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A comparative study on rapid seismic risk prioritization for reinforced concrete buildings in Antalya, Türkiye

  • Engin Kepenek;Kasim A. Korkmaz;Ziya Gencel
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.185-195
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    • 2023
  • Antalya is located south part of minor Asia, one of the biggest cities in Türkiye. As a result of population growth and vast migration to Antalya, many parts of the city that were not suitable for construction due to its geological conditions have become urban areas, and most of these urban areas are full of poorly engineered buildings. Poor engineering has been combined with unplanned urbanization, that causes utter vulnerability to disasters in Antalya. When an earthquake-prone city, Antalya faces with an earthquake risk, fear arises in society. To overcome this problem, it has become necessary to investigate the building stock, expressed in hundreds of thousands, in a fast and reliable way and then perform an urban transformation to create the perception of structural safety. However, the excessive building stock, labor, and economic problems made the implementation stage challenging and revealed the necessity of finding alternative solutions in the field. The present study presents a novel approach for assessment and model based on a rapid visual inspection method to transform areas under earthquake risk in Türkiye. The approach aimed to rank the interventions for decision-making mechanisms by making comparisons in the scale hierarchy. In the present study, to investigate the proposed approach, over 26,000 buildings were examined in Antalya, which is the fifth largest city in Türkiye that has a population of over 2.5 Million. In the results of the study, the risk classification was defined in the framework of building, block, street, neighborhood, and district scales.

A STUDY OF $TGF-{\beta}$ EXPRESSION DURING PALATOGENESIS IN RATS WITH CLEFT PALATE INDUCED BY BAPN (($TGF-{\beta}$ 발현이 BAPN으로 유도된 구개열 백서의 구개 형성에 미치는 영향에 대한 실험적 연구)

  • Tae, Ki-Chul;Lee, Dong-Kun;Kim, Jeng-Ghee
    • Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.205-211
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    • 2001
  • Cleft palate is one of the most serious congenital anomalies in human that causes a sucking problem in newborn babies and morphologic deformity that usually leads to death in newborn mouse offspring due to an insufficient ability to suck milk. Therefore cleft palate had been researched with epidemiologic and molecular methods, and many etiologic factors were examined closely. Among of the research methods, biologic molecule researches have been more important method for cleft palate formation study. The $TGF-{\beta}$ had an important role in the cell migration, epithelial-mesenchymal transdifferentiation, extracellular matrix synthesis and deposition. But there was a little research which was study about correlation cleft palate induced by beta-aminonitroproprionitrile(BAPN) with $TGF-{\beta}$ expression. A purpose of this presented study was examed how $TGF-{\beta}$ expression in cleft palate mice. At gestation days 13, BAPN-monofumarate salts($(C_3H_6N_2)_2$ ${\cdot}$ $C_4H_4O_4$, Sigma Co.) was single oral administered to 4 pregnant rats according to 1g/kg body weight. And pregnant rats were sacrificed on day 20 post coitus(p.c.), The $TGF-{\beta}$ expression patterns of cleft formed fetus mice was followed that; 1.Osteoblast, mesenchymal cell and epithelial cell of cleft mice were low expression compare to control mice. 2.There was no $TGF-{\beta}$ difference expression pattern of osteocyte of cleft mice compare to control mice. 3. In western blot analysis, thickness of band of $TGF-{\beta}$ in cleft mice was thin and dilute compare to control mice.

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The Fate of Partially Thrombosed Intracranial Aneurysms Treated with Endovascular Intervention

  • Lee, Jeongjun;Cho, Won-Sang;Yoo, Roh Eul;Yoo, Dong Hyun;Cho, Young Dae;Kang, Hyun-Seung;Kim, Jeong Eun
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • v.64 no.3
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    • pp.427-436
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    • 2021
  • Objective : The fate of partially thrombosed intracranial aneurysms (PTIAs) is not well known after endovascular treatment. The authors aimed to analyze the treatment outcomes of PTIAs. Methods : We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 27 PTIAs treated with endovascular intervention between January 1999 and March 2018. Twenty-one aneurysms were treated with intraluminal embolization (ILE), and six were treated with parent artery occlusion (PAO) with or without bypass surgery. Radiological results, clinical outcomes and risk factors for major recurrence were assessed. Results : The initial clinical status was similar in both groups; however, the last status was better in the ILE group than in the PAO group (p=0.049). Neurological deterioration resulted from mass effect in one case and rupture in one after ILE, and mass effect in two and perforator infarction in one after PAO. Twenty cases (94.2%) in the ILE group initially achieved complete occlusion or residual neck status. However, 13 cases (61.9%) showed major recurrence, the major causes of which included coil migration or compaction. Seven cases (33.3%) ultimately achieved residual sac status after repeat treatment. In the PAO group, all initially showed complete occlusion or a residual neck, and just one case ultimately had a residual sac. Two cases showed major recurrence, the cause of which was incomplete PAO. Aneurysm wall calcification was the only significantly protective factor against major recurrence (odds ratio, 36.12; 95% confidence interval, 1.85 to 705.18; p=0.018). Conclusion : Complete PAO of PTIAs is the best option if treatment-related complications can be minimized. Simple fluoroscopy is a useful imaging modality because of the recurrence pattern.

