Amorphous In-Ga-Zn-O (a-IGZO) thin film transistors (TFTs) with a coplanar structure were fabricated to investigate the feasibility of their potential application in large size organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). Drain currents, used as functions of the gate voltages for the TFTs, showed the output currents had slight differences in the saturation region, just as the output currents of the etch stopper TFTs did. The maximum difference in the threshold voltages of the In-Ga-Zn-O (a-IGZO) TFTs was as small as approximately 0.57 V. After the application of a positive bias voltage stress for 50,000 s, the values of the threshold voltage of the coplanar structure TFTs were only slightly shifted, by 0.18 V, indicative of their stability. The coplanar structure TFTs were embedded in OLEDs and exhibited a maximum luminance as large as 500 nits, and their color gamut satisfied 99 % of the digital cinema initiatives, confirming their suitability for large size and high resolution OLEDs. Further, the image density of large-size OLEDs embedded with the coplanar structure TFTs was significantly enhanced compared with OLEDs embedded with conventional TFTs.

서필리핀분지는 필리핀해판 서쪽 그리고 유라시아판에 위치한 한반도의 남쪽에 위치하여 류큐해구를 경계로 두 고 있는 해양 분지이다. 이 분지는 전체 필리핀 판의 절반정도의 크기이며 류큐해구, 필리핀해구를 경계로 유라시아판 하부로 섭입 중이다. 이 분지의 25-50%가 이미 섭입되었고, 분지 남쪽의 경우 연구가 거의 이루어지지 않아 현재까지 분지의 진화과정 해석에 대하여 크게 논란 중에 있다. 이러한 논란을 해소하기 위해 서필리핀분지의 진화과정을 고해상 도 다중빔음향측심자료 분석을 통해 확인하였다. 판의 확장과정에서 생성되는 비변환불연속 구조(Non-Transform Discontinuity)는 일반적으로 중앙해령과 수직한 방향으로 생성되는 변환단층 경계와 유사하지만 지각아래 맨틀대류 변 화에 의한 마그마공급 불균형으로 해령분절에 변위가 생기며 만들어진다. 고해상도 해저지형도를 제작하여 분석한 결과, 해령전파에 의한 비변환불연속 구조가 크게 발달한 것과 전반적인 심해언덕의 주향이 해령에서 멀어질수록 E-W방향에 서 NNW-SSE방향으로 변화하는 것을 확인하였다. 분지 확장 초기에 아마미-산카쿠 분지가 현재의 위치에서 90도 시계 방향으로 회전된 상태로 팔라우분지와 인접해 있다가 분지의 확장이 시작되면서 민다나오 파쇄대를 경계로 팔라우분지 와 분리되어 반시계 방향의 회전열개로 확장을 한 것으로 여겨진다. 또한 분지 내 비변환불연속 구조는 ENE-WSW 방 향에서 N-S 방향으로 급격한 확장방향의 변화와 동시에 필리핀해판의 드리프트(drift)로 인한 갑작스러운 마그마 공급 변화로 형성될 수 있음을 지시한다. 팔라우분지는 WPB의 남쪽 일부로 간주되었으나, 최근의 연구에 따르면 독립적인 시스템으로 확장한 것으로 밝혀졌다. 퇴적층과 지각의 두께 등 여러 단서들이 팔라우분지가 WPB 확장 이전에 이미 존 재했을 가능성을 시사하고 있으나 분지의 진화과정은 여전히 논란이 많다. 서필리핀분지와 필리핀해판의 정확한 진화과 정을 이해하기 위해서 팔라우 분지의 연대와 확장 진화에 대한 연구가 필요하다. 본 연구는 고해상도 다중빔음향측심자 료 분석을 통해 서필리핀분지의 진화과정에 대한 새로운 정보를 제공하였다. 이러한 정보는 서필리핀분지와 필리핀해판 의 정확한 진화과정을 이해하는 데 중요한 역할을 할 것으로 기대된다.

Reported positive ion fragmentation of phenolic acid derivatives in rice (Oryza sativa L.) were summarized based on the literature. A total of eight phenolic acids (4 derivatives of ferulic acid, 3 derivatives of sinapic acid and p-coumaric acid) were isolated and identified from rice (raw and steamed) using UPLC-DAD-QToF/MS. Results revealed that 6-O-feruloylsurose was the major component with 3'-O-sinapoylsucorse being tentatively identified in Oryza sativa L. for the first time as a new hydroxycinnamoyl derivative in rice grains. In our study, raw brown rice had the highest phenolic acid contents with Samkwang showing higher phenolic acid content than Saeilmi and Sindongjin (12.41 vs. 7.89 and 3.10 mg/100 g dry weight, respectively). Of all varieties, brown rice had higher phenolic acid contents than white rice. These contents decreased considerably when rice was steamed whereas, p-coumaric acid and ferulic acid contents were increased. Additionally, contents of rice (raw and steamed) can be used as a fundamental report for new rice varieties.

