• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.369-376
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• 2018

The majority of construction projects, from the initiation phase to the project completion and operation phase, are influenced by various types of corruption. Iran, as a developing country, has been suffering from this issue in bidding, tendering procedure, contracts etc. Therefore, due to the importance of this issue, this study attempted to identify the causes of corruption and evaluate the most significant factors in the construction projects in Iran. To this aim, an intensive literature review was performed to investigate the various types of corruption and identify the potential factors causing corruption in construction projects. The questionnaire survey was designed, considering twelve forms of corruption, including 77 causes of corruption in construction projects in Iran. Out of 220 distributed questionnaires, 188 were returned by the participants. The valid collected data sets were analyzed and then Exploratory Factor Analysis was applied. It was discovered that "Inappropriate power-sharing," "Lack of obligation for human resources to properly use resources and abide by the rules and regulations" and "Lack of any monitoring of the government's performance" are the most significant factors. Findings from the study would be valuable for the construction projects authorities and academia in order to combat corruption in the construction projects.

• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.109-116
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• 2008

The effect of intermolecular aggregation induced by hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions on shear and elongational flow properties of aqueous acrylic thickener solutions is discussed. Complex shear modulus is determined at frequencies up to $10^4$ rad/s employing oscillatory squeeze flow. Extensional flow behavior is characterized using Capillary Break-up Extensional Rheometry. Aqueous solutions of poly(acrylic acid)(PAA)/poly(vinylpyrrolidone-co-vinylimidazole) (PVP-VI) mixtures exhibit unusual rheological properties described here for the first time. Zero-shear viscosity of the mixtures increases with decreasing pH and can exceed that of the pure polymers in solution by more than two orders of magnitude. This is attributed to the formation of complexes induced by electrostatic interactions in the pH range, where both polymers are oppositely charged. PAA/PVP-VI mixtures are compared to the commercial thickener Sterocoll FD (BASF SE), which is a statistical co-polymer including (meth) acrylic acid and ethylacrylate (EA) forming aggregates in solution due to "sticky" contacts among hydrophobic EA-sequences. PAA/PVP-VI complexes are less compact and more deformable than the hydrophobic Sterocoll FD aggregates. Solutions of PAA/PVP-VI exhibit a higher zero-shear viscosity even at lower molecular weight of the aggregates, but are strongly shear-thinning in contrast to the weakly shear-thinning solutions of Sterocoll FD. The higher ratio of characteristic relaxation times in shear and elongation determined for PAA/PVP-VI compared to Sterocoll FD solutions reflects, that the charge-induced complexes provide a much stronger resistance to extensional flow than the aggregates formed by hydrophobic interactions. This is most likely due to a break-up of the latter in extensional flow, while there is no evidence for a break-up of complexes for PAA/PVP-VI mixtures. These flexible aggregates are more suitable for the stabilization of thin filaments in extensional flows.

• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.9-18
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• 2018

PURPOSES : In this research, the initiation and development of corrugation on a gravel road with certain wheel and boundary conditions were evaluated using a coupled discrete-element method (DEM) with multibody dynamics (MBD). METHODS : In this study, 665,534 particles with a 4-mm diameter were generated and compacted to build a circular roadbed track, with a depth and width of 42 mm and 50 mm, respectively. A single wheel with a 100-mm diameter, 40-mm width, and 0.157-kg mass was considered for the track. The single wheel was set to run slowly on the track with a speed of 2.5 rad/s so that the corrugation was gradually initiated and developed without losing contact between the wheel and the roadbed. Then, the shape of the track surface was monitored, and the movement of the particles in the roadbed was tracked at certain wheel-pass numbers to evaluate the overall corrugation initiation and development mechanism. RESULTS : Two types of corrugation, long wave-length and short wave-length, were observed in the circular track. It seems that the long wave-length corrugation was developed by the longitudinal movement of surface particles in the entire track, while the short wave-length corrugation was developed by shear deformation in a local section. Properties such as particle coefficients, track bulk density, and wheel mass, have significant effects on the initiation and development of long-wave corrugation. CONCLUSIONS : It was concluded that the coupled numerical method applied in this research could be effectively used to simulate the corrugation of a gravel road and to understand the mechanism that initiates and develops corrugation. To derive a comprehensive conclusion for the corrugation development under various conditions, the driver's acceleration and deceleration with various particle gradations and wheel-configuration models should be considered in the simulation.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.6-14
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• 1963

