• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.1019-1028
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• 2021

Emergency exit guidance lights were designed and manufactured to quickly determine the location of the emergency exit in the event of a fire using a gas sensor, an illumination sensor, a temperature sensor, an Arduino Uno, and a Bluetooth module. This research was designed such that, when a fire breaks out, a red arrow appears as the illuminance value is low and a green arrow as the illuminance value is high to improve visibility when detecting high temperature and smoke. In addition, it is designed to prevent more serious conflagration by applying an alarm sound and text transmission algorithm using a communication module to transmit text messages indicating a 174Hz alarm sound and a fire location to prevent more serious conflagration.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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• v.25 no.4_2
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• pp.587-594
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• 2022

In the 2000s, a lot of cable-type grand bridges are being built in consideration of economic aspects such as the reduction of logistics costs and the distribution of traffic volume due to rapid economic development. In addition, because the recently installed grand bridges are designed in an aesthetic form that matches the surrounding environment as well as the original function of the road bridge, and serves as a milestone in an area and is used as an excellent tourism resource, attracting many vehicles and people, there is an urgent need for a safety structure that can ensure the safety of not only vehicles but also people. In order to make cable-stayed bridge safe on wind for additional five safety structures, main girder models with and without safety structures for wind-tunnel experiments was made, and wind tunnel experiments was carried out to measure aerodynamic force coefficients. Also, wind-resistant analyses of 3D cable-stayed bridge were performed on the basis of wind-tunnel experiment results. From the wind tunnel experiments for the aerodynamic force coefficients of main girder with five safety structures and the wind resistant analyses of cable-stayed bridge without safety structure and with safety structure, it was concluded that the best form of wind-resistant safety was shown in the order of mesh, standard, bracing, hollow, and closed type. And wind-resistant safety of cable-stayed bridge with hollow and closed type on design wind speed 68.0m/sec was not secured. Finally, as five safety structures are installed, maximum rate of stress increments was shown in the order of steel main beam, steel floor beam, concrete floor beam and cables.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• v.49 no.2
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• pp.258-265
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• 2022

Background Chitosan (CS) is a well-known antimicrobial dressing material. Moreover, widely used amniotic membranes contain growth factors beneficial for wound healing. Herein, we created a novel amnion-conjugated CS-alginate membrane dressing and tested its wound healing potency in a diabetic swine model. Methods The bovine amniotic powder growth factor contents were evaluated by protein assay, and the powder's wound healing effects were assessed in vitro by HaCaT cell scratch closure. In vivo, two minipigs developed streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Serial serum glucose measurements and intravenous glucose tolerance tests were performed to confirm their diabetic status. Twelve square-shaped wounds created on each pig's back were randomly divided into control (n = 4), CS (n = 4), and amnion-CS (AC; n = 4) groups and treated accordingly with different dressings. Wound healing in each group was assessed by measuring wound contraction over time, capturing wound perfusion with indocyanine green (ICG) angiography, and histologically analyzing inflammatory markers. Results Amniotic powder elution promoted HaCaT cell migration in the scratch wound model, suggesting its beneficial in vitro wound healing effects. In vivo, the CS and AC groups showed earlier wound contraction initiation and reepithelialization and earlier wound perfusion improvement by ICG angiography than the control group. Additionally, the wound size of the AC group at week 3 was significantly smaller than those in the control group. There was no significant difference in the numbers of acute and chronic inflammatory cells between the groups. Conclusion The amnion-conjugated CS-alginate membrane, as well as CS dressing alone, could be a favorable dressing option for diabetic wounds.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.135-140
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• 2022

In this study, we conducted a care farm program that is currently being operated as a pilot in a care farm in Korea, interviewed the experiences and feelings of dementia patients who experienced this as a patient care-giver, and confirmed the strengths and weaknesses of the care farm program. Accordingly, we investigated the points for improvement and the characteristics of the program in the care farm program and operation. In particular, opinions are gathered on the use of a care farm in the early stages of dementia, accessibility issues from residence to the care farm, continuity of various programs and programs, and development of seasonal content. In order to develop a program related to care agriculture for dementia patients by using healing agriculture in future care farms, it is necessary to consider factors such as use problems, accessibility, diversity, continuity, and seasonality of early dementia patients.

