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An Evaluation on the Cultural Sustainability of the Korean Traditional Village -The Case of Sonwon-ri Village in Youngchon- (전통마을의 문화지속성 평가 -경북 영천 선원리를 대상으로-)

  • 고석철;장병관
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.29 no.6
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2002
  • The purpose of this study is to establish a model of cultural sustainability in the traditional village. Cultural sustainability is being advanced by promoting the viability of traditional arts and the unique regional features of traditional culture, such as folklore, traditional landscapes, buildings and other environments of outstanding historical value. These cultural resources were also created or occurred at specific geographic locations at certain points in time by different individuals. The content of this study was to develop a model using indicators for cultural sustainability, and to apply and evaluate the model. In older to evaluate the model, Sonwon-ri village in Yongchon, located in Kyungsangbuk-do, was selected as the case study area. The major findings are as follows: 1) Sonwon-ri village has maintained the vernacular landscape except at the entrance of village. Also, the village people have pride and have adapted to the natural environment. 2) Sonwon-ri village has a self-sustaining system and circular network within its environmental capacity. Sonwon-ri village has many historical sites and buildings such as important folk resources, cultural assets, traditional houses and pavilions. 3) The people how the theory of fens-shui which interprets the location of village in relationship to a crane mountain with the village situated as a crane head. These symbolic and cultural elements have an important role in establishing the boundary of the village. From the research it can be seen that Sonwon-ri village kept many cultural sustainability indicators in terms of active factors, physical factors and psychological factors. By analysing the participation of different scientific disciplines and identifying disciplinary categories, this study provides a basis for understanding how cultural sustainability is subjected to research in the field of landscape planning and design.

Population Change of Each Ardeidae Species in Damaged Habitats of Development Area (개발지역의 서식지 훼손에 따른 백로류 종별 개체군 변화)

  • Lee, Sang-Gi;Kim, Nam-Choon;Shin, Ji-Hoon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.147-162
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    • 2014
  • This study aims to provide the biological and geographical materials to identify the changes in population of Family Ardeidae included Egretta alba modesta, Egretta garzetta, Bubulcus ibis, and Nycticorax nycticorax and establish their conservation measurement in terms of the fragmented and deteriorated habitat by human development such as housing and park projects. Wonjucheon Stream was measured the highest species diversity since the survey site was relatively less interfered by the surrounding human beings showing lower disturbance elements. However, the closer the stream comes downstream, the more the artificial disturbance elements generate, confirming that the species better adapted to contamination grow in more density so that the species composition becomes simplified. It implies that feeding place as well as breeding-growing places is also more closely related to the changes in population structure and species composition of Family Ardeidae. The results of Family Ardeidae immigration in Taejang-dong, Wonju, among the other survey sites, revealed that a total of 231 came to the site in 2006; and 210 in 2011, showing more or less reduction in the population. In the mean while, Namyang-dong in Hwaseong City showed the continuous decrease in population number of Family Ardeidae with 135 before development and 60 during development, resulting in the number never growing but continuously narrowing over and over after development. As a result of surveying the number of Family Ardeidae that bred following the findings above, Taejang-dong in Wonju City had 4 species of Family Ardeidae being bred, however, showing the decrease in number of population from 998 in 2006 to 589 in 2011. Namyang-dong in Hwaseong was confirmed to have as many as 352 of the population in 2006 and 230 in 2008; after the deforestation on their habitat, they had not lived in the site any longer, suggesting that the development would significantly affect Family Ardeidae.

Improving a newly adapted teaching and learning approach: Collaborative Learning Cases using an action research

  • Lee, Shuh Shing;Hooi, Shing Chuan;Pan, Terry;Fong, Chong Hui Ann;Samarasekera, Dujeepa D.
    • Korean journal of medical education
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.295-308
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: Although medical curricula are now better structured for integration of biomedical sciences and clinical training, most teaching and learning activities still follow the older teacher-centric discipline-specific formats. A newer pedagogical approach, known as Collaborative Learning Cases (CLCs), was adopted in the medical school to facilitate integration and collaborative learning. Before incorporating CLCs into the curriculum of year 1 students, two pilot runs using the action research method was carried out to improve the design of CLCs. Methods: We employed the four-phase Kemmis and McTaggart's action research spiral in two cycles to improve the design of CLCs. A class of 300 first-year medical students (for both cycles), 11 tutors (first cycle), and 16 tutors (second cycle) were involved in this research. Data was collected using the 5-points Likert scale survey, open-ended questionnaire, and observation. Results: From the data collected, we learned that more effort was required to train the tutors to understand the principles of CLCs and their role in the CLCs sessions. Although action research enables the faculty to improve the design of CLCs, finding the right technology tools to support collaboration and enhance learning during the CLCs remains a challenge. Conclusion: The two cycles of action research was effective in helping us design a better learning environment during the CLCs by clarifying tutors' roles, improving group and time management, and meaningful use of technology.

