• 제목/요약/키워드: Appropriate technology

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OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 'ODA' AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY OF A DEVELOPING COUNTRY

  • Rajendra Niraula;Yoichi Hirota;Shunji Kusayanagi
    • 국제학술발표논문집
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    • The 1th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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    • pp.956-961
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    • 2005
  • Delay, cost overrun and inferior quality in public works are common in Nepal and Cambodia. Almost 90 percent of the civil construction engineers working in the industry were one-degree graduates without appropriate training. The civil engineering education had provided elemental engineering knowledge to the graduates however integrated engineering and management knowledge and skill are essential for efficient infrastructure development. ODA in developing countries had been concentrated in hard infrastructure development without improving the quality of higher education. Integrating ODA to engineering education system would help develop qualified technical manpower and appropriate technology domestically, and improve the efficiency in infrastructure development in developing countries.

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프랑스의 적정기술 관련 연구기관 개요 및 주요 활동 소개 (Overview of Appropriate Technology Research Organizations in France)

  • 김병윤;최경일;김은정;김도원;심창현
    • 적정기술학회지
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    • 제7권2호
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    • pp.144-150
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    • 2021
  • 본 논문은 프랑스에서 활동하고 있는 대표적인 5개의 적정기술 연구 및 보급 기관들을 소개하는데 목적을 두고 있다. 이들 중에서 역사가 오래되어 경험이 많이 쌓인 5개의 기관들을 중심으로 조사하여 소개하고자 한다. 개발연구원(Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, IRD)은 정부출연기관으로 개발도상국 과학공동체 지원과 교육을 목표로 아프리카와 해외령에 과학기술 기반 시설을 강화하고, 더 다양한 개발도상국들과 협력 연구를 진행하는 기관이다. 안테나 프랑스(Antenna France)는 NGO단체로써 아프리카지역의 영양 불량을 개선하기 위한 활동을 주로 수행하고 있다. 국경없는 엔지니어(Ingénieurs sans frontiers)는 엔지니어들이 주축을 이루는 NGO 단체로써 지속가능한 개발을 협회 활동의 주요 목표로 설정하고 교육 등 여러가지 활동을 주도하고 있다. 땅과 인본주의(Terre & Humanisme)는 생태 농업을 실천하는 NGO 단체로, 생태농업을 생명을 존중하고 땅을 치료하는 사회 변화적 운동, 하나의 대안 사회를 구성하는 운동을 수행하고 있다. 인도주의 디자인 사무소(Humanitarian Design Bureau)는 주식회사 개념의 회사로 NGO 활동에 필요한 제품이나 환경친화적인 제품을 연구, 개발하는 활동을 주로 수행하고 있다.

누적독성부하 산정을 통한 주민소산 전환시점 선정에 관한 연구 -인천지역을 중심으로- (Selection of Transition Point through Calculation of Cumulative Toxic Load -Focused on Incheon Area-)

  • 이은지;한만형;천영우;이익모;황용우
    • 한국안전학회지
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    • 제35권6호
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    • pp.15-24
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    • 2020
  • With the development of the chemical industry, the chemical accident is increasing every year, thereby increasing the risk of accidents caused by chemicals. The Ministry of Environment provides the criteria for determining shelter-in-place or outdoor evacuation by material, duration of accident, and distance from the toxic substance leak. However, it is hard to say that the criteria for determining the transition point are not clear. Transition point mean the time that evacuation method is switched from shelter-in-place to outdoor evacuation. So, the purpose of this study was to calculate appropriate transition point by comparing the cumulative toxic load. Namdong-gu in Incheon Metropolitan City was finally selected as the target area, considering the current status of the population of Incheon Metropolitan City in 2016 and the statistical survey of chemicals in 2016. The target materials were HCl, HF, and NH3. Modeling was simulated by ALOHA and performed assuming that the entire amount would be leaked for 10 min. Residents' evacuation scenarios were assumed to be shelter-in-place, immediate outdoor evacuation, and outdoor evacuation at an appropriate time after shelter-in-place. Based on the above method, the appropriate transition point from residents located in A(800 m away), B(1,200 m away), C(1,400 m away) and D(2,200 m away) was identified. In HCl, appropriate transition point was after 15 min, after 16 min, after 17 min, after 20 min in order by A, B, C and D. In HF, appropriate transition point was before 1 min or after 16 min, before 4 min or after 19 min, before 5 min or after 20 min, before 14 min or after 26 min in order by A, B, C and D. In NH3, appropriate transition point at A was before 4 min or after 16. Others are not in chemical cloud. This study confirmed the transition point to minimize the cumulative toxic load can be obtained by quantitative method. Through this, it might be possible to select evacuation method quantitatively that cumulative toxic load are minimal. In addition, if the shelter-in-place is maintained without transition to outdoor evacuation, the cumulative toxic load will increase more than outdoor evacuation. Therefore, it was confirmed that actions to reduce the concentration of chemicals in the room were necessary, such as conducting ventilation after the chemical cloud passed through the site.

