• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.724-733
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• 2003

Fatigue design rules for welds in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessels Code are based on the use of Fatigue Strength Reduction Factors(FSRF) against a code specified fatigue design curve generated from smooth base metal specimens without the presence of welds. Similarly, stress intensification factors that are used in the ASME B3l.1 Piping Code are based on component S-N curves with a reference fatigue strength based on straight pipe girth welds. But the determination of either the FSRF or stress intensification factor requires extensive fatigue testing to take into account the stress concentration effects associated with various types of component geometry, weld configuration and loading conditions. As the fatigue behavior of welded joints is being better understood, it has been generally accepted that the difference in fatigue lives from one type of weld to another is dominated by the difference in stress concentration. However, general finite element procedures are currently not available for effective determination of such stress concentration effects. In this paper, a mesh-insensitive structural stress method is used to re-evaluate the S-N test data, and then more effective method is proposed for pressure vessel and piping fatigue design.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1691-1694
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• 2005

The fatigue characteristic of a material or a structure is derived from fatigue tests of standard specimens. However test results of standard specimens are very different from those of real structures or components. Therefore, to calculate more accurate fatigue life, the geometrical effect and surface condition must be considered by comparing test results of standard specimens with those of real structures or components. Thus the object of this paper is to evaluate the fatigue characteristic of a real waterwork pipe by conducting fatigue tests with standard specimens and non-standard(plate-shaped) specimens of base metal and weld metal. Also, to evaluate fatigue characteristic based on life distribution, statistical fatigue characteristic was analyzed by the normal distribution and related data of P-S-N curve.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.293-297
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• 2013

Background: : Chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia (CIT) is an important cause of morbitity in patients with cancer. Aim: To investigate the effect of the baseline plasma D-dimer level, an important marker for thrombotic activity, on chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia in patients with stage III colon cancer. Materials and Methods: A total of 43 (28 men) eligible patients were divided into two groups according to whether they exhibited chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia: Group 1 (n=21) and Group 2 (n=22). Comparison was made using demographic, histopathologic, and laboratory variables. Additionally, baseline plasma D-dimer levels underwent receiver operation characteristics curve analysis, and areas under the curve were calculated. Sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative likelihood rates were then determined. Results: The incidence of chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia had a significant correlation with baseline platelet count (r=0.568, P=0.031) and baseline plasma D-dimer levels (r=0.617, P=0.036). When the cut-off point for the latter was set as 498 ng/mL, the area under the curve was 0.89 (95%CI: 0.74-0.93), the sensitivity was 91.4%, the specificity was 89.7%, the positive likelihood rate was 3.64 and the negative likelihood rate was 0.24 for chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia diagnosis. Conclusions: The baseline level of plasma D-dimer could help to differentiate high-risk patients for chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.525-530
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• 1997

생분해성 포장재질에 대한 달걀의 기능성 변화를 알아보기 위해 달걀의 저장중 pH변화, 파손강도 및 응력완화현상을 측정하고 무포장 및 복합 필름에 포장한 달걀과 비교하였다. 생분해성 포장재질을 달걀에 사용한 경우 pH는 초기 8.39에서 최종 pH 9.3으로 최종 pH 9.48을 보인 무포장의 경우와 유사한 pH변화를 보이며, 파손강도의 변화에 있어서도 초기 14.25 N에서 생분해성 포장재질로 포장한 경우 6.76 N, 무포장의 경우 9.31 N의 변화를 보였다. 생분해성 포장재질이나 무포장에 비해 공기투과도가 상대적으로 무척 낮은 복합 필름 포장재를 사용한 경우는 저장이 진행됨에 따라 pH는 8.39에서 8.81로 적은 변화량을 보였으나 파손 강도값은 14.25 N에서 5.29 N으로 크게 감소하는 것으로 보아 달걀내부의 물성학적 기능이 크게 저하됨을 보여주었다. 내부조직변화를 감지할 수 있는 응력완화 현상을 측정하여 3-elements Maxwell model에 적용하고 구하여진 점탄성의 값을 비교시 무포장한 달걀과 생분해성 포장재를 사용한 경우에는 큰 차이가 없었으나 복합 필름 포장재의 경우에는 저장이 진행됨에 따라 그 기능이 현저하게 떨어짐을 보여주었으며 따라서, 달걀의 기능성 변화를 살펴볼 때 공기 및 수분투과도가 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 생분해성 포장재질의 많은 인장력 증가가 현 단계에서 요구되나 환경적인 문제를 고려할 때 기존의 달걀 포장재인 PE포장재의 대체품으로서 사용 가능성이 긍정적으로 여겨진다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.26-33
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• 2013

