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Effect of Multiple Freeze-Thaw Cycles on Lipid Degradation and Lipid Oxidation of Grass Carp Surimi Containing Different Amounts of Pork Back Fat

  • Shang, Xiaolan;Du, Juan;Zhao, Yuhan;Tian, Jiajia;Jiang, Shuhui
    • Food Science of Animal Resources
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    • v.41 no.6
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    • pp.923-935
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    • 2021
  • Fresh grass carp was used to produce surimi samples that were supplemented with 50 g/kg, 100 g/kg, or 150 g/kg pork back fat. The lipid composition, lipase activity, lipid oxidation index, and lipoxygenase activity of samples subjected to repeated freezethaw process were determined to assess the effects of the added fat on lipolysis and lipid oxidation of grass carp surimi. Freeze-thaw treatment increased free fatty acid content, mainly due to the decomposition of phospholipids and some neutral lipids by lipase. With repeated freeze-thaw treatment, the levels of free fatty acids and phospholipids were correlated with the lipid oxidation indexes and lipoxygenase activity, indicating that lipid degradation can promote lipid oxidation. In the same freeze-thaw cycle, surimi products with high fat content are more vulnerable to oxidative damage, neutral lipids are the main source of free fatty acids in the early stage of freeze-thaw, and phospholipids are the main source of free fatty acids in the late stage.

Service Life Prediction of Rubber Bushing for Tracked Vehicles

  • Woo, Chang-Su;Kang, In-Sug;Lee, Kang-Suk
    • Elastomers and Composites
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    • v.55 no.2
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    • pp.81-87
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    • 2020
  • Service life prediction and evaluation of rubber components is the foundational technology necessary for securing the safety and reliability of the product and to ensure an optimum design. Even though the domestic industry has recognized the importance thereof, technology for a systematic design and analysis of the same has not yet been established. In order to develop this technology, identifying the fatigue damage parameters that affect service life is imperative. Most anti-vibration rubber components had been damaged by repeated load and aging. Hence, the evaluation of the fatigue characteristics is indispensable. Therefore, in this paper, we propose a method that can predict the service life of rubber components relatively accurately in a short period of time. This method works even in the initial designing stage. We followed the service life prediction procedure of the proposed rubber components. The weak part of the rubber and the maximum strain were analyzed using finite element analysis of the rubber bushing for the tracked vehicles. In order to predict the service life of the rubber components that were in storage for a certain period of time, the fatigue test was performed on the three-dimensional dumbbell specimen, based on the results obtained by the rubber material acceleration test. The service life formula of the rubber bushing for tracked vehicles was derived using both finite element analysis and the fatigue test. The service life of the rubber bushing for tracked vehicles was estimated to be about 1.7 million cycles at room temperature (initial stage) and about 400,000 cycles when kept in storage for 3 years. Through this paper, the service life for various rubber parts is expected be predicted and evaluated. This will contribute to improving the durability and reliability of rubber components.

Design of Repetitive Impact Tester and Mechanical Properties of Plastic Due to Cyclic Impacts (반복 충격장치 설계 및 반복충격에 의한 플라스틱 재료특성 연구)

  • Lee, Joon-Hyun;Lee, Sang-Pill;Lee, Jin-Kyung
    • Journal of Power System Engineering
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.29-34
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    • 2017
  • Many household appliances, including vacuum cleaners, are being subjected to various of impact damages, and made of plastic. However, researches on the damage of appliances materials by repetitive impacts have been rarely conducted. the mechanical stress exerted upon impact-modified polycarbonate (PC) has a great influence not only on the quality of the product but also on the life span. The purpose of this research was to quantify the effects of repetitive impact on the polycarbonate. Second, it was to design the repetitive impact tester for controlling the impact energy. The mechanical properties of tensile strength, yielding stress and strain on the specimens subjected to cyclic impacts were discussed. Tensile strength was sharply declined at the beginning of the impact cycles, while the strain gradually decreased during impact cycles.

