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WAVELETS ON THE UNIT INTERVAL WITH BOUNDARY TREATMENT

  • Kim, Dai-Gyoung
    • Communications of the Korean Mathematical Society
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.427-456
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    • 1997
  • This paper concerns constructing wavelet bases on the unit interval, where a new boundary treatment is provided to overcome certain drawbacks of eariler constructions. Wavelet expansions on the unit interval usually suffer from artificial boundary effects and poor convergence at the boundaries. Many researchers have suggested a solution to the drawbacks. From a practical point of view, their solutions also have a common disadvantage. This paper provides a new solution using biorthogonality near the boundaries, that avoids the disadvantage while preserving their advantages.

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A study hot-carrier degradation on submicron devices (Submicron device에서의 hot-carrier 열화에 관한 연구)

  • 이용희;김현호;최영규;이천희
    • Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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    • 1998.06a
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    • pp.867-870
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    • 1998
  • In this paper we simulated 0.30um NMOS transitor to analysis hot carrier degradation depend on As, As+P, P LDD structure. As a result we obtained As+P LDD structure was good hot carrier immunity. Also we find that hog carrier life time improved a sincresing P dose due to P dose helps in grading the nLDD junction. However As-only junction was poor due to junction high peak position located near the surface.

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EMERGING POSSIBILITIES FOR NIRS TO CONTRIBUTO TO ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS

  • Malley, Diane
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Near Infrared Spectroscopy Conference
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    • 2001.06a
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    • pp.1071-1071
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    • 2001
  • Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is potentially a powerful and revolutionary technology for environmental analysis. It is supported by a large body of scientific and experiential knowledge. The instrumentation is well-developed, with easy-to-use, highly dependable instruments, but at the same time it is still developing, particularly with the production of more portable and rapid instruments, and more powerful software. NIRS is used globally in numerous industries for commodity analysis. Yet NIRS is largely unknown in the field of environmental chemistry and monitoring, and is not even routinely used in soil analysis, where the research literature on NIRS extends over four decades. Part of the explanation for the poor visibility of NIRS is the fact that NIRS is not routinely taught in Chemistry programs in universities, where most environmental chemists and environmental technicians are trained. This presentation examines the unique capabilities of NIRS, such as rapid, real-time analysis; analysis of whole samples; simultaneous analysis of multiple constituents; cost-effectiveness, and portability, as they match needs for analysis in several environmental areas. Examples of NIRS usage and published and unpublished results will be described for such areas as soil and sediment analysis; water quality monitoring; and nutrient loading in application of manures and sewage sludge (biosolids) to land. Present barriers to the use of NIRS in environmental analysis will be discussed. It is argued that emerging environmental problems and increasing attention to some traditional problems will enhance the application of NIRS in the future.

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Wide-Field Near-IR Photometric Study for Spatial Distribution of Stars around Globular Clusters in the Galactic Bulge

  • Chang, Cho-Rhong;Chun, Sang-Hyun;Han, Mi-Hwa;Jung, Mi-Young;Lim, Dong-Wook;Sohn, Young-Jong
    • Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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    • 2009.10a
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    • pp.29.4-30
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    • 2009
  • Extra-tidal feature of the globular clusters such as tidal tails and halos can be a crucial evidence of the merging scenario of the Galaxy formation in the dynamical point of view. To search for such an extra-tidal feature of globular clusters located in the Galactic bulge(RGC<3kpc), we obtained wide-field near-infrared JHKs images of 6 metal-poor ([Fe/H]<-1.0) clusters and 3 metal-rich ([Fe/H]>-1.0) clusters. Observations were carried out using IRSF 1.4m telescope and SIRIUS near-infrared camera, during 2006~2007. The obtained images have a total maximum field-of-view of ~ $21'\times 21'$. To select clusters' member stars and minimize the field star contaminations, we applied CMD masking algorithm. Smoothed surface density contour maps with selected stars for each cluster show overdensity features around the tidal radius and beyond. Also, radial surface density profiles within the tidal radius of the clusters show an overdensity feature as a change of slope of the radial profile. The results add further observational constraints of the formation of the Galactic bulge.

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Analyses of Factors Related to the Incurrence of Catastrophic Health Expenditure: Does Elderly in Households Matter? (재난적 의료비 발생의 관련 요인 분석: 가구 내 노인 여부를 중심으로)

