• 한국연안방재학회지
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.189-196
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• 2017

Ocean Research Stations (ORSs) is the ocean platform type observation towers and measured oceanic, atmospheric and environmental data. These station located on the offshore area far from the coast, so they can produce the data without land effect. This study focused to improve the wave data quality of ORS station. The wave observations at ORSs are used by the C-band (5.8 GHz, 5.17 cm) MIROS Wave and Current Radar (MWR). MWR is convenient to maintenance and produce reliability wave data under bad weather conditions. MWR measured significant wave height, peak wave period, peak wave direction and 2D wave spectrum, so it's can provide wave information for researchers and engineers. In order to improve the reliability of MWR wave data, Datawell Waverider Buoy was installed near the one ORS (Socheoncho station) during 7 months and validate the wave data of MWR. This study found that the wave radar tend to be overestimate the low wave height under wind condition. Firstly, this study carried out the wave Quality Control (QC) using wind data, however the quality of wave data was limited. So, this study applied the four filters (Correlation Check, Direction Filter, Reduce White Noise and Phillips Check) of MWR operating software and find that the filters effectively improve the wave data quality. After applying 3 effective filters in combination, the RMSE of significant wave height decreased from 0.81m to 0.23m, by 0.58m and Correlation increased from 0.66 to 0.96, by 0.32, so the reliability of MWR significant wave height was significantly improved.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.401-409
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• 2020

확률론적 지진취약도 평가는 구조물 혹은 기기의 손상확률을 각 취약도 변수별 조합을 통해 이루어진다. 지진취약도로부터 구해지는 2개 이상 기기의 동시손상확률 계산은 기존에는 각 기기의 손상확률을 독립으로 가정해 왔다. 하지만 기기별 손상확률에 상관성이 있으며, 이를 평가한 결과 상관성에 따라 동시손상확률이 변화할 수 있는 결과를 보였다. 이 지진상관성을 무시하면 비보수적인 결과가 나오고 따라서 이를 고려해서 계산되어야 한다. 이 연구에서는 지진상관계수를 해석적으로 평가하기 위해 몇 가지 확률 변수를 선정하여 각 변수별로 혹은 통합하여 평가하고 그 차이를 비교했다. 그리고 단순화된 모델과, 복잡한 모델에 대한 상관계수 차이도 비교하였다. 이들 방법에 따른 상관계수의 결과와 차이를 분석했다. 그 결과 각 변수별로 평가하는 것과 통합하여 평가할 때 변수별 영향의 차이에 따라 상관성이 변화함을 확인하였고, 모델이 단순할수록 상관성이 높아짐을 확인하였다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제59권3호
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• pp.189-225
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• 2021

The use of albendazole and mebendazole, i.e., benzimidazole broad-spectrum anthelmintics, in treatment of parasitic infections, as well as cancers, is briefly reviewed. These drugs are known to block the microtubule systems of parasites and mammalian cells leading to inhibition of glucose uptake and transport and finally cell death. Eventually they exhibit ovicidal, larvicidal, and vermicidal effects on parasites, and tumoricidal effects on hosts. Albendazole and mebendazole are most frequently prescribed for treatment of intestinal nematode infections (ascariasis, hookworm infections, trichuriasis, strongyloidiasis, and enterobiasis) and can also be used for intestinal tapeworm infections (taeniases and hymenolepiasis). However, these drugs also exhibit considerable therapeutic effects against tissue nematode/cestode infections (visceral, ocular, neural, and cutaneous larva migrans, anisakiasis, trichinosis, hepatic and intestinal capillariasis, angiostrongyliasis, gnathostomiasis, gongylonemiasis, thelaziasis, dracunculiasis, cerebral and subcutaneous cysticercosis, and echinococcosis). Albendazole is also used for treatment of filarial infections (lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, loiasis, mansonellosis, and dirofilariasis) alone or in combination with other drugs, such as ivermectin or diethylcarbamazine. Albendazole was tried even for treatment of trematode (fascioliasis, clonorchiasis, opisthorchiasis, and intestinal fluke infections) and protozoan infections (giardiasis, vaginal trichomoniasis, cryptosporidiosis, and microsporidiosis). These drugs are generally safe with few side effects; however, when they are used for prolonged time (>14-28 days) or even only 1 time, liver toxicity and other side reactions may occur. In hookworms, Trichuris trichiura, possibly Ascaris lumbricoides, Wuchereria bancrofti, and Giardia sp., there are emerging issues of drug resistance. It is of particular note that albendazole and mebendazole have been repositioned as promising anti-cancer drugs. These drugs have been shown to be active in vitro and in vivo (animals) against liver, lung, ovary, prostate, colorectal, breast, head and neck cancers, and melanoma. Two clinical reports for albendazole and 2 case reports for mebendazole have revealed promising effects of these drugs in human patients having variable types of cancers. However, because of the toxicity of albendazole, for example, neutropenia due to myelosuppression, if high doses are used for a prolonged time, mebendazole is currently more popularly used than albendazole in anti-cancer clinical trials.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제23권8호
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• pp.17-25
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• 2023

