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USLE모형과 대체법을 이용한 밭농사의 토양유실 저감기능 계량화 평가 (Evaluation on national environmental functionality of farming on soil loss using the USLE and replacement cost method)

  • 현병근;김무성;엄기철;강기경;윤홍배;서명철;성기석
    • 한국토양비료학회지
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    • 제35권6호
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    • pp.361-371
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    • 2002
  • 밭농사에 다원적기능중의 하나로 알려져 있는 토양유실저감기능에 대하여 기존에 보고된 결과를 수정 보완하였으며, 그 얻은 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 우리나라 밭농사의 토양유실량을 USLE모형을 이용하여 계산하였으며, 각 인자별 값은 다음과 같다. 강우인자(R)값은 429.4, 토양침식성인자(K)값은 0.15, 지형인자(LS)값은 1.72, 작물인자(C)값은 0.275, 토양관리인자(P)값은 0.856이었다. 2. USLE모형에 의한 우리나라 밭농사의 토양유실량은 ha당 연간 26.1톤이었으나, 나지토양의 경우에는 ha당 연간 110.8톤으로서 밭농사에 의한 토양유실량은 나지에 비하여 23% 수준이었으며, 연간 밭농사는 나지토양에 비하여 84.7톤의 토양유실량 저감기능이 있었다. 이것을 밭면적전체로는 연간 62,650천톤에 해당되었다. 3. 밭농사에 의한 토양유실저감량을 객토단가로 환산할 경우 연간 4,974억원에 해당하였다. 4. 토양유실 세부모형중 LS값이 1.72로 매우 높았는데, 밭농사의 공익기능을 제고하기 위해서는 등고선, 대상재배 등 농경적인 접근과 계단전 등의 전환 등 농토목적인 접근방식이 필요하다고 생각된다.

중소벤처기업가의 BPO태도에 영향을 미치는 요인에 관한 연구 (An Empirical Study of Entrepreneurial Attitude on Business Process Outsourcing)

  • 유정환;양준환
    • 벤처창업연구
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    • 제11권4호
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    • pp.127-138
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    • 2016
  • 아웃소싱은 기업으로 하여금 기존 산업이 가지고 있는 최고의 기법을 이용할 수 있도록 해 줌으로써 자원의 효율적 이용뿐만 아니라 효과적 이용을 가능하게 하며 비즈니스 프로세스를 개선시켜 줌으로써 신규 시장의 진입 및 새로운 사업기회 창출도 가능하게 해준다는 장점이 있다. 또한 뛰어난 능력을 가진 BPO공급자들과의 협력은 기업이 보유하고 있지 못한 신기술, 역량, 지적 자원 및 물적 자원의 획득을 가능하게 해 준다는 점에서 큰 관심을 받아오고 있다. 본 실증연구는 BPO이용을 위한 의사결정과 관련하여 기업경영자들의 BPO에 대한 태도에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 살펴보기 위하여 설계되었다. 이를 위해 본 연구는 선행연구를 통해 BPO 관련 주요변수로 나타난 비용절감, 핵심역량, 특화자원, 품질향상 등 네 가지 선행변수가 중소벤처기업가의 BPO에 대한 태도에 미치는 영향을 실증적으로 분석하였다. 분석 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, BPO이용에 따른 비용절감과 기업가의 BPO에 대한 태도 사이에는 통계적 유의성이 없는 것으로 나타나 비용절감은 BPO이용에 영향을 미치지 않는 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한 표준화 베타값에 따른 검증결과 BPO태도에 대한 비용절감의 영향력 또한 매우 미미한 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, BPO이용에 따른 핵심역량 확보는 기업가의 BPO에 대한 태도에 긍정적 영향을 미치고 있음을 확인하였다. 셋째, BPO이용에 따른 특화된 자원의 확보는 기업가의 BPO에 대한 태도와 정(+)의 관계에 있는 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, BPO이용에 따른 품질향상은 기업가의 BPO에 대한 태도에 유의한 영향을 미치고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 마지막으로 분석결과에 대한 논의 및 이론적, 실무적 시사점을 제시해 두었다.

