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Pseudo-dynamic and cyclic loading tests on a steel-concrete vertical hybrid structure

  • Wang, Bo;Wu, Tao;Dai, Huijuan;Bai, Guoliang;Wu, Jian
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.399-409
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    • 2019
  • This paper presents the experimental investigations on the seismic performance of a peculiar steel-concrete vertical hybrid structural system referred to as steel truss-RC tubular column hybrid structure. It is typically applied as the supporting structural system to house air-cooled condensers in thermal power plants (TPPs). Firstly, pseudo-dynamic tests (PDTs) are performed on a scaled substructure to investigate the seismic performance of this hybrid structure under different hazard levels. The deformation performance, deterioration behavior and energy dissipation characteristics are analyzed. Then, a cyclic loading test is conducted after the final loading case of PDTs to verify the ultimate seismic resistant capacity of this hybrid structure. Finally, the failure mechanism is discussed through mechanical analysis based on the test results. The research results indicate that the steel truss-RC tubular column hybrid structure is an anti-seismic structural system with single-fortification line. RC tubular columns are the main energy dissipated components. The truss-to-column connections are the structural weak parts. In general, it has good ductile performance to satisfy the seismic design requirements in high-intensity earthquake regions.

A Design and Implementation of Missing Person Identification System using face Recognition

  • Shin, Jong-Hwan;Park, Chan-Mi;Lee, Heon-Ju;Lee, Seoung-Hyeon;Lee, Jae-Kwang
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.19-25
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    • 2021
  • In this paper proposes a method of finding missing persons based on face-recognition technology and deep learning. In this paper, a real-time face-recognition technology was developed, which performs face verification and improves the accuracy of face identification through data fortification for face recognition and convolutional neural network(CNN)-based image learning after the pre-processing of images transmitted from a mobile device. In identifying a missing person's image using the system implemented in this paper, the model that learned both original and blur-processed data performed the best. Further, a model using the pre-learned Noisy Student outperformed the one not using the same, but it has had a limitation of producing high levels of deflection and dispersion.

Potential of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) to maintain oxidative stability of rooster semen for artificial insemination

  • Jimoh, Olatunji Abubakar;Akinola, Micheal Olawale;Oyeyemi, Bolaji Fatai;Oyeyemi, Wahab Adekunle;Ayodele, Simeon Olugbenga;Omoniyi, Idowu Samuel;Okin-Aminu, Hafsat Ololade
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • v.63 no.1
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    • pp.46-57
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    • 2021
  • Fruits with antioxidant enrichment can be an economically affordable supplement for mitigating oxidative damage prone spermatozoa membrane pathologies. Computer-assisted sperm analyzer and oxidative status were utilized to evaluate the impact of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) fortification of dextrose saline as diluent for rooster semen and fertility response of hens inseminated. Watermelon juice and dextrose saline were used to formulate diluent of 7 treatments consisting of unextended semen (positive control), 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% and only dextrose saline (negative control) designated as Treatments 1-7. Pooled semen was obtained from fertile roosters and equilibrated with diluents at ratio 1:2 in the various treatments and were evaluated using computer software coupled microscope and seminal oxidative status assay. 168 laying hens randomly divided into 7 treatment of 8 replicates and 3 hen per replicate. Hen were everted, and semen (2 × 108 Spermatozoa) deposited intra-vagina and eggs collected over 8 weeks to assess fertility and hatchability of eggs laid. The result obtained revealed that watermelon-dextrose saline rooster semen diluent enhanced progressive motility, sperm kinetics and lowered non-progressive motility in T2-T6 compared to T7 over the 3 hours of evaluation. Watermelon addition to rooster semen diluent enhance the antioxidant capacity of rooster semen and lowered lipid peroxide generation. The percentage fertility was highest in T3 (81.01%) and T4 (81.24%) with lowest value obtained in T7 (73.46%). The hatchability of eggs set of hens inseminated with undiluted semen (71.46%) was lower than values for hens inseminated with watermelon inclusive extended semen (75.71%-80.39%). The optimal inclusion of 30%-40% watermelon in dextrose saline diluent enhance rooster semen kinetics, seminal oxidative stability and egg fertility.

