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Evaluation of Moisture Susceptibility of Porous Hot Mixed Asphalt Mixtures with Hydrated Lime using Non-destructive Impact Test (비파괴 충격파 시험을 통한 소석회 첨가 투수성 가열 아스팔트 혼합물의 수분민감성 평가)

  • Kim, Dowan;Mun, Sungho
    • International Journal of Highway Engineering
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.77-87
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    • 2015
  • PURPOSES: It is theoretically well known all over the world, that porous hot mixed asphalt (HMA) with hydrated Lime improves moisture and rutting resistance, and reduces pothole occurrence frequency, as well as the life cycle cost (LCC). METHODS : Addictive in the two different formations of the liquid anti-stripping Agent and powder Hydrated-Lime was applied in this investigation in order to obtain relatively clear results according to their types and conditions. Firstly, the moisture conditions were set, and applied to the porous HMA mixtures with hydrated lime (anti-stripping agent). Next, it was followed by a non-destructive test with the application of three freeze-thaw cycles, which were individually carried out thrice to compare the results of the dynamic moduli. Lastly, the hydrated lime effect related to moisture sensibility to porous HMA has been verified through the analysis of the modulus results regarding the change rate of dynamic modulus per n-cycle. RESULTS: It is clear from this investigation, that the dynamic modulus is inversely proportional to the change in temperature, as the graph representing the rigidity of the thermorheologically simple (TRS) material showed gradual decline of the dynamic modulus with the increase in temperature. CONCLUSIONS: The porous HMA mixture with the anti-stripping agent (hydrated Lime) has been found to be more moisture resistant to freezing and thawing than the normal porous HMA mixture. It is clear that the hydrated lime helps the HMA mixture to improve its fatigue resistance.

Characterization and comparison of the pathogenicity of viscerotropic velogenic Newcastle disease virus isolates in Korea

  • Kim, Jae-Hong;Sung, Haan-Woo;Kim, Il-Hwan;Lee, Eun-Kyoung;Choi, Kang-Seuk;King, Daniel Jack
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.52 no.4
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    • pp.213-221
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    • 2012
  • A total of 18 Newcastle disease virus (NDV) isolates that were recovered from 1949 through 1997 were characterized and pathotyped. All viruses were highly virulent as determined by intracerebral pathogenicity indices ${\geq}1.81$ in day-old. These pathotypes are typical for viscerotropic velogenic NDV (VVNDV) pathotype viruses. Some differences were observed for the chicken red blood cell elution rate and thermostability of the hemagglutinin at $56^{\circ}C$. Three antigenic groups were identified by a hemagglutination-inhibition assay using NDV monoclonal antibodies. And the predominant gross lesions were as follows: discharge from the nasal cavity, tracheal mucus, petechial hemorrhage in the heart fat, kidney urates and hemorrhage with or without necrosis in the gastrointestinal tract. Severe hemorrhagic or necrotic lesions were also noted in the lymphoid organs and were localized primarily in the spleen and cecal tonsil. However, differences in the occurrence and frequency of the gross lesions were observed between the virus strains. Among them, NDV strains that induced neurological symptoms belonged only to genotype VI. This strain had spread throughout Korea during the late 1980s to the 1990s, which suggests that specific VVNDVs genotypes might result in neurological symptoms.

A Case-Control, Restrospective Study on Tsutsugamushi Disease Occurred in Gyeongju and Pohang Provinces, Korea (경주 및 포항 지역에서 발생한 쯔쯔가무시병에 관한 연구 - 항체 유무를 중심으로 -)

  • Beak, Seol-Hyang
    • Journal of agricultural medicine and community health
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.177-184
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    • 2004
  • Objectives: Tsutsugamushi disease is one of the most significant acute febrile illnesses, increasing in frequency of occurrence during the late autumn in rural areas of Korea. Methods: I have conducted a case-control study on 30 cases who had the fever as a chief complaint, then had been ruled out as having the Tsutsugamushi disease. Data was collected retrospectively by review of chart regarding their general characteristics, clinical and laboratory findings, then was analysed by chi-test. Results: Of 30 cases, 16 cases were seropositive and 14 cases were seronegative against O. tsutsugamushi. Of seropositive for tsutsugamushi disease, 56.3% were female; 37.5% were in their seventies; 50.0% were farmers; 62,6% had chances of exposure to fields or mountains. And 75.0% occurred in November. The main symptoms and signs were fever and chill(100.0%), headache(75.0%). weakness and fatigue(93.8%), and eschar(68.8%). The characteristic laboratory findings were elevated AST(50.0%), ALT(62.5%), and abnormal urinalysis(56.3%). On the other hand, of seronegative cases, 57.1% were male; 50.0% were in their fifties; 42.9% were farmers; 57.2% had chances of exposure to fields or mountains. And 71.4% occurred in November. The symptoms and signs were fever and chill(100.0%), headache(85.7%), eschar(64.3%). weakness, fatigue and skin(57.1%). The laboratory findings were elevated AST(71.4%) and ALT(64.3%), and abnormal urinalysis(42.9%). However, there were no significant differences between the seropositive and seronegative cases(P>.05). Conclusions: Acute febrile community inhabitants who have the epidemiological, clinical as well as laboratory features should be focused upon for the early diagnosis and treatment for tsutsugamushi disease whether or not possessing the serological antibody against O. tsutsugamushi.

