This paper deals with rescheduling on unrelated parallel-machines with compressible processing times, assuming that the arrival of a set of new jobs triggers rescheduling. It formulates this rescheduling problem as an assignment problem with a side constraint and proposes a heuristic to solve it. Computational tests evaluate the efficacy of the heuristic.

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect on quality characteristics of grass-fed cow’s milk (GM) and conventional feed-fed cow’s milk (CM) with various conditions of non-thermal high-pressure processing (HPP) sterilization process. The sterilized GM and CM stored at 5℃ and 10℃ for 14 days and their quality characteristics during storage was evaluated. The pH and titratable acidity changes of HPP sterilized milk were maintained acceptable level 6.7-6.8, 0.14-0.16%, respectively. HPP sterilization was efficient in the reduction of total bacterial population to decrease the level of 4-7 Log CFU/ml compare to those of unsterilized control milk, and coliform bacteria was not detected in the HPP sterilized milk. Non-thermal HPP sterilization processing was not affected milk fatty acid composition compare to those of low temperature long time process (LTLT) sterilized milk. GM has lower ratio of n-3:n-6 unsaturated fatty acid level than those of CM. In the sensory evaluation of GM and commercial milk products, overall consumer acceptance of HPP sterilized GM was higher than CM and LTLT commercial product. In conclusion, the effects of HPP was comparable with conventional LTLT sterilization process to control undesirable microorganism in the milk products with minumal nutritional and chemical changes.

In this paper, we study the calculation for the fracture area of the composite material specimens using digital image processing techniques. This study was able to calculate the area of the fracture region through the main operation step 7 on the basis of improved image. To extract the area in the original image, we have to use opening operation, close operation, the Hit-or-Miss operation and Bottom hat filter, Top hat filter, etc. In particular, to extract the area of the composite specimen discussed in this study, we have to use the combination of the operations and filters because it is non-isotropic material, or should develop a new algorithm based on it.

The effect of Al content on the processing of reaction-bonded Al2O3 (RBAO) ceramics using 40v/o ~ 80v/o Al- Zn-Mg alloy powder was studied in order to improve traditional RBAO ceramic processes that use ~ 40v/o pure Al powder. The influence of high Al content in starting Al2O3-Al alloy powder mixtures on its particulate characteristics, reaction-bonding, microstructure, physical and mechanical properties was revealed. Starting Al2O3-Al alloy powder mixtures with 40v/o ~ 80v/o Al alloy powder were milled, reaction-bonded, post-sintered, and characterized. With an increasing Al alloy content, the milling efficiency of Al alloy powder was lowered, resulting in a larger particle size after milling. However, in spite of the larger particle size of Al alloy powder, the oxidation, i.e., reaction-bonding, of the Al alloy was successfully completed via solid and liquid state oxidation, in which the activation energy of the oxidation was nearly the same regardless of Al alloy content. After reaction-bonding and post-sintering at 1600 oC, RBAO ceramics from 80v/o Al alloy content showed a relative density of ~97% and a flexural strength of 251 MPa compared to ~ 96% and 353 MPa for RBAO ceramics from 40v/o Al alloy content, respectively. The lower flexural strength at 80v/o Al alloy content was due to the weak spinel phase that formed from Zn, Mg alloying elements in Al.

In this paper, we study the calculation for the fracture area of the tension specimens using digital image processing techniques. This study was able to calculate the area of the fracture region on the basis of improved image. To extract the area in the original image, we have to use opening operation, close operation, the Hit-or-Miss operation and Bottom hat filter, Top hat filter, etc. In particular, to extract the area of the composite specimen discussed in this study, we have to use the combination of the operations and filters because it is non-isotropic material, or should develop a new algorithm based on it.

For increase the game speed, game systems apply a multi-threading. The popularization of multi-core system accelerates multi-threading also. Multi-threading brings high performance, but this is not ease to apply the game logic. Because many multi-core system share the memory, if two or more threads access the same memory region, they can be conflicted. Multi-threading uses Lock method to prevent the conflict, but Lock method reduces the performance. For increase the performance, programmer can use Lock-Free method. In this case, we found strange phenomenon that Lock-Free queue operates incorrectly, and this phenomenon has been accelerated by number of threads. In this study, we analyzed the input output of the Lock-Free Queue in multi-core system.

