• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.455-460
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• 2009

Foods of plant origin, especially fruits and vegetables, have attracted attention because of their potential benefits to human health. In this report, Rubi Fructus (RF), the dried unripe fruit of Rubus coreanus Miq (Rosaceae) and ellagic acid (EA) purified from RF were used to test their potential hepatoprotective effect against acetaminophen (AAP)-induced hepatotoxicity in rats. RF extract (RFext) and EA reduced the elevated levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) in serum and the content of lipid peroxide in liver by AAP administration, while the increment of the cellular glutathione (GSH) content and the induction of glutathione S-transferase (GST) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX) which were decreased by AAP administration. RFext and EA from RFext did not affect the two major form of cytochrome P450s, cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) and cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2), but downregulated the cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) related to the conversion of AAP to N-acetyl-P-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI). These results suggest that RFext and EA from RF exhibit a hepatoprotective effect not only by increasing antioxidant activities but also by down-regulating CYP3A4 in the AAP-intoxicated rat.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.33-38
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• 2020

Single-phased SnS thin films have been prepared by RF magnetron sputtering at various deposition pressures. The effect of deposition pressure on the structural and optical properties of polycrystalline SnS thin films was studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and ultraviolet-visible-near infrared (UV-Vis-NIR) spectrophotometer. The XRD analysis revealed the orthorhombic structure of the SnS thin films oriented along the (111) plane direction. As the deposition pressure was increased from 5 mTorr to 15 mTorr, the intensity of the peak on the (111) plane increased, and the intensity decreased under the condition of 20 mTorr. The binding energy difference at the Sn 3d_5/2 and S 2p_3/2 core levels was about 324.5 eV, indicating that the SnS thin film was prepared as a pure Sn-S phase. The optical properties of the SnS thin films indicate the presence of direct allowed transitions with corresponding energy band gap in the rang 1.47-1.57 eV.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2003

This paper describes a study on the abnormal behavior of the electrical characteristics of the (n)GaAs/Ti/Pt/Au Schottky contacts prepared by the two techniques of electron beam deposition and rf sputtering and after an annealing treatment. The samples were characterized by I-V and C-V measurements carried out over the temperature range of 150 - 350 K both in the as prepared state and after a 300 C, 30 min. anneal step. The variation of ideality factor with forward bias, the variation of ideality factor and barrier height with temperature and the difference between the capacitance barrier and current barrier show the presence of a thin interfacial oxide layer along with barrier height inhomogenieties at the metal/semiconductor interface. This barrier height inhomogeneity model also explains the lower barrier height for the sputtered samples to be due to the presence of low barrier height patches produced because of high plasma energy. After the annealing step the contacts prepared by electron beam have the highest typical current barrier height of 0.85 eV and capacitance barrier height of 0.86 eV whereas those prepared by sputtering (at the highest power studied) have the lowest typical current barrier height of 0.67 eV and capacitance barrier height of 0.78 eV.

• The Korean Journal of Ceramics
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.20-24
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• 1998

Thin films of diamond-like carbon(DLC) can be successfully deposited by using a magnetron plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method with an rf(13.56 MHz) plasma of $C_dH_8$. Plasma characteristics are analyzed as a function of the magnetic field. As the magnetic field increases, both electron temperature ($T_e$) and density ($n_e$)increase, but the negative dc self-bias voltage (-$V_{ab}$) decreases, irrespective of gas pressures in the range of 1~7 mTorr. High deposition rates have been obtained even at low gas pressures, which may be attributed to the increased mean free path of electrons in the magentron plasma. Effects of rf power and additive gas on the structural properties of DLC films aer also examined by using various technique namely, TED(transmissio electron diffraction) microanalysis, FTIR, and Raman spectroscopies.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.88-91
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• 2010

본 논문은 RF모듈과 초음파 센서들을 설치한 밀폐된 공간에서 이동 로봇을 사용해 위치인식과 속도제어에 대한 내용으로 구성하였다. 두 개의 퍼지 룩업 테이블은 설정값에 대한 듀티비 로서 선택한다. 출발점과 커브지점에서 기본퍼지규칙 보다 이중퍼지 규칙을 갖는 이동로봇이 수렴시간을 줄일 수 있었다. 또한 이중 룩업테이블의 교체시간은 e-${\Delta}e$위상 평면내의 특이점인 b1,c1,d1에서 발생한다. 룩업 테이블 중 하나는 과도영역에서 상승시간을 줄이기 위해 사용하고 다른 하나는 정상상태 오차를 줄이고 설정값에 빠르게 수렴하기 위해 사용한다. 퍼지 제어기를 갖는 실내 위치 인식 로봇 제어시스템을 통한 실험의 결과로서 퍼지 제어 알고리즘의 유용성을 확인하였고 이중 퍼지 제어 룰을 갖는 로봇이 하나의 룰 테이블을 갖는 로봇에 비해 개선된 속도 응답을 얻을 수 있음을 확인 하였다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.638-646
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• 2005

