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Debris Dispersion and Falling Prediction Modeling Using AUTODYN to Determine Interception Test Evaluation for Safety Zone (요격시험평가 안전구역 설정을 위한 AUTODYN을 이용한 파편분산 및 낙하 예측 모델링)

  • Kang, Bohyun;Kim, Sangho;Park, Kisoon;Chung, Bongcheul;Lee, Seokwoo
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.745-753
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    • 2019
  • Recently, with the development of long-range / high-altitude guided weapon system for defense against ballistic missile, test range and firing altitude for guided weapons are increasing. Due to the increase in the test range and the intercepting altitude, it is expected to increase the range of safety area required for the firing test. Comparing to the foreign countries which have many desert or non-residence, in the domestic circumstances where the population is concentrated and distributed, it is more important to predict the falling area and to set the safety area for safely carry out the long-range / high-altitude intercept test. In this paper, we consider the following three points. The first is the booster fall trajectory modeling, the second is the shroud fall trajectory modeling, and finally, the debris dispersion modeling for the missile intercept. Especially, the AUTODYN model was used to predict debris falling area which produced in the high-speed guided missile intercepting test.

A Study on Concentration, Identification, and Reduction of Airborne Microorganisms in the Military Working Dog Clinic

  • Kim, Min-Ho;Baek, Ki-Ook;Park, Gyeong-Gook;Jang, Je-Youn;Lee, Jin-Hong
    • Safety and Health at Work
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.517-525
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    • 2020
  • Background: The study was planned to show the status of indoor microorganisms and the status of the reduction device in the military dog clinic. Methods: Airborne microbes were analyzed according to the number of daily patient canines. For identification of bacteria, sampled bacteria was identified using VITEK®2 and molecular method. The status of indoor microorganisms according to the operation of the ventilation system was analyzed. Results: Airborne bacteria and fungi concentrations were 1000.6 ± 800.7 CFU/m3 and 324.7 ± 245.8 CFU/m3. In the analysis using automated identification system, based on fluorescence biochemical test, VITEK®2, mainly human pathogenic bacteria were identified. The three most frequently isolated genera were Kocuria (26.6%), Staphylococcus (24.48%), and Granulicatella (12.7%). The results analyzed by molecular method were detected in the order of Kocuria (22.6%), followed by Macrococcus (18.1%), Glutamicibacter (11.1%), and so on. When the ventilation system was operated appropriately, the airborne bacteria and fungi level were significantly decreased. Conclusion: Airborne bacteria in the clinic tend to increase with the number of canines. Human pathogenic bacteria were mainly detected in VITEK®2, and relatively various bacteria were detected in molecular analysis. A decrease in the level of bacteria and fungi was observed with proper operation of the ventilation system.

Agent Orange-related Chemical Exposure: Health Effects and Compensation Policy in Korea (한국인에서 고엽제 관련 노출과 건강영향 및 보상정책)

  • Yi, Sang-Wook;Ohrr, Heechoul;Lim, Hyun-Sul
    • Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.197-210
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    • 2013
  • Several US veterans stationed in Korea have told the press that around 250 fifty-five gallon drums of herbicides, including Agent Orange, were buried at Camp Carroll in 1978. Joint Korean-US Agent Orange investigation and environmental and health studies were started in July 2011. Korean soldiers and military personnel who served in Vietnam during 1964-1973 or near the demilitarized zone in Korea during 1967-1970 were exposed to dioxincontaminated Agent Orange. The joint Korean-US Agent Orange investigation team found that herbicides, pesticides, solvents and other chemicals -not Agent Orange- were buried at Camp Carroll. However, there remains the possibility that Agent Orange was stored and buried at Camp Carroll or other military camps in Korea. Adverse health effects have not been clearly explained despite a number of health studies among veterans in Korea with potential Agent Orange exposure. Although the Korean government has been compensating veterans and military personnel with 18 presumptive-service-connected-diseases and their offspring with three diseases, there are many veterans, military personnel and civilians who require the government°Øs support. The environmental study on contaminated sites and health studies among veterans and civilians were initiated three or four decades after possible Agent Orange contamination and exposure. Several toxic chemicals, including dioxin-contaminated Agent Orange, could remain in the environment and could have hazardous effects on the health of exposed people for more than several decades. Further environmental investigations and health studies are needed to ensure public safety and health, and government support should be guaranteed for people potentially exposed to these toxic chemicals.

