• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.2003-2007
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• 2011

We report a highly sensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) platform for the selective trace analysis of mercury (II) ions in drinkable water using aptamer-conjugated silver nanoparticles. Here, an aptamer designed to specifically bind to $Hg^{2+}$ ions in aqueous solution was labelled with a TAMRA moiety at the 5' end and used as a Raman reporter. Polyamine spermine tetrahydrochloride (spermine) was used to promote surface adsorption of the aptamer probes onto the silver nanoparticles. When $Hg^{2+}$ ions are added to the system, binding of $Hg^{2+}$ with T-T pairs results in a conformational rearrangement of the aptamer to form a hairpin structure. As a result of the reduced of electrostatic repulsion between silver nanoparticles, aggregation of silver nanoparticles occurs, and the SERS signal is significantly increased upon the addition of $Hg^{2+}$ ions. Under optimized assay conditions, the concentration limit of detection was estimated to be 5 nM, and this satisfies a limit of detection below the EPA defined limit of 10 nM in drinkable water.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.717-724
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• 2009

This paper describes a 1.2 V 12 b 60 MS/s CMOS analog front-end (AFE) employing low-power and flexible design techniques for image signal processing. An op-amp preset technique and programmable capacitor array scheme are used in a variable gain amplifier to reduce the power consumption with a small area of the AFE. A pipelined analog-to-digital converter with variable resolution and a clock detector provide operation flexibility with regard to resolution and speed. The AFE is fabricated in a 0.13 ${\mu}m$ CMOS process and shows a gain error of 0.68 LSB with 0.0352 dB gain steps and a differential/integral nonlinearity of 0.64/1.58 LSB. The signal-to-noise ratio of the AFE is 59.7 dB at a 60 MHz sampling frequency. The AFE occupies 1.73 $mm^2$ and dissipates 64 mW from a 1.2 V supply. Also, the performance of the proposed AFE is demonstrated by an implementation of an image signal processing platform for digital camcorders.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2022년도 학술발표회
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• pp.209-209
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• 2022

Reservoirs play a key role in the carbon cycle between terrestrial and marine systems and are pathways that release greenhouse gases(GHGs), CO₂, CH₄, and N₂O, into the atmosphere by decomposing organic matters. Developed countries have been actively conducting research on carbon emission assessment of dam reservoirs for over 10 years under the leadership of UNESCO/IHA, but associated research is very rare in Korea. In particular, the GHGs footprint evaluation, which calculates the change in net carbon emission considering the watershed environment between pre- and post- impoundment, is very important in evaluating the carbon emission of hydroelectric dams. The objective of this study was to estimate the GHG emissions and footprints in Daecheong Reservoir using the G-res Tool, an online platform developed by UNESCO/IHA. The G-res Tool estimates CO₂ and CH₄ emissions in consideration of diverse pathway fluxes of GHGs from the reservoir and characterizes changes in GHG fluxes over 100 years based on the expected lifetime of the dam. The input required to use the G-res Tool include data related to watersheds, reservoirs, and dams, and most were collected through the government's public portal. As a result of the study, the GHG footprint of Daecheong Reservoir was estimated to be 93 gCO₂eq/m²/yr, which is similar to that of other reservoirs around the world in the same climate zone. After impoundment, the CH₄ diffusion emission from the reservoir was 73 gCO₂eq/m²/yr, also similar to those of the overseas reservoirs, but the CH₄ bubbling emission, degassing emission, and CO₂ diffusion emissions were 44, 34, 252 gCO₂eq/m²/yr, respectively, showing a rather high tendency. Since the dam reservoir carbon footprint evaluation is essential for the Clean Development Mechanism evaluation of hydroelectric power generation, continuous research is needed in the future. In particular, experimental studies that can replace the emission factors obtained from the overseas dam reservoirs currently used in the G-res Tool should be promoted.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.21-31
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• 2013

