• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.38 no.6
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• pp.895-906
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• 2018

The improvement project for school zone in Korea is occurring mostly in kindergartens and elementary schools in which children are mainly active, and is being promoted as part of measures to prevent children's traffic accidents. However, since the study on the essential installation facilities and proper level of safety facilities for School zone is lacking, this study relatively evaluated the efficiency of safety facility installation using DEA (Data Envelope Analysis) and suggested improvement plan. We built the facilities and incident data for 28 school zones in Hwaseong City. Six major facilities (Raised intersection, Raised crosswalk, Protective fence, Skid Proof, Speed hump, Speed cameras) that have proven to be effective in the preceding research were analyzed as input factors. As a result of the analysis, only 12 out of 28 showed efficiency and 16 out of efficiency. Effective groups of school zones were found to have fewer installed Protective fences, Skid Proof, and Speed cameras installations than school zones classified as ineffective groups. Protective fences were found to be efficient even if only 47% of the total extension of the school zone was installed, and the number of slip prevention facilities was 8.7 per square km. The number of subjects to be compared is 28, so this study is limited to use as a relative efficiency evaluation index, and it can be grouped into nationwide units and efficiency evaluation can be done for each group.

• (The)Korea Educational Review
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.167-189
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• 2018

Using the 1st to 5th wave data from Gyeonggi Education Panel Study(GEPS), this study analyzed the change of school effectiveness of middle schools by innovation school expansion in Gyeonggi province. For this purpose, the analysis employed difference-in-difference model with repeated cross-sectional data and the dependent variable was comprised of academic achievement, school satisfaction, creativity, and sense of community. Results showed that the effectiveness of innovation schools had not significantly different from general schools before innovation school expansion but significantly improved in academic achievement and school satisfaction compared to general schools after the policy applied. On the other hand, the school effectiveness in creativity and sense of community not significantly different between innovation and general schools in both before and after. As time passes, the effectiveness of existing innovation schools in the academic achievement was improved and the school satisfaction was maintained. In addition, the effectiveness in satisfaction of the schools was improved as general schools with high effectiveness in academic achievement were transformed into innovation schools. Based on the results, the policy for innovation school expansion was evaluated and the issues related to this policy were discussed.

• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.414-424
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• 1998

Purpose: Cross-modality coregistration of positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MR) could enhance the clinical information. In this study we propose a refined technique to improve the robustness of registration, and to implement more realistic visualization of the coregistered images. Materials and Methods: Using the sinogram of PET emission scan, we extracted the robust head boundary and used boundary-enhanced PET to coregister PET with MR. The pixels having 10% of maximum pixel value were considered as the boundary of sinogram. Boundary pixel values were exchanged with maximum value of sinogram. One hundred eighty boundary points were extracted at intervals of about 2 degree using simple threshold method from each slice of MR images. Best affined transformation between the two point sets was performed using least square fitting which should minimize the sum of Euclidean distance between the point sets. We reduced calculation time using pre-defined distance map. Finally we developed an automatic coregistration program using this boundary detection and surface matching technique. We designed a new weighted normalization technique to display the coregistered PET and MR images simultaneously. Results: Using our newly developed method, robust extraction of head boundary was possible and spatial registration was successfully performed. Mean displacement error was less than 2.0 mm. In visualization of coregistered images using weighted normalization method, structures shown in MR image could be realistically represented. Conclusion: Our refined technique could practically enhance the performance of automated three dimensional coregistration.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.997-1005
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• 2013

Since the cross-sectional shape of the Nakdong river is compound type, the water stage rises up to the top of the flood plane, as the flow discharge increases during the extreme rain storm in summer. The recent increase of rainfall intensity and flood frequency results in the immersions of parks and hydrophilic facilities located in the flood plain. Therefore it is necessary to analyze the hydraulic characteristics evolved by the extreme rain storm in the flood plain. The study reach ranging from the Gangjeong Goryeong Weir and the Dalseong Weir, where several hydraulic facilities are located along the channel, was selected and numerical simulations were conducted for 42 hours including the peak flood of the typhoon Sanba. The 2-D transient model, FaSTMECH was employed and the accuracy of the model was assessed by comparing the water level between the simulation results and the measured ones at a gauging station. It showed a high correlation with $R^2$ of 0.990, AME of 0.195, and RMSE of 0.252. In addition, the inundation time, the inundation depth, the inundation velocity, and the shear stress variation in the flood plain facilities were analyzed.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.32 no.2D
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• pp.111-119
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• 2012

