• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.477-496
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• 2021

The main objective of this paper is to study vibration of sandwich open cylindrical panel with damaged core and FG face sheets based on three-dimensional theory of elasticity. The structures are made of a damaged isotropic core and two external face sheets. These skins are strengthened at the nanoscale level by randomly oriented Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and are reinforced at the microscale stage by oriented straight fibers. These reinforcing phases are included in a polymer matrix and a three-phase approach based on the Eshelby-Mori-Tanaka scheme and on the Halpin-Tsai approach, which is developed to compute the overall mechanical properties of the composite material. Three complicated equations of motion for the panel under consideration are semi-analytically solved by using 2-D differential quadrature method. Several parametric analyses are carried out to investigate the mechanical behavior of these multi-layered structures depending on the damage features, through-the-thickness distribution and boundary conditions. It is seen that for the large amount of power-law index "P", increasing this parameter does not have significant effect on the non-dimensional natural frequency parameters of the FG sandwich curved panel. Results indicate that by increasing the value of isotropic damage parameter "D" up to the unity (fully damaged core) the frequency would tend to become zero. One can dictate the fiber variation profile through the radial direction of the sandwich panel via the amount of "P", "b" and "c" parameters. It should be noticed that with increase of volume fraction of fibers, the frequency parameter of the panels does not increase necessarily, so by considering suitable amounts of power-law index "P" and the parameters "b" and "c", one can get dynamic characteristics similar or better than the isotropic limit case for laminated FG curved panels.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.466-472
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of dietary caffeine supplementation(0.033%/diet) on the plasma and liver lipid concentrations in rats. Twenty male Sprague-Dawley rats(body weight $200{\pm}10\;g$) were divided into two groups: the control group and the caffeine-supplemented group(0.033% caffeine-supplemented diet). All rats were fed an experimental diet, and deionized water was avaliable ad libitum for 6 weeks. Plasma lipid concentrations were measured with a commercial kit based on an enzymatic method, and liver lipid concentrations were measured using the Folch method. There were no significant differences in body weight gain, food intake or food efficiency ratio between the control and caffeine-supplemented group. The total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol levels as well as the AI(athrogenic index) were significantly higher in rats fed the caffeine diet(0.033%) than in those fed the control diet. There were no significant differences in the liver total cholesterol and triglyceride levels between the control and caffeine-supplemented groups. Therefore, it seems possible that caffeine(0.033 g/100 g diet) may increase the plasma lipid concentration level in growing rats.

• 한국건축친환경설비학회 논문집
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.627-640
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• 2018

Submetering electricity consumption data enables more detail input of end use components, such as lighting, plug, HVAC, and occupancy in building energy modeling. However, such an modeling efforts and results are rarely tried and published in terms of the estimation accuracy of electricity demand. In this research, actual submetering data obtained from a university building is analyzed and provided for building energy modeling practice. As alternative modeling cases, conventional modeling method (Case-1), using reference schedule per building usage, and main metering data based modeling method (Case-2) are established. Detail efforts are added to derive prototypical schedules from the metered data by introducing variability index. The simulation results revealed that Case-1 showed the largest error as we can expect. And Case-2 showed comparative error relative to Case-3 in terms of total electricity estimation. But Case-2 showed about two times larger error in CV (RMSE) in lighting energy demand due to lack of End Use consumption information.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.44-52
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• 1992

This study was conducted to evaluate the relations between alcohol intake and blood lipid level in a group of 1,138 Korean adult men, ages 20 to 69 years. Total number of each of a variety of drinks in the previous two weeks was obtained by questionnaire and converted into grams of alcohol consumed in a week. The levels of blood lipid such as Cholesterol, HDL-Cholesterol, Triglyceride and LDL-Cholesterol were examined by enzyme method. We also observed the effects of various variables such as age, body mass index, smoking, exercise and blood pressure on blood lipid level. The results obtained were as follows : 1. Average weekly alcohol intake was $129.0{\pm}167.4gm$ and that of 30-39 age group was the highest as $149.3{\pm}170.4gm$. 2. Levels of Cholesterol Triglyceride and LDL-Cholesterol tended to increase with increasing age, but level of HDL-Cholesterol showed no significant relationship with age. 3. The positive linear regressions of alcohol intake on HDL-Cholesterol and Triglyceride were noted statistically significant. 4. Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that the effect of alcohol on HDL-Cholesterol and Triglyceride was statistically significant and the contribution rates were 5.0% and 0.8%, respectively. And, in the case of HDL-Cholesterol, the alcohol intake was the most significant independent variable.

