• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.280-291
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• 2021

The study examined the influence of climate and soil dynamics on vegetation health across the ecological zones in Rivers State, Nigeria. MODIS imagery was used to assess the vegetation health through NDVI and point grid pattern of meteorological data for total precipitation (TP), air temperature (AT), soil moisture (SM) and soil temperature (ST) of 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2015 were used for the study. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. Findings showed that NDVI ranged between 0.420 and 0.612 in the freshwater swamp (FWS) while between 0.465 and 0.611 in the rainforest and the NDVI in the mangrove was generally low. The highest mean AT was experienced in the mangrove ecological zone and the least was experienced in the rainforest. The mean SM was generally highest in the rainforest with highest value in 2000 (774.44 m³/m³). The ST was highest in the mangrove and the least was experienced in the rainforest while the TP was highest in the mangrove. NDVI correlated significantly with SM (r=0.720; p<0.05) and ST (r= -0.493; p<0.05). NDVI, SM, TP and ST significantly varied among the ecological zones. Regression analysis showed that vegetation health was significantly related to the combination of soil temperature and soil moisture (R²=0.641; p=0.000). Thus, monitoring the factors that affect vegetation health in a changing climate and soil environments is highly required.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.73-88
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• 2021

현대 산업의 발전과 COVID-19의 출현으로 소비자들의 소비패턴에 변화가 생기면서, 특히 온라인상의 소비가 활발해졌다. 전자상거래가 이루어지는 온라인 쇼핑몰에는 크게 독립형, 임대형, 오픈 마켓형 그리고 스토어팜으로 4가지 플랫폼 유형이 있다. 이 중에서 대표적인 독립형과 스토어팜 형을 비교하여 플랫폼 유형이 소비자의 온라인 쇼핑몰의 특성과 재방문 의도에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지에 대해 연구하였다. 본 연구는 최근 6개월 이내의 설문조사 202건을 분석하였다. 연구의 결과에 따르면 온라인 쇼핑몰의 특성인 신뢰성, 정보성, 편의성 그리고 프로모션 중에서 신뢰성과 정보성은 심리적 혜택에 유의한 영향을 미쳤으며, 프로모션과 편의성은 경제적 혜택에 유의한 영향을 미쳤다. 관계 혜택인 심리적, 경제적 혜택은 재방문 의도에는 유의한 영향이 있다는 것으로 나타났으나 조절 변수인 플랫폼의 형태에 따른 차이는 없는 것으로 나타났다.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.45-50
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• 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the spatiotemporal and kinematic gait parameters and muscle activity of the lower extremities between forward walking on sand (FWS) and backward walking on sand (BWS) in normal adults. Methods: This study was conducted on 13 healthy adults. Subjects performed FWS and BWS and the spatiotemporal and kinematic gait parameters of stride time, stride length, velocity, cadence, step length, stance, swing, double support, and hip range of motion (ROM), knee ROM were measured by a wearable inertial measurement unit system. In addition, the muscle activity of the rectus femoris (RF), biceps femoris (BF), tibialis anterior (TA), and gastrocnemius (GA) was measured. Results: The stride length, stride velocity, cadence, and step length in the BWS were significantly lower than FWS (p<0.05), and stride time was significantly greater (p<0.05). However, there was no significant difference in the ratio of stance, swing, and double support between the two (p>0.05). The kinematic gait parameters, including hip and knee joint range of motion in BWS, were significantly lower than FWS (p<0.05). The muscle activity of the RF in BWS was significantly higher than FWS (p<0.05), but the muscle activity of the BF, TA, GA did not show any significant differences between the two movements (p>0.05). Conclusion: A strategy to increase stability by changing the gait parameters is used in BWS, and this study confirmed that BWS was a safe and effective movement to increase RF muscle activity without straining the joints. Therefore, BWS can be recommended for effective activation of the RF.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.77-91
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• 2022

