• 대기
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.319-329
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• 2009

The intensive dust observation experiment has been performed at Korea Global Atmosphere Watch Center (KGAW) in Anmyeon, Korea during each spring season from 2007 to 2009. Downward and upward hyper-spectral spectrums over the dust condition were measured to understand the hyper-spectral properties of Asian dust using both ground-based Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) and space-borne AIRS/Aqua. To understand the impact of the Asian dust, a Line-by-Line radiative transfer model runs to calculate the high resolution infrared spectrum over the wave number range of $500-500cm^{-1}$. Furthermore, the radiosonde, a $PM_{10}$ Sampler, a Micro Pulse Lidar (MPL), and an Aerodynamic Particle Sizer (APS) are used to understand the vertical profile of temperature and humidity and the properties of Asian dust like concentration, altitude of dust layer, and size distribution. In this study, we found the Asian dust distributed from surface up to 3-4 km and volume concentration is increased at the size range between 2 and $8{\mu}m$ The observed dust spectrums are larger than the calculated clear sky spectrums by 15~60K for downward and lower by around 2~6K for upward in the wave number range of $800-1200cm^{-1}$. For the characteristics of the spectrum during the Asian dust, the downward spectrum is revealed a positive slope for $800-1000cm^{-1}$ region and negative slope over $1100-1200cm^{-1}$ region. In the upward spectrum, slopes are opposed to the downward one. It is inferred that the difference between measured and calculated spectrum is mostly due to the contribution of emission and/or absorption of the dust particles by the aerosol amount, size distribution, altitude, and composition.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제60권11호
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• pp.353-358
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• 2017

Purpose: To develop and evaluate a simple screening tool to assess hearing loss in newborns. A derived score was compared with the standard clinical practice tool. Methods: This cohort study was designed to screen the hearing of newborns using transiently evoked otoacoustic emission and auditory brain stem response, and to determine the risk factors associated with hearing loss of newborns in 3 tertiary hospitals in Northern Thailand. Data were prospectively collected from November 1, 2010 to May 31, 2012. To develop the risk score, clinical-risk indicators were measured by Poisson risk regression. The regression coefficients were transformed into item scores dividing each regression-coefficient with the smallest coefficient in the model, rounding the number to its nearest integer, and adding up to a total score. Results: Five clinical risk factors (Craniofacial anomaly, Ototoxicity, Birth weight, family history [Relative] of congenital sensorineural hearing loss, and Apgar score) were included in our COBRA score. The screening tool detected, by area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, more than 80% of existing hearing loss. The positive-likelihood ratio of hearing loss in patients with scores of 4, 6, and 8 were 25.21 (95% confidence interval [CI], 14.69-43.26), 58.52 (95% CI, 36.26-94.44), and 51.56 (95% CI, 33.74-78.82), respectively. This result was similar to the standard tool (The Joint Committee on Infant Hearing) of 26.72 (95% CI, 20.59-34.66). Conclusion: A simple screening tool of five predictors provides good prediction indices for newborn hearing loss, which may motivate parents to bring children for further appropriate testing and investigations.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.112-122
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• 2009

Payment of Forest Landscape Service (PFLS) is based on the value of landscape conservation and is a positive forest policy inducing the owners of mountains to improve environmental service quality with economic incentives. The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of PFLS and find out the elements related to PFLS such as associated statutes, target applications, eligible owner's requirements, and applicable environmental services. Research sites were selected in designated reserved forests by law and surveys were carried out with 28 professional forestry engineers and 10 owners of reserved forests located in Chungnam Province in November, 2008. As a result, the owners are willing to participate pilot-project of PFLS if they could have tax incentives. Preferred activities in their forestry are eco-tourism and carbon emission trading as PFLS business model. Although they expect low economic benefit from the PFLS, respondents answered introducing PFLS will give good opportunities for owners of a reserved forest to enhance willingness to manage their forestry properly for the landscape conservation. In this study, PFLS evaluation indicators and policy directions are established and recommends the strategies to cope with changing needs of forestry conservation by inducing the owners' active participation in the sustainable forest landscape management.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.70-77
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• 2017

