• 한국연소학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.19-25
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• 2015

An experimental study was conducted to find the effect of a pilot flame on the flammability of inert-gas-diluted methane and propane. The diffusion pilot flame was formed with propane at the innermost nozzle of a concentric triple co-flow burner. The main diffusion flame was formed with nitrogen-diluted methane or propane at the outermost nozzle of the burner. An air flow was located in-between. The results showed that the existence of the pilot flame helped stabilizing the main flame even at the flammability limit concentration of nitrogen-diluted fuel. The co-flow burner generated re-circulation zones and local variation of equivalence ratio depending on the flow rates of the reactants, which are known to help flame stabilization. Hot-wire experiments confirmed that both heating of the reactants and supplying of active chemical species by the pilot flame contributed to stabilization of the main flame. The results of this study would suggest a design concept for an efficient SVRU system that minimizes the emission of unburned hydrocarbon fuel from ship fuel tanks.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권7호
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• pp.914-920
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• 2014

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) possesses a higher rate of distant recurrence and a poorer prognosis than other breast cancer subtypes. Interestingly, most of the heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) client proteins are oncoproteins, and some are closely related to unfavorable factors of TNBC patients. 17-Demethoxy-reblastatin (17-DR), a novel non-benzoquinone-type geldanamycin analog, exhibited potent Hsp90 ATPase inhibition activity. In this study, the anticancer effects of 17-DR on TNBC MDA-MB-231 cells were investigated. These results showed that 17-DR inhibited cell proliferation, induced apoptosis, and suppressed cell invasion and migration in the MDA-MB-231 cells. Down-regulation of the key Hsp90-dependent tumor-driving molecules, such as RIP1 and MMP-9, by 17-DR may be related to these effects. Taken together, our results suggest that 17-DR has potential as a therapeutic agent for the treatment of TNBC.

• Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.27-43
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• 2009

A ban on political podcasting during the General Elections 2006 in Singapore was justified by the Singaporean government on the grounds that the new medium had a greater power to influence voters than traditional modes of political discourse. A between-subjects controlled experiment was conducted to test whether podcasts of political speeches had a greater power to influence voters' evaluations of political candidates and likelihood of voting for them than online text-based transcripts of the same speeches. The study also examined whether mere exposure to political speeches online, irrespective of the modality, had an effect on voters' more general political preferences, i.e. the likelihood of support and voting for the opposition. The findings suggest that political podcasts were no more persuasive than text-based websites and that the effects on political preferences, if any, were likely due the exposure to political content online, not because of the nature of the medium. The implications of the findings are discussed.

• Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.20-43
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• 2017

While the Internet has been used to galvanise people for the collective good, many have voiced concerns over the noise and vitriol present online and polarisation. In Singapore where the government regulates traditional mainstream media such as print and broadcast, the online space has been described as a "Wild Wild West" rife with rumours, untruths and misinformation. Such developments do not only exert a potential negative effect on the deliberative nature of public discourse but also skew bias towards the online space, affecting the ability of online users to communicate with authority and power. This study seeks to examine the rationality of the cyberspace through using a new "rationality" framework to analyse political discourse online. Comprising objectivity, emotionality and partisanship, the rationality framework was applied to a content analysis of 197 blogs with political content in 2014. The analysis indicated that the online political space was not the Wild Wild West that it was touted to be with significant levels of objectivity and non-partisanship. There was a stark absence of emotional discourse, and relationships were observed between bloggers' anonymity and rationality. Cognisant of academia's and policymakers' interest on the quality and effects of online discourse, the proposed analytical framework and the study findings hold implications for both developed and developing countries.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제20권11호
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• pp.746-751
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• 2008

The best plan to reduce the building energy consumption is that the insulation performance should be improved because the insulation and airtight of building envelopes have an effect on the energy consumption basically. New insulation materials, which have the high performance and are above insulation standard, have been developed steadily. Because there are not studies on the building energy rating system and economic evaluation considering new insulation materials, these matters should be studied. In result alternatives, which applied 6 high performance material each, reduce the annual heating energy and raise the building energy rating. Applying the vacuum insulation material(Case 1, 2) and vacuum or triple glazing can retrieves the investment with $120 and $140$\sim$150 per barrel each.

• Fibers and Polymers
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.275-279
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• 2004

Yarn tension is a key factor that affects the efficiency of a ring spinning system. In this paper, a specially constructed rig, which can rotate a yam at a high speed without inserting any real twist into the yarn, was used to simulate a ring spinning process. Yarn tension was measured at the guide-eye during the simulated spinning of different yarns at various balloon heights and with varying yarn length in the balloon. The effect of balloon shape, yarn hairiness and thickness, and yam rotating speed, on the measured yarn tension, was examined. The results indicate that the collapse of balloon shape from single loop to double loop, or from double loop to triple etc, lead to sudden reduction in yarn tension. Under otherwise identical conditions, a longer length of yarn in the balloon gives a lower yarn tension at the guide-eye. In addition, thicker yarns and/or more hairy yarns generate a higher tension in the yarn, due to the increased air drag acting on the thicker or more hairy yarns.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2000년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.21-24
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• 2000