The alarming global prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) has catalyzed an urgent need for robust, early diagnostic methodologies. This study unveils a pioneering approach to predicting T2DM, employing the Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) algorithm, renowned for its predictive accuracy and computational efficiency. The investigation harnesses a meticulously curated dataset of 4303 samples, extracted from a comprehensive Chinese research study, scrupulously aligned with the World Health Organization's indicators and standards. The dataset encapsulates a multifaceted spectrum of clinical, demographic, and lifestyle attributes. Through an intricate process of hyperparameter optimization, the XGBoost model exhibited an unparalleled best score, elucidating a distinctive combination of parameters such as a learning rate of 0.1, max depth of 3, 150 estimators, and specific colsample strategies. The model's validation accuracy of 0.957, coupled with a sensitivity of 0.9898 and specificity of 0.8897, underlines its robustness in classifying T2DM. A detailed analysis of the confusion matrix further substantiated the model's diagnostic prowess, with an F1-score of 0.9308, illustrating its balanced performance in true positive and negative classifications. The precision and recall metrics provided nuanced insights into the model's ability to minimize false predictions, thereby enhancing its clinical applicability. The research findings not only underline the remarkable efficacy of XGBoost in T2DM prediction but also contribute to the burgeoning field of machine learning applications in personalized healthcare. By elucidating a novel paradigm that accentuates the synergistic integration of multifaceted clinical parameters, this study fosters a promising avenue for precise early detection, risk stratification, and patient-centric intervention in diabetes care. The research serves as a beacon, inspiring further exploration and innovation in leveraging advanced analytical techniques for transformative impacts on predictive diagnostics and chronic disease management.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.313-327
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• 2023

Zinc metal organic framework (MOF_Zn)-loaded goad nanoparticles (AuNPs) sol (Au@MOF_Zn), which was characterized by TEM, Mapping, FTIR, XRD, and molecular spectrum, was prepared conveniently by solvothermal method. The results indicated that Au@MOF_Zn had a very strong catalytic effect with the nanoreaction of AuNPs formation between sodium oxalate (SO) and HAuCl4. AuNPs in the new indicator reaction had a strong resonance Rayleigh scattering (RRS) signal at 370 nm. The indicator AuNPs generated by this reaction, which had the most intense surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) peak at 1621 cm -1. The new SERS/RRS indicator reaction in combination with specific aptamer (Apt) to fabricate a sensitive and selective Au@MOF_Zn catalytic amplification-aptamer SERS/RRS assay platform for carbendazim (CBZ), with SERS/RRS linear range of 0.025-0.5 ng/mL. The detection limit was 0.02 ng/mL. Similarly, this assay platform has been also utilized to detect oxytetracycline (OTC) and profenofos (PF).