Total Pollution Load Control (TPLC) is a system for managing the discharge load assigned by satisfying the Target Water Quality (TWQ) in Standard Flow Conditions (SFC). TWQ for a between Metropolitan Cities/Dos Specified (Cites/Dos TWQ) is very important to be the basis of each Unit Watershed TWQ. The purpose of this study was to establish a rational and scientific 'Calculation Metohd of Cites/Dos TWQ'. A methodology for the 3rd phase 'Cites/Dos TWQ' was proposed in this study based on review of the past phase (1rd and 2rd) 'Cites/Dos TWQ' in nakdong river. And utilized water quality model to estimate 3rd phase 'Cites/Dos TWQ' The allocation method of individual discharge sources are important for estimating 'Cites/Dos TWQ' In this case, the key point of the method of calculating the total allowable individual sources is the balance of the equity and the efficiency between individual sources of reduced pollutants. Thus, water quality shall be determined with regard to the current emission levels, the reduction capacity and the technical possibilities of individual sources. We estimate 3rd phase 'Cites/Dos TWQ' according to the 'Calculation Method of Cites/Dos TWQ'.

• 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.829-852
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• 2010

CER 유통가격은 시장의 거래가격을 모니터링 함으로써 파악할 수 있으나 CER 발행가격을 알기 위해서는 개별 청정개발체제(CDM) 사업에 대한 투자비용을 통해 직접 추정하는 방법밖에는 없다. CER 적정 발행가격을 추정하기 위해서는 실물옵션(Real Option)의 개념을 도입해야 한다. 배출권가격의 불확실성을 고려한 CDM 사업 투자의 최적 시점은 투자를 촉발하는 배출권가격의 수준으로 정의된다. 본 연구는 경제성을 고려한 CER 적정 발행가격의 수준을 분석하는 것과 발행가격을 추정하는 과정에서 도출된 가격, 물량 자료를 통해 CER 공급곡선을 추정하는 데 목적이 있다. 우선 분석모형에 배출권가격의 불확실성을 반영하여 적정 CER 가격 수준을 도출한다. CER의 적정 가격은 CDM 사업이 가능한 손익분기점 수준과, CDM 사업 투자를 1년 지연시켰을 때의 옵션가치를 고려할 경우의 손익분기점 수준으로 나누어 분석한다. 다음으로는 CDM 사업이 가능한 손익분기점을 만족하는 CER 발행가격을 가지고 공급곡선을 추정하고, 이 공급곡선 추정 식에 발행가격 수준을 대입하는 시뮬레이션 추정을 통해 공급의 가격탄력성을 계측한다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권10호
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• pp.5105-5114
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• 2013

본 논문은 심해저 환경을 고려한 케이블 및 필터 설계에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 심해저 플랜트에서 사용하고 있는 전기 아키텍처는 해상에서 고전압의 전원 공급 장치, 고용량 구동시스템, 장거리 케이블과 전동기로 구성되어있다. 전도 노이즈는 전동기 구동용 인버터의 고속 스위칭 시 발생하는 급속한 전압변화로 인해 발생하며, 케이블의 길이가 길어질수록 전동기에 심각한 과도 전압을 발생시킨다. 따라서 심해저 플랜트에 사용되는 장거리 케이블의 R, L, 선간 C, 선-접지 C를 고려한 선로를 설계하여 구동 전동기에 발생하는 과전압을 확인하였다. 또한, PWM 인버터 구동시스템의 전도 노이즈 저감을 위한 필터를 설계하여 심해저 플랜트 모델의 가이드라인을 제안하고자 한다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.28-35
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• 2002

공동흐름에서 직각 계단은 커다란 소음의 원인이 되어 많은 사람들의 와류와 직각계단의 상호 작용 시에 발생되는 소음의 저감 방안을 연구하여 왔다. 본 연구에서는 2차원 저아음속 와류 흐름이 전향계단을 지날 때 발생되는 유동 소음을 전향계단의 형상 변화를 통한, 즉, 계단의 모따기 양과 각도를 바꾸어 가면서 수치적으로 계산하였다. 내부 유동장을 구하기 위해서 비압축성 비점성 이산와류 모델을 가정하였으며, 유동정보로부터 원거리로의 음향장 계산은 MAE 이론을 적용하여 구하였다. 음원에서의 음압과 음압강도를 모따기 높이 및 모따기 각도와 최기 와류의 높이를 변화시켜가면서 다양하게 수치적인 결과를 얻어내었다. 본 연구를 통해서 계단에 접근하는 와류에 의한 원거리 음압은 모따기 양이 계단 높이의 30%에서 모따기 각도가 $15^{\circ}C$에서 $30^{\circ}C$°사이일 때 가장 소음이 적게 발생되는 결과를 얻어내었다.