The Study on the Appropriate Workforce Estimation of Clinical Technologists for Job Creation in the Field of Ultrasonic Inspection

  • Bae, Hyung-Joon;Kim, Dae-Sik;Lee, Og kyoung;Kim, Chul-Seung;Choi, Sun Young;An, Young-Hoi;Kim, Eun-Young;Kang, Kun-Woo;Jang, Jin-Yong
    • 대한의생명과학회지
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    • 제25권4호
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    • pp.381-389
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    • 2019
  • The physiological function test is the only patient contact area in the field of clinical laboratory. We need to recruit and encourage the experts due to requiring the expertise and long time for examination. However, there is currently no rule for estimating optimal workforce in the field of physiological function tests. The purpose of this study is to establish the basis of the studies for mid- to long-long term job creation in the field of ultrasound by evaluating the number of appropriate tests and appropriate workforce. We calculated the quantitative and qualitative workload for the number of appropriate tests and appropriate workforce using online questionnaire. All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 18.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). A total of 216 respondents were 48 (22.2%) male and 168 (77.8%) female. A total of 157 laboratories were 62 (39.5%) for echocardiography, 91 (58.0%) for the transcranial Doppler (TCD) and 4 (5.7%) for the carotid ultrasound. The mean number of appropriate tests was 10 ± 2 in the echocardiography, 9 ± 2 in TCD and 11 ± 2 in the carotid ultrasound. In addition, the number of laboratories required to recruit employees for appropriate workforce was 19 in echocardiography, 18 in TCD, and 0 in carotid ultrasound. The number of hospital required to recruit workforce were 7 primary hospitals, 22 secondary hospitals, 7 third hospitals. This study can be used as an important data as the first study at present time when the data on the workforce status and work environment of the ultrasonic laboratories is insufficient. Based on the quantitative and qualitative workloads, the number of appropriate tests and appropriate workforce can support mid- to long-long term job creation in the field of ultrasound.

Fuzzy Logic-Based Moldability-Conforming System in Injection Molding

  • Kang, Seong-Nam;Huh, Yong-Jeong;Huh, Yong-Jeong
    • International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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    • 제2권1호
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    • pp.49-52
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    • 2002
  • Short shot is a molded part that is incomplete since insufficient material was injected into the mold. Remedial actions to solve short shot can be dune by injection molding experts based on their empirical knowledge. Modifying mold and part, changing resin to less viscous one, and adjusting process conditions are general remedies. Experts of injection molding might try to adjust process conditions such as mold temperature, melt temperature, injection time based on their empirical knowledge as the first remedy because adjustment of process conditions is the most economic way in time and cost. However it is difficult to find appropriate process conditions as they are highly coupled and there are so many elements to be considered. In this paper, a fuzzy logic algorithm has been proposed to find an appropriate mold temperature. With the percentage of the insufficient quantity of an injection molded part, an appropriate mold temperature can be obtained by the fuzzy logic algorithm.

Selection of appropriate biomatrices for studies of chronic stress in animals: a review

  • Mohammad, Ataallahi;Jalil Ghassemi, Nejad;Kyu-Hyun, Park
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • 제64권4호
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    • pp.621-639
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    • 2022
  • Cortisol and corticosterone, hormones traditionally considered biomarkers of stress, can be measured in fluid biomatrices (e.g., blood, saliva) from live animals to evaluate conditions at sampling time, or in solid biomatrices (e.g., hair, feather) from live or dead animals to obtain information regarding long-term changes. Using these biomarkers to evaluate physiological stress responses in domestic animals may be challenging due to the diverse characteristics of biomatrices for potential measurement. Ideally, a single measurement from the biomatrix should be sufficient for evaluating chronic stress. The availability of appropriate and cost-effective immunoassay methods for detecting the biomarkers should also be considered. This review discusses the strengths and limitations of different biomatrices with regard to ensuring the highest possible reliability for chronic stress evaluation. Overall, solid biomatrices require less frequent sampling than other biomatrices, resulting in greater time- and cost-effectiveness, greater ease of use, and fewer errors. The multiplex immunoassay can be used to analyze interactions and correlations between cortisol and other stress biomarkers in the same biomatrix. In light of the lack of information regarding appropriate biomatrices for measuring chronic stress, this review may help investigators set experimental conditions or design biological research.

