• Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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• 제38권5_6호
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• pp.439-461
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• 2020

A step-up option is a newly developed financial instrument that simultaneously provides higher security and profitability. This paper introduces two step-up options: step-up type1 and step-up type2 options, and derives the option pricing formulas using the Laplace transform. We assume that the underlying equity price follows a regime-switching model that reflects the long-term maturity of these options. The option prices are calculated for the two types of funds, a pure stock fund composed of risky assets only and a mixed fund composed of stocks and bonds, to reflect possible variety in the fund underlying asset mix. The impact of changes in the model parameters on the option prices is analyzed. This paper provides information crucial to product developments.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.619-625
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• 2003

A successful design approach for noise barriers should be multidisciplinary because noise reduction goals influence both acoustical and non-acoustical considerations, such as maintenance, safety, physical construction, cost, and visual impact. These various barrier design options are closely related with barrier dimensions. In this study, we have proposed an optimal design method of noise barriers using simulated annealing algorithm, providing a harrier having the smallest dimension and achieving the specified noise reduction at a receiver region exposed to the noise due to Industry and infrastructure, to help a successful barrier design.

• 기술발표회
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• 통권2006호
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• pp.220-231
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• 2006

Debris flows are a natural hazard which looks like a combination of flood, land and rock slide. Large rainfall in July 2006 produced several large scale debris flows and many small debris flows that resulted in loss of life and considerable property and highway damage, as was widely reported in the national media. The hazard "debris flow" is still insufficiently researched Furthermore debris flows are very hard to predict. In this paper, a general over view of the debris flow problems along the highway, a generic way for the design and dimensioning of flexible barrier systems will be presented. A brief description of the various unique barrier types will be provided, too. The future for these barrier concepts looks promising because these barriers represent the state of art for such applications and are superior to many other available options.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.226-231
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• 2016

본 논문에서는 배리어 옵션의 가격 산정을 위해 이항분포모형을 사용한다. 경로의존형 옵션인 배리어 옵션의 가격산정을 위해서는 이항트리의 말단에서 역방향으로 진행하면서 개별 노드들의 옵션 가치를 계산하여 옵션 가격을 산정하게 된다. 이항트리의 말단에서는 배리어 도달 여부를 판단하기 어려운데, 카탈란 수를 일반화하여 배리어에 도달하지 않은 경우의 수를 구하고자 한다. 일정한 범위에서 움직이는 경로의 수를 파악하기 위해 카탈란 수에 상한과 하한을 부여하는 방식으로 일반화한다. 이항분포모형에서 배리어 도달 여부는 가격 상승과 가격 하락 횟수의 차이가 일정한 범위에 있는지를 판단하여 결정한다. 상한과 하한을 부여한 일반화된 카탈란 수를 활용하여 가격 상승과 가격 하락 횟수의 차이가 일정한 범위에 있는 경우의 수를 구할 수 있으면, 이항트리 말단에서 배리어에 도달하지 않았을 확률을 계산할 수 있다. 이항트리 말단에서의 옵션 가치와 배리어에 도달하지 않았을 확률을 이용하여 만기의 옵션 기대값을 계산하고 이를 현재 시점으로 할인하여 배리어 옵션 가격을 구하게 된다. 이항분포모형을 이용한 기존의 방법은 중간 단계의 옵션 가치를 모두 계산해야 하지만, 일반화된 카탈란 수를 적용한 방법은 이항트리 말단에서의 옵션 가치만으로도 옵션 가격 산정이 가능하고 만기시점의 옵션행사 확률에 대한 분포를 얻을 수 있다. 상한과 하한을 부여하여 일반화된 카탈란 수는 배리어 옵션 가격 산정뿐만 아니라 다양한 분야에 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.459-469
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between career options and career barriers of fisheries and marine science college students. The subjects in this study were 1,309 students(male 628, female 681), who were analyzed with 6 career items and career barrier inventory. Data analyses were conducted using t-test, One-way Analysis of Variance, Two-way Analysis of Variance. The results of the research are as follows. First, the career barriers factors that students experienced a lot were future anxiety and lack of career informations. Accoding to sex, there was no meaningful differences on the career barriers, but accoding to grades, there was meaningful differences on the career barriers. Second, career barriers showed high level in case that students chose their majors accoding to the factors of professors, score level and others' admonition. And career barriers was higher in cases of the students who had the level of below the common satisfaction on their majors, who had a minor or temporary absence from school because their majors were unsatisfied, who took courses with their pals, who chose their jobs in terms of pay level and working region, and who had uncertainty on their apptitude and interesting.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.157-164
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• 2013

