This study analyzes the mechanical properties, including the attrition rate, of 50 μm size yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) beads with different microstructures and high-energy milling conditions. The yttria distribution in the grain and grainboundary of the fully sintered beads relates closely to Vickers hardness and the attrition rate of the YSZ beads. Grain size, fractured surfaces, and yttrium distribution are analyzed by electronic microscopes. For standardization and a reliable comparison of the attrition rate of zirconia beads with different conditions, Zr content in milled ceramic powder is analyzed and calculated by X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer(XRF) instead of directly measuring the weight change of milled YSZ beads. The beads with small grain sizes sintered at lower temperature exhibit a higher Vickers hardness and lower attrition rate. The attrition rate of 50 μm YSZ beads is measured and compared with the various materials properties of ceramic powders used for high-energy milling. The attrition rate of beads appears to be closely related to the Vickers hardness of ceramic materials used for milling, and demonstrates more than a 10 times higher attrition rate with Alumina(Hv ~1650) powder than BaTiO3 powder (Hv ~315).

Background: Compared to healthy people, patients with chronic lower back pain have reduced balance abilities which may cause proprioception problems, patients with chronic lower back pain avoid physical activities due to pain, and reduced activity levels lead to muscle weakening, which can further exacerbate pain. Recently, there have been many studies on the use of sensory stimulation; and among these studies, interventions that use vibrational stimulation have shown functional improvements in the patients. Objects: This study examined the effects of a stabilization exercise with vibration stimulation on the balance ability and disability in patients with chronic back pain. Methods: The subjects of the study were 30 persons who were randomly assigned to the experimental group and the control group, with 15 subjects in each. The subjects were evaluated before and after intervention via a balance ability test, the Korean Oswestry disability index (KODI) test, a pain test, and a proprioceptive sensory test. Both groups received general physical therapy. The experimental group performed the stabilization exercise with vibration stimulation, and the control group performed a general stabilization exercise, three times a week for six weeks. Results: After the intervention, both groups showed significant improvements in the balance ability test, the KODI test, the pain test, and the proprioceptive sensory test. The experimental group showed statistically significant, higher improvements than the control group in the balance ability test, the KODI test, and the proprioceptive sensory test. Conclusions: The stabilization exercise with vibration stimulation for patients with chronic back pain has been reported to provide greater functional improvements than the conventional intervention method. Therefore, the stabilization exercise in a vibration stimulation environment could be a useful intervention for patients with chronic back pain.

In this study, the effect of pre-aging treatment for inhibition of natural aging of Al-4.8Zn-1.3Mg alloy by extrusion process was investigated. Firstly, the as-cast microstructure of Al-4.8Zn-1.3Mg alloy billet and its evolution during homogenization(460℃, 4h + 510℃, 5h) were investigated by means of optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), hardness analysis. The as-cast microstructures of Al-4.8Zn-1.3Mg alloy reveal Mg2Zn, Al5Cu, Al3Cu formed between dendrities. After homogenization, MgZn, Al4Cu, Al13Cu phases precipitated into the matrix. In addition, standard deviation of homogenized billet was improved than as-cast billet from 2.62 to 0.99. According to pre-aging(100℃, 1h) Al-4.8Zn-1.3Mg alloy by extrusion process, yield strength and tensile strength deviation improved more than condition by natural aging.

This study investigates the viability of using a Na-ion battery with a tin(Sn) anode to mitigate the vulnerability caused by volume changes during discharge and charge cycling. In general, the volume changes of carbon material do not cause any instability during intercalation into its layer structure. Sn has a high theoretical capacity of 847 mAh g−1. However, it expands dramatically in the discharge process by alloying Na-Sn, placing the electrode under massive internal stress, and particularly straining the binder over the elastic limit. The repeating strain results in loss of active material and its electric contact, as well as capacity decrease. This paper expands the scope of fabrication of Na-ion batteries with Sn by fabricating the binder as an auxetic structure with a unique feature: a negative Poisson ratio (NPR), which increases the resistance to internal stress in the Na-Sn alloying/de-alloying processes. Electrochemical tests and micrograph images of auxetic and common binders are used to compare dimensional and structural differences. Results show that the capacity of an auxetic-structured Sn electrode is much larger than that of a Sn electrode with a common-structured binder. Furthermore, using an auxetic structured Sn electrode, stability in discharge and charge cycling is obtained.

