• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.92-96
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• 1985

A cleft in the anterior mitral valve leaflet is commonly associated with atrioventricular septal defects, but may occur as an isolated phenomenon. The cleft mitral valve can cause regurgitation, and surgical treatment of the cleft leaflet should conserve the existing valve if possible. But if satisfactory hemodynamic security cannot be obtained with a reconstructive procedure, the valve should be replaced. We present one case of an isolated cleft in the anterior mitral valve leaflet. The patient showed marked mitral regurgitation in the preoperative left ventriculogram. We managed him successfully by interrupted suture repair of the cleft, and he was discharged uneventfully.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.120-130
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• 1995

To analyze the mechanical property and the residual stress in functionally gradient materials(FGMs), disctype TZP/Ni-and TZP/SUS304-FGM were hot pressed using powder metallurgy compared with directly bonded materials which were fabricated by the same method. The continuous interface and the microstructure of FGMs were characterized by EPMA, WDS, optical microscope and SEM. By fractography, the fracture behavior of FGMs was mainly influenced by the defects which originated from the fabrication process. And the defectlike cracks in the FGMs induced by the residual stress have been shown to cause failure. This fact has well corresponded to the analysis of the residual stress distribution by Finite Element Method (FEM). The residual stress generated on the interface (between each layer, and matrix and second phase, respectively) were dominantly influenced on the sintering temperature and the material constants. As a consequence, the interfacial stability and the relaxation of residual stress could be obtained through compositional gradient.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2002년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.202-207
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• 2002

The soundness of honeycomb core sandwich and laminate structure used for commercial aircrafts is generally evaluated with ultrasonic inspection because the inspection is most sensitive to planar surfaces which are perpendicular to sound propagation pass and reflects sound almost 100％ to equipment. And most defects inherent in composite material curing process has good reflective surfaces. With all this advantage, unexpected obstruction to product and additional cost could be occurred when inappropriate accept/reject criteria is given. In this study the importance of inspection criteria will be discussed to show how inappropriate criteria cause unexpected results leading to high production cost and how much time must be spent to correct those improper criteria with an actual case occurred in Aerospace Division, Korean Air.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.31-38
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• 2016

This study proposes an optimal design for a robotic welding system for a high-strength steel armor plate. In order to identify the welding defect parameters, we analyzed the 4M (man, machine, materials, method) characteristics diagram, as well as a cause and effect matrix, to improve the productivity and quality of welding defects. From these analyses, we designed optimal welding conditions and carried out welding tests -- such as mechanical testing and macro structure tests - with positive results. We determined that it was possible to obtain a quality similar to manual welding with our robotic welding system. In the future, we expect that the system will be used as inspiration for future welding system designs.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.23-31
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• 2020

본 연구는 철도표면상에 발생하는 노후 현상 중 하나인 결함 검출을 위해 학습데이터를 생성함으로써 결함 검출 모델에서 더 높은 점수를 얻기 위해 진행되었다. 철도표면에서 결함은 선로결속장치 및 선로와 차량의 마찰 등 다양한 원인에 의해 발생하고 선로 파손 등의 사고를 유발할 수 있기 때문에 결함에 대한 철도 유지관리가 필요 하다. 그래서 철도 유지관리의 자동화 및 비용절감을 위해 철도 표면 영상에 영상처리 또는 기계학습을 활용한 결함 검출 및 검사에 대한 다양한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 일반적으로 영상 처리 분석기법 및 기계학습 기술의 성능은 데이터의 수량과 품질에 의존한다. 그렇기 때문에 일부 연구는 일반적이고 다양한 철도표면영상의 데이터베이스를 확보하기위해 등간격으로 선로표면을 촬영하는 장치 또는 탑재된 차량이 필요로 하였다. 본연구는 이러한 기계적인 영상획득 장치의 운용비용을 감소시키고 보완하기 위해 대표적인 영상생성관련 딥러닝 모델인 생성적 적대적 네트워크의 기본 구성에서 여러 관련연구에서 제시된 방법을 응용, 결함이 있는 철도 표면 재생성모델을 구성하여, 전용 데이터베이스가 구축되지 않은 철도 표면 영상에 대해서도 결함 검출을 진행할 수 있도록 하였다. 구성한 모델은 상이한 철도 표면 텍스처들을 반영한 철도 표면 생성을 학습하고 여러 임의의 결함의 위치에 대한 Ground-Truth들을 만족하는 다양한 결함을 재 생성하도록 설계하였다. 재생성된 철도 표면의 영상들을 결함 검출 딥러닝 모델에 학습데이터로 사용한다. 재생성모델의 유효성을 검증하기 위해 철도표면데이터를 3가지의 하위집합으로 군집화 하여 하나의 집합세트를 원본 영상으로 정의하고, 다른 두개의 나머지 하위집합들의 몇가지의 선로표면영상을 텍스처 영상으로 사용하여 새로운 철도 표면 영상을 생성한다. 그리고 결함 검출 모델에서 학습데이터로 생성된 새로운 철도 표면 영상을 사용하였을 때와, 생성된 철도 표면 영상이 없는 원본 영상을 사용하였을 때를 나누어 검증한다. 앞서 분류했던 하위집합들 중에서 원본영상으로 사용된 집합세트를 제외한 두 개의 하위집합들은 각각의 환경에서 학습된 결함 검출 모델에서 검증하여 출력인 픽셀단위 분류지도 영상을 얻는다. 이 픽셀단위 분류지도영상들과 실제 결함의 위치에 대한 원본결함 지도(Ground-Truth)들의 IoU(Intersection over Union) 및 F1-score로 평가하여 성능을 계산하였다. 결과적으로 두개의 하위집합의 텍스처 영상을 이용한 재생성된 학습데이터를 학습한 결함 검출모델의 점수는 원본 영상만을 학습하였을 때의 점수보다 약 IoU 및 F1-score가 10~15% 증가하였다. 이는 전용 학습 데이터가 구축되지 않은 철도표면 영상에 대해서도 기존 데이터를 이용하여 결함 검출이 상당히 가능함을 증명하는 것이다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.301-308
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• 2014

