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3D-printed titanium implant with pre-mounted dental implants for mandible reconstruction: a case report

  • Park, Jung-Hyun;Odkhuu, Michidgerel;Cho, Sura;Li, Jingwen;Park, Bo-Young;Kim, Jin-Woo
    • Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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    • v.42
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    • pp.28.1-28.4
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    • 2020
  • Background: This clinical case presented a novel method of segmental mandible reconstruction using 3D-printed titanium implant with pre-mounted dental implants that was planned to rehabilitate occlusion. Case presentation: A 53-year-old male who suffered osteoradionecrosis due to the radiation after squamous cell carcinoma resection. The 3D-printed titanium implant with pre-mounted dental implant fixtures was simulated and fabricated with selective laser melting method. The implant was successfully inserted, and the discontinuous mandible defect was rehabilitated without postoperative infection or foreign body reaction during follow-ups, until a year. Conclusions: The 3D-printed titanium implant would be the one of the suitable treatment modalities for mandible reconstruction considering all the aspect of mandibular functions.

The Sub-history and its meaning in Independence War of Spain against Napoleonic France - Focused on Episodios nacionales and Numancia

  • Lim, Juin
    • Cross-Cultural Studies
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    • v.24
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    • pp.19-31
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    • 2011
  • This article examines the historical view of Benito $P{\acute{e}}rez$ $Gald{\acute{o}}s$ in his historical novel named "Zaragoza" and "$C{\acute{a}}novas$" by comparing with Numancia of Cervantes. In front of the national survival crisis, $Gald{\acute{o}}s$ recognizes that it is necessary that Spain should recover humanity and morality on basis of the krausist ideal. The krausists warned subjective idealism, stressing on free-will and moral conscience in a harmonious balance of rationality. Without refusing patriotism, they warned egoistic patriotism deformed by national selfishness or nationalism. Giner de los Ríos insisted on a necessity of harmonizing national inclination and universal one. $Gald{\acute{o}}s$ emphasizes that the identity of Spain is not possession of privileged class but sweat and tears of the mass of people in daily life. He represents Efemera as the ideal history on the basis of Unamuno's 'intrahistoria', by which, instead of $Luk{\acute{a}}cs^{\prime}$ progressive history, we can peep into a historical poetics of human free nature and vividness of discontinuous and endless shifting. According to the sub-history, we come to the conclusion that $Gald{\acute{o}}s$ and Cervantes would lay emphasis on sub-history, aiming to essence of Spanish soul originated from national landscape and people's daily life.

Effect of Strain Aging on Tensile Behavior and Properties of API X60, X70, and X80 Pipeline Steels

  • Lee, Sang-In;Lee, Seung-Yong;Lee, Seok Gyu;Jung, Hwan Gyo;Hwang, Byoungchul
    • Metals and materials international
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.1221-1231
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    • 2018
  • The effect of strain aging on tensile behavior and properties of API X60, X70, and X80 pipeline steels was investigated in this study. The API X60, X70, and X80 pipeline steels were fabricated by varying alloying elements and thermomechanical processing conditions. Although all the steels exhibited complex microstructure consisting of polygonal ferrite (PF), acicular ferrite, granular bainite (GB), bainitic ferrite (BF), and secondary phases, they had different fractions of microstructures depending on the alloying elements and thermomechanical processing conditions. The tensile test results revealed that yielding behavior steadily changed from continuous-type to discontinuous-type as aging temperature increases after 1% pre-strain. After pre-strain and thermal aging treatment in all the steels, the yield and tensile strengths, and yield ratio were increased, while the uniform elongation and work hardening exponent were decreased. In the case of the X80 steel, particularly, the decrease in uniform elongation was relatively small due to many mobile dislocations in PF, and the increase in yield ratio was the lowest because a large amount of harder microstructures such as GB, BF, and coarse secondary phases effectively enhanced work hardening.

