• Journal of the Korean Physical Society
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• 제73권9호
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• pp.1393-1398
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• 2018

In conventional single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), only the photoelectric events in the detectors are used for image reconstruction. However, if the $^{131}I$ isotope, which emits high-energy radiations (364, 637, and 723 keV), is used in nuclear medicine, both photoelectric and Compton scattering events can be used for image reconstruction. The purpose of our work is to perform simulations for Compton SPECT by using the Geant4 application for tomographic emission (GATE). The performance of Compton SPECT is evaluated and compared with that of conventional SPECT. The Compton SPECT unit has an area of $12cm{\times}12cm$ with four gantry heads. Each head is composed of a 2-cm tungsten collimator and a $40{\times}40$ array of CdZnTe (CZT) crystals with a $3{\times}3mm^2$ area and a 6-mm thickness. Compton SPECT can use not only the photoelectric effect but also the Compton scattering effect for image reconstruction. The correct sequential order of the interactions used for image reconstruction is determined using the angular resolution measurement (ARM) method and the energies deposited in each detector. In all the results of simulations using spherical volume sources of various diameters, the reconstructed images of Compton SPECT show higher signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) without degradation of the image resolution when compared to those of conventional SPECT because the effective count for image reconstruction is higher. For a Derenzo-like phantom, the reconstructed images for different modalities are compared by visual inspection and by using their projected histograms in the X-direction of the reconstructed images.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.2253-2261
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• 2022

In this study, nano-scaled shielding materials were assembled and fabricated by doping different weight percentages of Nano-mercuric oxide (N-HgO) into Nano-Bentonite (N-Bent) based on using (100-x% N-Bent + x% N-HgO, x = 10, 20, 30, and 40 wt %). The fabricated N-HgO/N-Bent nanocomposites were characterized by FT-IR, XRD, and SEM and evaluated to evaluate their shielding properties toward gamma radiation by using four different γ-ray energies form three point sources; 356 keV from ¹³³Ba, 662 keV from ¹³⁷Cs as well as 1173, and 1332 keV from ⁶⁰Co. The γ-rays mass attenuation coefficients were plotted as a function of the doped N-HgO concentrations into N-HgO/N-Bent nanocomposites. The computed values of mass attenuation coefficients (µ_m), effective atomic number (Z_eff) and electron density (N_el) by the as-prepared samples were found to increase, while the half value layer (HVL) and mean free path (MFP) were identified to decrease upon increasing the N-HgO contents. It was concluded also that the increase in N-HgO concentration led to a direct increase in the mass attenuation coefficient from 0.10 to 0.17 cm²/g at 356 keV and from 0.08 to 0.09 cm²/g at 662 keV. However, a slight increase was observed in the identified mass attenuation coefficients at (1172 and 1332 keV).

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.169-183
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• 2022

In this article, vibrational behavior and wave propagation characteristics in (FG) functionally graded plates resting on Kerr foundation with three parameters is studied using a 2D dimensional (HSDT) higher shear deformation theory. The new 2D higher shear deformation theory has only four variables in field's displacement, which means has few numbers of unknowns compared with others theories. The shape function used in this theory satisfies the nullity conditions of the shear stresses on the two surfaces of the FG plate without using shear correction factors. The FG plates are considered to rest on the Kerr layer, which is interconnected with a Pasternak-Kerr shear layer. The FG plate is materially inhomogeneous. The material properties are supposed to vary smoothly according to the thickness of the plate by a Voigt's power mixing law of the volume fraction. The equations of motion due to the dynamics of the plate resting on a three-parameter foundation are derived using the principle of minimization of energies; which are then solved analytically by the Navier technique to find the vibratory characteristics of a simply supported plate, and the wave propagation results are derived by using the dispersion relations. Perceivable numerical results are fulfilled to evaluate the vibratory and the wave propagation characteristics in functionally graded plates and some parameters such wave number, thickness ratio, power index and foundation parameters are discussed in detail.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.149-154
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• 2010

