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Paper Recycling of South Korea and its Effects on Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction and Forest Conservation

  • Cha, Junhee;YOUN, Yeo-Chang
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.97 no.5
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    • pp.530-539
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    • 2008
  • The study evaluates the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction potential of paper recycling by paper industry in South Korea and determines the positive impact on global warming by conserving the world's forests through decreasing pulp wood use. South Korea is one of the leading countries in the world thai recycle papers with a collection rate of 71.8 percent and a recycling rate of 74.4 percent in 2005. Greenhouse gas emission reduction potential in terms of carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) equivalent from paper recycling was assessed scientifically by the use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Three types of papers including newsprint, container-board, and white-board were used for assessment in this study. Results of this study indicate that $CO_2$ emission reduction potential of recycling paper varies according to its types and recycling rates. Greenhouse gas emission reduction factor of 0.74869 $tCO_2$ per ton of recycled paper was derived from this study. In applying this factor. it was found out that the South Korean paper industry reduced GHG emission of around 6,364,550 $tCO_2$ by recycling paper in 2005. With this. the country's paper industry could claim that by recycling in thai particular year. approximately $23.8million\;m^3$ of woods were not harvested and thus 212,500 ha of world's forests were estimated to be saved in that particular year. Overall. it could be concluded that the Korean paper industry was able to reduce $CO_2$ emission and was able to conserve world's forests by its high rates of paper recycling.

Experimental Investigation on the Drag Reduction for an Axi-symmetric Body by Micro-bubble and Polymer Solution

  • Yoon, Hyun-Se;Park, Young-Ha;Van, Suak-Ho;Kim, Hyung-Tae;Kim, Wu-Joan
    • Journal of Ship and Ocean Technology
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2004
  • Experiments on friction drag reduction by injecting polymer (Polyethylene oxide) solution or micro-bubbles were carried out in the cavitation tunnel of KRISO. Two different drag reduction mechanisms were applied to a slender axi-symmetric body to measure the total drag reduction. And then the amount of friction drag reduction was estimated under the assumption that the reduction mechanisms were effective only to the friction drag component. As the result of the tests, polymer solution drag reduction up to 23% of the total drag was observed and it corresponds to about 35% of the estimated friction drag of the axi-symmetric body. This result matched reasonably well to that of the flat plate test "(Kim et al, 2003)". The normalization of the controlling parameters was tried at the end of this paper. Micro-bubble drag reduction was within 1% of its total drag. This unexpected result was quite different from that of the flat plate case "(Kim et at, 2003)" The possible reasons were discussed in this paper.

Tutorial: Methodologies for sufficient dimension reduction in regression

  • Yoo, Jae Keun
    • Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.105-117
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    • 2016
  • In the paper, as a sequence of the first tutorial, we discuss sufficient dimension reduction methodologies used to estimate central subspace (sliced inverse regression, sliced average variance estimation), central mean subspace (ordinary least square, principal Hessian direction, iterative Hessian transformation), and central $k^{th}$-moment subspace (covariance method). Large-sample tests to determine the structural dimensions of the three target subspaces are well derived in most of the methodologies; however, a permutation test (which does not require large-sample distributions) is introduced. The test can be applied to the methodologies discussed in the paper. Theoretical relationships among the sufficient dimension reduction methodologies are also investigated and real data analysis is presented for illustration purposes. A seeded dimension reduction approach is then introduced for the methodologies to apply to large p small n regressions.

Performance of RF Interference Reduction Module in Indoor and Outdoor Environments

  • Bumjun Ko;Heonjin Hong;Youngjun Chong;Sanggee Kang
    • International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.107-114
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    • 2023
  • In this paper, the results of experiments conducted in indoor wired and outdoor wireless environments to reduce the interference impact of 5G mobile communication on fixed satellite services using RF Interference Reduction Module (IRM) are presented. Test results for interference signals with a 100MHz bandwidth in a wired environment demonstrate that RF IRM can reduce interference by more than 20dB in a 100MHz bandwidth. The performance of RF IRM was also tested in the S-band wireless environments. In the S-band wireless environments with interference signals having a 20MHz bandwidth, RF IRM exhibits interference reduction performance of 12-15dB, for signals with a 50MHz bandwidth, it shows 10-12dB interference reduction, and for signals with a 100MHz bandwidth, it demonstrates 5-10dB interference reduction. This paper shows that RF IRM can be used not only within transceivers but also in wireless environments to mitigate interference.

Applications of response dimension reduction in large p-small n problems

  • Minjee Kim;Jae Keun Yoo
    • Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.191-202
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    • 2024
  • The goal of this paper is to show how multivariate regression analysis with high-dimensional responses is facilitated by the response dimension reduction. Multivariate regression, characterized by multi-dimensional response variables, is increasingly prevalent across diverse fields such as repeated measures, longitudinal studies, and functional data analysis. One of the key challenges in analyzing such data is managing the response dimensions, which can complicate the analysis due to an exponential increase in the number of parameters. Although response dimension reduction methods are developed, there is no practically useful illustration for various types of data such as so-called large p-small n data. This paper aims to fill this gap by showcasing how response dimension reduction can enhance the analysis of high-dimensional response data, thereby providing significant assistance to statistical practitioners and contributing to advancements in multiple scientific domains.

