• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.3663-3673
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• 2016

Cervical cancer (CaCx) is the second most fatal cancer contributing to 14% of cancers in Indian females, which account for 25.4% and 26.5% of the global burden of CaCx prevalence and mortality, respectively. Persistent infection with high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV- strains 16 and 18) is the most important risk factor for precursors of invasive CaCx. Comprehensive prevention strategies for CaCx should include screening and HPV vaccination. Three screening modalities for CaCx are cytology, visual inspection with acetic acid, and HPV testing. There is no Indian national policy on CaCx prevention, and screening of asymptomatic females against CaCx is practically non-existent. HPV vaccines can make a major breakthrough in the control of CaCx in India which has high disease load and no organized screening program. Despite the Indian Government's effort to introduce HPV vaccination in the National Immunization Program and bring down vaccine cost, challenges to implementing vaccination in India are strong such as: inadequate epidemiological evidence for disease prioritization, duration of vaccine use, parental attitudes, and vaccine acceptance. This paper reviews the current epidemiology of CaCx and HPV in India, and the current status of HPV vaccination in the country. This article stresses the need for more research in the Indian context, to evaluate interventions for CaCx and assess their applicability, success, scalability and sustainability within the constraints of the Indian health care system.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제12권12호
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• pp.93-106
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• 2014

모바일 쇼핑은 모든 사용자에게 있어 항상 유용하게 사용되는 것만은 아니다. 주요 원인으로 비사용자의 경우 모바일 쇼핑몰에 대한 심리적, 보안적 취약성 등에 대한 잠재적 요인이 모바일 쇼핑에 대한 거부감을 형성하는 것으로 인지되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 혁신저항모델의 문헌연구를 통해 연구모형을 구성하여, 스마트폰을 이용한 모바일 쇼핑 시 소비자들이 갖는 거부 심리요인들이 모바일 쇼핑몰의 인지된 위험을 통해 구매저항에 어떤 영향을 미치는지 연구하고자 한다. 실증분석 결과 모바일 쇼핑 시 소비자의 심리요인 중 보안성은 인지된 위험에 모두 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 부정적 사회영향과 인지부조화는 사회적 위험, 배송위험에만 영향을 미치며, 불확실성은 성능적인 위험에만 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 인지된 위험은 구매저항에 모두 영향을 끼치는 것으로 나타났으며, 특히 사회적 위험이 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.114-122
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• 2010

Hydroxy fatty acids have gained important attentions because of their special properties such as higher viscosity and reactivity compared to non-hydroxy fatty acids. The new bacterial isolate Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PR3) had been well studied to produce mono-, di-, and tri-hydroxy fatty acids from different unsaturated fatty acids. Of those hydroxy fatty acids, 7,10-dihydroxy-8(E)-octadecenoic acid (DOD) was produced with high yield from oleic acid by P. aeruginosa PR3. Mostly, the substrates used for the production of hydroxy fatty acid by microorganisms were free fatty acids or synthetic lipids. However, it is highly plausible to use vegetable oils containing oleic acid such as olive oil for DOD production by P. aeruginosa PR3. As a first step to address the utilization of olive oil as a substrate for DOD production, we tried to determine the effect of vessel type on DOD production from olive oil by P. aeruginosa PR3. Of two different flask types of normal flask and baffled-flask, baffled-flask was highly effective for DOD production with all the media tested. Maximum increase of productivity by baffled-flask represented 221% with the medium supplemented with whey powder instead of lactose. Results from this study demonstrated that vessel type and medium composition could be both significant factors for DOD production from olive oil by P. aeruginosa PR3.

• 한국실내디자인학회논문집
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.133-141
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• 2009

Since Adolf Loos' Ornament and Crime was released, ornament had been regarded as a vice in Modern architecture. In Post Modern architecture, the ornamental vocabularies extracted from the classical architecture have been symbolically expressed. As a result, the significance of existence of and the use value of architecture have increased with improved intimacy to the public. However, many studies that have analyzed architecture in terms of semantics and semiotics focusing on communication between architecture and the public have admitted instability in architectural meaning because of the fundamental difference between architecture and language. At the same time, the architectural representation has encountered a lot of limitations along with the deconstruction and non-presentation theory in Post-Structuralism. Even under these circumstances, the ornamental representation can be a critical factor which makes communication possible while expressing spatial identity in this pluralistic contemporary society. Hence, this paper has established logical grounds for research based on theoretical investigation on the concept of representation, semiotics, and ornamental representation, with regard to spatial communication through ornamental representation in commercial space. Based on Peirce's Semiotics which is the typical theoretical science in terms of representation, this paper has analyzed the three kinds of signs (Icon, Index and Symbol) that he proposed. Peirce's classification of signs becomes ideal when the factors are well balanced, with room for combination instead of strict classification. It appears that his theory of signs would be useful in understanding and analyzing ornamental representation. This study on representational ornament could offer a plan for ideal communication and abundant spatial experience in the interior design of commercial space in which the expression of creative space identity is required.