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Effects of a Chelate (DTPA) on Cucumber Growth and Soil Chemical Properties in Nutrient-accumulated Soil of Polytunnel Greenhouse

  • Kim, Myung Sook;Kim, Yoo Hak;Kang, Seong Soo;Kong, Myung Suk;Hyun, Byung Keun;Lee, Chang Hoon
    • 한국토양비료학회지
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    • 제46권6호
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    • pp.665-672
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    • 2013
  • This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of a chelating agent on cucumber growth and changes in soil nutrients availability in polytunnel greenhouse fields. Diethylene triamine penta acetic acid (DTPA) was selected as a chelating agent. Two experiments were carried out as follows: i) For field experiment in the autumn season of 2010, each plot was treated by varying the concentration and the number of times being applied with DTPA; [DTPA (0.5 mM, 1 time/3 months), DTPA (0.06 mM, 1 time/1 week), DTPA (0.13 mM, 1 time/2 weeks), DTPA (0.06 mM, 1 time/1 week)+N]. Conventional practice was also investigated. ii) In the spring and summer seasons of 2011, each plot was treated by varying the concentration (0, 0.06, 0.13, 0.19 mM) of DTPA, chemical fertilizers (NPK), and combination of chemical fertilizers and DTPA 0.06 mM. The fruit yields of cucumber and soil chemical properties had no significant differences between treatments. However, in the spring season of 2011, DTPA 0.06 mM plot added 1 time per 2 weeks increased the yield of cucumber, but caused the reduction of yield in next cultivation season. This result showed that excess use of DTPA can cause the damage of crop growth. The inorgainc contents such as Ca and Mg absorbed by cucumber plant had significant differences between DTPA 0.19 mM (2 times/1 week) and fertilizers plus DTPA treatments [DTPA 0.06 mM (2 times/1 week) + 1/2 NPK, DTPA 0.06 mM (2 times/1 week) + NPK]. The input cost of fertilizers was saved when the concentration and the number of times added with DTPA was 0.06 mM and 1 time a week, respectively. This treatment used 67% less of applied fertilizers cost than the plot of conventional practice did. Thus, this research suggested that the application of DTPA 0.06 mM by 1 time a week can be effective for sustainability of crop production and reduction of fertilizers usage in polytunnel greenhouse.

Postharvest technologies for fruits and vegetables in South Asian countries: a review

  • Faqeerzada, Mohammad Akbar;Rahman, Anisur;Joshi, Rahul;Park, Eunsoo;Cho, Byoung-Kwan
    • 농업과학연구
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    • 제45권3호
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    • pp.325-353
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    • 2018
  • Agricultural systems in South Asian countries are dominated by smallholder farmers. Additionally, these farmers have limited access to pre- and post-harvest technologies due to their high initial cost. The lack of these technologies in postharvest handling is responsible for 20% to 44% of fruit and vegetable losses. These high losses are largely the result of a generally weak basic postharvest infrastructure for the preservation of products, which avoids damage from improper handling, transportation, packaging, and storage. High postharvest losses of products negatively affect food availability, food security, and nutrition, as the producer is able to sell less of the farm yield and the net availability of these food commodities for consumption is reduced. An underlying cause of these postharvest losses is the limited awareness and knowledge bases of stakeholders (researchers, farmers, governments, non-governmental organizations, and merchants) in the traditional supply chains in which these losses occur. The analysis presented in this paper explores the state of postharvest practice in South Asian countries and discusses options for low-cost postharvest technologies in the region that can support small-scale farmers and provide a viable pathway for supply to the market, joining with modern value chains and bringing about individual and regional reduction in postharvest losses of fruits and vegetables. The improvement of basic and simple low-cost technologies through precise research efforts has the potential to prevent such huge losses of products, and help meet the ever-increasing demand for food in South Asian countries.

