• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.51 no.3
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• pp.248-259
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• 2001

Background : In diagnosis or monitor of the airway obstruction in bronchial asthma, the measurement of $FEV_1$ in the standard method because of its reproducibility and accuracy. But the measurement of peak expiratory flow(PEF) by peak flow meter is much simpler and easier than that of $FEV_1$ especially in children. Yet there have been still no data of the predicted normal values of PEF measured by peak flow meter in Korean children. This study was conducted to provide equations to predict the normal value of PEF and correlation between PEF and $FEV_1$ in healthy children. Method : PEF was measured by MiniWright peak flow meter, and the forced expiratory volume and the maximum expiratory flow volume curves were measured by Microspiro HI 501(Chest Co.) in 346 healthy children(age:5-16 years, 194 boys and 152 girls) without any respiratory symptoms during 2 weeks before the study. The regression equations for various ventilatory parameters according to age and/or height, and the regression equations of $FEV_1$ by PEF were derived. Results : 1. The regression equation for PEF(L/min) was: $12.6{\times}$age(year)+$3.4{\times}$height(cm)-263($R^2=0.85$) in boys, and $6{\times}$age(year)+$3.9{\times}$height(cm)-293($R^2=0.82$) in girls. 2. The value of FEFmax(L/sec) derived from the maximum expiratory flow volume curves was multiplied by 60 to compare with PEF(L/min), and PEF was faster by 125 L/min in boys and 118 L/min in girls, respectively. 3. The regression equation for $FEV_1$(ml) by PEF(L/min) was:$7{\times}$PEF-550($R^2=0.82$) in boys, and $5.8{\times}$PEF-146 ($R^2=0.81$) in girls, respectively. Conclusion : This study provides regression equations predicting the normal values of PEF by age and/or height in children. And the equations for $FEV_1$, a gold standard of ventilatory function, was predicted by PEF. So, in taking care of children with airway obstruction, PEF measured by the peak flow meter can provide useful information.

• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.47 no.10
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• pp.613-620
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• 2009

The Kachanov-Rabotnov (K-R) creep model was proposed to accurately model the long-term creep curves above $10^5$ hours of Alloy 617. To this end, a series of creep data was obtained from creep tests conducted under different stress levels at $950^{\circ}C$. Using these data, the creep constants used in the K-R model and the modified K-R model were determined by a nonlinear least square fitting (NLSF) method, respectively. The K-R model yielded poor correspondence with the experimental curves, but the modified K-R model provided good agreement with the curves. Log-log plots of ${\varepsilon}^{\ast}$-stress and ${\varepsilon}^{\ast}$-time to rupture showed good linear relationships. Constants in the modified K-R model were obtained as ${\lambda}$=2.78, and $k=1.24$, and they showed behavior close to stress independency. Using these constants, long-term creep curves above $10^5$ hours obtained from short-term creep data can be modeled by implementing the modified K-R model.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.50-56
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• 2013

The radiation effects on the auto-ignition and extinction characteristics of a non-premixed fuel-air counterflow field were numerically investigated. A detailed reaction mechanism of GRI-v3.0 was used for the calculation of chemical reactions and the optically-thin radiation model was adopted in the simulations. The flame-controlling continuation method was also used in the simulation to predict the auto-ignition point and extinction limits precisely. As a result, it was found that the maximum H radical concentration, $(Y_H)_{max}$, rather than the maximum temperature was suitable to understand the ignition and extinction behaviors. S-, C- and O-curves, which were well known from the previous theory, were identified by investigating the $(Y_H)_{max}$. The radiative heat loss fraction ($f_r$) and spatially-integrated heat release rate (IHRR) were introduced to grasp each extinction mechanism. It was also found that the $f_r$ was the highest at the radiative extinction limit. At the flame stretch extinction limit, the flame was extinguished due to the conductive heat loss which attributed to the high strain rate although the heat release rate was the highest. The radiation affected on the radiative extinction limit and auto-ignition point considerably, however the effect on the flame stretch extinction limit was negligible. A stable flame regime defined by the region between each extinction limit became wide with increasing the fuel temperature.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.189-193
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• 1981

An apparatus for continuous measurements of sorption isotherm of dried food was manufactured to shorten the time required for equilibration. The apparatus was so designed that the temperature, air velocity and relative humidity in the experimental chamber could be controlled. The use of dynamic stream of conditioned air with a velocity of 0.2m/sec, instead of static atmosphere, allowed a faster equilibration of dried filefish muscle at $25^{\circ}C$. The mean time necessary for the equilibration of dried filefish muscle at the water activity of a given state to a higher water activity was about 45 hours. The monolayer moisture content of dried filefish muscle calculated from BET-equation was 0.092 kg water /kg dry matter at $25^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.39 no.10
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• pp.1522-1527
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• 2010

