• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.155-174
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• 2016

A total of 104 laboratory model tests on a square footing subjected to eccentrically inclined loads supported by sand reinforced with randomly distributed polypropylene fibers were conducted in order to compare the results with those obtained from unreinforced sand and with each other. For conducting the model tests, uniform sand was compacted in a test box at one particular relative density of compaction. The effect of percentage of reinforcement used, thickness of the reinforced layer, angle of inclination of load to vertical and eccentricity of load applied on various prominent factors such as ultimate load, vertical settlement, horizontal deformation and tilt were investigated. An improvement in ultimate load, vertical settlement, horizontal deformation and tilt of foundation was observed with an increase in the percentage of fibers used and thickness of reinforced sand layer under different inclinations and eccentricities of load. A statistical model using non-linear regression analysis based on present experimental data for predicting the vertical settlement ($s_p$), horizontal deformation ($hd_p$) and tilt ($t_p$) of square footing on reinforced sand at any load applied was done where the dependent variable was predicted settlement ($s_p$), horizontal deformation ($hd_p$) and tilt ($t_p$) respectively.

• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.46 no.11
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• pp.725-729
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• 2008

Deposition characteristics of electroless plated Ni-W-P films were investigated for various complexing agents. Used complexing agents are sodium citrate, sodium gluconate and sodium malonate. In this study, the existing mixed potential theory could explain the overall mechanism of Ni-W-P electroless plating for all complexing agents. The deposition rate could be also expected by the theory. The deposited Ni-W-P films were evaluated in term of surface hardness and corrosion resistance. Microhardness of the deposit increased about 1,000 Hv after heat treatment for one hour at $400^{\circ}C$, because it was above the crystallization temperature of $Ni_3P$. The deposited Ni-W-P films can exhibit excellent corrosion resistance in using sodium malonate as a complexing agent, the other hand the using sodium gluconate was the worst corrosion resistance. The worst corrosion resistance was due to a large number of nano-sized pin-holes or small pores. The plating current at the mixed potential increases when the using sodium malonate as a complexing agent, it was explained by the cross section.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• v.7 no.6
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• pp.371-374
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• 2002

Production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)［P(3HB/V)］, by fed-batch culture of recombinant Escherichia coli harboring a plasmid containing the Alcaligenes latus polyhy-droxyalkanoate (PHA) biosynthesis genes, was examined in two pilot-scale fermentors with air supply only, In a 30 L fermentor having a XLa value of 0.11 S­$^1$, the final P(3HB/V) concentration and the P(3HB/V) content obtained were 29.6 g/L and 70.1 wt%, respectively giving a productivity of 1.37 g P(3HB/V)/L-h. In a 300 L fermentor having a XLa of 0.03 S­$^1$, the P(3HB/V) concentration and the P(3HB/V) content were 20.4 g/L and 69 wt%, respectively giving a productivity of 1.06g P(3HB/V)/L-h. These results suggest that economical production of P(3HB/V) is possible by fed-batch culture of recombinant E. coli in a large-scale fermentor having low KLa value.

• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.347-355
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• 1997

It is well known that the coarse primary Si in hypereutectic Al-Si alloys deteriorate castability, machinability, and mechanical properties. So, many treatment has been tried to refine the primary Si increasing cooling rate and adding refinement agent. Therefore. the purpose of our work was the observation of the effect on the refinement of primary Si and the analysis of the trend to apply to the casting process by changing the amount of P addition and the cooling rate while fixing the temperature at $750^{\circ}C$ of P addition and the type of AlCuP. In the condition of amount of P addition was fixed, primary Si was finer as cooling rate increased but in case of cooling rate was fixed, the effect of refinement was resisted as incersed the amount of P addition. At a relatively slow cooling rate of $22^{\circ}C/sec$, refinement was governed by the amount of P addition rather than cooling rate. At elevated cooling rate of $51^{\circ}C/sec$ and $99^{\circ}C/sec$, the undercooling due to faster cooling rate promoted nucleation of primary Si rather than P addition more significantly.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.33-40
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• 1990

The Kinetics of the addition of benzalacetophenone derivatives was investigated by ultraviolet spectrophotometery in 5% dioxane $H_2O$ at $50^{\circ}C$. A rate equation was obtained in wide range of pH. The substituent effects on benzalacetophenone derivatives were studied, and addition were facilitated by electron attracting groups. The final product was benzalacetophenone-${\beta}$-thioglycolic acid synthesized by the addition of thioglycolic acid to benzalacetophenone. On the base of the rate equation, substituent effect, general base effect and final product, the plausible addition mechanism was proposed: Below pH 9.0, only neutral thioglycolic acid molecule was added to the carbon-carbon double bond, and in the range of pH $9.0{\sim}11.0$, neutral thioglycolic acid molecule and thioglycolic acid anion competitively attacted the double bond. By contrast, above pH 11.0, the reaction was dependent upon only the addition of thioglycolic acid anion.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.322-329
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• 2021