• 한국경제지리학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.183-201
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• 2022

주택가격을 정확히 추정하기 위한 많은 연구가 진행되어 왔다. 선행연구들은 주택의 고유 특성과 인근 지역 특성을 통제하는 계량경제모형을 활용한 분석이 많았다. 본 연구에서는 인공신경망 모형(ANN)을 활용하여 주택가격을 추정하였다. 딥러닝 기술의 장점은 변수 간의 복잡하고 비선형적인 특성을 모델링하고 데이터의 패턴을 인식할 수 있다는 것이다. 본 연구에서는 부동산 시장에서 공간적 분포도 패턴으로 인식할 수 있다는 가정하에 지리좌표를 설명변수로 ANN에 투입하였다. 선형회귀분석과 ANN 모형 간 비교 결과, 선형 모형 대비 ANN 모형의 설명력이 높았으며, 특히 ANN 모형은 지리좌표를 투입하였을 때 더 높은 정확도를 보여주었다. 또한 ANN 모형의 경우 지리좌표를 통해 모형 잔차의 공간적 자기 상관성이 크게 감소하였다는 점을 확인하였다. 이를 통해 ANN 모형의 패턴인식 능력을 활용하면 공간적 패턴을 학습시킴으로써 주택가격을 정확히 추정할 수 있음을 밝혔다.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.239-252
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• 2011

The aim of the study was to explore the current status as well as personal views, attitudes, and beliefs regarding daily meal consumption (DM) and food supplement use (FS) in conjunction with the improvement of health condition of the women. Eight focus group interviews were performed and the interview material was condensed systematically with the aim to extract core meanings related to DM, FS, and menopause-associated health. Participants were 40 in number and showed ages ranging from 45 and 60 years with various menopausal status. Current status and beliefs about DM, resources of purchase motivation of FS, types of FS that are currently used, and perceived effects and personal beliefs about FS are discussed. Theme content analysis revealed 3 themes for beliefs about DM, 5 themes for beliefs pertaining FS, and 4 themes for the association between DM and FS. Non-dietary factors such as positive mental attitude and exercise appeared to be also important to maintain good health. The bottom line message from this study may be that proper nutrition through daily meals is essential for good health, while food supplement are used merely to supplement the diet. Findings from this study may deepen our understanding of how women who translate their lifespan through "menopause" perceive the roles and meaning of DM and FS, suggesting health professionals need to monitor and evaluate DM and implement strategies targeting the improvement of daily meal quality of middle and older aged women.

• 한국경영과학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.91-116
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• 2015

This study aims to provide public sectors with eco-efficiency information. To implement the purposes of the study, environmental and economic variables of Eco-Efficiency were identified through decision tree model, then the relative Eco-Efficiencies of 243 public sectors were evaluated through input-oriented DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) model. Specifically, the amount of public purchasing per a staff and the amount of energy use per a staff were considered as input factors. Sales per a staff was considered as output factor. The result shows that most of the public sectors (94.2%) were evaluated as "inefficient" taking into consideration of average value, 0.501 from market-based public corporations, 0.288 from local public corporations, 0.28 from quasi-market-based public corporations, 0.269 from fund-management-based quasi-governmental institutions, 0.09 from non-classified public institutions, and 0.078 from commissioned-service-based quasi-governmental institutions. Furthermore, it is possible to establish a plan for internal Eco-Efficiency improvement based on information of the reference set. In order to improve the Eco-Efficiency in the public sectors in the long term, environmental impacts of the overall public sectors' operations (e.g., energy saving, water saving, waste reduction, and purchasing of green products) needs to be properly proposed in consideration of BSC (Balanced Scorecard) indicators of public sectors.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2014년도 제46회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.174-174
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• 2014