YIM, Kyong Bin (Coll. of Agriulture, Seoul National University) Effect of neutron and gamma irradiation on the germination of diploid and tetraploid rye seeds. Kor. Jour. Bot. VI(3):6-14, 1964. Tetraploid rye, Secale cereale 4x, was more tolerant to fast nuetron than diploid rye. Root growth was more suppressed than was seedling height in both diploid and tetraploid rye. A stimmulative effect on the dry weight of the shoot could be observed at very low doses of irradiation. It was the fact that the lower the moisture content of the seeds, the higher the radiosensitivity. Concerning seedling height growth, the effectiveness ratio of N/X equalled about 20.0 in diploid rye and about 18.2 in tettraploid rye, when the 50% dose ratios is used for this quotient calculaiton.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.43-46
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• 1963

1. Almost complete death of pitch pine seeds resulted when presoaked in 0.5 per cent ethyleneimine solution without neutralization. When neutralized with 1 N HCL, quite high germination percentages were obtained even with 2 per cent solution. 2. When presoaked in 0.25 or 0.50 per cent ethyl methanesulphonate, there was a delay in germination, but the germination per cent rapidly increased from about the 10 th day from sowing. 3. Basing upon the time when the germinative energy of control seeds was reached, the comparative lethal doses (concentrations) among mutagenic chemicals and radiations were investigated (Table 1).

• Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.273-278
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• 2006

Objectives : Biochemical markers can provide an objective evidence of heavy alcohol drinking. The purpose of this study was to compare and evaluate the usefulness of biological markers detecting alcohol dependence, such as mean corpuscular volume(MCV), gamma-glutamyl transferase(GGT), and carbohydrate-deficient transferrin(CDT) in the patients of an alcohol counseling center. Methods : This study was done with 64 patients with alcohol dependence and 36 healthy subjects. Relative values(%) of CDT were determined in their sera with turbidimetric immunoassay(Bio-Rad %CDT assay, Axis-Shield ASA, Oslo, Norway), and were compared with conventional markers of alcohol consumption, GGT and MCV. Results : Among the patients with alcohol dependence, 78.1% showed abnormal %CDT levels compared with GGT(61.9%) and MCV(20.7%). The areas under the receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curves(95% confidence interval) for %CDT, GGT, and MCV were 0.934(0.866-0.973), 0.871(0.789-0.930), and 0.575 (0.472-0.673), respectively. Conclusion : %CDT seems to be the most reliable biological marker for the detection and monitoring of alcohol consumption in the patients with alcohol dependence of the alcohol counseling center.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.53-62
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• 1990

This experiment was performed to clarify the effects of /sup 60/Co gamma irradiation on secretory function, amylase activity and contents of nucleic acids of parotid gland in rat. Experimental animals were divided into 6th hours, 3rd, 7th, 14th and 28th days after irradiation and control. The experimental animals are singly irradiated with 20Gy (2,000rad) through protective lead block. Secretory function of parotid gland was evaluted by uptake and clearance of /sup 99m/TcO₄. /sup 99m/TcO₄. 0.2μ ci/gm, was injected into peritonium in uptake groups. Rats were sacrified with cervical dislocation after 30 minutes and gland was excised. In the clearance group. pilocarpine nitrate (8㎎/㎏) was intraperitoneally injected at 30 minutes after /sup 99m/TcO₄ injection and rats were sacrified 30 minutes after pilocarpine injection. Radioactivity of excised parotid gland was measured by using of gamma counter and stimulation-secretion coefficients, uptake radioactivity divided by clearance radioactivity, was calculated. Amylase activity and contents of DNA and RNA were determined by spectrophotometry. The results obtained were as follows: 1. In the uptake test, the radioactivity of /sup 99m/TcO₄ per unit weight increase in experimental group except 6th hours group, compared with control groups and showed a peak at 3rd days after irradiation. 2. In the clearance test, the radioactivity of /sup 99m/cO₄per unit weight rose to a peak at 3rd days after irradiation and gradually recovered thereafter. 3. Stimulation-secretion coefficient of parotid gland decreased at 6th hours, 3rd and 7th days after irradiation, and gradually increased. 4. Amylase activity of parotid gland decreased in 3rd and 7th days group, and especially lowest in 3rd days after irradiation. 5. The contents of DNA showed no definite difference in all the experimental groups, but RNA was seemed to decrease with time after irradiation.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.188-194
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• 2003

