• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.817-822
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• 2000

A proper flashing light is expected to enhance microalgal biomass productivity and photosynthetic efficiency. The effect of flashing light on high-density Chlorella kessleri (UTEX 398) cultures was studied using light-emitting diodes. A frequency modulator was designed to flash LEDs, and the device successfully provided wide range of frequencies and various duty cycles of flashing. A relatively high frequencies of 10, 20 and 50 kHz were used in this study. These frequencies have very short flashing time ($2-50{\mu}s$), which corresponded to the time constant of the light reaction of photosynthesis. The specific oxygen production rates of photosynthesis under flashing light were compared with those under an equivalent continuous light in specially designed illumination cuvette. The specific oxygen production rates under flashing light were 5-25% higher than those under the continuous light. A range of cell concentration was discovered, where the benefit of flashing light was maximized. The photosynthetic efficiency was also higher under flashing light with frequencies of over 1 kHz, which was a clear indication of flashing light effect and the degree of mutual shading could by overcome by flashing lights, particularly at high-density algal cultures.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.30-36
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• 2013

The aim of this review was to assess the effectiveness of ginseng as a treatment option for managing menopause symptoms. We searched the literature using ll databases from their inception to 26 September 2012 and included all randomised clinical trials (RCTs) that compared any type of ginseng to a placebo controls in postmenopausal women. The methodological quality of all studies was assessed using a Cochrane risk of bias tool. Four RCTs met our inclusion criteria. Most RCTs had high risk of bias. One RCT showed that Korean red ginseng (KRG) significantly improved sexual arousal and global health compared with placebo. Another RCT reported the superiority of KRG over placebo for treating menopause symptoms on Kupperman's index and menopausal rating score. The third RCT failed to show a significant effect of KRG on hot flash frequency compared to placebo. The fourth RCT found beneficial effects of ginseng compared to placebo on depression and well-being. In conclusion, the evidence on ginseng as an effective treatment for managing menopause symptoms is limited. Most of the RCTs are burdened with a high risk of bias. Thus firm conclusions cannot be drawn. Rigorous studies seem warranted.

• 대한임베디드공학회논문지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.139-147
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• 2017

In recent years, non-volatile memory express (NVMe), a new host controller interface standard, has been adapted to overcome performance bottlenecks caused by the acceleration of solid state drives (SSD). Recently, performance breakthrough cases over AHCI based SATA SSDs by adapting NVMe based PCI Express (PCIe) SSD to servers and PCs have been reported. Furthermore, replacing legacy eMMC-flash storage with NVMe based storage is also considered for next generation of mobile devices such as smartphones. The Linux kernel includes drivers for NVMe support, and as the kernel version increases, the implementation of the NVMe driver code has changed. However, mobile devices are often equipped with older versions of Android operating systems (OSes), where the newest features of NVMe drivers are not available. Therefore, different features of different NVMe driver implementations are not well evaluated on Android OSes. In this paper, we analyze the response time of the NVMe driver for various Linux kernel version.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제32권11호
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• pp.832-840
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• 2008

Ablation occurs at irradiance beyond $10^9\;W/cm^2$ with nanosecond and short laser pulses focused onto any materials. Phenomenologically, the surface temperature is instantaneously heated past its vaporization temperature. Before the surface layer is able to vaporize, underlying material will reach its vaporization temperature. Temperature and pressure of the underlying material are raised beyond their critical values, causing the surface to explode. The pressure over the irradiated surface from the recoil of vaporized material can be as high as $10^5\;MPa$. The interaction of high power nanosecond laser with a thin metal in air has been investigated. The nanosecond pulse laser beam in atmosphere generates intensive explosions of the materials. The explosive ejection of materials make the surrounding gas compressed, which form a shock wave that travels at several thousand meters per second. To understand the laser ablation mechanism including the heating and ionization of the metal after lasing, the temporal evolution of shock waves is captured on an ICCD camera through laser flash shadowgraphy. The expansion of shock wave in atmosphere was found to agree with the Sedov's self-similar spherical blast wave solution.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.524-529
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• 2013

Recently, researchers have become interested in natural ester fluids, as they are an environmentally friendly alternative to mineral oils. Natural ester fluids are a natural resource made from plants; they have higher biodegradability, flash, and fire points, and a greater permittivity compared to conventional mineral oils. However, natural ester fluids also have a higher pour point, viscosity, and water content. These characteristics can hamper circulation and impair the electrical properties of an oil-filled transformer. A large amount of data has been accumulated over the years in regards to mineral insulating oil involving dielectric breakdown voltage and lightning impulse tests. However, natural ester fluids have not had their electrical properties sufficiently characterized. In this paper, we present an investigation into the characteristics of the electrical discharge development in natural ester fluids and in an oil-filled transformer near the pour points. The experiment results show that the electrical properties decreased according to a decrease in the ambient temperature and freezing time. It was found that the pour point and water content of natural ester fluids have a significant effect on the electrical properties.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.60-68
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• 1991