LQI Standard Deviation Routing Algorithm for Energy Loss Reduction in Wireless Sensor Networks (무선 센서 네트워크에서 에너지 손실 감소를 위한 LQI 표준편차 라우팅 알고리즘)

  • Shin, Hyun-Jun;Oh, Chang-Heon
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.16 no.6
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    • pp.960-967
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    • 2012
  • Wireless sensor network is used at the environment to obtain nearby information and since such information is transferred through wireless link, it causes unnecessary re-sending and disadvantage of big energy consumption at node. Because of this to select reliable, energy effective link, method of estimating quality on wireless link using RSSI(received signal strength indication), LQI(link quality indication), etc is needed on wireless link. To set up path extending survival time by reducing energy consumption of nodes at the wireless sensor network, the thesis selects with small standard deviation of LQI after obtaining LQI within each path. Additionally, LQI standard deviation routing algorithm is compared based on LQI algorithm such as minimum-LQI, hop-LQI weight and RF output -7dBm. According to the outcome, the algorithm suggested has superior characters such as the number of node, retransmission rate and network life span respectively compared to existing algorithm. Therefore, energy consumption can be efficiently reduced in case that LQI standard deviation routing scheme suggested by this paper is adapted to wireless sensor network.

Application of Free Water Surface Constructed Wetland for NPS Control in Livestock Watershed Area (축산단지 비점오염물질 저감을 위한 자유수면형 인공습지 적용)

  • Lee, Jeong-Yong;Kang, Chang-Guk;Lee, So-Young;Kim, Lee-Hyung
    • Journal of Wetlands Research
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.481-488
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    • 2011
  • Various development activities have lead to the destruction of the ecosystem such as natural wetlands. In order to protect these natural wetlands, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) in Korea enacted the Wetland Conservation Act in 1999 and designated protected areas for wetland conservation. The MOE adapted the use of Best Management Practices (BMP) such as retention ponds and constructed wetlands to treat the polluted water before entering the water system. One of these projects was a free-water surface flow (FWS) constructed wetland built as a secondary treatment unit for piggery wastewater effluent coming from a livestock wastewater treatment facility. Water quality monitoring for the constructed wetland was conducted during rainfall events. The results showed that the average removal efficiencies of TSS, BOD, TN, TP were 86, 60, 45, 70%, respectively. It was observed that the removal efficiency of particulate matter and phosphorus was high compared to nitrogen. Therefore, a longer hydraulic retention time was needed in order to improve the treatment efficiency of nitrogen. The results of this study can contribute to the wetland design, operation and maintenance of constructed wetlands.

Design and Development of Carbon Emission Monitoring System in Sejong City, Korea (세종시 탄소배출 모니터링시스템(CEMS)의 설계)

  • Leem, Yountaik
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.482-493
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    • 2014
  • Many kinds of carbon emission monitoring systems or integrated systems have been developed so far. However, despite of the development of related techniques, they tend to be lack of statistic processing functions for feedback and policy-making data for users. In this study, a new CEMS (Carbon Emission Monitoring System) has been suggested and implemented in Sejong City, Korea. This system adapted automatic remote reading system from the site management agency as data hub to collect the electricity, gas and water usage of each household. The CEMS is consisted of 6 parts; carbon emission measurement, carbon emission standard setup and management, statistic analysis and the incentives. CEMS is distinguished with other systems for its UIs for users and the administrators. Also, data sharing with urban information system(UIS) of local government to produce information for users and policy-makers. This system makes it possible to investigate the change of energy consumption patterns, especially depending on the family structure and the housing characteristics. Furthermore, analyzing their correlation with carbon emission, it is expected to provide basic data used to establish urban environmental policies.

