• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.220-225
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• 1988

Rice and rice flour were stored at $13^{\circ}C$, $23^{\circ}C$ and $38^{\circ}C$ for 6 months and Quality indicator according to the correlation between physicochemical properties and sensory scores, was monitored. rat acidity was the most effective indicator for quality changes during storage and its increasing rate showed 1st-order reaction kinetics. The Arrhenius activation energies were 50,953 KJ/Kmol in rice and 59,750 KJ/Kmol in rice flour. On the basis of relation between the acceptable sensory score(3.0) and fat acidity, shelf-life of rice and rice flour were 378 and 358 days at $13^{\circ}C$ and 163 and 145 days at $23^{\circ}C$, respectively.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.50 no.1
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• pp.37-45
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• 2006

gel electrophoresis (CGE) with poly(ethylene oxide) has been applied to the measurement of CAG repeat number in Androgen receptor (AR) gene related to male infertility. Non-linear regression analysis was performed using the standard X174 RF/Hae III, 100bp step ladder DNA in order to investigate the exact number of CAG repeat. For 79 Korean infertile males and 89 controls, CAG repeats at exon 1 in AR gene was compared and analyzed by CGE. It turned out that CAG repeat numbers were 24.972.6 range, 17-29) for the infertile male, and 23.992.4 range, 18-29) for the control, respectively. P value (0.018) was less then 0.05, meaning that the result was statistically meaningful.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.32 no.3A
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• pp.183-188
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• 2012

The bonded tendon was adopted to the reactor containment building of some operating nuclear power plants in Korea and the assessment of the prestress force on the bonded tendon is very important for the evaluation of the structural integrity. The prestress force of the bonded tendon at real reactor containment building, was evaluated using the SI technique and impact signal analysis technique which were developed to improve the existing indirect assessmment technique. For these techniques, the strain of the reactor containment building and the stress wave velocity of the bonded tendon were measured. Both SI technique and impact signal analysis technique give the highly reliable results comparison with the existing theoretical approach. Therefore, it is confirmed that the developed techniques are very useful for the evaluation of the prestress force on the bonded tendon.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.38 no.5
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• pp.635-643
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• 2018

In the present study, influence of earthquake intensity range on seismic fragility analysis of a RC bridge has been evaluated. For this purpose, a RC bridge damaged by a past earthquake has been selected, and analytical model of the bridge has been developed for nonlinear dynamic time-history analysis. A total of 25 recorded earthquake motions have been employed for the nonlinear analysis from which maximum lateral drift ratio of piers are obtained. Then, seismic fragility analysis has been conducted for the bridge using the nonlinear analysis results. Probability of exceeding damage has been computed in terms of using the maximum likelihood estimation, and effect of earthquake intensity range of the motions on seismic fragility curves has been assessed analytically. Analytical predictions indicate that the earthquake intensity range is of utmost significance for rationale seismic fragility analysis reflecting a physical damage state of a bridge and seismic performance evaluation of such bridge.

• Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.82-89
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• 2020

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of hospital-based pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) on exercise capacity and quality of life as well as barriers to participation in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in South Korea. Design: One-group pretest-posttest design. Methods: A total of 14 patients were enrolled in this study in an 8-week PR program with two 60-minute sessions per week. The program included: flexibility exercises, breathing techniques, strengthening exercises, and aerobic exercises. The outcomes were defined as changes in the variables before and after the PR program. A change in the 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) was defined as the primary outcome, and changes in pulmonary function test, respiratory and grip strength, and the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) about quality-of-life results were secondary outcomes. A dropout was defined as missing >3 of the 16 sessions. Results: Patients who completed the program showed a significant improvement of 43.57±39.43 m in the 6MWD (p<0.05), but no significant differences were noted for the other function tests. The SGRQ showed a significant improvement in the activity and total score (p<0.05). The total dropout rate was 53.3%. Newly developed symptoms, exacerbation of COPD, transport problems, and lack of motivation were major barriers to PR. Conclusions: Our study showed that an 8-week hospital-based PR program improved exercise capacity and quality of life but had a high dropout rate in individuals with COPD. Since comprehensive PR has only recently been established in South Korea, patient motivation and education are critical.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.21-31
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• 1996

