• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.202-210
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• 2023

Background: The elderly population is increasing rapidly worldwide. Muscle mass, usual walking speed (UWS), knee extension strength (KES), hand grip strength (HGS), peak expiratory flow (PEF), and depression is used for sarcopenia diagnosis. All four of these factors (KES, HGS, PEF, and depression) correlated with UWS and also to muscle mass. But, many studies have suggested that no correlation exists between muscle mass and UWS. Objects: This study aimed: 1) to investigate whether muscle mass reduction affected UWS, as mediated by KES, HGS, PEF and depression, and 2) to explored whether significant changes in these mediators varied by the body segment in which muscle mass evaluated in elderly female aged 65-80 years. Methods: A total of 100 female aged 65-80 years were surveyed. Muscle mass was measured by body segment (upper and lower segment), and KES, HGS, PEF, depression, and UWS were also assessed. Median analyses were progressed in IBM SPSS software (ver. 23.0, IBM Co.) using a downloaded INDIRECT macro. Results: The direct effect of the KES and PEF were significant, and the indirect effect of KES and PEF were not significant. Thus, KES and PEF served as full mediators of the effect of muscle mass on UWS. Regardless of bodily region, KES and PEF combined with muscle mass were significant mediators of UWS, with similar indirect effect sizes. Conclusion: KES and PEF are the only mediators regardless of body part. Therefore, mediating the KES and PEF may prevent sarcopenia progression in elderly female. Also, sarcopenia can be readily assessed by evaluating either the upper or lower body; it is not necessary to measure total muscle mass.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제56권9호
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• pp.587-602
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• 2023

기후변화, 인구증가 및 경제발전으로 도시물순환시스템 내 용수 수요량과 물 이용에 필요한 에너지는 지속적으로 증가하고 있다. 따라서 도시물순환시스템을 효율적으로 관리하기 위해 물 부문만을 고려하는 전통적인 방식을 벗어나 물과 에너지 부문 간 상승효과와 상충관계를 고려하는 넥서스 접근법이 주목받기 시작하였다. 이러한 넥서스 방법론을 적용하여 도시물순환시스템이 에너지 집약적인 시스템임을 증명하고, 에너지 원단위로 표현되는 물-에너지 효율 관계를 분석하며, 기후(장기 기후변동, 가뭄, 유형), 지리적 특징(표고차, 평지비, 위치), 시스템 특징(총급수량, 인구, 인구밀도, 관로연장) 및 운영관리 현황(상수관망 수압, 누수율, 물절약)이 미치는 영향을 규명하고자 하는 연구들이 수행되어왔다. 그러나 이를 통해 도시물순환시스템 관리자에게 정책 및 제도의 방향을 제시할 수 있으나 구체적인 정책을 수립하고 시행하는 데 한계가 있었다. 본 연구에서는 기존에 제시된 문헌 조사를 통해 시스템 및 공정별 에너지 원단위 매트릭스 구축하고, 물-에너지 넥서스 모델을 활용하여 도시여건, 외부영향 및 운영관리수준이 시스템에 미치는 영향을 정량화하였으며, 관리자가 벤치마킹할 수 있는 물-에너지 사용효율 기준을 제시하였다. 이를 활용하여 도시물순환시스템 관리자는 시스템의 효율적인 운영관리를 위한 전략과 실행계획을 도출할 수 있으며, 계획의 시행 후 적합성 및 타당성에 대한 평가가 가능할 것이다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.445-449
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• 2009

이식분야에서 University of Wisconsin (UW)용액과 Histidine-Tryptophan Ketoglutarate (HTK)용액은 장기 보존액으로 주로 이용되고 있다. 바이오 장기 동물모델인 미니돼지를 이용하여 신장 저온보존에서 발생하는 허혈손상을 비교함으로써 각 보존액의 효용성을 검토하고자 하였다. 이 연구에서는 12마리의 미니돼지가 이용되었으며, 각 6마리씩 무작위로 선별하여 UW군(n = 6)과 HTK군(n = 6) 두 군으로 나누었다. 미니돼지의 신장을 적출, 세척, 각각 저온 보관(0, 24, 48, 72시간, $4^{\circ}C$) 후에 조직학적 평가를 실시하였다. 저온보관시간이 증가할수록 신장의 손상이 증가하였다. 저온보관 24시간까지는 UW와 HTK용액의 저온보관 효과는 유사하였지만, 48시간 이후에는 HTK 용액의 저온보관손상이 증가하였다. 따라서, 미니돼지 신장의 저온 보존액은 UW 용액이 효과적이며 특히 장기간 보존에 적합한 용액으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.1066-1075
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• 1996

