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Use of Polycarboxylic Acid to Inhibit Heat-and Moisture-Induced Yellowing of ECF/TCF Bleached Hardwood Kraft Pulp

  • Kawae, Ayano;Uchida, Yosuke
    • 한국펄프종이공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국펄프종이공학회 2006년도 PAN PACIFIC CONFERENCE vol.2
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    • pp.331-336
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    • 2006
  • The aim of this work was to inhibit the heat-and moisture-induced yellowing of ECF/TCF bleached hard wood kraft pulp (HBKP) retaining hexenuronic acid (HexA). We have already reported that one of the derivatives of HexA, 5-formyl-2-furancarboxylic acid (FFA), causes yellowing of HBKP in acidic paper, and that FFA might polymerize or react with pulp components to form new chromophoric groups (1). In this study, it was shown that the carboxylic base of FFA interacts with that of glucuronic acid or galacturonic acid, resulting in strong yellowing. Therefore, it seems that preventing the reaction of carboxylic bases could be effective in suppressing this yellowing. We have discovered that polycarboxylic acids (for example, citric acid, tartaric acid, etc.) are useful as a yellowing inhibitor.

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Implementation of an open platform for 3D spatial information based on WebGL

  • Lee, Ahyun;Jang, Insung
    • ETRI Journal
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    • 제41권3호
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    • pp.277-288
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    • 2019
  • VWorld is run by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport of South Korea and provides national spatial information, such as aerial images, digital elevation models, and 3D structural models. We propose herein an open platform for 3D spatial information based on WebGL using spatial information from VWorld. WebGL is a web-based graphics library and has the advantage of being compatible with various web browsers. Our open platform is also compatible with various web browsers. Accordingly, it is easily accessible via the VWorld site and uses the three-dimensional (3D) map program. In this study, we describe the proposed platform configuration, and the requests, management, and visualization approaches for VWorld spatial information data. Our aim is to establish an approach that will provide a stable rendering speed even on a low-end personal computer without a graphics processing unit based on a quadtree structure. We expect that users will be able to visualize 3D spatial information through the VWorld open platform, and that the proposed platform will become the basis for various applications.

NEW PROOFS OF SOME FIXED POINT THEOREMS FOR MAPPINGS SATISFYING REICH TYPE CONTRACTIONS IN MODULAR METRIC SPACES

  • Godwin Amechi Okeke;Daniel Francis;Jong Kyu Kim
    • Nonlinear Functional Analysis and Applications
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    • 제28권1호
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2023
  • Our aim in this paper is to give some new proofs to fixed point theorems due to Abdou [1] for mappings satisfying Reich type contractions in modular metric spaces. We removed the restriction that ω satisfies the ∆2-type condition imposed on the results of [1]. Furthermore, Lemma 2.6 of [1] which was crucial in the proofs of the results of [1] is not needed in the proofs of our results. Our method of proof is simpler and interesting.

Single piles under cyclic lateral loads - Full scale tests and numerical modelling

  • Hocine Haouari;Ali Bouafia
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • 제32권1호
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    • pp.21-34
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    • 2023
  • In order to analyze the effect of the cyclic lateral loading on the response of a pile-soil system, a full-scale single steel pile was subjected to one-way cyclic loading. The test pile was driven into a bi-layered soil consisting of a normally consolidated saturated clay overlying a silty sandy layer, the site being submerged by water up to one meter above the mudline in order to reproduce the conditions of an offshore pile foundation. The aim of this paper is to present the main results of interpretation of the cyclic lateral tests in terms of pile deflections, bending moment, and cyclic P-Y curves. From these latter an absolute secant reaction modulus EAS,N was derived and a simple calculation model of the test single pile is proposed based on this modulus. Two applications of the proposed model are carried out, one with a 2D finite element modelling, and the second with a load transfer curves-based method.

Study of the fracture behavior of different structures by the extended finite element method (X-FEM)

  • Zagane Mohammed El Sallah;Moulgada Abdelmadjid;Sahli Abderahmane;Baltach Abdelghani;Benouis Ali
    • Advances in materials Research
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    • 제12권4호
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    • pp.273-286
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    • 2023
  • The fracture mechanics make it possible to characterize the behavior with cracking of structures using parameters quantifiable in the sense of the engineer, in particular the stress field, the size of the crack, and the resistance to cracking of the material. Any structure contains defects, whether they were introduced during the production of the part (machining or molding defects for example). The aim of this work is to determine numerically by the finite element method the stress concentration factor Kt of a plate subjected to a tensile loading containing a lateral form defect with different sizes: a semicircle of different radii, a notch with different opening angles and a crack of different lengths. The crack propagation is then determined using the extended finite element technique (X-FEM). The modeling was carried out using the ABAQUS calculation code.

Analgesic Effect of Syneilesis aconitifolia Maxim. Extract on Animal Pain Model

  • Gil-Hyun Lee
    • 대한의생명과학회지
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    • 제29권3호
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    • pp.152-158
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    • 2023
  • The aim of this study is to investigate the analgesic effects of Syneilesis aconitifolia Maxim. extract (SAM). We evaluated analgesic effects of SAM on animal pain model. Male SD rats were administered intra-orally with SAM according to prescribed dosage. During 7 days. After 7 days later, serum TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 levels were measured by ELISA. In our experiment, administration of SAM decreased IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α and PGE2 level in serum. Furthermore, it was confirmed that allodynia was relieved in evaluation of pain behavior. It was confirmed that administration of SAM reduces nociceptive pain by reducing nociceptive stimuli by acting as an anti-inflammatory drug.

