• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.519-526
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• 2021

Background: This study aimed to investigate the effect of cold plasma treatment on the improvement of seed germination and surface sterilization of ginseng seeds. Methods: Dehisced ginseng (Panax ginseng) seeds were exposed to dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma operated in argon (Ar) or an argon/oxygen mixture (Ar/O₂), and the resulting germination and surface sterilization were compared with those of an untreated control group. Bacterial and fungal detection assays were performed for plasma-treated ginseng seeds after serial dilution of surface-washed suspensions. The microbial colonies (fungi and bacteria) were classified according to their phenotypical morphologies and identified by molecular analysis. Furthermore, the effect of cold plasma treatment on the in vitro antifungal activity and suppression of Cylindrocarpon destructans in 4-year-old ginseng root discs was investigated. Results: Seeds treated with plasma in Ar or Ar/O₂ exhibited a higher germination rate (%) compared with the untreated controls. Furthermore, the plasma treatment exhibited bactericidal and fungicidal effects on the seed surface, and the latter effect was stronger than the former. In addition, plasma treatment exhibited in vitro antifungal activity against C. destructans and reduced the disease severity (%) of root rot in 4-year-old ginseng root discs. The results demonstrate the stimulatory effect of plasma treatment on seed germination, surface sterilization, and root rot disease suppression in ginseng. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the cold plasma treatment can suppress the microbial community on the seed surface root rot in ginseng.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권10호
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• pp.3754-3767
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• 2023

Turbulent jet discharges in subcooled water pools are essential for safety systems in nuclear power plants, specifically in the pressure suppression pool of boiling water reactors and In-containment Refueling Water Storage Tank of advanced pressurized water reactors. The gas and liquid flow in these systems is investigated using multiphase flow analysis. This field has been extensively examined using a combination of experiments, theoretical models, and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations. ANSYS CFX offers two approaches to model multiphase flow behavior. The non-homogeneous Eulerian-Eulerian Model has been used in this work; it computes global information and is more convenient to study interpenetrated fluids. This study utilized the Large Eddy Simulation Model as the turbulence model, as it is better suited for non-stationary and buoyant flows. The CFD results of this study were validated with experimental data and theoretical results previously obtained. The figures of merit dimensionless penetration length and the dimensionless buoyancy length show good agreement with the experimental measurements. Correlations for these variables were obtained as a function of dimensionless numbers to give generality using only initial boundary conditions. CFD numerical model developed in this research has the capability to simulate the behavior of non-condensable gases discharged in water.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.57-61
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• 1996

Four castrated Corriedale sheep were used in an experiment to observe the changes in insulin, growth hormone and cortisol in blood plasma following a prolonged infusion of a high rate of somatostatin (SRIF). The animals wee infused with either saline, 25 or $50{\mu}g/kg/h$ of SRIF for 3 hours. Blood samples wee taken every 20 minutes until 1 hour following the end of the SRIF infusion. Both SRIF infusion levels suppressed the release of insulin into plasma to approximately 3.5 mU/l. The SRIF infusions reduced the concentration of growth hormone to barely detectable levels. Following the withdrawal of SRIF there was a massive release of growth hormone. The plasma concentration of growth hormone reached 60 ng/ml within 20 minutes, the length of the growth hormone discharge was in excess of 1 hour. The extent of the discharge of growth hormone following the SRIF infusions was greater than that suppressed by the infusion. The SRIF apparently caused an increase in the plasma concentration of cortisol at the end of the infusion and following is withdrawal. This is possibly associated with some change in the metabolic rate associated with the suppression of insulin or glucagons release. The present experiment demonstrates that a high rate of SRIF infusion can not completely inhibit the release of insulin into the plasma.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.188-193
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• 2007

Tracking and erosion of Poly Methyl Methacrylate (PMMA) and the suppression mechanism of alumina trihydrate were investigated in the present study The conventional testing as IEC-60587 is widely used in surface aging measurement of outdoor insulator those testing can carry out very short time for Lab testing. Also IEC-60587 testing is able to offer the standard judgement of relative degradation level of outdoor HV system. Therefore it is very useful method compare to previous conventional tracking testing method, But surface discharges(SD) have very complex characteristics of discharge pattern so it is required estimation research to development of precise analysis method. In recent, the study of IRR-Camera is carrying out discover of temperature of power equipment through condition diagnosis and system development of degradation diagnosis. In this paper, SD occurred from IEC-60587 is measured with the surface temperature of weibull distribution in real time, the degradation grade of SD is analyzed through produced patterns in IEC-60587 using Infrared Radiation(IRR) camera.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.237-247
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• 2020

