 기능 개선 효과로 기능성 소재로서 활용도가 높은 홍삼 사포닌의 한 종류인 진세노사이드 Rg3를 위한 사과산(malic acid)활용 전환 방법을 확인하였다. 실험 계획법인 반응 표면 분석법(RSM)을 활용하여 진세노사이드 Rg3로의 전환에 영향을 주는 요인을 최적화하기 위한 실험 조건을 설계 및 검증하였다. 주요 독립변수는 사과산 농도, 반응 온도와 반응 시간이었고 Box-Behnken design (BBD)법에 따라 설계된 실험 조건으로 진세노사이드 Rg3로 전환을 수행하고 최적화 조건을 분석하였다. 전환된 진세노사이드 Rg3의 농도는 1.548 mg/L에서 최대 4.558 mg/L까지 확인되었고 사과산 1%, 50℃, 9 h에서 가장 높은 양의 진세노사이드 Rg3생성량을 보였다. 결론적으로, 진세노사이드 Rg3의 생성에 가장 영향을 미치는 요인은 사과산의 농도, 반응 시간, 온도 순이었다. 또한, 사과산의 농도와 반응 시간의 교호작용이 반응 온도 요인보다 영향도가 큰 것을 확인하였다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권21호
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• pp.9511-9515
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• 2014

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a cancer of the bile duct epithelial cells. The highest incidence rate of CCA with a poor prognosis and poor response to chemotherapy is found in Southeast Asian countries, especially in northeastern Thailand and Lao PDR. Cathepsin B is a lysosomal cysteine protease which is regulated by cysteine proteinase inhibitors such as cystatin C. Elevation of cathepsin B levels in biological fluid has been observed in patients with inflammatory diseases and many cancers. We aimed to investigate the serum cathepsin B and cystatin C levels of CCA patients to evaluate the feasibility of using cathepsin B and cystatin C as markers for the diagnosis of CCA. Fifty-six sera from CCA patients, 17 with benign biliary diseases (BBD) and 13 from controls were collected and the cathepsin B and cystatin C levels were determined. In addition, cathepsin B expression was investigated immunohistochemically for 9 matched-pairs of cancerous and adjacent tissues of CCA patients. Serum cathepsin B, but not cystatin C, was significantly higher in CCA and BBD patient groups compared to that in the control group. Consistently, all cancerous tissues strongly expressed cathepsin B while adjacent tissues were negative in 7 out of 9 cases. In contrast, serum cystatin C levels were comparable between CCA and control groups, although serum cystatin C levels in the BBD group was higher than that in the control or CCA groups. When the serum cathepsin B to cystatin C ratio was calculated, that of the CCA group was significantly higher than that of the control group, and, although statistically not significant, the ratio of CCA group showed a trend to be higher than that of the BBD group. Thus, the cathepsin B to cystatin C ratio might be used as an alternative marker for aiding diagnosis of CCA.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.202-208
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• 2007

골반 방사선치료 시 방사선조사부위에서 소장을 제외하여 방사선에 의한 소장의 독성 감소에 가장 효율적인 방법을 알아보기 위하여 본 연구가 시행되었다. 연구대상은 자궁경부암, 자궁내막암, 직장암, S-결장암과 난소암으로 수술 후 골반에 방사선치료를 받은 환자 14명이다. 환자는 모의치료를 시행하기 1시간 30분 전에 150 ml의 바륨과 방광을 채우기 위해 물 500 ml를 마시고 환자의 자세변화와 벨리보드 사용 유무에 따라 5종류의 조영촬영을 하였다. 첫 번째는 방광을 채운 후 누운 자세로 전 후면과 측면을 촬영한다. 두 번째는 방광을 채운 상태에서 엎드린 자세로, 세 번째는 방광을 비운 후 누운 자세로, 네 번째는 방광을 비운 후 엎드린 자세로, 다섯 번째는 방광을 비운 후 벨리보드를 사용하여 엎드린 자세로 각각의 전 후면과 측면을 촬영한다. 모든 조영촬영 사진에서 방사선조사부위에 포함되는 소장의 용적을 측정하였다. 결과는 방광을 채우거나 비운상태 모두 엎드린 자세가 누운 자세보다 소장의 용적이 감소되었으며 특히 측면사진에서 더욱 감소되었다. 엎드린 자세에서는 방광을 채운 상태의 소장 용적이 방광을 비운상태에 비해 전후면 사진에서 13%, 측면 사진에서 26%가 감소되었다. 방광을 비운 후 벨리보드를 사용한 상태의 소장 용적이 벨리보드를 사용하지 않고 엎드린 자세에 비해 전 후면에서 $62.8{\pm}27.1%$, 측면에서 $63{\pm}32.9%$가 감소되었다. 결론적으로 골반에 방사선치료를 시행할 경우 방광을 비운 후 벨리보드를 사용함으로써 소장의 용적을 최소화시킬 수 있었다.