New curing method using gaseous oxidant on sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

  • Jin, Hyunjung;Kim, Wook
    • 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국작물학회 2017년도 9th Asian Crop Science Association conference
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    • pp.39-39
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    • 2017
  • In Asia, sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a very important crop for starch production. Approximately 74.3% of the total sweet potato production quantity is produced in Asia (FAO, 2014) and China is the largest producer of sweet potato. Post-harvest management is particularly important because it is difficult to maintain the quality as well as quantity of sweet potatoes. Despite the importance of post-harvest management, researches on sweet potato have been focused on production-related study such as breeding of new variety, improved techniques of cultivation, so there is limited research on storage after harvest. Curing is a normal practice after sweet potato harvest to promote wound healing and extend postharvest storage life. In Korea, harvested sweet potatoes are usually cured for 4 to 7 days at $30-33^{\circ}C$ and 80-95% relative humidity within one week. Since the optimum storage temperature of sweet potato is regarded as $15-20^{\circ}C$, additional facilities and costs are required to raise the temperature for curing. However, the majority of small farmers do not have the capacity to provide additional facilities and costs. This study was initiated to suggest a new curing method to accelerate the wound healing by applying chemical oxidation to the wound surface of sweet potato. Oxidative stress is known to play an important role in the synthesis of secondary metabolites including lignin. In addition, chemical oxidation can be applied to prevent spoilage caused by microorganisms. Powerful gaseous oxidant with excellent penetration ability and superior sterilization effect was selected for this study. Lignification, weight loss, and spoilage rate of artificially wounded sweet potatoes were investigated after oxidant fumigation. There were clear differences in morphological analysis such as lignification pattern, lignin deposition color, and continuity of lignified cell layers between oxidant-fumigated sweet potatoes and control. These results show that gaseous oxidant can be used to supplement or replace the curing practice, to improve shelf-life as well as curing cost reduction.

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Exploring Capabilities of BIM Tools for Housing Refurbishment in the UK

  • Kim, Ki Pyung;Park, Kenneth S
    • 한국BIM학회 논문집
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    • 제6권4호
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    • pp.9-17
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    • 2016
  • Currently whole-house refurbishment for substantial energy efficiency improvement of existing housing stock is needed to achieve the targeted 80% CO2 emission reduction. As whole-house refurbishment requires a larger capital investment for lower CO2 emission, the simultaneous use of Life Cycle Costing (LCC) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodologies are recommended to generate affordable refurbishment solutions. However, two methodologies are difficult to use due to a lack of proper LCC and LCA datasets. As a response to the current problems, many researchers explore potentials in Building Information Modelling (BIM) to improve current construction practice. As a result, a BIM tool - IES IMPACT (Integrated Material Profile And Costing Tool) - has been introduced to the UK construction industry for simultaneous calculation of LCC and LCA. Thus, this research aims at examining the capability and limitation of the IES VE/IMPACT as a BIM tool for whole-house refurbishment. This research reveals that the IES VE/IMPACT is feasible for whole-house refurbishment by providing LCC and LCA information simultaneously for informed decision on refurbishment solution selection. This research shed lights on the current problems lying on the data exchange between two different BIM tools. It is revealed that additional efforts from construction professionals and industry are required to make reliable BIM objects library with LCC and LCA datasets.

2계층 분배형 공급사슬에서 실시간 공유 재고 정보의 가치에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Value of Shared Real-time Stock Information in Two-Echelon Distribution Supply Chains)

  • 서용원;정성원;함주호
    • 산업공학
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    • 제13권3호
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    • pp.444-454
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    • 2000
  • Due to the improvement of modern information technologies, sharing stock information among the supply chain members is a common practice nowadays. Many companies are planning to adopt the information systems to possess the real-time shared stock information. Thus, it is needed to quantify the value of shared stock information. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the value of the shared stock information for two-echelon distribution systems. Existing reorder policies can be classified into installation stock policies and echelon stock policies. Since installation stock policies do not utilize the shared stock information, and both classes of policies may show poor performances for distribution systems, we cannot evaluate the value of the shared stock information with the existing policies. Thus, we provide a new type of reorder policy, named order risk policy. We define the order risk using marginal analysis, and prove the optimality. Through computational experiment that compares the order risk policy with the existing policies, it is shown that a significant cost reduction is achieved with the effective utilization of the shared stock information. We also show the effect of the system characteristics on the value of the shared stock information.

