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A Study on Tracking and Quantitative Analysis of Regional Left Ventricular Wall Motion in Echocardiography (심초음파에서 국소 좌심실벽 운동 추적 및 정량적 분석에 관한 연구)

  • 신동규;김동윤;최경훈;박광훈
    • Progress in Medical Physics
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.115-123
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    • 1999
  • The two dimensional echocardiography is widely used to evaluate regional wall motion abnormality, because of its abilities to depict left ventricular wall motion. A number of researches have been processed for evaluation and quantitative analysis of left ventricular wall motion functions. In this paper, we proposed an algorithm which detects automatically and analyze quantitatively endocardial wall motion during systole. The echocardiograms were obtained in the short-axis views in normal subjects. Automated edge detection and endocardial contour tracking algorithm was applied to each frames, quantitative analysis based on segmentation was performed, pre-defined color overlays superimposed on the gray scale images, and the images was animated. The proposed algorithm provided automated, quantitative diagnosis of regional wall motion abnormality.

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A REVIEW OF CANDU FEEDER WALL THINNING

  • Chung, Han-Sub
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.42 no.5
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    • pp.568-575
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    • 2010
  • Flow Accelerated Corrosion is an active degradation mechanism of CANDU feeder. The tight bend downstream to Gray loc weld connection, close to reactor face, suffers significant wall thinning by FAC. Extensive in-service inspection of feeder wall thinning is very difficult because of the intense radiation field, complex geometry, and space restrictions. Development of a knowledge-based inspection program is important in order to guarantee that adequate wall thickness is maintained throughout the whole life of feeder. Research results and plant experiences are reviewed, and the plant inspection databases from Wolsong Units One to Four are analyzed in order to support developing such a knowledge-based inspection program. The initial thickness before wall thinning is highly non-uniform because of bending during manufacturing stage, and the thinning rate is non-uniform because of the mass transfer coefficient distributed non-uniformly depending on local hydraulics. It is obvious that the knowledge-based feeder inspection program should focus on both fastest thinning locations and thinnest locations. The feeder wall thinning rate is found to be correlated proportionately with QV of each channel. A statistical model is proposed to assess the remaining life of each feeder using the QV correlation and the measured thicknesses. W-1 feeder suffered significant thinning so that the shortest remaining life barely exceeded one year at the end of operation before replacement. W-2 feeder showed far slower thinning than W-1 feeder despite the faster coolant flow. It is believed that slower thinning in W-2 is because of higher chromium content in the carbon steel feeder material. The average Cr content of W-2 feeder is 0.051%, while that value is 0.02% for W-1 feeder. It is to be noted that FAC is reduced substantially even though the Cr content of W-2 feeder is still very low.

Identification and Fermentation of a Streptomyces Producing Aurodox Group Antibiotics

  • Kim, Si-Kwan;Yeo, Woon-Hyung;Kim, Sang-Seock
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.260-264
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    • 1996
  • An isolate, 90-GT-129 was found to produce antibiotics with a selective inhibitory activity against Streptococcus pyogenes and Xanthomonas sp. The isolate formed a gray spiral aerial spore mass with smooth surface. Analysis of the cell wall acid hydrolysate of the isolate revealed presence of LL-di-aminopimelic acid, which indicates that the isolate belongs to a cell wall type Ⅰ actinomycetes. Cultural and physiological characteristics of the isolate placed it in Streptomyces rochei synonym cluster. A comparison of the isolate with 26 reference strains of Streptomyces rochei synonym demonstrated differences in physiological and cultural characteristics.

