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Optimization of an extra vessel electromagnetic pump for Lead-Bismuth eutectic coolant circulation in a non-refueling full-life small reactor

  • Kang, Tae Uk;Kwak, Jae Sik;Kim, Hee Reyoung
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.54 no.10
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    • pp.3919-3927
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    • 2022
  • This study presents an optimal design of the coolant system of a non-refueling full-life small reactor by analyzing the space-integrated geometrical and electromagnetic variables of an extra vessel electromagnetic pump (EVEMP) for the circulation of a lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) coolant. The EVEMP is an ideal alternative to the thermal-hydraulic system of non-refueling full-life micro reactors as it possesses no internal structures, such as impellors or sealing structures, for the transportation of LBE. Typically, the LBE passes through the annular flow channel of a reactor, is cooled by the heat exchanger, and then circulates back to the EVEMP flow channel. This thermal-hydraulic flow method is similar to natural circulation, which enhances thermal efficiency, while providing a golden time for cooling cores in the event of an emergency. When the forced circulation technology of the EVEMP was applied, the non-refueling full-life micro reactor achieve an output power of 60 MWt, which is higher than that achievable via the natural circulation method (30 MWt). Accordingly, an optimized EVEMP for Micro URANUS with a flow rate of 4196 kg/s and developed pressure of 73 kPa under a working temperature of 250 ℃ was designed.

Real Time Estimation of the Left Ventricular Diastolic Relaxation Rate using Intraventricular Pressure Waveform (압력 파형을 이용한 좌심실 확장 이완율의 실시간 추정)

  • Chun, H.G.;Kim, H.C.;Sohn, D.W.
    • Proceedings of the KOSOMBE Conference
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    • v.1997 no.11
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    • pp.415-419
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    • 1997
  • The left ventricular relaxation rate is used as a golden standard which describes the left ventricular diastolic unction. So far, to get the rate of relaxation one should calculate the data after full recording, that is, off-line method. Therefore one cannot get the rate of relaxation in real-time while changing loading condition or infusing drug. But real time monitoring of the relaxation rate is necessary while changing loading condition or infusing drug to control the mechanics of heart and to get more information. We propose a new criterion to get the left ventricular relaxation rate and a real time algorithm. By comparison, it was turned out that our criterion outperforms others criterion.

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Analysis of major indicators of department of dental hygiene in college through the university information disclosure system (대학정보공시를 이용한 치위생과 주요 지표 분석)

  • Lee, Sun-Mi
    • Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.153-160
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    • 2022
  • Objectives: This study tried to use information from the university information disclosure system as basic data to understand dental hygiene departments and search for development directions by analyzing major indicators through information disclosure data collection. Methods: Based on the information released from 2019 to 2021, 53 three-year universities with dental hygiene departments nationwide were analyzed based on data from the last three years of university alerts. Results: The indicators that the colleges with dental hygiene departments had higher averages than the overall junior colleges were: rate of levy with enrolled students within the quota, rate of faculty in full service, rate of lectures conducted by faculty in full service, employment rate, and annual scholarships per person. In the dental hygiene departments, acceptance rates of new students were 1.46-30.53 (average 10.24), admission quota was 27-160 (average 70), the number of continuing students was 39-515 (average 209), number of scholarships was 1,368,348.50 won-4,581,073.13 won (average 3,515,647.32 won) and the employment rate ranged from 57.6% to 98.9% (average 82.8%). Conclusions: In order for the departments of dental hygiene to be competitive, it is necessary for colleges to find ways to increase pride in, and satisfaction with their departments. After graduation, if the professional dental hygienist system is established and the legal role as a dental hygienist is expanded, it will be possible to move forward as a competitive department.