• 한국환경과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경과학회 2016년도 정기학술대회 발표논문집
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• pp.217-217
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• 2016

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.488-497
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• 2020

The present study investigates the feasibility of nitrogenous heterocyclic compounds (NHCs) (Pyridine-Quinoline) degradation by catalytic wet peroxidation (CWPO) in the presence of nanoscale zerovalent iron supported on granular activated carbon (nFe⁰/GAC) using statistical optimization technique. Response surface methodology (RSM) in combination with Box-Behnken design (BBD) was used to optimize the process parameters of CWPO process such as initial pH, catalyst dose, hydrogen peroxide dose, initial concentration of pyridine (Py) and quinolone (Qn) were chosen as the main variables, and total organic carbon (TOC) removal and total Fe leaching were selected as the investigated response. The optimization of process parameters by desirability function showed the ~85% of TOC removal with process condition of initial solution pH 3.5, catalyst dose of 0.55 g/L, hydrogen peroxide concentration of 0.34 mmol, initial concentration of Py 200 mg/L and initial concentration of Qn 200 mg/L. Further, for TOC removal the analysis of variance results of the RSM revealed that all parameter i.e. initial pH, catalyst dose, hydrogen peroxide dose, initial concentration of Py and initial concentration of Qn were highly significant according to the p values (p < 0.05). The quadratic model was found to be the best fit for experimental data. The present study revealed that BBD was reliable and effective for the determination of the optimum conditions for CWPO of NHCs (Py-Qn).

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.207-223
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• 2018

In this inquisition, a passive damper namely Stockbridge Damper (SBD) has been introduced to the field of vibration control of Offshore Wind Turbine (OWT) to reduce the earthquake excitations. The dynamic responses of the structure have been analyzed for three recorded earthquakes and the responses have been assessed. To find an optimum SBD, the parameters of damper have been optimized using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) based on Box-Behnken Design (BBD) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). The influence of the design variables of SBD such as the diameter of messenger cable, the length of messenger cable and logarithmic decrement of the damping has been investigated through response variables such as maximum displacement, RMS displacement and frequency amplitude of structure under an artificially generated white noise. After that, the structure with optimized and non-optimized damper has been analyzed with under the same earthquakes. Moreover, the comparative results show that the structure with optimized damper is 11.78%, 18.71%, 11.6% and 7.77%, 7.01%, 10.23% more effective than the structure with non-optimized damper with respect to the displacement and frequency response under the earthquakes. The results show that the SBD can obviously affect the characteristics of the vibration of the OWT and RSM based on BBD and PSO approach can provide an optimum damper.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제57권6호
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• pp.761-768
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• 2013

Removal of COD and TSS from rice mill wastewater was investigated using continuous electrocoagulation method (CEC). The electrical energy consumption (EEC) of the process was also examined in order to evaluate the economic viability. The Box-Behnken statistical experiment design (BBD) and response surface methodology (RSM) were used to investigate the effects of major operating variables. Initial pH, current density, electrode distance and flow rate were selected as independent variables in BBD while COD removal, TSS removal and EEC were considered as the response functions. The predicted values of responses obtained using the response function was in good agreement with the experimental data. Optimum operating conditions were found to be pH of 7, current density of 15 mA $cm^{-2}$, electrode distance of 5 cm and flow rate of 70 ml/min. Under these conditions, greater than 89% removal of COD and TSS were obtained with EEC value of 7 KWh.