In this study, dynamic characteristics and seismic capacity of the nuclear power plant piping system are evaluated by model test results using multi-platform shake table. The model is 21.2 m long and consists of straight pipes, elbows, and reducers. The stainless steel pipe diameters are 60.3 mm (2 in.) and 88.9 mm (3 in.) and the system was assembled in accordance with ASME code criteria. The dynamic characteristics such as natural frequency, damping and acceleration responses of the piping system were estimated using the measured acceleration, displacement and strain data. The natural frequencies of the specimen were not changed significantly before and after the testing and the failure and leakage of the piping system was not observed until the final excitation. The damping ratio was estimated in the range of 3.13 ~ 4.98 % and it is found that the allowable stress(345 MPa) according to ASME criteria is 2.5 times larger than the measured maximum stress (138 MPa) of the piping system even under the maximum excitation level of this test.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.147-153
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• 2014

개인 식단을 작성하기 위해서는 많은 고려 사항들이 있다. 개인 식단은 질병에 대한 식이요법, 체중에 따른 다이어트 등에 따라 다르다. 또한 음식의 선호도와 계절, 날씨, 기분에 따라 선택하는 식단이 달라진다. 개인은 건강관리를 위해 영양상태의 균형을 바로잡는 식단 추천을 기대한다. 본 논문에서는 이 같은 요구를 충족시키기 위하여 개인 맞춤형 식단추천시스템 구축 프레임워크를 제안한다. 식단을 추천하기 위해서는 시스템은 개인의 신체상황, 식품 재료 상황, 환경 상황, 심리 및 감정 상황 등의 정보를 입력으로 받고, 다른 외부의 응용시스템으로부터 생성된 식단 작성 관련 온톨로지를 이용해 추론함으로써 식단 추천 서비스를 제공할 수 있다. 이 같은 서비스를 제공하기 위해서는 사물인터넷(IoT) 환경이 토대가 되어야 한다. 따라서 본 논문은 oneM2M 공통 서비스 플랫폼을 갖고 있는 IoT 표준화 환경에서의 개인 맞춤형 식단추천시스템 프레임워크를 제안한다.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.186-195
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• 2017

Obtaining accurate visibility measurements is a common atmospheric optical problem, and of vital significance to civil aviation. To effectively evaluate and improve the accuracy of visibility measurements, an outdoor atmospheric simulation chamber with dimensions of $1.8{\times}1.6{\times}55.7m^3$ was constructed. The simulation chamber could provide a relatively homogeneous haze environment, in which the visibility varied from 10 km to 0.2 km over 5 hours. A baseline-changing visibility measurement system was constructed in the chamber. A mobile platform (receiver) was moved from 5 m to 45 m, stopping every 5 m, to measure and record the transmittance. The total least-squares method was used to fit the extinction coefficient. During the experiment conducted in the chamber, the unit weight variance was as low as $1.33{\times}10^{-4}$ under high-visibility conditions, and the coefficient of determination ($R^2$) was as high as 0.99 under low-visibility conditions, indicating high stability and accuracy of the system used to measure the extinction coefficients and strong consistency between repeated measurements. A Grimm portable aerosol spectrometer (PAS) was used to record the aerosol distribution, and then Mie theory was used to calculate the extinction coefficients. The theoretical results were found to be consistent with the measurements and exhibited a positive correlation, although they were higher than the measured values.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.6-12
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 모션인식을 활용한 Human UI/UX를 위한 IoT 기반 스마트헬스 서비스를 제안한다. 현재까지 M2M기반의 u-healthcare에서 적용되는 센서 네트워크에서는 TCP/IP 프로토콜이 아닌 non-IP프로토콜을 이용하고 있다. 그러나 서비스의 이용 확대와 IoT 기반의 센서 네트워크 관리를 용이하게 하기 위해서는 다수의 센서들의 인터넷 연결이 반드시 요구된다. 따라서 센서들에 의하여 측정된 자료들을 인터넷과 통신하는 것은 물론 이동이 가능해야 하기 때문에 네트워크 이동성을 고려한 IoT 기반 스마트헬스 서비스를 설계하였다. 또한 IoT 기반 스마트헬스 서비스는 기존의 헬스케어 플랫폼과는 다르게 바이오 정보뿐만이 아니라 동작감지를 위한 스마트 헬스 서비스를 개발하였다. u-healthcare에서 사용되는 WBAN 통신은 일반적으로 많은 네트워크화된 장치 및 게이트웨이로 구성된다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 방법은 WBAN 센서 노드간의 이동성을 지원하는 기술을 이용함으로써 무선 환경에서도 동적 변화에 쉽게 대응할 수 있고, 사용자의 동작감지를 통해 체계적인 관리가 이루어진다.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.102-113
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• 2011