  • Koo, Jun Hyuk;Jeong, Jae Yeon;Lee, Woo-Ri;Yoo, Ki-Bong
    • Health Policy and Management
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.467-478
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    • 2020
  • Background: The purpose of this study is to explain the factors influencing the incurrence of catastrophic health expenditure of national health insurance households using panel data observed over a long period. Methods: The study targeted 3,652 households who had no censoring during the 11-year survey period (2007-2017) and householders whose insurance type was consistently maintained as national health insurance. Generalized estimating equations were adopted to identify factors affecting the occurrence of catastrophic health expenditure at 20%, 30%, and 40% threshold levels. A subgroup analysis was conducted by categorizing groups depending on the existence of the elderly in the household. Results: For the last 11 years, the incidence of catastrophic health expenditure in the households without the elderly decreased slightly at all threshold levels, but the households with the elderly seemed to be increased. At baseline, household type showed a statistically significant relationship with all other variables. The results of generalized estimating equations analyses show that household income was not significant at all threshold levels in the households without elderly. On the other hand, in the households with the elderly, the 2nd (odds ratio [OR], 1.33-2.05) and 3rd quintile groups (OR, 1.25-2.55) were more likely to have catastrophic health expenditure compared to the 1st quintile of household income group. Conclusion: As the amount of health expenditures relative to the ability to pay is increasing in households with the elderly, the application of an intervention followed by consistent monitoring is needed. This study found that there were differences in influencing factors according to the presence of the elderly in the households. In particular, in households with the elderly, interesting results have been drawn regarding the occurrence of catastrophic health expenditure in the near-poor, so additional research is required.

The Use of Particle Swarm Optimization for Order Allocation Under Multiple Capacitated Sourcing and Quantity Discounts

  • Ting, Ching-Jung;Tsai, Chi-Yang;Yeh, Li-Wen
    • Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.136-145
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    • 2007
  • The selection of suppliers and the determination of order quantities to be placed with those suppliers are important decisions in a supply chain. In this research, a non-linear mixed integer programming model is presented to select suppliers and determine the order quantities. The model considers the purchasing cost which takes into account quantity discount, the cost of transportation, the fixed cost for establishing suppliers, the cost for holding inventory, and the cost of receiving poor quality parts. The capacity constraints for suppliers, quality and lead-time requirements for the parts are also taken into account in the model. Since the purchasing cost, which is a decreasing step function of order quantities, introduces discontinuities to the non-linear objective function, it is not easy to employ traditional optimization methods. Thus, a heuristic algorithm, called particle swarm optimization (PSO), is used to find the (near) optimal solution. However, PSO usually generates initial solutions randomly. To improve the PSO solution quality, a heuristic procedure is proposed to find an initial solution based on the average unit cost including transportation, purchasing, inventory, and poor quality part cost. The results show that PSO with the proposed initial solution heuristic provides better solutions than those with PSO algorithm only.

Main challenges for deep subsea tunnels based on norwegian experience

  • Nilsen, Bjorn
    • Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.563-573
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    • 2015
  • For hard rock subsea tunnels the most challenging rock mass conditions are in most cases represented by major faults/weakness zones. Poor stability weakness zones with large water inflow can be particularly problematic. At the pre-construction investigation stage, geological and engineering geological mapping, refraction seismic investigation and core drilling are the most important methods for identifying potentially adverse rock mass conditions. During excavation, continuous engineering geological mapping and probe drilling ahead of the face are carried out, and for the most recent Norwegian subsea tunnel projects, MWD (Measurement While Drilling) has also been used. During excavation, grouting ahead of the tunnel face is carried out whenever required according to the results from probe drilling. Sealing of water inflow by pre-grouting is particularly important before tunnelling into a section of poor rock mass quality. When excavating through weakness zones, a special methodology is normally applied, including spiling bolts, short blast round lengths and installation of reinforced sprayed concrete arches close to the face. The basic aspects of investigation, support and tunnelling for major weakness zones are discussed in this paper and illustrated by cases representing two very challenging projects which were recently completed (Atlantic Ocean tunnel and T-connection), one which is under construction (Ryfast) and one which is planned to be built in the near future (Rogfast).

A Feature of Stellar Density Distribution within Tidal Radius of Globular Cluster NGC 6626 in the Bulge Direction

  • Chun, Sang-Hyun;Lim, Dong-Wook;Kim, Myo-Jin;Sohn, Young-Jong
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.82.1-82.1
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    • 2010
  • We have investigated the spatial configuration of stars within the tidal radius of metal poor globular cluster NGC 6626 in the bulge direction. Data were obtained in near-IR J,H,Ks bands with wide-field ($20'\times20'$) detector, WIRCam at CFHT. To trace the stellar density around target cluster, we sorted cluster's member stars by using a mask filtering algorithm and weighting the stars on the color-magnitude diagram. From the weighted surface density map, we found that the stellar spatial distributions within the tidal radius appear asymmetric and distorted features. Especially, we found that more prominent over-density features are extending toward the direction of Galactic plane rather than toward the directions of the Galactic center and its orbital motion. This orientation of the stellar density distribution can be interpreted with result of disk-shock effect of the Galaxy that the cluster had been experienced. Indeed, this over-density feature are well represented in the radial surface density profile for different angular sections. As one of the metal poor globular clusters with extended horizontal branch (EHB) in the bulge direction, NGC 6626 is kinematically decoupled from the normal clusters and known to have disk motion of peculiar motion. Thus, our result will be able to add further constraints to understand the origin of this cluster and the formation of bulge region in early universe.

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