Ferroelectric YMnO$_3$ thin films are excellent dielectric materials for high integrated ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) with metal-ferroelectric-silicon field effect transistor (MFSFET) structure. In this study, YMnO$_3$ thin films were etched with C1$_2$/Ar gas chemistries in inductively coupled plasma (ICP). The maximum etch rate of YMnO$_3$ thin films is 285 $\AA$/min under C1$_2$/Ar of 10/0, 600 W/-200 V and 15 mTorr. The selectivities of YMnO$_3$ over CeO$_2$ and $Y_2$O$_3$ are 2.85, 1.72, respectively. The results of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) reflect that Y is removed dominantly by chemical reaction between Y and Cl, while Mn is removed more effective by Ar ion bombardment than chemical reaction. The results of secondary ion mass spectrometer (SIMS) were equal to these of XPS. The etch profile of the etched YMnO$_3$ film is approximately 65$^{\circ}$and free of residues at the sidewall.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2006년도 춘계종합학술대회
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• pp.906-909
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• 2006

본 논문은 저 전압 및 저 왜곡 스위치형 커패시터 (switched-capacitor, SC)를 적용한 새로운 형태의 몸체효과 보상형 스위치 구조를 제안한다 제안된 회로는 저 전압 SC 회로를 위해서 rail-to-rail 스위칭을 허용하며 기존의 부트스트랩된 회로 (19dB) 보다 더 우수한 총 고조파 왜곡을 가진다. 설계된 2-1 캐스케이드 시그마 델타 변조기는 통신 송수신시스템내의 오디오 코덱을 위한 고해상도 아날로그-디지털변환을 수행한다. 1단 폴드형 캐스코드 연산증폭기 및 2-1 캐스케이드 시그마 델타 변조기는 0.25 마이크론 이중 폴리 3-금속 표준 CMOS 공정으로 제작되었으며, 2.7V에서 동작한다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2009년도 제38회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.248-248
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• 2010

CMOS 축소화가 32nm node를 넘어서 지속적으로 진행되기 위하여 FinFET, Surround Gate and Tri-Gate와 같은 Fully Depleted 3-Dimensional 소자들이 SCE를 다루기 위해서 많이 제안되어 왔다. 하지만 소자의 축소화를 진행함에 있어서 좁고 균일한 patterning을 형성하는 것과 동시에 낮은 Extension Region과 Contact Region에서의 Series Resistance을 제공하여야 하고 Source/Drain Contact Formation을 확보하여야 한다. 그리고 소자의 축소화가 진행됨으로써 Silicide의 응집현상과 Source/Drain Junction의 누설전류에 대한 허용범위가 점점 엄격해지고 있다. ITRS 2005에 따르면 32nm CMOS에서는 Contact Resistivity가 대략 $2{\times}10-8{\Omega}cm2$이 요구되고 있다. 또한 Three Dimensional 소자에서는 Fin Corner Effect가 Channel Region뿐만 아니라 S/D Region에서도 중대한 영향을 미치게 된다. 따라서 본 논문에서 제시하는 Novel S/D Contact Formation 기술을 이용하여 Self-Aligned Dual/Single Metal Contact을 이루어Patterning에 대한 문제점 해결과 축소화에 따라 증가하는 Contact Resistivity 문제점을 해결책을 제시하고자 한다. 이를 검증하기3D MOSFET제작하고 본 기술을 적용하고 검증한다. 또한 Normal Doping 구조를 가진3D MOSFET뿐만 아니라 SCE를 해결하기 위해서 대안으로 제시되고 있는 SB-MOSFET을 3D 구조로 제작하고, 이 기술을 적용하여 검증한다. 그리고 Silvaco simulation tool을 이용하여 S/D에 Metal이 Contact을 이루는 구조가 Double type과 Triple type에 따라 Contact Resistivity에 미치는 영향을 미리 확인하였고 이를 실험으로 검증하여 소자의 축소화에 따라 대두되는 문제점들의 해결책을 제시하고자 한다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제45회 하계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.319.1-319.1
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• 2013

Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) have been recognized as one of emerging renewable energy sources, due to minimized pollutant production and high efficiency in operation. The performance of SOFCs is largely dependent on the electrode polarization which involves the oxidation/reduction in cathodes and anodes along with the charge transport of ions and electronic carriers. Atomic layer deposition is based on the alternate chemical surface reaction occurring at low temperatures with high uniformity and superior step coverage. Such features can be extended into the coating of metal oxide and/or metal layer onto the porous materials. In particular, the atomic layer deposition is can manipulated in controlling the charge transport in terms of triple phase boundaries, in order to control artificially the electrochemical polarization in electrodes of SOFC. The current work applied atomic layer deposition of metal oxides intro the electrodes of SOFCs. The corresponding effect was monitored in terms of the electrochemical characterization. The roles of atomic layer deposition in solid oxide fuel cells are discussed towards optimized towards long-term durability at intermediate temperature.