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Parameter Identification for the Tractor Dynamic Model by use of a Forced Vibration Experiment

  • R.Noguchi;O.Kinoshita;E.Inoue;Na, K.kano
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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    • 1993.10a
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    • pp.1117-1126
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    • 1993
  • Physical parameters in the forward direction of the tractor , which mainly affects the vibration characteristics of the tractor dynamic model, were able to be identified in a short time by using the Gauss-Newton method with extremum searching based on the data obtained from a forced vibration experiment. It was clarified that a period for the updating of the parameter estimates method has effects on the convergence accuracy of identification for the spring constant in the forward direction of the tractor.

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A Study on Collaborative Visualization Framework for Multiple Tiled Displays (다중 타일드 디스플레이 간의 협업 가시화 프레임워크 연구)

  • Kim, Seokhwan;Kim, Minyoung;Park, Heechan;Cho, Yongjoo;Park, Kyoung Shin
    • Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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    • 2009.04a
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    • pp.242-245
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    • 2009
  • 현재 대형 디스플레이는 여러 공공장소에 설치되어 장소의 목적에 맞는 정보를 제공한다. 이러한 대형 디스플레이는 가까운 미래에 더욱 많은 장소에 비치되어 사용될 것으로 기대된다. 또한 사용자와의 인터랙션을 통해 개인화된 정보를 제공하거나 원격지에 위치한 디스플레이 간의 상호작용도 가능할 것으로 보인다. 최근 대형 디스플레이로 고해상도의 타일드 디스플레이가 관심을 끌고 있다. 그러나 타일드 디스플레이는 분산 환경 시스템을 사용하므로 소프트웨어 개발의 복잡도가 높다. 본 논문에서는 분산환경의 타일드 디스플레이의 응용프로그램과 타일드 디스플레이들 간의 사용자 인터랙션을 통한 협업을 지원하는 확장된 iTILE 프레임워크를 살펴보고, 시스템 구조와 실험결과를 분석한다.

A review of Magnetic Refrigeration Technology

  • Jeong S.;Numazawa T.;Rowe A.
    • Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2006
  • This paper reviews the magnetic refrigeration technology that is a novel cooling method utilizing magnetic field to obtain low temperature. The key component of the refrigeration is a novel magnetic refrigerant which should possess sufficiently large magneto-caloric effect so that a pseudo-Carnot magnetic refrigeration cycle can cover reasonably large temperature span. Otherwise, a regenerative concept should be employed to expand the temperature span of the refrigeration cycle. There is a growing interest in magnetic refrigeration as a viable refrigeration technology not only for cryogenics as well as room temperature range. This paper covers historical developments, fundamental concepts, key components, application classification, and recent research trend of magnetic refrigerators.

An Induction Scheme of Fast Initiative-Evacuation Based on Social Graphs

  • Taiyo, Ichinose;Tomoya, Kawakami
    • Journal of Information Processing Systems
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.770-783
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    • 2022
  • Early evacuations reduce the damage caused by catastrophic events such as terrorism, tsunamis, heavy rains, landslides, and river floods. However, even when warnings are issued, people do not easily evacuate during these events. To shorten the evacuation time, initiative-evacuation and its executors, initiative evacuees, are crucial in inducing other evacuations. The initiative evacuees take the initiative in evacuating and call out to their surroundings. This paper proposes a fast method to induce initiative-evacuation based on social graphs. The candidates are determined in descending order of the number of links for each person. The proposed method was evaluated through simulations. The simulation results showed a significant reduction in evacuation time.

Evaluation of Pasquill Stability Class with Monin-Obukhov Length and Estimation Scheme of Stability Parameter (Pasquill 安定度階級의 評價와 安定度 Parameter 測定方法의 開發)

  • Lee, Chong Bum;Kim, Yong Goog
    • Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.168-175
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    • 1990
  • Pasquill stability class (PSC) was evaluated with Monin-Obukhov length (L) using the data observed at a height of 213m meteorological tower in Tsukuba, Japan. PSC was determined with wind speed and insolation (net radiation at night), and L was calculated with the heat flux and the friction velocity obtained at 25m by the eddy correlation method. To evaluate PSC with L, for every class of Pasquill stability (from A to F class), percentiles and median of L were used. Results show that for every class of Pasquill stability, L varies so widely that PSC does not adequately represent the atmospheric stability conditions. The scheme which estimates L using air temperature at two levels and wind speed at single level was developed. Comparison between estimated L by the scheme and observed L reveals that the scheme is better than PSC. Furthermore, the scheme is more advantageous than PSC because it uses air temperature at two levels instead of insolation which is more difficult to observe in the field than air temperature.

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Effect of a five-week high-fat diet on serum-lipid composition and LPL mRNA expression in rat skeletal muscles

  • Cheon, Wookwang;Kim, Mijin
    • Korean Journal of Exercise Nutrition
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.49-55
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    • 2013
  • Our purpose was to investigate the effect of a 5-week high-fat diet on the body weight, blood components [triglycerides (TGs), free fatty acids (FFAs), and glucose], and lipoprotein lipase (LPL) mRNA expression in the skeletal muscles of rats. Body weight increased overtime in experimental and control groups without significant differences. In terms of the blood components, the density of TG was significantly lower in the high-fat diet group compared to the control, whereas FFA and glucose levels were similar in the two groups. Although the levels of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase(GAPDH) mRNA expression were similar between the groups, LPL mRNA expression was significantly higher in the high-fat diet group than that in the control group. The results of this study suggest that a high-fat diet enhances LPL mRNA expression, as well as possibly increases fat metabolism. For a better understanding of the relationship between diet patterns and fat metabolism, further analysis of genes related to the fat metabolism is warranted.

