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A Case of Endovascular Treatment for Followed by Side to Side Bypass for Vertebral Artery Dissecting Aneurysms Involved Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery

  • Chung, Seung-Young;Yoon, Byul Hee;Park, Moon Sun;Kim, Seong Min
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • v.55 no.1
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    • pp.36-39
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    • 2014
  • Treatment of complex aneurysms usually entails not only direct clipping but also alternative treatment modality. We recently experienced a case of vertebral artery dissecting aneurysm and obtained good treatment outcomes. Our case suggests that the endovascular segmental occlusion with posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) to PICA side anastomosis might be a good treatment option in patients with complex vertebral artery dissecting aneurysms. A 45-year-old woman has a left vertebral dissecting aneurysm with dizziness. Based on the aneurysmal morphology and the involvement of PICA, the patient underwent side to side anastomosis of the PICA. This was followed by the endovascular segmental coil occlusion. The aneurysmal sac was completely obliterated. At a 2-year follow-up, the patient achieved a good patency of both PICA. In conclusion our case suggests that the endovascular segmental occlusion of the parent artery followed by PICA to PICA bypass surgery through a midline suboccipital approach is a reasonable multimodal treatment option in patients with complex vertebral artery dissecting aneurysms.

Computer Simulation of Automobile Air-Conditioners (자동차 에어컨 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션)

  • Kim, H.J.;Jung, D.S.;Kim, C.B.;Kim, K.H.;Kang, J.K.
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.240-253
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    • 1996
  • The refrigeration cycle of automobile air-conditioners is simulated in an effort to provide a computational tool for optimum thermodynamic design. In the simulation, thermodynamic and heat transfer analysis was performed for the four major components : evaporator, condenser, compressor, and expansion valve. Effectiveness-NTU method was used for modeling both evaporator and condenser. The evaporator was divied into many subgrids and simultaneous cooling and dehumidifying analysis was performed for each grid to predict the performance accurately. Blance equations were used to model the compressor instead of using the compressor map. The performance of each component was checked against the measured data with CFC-12. Then, all the components were combined to yield the total system performance. Predicted cycle points were compared against the measured data with HFC-134a and the deviation was found to be less than 5% for all data. Finally, the system model was used to predict the performance of CFC-12 and HFC-134a for comparison. The results were very reasonable as compared to the trend deduced from the measured data.

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Design strategy of hybrid stay cable system using CFRP and steel materials

  • Xiong, Wen;Cai, C.S.;Xiao, Rucheng;Zhang, Yin
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.47-70
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    • 2012
  • To enhance cable stiffness, this paper proposed a combined application of carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) and steel materials, resulting in a novel type of hybrid stay cable system especially for the cable-stayed bridges with main span lengths of 1400~2800 m. In this combination, CFRP materials can conserve all their advantages such as light weight and high strength; while steel materials help increase the equivalent stiffness to compensate for the low elastic modulus of CFRP materials. An increase of the equivalent stiffness of the hybrid stay cable system could be further obtained with a reasonable increase of its safety factor. Following this concept, a series of parametric studies for the hybrid stay cable system with the consideration of stiffness and cost were carried out. Three design strategies/criteria, namely, best equivalent stiffness with a given safety factor, highest ratio of equivalent stiffness to material cost with a given safety factor, and best equivalent stiffness under a given cost were proposed from the stiffness and cost viewpoints. Finally, a comprehensive design procedure following the proposed design strategies was suggested. It was shown that the proposed hybrid stay cable system could be a good alternative to the pure CFRP or traditional steel stay cables in the future applications of super long span bridges.

Evaluation on Effectiveness of Intelligent Transport Systems in Suwon

  • Oh, Young-Tae;Yun, Il-Soo;Lee, Hwan-Pil;Lee, Choul-Ki
    • The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.55-65
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    • 2011
  • The city of Suwon has introduced various ITS services between 2001 and 2006 as an alternative to solve chronic traffic congestion in the city. After the successful implementation, there was an effort to evaluate effects from the ITS deployments. However, the effects caused from ITS implementations may be realized in many different ways. Therefore, this research effort was aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of ITS implements through the first and second phases in Suwon using reasonable and scientific methods. Based on results from the analysis of variables presenting traffic condition, surveys and economic evaluation, the implementation of ITS services in Suwon can be concluded successful. However, there is a need for efforts to maintain the effects produced from the successful introduction of ITS services through continuous upgrading the systems, intensive maintenance, and efficient operations.

Chlorination of Metal Sulfide with Chlorine Gas (금속황화물의 염소화 반응)

  • Song, Yon-Ho;Hong, Jung-Seun;Lee, Chul-Tae
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.5 no.6
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    • pp.1078-1091
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    • 1994
  • Thermodynamic calculations have been made from existing literature data to show that it is reasonable to expect to recover metal chlorides from the chlorination of metal sulfides with chlorine gas. The reactions between 12 metal sulfides, such as, $Ag_2S$, $As_2S_3$, CdS, CuS, $Cu_2S$, FeS, HgS, $MoS_2$, $Ni_3S_2$, PbS, $Sb_2S_3$ and chlorine gas were investigated by means of thermogravimetric method. The theorical calculation and the experimental investigation showed that chlorination of sulfide is a better alternative process for the extraction metallurgical process of sulfide ores.

