• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.51-58
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• 2005

Laser surface hardening technologies have been used to improve characteristics of wear and to enhance the fatigue resistance for automotive parts. The objective of this research work is to investigate the influence of the process parameters, such as power of laser and defocused spot position, on the characteristics of laser heat treatment for the case of SM45C medium carbon steel. CW Nd:YAG laser is selected as the heat source. The optical lens with the elliptical profile is designed to obtain a wide heat treatment area with a uniform hardness. From the results of the experiments, it has been shown that the maximum hardness is approximatly 780 Hv when the power and the travel speed of laser are 1,095 W and 0.6 m/min, respectively. In addition, the hardening width using the elliptical lens was three time larger than that using the defocusing of laser beam.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.37-52
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• 1992

Since the first sewage treatment plant was constructed in 1976, the sewerage systems of Korea have been rapidly expanded. As of the end of 1991, 22 sewage treatment plants with total capacity of 5.4 million tons/day are in operation which is equivalent of 3395 total daily sewage generation. Total extension of sewer 39.534 km in 1990 which is 55% of the target extension for the year 2001. However, the most sewage treatment plants employ activated sludge process which may not be suitable for medium and/or small scale plants. The poor existing sewer systems do not effectively collect and transport sewage to adversely affect the function of sewage treatment plant. To select the appropriate treatment system, the cities are classified into 3 categories such as large and medium size inland cities, small size cities and coastal cities. Considering the criteria suggested during this study, appropriate treatment processes were selected for each category. Conventional activated sludge process and step aeration process were found to be the most appropriate for big inland cities while biological nutrient removal processes should be considered for the cities discharge the effluent to lakes or reservoirs. RBC or Oxidation Ditch process might be appropriate for the medium size cities while several processes which do not require skilled operation and maintenance were suggested for the small cities. Ocean discharge after primary treatment can be considered for some east coast cities, Appropriate methodology to rehabilitate the existing sewers and strategy to convert combined sewer system to separate sewer system were proposed. This paper also include the appropriate management system for industrial wastewater, sludge and nightsoil.

• 한국입자에어로졸학회지
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.159-170
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• 2009

A depth filter medium was newly designed in order to achieve high collection of dust and low pressure drop in this work. Multilayer depth filter media consist of an upstream layer of highly porous structure which allows particles to pass through and to follow by one or more downstream layers to hold the particles inside the media. For each filter media, flat sheet and pleated module were made of newly developed depth filter media and filter media of commercial products. Commercial depth filter cartridge for gas turbine air intake cleaning were used as reference for filtration area and pleat geometry of pleated modules. This work attempts to evaluate and compare the newly developed depth filter medium and two commercial filter media in terms of filtration parameters such as air permeability, initial pressure drop, particle retention and pressure drop variation with dust loading. According to the close examination the newly developed depth filter showed better performance compared to the commercial depth filter media.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.149-158
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• 2008

Labyrinthulids are unicellular heterotrophic marine microalgae. Two labyrinthulid strains, L4 and L75, which produce generous amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids(PUFAs), were isolated from leaves floating in the coastal areas of Quang Ninh province, Vietnam, and Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, respectively. Both strains had spindle-shaped cells surrounded by ectoplasmic networks. Numerous oil bodies were observed in each cell, mostly in the vicinity of cell membranes. When soybean oil or soybean lecithin was used as a carbon source with peptone as a nitrogen source, the proportion of PUFAs reached 25-30% and 50-56% for L4 and L75, respectively. After 14 days of growth at $25^{\circ}C$, L4 produced 0.3 mg PUFAs/g-agar in PYA-SBO medium and 0.6 mg PUFAs/g-agar in PYA-SBL medium. In comparison, L75 produced 0.2 mg PUFAs/g-agar in both types of media. The differences between the two strains included changes in cellular morphology and the capacity for attaching tightly to fibers when cultured in liquid PYA medium containing 2% SBL. In addition, when the strains were grown under the same conditions, L4 had a higher growth rate and produced more PUFAs than L75.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.79-84
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• 2016

Biofuel has been considered as promising renewable energy to solve various problems that result from increasing usage of fossil fuels since the early 20th century. In terms of chemical and physical properties as fuel, biobutanol has more merits than bioethanol. It could replace gasoline for transportation and industrial demand is increasing significantly. Production of butanol can be achieved by chemical synthesis or by microbial fermentation. The water hyacinth, an aquatic macrophyte, originated from tropical South America but is currently distributed all over the world. Water hyacinth has excellent water purification capacity and it can be utilized as animal feed, organic fertilizer, and biomass feedstock. However, it can cause problems in the rivers and lakes due to its rapid growth and dense mats formation. In this study, the potential of water hyacinth was evaluated as a lignocellulosic biomass feedstock in biobutanol fermentation by using Clostridium beijerinckii. Water hyacinth was converted to water hyacinth hydrolysate medium through pretreatment and saccharification. It was found that productivity of water hyacinth hydrolysate medium on biobutanol production was comparable to general medium.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.171-183
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• 2022