A Study of Measuring Vibration for Reproducing Waterhammer of Plant Equipment (플랜트 기자재 수충격 진동재현을 위한 진동측정에 관한 연구)

  • OH, Jung-Soo;Cho, Sueng-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.18 no.11
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    • pp.145-150
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    • 2017
  • In this study, among the various types of plant equipment, valves, which are susceptible to water hammer, were selected as the diagnosis target. In order to effectively measure the vibration, an accelerometer was adapted for use in this difficult environment. The results showed that the maximum peak-to-peak vibration displacement caused by the action of water hammer on the valve was 21.40 mm, which would affect the structural stability of the valve and pipe. Meanwhile, the measured data was applied to the HIL simulator to verify the reproduction of the vibration. In the future, field data will be applied to the HIL simulator for the purpose of assessing the fatigue, durability and expected residual life of the plant equipment.

Performance evaluation of forward osmosis (FO) hollow fiber module with various operating conditions (중공사막 모듈을 이용한 정삼투 공정에서의 운영조건 변화에 따른 성능평가)

  • Kim, Bongchul
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.357-361
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    • 2018
  • Forward osmosis (FO) process has been attracting attention for its potential applications such as industrial wastewater treatment, wastewater reclamation and seawater desalination. Particularly, in terms of fouling reversibility and operating energy consumption, the FO process is assumed to be preferable to the reverse osmosis (RO) process. Despite these advantages, there is a difficulty in the empirical step due to the lack of separation and recovery techniques of the draw solution. Therefore, rather than using FO alone, recent developments of the FO process have adapted a hybrid system without draw solution separation/recovery systems, such as the FO-RO osmotic dilution system. In this study, we investigated the performance of the hollow fiber FO module according to various operating conditions. The change of permeate flow rate according to the flow rates of the draw and feed solutions in the process operation is a factor that increases the permeate flow rate, one of the performance factors in the positive osmosis process. Our results reveal that flow rates of draw and feed solutions affect the membrane performance, such as the water flux and the reverse solute flux. Moreover, use of hydraulic pressure on the feed side was shown to yield slightly higher flux than the case without applied pressure. Thus, optimizing the operating conditions is important in the hollow fiber FO system.

Perception and Work Performance of Patient Safety among Nurses Working in Long-term Care Hospitals (요양병원 간호사의 환자안전인식도와 업무수행도 비교)

  • Moon, Ok Nyun;Kim, Young Im;Geun, Hyo Geun
    • Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.118-129
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    • 2016
  • Purpose: This study aims to examine the levels of the perception and work performance of patient safety based on the healthcare accreditation criteria among long-term care hospital nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed using questionnaires. Out of 205 criteria, 39 items relevant to patient safety were selectively adapted for this study. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: The mean scores of perception and work performance were 4.36 and 4.24 out of 5, respectively, and the difference between them was significantly different (t=5.78, p<.001). The two variables were both significantly higher among those nurses who were older, married, head nurses, had many nursing experiences, and aware of Healthcare Accreditation than the other nurses. Positive correlations were observed between perception and work performance in all three sub-systems. The relations between these two in the patient care system was the most highly correlated (r=.894, p<.001). The lowest scores of perception and work performances were fire-related criteria (i.e., reporting). Conclusion: Overall, subject's perception proves to be higher than their work performance. It is necessary to develop some viable environment and training programs to enhance their work performance up to the level of their perception of patient safety.

Management Result Effecting Factors Through the Business Intelligence (비즈니스 인텔리전스 도입이 경영성과에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Hyun-Joon;Yang, Hae-Sool
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.431-448
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    • 2008
  • The change of management paradigm is that information technology change according to technology evolution at present is applied to corporate management, is that management level must be adapted to uncertainty management environment with activity and be made decision based on analyzed real time information through information system. This produces the effective target achievement and efficiency business productivity guarantee. At the present day, importation of business intelligence like enterprise information system has been the essential factor in business activities. Therefore, It is very important to give lessons the enterprises for building the business intelligence selecting the major success factors of more influence to managing results. In this paper, to authorize the research model and research constructions through theory study of literatures and surveying statics analysis prove the relational influences among the influencing factors related business intelligence system buliding.