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Determining Canopy Growth Conditions of Paddy Rice via Ground-based Remote Sensing

  • Jo, Seunghyun;Yeom, Jongmin;Ko, Jonghan
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.11-20
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    • 2015
  • This study aimed to investigate the canopy growth conditions and the accuracy of phenological stages of paddy rice using ground-based remote sensing data. Plant growth variables including Leaf Area Index (LAI) and canopy reflectance of paddy rice were measured at the experimental fields of Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea during the crop seasons of 2011, 2012, and 2013. LAI values were also determined based on correlations with Vegetation Indices (VIs) obtained from the canopy reflectance. Three phenological stages (tillering, booting, and grain filling) of paddy rice could be identified using VIs and a spatial index (NIR versus red). We found that exponential relationships could be applied between LAI and the VIs of interest. This information, as well as the relationships between LAI and VIs obtained in the present study, could be used to estimate and monitor the relative growth and development of rice canopies during the growing season.

Analysis on Virtual reality-based information requirements for Nuclear power plant operation and maintenance (원전 가상현실기반 운영/정비를 위한 정보요건 분석)

  • Lee, Won-Hyung;Kim, Woo Jung;Byon, Sujin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2013.05a
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    • pp.276-277
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    • 2013
  • Complex facilities and major equipment in nuclear power plants check to use analog measuring device. Operating and maintenance using 3D data for geometric information management method, which is a virtual reality technology development is urgently needed. Therefore, this paper defines the information requirements for the implementation of a virtual reality-based technology in nuclear power plant. Furthermore developing owner requirements for applying the virtual reality-based technology is purpose.

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Case studies: Statistical analysis of contributions of vitamins and phytochemicals to antioxidant activities in plant-based multivitamins through generalized partially double-index model

  • Yoo, Jae Keun;Kwon, Oran
    • Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.251-258
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    • 2016
  • It is important to verify the identity of plant-based multivitamins prepared with a natural-concept and popular for daily consumption because they are easily purchased in markets with imperfect information. For this study, a generalized partially double-index model (GPDIM) was employed as a main statistical method to identify the contribution of vitamins and phytochemicals to antioxidant potentials using data on antioxidant capacities and chemical fingerprinting. A bootstrapping approach via sufficient dimension reduction is adopted to estimate the two unknown coefficient vectors in the GPDIM. Fifth order polynomial regressions are fitted to measure the contributions of vitamins and phytochemicals after estimating the coefficient vectors with the two double indices.

Control Systems Design Based on Disturbance Cancellation via LTR Technique

  • Inooka, Hikaru;Ichirou, Komatsu Ken
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.87.1-87
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    • 2001
  • For a plant subject to several kinds of disturbances in the plant input side, we consider a problem of designing a controller based on the disturbance cancellation. The conventional loop transfer recovery (LTR) technique can not be used since the extended system consisting of the plant and the disturbance model is not necessarily stabilizable. We propose a new LTR technique that can be applied for our problem. As a target of the LTR, we choose a state feedback controller using a disturbance estimator. We find an LTR procedure based on the Riccati equation formalism where the stochastic model contains the filter gain matrix of the disturbance estimator in the target. The procedure recovers the target feedback ...

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International regulatory considerations pertaining to the development of stem cell-based veterinary medicinal products

  • Jeon, Byung-Suk;Yi, Hee;Ku, Hyun-Ok
    • Journal of Veterinary Science
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.6.1-6.6
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    • 2021
  • Stem cell-based products (SCPs) are an emerging field of veterinary medicine that focuses on the regeneration, repair, or replacement of damaged tissues or organs. However, there are some issues in applying the traditional regulatory guideline for the approval of SCPs as veterinary medicinal products. This article describes the positions of Korea, US, and EU regarding SCPs, and compares the regulatory guidelines of each country for their safety evaluation. Although there are some differences in the regulatory guidelines, similar considerations in identifying the quality of SCPs and their safety has adopted. Overall, these guidelines need to be harmonized among countries.

Characteristics of the Infection of Tilletia laevis Kuhn (syn. Tilletia foetida (Wallr.) Liro.) in Compatible Wheat

  • Ren, Zhaoyu;Zhang, Wei;Wang, Mengke;Gao, Haifeng;Shen, Huimin;Wang, Chunping;Liu, Taiguo;Chen, Wanquan;Gao, Li
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.37 no.5
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    • pp.437-445
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    • 2021
  • Tilletia laevis Kuhn (syn. Tilletia foetida (Wallr.) Liro.) causes wheat common bunt, which is one of the most devastating plant diseases in the world. Common bunt can result in a reduction of 80% or even a total loss of wheat production. In this study, the characteristics of T. laevis infection in compatible wheat plants were defined based on the combination of scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and laser scanning confocal microscopy. We found T. laevis could lead to the abnormal growth of wheat tissues and cells, such as leakage of chloroplasts, deformities, disordered arrangements of mesophyll cells and also thickening of the cell wall of mesophyll cells in leaf tissue. What's more, T. laevis teliospores were found in the roots, stems, flag leaves, and glumes of infected wheat plants instead of just in the ovaries, as previously reported. The abnormal characteristics caused by T. laevis may be used for early detection of this pathogen instead of molecular markers in addition to providing theoretical insights into T. laevis and wheat interactions for breeding of common bunt resistance.