C-terminal SRC kinase (CSK) is a ubiquitously expressed, cytosolic enzyme that phosphorylates and inactivates several SRC family protein tyrosine kinases. Recent genomewide association studies have implicated CSK in the regulation of blood pressure. The current study aim is to determine the blood pressure association of the genes regulated by CSK down-regulation. The CSK mRNA expression was downregulated in vascular smooth muscle cells using small interfering RNA (siRNA). CSK mRNA levels fell by 90% in cells that were treated with CSK siRNA; the RNA from these cells was examined by microarray using the Illumina HumanRef-8 v3 platform, which comprises 24,526 reference mRNA probes. On treatment with CSK siRNA, 19 genes were downregulated by more than 2-fold and 13 genes were upregulated by more than 2-fold. Three (CANX, SLC30A7, and HMOX1) of them revealed more than 3 fold differential expression. Interestingly, the HMOX1 SNPs were associated with diastolic blood pressure in the 7551 Koreans using Korea Association REsource data, and the result was supported by the other reports that HMOX1 linked to blood vessel maintenance. Among the remaining 29 differentially expressed genes, seven (SSBP1, CDH2, YWHAE, ME2, PFTK1, G3BP2, and TUFT1) revealed association with both systolic and diastolic blood pressures. The CDH2 gene was linked to blood pressures. Conclusively, we identified 32 differentially expressed genes which were regulated by CSK reduction, and two (HOMX1 and CDH2) of them might influence the blood pressure regulation through CSK pathway.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제63권2호
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• pp.306-312
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• 2014

The ZigBee communication method, which is the most frequently applied to the LED lighting control system, has drawbacks of low-speed and low-capacity, and the communication failure possibility due to environmental influences is on the rise. Therefore, it is important to secure the communication reliability by applying an integrated interface with a wire-wireless dual-network. This paper developed a communication module, which has a platform converging and combining the ZigBee of USN environments with the PLC of power line communication environments, to implement a dualized communication interface system supporting the wire-wireless integrated protocol, and implemented a wire-wireless networking device and a control system software technology. As a result, it was automatically switched into the PLC communication within 4.4 seconds on average when there was an access failure in the ZigBee communication network, so a reliable communication network was built.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2008년도 추계 학술발표회 제20권2호
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• pp.887-890
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• 2008

신도림역사는 서울시 지하철 2호선과 경부선,호남선 및 경인선 등 국유철도가 환승하는 정거장으로서 우리나라 최대의 도시철도 환승 승객과 최대의 열차 운행이 이루어지는 매우 중요한 교통의 요충지 이다. 혼잡도가 극심하여 이를 해소하고자 2호선 신도림 역사 확장계획을 수립하였는 바, 본공사 시행에 있어서 가장 어려운 과제인 국유철도 하부통과계획에 대하여 안전하고, 효과적인 방안을 모색하였다. 역사 확장 공사를 시행함에 있어서 국유철도 노반 하부를 비개착 공법에 의하여 안전하게 통과하는 방안에 대하여 국내에 적용되고 있는 공법 중 적용 가능한 공법에 대하여 검토하여 최적의 방안을 도출하고자 하였다. Front-Jacking 공법, NTR 공법, TRcM 공법을 주요 공법으로 검토하였으며 설계단계에서는 Front-Jacking 공법에 지반강성보강을 위한 PRS 공법이 복합된 방안을 적용하였다.