Classifying Endemic Fagaceae Species in Taiwan using Leaf Images

( Hao-chun Hsu ),( Cheng-hao Lee ),( Chih-kai Yang ),( Fang-hua Chu ),( Ming-jer Tsai ),( Yan-fu Kuo ) 한국농업기계학회 2018 한국농업기계학회 학술발표논문집 Vol.23 No.1

Fagaceae is one of the plant family which dominate the broad-leaved forests in Taiwan and have considerable value in economy and ecology. Traditionally, plant species identification based on leaf morphologies and is conducted using naked-eye observation. This study is proposed to distinguish the Fagaceae species using image processing and machine learning. In this study, leaf images of 10 Fagaceae species were collected. A serial of traits relevant to leaf morphologies, such as morphological, color, shape, and venation traits, were quantified from the leaf images. A support vector machine classifier was then developed to identify the species using the quantified traits. The proposed approach reached an identification accuracy of 95.8%.

Polysufonamide/Stainless Steel Woven Fabrics: Manufacturing Techniques, Flame Retardance and Electromagnetic Shielding Effectiveness

Hao-Kai Peng,YanTing Wang,Ting-Ting Li,Ching-Wen Lou,XiaoXiao Wang,Jia-Horng Lin 한국섬유공학회 2020 Fibers and polymers Vol.21 No.4

In order to make conductive woven fabrics with electromagnetic shielding effectiveness (EMSE) and flameretardance, polysufonamide (PSA)/stainless steel (SS) core yarn are used as the weft yarns and PSA yarns are used as thewarp yarns. The conductive woven fabrics are denoted as SS-60, SS-80, SS-100, SS-120, and SS-140 according to the twistcounts of the core yarn, and evaluated in terms of mechanical properties, flame retardance, surface resistivity. The test resultsshow that the best twist of the core yarn is 120 turns/10 cm. SS-60 has the maximum burnt length, while SS-140 has theminimum burnt length. Moreover, the surface resistivity of the PSA/SS woven fabrics is proportional to the twist counts, andthe surface resistivity along the warp direction is higher than that along the weft direction. Changing the fabric laminationangle can form a complete shielding network, and the EMSE is significantly increased. For SS-80, SS-100, and SS-120,when they are composed of 4-6 layers with lamination angles of 0 o/45 o/90 o/-45 o/0 o/45 o and 0 o/90 o/0 o/90 o/0 o/90 o, theEMSE is above 40 dB and the shielding effect is above 99.99 % against the incident waves at 2000-3000 MHz. Specifically,SS-120 has the maximum EMSE of 64 dB against incident waves at 2844 MHz.

Vibration Rapid Analysis and Comparison of Motor Support in Container Crane’s Machine Room with Single Degree of Freedom and Finite Element Method Based on Visual Basic

Lu Kai-liang,Ye Hao,Qiu Hui-qing,Zhang Wei-guo,Hao Zhi-yong,Liu Yuan 보안공학연구지원센터(IJGDC) 2013 International Journal of Grid and Distributed Comp Vol.6 No.4

INVESTIGATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRAND LOYALTY IN BRAND COMMUNITIES FROM A POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY PERSPECTIVE

Chia-Wu Lin,Kai-Yu Wang,Shu-Hao Chang,Jin-An Lin 글로벌지식마케팅경영학회 2016 Global Marketing Conference Vol.2016 No.7

Brand communities have been increasingly used by marketers to build brands. A brand community can be defined as a “…group of consumers with a shared enthusiasm for the brand and a well-developed social identity, whose members engage jointly in group actions to accomplish collective goals and/or express mutual sentiments and commitments” (Bagozzi and Dholakia, 2006, p. 45). Recent research on brand communities has begun to identify the importance of consumers’ psychological processes in regard to developing successful brand communities. Based on the flow theory from positive psychology, we propose that flow could be generated by brand community characteristics and plays an important role in influencing brand community members’ attitudes toward the brand. Specifically, we propose a model that identifies brand community characteristics (i.e., community cohesiveness and information quality) that produce flow experience and how the flow experience impacts brand identification and brand loyalty. Members from 31 automobile brand communities participated in this survey study, and 580 validated questionnaires were returned. Structural Equation Model was used to test the research hypotheses. The results show that community cohesiveness and information quality positively directly influence brand identification and also indirectly influence brand identification via flow. Flow also positively influences members’ brand identification and, subsequently, impacts brand loyalty. The results from our research contribute to the branding, brand community, and flow theory literature.