Various monitoring systems have been implemented in civil infrastructure to ensure structural safety and integrity. In long-term monitoring, these systems generate a large amount of data, where anomalies are not unusual and can pose unique challenges for structural health monitoring applications, such as system identification and damage detection. Therefore, developing efficient techniques is quite essential to recognize the anomalies in monitoring data. In this study, several machine learning techniques are explored and implemented to detect and classify various types of data anomalies. A field dataset, which consists of one month long acceleration data obtained from a long-span cable-stayed bridge in China, is employed to examine the machine learning techniques for automated data anomaly detection. These techniques include the statistic-based pattern recognition network, spectrogram-based convolutional neural network, image-based time history convolutional neural network, image-based time-frequency hybrid convolution neural network (GoogLeNet), and proposed ensemble neural network model. The ensemble model deliberately combines different machine learning models to enhance anomaly classification performance. The results show that all these techniques can successfully detect and classify six types of data anomalies (i.e., missing, minor, outlier, square, trend, drift). Moreover, both image-based time history convolutional neural network and GoogLeNet are further investigated for the capability of autonomous online anomaly classification and found to effectively classify anomalies with decent performance. As seen in comparison with accuracy, the proposed ensemble neural network model outperforms the other three machine learning techniques. This study also evaluates the proposed ensemble neural network model to a blind test dataset. As found in the results, this ensemble model is effective for data anomaly detection and applicable for the signal characteristics changing over time.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.727-732
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• 2022

도시철도 지하구조물에서 중요한 열화 중 하나인 철근부식은 철근의 부피 팽창에 의해 콘크리트의 피복층의 균열 또는 표면박리, 박락 등을 초래하여 철근콘크리트 구조물의 사용성과 안전성이 저하된다. 본 연구에서는 부식환경에서의 도시철도 지하박스 구조물을 대상으로 철근부식으로 인한 콘크리트 피복층의 균열발생 위치에서 철근의 팽창율을 측정하고 이를 바탕으로 철근부식으로 인한 콘크리트 피복층 들뜸 및 손상에 대한 분석을 수행하였다. 부식된 철근의 방사형 변위 분포 모델을 산출하고 기존 제안식과 비교, 분석하였다. 또한 대표 단면을 대상으로한 수치해석(역해석)을 수행하여 부식철근의 방사형 변위장에 의한, 철근의 불균일한 부식팽창을 해석모델에 적용하였다. 수치해석 결과를 바탕으로 철근부식율 진전에 따른 철근콘크리트 구조물의 균열 및 피복층 박리의 영향을 해석적으로 도출하고 현장 시료와의 비교를 통해 수치모델의 적정성을 입증하였다.

• 한국시뮬레이션학회논문지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.73-82
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• 2010

전 세계 조선 산업에서 생산성의 향상이 크게 이슈화되면서, 생산 라인의 생산성 향상을 위해 새로운 방법론, 생산 자동화, 향상된 생산계획 및 일정계획 등의 연구가 진행되어 왔다. 본 연구는 조선 생산의 일정계획과 관련하여 소조립 라인의 소일정계획의 최적화를 통한 생산성 향상에 관한 것이다. 소조립 라인의 소일정계획 최적화를 위하여 공정 별 작업자 배치와 운용에 관한 시나리오와 스키드 패턴의 투입 순서를 미정 다항식 문제로 정식화하고 문제 해결하기 위해 메타휴리스틱 방법 중 하나이며 확률변수를 사용하는 시뮬레이티드 어닐링을 적용하여 지역 최소값에 빠지는 것을 막고 전역 최소값을 찾도록 하였다. 실제 조선소의 소조립 라인의 작업 시간 데이터와 스키드 투입 순서 데이터를 사용하여 최적화를 수행하고 최적화 결과의 효과를 검증하였다.

• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.179-198
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• 2023

Purpose - There is a paucity of literature dealing with exporters' compliance issues in e-commerce exports. This study aims to fill this gap in the literature by exploring customs initiatives to facilitate the e-commerce exports of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the changed compliance environment. The central question of this study was divided into five subquestions: first regarding the pros and cons of trade facilitation measures for Korean e-commerce export clearance; second and third questions about risk and compliance management for facilitation fourth about instruments, the changes in Korean SME compliance burden in e-commerce exports, and ways to improve trade facilitation for e-commerce exports. Design/methodology - This study adopts a qualitative approach using a case study method to understand the SME experience in Korean e-commerce export compliance procedures. A qualitative method was selected to answer research questions requiring an in-depth understanding of the regulatory procedures of customs administration and exporters' compliance burden. Because this study addresses the changing compliance environment for which statistical data is insufficient, a quantitative method is considered inappropriate. Based on the approach, data were collected using multiple sources, including an extensive literature review, interviews, and field observations. Thematic pattern matching was applied to interpret the data. Findings - This study examined ways to support SMEs in the changed e-commerce export compliance environment. Facilitation measures for e-commerce exports have contributed to SME access to global markets, simplifying export clearance procedures, and saving exporters' compliance costs. However, such instruments are limited in promoting SME compliance capabilities to cope with intensified competition and strengthened controls over foreign exporters in cross-border e-commerce. Therefore, this study highlights the importance of reshaping facilitation measures for e-commerce exports based on risk and compliance management theories to a system encouraging exporters' voluntary compliance. Originality/value - This study's academic significance derives from verifying the relationship between trade facilitation instruments and risk and compliance management procedures using an actual case in Korea. It is also of practical importance in navigating the directions for improving facilitation measures for e-commerce exports in a changed compliance environment.

