• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.345-349
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• 2005

Objective: Anterior screw fixation provides the best anatomical and functional results for type II odontoid process fracture (type II-A, II-N, and II-P) with intact transverse ligament. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of the 4.5mm diameter, cannulated Herbert screw in anterior screw fixation. Methods: From Jan. 2003 to Feb. 2004, consecutive 10cases of type II odontoid process fractures were treated with anterior screw fixation using a Herbert screw. The Herbert screw has double threads, with different pitches on the distal and proximal ends. It has no head, so it can be inserted through articular cartilage and buried below bone surface. It was originally developed for treating scaphoid fractures. Results: There were 8male and 2female patients whose ages ranged from 15 to 67years (mean 42.1years). The fracture type was type II-A in 4patients, II-N in 3 patients, and II-P in 3 patients. The fracture line was oblique downward and backward in 6cases, oblique downward and forward in 1 case, and horizontal in 3cases. The range of follow-up was 5 to 18months (mean 12months). Bone fusions were achieved in all cases without any instrumental failures or postoperative complications. Conclusion: The Herbert screw is very useful in anterior fixation for type II odontoid process fracture. This series showed successful results also in type II-A odontoid fracture when treated with the Herbert screw, but further more studies are required.

• Mycobiology
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.370-381
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• 2018

Bioactive natural compounds, isolated from fungal endophytes, play a promising role in the search for novel drugs. They are an inspiring source for researchers due to their enormous structural diversity and complexity. During the present study fungal endophytes were isolated from a well-known medicinal shrub, Berberis aristata DC. and were explored for their antagonistic and antioxidant potential. B. aristata, an important medicinal shrub with remarkable pharmacological properties, is native to Northern Himalayan region. A total of 131 endophytic fungal isolates belonging to eighteen species and nine genera were obtained from three hundred and thirty surface sterilized segments of different tissues of B. aristata. The isolated fungi were classified on the basis of morphological and molecular analysis. Diversity and species richness was found to be higher in leaf tissues as compared to root and stem. Antibacterial activity demonstrated that the crude ethyl acetate extract of 80% isolates exhibited significant results against one or more bacterial pathogens. Ethyl acetate extract of Alternaria macrospora was found to have potential antibacterial activity. Significant antioxidant activity was also found in crude ethyl acetate extracts of Alternaria alternata and Aspergillus flavus. Similarly, antagonistic activity of the fungal endophytes revealed that all antagonists possessed inhibition potential against more than one fungal pathogen. This study is an important step towards tapping endophytic fungal diversity for bioactive metabolites which could be a step forward towards development of novel therapeutic agents.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.517-527
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• 2019

To move forward in large steps rather than in small increments, the community would benefit from a systematic and comprehensive database of multi-scale composites and measured properties, driven by comprehensive studies with a full range of types of fiber-reinforced polymers. The multi-scale hierarchy is a promising chemical approach that provides superior performance in synergistically integrated microstructured fibers and nanostructured materials in composite applications. Achieving high-efficiency thermal conductivity and mechanical properties with a simple surface treatment on single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) is important for multi-scale composites. The main purpose of the project is to introduce ozone-treated SWCNTs between an epoxy matrix and basalt fibers to improve mechanical properties and thermal conductivity by enhancing dispersion and interfacial adhesion. The obvious advantage of this approach is that it is much more effective than the conventional approach at improving the thermal conductivity and mechanical properties of materials under an equivalent load, and shows particularly significant improvement for high loads. Such an effort could accelerate the conversion of multi-scale composites into high performance materials and provide more rational guidance and fundamental understanding towards realizing the theoretical limits of thermal and mechanical properties.