Three Level Single-Phase Single Stage AC/DC Resonant Converter With A Wide Output Operating Voltage Range (넓은 출력 전압제어범위를 갖는 3레벨 단상 단일전력단 AC/DC 컨버터)

  • Marius, Takongmo;Kim, Min-Ji;Oh, Jae-Sung;Lee, Gang-Woo;Kim, Eun-Soo;Hwang, In-Gab
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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    • v.23 no.6
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    • pp.424-432
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    • 2018
  • This study presents a single-phase single-stage three-level AC/DC converter with a wide controllable output voltage. The proposed AC/DC converter is designed to extend the application of e-mobility, such as electric vehicles. The single-stage converter integrates a PFC converter and a three-level DC/DC converter, operates at a fixed frequency, and provides a wide controllable output voltage (approximately 200-430Vdc) with high efficiencies over a wide load range. In addition, the input boost inductors operate in a discontinuous mode to improve the input power factor. The switching devices operate with ZVS, and the converter's THD is small, especially at full load. The feasibility of the proposed converter is verified by the experimental results of a 1.5 kW prototype.

Design and comparison of capacitor charger for solid-state marx modulator (Solid-State marx modulator용 커패시터 충전기 설계 및 비교분석)

  • Kim, Shin;Bae, Jung soo;Kim, Tea Hyeon;Kim, Hyoung Suk;Yu, Chan Hun;Jang, Sung Roc
    • Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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    • 2019.07a
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    • pp.127-129
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    • 2019
  • 본 논문은 Solid-state Marx modulator (SSMM)용 10 kV, 1 kW급 고전압 커패시터 충전기의 설계에 대해 기술한다. 개발된 Marx modulator용 충전기는 소프트 스위칭방식을 통해 높은 스위칭 주파수로 동작하는 컨버터를 제안함으로써 고밀도 설계를 구현한다. 특히 고전압 변압기 설계에 있어 피할 수 없는 누설 인덕턴스와 기생 커패시턴스를 회로의 파라미터로 사용 할 수 있는 공진형 컨버터를 기반으로 설계한다. 본 논문에서는 순수 전류원 특성을 가지며 스위치 온, 오프 시 모두 소프트 스위칭이 가능한 Discontinuous Conduction Mode (DCM) 직렬 공진형 컨버터와 공진 전류의 RMS값을 줄이고 변압기의 기생 커패시턴스를 공진 탱크로 사용하는 LCC 공진형 컨버터 Continuous Conduction Mode (CCM)를 설계한다. 각 컨버터의 동작에 따른 해석 및 공진 파라메터 상세 설계에 대해 기술하고 정격 운전 (10 kV, 1 kW) 실험결과를 통해 각 컨버터 토폴로지의 장단점을 비교하고 최종 실험결과에 대해 기술한다.

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Bidirectional Flyback Converter Design Methodology for Differential Power Processing Modules in PV Applications (PV 시스템의 차동 전력 조절기 모듈용 양방향 플라이백 컨버터 설계 방법)

  • Park, Seungbin;Kim, Mina;Jeong, Hoejeong;Kim, Taewon;Kim, Katherine A.;Jung, Jee-Hoon
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.379-387
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    • 2019
  • A bidirectional flyback converter is a suitable topology for use in a PV-to-bus differential power processing (DPP) module for PV applications due to its electrical isolation capability, bidirectional power transfer, high step-up ratio, and simple circuit structure. However, the bidirectional flyback converter design should consider the effect of the output-side power switch utilized for bidirectional operation compared with that of the conventional flyback converter. This study presents the structure and design methodology of the bidirectional flyback converter for a PV DPP module. Magnetizing inductance is designed by calculating the power loss of converter components within the rated load range under the discontinuous conduction mode, which is unaffected by the reverse recovery characteristics of the anti-parallel diode of the output-side power switch. The validity of the proposed design methodology is verified using a 25 W bidirectional flyback converter prototype. The operational principles and the performance of the DPP operation are verified using practical DPP modules consisting of bidirectional flyback converters implemented according to the proposed design methodology.

