Friction stir spot welding (FSSW) is a solid-state joining process and a rapidly growing dissimilar material welding technology for joining metallic alloys in the automotive industry. Welding tool shape and process conditions must be appropriately controlled to obtain high bonding characteristics. In this study, FSSW is performed on dissimilar materials AA5052-H32 aluminum alloy sheet and SPRC440 steel sheet, and the influence of the shape of joining tool and tool insertion depth during joining is investigated. A new intermetallic compound is produced at the aluminum and steel sheets joint. When the insertion depth of the tool is insufficient, the intermetallic compound between the two sheets did not form uniformly. As the insertion depth increased, the intermetallic compound layer become uniform and continuous. The joint specimen shows higher values of tensile shear load as the diameter and insertion depth of the tool increase. This shows that the uniform formation of the intermetallic compound strengthens the bonding force between the joining specimens and increases the tensile shear load.

Post Irradiation Examination Facility (PIEF) is a test facility for nuclear fuel research and development and performance evaluation. From the past to the present, assemblies and fuel rods have been transported from nuclear power plants (NPP) several times, and various destructive and non-destructive tests have been performed. Among these, in the case of the 14×14 Westinghouse STD assemblies that are transported as a whole assembly, the top nozzle is connected to the guide tube by welding. Therefore, the fuel rods could not be removed from the assembly at the NPP, so the assemblies were transported to PIEF as is. Then, after cutting between the top nozzle and the guide tube in the pool, and the fuel rods were extracted and tested. In order to transport the assembly in the future, it is necessary to maintain stability by inserting the dummy rod into the unit cell from which the fuel rod is extracted. However, since the length of the dummy rod is almost 4 m and the diameter is about 10 mm, the dummy rod often bends while passing through the dimple spring of the grid. Additionally, when dummy rods are inserted into unit cells that are continuously empty after the fuel rods are extracted, there may be cases where the dummy rods are not inserted into the desired unit cell but are bent and incorrectly inserted into the next unit cell. The moment the dummy rods are inserted into the dimple spring of grid, a load is applied to the dummy rod due to the tension of the spring. If it can be inserted while offsetting the load, the work can be performed more smoothly. Accordingly, an underwater handling tool was developed that can be inserted while offsetting the tension of the spring. Using this handling tool applies a load to the dummy rod and rotates the dummy rod itself, offsetting the tension of the spring and allowing the dummy rod to be inserted without bending. This handling tool is equipped with a shock absorbing device to protect the dummy rod and spring, and a module to rotate the dummy rod. As a result of inserting the dummy rod using the developed handling tool, it was possible to easily insert the dummy rod into unit cells that were previously impossible to insert.

고추역병균(Phytophthora capsici)은 고추 생육 전반에 걸쳐 병을 발생시켜 농가 소득에 큰 손실을 일으키고 있다. 고추 역병균 저항성은 양적 형질 유전자좌(Quantitative Trait Loci, QTL)에 의해 조절되며 주동 유전자는 고추의 5번 염색체에 존재한다고 보고 되었지만, 후보 유전자의 선발 및 저항성 유전자 규명 연구는 아직 초기 단계이다. 특히, 고추는 형질전환이 어려운 작물로써 병원균과의 상호작용 연구를 통한 저항성 유전자 동정에 제한이 많다. 반면 고추와 같은 가지과 작물인 담배(Nicotiana benthamiana)는 병원균 상호작용 모델로 알려져 형질전환을 통해 저항성 유전자 규명에 활용된다. 본 연구에서는 고추 역병 저항성 기작 규명을 위한 기초 연구로써, 식물 저항성 유사 유전자(Resistance Gene Analog, RGA)를 선발하고, 이들 유전자들에 대한 담배 형질전환 기법 최적화 연구를 수행하였다. 고추 5번 염색체에 존재하는 고추 역병 저항성 분자표지들을 분석하여 RGA 후보 유전자인 CaNBARC105, CaNBARC112 유전자를 동정하였다. 이들 유전자들에 대해 Agrobacterium tumefaciens를 매개체로 하여 고추 RGA가 삽입된 담배 형질전환체를 개발하였다. 형질전환 여부는 유전자 특이적인 서열을 이용한 genomic PCR과 RT-PCR 검증을 통해 이들 형질전환 된 담배들의 생육 및 발달에 영향이 없다는 것을 확인하였다. 본 연구는 향후 고추 병 저항성 후보 유전자들이 삽입된 담배 형질전환체는 고추 역병 저항성 유전자 규명 및 기작 연구에 기반이 될 것이다.