In this study, a method for improving the light extraction efficiency of organic light emitting diodes was presented using the polymer Poly(vinylidenefluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) [P(VDF-TrFE)] having an island surface structure after annealing. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) imprinted on the island-structured P(VDF-TrFE) surface has a spike structure, which improves the external light extraction efficiency aroud 20%. It was confirmed that the produced film showed a low haze characteristic of 8.2, and the Current and external quantum efficiency could be improved without pixel blur due to the excellent transmittance of 93.4%.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.333-336
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• 2001

An isolated phbC gene from Alcaligenes latus was reintroduced into the parent A. latus through the transformation process, and the effect of the amplified phbC gene on the biosynthesis of P(3-hydroxybutyrate-3-hydroxyvalerate) [P(3HB-3HV)] and P(3-hydroxybutyrate-4-hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB-4HB)] in the transformant A. latus was investigated. The biosynthesis rate and content of the above copolymers increased up to 1.3-fold after enforcing its own phbC gene, and the molar fractions of 3HV and 4HB in P(3HB-3HV) and P(3HB-4HB) also changed remarkably from 35.0 to 48.0% and from 34.0 to 56.0%, respectively, showing a critical role of PHB synthase which catalyzes the polymerizing reactions between eiher 3HV or 4HB from precursor compounds and 3HB.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.21-41
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• 1982

Viscosity, especially characteristic among various properties of visco-elastic fluids such as high polymer solutions, is affected mainly by temperature and concentration. Hence, it is important for fluid engineering to express, by some equations, how the fluid characteristics vary with the change of temperature and concentration and to analyze them to obtain consistent viscous characteristics. High polymer solutions, synthetic products of modern chemical industry, suggest many interesting investigations because they are typical visco-elastic materials. Experimentation was made to derive some useful fluid characteristic equations of SEPARAN-NP10 (polyacylamide) expressed by n (flow behavior index) and K' (consistency index) when it is given temperature and concentration variation. To measure viscosity, capillary viscometer was adopted and the range of experimentation is 0-2,000 P.P.M. in concentration and 15-55 .deg.C in temperature. The experimental results are summarized as follows: The flow behavior index n 1) has nearly constant results irrespective of temperature variation at same conentration and the results are shown in (Table. 4-4-3) 2) has following equation, regardless of temperature, for the variation of concentration. n=-1.0765*10$^{-4}$ P+0.9915 (P:P.P.M.) The consistency index K' 1) has different results for the variation of temperature at same concentration and the results are given in (Table.4-7-2) 2) has following equation for the variation of concentration at same temperature. log 10$^{4}$K' =6.4785*10$^{-4}$ P-1.0529 (P:P.P.M)

• KSBB Journal
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.67-71
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• 2014

Planaria were recently reported to be a simple and sensitive model to investigate the mechanistic aspect of seizure and to screen potential anticonvulsants. Using planarian model, we analyzed the pharmacological effect of ukgansan (UGS), an oriental herbal medicine containing seven medicinal herbs, on the planarian locomotor velocity (pLMV) and glutamate-induced seizure-like activity (pSLA). To test whether D. japonica is suitable for studying anti-seizure agents, we investigated the effect of glutamate on pLMV and pSLA in D. japonica. In the present study we first confirmed that pSLA in D. japonica was induced by L-glutamate. Glutamate significantly produced pSLA in a dose dependent manner, but did not affect pLMV. These glutamate-induced paroxysms were decreased by antiepileptic drug, topiramate. A similar inhibitory effect on glutamate-induced pSLA was observed after the treatment of UGS. The present results suggest that UGS and its active constituents possess useful substance inhibiting seizure in planarian and that D. japonica provides a convenient model to search active herbs containing anti-seizure activity.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.16 no.7
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• pp.430-434
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• 2006

Au/Ni coatings are widely used in the electrical interconnect system, such as connectors, sockets and wire crimps. But due to repeated mechanical contacts, fretting corrosion occurs and causes a rapid increase in resistance. As an attempt to resolve these problem, application of Ni-P-PTFE to replace Ni undercoats was proposed, for which basic materials properties of Ni-P-PTFE coatings for preventing fretting corrosion was examined in this study. The Ni-P-PTFE coatings were formed by electroless Ni plating and PTFE coating followed by the heat-treatment. PTFE particles were found to be uniformly distributed in the Ni-P matrix. The Ni-P-PTFE coatings showed the excellent anti-adherent property with the contact angle of $104.3^{\circ}$, microhardness of 144.3 Hv comparable to that of Ni-P, and electric conductivity equivalent to that of Ni-P.