연구목적: 본 연구는 스프링클러설비 소화성능 향상을 위해 국내 NFSC 103 스프링클러헤드 살수장애 방지 기준의 문제점을 검토하고 이의 개선방안을 도출함으로서 화재 시 국민의 생명과 재산 보호에 기여하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 연구방법: 국내 NFSC 103 스프링클러헤드 살수장애 방지 기준의 문제점과 이의 개선방안을 도출하고자 소방선진국인 미국 화재방호협회(NFPA) 최신 스프링클러 설치기준인 2019년판 NFPA 13 의 스프링클러헤드 살수장애 방지 기준을 국내 화재안전기준 NFSC 103과 비교 연구하였다. 연구결과: 국내 NFSC 103 살수장애 방지 기준은 살수장애 개념조차도 정의되어 있지 않고 있을 뿐만 아니라 측벽형 스프링클러 헤드 살수장애 기준 부재, "3배 이격" 기준의 "높이" 기준 부재 등 다수의 상세기준에서 많은 보완 및 개선이 필요함이 연구결과 확인되었다. 결론: 국내 NFSC 103 살수장애 방지 기준은 살수장애의 개념적 정의 도입, 측벽형 스프링클러 헤드 살수장애 방지기준 추가, 장애구조물 사용실태를 고려한 헤드 추가기준 마련, 장애물 "높이"를 고려한 "3배 이격" 거리 기준 보완, 살수패턴을 반영한 살수장애 방지기준 상세화 등 의 개선을 통하여 소방선진국과 동등 수준 이상으로의 화재안전기준 선진화를 도모하고 이를 통하여 스프링클러 설비의 소화성능에 대한 신뢰성을 증진시켜 나가야 한다.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.65-68
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• 1998

The neuropathic pains are not well controlled by common analgesics and opioid drugs in terminal cancer patients. The types of these pains are divided within the two cages, one is due to continuous central sensitization and the other is due to paroxymal peripheral sensitization. The mechanism of continuous central sensitization is the activity of dorsal horn neurones that are activated by C-fiber input. The tricyclic antidepressants, non-tricyclic antidepressants, and oral local anaesthesia probably produce analgesic effects in neuropathic pains through suppression of this activity. The mechanism of paroxymal peripheral sensitization is the hyper-excitability of peripheral neurones. The neuropathic pains due to peripheral sensitization respond relatively the anticonvulsants and baclofen that stabilize membranes and suppress paroxymal electrical discharge. The patients was a 38-year-old female who complained of hyperthemia on upper right extremity. The symptom of this patient was improved with anticonvulsant(dilantin 600mg).

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.24-30
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• 2000

This paper present the characteristics of the internal induced voltage and arc phenomena in liquid helium at the energy transfer from a superconducting magnet to a load resistor. Especially generation mechanism of the oscillated wave from of the coil terminal voltage is analyzed by considering circuit constant of the superconducting magnet, load condition and arc resistance of the mechanical opening switch. The wavefront and peak portion of the voltage are strongly influenced by arc discharge triggered by the switch separation in liquid helium. Abrupt arc extinction leads to voltage oscillation with an enormous peak. It is suggested that the superconducting magnet should be designed to ensure the internal surge when arc is possibly formed by switch opening or coil short circuit between turns or layers. Finally, a suppression method of the oscillating surge is proposed based on the load condition.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.105-111
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• 2005

An experimental study is performed for extinguishing of n-heptane pool fire by water mist containing potassium acetate as a fire suppression additive. Water mist was generated by a single pressure nozzle in a small-scale chamber. The drop size distribution of water mist was measured using laser diffraction(Malvern particle sizer). The flame temperature, oxygen concentration and carbon monoxide concentration were measured. In case of using additives, the fire extinguishing time was shorter than that of pure water at a given discharge pressure and it was because the momentum of a water droplet containing additives was increased. And also dissociated metal atoms, potassium, were reacted as a scavenger of the major radical species OH, H which were generated for combustion process. Moreover, at a high pressure of 4MPa, the fire was extinguished through blowing effect as well as primary extinguishing mechanisms.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.218-221
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• 1985

Transient charging and discharging currents as well as space charge limited currents have been measured in biaxially stretched poly(vinylidene fluoride) film under various poling fields and temperatures. At low temperatures and short poling times, the I-V characteristics showed shallow trap behavior. When the current values extrapolated to the infinite time, the I-V characteristics indicate that the distribution of the trap energy levels is uniform or very broad. The abnormal suppression of current at higher poling voltages and the high discharge rate observed also in the same voltage range are attributed to the morphological changes due to dipole reorientation.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2008

이산화탄소는 다른 어떤 가스계 소화약제보다도 화재를 안전하게 진압하는 소화약제로서 다양한 방호구역과 화재에 대하여 널리 사용되고 있다. 성능위주설계 개념에 따라 이산화탄소 소화설비는 설계 단계에서 해당 방호구역의 발생 가능한 화재시나리오에 따라 소화성능을 확인할 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서는 $100m^3$의 체적을 갖는 기계실의 석유 유출(설계)화재시 개구부의 크기가 $CO_2$ 소화설비의 소화성능과 유동장의 유동특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 CFD 시뮬레이션을 수행하였다. 소화완료 시간은 개구부의 면적 크기에 비례하여 증가하였고, 3가지 화재모델의 소화완료 시간 모두 $CO_2$ 소화설비의 성능기준에 부합하였다. 개구부의 질량 유동율은 화재 열방출과 $CO_2$ 소화약제 분사의 복합적인 작용에 의해 영향을 받았다. $CO_2$ 소화약제 분사 완료 후 방호구역의 산소농도는 화재모델 모두 연소한계산소농도 보다 적었다.