This Study is carried out to stabilize the system according to the change of superheat and subcooling in binary refrigeration system by applying cascade system. When the system on 1 st stage was started and the system on the other side was operated, a temperature reversal phenomenon occurred in which the temperature of the 1 st cascade outlet was temporarily lowered. This means that the condensate heat exchange on the 2 nd is not good, which can cause the compressor to overheated. In order to maintain stable system operation, the opening degree of the expansion valve is controlled to increase the refrigerant circulation amount, thereby facilitating the condensation heat exchange on the 2 nd stage system. We have found that the most suitable refrigerant circulation amount is found by stabilizing the operation of the system while lowerning the super low temperature from -65℃ to -70℃ and increasing again to -60℃.

Lithium-ion batteries have been considered the most important devices to power mobile or small-sized devices due to their high energy density. LixCoO2 has been studied as a cathode material for the Li-ion battery. However, the limitation of its capacity impedes the development of high capacity cathode materials with Ni, Mn, etc. in them. The substitution of Mn and Ni for Co leads to the formation of solid solution phase LiNixMnyCo1-x-yO2 (NMC, both x and y < 1), which shows better battery performance than unsubstituted LiCoO2. However, despite a high discharge capacity in the Ni-rich compound (Ni > 0.8 in the metal site), poor cycle retention capability still remains to be overcome. In this study, aiming to improve the stability of the physical and chemical bonding, we investigate the stabilization effect of Ca in the Ni-rich layered compound Li(Ni0.83Co0.12Mn0.05)O2, and then Ca is added to the modified secondary particles to lower the degree of cationic mixing of the final particles. For the optimization of the final grains added with Ca, the Ca content (x = 0, 2.5, 5.0, 10.0 at.%) versus Li is analyzed.

This paper provided the information related to the removal of 2,4,6-tribromophenol using in-situ and stable liquid ferrates(VI). This research’s goal was to observe the differences of oxidation power between in-situ liquid ferrate(VI) and stable liquid ferrate(VI). The in-situ liquid ferrate(VI) (FeO4 2-) has been successfully produced with the concentration 42,000 ppm (Fe) after 11 minutes of reaction time. The stable liquid ferrate(VI) was also successfully produced following the modification method by Sharma with the produced concentrations 7,000 ppm. The stable liquid ferrate(VI) was stable for 44 days and slightly decreased afterwards. This research has been carried out using 2,4,6-tribromophenol as the representative compound. Both of ferrates(VI) have the highest oxidation capability at the neutral condition. Furthermore, the stable liquid ferrate(VI) has higher oxidation power than the in-situ liquid ferrate(VI).

Stable slurries of YSZ in aqueous suspension with added polymer dispersants, namely, poly-methacrylic acid ammonium salt (PMMA), poly-acrylic acid (PAA) and poly-acrylic-co-maleic acid (PAMA), were mixed with the monomolecular dispersants citric acid and oxalic acid. The dispersion properties of the suspension were investigated using PSA, viscosity, sedimentation, and FT-IR. The polymer dispersants and monomolecular dispersants were attached to the YSZ surface by the carboxylic group, as shown by the FTIR results. A stabilized aqueous suspension was obtained when the polymer dispersant and citric acid were mixed and compared to the use of citric acid alone as a dispersant agent. When the polymer dispersant and citric acid were mixed and milled through attrition milling, there was a smaller particle size compared to when the polymer dispersant alone was used as a dispersant agent. This study determined that the particle size of the mixed dispersant was affected by the properties of the monomolecular dispersant and that the stability of the suspension was affected by the polymer dispersant. However, when slurries of YSZ were mixed with oxalic acid, the particle bridging behavior was the result of the high degree of viscosity and the small sedimentation height.

숙련도선사 퇴직자수의 증가와 신규도선사의 급격한 고령화는 향후 7년 사이에 도선사 수급의 불균형 심화라는 문제를 일으키 고 나아가 항만도선의 안전에도 치명적인 문제를 야기할 우려가 커지고 있다. 이 연구는 도선사 수급 불균형 해소 및 숙련도선사 확보를 위한 제도 개선방안을 제시하였다. 이 연구의 방법론은 현황조사 및 분석, 통계분석, 해외사례 조사 분석, 전문가의 자문 등을 채택하였 다. 연구 결론은 첫째, 도선사시험 응시요건을 선장 경력 현행 5년에서 2년(최근 5년 내 1년 이상의 경력 포함)으로 완화하되, 도선사 승급 을 위한 도선경력 요건을 현행 1년에서 1년 6개월로 강화하는 방안을 제시하였다. 둘째, 승무경력 가산점 제도를 합리화하기 위하여 선장 승무경력 요건 2년을 초과하는 매 1년당 1점씩 가산하되 최대 10점을 한도로 하는 개정안을 제시하였다. 숙련도선사를 확보하고 면허갱 신제도와 정년제도 간의 법적 충돌문제를 해결하기 위하여 도선사 정년제도는 폐지하고, 면허의 발급이나 갱신 때에 일정 나이가 넘는 경우 68세까지만 유효한 기간을 연장하는 방법으로 해결하는 방안을 제시하였다. 향후 추진과제로는 이해 당사자의 의견수렴과정과 공감 대를 형성해 나가며 아울러 도선사수습시험제도에 대한 연구가 필요하다.