This study was conducted to find out the minimal time needed for detection of Salmonella spp. which exist at very low concentration in foods by using real-time PCR. The sal-F and sal-R sequences were used as primers and sal-P was used as a probe. The detection limit of Salmonella spp. was $3.77{\times}10^2\;cfu/mL$ in buffered peptone water (BPW). Microbial growth was monitored after artificially inoculated Salmonella spp. into BPW. The obtained growth curve was well fitted with the equation, y＝$0.0127x^2$+0.5927x-0.4317 ($R^2$=0.99), if assuming that 1 cell exists in 25 g sample (0.04 cfu/mL). The microbial concentration will be reduced to 10 fold by adding BPW during sample treatment, so actual initial concentration at the starting point of enrichment is 0.004 cfu/mL. At this condition, real-time PCR detection would be possible only when microbial concentration increase occurs to exceed the detection limit (377 cfu/mL). The time needed for microbial increase was calculated from the growth curve equation as 7 hours and 20 minutes. Therefore the total time required for detection was less than 10 hours including the PCR operating time.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.24 no.2 s.173
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• pp.378-385
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• 2000

Fracture resistance (J-R) curves, which are used for elastic-plastic fracture mechanics analyses, decreased under tension-compression loading condition. This phenomenon was proved by several former researches, but the causes have not been clear yet. The objective of this paper is to investigate the cause of this phenomenon. On the basis of fracture resistance curve test results, strain hardening hypothesis, stress redistribution hypothesis and crack opening hypothesis were built. In this study, hardness tests, Automated Ball Indentation(ABI) tests, theoretical stress field analyses, and crack opening analyses were performed to prove the hypotheses. From this study, strain-hardening of material, generation of tensile residual stress at crack tip, and crack opening effects are proved as the causes of the decrease hypothesis.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.953-956
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• 2009

본 연구는 농업용저수지유역을 대상으로 분포형 강우-유출모형을 적용해 봄으로서 차후 본 연구대상유역의 분포형 강우유출모형을 이용한 설계홍수량 산정에 활용해 보기 위한 사전연구이다. 농업용저수지유역을 대상으로 모의하기 위하여 자동수위계를 통하여 저수지 수위자료가 주기적으로 기록되고 있는 계룡저수지 유역($15.4km^2$)을 선정하였으며, 주요 공간매개변수는 30m 격자해상도로 구축하였다. 관측유량자료는 수위-내용적-방류량 관계곡선에 의하여 수위변화에 따른 내용적 변화량을 유입량으로 가정하여 환산토록 하였으며, 곡선의 진동이 다소 작고 상태가 양호한 3개 강우사상을 대상으로 분석하였다. 대상유역의 2개 강우관측소(복룡, 반포)의 강우량을 IDW 방법에 의해 공간분포시켜 적용하였으며, 모형의 분석결과, 결정계수($R^2$)는 평균0.88, 용적보존지수(VCI)는 평균 0.14, 첨두유량의 상대오차 ($EQ_p$)는 평균 $0.11m^3/s$로 분석되었다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.33 no.9
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• pp.930-937
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• 2009

The estimation method of the fracture resistance curve for the pipe specimen was proposed using the load ratio method for the standard specimen. For this, the calculation method of the load - CMOD curve for the pipe specimen with the common format equation(CFE) was proposed by using data of the CT specimen. The proposed method agreed well with experimental data. The J-integral value and the crack extension were calculated from the estimated load - CMOD data. The fracture resistance curve was estimated from the calculated J-integral and the crack extension. From these results, it have been seen that the proposed method is reliable to estimate the J-R curve of the pipe specimen.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.175-184
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• 1994

RI photometric observations of an extreme long period eclipsing binary star AZ Cas have been made at the Yonsei University Observatory using the 60-cm Goto reflector for three seasons from 1990 to 1993. A total of 884 observations are made for 77 nights. All the data are standardized and determined the magnitudes and colors of AZ Cas. No significant light variation at the outside eclipse phase between $0.^p54$∼$0.^p87$. RI and color curves of AZ Cas are presented.

• Annual Conference of KIPS
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.873-876
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• 2005

무선 센서 네트워크 (Wireless Sensor Network)에서 기존에 존재하는 대부분의 보안 프로토콜들은 대칭적인 공유키(symmetric pairwise key) 설정에 기반하고 있다. 그러나 이러한 프로토콜들은 노드 전복 (node compromising), 그리고 과중한 트래픽의 문제점을 안고 있다. 더욱이, 대칭키 방법을 이용한 브로드캐스트 메시지 인증은 자원이 제약된 센서네트워크에서 적용하기에는 너무 복잡하다. 본 논문은 공개키를 이용한 공유키(Pairwise Key) 설정에 기반한 보안 프로토콜들을 제안한다. 특히 경량성을 위하여 타원 곡선 암호 (Ellptic Curve Cryptography)를 채택하였다. 제안 프로토콜은 공유키 설정과 브로드캐스트 메시지 인증을 위하여 각각 Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH)과 Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA)를 이용한다. 더욱이, 분산된 rekeying 메커니즘 (decentralized rekeying mechanism)을 도입함으로써 TinySec 의 성능을 향상시킨다.