• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.795-809
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• 2015

The suicide rate in South Korea has been the highest among the OECD countries for more than 10 years. In addition, the suicide rate among the rural elderly is much higher than that of the elderly in urban areas and that of younger generations. The purpose of this study was to examine the general tendencies of family ties, community consciousness and suicide ideation of the rural elderly in Korea. Also, this study aimed to verify the mediating effect of community consciousness between family ties and suicidal ideation. The data for this study came from 283 elderly people (over 65 years old) living in 11 villages in South Korea. The data was gathered from July to August 2013. Baron and Kenny's (1986) step based regression from the SPSS Win 18.0 program was used to analyze this data. This study also utilized the Sobel-test. The results of this study are as follows. First, the suicidal ideation of the respondents had a lower score than the median score. However, the magnitude of suicidal ideation was still significant. Second, this study found that family ties and community consciousness have both direct and indirect effects on the reduction of suicidal ideation. Lastly, this study examined the mediating effects of community consciousness. The findings of this study are of great significance because they reconfirmed the importance of establishing a social safety net in local communities to replace adult children who have relocated to urban areas.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.821-827
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• 2020

자동차에서 배출되는 배기가스가 대도시의 대기 오염원 중 큰 비중을 차지하고 있다. 특히 디젤이나 CNG버스 등 대중교통의 내연기관 차량은 매일 총 주행거리와 운행시간이 길고 차량 수량이 많기 때문에 배출가스 저감 대책이 시급하다. 본 논문에서는 실제로 전기버스의 도로 주행시험을 통한 연료소모율(km/kWh)을 측정하였다. 측정값을 근거로 버스 한 대당 내연기관과 전기버스에서 발생되는 CO₂배출량을 계산하였다. 전기버스를 시내버스로 대체할 경우 CNG버스 대비 예상되는 이산화탄소 저감 등 환경개선 효과와 더불어 전기버스로 대체가 확대될 경우 부가적인 효과를 분석하였다.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.727-734
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• 2009

Purpose: The Inaba's procedure, the treatment of osmidrosis axillae, has the advantages of low recurrent rate and easy to learn, yet it produces early postoperative discomfort and scar formation by tie - over dressing. The authors modified the Inaba's procedure by using delayed suture of the incision wound and omitting tie - over dressing. The comparative study of Inaba's procedure and its modification was performed to confirm the advantages of modified procedure. Methods: The study contains the retrospective analysis of the medical records of 296 patients with osmidrosis who were treated using the Inaba's procedure from December, 1996 to February, 2007. The study also contains the prospective analysis of 20 patients, from March, 2007 to July, 2008, who were treated by the modified Inaba's procedure with delayed suture of the incision wound and gentle pressure dressing instead of tie - over dressing. The operative results of two groups were compared and verified by Mann - Whitney U test(SPSS 12.0). Results: The incidence of complications was 14.5% in the Inaba's procedure, whereas 6.2% in the modified Inaba's procedure. Both procedures have the same basic surgical procedure in terms of the location of incision site and subdermal shaving of the sweat glands, and therefore similar good results were obtained in the aspect of postoperative axillary odor, recurrent rate and postoperative condition of axillary hair. Certainly, the modified Inaba's procedure had better outcome in each element of PSS(Patient Scar Self-Rating Scale), compared to the Inaba's procedure. In addition, the modified Inaba's procedure showed a statistical significance in dressing - related pain reduction and overall satisfaction. Conclusion: The modified Inaba's procedure had advantages of decreased early postoperative complications such as hematoma, discomfort and pain caused by tie - over dressing, and decreased scar formation. However, the drawback was delayed suture of the incision wound after 48 hours.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.375-382
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• 2020