• Animal Bioscience
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.791-803
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• 2022

Genome/gene-editing (GE) techniques, characterized by a low technological barrier, high efficiency, and broad application among organisms, are now being employed not only in medical science but also in agriculture/veterinary science. Different engineered CRISPR/Cas9s have been identified to expand the application of this technology. In pig production, GE is a precise new breeding technology (NBT), and promising outcomes in improving economic traits, such as growth, lean or healthy meat production, animal welfare, and disease resistance, have already been documented and reviewed. These promising achievements in porcine gene editing, including the Myostatin gene knockout (KO) in indigenous breeds to improve lean meat production, the uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) gene knock-in to enhance piglet thermogenesis and survival under cold stress, the generation of GGTA1 and CMP-N-glycolylneuraminic acid hydroxylase (CMAH) gene double KO (dKO) pigs to produce healthy red meat, and the KO or deletion of exon 7 of the CD163 gene to confer resistance to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection, are described in the present article. Other related approaches for such purposes are also discussed. The current trend of global regulations or legislation for GE organisms is that they are exempted from classification as genetically modified organisms (GMOs) if no exogenes are integrated into the genome, according to product-based and not process-based methods. Moreover, an updated case study in the EU showed that current GMO legislation is not fit for purpose in term of NBTs, which contribute to the objectives of the EU's Green Deal and biodiversity strategies and even meet the United Nations' sustainable development goals for a more resilient and sustainable agri-food system. The GE pigs generated via NBT will be exempted from classification as GMOs, and their global valorization and commercialization can be foreseen.

• Clean Technology
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.182-192
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• 2022

This study provides an overview of the production costs of methane and hydrogen via water electrolysis-based hydrogen production followed by a methanation based methane production technology utilizing CO₂ from external sources. The study shows a comparative way for economic optimization of green methane generation using excess free electricity from renewable sources. The study initially developed the overall process on the Aspen Plus simulation tool. Aspen Plus estimated the capital expenditure for most of the equipment except for the methanation reactor and electrolyzer. The capital expenditure, the operating expenditure and the feed cost were used in a discounted cash flow based economic model for the methane production cost estimation. The study compared different reactor configurations as well. The same model was also used for a hydrogen production cost estimation. The optimized economic model estimated a methane production cost of $11.22/mcf when the plant is operating for 4000 hr/year and electricity is available for zero cost. Furthermore, a hydrogen production cost of $2.45/GJ was obtained. A sensitivity analysis was performed for the methane production cost as the electrolyzer cost varies across different electrolyzer types. A sensitivity study was also performed for the changing electricity cost, the number of operation hours per year and the plant capacity. The estimated levelized cost of methane (LCOM) in this study was less than or comparable with the existing studies available in the literature.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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• v.49 no.1
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• pp.129-136
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• 2022

In this study, we aimed to develop a maturity classification model for tomatoes using hyperspectral imaging in the range of 400 - 1,000 nm. Fifty-seven tomatoes harvested in August and November of 2021 were used as the sample set, and hyperspectral data was extracted from the surfaces of these tomatoes. A combined method of SNV (standard normal variate) and SG (Savitzky-Golay) methods was used for the pre-processing of the hyperspectral data. In addition, the hyperspectral data were analyzed for all maturity stages and considering bandwidths with different FWHM (full width at half maximum) values of 2, 25, and 50 nm. The PCA (principal component analysis) method was used to analyze the principal components related to maturity stages for the tomatoes. As a result, 500 - 550 nm and 650 - 700 nm bands were found to be related to the maturity stages of tomatoes. In addition, PC1 and PC2 explained approximately 97% of the variance at all FWHM conditions and thus were used as input data for classification model training based on the SVM (support vector machine). The SVM models were able to classify tomato maturity into five stages (Green, Turning, Pink, Light red, and Red) with over 95% accuracy regardless of the FWHM condition. Therefore, it was considered that hyperspectral data with 50 nm FWHM and SVM is feasible for use in the classification of tomato maturity into five stages.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.302-302
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• 2023