Numerous experiments have demonstrated that infrared thermographic methods are effective for detection of subsurface defects in the materials. The response of the material to the thermal stimulus is dependent on the existence of subsurface defects and their features. In order to obtain the information about defects, the material’s response to the thermal stimulus is studied. In this study, image processing was applied to infrared thermography images to detect defects in metals that were widely used in industrial fields. When analyzing experimental data from infrared thermographic testing, thermal images were often not appropriate. Thus, four point method was used for processing of every pixel of thermal images using MATLAB program for quantitative evaluation of defect detection and characterization which increased the infrared non-destructive testing capabilities since subtle defects signature became apparent..

This study examined how L2 learners of English process morphologically complex words (e.g., bareness) and psuedowords (e.g.,*boilness) to investigate if the L2 processing of derivational morphology is subject to critical period effects. It has been claimed that native speakers rely on procedural memory to process morphologically complex words, while L2 learners tend to utilize declarative memory to process them (Ullman, 2001, 2004, 2005). According to Ullman, L2 learners’ reliance on declarative memory for processing morphologically complex words is due to maturational changes in procedural memory. Two related experiments with a masked priming lexical decision task were conducted with two groups of Korean learners: early and late L2 learners. With regard to the results, early L2 learners showed stem priming effects for morphologically related prime-target pairs, which is indicative of morphological decomposition. On the other hand, late L2 learners did not provide any evidence of stem priming, indicating that they might have processed the morphologically complex word/pseudoword as a whole unit. These data suggest that the L2 processing of late learners is different from that of early learners.

This study was performed to determine the total anthocyanin contents, DPPH radical scavenging activity, and SODlike activity of extracted anthocyanins from Bokbunja for analyzing the optimal conditions of enzyme treatment by response surface methodology (RSM) based on three factors: concentration of Pectinex Ultra SP-L, reaction temperature, and reaction time. The optimal enzyme treatment conditions of Pectinex Ultra SP-L concentration, reaction temperature, reaction time, and overall desirability by analysis of multiple response surface methodology with the same weighed value of each dependent variable were 0.5 mL/100 L, 20oC, 2 hr, and 0.63, respectively. Total anthocyanin content, DPPH radical scavenging activity, and SOD-like activity of the conditions stated above were 5.2 mg/ 100 g, 61.3% and 30.5%, respectively. Meanwhile, those of the control were 1.1 mg/100 g, 11.8% and 1.1%, respectively.method.

NiAl2O4 nanoparticle was synthesized by a reverse micelle processing for inorganic pigment. N (NO3)2·6H2O and Al(NO3)3·9H2O were used for the precursor in order to synthesize NiAl2O4 nanoparticles. The aqueous solution, which consisted of a mixing molar ratio of Ni/Al, was 1:2 and heat treated at 800~1100 oC for 2h. The average size and distribution of synthesized NiAl2O4 powders are in the range of 10-20 nm and narrow, respectively. The average size of the synthesized NiAl2O4 powders increased with an increasing water-to-surfactant molar ratio and heating temperature. The crystallinity of synthesized NiAl2O4 powder increased with an increasing heating temperature. The synthesized NiAl2O4 powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis(XRD), a field emission scanning electron microscop (FE-SEM), and a color spectrophotometer. The properties of synthesized powders were affected as a function such as a molar ratio and heating temperature. Results indicate that synthesis using a reverse miclle processing is a favorable process to obtain NiAl2O4 spinels at low temperatures. The procedure performed suggests that this new synthesis route for producing these oxides has the advantage of being fast and simple. Colorimetric coordinates indicate that the pigments obtained exhibit blue colors.

