• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.732-736
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• 2010

Five strains of tannic acid degrading bacteria were isolated and identified by phenotypic characterization. All the five isolates showed cell-associated activity, whereas only three showed extracellular activity. Serratia ficaria DTC, showing the highest cell-associated activity (0.29 U/l), was selected for further shake-flask studies. Tannase synthesis was growth associated and reached the peak in the late stationary phase of growth. Organic nitrogen sources enhanced the tannase production. Peak tannase production of 0.56 U/l was recorded in the medium having the initial pH of 6. The pH and temperature optima of the enzyme were found to be 8.9 and $35^{\circ}C$, respectively. This is the first report of cell-associated activity in the case of bacterial tannase. Cell-associated tannase of Serratia ficaria DTC could be industrially important from the perspective of its activity at broad temperature and pH ranges, and its unusually high activity at pH 8.9.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.24 no.12
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• pp.50-56
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• 2007

Femtosecond laser ablation of the Invar alloy and hole drilling for a shadow mask are studied. We used a regenerative amplified Ti-sapphire laser with a 1kHz repetition rate, 184fs pulse duration and 785nm wavelength. Femtosecond laser pulse was irradiated on the Invar alloy with air blowing at the condition of various laser peak power. An ablation characteristic of the Invar alloy was appeared non-linear at $125J/cm^2$ of energy fluence. For the application to a shadow mask, the hole drilling of the Invar alloy with the cross section of a trapezoidal shape was investigated. The ablated micro-holes were characterized using an atomic force microscopy(AFM). The optimal condition of hole pattern f3r a shadow mask was $4\;{\mu}m$ z-axis feed rate, 0.2mm/s circular velocity, $26.4{\mu}J$ laser peak power. With the optimal processing condition, the fine circular hole shape without burr and thermal damage was achieved. Using the femtoseocond laser system, it demonstrates excellent tool for the Invar alloy micro-hole drilling without heat effects and poor edge.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics D
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• v.35D no.8
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• pp.15-23
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• 1998

Single crystalline I $n_{x}$G $a_{1-x}$ N thin film was grwon by MOCVD on (001) sapphire substrate for the blue light emitting devices. A good quality of I $n_{0.13}$G $a_{0.87}$N/GaN heterostructure grwon above 700.deg. C was confiremed by various characterization techniques of AFM, RHEED and DC-XRD. Through PL measurement at room temperautre for the Si-Zn co-doped I $n_{x}$G $a_{a-x}$N/GaN structure grwon at 800.deg. C to obtain blue wavelength emission, 460-470 nm and 425 nm emission peak were observed, which are believed to be from donor-to-acceptor pair transition and band edge emission of In/x/G $a_{1-x}$ N, respectively. The result of PL measurement of the undoped MQW I $n_{x}$G $a_{1-x}$ N layer at low temperature confirmed that the strong MQW peak was resulted by exciton from the GAN barrier and carrier of DA pair confined into the well layer.ll layer.yer.r.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.334-340
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• 2006

A compact biosignal monitoring device was developed. Electrodes for electrocardiogram (ECG) and a LED and silicon detector for photoplethysmogram (PPG) were used. A lead II type was arranged for ECG measurement and reflected light was measured at the finger tip for PPG. A single chip microprocessor (model ADuC812, Analog Device) controlled a measurement protocol and processed measured signals. PPG and ECG had a sampling rate of 300 Hz with 8-bit resolution. The maximum power consumption was 100 mW. The microprocessor computed pulse transit time (PTT) between the R-wave of ECG and the peak of PPG. To increase the resolution of PTT, analog peak detectors obtained the peaks of ECG and PPG whose interval was calculated using an internal clock cycle of 921.6 kHz. The device was designed to be operated by 3-volt battery. Biosignals can be measured for $2{\sim}3$ days continuously without the external interruptions and data is stored to an on-board memory. Our system was successfully tested with human subjects.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.421-431
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• 1996

From comparing the impact dynamic absorber with the impact damper in the auxiliary vibration system with the conventional dynamic absorber, the following conclusions are obtained as follows ; 1. Recognizing that the amplitude restraining effect of the impact dynamic absorber become resonable in a comparison of conventional one development of an improved dynamic absorber may be probable. 2. With increasing the frequency ratio, the 1st resonance peak is higher but the 2nd one gets lower. In addition, the frequency ratio is peak located at the same resonance. 3. The optimum impact clearance is smaller and the vibration constraining effect becomes better with and increase in the mass of impact ball. And it is recognizable that the optimum tuning frequency ratio and impact clearance in an accordance with the mass ratio are varied. 4. The optimum tuning condition becomes gradually lower than the case of r=1 and maximum amplitude becomes lower with an increment in the mass ratio. However, the impulse clearance is larger and the working range of restraining vibration amplitude become smaller with a decrement in the mass of impact ball.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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• v.49 no.3
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• pp.21-31
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• 2007