Analysis and Implementation of LC Series Resonant Converter with Secondary Side Clamp Diodes under DCM Operation for High Step-Up Applications

  • Jia, Pengyu;Yuan, Yiqin
    • Journal of Power Electronics
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.363-379
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    • 2019
  • Resonant converters have attracted a lot of attention because of their high efficiency due to the soft-switching performance. An isolated high step-up converter with secondary-side resonant loops is proposed and analyzed in this paper. By placing the resonant loops on the secondary side, the current stress for the resonant capacitors is greatly reduced. The power loss caused by the equivalent series resistance of the resonant capacitor is also decreased. Clamp diodes in parallel with the resonant capacitors ensure a unique discontinuous current mode in the converter. Under this mode, the active switches can realize soft-switching during both turn-on and turn-off transitions. Meanwhile, the reverse-recovery problems of diodes are also alleviated by the leakage inductor. The converter is essentially a step-up converter. Therefore, it is helpful for decreasing the transformer turn-ratio when it is applied as a high step-up converter. The steady-state operation principle is analyzed in detail and design considerations are presented in this paper. Theoretical conclusions are verified by experimental results obtained from a 500W prototype with a 35V-42V input and a 400V output.

Multimode Hybrid Control Strategy of LLC Resonant Converter in Applications with Wide Input Voltage Range

  • Li, Yan;Zhang, Kun;Yang, Shuaifei
    • Journal of Power Electronics
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.201-210
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    • 2019
  • This paper proposes a multimode hybrid control strategy that can achieve zero-voltage switching of primary switches and zero-current switching of secondary rectifier diodes in a wide input voltage range for full-bridge LLC resonant converters. When the input voltage is lower than the rated voltage, the converter operates in Mode 1 through the variable-frequency control strategy. When the input voltage is higher than the rated voltage, the converter operates in Mode 2 through the VF and phase-shift control strategy until the switching frequency reaches the upper limit. Then, the converter operates in Mode 3 through the constant-frequency and phase-shift control strategy. The secondary-side diode current will operate in the discontinuous current mode in Modes 1 and 3, whereas it will operate in the boundary current mode in Mode 2. The current RMS value and conduction loss can be reduced in Mode 2. A detailed theoretical analysis of the operation principle, the voltage gain characteristics, and the realization method is presented in this paper. Finally, a 500 W prototype with 100-200 V input voltage and 40 V output voltage is built to verify the feasibility of the multimode hybrid control strategy.

First Record of the Beady Pipefish, Hippichthys penicillus (Gasterosteiformes: Syngnathidae) from Namhaedo Island, Korea (우리나라 남해도에서 채집된 실고기과 한국 첫기록종, Hippichthys penicillus)

  • Cho, Hyun-Geun;Kim, Byung-Jik
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.196-201
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    • 2021
  • The Indo-West Pacific pipefish, Hippichthys penicillus was newly recorded from Korean waters based on a single specimen (124.5 mm SL) collected from a lower reach of creek of the Namhaedo Island flowing into Dongdae Bay. It is separable from congeners in having a longer snout and unique configuration of principle body ridges including discontinuous superior trunk and tail ridges and straight lateral trunk ridge ending near anus. A new Korean name, "Huin-jeom-sil-go-gi", is proposed for the species.

Structural Characteristics Analysis of Stone Contact Surface according to Surface Roughness and Filling Material of Stone Pagoda Structure (석탑구조물의 표면거칠기 및 충전재에 따른 석재접촉면의 구조특성 분석)

  • Kim, Ho-Soo;Kim, Dong-Kwan;Lee, Seung-Hee;Kim, Derk-Moon;Jo, Sang-Sun
    • Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea Structure & Construction
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    • v.34 no.6
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    • pp.19-27
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    • 2018
  • The stone pagoda structure is treated as a discontinuous masonry structure, and the contact surface characteristics between stones is a very important factor in the discontinuum behavior analysis. So, it is necessary to find out material and structural characteristics of stone contact surface to perform the structural analysis for safety evaluation. Accordingly, it is important to analyze the material properties of stone surface and secure the structural characteristics through various contact surface states. Therefore, in this study, various test specimens applying the filler between the surface roughness and the stone in the contact surface treatment technique of the stone pagoda were manufactured, and compression test and shear test were carried out. Also, we analyzed the material and structural characteristics of the stone contact surface through the comparison of experimental results.