To investigate the mechanisms of increased endothelium-dependent contraction by acetylcholine in hypertensive rats, the relationship between endothelium-dependent contraction by acetylcholine and blood pressure was studied in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), one-kidney, one clip Goldblatt hypertension (1K,1C-GBH) rats, and Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY). SHR were treated orally with enalapril or nicardipine in order to prevent development of hypertension or suppress the developed hypertension. 1K,1C-GBH rats were made by renal artery stenosis with contralateral nephrectomy in 8 week-WKY. 1. Endothelium-dependent contractions by acetylcholine $(10^{-6}{\sim}10^{-5}\;M)$ in SHR were significantly greater than those in WKY. 2. Chronic treatment with enalapril or nicardipine reduced the endothelium-dependent contraction in SHR 3. The degree of reduction of endothelium-dependent contraction was greater in SHR which was prevented from developing hypertension than in SHR of which high blood pressure was suppressed. 4. In aortic rings from 1K,1C-GBH rats, endothelium-dependent contractions by acetylcholine were augmented as compared with WKY. 5. There is good relationship between the value of blood pressure and magnitude of endothelium-dependent contraction. Thus, it is suggested that increased endothelium-dependent contraction in hypertensive rats may he due to the high blood pressure and endothelium-dependent contraction may not be a cause of the initiation of hypertension in SHR.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.11-20
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• 1996

To investigate the properties of cromakalim-opened $K^{+}\;channels$ in aorta of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), the effect of cromakalim on tension was compared in endothelium-rubbed aortic rings from SHR and normotensive Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY). 1. Cromakalim relaxed the aortic ring contracted by $10^{-7}$ M norepinephrine (NE) dose-dependently, and this relaxant response to cromakalim was blocked by $10^{-5}$ M glybenclamide. 2. Cromakalim also relaxed the contraction induced by high $K^{+}$-solution or 10 mM tetraethylammonium dose-dependently. However, the relaxant response to cromakalim was decreased by raising the $K^{+}$ concentration. 3. SHR aorta exhibited myogenic tone in resting state which was inhibited by cromakalim, verapamil or $Ca^{2+}-free\;PSS.$ Whereas, WKY aorta did not exhibit any myogenic tone in resting state. 4. When aortic rings from both strains were contracted by $20\;mM\;K^{+}\;or\;NE$, relaxant responses to low concentration of cromakalim $(below\;10^{-7}\;M)$ were not different between WKY and SHR, but maximum relaxant response to cromakalim $(above\;3{\times}10^{-7} \;M)$ was greater in SHR than in WKY. 5. When the relaxant response to cromakalim was expressed as percent of maximum relaxation induced by $Ca^{2+}-free\;PSS$, relaxant response to cromakalim in 20 mM $K^{+}-induced$ contraction was not different between WKY and SHR. From the above result, it is suggested that relaxant responses to cromakalim are greater in SHR than WKY, and this may be due to the myogenic tone of aortic rings from SHR.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.10 no.11
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• pp.738-741
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• 2000

Univorm epitaxial $CoSi_2$layers have been grown in situ on a (100) Si substrate at temperatures near$ 600^{\circ}C$ by reactive chemical vapor deposition of cyclopentadienyl dicarbonyl cobalt, (Co(η(sup)5-C(sub)5H(sub)5) ($CO_2$). The growth kinetics of an epitaxial $CoSi_2$layer on al Si(100) substrate was investigated at temperatures ranging from 575 to $650^{\circ}C$. In initial deposition stage, plate-like discrete $CoSi_2$spikes were nucleated along the <111> directions in (100) Si substrate with a twinned structure. The discrete $CoSi_2$plates with both {111} and (100) planes grew into an epitaxial layer with a flat interface on (100) Si. For epitaxial $CoSi_2$growth on (100) Si, the activation energy of the parabolic growth was found to be 2.82 eV. The growth rate seems to be controlled by the diffusion of Co through the $CoSi_2$layer.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.1017-1022
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• 2018

In this paper, a single house fire alarm device, which can solve the problem of fire perception at midnight time and the attenuation of alarm signal due to the wall between rooms based on the wireless communication, was developed. The radio controlled fire alarm device was designed to allow fire to be recognized quickly and accurately by monitoring the temperature and $CO_2$ concentration based on the temperature sensor and gas sensor, by detecting the fire in the house and by transmitting the fire alarm to the individual wireless alarms of other rooms using the wireless transmission/reception module. Using the Arduino as a main control device, three independent fire alarm device prototypes were made, and their usefulness was verified by the correct operations in temperature and gas tests.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.19-24
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• 2010

The effects of $O_2$ plasma pretreatment on the properties of Ga-doped ZnO films on PET substrate were studied. GZO films were fabricated by RF magnetron sputtering process. To improve surface energy and adhesion between the PET substrate and the GZO film, $O_2$ plasma pretreatment process was used prior to GZO sputtering. As the RF power and the treatment time increased, the crystallinity increased and the contact angle decreased significantly. When the RF power was 100 W and the treatment time was 600 sec in $O_2$ plasma pretreatment process, the resistivity of GZO films on the PET substrate was $1.90{\times}10^{-3}{\Omega}-cm$.