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Combined Open Door Laminoplasty with Unilateral Screw Fixation for Unstable Multi-Level Cervical Stenosis : A Preliminary Report

  • Son, Seong;Lee, Sang Gu;Park, Chan Woo;Kim, Woo Kyung
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • v.53 no.2
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    • pp.83-88
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    • 2013
  • Objective : The authors reviewed their experiences of combined surgery (open door laminoplasty with unilateral screw fixation) for unstable multi-level cervical stenosis, to clarify the situation regarding the surgical approach most appropriate for the treatment of diffuse unstable multi-level cervical stenosis. Methods : From January 2011 to January 2012, combined surgery was performed for unstable multi-level cervical stenosis by one surgeon at our institution. The subjects of this study were 6 men of mean age 53.7 years (range, 48-71) with a mean follow-up of 9.3 (range, 3-14) months. All imaging studies showed severe multi-level cervical stenosis with spinal cord signal change, and instability or kyphotic deformity. A retrospective review of clinical, radiological, and surgical data was conducted. Results : Average laminoplasty level was 4.8 and the average screw fixation level was 5.0. Japanese Orthopedic Association score improved from an average of 5.2 to 11.2 points. According to Nurick's grades and Odom's criteria, symptom improvement was statistically significant. On the other hand, Cobb's angle changes were not significant. Average operation time was 5.86 hours with an average blood loss of 460 mL. No significant surgical complication was encountered. Conclusion : Despite the small cohort and the short follow-up duration, the present study demonstrates that laminoplasty with unilateral screw fixation is a safe and effective treatment for unstable multi-level cervical stenosis.

Multi-axial strength criterion of lightweight aggregate (LWA) concrete under the Unified Twin-shear strength theory

  • Wang, Li-Cheng
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.41 no.4
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    • pp.495-508
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    • 2012
  • The strength theory of concrete is significant to structure design and nonlinear finite element analysis of concrete structures because concrete utilized in engineering is usually subject to the action of multi-axial stress. Experimental results have revealed that lightweight aggregate (LWA) concrete exhibits plastic flow plateau under high compressive stress and most of the lightweight aggregates are crushed at this stage. For the purpose of safety, therefore, in the practical application the strength of LWA concrete at the plastic flow plateau stage should be regarded as the ultimate strength under multi-axial compressive stress state. With consideration of the strength criterion, the ultimate strength surface of LWA concrete under multi-axial stress intersects with the hydrostatic stress axis at two different points, which is completely different from that of the normal weight concrete as that the ultimate strength surface is open-ended. As a result, the strength criteria aimed at normal weight concrete do not fit LWA concrete. In the present paper, a multi-axial strength criterion for LWA concrete is proposed based on the Unified Twin-Shear Strength (UTSS) theory developed by Prof Yu (Yu et al. 1992), which takes into account the above strength characteristics of LWA under high compressive stress level. In this strength criterion model, the tensile and compressive meridians as well as the ultimate strength envelopes in deviatoric plane under different hydrostatic stress are established just in terms of a few characteristic stress states, i.e., the uniaxial tensile strength $f_t$, the uniaxial compressive strength $f_c$, and the equibiaxial compressive $f_{bc}$. The developed model was confirmed to agree well with experimental data under different stress ratios of LWA concrete.

Development of a Hierarchical HydroG-OneFlow Web Services of River GeoSpatial Information (하천공간정보의 계층적 HydroG-OneFlow 웹서비스 개발)