In this study, the effect of safety improvement project was analyzed, and a decision making model for traffic accident reduction measures was suggested. The results of this study are as follow; First the overall number of traffic accidents and casualties were reduced, especially reduced the number of unauthorized crossing and centerline encroachments was remarkable. Second, the priorities of traffic accident reduction measures. through hazards roadway section improvement projects were determined. As, higher level evaluation items of AHP hierachy structure include civil facilities and transportation facilities. The civil facilities has 6 lower level evaluation items and transportation facilities has 4 items. The results of this study, It was revealed that traffic experts prefer civil facilities more than transportation facilities and the top 2 items of the each data (or index) took over 50%. In addition, one of the last evaluation contents through the verification, the top 3 items of civil facilities took 55.38%. The project according to the improvement projects for hazards roadway reduced traffic accidents and casualties as well as saving the cost. So these results should be available for basic information for the countermeasure about reducing the traffic accidents by local governments.

• Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.60-69
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• 2020

Purpose: Cavity growth process monitoring is to periodically monitor changes in common size and topography for general and observational grades to predict the rate of common growth. The purpose of this study is to establish a systematic cavity management plan by evaluating the general and observational class community in a non-destructive method. Method: Using GPR exploration equipment, the acquired surface image and the surrounding status image are analyzed in the GPR probe radargram in depth, profile, and cross section of the location. The exact location is selected using the distance and surrounding markings shown on the road surface of the initial detection cavity, and the test cavity is analyzed by calling the radar at the corresponding location. Result: As a result of monitoring tests conducted at a cavity 30 sites of general and observation grade, nine sites have been recovered. Changes in scale were seen in 21 cavity locations, and changes in size and grade occurred in 13 locations. Conclusion: The under road cavity is caused by various causes such as damage to the burial site, poor construction, soil leakage caused by groundwater leakage, waste and ground vibration. Among them, indirect factors could infer the effects of groundwater and localized rainfall.

• Journal of Technology Innovation
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.1-24
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• 2013

In spite of the increasing importance of service sector, most previous studies on schumpeterian hypotheses originated from manufacturing firms that have the needs to invest heavily in research and development (R&D). Conversely, we investigated the relationship between technological innovation activity and size of firms using panel data. Results of the analysis, the following results were obtained. First, the details depending on the industry sector was divided into active and vigorous industry technology innovation activities did not. Second, the relationship between firm size and technological innovation activity may not be, depending on the industry, some of the U-shaped model, may be. Third, showed fewer intangible assets, more debt, larger exports which further promote the technological innovation activities in industry. Finally, the relationship is responsive depend on the firm size variable.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.43 no.4
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• pp.504-510
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• 2015

This research was performed to evaluate soil contamination caused by copper depleted from ACQ-treated wood. Three years after the exposure of ACQ-treated wood in the field test sites, soil samples around the treated wood were collected and analyzed for the copper amount and distribution through soil. Soils around the deck posts installed in five different neighborhood parks located in Chonnam and Gyeongnam were investigated for copper contents. The results of the field test showed that the amount of copper leached from the end surface of treated wood buried under soil was more than 1.5 times the copper amount leached from the lateral surfaces, and the mobility of copper was very restricted in soil. The copper contents of soil within 10 cm from the treated deck posts installed in the parks showed to be less than 500 mg/kg, which are the limit values of the 2nd region set up by enforcement regulation of soil environment conservation act. The distribution ranges of copper in soil from the treated wood set up in the field test sites seemed to be much wider than those from deck posts, which may explained by the fact that the retentions of the treated samples used in the field test sites were much higher than those of the deck posts.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.48 no.6
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• pp.501-508
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to provide an inquiry into paleovegetation (paleoenvironment), eruption age and inferred emplacement temperature of pyroclastic deposit using charcoal occurred in the Quaternary Nari Caldera, Ulleung Island. In order to obtain the data, we carried out species identification and tree-ring analysis, radiocarbon dating for the charcoal. This sample was collected from pumiceous deposit in lowermost member(Member N-5) of the Nari Tephra Formation, which corresponds to the wood branch that has well preserved the tree-ring structure. Speciation and outermost tree-ring of wood reveal Picea spp. and $263+{\alpha}$ years. The calibrated ages from the center(pith) to the outermost tree-ring are $20,260{\pm}230$, $19,995{\pm}245$, and $19,975{\pm}265cal\;BP$, respectively, which are accordant with the tree-ring position. The youngest age, <19,710 cal BP would have implications for the eruptive age of Member N-5. Our results indicate that Picea spp. is the paleovegetation representing that Nari Caldera was under cold and wet climate conditions during the late Pleistocene. Based on the silky luster, brittleness, color, and streak of charcoal, etc., the lowest emplacement temperatures of pyroclastic flow are interpreted to have been at least as high as $350{\sim}500^{\circ}C$.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.1897-1901
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• 2010