• 대한정형도수물리치료학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.13-20
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• 2021

Background: The serratus anterior and upper trapezius muscles act synergistically to allow for an appropriate scapulothoracic rhythm. However, a decrease in serratus anterior activation causes the upper trapezius to become overactivated, resulting in dysfunction. This study compared serratus anterior and upper trapezius muscle activity according to sling angle and compared serratus anterior strength between healthy adults and patients with shoulder instability. Methods: Twenty participants (10 healthy adults and 10 patients with shoulder instability) were included in this study. The participants had their arms extended at sling angles of 30°, 60°, and 90° in reach forward with shoulder flexion using goniometer. Serratus anterior strength was measured three times while the participants were supine. The outcome measures were surface electromyography amplitude of the upper trapezius and serratus anterior and serratus anterior strength. Results: The Wilcoxon signed-rank test indicated that the upper trapezius was significantly different between healthy group and shoulder instability group at a sling angle of 60°, and both the upper trapezius and serratus anterior exhibited significant differences at 90°. Moreover, a significant difference was noted in the muscle strength of the serratus anterior. Conclusion: Our results provide novel and promising clinical evidence that patients with shoulder instability have decreased serratus anterior activation and upper trapezius overactivation, resulting in muscle imbalance. In addition, there was a significant difference between the healthy group and shoulder instability group in the serratus anterior muscle strength

• Journal of Multimedia Information System
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.93-100
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• 2021

Under the time-varying temperature, the high-temperature radiation of forgings and the change of reflection characteristics of oxide skin on the surface of forgings lead to the difficulty of obtaining images to truly reflect the geometric characteristics of forgings. It is urgent to study the clear and reliable acquisition method of hot forging feature image under time-varying temperature to meet the requirements of visual measurement of hot geometric parameters of forgings. Based on this, this chapter first puts forward the quality evaluation method of forging feature image, which provides guarantee for the accurate evaluation of feature image quality. Furthermore, the factors that affect the image quality, such as the radiation characteristics of forgings and the photographic characteristics of cameras, are analyzed, and the imaging spectrum which can effectively suppress the radiation intensity of forgings is determined. Finally, aiming at the problem that the quality of image acquisition is difficult to guarantee due to the drastic change of radiation intensity of forgings under time-varying temperature, an image acquisition method based on minimum signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) based laser light intensity adaptation is proposed, which significantly improves the definition of feature light strips in forging images at high temperature, and finally realizes the clear acquisition of feature images of large-scale hot forging under time-varying temperature.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제61권2호
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• pp.328-339
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• 2023

Methanol steam reforming (MSR) is a promising method for hydrogen supplying as a critical step in hydrogen fuel cell commercialization in mobile applications. Modelling and understanding of the reactor behavior is an attractive research field to develop an efficient reformer. Three-layer feed-forward artificial neural network (ANN) and Box-Behnken design (BBD) were used to modelling of MSR process using the Cu-SiO₂ aerogel catalyst. Furthermore, impacts of the basic operational variables and their mutual interactions were studied. The results showed that the most affecting parameters were the reaction temperature (56%) and its quadratic term (20.5%). In addition, it was also found that the interaction between temperature and Steam/Methanol ratio is important on the MSR performance. These models precisely predict MSR performance and have great agreement with experimental results. However, on the basis of statistical criteria the ANN technique showed the greater modelling ability as compared with statistical BBD approach.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.389-394
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• 2006

중주파수 양상태 잔향음 준위는 음선이론을 사용하여 산출되었다. 제안된 알고리즘은 음파전달 경로 내 전방/후방 산란의 상호작용을 가정한다. 해양환경 (지형. 해저면 산란, 해수면 산란 등)은 거리 독립 해양환경으로 가정되었고 중주 파수 산란 모델이 사용되었다. 해상실험 자료를 사용한 알고리즘 검증 결과 양상태 잔향음 모델 알고리즘이 관측 해역의 양상태 잔향음 특성을 잘 반영하고 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.370-376
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• 2024