천마식품가공시 기초자료로 활용될 수 있는 천마 추출농축액의 리올로지 특성을 조사하였다. 천마의 열수 및 50% 에탄올 추출물운 각각 5, 10, 15, 및 20 Brix와 10, 20, 30, 40 및 50 Brix로 농축하여 제조하였다. 열수 및 50% 에탄올 농축액의 정상유동특성과 동적점탄성을 조사하였다. Power law model로 구한 n에 의하면 모든 열수 농축액들은 전형적인 의가소성$(n=0.484{\sim}0.802)$유체의 흐름특성을 보였고, 50% 에탄올 농축액들은 뉴튼유체$(n=0.875{\sim}1.078)$에 가까운 흐름특성을 나타내었다. 열수 및 50% 에탄올 농축액의 ${\eta}_{app}$는 온도가 증가함에 따라 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. Herschel-Bulkley model에 의한 열수 및 50% 에탄올 농축액의 C는 각각 $0.030{\sim}1.255$ Pa와 $0.007{\sim}0.065$ Pa이었다. ${\eta}_{app}$에 대한 온도 및 농도의 영향은 arrhenius식으로 해석하였다. 열수 및 50% 에탄올 농축액의 $E_a$는 농도가 증가함에 따라 각각 $3.340{\sim}4.620{\times}10^3\;J/mol{\cdot}kg$과 $1.6289{\sim}18.6699{\times}10^3\;J/mol{\cdot}kg$의 범위로 나타났다. 진동수(angular frequency, ${\omega}$)가 증가할수록 저장탄성률(storage modulus, G#)과 손실탄성률(loss modulus, G@)은 일반적으로 증가하는 경향을 나타냈다. 50% 에탄올 농축액의 경우 모든 진동수에서 G#이 G@보다 높게 나타나 전형적인 저분자용액의 흐름특성을 보였다. 그러나 열수농축액의 경우 G@이 G#보다 높았고 0.5 rad/sec에서 교차점을 형성하였으며 전형적인 고분자 용액의 흐름특성을 나타내었다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Database Society Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.227-238
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• 2000