단일 탄소섬유/페놀수지 및 탄소나노튜브-페놀수지 복합재료의 계면적 특성을 젖음성과 함께 전기저항 측정 및 미세역학시험법을 사용하여 평가하였다. 순수 페놀수지 및 탄소나노튜브-페놀수지 복합재료의 Broutman시편을 사용한 압축강도는 인장강도와 비교하였다. 탄소나노튜브-페놀수지 복합재료의 접촉저항은 2점 및 4점법에 의한 경사형 시편을 사용하여 측정하였다. 동적접촉각에 의한 표면에너지와 젖음성은 Wilhelmy 플레이트 법으로 측정하였다. 표면에서 탄소나노튜브가 불균일한 미세구조로 형성되므로, 동적접촉각은 90도 이상의 소수성을 나타내었다. 탄소나노튜브-페놀수지 복합재료는 보다 나은 응력전달 효과에 기인하여 순수 페놀수지보다 더 큰 겉보기 강성도를 보여주었다. 단일 탄소섬유와 탄소나노튜브-페놀수지 복합재료간의 접착일, $W_a$은 탄소나노튜브 첨가로 인한 점도 증가 때문에, 순수 페놀수지 보다 더 크게 나타났다. 이는 마이크로 풀 아웃 시험에서 단일 탄소섬유의 미세파손 형태와 일치함을 보여 주었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.458-464
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• 1993

전보에 이어, 정제한 혈합육어 trypsin에 대하여 효소적 성질 및 열 역학적 성질에 관하여 비교 검토한 내용을 요약하면 다음과 같다. 이들 혈합육어 trypsin은 BA-p-NA와 SP-p-NA 같은 amide기질 중 BA-p-NA기질만에 대하여, 그리고 ATEE, BAEE, BTEE 및 TAME 등의 ester 기질 중에서는 BAEE와 TAME에 대하여만 현저한 활성을 보였다. 이들 효소는 antipain, leupeptin, DFP, TLCK, SBTI 등 화학약제와 금속이온 Cu$^{2＋}$ 및 Hg$^{2＋}$에 의하여서는 그 활성이 현저히 저해를 받았으나, $Mg^{2＋}$에 의하여서는 부활하였다. 이 효소들은 모두 5$0^{\circ}C$ 이상의 온도에서는 불안정하였으며, 날개다랭이의 trypsin이 온도 변화에 대하여 가장 안정하였다. 그리고, 활성화에너지는 멸치 trypsin이 13.91㎉/mo1e, 고등어 trypsin A는 11.61㎉/ mole, 고등어 trypsin B는 8.43㎉/mo1e, 황다랭이 trypsin은 4.35㎉/mole, 그리고 날개다랭이 trypsin은 3.76㎉/mole 이었다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권7호
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• pp.95-104
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• 2018

이성질체의 형태는 수용액 상태에서 종종 안정성과 반응성 등의 기본상태 뿐만 아니라 사슬성장 및 접힘 과정으로 인하여 형태형성에 영향을 주기 때문에 올리고펩티드의 형태를 이해하는 것이 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 L-알라닌(LA), 글리신(G) 5량체 모델의 무수 및 수화물(수화율; h/1) 상태의 구조와 에너지를 4가지 형태이성질체 (베타-확장형;= t-/t+, $PP_{II}$형; g-/t+, $PP_{II}$-유사형; g-/g+ 및 알파-나선형; g-/g-)에 대하여 B3LYP/6-31G(d,p)를 이용하여 양자화학계산(QCC) 방법으로 분석하였다. 구조최적화는 밀도함수 이론(DFT)으로써 B3LYP를 사용하였으며, 기본설정(Basic set)으로는 6-31G(d,p)를 이용하였다. 이미노 양성자(NH)를 갖는 LA와 G에서 베타-확장형, $PP_{II}$-유사형, 알파-나선형의 3가지 형태가 얻어졌으며, 대부분 물 분자가 $PP_{II}$-유사형과 알파-나선형에서는 CO-HN 분자 내 수소결합 사이에 주로 삽입되었고, 베타-확장형은 CO기에 부착되었다. 또한, LA와 G에서 $PP_{II}$-유사형 형태이성질체가 무수 및 수화물 상태에서 가장 안정적이었으며, $PP_{II}$ 형태이성질체는 얻어지지 않았다. LA에 대한 결과는 알라닌 올리고펩티드의 안정적인 형태가 주로 $PP_{II}$라고 보고한 다른 연구의 실험적 및 이론적인 결과와는 상이했다. 올리고펩티드 형태이성질체의 생성패턴과 안정성이 CO-HN의 분자 내 수소결합의 존재 여부 또는 출발 아미노산 내 $NH_2$기의 존재 여부에 강한 영향을 받는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국도서관정보학회지
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• 제9권
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• pp.115-144
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• 1982

