• Computers and Concrete
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.243-256
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• 2017

Epoxy-coated reinforcing bars are widely used to protect the corrosion of the reinforcing bars in the RC elements under their in-service environments and external loads. In most field surveys, it was reported that the corrosion resistance of the epoxy-coated reinforcing bars is typically better than the uncoated bars. However, from the experimental tests conducted in the labs, it was reported that, under the same loads, the RC elements with epoxy-coated reinforcing bars had wider cracks than the elements reinforced with the ordinary bars. Although this conclusion may be true considering the bond reduction of the reinforcing bar due to the epoxy coating, the maximum service loads used in the experimental research may be a main reason. To answer these two phenomena, service performance of 15 RC beam specimens with uncoated and epoxy-coated reinforcements under different fatigue loads was experimentally studied. Influences of different coating thicknesses of the reinforcing bars, the fatigue load range and load upper limit as well as fatigue load cycles on the mechanical performance of RC test specimens are discussed. It is concluded that, for the test specimens subjected to the comparatively lower load range and load upper limit, adverse effect on the service performance of test specimens with thicker epoxy-coated reinforcing bars is negligible. With the increments of the coating thickness and the in-service loading level, i.e., fatigue load range, load upper limit and fatigue cycles, the adverse factor resulting from the thicker coating becomes noticeable.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제50권8호
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• pp.28-38
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 단일 반송파 시스템에서 LDPC(low density parity check) 부호와 LMS(least mean square) 알고리즘을 이용한 적응 등화기를 사용한 시스템에서 간단한 계산을 통한 궤환 신호를 생성하여 성능을 향상 시키는 개선된 터보 등화기를 제안한다. LDPC부호는 오류를 정정하는데 있어서 매우 좋은 성능을 보인다. 그러나 LDPC 부호는 열악한 환경에서 좋은 성능을 내기 위하여 긴 패리티 검사행렬을 사용하고 LDPC 부호의 반복을 증가시켜 계산량이 크게 늘어난다. 추가로 성능을 더욱 향상시키기 위해 LDPC 부호 기반의 터보 등화 방법을 사용한다. 이 시스템의 경우 반복횟수의 증가로 계산량이 매우 크게 증가하는 단점이 있다. 이러한 계산량의 증가를 보완하기 위하여 LDPC 부호와 연판정 이후의 신호를 이용하여 적응 등화기를 조절한다. 시뮬레이션 결과 더 적은 계산량으로 LDPC 부호를 사용하고 SISO-MMSE(soft input soft output minimum mean square error)알고리즘 기반인 터보 등화기에 근접하는 성능을 내는 것을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.304-312
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• 2018

This study investigates to identify the impact factors of timber production cost on the relationship between production cost components and revenues generated by evaluating the entire timber supply chain. In this research, selected 13 logging zones as target areas and classified 14 forest production cost factors, six groups. Additionally, established 13 externalenvironmental factors with related stakeholders and forestry experts. And the BCR (Benefit Cost Ratio) method was then used to analyze the economics of each zone. Filled up a checklist and rated using 5 point scale for each target region, and extracted major cost factors for the production economy of the item. The analysis of major cost factors in the timber production revealed that wood grab equipment usage fee was the first ranked and forest trees purchase cost was ranked in the $2^{nd}$Also, the $3^{rd}$ranking was logging expenses, and transport cost, which accounted for 84% of the total cost, was ranked in the $4^{th}$. In addition, the rock land ratio, slope, timber payment (forest trees purchase cost), special timber, ratio of timber, DBH (Diameter at Breast Height), and mixed forest ratio were the factors that most affected the timber supply chain cost.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2017