PET/CT is a medical equipment that detects 0.511 MeV of gamma rays. The radiation workers are inevitably exposed to ionizing radiation in the process of handling the isotope. Accordingly, PET/CT workers use syringe shields made of lead and tungsten to protect their hands. However, lead and tungsten are known to generate very high scattering particles by interacting with gamma rays. Therefore, in this study, we tried to find out the effect on the scattering particles emitted from the syringe shield. In the experiment, first, the exposure dose to the hand (Rod phantom) was evaluated according to the metal material (lead, tungsten, iron, stainless steel) using Monte Carlo simulation. The exposure dose was compared according to whether or not plastic is attached. Second, the exposure dose of scattering particles was measured using a dosimeter and lead. As a result of the experiment, the shielding rate of plastics using the Monte Carlo simulation showed the largest difference in dose of about 40 % in lead, and the lowest in iron, about 15 %. As a result of the dosimeter test, when the plastic tape was wound on lead, it was found that the reduction rate was about 15 %, 28 %, and 39 % depending on the thickness. Based on the above results, it was found that 0.511 MeV of gamma ray interacts with the shielding tool to emit scattered rays and has a very large effect on radiation exposure. However, it was considered that the scattering particles could be sufficiently removed with plastics with a low atomic number. From now on, when using high-energy radiation, the shielding tool and the skin should not be in direct contact, and should be covered with a material with a low atomic number.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.84-91
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• 2008

Due to increasing need for better emission characteristics and lower fuel consumption rate in automotive engines, alternative fuels are drawing more attentions recently. The GTL (gas to liquid) is the one of most favored candidates. In this study, emission characteristics are compared between diesel and GTL fuel in commercial 2.0 liter diesel engine and vehicle with CRDi(Common Rail Direct injection) system. The effects of injection timings on emission and fuel consumption rate are compared at various engine speeds and loads. Noticeable reduction in HC, CO and PM emissions are observed due to higher cetane number and low sulfur and aromatic contents in GTL. On the trade-off curve of NOx and PM(Particulate matter) GTL showed much more benefits than diesel, where about 30% of PM mass decreased at the same operating conditions. On CVS 75 mode test in vehicle, GTL showed an excellent emission enhancement, in which 50% of HC, 21% of PM, and 12% of NOx engine-out emissions are decreased compared to ULSD(Ultra low sulfur diesel) fuel.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.234-244
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• 2014

Recently it has been focused that the automobile engine has developed in a strong upward tendency for the use of the high viscosity and poorer quality fuels in achieving the high performance, fuel economy, and emission reduction. Therefore it is not easy to solve the problems between low specific fuel consumption and exhaust emission control at motor cars. In this study, it is designed and used the engine test bed which is installed with turbocharger and intercooler. In addition to equipped using CRDI by controlling injection timing with mapping modulator, it has been tested and analyzed the engine performance, combustion characteristics, and exhaust emission as operating parameters, and they were engine speeds(rpm), injection timing(bTDC), and engine load(%). From the result of an experimental analysis, peak cylinder pressure and the rate of pressure rise were increased, and the location of it was closer toward top dead center according to the increasing of engine speed and load, and with advancing injection timing. The combustion characteristics are effected by fuel injection timing due to be enhanced the mass burned fraction. Using the engine dynamometer for analyzing the engine performance, the engine torque and power have been enhanced according to advancing the fuel injection timing. In analyzing of exhaust emission, there has been a trade-off between PM and NOx with increasing of engine speed and load, and with advanced injection timing. The experimental data are shown that the formation of NOx has increased and PM, vice versa.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.150-159
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 임의의 음성을 특정 화자가 발성한 것처럼 들리도록 변환하는 음성 개성 변환 알고리즘에 대해 연구하였다. 제안된 기법은 화자의 음성을 LPC 켑스트럼, 피치, 발성 속도를 사용하여 표현하였으며 각각에 대한 변환 규칙을 생성하여 변환을 수행하였다. LPC 켑스트럼은 혼합 가우시안 모델을 이용한 확률적으로 모델링하고, 두 화자간의 대응관계를 조건 확률로 나타내었다. 확률적인 모델링에 필요한 각종 파라메터들을 얻기 위해 최대 가능도 기법이 사용되었으며, 변환 LPC 켑스트럼은 최소 자승 오차 방법에 근거하여 얻어지도록 하였다. 운율 변환을 위한 변수로 본 논문에서는 피치와 발성 속도를 사용하였으며, 두 음성간의 평균값 비율을 사용하여 운율 변환을 수행하였다. 제안된 기법은 기존 벡터 양자화 기반의 기법과 비교에서, 객관적인 척도로 사용한 평균 켑스트럼 거리 감소율, 가능도 증가율 면에서 우수한 성능을 나타내었다. 주관적인 테스트에서도 기존의 방법과 유사한 인식율을 얻었으며 특히 완만하게 변화하는 스펙트럼 궤적에 따른 고음질이 얻어짐을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2009