Memristor devices are one of the most promising candidate approaches to next-generation memory technologies. Memristive switching phenomena usually rely on repeated electrical resistive switching between non-volatile resistance states in an active material under the application of an electrical stimulus, such as a voltage or current. Recent reports have explored the use of variety of external operating parameters, such as the modulation of an applied magnetic field, temperature, or illumination conditions to activate changes in the memristive switching behaviors. Among these possible choices of signal controlling factors of memristor, photon is particularly attractive because photonic signals are not only easier to reach directly over long distances than electrical signal, but they also efficiently manage the interactions between logic devices without any signal interference. Furthermore, due to the inherent wave characteristics of photons, the facile manipulation of the light ray enables incident light angle controlled memristive switching. So that, in the tautological sense, device orienting position with regard to a photon source determines the occurrence of memristive switching as well. To demonstrate this position controlled memory device functionality, we have fabricated a metal-semiconductor-metal memristive switching nanodevice using ZnO nanorods. Superhydrophobicity employed in this memristor gives rise to illumination direction selectivity as an extra controlling parameter which is important feature in emerging. When light irradiates from a point source in water to the surface treated device, refraction of light ray takes place at the water/air interface because of the optical density differences in two media (water/air). When incident light travels through a higher refractive index medium (water; n=1.33) to lower one (air; n=1), a total reflection occurs for incidence angles over the critical value. Thus, when we watch the submerged NW arrays at the view angles over the critical angle, a mirror-like surface is observed due to the presence of air pocket layer. From this processes, the reversible switching characteristics were verified by modulating the light incident angle between the resistor and memristor.

• 한국건설안전학회 논문집
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 갱폼 건설현장의 안전사고에 대한 유해 위험방지와 안전대책을 위해 갱폼 공사 중대재해 사고 예방을 위한 체크리스트를 개발하였다. 연구 방법은 갱폼 공사 건설현장의 체크리스트 항목을 도출하기 위하여 국내 건설현장에서 발생했던 1명 이상의 사망사고가 발생한 중대재해 사례를 분석하였다. 국내 건설현장에서의 중대재해 사례 36건을 분석하여 총 20개의 위험요인을 도출하였으며, 위험요인을 사전에 점검하기 위한 안전관리 항목 총 43가지 항목을 도출하였다. 도출된 안전관리 항목의 중요도와 체크리스트 형식에 대한 적합성을 평가하기 위해 안전관리전문가 37명을 대상으로 설문조사를 진행하였다. 본 연구의 결과로 체크리스트를 도출하였으며, 갱폼 공정순서인 조립, 설치, 해체/인양, 기타를 기준으로 체크항목을 중요도 순서로 배치하여 작업자 스스로가 갱폼의 작업순서와 안전수칙을 준수할 수 있도록 체크리스트를 구성하였다. 본 연구의 결과가 갱폼 건설현장에서의 사망자와 재해자가 줄어들 수 있기를 기대한다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.407-412
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• 2003

An effective methodology is .reported for determining the optimal capacity (lot-size) of batch processing and storage networks which include material recycle or reprocessing streams. We assume that any given storage unit can store one material type which can be purchased from suppliers, be internally produced, internally consumed and/or sold to customers. We further assume that a storage unit is connected to all processing stages that use or produce the material to which that storage unit is dedicated. Each processing stage transforms a set of feedstock materials or intermediates into a set of products with constant conversion factors. The objective for optimization is to minimize the total cost composed of raw material procurement, setup and inventory holding costs as well as the capital costs of processing stages and storage units. A novel production and inventory analysis formulation, the PSW(Periodic Square Wave) model, provides useful expressions for the upper/lower bounds and average level of the storage inventory hold-up. The expressions for the Kuhn-Tucker conditions of the optimization problem can be reduced to two subproblems. The first yields analytical solutions for determining batch sizes while the second is a separable concave minimization network flow subproblem whose solution yields the average material flow rates through the networks. For the special case in which the number of storage is equal to the number of process stages and raw materials storage units, a complete analytical solution for average flow rates can be derived. The analytical solution for the multistage, strictly sequential batch-storage network case can also be obtained via this approach. The principal contribution of this study is thus the generalization and the extension to non-sequential networks with recycle streams. An illustrative example is presented to demonstrate the results obtainable using this approach.