Purpose: To develop a tool for measuring peripheral intravenous catheter insertion performance. Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study. Initial items were generated using existing guidelines and tools, and 19 experts assessed content validity. Data were collected from a tertiary hospital in D city from January 17, 2018, to October 20, 2019. The data of 365 nurses were used for principal component analysis with orthogonal rotation. Concurrent validity was confirmed using Pearson’s correlation between the developed tool and the nursing career period. Reliability was confirmed after evaluating internal consistency. Results: Initially, 16 items were generated, but three items were deleted in content validation. A two-factor solution was preferred in exploratory factor analysis and explained 48.2% of the variance. The two factors were named “point of care” and “follow-up care,” respectively. The tool’s reliability is .87. Conclusion: The developed tool was valid and reliable. It is composed of 13 items and can be used quickly and easily. Therefore, it can be utilized for the education and training of novice nurses and the self-reflection of experienced nurses. In addition, it will be useful to review the catheterization process in common clinical settings.

Abnormal HLA-G expression occurs in various diseases such as melanoma, renal cell carcinoma, asthma, and classic Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The purpose of this study was to determine whether HLA-G gene is linked with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). To investigate the possible link with susceptibility to OSCC, 54 OSCC patients and 120 healthy controls were enrolled in this study. HLA-G 14bp insertion/deletion polymorphism is in 3'-untranslated region of HLA-G gene. HLA-G 14bp insertion/deletion polymorphism was analyzed using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. For the analysis of genetic data, SPSS18.0 program was used. Logistic regression models were performed for odds ratio (OR), 95 percent confidence interval (CI), and p value. There was a significant difference in distribution allele between OSCC patients and control subjects (OR=0.018, 95% CI=0.002- 0.131, p<0.001). Our results suggest that HLA-G 14bp insertion/deletion polymorphism may be linked with susceptibility to OSCC in the Korean population.

In this study, we have developed an automatic manufacturing system for functional wood plastic composites(WPC) which are one of spotlighting materials for landscape architecture and residential construction material. In addition to the existing facilities, this manufacturing system is consist of an automatic hole manufacturing device, iron band supply and winding device, mold with the iron band insert system, calibration unit, control system, etc. We have performed the performance tests for the system such as the specific gravity, bending strength, screw holding power, percentage of moisture content, formaldehyde, absorption thickness, expansion rate, cold resistance(appearance & bending strength), and shock resistance. As a result, the performance of the prototype system satisfies all the objects of this study.

This study was conducted to determine the agronomic characteristics of low amylose lines which were derived from induced mutants by T-DNA insertion. The agronomic and physicochemical properties of the low amylose mutants were analyzed and compared with a donor cultivar 'Dongjin' and a low amylose cultivar 'Baekjinju'. The heading date of the low amylose mutants was similar to the donor cultivar 'Dongjin' and yield index of the mutants was 78~92% compared with 'Dongjin'. The amylose content of four mutants in brown rice was ranged from 16.1 to 16.7%. Among low amylose mutants, 'P50-4-4-5' was lower 3.6%(13.3%) than those of 'Dongjin'(16.9%) in amylose content of milled rice. The grain length of 'P50-4-4-5' was similar to the donor cultivar, however, thousand grain weight(18.9g) was lighter than those of 'Dongjin'. The score of alkali digestion in brown rice of 'P50-4-4-5'(5.5) was lower than that of 'Dongjin'(6.8) and similar to 'Baekjinju'(5.8). The gel consistency of 'P50-4-4-5'(84mm) in milled rice exhibited that was longer than 'Dongjin'(76mm) and 'Baekjinju'(81mm). The result of eating quality showed that 'P50-4-4-5'(78.8) was higher than those of 'Dongjin'(60.3) and 'Baekjinju'(67.2). Thus our data suggest that 'P50-4-4-5' will facilitate the development of a new cultivar with low amylose rice.