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Taxonomy and Fermentation of Kitasatosporia kimorexae Producing New Thiopeptide Antibiotics, Kimorexins

  • Yeo, Woon-Hyung;Kim, Si-Kwan;Kim, Sang-Seock;Yu, Seung-Hun
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.4 no.4
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    • pp.354-359
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    • 1994
  • An isolate, 90-GT-302, was found to produce antibiotics inducing typical mycelial swelling in Magnaporthe grisea and Fusarium solani. This isolate formed yellow substrate and white rectiflexbiles aerial mycelia in the early stages of growth. The aerial mycelium gradually changed its color to white and finally formed a gray spore mass. Analysis of the cell wall acid hydrolysate revealed the presence of LL- and meso-diaminopimelic acids, glycine, and galactose, which indicated cell wall type X. This result placed our isolate in genus Kitasatosporia. A comparison of isolate 9O-GT-302 with reference strains of Kitasatosporia spp., which not only demonstrated several differences in their physiological properties but also novelty of the active compounds produced by this isolate, led us to designate the isolate as Kitasatosporia kimorexae.

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Observations of a endometrial stromal sarcoma in the rat uterus wall (Rat의 자궁벽에 발생된 stromal sarcoma의 관찰)

  • Kwak, Soo-dong;Kim, Chong-sup
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.435-439
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    • 1994
  • The present observation was focussed mainly on the histopathological and immunohistochemical finding of the tumor developing from the outside of rat uterus wall. In gross finding, this tumor were a oval form mass and 0.75cm and 1cm in greatest demension. The sectioned surface showed uniform, solid, gray-white. In histopathological finding, the tumor showed the form of lymphoid nodule-like structure and was composed of the cells with karryorrhexis, karyolysis and necrosis in the central zone, mature cells in the paracentral zone, and concentric layers of compressed, flattened and atrophied smooth muscle fibers by the proliferating of the cells closely resembling endometrial stromal ells in the peripheral zone and a few smaller nodule-like structure in certain areas of the peripheral zone. In immunohistochemical observations, the proliferating cells presents only among the concentric layers of the smooth muscle fibers in the peripheral zone. Labeling index of proliferating cells in the peripheral zone was $4.34{\pm}1.28%$. These tumor cells did not metastasized in another orgns and labeling index was low, So it was concluded that this tumor was benign stomal sarcoma.

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Effects of Radiation Heat Transfer on the Fire in an Atrium (아트리움 공간에서 화재발생시 복사열전달의 영향 분석)

  • Yoon, Kyung-Beom;Chang, Hee-Chul;Kim, Tae-Kuk
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.18-24
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    • 2007
  • The purpose of this study is focussed on the numerical predictions of temperature distribution by radiation heat transfer in atrium fire using the field fire model and the CCRHT-3D code. This code uses standard $k-{\varepsilon}$ turbulent model with SIMPLE algorithm and weighted sum of gray gases model regrouping(WSGGM-RG). The WSGGM-RG calculates radiative properties on the reduced computational loads while reserving the accuracy. The numerical results show that lower temperature distributions on the wall and the top ceiling wall can be obtained by considering radiative heat transfer. The temperature on the top ceiling wall can be an important parameter in predicting the operating condition of the sprinkler head.

Numerical Analysis of Natural Convection-Radiation Heat Transfer in an Enclosure Containing Absorbing, emitting and Linear Anisotropic Scattering Medium (흡수,방사 및 선형비등방 산란 매질을 포함하는 밀폐공간내의 자연대류- 복사열전달에 대한 수치해석)

  • 차상명;김종열;박희용
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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    • v.16 no.5
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    • pp.952-964
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    • 1992
  • The interaction of natural convection and radiation heat transfer in a two dimensional square enclosure containing absorbing, emitting and linear anisotropically scattering gray medium is numerically analyzed. P-1 and P-3 approximation is introduced to calculate radiation heat transfer. The effects of scattering albedo, wall emissivity, scattering anisotropy, and optical thickness on the characteristics of the flow and temperature field and heat transfer are investigated. Temperature and velocity profiles depend a great deal on the scattering albedo, and the importance of this effect increases with decrease in albelo. Planck number is another important parameter in radiation heat transfer. The increase in scattering albedo increases convection heat transfer and decreases radiation heat transfer at hot wall. However, the increase in scattering albedo decreases both convection and radiation heat transfer at cold wall. The increase in optical thickness decreases radiation heat transfer. The scattering anisotropy has important effects on the radiation heat transfer only. The highly forward scattering leads to an increase of radiation heat transfer whereas the highly backward scattering leads to an decrease of radiation heat transfer. The effect of scattering anisotropy decreases when reducing the wall emissivity.