  • Shin, Hyung Jin;Hwang, Eui Ho;Chae, Hyo Sok;Hong, Sung Soo
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2015.05a
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    • pp.626-626
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    • 2015
  • 본 연구에서는 하천공간정보의 웹서비스를 위해 SOAP(Simple Object Access Protocol) API 및 REST(Representation State Transfer) API로 제공하는 HydroG-OneFlow 웹서비스를 개발하였다. HydroG-OneFlow는 GML 기반의 서비스를 제공하며 GetBasin, GetGeoVariable 및 GetData 등의 기본서비스로 구성된다. GML은 GIS S/W의 벡터 GML 포맷과 공간정보 오픈플랫폼 서비스인 브이월드 데이터 API에서 제공하는 GML 포맷을 참고하여 하천공간 벡터정보를 제공할 수 있도록 GML을 구성하였다. GDM 공간 데이터에 대한 벡터정보 ML 수용 수준을 향상시킬 수 있도록 벡터구조의 점, 선, 면 정보에 대하여 GML의 PointPropertyType, CurvePropertyType, SurfacePropertyType을 도입하였다. 또한 일반적인 공간자료에서는 Multi 객체에 대한 지원도 필요하다. 현 GDM 데이터베이스에서도 OGC 표준의 MultiPoint, MultiLineString, MultiPolygon을 지원하고 있다. 이를 위하여 GML의 상응 요소인MultiPointPropertyType, MultiCurvePropertyType, MultiSurfacePropertyType을 하천공간정보 벡터 스키마에 도입하여 활용하였다. 클라이언트 서버 통신은 메시지 교환프로토콜인 SOAP을 사용하여 서버의 객체를 직접 호출하여 이루어진다. 서버는 서버의 제공 서비스를 WSDL(Web Service Description Language)를 통하여 게시하고 클라이언트는 이 기준(Criteria)을 참고하여 접근한다. GetData의 경우 Type(GRID or VECTOR), GDM(Geospatial Data Model) 여부(true or false), LayerName, BasinID, GenTime을 인자로 받아 GeoData에서 검색된 정보를 반환한다. SOAP버전은 1.1과 1.2를 지원하여 접근하는 클라이언트에서 선택할 수 있도록 개발하였다.

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Analysis of Data Isolation Methods for Secure Web Site Development in a Multi-Tenancy Environment (멀티테넌시 환경에서 안전한 웹 사이트 개발을 위한 데이터격리 방법 분석)

  • Jeom Goo Kim
    • Convergence Security Journal
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.35-42
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    • 2024
  • Multi-tenancy architecture plays a crucial role in cloud-based services and applications, and data isolation within such environments has emerged as a significant security challenge. This paper investigates various data isolation methods including schema-based isolation, logical isolation, and physical isolation, and compares their respective advantages and disadvantages. It evaluates the practical application and effectiveness of these data isolation methods, proposing security considerations and selection criteria for data isolation in the development of multi-tenant websites. This paper offers important guidance for developers, architects, and system administrators aiming to enhance data security in multi-tenancy environments. It suggests a foundational framework for the design and implementation of efficient and secure multi-tenant websites. Additionally, it provides insights into how the choice of data isolation methods impacts system performance, scalability, maintenance ease, and overall security, exploring ways to improve the security and stability of multi-tenant systems.

Coupled 3D thermal-hydraulic code development for performance assessment of spent nuclear fuel disposal system

  • Samuel Park;Nakkyu Chae;Pilhyeon Ju;Seungjin Seo;Richard I. Foster;Sungyeol Choi
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.56 no.9
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    • pp.3950-3960
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    • 2024
  • As a solution to the problem of spent nuclear fuels (SNFs), the disposal of SNF has gained attention from nations using nuclear energy because of hazards posed to the ecosystem. Among many proposed solutions, the most promising method is to dispose of SNF in a deep geological repository (DGR) which utilizes the multi-barrier concept developed by Finland and Sweden. Here, a new fully-coupled Thermal-Hydraulic (TH) code HADES (High-level rAdionuclide Disposal Evaluation Simulator) is developed using the MOOSE framework. This new code suggests basic numerical tools, such as a non-linear solver and finite element discretization, to assess the safety performance of disposal systems. The new TH code considered various TH behavior using Richards' flow approach, assuming gas pressure is constant. The HADES showed promising results when it was compared to various TH codes validated from DECOVAELX-THMC projects. When the single-canister model was utilized to estimate the TH behavior of the Korean Reference disposal System, although it showed significant saturation reduction due to the evaporation of water, the temperature was maintained under the thermal criteria limit, which is 100 ℃. In addition, the new code estimated temperature and degree of saturation of the multi-canisters model, considering two or three canisters, it showed a slightly lower temperature, 5 ℃, than the single-canister model. From these results, the following are concluded: (1) the new TH code contribute to an additional integrity by estimating TH behavior of KRS; (2) however, due to limitations in single-canister simulation, it is recommended to use multi-canisters simulation to estimate TH behavior accurately. Therefore, this model is anticipated not only to help licensing applications and estimation of various multi-physics phenomena and multi-canister at the disposal site.