• 에너지공학
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.118-126
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 석탄화력보일러에서 고수분탄 및 건조석탄 사용이 연소와 배기배출 특성에 미치는 영향에 대한 전산해석 연구를 수행하였다. 대상 보일러 설계 조건의 성능데이터를 기준으로 보일러 해석 모델 결과를 검증하였으며, 역청탄과 고수분탄 및 건조석탄을 혼소하는 조건에 대한 계산을 수행하였다. 고수분탄 혼소 비율이 높아질수록 가스 수직속도는 증가하였으며, 이는 연료의 노내 체류시간을 줄여 보일러 연소성에 영향을 미칠 것으로 판단된다. 건조석탄을 혼소할 경우 역청탄과 유사한 연소 및 배기배출 특성을 보였다. 고수분탄 혼소 비율이 높아질수록 수분영향에 의해 버너영역에서 연소반응 및 NOx 생성은 감소하였으며, OFA(Over-fire air) 이후에 가스온도와 NOx 생성이 높아지는 결과를 확인하였다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.11-22
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• 2000

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs) have known as potentially hazardous air pollutants(HAPs0 to human health because of its carcinogenic and mutagenic behaviors. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of 6 PAHs(Fluoranthene, Pyrene, Benzo[a]anthracene, Chrysene, Benzo[b]fluoranthene, and Benzo[a]pyrene) as well as 10 inorganic elements(Cr, Na, K, Zn, Pb, Fe, Cu, Ti, Al and Cd) in the ambient PM-10. The total of 115 samples had been collected from February, 1996 to June, 1996 on quartz fiber by a PM-10 high volume air sampler near the Yong-Tong Apartment complexes. A statistical analysis was performed for the PAHs and inorganic elements data set using a principal component analysis in order to identify qualitatively the potential sources of PM-10. A total of 6 principal components were separated by intensive data pretrement and transformation processes, such as soil, refuse incineration, oil burning, coal burning, field burning, vehicle emission sources. The results showed that PAHs were associated with various burning activities like refuse and field burning, coal burning, and oil burning emissions in the study area. These derived sources were well matched with the previously known source profiles in terms of compositonal order and level of measured species. The combination data set consisted of both organic and inorganic species might provide more powerful source signature and might increase the number of potentially derived sources than PAHs or inorganic data alone.

• 천문학회보
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.152.1-152.1
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• 2011

We report preliminary results of long-slit near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy of Luminous Blue Variables (LBVs) with moderate resolution of R ~ 2400. We obtained Jshort (1.04-1.26 micron) and Ks (2.02-2.31 micron) band spectra of 4 LBVs and 3 LBV candidates in Southern hemisphere using IRIS2, infrared imager and spectrograph, mounted on the 4-m Anglo-Australian Telescope. All targets are fairly bright in NIR so that we can obtain high signal-to-noise ratio for clear line detection and modeling. They are also widely distributed in the HR diagram so that we can compare the spectral properties of LBVs in different temperature and luminosity ranges. Among them, we present the results of two well-known LBVs AG Car and HR Car. Their spectra show similar properties with hydrogen, He I, and metallic lines such as Fe II and Mg II, most of them in emission. We discuss, in particular, the He I 1.083 micron lines formed in stellar wind because these two LBVs show large variation in their He I line intensities, compared to previous studies. Since the He I 1.083 line is known to be anticorrelated with the photometric variation of LBVs, strong line intensities with P-Cygni profiles in both stars indicate that they are now near the visual minimum phase. We model the obtained spectra using non-LTE atmosphere code CMFGEN of Hillier (1998) to derive stellar parameters such as wind velocity and mass loss rate, and discuss the long-term variability of stellar parameters of these LBVs. deduced from our otometric solution.