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Manipulation System for Nutrition Counseling Based on Internet (인터넷 영양상담관리 시스템)

  • Hong, Sun-Myeong;Kim, Gon
    • Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.284-292
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    • 2004
  • The purpose of this study was to develop a manipulation system for nutrition counseling based on internet. This system offers convenient user interface and the synthetic counseling results with various utilities. This system consists of the general information of clients, the anthropometry data and the calculation of obesity and body index, the state of eating habits, calorie expenditure, clinical symptoms, the convenient method for analysis of nutrients, biochemical data and nutrition prescription. Having interoperability, these functions preserve the information of clients and manage the historical data. This system can insert, store, print out and generate the synthetic information of clients to provide a suitable and efficient nutrition counseling information. With accumulated client data, It does the nutrition education and counseling simultaneously. As it is developed based on internet, it provides friendly user interface. Also, Managing clients' information connected to database, it can provide a systematic and formal information. It is possible for the system to retrieve information and counsel in real time. It is expected that the nutrition counseling management system can improve the national health with animated nutrition counseling.

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Controlling Noxious Animal Odours : An Imperative at the Rural-Urban Interface - Review -

  • Jiang, J.K.;Sands, J.R.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.633-641
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    • 1999
  • Reaction by neighbours to odours is increasingly affecting operations of existing animal farming operations and may adversely constrain the further development of the animal production industry in some parts of Australia. It is critical that the scale of such odour impact on the rural-urban interface be estimated to provide useful information both for environmental protection and animal farming operations. Furthermore, the information can be used to modify odour reduction strategies as economic conditions change. The Centre for Water and Waste Technology at The University of New South Wales has developed a comprehensive set of odour control techniques in the course of its research and development effort over the past eight years. Techniques have been developed for odour sampling at point, area and volume sources, monitoring environmental parameters such as ventilation rate, shed temperature, shed humidity, litter water content and ambient meteorological condition, olfactometry and odour dispersion modelling. The work has paved the way for the establishment of odour reduction strategies based on best environmental management practice and advanced odour abatement technologies.

Assessment of effect of material properties on seismic response of a cantilever wall

  • Cakir, Tufan
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.601-619
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    • 2017
  • Cantilever retaining wall movements generally depend on the intensity and duration of ground motion, the response of the soil underlying the wall, the response of the backfill, the structural rigidity, and soil-structure interaction (SSI). This paper investigates the effect of material properties on seismic response of backfill-cantilever retaining wall-soil/foundation interaction system considering SSI. The material properties varied include the modulus of elasticity, Poisson's ratio, and mass density of the wall material. A series of nonlinear time history analyses with variation of material properties of the cantilever retaining wall are carried out by using the suggested finite element model (FEM). The backfill and foundation soil are modelled as an elastoplastic medium obeying the Drucker-Prager yield criterion, and the backfill-wall interface behavior is taken into consideration by using interface elements between the wall and soil to allow for de-bonding. The viscous boundary model is used in three dimensions to consider radiational effect of the seismic waves through the soil medium. In the seismic analyses, North-South component of the ground motion recorded during August 17, 1999 Kocaeli Earthquake in Yarimca station is used. Dynamic equations of motions are solved by using Newmark's direct step-by-step integration method. The response quantities incorporate the lateral displacements of the wall relative to the moving base and the stresses in the wall in all directions. The results show that while the modulus of elasticity has a considerable effect on seismic behavior of cantilever retaining wall, the Poisson's ratio and mass density of the wall material have negligible effects on seismic response.

Seawater Intrusion due to Ground Water Developments in Eastern and Central Cheju Watersheds (중-동 제주 수역의 지하수 개발로 인한 해수침투)

  • 박남식;이용두
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Groundwater Environment
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.5-13
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    • 1997
  • The Island of Cheju plans massive ground water development to meet predicted water demand. Effective management of ground water resources requires impact assessment study. Due to the nature of the island, effects of sea water must be considered. In this work, salt water intrusion, due to hypothetical ground water development in Eastern and Central Cheju Watersheds, is predicted using a sharp-interface model. The model considers simultaneously hydrodynamics of both freshwater and saltwater. The hypothetical ground water development was designed such that it follows closely the regional ground water development plan. The numerical model predicted that the saltwater wedge may intude over 1km depending on the location. This observation leaves doubt on impact assement studies based on freshwater-flow only modeling.

