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Study on the formulations for Topical Skin Protectant against Liquid-Phase Chemical Warfare Agents (액체성 화학작용제의 흡수를 차단하는 피부보호제 제제 설계 연구)

  • Kim, Sang Woong;Seo, Dong Sung;Son, Hong Ha;Yu, Chi Ho;Joe, Hae Eun;Cho, Young
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.210-217
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    • 2022
  • Chemical warfare agents(CWA) such as nerve agents and vesicating agents show lethality by skin contamination. Skin protection, therefore, is one of the top priorities to deal with the growing threat from CWA. In an attempt to develop the most effective topical skin protectant(TSP), candidate substances including PFPE(perfluorinated polyether), PTFE(polytetrafluoroethylene), glycerin, and polysaccharides were evaluated in forms of various formulations against nerve agent simulant DMMP(dimethylmethyl phosphonate) penetration. The protective efficacy of the formulation against DMMP penetration was estimated as the onset time of color change of the KM9 chemical agent detection paper. Based on this study, it was found that several PFPE- and glycerin-based formulations exhibit remarkably superior efficacy as a protective cream. This protective cream is expected to be used as TSP for military application after further research.

Distribution Transformer Statistical Expected Life Evaluation and Removal Adequacy Review (배전 변압기의 통계적 기대 수명 평가 및 초기 고장제거 적정성 검토)

  • Chong-Eun, Cho;Sang-Bong, Kim;On-You, Lee;Kang-Sik, Kim
    • KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.79-86
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    • 2022
  • Recently, the amount of maintenance is increasing due to the aging of power facilities, but the budget is constrained. Therefore, the importance of asset management that selects replacement priorities based on the failure probability and enhances investment effects is increasing. Because the number of distribution transformers is very large, the proportion of investment cost is very high. Therefore, it is important to select the investment priority by evaluating the reliable remaining life based on the failure probability. This paper evaluates the statistical expected life using the failure data of distribution transformers for the last 11 years and the current operation data. The hazard rate of distribution transformer and MV cable was compared with each other and the adequacy of early failure removal was reviewed and the statistical expected life corresponding to the cumulative failure probability B3% was calculated.

Comparison of The Importance of Evaluation Items for Landscape Performance and Sustainability Using Analytic Network Process (ANP) (ANP기법을 이용한 조경성능 및 친환경 평가항목 중요도 비교)

  • Ryu, Myeung-Ji;Lee, Hyung-Sook
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.47 no.6
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    • pp.45-52
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    • 2019
  • As international criteria and standards are required in the fields of design and construction, landscape performance must also be considered not only for the value of the landscape but also for providing quality assurance and sustainability. Given the lack of research on landscape performance, the present research was purposed to analyze the importance of potential assessment categories and items using an analytical network process. A list of assessment items, which is composed of 20 items and 6 categories, was derived through a literature review and a preliminary survey of 11 landscape professionals. An ANP model was established and a survey was conducted among 30 landscape practitioners to determine the weight of priorities considering the criteria. The results of ANP showed that the categories of site selection, preservation and health, and convenience had high priorities while materials had the lowest importance score. For the assessment items, a monitoring plan was the highest importance, followed by cultural/ historic preservation, management cost reduction, and natural ground areas. Despite the difficulties in quantifying landscape achievements, most respondents agreed that there needs to be an evaluation system for landscape performance in order to assure the quality and sustainability of landscape development. More research and discussion are needed to develop an assessment system for landscape performance that is applicable to Korean context.

Evaluating Policy Priorities in Small Agricultural Cooperatives for Distribution Systems (농업분야 소규모 협동조합 유통체계 구축을 위한 우선순위 평가)