연구실 점검 및 진단 대가기준에 관한 연구 (A Study on Pricing Criteria of the Laboratory Safety Inspection and Diagnosis)

  • 이종호
    • 한국안전학회지
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    • 제33권5호
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    • pp.170-176
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    • 2018
  • Laboratory inspection and diagnosis is a means of investigating and assessing various hazards or the state of research equipment in a laboratory, then taking appropriate safety measures to prevent accidents and injury. In many cases, laboratory inspection and diagnosis carried out by agencies are performed in a perfunctory manner that only barely satisfies the legal requirements. The aim of the present study is to provide clearly established pricing criteria for laboratory inspection and diagnosis, so as to prevent recurrence of laboratory accidents and to establish a safe laboratory environment. In order to clarify previously unclear matters, such as the lower limit for bids submitted by laboratory inspection and diagnosis agencies, technical manpower requirements, and number of laboratories inspected and diagnosed per day, a questionnaire survey was administered to agency personnel. First, when asked what the lower limit for bids submitted by agencies should be in order to improve reliability of inspection and diagnosis results and make up for the shortcomings of the lowest-bidder-wins system, 85.5% of respondents answered that the lower limit for bids should stand at no lower than 90% of the estimated price. The level of technical expertise among the technical personnel committed to laboratory inspection and diagnosis was shown to impact the reliability of results, and questionnaire results indicated a need to vary technical expertise levels depending on the degree of hazard, substances handled, and equipment used in a given laboratory. Level of technical expertise(67.1%) and number of personnel(52.6%) were shown to have a greater impact on reliability of diagnosis than on reliability of inspection. According to the results, it is determined that three persons(specialist, advanced and intermediate) should be committed to inspections, while four persons(professional, specialist, advanced and intermediate) should be committed to diagnoses. The respondents indicated a larger number of laboratories could be inspected than diagnosed per day. This can be attributed to differences in the amount of work each task involves, and the time each task takes. Assuming a six-hour work day not counting transportation, paperwork and rest, it is thought that inspection of up to 36 laboratories will be possible if each laboratory is assigned no more than 10 minutes(34.7%), while up to 24 laboratories could be inspected and diagnosed if each laboratory is assigned 15 to 20 minutes(35.1%).

Ginsenoside Rb1 attenuates methamphetamine (METH)-induced neurotoxicity through the NR2B/ERK/CREB/BDNF signalings in vitro and in vivo models

  • Yang, Genmeng;Li, Juan;Peng, Yanxia;Shen, Baoyu;Li, Yuanyuan;Liu, Liu;Wang, Chan;Xu, Yue;Lin, Shucheng;Zhang, Shuwei;Tan, Yi;Zhang, Huijie;Zeng, Xiaofeng;Li, Qi;Lu, Gang
    • Journal of Ginseng Research
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    • 제46권3호
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    • pp.426-434
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    • 2022
  • Aim: This study investigates the effects of ginsenoside Rb1 (GsRb1) on methamphetamine (METH)-induced toxicity in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells and METH-induced conditioned place preference (CPP) in adult Sprague-Dawley rats. It also examines whether GsRb1 can regulate these effects through the NR2B/ERK/CREB/BDNF signaling pathways. Methods: SH-SY5Y cells were pretreated with GsRb1 (20 mM and 40 mM) for 1 h, followed by METH treatment (2 mM) for 24 h. Rats were treated with METH (2 mg/kg) or saline on alternating days for 10 days to allow CPP to be examined. GsRb1 (5, 10, and 20 mg/kg) was injected intraperitoneally 1 h before METH or saline. Western blot was used to examine the protein expression of NR2B, ERK, P-ERK, CREB, P-CREB, and BDNF in the SH-SY5Y cells and the rats' hippocampus, nucleus accumbens (NAc), and prefrontal cortex (PFC). Results: METH dose-dependently reduced the viability of SH-SY5Y cells. Pretreatment of cells with 40 µM of GsRb1 increased cell viability and reduced the expression of METH-induced NR2B, p-ERK, p-CREB and BDNF. GsRb1 also attenuated the expression of METH CPP in a dose-dependent manner in rats. Further, GsRb1 dose-dependently reduced the expression of METH-induced NR2B, p-ERK, p-CREB, and BDNF in the PFC, hippocampus, and NAc of rats. Conclusion: GsRb1 regulated METH-induced neurotoxicity in vitro and METH-induced CPP through the NR2B/ERK/CREB/BDNF regulatory pathway. GsRb1 could be a therapeutic target for treating METH-induced neurotoxicity or METH addiction.

장애인기업의 경쟁력 향상을 위한 정책방안에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Policy for Competitive Advantage of Disability Firm)

  • 원준호;송수정;강경식
    • 대한안전경영과학회지
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    • 제11권2호
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    • pp.27-32
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    • 2009
  • Supports the activity of the disability firm the policy which is active for is unsatisfactory. The positive promotes the activity of the disability firm from the research which sees and raises presents the politic plans for the competitive power improvement of the disability firm the fact that the economic social positions of the disabled person and with the aim.

기계화 경작로의 포장공법 개발(지반공학) (Development of Pavement method for Farm Roads)

  • 송창섭;리신호;오무영;성찬용
    • 한국농공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국농공학회 2000년도 학술발표회 발표논문집
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    • pp.431-437
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    • 2000
  • The aim of the work described in this paper is to develope a pavement method for farm road. To this ends, a series of material test are conducted on in-situ soil which was mixed additives-coarse aggregate, polypropylene fiber, excellent soil compound etc. With the laboratory test results, in-situ pavement test was conducted during two years. The serious problem of the pavement is not appeared up to this time. And the measurement of field data is continued presently. The majority merits of this pavement method is low cost and using environmental materials.

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