• 한국해안해양공학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.188-201
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• 2005

본 논문은 동해항 방파제를 대상으로 신뢰성 설계법을 비교하는 한 쌍의 논문의 첫 번째 부분이다. 제1부인 본 논문의 내용은 피복 블록의 안정성에 국한되며, 제 2부에서는 케이슨의 활동을 다룬다. 1980년대 중반이후 방파제에 대한 신뢰성 설계법이 본격적으로 제안되기 시작하였다. 신뢰성 설계법은 사용되는 확률적 개념의 정도에 따라 세 가지로 분류된다. Level 1 방법은 허용파괴확률에 따라 미리 계산된 부분안전계수를 이용하여 방파제를 설계하며, Level 2 방법은 하중과 저항 변수들의 정규분포를 가정하고 이들의 평균 및 표준편차로부터 신뢰도지수와 파괴확률을 계산한다. Level 3 방법은 하중과 저항 변수들에 대한 정규분포의 가정 없이 방파제 수명 동안의 누져 파괴량(예로서 피복 블록의 누적 피해)을 계산한다. 각 방법들은 서로 다른 설계 변수들을 계산하지만 이들을 모두 파괴확률로 나타내어 방법들 간의 차이를 비교할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 기존의 결정론적 방법으로 설계, 시공된 후 1987년 피해를 입었던 동해항 방파제의 피복 블록 안정성에 대하여 피해 전과 보강 후의 단면에 대해서 각각 신뢰성 해석을 수행하였다. 그 결과 피해 전 단면의 파괴확률은 허용파괴확률을 크게 초과하는 반면 보강 후 단면의 파괴확률은 이보다 매우 작아서, 피해 전과 보강 후에 각각 과소 및 과대 설계되었음을 나타냈다. 한편, 서로 다른 세 가지 신뢰성 설계법의 결과가 대체로 잘 일치함을 보임으로써 각 방법 간에 큰 차이가 없음을 확인하였다.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.927-934
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 ISDB-T (Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial) 시스템을 기반으로 한 동기 방식의 OFDM 시스템에서 방송 시스템에서 중요한 지표가 되는 SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio) 추정기를 구현하고자 한다. 다양한 SNR 추정 방법 중 복잡도가 적어 ASIC 설계에 적합한 MSE (Mean Square Error) 알고리즘을 사용하여 ISDB-T 시스템의 OFDM 세그먼트를 구성하고 있는 요소 중 방송 정보 데이터를 사용하여 SNR을 추정하는 방법과 분산 파일럿 신호를 사용하여 SNR을 추정하는 방법을 각각 RTL(Register Transfer Level)로 구현하였다. 두 방법을 이상적인 채널인 AWGN (Additive White Gaussian Noise) 채널뿐만 아니라 SFN(Single Frequency Network) 채널 및 주파수 선택적 페이딩 채널과 같이 왜곡된 채널에서 모의실험을 통해 성능을 비교하고 RTL 구현을 통해 복잡도를 비교하여 분산 파일럿 신호를 사용하여 SNR을 추정하는 방법의 성능과 구현의 용이함을 보였다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제28권1C호
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• pp.19-29
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• 2008

