• 보건행정학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.94-124
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• 2007

This paper critically reviews three decades of research on geographic variations. in health services utilization in the United States, thereby drawing policy and research implications for Korea. The recent renewed interest in variations research in the United States, precipitated by studies on regional variations in Medicare expenditures, stems mainly from the policy implication that a substantial amount of Medicare expenditures could be saved without compromising quality and access. From the research perspective, this policy implication was made tenable by integrating micro- and macro-level analysis of variations in health services utilization. Still, theoretical limitations inherent in the research pose great challenges to developing effective strategies at the health system level. Variations research in the United States can serve as a case study as to how health services research has responded to efficiency and quality issues in an ever expanding health system Considering the current health policy and research environment in Korea, the following implications can be drawn. Variations research will help formulate a national policy agenda for health care quality and also advance the framework of approaches to health policy issues. For such purposes, both relevant descriptive and hypothesis-testing studies are needed. Further advancement in variations research will require interdisciplinary explorations and methodological sophistication. To the extent that Korean health policies will strive to achieve complex goals, variations research will increasingly prove to be useful.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.127-134
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• 2022

Production management in the automobile parts industry is carried out according to the production plan of the customer, so it is important to prevent shortages in product supply. As the product composition became increasingly complex, the MES System was built for the purpose of efficient production plan management and inventory management, but its utilization is low. This study analyzed the problems of the MES system and sought to improve it. Through previous studies, it was confirmed that the inventory management of the pull approach that actually occurred in the warehouse is more suitable than the push approach based on the forecast of the warehouse for the volatility, complexity, and uncertainty of orders in the auto parts industry. To realize this, we tried distributed MRP by using the ADO function of VBA to link the standard information of the MES system with Excel and change the structure of the BOM table. Through this, it can help increase the accuracy of production planning and realize efficient inventory management, thereby increasing the utilization of the MES system in the auto parts industry and enhancing the competitiveness of the company.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.218-223
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• 1997

For the utilization of animal blood produced in slaughter for the cultivation of lactic acid bacteria, the nitrogen sources in a complex(MRS) medium were replaced by blood plasma proteins. Focusing the purpose on the industrial production of a probiotics, the hydrolytic activities of three industrially applicable proteases were compared for the effective digestion of the proteins, and Alcalase(the product of Novo Nordisk) was selected with comparatively high activity. The growth of Streptococcus thermophilus KCCM12020 was best among the four strains of lactic acid bacteria tested. With Alcalase-digested proteins in the medium, the growth rates and the final cell concentrations were higher than those with non-digested proteins. The cell mass produced in the medium containing blood proteins as nitrogen sources, $2.5{\times}10^9$ CFU/ml, was significantly high and about 70% of that in MRS medium, showing a great possibility for the utilization of animal blood proteins as economic nitrogen sources in the production of cell mass of lactic acid bacteria.

• Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2017

The Clonal Selection Algorithm (CSA) is an algorithm inspired by the human immune system mechanism. In CSA, several parameters needs to be optimized by large amount of sensitivity analysis for the optimal results. They limit the accuracy of the results due to the uncertainty and subjectivity. Adaptive Clonal Selection (ACS), a modified version of CSA, is developed as an algorithm without controls by pre-defined parameters in terms of selection process and mutation strength. In this paper, we discuss the ACS in detail and present its implementation in construction site utilization planning (CSUP). When applied to a developed model published in research literature, it proves that the ACS are capable of searching the optimal layout of temporary facilities on construction site based on the result of objective function, especially when the parameterization process is considered. Although the ACS still needs some improvements, obtaining a promising result when working on a same case study computed by Genetic Algorithm and Electimze algorithm prove its potential in solving more complex construction optimization problems in the future.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.2067-2075
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• 2016

Cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverters are currently used because it enables the integration of various sources, such as batteries, ultracapacitors, photovoltaic array and fuel cells in a single system. Conventional modulation schemes for multilevel inverters have concentrated mainly on the generation of a low harmonic output voltage, which results in less effective utilization of connected sources. Less effective utilization leads to a difference in the charging/discharging of sources, causing unsteady voltages over a long period of operation and a reduction in the lifetime of the sources. Hence, a charge balance control scheme has to be incorporated along with the modulation scheme to overcome these issues. In this paper, a new approach for charge balancing in symmetric cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter that enables almost 100% charge balancing of sources is presented. The proposed method achieves charge balancing without any additional stages or complex circuit or considerable computational requirement. The validity of the proposed method is verified through simulation and experiments.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.367-378
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• 2021

This paper develops a dynamic regression model to quantify the contribution of key external factors to operational energy efficiency of ships. On this basis, kernel density estimation is applied to explore distribution patterns of fluctuations in operational performance. An empirical analysis based on these methods show that distribution of fluctuations in Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator (EEOI) is leptokurtic and fat tailed, rather than a normal one. Around 85% of fluctuations in EEOI can be jointly explained by capacity utilization and sailing speed, while the rest depend on other external factors largely beyond control. The variations in capacity utilization and sailing speed cannot be fully passed on to the energy efficiency performance of ships, due to complex interactions between various external factors. The application of the methods is demonstrated, showing a potential approach to develop a rating mechanism for use in the legally binding framework on operational energy efficiency of ships.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 6th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.232-235
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• 2015