In this study, we report significant improvements in lithium-ion battery anodes cost and performance, by fabricating nano porous silicon (Si) particles from Si wafer sludge using the metal-assisted chemical etching (MACE) process. To solve the problem of volume expansion of Si during alloying/de-alloying with lithium ions, a layer was formed through nitric acid treatment, and Ag particles were removed at the same time. This layer acts as a core-shell structure that suppresses Si volume expansion. Additionally, the specific surface area of Si increased by controlling the etching time, which corresponds to the volume expansion of Si, showing a synergistic effect with the core-shell. This development not only contributes to the development of high-capacity anode materials, but also highlights the possibility of reducing manufacturing costs by utilizing waste Si wafer sludge. In addition, this method enhances the capacity retention rate of lithium-ion batteries by up to 38 %, marking a significant step forward in performance improvements.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제37권11호
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• pp.649-655
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 막 기반 수처리 기술의 핵심인 막 성능 및 특성을 혁신적으로 개선시키기 위한 새로운 형태의 막으로서 그래핀과 세라믹을 결합하는 세라믹 기반 그래핀 막(Ceramic-based graphene membrane (CbGM))을 만들고, 막에서 일어나는 물질 이동 특성을 파악하였다. 수투과 및 염 제거의 역할을 하는 활성층으로서 그래핀이 사용되었으며, 간단한 Filtration-assisted assembly (FAA) 방법을 도입하여 막을 합성하였다. 합성한 막의 표면 형태 및 특성 분석을 위해 주사전자 현미경 및 접촉각을 분석하였으며, 막 성능 및 특성 파악을 위해 3가지 용질(i.e., NaCl, $MgCl_2$, $Na_2SO_4$)을 회분식 정삼투 시스템에서 용질 이동을 측정하였다. 표면 형태 특성 분석과 물질 이동 결과를 통해, 그래핀 층의 두께 보다는, 활성층을 구성하는 그래핀 조각들 사이의 교합(Interlocking)이 막에 선택성 부여함에 있어서 가장 중요함을 확인하였다. 또한, 농도차를 구동력으로 하는 막 공정에 CbGM을 적용하였을 때, 수중의 음이온과 양이온의 최외각 전하비($Z^-/Z^+$)값이 증가할수록 용질 이동이 비례적으로 촉진되었으므로, CbGM의 표면이 양으로 하전되어 있으며, 이것이 전하된 물질의 이동에 매우 큰 영향을 끼친다는 것을 확인하였다.

• 지구물리
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.31-40
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• 1998

양산단층이 통과하는 안강 부근에서 기반암 분포, 지표 근처 단층과 파쇄대 위치 및 규모 등을 밝히기 위하여 중력과 총지자기를 측정하였다. 예상되는 단층의 주향과 거의 직각이 되는 2개 측선을 따라 총 67개 지점에서 15 m 간격으로 중력을 정밀하게 측정하였으며, 총지자기는 동일 측선을 따라 3 m 간격으로 총 296 점에서 측정하였다. 스펙트럼 분석법으로 구한 자기 기반암의 평균 깊이는 형산강을 중심으로 서부와 동부 측선에서 각각 8.5, 10.0 m로 계산되며, 중력 측정값은 형산강 동부가 서부보다 평균 1.71 mGal 이상 크게 나타나서 서부가 동부보다 파쇄 정도가 더욱 심한 것으로 해석된다. 중력 순산모델 연구는 동부 측선의 동쪽 끝에서 210 m 떨어진 지점에 놓인 단층을 경계로 서쪽으로 밀도 2.44 g/cm3, 깊이 70 m의 파쇄대가 발달되어 있으며, 395 m 지점을 중심으로 기반암 상부면이 폭 190 m, 평균 3.5 m 깊이의 소규모 비대칭 지구가 존재할 가능성을 제시한다. 또한 이 지구 위치의 지표 고도는 주위보다 약 44 cm 꺼져 있어서, 이 지구가 그리 오래되지 않은 시기의 단층운동에 의해 형성되었을 가능성이 높은 것으로 해석된다.