• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.104-108
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• 2017

Induction motors have wide applicability in many fields, both in industrial sectors and households, for their advantages of a high efficiency and robust structure. The introduction of power-source-containing harmonics into the induction motor winding lowers its efficiency and increases its temperature, greatly affecting its operation characteristics. In this study, we performed an electromagnetic field analysis using the time-difference finite-element method with the purpose of analyzing the steady-state current characteristics of an induction motor. Additionally, we calculated the steady-state current with a method combining an electromagnetic field equation and a circuit equation. In the electromagnetic field analysis, the nonlinearity was taken into account using the Newton-Raphson method, and a backward time-difference method was employed for the time derivative term. Then, we compared the steady-state current of the induction motor obtained by calculation with the experimentally measured values, thus validating the proposed algorithm. Furthermore, we analyzed the impacts of the shape and material of the rotor conductor bar of the induction motor on the steady-state current of the main winding.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.1027-1037
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• 2017

Penetration of renewable energy sources makes the modern interconnected power systems to have more intelligence and flexibility in the control. Hence, it is essential to maintain the system frequency and tie-line power exchange at nominal values using Load Frequency Control (LFC) for efficient, economic and reliable operation of power systems. In this paper, intelligent tuning of the Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) controller for LFC in an interconnected power system is considered as a main objective. The chosen problem is formulated as an optimization problem and the optimal gain parameters of PID controllers are computed with three innovative swarm intelligent algorithms named Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Bacterial Foraging Optimization Algorithm (BFOA) and hybrid Bacterial Foraging Particle Swarm Optimization (BFPSO) and a comparative study is made between them. A new objective function designed with necessary time domain specifications using weighted sum approach is also offered in this report and compared with conventional objective functions. All the simulation results clearly reveal that, the hybrid BFPSO tuned PID controller with proposed objective function has better control performances over other optimization methodologies.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.163-172
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• 2016

The modular multilevel converter (MMC) has been receiving increased attentions in recent years. The new modular multilevel converter is a derivative topology from the traditional MMC in which the number of sub-modules (SMs) necessitated by each phase can be reduced by one. This paper presents a phase-shifted carrier pulse-width modulation (PSC-PWM) for the new MMC with an optimal phase-shifted angle to suppress the harmonics of the output voltage. Further, the harmonic features when the capacitor voltage of the middle SM is selected as two different values are also investigated. Moreover, in order to avoid introducing an unnecessary dc offset current at the ac terminals of the new MMC, a novel capacitor voltage balancing scheme is proposed by adjusting the amplitude of the reference signals rather than the offset. Finally, the validity and effectiveness of the proposed modulation and balancing schemes have been verified by experimental results based on a three-phase prototype of the new MMC.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.55-64
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• 1990

Soybean fatty acid, the largest byproduct in the production of soybean oil, was formulated for hand cream, oil in water emulsion base, to improve the suppleness and elasticity of skin. The stability of emulsion observed by a macroscopic method was used as a characteristic index for deciding an optimum formula of hand creams. The optimum formula of the most stable hand cream was obtained from polynomial regression equation, contour graphs and partial derivative graphs. The values of soybean fatty acid and stearyl alcohol in the obtained optimum formula were 9.75 and 14.75 w/w%, respectively, and sodium lauryl sulfate was not needed. Experimental value for the stability of hand cream prepared according to the optimum formula was 76,14 days, and the prediction value by computation method was 73.25 days. From the results of accelerated tests by elevated temperature, the stability of hand cream by optimum formula was 1.7 year at room temperature $(25^{\circ}C)$. The hand cream containing soybean fatty acid was found to be free of primary irritant substance to the skin by Draize technique.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.25-29
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• 2001

Nucleophilic substitution reactions of O-imidomethyl derivatives of phenols with OH- were studied theoretically using the semiempirical AM1 and Solvation Model 2.1 (SM2.1) methods in the gas phase and aqueous solution, respectively. In the gas phase, the two reaction paths, in which the imide (1a) or phenol (1b) is functioning as a leaving group, can occur competitively. In contrast, in aqueous solution, path (1b) becomes more favorable than (1a) because the transition states (TS) of path (1b) are more stabilized by solvent. Differences in solvation energies are caused by the structural differences of TS, i.e., the TS via path (1b) is more dissociative than that via path (1a). Therefore we conclude that the solvent effects play an important role in the hydrolysis of O-imidomethyl derivatives of phenols. However, reactivity is dependent on the acidities of both the imide and the phenol fragments since the ρz values vary progressively from 4.2 (Z' = I) to 2.5 (Z' = IV) as the acidities of imide increase. These are in good agreement with the experimental results.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제18권7호
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• pp.711-714
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• 1997