In ordinary modern wester expression 'the Renaissance' was used to denote the impact made by dead Hellenism civilization in western Christendom, particularly Italian literary and artistic movement at Northern and central Italy in the late medieval period. However, A.J. Toynbee examined the renaissance from the different aspect of view. In his great work "A Study of History" in vol. IX, he succeeded in establishing the theory of historic civilization encounters in space and in time; and in time, civilization of the present and the past or between dead and infant successor contacts on the analogy of parenthood and sonship in the relation of A n.0, pparentation-and-Affiliation. The distinguished his view of 'Renaissance' was illustrated in the sense of encounters between a grown-up civilization and the 'ghost' of its long-dead predecessor. The renaissances (by the process of evocation of ghost of its parent society) has not only one single aspect of literary and artistic field but also in politics, law, science and philosophy, languages and literatures and visual arts, and religion. The main theme of this study is to examine the development of libraries and its historical meaning through Toynbee's literary renaissance. His renaissance of Languages and Literatures has three typical steps: They are: 1st step-to restive the dead literature's remains: 2nd step-to remaster their meaning: 3rd step-to reproduce them in counterfeits... Through its first and second steps, collecting and editing, annotating by compiling an anthology, thesaurus, lexicon or encyclopedia, and in its third step publishing mostly imitation of classics took place. Toynbee depicted the five outstanding eminent representatives of literary renaissance who had a n.0, ppeared on the state of history down to the time of writing. They are: Assurbanipal, Constantine prophyrogenitus, Yung Lo, K'ang Hsi, and Ch'ien Lung and the last four had all been emperors of imperia rediviva. As the result of the examination of these five emperors with three steps of literary renaissance, the common result may be summarized as follows: 1. Those emperors of imperia rediviva interested in intellectual work and study, they also were deeply involved in collecting classics in an ostensible reason. 2. There were strong political intention of collecting materials as an a n.0, ppeasement policy of civilization by transferring scholars energies to an intellectual field. 3. Under the rulers of a resuscitated universal state, the literary renaissance were a product of political plane and that the total size of collection and work were huge. 4. Since there were strong exercise of sovereign power, an active censorship by distortion and elimination was inevitable. 5. There existed newly developed strained atmosphere between grown-up and long-dead parent civilization, whenever the book collection movement had occurred. 6. Over adhesion to the parent civilization caused imitation of classic work and the creative activities were stagnated.stagnated.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.251-260
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• 2003

원형단면의 깊은 테이퍼봉과 보의 진동수와 모드형상을 결정하는 3차원 해석방법이 제시되었다. 수학적으로 1차원인 전통적인 봉과 보이론과는 달리, 본 연구에서는 3차원 동탄성방정식을 근간으로 하였다. 반경방향(r), 원주방향(θ), 축방향(z)으로의 변위성분인 u/sup r/, u/sub θ/, u/sub z/를 시간에 대해서는 정현적으로, θ에 대해서는 주기적으로, r과 z방향으로는 다수다항식의 형태로 표현하였다. 봉과 보의 위치(변형률)에너지와 운동에너지를 정식화하고, 고유치문제를 해결하기 위해 Ritz법을 사용하였으며, 진동수의 최소화과정을 통해 엄밀해의 상위경계치의 진동수를 구하였다. 이때 다항식의 차수를 증가시키면 진동수는 엄밀해에 수렴하게 된다. 봉과 보의 하위 5개의 진동수에 대해서 유효숫자 4자리까지의 수렴성 연구가 이루어졌다. 축방향으로 1차 직선적, 2차 및 3차 곡선으로 테이퍼된 9가지 형상의 봉과 보의 수치결과를 3차원 이론을 이용하여 최초로 계산하였다. 또한 선형 테이퍼 보의 예를 통해 3차원 Ritz법과 고전적인 1차원 Euler-Bernoulli 보이론과의 비교가 이루어졌다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.57-64
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• 1986