This study is aimed at the development of a runoff forecasting model by using the Fuzzy inference system and Neural Network model to solve the uncertainties occurring in the process of rainfall-runoff modeling and improve the modeling accuracy of the stream runoff forecasting. The Neuro-Fuzzy (NF) model were used in this study. The NF model, recently received a great deal of attention, improve the existing Neural Networks by the aid of the Fuzzy theory applied to each node. The study area is the downstreams of Naeseung-chun. Therefore, time-dependent data was obtained from the Wolpo water level gauging station. 11 and 2 out of total 13 flood events were selected for the training and testing set of model respectively. The schematic diagram method and the statistical analysis are conducted to evaluate the feasibility of rainfall-runoff modeling. The model accuracy was rapidly decreased as the forecasting time became longer. The NF model can give accurate runoff forecasts up to 4 hours ahead in standard above the Determination coefficient $(R^2)$ 0.7. In the comparison of the runoff forecasting using the NF and TANK models, characteristics of peak runoff in the TANK model was higher than ones in the NF models, but peak values of hydrograph in the NF models were similar.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.239-247
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• 2008

Firmness is very important factor to evaluate the freshness and ripeness among the various factors, in concerning about the melon quality. This study was carried out to develop the technique using impact signal to measure the melon firmness nondestructively. Results of analyzing impulse signals of melons having different firmness levels showed that the firmness of melon affected various impulse responses including amplitude, transmitted time, maximum peak frequency, firmness index 1 ($f^2m$), and firmness index 2 ($f^2m^{2/3}$). Impulse signal amplitude was the best indicator to predict the firmness of melon because of a strong corelation ($R^2\;=\;0.9071$). Firmness index 1, firmness index 2, maximum peak frequency, and normalized transmitted time were also possible indicators with acceptable correlation values.

• Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.370-375
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• 2006

The purpose of this work is to predict the systolic blood pressure (BP) during exercise from pulse transit time (PTT) for warning of possible danger. PTT was calculated as the time between R-peak of ECG and the peak of differential photoplethysmograph (PPG). For the PTT-BP model, we used regress equations from previous studies and 3 kinds of new models combining linear and nonlinear regress equation. The model parameters were estimated with the data measured under low to middle intensity exercise, and then was tested with the data measured under high intensity exercise. Predicted BP values after high intensity exercise were compared with those measured by cuff-type sphygmomanometer. The results showed that the error between measured and predicted values were acceptable for the monitoring BP. We tested PTT-BP models 1 month after the identification without further calibration. Models could predict the BP and the errors between measured and predicted BP were about 5mmHg. The suggested system is expected to be helpful in recognizing any danger during exercise.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.174-181
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• 2000

The ACF/PP-g-AN copolymers were synthesized by the irradiational grafting of acrylonitrile onto ACF/PP hybrid fabric. The synthesis of the ACF/PP-g-AN copolymer was evidenced by the band of -C=N absorption peak at 2250 $cm^{-1}$ / and amidoximation was evidenced by the band of -OH and -NH$_2$ peak at 3450 $cm^{-1}$ / on FT-IR spectrum. The optimal time for the uranium ion adsorption equilibrium on ACF/PP-g-AN copolymers was 8 days and the optimal pH was 8. The adsorption capacities of ACF/PP-g-AN copolymers increased according to the content of amidoxime and were not varied even after more than 10 times of regeneration.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.197-202
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• 2008

The effects of flour dough by addition of Poria Cocos Wolf powder were investigated in dough added with $0{\sim}5%$ powder by evaluation of dough. Rheological properties of dough by mixograph, farinograph, alveograph and extensograph, and scanning electron microscope. The water absorption rate and resistance were increased by Increase of Poria Cocos Wolf powder. Mixograph for dough stability and v/v point dough were increased in dough added $1{\sim}2$ percent of Poria Cocos Wolf powder. In water absorption, stability and valorimeter value of the dough increased in weakness of the dough, as revealed through farinogram, extensiblity, resistance to extension, and energy increased in R/E ratio, as revealed through extensogram. Scanning electron microscope of bread wasn't changed by Poria Cocos Wolf powder.