Immune Effect of Newcastle Disease Virus DNA Vaccine with C3d as a Molecular Adjuvant

( Kai Zhao ),( Xutong Duan ),( Lianwei Hao ),( Xiaohua Wang ),( Yunfeng Wang ) 한국미생물생명공학회(구 한국산업미생물학회) 2017 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.27 No.11

Newcastle disease is a serious infectious disease in the poultry industry. The commercial vaccines can only offer limited protection and some of them are expensive and need adjuvants. At present, DNA vaccines are widely used. However, the immune responses induced by DNA vaccines are too slow and low. Here, we constructed the transfer vectors with a different number of C3d as molecular adjuvants (n = 1, 2, 4, or 6), and the vectors were cloned into the optimal eukaryotic expression plasmid (pVAXI-optiF) that expressed the F gene of Newcastle disease virus (NDV), and named pVAXI-F(o)-C3d1, pVAXI -F(o)-C3d2, pVAXI-F(o)-C3d4, and pVAXI-F(o)-C3d6, respectively. Cell transfection test indicated that pVAXI-F(o)-C3d6 showed the highest expression. In vivo immunization showed that the chickens immunized with pVAXI-F(o)-C3d6 intramuscularly induced better immune responses than the chickens immunized with the other plasmids. The protective efficacy of pVAXI-F(o)-C3d6 was 80% after challenge with the highly virulent NDV strain F48E9. The results in this study showed that C3d6 could be used as a molecular adjuvant to quickly induce an effective immune response to control NDV.

Single-switch boost converter with extremely high step-up voltage gain

Hao, Yangyang,Li, Haibin,Li, Kai,Fang, Chengqun,Ding, Xinping The Korean Institute of Power Electronics 2020 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.20 No.6

This paper presents a single-switch high-voltage gain DC-DC converter with a coupled-inductor. The proposed converter overcomes the drawbacks of traditional DC-DC converters such as insufficient boost capability and high stress on the devices. Its advantages include having a small number of switch devices, low voltage stress on the switch, and a high voltage gain. This paper analyzes the operating modes of the proposed converter in detail and derives the voltage/current stresses on the components. The efficiency of the converter and the power dissipation distribution are quantitatively studied. To verify the efficiency and feasibility of the proposed converter, a 200 W prototype was built in the laboratory. Experimental results obtained from the prototype match well with the theoretical analysis. The highest efficiency is equal to 95.82%, which can be obtained at half of the rated output power.

Study on Drilling Ground Collapse Induced by Groundwater Flow and Prevention Based on a Coupled CFD-DEM Method

Hao-tong Zhou,Chang-qing Liu,Gui-he Wang,Kai Kang,Yu-hong Liu 대한토목학회 2022 KSCE JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Vol.26 No.5

Given the hazards caused by drilling ground collapse (DGC) due to groundwater flow in the processes of geotechnical engineering investigation, a coupled computational fluid dynamics and discrete element method (CFD-DEM) method is adopted to numerically simulate the development of hazards. An improved coupling program is employed to realize the two-way coupling between open-source CFD code OpenFOAM and commercial DEM software PFC3D. The coupling program allows complex meshes generated by ANSYS ICEM to be imported into PFC3D. The feasibility and accuracy of the CFD-DEM method are first verified by simulating a single spherical particle settling in hydrostatic water and the formation of the repose angle of sandpiles. Then, this method is adopted to investigate the patterns of stratum deformation and foundation loss, typical particle flow processes, and characteristics of drilling rig toppling. Finally, measures for prevention of DGC induced by groundwater flow are discussed in detail. Two typical strata, including a water-rich sand stratum and a water-rich sand-clay compound stratum, are considered. The research results show that for the water-rich sand stratum, DGC induces a “bowl”-shaped settlement trough, and the maximum value of ground surface settlement is proportional to the foundation loss rate. For the water-rich sand-clay compound stratum, a “jar”-shaped settlement trough is created. Four typical particle flow processes are involved in DGC. The drilling rig topples toward the center of the settlement trough. The maximum displacement appears at the top of the tower and has an approximate linear correlation with the groundwater flow velocity. The measures and methods of DGC prevention are also summarized in detail. The results of this research provide a reference for hazard prevention and delicacy control of DGC induced by groundwater flow.