A study on the optimum wavelet filters and spreading sequences for DWT MC-CDMA (DWT MC-CDMA 시스템을 위한 최적의 웨이브렛 필터 및 확산 순열에 관한 연구)

  • Shin, Jonghong;Jee, InnHo
    • Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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    • 2001.09a
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    • pp.971-974
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    • 2001
  • Multi-Carrier Spread Spectrum communications has shown the ability of transform domain excision using the wavelet transformation to improve system performance when transmitting signals in the presence of additive white Gaussian noise and interference. In such work, the transforms were implemented using FIR filters and IIR filter. Some well-known classes of sequences, such as Pseudo noise, Walsh, Cold sequences are evaluated with respect to the basic criteria. The main objective is to implement the wavelet transform using IIR filters. This filters are well known to have sharper transition regions leading to better performance. Numerical simulation of multi-carrier spread spectrum communication systems have shown that IIR filters are better in removing the sinusoidal jammer and subsequently yield better BER performance.

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Development of Power Supply Unit for high power GTO driver (대용량 GTO 구동회로용 Power Supply Unit 개발)

  • Cha, J.D.;Yang, H.J.;Hong, S.W.;Lee, H.S.
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1996.07a
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    • pp.609-612
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    • 1996
  • This paper describes a design and implementation of the practical SMPS(Switched Mode Power Supply) with multi-output independent regulation scheme. The designed SMPS is applied to the PSU(Power Supply Unit) of high power GTO drivers for a inverter system. In order to accomplish precise voltage regulations for both turn-on and turn-off bias voltages of the GTO driver, the conventional forward type PWM converter scheme is adopted with the Post Regulator using a Saturable Reactor. Analytic design criteria and control schemes are described for practical applications. Finally, the precise regulation of multi-output voltages is proved by experimental results.

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Cell Design and Job Assignment in Manufacturing System (제조시스템에서 작업장 설계와 작업할당)

  • 장석화
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.20 no.42
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    • pp.99-109
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    • 1997
  • This paper considers to determine the processing workstation of parts and number of machines at workstations in multi-stage manufacturing system. Several part types are processed simultaneously through multi-stage, which consist of several workstations. The machines in each stage are identical in function, but non-identical in functional performance depending on workstations. Two models are suggested. One is assumed that a part type can be processed at the only one workstation in each processing stage. The other is assumed that a part type can be processed at several workstations. Decision criteria is to minimize the sum of the processing cost, travel cost and machine setup cost. Model formulations are presented, and a numerical example is shown.

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Application of Fuzzy Theory and Analytic Hierarchy Process to Evaluate Marketing Strategies

  • Yu, C.S.;Tzeng, G.H.;Li, H. L.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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    • 1998.06a
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    • pp.352-357
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    • 1998
  • Conventional marketing research generally focuses on a single layer's benefit. A notable example is the consumer layer providing managers with partial market information to evaluate relevant strategies. As generally known, marketing management encounters complex supply and demand behaviors, thereby necessitation that a successful marketing strategy adopt multi-layer considerations, such as the consumer layer, channel-retailer layer, and marketing planner layer. In light of above situation, this study applies fuzzy theory and the analytic hierarchy process(AHP) technique to analyze the performances of marketing strategies under multi-layer benefits, In addition, conventional marketing research has difficulty in efficiently allocating the limited budget so that each desired criterion can be significantly enhanced by a group of events. Therefore, a weighting structure among the goal, layers, criteria, and strategies(i.e. a group of events) is also developed herein to trace the influential process and assist marketing managers in efficiently allocating resources(i.e.budget).

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A Study on Models of Data Consolidation Center for Multi-Organization in Public Sector (공공부문 다기관 통합전산센터 모형에 관한 연구)

  • Lim, Sung-Mook;Lee, Yeong-Jae
    • IE interfaces
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.418-430
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    • 2005
  • We establish an efficient strategy for construction and operation of data consolidation center for multi-organization in public sector. First, we introduce important concepts on data consolidation center in public sector, and draw some success factors by analyzing several foreign and domestic cases. Second, we construct all the possible logical operational models of the center and investigate the properties and feasibility of the models. Third, we suggest a virtual operational environment for the two representative models selected by feasibility criteria among the possible logical models, and compare the two models in terms of operational cost. We also utilize AHP methodology to evaluate qualitative opinions on the two models from several experts in public information systems. As a result, we find the best alternative is the case in which all infrastructure and facilities for the center are provided by government, and common essential IT operations are integrated, associated data are consolidated and the whole operational work are outsourced to specialized IT operations service providers.