In an effort to enhance the lipophilicities, thereby, the penetration into the cell membrane and to increase the antitumor activities of modified derivatives of 2',3'-didehydro-3'-deoxythymidine (d4T, 1), derivatives of 1 were designed and synthesized. Starting from thymidine, 1, 2',3'-didehydro-3'-deoxythymidine-5'-phosphate, disodium salt (d4T-p, 7), and two nicotinate esters of 1; 2',3'-didehydro-3'-deoxy-5'-O-(3-pyridinylcarbonyl)thymidine (d4T-NA, 5) and 2',3'-didehydro-3'-deoxy-5'-phosphoryl-O-(3-pyridinylcarbonyl)thymidine (d4T-p-NA, 8) were synthesized. The lipophilicities of the synthesized compounds were measured by P-values and antitumor activities of those were estimated against mouse leukemia P388, murine mammary carcinoma FM3A, and human histiocytic lymphoma U937 tumor cells in vitro. Although the lipophilicities of the nicotinate esters, 5 and 8 were increased 2.75- and 9.71-fold relative to that of 1 and 7, respectively, the synthesized compounds, 1, 5, 7, and 8 were found to be inactive against P388 and FM3A cells except weak antitumor activity against U937 cell.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2-2
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• pp.110.3-111
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• 2003

In the previous studies, we have reported that NQ30l, a synthetic l,4-naphthoquinone derivative, displayed a potent antithrombotic activity, and that this might be due to antiplatelet effect, which was mediated by inhibition of cytosolic $Ca^{2+}$ mobilization in activated platelets. In the present study, the effect of NQ301 on arachidonic acid cascade in activated platlets was examined. NQ301 concentration-dependently inhibited washed rabbit platelet aggregation induced by collagen (10 $\mu$g/ml), arachidonic acid (100 $\mu$M) and U46619 (1 $\mu$M), a thromboxane $A_2$receptor agonist, with $IC_50$ values of 0.60$\pm$0.02, 0.79$\pm$0.04 and 0.58$\pm$0.04 $\mu$M, respectively. (omitted)

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.281-286
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• 2009

Introduction: Enamel matrix derivative (EMD) is a protein which is secreted by Hertwig root sheath and plays a major role in the formation of cementum and attachment of peridontium. Several studies have shown that EMD promoted the proliferation and differentiation of preosteoblasts, osteoblasts and periodontal ligament cells in vitro: however, reports showing the inhibition of osteogenic differentiation by EMD also existed. This study was designed to simultaneously evaluate the effect of EMD on the two cell lines (human mesenchymal stem cells: hMSC, human periodontal ligament derived fibroblasts: hPDLCs) by means of quantitative analysis of some bone related matrices (Alkaline phosphatase : ALP, osteopontin ; OPN, osteocalcin ; OC). Materials and Methods: hMSCs and hPDLCs were expanded and cells in the 4${\sim}$6 passages were adopted to use. hMSc and hPDLCs were cultured during 1,2,7, and 14 days with 0, 50 and 100 ${\mu}g/ml$ of EMD, respectively. ALP activity was assessed by SensoLyte ALP kit and expressed as values of the relative optical density. Among the matrix proteins of the bony tissue, OC and OPN were assessed and quantification of these proteins was evaluated by means of human OC immunoassay kit and human OPN assay kit, respectively. Results: ALP activity maintained without EMD at $1,2^{nd}$ day. The activity increased at $7^{th}$ day but decreased at $14^{th}$ day. EMD increased the activity at $14^{th}$ day in the hPDLCs culture. In the hMSCs, rapid decrease was noted in $7^{th}$ and $14^{th}$ days without regard to EMD concentrations. Regarding the OPN synthesis in hPDLCs, marked decrease of OPN was noted after EMD application. Gradual decrease tendency of OPN was shown over time. In hMSCs, marked decrease of OPN was also noted after EMD application. Overall concentration of OPN was relatively consistent over time than that in hPDLCs. Regarding the OC synthesis, in both of hPDLCs and hMSCs, inhibition of OC formation was noted after EMD application in the early stages but EMD exerted minimal effect at the later stages. Conclusion: In this experimental condition, EMD seemed to play an inhibitory role during the differentiation of hMSCs and hPDLCs in the context of OC and OPN formation. In the periodontium, there are many kinds of cells contributing to the regeneration of oral tissue. EMD enhanced ALP activity in hPDLCs rather than in hMSCs and this may imply that EMD has a positive effect on the differentiation of cementoblasts compared with the effect on hMSCs. The result of our research was consistent with recent studies in which the authors showed the inhibitory effect of EMD in terms of the differentiation of mineral colony forming cells in vitro. This in vitro study may not stand for all the charateristics of EMD; thus, further studies involving many other bone matrices and cellular attachment will be necessary.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.509-523
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• 2016