Characterization of a cysteine proteinase from adult worms of Paragonimus westermani (폐흡충(Parnonimr westemani)성충에서 정제한 cysteine proteinase의 특성)

  • 송철용;김동수
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.231-242
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    • 1994
  • Pnragonimus westermnni, the lung fluke, is known to migrate to the pulmonary tissue of mammalian hosts and causes pathological changes in the lungs. An acidic thiol-dependent proteinase with a molecular weight of approximately 20,000 daltons was purified to homogeneity using ion-exchange chromatography and gel filtration chromatography. On SDS-PAGE, the molecular weight of the enzyme was 17,500 daltons. Isoelectric point was 6.45. The enzyme was similar to the acidic cysteine proteinase of vertebrates in the properties of pH optimum, substrate specificity and inhibitor sensitivity. Enzymatic activity was stable at pH 5.5 for at least two days when stored at 4℃. The cysteine proteinase was capable of degrading collagen and hemoglobin. Sera of patients with paragonimiasis and mice infected with R westermani reacted in immunoblots with the partially purified proteinase. This result suggested that the cysteine proteinase of P. westermnni may play a role in migration in tissues, and in acquisition of nutrients by parasites from the host. It is also potentially an antigen for the serodiagnosis of paragonimiasis.

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Modeling the Groundwater Flow in the Near-field of the Near-surface Disposal System (표층처분시스템 근계영역의 지하수 유동에 대한 모델링 연구)

  • Kim, Jung-Woo;Bang, Je Heon;Cho, Dong-Keun
    • Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.119-131
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    • 2020
  • A numerical model was developed using COMSOL Multiphysics to evaluate groundwater flow that causes radionuclide migration in the unsaturated zone of a near-surface disposal facility, which is considered as a domestic low and an intermediate-level radioactive waste disposal facility. Each scenario was modeled by constructing a two-dimensional domain that included the disposal vault, backfill, disposal cover, and unsaturated aquifer. A comparison of the continuous and intermittent rainfall conditions exhibited no significant difference in any of the factors considered except the wave pattern of water saturation. The input data, such as porosity and residual water content of the unsaturated aquifer, were observed to not have a significant effect on the groundwater flow. However, the hydraulic conductivity of the unsaturated aquifer was found to have a significant effect on the groundwater flow. Therefore, it is necessary to assess the hydraulic conductivity of an unsaturated aquifer to determine the extent of groundwater infiltration into the disposal vault.

Preparation and Characterization of Sulfonated Poly (Arylene Ether Sulfone) Random Copolymer-Polyolefin Pore-filling Separators with Metal Ion Trap Capability for Li-ion Secondary Battery (리튬이온 이차전지용 금속이온 선택성 술폰화 폴리아릴렌에테르술폰 공중합체-폴리올레핀 함침격리막 제조 및 특성)

  • Jeong, Yeon Tae;Ahn, Juhee;Lee, Chang Hyun
    • Membrane Journal
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.310-317
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    • 2016
  • Lithium ion secondary battery (LISB) is an energy conversion system operated via charging-discharging cycle based on Lithium ion migration. LISB has a lot of advantages such as high energy density, low self-discharge rate, and a relatively high lifetime. Recently, increasing demands of electric vehicles have been encouraging the development of LISB with high capacity. Unfortunately, it causes some critical safety issues. It includes dendrite formation on negative electrode, resulting in electric shortage problems and battery explosion. Also, the elevated temperatures occurred during the LISB operation induces thermal shrinkage of polyolefin (e.g., polyethylene and polypropylene) separators. Consequently, the low thermal stability leads to decay of LISB performances and the reduction of lifetime. In this study, sulfonated poly (arylene ether sulfone) (SPAES) random copolymers were used as key materials to prepare polyolefin pore-filling separator. The resulting separators were evaluated in the term of metal ion chelation capability associated with dendrite formation, $Li^+$ ion conductivity and thermal durability.