• Advances in nano research
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.25-35
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• 2022

Within the framework of the density functional theory combined with the method of non-equilibrium Green's functions (DFT + NEGF), the features of electron transport in fullerene nanojunctions, which are «core-shell» nanoobjects made of a combination of fullerenes of different diameters C₂₀, C₈₀, C₁₈₀, placed between gold electrodes (in a nanogap), are studied. Their transmission spectra, the density of state, current-voltage characteristics and differential conductivity are determined. It was shown that in the energy range of -0.45-0.45 eV in the transmission spectrum of the "Au-C₁₈₀-Au" nanojunction appears a HOMO-LUMO gap with a width of 0.9 eV; when small-sized fullerenes C₂₀, C₈₀ are intercalation into the cavity C₁₈₀ the gap disappears, and a series of resonant structures are observed on their spectra. It has been established that distinct Coulomb steps appear on the current-voltage characteristics of the "Au-C₁₈₀-Au" nanojunction, but on the current-voltage characteristics "Au-C₈₀@C₁₈₀-Au", "Au-(C₂₀@C₈₀)@C₁₈₀-Au" these step structures are blurred due to a decrease in Coulomb energy. An increase in the number of Coulomb features on the dI/dV spectra of core-shell fullerene nanojunctions was revealed in comparison with nanojunctions based on fullerene C₆₀, which makes it possible to create high-speed single-electron devices on their basis. Models of single-electron transistors (SET) based on fullerene nanojunctions "Au-C₁₈₀-Au", "Au-C₈₀@C₁₈₀-Au" and "Au-(C₂₀@C₈₀)@C₁₈₀-Au" are considered. Their charge stability diagrams are analyzed and it is shown that SET based on C₈₀@C₁₈₀-, (C₂₀@C₈₀)@C₁₈₀- nanojunctions is output from the Coulomb blockade mode with the lowest drain-to-source voltage.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권10호
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• pp.3732-3753
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• 2023

The Real-time Analysis for Particle-transport and In-situ Detection (RAPID) Code System, developed based on the Multi-stage Response-function Transport (MRT) methodology, enables real-time simulation of nuclear systems such as reactor cores, spent nuclear fuel pools and casks, and sub-critical facilities. This paper presents the application of a novel fission matrix-based burnup methodology to the well-characterized JSI TRIGA Mark II research reactor. This methodology allows for calculation of nuclear fuel depletion by combination and interpolation of RAPID's burnup dependent fission matrix (FM) coefficients to take into account core changes due to burnup. The methodology is compared to experimentally validated Serpent-2 Monte Carlo depletion calculations. The results show that the burnup methodology for RAPID (bRAPID) implemented into RAPID is capable of accurately calculating the k_eff burnup changes of the reactor core as the average discrepancies throughout the whole burnup interval are 37 pcm. Furthermore, capability of accurately describing 3D fission source distribution changes with burnup is demonstrated by having less than 1% relative discrepancies compared to Serpent-2. Good agreement is observed for axially and pin-wise dependent fuel burnup and nuclear fuel nuclide composition as a function of burnup. It is demonstrated that bRAPID accurately describes burnup in areas with high gradients of neutron flux (e.g. vicinity of control rods). Observed discrepancies for some isotopes are explained by analyzing the neutron spectrum. This paper presents a powerful depletion calculation tool that is capable of characterization of spent nuclear fuel on the fly while the reactor is in operation.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.299-309
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• 1999