목 적 : 생체부분간이식(Living Doners Liver Transplantation. 이하 LDLT)에서 간 공여자가 수술 전에 검사하는 자기공명췌담관조영술(Magnetic Resonance Cholangio Pancreatograpy, MRCP)은 T2효과를 높여 간 담도내의 해부학적 구조물을 잘 관찰하기 위한 검사이다. 이에 본 논문에서는 간 좌우엽으로 연결되는 hepatic ducts의 구조를 3D-MRCP post-processing함으로 그 유용성을 알아 보고자 한다. 대상 및 방법 : 2013년 12월부터 2014년 2월까지 본원에 간 공여자로 내원한 환자 총50명(남자:29명 여자:21명, 평균나이:29.6세)을 대상으로 하였다. 영상은 2D-MRCP 4 cm 두께의 radial (oblique coronal) & oblique axial projection image 얻고, 3D-MRCP는 respiration-triggering sequence로 source images 1㎜를, GE Workstation (AW volumeshare 4.6)에서 3D기법 중 MIP(Maximum Intensity Projection)와 VR(Volume-rendered)으로 간담관에 평행하게 Slabs와 angle 주어 oblique coronal로 재구성한 후, oblique coronal image plane에서 double angle을 주어 hepatic ducts 잘 보이도록 방사선사 1명이 영상처리했다. 평가방법은 정성적 분석으로 biliary track와 hepatic ducts의 해부학적 구조와 명확도를 2D-MRCP와 3D-MRCP 영상처리 image를 비교하여 방사선과 전문의 2명이 판독했다. 결 과 : 3D-MRCP는 영상처리 시 다양한 slabs 두께로 coronal oblique MIP image에서 double angle 주면 좌우 간담관분지를 찾을 수 있었다. 3D-MRCP와 2D-MRCP의 영상처리 데이터를 비교했을 때, 2건(4%) 간담관의 해부학적 구조가 다르게 나타났고, 15건(30%) 명확한 해부학적 구조를 확정하는데 도움이 되었다. 결 론 : 간 공여자의 간담관 Type은 다양하고 복잡하기 때문에 영상처리 시 주의가 필요하다. 각 공여자마다 간담관의 구조, 길이, 굵기 및 간실질의 대조도 분해능이 다르기 때문에 적당한 slabs angle를 적용해야 한다. 3D MRCP post-processing은 LDLT 수술을 계획하는 외과의에게 정확한 정보를 제공하므로 간 공여자의 안전과 수술시간 단축에 기여할 수 있으리라 사료된다.

In our country, the number of coffee shops has steadily increased, reaching approximately 15,000 in 2013 from 1,254 in 2006. Adding to increase of coffee shops, customers' preference of roasted beans and extraction to ready-made coffee or instant coffee has lead to rapid expansion of roasted coffee market. In this study, the semi-rotating fluidized bed roaster prototype to reduce LPG consumption of the existing 60kg class large rotating fluidized bed roaster has been designed and retrofitted. In addition to the roaster prototype, processing system consist of bean automatic feeding equipment, debris sorting device, cooling device, cyclone collector, main control system etc. was developed. Also, the authors carrying out many measurements and tests such as LPG consumption, bean transfer time, debris sorting rate, cooling time and temperature, chaff collection rate for the various cases. As a result, the authors found that the semi-rotating fluidized bed roaster prototype can not only reduce LPG consumption, green bean transfer time, cooling time and temperature but also improve debris sorting rate, chaff collection rate of during coffee roasting

Macroporous ceramics with tailored pore size and shape could be used for well-established and emerging applications, such as molten metal filtration, biomaterial, catalysis, thermal insulation, hot gas filtration and diesel particulate filters. In these applications, unique properties of porous materials were required which could be achieved through the incorporation of macro-pores into ceramics. In this article, we reviewed the main processing techniques which can be used for the fabrication of macroporous ceramics with tailored microstructure. Partial sintering, replica templates, sacrificial fugutives, and direct foaming techniques was described here and compared in terms of microstructures and mechanical properties that could be achieved. The main focus was given to the direct foaming technique which was simple and versatile approach that allowed the fabrication of macro-porous ceramics with tailored features and properties.

People have been concerned about mercury emissions for decades because of the extreme toxicity, persistence, and bioaccumulation of methyl Hg transformed from emitted Hg. This paper presents an overview of research related to mercury control technology and identifies areas requiring additional research and development. It critically reviews measured mercury emissions progress in the development of promising control technologies. This review provides useful information to scientists and engineers in this field.

가공조건 차이에 따른 한방차의 성분변화를 분석한 결과, 팽화공정 처리한 것은 볶음공정을 한 것보다 조회분, 수분, 조단백질, 고형분 용출율이 증가하였으며 조지방은 소폭 감소하였다. 벤조피렌 [B(α)P]함량은 0.35 ppb에서 0.18 ppb로 크게 감소하였다. 전체적으로 심한 열처리 과정이 없는데도 불구하고 B(α)P 이 검출된 이유는 식품 중 B(α)P 는 주로 음식을 조리, 가공할 때 식품의 주성분인 탄수화물, 단백질, 지방 등이 열분해 되어 생성되기 때문이다. 한방차에서 맛, 향, 색상 모두 큰 차이를 보이지 않으나 다소 텁텁한 느낌이 강하고, 시큼한 맛이 강하여 선호도를 떨어뜨리는 것으로 나타났다.

