Trump Administration’s Korean Nuclear Crisis Management and Prospects for Solution

( Huizhi Zhang ),( Xiaotong Zhang ) 한국국방연구원 2020 The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis Vol.32 No.3

The Korean nuclear crisis in 2017 was essentially a brinkmanship policy crisis deliberately created by the Trump administration. That is to say, the Trump administration forced the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to choose between war and concession by imposing “maximum pressure,” so as to promote the process of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. However, due to the DPRK’s hedging strategy, U.S. domestic political constraints, and lack of international cooperation, the negotiation between the United States and the DPRK reached a stalemate. There even had been a debate in the United States over whether or not the government would acquiesce to the DPRK being a nuclear state. If any real progress is to be achieved, the Trump administration must set limited goals under a practical scheme. And at the same time, the UN Security Council should formulate reversible provisions to restrain the United States and the DPRK from failing to keep their promises. It should also reduce the negative impact of the lack of mutual trust between the two countries with a guarantee of the international community, thereby accelerating the peace process of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

The Effect of Carbon Nanomaterials on Senescence of Cut Flowers in Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.)

Di Zhang,Xiaotong Chen,Jiangyuan Sheng,Yafei Zhang,Xiaohui Shen,Li Ren 한국원예학회 2021 원예과학기술지 Vol.39 No.3

Carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) have remarkable chemical, physical, electrical, and structural properties and favorable biocompatibility. This study used carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) cut flowers as a model to evaluate the protective effects of 3 kinds of CNMs (single-walled carbon nanotubes [SWCNT], graphene quantum dots [GQD], and fullerenes [C<SUB>60</SUB>]) on the antioxidant activity and senescence of plant cells. We found that 1 mg·L<SUP>-1</SUP> C<SUB>60</SUB> and 25 mg·L<SUP>-1</SUP> GQD extended the vase life (VL) of carnation by approximately 10%. SWCNT cannot be absorbed and transported by plant vascular tissue, and higher concentrations of SWCNT can block vascular tissue, leading to decreased VL. Physiological tests have shown that the The malondialdehyde (MDA) and hydroxyl radical (OH·) levels significantly decreased after the GQD and C<SUB>60</SUB> treatments, and the main factors that cause cell damage changed from H₂O₂ to OH·. The in vitro Fenton reaction and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging assay indicated that both C<SUB>60</SUB> and GQD may inhibit OH· generation by approximately 10% to 15%, and GQD had higher DPPH free radical scavenging activity. Accordingly, a suitable concentration of C<SUB>60</SUB> and GQD can influence reactive oxygen species metabolism and downstream biological events, including the cell redox state, the antioxidant system, and membrane lipid peroxidation, effectively delaying senescence and abscission of plant tissue.

CO2 capture performance of cement-modified carbide slag

Xiaotong Ma,Yingjie Li,Changyun Chi,Wan Zhang,Zeyan Wang 한국화학공학회 2017 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.34 No.2

A novel and low-cost synthetic CO2 sorbent for calcium looping process, cement-modified carbide slag (CMCS), was synthesized from carbide slag, aluminate cement and by-product of biodiesel by combustion. The effects of synthesis conditions such as combustion temperature, combustion duration, hydration, by-product of biodiesel and cement addition and regeneration temperature on CO2 capture performance of CMCS were investigated. The comprehensively optimum preparation conditions of CMCS were obtained. The highest CO2 capture capacity is 0.62 g/g after 10 cycles, which is 2.18 times as high as that of carbide slag. The addition of aluminate cement improves the CO2 capture performance of CMCS, while excessive aluminate cement is adverse for CO2 capture due to the reduced CaO content in CMCS. The addition of by-product of biodiesel contributes to a uniform sol mixing of carbide slag and cement. The CMCS exhibits higher carbonation and calcination rates than CS. The porous and stable pore structure leads to the better CO2 capture performance and cyclic stability of CMCS.