A study on early faults detection of pressurizer pressure control system using MTS (MTS를 이용한 가압기 압력 제어 계통의 조기 고장 감지에 대한 연구)

  • Cha, Jae-Min;Kim, Joon-Young;Shin, Junguk;Yeom, Choongseob;Kang, Seong-Ki
    • The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics
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    • v.29 no.7
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    • pp.1385-1398
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    • 2016
  • A pressurizer is a major equipment system in a nuclear power plant (NPP) and controls the reactor cooling system pressure within the allowable range. Faults in the pressurizer can be critical to the NPP; therefore, early fault detection in the pressurizer is significant for NPP safety. This study applies Mahalanobis Taguchi system (MTS), which is one of the promising pattern classification methods, based on the Mahalanobis distance concept and Taguchi quality engineering theory to the early fault detection problem of the pressurizer pressure control system. We conducted experiments using data from full scope NPP simulator based on a pressurizer pressure transmitter faults scenario to validate the faults detection performance of MTS. As a result, MTS can rapidly detect the faults compared to conventional faults detection based on single sensor monitoring.

Development of Chloroplast DNA-Based Simple Sequence Repeat Markers for Angelica Species Differentiation (당귀 종판별을 위한 엽록체 기반 SSR 마커 개발)

  • Park, Sang Ik;Kim, Serim;Gil, Jinsu;Lee, Yi;Kim, Ho Bang;Lee, Jung Ho;Kim, Seong Cheol;Jung, Chan Sik;Um, Yurry
    • Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.317-322
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    • 2016
  • Background: In the herbal medicine market, Angelica gigas, Angelica sinensis, and Angelica acutiloba are all called "Danggui" and used confusingly. We aimed to assess the genetic diversity and relationships among 14 Angelica species collected from different global seed companies. Toward this aim we developed DNA markers to differentiate the Angelica species. Methods and Results: A total of 14 Angelica species, A. gigas, A. acutiloba, A. sinensis, A. pachycarpa, A. hendersonii, A. arguta, A. keiskei, A. atropurpurea, A. dahurica, A. genuflexa, A. tenuissima, A. archangelica, A. taiwaniana, and A. hispanica were collected. The genetic diversity of all 14 species was analyzed by using five chloroplast DNA-based simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers and employing the DNA fragment analysis method. Each primer amplified 3 - 12 bands, with an average of 6.6 bands. Based on the genetic diversity analysis, these species were classified into specific species groups. The cluster dendrogram showed that the similarity coefficients ranged from 0.77 to 1.00. Conclusions: These findings could be used for further research on cultivar development by using molecular breeding techniques and for conservation of the genetic diversity of Angelica species. The analysis of polymorphic SSRs could provide an important experimental tool for examining a range of issues in plant genetics.

A Systems Engineering Approach to the Design of Steam Reforming H2 Generation System based on Natural Gas: Case of Iron and Steel making Plant (천연가스 기반 스팀 리포밍 수소 생산 시스템 설계를 위한 시스템엔지니어링 접근방법: 철강생산플랜트를 중심으로)

  • Kim, Joon-Young;Hong, Dae Geun;Suh, Suk-Hwan;Sur, Hwal Won
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Systems Engineering
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.81-93
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    • 2015
  • Steam Reforming H2 Generation (SRH2G) System is a chemical process to produce hydrogen through steam reforming of hydrocarbon. Largely speaking, there are two types of materials for the SRH2G: 1) Oil and coal, and 2)Natural Gas such as shale gas. From the perspective of cost, quality (purity), and environmental burden (pollution), the latter is much more desirable than the former. For this reason, research on SRH2G using natural gas is actively carried out, and implemented and operated in the various industry. In this paper, we develop a natural gas based SRH2G system via systems engineering approach. Specifically, we first derived stakeholder requirements, followed by systems requirements and finally system architecture via a tailored SE process for plant (called Plant Systems Engineering (PSE) process) based on ISO/IEC 15288. The developed method was applied to iron and steel plant as a case study. Through the case study, by the SE approach, we were convinced that a successful system satisfying stakeholders' requirements within the given constraints can be developed, verified and validated.

Fieldbus Communication Network Requirements for Application of Harsh Environments of Nuclear Power Plant (원전 극한 환경적용을 위한 필드버스 통신망 요건)

  • Cho, Jai-Wan;Lee, Joon-Koo;Hur, Seop;Koo, In-Soo;Hong, Seok-Boong
    • Journal of Information Technology Services
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.147-156
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    • 2009
  • As the result of the rapid development of IT technology, an on-line diagnostic system using the field bus communication network coupled with a smart sensor module will be widely used at the nuclear power plant in the near future. The smart sensor system is very useful for the prompt understanding of abnormal state of the key equipments installed in the nuclear power plant. In this paper, it is assumed that a smart sensor system based on the fieldbus communication network for the surveillance and diagnostics of safety-critical equipments will be installed in the harsh-environment of the nuclear power plant. It means that the key components of fieldbus communication system including microprocessor, FPGA, and ASIC devices, are to be installed in the RPV (reactor pressure vessel) and the RCS (reactor coolant system) area, which is the area of a high dose-rate gamma irradiation fields. Gamma radiation constraints for the DBA (design basis accident) qualification of the RTD sensor installed in the harsh environment of nuclear power plant, are typically on the order of 4 kGy/h. In order to use a field bus communication network as an ad-hoc diagnostics sensor network in the vicinity of the RCS pump area of the nuclear power plant, the robust survivability of IT-based micro-electronic components in such intense gamma-radiation fields therefore should be verified. An intelligent CCD camera system, which are composed of advanced micro-electronics devices based on IT technology, have been gamma irradiated at the dose rate of about 4.2kGy/h during an hour UP to a total dose of 4kGy. The degradation performance of the gamma irradiated CCD camera system is explained.