최근 서비스 계약 또는 가입에 개인의 고객정보 이용 및 약관 동의를 위한 디지털 자필 서명을 요구하는 것이 일반적이다. 기존 자필 서명을 포함하는 서명시스템들은 각 기업 내에서 자체적으로 서비스 플랫폼 위에 구현되어 활용되고 있기 때문에 플랫폼에 의존적일 뿐만 아니라 디바이스 보유 현황에 따라 서명을 수행할 수 있는 환경이 달라질 수 있는 문제점이 존재한다. 본 논문에서는 이기종간 통합 브라우저 환경에서 jQuery를 기반으로 자필의 2차원 좌표를 직접 저장하는 방식을 이용하여 크로스 브라우징이 가능한 통합 자필 서명 시스템을 설계 및 구현하였다. iOS, Android, PC 등 이기종 환경의 웹 브라우저에서 통합 테스트를 하였고, 모든 자필 서명 기능이 정상적으로 동작함을 확인하였다.

• 컴퓨터교육학회논문지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.91-109
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• 2011

본 연구는 튜터의 존재감이 낮은 이러닝 환경에서 인간 튜터를 대신하거나 이를 보완할 수 있는 존재로서 개인화된 e-튜터를 설계하고 개발하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 본 연구에서는 인간 튜터가 기존에 수행했던 인지적, 감성적, 사회적 측면에서의 학습지원 역할에 근거하여 14개의 학습지원요소를 규명하고, 학습자의 학습상태에 따라 개인화된 학습지원을 제공할 수 있도록 e-튜터를 설계하고 개발하였다. 본 연구에서 개발된 개인화된 e-튜터의 학습지원에 대한 유용성 검증은 기업에 종사하는 202명의 성인학습자들을 대상으로 학습지원의 유용성 설문을 통해 조사되었다. 본 연구는 e-튜터를 적용하고자 하는 차세대 이러닝 시스템의 설계와 개발에 대한 지침을 제공하고, 인지적 학습 경험이 주를 이루었던 이러닝에 감성적, 사회적 경험을 추가함으로써 이러닝의 질적 수준을 높일 수 있기를 기대한다.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.189-196
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• 2011

센서 네트워크기술과 모바일 장치가 연동된 애플리케이션이 사용된 연구는 주로 기후나 온도 변화, 재해 등의 환경 모니터링 관련 분야와 모바일 헬스 케어 관련 애플리케이션이 최근의 주된 이슈 사항이 되어 왔다. 본 논문에서는 안드로이드 폰으로 제어가 가능하고, 그린 스마트 팩토리 영역을 효율적으로 모니터링하고 관리할 수 있는 M2M 서비스 기반 스마트 팩토리 관리 시스템(SFMS: Smart Factory Management System)을 제안한다. 제안된 시스템은 TinyOS 기반의 IEEE 802.15.4 표준 스택을 적용하여 스마트 센서 네트워크를 구성하며, 제안한 시스템 구조의 기능성 검증을 위하여 온도/습도, 도어, 적외선(PIR), 카메라 센서로 센서 망을 구성하여 센싱 이벤트 요청 및 제공 테스트를 수행하였다.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.26-33
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• 2009

The directions of the road are divided into two, the right-hand side and left-hand side of the road, by the convention and specific native method in the world. This paper deals with the characteristics and behaviors of drivers who are accustomed to driving on right-hand side of the road, drive with a handle on the left-hand side, and comparing with left-hand side drivers. The driver's eye movements were measured by eye camera and questionnaires were used for measuring subjective evaluation such as driving mental workload. The experimental results indicated even if the experts who had much experience on right-hand side driving, they had lower driving skill than novice driver, accustomed to driving on left-hand side. In terms of mental workload, MCH rating scale and MNASA-TLX, the right-hand side drivers were in lower stress condition than the left-hand side drivers because of having much driving experience. However, they conducted a few mistakes by confusing the position of turn signal and windshield wiper because of their driving habit or traits and it lead to operation mistakes. These results can be applied effectively to develop the driving support information with changed environments.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.518-526
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• 2019