Engineered Barrier Systems (EBS) are a key element of deep geological repositories (DGR) and play an important role in safely isolating radioactive materials from the ecosystem. In the environment of a DGR, gases can be generated due to several factors, including canister corrosion. If the gas production rate exceeds the diffusion rate, pore pressures may increase, potentially inducing structural deterioration that impairs the function of the buffer material. Therefore, understanding the hydraulic-mechanical behavior of EBS due to gas generation is essential for evaluating the longterm stability of DGR. This study employed X-ray computed tomography (CT) technology to observe cracks created inside the buffer material after laboratory-scale gas injection experiments. After CT scanning, we identified cracks more clearly using an image analysis method based on machine learning techniques, enabling us to examine internal crack patterns caused by gas injection. In the samples observed in this study, no cracks were observed penetrating the entire buffer block, and it was confirmed that most cracks were created through the radial surface of the block. This is similar to the results observed in the LASGIT field experiment in which the paths of the gas migration were observed through the interface between the container and the buffer material. This study confirmed the applicability of high-resolution X-ray CT imaging and image analysis techniques for qualitative analysis of internal crack patterns and cracks generated by gas breakthrough phenomena. This is expected to be used as basic data and crack analysis techniques in future research to understand gas migration in the buffer material.

When shooting an object with a microscope, the size of the object is large, so it may not be captured on one screen, or the results may not be good due to dust. It is intended to provide a high-resolution image photographing method and correction method using Photoshop 5.0 program. In particular, when the object is large, a method of synthesizing after split photographing when it is not visible on one screen during micrographing will be provided. In addition, when the background is dark, a background color correction method and a color correction method after imaging are also provided. The photographing method and correction method are presented based on Lepidoptera, Diptera, and Coleoptera. The high-resolution images were taken using Nikon D500 16-80mm VR Kit or Leica M205C, Dhyana400DC.

We observed the symbiotic star AG Dra for a total of 61 nights between April 2004 and December 2021 using the 1.8-m telescope and the high-resolution Echelle spectrograph BOES at the Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory and obtained 355 frames of spectroscopic data to investigate the variations in its spectral lines. Overnight short-term and long-term changes in prominent emission lines are examined. No short-term changes are found in the line profiles. However, the peak intensity of the Hα emission line exhibits very small variation. In the long-term period, many emission lines including He I λ5875, λ6678, λ7065 and Fe II λ5018 are found to vary reflecting the symbiotic outburst activities. It is noted that He II λ4686 and Raman-scattered O VI λ6830, λ7088 are exceptions, where no significant variations are discernible. One of the noticeable lines is the λ5018 line. Its appearance and disappearance pattern are different from other emission lines, and the line is found to appear in outburst states. The Hα and Hβ lines remain very similar in our spectroscopic monitoring campaign.

Two tree frogs, Dryophytes suweonensis and Dryophytes japonicus, inhabiting Korea, are morphologically similar and share the same habitats. Therefore, they are identified mainly through their calls, especially for males. Dryophytes suweonensis is registered as an endangered (IUCN: EN grade) and protected species in South Korea. Thus, it is necessary to develop a method to rapidly identify and discriminate the two species and establish efficient protection and restoration plans. We identified significant genetic variation between them by sequencing a maternallyinherited mitochondrial 12S ribosomal DNA region. Based on the sequence data, we designed a pair of primers containing 7 bp differences for high resolution melting (HRM) analysis to rapidly and accurately characterize their genotypes. The HRM analysis using genomic DNA showed that the melting peak for D. suweonensis was 76.4±0.06°C, whereas that of D. japonicus was 75.0±0.05°C. The differential melt curve plot further showed a distinct difference between them. We also carried out a pilot test for the application of HRM analysis based on immersing D. suweonensis in distilled water for 30 min to generate artificial environmental DNA (eDNA). The results showed 1.10-1.31°C differences in the melting peaks between the two tree frog samples. Therefore, this HRM analysis is rapid and accurate in identifying two tree frogs not only using their genomic DNA but also using highly non-invasive eDNA.

풍력발전단지는 초기 투자비용이 높고 설치 후 이동이 용이하지 못하기 때문에 풍력발전단지 설계 과정에서 해당 지역의 생 산 가능 자원량을 정확히 예측하는 것이 필수적이다. 많은 연구자들이 풍력에너지 발전량을 예측하기 위해 수치기상예보(Numerical Weather Prediction, NWP) 방법으로부터 얻은 장기간 기상데이터를 활용한다. 하지만 NWP 방법은 국지적 지형지물과 표면조도가 풍 황에 미치는 영향을 충분히 고려하지 못한다는 한계점이 존재하여 대부분의 육상풍력발전단지가 지형이 복잡한 산간지역에 설치되어 있는 한국에서 활용하기에 적합하지 않다. 이에 NWP 방법을 통해 얻어진 장기간 기상데이터를 전산유체역학(Computational Fluid Dynamics, CFD)의 경계조건으로 활용하여 지형지물과 표면조도의 영향을 고려하여 축소함으로써 공간해상도를 100m 급으로 고해상 도화 하였다.