본 연구에서는 곤약 가공을 위한 응고제와 침지액을 선정하고, 침지액 농도에 따른 식중독균에 대한 항균 활성을 확인하였다. 응고제 종류에 따른 곤약의 응고시간별 물성 변화는 응고액의 종류에 관계없이 응고시간이 진행될수록 경도, 검성 및 씹힘성이 증가하였다. 응고제 종류에 따른 곤약의 무기질 함량은 응고제가 Ca(OH)2일 경우, NaOH를 이용한 곤약보다 유의적으로 높은 Ca 함량을 나타내었으며, 응고제가 NaOH일 경우에는 Ca(OH)2보다 유의적으로 높은 Na 함량을 나타내었다. Mg와 P의 경우에는 응고제의 종류에 따른 유의적 차이는 보이지 않았다. 관능검사에서 색, 향, 맛, 조직감 및 전반적인 기호도는 응고제의 종류에 따른 유의적 차이는 없었다. 곤약의 제조과정 중 식중독균인 Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli, Salmonella typhimurium을 접종하여 Ca(OH)2 농도에 따른 항균 활성을 본 결과, 1.0×10－4 N 용액에 저장한 곤약이 가장 항균 활성이 적었으며, 1.0×10－2 N 농도가 가장 항균 활성이 높았다. 즉, 응고액의 농도에 비례하여 균 성장이 억제됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 제조 공정 별 미생물 변화는 구약감자 분말을 입고하여 저장시켰을 때 미생물 수가 약간 증가하지만, 그 이후 공정부터는 미생물 수가 급격하게 감소되며, 성형 이후부터는 검출되지 않는 것으로 확인되었다.

As the fabrication technology used in FPDs(flat-panel displays) advances, the size of these panels is increasing and the pattern size is decreasing to the um range. Accordingly, a cleaning process during the FPD fabrication process is becoming more important to prevent yield reductions. The purpose of this study is to develop a FPD cleaning system and a cleaning process using a two-phase flow. The FPD cleaning system consists of two parts, one being a cleaning part which includes a two-phase flow nozzle, and the other being a drying part which includes an air-knife and a halogen lamp. To evaluate the particle removal efficiency by means of two-phase flow cleaning, silica particles 1.5μm in size were contaminated onto a six-inch silicon wafer and a four-inch glass wafer. We conducted cleaning processes under various conditions, i.e., DI water and nitrogen gas at different pressures, using a two-phase-flow nozzle with a gap distance between the nozzle and the substrate. The drying efficiency was also tested using the air-knife with a change in the gap distance between the air-knife and the substrate to remove the DI water which remained on the substrate after the two-phase-flow cleaning process. We obtained high efficiency in terms of particle removal as well as good drying efficiency through the optimized conditions of the two-phase-flow cleaning and air-knife processes.

In this study, we optimized dissolution the dissolution conditions of porous amorphous powder to havehigh specific surface area. Porous metallic glass(MG) granules were fabricated by selective phase dissolution, in whichbrass is removed from a composite powder consisting of MG and 40 vol.% brass. Dissolution was achieved throughvarious concentrations of H2SO4 and HNO3, with HNO3 proving to have the faster reaction kinetics. Porous powderswere analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry to observe crystallization behavior. The Microstructure of milledpowder and dissolved powder was analyzed by scanning electron microscope. To check for residual in the dissolvedpowder after dissolution, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscory and elemental mapping was conducted. It was confirmedthat the MG/brass composite powder dissolved in 10% HNO3 produced a porous MG granule with a relatively high spe-cific surface area of 19.60 m2/g. This proved to be the optimum dissolution condition in which both a porous internalgranule structure and amorphous phase were maintained. Consequently, porous MG granules were effectively fabricatedand applications of such structures can be expanded.

Inorganic pigments have high thermal stability and chemical resistance at high temperature. For these reasons, they are used in clay, paints, plastic, polymers, colored glass and ceramics. CoAl2O4 nano-powder was synthesized by reverse-micelle processing the mixed precursor(consisting of Co(NO3)2 and Al(NO3)3). The CoAl2O4 was prepared by mixing an aqueous solution at a Co:Al molar ratio of 1:2. The average particle size, and the particle-size distribution, of the powders synthesized by heat treatment (at 900; 1,000; 1,100; and 1,200˚C for 2h) were in the range of 10-20 nm and narrow, respectively. The average size of the synthesized nano-particles increased with increasing water-to-surfactant molar ratio. The synthesized CoAl2O4 powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis(XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy(FE-SEM) and color spectrophotometry. The intensity of X-ray diffraction of the synthesized CoAl2O4 powder, increased with increasing heating temperature. As the heating temperature increased, crystal-size of the synthesized powder particles increased. As the R-value(water/surfactant) and heating temperature increased, the color of the inorganic pigments changed from dark blue-green to cerulean blue.