YSZ (Yttria-stabilized zirconia) is a ceramic material that is used for electronic and structural materials due to its excellent mechanical properties and specific electrical characteristics according to the Yttrium addition. Hydrothermal synthesis has several advantages such as fine particle size, uniform crystalline phase, fast reaction time, low process temperature and good dispersion condition. In order to synthesize YSZ nanoparticles with high crystallinity, hydrothermal synthesis was performed at various concentrations of NaOH. The hydrothermal process was held at a low temperature (100 °C), with a short process time (2,4,8 hours); the acidity or alkalinity of solution was controlled in a range of pH 2~12 by addition of NaOH. The optimum condition was found to be pH 12, at which high solubility levels of Y(OH) and Zr(OH) were reported. The synthesized nano powder showed high crystallinity and homogenous composition, and uniform particle size of about 10 nm.

목적: 난시가 존재하는 피검자들에게 원데이 프리즘 밸러스트 및 이중 슬랩오프 디자인 안정화 방법을 이용한 제품을 각각 착용하여 난시 정도에 따라 렌즈 회전량과 자각적 만족도를 비교해보고자 하였다. 방법: 난시가 존재하는 피검자(20~25세 사이) 63안을 모집하여 피검자의 실린더 값을 자/ 타각적 방식으로 측정하여 두 그룹(Low : C-0.75~C-2.00, High C-2.25~C-4.00)으로 분류하여 각각 A사의 ‘프리즘 밸러스트’ 방법으로 제작된 렌즈와 B사의 ‘이중 슬랩오프' 방법 으로 제작된 토릭 소프트렌즈를 번갈아 착용하였다. 사용된 렌즈의 B.C는 모두 8.5mm이 고, 함수율은 각각 56%, 59%였다. 그리고 사용된 소재는 'Silicone Hydrogel'이었다. 두 렌즈를 착용하고 30분 안정화 후에 정상 범위의 피팅에 포함되는 대상자를 기준으로 세극등을 사용하여 렌즈 회전량을 측정하고 피검자에게 설문조사를 실시하여 착용감, 만족도 등의 설문을 진행하였다. 결과: 두 그룹중 상대적으로 낮은 난시값을 가지고 있는 피검자군은 'Double Thin'으로 제작된 렌즈에서 평균 렌즈 회전량은 4.38±2.34°이었고, 평균 만족도 점수로는 10점 만점에 서 8.11±1.13점을 획득하였다. 'Prism Ballast'로 제작된 렌즈에서 평균 렌즈 회전량은 2.81±2.78°이었고, 평균 만족도는 8.67±0.87점을 획득하였다. 그리고 높은 난시 값을 가진 피검자군은 ‘Double thin'으로 제작된 렌즈에서 평균 렌즈 회전량은 3.44±3.26°이었고, 평균 만족도는 8.33±1.03점을 획득하였다. 그리고 'Prism Ballast'으로 제작된 렌즈에서 평균 렌즈 회전량은 6.56±4.13°이었고, 평균 만족도는 7.78±1.28점을 획득하였다. 결론: 상대적으로 낮은 난시 값을 가지고 있는 경우 'Prism Ballast'로 제작된 토릭 소프트 렌즈를 착용한 경우 'Double Thin' 렌즈를 착용하는 것보다 상대적으로 더 적은 렌즈 회전 량이 측정되었고, 반대로 상대적으로 높은 난시 값을 가지고 있는 피검자들은 ‘Double Thin’ 렌즈를 착용하는 것이 ‘Prism Ballast’렌즈를 착용하는 것보다 상대적으로 더 적은 렌즈 회전량이 측정되었다. 따라서 난시 값의 정도에 따라 두 안정화 디자인에서 회전량은 서로 차이가 있는 것으로 사료된다.