Effects of Various Polysaccharides on the Physicochemical Properties of the Dextran Culture Containing Carrot Juice Residue Obtained from Submerged Culture Using Leuconostoc citreum S5 (다당류 첨가에 따른 당근박 함유 Leuconostoc citreum S5 발효물의 물성변화)

  • Son, Min-Jung;Lee, Sam-Pin
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.352-358
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    • 2009
  • The physicochemical properties of dextran culture fermented by Leuconostoc citreum S5 were evaluated by the addition of various polysaccharides and heat-treatment. The consistency of dextran culture increased with the addition of carrot juice residue (CJR) in submerged culture, resulting in the highest consistency of 150 $Pa{\cdot}s^n$ and viable cell counts of $2.36{\times}10^9$ CFU/mL at 20% level of CJR. The dextran culture showed the pseudoplastic behavior and its consistency was greatly increased with the addition of various polysaccharides at 2% level. Addition of glucomannan indicated the highest consistency of 1275 $Pa{\cdot}s^n$ and their heat-treatment resulted in the increase of consistency except for glucomannan. After heat-treatment, the fermented dextran culture containing CJR fortified with gellan gum and carrageenan showed great change in rheology, indicating the highest consistency and hardness value resulted in the great increase of elastic and viscous moduli. The dynamic viscoelastic properties of dextran culture were greatly increased by the heat-treatment after fortification of various polysaccharides. Thus, the consistency and viable cell counts of dextran culture were increased with the addition of CJR. The rheological properties of dextran culture were manipulated by the fortification of various polysaccharides and heat-treatment.

Surrounding rock pressure of shallow-buried bilateral bias tunnels under earthquake

  • Liu, Xin-Rong;Li, Dong-Liang;Wang, Jun-Bao;Wang, Zhen
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.427-445
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    • 2015
  • By means of finite element numerical simulation and pseudo-static method, the shallow-buried bilateral bias twin-tube tunnel subject to horizontal and vertical seismic forces are researched. The research includes rupture angles, the failure mode of the tunnel and the distribution of surrounding rock relaxation pressure. And the analytical solution for surrounding rock relaxation pressure is derived. For such tunnels, their surrounding rock has sliding rupture planes that generally follow a "W" shape. The failure area is determined by the rupture angles. Research shows that for shallow-buried bilateral bias twin-tube tunnel under the action of seismic force, the load effect on the tunnel structure shall be studied based on the relaxation pressure induced by surrounding rock failure. The rupture angles between the left tube and the right tube are independent of the surface slope. For tunnels with surrounding rock of Grade IV, V and VI, which is of poor quality, the recommended reinforcement range for the rupture angles is provided when the seismic fortification intensity is VI, VII, VIII and IX respectively. This study is expected to provide theoretical support regarding the ground reinforcement range for the shallow-buried bilateral bias twin-tube tunnel under seismic force.

An approach of seismic design for sheet pile retaining wall based on capacity spectrum method

  • Qu, Honglue;Li, Ruifeng;Hu, Huanguo;Jia, Hongyu;Zhang, Jianjing
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.309-323
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    • 2016
  • As the forefront of structural design method, capacity spectrum method can be applied conveniently, and through this method, deformation demand of structure can be considered. However, there is no research for the seismic application in the structure of sheet pile retaining wall to report. Therefore, focusing on laterally loaded stabilizing sheet pile wall, which belongs to flexible cantilever retaining structure and meets the applying requirement of capacity spectrum method from seismic design of building structure, this paper studied an approach of seismic design of sheet pile wall based on capacity spectrum method. In the procedure, the interaction between soil and structure was simplified, and through Pushover analysis, seismic fortification standard was well associated with performance of retaining structure. In addition, by comparing the result of nonlinear time history analysis, it suggests that this approach is applicable.

Evaluation and Selection of Breeding Lines of Pepper Developed by Incorporation of Resistance to Phytophthora capsid into Local Cultivars of Gyeungbuk Province (고추 역병 저항성 도입 경북지역 재래종 육성계통의 평가와 선발)

  • Kim, Byung-Soo;Kim, Jeong-Hoon
    • Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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    • v.21
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    • pp.11-16
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    • 2003
  • Lines bred for resistance to Phytophthora capsici by incorporation of resistance to P. capsici in PI201234 or CM334 into 'Subi' and 'Chilseong', land races in Youngyang, and 'Punggak', a land race in Cheongdo in Gyeungbuk province, and lines bred for fortification of one of them above with resistance to viral complex, and tolerant selections from another landrace collection from Punggak (KC268) were evaluated for resistance to P. capsici by inoculation at seedling stage. Almost all the breeding lines showed high level of resistance to P. capsid and selections from KC268 showed tolerance or moderate resistance to P. capsid. The selected plants were grown in a net cage in an outdoor nursery for seed production. Utilization of the lines in breeding was discussed.