본 연구의 목적은 실내 유해가스의 제거효율 향상을 위하여 기계 환기시스템의 환기성능을 분석하는 것이다. 환기성능은 ASTM E741-83 기준에 의거하여 체강법을 사용하여 평가하였다. 추적가스($CO_2$) 기법을 사용하여 환기율과 급기/배기구 위치에 따른 환기성능이 평가되었다. 결과적으로 $CO_2$ 농도는 환기율 증가에 따라 지수적으로 감소하며 환기농도가 증가함을 파악하였다. 2종 환기방식 시스템의 환기성능이 1종 환기방식 또는 3종 환기방식 보다 더 우수하였다. 환경공조챔버에서 자연감쇠의 경우와 비교하여 급기량 570Lpm에서 1시간 후에 재실자가 없는 경우의 환기성능은 55%까지 증가하였고 1인 재실자가 있는 경우의 환기성능은 25%까지 증가하였다. 사무실에서 급기량 570Lpm인 경우 환기성능은 자연감쇠와 비교하여 15% 이상 크게 나타났다.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SP
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.73-83
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• 2007

본 논문은 H.264/AVC에서 부호화 효율 개선을 위한 매크로 블록 기반의 적응 보간 필터 방법을 제안한다. 제안 방법은 다양한 방향의 움직임을 세밀하게 보상하는 9가지 분리 가능한 2차원 보간 필터들을 적용한다. 그리고 매크로 블록이 부호화되기 위한 비트율과 왜곡을 고려한 최적의 비용 함수를 정의하고 정의된 비용 함수를 최소화시키는 필터를 매크로 블록 당 적응적으로 선택한다. 실험 결과, 다양한 표준 $QCIF(176{\times}144)/CIF(352{\times}288)$ 동영상 테스트 시퀀스들에 대해서 제안 방법이 기존 방법들에 비하여 항상 우수한 부호화 효율을 지니고 있으며 H.264/AVC 보다 평균 6.25%(참조 영상 프레임: 1개), 3.46%(참조 영상 프레임: 5개)의 비트율이 절감된다.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.902-910
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• 2018

In recent times, development of nanofluid insulation for power transformers is a hot research topic. Many researchers reported the enhancement in dielectric characteristics of nano modified mineral oils. Considering the drawbacks of petroleum based mineral oil, it is necessary to understand the dielectric characteristics of nanofluids developed with natural ester based oils. Palm oil has better insulation characteristics comparable to mineral oil. However very few research reports is available in the area of nanofluids based on palm oil. Partial discharge (PD) is one of the major sources of insulation performance degradation of transformer oil. It is essential to understand the partial discharge(PD) characteristics by collecting huge data base of PD performance of nano modified palm oil which will increase its confidence level for power transformer application. Knowing these facts, in the present work, certain laboratory experiments have been performed on PD characteristics of nano $SiO_2$ modified palm oil at different electrode configurations. Influence of concentration of nano filler material on the PD characteristics is also studied. Partial discharge inception voltage, Phase resolved partial discharge (PRPD) pattern, PD signal time-frequency domain characteristics, PD signal equivalent timelength-bandwidth mapping, Weibull distribution statistical parameters of PRPD pattern, skewness, repetition rate and phase angle variations are evaluated at different test conditions. From the results of the experiments conducted, we came to understand that PD performance of palm oil is considerably enhanced with the addition of $nano-SiO_2$ filler at 0.01%wt and 0.05%wt concentration. Significant reduction in PD inception voltage, repetition rate, Weibull shape parameter and PD magnitude are noticed with addition of $SiO_2$ nanofillers in palm oil. These results will be useful for recommending nano modified palm oil for power transformer applications.