The Comparison of the Characteristics Regarding Interior Spaces for TV News Centers (TV 뉴스센터 스튜디오의 실내 공간에 관한 특성 비교)

  • Kim, Dongsik;Sung, Lee-Yong
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.197-206
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze characteristic interior spaces for TV news center studio. Based on eight channels including public and comprehensive programming broadcasting stations the method for this research is to make differentiate existing relevant literature by creating analysis items for interior spaces through various case studies as well as find out characteristics of spatial forms, colors, materials, decorations, and etc. The conclusions are as follows. Firstly, spatial form of desk and ceiling are similar shapes but floor and wall are different comparing with public and comprehensive programming broadcasting stations. Secondly, preferred color for floor and ceiling is black, for wall and desk are blue and gray. Thirdly, various materials are preferred between public and comprehensive programming broadcasting stations. Fourthly, Flat and elevated floors are preferred as well as space and logos of broadcasting station are preferred for background images as decoration elements. Lastly, Soffit ceiling, desk accommodating more than 4 people, spotlight for public broadcasting stations, and architectural lighting for comprehensive programming broadcasting stations are preferred.

Extract of design concepts for the application of 'Korean characteristics' to Architectural Interior Design (실내건축공간에 '한국성' 적용을 위한 디자인개념 추출)

  • Yoo Young-Heui
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.14 no.5 s.52
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    • pp.44-51
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    • 2005
  • This study focuses 'Korean characteristics' in architectural interior design. In this study, some Korean characteristics was extracted by analysing traditional Korean spaces and as well as by considering the architectural interior spaces which are designed with Korean character since 1970. This paper started with differenciating the elements and principles that consist of space, and then classified the elements into 8 categories such as Spatial system, Enclosure system, Circulation system, Material system, Furnishing system, Light, Color, Context which are analysing frames. As a conclusion, the concepts of Korean characteristics are extracted and suggested as design concept with Korean characteristics by analysing the contents of each category. These concepts were presented with simple diagrams and supporting cases were also presented in this paper. The design concepts of 'Korean characteristics' are classified in the 25 concepts: Holonic composition, Transitional space, Hierarchy by floor level, Gradation of privacy, Changeability, Various central yards, Space with opened edges, Gray space, Continuity of space, Translucent wall, Folding-lifting wall, Skeleton, Abstract facet, Path as a message, Mild light, Multii-layered vista, Fluidity, framed scenery, Serial view, Interpenetrating Space, Harmony with nature, Organic interrelationship, Complementary Dual Structure, Temporal change of space, Hierarchical order.

Experimental Study on Cerebral Hemodynamics during Observation of Plants

  • Suda, Ayumu;Lee, Ju-Young;Fujii, Eijiro
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture Conference
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    • 2007.10b
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    • pp.214-219
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    • 2007
  • Psychological and physiological effects of plants were studied by investigating human responses while observing plants. Eighteen healthy adult male(aged between $19{\sim}25$ years) participated in this study. Semantic differential method(SD method) and multi-channel near-infrared spectroscopy(NIRS) were used to survey verbal and non-verbal response, respectively. Cerebral hemodynamics as a new evaluation index of brain activity was recorded for right brain hemisphere where visual information is mainly delivered. Thirty seconds of cerebral blood flow in forty seven channels were calculated when watching five types of picture images with different rates of hedge against gray block wall; 0:10, 3:7, 5:5, 7:3, 10:0. In the SD results, similar evaluations were found in all subjects. However, the change of cerebral hemodynamics as a non-verbal response varied among subjects. Largely two patterns of hemodynamics change were found with increasing plants rate in picture images; group A showed significant decreases of blood flow volume in many cortical regions, Group B had significant increase of blood flow volume in the occipital region for the scenes seen comparatively more plant. Our findings on the cerebral hemodynamics may indicate that there are two patterns of brain activity during observation of plants; group A in which brain areas associated with visual information and thinking work simultaneously to the visual stimuli; group B in which brain areas associated only with visual information work.

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