Purpose: The aims are to: (i) display the multidimensional learning curve of totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy, and (ii) verify the feasibility of totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy after learning curve completion by comparing it with laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy. Materials and Methods: From January 2005 to June 2012, 247 patients who underwent laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (n=136) and totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (n=111) for early gastric cancer were enrolled. Their clinicopathological characteristics and early surgical outcomes were analyzed. Analysis of the totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy learning curve was conducted using the moving average method and the cumulative sum method on 180 patients who underwent totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy. Results: Our study indicated that experience with 40 and 20 totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy cases, is required in order to achieve optimum proficiency by two surgeons. There were no remarkable differences in the clinicopathological characteristics between laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy and totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy groups. The two groups were comparable in terms of open conversion, combined resection, morbidities, reoperation rate, hospital stay and time to first flatus (P>0.05). However, totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy had a significantly shorter mean operation time than laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (P<0.01). We also found that intra-abdominal abscess and overall complication rates were significantly higher before the learning curve than after the learning curve (P<0.05). Conclusions: Experience with 20~40 cases of totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy is required to complete the learning curve. The use of totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy after learning curve completion is a feasible and timesaving method compared to laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.890-894
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• 2002

The accuracy of the gamma function to describe lactation curve of Yankasa ewes was investigated using milk production data obtained from 168 ewes with either complete or incomplete 84 day lactation records. Ewes were daily hand milked after over-night separation from lamb and thorough disinfection of the udder. The daily milk yield on the average was estimated from the weekly total yield. The effect of type of birth, parity, season of birth and lactation length on the components of lactation curve (a, b, c and s) were analysed by least-square procedures. All factors except parity significantly (p<0.01) influenced the curve parameters. The goodness of fit of the function did not differ between the two classes of varying duration of lactation; incomplete lactation however, showed a lower persistency and as expected lower level of production. Correlations ($r_p$) between lamb weight gain and milk yield using the weight records from lamb weighed at weekly intervals indicated a high and positive relationship in the early lactation that decreased in intensity as the lactation advanced.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.25-30
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• 2002

Let $E/{\mathbb{Q}$ be an elliptic curve defined over rationals, P is a non-torsion rational point of E and $$S=\{[n]P{\mid}n{\in}{\mathbb{Z}}\}$$. then S is dense in the component of $E({\mathbb{R}})$ which contains the infinity in the usual Euclidean topology or in the topology defined by the invariant Haar measure and it is uniformly distributed.

• 한국방재학회 논문집
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.19-25
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 전주의 공칭강도를 계산하기 위해 이론적 방법에 의해 P-M상관도 프로그램을 개발하였다. 그리고 이를 바탕으로 기존 연구와 검증하고 전주의 공칭강도$(M_n)$를 산정하였다. 설계기준에 제시된 파괴강도$(M_r)$와 본 연구에서 산정한 전주의 공칭강도$(M_n)$를 비교 분석한 결과 현재 사용하고 있는 전주의 공칭강도가 설계기준$(M_r)$보다 작게 산정되었다. 따라서 공칭강도 증대를 위해 인장근/보강근의 지름 증가, 보강근의 개수 증가, 인장근의 위치변화, 전주의 두께 변화 등의 매개변수를 선정하여 선정된 매개변수를 고려한 전주의 공칭강도$(M_n)$를 설계기준의 공칭강도$(M_n)$와 비교 분석하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.365-372
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• 2013

한정된 수량의 시험편만으로 자동차용 머플러의 신뢰도 높은 내구수명데이터를 얻기 위하여 통계적 피로수명 평가법을 이용하였다. 시험품은 실제 차량에 적용되는 것과 동일하게 제작하였고, 하중제어 반복굽힘 피로시험을 수행하였다. 피로시험을 통해 얻은 데이터를 정규분포, 대수정규분포, 와이블분포로 적용하여 각각의 곡선들을 비교하였으며 와이블분포의 경우 최우추정법, 최소제곱법, 가중치를 적용한 최소제곱법을 이용하여 모수를 각각 추정하였다. 각각의 확률분포에 대해 적합도 검정을 수행하였으며 최종적으로 최소제곱법을 이용한 와이블분포가 선정되었다. 선정된 와이블분포로 피로특성을 반영한 확률-모멘트-수명 곡선(P-M-N Curve)을 제시함으로서 자동차용 머플러의 신뢰성 설계를 위한 기초자료로써 활용이 가능하도록 하였다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.903-909
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was evaluated on the applicability of Load Duration Curve Method (LDC Method) using HSPF watershed model and sampling data for efficient TMDLs in Korea. The LDC Method was used for assessment pollutant characteristics in watershed and water quality variation in each water flow level. Load Duration Curve is applied for judge the level of impaired water-body and can be estimated the impaired level by pollutant, such as BOD, T-N, and T-P in this study depending on variation of stream flow. As a result, BOD, T-P was usually exceed the standard value at low flow and dry hydrologic period. Improvement of effluent concentration from WWTP and riparian buffer protection zone are effective to improve the water quality. T-N showed the worst condition at mid-range hydrologic period and moist hydrologic period. Therefore, soil erosion control program and BMPs for non-point source pollution control is effective for recovery the water quality, which can be useful method for management of water quality in the plan of recovery water quality spontaneously. Applicability of LDC Method was evaluated in the Nakbon A watershed. However, we need to consider more detailed and accumulated data set such as accurate GIS data and detail pollution data, and WWTP discharge water quality data for accurate evaluation of watershed. Overall, The LDC Method is adequate for evaluation of watersheds characteristics, and its application is recommended for watershed management and TMDL Implementation.