Walking method based zero moment position algorithms that can guarantee the stability of the biped walking robot while walking, but it moves the legs for the stability of the walking in a way that is not related to energy conservation. Walking method using ZMP can cause low battery efficiency and load on leg joints. The walking method using the passive walking, which is a natural and efficient method of walking, can reduce the load on the joints of the robot by using the method without using the inertia that occurs when walking and reduced control elements and efficient use of battery. In this paper, a biped robot with an actuator based on the principle of passive dynamic walker mechanism is applied to a passive walking algorithm. In order to solve the problem of stabilization of the posture during walking, the posture was stabilized by using the swing motion of the arm. and the walking movement of the robot was observed using the AHRS sensor applied to the robot .It was confirmed that the posture can be stabilized based on measured values using AHRS.

공기를 이용한 분리막 세정은 MBR공정에서 fouling 억제 및 장기간 성능을 유지시키는 주요 핵심 방법이다. 기존의 MBR은 공기의 부상하는 힘을 이용한 방식으로 적은 동력을 이용하지만 주변환경, 유체흐름 및 원수성상 등으로 다양한 문제가 예기치 못하게 발생한다. 이를 개선하기 위하여 본사에서는 간헐적으로 가압 공기를 이용하여 fouling 억제 및 플럭스의 안정화를 이루는 i-MBR 모듈을 개발하였다. i-MBR 모듈에 들어가는 산기관을 개량하여 공기에 의한 파울링 억제 효과를 최대한 높이는 연구를 진행하였다. 산기관과 air의 상관관계를 진행하고, 이를 기반으로 pilot-scale 장치를 세팅하여 flux recovery 및 내구성 등을 비교분석하 였다.

It is very important for the competitiveness and sustainable management of enterprises that the rapid changes in the managerial environments quickly and accurately are responded. For example, the large-scale investment accompanied by bad alternatives in accordance with misunderstanding of the managerial environments yields the huge cost and effort to modify and improve. In firm management, the quality of products and the productivity are influenced by changes of the endogenous factors yielded in manufacturing process and the exogenous factors as market, etc. These changes include not only changes in 4M (man, machine, material, method) but also those in the market, competitors, and technologies in the process of commodification, i.e., first, such disturbances make dispersion of the process big and odd. By Shewhart chart it can be checked that the process monitored is control-in or out. Business administration executes activities for input stabilization by monitoring changes in 4Ms, comparing with the standards, and taking measures for any abnormality. Second, TRM (technology road map) is to prospect product deployment and technological trend by predicting technologies in the competitive environment as the market, and to suggest the future directions of business. So, TRM must be modified and improved according to DR (design review) stages and changes in mass-production like input material change. Therefore, a role of TRM in input stabilization for reducing cost and man-hour is important. This study purposed to suggest that the environment changes are classified into endogenous factors and exogenous factors in production process, and then, quality and productivity should be stabilized efficiently through connection between TRM and input stabilization, and to prove that it is more effective for the display industry to connect TRM with input stabilization rather than to use TRM separately.

본 연구에서는 비소 오염 토양의 안정화소재로서 주로 사용되고 있지만 그 품질관리가 어려운 제강슬래그의 재료적 특성을 파악하기 위한 기초적인 실험을 수행하였다. 제강슬래그의 입도에 따른 화학적 성질의 변화와 비소 안정화에 중요한 성분인 Fe 성분의 입도에 따른 용출특성 그리고 제강슬래그의 주요 성분인 철(Fe)과 칼슘(Ca) 성분의 구성 비율이 비소의 흡착에 미치는 영향 등에 대해서 흡착실험을 실시하여 관찰하였다. 제강슬래그의 입도는 화학적 성질에 영향을 주지는 못하는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 용출은 입도가 작은 분말상태에서 높게 나타났으나 pH=2 조건에서만 용출이 발생되어 실제 자연상태에서 용출이 일어나기는 어려울 것으로 판단되었다. 철과 칼슘성분의 혼합비에 따른 비소의 흡착실험에서는 철과 칼슘이 일정비율 섞여 있는 경우에서 효과가 매우 우수한 것으로 나타났으며, 철이나 칼슘 성분 모두 25%이상만 혼합되면 비슷한 효과를 나타내는 것으로 보인다. 한편 칼슘만 존재하는 경우에는 초기의 효과는 높았으나 시간이 경과하면서 재용출 현상이 나타나 적당하지 않은 것으로 나타났으며, 철 성분만 사용한 경우에는 초기 효과는 낮았으나 시간이 경과하면서 흡착효과가 지속적으로 증가하는 것으로 나타나 장기효과가 높을 것으로 기대되었다.

