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Numerical model of a tensioner system and riser guide

  • Huang, Han;Zhang, Jun;Zhu, Liyun
    • Ocean Systems Engineering
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    • v.3 no.4
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    • pp.257-273
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    • 2013
  • Top tensioned riser (TTR) is often used in a floating oil/gas production system deployed in deep water for oil/gas transport. This study focuses on the extension of the existing numerical code, known as CABLE3D, to allow for static and dynamic simulation of a TTR connected to a floating structure through a tensioner system or buoyancy can, and restrained by riser guides at different elevations. A tensioner system usually consists of three to six cylindrical tensioners. Although the stiffness of individual tensioner is assumed to be linear, the resultant stiffness of a tensioner system may be nonlinear. The vertical friction between a TTR and the hull at its riser guide is neglected assuming rollers are installed there. Near the water surface, a TTR is forced to move horizontally due to the motion of the upper deck of a floating structure as well as related riser guides. The extended CABLE3D is then integrated into a numerical code, known as COUPLE, for the simulation of the dynamic interaction among the hull of a floating structure, such as spar or TLP, its mooring system and riser system under the impact of wind, current and waves. To demonstrate the application of the extended CABLE3D and its integration with COUPLE, the numerical simulation is made for a truss spar under the impact of Hurricane "Ike". The mooring system of the spar consists of nine mooring lines and the riser system consists of six TTRs and two steel catenary risers (SCRs).

Application of thermodynamics to chemical vapor deposition (화학증착에서 열역학의 응용)

  • Latifa Gueroudji
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.80-83
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    • 1999
  • Processing of thin films by chemical vapor deposition(CVD) is accompanied by chemical reactions, in which the rigorous kinetic analysis is difficult to achieve. In these conditions, thermodynamic calculation leads to better understanding of the CVD process and helps to optimise the experimental parameters to obtain a desired product. A CVD phase diagram has been used as guide lines for the process. By determining the effect of each process variable on the driving force for deposition, the thermodynamic limit of the substrate temperature for a diamond deposition is calculated in the C-H system by assuming that the limit is defined by the CVD diamond phase diagram. The addition of iso-supersaturation ratio lines to the CVD phase diagram in the Si-Cl-H system provides additional information about the effects of CVD porcess variables.

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Euchromatin histone methyltransferase II (EHMT2) regulates the expression of ras-related GTP binding C (RRAGC) protein

  • Hwang, Supyong;Kim, Soyoung;Kim, Kyungkon;Yeom, Jeonghun;Park, Sojung;Kim, Inki
    • BMB Reports
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    • v.53 no.11
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    • pp.576-581
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    • 2020
  • Dimethylation of the histone H3 protein at lysine residue 9 (H3K9) is mediated by euchromatin histone methyltransferase II (EHMT2) and results in transcriptional repression of target genes. Recently, chemical inhibition of EHMT2 was shown to induce various physiological outcomes, including endoplasmic reticulum stress-associated genes transcription in cancer cells. To identify genes that are transcriptionally repressed by EHMT2 during apoptosis, and cell stress responses, we screened genes that are upregulated by BIX-01294, a chemical inhibitor of EHMT2. RNA sequencing analyses revealed 77 genes that were upregulated by BIX-01294 in all four hepatic cell carcinoma (HCC) cell lines. These included genes that have been implicated in apoptosis, the unfolded protein response (UPR), and others. Among these genes, the one encoding the stress-response protein Ras-related GTPase C (RRAGC) was upregulated in all BIX-01294-treated HCC cell lines. We confirmed the regulatory roles of EHMT2 in RRAGC expression in HCC cell lines using proteomic analyses, chromatin immune precipitation (ChIP) assay, and small guide RNA-mediated loss-of-function experiments. Upregulation of RRAGC was limited by the reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), suggesting that ROS are involved in EHMT2-mediated transcriptional regulation of stress-response genes in HCC cells. Finally, combined treatment of cells with BIX-01294 and 5-Aza-cytidine induced greater upregulation of RRAGC protein expression. These findings suggest that EHMT2 suppresses expression of the RRAGC gene in a ROS-dependent manner and imply that EHMT2 is a key regulator of stress-responsive gene expression in liver cancer cells.

A Study on Setting Darts and Split Lines of Upper Bodice Pattern on 3D Parametric Model dressed with Tight-fit Garment (밀착의형 3차원 파라메트릭 모델을 활용한 상반신 원형의 다트 및 절개분리선 설정에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Soon-Jee;Kim, Hye-Jin
    • Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.467-476
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of this study was to develop a plausible methodology based on experimental data how to set up darts and split lines on 3D parametric body dressed with tight-fit garment. The results were as following: Through the process of making convex hull, the concave parts were straightened to make a convex hull, especially in the center part of bust, under breast part and scapular part. To figure out the optimum positions of darts and split lines, the inflection points of curve ratio were searched along the horizontal polylines of waist and bust. This procedures produced reliable results with low deviation. Using Rapidform, CATIA and Unigraphics, six patches of bodice patterns were drawn and aligned. Paired t-test results showed the outline and area between 3D surface and 2D were not significantly different, meaning this method could be adaptable when flattening 3D surfaces. The amount of waist dart measured on the pattern showed that the highest portion was allocated on 2nd dart(back), followed by 1st dart(back), 1st dart(front), 2nd dart(front)/side dart, and center back dart. A series of findings suggested that curve ration inflection point could be used as a guide to set up darts and split line on 3D parametric model with low deviation.