Immunological rejection of the organ grafted onto a primate arises from two antibody mediated processes, hyperacute rejection (HAR) and acute humoral rejection (AHR). Functional ablation of α1,3-galactosyltransferase (GalT) and concurrently overexpression of complement regulatory proteins are known to inhibit HAR and AHR. In previous study, we reported that production of porcine male fibroblasts harboring a MCP expression cassette targeted to GalT locus. In this study, we constructed a different MCP expression cassette, in which the EF1α promoter regulates MCP expression and internal ribosome entry site-mediated neomycin resistance gene expression. Subsequently, this cassette was inserted between the left and the right homologous arms to target exon 9 of the GalT gene. Female fibroblasts were isolated from ear skin of 10 days old miniature pig, and used for nucelofection of the the construct for MCP expression at GalT locus. PCR analysis showed that four clones of forty neomycin resistant clones carry MCP expression cassette at exon 9 of the GalT gene. Two clones analyzed downregulated GalT expression, as determined by quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Flow cytometry analysis showed that MCP was efficiently expressed at the cell surface.

The Probabilistic Traveling Salesman Problem (PTSP) is an important topic in the study of traveling salesman problem and stochastic routing problem. The goal of PTSP is to find a priori tour visiting all customers with a minimum expected length, which sim

The Probabilistic Traveling Salesman Problem (PTSP) is an important topic in the study of traveling salesman problem and stochastic routing problem. The goal of PTSP is to find a priori tour visiting all customers with a minimum expected length, which simply skips customers not requiring a visit in the tour. There are many existing researches for the homogeneous version of the problem, where all customers have an identical visiting probability. Otherwise, the researches for the heterogeneous version of the problem are insufficient and most of them have focused on search base algorithms. In this paper, we propose a simple construction algorithm to solve the heterogeneous PTSP. The Minimum Expected Length Insertion (MELI) algorithm is a construction algorithm and consists of processes to decide a sequence of visiting customers by inserting the one, with the minimum expected length between two customers already in the sequence. Compared with optimal solutions, the MELI algorithm generates better solutions when the average probability is low and the customers have different visiting probabilities. We also suggest a local search method which improves the initial solution generated by the MELI algorithm.

The optical reflection and the insertion loss department measurement system are composed of the optical direction coupler which is deriving the optical transmission of a message part and reflected light to the department of sphere optical. The optical technology that can measure microscopic optical to the present 0~ -60㏈m and the technology that can derive the stable laser are guaranteed, and in a mass production step, the uniformity part is a problem that should be solved for measuring the different optical spare parts, and the part can be solved sufficiently through the algorithm of repeat error modification and moving average arithmetic way. In this paper, the source used the distributed feedback laser diode when λ = 1310㎚, λ = 1550㎚, and the receiving optical department used InGaAs pin photo diode. The measurement scope was 0 ~ - 60㏈m for the optical reflection loss and insertion loss, and the disjointing was 0.01㏈, and the stability displayed 0.1㏈/h.

확률적 외판원 문제(Probability Traveling Salesman Problem)는 일반적인 외판원 문제 (Traveling Salesman Problem)와 확률적 경로(Stochastic Routing) 문제에서 중요한 연구 분야 이다. 확률적 외판원 문제의 목적은 모든 고객을 방문하는 평균 거리가 최소가 되는 선험적 경로(priori tour)를 찾는 것이며, 경로에서 고객이 방문을 요구하지 않을 경우 다음 고객으로 방문을 하게 된다. 확률적 외판원 문제는 고객을 방문하는 확률에 따라 확률이 동일한 (homogeneous) 문제와 동일하지 않은 (heterogeneous) 이종 확률 문제로 분류되며, 대부분의 이종 확률 문제를 위한 연구는 탐색(search)기반 알고리듬을 고려하고 있다. 본 논문에서 제안된 최소 평균 거리 삽입 알고리듬은 탐색기반이 아닌 간단한 구성(construction) 알고리즘으로서 고객을 방문하는 순서를 결정하는 과정에서 이미 결정된 두 고객 사이에 평균거리(expected length)가 가장 작은 고객을 선택, 삽입하여 선험적 경로를 구한다. 제안된 알고리즘은 고객 방문 확률이 동일하지 않고 평균 확률이 낮은 경우 최적해에 근접한 해를 도출함이 실험을 통하여 관찰되었다.