The composite resin, due to its esthetic qualities, is considered the material of choice for restoration of anterior teeth. With respect to shade control, the direct-placement resin composites offer some distinct advantages over indirect restorative procedures. Visible-light-cured (VLC) composites allow dentists to match existing tooth shades or to create new shades and to evaluate them immediately at the time of restoration placement. Optimal intraoral color control can be achieved if optical changes occurring during application are minimized. An ideal VLC composite, then, would be one which is optically stable throughout the polymerization process. The shade guides of the resin composites are generally made of plastic, rather than the actual composite material, and do not accurately depict the true shade, translucency, or opacity of the resin composite after polymerization. So the numerous problems associated with these shade guides lead to varied and sometimes unpredictable results. The aim of this study was to assess the color changes of current resin composite restorative materials which occur as a result of the polymerization process and to compare the color differences between the shade guides provided with the products and the actual resin composites before- and after-polymerization. The results obtained from this investigation should provide the clinician with information which may aid in improved color match of esthetic restoration. Five light activated, resin-based materials (${\AE}$litefil, Amelogen Universal, Spectrum TPH VeridonFil-Photo, and Z100) and shade guides were used in this study. Three specimens of each material and shade combination were made. Each material was condensed inside a 1.5mm thick metal mold with 10mm diameter and pressed between glass plates. Each material was measured immediately before polymerization, and polymerized with Curing Light XL 3000 (3M Dental products, USA) visible light-activation unit for 60 seconds at each side. The specimens were then polished sequentially on wet sandpaper. Shade guides were ground with polishing stones and rubber points (Shofu) to a thickness of approximately 1.5mm. Color characteristics were performed with a spectrophotometer (CM-3500d, Minolta Co., LTD). A computer-controlled spectrophotometer was used to determine CIELAB coordinates ($L^*$, $a^*$ and $b^*$) of each specimen and shade guide. The CIELAB measurements made it possible to evaluate the amount of the color difference values (${\Delta}E{^*}ab$) of resin composites before the polymerization process and shade guides using the post-polishing color of the composite as a control, CIE standard D65 was used as the light source. The results were as follows. 1. Each of the resin composites evaluated showed significant color changes during light-curing process. All the resin composites evaluated except all the tested shades of 2100 showed unacceptable level of color changes (${\Delta}E{^*}ab$ greater than 3.3) between pre-polymerization and post-polishing state. 2. Color differences between most of the resin composites tested and their corresponding shade guides were acceptable but those between C2 shade of ${\AE}$litefil and IE shade of Amelogen Universal and their respective shade guides exceeded what is acceptable. 3. Comparison of the mean ${\Delta}E{^*}ab$ values of materials revealed that Z100 showed the least overall color change between pre-polymerization and post-polishing state followed by ${\AE}$litefil, VeridonFil-Photo, Spectrum TPH, and Amelogen Universal in the order of increasing change and Amelogen Universal. Spectrum TPH, 2100, VeridonFil-Photo and ${\AE}$litefil for the color differences between actual resin and shade guide. 4. In the clinical environment, the shade guide is the better choice than the shade of the actual resin before polymerization when matching colors. But, it is recommended that custom shade guides be made from resin material itself for better color matching.

• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.31-40
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• 1982

