• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.269-273
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• 2013

수중음향 채널은 일반적으로 다중경로 전달과 분산 등으로 인해 통신하기에 어려운 매질 가운데 하나로 인식된다. MIMO (Multiple-input multiple-output) 기술은 대역이 제한된 수중음향 채널에서 데이터 전송율을 증가시키기 위해 최근 활발히 연구되고 있다. 이 경우 전송 다이버시티 기술을 적용할 수 있는데 대표적인 것이 Alamouti 구조이다. 이 논문에서는 실험을 통하여 전송 다이버시티 기술의 성능을 고찰하였다. 실험에는 2개의 송신기와 2개의 수신기가 사용되었으며, 실내의 음향수조에서 수행되었다. 실험 결과 5~8%의 오차율을 확인하였는데 이는 같은 전송율을 기준으로 SISO(Single-input single-output) 채널에서의 오차율 14.8% 보다 향상된 결과를 나타내었다.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.130-137
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• 2002

본 논문은 STTC(Space-Time Trellis Codes)의 디버시티 이득과 부호화 이득을 그대로 유지하면서, 다중 경로 페이딩 채널 환경에서의 성능 열화에 대한 면역성을 가진 STTC CDMA시스템을 제안하였다. 제안된 시스템은 STTC시스템에 PN(Pseudo Noise) 부호의 확산, 역확산 과정을 추가하여 구성할 수 있다. 다중 경로 페이딩 채널 환경에서 제안된 시스템은 다중 경로 신호를 검출한 후, PRC(Principal Ratio Combining)를 하고 복호하는 방식을 사용하고 있다. 컴바이닝과 복호 방식에 따라 모든 신호들을 ML 복호하는 최적의 복호 방식, 각각의 수신 안테나 별로 다중 경로 신호를 단순히 합하여 복호하는 방식, 각각의 수신 안테나 별로 다중 경로 신호를 PRC한 후 복호하는 방식, 그리고, 모든 수신 신호들을 PRC한 후 복호하는 방식이 있다. 이 방식들은 복잡도에 비례하여 좋은 성능을 보이며 4가지 방식들 모두 다중 경로 페이딩 채널 환경에서 발생하는 정정할 수 없는 오류율(irreducible error rate)을 제거함을 알 수 있다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.61-68
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• 2015

In this paper, we studied the effects of intersection angles of the flow-foucusing type droplet generation device inlet channel on droplet diameter using numerical simulation modeling. We modeled different intersection angles with a fixed continuous channel width, dispersed channels width, orifices width, and expansion channels width. Numerical simulations were performed using COMSOL Multiphysics$^{(R)}$ to solve the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations for a two-phase flow in various flow-focusing geometries. Modeling results showed that an increase of the intersection angle causes an increase in the modification of the dispersed flow rate ($v^{\prime}{_d}$), and the increase of the modification of the continuous flow rate ($v^{\prime}{_c}$) obstructs the dispersed phase fluid flow, thereby reducing the droplet diameter. However, the droplet diameter did not decrease, even when the intersection angle increased. The droplet diameter decreased when the intersection angle was less than $90^{\circ}$, increased at an intersection angle of $90^{\circ}$, and decreased when the intersection angle was more than $90^{\circ}$. Furthermore, when the intermediate energy deceased, there was a decrease in the droplet diameter when the intersection angle increased. Therefore, variations in the droplet diameter can be used to change the intersection angle and fluid flow rate.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.389-397
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• 2004

The therapeutic efficacy of xylamine in the field of psychological medicine has been recognized for years and the drug is used to treat depression and some other conditions, but little is known about its mechanism of action on vascular system. Therefore, the present study was designed to investigate the influence of xylamine on the contractile responses of isolated rat thoracic arteries to phenylephrine(PE) and potassium chloride(KCl). Xylamine produced a concentration-dependent relaxation in PE-precontracted endothelium intact(+E) rat aortic rings, but not in a KCl-precontracted aortic rings. Also, xylamine inhibited the PE-induced contraction in concentration-dependent manner, but not in the high KCl-induced contraction in +E rings. This concentration-dependent inhibition was suppressed by the removal of the endothelium (-E). The inhibitory effects of xylamine($0.3{\mu}M$) on the PE-induced contractions were suppressed by N(G)-nitro-L-arginine(L-NNA), N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester(L-NAME), aminoguanidine, dexamethasone, methylene blue, 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo [4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one(ODQ), indomethacin, ryanodine, tetrabutylammonium(TBA), lidocaine, procaine and 0 mM extracellular $Na^+$, but not by 2-nitro-4-carboxyphenyl-n,n-diphenylcarbamate(NCDC), lithium, nifedipine, verapamil, 0 mM extracellular $Ca^{2+}$, glibenclamide and clotrimazole. These findings suggest that xylamine could act as a vasorelaxant and direct inhibitor of arterial contraction. This vasorelaxation involves an endothelial nitric oxide (NO)/cGMP (guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate) pathway or cyclooxygenase system, and an interference with $Ca^{2+}$ release, TBA-sensitive $Ca^{2+}$-activated $K^+$ channels and $Na^+$$ channels.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.31-38
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• 2000