한국산 잡견을 대상으로 세 종류의 심정지액으로 심장을 정지 보존 후,심장을 적출하여 $0^{\circ}C$에서 보존하면서 일정한 시간별로 6회에 걸쳐 좌심실 근육조직을 채취하여 -75$^{\circ}C$ 냉동고에 저장한 후,초고속 액체 크로마토그라피법으로 purine metabolites를 측정하였다. UW 용액(UWS)군의 ATP 농도는 St. Thomas 용액 (5751군과 혈성 심정 지액 (BCPS)군에 비하여 높으나, 575 군과 BCPS 군 간에는 특이한 차이가 없었다. UWS 군과 BCPS 군의 ADP 농도가 4,8, 12, 24 시간대의 575 군보다 높지만, UWS 군과 BCPS 군 사이에는 특이한 차이가 없었다. AMP 농도는 세군 모두에서 변화가 많지 않았고, adenosine, inoslne, hypoxanthlnc 농도는 시간 경과 에 따라 점차 증가하였고, xanthine의 농도는 매우 소량이어서 비교가 불가능하였다. 본 연구 결과, UW용액이 장시간의 심근보존능력에는 아직 문제점이 있으나, 전신 저체온법을 동시에 시행한 St. Thomas 용액이나 혈성 용액 보다는 보다 우수한 보존용액으로 사료된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.467-472
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• 2004

Eight primiparous Holstein cows, in late lactation (255$\pm$10 days in milk) and yielding 10.3$\pm$1.3 kg/d of 4% fat corrected milk (FCM) were allocated into two groups randomly. Two diets containing 30% wheat straw either untreated (UWS) or treated with Pleurotus ostreatus (FTWS) were offered as total mixed ration (TMR). In vivo digestibility of the diets was determined, using acid insoluble ash as a marker. Daily milk production was recorded and milk samples were collected and analysed. Diet FTWS resulted in significantly (p<0.05) higher dry matter intake (DMI) (12.2$\pm$0.86 vs. 10.6$\pm$1.3), DM digestibility (58.8 vs. 52.3) and milk yield (9 vs. 7.5 kg). Milk fat contents were 34.2 and 35.6 g/liter that did not differ between cows fed treated or untreated straw. However, the concentrations of lactose, solid non fat, total solids and milk protein for diets UWS and FTWS were 57.3 and 54.9, 98.9 and 93.2, 134.5 and 127.4, 35.7 and 32.3 g/l, respectively, which differed significantly (p<0.05). The average body weights gain (BWG) for UWS and FTWS were 272 and 743 g/d, respectively (p<0.05). The FCM yield per kg of DMI was similar (0.68 and 0.67 liter) for the two groups, but BWG/kgDMI was higher in the FTWS diet.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.1005-1028
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• 2016

Two novel semi-active control methods for a seismically excited nonlinear benchmark building equipped with magnetorheological dampers are presented and evaluated in this paper. While a primary controller is designed to estimate the optimal control force of a magnetorheological (MR) damper, the required voltage input for the damper to produce such desired control force is achieved using two different methods. The first technique uses an optimal compact Takagi-Sugeno-Kang (TSK) fuzzy inverse model of MR damper to predict the required voltage to actuate the MR dampers (TSKFInv). The other voltage regulator introduced here works based on the maximum and minimum capacities of MR damper at each time-step (MaxMin). Both semi-active algorithms developed here, use acceleration feedback only. The results demonstrate that both TSKFInv and MaxMin algorithms are quite effective in seismic response reduction for wide range of motions from moderate to severe seismic events, compared with the passive systems and performs better than original and Modified clipped optimal controller systems, known as COC and MCOC.

• Perspectives in Nursing Science
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.19-25
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• 2007

Systems and processes to provide clinical education to students of nursing have been established between universities and health facilities in all countries where nurse education is tertiary based. However, systems and processes to link nurse researchers based in universities to their clinical colleagues are less well developed. When collaborations are established they are frequently based on personal networks, and while the rhetoric of the organizations encourages these collaborations, they are largely unrecognised by senior administrators in health facilities. The research is frequently "invisible" and the clinician researchers usually do not have access to appropriate infrastructure and other resources that are required to support large projects that have the potential to change practice across organisations. This situation influences the focus and scope of nursing research and limits opportunities for clinicians to be engaged in the generation of professional knowledge. The University of Western Sydney (UWS) has taken a strategic approach to the development of collaborations for research and has linked with health services in Western Sydney to establish and maintain research centres and adjunct appointments. The partner organisations jointly fund the infrastructure of the centres which include a Professor, research assistant position(s) and administrative staff. Five Professors of Nursing have been appointed to positions in one of three nursing research centres. This paper describes the approach established by the School of Nursing at UWS to build collaborations with clinical areas to promote research. This approach could be adopted or adapted by other facilities.