우라늄, 플루토늄 및 그 자핵종(子核種)으로부터 방출(放出)되는 저(低)에너지감마선(線) 또는 저(低)에너지영역(領域)의 X-선(線)스펙트럼으로부터의 필름배지 개인피폭선량해석(個人被曝線量解析) 및 평가(評價)에 필요(必要)한 기술자료(技術資料)를 제공(提供)하였다. 필름배지는 한국핵연료개발공단(韓國核燃料開發公團)(현(現) 한국(韓國)에너지연구소(硏究所))에서 개발(開發)한 것이며, 저(低)에너지표준선원(標準線源)은 방사선량강도(放射線量强度)의 손실(損失)을 최소(最少)로 유지(維持)하면서 가능(可能)한 한 X-선(線)스펙트럼폭(幅)을 금속(金屬)필터로 좁게 줄인 X-선(線)을 이용(利用)하였다. 그 결과(結果) 얻은 X-선(線)에너지는 49 keV, 154 keV 및 256 keV 이었으며, 이 값은 Kramer의 이론적계산결과(理論的計算結果)와 잘 일치(一致)하였다. 이들 에너지 군별(群別) X-선(線)의 필름광학밀도(光學密度)와 선량(線量)과의 관계(關係)는 Matrix 법(法)으로 해석(解析)하여 측정광학밀도(測定光學密度)로부터 저(低)에너지 X-선(線)의 개인피폭선량(個人被曝線量)을 직접(直接) 환산(換算)할 수 있게 되었다. 이 결과(結果)는 국내(國內) 방사선작업(放射線作業) 종사자(從事者)들의 개인피폭선량측정자료(個人被曝線量測定資料)의 균질성(均質性) 향상(向上)에 기여(寄與)하게 될 것이다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제53권7호
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• pp.379-384
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• 2020

Exposure to Ultraviolet (UV) light induces photoaging of skin, leading to wrinkles and sunburn. The perennial herb Humulus japonicus, widely distributed in Asia, is known to have anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antioxidant effects. However, the physiological activities of isolated compounds from H. japonicus have rarely been investigated. This study focused on the isolation of active compounds from H. japonicus and the evaluation of their effects on photoaging in UVB-irradiated human fibroblast (Hs68) cells. When the extract and four fractions of H. japonicus were treated respectively in UVB-irradiated Hs68 cells to investigate anti-photoaging effects, the ethyl acetate (EtOAc) fraction showed the strongest inhibitory effect on MMP1 secretion. From EtOAc fraction, we isolated luteolin-8-C-glucoside (1), apigenin-8-C-glucoside (2), and luteolin-7-O-glucoside (3). These compounds suppressed UVB-induced MMP-1 production by inhibiting the phosphorylation of the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and activator protein-1 (AP-1). When the antioxidant activity of the compounds were estimated by conducting western blot, calculating the bond dissociation energies of the O-H bond (BDE) at different grade, and measuring radical scavenging activity, we found luteolin-8-C-glucoside (1) showed the strongest activity on the suppression of UVB-induced photoaging. These results demonstrate the inhibitory effect of three flavone glycosides derived from H. japonicus on MMP-1 production, MAPK and AP-1 signaling, and oxidative stress; this could prove useful in suppressing UVB induced photoaging.