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Seismic Behavior by Beams-Wall Connections depending upon Joint Details of Embedded Steel-Plate Composite Coupling Beams (Steel-Plate 매입형 합성 연결보의 접합부 상세에 따른 내진거동)

  • Joo, Jae-Hyung;Chea, Seong-Yun;Kim, Seon-Gyu;Kim, Woo-Jae;Jun, Ho-Min;Park, Hyo-Seon
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2006.05a
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    • pp.130-133
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    • 2006
  • Owing to Higher story tendency and ceiling hight restriction of recent times, even though the depth of Coupling Beam decreases the demand efficiency is coming to be high rather so it is the difficult to satisfy a demand efficiency with the actual existing RC/Steel condition. It has been researched a lot of methods as an alternative plan about these but designer cannot apply them for the reason ; the structure standard and theory background are not taking a triangular position. As accomplishing the test research about the beams-wall connections department of steel-plate composite coupling beams from the research in the study it examines closely the beams-wall connections conduct quality and tries to provide the fundamental data for reasonable and optimum connection department designs. It knows that connection fixation degree and composite conduct degree of member part together become the important variable showing an energy dissipation ability in Test result.

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Experimental Study on Developing of Double Facade System dealing with the various climatic Conditions (다양한 기후조건에 대응하는 이중외피시스템 개발에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Lee, Keon-ho;Kim, Hyeon-soo;Jang, Dae-hee;Moon, Soo-young
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.19-26
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    • 2005
  • Every site has a different given geometrical and climatic condition, which influenced not only the lifestyle of the humanbeings but also the regional architecture. For example, on a cold region, the reduction of the energy loss is necessary, like an igloo, which has a littlest energy loss at hemisphere. Or on a warm region, the house must be protected thermally from the overheating at the sunshining. like a huge shading. An architectural interpretation in the (extreme) moderate climate, like Korea, has always tried to satisfy the both opposite demands simultaneously. A facade, which divides out- and inside, has an ideal position to lead the regulated regional climatic conditions into the room. The Double Facade System(DFS) is well known as an innovative solution in the european countries, like Germany. It provides an reasonable alternative, which can achieve these goals at the same time. A Double Facade System provides an effective sunshade, which means a cooling energy reduction at the warm season. In addition, it enables a natural ventilation at the cold season with the preheating at the system as well as spring and autumn. An ordinary Single Facade System with a inside or outside sun blind provides a solution just for a specified season, like a summer or winter. But the Double Facade System can deal with the various climatic conditions in the moderate climate.

The Evolution of Green Growth Policy: An Unwelcome Intrusion on Global Environmental Governance?

  • Park, Jeongwon
    • East Asian Economic Review
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.207-241
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    • 2013
  • The notion of green growth emerged in 2009. Since then, policy makers and practitioners have largely adopted the term. Although rather intermittently, there have been academic observations on green growth, with the term often being cited as a paradigm and a policy guide for generating new sources of growth. The most important reasons for the surge in green growth today as a new trend and an international agenda item are the rather unsatisfactory results and pitfalls of sustainable development, which has failed at promoting a tangible international environmental principle or a concrete policy framework. Green growth has been proposed as an alternative simultaneously to foster the dynamics of global environmental governance and to reinvigorate the world economy. This study examines to what extent green growth plays a complementary role in existing global environmental governance. Available evidence provides reasonable grounds for arguing that a positive outcome may well be expected from the evolution of green growth architecture and followed by practical policies. It became a global agenda out of a few influential national governments' control. However, decision makers in the leading countries, both developed and developing must be willing to continue implementing what has been discussed and agreed thus far, beyond changes in political leadership and administrations.

Remarks on the use of Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Steel Slag in Asphalt Mixtures for Flexible Pavements (Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Steel Slag의 아스팔트 포장 혼합물 내 대체 골재로서 적용 가능성에 대한 고찰)

  • Falchetto, Augusto Cannone;Moon, Ki Hoon
    • International Journal of Highway Engineering
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.25-33
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    • 2015
  • PURPOSES : This paper, presents the results of a laboratory study aimed to verify the suitability of a particular type of Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steel slag to be recycled in the lithic skeleton of both dense graded and porous asphalt mixtures for flexible pavements. METHODS : Cyclic creep and stiffness modulus tests were performed to evaluate the mechanical performance of three different asphalt mixtures (dense graded, porous asphalt, and stone mastic) prepared with two types of EAF steel slag. For comparison purposes, the same three mixtures were also designed with conventional aggregates (basalt and limestone). RESULTS : All the asphalt mixtures prepared with EAF steel slag satisfied the current requirements of the European standards, which support EAF steel slag as a suitable material for flexible pavement construction. CONCLUSIONS : Based on the experimental work, the use of waste material obtained from steel production (e.g. EAF steel slag) as an alternative in the lithic skeleton of asphalt mixtures can be a satisfactory and reasonable choice that fulfills the "Zero Waste" objective that many iron and steel industries have pursued in the past decades.

UV Dose Predictions for Ultra Violet Flowing Water Purification of Axial Reactor Type based on the location of the exit by CFD (CFD에 의한 Axial Reactor Type 자외선 유수살균장치의 출구 위치에 따른 UV Dose 예측)

  • Choi, Jong-Woong;Kim, Seong-Su;Park, No-Suk;Lee, Young-Joo;Chae, Seon-Ha
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.521-533
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    • 2012
  • Interest in application of ultraviolet light technology for primary disinfection that used for the treatment of water for consumption and wastewater has increased significantly in recent years. Analysis of these systems has been carried out using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) procedure. It offers advantages over other techniques in specific circumstances. CFD has emerged as a powerful tool to aid design of a UV reactor by providing the UV dose delivered by the proposed reactor design and allowing engineers to evaluate alternative designs in much less time and at a reasonable cost. In this study, five different configurations of the apparatus depending on the location of the exit are evaluated in terms of maximum dose, minimum dose, flow patterns, particle tracks and transient dose. The configuration 3 results have higher minimum UV dose value and uniform particle distribution of the UV dose on the outlet than other's.