  • Kim, Chang-Hwan;Hwnag, Dae-Yong
    • Journal of Distribution Science
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    • v.13 no.12
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    • pp.65-71
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    • 2015
  • Purpose - Domestic cooperatives tend to increase during the establishment of cooperatives and gradually through the basic law of social needs. However, only cooperatives' qualitative grow this secured without blessings, and their quantitative growth through government support is questionable. The purpose of this study is to analyze the agricultural cooperatives established through the Distribution System Cooperatives Basic Law, which was enacted in January 2012. Subsequently, establishing agricultural cooperatives was done briskly. However, cooperatives established rapidly after the founding of the Basic Law encountered problems. Research design, data, and methodology - To assess the performance of selected agricultural cooperatives, data were analyzed using the methodological Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) approach. The AHP is a set of systematic procedures to hierarchically analyze the elements of any problem. Using a survey on expertise, a series of comparative determinations of each pair is performed to evaluate the relative strengths and the strengths of the impact between elements within the hierarchy. A survey was conducted on 10 small agricultural cooperatives using AHP analysis for the examination. The purpose of such research and analysis is to recommend a direction for future policies aimed at small agricultural cooperatives. Result - This study applied three types of policy evaluation criterion, including market expansions, organizations, and cooperative projects, and 12 types of small agricultural cooperative policy measures. Market expansion policies for agricultural cooperatives are classified into four categories: school meals, direct transactions, shopping malls, and wholesale markets. Organizational policies for agricultural cooperatives are classified into four types: existing sales channel management, education, preventing free riding, and enlarging members. Cooperative project policies in agricultural cooperatives are classified into four policy areas: cooperation between cooperatives, community contribution, joint businesses, and government links. In this paper, the growth priority in agricultural cooperative policies is analyzed by applying policy evaluation criteria on the basis of a survey on expertise. The priorities of the policy program are also analyzed using a decision analytic hierarchy process. The results indicate that market expansion is the most important policy evaluation criterion therefore, improving direct transactions, school meals, management of existing sales channels, and shopping malls are crucial policy measures. In contrast, the cooperation of cooperatives, expansion of union members, and cooperation with the government were found to have low priority. Conclusions - Agricultural cooperatives should develop plans as follows. Small agricultural cooperatives need to secure school meals and direct transactions for market expansion, restructure marketing strategies to manage existing sales channels, and, finally, increase education and training for sustainable organizational development. This study has the following limitations. Because the subject of the investigation is a new cooperative, determining its sustainable growth is difficult. Therefore, through analysis and a continuous study of cooperatives, future research is expected to show that modifying the direction of agriculture cooperatives is necessary.

A Study on Introduction and Administration Strategy of AEO Program : main examples and its implications for Korea Customs Service (관세법상 "수출입안전관리 우수공인업체"(AEO) 제도의 효율적인 운용 방안에 관한 연구)

  • Nam, Phung-Woo;Ahn, Jae-Jin
    • THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE & LAW REVIEW
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    • v.39
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    • pp.313-344
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    • 2008
  • The role of Customs Service has changed significantly in recent times, and what may represent core business for one administration may fall outside the sphere of responsibility of another. This is reflective of the changing environment in which customs authorities operate, and the corresponding changes in government priorities. Since the terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001, customs administrations around the world have been developing AEO programs in which they grant AEO status to operators who are well-compliant with the supply chain security standards. These programs also provide such operators with trade facilitation measures under the customs procedures, acknowledging the importance of ensuring secure and facilitated trade. Thus, this paper analysed leading countries's AEO program regime focused on the two fold : (1)provide an overview and present a implication of its AEO program ; (2)offer an appropriate proposal to Korea Customs Service's new program.

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Market-Based Transmission Expansion Planning Under Uncertainty in Bids by Fuzzy Assessment

  • Kamyab, Gholam-Reza;Fotuhi-Firuzabad, Mahmood;Rashidinejad, Masoud
    • Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.468-479
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    • 2012
  • In this paper, by a simple example it is shown that existing market-based criteria alone cannot completely and correctly evaluate the transmission network expansion from market view. However criteria congestion cost (CC) and social welfare (SW) together are able to correctly evaluate transmission network from market view and so they are adopted for the market-based transmission expansion planning. To simply indicate the limits of CC and SW social welfare percentage (SWP) and congestion cost percentage (CCP) are defined. To consider uncertainty in bids of market producers and consumers, and also indeterminacy in the acceptable boundaries of the SWP and CCP and their priorities, fuzzy assessment approach is used. In this approach, appropriate fuzzy sets and a fuzzy rule base are provided to evaluate the acceptability of an expansion plan. Then, the least-investment cost plan, which is acceptable in all probable scenarios, is searched. The proposed method is applied to an 8-bus system.