New Construction Accident Index Based on Number of Accident and Progress Payments (건설기성과 재해자수에 기반한 건설재해지표 산정방식)

  • Yi, Kyoo-Jin
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.293-303
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    • 2022
  • In construction work, it can be difficult to know the exact number of full-time workers, so the accident rate is calculated using the approximate number of full-time workers. In addition, as the accident rate calculation is performed based on the assumption that the number of accidents is proportional to the approximate number of workers, the reliability of the calculation result may be questionable. This study proposed a new indicator for accident level based on the progress payment and the number of injuries. The accident-progress ratio, which can be calculated by simply dividing the number of injuries by progress payment, can replace the existing accident rate index or be used as an auxiliary indicator of the accident level. The correlation coefficient between the number of injuries and the progress payment was higher than that between the number of injuries and the number of construction workers. In addition, over the past 10 years, the accident rate has been increasing, whereas the accident-progress ratio has showed a decreasing tendency. This might leave room for different interpretations of the annual variation in the accident level in the construction industry.

Effect of Herbal Medicine on Alopecia Areata : A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (원형탈모증에 대한 한약의 효과: 체계적 문헌 고찰 및 메타분석)

  • Hong Ye Na;Lee Dong Geun;Son Byun Woo;Yu Sun Ae
    • The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.29-52
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    • 2024
  • Objective This study aimed to evaluate the effect of herbal medicines on alopecia areata (AA). Methods We searched 10 Korean, English, Japanese, and Chinese databases for studies published until April 3, 2024. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the effect of herbal medicines on AA were included. The Cochrane risk of bias tool was used to evaluate the quality of the studies. A meta-analysis was conducted according to outcome measurements, such as total effective rate (TER), full recovery rate, and recurrence rate, using the Review Manager software. Results Seventeen RCTs were included in this study, and the TER in the treatment group was 1.48 times higher than that in the control group [Risk ratio (RR): 1.48, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.40~1.55, I2 = 43%]. The full recovery rate was 2.25 times higher in the treatment group [RR: 2.25, 95% CI: 1.62~3.12, I2 = 53%], and the recurrence rate was 0.22 times lower, than that of the control group [RR: 0.22, 95% CI: 0.070~0.68, I2 = 0%]. Four studies reported that there were no adverse events. Four studies reported mild gastric discomfort, a mild increase in alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and constipation in the treatment group. Conclusions Our meta-analysis showed that herbal medicines are significantly effective in treating AA. However, owing to the low quality of the included studies, future clinical studies are required to determine their potential for clinical applications.

Effects of Moist Extruded Full-fat Soybeans on Gut Morphology and Mucosal Cell Turnover Time of Weanling Pigs

  • Qiao, Shiyan;Li, Defa;Jiang, Jianyang;Zhou, Hongjie;Li, Jingsu;Thacker, P.A.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.63-69
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    • 2003
  • Ten barrows, weaned at 28 days (7.2$\pm$0.1 kg BW), were used to evaluate the effects of feeding extruded full-fat soybeans on intestinal morphology and mucosal cell turnover time. All pigs were fed corn-based diets with half of the pigs receiving diets supplemented with 15.5% soybean meal and 3% soybean oil and the remaining pigs fed a diet in which the soybean meal and oil were replaced by 18.5% extruded full-fat soybeans. The pigs were individually placed in $80{\times}150cm$ metabolic cages and fed twice daily an amount approximately equal to their ad libitum intake for a period of 14 days. On day 14, pigs were weighed and then injected intraperitoneally with $^3$H]thymidine ($100{\mu}Ci/kg$ of BW, specific activity 20 Ci/mmol) 6 h after the morning meal. A pig from each treatment was killed 1, 4, 8, 16, or 24 h postinjection and intestinal tissues were collected. Daily gains for pigs fed the soybean diet and extruded full-fat soybean diet were 0.24 and 0.31 kg/day (p=0.05) with feed conversions of 1.58 and 1.39 (p=0.05), respectively. In comparison with pigs fed soybean meal, pigs fed moist extruded full-fat soybeans had a decreased crypt depth in their duodenum and cecum (p<0.1), while the villus height in the mid jejunum and ileum and the total height (villus height plus crypt depth) of the ileum and mid jejunum increased (p<0.05). The villus width in the duodenum and mid jejunum decreased (p<0.05). The number of crypt epithelial cells in the upper jejunum increased but decreased in the ileum, colon and cecum (p<0.05). The number of villus epithelial cells in the ileum and the upper and mid jejunum increased (p<0.05). The time for migration of epithelial cells in the crypt-villus column decreased (p<0.05) in all sites except the upper jejunum, ileum and cecum. The mucosal turnover rate for all intestinal sites except the upper jejunum, colon and cecum decreased (p<0.05). From these data, we conclude that inclusion of moist extruded full-fat soybeans in weanling pig diets can improve the intestinal morphology and slow the migration rate and turnover time of epithelial cells of the small intestine, especially in the mid jejunum compared with soybean meal.