Basic Characteristics of Micro-Fatigue-Cracks on the Unnotched Smooth Specimens (平활材表面 의 微小피勞균열에 관한 基礎的 特性)

  • 서창민;북천영부;결성양치
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.28-35
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    • 1983
  • Quantitative analysis have been carried out on the micro-cracks on the surface and into the depth of unnotched smooth mild steel specimen under cyclic stains by rotating bending fatigue tests. Some of the results are; (1) Cracks initiate at the early stage of fatigue life N$_{I}$/ N$_{f}$=10 to 20%, and propagate during the rest of fatigue life. (2) Coalescence of highly crowded small fatigue cracks of random distribution seems to induce the final fracture at higher stress level. (3) The curves of crack initiation and the equal crack length on the graph of stress versus number of cycles are parallel to the S-N curve. (3) The curves of crack initiation and the equal crack length on the graph of stress versus number of cycles are parallel to the S-N curve. (4) The distributions of micro-surface crack length and depth show the composite Weibull distributions which are approximated to two straight lines separated by the value of transient region between stage I and stage II crack.k.k.

A Study on the Behavior of Fatigue Crack Propagation in Marine Propeller Shaft Materials with Small Circular Defect (미소원공을 갖는 선박 추진축재의 피로크랙 전파 거동에 관한 연구)

  • 정재강;김건호
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.36-46
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    • 1995
  • In this paper, fatigue crack propagation behaviors were investigated experimentally for the materials, carbon steel forgings (SF45A, SF50A, SF60A) which are used in the marine propeller shaft. The results obtained are as follows: The number of cycles required to grow crack length 1.30mm from microcrack initiation was about 60% of the total fatigue life. Fatigue crack propagation rate was expressed by the equation d(2a)/dN_B 2a/$N_f$ and the result was agreed well with the experimented data. And the equation d(2a)/dN=$C{\sigma}_a^m(2a)^n$ was evaluated also. Obtained material property m and n are 3~5 and 1-1.5 respectably, and the result was reasonably agreed to the data obtained from experiments.

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Prediction of flexural behaviour of RC beams strengthened with ultra high performance fiber reinforced concrete

  • Murthy A, Ramachandra;Aravindan, M.;Ganesh, P.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.65 no.3
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    • pp.315-325
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    • 2018
  • This paper predicts the flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with a precast strip of ultra-high performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC). In the first phase, ultimate load capacity of preloaded and strengthened RC beams by UHPFRC was predicted by using various analytical models available in the literature. RC beams were preloaded under static loading approximately to 70%, 80% and 90% of ultimate load of control beams. The models such as modified Kaar and sectional analysis predicted the ultimate load in close agreement to the corresponding experimental observations. In the second phase, the famous fatigue life models such as Papakonstantinou model and Ferrier model were employed to predict the number of cycles to failure and the corresponding deflection. The models were used to predict the life of the (i) strengthened RC beams after subjecting them to different pre-loadings (70%, 80% and 90% of ultimate load) under static loading and (ii) strengthened RC beams after subjecting them to different preloading cycles under fatigue loading. In both the cases precast UHPFRC strip of 10 mm thickness is attached on the tension face. It is found that both the models predicted the number of cycles to failure and the corresponding deflection very close to the experimental values. It can be concluded that the models are found to be robust and reliable for cement based strengthening systems also. Further, the Wang model which is based on Palmgren-Miner's rule is employed to predict the no. of cycles to failure and it is found that the predicted values are in very good agreement with the corresponding experimental observations.