Diagnosis of Deterioration Grades for Overhead Transmission Lines using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (적응 뉴로퍼지 추론시스템을 이용한 가공 송전선의 열화등급 진단)

  • 김성덕;이상래
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.57-63
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    • 2003
  • Aluminum Stranded Conductors Steel Reinforced (ACSR) in overhead transmission lines have slowly degraded due to pollutants in the air for a long period of time, so in the 2000, a number of them has been exceeded over their forecasted useful life. Since most of them are faced with assessment their present conditions in regard to economical maintenance, in this paper, we have suggested a method in order to evaluate the current condition of aged conductors by using dominant parameters such as elapsed years, environment index, and conductor configuration. A diagnostic system for predicting the deterioration grades corresponding to the lifetime of aged conductors is described, which is designed as an Adaptive Neuro-fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) based on knowledge and experiences of experts. Applying this diagnostic system to practical transmission lines in domestic, it is shown that the system can be effectively used as a guide to perform nondestructive diagnosis and economical operation for old ACSR conductors.

A study on basic characteristics of transmission lines employing various periodic strip structures on silicon substrate for a miniaturization of RF components (RF 소자의 소형화를 위해 실리콘 박막상에서 다양한 형태의 주기적 스트립 구조를 가지는 전송선로의 기본특성 연구)

  • Han, Sung-Jo;Jeong, Jang-Hyeon;Yun, Young
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.38 no.1
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    • pp.70-77
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    • 2014
  • In this work, we studied basic characteristics of transmission lines employing various PSS (periodic strip structure) on silicon substrate for application to a miniaturization of RF components. According to the results, the transmission lines employing various PSS showed wavelength shorter than conventional coplanar waveguide due to their strong wave characteristics. Especially, with-contact structure was most effective for a miniaturization of RF component. Concretely, the size of the transmission line employing with-contact was only 4.39 % of the conventional coplanar waveguide, According to the bandwidth extraction result, the bandwidth of the transmission lines employing various PSS structures were wider than 384 GHz. Above results indicate that the transmission lines employing various PSS can be effectively used for application to a broadband and miniature RF component, and especially, with-contact is most effective for a miniaturization of RF components.

Complex Regulatory Network of MicroRNAs, Transcription Factors, Gene Alterations in Adrenocortical Cancer

  • Zhang, Bo;Xu, Zhi-Wen;Wang, Kun-Hao;Lu, Tian-Cheng;Du, Ye
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.2265-2268
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    • 2013
  • Several lines of evidence indicate that cancer is a multistep process. To survey the mechanisms involving gene alteration and miRNAs in adrenocortical cancer, we focused on transcriptional factors as a point of penetration to build a regulatory network. We derived three level networks: differentially expressed; related; and global. A topology network ws then set up for development of adrenocortical cancer. In this network, we found that some pathways with differentially expressed elements (genetic and miRNA) showed some self-adaption relations, such as EGFR. The differentially expressed elements partially uncovered mechanistic changes for adrenocortical cancer which should guide medical researchers to further achieve pertinent research.

3-D Model-based UAV Path Generation for Visual Inspection of the Dome-type Nuclear Containment Building (UAV를 이용한 돔형 원자력 격납건물 외관조사를 위한 3차원 모델기반 비행 좌표 생성 방법)

  • Kim, Bong-Geun
    • Journal of KIBIM
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2016
  • This paper provides a method for generating flight path of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that is intended to be used in visual inspection of dome-type nuclear containment building. The method basically employs 3-D model to extract accurate location coordinates. Two basic route patterns that provide guide lines in defining moving locations were defined for each side wall and dome section of the containment. The route patterns support sequential capturing of images as well. In addition, several simple equations and an algorithm for calculation of the moving location on the route were developed on the basis of 3-D geometric characteristics of the containment building. A prototype computer program has been implemented to validate the proposed method, and a case study shows the method can visualize covering area in 3-D model as well.

Construction of UHV Scanning Tunneling Microscope (초고진공용 주사형 터널링 현미경의 제작)

  • Koo, Ja-Yong;Kim, Dal-Hyun;Park, Hae-Won;Kim, Goo-Young;Lee, Se-Kyung
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.157-171
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    • 1994
  • A scanning tunneling microscope has been built, which can resolve atomic arrangements of conductors and semiconductors in ultra high vacuum below $10^{-11}$ Torr. Its background and operational principles are reviewed and the guide lines in building the scanning tunneling microscope are shown. The results of measurements for highly oriented pyrolytic graphite and Si(111) surface are presented.

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A Study on the Development of Remodeling Items for Apartments (공동주택 리모델링 항목개발을 위한 조사연구)

  • 이미정;주서령
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.7-14
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    • 2002
  • The deteriorated high-rise apartments make a social problem in now days. As a result, an new alternative plan for deteriorated high-rise apartments such as the remodeling concept must be considered. This study aims to develop the remodeling items which is the guide lines when remodeling of the apartment will be conducted. Thorough the previous case studies of maintenance and repair status of the deteriorated apartments in Seoul, the analysis of the period of repair and improvement and the degree of request far remodeling items, reasonable guidelines for selection of remodeling items were developed. According to the ages of apartments As a result of the study, basic guidelines fur selection of remodeling items were proposed.