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Comparison of Foliar Ultrastructure of 3 Dubautia species (Dubautia속(屬) 3종(種) 식물(植物)의 엽육조직(葉肉組織) 미세구조(微細構造) 비교연구(比較硏究))

  • Kim, In-Sun
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.13-31
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    • 1994
  • The fine structure of palisade chloroplasts has been studied in the mature leaves of 3 Dubautia species (D. scabra var. leiophylla, D. knudsenii and D. scabra var. leiophylla${\times}$D. knudsenii) to explore variation at the ultrastructural level, since the parental species exhibit quite different morphological and anatomical features. Types of thylakoidal membrane systems, occurrence and distribution of phytoferritin-like structures, lipid droplets, starch grains, mitochondria and microbodies were examined. Four different types of thylakoidal membranes were found in D. scabra var. leiophylla, 2 rather uniform types in D. knudsenii and 3 intermediate types in their hybrid. D. scabra var. leiophylla and the hybrid were marked by statistically significant differences in mean numbers of thylakoids per granum, while no significant difference was found between D. knudsenii and the hybrid. Phytoferritin-like structures which were about $100-120{\AA}$ in diameter as a whole particle each were found in all 3 species. The amount and distribution of particles varied by species. Lipid droplets, plastoglobuli, and starch grains occurred in all 3 species, but the frequency of starch grains also varied with the species. More frequent and larger starch grains were observed in D. knudsenii than in the other two species. Microbodies, or peroxisome, were observed throughout all species. They occurred, either with or without crystalline inclusions, around the chloroplasts.

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The Effect of Corrosion Inhibitors on Antimicrobial Activity of Biocide in Water-soluble Cutting Fluid (수용성 절삭유에서 방청제가 방부제의 항균효능에 미치는 영향)

  • 김현주;김성배
    • KSBB Journal
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    • v.18 no.5
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    • pp.393-397
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    • 2003
  • The effect of corrosion inhibitors on antimicrobial activity of biocides (Kathon 886 MW, Triadine 3, Triadine 10 and Grotan BK) was investigated using the Pseudomonas aeruginosa which frequency of occurrence in contaminated fluids is very high and its growth and survival is excellent. When a biocide was used with a corrosion inhibitor, the antimicrobial activity of it was affected by the corrosion inhibitor used. The antimicrobial activity of Kathon 886 MW increased when corrosion inhibitor (each of SS 510, MEA) was used. Triadine 3, Triadine 10, Grotan BK showed the similar trend of antimicrobial effect for the corrosion inhibitors used. Their antimicrobial activities increased when the corrosion inhibitor such as CP-105, CP-E-7 and MEA was used individually. The antimicrobial activity of each corrosion inhibitor was also compared. The results showed that CP-E-7 and MEA was bioresistant and the other corrosion inhibitors were biosupportive. The antimicrobial activity of biocides was in the order of Triadine 10 < Triadine 3 < Kathon 886 MW < Grotan BK.

A study on the assessment of wildland fire hazard through statistic examination and calorie analysis according to the geographical distribution of vegetation (통계적 고찰과 수목분포에 따른 열량분석을 통한 산림화재 위험성 평가에 관한 연구)

  • 김광일;김동현
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.27-32
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    • 2000
  • The assessment of wildland fire hazard is the first priority to be considered in the prevention, extinction and control of wildland fire. For the standard to measure wildland fire hazard, the wildland fire Warning System is currently being used in Korea which computes the wildland fire occurrence hazard index through a stick weight to moisture conversion formula. It shows the risk of fuel substance being exposed to fire by meteorological factors. For a comprehensive assessment of wildland fire hazards by area, the major factors'hazards need to be measured and the assessment of wildland fire needs to be conducted through historical statistic examination. Therefore, the wildland (ire outbreak frequency and its seriousness of damage are analyzed through historical statistic examination to conduct the assessment of a wildland fire hazard, and then the calorific value of a forest is analyzed through differential scanning calorimeter measurement which assesses the comparative calorific hazard according to the geographical distribution of vegetation.

