• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.163-166
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• 2006

The dishing and the erosion were evaluated on the tungsten CMP process with conventional and new developed slurry. The tungsten thin film was polished by orbital polishing equipment. Commercial pattern wafer was used for the evaluation. Both slurries were pre tested on the oxide region on the wafer surface and the removal rate was not different very much. At the pattern density examination, the erosion performance was increased at all processing condition due to the reduction of thickness loss in new slurry. However, the dishing thickness was not remarkably changed at high pattern density despite of the improvement at low pattern density. At the large pad area, the reduction of dishing thickness was clearly found at new tungsten slurry.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.142-145
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• 2002

CaSO$_4$:Dy thermoluminescence dosimeter (TLD) is widely used as a personal or environmental dosimeter because of its high sensitivity to radiation. There are many methods to make pellets from the TL phosphorss[l-5]. Sintered pellets were made from a mixture of CaSO$_4$:Dy phosphor and Teflon powder is the most common method. But this method has disadvantage that CaSO$_4$:Dy pellet does not have very high sensitivity because of large amounts of Teflon in Pellets. This Paper described development of a new type of CaSO$_4$:Dy pellets by using P- compounds as a bonding material (KCT-300), and compared the TL sensitivity with that of the commercialized Teledyne CaSO$_4$: Dy pellets. Sensitivity of a new developed KCT-300 shows about 6 times than Teledyne ones, and can be used to measure very low radiation dose.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.215-222
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• 2010

This research aims to gain the result of assessment of inflow categorized by runoff path using DIROM (Daily Irrigation Reservoir Operation Model) for Baengnyeong-myeon reservior which was built for residents of Baengnyeong island to solve the shortage of drinking water and stable supply of domestic water. The simulation results of DIROM and actual hydrograph of the reservoir show very low correlation with geological characteristics. The simulation results by DIROM after adjusting with modified Tank III model which considers all outflow from Tank II model as interflow among 3 level tanks show good correlation of its regional runoff and inflow characteristics with $R^2$=0.9058. In the study area, diffluence of 37% of rain fall of the study year has been simulated, which shows low result compared to the average river runoff of national water resource. In addition, 34.5% of total inflow to the study reservoir is mainly interflow and baseflow among expected several channels.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.49 no.1
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• pp.70-76
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• 2006

Purecell, hydroxyethyl-cellulose-2-hydroxypropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride ether, was developed as a thickener and evaluated its functions for stability and safety when it was added in the cosmetic composition. Compared with a commercially available thickener Natrasol, Purecell have a basic chemical backbone of hydroxyethylcellulose which has been widely used in the cosmetic industry. pH and viscosity of Purecell was lower than those of Natrasol, however, a similar pH value to was shown when the Purecell was added into a shampoo or cream. The Purecell was stable to temperature and light. When 0.5% of the Purcell was added to a shampoo having cationic surfactant, a separation occurred due to the same cationic surfactant of the Purecell and shampoo. However, the shampoo and cream made with Purecell improved a smoothness and adaptability of hair. It also showed a negative response for Patch test of human, indicating the Purecell was safe for use.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.249-255
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• 2013

Gas-sensor array technology, which has been much utilized in the field of food technology by the name of 'electronic nose' is drawing attention in diagnosing lung cancer based on the analysis of the exhaled human breath. Much understanding has been accomplished about the composition of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of the human exhaled breath, in spite of some variations depending on research groups due mainly to lack of the standardization of the sensing procedures. Since VOCs may be produced during the process of cellular metabolism, difference in the cellular metabolism between healthy cells and lung cancer cells are expected to be reflected on the composition variation of the exhaled VOCs. Several studies have attempted to apply the gas-sensor array technology to lung cancer analysis using many different types of sensors including metal oxide, carbon black-polymer composite, surface acoustic wave, and gold nanoparticles. In this mini-review VOC as biomarkers, sensor array technology and application of the array technology for the diagnosis of cancer disease have been described.

• Journal of Mushroom
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.106-110
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• 2006

A new commercial strain 'Jinhwang' of Pholiota adiposa was developed by hyphal anastomosis. It was developed with crossing between monokaryotic strains derived from ASI 24001 and ASI 24004. The optimum temperature of mycelial growth was $25^{\circ}C$ and that of fruiting body development was $15{\sim}18^{\circ}C$. The color of pileus was yellowish brown and many scales and gelatinous sheath were on cap. Average number of individuals a bottle was 26 and its stipe was thick. P. adiposa can be produced by box cultivation using cotton waste.

• Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.27-39
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• 2000

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors associated with respirator usage on the basis of reasoned action theory. Methods : The data were collected from August 1 to September 30 1999, and study subjects consisted of 303 workers who were employed in the manufacturing industries. A self-administered questionnaire was used to measure the attitude, subjective norm and related factors. Results : In bivariate analysis, the variables related to protector usage were prevention of occupational disease, protection of toxic material, disturbance during working, troublesome of usage, proper exchange of protector. Multivariate logit analysis was used to estimate factors associated with respirator usage. Significant predictors that are related to respirator usage were attitude toward the behavior, size of industry and proper exchange of protector. Conclusions : The results suggest that it is strongly required to focus on attitude toward the behavior in order to improve workers' usage of respirator.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2016.11a
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• pp.123.1-123.1
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• 2016

마그네슘 및 마그네슘 합금은 차세대 경량 구조 재료로서 많은 각광을 받고 있지만, 상대적으로 높은 반응성과 낮은 부식저항성으로 인해 사용에 제한이 있어왔다. 최근 연구결과에 따르면, 상용으로 널리 쓰이는 AZ91 마그네슘합금에 Ca과 Y을 복합 첨가하였을 경우 마그네슘합금의 발화저항성을 크게 향상시키는 것으로 알려져 있어 마그네슘합금의 적용분야를 확대할 수 있을 것으로 많은 기대를 받고 있다. 그러나 이러한 합금이 실제적으로 적용되기 위해서는 반드시 내식성에 대한 평가와 연구가 수반되어야 하며, 이를 통해 부식거동에 대한 메커니즘을 규명함으로써 고내식 합금 개발을 위한 연구로 이어질 수 있도록 해야 한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 기존의 AZ91D 합금과 Ca, Y이 복합 첨가된 modified AZ91D 합금 다이캐스트 주조재에 대하여 내식성을 평가 및 비교하고 부식 메커니즘을 규명하기 위한 미세조직 분석 및 부식거동 평가를 실시하였다. 본 연구결과에 따르면, AZ91D 합금 주조재에 Ca과 Y을 복합첨가한 합금은 발화저항성 뿐만 아니라 내식성도 크게 향상되는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 내식성의 향상은 Ca과 Y의 첨가에 따른 Fe와 같은 불순물의 영향 감소 및 Ca과 Y이 포함된 이차상의 형성으로 인한 상과 기지간의 부식 전위의 차이 감소로 인한 미세 갈바닉 부식 발생의 감소 효과에 기인한 것으로 판단된다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.31 no.9
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• pp.790-798
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• 2007

An experimental study was performed to investigate the effects of mixing quality, inlet pressure, nozzle diameter on CO, NO emission and radiation characteristics in porous ceramic fiber radiant burners. Observations of combustion characteristics occurring inside the burner system which was insulated fiber mat, were investigated by measuring emission and radiation characteristics. Combustion was achieved at the firing rate of $88{\sim}99\;kcal/hr$, inlet pressure of $100{\sim}250mmH_2O$. The fiber burner exhibit significant both spectral intensity peaks in the bands at $2.5{\mu}m\;and\;4.0{\mu}m$ relatively. There is a small difference in the variable mixing tube. However spectral intensity increased with the firing rate. CO emissions were found to be strongly dependent on the operating conditions. There was a tendency that CO concentration increased as the firing rate increases. the reason for rise of CO concentration is that is becomes it the relatively rich condition. Relatively low NO emission was observed for the whole operating range. The NO concentration is maximal at the firing rate of approximately 2850 kcal/hr and an air ratio of about 1.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.367-374
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• 2018

RNA interference provides an effective tool for developing antitumor therapies. Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) are delivery vectors widely used to efficiently transport small-interfering RNA (siRNA) to intracellular targets. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of the cancer-specific CPP carrier BR2 to specifically transport siRNA to cancer-target cells. Our results showed that BR2 formed a complex with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor siRNA (siVEGF) that exhibited the appropriate size and surface charge for in vivo treatment. Additionally, the BR2-VEGF siRNA complex exhibited significant serum stability and high levels of gene-silencing effects in vitro. Moreover, the transfection efficiency of the complex into a cancer cell line was higher than that observed in non-cancer cell lines, resulting in downregulated intracellular VEGF levels in HeLa cells and comprehensively improved antitumor efficacy in the absence of significant toxicity. These results indicated that BR2 has significant potential for the safe, efficient, and specific delivery of siRNA for diverse applications.