• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.57-68
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• 2023

Bridge hangers, such as those in suspension and cable-stayed bridges, suffer from cumulative fatigue damage caused by dynamic loads (e.g., cyclic traffic and wind loads) in their service condition. Thus, the identification of damage to hangers is important in preserving the service life of the bridge structure. This study develops a new method for condition assessment of bridge hangers. The tension force of the bridge and the damages in the element level can be identified using the Bayesian optimization method. To improve the number of observed data, the additional mass method is combined the Bayesian optimization method. Numerical studies are presented to verify the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed method. The influence of different acquisition functions, which include expected improvement (EI), probability-of-improvement (PI), lower confidence bound (LCB), and expected improvement per second (EIPC), on the identification of damage to the bridge hanger is studied. Results show that the errors identified by the EI acquisition function are smaller than those identified by the other acquisition functions. The identification of the damage to the bridge hanger with various types of boundary conditions and different levels of measurement noise are also studied. Results show that both the severity of the damage and the tension force can be identified via the proposed method, thereby verifying the robustness of the proposed method. Compared to the genetic algorithm (GA), particle swarm optimization (PSO), and nonlinear least-square method (NLS), the Bayesian optimization (BO) performs best in identifying the structural damage and tension force.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.44-59
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• 2023

연구목적: 대량전상자 발생 시 신속하고 정확한 환자분류가 진행되어야 최대한 많은 환자를 회복시켜 전장으로 돌려보낼 수 있다. 그러나 복잡한 전투현장에서 적은 의료인력으로 대량전상자의 환자분류를 시행하기란 임무는 과다하고 환경은 불확실하다. 따라서, 전투현장에서 의료인력을 보조하고 대체할 수 있는 인공지능 모델에 대해 논의하고자 한다. 연구방법:인공지능의 한 분야인 강화학습을 활용하여 환자분류 모델을 제시한다. 모델의 학습은 무작위로 설정된 환자의 상태와 병원시설의 의료능력을 고려하여 최대 다수의 환자가 치료받을 수 있는 정책을 찾도록 진행된다. 연구결과:강화학습 모델이 정상적으로 학습되었음은 누적 보상 값 등을 통하여 확인하였고, 학습된 모델이 정확하게 환자를 분류하는 것은 생존자 수를 통해 확인하였다. 또한, 규칙 기반 모델과 비교하여 성능을 검증하였으며, 강화학습 모델이 규칙 기반 모델에 비해 약 10%만큼 더 많은 환자를 생존시킬 수 있었다. 결론:강화학습을 이용한 환자분류 모델은 의료인력의 대량전상자 환자분류 의사결정을 보조하고 대체하는 대안으로 활용 가능하다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제27권4B호
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• pp.345-352
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 백색잡음과 페이딩환경에서 IS-95 시스템 역방향의 성능을 평가하는데 있어 컴퓨터 수행시간을 개선할 수 있는 획기적인 방법을 제안하고 제안된 방법의 효율성은 샘플수의 형태로 입증된다. 현재 통신 시스템의 성능분석에 가장 많이 사용되는 MC(Monte Carlo) 시뮬레이션 기법은 낮은 에러율에서 많은 시뮬레이션 수행시간을 요구한다. 때문에 MC 방법은 컴퓨터 수행속도의 한계를 피할 수 없게 된다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해 제안된 방식인 센트랄 모멘트 기법을 IS-95 시스템 역방향에 적용하여 MC 방법에서 요구되는 데이터 샘플수보다 적은 수신신호의 N차 센트랄 모멘트로부터 이산 확률밀집함수를 얻을 수 있다. 연속된 누적확률분포 함수는 보간법을 통해 정확하게 되고 샘플수에서의 개선 효과가 입증된다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.209-216
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• 2015

Stress is now recognized as a universal premorbid factor associated with many risk factors of various chronic diseases. Acute stress may induce an individual's adaptive response to environmental demands. However, chronic, excessive stress causes cumulative negative impacts on health outcomes through "allostatic load". Thus, monitoring the quantified levels of long-term stress mediators would provide a timely opportunity for prevention or earlier intervention of stressrelated chronic illnesses. Although either acute or chronic stress could be quantified through measurement of changes in physiological parameters such as heart rate, blood pressure, and levels of various metabolic hormones, it is still elusive to interpret whether the changes in circulating levels of stress mediators such as cortisol can reflect the acute, chronic, or diurnal variations. Both serum and salivary cortisol levels reveal acute changes at a single point in time, but the overall long-term systemic cortisol exposure is difficult to evaluate due to circadian variations and its protein-binding capacity. Scalp hair has a fairy predictable growth rate of approximately 1 cm/month, and the most 1 cm segment approximates the last month's cortisol production as the mean value. The analysis of cortisol in hair is a highly promising technique for the retrospective assessment of chronic stress. [BMB Reports 2015; 48(4): 209-216]

• 에너지공학
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.178-185
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• 2002

본 연구의 목적은 조기 연료 기화장치가 승용차의 냉간 주행성능에 미치는 영향을 조사하여 평가하는 것이다. 이를 위해 실험은 냉 시동성과 냉간 주행성능으로 나누어 실시하여 연료소비율과 유해 배출 가스량을 측정하고, 실린더내의 연소압력을 근거로 열 발생율, 적산 열 발생량, 질량연소율을 구하였다. 결과는 다음과 같다. 조기연료 기화장치의 장착은 냉 시동 초기부터 난기 완료까지의 연료소비량을 17.7%향상, 냉 시동 초기의 일산화탄소의 배출량은 23%, 탄화수소 배출량은 45% 저감 되고, 또한 냉간 주행시의 엔진의 연소 최고압력, 도시 평균 유효압력의 변동을 4∼6% 개선시키고, 단위 출력당 연료 소비율이 0.2∼2.3% 절감된다. 이것은 조기연료기화장치에 의한 연소실내 최대 열 발생 지연기간 및 주 연소기간이 짧아지기 때문이다.

• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국원자력학회 1997년도 춘계학술발표회논문집(1)
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• pp.184-189
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• 1997

A prompt fission gas release model incorporating the resistance to gas flow in the gap was developed and the effects of gap resistance and failure location on prompt fission gas release from the cladding breach were assessed. The process of prompt fission gas release from the plenum and gap into the coolant was modeled in accordance with three major phenomena: (1) transient gas flow in the gap, (2) the growth of the fission gas bubble while it is still attached to the breach, and (3) the detachment of the fission gas bubble from the breach and mixing with the coolant. The cumulative mass release fraction by the present model was calculated for the case of Young-Gwang 3 & 4 nuclear fuel rod as a typical example. The results showed that the release behavior of prompt fission gas with time was different from the frictionless model which has frequently been used in a simplified approach, and that the location of cladding failure was another key factor for the prompt fission gas release process due to the resistance in the gap.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.150-158
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• 2018

The deteriorating role of Nakdong River due to the Four Major Rivers Project has caused a series of problems, including water pollution, drying streams, aggravation of the hydroecology. Geumho River and Gyeongseong-cheon had a higher concentration index and is believed to impact the water quality of the main stream. The influence index of Geumho River and Nam River between 2015 and 2016, which have a large amount of discharge, was the highest among the tributaries in terms of the load material balance. Showing the highest average concentration and average load in the index assessment, Geumho River is believed to require an intensive management for improving the water quality of the main stream. Furthermore, when the cumulative percentage of the average concentration and average load was compared based on the water quality improvement of the tributaries mixed to Nakdong River, which was set to 60%, Geumho River, Nam River, Topyeong-cheon, and Cha-cheon, which showed the highest ratio in that order, were determined to require a water quality management program as a priority.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권9호
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• pp.982-986
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• 2009

For the production of ghost bacteria vaccine to prevent the streptococcal disease in aquaculture fish species, a double cassettes vector was constructed and cloned in Escherichia coli DH5${\alpha}$. Ghost bacteria vaccine production from Escherichia coli DH5${\alpha}$/pHCE-InaN-GAPDH-Ghost 37 SDM (SIG) was maximized at a glucose concentration of 1 g/l, agitation of 300 rpm, and aeration of 1 vvm. The maximal efficiency of ghost bacteria formation was obtained at the mid-exponential phase ($OD_{600}=2.0$) with the concentration of 0.77 g/l for SIG. The molecular mass of GAPDH was detected at 67 kDa with the insoluble fraction, by SDS-PAGE and Western blot. The protective efficacy of ghost bacteria vaccine was evaluated by challenge test using olive flounder. The cumulative mortalities of the positive control, formalin-killed cell (FKC) vaccine, and SIG vaccine immunized groups were 91%, 74%, and 57%, respectively. These results suggest that SIG vaccine showed efficacy as a vaccine and had a higher potential to induce protective antibodies than did FKC vaccine.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.573-582
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• 2016

The objective of the current study was to compare the execution of hygiene and safety management according to the characteristics of children's food service stations, with the ultimate objective of providing sanitary and safe food service to children. To this end, the study conducted surveys of 73 public and private pre-schools with fewer than 100 children in district A from July 30 to October 31 2015. The differences were evaluated by t-test and analysis of variance. The confidence and validity of the results were analyzed by six food ingredient and facilities management questions, three personal hygiene and facilities management questions, four environmental management questions, and five storage and treatment management questions; for a total of 18 questions. The cumulative distribution of the four factors was 61.569%, and the Cronbach's alpha was 0.821, which indicated that the results were reliable. The results revealed that public pre-schools (a) and home-based pre-schools (b) had different levels of food ingredient and facility management, but no differences in the number of cooks, number of children served, type of food distribution, and the existence of mass food service facilities. The results of the study may be used to develop hygiene and safety management manual and educational contents to promote the health of the children served.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.85-110
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• 2013

Generally, mass concrete structural behavior is governed by the strain components. However, relevant guidelines in dam engineering evaluate the structural behavior of concrete dams using stress-based criteria. In the present study, strain-based criteria are proposed for the first time in a professional manner and their applicability in seismic failure evaluation of an arch dam are investigated. Numerical model of the dam is provided using NSAD-DRI finite element code and the foundation is modeled to be massed using infinite elements at its far-end boundaries. The coupled dam-reservoir-foundation system is solved in Lagrangian-Eulerian domain using Newmark-${\beta}$ time integration method. Seismic performance of the dam is investigated using parameters such as the demand-capacity ratio, the cumulative inelastic duration and the extension of the overstressed/overstrained areas. Real crack profile of the dam based on the damage mechanics approach is compared with those obtained from stress-based and strain-based approaches. It is found that using stress-based criteria leads to conservative results for arch action while seismic safety evaluation using the proposed strain-based criteria leads to conservative cantilever action.