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Relative Sunspot Number Observed from 2002 to 2011 at ButterStar Observatory

  • Oh, Sung-Jin;Chang, Heon-Young
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.103-113
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    • 2012
  • The ButterStar Observatory at the Dongducheon High School has been working for photographic observations of the Sun since October 16, 2002. In this study, we observed the Sun at the ButterStar observatory for 3,364 days from October 16, 2002 to December 31, 2011, and analyzed the photographic sunspot data obtained in 1,965 days. The correction factor $K_b$ for the entire observing period is 0.9519, which is calculated using the linear least square method to the relationship between the daily sunspot number, $R_B$, and the daily international relative sunspot number, $R_i$. The yearly correction factor calculated for each year varies slightly from year to year and shows a trend to change along the solar cycle. The correction factor is larger during the solar maxima and smaller during the solar minima in general. This implies that the discrepancy between a relative sunspot number, R, and the daily international relative sunspot number, $R_i$, can be reduced by using a yearly correction factor. From 2002 to 2008 in solar cycle 23, 35.4% and 64.6% of sunspot groups and 35.1% and 64.9% of isolated sunspots in average occurred in the northern hemisphere and in the southern hemisphere, respectively, and from 2008 to 2011 in solar cycle 24, 61.3% and 38.7% of sunspot groups and 65.0% and 35.0% of isolated sunspots were observed, respectively. This result shows that the occurrence frequency for each type of sunspot group changes along the solar cycle development, which can be interpreted as the emerging and decaying process of sunspot groups is different depending on the phase of solar cycle. Therefore, it is considered that a following study would contribute to the efforts to understand the dependence of the dynamo mechanism on the phase of solar cycle.

Experiments on the Submarine Cable Protection Methods Considering the Connection Type (체결형상을 고려한 해저케이블 보호공법에 관한 실험)

  • Yoon, Jae Seon;Ha, Taemin
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2017.05a
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    • pp.329-329
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    • 2017
  • In this study attempted to evaluate the stability of the protection methods by examining hydraulic characteristics of the area around the point in which marine cable protector is installed such as surf zone occurrence point of shore-end submarine cables suitable for coastal marine environmental conditions, flow rate t the tope of the protector and maximum wave height, and to provide basic data for the selection of the optimal protection method. In performing hydraulic model experiments, the topography of submarine cable installation location was reproduced in 2-D sectional channel, and models appropriate for experimental scale and similitude law were produced and installed for each condition of submarine cables and protectors. Since the topography and submarine cable protectors were reproduced and installed in 2-D sectional channel, the exact reproduction of surf and transformation in shallow water zone was possible, and thus the physical properties could be clearly analyzed. For stability review, an experiment to examine the stability was conducted using a wave maker with 50-year frequency design waves as target, and wave height and cycles were applied based on the approximate lowest low water level(Approx. L.L.W), which is the most dangerous in submarine cable protection methods. As for experimental time, typhoon passing time in summer (about 3 hours) was applied, and wave patterns and deviation ratio of the submarine cable protector were investigated after making irregular waves corresponding to design waves. In addition, current meter and wave height meter were installed at the installation location of the submarine cable protector, and the flow rates and wave height at the top of the protector were measured and analyzed to review hydraulic properties.

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A Polymorphism Analysis and Visualization Tool for Specific Variation Pattern Identification in Groups of Nucleotide Sequences (특정변화패턴 식별을 위한 염기서열 집단간의 다형성 분석 및 시각화 도구)

  • Lee, Il Seop;Lee, Keon Myung
    • Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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    • v.8 no.6
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    • pp.201-207
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    • 2018
  • A genome contains all genetic information of an organism. Within a specific species, unique traits appear for each individual, which can be identified by analyzing nucleotide sequences. Many Genome-Wide Associations Studies have been carried out to find genetic associations and cause of diseases from slightly different base among the individuals. It is important to identify occurrence of slight variations for polymorphisms of individuals. In this paper, we introduce an analysis and visualization tool for specific variation pattern identification of polymorphisms in nucleotide sequences and show the validity of the tool by applying it to analyzing nucleotide sequences of subcultured pOka strain of varicella-zoster virus. The tool is expected to help efficiently explore allele frequency variations and genetic factors within a species.

The defect detection circuit of an electronic circuit through impedance change detection that induces a change in S-parameter (S-parameter의 변화를 유도하는 임피던스 변화 감지를 통한 전자회로의 결함검출회로)

  • Seo, Donghwan;Kang, Tae-yeob;Yoo, Jinho;Min, Joonki;Park, Changkun
    • Journal of IKEEE
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.689-696
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    • 2021
  • In this paper, in order to apply Prognostics and Health Management(PHM) to an electronic system or circuit, a circuit capable of detecting and predicting defect characteristics inside the system or circuit is implemented, and the results are described. In the previous study, we demonstrated that the frequency of the amplitude of S-parameter changed as the circuit defect progressed. These characteristics were measured by network analyser. but in this study, even if the same defect detection method is used, a circuit is proposed to check the progress of the defect, the remaining time, and the occurrence of the defect without large measurement devices. The circuit is designed to detect the change in impedance that generates changes of S-parameter, and it is verified through simulation using the measurement results of Bond-wires.