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초등학생의 올바른 식습관 형성을 위한 영양교육 사이트 개발 (Development of Computer-Aided Nutritional Education Program for the School Children)

  • 허은실;이경혜
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • 제35권7호
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    • pp.791-799
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    • 2002
  • The performance of educational program for preventive nutrition is more beneficial for children than for the adults based on the cost reduction and the effect of this education. Also children's education helps them to grow and to live as a healthy adult. The purpose of this study is to solve the nutritional problem in children by developing nutrition education program for children and correct their nutritional problems. The characteristics of this program (www.food79.net) are the customized program for grade level based on the level of learning ability, the various education method such as game, cooking practice, and quiz, animation, and the self educated method by managing children's meal management as the result. The contents of this site are constructed not only for children but also for parents, the teachers and the school dietitians to increasing educational effect. The children room consists of food tower, nutrition kingdom, calculation of obesity index, food information, nutrient exploration, cooking world, and evaluation of dietary life. In the room for dietitian and teachers include the contents of the easy gymnastics, nutrition counseling methods, the teaching plans for nutrition education, and the information interchange corner. The third room for parents is constructed of nutrition evaluation, food 114, correction of living habits, and free discussion. Through this site, we are expecting to contribute to national health promotion by correcting the food habits of children.

The Chinese Performance-based Code for Fire-resistance of Steel Structures

  • Li, Guo-Qiang;Zhang, Chao
    • 국제초고층학회논문집
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    • 제2권2호
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    • pp.123-130
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    • 2013
  • In the past two decades, researchers from different countries have conducted series of experimental and theoretical studies to investigate the behaviour of structures in fire. Many new insights, data and calculation methods have been reported, which form the basis for modern interdisciplinary structural fire engineering. Some of those methods are now adopted in quantitative performance-based codes and have been migrated into practice. Mainly based on the achievements in structural fire research at China, the Chinese national code for fire safety of steel structures in buildings has been drafted and approved, and will be released in this year. The code is developed to prevent steel structures subjected to fire from collapsing, ensure safe evacuation of building occupants, and reduce the cost for repairing the damages of the structure caused by fire. This paper presents the main contents of the code, which includes the fire duration requirements of structural components, fundamental requirements on fire safety design of steel components, temperature increasing of atmosphere and structural components in fire, loading effect and capacity of various components in fire, and procedure for fire-resistant check and design of steel components. The analytical approaches employed in the code and their validation works are also presented.

정규 분포 모델을 이용한 화물 적재 문제의 이론적 해법 도출 및 활용 (On the Theoretical Solution and Application to Container Loading Problem using Normal Distribution Based Model)

  • 정승환
    • 산업경영시스템학회지
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    • 제45권4호
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    • pp.240-246
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    • 2022
  • This paper introduces a container loading problem and proposes a theoretical approach that efficiently solves it. The problem is to determine a proper weight of products loaded on a container that is delivered by third party logistics (3PL) providers. When the company pre-loads products into a container, typically one or two days in advance of its delivery date, various truck weights of 3PL providers and unpredictability of the randomness make it difficult for the company to meet the total weight regulation. Such a randomness is mainly due to physical difference of trucks, fuel level, and personalized equipment/belongings, etc. This paper provides a theoretical methodology that uses historical shipping data to deal with the randomness. The problem is formulated as a stochastic optimization where the truck randomness is reflected by a theoretical distribution. The data analytics solution of the problem is derived, which can be easily applied in practice. Experiments using practical data reveal that the suggested approach results in a significant cost reduction, compared to a simple average heuristic method. This study provides new aspects of the container loading problem and the efficient solving approach, which can be widely applied in diverse industries using 3PL providers.