• 열처리공학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.77-85
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• 2023

In this study, the mechanical properties of the Al-Mg-X (X=Cr, Si) alloy, which clearly showed the influence of the specimen and grain size, were investigated by changing the specimen size extensively. In addition, the effect on the specimen size, grain size and aging condition on the mechanical properties of the grain refining alloy according to the addition of Cr was clarified, and the relationship between these factors was studied. As the specimen size decreased, the yield stress decreased and the fracture elongation increased. This change was evident in alloys with coarse grain sizes. Through FEM analysis, it was confirmed that the plastic deformation was localized in the parallel part of specimen S2. Therefore, when designing a tensile specimen of plate material, the W/L balance should be considered along with the radius of curvature of the shoulder. In the case of under-aged materials of alloys with coarse grain size, the fracture pattern changed from intergranular fracture to transgranular fracture as W/d decreased, and δ increased. This is due to the decrease in the binding force between grains due to the decrease in W. In the specimen with W/d > 40 or more, intergranular fracture occurred, and local elongation did not appear. Under-aged materials of alloys with fine grain size always had transgranular fracture over a wide range of W/d = 70~400. As W/d decreased, δ increased, but the change was not as large as that of alloys with coarse grain sizes. Compared to the under-aged material, the peak-aged material did not show significant dependence on the specimen size of σ_0.2 and δ.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.38-42
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• 2001

2D TOF혈관조영술에서 presaturation RF펄스를 사용하여 정맥피에서 나오는 MR신호를 제거하고 얻은 동맥 angiogram에는 band형태로 동맥이 끊어져 나타나는 현상이 자주 보인다. 일부 동맥에서 피의 흐름은 한 심장 주기 동안에 3번의 펄스를 갖는데, 이 중 가운데 펄스는 짧은 기간 동안 역류를 한다. 이 역류하는 동맥피는 정맥피와 같은 방향이기 때문에 presaturation RF펄스에 의해 정맥피 처럼 saturation이 되어서 imaging slice로 흘러 들어가게 될 수 있다. 특히 이러한 경우가 phase encoding step의 dc 부근에서 발생하게 되면 그 때의 단면 영상에서 동맥이 강조가 될 수 없게 되어, 결과적으로 angiogram에는 그 단면을 지나는 동맥의 신호가 없어서 band 형태로 핏줄이 끊어져 나타나게 된다. Imaging slice와 saturation band와의 간격을 변화 시켜 가면서 angiogram을 얻어 봄으로서 이러한 현상을 실험적으로 확인하였다 나아가 saturation band를 rectangle형태에서 ramp 형태로 변경함으로써 이러한 artifacts를 제거 할 수 있는 방법을 제시하였다

• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.83-95
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• 2022

Purpose - With the recent spread of COVID-19, U.S. consumers' consumption pattern is changing towards purchasing large-capacity products, as they stay at home longer. Thus, the current research investigates the effects of box shape and component diversity for large-sized products on product evaluation in logistic business. Moreover, this research examines that information-processing fluency mediates the moderating effects of box shape and product components on target evaluations to confirm psychological mechanism for generating this effect. Design/methodology - In order to examine the hypotheses, the current research conducts two online experiments. The 184 participants (Study 1), and 205 participants (Study 2) of U.S. nationality were recruited through Amazon Mechanical Turk. This research analyzes the data by using SPSS 25 and PROCESS macro 4.0. Findings - Study 1 demonstrates that when the height of a box is greater than its width, products with single components promote positive target evaluations, while when the width of box is greater than its height, products with a variety of components lead to positive target evaluations. Study 2 shows that the same results are replicated in other product categories and with different box shape ratios. Moreover, Study 2 also finds that the ease of information processing mediates the interaction effects of box shape and component diversity on U.S. consumers' target evaluations. Originality/value - The current research has originality in that it investigates the effect of box shape and product composition diversity on U.S. consumer product evaluation from the perspective of information-processing theory Moreover, this research has practical implications for global traders who prepare for entering the U.S. market.