The performance and inhibitory action of the aqueous extract of Cyperus Conglomeratus's leaves against corrosion of XC70 steel in a 1M HCl acid medium are studied by the determination of the weight loss, the potentiodynamic polarization curves analysis, and electrochemical impedance measurements (electrochemical techniques). The corrosion inhibitory efficiency of XC70 steel increases with the increasing concentration of the green inhibitor, however, the corrosion rate of the steel decreases. Weight loss measurements show that the maximum percentage corrosion inhibition efficiency is approximately 61.86%, while the analysis of the mixed character polarization curves shows that the inhibitor could achieve an inhibition efficiency of 86.96%. The electrochemical impedance study confirmed that the value of the charge transfer resistance (R_ct) increases and the value of the double layer capacity (C_dl) decreases with increasing concentration of the aqueous extract of Cyperus Conglomeratus's leaves, thus increasing the inhibition efficiency. The study showed that this aqueous extract acts by adsorption on the metal surface; this adsorption follows the Langmuir isotherm. This research work showed that Cyperus Conglomeratus leaves extract acts as an effective and eco-friendly inhibitor on mild steel in an acid medium.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제9권7호
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• pp.123-133
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• 2022

This paper explores the key factors influencing the business performance of enterprises, specifically women-owned small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam. The extant literature on factors affecting the business performance of women-owned SMEs in Vietnam is still quite scarce. The researchers used a self-administered questionnaire to achieve a sample of 265 female SME owners in Vietnam to find these factors. The obtained data was analyzed by using SPSS 20.0. Cronbach's α test and factor analysis have been carried out to test the reliability of data and validate the hypothesis. The results showed that these enterprises' performances had a significant positive relationship with the business management competencies of the directors of the business, quality of human resources, financial access, socio-cultural factors, and government policy. Also, the study showed no relationship between the enterprise's business network and business performance. The results suggest that female business owners should improve their business management capacity, focusing on training activities to improve the quality of human resources of enterprises. The Government needs policies to support small and medium enterprises in accessing financial and other resources and propagate to reduce gender stereotypes.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.249-258
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• 2016

본 연구는 중소기업의 연구개발 프로세스를 분석하여 국내 중소기업의 연구개발 프로세의 문제점을 진단하고, 혁신역량이 연구개발 속도와 기업 성과에 미치는 영향을 평가했다. 이러한 영향에 대한 평가는 혁신역량에 관한 요인의 융복합요인을 고려하여 분석하는 것으로 유형에 따른 발전방향성을 파악할 수 가 있다. 본 연구의 주요 목적은 혁신역량 및 경영환경에 따라 연구개발 속도에 미치는 영향을 확인하고, 연구의 신뢰성과 유효성 검증을 위해 내부 일관성을 나타내는 크론바흐 알파를 사용하였다. 본 연구는 연구개발 속도가 R&D활동에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 분석한 연구이고, 기업의 내부 역량에 관한 자원을 기반한 접근이 필요하다는 것을 목표로 한 연구로 학술적 가치를 갖는다. 각각의 요인에 대해 기업에 미치는 영향에 따라 기업개발역량 수준 유지를 통해 연구개발, 재무적 지표에 미치는 영향을 분석한 연구이며 기업의 전략 수립에 미치는 연구개발 역량 개발에 근거가 될 수 있는 실무적 가치가 있는 연구이다.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.39-44
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• 2015

무토양재배에서 작물의 생산성 향상을 위하여 최적의 수분관리가 중요하기 때문에, 배지의 종류에 따른 수분 이동을 포함한 배지의 물리적 특성의 분석이 필요하다. 본 연구의 목적은 현재 상업적으로 많이 이용되고 있는 대표적인 배지를 대상으로 물리적 특성을 분석하고 수분의 이동 형태 및 함수율과 FDR 센서 측정값과의 관계를 파악하는 것이다. 로드셀을 이용하여 배지의 중량을 측정하고, 이 데이터를 바탕으로 배지의 기본적인 물리적 특성을 파악하고자 하였다. 중량에 따른 실제 함수율과 FDR 센서값의 비교를 통해 배지 종류에 따른 FDR의 정확성을 비교하였다. 암면에 비하여 코이어 배지는 입자가 크고 거친 특성 때문에 전체적으로 보수력이 낮았다. 중량 기준의 동일 함수율 조건에서 FDR센서 측정값은 코이어에서 큰 오차를 보였으므로 FDR센서 사용전 보정이 필요하다. 그리고 코이어의 낮은 보수력과 재수화력 때문에 관수제어에 적합한 함수율 범위도 암면에 비하여 좁았다. 무토양재배에서 최적 관수제어를 위한 관수전략 수립에 실험을 통한 위와 같은 데이터가 유용하게 이용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.83-91
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 기존 철근콘크리트 (R/C) 구조체와 내진보강 부재의 접합부의 성능을 향상시키기 위해서 접합부에 탄성패드를 가지는 새로운 H형강 철골프레임 내부접합형 내진보강공법 (H-section Steel Frame with Elastic Pad, HSFEP)을 제안하였다. HSFEP 시스템은 필요 내진보강량 산정이 간편한 내력향상형 보강공법으로서, 전단파괴가 발생할 가능성이 매우 높은 비내진상세를 가지는 중·저층 R/C 건축물에 적합한 공법이다. 본 연구에서 제안한 HSFEP 내진보강공법의 유용성을 검증하기 위하여 비내진상세를 가지는 국내 R/C 건축물을 바탕으로 실물 2층 골조 실험체를 제작하여 유사동적실험을 수행하여 최대지진응답 하중 및 변위, 지진피해정도를 중심으로 내진보강효과를 검토하였다. 실험결과 본 연구에서 개발한 HSFEP 내부접합형 내진보강법은 접합부성능이 개선되었으며, 효과적으로 수평극한내력을 증진시킴과 동시에 대지진 입력 시에도 지진응답변위를 매우 효과적으로 억제시켰다.