Background: Additive manufacturing (AM) is a rapidly expanding new technology involving challenges to occupational health. Here, metal exposure in an AM facility with large-scale metallic component production was investigated during two consecutive years with preventive actions in between. Methods: Gravimetric analyzes measured airborne particle concentrations, and filters were analyzed for metal content. In addition, concentrations of airborne particles <300 nm were investigated. Particles from recycled powder were characterized. Biomonitoring of urine and dermal contamination among AM operators, office personnel, and welders was performed. Results: Total and inhalable dust levels were almost all below occupational exposure limits, but inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry showed that AM operators had a significant increase in cobalt exposure compared with welders. Airborne particle concentrations (<300 nm) showed transient peaks in the AM facility but were lower than those of the welding facility. Particle characterization of recycled powder showed fragmentation and condensates enriched in volatile metals. Biomonitoring showed a nonsignificant increase in the level of metals in urine in AM operators. Dermal cobalt and a trend for increasing urine metals during Workweek Year 1, but not in Year 2, indicated reduced exposure after preventive actions. Conclusion: Gravimetric analyses showed low total and inhalable dust exposure in AM operators. However, transient emission of smaller particles constitutes exposure risks. Preventive actions implemented by the company reduced the workers' metal exposure despite unchanged emissions of particles, indicating a need for careful design and regulation of the AM environments. It also emphasizes the need for relevant exposure markers and biomonitoring of health risks.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권7호
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• pp.3370-3392
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• 2017

Next Generation Beyond 4G/5G systems will rely on the deployment of small cells over conventional macrocells for achieving high spectral efficiency and improved coverage performance, especially for indoor and hotspot environments. In such heterogeneous networks, the expected performance gains can only be derived with the use of efficient interference coordination schemes, such as Fractional Frequency Reuse (FFR), which is very attractive for its simplicity and effectiveness. In this work, femtocells are deployed according to a spatial Poisson Point Process (PPP) over hexagonally shaped, 6-sector macro base stations (MeNBs) in an uncoordinated manner, operating in hybrid mode. A newly introduced intermediary region prevents cross-tier, cross-boundary interference and improves user equipment (UE) performance at the boundary of cell center and cell edge. With tools of stochastic geometry, an analytical framework for the signal-to-interference-plus-noise-ratio (SINR) distribution is developed to evaluate the performance of all UEs in different spatial locations, with consideration to both co-tier and cross-tier interference. Using the SINR distribution framework, average network throughput per tier is derived together with a newly proposed harmonic mean, which ensures fairness in resource allocation amongst all UEs. Finally, the FFR network parameters are optimized for maximizing average network throughput, and the harmonic mean using a fair resource assignment constraint. Numerical results verify the proposed analytical framework, and provide insights into design trade-offs between maximizing throughput and user fairness by appropriately adjusting the spatial partitioning thresholds, the spectrum allocation factor, and the femtocell density.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.204-226
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• 2018

Big data processing applications have been migrated into cloud gradually, due to the advantages of cloud computing. Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) is one of the fundamental support systems for big data processing on MapReduce-like frameworks, such as Hadoop and Spark. Since HDFS is not aware of the co-location of virtual machines in the cloud, the default scheme of block allocation in HDFS does not fit well in the cloud environments behaving in two aspects: data reliability loss and performance degradation. In this paper, we present a novel location-aware data block allocation strategy (LDBAS). LDBAS jointly optimizes data reliability and performance for upper-layer applications by allocating data blocks according to the locations and different processing capacities of virtual nodes in the cloud. We apply LDBAS to two stages of data allocation of HDFS in the cloud (the initial data allocation and data recovery), and design the corresponding algorithms. Finally, we implement LDBAS into an actual Hadoop cluster and evaluate the performance with the benchmark suite BigDataBench. The experimental results show that LDBAS can guarantee the designed data reliability while reducing the job execution time of the I/O-intensive applications in Hadoop by 8.9% on average and up to 11.2% compared with the original Hadoop in the cloud.