Assessment of clinical competency among TCM medical students using standardized patients of traditional Chinese medicine: A 5-year prospective randomized study

Zeng Jinhao,Liang Shuang,Zhang Xiaotong,Yan Ran,Chen Chongli,Wen Lijuan,Xia Ting,Li Wenyuan,Lu Bingqing,Nian Qing,Yang Han,Guo Jing 한국한의학연구원 2022 Integrative Medicine Research Vol.11 No.2

Background: Some Western medicine schools in China established standardized patient (SP) programs for medical education. However, SP programs are rarely applied to the education of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of using standardized patient traditional Chinese medicine (SP-TCM) to improve clinical competency among TCM medical students. Methods: This study was a prospective, 2-group, parallel-training randomized trial over the course of 5 years. Data were collected from September 2016 to December 2020. Participants in each year were randomly allocated into the traditional-method training group or the SP-TCM training group (1:1) for a 3-month curriculum. Measurement of clinical competency among all trainees was based on a standardized examination composed of scores of medical record documentation, scores of TCM syndrome differentiation and therapeutic regimen, and checklist assessment from both SP-TCMs and TCM professionals. Feedback was collected using semi-constructive questionnaires from both groups. Results: Compared with those assigned to traditional-method training, those assigned to SP-TCM training demonstrated significantly greater post-training improvement in medical record documentation and TCM syndrome differentiation and therapeutic regimen. Moreover, SP-TCM trainees outscored those assigned to traditional training in the assessment for encounter performance given by independent SP-TCMs and TCM professionals. The SP-TCM method gained higher satisfaction of training efficacy and test performance than the traditional method. Conclusion: This SP-TCM program demonstrated great benefits for improving clinical competency among TCM medical students.

A Provably-Correct Micro-Dalvik Bytecode Verifier

Jiang Nan,He Yanxiang,Zhang Xiaotong,Liu Rui,Shen Yunfei 보안공학연구지원센터 2016 International Journal of Security and Its Applicat Vol.10 No.9

In this paper we propose and implement a provably-correct bytecode verifier for Micro-Dalvik which is a significant subset of Dalvik. We take the approach of a data flow analysis on semilattice to solve the bytecode verification. The operational semantics of Micro-Dalvik is developed. The semilattice structure is constructed and transfer functions are defined. Based on the semilattice and transfer functions the well-typing is described. The bytecode verifier is realized to compute a method type to see whether each instruction is assigned a well-typing. By giving conforming relations between the machine state and the well-typing, the correctness of the verifier is proved that the verifier guarantees safe execution and well-typed Micro-Dalvik programs do not produce type errors.

Dynamic Task Scheduling Via Policy Iteration Scheduling Approach for Cloud Computing

( Bin Hu ),( Ning Xie ),( Tingting Zhao ),( Xiaotong Zhang ) 한국인터넷정보학회 2017 KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Syst Vol.11 No.3

Dynamic task scheduling is one of the most popular research topics in the cloud computing field. The cloud scheduler dynamically provides VM resources to variable cloud tasks with different scheduling strategies in cloud computing. In this study, we utilized a valid model to describe the dynamic changes of both computing facilities (such as hardware updating) and request task queuing. We built a novel approach called Policy Iteration Scheduling (PIS) to globally optimize the independent task scheduling scheme and minimize the total execution time of priority tasks. We performed experiments with randomly generated cloud task sets and varied the performance of VM resources using Poisson distributions. The results show that PIS outperforms other popular schedulers in a typical cloud computing environment.

Deformation and failure mechanism exploration of surrounding rock in huge underground cavern

Zhenhua Tian,Jian Liu,Xiaogang Wang,Lipeng Liu,Xiaobo Lv,Xiaotong Zhang 국제구조공학회 2019 Structural Engineering and Mechanics, An Int'l Jou Vol.72 No.2

In a super-large underground with “large span and high side wall”, it is buried in mountains with uneven lithology, complicated geostress field and developed geological structure. These surrounding rocks are more susceptible to stability issues during the construction period. This paper takes the left bank of Baihetan hydropower station (span is 34m) as a case study example, wherein the deformation mechanism of surrounding rock appears prominent. Through analysis of geological, geophysical, construction and monitoring data, the deformation characteristics and factors are concluded. The failure mechanism, spatial distribution characteristics, and evolution mechanism are also discussed, where rock mechanics theory, FLAC3D numerical simulation, rock creep theory, and the theory of center point are combined. In general, huge underground cavern stability issues has arisen with respect to huge-scale and adverse geological conditions since settling these issues will have milestone significance based on the evolutionary pattern of the surrounding rock and the correlation analyses, the rational structure of the factors, and the method of nonlinear regression modeling with regard to the construction and development of hydropower engineering projects among the worldwide.