최근 도시의 왜곡된 물순환 문제를 해결하기 위해서 저영향개발(Low Impact Development, LID) 기법을 적극적으로 도입하고 있다. 저영향개발은 자연의 침투, 증발산, 여과 등의 자연기작을 모방하여 강우유출수를 침투 및 저류시키는 기법으로 물순환 체계를 회복시킬 수 있다. 저영향개발 기법의 하나인 벽면녹화는 건축물이나 기반 시설물의 벽면과 같은 인공지반에 기반을 조성하고 식물을 식재하는 시설로 짧은 시간에 녹지 면적을 만들 수 있다. 또한, 건축물로 인해 생겨난 수직적인 면을 녹지로 활용할 수 있어 도시에 매우 특화된 시설이다. 본 연구는 벽면녹화의 저영향개발 시설로서의 성능을 확인하기 위해 실내 실험을 진행하여 강우유출수 저감효과 및 지체시간 지연효과를 확인하였다. 강우유출수 저감효과는 유입량 대비 저류량을 기준으로 유출저감률을 산정하여 분석하였으며, 총 유출시간을 측정하여 지연효과를 판단하였다. 벽면녹화 현장실험 대상지는 경상남도 양산시 물금읍 부산대학교 양산캠퍼스에 위치한 한국 녹색인프라저영향개발센터이며, 실내에 플랜터형 벽면녹화 시스템을 적용하였다. 부산시 금정구 2012년~2021년의 강수량을 사용해 백분위수 강우사상을 기준으로 30, 50, 70mm/hr의 강우 시나리오를 선정하였다. 물순환 효과를 판단하기 위해 불투수면을 대조군으로 설정하여 불투수면의 유출이 종료되는 시점까지 지표면 유출을 모니터링 하였다. 그 결과, 30, 50, 70mm/hr 시나리오별 유출률은 91.76%, 92.18%, 94.54%로 불투수면과 대비하여 유출이 적게 발생하였으며 총 유출시간은 불투수면대비 47분, 88분, 58분 증가하여 지연효과가 있음을 확인하였다. 본 연구는 실험을 통해 벽면녹화의 수문학적 성능을 분석하고자 유출량 저감효과와 지연효과를 확인하였다. 추후 다양한 강우 시나리오와 제원에 따라 실험이 수행된다면 더 정확히 벽면녹화의 물순환 효과를 확인할 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of Creative Information Culture
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.203-214
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• 2019

This study is to investigate the effects of multimedia education on the teaching method of safety education knowledge and safety education attitude of children based on the analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation stages of ADDIE model. In order to verify the above research problem, the experiment was conducted with 52 children aged 5 years in A nursery school located in Busan, for about 3 week. The main results of this study were summarized as follows. Frist, multimedia-based instruction group showed higher safety education knowledge score than instruction group using direct teaching method, and statistically significant difference was found. Second, there was no statistically significant difference between the group using multimedia and the class using direct teaching method.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.14-20
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• 2023

Light is an important factor that influences the growth and development of flowering plants. The present study investigated the effects of in vitro acclimatization to different light colors (white light (WL; control), blue light (BL; 447 nm), green light (GL; 519 nm), and red light (RL; 667 nm)) on the growth of petunia (Petunia hybrida) and of hardening cultivation of plant transferred form in vitro to a greenhouse under sunlight. Compared to the control, the shoot length and leaf width of Petunia increased by 42% and 11.7%, respectively, after acclimatization to BL and the shoot growth increased by 29.3% after acclimatization to RL. The chlorophyll and carotenoid contents after acclimatization to BL and GL were 16.7% and 11.3% higher, respectively, and 14.4% and 11.9% higher, respectively, than those in the control. During greenhouse cultivation, the shoot length increased by 16.7% and 11.3%, respectively, after acclimatization to BL and RL, respectively, and the leaf length and leaf width increased by 14.4% and 11.9%, respectively, after acclimatization to GL. While dry weight of root of GL and BL was not significant difference in vitro, increased by 59.0% and 22.9% ex vitro than that of WL. Thus, acclimatization to BL increased the shoot growth and leaf chlorophyll contents, and acclimatization to GL and RL enhanced shoot and root growth, in petunia.