국내 기초구조물에 대한 하중저항계수설계법 개발의 일환으로 항타강관말뚝에 대한 신뢰성 수준을 평가하고 목표 신뢰도지수를 결정하였다. 국내 정재하시험 및 지반조사 자료를 수집하여 말뚝의 대표 측정 극한지지력을 결정하였고, 정역학적 지지력공식과 Meyerhof 경험식을 이용하여 설계 극한지지력을 산정하였다. 이들 자료의 비교 분석을 통해 저항편향계수를 산정하였다. 저항편향계수의 통계 특성을 이용하여 일차신뢰도법 및 몬테카를로 시뮬레이션에 의한 신뢰성 분석을 실시하였다. 정역학적 지지력공식은 자료의 변동성이 낮았고 Meyerhof 경험식은 내재적 보수성이 크게 나타났다. 안전율 3.0~5.0에 대한 신뢰도지수 분석 결과 정역학적 지지력공식은 1.50~2.89, Meyerhof 경험식은 1.61~2.72로 평가되었다. 신뢰성 분석 결과를 바탕으로 목표 신뢰도지수는 무리말뚝으로 시공되는 경우 2.0, 2.33을, 무리말뚝으로 시공되지 않는 경우 2.5의 값을 결정하였다.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.58-66
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• 2005

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the patterns of activities of daily living (ADL) functional status and to examine the relationships between sense of coherence(SOC), depression, and uncertainty in gynecologic cancer patients who were receiving chemotherapy. Method: A prospective, longitudinal design with repeated measures was utilized. Women reported depression, SOC, and uncertainty at the beginning of the first cycle of chemotherapy, and they recorded ADL functional status everyday for two consecutive treatment cycles. the The instruments used were the Karnofsky Performance Status Index, Orientation to Life Questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory, and Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale-Adult Form. Result: Data from 42 women showed that the ADL functional status during the second cycle was better than that of the first cycle with significant improvement each week. However, it did not completely recover to the baseline level even three weeks after the treatment ended in both cycles. SOC was correlated with depression(r=-.64, p<.001) and uncertainty(r=-.62, p<.001). Uncertainty was related to depression (r=.66, p<.001) and to functional status during the second cycle(r=-.45, p<.05), while the scores of the functional status during the two cycles were not related. Conclusion: Changing patterns and level of functional status during the treatment phase would be useful information for cancer patients to prepare coping strategies for positive health outcomes.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.19-27
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• 2015

Purpose: A system to measure the visibility of agricultural tractor operators was designed and evaluated according to ISO standards, and a blind area diagram around the tested tractor was created based on the manual method recommended by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Methods: A visibility measurement system was designed and evaluated based on the ISO 5006 and ISO 5721-1 standards. Two bulbs used to simulate the operator's eyes were mounted on a bar with a supporting frame. A wooden frame was used to determine the seat index point position. The 12-m visibility test circle was divided into six sectors of vision, and the test tractor was placed at the center of the circle. Artificial light was supplied in the darkened environment, and shadow or masking effects were measured manually around the 12-m circle. Results: When the bulbs were placed at the operator's eye level, front visibility was good; no masking was found in the "A" vision sector, but larger masking widths were found in the "B" and "C" vision sectors. Since the masking width exceeded 700 mm, additional tests, such as movement of the light sources to both sides of the operator's eye level, were performed. Less than six masking effects were found in the semi-circle of vision to the front, and more than one masking was found in the "B" and "C" visual fields. The minimum distance between the centers of two masking effects exceeded 2500 mm when measured as a chord on the semi-circle of vision. A blind area diagram was created to define the exact nature of the blind spots and mirror visibility. Conclusions: Visibility evaluation is an effective way to enable proper and safe operation for agricultural tractor operators. Inclusion of this visibility evaluation test in the general testing process might aid tractor manufacturers.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.53-54
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• 2006

The main purpose of tunnel ventilation system is to maintain CO pollutant and VI (visibility index) under an adequate level to provide drivers with safe driving condition. Moreover, it is necessary to minimize power consumption used to operate ventilation system. To achieve the objectives, the control algorithm used in this research is reinforcement teaming (RL) method. RL is a goal-directed teaming of a mapping from situations to actions. The goal of RL is to maximize a reward which is an evaluative feedback from the environment. Constructing the reward of the tunnel ventilation system, two objectives listed above are included. RL algorithm based on actor-critic architecture and natural gradient method is adopted to the system. Also, the recursive least-squares (RLS) is employed to the learning process to improve the efficiency of the use of data. The simulation results performed with real data collected from existing tunnel are provided in this paper. It is confirmed that with the suggested controller, the pollutant level inside the tunnel was well maintained under allowable limit and the performance of energy consumption was improved compared to conventional control scheme.