Defect data contains experiential knowledge about specific work conditions. And the number of projects performed by a company is too limited for an individual to experience the various defects under the current complex construction environment. Therefore, in order to manage and prevent a reoccurrence of defects, a proper data feedback mechanism is required. However, most defect data are stored in unstructured ways, resulting in the fundamental problem of data utilization. In this paper, a new framework is proposed by using linked data technologies to improve defect data utilization. The target of this framework is to convert defect data to the ontology-based linked data format for sharing defect data from different data sources. To demonstrate it, some technical solutions are implemented by using real cases. The proposed approach can reduce data search time and improve the accuracy of search results as well. Moreover, the proposed approach can be applied to other domains that need to refer to external sources such as safety, specification, product, and regulation.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권11호
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• pp.1623-1628
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• 2009

본 연구는 지구성 운동 시 복합 기능성보조제 투여가 운동 수행력과 에너지기질인 글루코스(Glucose), 유리지방산(FFA)동원과 중추 피로물질인 암모니아(Ammonia), 5-HT, 말초피로요소인 젖산(Lactate), 무기인산(Phosphorus), pH에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 비교분석함으로써, 복합 기능성보조제 투여가 운동수행에 미치는 효과를 규명하는데 그 목적이 있었으며 연구 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 지구성 운동수행시간은 투여 전과 비교하여 투여 후에 10.7% 증가하였으며 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.05). 2. 혈중 피로물질 농도(Ammonia, Lactate, Phosphorus, pH, 5-HT) 의 변화는 실험의 모든 시기에서 투여 전, 후 간에 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 3. 혈중 에너지기질 농도(Glucose, FFA) 의 농도 변화는 실험의 모든 시기에서 투여 전, 후 간에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 결론적으로, 복합 기능성보조제 투여는 운동수행력을 10.7% 향상시켰으며, 향상된 운동수행력에도 불구하고 혈중피로물질의 추가적인 축적은 없었다. 따라서, 복합 기능성보조제 투여는 지구성 운동수행 시 피로물질 축적의 지연을 초래함으로써 운동수행력 증진에 긍정적인 영향을 미쳤다. 그러나, 단일 물질 투여에 의한 선행연구와 본 연구 결과를 비교할 때, 복합 투여가 단일투여보다 운동수행력 증진에 효과적이라고 판단하기는 어렵다. 따라서, 운동수행력 증진 측면에서 단일투여와 복합 투여 효과의 차이를 규명하기 위해서는 추후 다양한 피험자를 대상으로 복합투여물질의 구성 물질 및 비율, 다양한 운동의 형태에 대한 지속적인 연구가 필요하다고 사료된다.

• 환경생물
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.680-686
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• 2018

작물 재배시에 질소비료와 유기물인 헤어리베치 그리고 LCU효과지연성 복합비료 등 질소공급원별로 토양에 시용하여 $N_2O$ 배출에 영향을 주는 요인들의 특성을 조사하였다. 그리고 그 요인들이 $N_2O$ 배출에 얼마나 영향을 주는지를 정량적으로 밝히고 온실가스 배출의 영향 인자들에 대해 온실가스 감축 효과를 종합적으로 평가하였다. $N_2O$ 배출에 영향을 미치는 요인은 토양온도, 토양수분과 무기태질소 등이다. 이 세 가지 요인 중 $N_2O$ 배출에 가장 크게 영향을 미치는 요인은 무기태질소(콩 65.5%, 51.2%)>토양수분함량(콩 19.2%, 고추 28.8%)>토양온도(콩 15.2%, 고추 22.0%) 순으로 나타났다. 수량과 비료이용효율은 LCU효과지연성 복합비료 처리에서 가장 높았다. $N_2O$ 배출량은 LCU효과지연성 복합비료와 NPK+헤어리베치 처리에서 차이를 보이지 않아 종합적인 결과는 수량과 비료이용효율 그리고 낮은 $N_2O$ 배출량을 보인 LCU효과지연성 복합비료 처리가 가장 양호한 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 앞으로 $N_2O$ 배출을 저감할 수 있는 토양 양분관리 기술 개발 연구가 확대되면 온실가스 배출저감 대책에 도움이 될 것으로 기대할 수 있다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.1522-1530
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• 2014

초고층 복합주거 유형은 도심지에서 신도시 개발 및 도시재생에 있어 중요한 위치로 주목받고 있다. 하지만 초고층 주상복합의 경우 친환경계획요소에 대한 정리와 실제 거주자들을 대상으로 한 만족도에 관한 연구는 미비한 실정이다. 이에 본 연구는 초고층 친환경계획요소를 단지, 건물내부, 설비 및 유지관리로 구분하여 전문가를 대상으로 중요도 거주자를 만족도를 평가하였다. 이를 바탕으로 본 연구에서는 보다 다양한 관점에서 평가할 수 있는 M-IPA를 이용하여 초고층 복합주거 친환경 계획요소의 개선방안 및 시사점을 도출하고자 한다. 그 결과 첫째, 단지 부문은 복합적 토지이용, 친환경 교통은 유지관리를 지속해야 할 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 건물내부 부문은 생태적 단지환경, 실내공기환경이 개선이 시급한 것으로 나타났고, 실내온열환경은 유지관리를 지속해야 하는 것으로 판단되었다. 마지막으로 설비/유지관리는 재료 및 설비와 에너지 관리 지표가 개선이 시급한 것으로 나타났다.