Flume Experiments on Channel Morphology at a Tributary Junction (하천 합류점의 하도형상에 관한 수로실험)

  • Taeho Kim
    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.355-364
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    • 1998
  • Flume experiments are conducted to describe the channel morphology at a tributary junction and to examine the influence of channel arrangements and hydrologic conditions on the channel morphology. When flow momenta of two tributaries are equal, a receiving stream tends to align with an axis bisecting junction angle. It causes lateral migration of a receiving stream according to an initial channel arrangement. As a result, the post-fonfluent channel morphology varies with plan geometry of a confluence such as symmetry, transition and asymmetry. Bed scour is the most notable morphology within a junction site. Its shape is characterized by steep walls which are primarily influenced by junction angle. Key control of scour dimension is also junction angle. Although the principle of accordant junction has been undoubtedly accepted, discordance is commonly developed at model and natural stream confluences. Unit discharge ratio of confluent streams is the most crucial factor because both discharge and sediment concentration ratios have an effect on discordance at a junction.

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Characteristics of electrically conductive adhesives filled with silver-coated copper

  • Nishikawa, Hiroshi;Terad, Nobuto;Miyake, Koich;Aoki, Akira;Takemoto, Tadashi
    • Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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    • 2009.11a
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    • pp.217-220
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    • 2009
  • Conductive adhesives have been investigated for use in microelectronics packaging as a lead-free solder substitute due to their advantages, such as low bonding temperature. However, high resistivity and poor mechanical behavior may be the limiting factors for the development of conductive adhesives. The metal fillers and the polymer resins provide electrical and mechanical interconnections between surface mount device components and a substrate. As metal fillers used in conductive adhesives, silver is the most commonly used due to its high conductivity and the stability. However the cost of conductive adhesives with silver fillers is much higher than usual lead-free solders and silver has poor electro-migration performance. So, copper can be a promising candidate for conductive filler metal due to its low resistivity and low cost, but oxidation causes this metal to lose its conductivity. In this study, electrically conductive adhesives (ECAs) using surface modified copper fillers were developed. Especially, in order to overcome the problem associated with the oxidation of copper, copper particles were coated with silver, and the silver-coated copper was tested as a filler metal. Especially the effect of silver coating on the electrical resistance just after curing and after aging was investigated. As a result, it was found that the electrical resistance of ECA with silver-coated copper filler was clearly lower and more stable than that of ECA with pure copper filler after curing process. And, during high temperature storage test, the degradation rate of electrical resistance for ECA with silver coated copper filler was quite slower than that for ECA with pure copper filler.

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OWL/Relational Mapping Rules to Use Relational Databases as OWL 2 Web Ontologies (관계형 데이터베이스를 OWL 2 웹 온톨로지로 사용하기 위한 OWL/관계형 매핑 규칙)

  • Choi, Ji-Woong;Kim, Myung-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.16 no.7
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    • pp.35-47
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    • 2011
  • This paper proposes a set of rules to automatically generate OWL ontologies from relational databases. The purpose of the rules is to allow semantic access to existing RDB data without any database schema transformation and data migration process. In other words, the rules help a RDBMS play as a web ontology repository as well. However, the use of the mapping rules between RDB and OWL proposed by other studies for the objective causes troubles as follows. First, databases including the tables with a specific structure can't be translated into OWL. Second, the process for extracting an OWL individual unnecessarily lead to database join operations, or several SQL queries. On the other hand, our rules is designed to prevent these problems, can generate OWL classes and properties from database schemas and can generate OWL individuals from the database instances. In addition, an ontology generated by our rules is an OWL 2 DL ontology.

Risk Management of Digital Information Resources Preservation in University Libraries (디지털 정보자원 보존의 위험관리 분석: 대학도서관 전자정보실 중심으로)

  • 서은경
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.5-29
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    • 2003
  • University libraries have developed digital information resources for digital services and have tried to preserve valuable digital information. Because digital preservation raises challenges of a fundamentally different nature which we added to the problems to preserving traditional format materials, it is necessary that preserving digital resources must be discussed and researched actively. This study conducts risk management for exploring preserving technologies and assessing tools. It is found that most university libraries have used format conversion frequently and do not use the emulation technology. It is also found that medium refreshing has the lowest risk probability and isk impact, but information migration and emulation technology have the highest in the risk probability and in the risk impact individually and the absence of full-time professional staff causes high risk.