A Study on the Methodologies of Economic Analysis for National R&D Program (국가 연구개발사업의 경제성분석 방법론 고찰 : 가치평가를 중심으로)

  • Rim, Myung Hwan
    • Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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    • v.21 no.4_spc
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    • pp.345-359
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    • 2014
  • Technological, policy and economic factors are both important variables in maximizing the results of a national R&D program and key indicators in evaluating an R&D program's eligibility for financial support. Economic analysis, in particular, is used when selecting R&D programs, setting priorities, and estimating economic effects. This paper examines a series of methodological issues related to the economic analysis of national R&D programs within the framework of the current preliminary feasibility evaluation system, and proposes alternative approaches to each of the issues discussed. The issues include the definition of R&D valuation and establishment of valuation factors; estimation of sales attributable to R&D investment; assessment of the total economic value of R&D as intellectual assets; estimation of R&D benefits and assumption of related to sales; and the application of discount rates based on the weighted average cost of capital. Finally, this study presents directions for future research on analytical procedures and methods of improving the reliability of the results of economic analysis within the national technology planning system.

Lease management in the wireless industry through analysis of factors influencing cell site leases (이동통신회사의 임차료에 영향을 미치는 요인 분석을 통한 임차비용 관리방안 연구)

  • Lee, Jangho;Kwak, Choonjong
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.143-150
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    • 2013
  • A cell site lease is a legal agreement by which the owner of a building or a piece of land allows a wireless carrier to use part of it for a cell tower for a period of time in return for money. Wireless carriers spend significant money for cell site leases. This paper tries to find factors affecting cell site leases and management solutions to save lease costs. In other words, this research identifies any factor influencing cell site leases among age, gender, and geographical area in the first problem and determines management priorities using an importance-satisfaction model in the second problem. This paper can provide wireless carriers with effective decision making tools and a basis for negotiation of cell site leases, as they do not have enough bases for negotiation.

A Study on Quality Improvement of Website Services (홈페이지 서비스 품질 개선에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Jun Hyun;Jun, Min Soo;Kwak, Choonjong
    • Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management
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    • v.40 no.4
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    • pp.559-576
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    • 2012
  • Purpose: This research aims at quality improvement of website services on the internet. Methods: SERVQUAL is redefined for web environments as sixteen statements in five dimensions to identify user requirements for websites and measure their importance ratings. Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is used to integrate user requirements into service development for websites so that management and design guidelines can be obtained for user-oriented websites. Fuzzy set theory is introduced to resolve the ambiguity and subjectivity of user requirements in the House of Quality (HOQ). Results: The priorities of design characteristics are extracted from the Fuzzy QFD for University websites. Conclusion: It is expected to provide quality services in less time with less effort, if the results of the Fuzzy QFD are used to provide services in a strategic way under limited resources.

Approach For Setting Priorities Of Standardization Work Areas in Major Standardization Bodies (주요 기구의 정보통신 표준화분야 우선순위 결정을 위한 접근방법 분석)

  • Koo, K.C.;Park, K.S.;Sohn, H.
    • Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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    • v.10 no.3 s.37
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    • pp.101-123
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    • 1995
  • 최근 정보통신 기술 및 제품의 수명주기가 점점 단축됨에 따라 기업들간 컨소시움 형성, 다양한 포럼의 장 등을 통한 사전표준화가 정보통신전반에 걸쳐 광범위하게 추진되고있다. 이는 표준화가 국내외 정보통신시장의 선점 및 첨단기술개발주도권 확보를 위한 효과적이고 실질적인 수단이 되고 있음을 의미한다. 이와 같은 환경변화는 국가 차원의 적실한 표준화 전략계획수립의 필요성을 더욱 크게 하고 있다. 본 고에서는 정보통신표준화 전략계획 수립을 위한 정보통신표준화 대상의 우선순위결정방법을 분석하기 위해, 주요표준화기구들(ITU, ETSI, T1, TTC, TTA)의 표준화 전략 및 과제추진현황 등을 중심으로 조사분석하였다,