Three-dimensional integration technology results in area savings, platform power savings, and an increase in performance. Through-silicon via (TSV) assembly and manufacturing processes can potentially introduce defects. This may result in increases in manufacturing and test costs and will cause a yield problem. To improve the yield, spare TSVs can be included to repair defective TSVs. This paper proposes a new built-in self-test feature to identify defective TSV channels. For defective TSVs, this paper also introduces dynamic self-repair architectures using code-based and hardware-mapping based repair.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.81-88
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• 2017

Aircraft maintenance failure doesn't only threaten flight safety but also causes significant economic losses such as flight delays, flight cancellations, air turn backs and diversion and so on. Therefore, the efforts should be made to detect the contributing factors that cause such maintenance failure and eliminate them. In this study, by analyzing factors contributing to system failure using the Maintenance Error Decision Aid (MEDA) model based on stochastic relations between the contribution factors, system failure and events, we will draw a improvement plan to aircraft maintenance defects.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2020

Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) consist of a work platform, extending structure, and chassis, and are used to move persons to working positions. MEWPs are useful but are composed of pieces of equipment, and accidents do occur owing to equipment defects. Among these defects, accidents caused by the fracture of bolts fixed to the extension structure and swing system are increasing. This paper presents a failure analysis of the fixing bolts of MEWP. Standard procedure for failure analysis was employed in this investigation. Visual inspection, chemical analysis, tensile strength measurement, microstructural characterization, fractography analysis by Optical Microscope(OM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy(SEM), and finite element analysis (FEA) were used to analyze the failure of the fixing bolts. Using this failure analysis approach, we found the root cause of failure and proposed a means for solving this type of failure in the future. First, the chemical composition of the fixing bolt is obtained by a spectroscopy chemical analysis method, which determined that the chemical composition matched the required standard. The tensile test showed that the tensile and yield strengths were within the required capacity. The stress analysis was carried out at five different boom angles, and it was determined that the fixing bolt of MEWP can withstand the loads at all the boom angles. The outcomes of the fatigue analysis revealed that the fixing bolt fails before reaching the design requirements. The results of the fatigue analysis showed primarily that the failure of the fixing bolt was due to fatigue. A visual inspection of the fractured section of the fixing bolt also confirmed the fatigue failure. We propose a method to prevent failure of the fixing bolt of the MEWP from four different standpoints: the manufacturer, safety certification authority, safety inspection agency, and owner.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제43권9호
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• pp.821-830
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• 2020

Altered dendritic morphology is frequently observed in various neurological disorders including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), but the cellular and molecular basis underlying these pathogenic dendritic abnormalities remains largely unclear. In this study, we investigated dendritic morphological defects caused by dipeptide repeat protein (DPR) toxicity associated with G4C2 expansion mutation of C9orf72 (the leading genetic cause of ALS and FTD) in Drosophila neurons and characterized the underlying pathogenic mechanisms. Among the five DPRs produced by repeat-associated non-ATG translation of G4C2 repeats, we found that arginine-rich DPRs (PR and GR) led to the most significant reduction in dendritic branches and plasma membrane (PM) supply in Class IV dendritic arborization (C4 da) neurons. Furthermore, expression of PR and GR reduced the number of Golgi outposts (GOPs) in dendrites. In Drosophila brains, expression of PR, but not GR, led to a significant reduction in the mRNA level of CrebA, a transcription factor regulating the formation of GOPs. Overexpressing CrebA in PR-expressing C4 da neurons mitigated PM supply defects and restored the number of GOPs, but the number of dendritic branches remained unchanged, suggesting that other molecules besides CrebA may be involved in dendritic branching. Taken together, our results provide valuable insight into the understanding of dendritic pathology associated with C9-ALS/FTD.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.426-432
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• 2019

Background The mandible is an important structure that is located in the lower third of the face. Large mandibular defects after tumor resection cause loss of its function. This study assessed the outcomes and tumor recurrence after immediate mandibular reconstruction using a free fibula osteocutaneous flap following radical resection of ameloblastoma. Methods This is a retrospective non-randomized study of outcomes and tumor recurrence of all patients diagnosed with mandibular ameloblastoma from August 1997 until August 2017 (20 years) requiring free fibula osteocutaneous flap reconstruction at a single institution. The patients were identified through an electronic operative database; subsequently, their medical records and photo documentation were retrieved. Results Twenty-seven patients were included in this study. Eighteen patients were male, while nine were female. The majority of the patients (48.1%) were in their third decade of life when they were diagnosed with ameloblastoma. All of them underwent radical resection of the tumor with a surgical margin of 2 cm (hemimandibulectomy in cases with a large tumor) and immediate mandibular reconstruction with a free fibula osteocutaneous flap. Two patients required revision of a vascular anastomosis due to venous thrombosis postoperatively, while one patient developed a flap recipient site infection. The flap success rate was 100%. There was no tumor recurrence during a mean follow-up period of 5.6 years. Conclusions Mandibular ameloblastoma should be treated with segmental mandibulectomy (with a surgical margin of 2 cm) to reduce the risk of recurrence. Subsequent mandibular and adjacent soft tissue defects should be reconstructed immediately with a free fibula osteocutaneous flap.