History of the Asian Society of Abdominal Radiology

  • Byung Ihn Choi;Myeong-Jin Kim;Seung Hyup Kim;Hiromu Mori;Manabu Minami
    • Korean Journal of Radiology
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.5-14
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    • 2020
  • The history and administrative system of the Asian Society of Abdominal Radiology (ASAR) are described briefly with a focus on its academic activity, including congresses and education. ASAR is one of the three regional societies in the field of abdominal radiology, comprising approximately 2500 members from seven countries in Asia. A further increase in the numbers of members and affiliated societies is expected with the advancement of imaging technology and the distribution of radiologic equipment and knowledge. ASAR is responsible in Asia for matters of interdisciplinary collaboration in the field of abdominal radiology and has successfully represented Asia in the field of radiology.

Differences on Use of Colors before and after Color Stimulations -Two different stimuli of images by design majors and non-design majors- (색채자극 전과 후 달라진 색 사용에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Sun-Hwa;Lee, Seung-Hee
    • Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.351-356
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    • 2009
  • The study is about how the difference in education levels can affect the subjects' use of color and find out the features of the effect. This experimental study focused on the differences in color expression using the outline picture of a painting before and after being exposed to a full-color picture of the original painting. Differences between two conditions with two different stimuli were observed and the cause of the differences was analyzed based on the number of colors and the quantity of colors and composition of the colors used by the subjects. The study precedes an experiment based on how the level of education though experience can affect the use of colors. This study is focused on the various effects of color usage by children and adults who have various degrees of visual experience. In addition, the study analyzes how design majored subject differed in the use of color from non-design majored subject and compares the use of colors by the two groups. The results showed that design majored subject tended to use less coloring patterns after seeing the stimulus of the Monet picture with more colors, and included the colors from the stimuli they were exposed to. The non-design majored subject who viewed the Mondrian painting demonstrated opposite results by using less number of colors than before seeing the stimuli. In comparison to design majored subject, the variations in selected colors and the quantity of color by non-design majored subject were not consistent.

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Properties of Solar Radiation Components Reflected by the Sea Surface: - A Case of Jeju Island, South Korea - (해수면에 의해 반사된 태양복사 성분의 특성: 남한의 제주도 사례)

  • Fumichika, Uno;Hayashi, Yousay;Hwang, Soo-Jin;Kim, Hae-Dong
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.48-55
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    • 2011
  • Solar radiation components reflected by the sea surface ($R_{ss}\uparrow$) are additional energy sources comprising the solar radiation regime. Previous studies, based on observational approaches, indicated that $R_{ss}\uparrow$ is an available climatological resource. However, an estimation process for $R_{ss}\uparrow$ has not been established. In this case study over Jeju Island in South Korea, we applied a new estimation process to solar radiation modeling and discussed the spatial distribution of $R_{ss}\uparrow$ and its seasonal variation. Our results showed that the illuminated area and the intensity of $R_{ss}\uparrow$ became greatest at the winter solstice and least at the summer solstice. We estimated the illuminated area of $R_{ss}\uparrow$ as it expanded over the southern slope of Jeju Island. At the winter solstice, on a daily basis, the area and intensity of illumination by $R_{ss}\uparrow$ were $182.3km^2$ and $0.41\;MJ\;m^{-2}\;day\;{-1}$, respectively. Comparing the daily accumulative and instantaneous values of $R_{ss}\uparrow$ intensity, the difference was about 20 times greater in daily cases than in instantaneous cases. On the other hand, for instantaneous values, the $R_{ss}\uparrow$ intensity accounted for up to 33% of the three components, i.e., direct, diffuse and reflected radiation in winter solstice. In addition, it was estimated that the sea surface reflectance depended on the wind speed. Therefore, in a practical use of this revised model, wind conditions should be considered as a critical factor in estimating $R_{ss}\uparrow$.

Effects of an exercise program on health-related physical fitness and IGF-1,C-peptide, and resistin levels in obese elementary school students

  • Ha, Min-Seong;Cho, Won-Ki;Kim, Ji-Hyeon;Ha, Soo-Min;Lee, Jeong-Ah;Yook, Jang Soo;Kim, Do-Yeon
    • Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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    • v.35 no.3
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    • pp.956-962
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    • 2018
  • Childhood obesity causes a higher risk of obesity, premature death and disability in adulthood. In addition, obese children experience an increased risk of respiratory problems, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance and psychological effects. This study aimed to investigate how an exercise intervention affects health-related physical fitness and inflammatory-related blood factors in obese children after. We hypothesized that there would be positive effects on serum levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), connecting peptide(C-peptide) and resistin, as well as in muscle and cardiovascular-related physical capacities, after an exercise intervention in obese children. Thirty-seven obese children haveperformed health-related fitness tests and provided blood samples for the analysis of changes in circulating biomarkers, both before and after an 8-week exercise intervention, which includes stretching, aerobic exercise, resistance exercise and sports games. The results indicate that exercise training beneficially affects body compositions, especially percentage body fat and muscle mass, without influencing to body weight and height. The results of the physical fitness tests show that muscle and cardiovascular capacity were increased in obese children in response to exercise training. Simultaneously, the exercise training decreased circulating levels of C-peptide, which equated to a "large" effect size. Although there were no significant effects on the levels of IGF-1 and resistin, they show a "small" effect size. Therefore, our findings suggest that the exercise intervention have beneficial effects on body composition and physical fitness levels in obese children, whichmight be associated with the decline in circulating C-peptide.