• 한국분무공학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.196-203
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• 2020

Nowadays, urea SCR technology is considered as the most effective NOx reduction technology of diesel engine. However, low NOx conversion efficiency under low temperature conditions is one of its problems to be solved. This is because injection of UWS (Urea Water Solution) is impossible under such a low temperature condition due to the problem of insufficient of urea decomposition and urea deposits. In several previous studies, it has been reported that appropriate control of the amount of ammonia adsorbed on SCR catalyst can improve the NOx conversion efficiency under low temperature conditions. In this study, we tried to find out how much the NOx conversion efficiency increases with respect to the amount of ammonia adsorbed on the catalyst, and what the temperature conditions that the ammonia slip occurs. This study shows the results of 8 times repeated WHTC test with a diesel engine, in which UWS was injected with NH3/NOx mole ratio of '1'. Through this study, it was found that 13% of the NOx conversion efficiency of WHTC increased while the θ (ammonia adsorption rate) increased from "0%" to "22%". In addition, it is found that in cases of high θ value, the significant improvement of NOx conversion efficiency at low temperatures presented during the beginning period of WHTC and at high temperature and transient conditions presented during last part of WHTC test. The NH3 slip occurring condition was 250℃ of catalyst temperature and 10% of θ, and the amount of NH3 slip increased as the temperature and θ are increased.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.529-542
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• 2021

Shear connectors are required to build composite (concrete and steel) beams. They are placed at the interface of concrete and steel to transfer shear and normal forces between two structural components. Such composite beams are sensitive to provide structural integrity when exposed to fire as they loss strength, stiffness, and ductility at elevated temperature. The present study is designed to investigate the shear resistance and the failure modes of the headed stud shear connectors at fire exposure and post-fire exposure. The study includes ordinary concrete and concrete with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to build composite (concrete-steel) beams with structural steel. Experimental push tests were conducted on composite beams at ambient and elevated temperatures, such as 200, 400 & 600℃. Moreover, push tests were performed on the composite beams after being exposed to 200, 400 & 600℃. Push test results illustrated the reduction of ultimate shear capacity and stiffness of headed stud shear connectors as the temperature increased. Although similar values of ultimate shear were obtained for the headed stud connectors in both ordinary and CNT concrete, the CNT modified concrete reduced the concrete spalling and cracking compared to ordinary concrete and was observed to be effective at temperatures greater than 400℃. All specimens showed a lower shear resistance at fire exposures compared to the corresponding post-fire exposures. Moreover, numerical simulation by Finite Element (FE) analyses were carried out at ambient temperature and at fire conditions. The FE analysis results show a good agreement with the experimental results. In the experimental studies, failure of all specimens occurred due to shear failure of headed stud, which was later validated by FE analyses using ABAQUS.

• 한국정보과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보과학회 2005년도 가을 학술발표논문집 Vol.32 No.2 (2)
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• pp.349-351
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• 2005

자가 적응 시스템을 무인 시스템(UWS: Unmanned Weapon Systems)에 적용하기 위한 다양한 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 자가 적응 시스템은 임무중인 시스템이 다양한 주변 환경 및 시스템의 변화에 따라 능동적으로 시스템 또는 임무수행을 위한 전략을 주정해 항상 최상의 성능을 발휘할 수 있도록 하는 능력을 갖춘 시스템을 말한다. 자가 적응 시스템에서 능동적으로 변화시킨 시스템의 아키텍처나 임무수행 전략이 유효한 것인지에 관한 검증을 수행한 후 시스템에 적용해야 한다. 기존의 대부분의 자가 적응 시스템에 대한 연구결과에서는 능동적으로 변화된 시스템이 임무수행에 적합한지에 대한 검증 방법을 제시해 주고 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 UWS의 자가 적응 시스템이 임무수행 중 변화 되었을 때 미래의 발생할 사건에 대해 적절하게 적용 가능한지를 검증하기 위하여 시간적인 사건의 완전성을 검증하기에 적합한 Computation Tree Logic(CTL) 모델체킹(Model Checking)을 적용하여 자가 적응 시스템의 적응결과를 검증하는 방법을 제시하였다.