Firewall은 다양한 부정Access의 방지책으로서 확실히 유효한 수단이지만 이 Firewall은 사용자로부터 지시된 설정을 충실히 실행하는 것으로 설정 오류, 소프트웨어의 정지, 허가된 룰을 악용한 침입 등 반드시 사용자가 바라는 작용을 무조건적 상태에서 보증해 주는 것은 아니다. 따라서 사용자는 도입 후 에도 운용시에 Access log를 감시하고 본래의 Security Policy에 반하는 행위를 매일 매일 체크하지 않으면 안될 상황에 처해 있다. 본 연구는 이러한 부정Access에 대한 이와 같은 Firewall의 현상에 대한 과제 중에서 "부정Access를 어떻게 하면 일찍, 정확히 체크할 수 있는가\ulcorner"라는 주제를 선택하여 Firewall의 한계와 그 대응책을 실제로 부정Access를 시험해 보는 것으로 검증하기로 하였다. 실험결과에서 (1)Port Scan이나 전자메일 폭탄(서비스정지공격)등은 Firewall로 방지하는 것은 불가능하거나 혹은 Checking이 곤란하다. (2)공격마다 로그 수집을 했음에도 관계없이 Firewall의 로그는 번잡하므로 단시간에 사태의 발견이 대단히 곤란하다고 하는 Firewall의 한계를 인식하였다. 그리고 그 대책으로서 우리는 체크 툴의 유효성에 착안하여 조사한 결과, 결국 무엇이 부정Access인가에 대해서는 어디까지나 이용하는 측이 판단하여 Firewall 상에 설정하지 않으면 안되지만 체크 툴은 이 부정Access 정보를 데이터베이스로서 갖고 있음으로써 '무엇이 부정Access인가'를 이용자 대신에 판단하고 툴에 따라서는 설정을 자동적으로 변경하여 부정 Access의 저지율을 향상시킨다. 이처럼 체크 툴은 Firewall의 수비능력을 보강하는 위치에 있다고 생각할 수 있다.다. 4 장에서는 3장에서 제기한 각각의 문제점에 대해 RAD 의 관점에 비추어 e-business 시스템의 단기개발을 실현하기 위한 고려사항이나 조건 해결책을 제안한다. 본 논문이 지금부터 e-business 를 시작하려고 하는 분, e-business 시스템의 개발을 시작하려고 하는 분께 단기간의 e-business 실현을 위한 하나의 지침이 된다면 다행이겠다.formable template is used to optimize the matching. Then, clustering the similar shapes by the distance between each centroid, papaya can be completely detected from the background.uage ("Association of research for algorithm of calculating machine (1992)"). As a result, conventional NN and CNN were available for interpolation of sampling data. Moreover, when nonlinear intensity is not so large under the field condition of small slope, interpolation performance of CNN was a little not so better than NN. However, when nonlinear intensity is large under the field condition of large slope, interpolation performance of CNN was relatively better than NN.콩과 자연 콩이 성분 분석에서 차이를

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.08a
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• pp.61.2-61.2
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• 2013

우리나라 최초의 거대과학 장치인 포항방사광가속기(PLS)는 지난 16년(1994~2010) 동안 국내외 이용자에게 제3세대 방사광을 제공했다. 최초 2기의 빔라인을 시작으로 꾸준하게 빔라인 증설과 성능개선을 위해 노력해 왔다. 지속해서 늘어나는 방사광 이용자 수와 더욱더 좋은 수준의 방사광 요구에 부응하기 위하여 2009년부터 3년 동안 가속장치의 성능향상사업(PLS-II)을 마쳤다. PLS-II는 PLS 대비에너지와 빔전류는 3 GeV, 400 mA로 늘리는 반면 빔의 크기는 크게 줄이고 빔안정성을 개선한 고품질 X-선 방사광 발생장치이다. 2012년부터 16기의 삽입장치 빔라인을 포함한 30기의 빔라인을 가동하여 이용자 지원을 하고 있으며 초전도케비티 설치를 포함한 목표 성능의 확보에도 많은 노력을 기울이고 있다. 현재는 6 nm-rad의 빔에 미턴스, 3-GeV전자빔, 약 0.5 ${\mu}m-rms$ 빔안정도를 가진 200 mA Top-up 운전으로 빔을 제공 하고 있으며 2014년 말에는 저장전류 400 mA급의 PLS-II 목표치로 운전할 계획이다. 본 발표에서는 포항가속기의 25년 역사를 돌아보고 가속장치의 건설에 얽힌 이야기, 중요장치 그리고 운전과 빔제공에 관한 내용, 특히 핵심 운전가치인 빔안정성을 개선하고 유지하기 위한 노력을 빔운전 측면과 진공을 포함한 엔지지어링 측면에서 언급하고자 한다. PLS 건설부터 현재 운용 중인 30기의 빔라인에서 수행된 연구 성과의 통계에 대하여 훑어보고 X-선 산란과 광전자분광을 이용한 구조, 성분 및 물성분석, 그리고 이미징 등의 분야에서 나온 탁월한 연구 결과를 살펴본다. 앞으로 건설될 신규 빔라인과 빔라인의 향후 운영 방향을 소개한다. 마지막으로 지금 포항가속기연구소에서 건설 중인 제4세대 가속기(X-선 자유전자레이저) 프로젝트의 개요 및 건설 현황과 함께 앞으로 기대되는 새로운 과학에 대하여도 소개하고자 한다.