일년생(一年生) 및 다년생잡초(多年生雜草)(특히 올미 우점도(優占畓)가 혼생(混生)한 기계이앙답(機械移秧畓 경식토(輕埴土))에서 제초제(除草劑)에 의한 효과적(効果的)인 잡초방제(雜草防除)를 하기 위하여 Naproanilide ${\alpha}$ (${\beta}$-naphthoxy) propionilide], Pyrazolate [4-(2, 4-dichlorobenzoyl)-1, 3-dimethyl pyrazol-5-yl-p-toluen-sulphnate], SL-49 [1, 3-dimethyl-4-(2, 4-dichlorobenzoyl)-5-phenacyloxy -pyrazol], Chlormethoxynil(2, 4-dichloropheny-4-nitro-3-methoxyphenyl), ACN (3-chloro-2-amino-1,4-naphthoquinone), Butachlor (2-chloro-2, 6-diethyl-N-butho xymethy1 acetanilide) 등 6 종(種)의 단제(單劑)와 이들과 butachlor와의 혼합제(混合劑)를 만들어 포장실험(圃場實驗)을 실시(實施)하였던 바 그 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하연 다음과 같다. 1. 除草效果 1. 6종(種)의 각(各) 단제(單劑)로서 일년생(一年生)을 비롯하여 올미, 가래, 너도방동산이, 올방개 등 다년생(多年生)까지 동시(同時)에 만족(滿足)스럽게 방제(防除)할 수 있는 제초제(除草劑)는 없었다. 2. Pyrazolate, SL-49는 일년생(一年生) 대부분과 올미 및 가래에 대하여 탁효(卓效)가 있었다. 3. Butachlor 단제(單劑)는 일년초(一年草)에 대한 효과(効果)는 우수(優秀)하나 올미 및 가래에 대한 효과(効果)는 미약(微弱)하며 너도방동산이에 대한 효과(效果)도 만족(滿足)스럽지 못하였다. 4. Butachlor와 Pyrazolate의 합제구(合劑區)는 각(各) 단제(單劑)때보다도 살초폭(殺草幅)이 확대(擴大)되어 일년생잡초(一年生雜草) 전부(全部)와 올미, 가래, 너도방동산이까지도 만족(滿足)스러운 방제(防除)r 가능(可能)하였다. 5. Butachlor와 SL-49의 합제(合劑)도 Pyrazolate 합제(合劑)와 거의 동일(同一)한 경향(傾向)을 나타냈다. 6. Naproanilide 는 피에 대한 효과(効果)가 거의 없으며 올미에 대한 효과(効果)는 우수(優秀)하나 물달개비, 가래, 너도방동산이에 대한 효과(效果)는 충분(充分하지 못하였다. butachlor와 합제(合劑)로써 일년생잡초(一年生雜草) 및 올미에 대한 효과(効果)는 상승(上昇)하나 가래, 너도방동산이에 대한 효과(効果)는 불충분(不充分)하였다. 7. ACN은 공시(供試) 전초종(全草種)에 대하여 효과(効果)가 만족(滿足)스럽지 못하며 butachlor와의 합제(合劑)는 전반적(全般的)으로 제초효과(除草効果)는 상승(上昇)되었다. 8. Chlormethoxynil의 일년생잡초(一年生雜草)에 대한 효과(効果)는 우수(優秀)하나 너도방동산이에는 효과(效果)가 거의 없고 올미와 가래에는 초기억제(初期抑制)는 강력(强力)하나 그 이후(以後) 재생(再生)이 되었다. butachlor와의 합제(合劑)는 일년초(一年草)를 비롯하여 올미, 가래, 너도방동산이 등에 대한 효과(效果)가 상승(上昇)되고 효과(效果)가 더욱 지속(持續)되었다. 9. 공시제초제중(供試除草劑中(合劑包含)) 올방개에 유효(有效)한 제초제(除草劑)는 없었다. 2. 약해(藥害), 생육(生育) 및 수량(收量 공시제초제중(供試除草劑中 합제포함(合劑包含)) 모두 약해(藥害)는 경미(輕微)하였으며, 초기(初期)의 약간의 약해(藥害)도 경시적(經時的)으로 회복(回復)되어 이앙(移秧) 40일후(日後)까지는 거의 완전회복(完全回復)이 가능(可能)하였으며 실행구(實行區)에 비(比)하여 수량감소(收量減少)가 있었던 plot는 naproanilide 단제(單劑), ACN단제(單劑), Butachlor 단제구(單劑區) 등이었고 그 이외(以外)의 단제구(單劑區) 및 Butachlor와의 모든 합제구(合劑區) 등에 있어서의 수량(收量)은 실행구(實行區)와 유의차(有意差)가 없었다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.23-29
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• 1997

7-Aminocephalosporanic acid (7-ACA)로부터 새로운 구조의 ${\beta}-lactam$계 항생물질을 개발하기 위한 목적으로 7- ACA의 $C_3$ 위치에 thio1기를 도입하고 $C_7$위치 aminothiazole기를 결합시킨 신규 화합물 (YH-487)을 제조한 다음 이의 구조 확인과 항균활성, 작용기전, ${\beta}-lactamase$에 대한 안정성, 다른 항생물질과의 병용 효과 등을 검토한 결과 YH-487은 세균에 대한 항균활성과 살균력이 CTX보다 우수한 신규의 제3세대 cephem계 물질이었다. 또한 YH-487의 살균작용 메카니즘은 PBP-lA, PBP-1B와 PBP-3의 친화성에 의한 세균의 세포벽 합성저해에 의한 것이었다. ${\beta}-lactamase$에 대한 안정성은 E. coli가 생성하는 TEM-1 type Pcase에는 cefotiam 또는 cefotaxime과 동등한 수준이었으나 Stahylococcus aureus가 생성하는 Pcase와 Pseudomonas aeruginosa가 생성하는 CSase와 Proteus vulgaris 생성의 Cxase에는 cefotiam 또는 cefotaxime 보다 높은 안정성을 나타내어 ${\beta}-lactamase$에 대해 매우 안정한 약물임을 나타내었다. 한편 다른 항생물질과의 병용효과 실험결과는 gentamicin, tobramycin 그리고 amikacin과 병용시 녹농균에 대하여 상승효과가 인정되었고 Enterobacter cloacae에 대하여는 amikacin과 병용시 상승작용이 있었다.