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System Design of High-Definition Media Transceiver based on Power Line Communication and Its Performance Analysis (전력선 통신 기반 HD급 미디어 전송 시스템 설계 및 성능 분석)

  • Kim, Ji-Hyoung;Kim, Kwan-Woong;Kim, Yong-K.
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.59 no.1
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    • pp.192-196
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    • 2010
  • Due to a development of a modem technology as Power Line Communication(PLC) over 200 Mbps, the high-speed multi-media data trasmission could be currently possible. The strength of the PLC has no more additional wiring work. PLC has also possible to high quality data transmission with currently electrical cable. It has a various strong point campare with existing wire and wireless communication technologies. In This paper we develop a high quality media transmitter-receiver based on merging the HomePlug AV, which is 200 Mbps class PLC technology and HDMI Interface technology. The video function was used for the VEDEO TEST GENERATOR in order to a property valuation. Smart Live 6 software were used for the assessment of audio property. As the result of measurement of the HD class images by capturing from the receiver of the PLC, the quality of images couldn't be confirm any deterioration, which has compared with original reflections. In case of audio part as the result of confirmation of the Phase, Magnitude, it has been confirmed that over 90% of nomal transmition and receiving of acoustic signal. It can be possible to have HD class Media service through the PLC.

Development of HMI(Human-Marchine Interface) Assessment System and Derivation of Design Variables for Vehicle Navigation System (자동차 항법장치 인간-기계 인터페이스 평가시스템 개발 및 설계 변수 추출에 관한 연구)

  • Cha, Du-Won;Lee, Je-Geun;Park, Beom;Lee, Seung-Hwan
    • Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.35-48
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    • 1997
  • 항법장치 인간-기계 인터페이스(HUMAN-Machine Interface)는 운전자의 편안함과 안전, 수행도 및 시스템의 사용성, 도로, 안전의 향상 등을 위한 중요한 요소로 인식되고 있 다. 그러므로 항법장치 인간-기계 인터페이스 체계가 운전자와 교통에 미치는 영향은 직접 적인 항법장치의 시장성 확보와 첨단교통체계의 전개와 성공에 영향을 미치는 중요한 기술 로 떠오르고 있으며, 특히 선진국의 인간-기계 인터페이스 표준의 연구 및 제정의 노력으로 인해 항법장치의 인간-기계 인터페이스 설계 및 평가를 위한 가이드라인과 효율적인 평가 방법의 개발이며, 이들의 데이터베이스화 역시 설계 및 평가 효율향상을 위한 기본적으로 중요하게 여겨지는 연구과제이다. 본 논문은 기존 항법장치 인간공학적 평가 방법들의 비교 평가를 통해서 적합한 항법장치의 평가방법론과 추출된 항법장치 인간-기계 인터페이스 설 계 변수를 제시하며, 이들을 가이드라인화하여 데이터베이스화 할 수 있도록 설계된 Navi HEGS(Navigation HMI Evaluation & Guideline System)에 대하여 기술한다. 또한 실험을 통하여 본 논문에서 제시된 주관적 평가 방법인 RNASA-TLX(Revision of NASA-Task Load Index)와 운전자의 시각분석의 결과를 본 시스템을 사용하여 분석 제시하며, 이들을 통해 국내 항법장치 인간-기계 인터페이스 연구의 기반을 제시하고자 한다.

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The Development of a System for Product Search Using a Sensibility and Configuration Database on Designing Men's Jackets (신사복 재킷디자인의 감성 및 형상 데이터베이스를 이용한 제품검색 시스템 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Yun-A
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.44 no.4 s.218
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    • pp.133-144
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    • 2006
  • The contemporary period is called "the age of sensibility" in which each individual consumer seeks to have her or his own products. Businesses are in need of design developments with an emphasis on customer sensitivity, and at the same time consumers must understand their own sensitivity to acquire information on designs that suit them. This research established a sensitivity and configuration database on designing men's jackets using the sensitivity engineering approach to clothing design information. The user interface was created on the Internet. Sixty-seven sensitivity terms of vocabulary appropriate for the assessment of men's jacket design were selected, and the different designs were classified into six items and 24 categories. Thirty men's jackets with different designs were produced for sensory testing and the results were analyzed in accordance with general linear I statistics. A sensitivity database was established for each category. My-sql, PHP, Java Script, and Html were used for the configuration database work. The configuration of items/categories, with the most appropriate sensitivity database information assigned to the selected sensitivity vocabulary, was programmed for display on the computer screen. The sensitivity vocabulary of a customer's choice for each factor was selected for the program to run, while the category and product configuration of the men's jacket most suitable for the search was displayed based on the user interface.