이동식 전자파표면유속계를 이용한 홍수유량의 산정을 위해서 임의의 유량측정지점에서 측정한 표면유속 값에 수심평균유속환산계수 0.85를 적용하여 그 지점의 평균유속을 계산하고 있다. 이로 인해 각 지점에서 흐름조건 및 기상학적으로 요인으로 인한 이 계수의 변동성을 고려하지 않은 상태로 유량을 산정하게 되어 각 흐름조건을 고려한 유량산정을 할 수 없는 실정이다. 이에 하천 현장에서 표면유속과 수심별유속의 실측 자료를 이용하여 흐름조건에 따른 표면유속과 평균유속의 관계를 파악하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 용담 수자원시험유역의 동향지점에서 하천을 횡단하며 바닥에서 수표면까지 수심방향으로 0.05~0.10 m의 간격으로 프로펠러 유속계를 이용하여 정밀법으로 각 수심에서의 유속을 측정하였다. 정밀측정된 수심별 유속을 이용하여 평균유속을 산정하고 이를 수체 (water column)의 가장 최상층에서 측정한 유속을 표면유속으로 가정한후 이로부터 수심평균유속환산계수를 산정하여 흐름조건에 따른 계수의 변화를 조사하였다. 하천 현장에서 흐름조건의 변화에 따른 표면유속과 수심별유속의 정밀측정을 통한 이들 깊이별 유속의 변화여부를 용담수자원시험유역의 동향지점에서 현장조사를 실시하였다. 측정당시 풍속이 느려서 (1.5~3.1 m/s) 바람으로 인한 유속에 미치는 영향이 수심별 유속분포상으로는 거의 나타나지 않았다. 다만 양안에서 평균유속과 표면유속이 역전되는 현상이 발생되었는데 이는 벽면 마찰에 바닥마찰의 영향이 추가됨에 따른 것으로 판단된다. 수심별 유속측정 결과를 전체적으로 분석한 결과 환산계수가 0.632~1.352로 넓게 분포하고 있다. 환산계수가 1.0 이상인 경우는 양안에 인접한 두 지점인데, 이들 두 경우는 유속분포가 이론적인 유속분포와는 상반된 유속이 측정 - 표면유속이 수심평균유속보다 느림 - 되었다. 환산계수가 0.6~0.8 사이에서 형성된 경우는 표면유속이 평균유속보다 25~55% 정도 빠르게 나타나고 있다. 전제 측정결과를 검토해보면, 전반적으로 양안에 인접한 측선에서 표면유속이 평균유속보다 느려지는 현상이 나타나고 있다. 또한 유속이 1.0 m/s 이상인 경우에 0.677~0.790의 환산계수 값을 보이는데 이 경우 수심이 50 cm 이하여서 바닥마찰의 영향이 큰 것으로 판단된다. 다양한 흐름조건별 표면유속과 수심별유속의 측정을 할 수 있는 현장여건 - 유속, 수위 등의 동일흐름 조건에 대해서 -에 많은 부분이 제약되어 이의 정밀분석이 힘든 실정이다. 따라서 이러한 현장측정시의 제약성을 극복하기 위해서 여러 가지 흐름조건을 구현할 수 있는 정밀제어가 가능한 실내실험장치를 이용한 면밀한 분석이 필요하다.