광굴절 Fe-LiNbO/sub 3/ 결정에 형성된 홀로그래픽 부피 격자의 파장 선택성과 다중 기록을 통한 역다중화 특성을 이용해 WDM 광통신 시스템에서 16개 채널 신호를 분리 ·선택해낼 수 있는 새로운 방식의 광굴절 역다중화기를 제안하였다. 균일한 회절효율을 갖는 16개 채널을 다중 기록하기 위해 회전 다중화 기법과 노출 시간 계획이 적용되었다. 설계된 역다중화기는 670∼677.5nm범위에서 0.5nm간격을 갖는 16채널로 구성되었으며, 각 채널은 0.16nm의 파장 선택 특성을 갖는다. 실험결과 각 채널은 8.3±0.62%범위의 회절 효율을 보였으며, 매질에서 프레넬 반사 및 흡수에 의한 광손실은 ∼2.22㏈/㎝, 0.16±0.005nm의 3㏈ 대역폭 및 0.46∼0.5nm의 채널간격을 갖는 역다중화 특성을 얻었다.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제29권12호
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• pp.924-934
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 화포탐지 레이다에 사용되기 위해서 개발된 C-대역 평면형 능동위상배열 안테나의 설계 및 제작 그리고 측정 결과를 소개한다. 안테나는 3,000여 개의 반도체 송수신 채널과 복사소자를 삼각배열로 배치하고, DBF(digital beam forming)를 사용하여 수신빔을 형성하기 위한 14개 부배열(12개 주 채널, 2개 SLB 채널)을 구성하여 개발하였다. 개발된 평면형 능동위상 배열 안테나의 성능을 확인하기 위해 근접 전계 시험 시설을 이용하였으며, 송신 패턴 측정을 통해 송신 안테나이득, 부엽 레벨, 수신 패턴 측정을 통해 수신 안테나이득, 부엽레벨, 디지털빔 형성, 빔조향 범위, G/N을 확인하였다. 송신 수신 패턴 측정 결과, 개발 목표성능을 만족함을 확인하였다.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.184-191
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• 2022

천해에서의 음파는 긴 지연시간을 가지는 다중경로를 통해 전달되며 이러한 특성은 통신에서 Inter-Symbol Interference(ISI)을 야기하기 때문에 성능을 악화시킨다. 본 논문에서는 잔향음 우세 환경에서의 통신성능을 분석하고 다중경로 지연시간과의 상관관계를 파악하기 위해 5 × 5 × 5 m³ 수조에서 다양한 심볼 전송속도(100 sym/s to 8000 sym/s)를 갖는 Binary Phase-Shift Keying(BPSK) 신호를 이용하여 실험을 수행하였다. 제어가능한 수조 환경에서의 음향 채널은 수조 내 경계면 및 벽면에서의 다중반사로 인해 밀집한 다중경로 특성을 가지며 약 40 ms 이하의 최대 초과 지연과 8 ms 이하의 Root Mean Squared(RMS) 지연확산을 보였다. 본 논문에서는 4가지 통신 복조 기법을 이용하여 Bit Error Rate(BER) 성능과 출력 Signal-to-Noise Ratio(SNR) 성능을 분석하며 잔향음 우세 환경에서의 심볼 시간과 RMS 지연확산의 비율인 Symbol interval to Delay spread Ratio in reverberant environment(SDR_rev)을 정의하여 통신성능이 보장될 수 있는 기준 심볼 전송속도를 제시한다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.618-633
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• 2014

