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Game Based Cockroach Prevention Framework Proposal :Through Citizen Participating Game (시민참여형 게임을 활용한 바퀴벌레 방역 프레임워크 제안)

  • Kim, WooJung;Kang, TaeKoo;Kim, Eu Wang;Wi, Jong Hyun
    • Journal of Korea Game Society
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.3-10
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this paper is to make a game design to overcome traditional prevention system. Cases such as recent cockroach floodings in Seoul, which shows difficulties on understanding the appearance pattern of cockroaches and limitations of the quarantine systems are increasing frequently theses days. In particular public sewer systems which is essential for urban development, face problems due to urban sprawl. In order to solve the problem this study proposes a game design building collective intelligence through citizen participation on cockroach prevention problems.

Derivation of preliminary derived concentration guideline level (DCGL) by reuse scenario for Kori Unit 1 using RESRAD-BUILD

  • Park, Sang June;Byon, Jihyang;Ban, Doo Hyun;Lee, Suhee;Sohn, Wook;Ahn, Seokyoung
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.52 no.6
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    • pp.1231-1242
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    • 2020
  • The Kori Unit 1 will be decommissioned after a permanent shutdown in June 2017. South Korea has a 0.1 mSv/yr exposure limit standard for limited or unlimited site release. This is South Korea's first commercial NPP; therefore, if the containment building is reused as a memorial hall, it will contribute to the improvement of public understanding and enhance the public's acceptance of NPPs. Also, existing Kori Unit 1 nuclear power plant manpower resources can be reused after decommissioning and resident staff and memorial hall visitors can activate nearby commercial areas. Therefore, such a reuse scenario may also prevent an economic recession. The exposure dose was calculated using the following scenarios: worker in the containment building, visitor in the containment building, and worker in buildings other than the containment building. The exposure dose in the buildings was calculated by the RESRAD-BUILD developed by the Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). The preliminary exposure dose and derived concentration guideline level (DCGL) were derived.

A Research about Digital Texture for Photo Realistic Computer Graphic (Photo Realistic Computer Graphic 제작에 따른 Digital Texture 구현)

  • Eum, Young-Sik;Kim, Ji-Hong;Kim, Cheeyong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2009.10a
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    • pp.647-650
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    • 2009
  • In recent years, an understanding and concern about the Photo Realistic CG increased while the CG industry grew. The overall understanding of a system, an output and algorithm, and etc. are needed in order to implement the Photo Realistic CG. Moreover, for the realistic output on CG, the texture task that it is logical the various environment condition according to the physical environment and time, and etc.s has to show. For carrying out the Photo Realistic CG texture task, the extensity of a texture, the physical properties, a material, and an environment, the various access and the logical analysis are needed. Analyzed data reaches the direct affect to the final product for expressing. The realistic ancient history site, and the cultural inheritance and industrial product will be implemented with the ground of the research of the upper part in the imaginary realistic world.

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Classes in Object-Oriented Modeling (UML): Further Understanding and Abstraction

  • Al-Fedaghi, Sabah
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.139-150
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    • 2021
  • Object orientation has become the predominant paradigm for conceptual modeling (e.g., UML), where the notions of class and object form the primitive building blocks of thought. Classes act as templates for objects that have attributes and methods (actions). The modeled systems are not even necessarily software systems: They can be human and artificial systems of many different kinds (e.g., teaching and learning systems). The UML class diagram is described as a central component of model-driven software development. It is the most common diagram in object-oriented models and used to model the static design view of a system. Objects both carry data and execute actions. According to some authorities in modeling, a certain degree of difficulty exists in understanding the semantics of these notions in UML class diagrams. Some researchers claim class diagrams have limited use for conceptual analysis and that they are best used for logical design. Performing conceptual analysis should not concern the ways facts are grouped into structures. Whether a fact will end up in the design as an attribute is not a conceptual issue. UML leads to drilling down into physical design details (e.g., private/public attributes, encapsulated operations, and navigating direction of an association). This paper is a venture to further the understanding of object-orientated concepts as exemplified in UML with the aim of developing a broad comprehension of conceptual modeling fundamentals. Thinging machine (TM) modeling is a new modeling language employed in such an undertaking. TM modeling interlaces structure (components) and actionality where actions infiltrate the attributes as much as the classes. Although space limitations affect some aspects of the class diagram, the concluding assessment of this study reveals the class description is a kind of shorthand for a richer sematic TM construct.

Time dependent heat transfer of proliferation resistant plutonium

  • Lloyd, Cody;Hadimani, Ravi;Goddard, Braden
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.51 no.2
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    • pp.510-517
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    • 2019
  • Increasing proliferation resistance of plutonium by way of increased $^{238}Pu$ content is of interest to the nuclear nonproliferation and international safeguards community. Considering the high alpha decay heat of $^{238}Pu$, increasing the isotopic fraction leads to a noticeably higher amount of heat generation within the plutonium. High heat generation is especially unattractive in the scenario of weaponization. Upon weaponization of the plutonium, the plutonium may generate enough heat to elevate the temperature in the high explosives to above its self-explosion temperature, rendering the weapon useless. In addition, elevated temperatures will cause thermal expansion in the components of a nuclear explosive device that may produce thermal stresses high enough to produce failure in the materials, reducing the effectiveness of the weapon. Understanding the technical limit of $^{238}Pu$ required to reduce the possibility of weaponization is key to reducing the current limit on safeguarded plutonium (greater than 80 at. % $^{238}Pu$). The plutonium vector evaluated in this study was found by simulating public information on Lightbridge's fuel design for pressurized water reactors. This study explores the temperature profile and maximum stress within a simple (first generation design) hypothetical nuclear explosive device of four unique scenarios over time. Analyzing the transient development of both the temperature profile and maximum stress not only establishes a technical limit on the $^{238}Pu$ content, but also establishes a time limit for which each scenario would be useable.