Out-of-plane seismic failure assessment of spandrel walls in long-span masonry stone arch bridges using cohesive interface

  • Bayraktar, Alemdar;Hokelekli, Emin;Halifeoglu, Meral;Halifeoglu, Zulfikar;Ashour, Ashraf
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.83-96
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    • 2020
  • The main structural elements of historical masonry arch bridges are arches, spandrel walls, piers and foundations. The most vulnerable structural elements of masonry arch bridges under transverse seismic loads, particularly in the case of out-of-plane actions, are spandrel wall. The vulnerability of spandrel walls under transverse loads increases with the increasing of their length and height. This paper computationally investigates the out-of-plane nonlinear seismic response of spandrel walls of long-span and high masonry stone arch bridges. The Malabadi Bridge with a main arch span of 40.86m and rise of 23.45m built in 1147 in Diyarbakır, Turkey, is selected as an example. The Concrete Damage Plasticity (CDP) material model adjusted to masonry structures, and cohesive interface interaction between the infill and the spandrel walls and the arch are considered in the 3D finite element model of the selected bridge. Firstly, mode shapes with and without cohesive interfaces are evaluated, and then out-of-plane seismic failure responses of the spandrel walls with and without the cohesive interfaces are determined and compared with respect to the displacements, strains and stresses.

Accuracy Comparison of Motor Imagery Performance Evaluation Factors Using EEG Based Brain Computer Interface by Neurofeedback Effectiveness (뉴로피드백 효과에 따른 EEG 기반 BCI 동작 상상 성능 평가 요소별 정확도 비교)

  • Choi, Dong-Hag;Ryu, Yon-Su;Lee, Young-Bum;Min, Se-Dong;Lee, Myoung-Ho
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.295-304
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    • 2011
  • In this study, we evaluated the EEG based BCI algorithm using common spatial pattern to find realistic applicability using neurofeedback EEG based BCI algorithm - EEG mode, feature vector calculation, the number of selected channels, 3 types of classifier, window size is evaluated for 10 subjects. The experimental results have been evaluated depending on conditioned experiment whether neurofeedback is used or not In case of using neurofeedback, a few subjects presented exceptional but general tendency presented the performance improvement Through this study, we found a motivation of development for the specific classifier based BCI system and the assessment evaluation system. We proposed a need for an optimized algorithm applicable to the robust motor imagery evaluation system with more useful functionalities.

Numerical study of performance of soil-steel bridge during soil backfilling

  • Beben, Damian
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.42 no.4
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    • pp.571-587
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    • 2012
  • This paper presents results of a numerical analysis performed on a corrugated steel plate (CSP) bridge during a backfilling process. The analysed bridge structure was a box culvert having a span of 12315 mm as well as a clear height of 3550 mm. Obtained calculation results were compared with the experimental ones. The paper is presented with the application of the Fast Lagrangian Analysis of Continua (FLAC) program based on the finite differences method (FDM) to determine behaviour of the soil-steel bridge structure during backfilling. The assumptions of a computational 2D model of soil-steel structure with a non-linear interface layer are described. Parametric analysis of the interface element is also given in order to receive the most realistic calculation results. The method based on this computational model may be used with large success to design calculations of this specific type of structure instead of the conventional and fairly inaccurate analytical methods. The conclusions drawn from such analysis can be helpful mostly for the assessment of the behaviour of steel-soil bridge structures under loads of backfilling. In consideration of an even more frequent application of this type of structure, conclusions from the conducted analysis can be generalized to a whole class of similar structural bridge solutions.