Relay technology is becoming more important for mobile communications and wireless internet of things (IoT) networking because of the extended access network coverage range and reliable quality of service (QoS) it can provide at low power consumption levels. Existing mobile multihop relay (MMR) technology uses fixed-point stationary relay stations (RSs) and a divided time-frame (or frequency-band) to support the relay operation. This approach has limitations when a local fixed-point stationary RS does not exist. In addition, since the time-frame (or frequency-band) channel resources are pre-divided for the relay operation, there is no way to achieve high channel utilization using intelligent opportunistic techniques. In this paper, a different approach is considered, where the use of mobile/IoT devices as RSs is considered. In applications that use mobile/IoT devices as relay systems, due to the very limited battery energy of a mobile/IoT device and unequal channel conditions to and from the RS, both minimum energy consumption and QoS support must be considered simultaneously in the selection and configuration of RSs. Therefore, in this paper, a mobile RS is selected and configured with the objective of minimizing power consumption while satisfying end-to-end data rate and bit error rate (BER) requirements. For the RS, both downlink (DL) to the destination system (DS) (i.e., IoT device or user equipment (UE)) and uplink (UL) to the base station (BS) need to be adaptively configured (using adaptive modulation and power control) to minimize power consumption while satisfying the end-to-end QoS constraints. This paper proposes a minimum transmission power consuming RS selection and configuration (MPRSC) scheme, where the RS uses cognitive radio (CR) sub-channels when communicating with the DS, and therefore the scheme is named MPRSC-CR. The proposed MPRSC-CR scheme is activated when a DS moves out of the BS's QoS supportive coverage range. In this case, data transmissions between the RS and BS use the assigned primary channel that the DS had been using, and data transmissions between the RS and DS use CR sub-channels. The simulation results demonstrate that the proposed MPRSC-CR scheme extends the coverage range of the BS and minimizes the power consumption of the RS through optimal selection and configuration of a RS.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.137-142
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• 2005

We showed recently that ginsenosides inhibit the activity of various types of ion channel. Here we have investigated the role of the carbohydrate component of ginsenoside $Rg_3$ in the inhibition of $Na^+$ channels. The channels were expressed in Xenopus oocytes by injecting cRNAs encoding rat brain Nav1.2 ${\alpha}$ and ${\beta}1$ subunits, and analyzed by the two-electrode voltage clamp technique. Treatment with $Rg_3$ reversibly inhibited the inward $Na^+$ peak current ($I_{Na}$) with an $IC_{50}$ of $32.2{\pm}4.5{\mu}M$, and the inhibition was voltage-dependent. To examine the role of the sugar moiety, we prepared a straight chain form of the second glucose and a conjugate of this glucose with 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl) propionic acid hydrazide (HPPH). Neither derivative inhibited $I_{Na}$. Treatment with the carbohydrate portion of ginsenoside $Rg_3$, sophorose [${\beta}-D-glucopyranosyl$ ($1{\rightarrow}2$)-${\beta}-glucopyranoside$], or the aglycone (protopanaxadiol), on their own or in combination had no effect on $I_{Na}$. These observations indicate that the carbohydrate portion of ginsenoside $Rg_3$ plays an important role in its effect on the $Na^+$ channel.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.311-319
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• 2018

Mitochondrial calcium overload is a crucial event in determining the fate of neuronal cell survival and death, implicated in pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. One of the driving forces of calcium influx into mitochondria is mitochondria membrane potential (${\Delta}{\psi}_m$). Therefore, pharmacological manipulation of ${\Delta}{\psi}_m$ can be a promising strategy to prevent neuronal cell death against brain insults. Based on these issues, we investigated here whether nobiletin, a Citrus polymethoxylated flavone, prevents neurotoxic neuronal calcium overload and cell death via regulating basal ${\Delta}{\psi}_m$ against neuronal insult in primary cortical neurons and pure brain mitochondria isolated from rat cortices. Results demonstrated that nobiletin treatment significantly increased cell viability against glutamate toxicity ($100{\mu}M$, 20 min) in primary cortical neurons. Real-time imaging-based fluorometry data reveal that nobiletin evokes partial mitochondrial depolarization in these neurons. Nobiletin markedly attenuated mitochondrial calcium overload and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in glutamate ($100{\mu}M$)-stimulated cortical neurons and isolated pure mitochondria exposed to high concentration of $Ca^{2+}$ ($5{\mu}M$). Nobiletin-induced partial mitochondrial depolarization in intact neurons was confirmed in isolated brain mitochondria using a fluorescence microplate reader. Nobiletin effects on basal ${\Delta}{\psi}_m$ were completely abolished in $K^+-free$ medium on pure isolated mitochondria. Taken together, results demonstrate that $K^+$ influx into mitochondria is critically involved in partial mitochondrial depolarization-related neuroprotective effect of nobiletin. Nobiletin-induced mitochondrial $K^+$ influx is probably mediated, at least in part, by activation of mitochondrial $K^+$ channels. However, further detailed studies should be conducted to determine exact molecular targets of nobiletin in mitochondria.