• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.211-223
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• 2021

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of task-oriented circuit training using unstable support surface on balance, gait ability, and balance confidence in subacute stroke patients. Methods : Forty-five patients with subacute stroke were randomly divided into the three following groups of 15: 1) TOCT-US group; task-oriented circuit training using unstable surface (experimental group 1), 2) TOCT-SS group; task-oriented circuit training using stable surface (experimental group 2), and 3) CON group; conventional physical therapy (control group). All patients participated in one of the three training programs for 6 weeks, 30 minutes per session, 3 times per week. Patients' balance ability was assessed using the BT-4, BBS (berg balance scale), TUG (time up and go test), and LOS (limit of stability). Gait speed was measured to examine gait ability. K-ABC (activities-specific balance confidence scale) was also used to assess the level of patients' confidence in daily activities. Results : After the intervention, the sway area in experimental groups 1 and 2 decreased, but that in the control group increased. Experimental group 1 showed significant improvement compared with experimental group 2 and the control group. BBS, TUG, and LOS scores of experimental group 1 were significantly improved compared with those of experimental group 2 and the control group. Also, gait speed significantly improved in experimental group 1 compared with experimental group 2 and the control group. Experimental groups 1 and 2 showed significant improvement in K-ABC scores after training. Conclusion : Patients with subacute stroke had significantly improved balance, gait, and level of confidence in performing activities of daily living following task-oriented circuit training using the unstable surface. This indicates that task-oriented circuit training using unstable surfaces can be an effective treatment method for the recovery of balance and gait in subacute stroke patients.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.653-660
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• 2021

재생에너지 자원은 비용감소, 정부 보조금, 지속가능성 등의 목적에 연계되어 전 세계적으로 전기를 생산하는 설비의 필수적인 영역으로 급속하게 진행되고 있다. 풍력, 태양광 및 부하가 상호작용하여 발생하는 예측오차는 배전계통, 선로 혼잡도, 전압과 무효전력 안정도 여유 등 예기치 않은 심각한 충격을 발생시킬 수가 있다. 이 충격은 전력계통에서 변동성 재생에너지의 보급이 증가함에 따라 더 커질 것이다. 우리나라는 배전선로에 연결될 수 있는 재생에너지의 최대 용량은 송배전용전기설비이용규정에 의해 제한된다. 이 연구는 기존 송전설비의 중대한 설비 개조가 필요하지 않는 배전선로에 대한 연계용량 결정방안을 기술한다. 특히 선로 케이블의 연계용량 기준과 배전선로의 최소부하 계산에 관하여 제안과 검토를 한다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.483-495
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• 2020

Dams are vital infrastructures that are expected to maintain their stability during seismic excitations. Accordingly, cemented material dams are an emerging type, which are being increasingly used around the world owing to benefiting from advantages of both earth-fill and concrete gravity dams, which should be designed safely when subjected to strong ground motion. In the present paper, the seismic performance of a cemented sand and gravel (CSG) dam is assessed using incremental dynamic analysis (IDA) method by accounting for two failure modes of tension cracking and base joint sliding considering the dam-reservoir-foundation interactions. To take the seismic uncertainties into account, the dam is analyzed under a suite of ground motion records and then, the effect of friction angle for base sliding as well as deformability of the foundation are investigated on the response of dam. To carry out the analyses, the Cindere dam in Turkey is selected as a case study, and various limit states corresponding to seismic performance levels of the dam are determined aiming to estimate the seismic fragilities. Based on the results, sliding of the Cindere dam could be serious under the maximum credible earthquake (MCE). Besides, dam faces are mostly to be cracked under such level of intensity. Moreover, the results indicate that as friction angle increases, probability of sliding between dam and foundation is reduced whereas, increases tensile cracking. Lastly, it is observed that foundation stiffening increases the probability of dam sliding but, reduces the tensile damage in the dam body.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제36권12호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2020