The weld quality of end cap welds in Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) Fuel is extremely important for the fuel performance in the nuclear reactor. The quality of resistance upset welds is currently evaluated mainly by the metallographic examination although it reveals only two weld cross-sections in a circumference welds. This investigation was, firstly, carried out to determine whether the ultrasonic examination would be applied to detect weld defects in the end cap welds and, secondly, to measure the mechanical strength of upset butt welds as a function of phase shift percentage. The major results obtained in this study are as follows: 1. The weld current and amount of upset shrinkage linearly increased with increasing the phase shift percentage. 2. Above the phase shift 55%, the defects in the welds were completely eliminated with increasing the phase of sound weld was over the thickness of cladding tube. 3. The ultrasonic testing well detected such defects in the end cap welds as upset external crack, upset split, corner crack and irregular weld flash comparing with the results of metallography. 4. The micro-fissure in the corner of the end cap welds was reliably detected by ultrasonic testing. 5. The mechanical strength in the welds increased with increasing phase shift percentage but the fracture did't occur in the welds above 55%.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2006년도 추계학술대회 논문집 전기물성,응용부문
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• pp.32-33
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• 2006

As next generation nonvolatile memory, chalcogenide-based phase change memory can substitute for a conventional flash memory from its high performance. Also, fast writing speed, low writing voltage, high sensing margin, low power consumption and repetition reliability over $10^{15}$ cycle shows its possibility. At our laboratory, we invented ${Ge_1}{Se_1}{Te_2}$ material to alternate with conventional ${Ge_2}{Sb_2}{Te_5}$ for improve its ability. We respect the ${Ge_1}{Se_1}{Te_2}$ material can be a solution for high power consumption problem and long time at 'set' performance. A conductivity experiment from variable temperature was performed to see reliability of repetition at read and write performance. Compare with conventional ${Ge_2}{Sb_2}{Te_5}$ material, these two materials are used as complex compound to get the finest parameter.

• 한국조명전기설비학회지:조명전기설비
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.54-63
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• 1994

본 연구에서는 판상스페이서 위에 침전극을 고정하고 gap간격 40[mm]에 평판전극을 설치한 gap 간에 10[mm]간격으로 나누어 각 구간내에 스페이서와 같은 재질의 Barrier를 설치하고 파티클을 두었을 때 AC 및 정극성 DC 전압에서의 방전로와 FOV에 대해 연구한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻엇다. 1) Barrier가 고전위측에 위치한 경우와 파티클이 Barrier뒤에 은폐된 경우가 FOV가 높다. 2) 침전극 선단에 파티클 위치할 때 심한 FOV의 감소가 있다. 3) 파티클이 전극간에 게재되면 방전로는 파티클을 경유하므로 FOV는 감소한다.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.833-835
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• 2010

Xilinx 사의 SPARTAN-3E는 50만 게이트 급의 FPGA를 사용하며 소프트 코어 형태의 마이크로블 레이즈 (MicroBlaze) 프로세서를 사용하여 주변기기를 설계할 수 있는 버스 시스템을 갖추고 있다. 이러한 임베디드시스템은 마이크로프로세서를 주축으로 센서 노드에서 정보를 받아 네트워크 게이트웨이로 일정 간격으로 받은 정보를 메인 서버에 저장하는 개념으로 독거노인들의 동선을 파악할 수 있고 돌발상황을 방지하는 데 적용이 가능하다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 FPGA 시스템을 사용하여 CPU와 플래쉬 메모리 기반의 독거노인 모니터링 디바이스 임베디드 시스템을 설계하였다. 이러한 하드웨어 시스템은 소프트웨어 독거노인 관리 시스템과 유기적으로 결합하여 전체 독거노인 관리 시스템에 유용하게 사용될 수 있다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.25-33
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• 1997

화재 위험성올 조사하기위해 우리나라의 주거형태에서 가장 보편적인 공동주태을 사용하여 실물 화 재실험을 하였다. 화재 실험에서는 우리나라의 실제 생활에 사용되는 가구와 가연성물질풍을 사용하여 우리나라의 현실에 적합한 화재 위험성을 명가해 보았다. 이 실험에서 얻은 결과를 C-FAST라는 해석 모텔올 사용하여 얻은 예측치와 비교하였다. C-F AST의 제한성때문에 거실에서 발생한 화재에 대해서 만 결과를 비교해보았다. 실물 화재실험에서는 flash-over가 약 380초 경에 Zone-Model에서는 약 420 초 경에 발생하는 것으로 예측되었다. 그 외의 모든 실험 결과와 예측 결과에 의해 피난시간을 도출하 면 화재 실험과 Zone-Model 모두에서 250초 이내에 피난해야 한다는 결론을 얻었다.