Whole Brain Radiotherapy Plus Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Brain Metastases from Lung Cancer: A Meta-analysis of 19 Randomized Controlled Trails

  • Liu, Wen-Jing;Zeng, Xian-Tao;Qin, Hai-Feng;Gao, Hong-Jun;Bi, Wei-Jing;Liu, Xiao-Qing
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.13 no.7
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    • pp.3253-3258
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    • 2012
  • Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) plus chemotherapy versus WBRT alone for treating brain metastases (BM) from lung cancer by performing a meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Methods: The PubMed, Embase, CENTRAL, ASCO, ESMO, CBM, CNKI, and VIP databases were searched for relevant RCTs performed between January 2000 and March 2012. After quality assessment and data extraction, the meta-analysis was performed using the RevMan 5.1 software, with funnel plot evaluation of publication bias. Results: 19 RCTs involving 1,343 patients were included. The meta-analyses demonstrated that compared to WBRT alone, WBRT plus chemotherapy was more effective with regard to the objective response rate (OR = 2.30, 95% CI = 1.79 - 2.98; P < 0.001); however, the incidences of gastrointestinal reactions (RR = 3.82, 95% CI = 2.33 - 6.28, P <0.001), bone marrow suppression (RR = 5.49, 95% CI = 3.65 - 8.25, P < 0.001), thrombocytopenia (RR = 5.83, 95% CI = 0.39 - 86.59; P = 0.20), leukopenia (RR = 3.13, 95% CI = 1.77 - 5.51; P < 0.001), and neutropenia (RR = 2.75, 95% CI = 1.61 - 4.68; P < 0.001) in patients treated with WBRT plus chemotherapy were higher than with WBRT alone. There was no obvious publication bias detected. Conclusion: WBRT plus chemotherapy can obviously improve total efficacy rate, butalso increases the incidence of adverse reactions compared to WBRT alone. From the limitations of this study, more large-scale, high-quality RCTs are suggested for further verification.

A Study on Electromagnetic Environmental Effects(E3) Test and Evaluation of a Commercial Derivative Military Aircraft (상용파생 군용항공기의 전자기 환경 효과(E3) 시험 평가에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Junghoon;Jung, Inhwan;Lee, Kwangill;Lee, Kyusong;Oh, Seong
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.224-232
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    • 2019
  • This paper presents guidelines for the verification test on electromagnetic environmental effects of a commercial derivative military aircraft. To prove the safety-of-flight of a renovated aircraft and appropriate working of electronic system/device, E3 test and analysis at the system level should be performed prior to its operations on real warfare. For the aircraft modified with Falcon 2000S, we concentrate on intra-system EMC, EMRADHAZ (Electromagnetic Radiation Hazards), electrical bonding, P-Static as test and lightning as analysis from a airworthiness certification point of view based on MIL-STD-464, MIL-HDBK-516. As a result, it is verified that the modified aircraft has enough electromagnetic compatibility capabilities under EME(Electromagnetic Environment). In the process, test and analysis methods considering shielding effectiveness(SE) are applied.

The direction of application of the RMF-based risk management system considering interoperability (상호운용성을 고려한 RMF 기반의 위험관리체계 적용 방향)

  • Kwon, Hyuk-Jin;Kim, Sung-Tae;Joo, Ye-na
    • Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.83-89
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    • 2021
  • The RMF (Cyber Security Risk Management Framework) is a more strengthened U.S. defense cybersecurity framework that is currently used throughout the U.S. federal government beyond the defense sector. In the past decade, the proportion of cyber warfare in non-regular warfare encountered by the United States, especially cyberattacks caused by China and North Korea, has been increasing. In the end, the U.S. is newly establishing an RMF system to prepare a more strengthened cybersecurity policy at the pan-government level, and the U.S. Department of Defense aims to expand the U.S. defense RMF evaluation policy beyond the federal government level. The South Korean military has already applied RMF at the request of the U.S. that notified the policy to apply RMF when obtaining F-35A. The application of RMF by the Korean military is no longer inevitable. Now is the time for the Korean military to seriously think about what to prepare for the early establishment of a successful Korean RMF system.