Although stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, preventive or therapeutic options are still limited. Therefore, a better understanding of the pathophysiological characteristics of this life-threatening disease is urgently needed. The incidence and prevalence of ischemic stroke are increased by exposure to certain types of xenobiotics, including heavy metals, suggesting the possible toxicological contribution of these compounds to the onset or aggravation of stroke. Among the potential targets, we have focused on alterations to cerebral endothelial cells (CECs), which play important roles in maintaining the functional integrity of brain tissue.

• Interdisciplinary Bio Central
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.9.1-9.5
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• 2010

Many neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, are devastating disorders that affect millions of people worldwide. However, the number of therapeutic options remains severely limited with only symptomatic management therapies available. With the better understanding of the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases, discovery efforts for disease-modifying drugs have increased dramatically in recent years. However, the process of translating basic science discovery into novel therapies is still lagging behind for various reasons. The task of finding new effective drugs targeting central nervous system (CNS) has unique challenges due to blood-brain barrier (BBB). Furthermore, the relatively slow progress of neurodegenerative disorders create another level of difficulty, as clinical trials must be carried out for an extended period of time. This review is intended to provide molecular and cell biologists with working knowledge and resources on CNS drug discovery and development.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2008년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.815-829
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• 2008

Debris flows are a natural hazard which looks like a combination of flood, land and rock slide. Large rainfall in July 2006 produced several large scale debris flows and many small debris flows that resulted in loss of life and considerable property and railway damage, as was widely reported in the national media. The hazard "debris flow" is still insufficiently researched. Furthermore debris flows are very hard to predict. Flexible Ring net barriers are multi-functional mitigation devices commonly applied to rock fall or floating wood protection in floods, snow avalanches and also mud flows or granular debris flows, if properly dimensioned for the process or processes for which they are intended. Overtopping of the barriers by debris flows and sediment transport is possible, supporting the design concept that a series of barriers may be used to stop volumes of debris larger than are possible using only one barrier. The future for these barrier concepts looks promising because these barriers represent the state of art for such applications and are superior to many other available options.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.226-232
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• 2000

This paper develops a finite element model for studying the crashworthiness analysis of a mid-size truck. A simulation for a truck frontal crash to a rigid barrier using the model is performed with PAM-CRASH installed in super computer SP2. Full vehicle model is composed of 86467 shell elements, 165 beam elements and 98 bar elements, and 86769 nodes. The model uses four material model such as elastic, elastic-plastic(steel), rigid and elastic-plastic(rubber) material model which are in PAM-CRASH. Frame and suspension system are modeled with 28774 shell elements and 31412 nodes. Cab is modeled with 34680 shell elements and 57 beam elements, and 36254 nodes. Bumper is modeled with 2262 shell elements, and 2508 nodes. Axle, steering shaft, etc are modeled using beam or bar elements. Mounting parts are modeled using rigid bodies. Bodies are interconnected using nodal constrains or joint options. To verify the developed model, frontal crash test with 30mph velocity to a rigid barrier is carried out. In the crash test, vehicle pulse at lower part of b-pillar is measured, and deformed shapes of frame and driver seat area are photographed. Those measured vehicle pulse and photographed pictures are compared those from the simulation to verify the developed finite element model.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2011

A new method for option pricing based on the trinomial tree method is introduced. The new method calculates the local average of option prices around a node at each time, instead of computing prices at each node of the trinomial tree. Local averaging has a smoothing effect to reduce oscillations of the tree method and to speed up the convergence. The option price and the hedging parameters are then obtained by the compact scheme and the Richardson extrapolation. Computational results for the valuation of European and American vanilla and barrier options show superiority of the proposed scheme to several existing tree methods.