Carbonaceous thin films were prepared from acetylene and argon gases by plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition (Plasma CVD) at 873 K. The carbonaceous thin films were characterized by mainly Raman spectroscopy, and their electrochemical properties were studied by cyclic voltammetry and charge-discharge measurements in propylene carbonate (PC) solution. Raman spectra showed that crystallinity of carbonaceous thin films is correlated by the applied RF power. The difference of the applied RF power also affected on the results of cyclic voltammetry and charge-discharge measurements. In PC solution, intercalation and de-intercalation of lithium ion can occur as well as in the mixed solution of EC and DEC.

과채류의 재배에 있어서 접목은 작물의 안정적인 생산과 품질 향상을 위해 없어서는 안되는 기술이다. 그러나 지속적인 숙련 노동력의 감소와 농촌 인구 노령화 등으로 나타나는 노동력 부족 현상은 집목묘의 대량생산 공급에 어려움이 되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 기계접목에 있어서 접목법이 간단하며 접합부자재가 불필요한 삽접법을 이용하는 기계접목 메카니즘 개발의 기초연구를 수행하였다. 트레이상의 육묘상태에서 자동으로 접목하기 위한 기계접목의 기초연구로써 1본씩 수동 공급하는 반자동 기계삽접의 메카니즘 개발에 관한 연구로서 얻어진 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 접합부자재를 사용하지 않고 대부분 과채류에 적용가능한 삽접 기계접목장치의 메카니즘을 구성하였다. 2. 오이를 접수로 하고 신토좌와 흑종을 대목으로 하는 기계접목시험에서 모두 98%의 접목성공율을 나타냈다. 3. 1본 수동 공급에 의한 기계접목 시스템은 10초 정도로 접목 성능은 저조하지만 기계접목 메카니즘의 가능성을 확인하였다.

To ensure the successful launch of the Korea pathfinder lunar orbiter (KPLO) mission, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) is now performing extensive trajectory design and analysis studies. From the trajectory design perspective, it is crucial to prepare contingency trajectory options for the failure of the first lunar brake or the failure of the first lunar orbit insertion (LOI) maneuver. As part of the early phase trajectory design and analysis activities, the required time of flight (TOF) and associated delta-V magnitudes for each recovery maneuver (RM) to recover the KPLO mission trajectory are analyzed. There are two typical trajectory recovery options, direct recovery and low energy recovery. The current work is focused on the direct recovery option. Results indicate that a quicker execution of the first RM after the failure of the first LOI plays a significant role in saving the magnitudes of the RMs. Under the conditions of the extremely tight delta-V budget that is currently allocated for the KPLO mission, it is found that the recovery of the KPLO without altering the originally planned mission orbit (a 100 km circular orbit) cannot be achieved via direct recovery options. However, feasible recovery options are suggested within the boundaries of the currently planned delta-V budget. By changing the shape and orientation of the recovered final mission orbit, it is expected that the KPLO mission may partially pursue its scientific mission after successful recovery, though it will be limited.

The first Korea lunar orbiter, Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), has been in development since 2016. After launch, the KPLO will execute several maneuvers to enter into the lunar mission orbit, and will then perform lunar science missions for one year. Among these maneuvers, the lunar orbit insertion (LOI) is the most critical maneuver because the KPLO will experience an extreme velocity change in the presence of the Moon’s gravitational pull. However, the lunar orbiter may have a delayed LOI burn during operation due to hardware limitations and telemetry delays. This delayed burn could occur in different captured lunar orbits; in the worst case, the KPLO could fly away from the Moon. Therefore, in this study, the burn delay for the first LOI maneuver is analyzed to successfully enter the desired lunar orbit. Numerical simulations are performed to evaluate the difference between the desired and delayed lunar orbits due to a burn delay in the LOI maneuver. Based on this analysis, critical factors in the LOI maneuver, the periselene altitude and orbit period, are significantly changed and an additional delta-V in the second LOI maneuver is required as the delay burn interval increases to 10 min from the planned maneuver epoch.