Clinical Study of Thalidomide Combined with Dexamethasone for the Treatment of Elderly Patients with Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

  • Chen, Hai-Fei;Li, Zheng-Yang;Tang, Jie-Qing;Shen, Hong-Shi;Cui, Qing-Ya;Ren, Yong-Ya;Qin, Long-Mei;Jin, Ling-Juan;Zhu, Jing-Jing;Wang, Jing;Ding, Jie;Wang, Ke-Yuan;Yu, Zi-Qiang;Wang, Zhao-Yue;Wu, Tian-Qin
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.13 no.9
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    • pp.4777-4781
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    • 2012
  • Objective: To investigate the relationship between the efficacy and safety of different doses of thalidomide (Thal) plus dexamethasone (Dex) as the initial therapy in elderly patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM). Methods: Clinical data of 28 elderly patients with newly diagnosed MM who underwent the TD regimen as the initial therapy were analyzed retrospectively. The patients were divided into two groups according to the maximal sustained dose of Thal: lower dose (group A) and higher dose (group B). The overall response rate (ORR), progression free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and adverse events (AES) were compared between the two groups. Results: A total of 28 patients were followed up with a median of 18 months. The ORR was 60.1%. The median response time and PFS were 2.0 and 17.0 months, respectively. The mean sustained dose of Thal in group B was significantly higher than group A (292.9 mg v 180.4 mg, P=0.01). There was no significantly difference in ORR (57.1% v 64.3%, P=1.00) and PFS (9.63months v 17.66 months, P=0.73) between groups A and B. During the follow up, only five patients died (<40%) and, therefore, median OS values were not available. It is estimated, however, that the mean survival time in the two groups was 35.6 and 33.4 months (P>0.05), respectively. All of the patients tolerated the treatment well. The incidence of AES in patients with a grading above 3 in group B was significantly higher than in group A (P=0.033). Conclusions: The TD regimen results in a high response rate and manageable AES as the initial therapy in elderly patients with MM. TD should be considered as the front line regimen for the treatment of elderly patients with MM in areas with financial constraints. The clinical response can be achieved at a low dose Thal with minimal toxicity.

The Proposal for Solution of Problems from Drone Operation by Examine Cases (사례로 살펴본 드론 활용 문제점에 따른 방향성 제시)

  • Choi, Heesik;Cho, Yanghyun
    • Journal of Korea Society of Digital Industry and Information Management
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.55-64
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    • 2016
  • Recently, unmanned aerial vehicle, also known as drone is being used in variety of areas. Previously drones are used as military purposes. After unmanned technology went abroad to civil, drones are used as multipurpose such as hobby, business and other more. Even though drones are very useful in many areas, problems such as safety and personal privacy infringement raised new social issues. In this thesis it will analyze and suggest solutions to the social problems of personal privacy infringement which occurred by drone filming. This thesis will also suggest that new law of drone safety must legislate quickly. Drone is exploration of new filed. Varies of new technology help to grow drone industries. Drone is able to complete tasks which are impossible or very difficult to do. To constantly grow drone industries, people must have solutions for problems of drone. If people can figure out solutions problem of drone which introduced by this thesis, value of drone will grow even more.

A Study on the Effective Adoption of IEC 60300 (신뢰성경영시스템(IEC 60300)의 효과적 도입 방안에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Jong-Gul;Ko, Jae-Kyu;Kim, Chang-Soo
    • Proceedings of the Safety Management and Science Conference
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    • 2009.04a
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    • pp.153-165
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    • 2009
  • It is hot issue to get the competitiveness of product through reliability-growth as well as availability and safety in almost high-technology industry including military, chemistry, nuclear, telecommunication, transportation service and so on. In advanced countries, they experienced remarkable growth based on reliability technology in materials&parts industry as well as high-tech industry. It has become a symbol of national competitiveness and created a higher value added. This paper is taking on effectively developing ways to deploy IEC 60300 dependability management system and the base technology that are needed to improve competitiveness of industries in Korea.

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A Study on Qualification Procedures of Flight Control Software on Military Aircraft (군용항공기 비행제어 소프트웨어 품질인증 절차에 관한 연구)

  • Heo, Jin-Goo
    • Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management
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    • v.41 no.3
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    • pp.433-441
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    • 2013
  • Purpose: This study investigates software qualification procedures based on the FA-50 flight control software to satisfy high reliability and flight safety. Methods: We studied software qualification categories, standard/specification and developed country case. We proposed procedure to satisfy not only flight safety but also international standard. Results: The proposed software qualification procedure satisfied flight safety and airworthiness based on the testing result of the FA-50 flight control software. Conclusion: This paper showed an appropriate qualification procedures of the flight control software in domestic circumstance through the FA-50 flight control software qualification.