현재 국내에서 하천/해상 교량 공사시 교량기초 설치를 위한 가시설로서 원형 단면의 가물막이(cofferdam)를 많이 적용하고 있다. 기존 케이슨(caisson), 시트파일(sheet pile), 셀(cell) 식 등의 가물막이 공법이 많이 활용되고 있으나 이러한 공법은 설치 및 해체시 많은 시간과 비용이 소요된다. 해상공사에서 가장 보편적으로 사용되고 있는 시트파일 공법의 경우 지반 관입에 의한 시트파일 손상과 요소 부재 연결 작업의 어려움으로 내적 및 외적 안정성 확보를 위해 주의가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 서해안 연약지반을 대상으로 원형강관의 석션관입성 설계를 수행하였고, 현장실험을 통하여 원형강관 석션관입 시공이 가능한 것을 확인하였다. 그리고 표준관입시험(N치) 결과보다 콘관입시험(CPTu)을 이용한 지반 분석 결과를 설계에 적용하는 것이 현장 실험 결과와 보다 유사한 결과를 나타내는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 실트질 사질토 지반에서 상한석션압 이상의 석션압을 적용시 가물막이 내부의 국부적인 파괴(piping 현상)를 유발하는 것을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.78-89
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• 2022

ANODE-free Li-metal batteries (AFLMBs) operating with Li of cathode material have attracted enormous attention due to their exceptional energy density originating from anode-free structure in the confined cell volume. However, uncontrolled dendritic growth of lithium on a copper current collector can limit its practical application as it causes fatal issues for stable cycling such as dead Li formation, unstable solid electrolyte interphase, electrolyte exhaustion, and internal short-circuit. To overcome this limitation, here, we report a novel dual-salt electrolyte comprising of 0.2 M LiPF₆ + 3.8 M lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide in a carbonate/ester co-solvent with 5 wt% fluoroethylene carbonate, 2 wt% vinylene carbonate, and 0.2 wt% LiNO₃ additives. Because the dual-salt electrolyte facilitates uniform/dense Li deposition on the current collector and can form robust/ionic conductive LiF-based SEI layer on the deposited Li, a Li/Li symmetrical cell exhibits improved cycling performance and low polarization for over 200 h operation. Furthermore, the anode-free LiFePO₄/Cu cells in the carbonate electrolyte shows significantly enhanced cycling stability compared to the counterparts consisting of different salt ratios. This study shows an importance of electrolyte design guiding uniform Li deposition and forming stable SEI layer for AFLMBs.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.206-216
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• 2022

BACKGROUND: Dithiocarbamate fungicide propineb can be analyzed quantitatively by derivatization reaction followed by HPLC/UVD, which has high reproducibility and stability. However, the presence of high protein in soybeans and peas affects the derivatization process resulting in extremely low recoveries. Therefore, this study was conducted to improve the analytical method for analysis of propineb in soybeans and peas by applying a deproteinization process using chloroform-gel method. METHODS AND RESULTS: The deproteinization process was carried out up to 6 times for soybeans and 5 times for peas using 50 mL chloroform. After 4 times of deproteinization process followed by a derivatization reaction with methyl iodide, the recovery yields of propineb in both pulses were >90%. However, the recovery yield tended to decrease when the deproteinization process was performed more than 5 times. The method limit of quantification (LOQ) was 0.04 mg/L. The recovery conducted in triplicate at 10 times and 50 times of the LOQ ranged from 87.2 to 95.0 % with a coefficient of variation <10%. CONCLUSION(S): This study confirmed that 4 times of deproteinization process using the chloroform-gel method was effective when derivatizing and analyzing dithiocarbamate fungicides in pulses with high protein content. However, depending on the initial protein content present in the pulses, there was a difference in the recovery: the lower the protein content, the higher the recovery rate of propineb. It is expected that the method proposed in this study could be applied to remove high content of protein as analytical interference substance from agricultural samples.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.93-98
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• 2021