An Analysis of Installation of Railway Construction Project Management System on Carbon Reduction (철도건설 사업관리시스템 도입에 따른 탄소저감 효과 분석)

  • Park, Jun-Tae;Ahn, Tae-Bong
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.382-388
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    • 2017
  • In response to the global warming crisis, the Kyoto protocol was established by major developed countries in 1997. The Paris Agreement, which imposes a carbon reduction obligation for both developed countries and developing countries, was signed in 2015. Regulations and efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions accordingly have been implemented. In this study, we analyzed the reduction of carbon emissions computerizing of the traditional project management system for efficient railway construction at Korea Rail Network Authority. We suggest a model that measures two major effects of carbon reduction, stemming from transportation and from a decrease of paper use. In this paper, we calculate the amount of carbon reduction and the economic effect of carbon reduction with application of the construction project management system at Korea Rail Network Authority. The model and methodology in this study are expected to be helpful to measure the carbon reduction performance for similar e-transformation.

A Study on the Various Volume Reducing Methods for Wasted EPS Foam (폐스티로폼의 감용방식에 관한 연구)

  • Lim, Joong-Yeon;Choi, Ho-Joon;Hwang, Beong-Bok
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Resources Recycling Conference
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.165-169
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    • 2003
  • Current volume reduction methods for wasted expandable polystyrene (EPS) foam are summarized and compared each other. Wasted EPS foam has not been recycled effectively because of its large volume to weight ratio. This has prevented from its proper recycling because of high cost of transportation to recycling plant. Successful recycling of wasted EPS foam results directly from successful, i.e. economically and environmentally, volume reduction of wasted EPS foam. This paper deals with various methods for volume reduction methods of wasted EPS foam. Five typical methods of volume reduction are introduced and they are compared each other in terms of expected PS properties after volume reduction, cost effectiveness of each process, possible effects on environment caused by the volume reduction process, and possible recycled products. The methods include thermal, solvent, far infrared and mechanical compaction. Comparison in this paper is made mostly in qualitative manner. The focus in this study is concentrated on summarizing and comparing existing methods of volume reduction for wasted EPS foam.

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The Effect of Real-time Navigation on the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emission (실시간내비게이션의 온실가스 감축 영향력 분석)

  • Kim, Jeong Su;Oh, Junseok;Lee, Bong Gyou
    • KIPS Transactions on Computer and Communication Systems
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.35-42
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    • 2013
  • This paper shows the positivistic approach for analyzing the effect of ICT on the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission. The real-time navigation was selected for the ICT based service in this research, and the CO2 reduction ratios of the optimized routes in the navigation were compared with the reduction ratios of the shortest routes in existing navigations. The results of experiments showed the driving based on the optimized routes has more reduction effects than the driving on the basis of the shortest routes. Also, new evaluation method for GHG emission was suggested by the quantification and monitoring approaches on the basis of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in this paper. The results of this paper can be used as a preliminary research for the effect of ICT on the reduction of GHG emission. The evaluation method which suggested in this paper will be suggested to CDM as the new standard for the reduction of GHG emission in the transportation field as well.

A Study on Reduction Method of Electromagnetic Noise of PCB for Vehicle Cluster (자동차 클러스터용 PCB의 전자기 노이즈 저감 방안 연구)

  • Kim, Byeong-Woo;Hur, Jin
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.58 no.7
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    • pp.1336-1341
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    • 2009
  • In this paper, an EMI reduction effects using an EMC chamber is described and reduction methods is proposed. In the case of general electronic components a working frequency is low. But in this paper the vehicle cluster works 75MHz in the main clock frequency, becoming weak by noise because of being attached in TFT LCD. As the outer case installed in the vehicle is made up of plastic materials, the noise is radiated if not protecting noise in the PCB itself. Therefore, This paper will explain the theoretical basis and propriety with respect to the discussion and need about the guide for PCB design considering EMC, through the reduction of PCB noise.

Design of Gas Identification System with Hierarchically Identifiable Rule base using GAS and Rough Sets (유전알고리즘과 러프집합을 이용한 계층적 식별 규칙을 갖는 가스 식별 시스템의 설계)

  • Haibo, Zhao;Bang, Young-Keun;Lee, Chul-Heui
    • Journal of Industrial Technology
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    • v.31 no.B
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    • pp.37-43
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    • 2011
  • In pattern analysis, dimensionality reduction and reasonable identification rule generation are very important parts. This paper performed effectively the dimensionality reduction by grouping the sensors of which the measured patterns are similar each other, where genetic algorithms were used for combination optimization. To identify the gas type, this paper constructed the hierarchically identifiable rule base with two frames by using rough set theory. The first frame is to accept measurement characteristics of each sensor and the other one is to reflect the identification patterns of each group. Thus, the proposed methods was able to accomplish effectively dimensionality reduction as well as accurate gas identification. In simulation, this paper demonstrated the effectiveness of the proposed methods by identifying five types of gases.

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