Research on the educational management model for the interplay of structural damage in buildings and tunnels based on numerical solutions

  • Xiuzhi Wei;Zhen Ma;Jingtao Man;Seyyed Rohollah Taghaodi;H. Xiang
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.37 no.1
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    • pp.21-29
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    • 2024
  • The effective management of damage in tunnels is crucial for ensuring their safety, longevity, and operational efficiency. In this paper, we propose an educational management model tailored specifically for addressing damage in tunnels, utilizing numerical solution techniques. By leveraging advanced computational methods, we aim to develop a comprehensive understanding of the factors contributing to tunnel damage and to establish proactive measures for mitigation and repair. The proposed model integrates principles of tunnel engineering, structural mechanics, and numerical analysis to facilitate a systematic approach to damage assessment, diagnosis, and management. Through the application of numerical solution techniques, such as finite element analysis, we demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed model in simulating various damage scenarios and predicting their impact on tunnel performance. Additionally, the educational component of the model provides valuable insights and training opportunities for tunnel management personnel, empowering them to make informed decisions and implement effective strategies for ensuring the structural integrity and safety of tunnel infrastructure. Overall, the proposed educational management model represents a significant advancement in tunnel management practices, offering a proactive and knowledge-driven approach to addressing damage and enhancing the resilience of tunnel systems.

Quantifying and Analyzing Vocal Emotion of COVID-19 News Speech Across Broadcasters in South Korea and the United States Based on CNN (한국과 미국 방송사의 코로나19 뉴스에 대해 CNN 기반 정량적 음성 감정 양상 비교 분석)

  • Nam, Youngja;Chae, SunGeu
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.306-312
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    • 2022
  • During the unprecedented COVID-19 outbreak, the public's information needs created an environment where they overwhelmingly consume information on the chronic disease. Given that news media affect the public's emotional well-being, the pandemic situation highlights the importance of paying particular attention to how news stories frame their coverage. In this study, COVID-19 news speech emotion from mainstream broadcasters in South Korea and the United States (US) were analyzed using convolutional neural networks. Results showed that neutrality was detected across broadcasters. However, emotions such as sadness and anger were also detected. This was evident in Korean broadcasters, whereas those emotions were not detected in the US broadcasters. This is the first quantitative vocal emotion analysis of COVID-19 news speech. Overall, our findings provide new insight into news emotion analysis and have broad implications for better understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Comparison Study on Accredited Architectural Education Contents between US and Korea

  • Kim, Jin-Wook
    • Architectural research
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.13-21
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    • 2011
  • Since 2002, Architecture Schools in Korea was changing long traditional architectural education system from 4 years generalized architectural engineering curriculum to 5 years professional architecture program. Until 2010, 76 architecture schools have changed their program to 5 years course which was focused to design studio education. It was a very rapid change and there was not much time develop their own system which could represent institutional identity, character of students and local environment. Korea joined as a regular member of Canberra Accord in 2010 and it is meaningful to compare Korean architecture program contents to another country education contents. US architecture programs were selected for this comparison study. The goals of this study are to create a comparable understanding the form of contents of Architectural Education in US and Korea and to verify the substantial equivalence of these systems. To achieve above goals, three public institutes of each country were selected and analyzed with general information, history, resources, curriculum and the matrix of Student Performance Criteria for quantitative comparison. For qualitative comparison education context of programs were analyzed with program missions, the way of advising, professional connection and distribution of faculty loads.

Operational Condition and Temperature Study for Ethylbenzene Treating Biofilter

  • Son, Hun-Keun;Bradley A. Striebig
    • Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.4-9
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    • 2003
  • Biofiltration can effectively remove both organic and inorganic air pollution compounds from both industrial and public sources. However, for the optimal biofiltration performance, it is necessary to gain a better understanding of the inner environment and destruction mechanisms within a biofilter. The effects of operational factors on removal efficiency was studied. Generally, removal efficiency decreases as the loading rate increases. Temperature, as one of the key factors that affect biofiltration design and performance, was also investigated. Conceptually, the biofilter reactor of this paper was divided into five different consecutive stages. The more ethylbenzene COD degraded at each stage, the higher the temperature increases observed compared to the temperatures of the previous stages. It was observed that for every 1 kg of ethylbenzene COD degraded per cubic meter of biofilter media, there was generally a 0.41$^{\circ}C$ increase in the temperature of that stage.

Analysis of wind field data surrounding nuclear power plants to improve the effectiveness of public protective measures

  • Jin Sik Choi;Jae Wook Kim;Han Young Joo;Jeong Yeon Lee;Chae Hyun Lee;Joo Hyun Moon
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.55 no.10
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    • pp.3599-3616
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    • 2023
  • After a nuclear power plant (NPP) accident, it would be helpful to predict the movement of the radioactive plume emitted from the NPP as accurately as possible to protect the nearby population. Radioactive plumes are mainly affected by wind direction and speed. Since it is difficult to identify the wind direction and speed immediately after the accident, a good understanding of the historical wind data could save many lives and ensure smoother evacuation procedures. In this study, wind data for the past 10 years are analyzed for the five NPPs in the Republic of Korea (ROK). The analyzed data include wind direction and wind speed from 2012 to 2021. In particular, the characteristics of the wind field blowing from the NPPs to the nearest densely populated regions are examined. Finally, suggestions to improve evacuation plans are made.