올레아놀릭산은 항암, 신행혈관 생성방지, 항염증, 항산화 및 주름 개선효과가 알려져 있다. 본 연구자들은 천연에서 분리한 올레아놀릭산의 항산화효과에 주목하여 연구하였고 미백효과가 있음을 확인하였다. 본 연구에서는 천연유래의 폴리글리세릴계 계면활성제를 사용하여 간단한 교반만으로 올레 아놀릭산을 안정화하였고 고가의 장비인 마이크로풀루다이저를이용하여 제조한 레시틴리포좀과 경피흡 수투과율을 비교하였다. 0.4% 올레아놀릭산을 안정화한 폴리글리세릴 나노에멀젼의 12시간 후 경피흡수 투과율은 95%였다. 레시틴 리포좀은 92%로 유사하였으나 폴리글리세릴 나노에멀젼은 3시간 경피 흡수 투과율이 65%로 레시틴리포좀의 45%에 비해 속방성의 특징을 보였다. 인체대상 임상시험결과 올레아 놀릭산을 무배합한 대조군에 비해 올레아놀릭산을 배합한 폴리글리세릴 나노에멀젼은 MEXAMETER의 한 멜라닌 색소감소효과가 2주차 25%, 4주차 58%, 8주차 58%이상 높았다.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of the abdominal drawing-in maneuver (ADIM) and abdominal expansion maneuver (AEM) on trunk stabilization, as well as trunk muscle activities and differences in quadruple visual analogue scale, Korean Oswestry Disability Index, and Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire scores, in patients with chronic low back pain and lumbar spine instability. To increase intra-abdominal pressure during the trunk stabilization exercise, the technique of pushing the abdomen out using diaphragmatic abdominal breathing suggested by Pavel Koral was used, which we termed the AEM. Fifty patients who tested positive on more than three of the five lumbar spine instability tests were separated from 138 patients with chronic low back pain of these patients, 16 were placed in the control group (trunk stabilization exercise), 17 were placed in the ADIM group (trunk stabilization exercise with ADIM), and 17 were placed in the AEM group (trunk stabilization exercise with AEM). Each group participated in the study for 30 minutes three times weekly for 4 weeks. Surface electromyography was used to measure the trunk muscle activities during the kneeling forward and supine bridging positions, and one-way repeated analysis of variance was used to determine the statistical significance of the trunk muscle activities in the rectus abdominis, internal oblique (IO), erector spinae, and multifidus (MF) muscles. The ADIM and AEM groups showed relatively larger improvements in psychosocial and functional disability level than control group. There were significant changes among the three groups, those from the measured values of the AEM group was significantly higher than the other two groups in changes in IO and MF trunk muscle activities (p＜05). This finding demonstrates that trunk stabilization exercises with AEM is more effective than ADIM for increasing trunk deep muscle activity of chronic low back pain patients with lumbar spine instability.

Impaired respiratory function is common in patients with stroke. The purpose of this study were to investigate the effectiveness of exercises and to assess forced vital capacity and peak cough flow after completion of neck stabilizing and respiratory reeducation exercises (combining diaphragmatic breathing and pursed-lip breathing exercises). The 45 participants were randomly assigned to an experimental group 1 (n1=15), experimental group 2 (n2=15), and a control group (n3=15). All subjects performed conservative physical therapy for 30 minutes. Experimental group 1 undertook the neck stabilizing exercise and the respiratory reeducation exercise. Experimental group 2 undertook the respiratory reeducation exercise. Additional exercise did not exceed 30 minutes, five times a week for six weeks. The subjects were assessed for deep neck flexor thickness and breathing function (forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume at one second, forced expiratory volume at one second/forced vital capacity, peak expiratory flow, and manual assisted peak cough flow) at pre-post value. The results of this study were as follows. Experimental group 1 showed a significant increase only in deep neck flexor thickness change rate (p<.05). All groups showed significant increases in forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume at one second, and peak expiratory flow in pre-post measurement (p<.05). Experimental groups 1 and 2 showed an increase in manual assisted peak cough flow in pre-post measurement (p<.05). There was no significant difference between experimental group 1 and experimental group 2, but experimental group 1 improved more than experimental group 2 in respiratory function as a whole. In conclusion, these findings suggest that the neck stabilizing exercise in combination with the respiratory reeducation exercise can improve forced vital capacity and peak cough flow in patients with stroke.