Efficiently visible and 2 μm infrared emission in K2YbF5: Ce3+/Ho3+ microcrystals

Hao Dong,Guangping Zhu,Min Zhang,Kai Dai,Qiang Li,Chaopeng Cui 한국물리학회 2020 Current Applied Physics Vol.20 No.6

Ho3+/Ce3+ co-doped K2YbF5 microcrystals were synthesized by solvent-thermal method. Under excitation of 980 nm laser diode, effectively visible and 2 μm-infrared luminescence of Ho3+ ion were obtained in the microcrystals. By changing Ce3+-ion doping concentration, the luminescence properties of visible and 2 μm emission were effectively regulated. At low Ce3+-ion doping level, the red and green upconversion emission obviously increases and decreases respectively with the increase of Ce3+-ion amount in the samples, meanwhile the intensity of 2 μm fluorescence changes very little. At high Ce3+-ion doping level, the intensities of the red and green emission both decrease with the increase of Ce3+-ion concentration, while the 2 μm emission intensity increases obviously. In the sample doped with 16% Ce3+ ion, the intensity of 2 μm emission is about 4.5 times that of the sample without Ce3+ ion, and the corresponding quantum efficiency is about 78.3%. The result is attributed to the influence of the different cross relaxation between Ho3+ and Ce3+ ion in luminescence process at low and high Ce3+-ion doping concentration. The corresponding luminescence mechanism and energy transfer process were discussed in detail.

Study on Recycling Process for EOL Liquid Crystal Display Panel

Kai Zhao,Zhifeng Liu,Yulin Wang,Hao Jiang 한국정밀공학회 2013 International Journal of Precision Engineering and Vol. No.

As the popularity of liquid crystal display (LCD), the number of end-of-life (EOL) LCD panel is increasing sharply. In this case, how to recycle the resources that it contains and reduce the negative impact on the environment that it will produce has been a great challenge. This research, which was based on analysis of the structure features and material properties of LCD panel, divided the recycling process for EOL LCD panel into four parts, including the separation of two glass substrates, the extraction of liquid crystal,the separation of multi-layers film and polarizing film from glass substrate. Experiments were carried out based on the theoretical analysis so as to find out a desirable resolution to each part. Finally, the optimal and practical synthetic recycling process had been obtained so as to make sure that liquid crystal, indium resources, glass substrates and polarizer could be separated and sorted for recycling more effectively and help to promote the industrialization of recycling of EOL liquid crystal display panel.

Vibrational characteristic of FG porous conical shells using Donnell’s shell theory

Kai Yan,Yao Zhang,Hao Cai,Vahid Tahouneh 국제구조공학회 2020 Steel and Composite Structures, An International J Vol.35 No.2

The main purpose of this research work is to investigate the free vibration of conical shell structures reinforced by graphene platelets (GPLs) and the elastic properties of the nanocomposite are obtained by employing Halpin-Tsai micromechanics model. To this end, a shell model is developed based on Donnell’s theory. To solve the problem, the analytical Galerkin method is employed together with beam mode shapes as weighting functions. Due to importance of boundary conditions upon mechanical behavior of nanostructures, the analysis is carried out for different boundary conditions. The effects of boundary conditions, semi vertex angle, porosity distribution and graphene platelets on the response of conical shell structures are explored. The correctness of the obtained results is checked via comparing with existing data in the literature and good agreement is eventuated. The effectiveness and the accuracy of the present approach have been demonstrated and it is shown that the Donnell’s shell theory is efficient, robust and accurate in terms of nanocomposite problems.