최근 무선통신시스템에서 직접변환 트랜시버 또는 IF 샘플링 SDR 기반 수신기가 일반적인 트랜시버 구조에 상응하여 설계되어지고 있다. 일반적인 AFC/APC 보상 회로가 기저 대역에서 RF 입력 신호와 국부발진 신호의 주파수 및 위상 오차를 보정할지라도 직접변환 수신 구조에서는 주요한 열화요소로 작용한다. 일반적인 보상 회로의 제한적인 동작 영역과 기저 대역에서의 1/Q 채널의 불평형을 용이하게 보상할 수 있도록 RF 입력 신호단에서 주파수 및 위상 오차를 보정하는 방법을 본 논문에서 제안한다. RF 입력단에서 고정된 주파수 및 위상 오차 이외에 변화하는 주파수 및 위상 오차를 제안된 early-late 보상기에 의해 효과적으로 보상할 수 있다. RF 입력단에서의 주파수 및 위상 오차의 보정으로 직접변환 수신기의 기저 대역에서의 기존 주파수 및 위상 오차 보정 회로는 간단히 설계할 수 있으며 미세한 오차 보정 구조로 용이하게 이용할 수 있다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1999년도 하계학술대회 논문집 B
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• pp.662-664
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• 1999

본 연구에서는 자기공명영상에서 인체에 에너지를 주고, 신호를 받는 transceiver 역할을 하는 RF(Radio Frequency) 코일을 제작하여 phantom의 영상을 얻었다. 코일의 종류는 high-pass 타입의 birdcage형으로 제작을 하였으며, 영상을 얻는데 사용한 자기공명영상진단장비는 주 자기장의 세기가 1.5T인 GE사의 시스템이다. 이 시스템을 이용하여 phantom의 축방향과 축방향에 수직인 두 방향의 영상을 얻었다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.114-121
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 ISM 밴드의 블루투스 응용을 위한 2단 CMOS E급 전력증폭기를 설계하였다. 제안된 전력증폭기는 2.4GHz의 주파수에서 동작하며 0.35um CMOS기술과 Hspice 툴을 이용하여 설계 및 시뮬레이션 되었고 Mentor 툴을 이용하여 레이아웃되었다. 전력증폭기의 구조는 간단한 2단으로 설계하였다. 첫단에는 입력매칭네트웍과 전압증폭단인 전치증폭기로, 둘째단은 최대효율과 최대전력을 위한 E급 전력증폭단과 출력 매칭네트웍으로 구성하였다 내부단은 가장 간단한 구조의 L구조의 매칭네트웍을 이용하여 제작될 전체칩의 크기를 최소화하였다. 본 연구에서 제안된 전력증폭기는 2.4GHz의 동작주파수와 2.5V의 낮은 공급전압에서 25.4dBm의 출력전력과 약 39%의 전력부가효율을 얻을 수 있었다. 패드를 제외한 칩의 크기는 약 0.9${\times}$0.8(mm2)였다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.649-654
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• 2012

This paper presents a novel 16-quadrature-amplitude-modulation (QAM) E-band communication system. The system can deliver 10 Gbps through eight channels with a bandwidth of 5 GHz (71-76 GHz/81-86 GHz). Each channel occupies 390 MHz and delivers 1.25 Gbps using a 16-QAM. Thus, this system can achieve a bandwidth efficiency of 3.2 bit/s/Hz. To implement the system, a driver amplifier and an RF up-/down-conversion mixer are implemented using a $0.1{\mu}m$ gallium arsenide pseudomorphic high-electron-mobility transistor (GaAs pHEMT) process. A single-IF architecture is chosen for the RF receiver. In the digital modem, 24 square root raised cosine filters and four (255, 239) Reed-Solomon forward error correction codecs are used in parallel. The modem can compensate for a carrier-frequency offset of up to 50 ppm and a symbol rate offset of up to 1 ppm. Experiment results show that the system can achieve a bit error rate of $10^{-5}$ at a signal-to-noise ratio of about 21.5 dB.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.17-24
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• 2023

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of different frequency on of knee extensors muscle function during electrical muscle stimulation (EMS). Method: In this research, 40 subjects who have no musculoskeletal disorder, and less than a year workout experience were recruited in order to analyze effects of EMS with different stimulus frequency. Forty subjects were randomly divided into four groups of ten subjects in each group. A EMS training program with different frequencies (without EMS [WE], EMS with frequency 30 Hz [E30], EMS with frequency 60 Hz [E60], EMS with frequency 90 Hz [E90]) was assigned to each group. Throughout eight weeks of training, test subjects were simultaneously carried out knee extension exercises such as squat, leg extension, and leg-press while using EMS with different frequency (20 min, pulse width 250 ㎲, on-off ratio 1:1). Isokinetic knee extension strength, muscle activity of the rectus femoris (RF), the vastus medialis (VM), and the vastus lateralis (VL), and the median frequency of the RF, the VM, and the VL were collected and compared between pre and post training in order to find effects of applying EMS with different frequencies. For each dependent variable, a one-way ANOVA was to determine whether there were significant differences among four different conditions (p<.05). When a significant difference was found, post hoc analyses were performed using the contrast procedure. Results: When compared to WE and E90, E30 causes significant increase in isokinetic knee extension strength. No significant differences were found in EMG values across different EMS conditions. However, the median frequency of the VM in E30 was significantly increased than the corresponding value for WE. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that EMS training with 30 Hz frequency had positive effect on knee extensor. Based of the findings of the present study, EMS training with lower frequency may help the performer to focus on developing strength in knee extensor muscles.