토양 예측은 지속가능한 산지관리 측면에서 필요한 토양특성자료를 제공할 수 있다. 이중 가시 근적외선 분광반사 특성을 이용한 토양 예측은 저비용, 빠른 분석과 비파괴 측정, 비교적 높은 정확도로 관심을 받고 있다. 일반적으로 토양 분광반사특성 측정 과정에서 잡음이 나타날 수 있어 전처리 과정이 필요하다. 하지만 이러한 전처리 방법을 비교하고 평가하는 작업이 거의 이루어지지 못 했다. 본 연구에서는 토양 탄소와 질소 예측을 위해 5가지 전처리 방법을 비교하였다. 이는 연속체 제거, Savitzky-Golay 변환, 이산 웨이블렛(wavelet) 변환, 1차와 2차 도함수 변환이다. 토양예측 모델로 부분 최소제곱 회귀모형을 사용하였고, 총 153개 시료 중에서 검증을 위해 122개 훈련자료와 31개의 검증자료로 나누어 평가하였다. 전반적으로 토양시료의 탄소 함량이 높을수록 토양에 대한 입사 에너지의 흡수가 커지는 특성을 보였다. 파장별로는 가시광선 영역(650nm와 700nm)이 토양 탄소 그리고 질소와 가장 높은 상관관계를 보였다. 전처리 비교에서 연속체 제거가 토양 탄소(9.53mg/g)와 질소(0.79mg/g)에 대해 가장 높은 정확도(Root Mean Square Error)를 보였다. 따라서 토양 탄소와 질소 예측을 위해 연속체 제거가 가장 효과적인 분광반사특성 분석의 전처리 방법으로 판단되었다. 시각적인 평가에서 웨이블릿 변환이나 Savitzky-Golay 변환은 차이가 거의 없었고, 평가 결과도 유사했다. 따라서 다소 계산과정이 간단한 Savitzky-Golay 변환이 선호될 수 있다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.361-368
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• 2002

본 연구는 초당 2개의 속도로 이송되는 사과를 대상으로 측정된 투과 에너지 스팩트럼 데이터를 이용하여 사과의 당도예측 모델을 개발하기 위해 각종 전처리가 당도 예측 모델의 정밀도에 미치는 영향을 구명하고, 신뢰성이 높은 당도 예측 회귀 모델을 개발하기 위해 수행되었다. 스펙트럼의 산란 보정, 노이즈 감소 등을 위해 1차미분, MSC, SNV, OSC 및 이들 조합으로 구성된 전처리 알고리즘을 프로그래밍하고, 이들 전처리를 스펙트럼데이터에 적용한 결과 특히 MSC SNV에 의해 각 파장에서의 투과에너지와 당도와의 상관관계가 전처리를 하지 않은 경우에 비해 현저히 증가하였다. 각종 전처리를 수행한 후 당도 예측 회귀 모델을 개발하고, 검정한 결과, 전처리 방법에 따라 예측모델의 SEP가 최대 1.265%brix 에서 최소 0.507%brix로 큰 차이를 나타내었다. 이는 SEP를 최소화하기 위해 주어진 스펙트럼 데이터의 특성에 알맞는 전처리 방법이 개발 또는 선택되어야 함을 의미한다. MSC 와 SNV는 예측 정밀도와 밀접한 관계가 있으며, OSC는 PLS의 factor 수와 관계되는 것으로 판단되었다. 1차미분은 오히려 모델의 예측 성능을 저하시키는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 실시간으로 측정된 투과스펙트럼에 상대적으로 노이즈 성분이 많이 포함되어 이들 성분이 미분에 의해 강조된 것으로 판단되었다. 본 연구에 사용된 스펙트럼 데이터의 경우 MSC와 OSC 전처리를 수행한 당도예측모델이 $R^2=0.8823$, SEP=0.5071%brix, bias=0.0327로 가장 우수하였다.