A Study on the Propensity to Consume and Housing Characteristics According to Life Cycle (생활주기(life cycle)에 따른 소비성향 및 주거관련 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Seo, In-Joo;Jung, Ji-Young;Han, Yeon-Soon
    • Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.85-101
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    • 2012
  • This study aims to identify the propensity to consume and housing characteristics according to life cycle as the main independent variable. It also tries to understand the consumption power and housing style of each cycle and analyze whether there are differences between each life cycle, ultimately aiming to match the propensity to consume and housing style with each cycle. For empirical analysis, on and off-line surveys of 488 people were collected and analyzed by cross analysis, factor analysis and analysis of variance. The prime research findings are as follows: First of all, factor analysis on propensity to consume showed four main sub-factors as rational consumption, conspicuous consumption, trend consumption, and status consumption. Secondly, current and preferred housing styles ranked from modern, natural, casual, classic and romantic, which proved that people are currently housed in preferred housing styles. Thirdly, in case of housing-related characteristics of life cycles, the size of the house increased as the levels progressed, and then decreased at level 6 when the children grew into adulthood. The majority of the population was paying a monthly rent, a few were leasing, and a very few owned their housing. 58% were living in apartments, but in levels 1-2, more were living in row houses and high-rise residential buildings, while in level 6 it was detached houses. Fourthly, the propensity to consume according to life cycle tended to shift from conspicuous and trend-based consumption to rational consumption as the cycles progressed. Fifthly, the preferred housing styles were modern and natural styles, regardless of life cycle. These study results can be applied to product development and marketing activities based on their accurate analysis of customers' needs, which can thus bring further customer satisfaction.

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The impact of peripheral neuropathy symptoms, self-care ability, and disturbances to daily life on quality of life among gynecological cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a cross-sectional survey

  • Sohee Mun;Hyojung Park
    • Women's Health Nursing
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.296-306
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    • 2022
  • Purpose: This study investigated the effects of peripheral neuropathy symptoms, self-care ability, and disturbances to daily life on quality of life (QoL) among gynecological cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Methods: The participants included 144 patients with gynecological cancer undergoing anticancer chemotherapy at a tertiary hospital in Seoul, South Korea, from December 1, 2021 to January 28, 2022. Convenience sampling was used to recruit patients who had received 4 or more cycles of chemotherapy using a paclitaxel-platinum regimen, and a self-reported questionnaire was used to collect data. Descriptive statistics, the t-test, analysis of variance, Scheffé test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis were performed. Results: Most of the participants had ovarian cancer (70.1%) or endometrial cancer (14.6%), and the most common number of treatment cycles was 6 to 10 (29.2%). The mean QoL (60.83±19.89) was greater than the midpoint. The regression model analyzing the patients' QoL was statistically significant (F=15.38, p<.001) with an explanatory power of 56.7%. Self-care ability (β=.39, p<.001), disturbances to daily life (β=-.38, p<.001), the duration of peripheral neuropathy symptoms (β=2.14, p=.034), and regular exercise (β=-2.12, p=.036) were found to significantly affect QoL. Conclusion: Efforts to improve the self-care ability of gynecological cancer patients who have experienced peripheral neuropathy after receiving chemotherapy and mitigate disturbances to their daily life can improve their QoL. Healthcare professionals should identify peripheral neuropathy symptoms and examine the effects of the symptoms on patients' daily lives. Improving the self-care ability of patients and alleviating their limitations in daily life may improve QoL.

Studies on the Kimchi Pasteurization -Part II. Effects of Kimchi Pasteurization Conditions on the Shelf-life of Kimchi- (김치의 순간살균방법(瞬間殺菌方法) -제2보(第二報). 배추김치의 순간살균조건(瞬間殺菌條件)이 김치의 저장성(貯藏性)에 미치는 영향(影響)-)

  • Lee, Nam-Jin;Chun, Jae-Kun
    • Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.197-200
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    • 1982
  • Pasteurization conditions of chinese cabbage-Kimchi were investigated in the Kimchi pasteurizer which sterilized the liquid portion and mixed with that of non-heat treated solid of Kimchi in a constant volume reservoir. The shelf-life of the sterilized Kimchi were compared at various temperature 75, 81, $85^{\circ}C$ and pasteurization cycles - numbers of passage through holding section of the pasteurizer-for the optimum pasteurization conditions. The optimum temperature were $75^{\circ}C$ for one cycle and $81^{\circ}C$ for 3 cycles. More than two weeks shelf-life of Kimchi was prolonged when pasteurized 3 cycles at $81^{\circ}C$. Similar results were obtained with the seasoned Kimchi containing red pepper powder.

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