지역순환형 농업의 발전모델과 기술 및 경제적 문제점 고찰 (A Model for the Development of Regionally Circular Agriculture, and Consideration of Technological and Economic Problems)

  • 윤성이
    • 한국유기농업학회지
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    • 제11권2호
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    • pp.1-21
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    • 2003
  • Customary agriculture seeks to increase production and supply people with safe foods. Thus. the promotion and establishment of organic agriculture are required to reduce water and soil pollution caused by customary agriculture. Although organic agriculture is an agricultural technology system whose basic principle is organic water circulation in agronomic agriculture and livestock industry. the livestock raising sector has not been developed in Korean organic agriculture: hence the limited development of agronomic agriculture. This study therefore sought to develop a standardized model connected with organic livestock raising and organic agronomic agriculture to secure symmetric and continued development. Specifically, this study reviewed the technological and economic problems related to the development of a naturally circular standard model where organic agronomic agriculture and organic livestock raising are connected. Likewise, a model for calculating the appropriate quantity of fertilizers to be applied and appropriate number of livestock to be bred was proposed as important factors in the development of a regionally circular agriculture model, and an alternative to a system connecting the two factors suggested.

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Formwork System Selection Model for Tall Building Construction Using the Adaboost Algorithm

  • Shin, Yoon-Seok
    • 한국건축시공학회지
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    • 제11권5호
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    • pp.523-529
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    • 2011
  • In a tall building construction with reinforced concrete structures, the selection of an appropriate formwork system is a crucial factor for the success of the project. Thus, selecting an appropriate formwork system affects the entire construction duration and cost, as well as subsequent construction activities. However, in practice, the selection of an appropriate formwork system has depended mainly on the intuitive and subjective opinion of working level employees with restricted experience. Therefore, in this study, a formwork system selection model using the Adaboost algorithm is proposed to support the selection of a formwork system that is suitable for the construction site conditions. To validate the applicability of the proposed model, the selection models Adaboost and ANN were both applied to actual case data of tall building construction in Korea. The Adaboost model showed slightly better accuracy than that of the ANN model. The Adaboost model can assist engineers to determine the appropriate formwork system at the inception of future projects.

Analysis of Appropriate Parameters for Piezoelectric Ceramic Utilization by Using BVD Model

  • Jeerapan, Chalermchai;Sriratana, Witsarut;Julsereewong, Prasit;Kummool, Sart
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 제어로봇시스템학회 2005년도 ICCAS
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    • pp.2067-2070
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    • 2005
  • This paper presents an approach to evaluate the appropriate parameters for Piezoelectric ceramic utilization by adopting Impedance Method. Butterworth Van Dyke model (BVD) is considered to use as an equivalent circuit of Piezoelectric ceramic in case of no load. The experimental results from this model will be compared with the results from a circular Piezoelectric ceramic with 4.8 cm. diameter and 3 mm. thickness. The Thickness Mode vibration measured by Impedance Analyzer model 4192A can be analyzed from 1Hz to 13MHz for calculating and analyzing parameters at resonance frequency and anti-resonance frequency. These parameters are evaluated to design the efficient circuit for Piezoelectric ceramic utilization to obtain the optimal efficiency.

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Bistable Liquid Crystal Device Realized on Microscopic Orientational Pattern

  • Kim, Jong-Hyun;Yoneya, Makoto;Yokoyama, Hiroshi
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국정보디스플레이학회 2005년도 International Meeting on Information Displayvol.I
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    • pp.187-190
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    • 2005
  • Alignment pattern of checkerboard was constructed by the stylus of atomic force microscope. Orientational bistability of the nematic liquid crystal was realized on that frustrated surface alignment. Macroscopic orientational switching between two perpendicular directions took place by an appropriate in-plane electric field. The threshold electric fields decreased in both switching directions as temperature increased. The focused laser heated up only the limited domains in the cell including a light-absorbing medium. Irradiating the laser concurrently with an appropriate electric field, we switched the selected unit domains in the alignment pattern. The switched domains maintained stably the switched direction without the disturbance from the exterior. Extending and repeating this process, we realized extremely fine devices of bistable switching.

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