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Analysis of Factors for the Success in Entry into Cooperation Robot Market (협동로봇 시장 진출 성공요인 분석)

  • Kim, Shin-Pyo
    • Journal of Industrial Convergence
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.43-52
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    • 2017
  • Robot refers to machines that recognize the external environment and assess the given situations in order to operate autonomously by imitating the manner in which humans behave. Although Korea still lacks global competitiveness, Korea, as the $4^{th}$ ranked robot manufacturing country in the world, is currently expanding the domains of robots from application in manufacturing to application in service provision. Accordingly, this study aims to analyze the factors for the success in entry into the cooperation robot market among various robotic markets in accordance with the literary research method in consideration for the importance of robot industry that could determine the future national competitiveness. The result of the analysis of the factors for the success in entry into the cooperation robot market, shows that factors including analysis of the trends in manufacturing robot market, strategy for benchmarking of the leading cooperation robot companies, activation of small and medium enterprise-centered cooperation robotic industry, excavation of demands for cooperation robots with focus on automobile, semiconductor and IT industries, utilization of the opportunities provided by government's robotic industry policies and standardization of cooperation robot components, etc. determine whether one will succeed in the market or not. Furthermore, it is believed that fortification of competitiveness of the manufacturing sector through the powerful policy support for the robotic industry at government level and policies on cultivation of new growth engine through specialization of the robotic areas closely related to daily life must be implemented concurrently because it is forecasted that competitiveness in robotics technology will become the criterion for national competitiveness in the future.

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3D Printing of Materials and Printing Parameters with Animal Resources: A Review

  • Eun Young Jeon;Yuri Kim;Hyun-Jung Yun;Bum-Keun Kim;Yun-Sang Choi
    • Food Science of Animal Resources
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.225-238
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    • 2024
  • 3D printing technology enables the production of creative and personalized food products that meet consumer needs, such as an attractive visual appearance, fortification of specific nutrients, and modified textures. To popularize and diversify 3D-printed foods, an evaluation of the printing feasibility of various food pastes, including materials that cannot be printed natively, is necessary. Most animal resources, such as meat, milk, and eggs, are not inherently printable; therefore, the rheological properties governing printability should be improved through pre-/post-processing or adding appropriate additives. This review provides the latest progress in extrusion-based 3D printing of animal resource-based inks. In addition, this review discusses the effects of ink composition, printing conditions, and post-processing on the printing performance and characteristics of printed constructs. Further research is required to enhance the sensory quality and nutritional and textural properties of animal resource-based printed foods.

Effect of Hypoxia on Carbohydrate Metabolism in Barley Seedlings (저산소 조건이 보리 유묘의 탄수화물대사에 미치는 영향)

  • Choi Heh Ran;Park Myoung Ryoul;Kim Jung Gon;Namkoong Seung Bak;Choi Kyeong-Gu;Yun Song Joong
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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    • v.50 no.3
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    • pp.170-174
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    • 2005
  • Barley plants growing in the wet paddy field easily encounter suboptimal oxygen concentration in the rhizosphere that causes molecular oxygen deficiency in root cells. The capacity of root cells to utilize energy sources is known to be positively related to resistance to hypoxia stress. This study was conducted to investigate effects of hypoxia on enzymes involved in the starch and sucrose metabolism. Barley seedlings at the third leaf stage were subjected to hypoxia (1 ppm dissolved oxygen) by purging the culture solution with nitrogen gas for up to seven days. The protein content was slightly decreased by hypoxia for 7 days. $\alpha-Amylase$ activities increased significantly in the root but not in the shoot after 3 to 7 days of hypoxia. $\beta-Amylase$ activities were not affected significantly in both tissues. Additionally, sucrose synthase activities were affected little in both tissues by 7 days of hypoxia. The results indicate that root cells activate break­down of polysaccharide reserves in response to an acute hypoxia to supply energy sources for fermentative glycolysis and cell wall fortification.