Acoustic and Physiological Characteristics of Pre-term and Full-term Infants' Cries (미숙아와 만삭아 울음의 음향 및 생리학적 특성)

  • Lee, Hyun-Sook;Pae, Jae-Yeon;Ko, Do-Heung
    • Phonetics and Speech Sciences
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.37-42
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of this study is to first discriminate and assess those infants who appear healthy in appearance but who could face possible risk factors in the future and, secondly, to identify those infants who may have difficulties in their developmental stages. The subjects of this study consisted of 35 full-term infants (39-40 weeks) and 33 pre-term infants (34-35 weeks). The infants' voices were recorded for three minutes, for which EDIROL by Roland and a stand-type microphone made by SONY were used. This was done to discern the value of the Breath unit (B-unit) and the fundamental frequencies ($F_0$). It was found that there were significant differences in terms of F0 since the pre-term infants had higher F0 than the full-term infants, showing a result of 436.4 Hz for the full-term infants and 460 Hz for the pre-term infants (p<.05) There was an average rate of 4.01 for the full-term infants and 4.02 (SD=1.69) for the pre-term infants in shimmer. For NHR, it was observed .44 for the full-term infants and .50 for the pre-term infants, thus revealing no significant differences in these observations. This study shows that the crying of newborn babies is related to their physical conditions and it is a sensatory response to these conditions. Furthermore, this study could be helpful for the early detection and measurement of newborn babies who look clinically healthy but could be at risk through acoustic and physiological analyses.

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UHDTV 콘텐츠 제작 환경의 변화

  • ;Gwon, Sun-Cheol;Lee, Seung-Hyeon
    • Broadcasting and Media Magazine
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.92-99
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    • 2013
  • 기존의 Full HD보다 4배 이상 많은 화소를 한 화면에 담은 고품질의 디스플레이 장치가 출시되었고, 고해상도의 영상을 실어 보낼 수 있는 차세대 압축 기술인 HEVC(High Efficiency Video Coding)가 표준화 승인을 받았다. 또한 최근 고품질의 콘텐츠를 위해 영화에서는 프레임 레이트(frame rate) 변화가 일어나고 있으며, 디스플레이 환경 또한 하이 프레임 레이트(high frame rate, HFR)가 지원되고 있는 추세이다. 가정에서도 영화관 수준의 콘텐츠를 볼 수 있는 환경의 변화가 생겼음을 고려하였을 때, 해상도와 함께 프레임 레이트에 대한 연구가 필요하다. 따라서 본 기고에서는 UHD(Ultra High Definition)와 HFR의 의미, 그리고 고품질의 콘텐츠 제작 프로세스의 변화에 대해 알아본다.

Temporally adaptive layered image sequence coding technique employing H.261 for ATM networks (ATM 전송망에서 H.261을 이용한 시간 적응 계측 부호화 기법)

  • 김용관;김인철;이상욱
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.22 no.7
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    • pp.1505-1514
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    • 1997
  • In this paper, a temporally adaptive layered image sequence coding technique employing H.261 is proposed. In the proposed technique, the frame rate of the base layer is adjusted according to the temporal activity measure based on the rate-distortion function. The base layer is encoded using the H.261. Then, the full frame-rate error image is formed by comparing the original image and the interpolated version of the reconstructed base layer image. The enhancement layer is algo encoded using H.261 but with leaky prdiction to provide robust error resilience. The simulation results show that the proposed technique provides better performance than the twin-H.261 with leaky prediction in both the fixed-rate and variable-rate systems.

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