유럽의 경우 항공기 엔진 개발 시 유럽항공안전청(EASA)에서 제시한 형식증명 기준을 통과해야 한다. 그 중에서 엔진의 운전한계조건에서의 엔진 구조 안정성을 입증하기 위하여 150시간 내구시험을 수행해야 한다. 150시간 내구 시험의 만족기준은 유럽항공안전청의 형식증명 기준인 JAR-E에 명시되어 있다. 현재 국외 엔진 원제작사와 협업을 통하여 Arriel 2L2 엔진을 개발 중에 있으며, 형식 증명을 위하여 150시간 내구 시험을 수행하였다. 본 연구에서는 개발대상 엔진인 Arriel 2L2 엔진의 설계 및 운용 특성을 고려한 150시간 내구시험 수행 및 절차를 정립하였다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.19-33
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• 2022

지진시 성토사면의 잔류변위 예측에 가장 많이 사용되는 방법은 Newmark변위법이다. Newmark변위법은 지진시 강체원호의 관성력에 의한 미끌어짐량을 산정하는 방법으로 한계상태평형이론에 근거하여 산정된다. 따라서, 원호의 미끌어짐이 발생하지 않는 항복가속도 이하의 지진이 발생하는 경우 잔류변위가 발생하지 않는다고 가정한다. Newmark 변위법은 최초 제안 이후 지진응답해석기법의 결과를 도입하는 방향으로 개선되었다. 본 논문에서는 방조제 예제 단면에 대해서 Newmark변위법의 적용방법과 비선형응답이력 해석을 통한 내진성능평가 결과의 차이를 살펴보았다. 검토 결과, 설계안전율이 큰 방조제 제체에서는 Newmark변위법에 의한 잔류변위는 거의 발생하지 않았다. 반면, 비선형 응답이력해석의 결과는 비교적 유의미한 잔류변위를 나타냄을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.141-150
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• 2022

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of non-elastic and elastic tapes on pain, craniovertebral angle, and balance in forward head posture (FHP) patients. METHODS: A total of 44 adults with FHP were randomly assigned to a group that performed a stretching exercise after non-elastic taping (n = 22) and another group that performed the stretching exercise after elastic taping (n = 22), respectively. The stretching exercise was performed five times a week for 30 minutes per session. The visual analogue scale was used to compare neck pain, the craniovertebral angle was measured to compare alignment, and the limit of stability was measured to compare balance. RESULTS: The groups that performed the stretching exercise after both elastic and non-elastic taping showed significant positive changes in pain and the craniovertebral angle of the head in pre- post measurements (p < .05). In the follow-up test for the pain and craniovertebral angle, there was no significant difference from the post-test in the non-elastic group (p > .05), but a significant difference was seen in the elastic group (p < .05). CONCLUSION: Stretching exercises with taping for patients with a FHP are more effective in improving pain and alignment. However, the short-duration tape application did not affect the balancing ability. When the non-elastic tape was used, the effect lasted longer than that of the elastic tape, and pain relief was effective in the case of the elastic tape. Therefore, tape therapy would be more effective if customized according to the patient's condition.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.431-437
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• 2022

As one of the most hazardous and deadliest pathogens, Listeria monocytogenes (LM) posed various serious diseases to the human being, thus designing effective strategy for its detection is of great significance. In this work, by preparing Ti₃C₂T_x MXenes nanoribbon (Ti₃C₂T_xR) as carrier and selecting thionine (Th) acted simultaneously as signal probe and functional monomer, a LM pathogen-imprinted polymers (PIP) integrated probe electrochemical sensor was design to monitor LM for the first time, that was carried out through the electropolymerization of Th on the Ti₃C₂T_xR/GCE surface in the existence of LM. Upon eluting the templates from the LM imprinted cavities, the fabricated PIP/Ti₃C₂T_xR/GCE sensor can rebound LM cells effectively. By recording the peak current of Th as the response signal, it can be weakened when LM cell was re-bound to the LM imprinted cavity on PIP/Ti₃C₂T_xR/GCE, and the absolute values of peak current change increase with the increasement of LM concentrations. After optimizing three key parameters, a considerable low analytical limit (2 CFU mL^-1) and wide linearity (10-10⁸ CFU mL^-1) for LM were achieved. In addition, the experiments demonstrated that the PIP/Ti₃C₂T_xR sensor offers satisfactory selectivity, reproducibility and stability.